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With the advent of the water-cooled 996, Porsche needed to find a way to continue the lineage of its motorsport-focused 964 and 993 RS models (and to provide engineers at Porsche Motorsport something other than finger-twiddling to do). The answer was the Mk1 GT3. Built by hand away from the main 996 production line, the GT3 enabled the homologation necessary for Porsche to provide cars for a wide range of GT racing series (including Le Mans) as well as a one-make series.
The body is based on a modified Carrera 4 bodyshell, suspended on lowered, fully adjustable suspension and anti-roll bars, with beefier brakes and a limited-slip differential to complete the package. No traction control or stability management driver aids are fitted, with ABS being the only concession to computer-controlled driving.
For the really keen, and as confirmation for those who were unsure of this car's raison d'etre, the no-cost-option Clubsport package added a roll cage, Nomex-covered bucket seats with six-point racing harnesses, fire extinguisher and battery kill switch, and deleted the side airbags. On the mechanical side the Clubsports had a single-mass flywheel to minimise inertia and hence assist in spinning up the engine.
