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Confused? Perhaps you missed a few rounds. In April, Apple sued Samsung claiming that it had been blatantly attempting to copy the iPhone and iPad, citing specific things like the shape and styling of its devices to the square icons with rounded edges and tray of four icons lining the bottom of its Android phones. Apple believes that Samsung is deliberately trying to confuse consumers and trick potential iPhone users into buying their product instead. Naturally, Samsung disagreed and launched a countersuit against Apple, citing 10 wireless patent infringements. Then Apple took it up a notch, requesting that a judge give it access to the then unreleased Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, and Samsung Galaxy S II. After a judge granted this request, Samsung shot back with a demand that Apple hand over its upcoming products too.
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WORCESTER � Five men were arraigned Friday in Worcester Superior Court on charges stemming from what a prosecutor said was a "joint venture attack" at a Southbridge Street strip club that left two club employees and a third man seriously injured.
Assistant District Attorney Terrence M. Reidy told Judge Janet Kenton-Walker that the suspects, who all entered not-guilty pleas, were either principals or joint venturers in Oct. 14 assaults on three men at Hurricane Betty's, 350 Southbridge St. Mr. Reidy said the victims were a disc jockey, who was hospitalized after being knocked unconscious in the street; a bouncer; and the boyfriend of another club employee.
The defendants were indicted Thursday by a Worcester County grand jury.
Christopher Schievink, 29, of Charlestown, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, three counts of assault and battery causing serous bodily injury, and conspiracy.
Sharky Todd, 19, of 40 Towle Drive, Holden, and Nicholas Lynch, 28, of Falmouth, are charged with identical offenses.
Jonathan Libby, 27, also of Charlestown, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as a habitual criminal, three counts of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury as a habitual criminal, and conspiracy.
Juanito Melendez, 33, of 54 Green Ave., Southbridge, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and single counts of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and conspiracy.
Bail for Mr. Lynch, who is being held without bail on an unrelated violation of probation, was set at $50,000 at Mr. Reidy's request. His case was continued to Feb. 28.
The other four men were all ordered held without bail pending a Jan. 24 dangerousness hearing.
According to Mr. Reidy and police reports on file in court, a fight broke out in the club about 1:45 a.m. after a group of patrons that included Mr. Libby became unruly, were asked to leave and refused.
Mr. Libby allegedly threw a beer bottle that missed a bouncer and then began punching him. A videotape obtained from the club by police showed the disc jockey being attacked as he tried to assist security personnel in removing the group from the club, according to police reports.
The disc jockey was dragged out of the club and onto the sidewalk, where he was punched, struck with a beer bottle and repeatedly kicked in the head and body, rendering him unconscious, according to the reports.
Mr. Reidy said the 58-year-old man was "savagely" beaten and suffered head trauma, a punctured lung and broken ribs.
Another victim, who came to the disc jockey's aid after he was knocked unconscious, was punched and kicked and struck on the head several times with a flashlight, according to police and prosecutors. That man "received multiple staples in his head from the assault," according to a police report.
The bouncer who was struck inside the club suffered a broken orbital bone around his left eye and possible permanent eye damage, the report states.
Mr. Libby was arrested that same morning after he ran from the scene and was found hiding under a staircase behind the strip club, according to investigators. The other four men were charged after police said they identified them from the videotape.
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Just to say that I have sent a cheque to Tania today for £200 from 2 fundraising stalls. I have another at the end of August when I hope to sell the facecloth cupcakes I made in July ( I couldn`t sell them at the stall I had then due to a massive downpour at the event I was at when my gazebo collapsed!).
I have got about 75 cupcakes, 10 swiss rolls (made from facecloths and about 12 buns (made out of hankies) to sell, as well as about 10 sets of bunting.
I`m hoping they will sell on this next stall as they are really a summer thing and my last stall is in December!


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|2013-04-09, 10:44
|Link #1201
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Well the substance isn't really dark matter. I'm sorry if I was being misleading but Iit's something completely different. I only used Kakine's powers as a starting point.
To humans, an object exists in concept before it can exist in any other way, shape or form. But the matter being produced is the opposite. It exists without being known to anyone else in concept. A substance that the brain cannot recognize.
In effect, the substance is invisible and even non-existent to human perception, no matter how great your senses are as the substance existence does not register in your brain as existing. It can affect you physically but direct properties inherent in the material are incomprehensible. As a side effect, this substance is absolutely unaffected by personal realities. It can bypass some esper abilities and maybe negate in certain cases. The material is only perceived by the power's user. Since the nature of the material as something which cannot be understood severely limits the control the user has over it. In fact, even the ability to perceive the material can be treated s amazing in itself.
|2013-04-09, 11:09
|Link #1202
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
^your description can be used as a description for dark matter -_-
dark matter or unknown matter or alien matter. An object that doesn't have any form or values that can be understand because its alien to human race. Its being studied and used but still the nature of the matter is alien to the human world. Only Kakine can fully grasp it but even the user itself Kakine can't fully understand it. That's why there are growth in it.
From fighting Accelerator. From a mushed of brains to start of cell regeneration. Kakine is thinking what is his power and is trying to understand it to beat Accelerator.
Dark matter has full of questions to it and has infinite possibilities of use because no one fully understand the concept behind it. To humans its just alien substance.
Though for accelerator. Just knowing that its an unknown substance is enough to add it to his database. Even without fully comprehending it but after receiving damage from it. He just add that unknown value into the computation so it can't bypass his reflection.
|2013-04-09, 11:15
|Link #1203
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
But again, the kicker isn't the fact the substance is merely unknown to the mind. It completely doesn't register. To come in contact with it generates a logical paradox within the mind. Like an impulse of the mind where they are hit, but there was absolutely nothing that could have hit them.
Dark matter is merely alien, the matter I'm talking about is just beyond comprehension. So to speak you can learn to understand dark matter, but the brain just isn't wired to understand this particular matter.
|2013-04-09, 11:32
|Link #1204
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Location: In my room
isn't that dangerous? even normal people that tries to understand it will have the same reaction?
It reminds me of the fic inflight when Shirou saw the Jinki. He didn't really freak out from what I remember when he saw EA but he knew it was alien to humanity.
Okay the matter is totally unrecognizable but what can it do?
Creating a total unrecognizable alien matter is amazing but what can it do?
that will probably decide its level but for me its probably already level 4 or probably 5.
20 kilograms? that's a lot if you spread it out in thin wires form.
|2013-04-09, 11:40
|Link #1205
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Due to limited comprehension it's basically metal with triple the strength of steel and only the density of water. It is indeed very dangerous but the true potential of the matter is not reached. As Alice would describe it upon seeing the material, that it is far too filled with impurities. What it can do now is only a fraction of a fraction of its true ability.
Again, the matter cannot be perceived by the mind because the mind rejects it. So personal realities will not register it. Accelerator cannot reflect it, misaki cannot bypass its guard when someone is cocooned in the materrial. Even veteran warriors like Kanzaki will not be able to tell the shape, size, form of the matter.
If Touma's right arm restores a distortion in the world, then this subtance is the ultimate distortion. It does not register in concept but only physical.
|2013-04-09, 13:07
|Link #1207
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|2013-04-09, 13:26
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.
Would an ability that allows one to generate some sort of effect in any point in space instantly (rather than 'travel' as would be the case for abilities like Mugino or Misaka's ability) be able to ignore Accelerator's reflective ability?
Say, the ability to ignite a surface (simply by looking at it), rather than throw a fireball to achieve the same effect? An esper cannot "see" Accelerator's reflective layer, and so such an ability would ignore it and instead cause his shirt (for example) to ignite. Right?
|2013-04-09, 14:41
|Link #1209
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The precognition of Touma allows him to detect threat that is approaching that are considered supernatural. its like he is feeling the distortion which helps because IB's ability is to correct this distortion.
So maybe not really an ability of his but a byproduct of having Imagine Breaker?
The problem on that is is the object that will appear start from a point or appear as a whole? if it started as a point and spreads then it will be crushed because there is vector there. And even if its not a point but a whole phase transportation like teleport. It will generate a vector into his field when its forcing through which is the same result when an attack from a teleporter was initiated against Accelerator. Accelerator just sends it back to the teleporter.
Though there are probably other way. I also though of instant attack that has no value of moving from outside the reflect layer but the reflect of accelerator isn't really that much of just an outside force.
|2013-04-09, 15:09
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|2013-04-09, 15:36
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its possible, as long as it doesn't spread into his right hand.
The scene in vol 02 where ars magna was able to affect Touma on his head proves that it could be possible but given that ars magna is god like level.
vol 05 telepathy by a judgment girl didn't affect Touma because he ended up touching the link.
Touma is not immune to mind attack as long at it doesn't try to take control of his body but reading memories is probably possible because its only limited to brain. Though a mind connection is probably not good because there are unquestionable factors like the being inside Touma and the memory backlash on what Touma experience would probably too much for innocent girls or young ones in academy city that aren't aware of the dark sides.
Misaki.... probably knew Touma. That was what railgun manga hinted on it so I was waiting for Misaki and Touma's meeting.
|2013-04-09, 15:45
|Link #1212
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.
There also seems to be an inconsistency in that respect, now that I think about it. When one of the Misaka clones fired a armor-piercing round from a sniper rifle, it was immediately repelled... an event faster than Kihara's punches. How does this add up?
|2013-04-09, 16:02
|Link #1213
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Didn't Itsuwa try multiple times to heal him with spells and that none of that worked despite being away from his right hand?
IB seems to be working on the internal level as well but it's still very sketchy of what IB can and cannot do.
Also isn't Ars Manga in Vol 2 a new reality around Touma not an effect on Touma directed in his head?
|2013-04-09, 18:29
|Link #1214
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
Kihara Amata is the one who developed Accelerator's ability. He knew everything about his ability and knew where to hit and when to hit. His a Kihara enough said
though seriously from the novel. Kihara trained to counter Accelerator and since he knew accelerator more than anyone in the research development since he is the one who develop it. Then he knew exactly where is the boundary of his AIM field. And he also knew his thought pattern enough to create a sound frequency that will disrupt his calculation for distance.
Accelerator thought patter was also used on the other espers like Saia and Kuronyan
|2013-04-09, 18:43
|Link #1215
We're Back
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Discord
Age: 30
We don't really know the timing required to pull off the reversal so we can't say. But clearly you can't outspeed it if he can reflect uv ray. I think there is a buffer zone at a microscopic level where the barrier calculates.
|2013-04-09, 19:34
|Link #1216
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
The ability to create the paradoxical material is not absolutely powerful. It is still only metal, albeit strong. The key to beating it is to see it. Thus far the only way to detect it is by using indirect methods, such as Misaka running a current in the air and feeling for the inconsistencies within the current field. She has to detect it solely this way, or else a paradox occurs in her mind. The defense and offense of the matter isn't absolute either as Mugino's meltdowner can still reduce the matter to nothing.
So accelerator's AIM field isn't absolute? The way Hime wins against accelerator is by seeing when or where the field has a hole and strike there.
Precognition by Touma is a physical reflex based on experience. There is no "vision". It is purely derived from insinct and split second case analysis from past scenarios.
|2013-04-09, 20:17
|Link #1217
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The thing that needs to be found is the boundary between the AIM field and the exterior of the AIM field. That boundary is where the absolute defense starts and also the calculation and filtering.
|2013-04-09, 20:23
|Link #1218
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
So Hime needs to judge the distance between the layers, and have her attacks cross that distance for both htting and retraction before accelerator can finish calculations?
EDIT: I think that IB negates directly affects Touma. Things like Ars Magnus probably affect the world so it's like a secondary effect which IB doesn't negate too well. Maybe. So directly controlling Touma would be difficult if not impossible for Misaki.
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|2013-04-09, 21:34
|Link #1219
The Obsever
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Classified
^Don't forget after the fight with Kihara, Accelerator usually carries a gun now and I doubt he will not think of countermeasures against that since in Volume 19 someone tried to use the same trick and half succeeded so he'll most likely think of a way against that trick like he did for the jamming trick.
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Defensive Shutout Featured in 48-0 Victory over Averett
Maryville College's defense held Averett University to 82 total offensive yards while the Scots' offense racked up 547 total yards to claim a 48-0 shutout over the Cougars on MC's Honaker Field Saturday afternoon.
Maryville's defensive shutout was the teams first since defeating Methodist 38-0 in 2008.
Dylan Wolfenbarger paced the Scots with five solo tackles while Jamie Owen continued his quest to become the program's sack leader with six total tackles, including three sacks for 19 yards and four quarterback hurries. The Scots collectively recorded 15 tackles for a loss on the day.
MC's defensive efforts were equaled by their offense. A 14 play, 79 yard drive to begin the game put Maryville up 7-0 as Trenton Shuler finished off their opening drive with a two-yard score.
As the second quarter began, Maryville took advantage of great field possession and marched down the field for a four play, 57 yard scoring drive. Evan Pitenger found the end zone with a 36 yard scoring scramble. Lucas Underwood's second kick made the score 14-0.
On Averett's next possession, defensive back Zack Brown stepped in front of a Cinco Simmons pass and returned it 32 yards for a defensive score. Underwood's kick made the score 21-0 with 8:44 remaining before the half.
Following another key defensive stop, Ed Johnson ran back a punt 20 yards to midfield. The Scots used a 28 yard pass from Pittenger to Blake Williams and strong running by Trenton Shuler to get in scoring range. Evan Pittenger called his own number for a seven yard dash into the end zone to put MC up 28-0 at the half.
Maryville wasted little time after the intermission. On their first possession large runs by Travis Felder, Trenton Shuler, and Pittenger complimented a 13 yard scoring strike by Pittenger to Ed Johnson. As Underwood's kick sailed wide-right, the score stood at 34-0.
The Scots final scoring drive in the third quarter resulted in the strong running of Chad Brooks and Deshijon Whitlock. The seven play, 57 yard scoring drive featured 31 yards by Brooks and 22 yards by Whitlock including an eight yard scoring dash. Underwood's kick made the score 41-0.
MC's final scoring drive features freshman running back Trenton Shuler. Shuler ran five times to eclipse the 100 yard mark for the day scoring on a six yard trip to pay dirt. The score capped an eight play, 75 yard drive.
Averett (1-4, 0-2 USA South) was led in rushing by Xavier Morgan's 18 yards on eight carries. Cinco Simmons passed for 60 yards while going 9-for-23 via the air. Stefan Varner and Joshua Walker led the Cougars on defense with eight total stops each. Walker hauled in an interception as well.
Maryville (4-1, 2-0 USA South) was led by Trenton Shuler's 110 yards rushing on 16 carries. The freshman also had a pair of touchdowns. Deshijon Whitlock added 84 yards on nine carries while Travis Felder and Chad Brooks tossed in 64 and 59 respectively on MC's 411 total rushing yards. Quarterback Evan Pittenger was 9-for-17 in the air for 126 yards. His favorite target was Ed Johnson who hauled in five passes for 72 yards and a TD.
The 48 points scored were the most points scored by a Scots team since 2006 when MC defeated Shenandoah 51-16. The win was the largest margin of victory since 1978 when MC defeated St. Leo 56-0. The defensive shutout was the 171st in the program's 120 seasons of collegiate football.
Maryville returns to action next week in LaGrange, Georgia to challenge USA South foe LaGrange College at 1:00. Averett will host Methodist University in Danville, Virginia at 1:00.


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Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840 - 1926 Giverny)
Wisteria (Glycines), ca. 1919-20
Studio stamp lower left: Claude Monet
Oil on canvas
59 x 78 7/8 in. (149.8 x 200.5 cm)
R. T. Miller, Jr., Fund, 1960
This large, broadly painted canvas depicts a garland of wisteria that arcs across the surface as if suspended from the upper framing edge. It is one of nine remaining paintings intended to serve as a decorative frieze for the cycle of water lily murals that Monet offered to the French government following the First World War.
Monet's home at Giverny, now a national museum, is famous for its luxurious flower and water lily gardens. During the 1890s the artist began to develop and cultivate the nearby water lily pond, and by the end of the decade had conceived of a vast decorative scheme based on that motif.1 Although the next fifteen years were taken up with several series of smaller paintings, the idea of a large-scale decoration was not discarded.
In 1914, encouraged by his longtime friend, the statesman Georges Clemenceau, Monet put aside a pervading weariness and depression (occasioned by failing eyesight and the death of his wife) and began to plan the construction of a large studio in which he would be able to execute the grand project.
After the Allied victory in 1918, Monet offered his decorative cycle to the state. In October 1920, the government announced the construction of a pavilion on the grounds of the Hotel Biron (now the Musée Rodin) to house it.2
Monet's idea was described publicly for the first time by the critic François Thiébault-Sisson in on 14 October 1920:3
"In this structure, which will be in the shape of a rotunda, twelve canvases will be distributed end to end along the walls so as to give the eye, by [the continuity of the] series, the impression of a single canvas. The series will be separated by relatively narrow breaks, which will comprise the entrance and exit and corresponding intervals placed symmetrically opposite them. The skylighted ceiling will be set high enough to provide enough room . . . for Monet to introduce decorative motifs, to be placed over the spaces that separate the series."
The "decorative motifs" were meant to be paintings of wisteria, as Monet revealed to another visitor, the Duc Edouard de Trévise, that same fall. With Trévise, he discussed a somewhat more general deployment of the wisteria, in the form of a continuous frieze to be set above the large water lily murals. To Trévise's suggestion of such an arrangement ("above would be the calm grey of the walls, surmounted by some sort of flowered frieze"), Monet replied: "That is exactly my idea; I'll even show you the first garlands of this frieze; I am using wisteria for it."4
Ultimately, the scheme for the circular structure at the Hôtel Biron foundered, and along with it the frieze,5 but nine canvases devoted to wisteria remain.6 They are all broadly brushed and presumably would have been developed further or replaced by others had the original scheme been carried out. They probably date from 1919-20, when the Hôtel Biron project was still in active preparation. Three of them are strongly horizontal (100 x 200-300 cm) and seem to fit the idea of the continuous frieze, as Monet discussed it with the Duc de Trévise. The other six, including the Oberlin canvas, are closer to square (150 x 200 cm) and seem to belong to the plan described by Thiébault-Sisson, in which individual garlanded panels would bridge the intervals between the large murals.7
The subject of wisteria had its origin in the garden itself. In 1910 Monet enlarged the pond and built a canopy over the arched, Japanese-style bridge that straddled its narrow western end. The bridge and canopy soon became the supports for white and lilac wisteria imported from China and Japan.8 In the Oberlin canvas and most of its companions, Monet translated these rising arcs of flowers into heavy, looping festoons.9
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Born Oscar-Claude Monet in Paris on 10 November 1840, Monet moved with his family to Le Havre at the age of five. His early, informal training in landscape painting from Eugène Boudin and J.-B. Jongkind (1819-1891) committed him to a career as an open air painter. In the 1870s he became a leading member of the Impressionist group. In 1883 he settled in Giverny, about fifty miles west of Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. During the 1890s, after his second marriage and the purchase of the property, he began to develop extensive flower and water gardens, which he first painted in the late 1890s with a series devoted to the Japanese bridge, and which then became his chief subject for the rest of his life.
General References
Stuckey, Charles, and Robert Gordon. "Blossoms and Blunders: Monet and the State." Art in America 67, no. 1 (January-February 1979), pp. 102-17; and no. 5 (September 1979), pp. 109-25.
Gordon, Robert, and Andrew Forge. Monet. New York, 1983, chs. 7-9 (pp. 199-288).
Stuckey, Charles, ed. Monet: A Retrospective. New York, 1985.
Wildenstein, Daniel. Claude Monet. Biographie et catalogue raisonné;. 5 vols. Lausanne and Paris, 1985. Vol. 4 (1985), esp. pp. 94-96, 294-95.
Spate, Virginia. Claude Monet: Life and Work. New York, 1992, esp. part 3 (pp. 253-317).
Tucker, Paul H. Claude Monet: Life and Art. New Haven and London, 1995, ch. 7 (pp. 175-225).
Collection Michel Monet, Giverny
Collection Katia Granoff, Paris
With Paul Rosenberg and Company, New York, from whom purchased in 1960
St. Louis, City Art Museum, 1957. Claude Monet. 25 September - 22 October (also shown at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts). Cat. no. 92.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1960. Claude Monet: Seasons and Moments. 7 March - 15 May (also shown at Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Cat. no. 113.
Iowa City, University of Iowa Gallery of Art, 1964. Impressionism and Its Roots. Cat. no. 38.
Montreal, International Fine Arts Exhibition, Expo '67, 1967. Man and his World. 28 April - 27 October. Cat. no. 93.
Degand, L., and D. Rouart. Claude Monet. Translated by James Emmons. Lausanne, 1958, p. 104.
Seitz, William C. Claude Monet. Seasons and Moments. Exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1960, pp. 46, 48, under cat. no. 113.
Goodman, Paul. "The Passion of Monet." Art News 59 (October 1960), pp. 36-37, 53, ill. p. 36.
Stechow, Wolfgang. Catalogue of European and American Painting and Sculpture in the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. Oberlin, 1967, pp. 113-14, fig. 127.
Hamilton, George H. 19th and 20th Century Art. New York, 1970, p. 108, fig. 92.
Rouart, D., and Jean-Dominique Rey. Monet Water-Lilies, or the Mirror of Time. Descriptive catalogue by Robert Maillard. Translated by Wade Stevenson. New York, 1974, p. [190]. (French ed., Paris, 1972).
Carmean, E. A., Jr. "Morris Louis and the Modern Tradition: II: Cubism; III: Impressionism." Arts Magazine 51 (October 1976), pp. 116-17.
Wildenstein, Daniel. Claude Monet. Biographie et catalogue raisonné. Vol. 4. Lausanne and Paris, 1985, pp. 294-95, no. 1909.
Kelder, Diane. The Great Book of Post-Impressionism. New York, 1986, pp. 35-37.
Technical Data
The weave of the original light-weight linen canvas is visible in places through the extremely thin single layer of off-white commercial primer. There are two phases of work evident. The very fluid lower paint layer was freely applied in a circular stroke. The upper paint layer is thicker, more opaque, and contains moderate impasto. Infrared distinguishes two blues, possibly French ultramarine and cobalt blue. In 1964 the canvas was lined onto a medium-weight canvas with wax resin to consolidate extensive flaking of the upper paint layer, and mounted on an ICA-type spring stretcher. The wax resin may have slightly darkened the ground. At that time minor wax filling and inpainting were done throughout. It was also noted then that the upper paint layer may lie over an isolating varnish.10
1. Maurice Guillemot, "Claude Monet," 13 (16 July 1898).
2. For a history of the project, see Charles Stuckey and Robert Gordon, "Blossoms and Blunders: Monet and the State," Art in America 67, no. 1 (January-February 1979), pp. 102-17; and no. 5 (September 1979), pp. 109-25.
3. 14 October 1920, p. 2; translated in Charles Stuckey, ed., (New York, 1985), p. 304.
4. Quote from Duc de Trévise, "Le Pèlerinage à Giverny," La Revue de l'art ancien et moderne 51 (February 1927), pp. 130-31; translated in Charles Stuckey, ed., Monet: A Retrospective (New York, 1985), p. 340.
5. The final decoration was installed in May 1927--shortly after Monet's death and according to his revised design--in two oval rooms in the Orangerie at the southwest corner of the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.
6. These works are catalogued by Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet. Biographie et catalogue raisonné, vol. 4 (Lausanne and Paris, 1985), pp. 294-95.
7. Wildenstein (Claude Monet. Biographie et catalogue raisonné, vol. 4 [Lausanne and Paris, 1985], p. 294, no. 1909) has suggested that the Oberlin painting might have been intended to form a pair with the version in The Hague. But the arc of the garlands does not match up sufficiently well to support this hypothesis.
8. Elizabeth Murray describes and illustrates the bridge in "Monet as a Garden Artist," in Monet. Late Paintings of Giverny from the Musée Marmottan (exh. cat., New Orleans Museum of Art and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1995), p. 57. She also notes a wisteria arbor, six feet high and thirty-five feet long, established by Monet on the far side of the pond, illustrated p. 58. This arbor, too, may have served as inspiration for the wisteria decorations.
9. The one exception is the 100 x 300 cm canvas in the Musée Marmottan, Paris; reproduced in Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet. Biographie et catalogue raisonné, vol. 4 (Lausanne and Paris, 1985), no. 1903.
10. See the condition report by Richard D. Buck, 7 December 1964, in the museum files.


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THE Foreign Office is investigating reports Britons may have been among a group of construction workers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria.
Police in the West African country said seven foreigners working for construction company Setraco were taken after the gang killed a guard at a site in Bauchi state in the north of the country overnight.
An FCO spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the reports and are making inquiries with local authorities."
Local government chairman Adamu Aliyu Ssaid that those kidnapped were from Britain, Italy, Greece and Lebanon.
Radical Islamist group Boko Haram has been engaged in a guerilla campaign in the largely Muslim north of Nigeria over the past 18 months.
Last month around 40 hostages, six understood to have been Britons, were killed in an attack on the In Amenas gas field in Algeria.
Some 29 of the hostage-takers died, while three were captured by Algerian troops during a special forces mission to end the four-day stand-off which began on January 16.
In the wake of the crisis, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to put terrorism "right at the top of the agenda" for Britain's presidency of the G8 nations this year and vowed to show "iron resolve" in tackling Islamist threats.


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CRESTVIEW � Okaloosa County Health Department statistics underscore what director Dr. Karen Chapman calls "the major ongoing health issues in our community."
CRESTVIEW � Okaloosa County Health Department statistics underscore what director Dr. Karen Chapman calls "the major ongoing health issues in our community."
Sixty-four percent of the county's population is overweight or obese, and nearly 20 percent smoke.
"Tobacco use and obesity are large cost drivers of health care," Chapman said.
The department�s findings indicate locals surpass the state average in several unhealthy areas:
�19.2 percent of the county population smokes, vs. 17.1 percent statewide
� 13.6 percent of women smoke during pregnancy, vs. 6.9 percent statewide
� 54.9 percent of adolescents were exposed to second-hand smoke in one week, vs. 47 percent statewide
Obesity is increasing, according to data compiled by Katie Cholcher, the health department�s Community Health Improvement coordinator.
In 2007, 22.4 percent of the adult population was obese. That figure had risen to 38.7 percent by 2010.
A community health plan
To combat the problems, the health department is undertaking several initiatives under the Community Health Improvement Plan, Cholcher said.
Three CHIP work groups address tobacco use, prevention and cessation, and promote physical activity and nutrition to battle obesity. Additionally, a group is studying methods of increasing health care access.
The Mobilizing for Healthier Okaloosa initiative comprises government, health care, education, business, nonprofit and citizen representatives who collaborated on the health improvement objectives.
�Building a healthier Okaloosa County began as a community-wide initiative with the goal of establishing an ongoing process for identifying and addressing health needs,� the county's 2013-15 health improvement plan states.
Starting off young
On the upside, 61.1 percent of area adolescents receive adequate physical activity, according to Cholcher's statistics. Okaloosa kids beat the statewide average of 59.4 percent who exercise daily, but the county's goal is for 85 percent of young people to get enough exercise.
There's more encouraging news: 88.7 percent of our middle school students and 87.5 percent of our high school kids are at ahealthy weight. Our middle school kids are just about at the state average, while Okaloosa County's high schoolers surpass the state average of 85.7 percent.
However, county health authorities are tracking alarming substance abuse trends.
�9.1 percent of middle school students and 28 percent of high school kids have used tobacco in the past 30 days
�6 percent of middle schoolers and 17.5 percent of high school students have smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days.
For them, comprehensive health information is necessary, Cholcher's report said. However, �only 4.8 percent of Okaloosa County high school students report receiving comprehensive tobacco-use prevention education,� contrasted with the state's 7.4 percent average, the report stated.
"Health trends that are going to impact our long-term health, such as tobacco use and physical obesity, are issues for our entire community," Chapman said.
'Skin in the Game'
State Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach,has suggested requiring people who use free public health services to invest in their own healthcare.
While the county health department�s Crestview office offers basic dental and pediatric care, one practitioner said the biggest problem is people failing to show up for appointments.
"We get four or five (cancellations) a day," county health department support technician Adrienne Ferguson said. "For some of our services, we went to same-day appointments because of that."
A modest co-pay, even if it's refundable, could remedy the situation, Gaetz has said.
Cindy Hammonds, an administrator with the Crestview Women, Infants and Children health program, said starting walk-in clinics has reduced no-shows.
"It kind of regulates itself," she said.
Local health efforts
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce�s Health and Wellness Committee addresses residents� preventive health care and health assessment needs through its annual Community Health Fair, usually held in the fall.
Several vendors offer healthcare screenings and provide education during the health fair at the Crestview Community Center, which typically draws hundreds of residents.
Health awareness events also include the Baker Health Fair, presented at the community's school near the start of the school year. The Baker Lions Club, which counts children's health as an organizational goal, sponsors the program.
Local doctors and community leaders sponsor the Crestview No Child without Health Care Fair at Crestview High School. It facilitates free health screenings and provides information as kids head back to school.
Crestview's 'outdoor gym'
"One of our community planning groups is focusing on how would we inventory the recreational opportunities where county residents could go walking safely, where they could go to a health facility and walk a track or ride a bike," Chapman said.
Such facilities exist at the city level. The Crestview Recreation Department's inclusion of exercise equipment along the half-mile walking, jogging and biking trail proved a popular addition to Twin Hills Park.
On a nippy March morning, Crestview resident Marilyn Stephens was getting in a vigorous workout on the rowing machine.
"I like it out here," she said. "There's no traffic. Why get a gym membership when this is available for free?
Staying active is important to Larry Caskey, who made his morning walks around the track part of his daily routine � �like brushing my teeth,� he said.
Stephens and Caskey said residents of all ages use the city�s health facilities.
"Different times of day, you'll see different people out here," Caskey said, adding that college students, young mothers with infants in strollers, and "folks in their 80s" are among regulars he encounters.
"I even see military people in their uniforms walking the track before they go to work," Stephens said.
Except in the most inclement weather, regulars gather at the park for exercise; some meet exercise buddies to walk the circuit. Fitness groups and tai chi clubs also gather in the park�s green spaces.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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Gawaahi is an initiative by Naveen Naqvi, a famous television personality & journalist, and Sana Saleem, a blogger, editor, writer, activist & medical student. Gawaahi.com archives and makes available on the internet digital stories of people of Pakistan, and particularly the stories of women who have survived violence. They won a small grant form the MDG3 Take Back the Tech! Fund and are now a registered NGO.
Here is an account of their first activity by Naveen Naqvi:
I have some good news — Gawaahi is now a registered NGO under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance 1961. For our first activity, on June 15, we held a counseling session in the style of a story circle, and we did this at Panah, a shelter home for women in Karachi. As the people behind the shelter describe it, Panah 'provides shelter and solace to women who are survivors of domestic and societal injustices and empowers them to take the path of socio economic independence.'
"Read more": http://gawaahi.com/2011/06/18/the-gawaahi-circle/


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The final public presentation of a non-motorized trailway master plan is scheduled for Nov. 27.
The final public presentation of a non-motorized trailway master plan for the Sturgis area is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Sturgis Township Hall, 26015 U.S. 12.
The non-motorized trailway master plan was developed in partnership among the townships of Sturgis, Fawn River, Sherman, Burr Oak, the city of Sturgis, Sturgis Hospital and Sturgis Area Community Foundation.
The plan proposes bike lanes, paved shoulders, side paths and off-road trails throughout the surrounding Sturgis area, to promote links between schools, businesses, services, parks, natural resources and cultural and historic landmarks as well as to adjacent communities. Project partners will work to implement that plan over the next 20 years.
During development of the master plan, two public workshops and two steering committee meetings were held to help understand the desires, needs and preferred routes of the community.
A draft of the plan is available online at www.sturgismi.gov.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2009) - The ETSU Athletic Department and the ETSU Habitat Student Committee are teaming up with Holston Habitat for Humanity to put on "Raise the Roof for Habitat" and "Walk the Lawn vs. Elon" in conjunction with the ETSU men's soccer match against Elon on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Registration to participate in the first annual pre-game walk-a-thon is $15. This walk benefits ETSU Habitat for Humanity and provides resources for volunteers to help build homes. Registration includes an event t-shirt (as supplies last) and a free voucher for Saturday's soccer game.
The walk starts Saturday at 1:15 p.m. with the starting location and sign up's located at the Wesley Foundation on ETSU's campus. Participants will walk to the new ETSU Habitat home and finish up at Summers-Taylor Stadium for the ETSU Men's Soccer game vs. Elon. There will also be special recognitions at half-time of the game.
For more information on "Raise the Roof for Habitat" and "Walk the Lawn vs. Elon" contact ETSU Habitat at firstname.lastname@example.com or Sara Hacker at email@example.com. ETSU Habitat will also be taking donations during the soccer match vs. Elon. For more information on Buccaneer men's soccer or any other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Scene & Heard: The buzz about L.A.'s high society
Celebrities party for a good cause
Hollywood's royalty plays a big part in L.A.'s charity events scene, with names like George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio fueling ticket sales.
Step out, then duck into these L.A. hot spots for a drink
The holidays are a time to socialize, and for some of us that means an uptick in cocktail consumption. Where to go is always a question because There'seach hot spot comes with its own vibe, favorite cocktails and dress code. Where might you fit in? We've got a few suggestions. Brilliantshine The...
Coffee in L.A.: Above and beyond a cup of joe
A new wave of Los Angeles-area cafes is brewing up more sophisticated flavors with a mix of methods. The result? A jolt to a coffee culture steeped in ho-hum tastes.
Specialty coffee shops in the L.A. area
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Scene & Heard: Chrysalis Butterfly Ball
Tom Arnold hosts the event held June 11, which raised more than $1 million.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation holds 'A Time for Heroes' benefit
Ashlee Simpson, Laila Ali and Mira Sorvino are among the celebrities who attend the AIDS benefit in Brentwood.
Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Get up and live a happy life, she says at award ceremony at UCLA Longevity Center.
Scene & Heard: P.S. Arts 'Bag Lunch' charity auction
Also, the 'Playing for Good' celebrity poker tournament.
Scene & Heard: LACMA Collectors Committee and 'Taste for a Cure'
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation get some assistance.
Scene & Heard: 'Rock & Royalty Race to Erase MS' gala
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House Passes H.R. 4069, Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002
On May 14, 2002, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4069, the Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002, by a vote of 418 to 0. The bill will now be referred to the Senate for consideration. The bill contains the following provisions:
Repeal of 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow(er)'s benefits based on disability
Would eliminate the 7-year deadline before which a widow(er) must become disabled in order to qualify for disabled widow(er)'s benefits, effective for benefits for months after November 2002. (Under current law, the widow(er)'s disability must begin before the end of the 7?year period following (1) the worker's death, (2) the last month he or she received mother's/father's benefits on the worker's record, or (3) the last month in which a previous entitlement to disabled widow(er)'s benefits terminated because disability had ceased.)
Waive the Duration-of-Divorce Requirement in Certain Cases
Would waive the 2-year duration of divorce requirement for eligibility to divorced spouse benefits in cases where the worker has married someone other than the claimant within the 2-year period, effective for benefits for months after November 2002. Entitlement could occur as early as the month after the month in which the subsequent marriage occurs. In addition, effective for months after November 2002, the 2-year duration of divorce requirement would also be waived in these situations for the purpose of applying the annual earnings test to the benefits of a divorced spouse based upon the worker's earnings.
Increase the Widow(er)'s Limit
Would increase the widow(er)'s limit by excluding from the number of reduction months those months for which the worker did not receive benefits before the full retirement age because of his or her death, effective for benefits for months after November 2002. SSA would have to recompute the benefits for persons entitled to widow(er)'s benefits for December 2002.


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Movie News: 'Iron Man 3' Chinese Filming, Casting and New Images; Hugh Jackman Cries on '60 Minutes'
Iron Man 3: Filming on Marvel's Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black, has moved to Beijing, China this week, and a key role has finally been cast. Veteran performer Wang Xuequi, pictured above with Robert Downey Jr., will reportedly play "Dr. Wu," a villainous character, though it is said that his part in this movie is small. Ben Kingsley is playing the lead villain, known as the Mandarin. [HeyUGuys / Deadline]
The Equalizer: About a year ago, we heard that Denzel Washington would be playing the titular character in The Equalizer, a planned big-screen version of the long-running TV show, and now the project may have a director. Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) is in "early talks" to helm the movie, based on a script by Richard Wenk (The Expendables 2); a release date of April 11, 2014 has been set. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Casablanca: A Japanese collector is offering up to sell the iconic piano from Casablanca. The collector bought it in 1988 for $154,000; auction house Sotheby's estimates it may fetch in the range of $800,000-$1,200,000 when it goes on the block this week. Dooley Wilson played the piano, which has only 58 keys, as he sang "As Times Goes By" in the classic 1942 movie. [Washington Post]
Les Miserables: To promote the immiment release of the musical Les Miserables, Hugh Jackman made an emotional appearance on 60 Minutes last night; he was moved to tears at one point. In an extra segment that was not broadcast, we get behind-the-scenes footage, plus Jackman talks about his "rivalry" with fellow star Russell Crowe. [CBS/60 Minutes]
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The film tells the story of the Lipizzaner stallions from their origins in ancient times to the present while focusing on the bond that develops between horse and rider at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. The carefully choreographed movements were originally intended for war, and the Lipizzaner stallion was bred for courage, strength and character. G
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Low-fat diets have long been touted as the key to a healthy weight and to good health. But the evidence just isn't there: Over the past 30 years in the U.S., the percentage of calories from fat in people's diets has gone down, but obesity rates have skyrocketed. (1,2) Carefully conducted clinical trials have found that following a low-fat diet does not make it any easier to lose weight than following a moderate- or high-fat diet. In fact, study volunteers who follow moderate- or high-fat diets lose just as much weight, and in some studies a bit more, as those who follow low-fat diets. (3,4) And when it comes to disease prevention, low-fat diets don't appear to offer any special benefits. (5)
(1) Willett WC, Leibel RL. Dietary fat is not a major determinant of body fat. Am J Med. 2002;113 Suppl 9B:47S-59S.
(2) Melanson EL, Astrup A, Donahoo WT. The relationship between dietary fat and fatty acid intake and body weight, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome. Ann Nutr Metab. 2009;55:22(9-43.
(3) Sacks FM, Bray GA, Carey VJ, et al. Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:859-73.
(4) Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, et al. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:229-41.
(5) Howard BV, Manson JE, Stefanick ML, et al. Low-fat dietary pattern and weight change over 7 years: the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial. JAMA. 2006;295:39-49.


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At 02:53 PM 5/31/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all
>So...let me get this straight. If, as is common practice, we're buying
>single copies of most titles, why would faculty get the right to take
>something out of circulation for a week or longer? Seems to me that's
>putting students and other potential viewers at a big disadvantage,
>no? What happens if another faculty person wants to use the piece in a
>class...scuffle to get it back in the door...often not an easy thing to do?
>Here at Berkeley, we take the utilitarian route (thank you very much, Mr.
>Bentham): the most and best for the greatest number...which means, we
>check stuff out to faculty and grad student instructors overnight for
>preview and for a single day for use in the classroom. Period. Do some
>faculty grumble. You bettah believe... But they're also grateful when
>the stuff is ready and available for their use. Do we fine for keeping
>the stuff out waaay past due date. Absolutely. We also bill big for
>replacement in cases where materials go a-missing or a-breaking (?) whilst
>in faculty custody. Seems to me there's no particular reason to give
>faculty favored status...they're users and all users have limits and
>responsibilities in a shared resource community.
>Gary Handman
>At 02:28 PM 5/31/2006, you wrote:
>>We have a one week loan period for videos for faculty (which is in
>>contrast to the semester loan period they get for books). They can renew
>>the video once and we have $1 per day overdue charge. We also allow
>>faculty to book videos in advance for showing to their classes.
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>>>Subject: Circulation of AV materials to faculty
>>>Dear colleagues,
>>>I am new to this list. I know there was a discussion about this subject
>>>sometime ago. Since I need documentation to present to the library
>>>administration, would you please post your ideas again about the check
>>>out duration of audiovisual materials to the faculty in your
>>>institution? We have been checking out these materials to the faculty
>>>for a whole semester and we are faced with many items not returned. I
>>>need some information on how long do you let your faculty to keep AV
>>>materials, how many items do you let them to check out and if you have
>>>any enforcement policy to charge them if the items are not returned.
>>>Thank you for your help.
>>>Farhad Moshiri,
>>>AV Librarian
>>>University of the Incarnate Word
>>>San Antonio, TX
>Gary Handman
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The government is proposing an iguana eradication project that would both eliminate the long-time nuisances, and bolster the territory's lackluster economy by exporting the reptiles' meat for as much as $6 a pound. ...The reptiles have cost the U.S. territory hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by sunbathing on San Juan's airport runways and disrupting traffic; causing power outages by building nests near power plants and wrecking building foundations by burrowing holes underneath them.
I say bring in some hawks and eagles. Worked like a charm is NYC with the pigeon population.
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Lupita Nyong'o found 12 Years difficult
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Lupita Nyong'o admits she found it difficult working on '12 Years A Slave' because she was filming with actors who had a lot more experience than her
Lupita Nyong'o found it difficult working on '12 Years A Slave'.
The newcomer, who is up for a Best Supporting Actress award at the BAFTAs on Sunday (16.02.14), admits she found it daunting when she first started filming because she was working with actors who had a lot more experience than her.
According to The Sun newspaper, she said: "It was terrifying to be thrown into the middle with such amazing and seasoned artists."
The 30-year-old actress still can't believe she won the part of Patsey in Steve McQueen's critically-acclaimed film and she is nominated for a gong along with co-stars Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who will also attend the ceremony at London's Royal Opera House at the weekend.
She added: "It was incredible to be able to work with actors that I respect and trust.
"Acting is always about playing off other people.
"So to have such incredible actors to work with was ... well I'm still getting goosebumps."
Meanwhile, the star said she cried when she was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and watched the nominations broadcast on TV with her friends.
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Media Analyst Calls Hulu 'Anti-American' For Providing Free Content
from the apparently,-she's-never-watch-TV dept
Wait... what? Anti consumer? Offering consumers more of what they want at a better price is anti-consumer? How?
Anti-media employees? Offering a better product that can be better monetized through smarter means should be good for media employees.
Anti-America?!? How? Martin's claim is apparently "Media companies will lose a lot more revenue by giving shows away for free online than they will from pirates." Oh really? How does a person like Martin get and keep a job if that's her analysis? Apparently she's never heard of a little something we call "television" which has made a tremendous amount of money for years giving shows away for free and supporting it with ad dollars. Furthermore, the idea that media companies stand to lose more by competing with piracy by offering something better is the most twisted economic analysis we've heard in a long time (and, boy, we've heard some twisted economic analyses over the years). The fact is more and more people were moving to online to watch shows anyway. Pretending that didn't exist is economic suicide. Offering a better experience allows the networks to compete.
On top of that, Martin apparently hasn't looked at much of the actual research out there if she thinks that online shows are somehow cannibalizing TV revenue. In fact, most studies have found the opposite. They've found that putting shows online for free helps make the audience more engaged and convinces more people to watch the shows on TV, because if they miss an episode they can just catch up online.
It's hard to fathom how any media analyst in this day and age can actually think that using "free" as a part of your business model is not just a "bad idea" but "anti-consumer" or "anti-America." If you don't understand basic media economics, how can you be a media analyst?


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With a trip north to battle two of the three Kentucky OVC programs on the weekend's agenda, the Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will wrap up its road schedule for the 2012-13 season with contests at Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State.
Tech visits EKU Thursday night and Morehead State Saturday evening.
Tennessee Tech (9-14, 3-8)
Eastern Kentucky (19-6, 8-3)
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 / 6 p.m. CST
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The Broadcasts
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Webcast: Live on OVC Digital Network
Setting the Stage
Since 1951, the Colonels and Golden Eagles have met twice a year nearly every season, playing nearly 150 games in over 60 years.
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While EKU owns a 12-game advantage in the series, seven of those wins came in the first seven contests between these two old OVC rivals. One of the charter members of the Ohio Valley Conference, Eastern Kentucky has struggled as of late against the Golden Eagles.
Tech has won its previous four outing against the Colonels, after losing five in-a-row prior to the streak. The two victories that occurred in Richmond came by double digits. The Golden Eagles also own the longest winning streak in the series, reigning as the victor in 10 straight contests from 1999-2003.
In the second of two meetings in 2012, the Golden Eagles followed a road win in Richmond by edging the Colonels by seven points in Cookeville. EKU played great defense against the OVC's top scorer, holding Kevin Murphy to five points, but couldn't expand the play beyond that.
Jud Dillard and Zach Swansey each recorded double-doubles on the night. Dillard's 20 points and 10 rebounds marked one of his eight double-doubles of the 2012 campaign. Swansey scored 10 points while dishing out 10 assists during the contest, earning his second double-double of the year.
Bassey Inameti chipped in 13 points and Zach Bailey came up huge off the bench, scoring 17 points and recording five rebounds. Three EKU starters scored in double figures, but the rest of the team combined for just 18 points as Tech pulled off the 74-67 win.
The Colonels have been of the OVC's best squads this season, losing only three times in league play, with two of the losses coming against the OVC-leading Belmont Bruins. EKU's 19-6 record has come on the back of its strong offensive attack, which averages over 73 points per game. The defense is no slouch either, holding opponents to just 63.8 points per contest.
Perhaps one weakness for Eastern Kentucky is its ability to rebound the ball. The Colonels have been topped on the glass by nearly six boards a game as they average just 27.4 per contest.
Eastern Kentucky boasts three double-digit scorers in Mike DiNunno, Glenn Cosey, and Corey Walden. DiNunno leads the team with 15.5 points per game and has recorded a team-high 103 assists on the year.
Cosey is a close second on the team with 15.3 points per outing. Walden adds 11.9 points in addition to hitting 88 percent from the charity stripe.
The Golden Eagles have played shut-down defense of late, holding three of their last five opponents under 65 points. The team averages nearly 34 boards per game, owning a plus-1.0 advantage over opponents on the glass this season.
Leading the Tech attack is senior guard Jud Dillard. The Atlanta, Ga. native averages 19.3 points per contest, ranking second in the OVC this season. He also adds 7.9 rebounds to his impressive numbers and has recorded a career-high nine double-doubles this season. He is recently coming off a record-breaking performance, hitting 14-of-14 free throw attempts against Jacksonville State to break the school mark for free throw percentage in a game. (His 14 makes and attempts were the highest of any Golden Eagle to go perfect from the charity stripe).
Really coming to life over the last few weeks has been Munich, Germany native Dennis Ogbe. The junior forward is averaging 9.5 points and 5.6 boards on the season, including a solid 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds in OVC play. He has tallied 16 blocks in league games and leads the team in field goal percentage with a .576 mark.
Thursday night's game can be heard on the Golden Eagle Sports Network and 106.1 The Eagle, with Roger Ealey calling the action.


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G9184, New November 2007
Phosphorus (P) is the nutrient limiting algal production in many Missouri streams and lakes. Water quality deteriorates when too much phosphorus enters a stream or lake, a process called eutrophication. Excess phosphorus also can reduce water clarity, cause fish kills, increase drinking water treatment costs and reduce the quality of drinking water.
The phosphorus index promotes conservation practices that reduce phosphorus loss from agricultural fields.
Phosphorus loss from an agricultural field is determined by the interaction of many different characteristics of the field.
MU Extension publications G9181, Agricultural Phosphorus and Water Quality, and G9182, Managing Manure Phosphorus to Protect Water Quality, have additional information on the impact of excess phosphorus on stream and lake water quality and the factors affecting phosphorus loss from agricultural fields.
Government regulatory and cost-share programs require many farmers applying manure to assess the potential for phosphorus loss from their fields in an effort to reduce phosphorus loss from agricultural fields. For example, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is implementing amended rules requiring permitted concentrated animal feeding operations to assess phosphorus loss on all fields receiving manure. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has similar requirements for any manure application on farms receiving incentives or cost-share funds through programs like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
A phosphorus index (P index) is one of the management tools that can be used to identify agricultural fields with a high potential for phosphorus losses in runoff. The P index is a systematic method for integrating a wide range of field characteristics into a prediction of the potential for phosphorus loss from the field. This integrated approach is needed because of the number and the complexity of the factors affecting phosphorus loss from agricultural fields; no single measurement or indicator is sufficient to predict phosphorus loss susceptibility of an agricultural field.
Each state has developed its own P index. Differences in climate, soil type, phosphorus soil testing method, crop management and sensitivity of receiving water all contribute to make locally developed P indexes more effective than a single national or regional approach. Phosphorus indexes also differ among states because there is legitimate debate concerning the most effective approach and strategy for designing and using a phosphorus index. Phosphorus indexes continue to evolve and improve because the P index is a relatively new concept.
The Missouri P index is designed to help identify fields that have a high probability of phosphorus loss from the combined effects of erosion and soil test phosphorus. It is designed to be used as part of developing a one- to five-year nutrient management plan. The Missouri P index integrates field information such as current soil test phosphorus level, expected presence or absence of tillage operations, anticipated land cover (based on crop and residue management), soil hydrologic category (a soil survey characteristic), and the distance of the field from a receiving body of water. The most complex parameter in the Missouri P index is the estimate of erosion derived from the NRCS erosion prediction software, RUSLE2 (RUSLE2 stands for Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, version 2). The Missouri P index uses a simplified model approach to integrating the input information into a P index rating for a field. The Missouri P index is currently distributed as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet available on the Web at nmplanner.missouri.edu.
The phosphorus index is one of the tools used to develop a nutrient management plan.
This section details the specific requirements for all inputs in the Missouri P index spreadsheet.
Select the Missouri county from the drop-down list. The Missouri county must be entered for each field. The Missouri P index is not set up to work outside of Missouri.
Soil test P information
All the information except sampling depth should be on the soil test report you received from the soil testing laboratory. MU Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory reports soil test P in units of lb/acre and uses the Bray-I extraction procedure. Most agronomic soil samples are taken to a 6- to 8-inch depth.
Most agencies require the soil test data used in a P index be from samples taken less than three years prior to their use to evaluate phosphorus loss. A more recent sample may be required if phosphorus has been applied at rates that exceed crop removal since the last soil sample.
Avoid soil sampling a field soon after applying phosphorus. This would give artificially high results. It is best to wait at least three months after a phosphorus application to allow time for applied phosphorus to equilibrate with the soil.
Select either "Tilled" or "No-till or forage" from the drop-down list. It is appropriate to select "Tilled" for any field that has had soil mixing in the past five years. The objective is to identify fields where lack of tillage has led to stratification, concentrating nutrients on the soil surface.
Erosion estimate from RUSLE2
Enter the RUSLE2 estimate of "average annual erosion loss" calculated for the cropping system for the field in the units of tons/acre/year. RUSLE2 is NRCS-supported software used to estimate erosion loss for a cropping sequence in a field. The erosion loss assessment includes the impact of soil type(s), crop cover, residue management and tillage activities. This analysis should be available for any field that has a completed NRCS conservation plan. Contact a local NRCS field office to see if they have RUSLE2 values for the field of interest.
Two points will help with using RUSLE2 with the Missouri P index. First, Missouri P index uses the dominant critical slope to estimate erosion losses within the field. The current P index does not account for the impact of conservation practices such as field borders and filter strips that reduce sediment delivery to water bodies.
Second, applying manure may require additional tillage activities potentially increasing erosion and the soil binding characteristics of the manure may potentially reduce erosion. The impact of these activities on erosion typically is not accounted for in the current Missouri P index. Many plans and planners have already run RUSLE2 before addressing manure management planning. Typically, we recommend using the existing RUSLE2 estimate of erosion for the Missouri P index. This approach avoids repeated runs of RUSLE2 and the Missouri P index as planners attempt to accommodate manure application scenarios on the RUSLE2 erosion estimates and the P index. For example, a hog operation plans on injecting manure into a cornfield that is also spring tilled before planting corn. The RUSLE2 estimate of erosion loss need not include the impact of the injection of manure on erosion loss in this tilled system. In another example, a farmer surface-applies poultry litter to a pasture. The RUSLE2 estimate of erosion loss need not include the effect of the surface application of litter on erosion loss from the pasture.
The erosion estimate from RUSLE2 should be rerun for a field when manure applications require tillage activities in systems characterized as no-till. For example, if a farmer plans on injecting manure every other year into soybean stubble in a system that otherwise has no tillage, then RUSLE2 should be rerun to account for the effect of the two tillage events introduced into a no-till system.
In the future, RUSLE2 will be more fully integrated into the nutrient management process and we will be able to better account for the effects of manure application on erosion loss.
Land cover
Select from a drop-down list of 20 possible land cover selections. These options integrate crop selection and conservation practices (e.g., small grain-contoured).
The phosphorus index is an example of a phosphorus loss assessment tool.
Hydrologic soil group and condition
Distance from center of field to water feature
Estimate the distance (in feet) from the approximate center of the field to the closest identified water feature or direct conduit to a water feature. Examples of water features include an intermittent stream, water impoundment and tile-line inlet left open during manure application.
Figure 1
Delineation of Missouri regions for interpreting the P index. The assessment system is more restrictive in the Ozark region (Region 2).
The Missouri P index is used to assess the long-term potential for phosphorus from an agricultural field due to erosion and high soil test phosphorus. The Missouri P index calculates a value for a field and then converts that value into a phosphorus loss assessment rating of low, medium, high or very high. The interpretation of the four rating levels is as follows:
Nitrogen-based management implies that manure application rates can be determined annually based on the nitrogen need of the crop and the nitrogen content of the manure. For many types of manure, this strategy will result in significant increases in soil test phosphorus and an associated increase in potential phosphorus loss from the field. In some fields, raising soil test phosphorus is recommended to reverse the negative effect of low soil test phosphorus on crop yield and quality. In most fields, long-term use of nitrogen-based management will lead to a high phosphorus loss assessment rating. In other words, nitrogen-based management typically is not a long-term sustainable practice.
Phosphorus-based management is sustainable on a field. This strategy allows farmers to apply, in a single application, up to five years of phosphorus to a field to meet crop needs and then refrain from additional applications until the excess phosphorus has been removed by subsequent crops. This allows manure to be used as the sole source of nitrogen fertilizer in the year of manure application while typically providing multiple years of phosphorus fertilizer for crops.
The Missouri P index is more restrictive in the Ozark region of Missouri than in the rest of the state (see Figure 1). The Ozark region of Missouri has more restrictive interpretations because the water resource in that part of the state is more sensitive to phosphorus inputs. Table 1 details the ratings associated with specific P index values in each region of Missouri.
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The P index rating system as affected by region of Missouri.
Finally, it is important to understand the mechanisms of phosphorus loss not addressed by the Missouri phosphorus index. The Missouri P index does not address leaching of phosphorus. Fields at most risk for leaching losses have sandy soils with very high soil test phosphorvus test levels. It also does not address phosphorus losses associated with rainfall events soon after surface applications of manure or other phosphorus fertilizers. These losses can be significant but are primarily driven by short-term weather factors that cannot be addressed in a long-term planning tool. Management practices to avoid manure application when runoff events are likely should be addressed in other parts of the nutrient management plan.
The Missouri P index is designed to be a phosphorus-loss assessment tool addressing phosphorus losses from erosion and soil test phosphorus in runoff from agricultural fields. The Missouri P index is specifically designed as a phosphorus loss assessment tool for use in developing a one- to five-year nutrient management plan for a farm. The ratings should be used to identify fields that have a high long-term potential for phosphorus in runoff and to identify fields that require additional conservation practices to reduce potential phosphorus loss in runoff.
The following examples show how the Missouri P index can be used as part of a nutrient management planning process.
Scenario 1
A farmer uses a cool-season hayfield for fall manure applications when weather conditions restrict access to row-crop fields earlier in the year. Agronomic soil testing indicated that this practice has led to a Bray-I soil test P level (0- to 6-inch sample) of 100 pounds per acre. MU soil test recommendation was that no fertilizer phosphorus be applied on this field. The soil test P level exceeds the amount needed to provide the phosphorus for crop production, and there is little probability of an increase in yield from any application of phosphorus.
The farmer wants to continue to use this field as a backup field for manure applications. The P index was used to evaluate the potential for phosphorus loss from this field that has elevated soil test P.
The field is in Pettis County, in Region 1. The average annual erosion loss is 1.3 tons/acre/year according to RUSLE2. The field is in hydrologic soil group C and is in good condition. The center of the field is approximately 300 feet from an intermittent stream.
Figure 2 shows P index data input and results for this field. The P index rating is "Medium," indicating that anticipated phosphorus losses from the field are low enough that use of the field for manure applications can continue.
Figure 2
P index results for scenario 1.
Scenario 2
Figure 3
P index results for scenario 2 without (Field 1-A) or with (Field 1-B) soil conservation practices.
A farmer in Saline County (Region 1) has been using manure as a nitrogen fertilizer source for a field in a corn-soybean rotation. The field is tilled periodically with no soil conservation practices in place. Because of the repeated manure applications Bray-I soil test P level is 265 pounds per acre for a 0- to 6-inch sample.
With high fertilizer prices, the farmer wants to continue to use manure as the main nitrogen fertilizer for this field. The P index initially indicated a very high rating (Figure 3, Field 1-A). The nutrient management planner pointed out that erosion losses from the field were high because of the lack of conservation practices. The farmer agreed that planting on the contour and maintaining residue cover were important practices to conserve soil. These changes reduced estimated erosion to 4.5 tons/acre/year. The resulting P index rating was medium.
The nutrient management planner advised the farmer that the soil conservation practices would allow continued nitrogen-based applications on this field. However, this approach would lead to continued increases in soil test P and phosphorus limits on manure application in the near future. The nutrient management planner recommended transitioning to less frequent manure applications that did not exceed phosphorus removal capacity of the rotation before such practices were mandatory based on the P index.
The Missouri P index combines values for particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus in the following way:
Some notes on the current calculation of the Missouri P index:
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Voter suppression: It may be legal, but it ain't right
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice this week trying to force enforcement of the state's new voter ID law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification before voting. Although the Voter ID bill was declared an "emergency" by Gov. Rick Perry before the last legislative session, it cannot be enforced until it is "precleared" by the DOJ. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires such action because Texas is among a group of mostly Southern states with a history of voting discrimination. Within the living memory of many Americans, these states used tactics like a poll tax, literacy test, simple intimidation and violence to keep certain citizens – mostly African-Americans – from voting.
Republicans in the Texas Legislature said the Voter ID law was needed to combat voter fraud despite the fact no such fraud could be documented. Abbott spent over a million dollars of taxpayer money trying to prosecute phantom cases of voter fraud, all against Democrats, and almost all involving blacks or Hispanics. These prosecutions were abject failures because the fraud they sought to punish didn't exist.
Let's be honest about this. The Texas Voter ID law and similar laws enacted by GOP-dominated legislatures in mostly Southern states in recent years have a single purpose – voter suppression. The estimated 600,000-plus Texans without the required photo IDs are overwhelmingly elderly, poor, African-American or Hispanic. It is no coincidence they are also people who have historically voted Democratic.
The idea that those voters should be disenfranchised to cure a fictional voter fraud problem should be repugnant to every freedom-loving citizen of this or any other state, but in a naked political power grab, it has become somehow the thing to do. Such tortured interpretations of these regressive laws bring to mind this description: It may be legal, but it ain't right.
People in Southeast Texas should be especially sensitive to such machinations. In case it has escaped your attention, all of the state senators and U.S. congressmen that represent Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange are Republicans from the greater Houston area. State Sen. Joan Huffman represents a district that runs from Katy west of Houston through an uninhabited stretch of Chambers County to take in the union members and minority voters of Port Arthur. This is no accident, but the result of a concentrated Republican effort to disenfranchise those voters. It's not just Huffman, though, no matter how little she knows or cares about Southeast Texas. Ted Poe, Kevin Brady, Tommy Williams – these aren't your neighbors, but you've been gerrymandered into their districts. It may be legal, but it ain't right.
As for the voter suppression threatened under this voter ID law, it might not even be legal. The Voting Rights Act views otherwise "legal" actions designed to achieve an illegal result as unlawful. The Republicans in the legislature might think they have the right to disenfranchise 600,000 Texas voters to force-feed their partisan poison to the larger electorate. We respectfully disagree.


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2017 Under-18 State Teams Announced - AYUC
WA Ultimate are pleased to announce the 2017 Under 18 Western Australian State Teams, who will attend the 2017 Australian Youth Ultimate Championships (AYUC).
This competition will be a state representative structure for players 18 years of age and younger.
Where: Melbourne, Victoria.
When: July 7th - 9th 2017
Format: Separate Gender; U18 Boys Division and U18 Girls Division.
Congratulations to our athletes and good luck in your preparation for the 2017 AYUC.
U18 Girls Team
Eilish Warnock
Jess Emery
Leah Kuuse
Reyer Carpenter
Sage Lovell
Shannon Carpenter
Zia Palmer
COACH: Kristofer Wright
U18 Boys Team
Benjamin Gaudin
Caleb Staiger
Caleb Warnock
Cody Crooks
Ethan Foggin
Gar-Hou "Max" Tran
Jackson Clarke
Joel Paschke
Jono Jones
Joshua Goh
Jowell Villafuorte
Koden Cooper
Luke Summers
Nathan Emery
Seth Egniguren
Seth Lovell
Shawn Ignana
Tim Dugmore
Tyson Davies
COACH: Brendon Canzirri
Squad Manager: Kelly Hawes
Are you interested in competing for AUSTRALIA as an Under-20 player? Well, currently all the players who attend the 2017 AYUC have the opportunity to be selected to represent Australia against New Zealand in the 2017 Trans-Tasman series to be held September 30-October 1 in Sydney.


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bradman wrote:JustJames wrote:Show some real commitment to your cornering!
Commitment? He's on the brakes...
Posed shot. This guy is static.... balanced on his knee (see the rock or pad under his knee?), brakes on to hold the bike.
Hence the 'counter-steer' - you cannot counter steer through a turn, unless you're doing a rear wheel drift. Counter steer works to initiate a turn, not to execute it. Especially relevant for heavy motos. Much less relevant for a light bicycle with a proportionately lighter rider aboard. I can wheel my bike along and make it turn simply by leaning it to one side. On the road, for much of the cornering at speed that you do, the lean is initiated bodily by the rider. Pedal down, weight the pedal , look into the corner and lean with the bike. Think about what happens should you ride 'no hands'. You can still execute turns, no countersteering involved at all here.
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The Boston - Brewster Road
Each summer for the last ten years I have been fortunate enough to call Cape Cod home, specifically, the town of Brewster. As someone who travels to the Cape as a summer employee, I have occupied a position of not-quite-a-local but also not a tourist. Over the past three years, as my full-time employment on the Cape morphed to part-time labor (coincidental with my employment at the Historical Society) I have become much more familiar with the tourists' view of things as I repeatedly travel the road from Boston to Brewster.
The roughly 90-minute drive from South Boston to Brewster that I repeat each week consists of three main phases: exiting the city on I-93, merging onto Rt. 3, and then crossing the Cape Cod Canal and cruising on Rt. 6. The elevated road out of Boston, I-93, gives drivers glimpses of Boston Harbor to the east and Dorchester and the Blue Hills to the west. After about 10 miles, drivers merge onto Route 3 which carries travelers through many towns of the South Shore between Quincy/Braintree and Plymouth. As a Boston-Cape Cod commuter I am familiar with the names of these towns as their signs pass by - Norwell, Hanover, Duxbury, Pembroke - but I rarely see the towns themselves. Instead, this section lends little to the eye except two lanes of highway and ubiquitous scrub pines for about 45 miles. Then, things change suddenly but briefly as the Cape Cod Canal appears. At the apex of the Sagamore Bridge the driver (or better, the passenger) is afforded a view west-southwest along the canal and, to the east-northeast, a view of Cape Cod Bay expanding to the horizon. However, this vista is fleeting and soon the driver returns to a road that is not that dissimilar from the many miles just traveled. Now it is a matter of time before the highway is left behind and the destination reached.
Traveling to Cape Cod was not always this way. For one thing, the modes of transportation have changed. According to an account of a trip to Cape Cod on 29 Aug 1827, Thomas Wren Ward (1786-1858) "left Boston at half past Seven in a carryall with two horses, our own (Blackfoot) and one of Mr. Groggs, (the miller,) and proceeded over the Neck through Dorchester on our way to Sandwich." But with no highway to breeze by every town between here and there, Mr. Wren provides several comments relating to the character and people of these towns:
Hingham a very neat & beautiful village – no people seen in the streets – every one about his business. The people of Hingham close, calculating, & very economical – habits good - & a town thriving…Great place for eggs.
From Scituate you pass over part of Hanover, Pembroke, Kingston to Plymouth, about 20 miles. A good house at Pembroke 10 miles from Plymouth…Pembroke and Kingston, the latter especially, very pretty towns.
Great appearance of neatness and industry in all the towns on the So. Shore. At Plymouth, Mrs. Nicholson's—good tavern—near the court house.
Ward's fairly brief account gives some insight into the character of the people and places of the South Shore and through comparison we can see what has changed.
Trout in the Small brooks on the road across to Buzzard's Bay, which is six miles from Sandwich. Oysters plenty across the neck of land; this is the place where the Canal was talked of.
And though he does not provide specific time sets for his journey, in reading the entire text it becomes clear that this trip probably took at least a couple of days:
[Mr. Elisha] Pope has a store – obliging man – very civil to us. The taverns full. Met Mr. Goodwin, who carried us to Mrs Newcombe's who was persuaded to take us in.
Moving ahead just 20 years, Sarah Augusta Mayo (1830-1886), a Brewster native, relates a story of traveling in the opposite direction and, despite advances in travel, the reader gets some idea of what an undertaking it was to move from Brewster to Boston. In the published edition of her diary, Ms. Mayo records some details about her journey:
The stage driver called for us at four o'clock before which we had our breakfast by lamp light. This was the first time I had been to Boston by land. We went by Higgins' stage line to Yarmouth Port where we changed at Sears' hotel for Boyden's coach to Sandwich. Plymouth was the nearest railroad point to Cape Cod at this time.
We stopped at Pope's hotel in Sandwich, where we took a third stage coach for Plymouth. This was a long drive. We took our dinner at a forlorn place in the woods called Cornish's tavern. Soon after our arrival at Plymouth we took a train at 3 P.M. for Boston and reached Chelsea at 7 in the evening…
Then, as now, the land route was not the only option for people making the trip from Boston to Brewster. As Ms. Mayo notes in her writing, "On the 15th of July 1850 I left Brewster on the steamer Naushon arriving at Boston at 3 o'clock P.M." We do not know when she boarded the vessel but, given her arrival time, it can be fairly assumed that this route did not take as long as the overland track.
With the re-introduction of rail service from Boston to Cape Cod, travelers once again have three primary options for making the trip: boat, rail, and, personal conveyances (substituting cars for carryalls). And yet, it is not so hard to imagine that there might be a day when traveling to Brewster in highway traffic takes quite as long as Ms. Mayo's journey via stage and rail. Which would you prefer?
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Leo & Toni at Versailles
Loved the entire day we spent at Versailles when we went to Paris a few years ago. I went to a French school and during the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the entire student body was assigned special projects to recreate scenes from that era. Going to Versailles was like reliving all that history we learned. Jacek was obsessed with Louis XV's clock. I was obsessed with Louis XIV's bedroom, where every day, an audience would gather to watch him take his morning sh-t. Seriously. This is what they tell you on the headphone tour. My two favourite subjects: royalty + poo.
You think Leo took the headphone tour? Or was there an extra special one planned for him with access to secret Versailles places where regular folk aren't permitted?
Check him out with his new model girlfriend Toni Garrn and his ever faithful companion Lukas Haas at Versailles yesterday. He and Toni have been together since Cannes. So, like almost 3 weeks. Of steady everydayness. It's a proper relationship then?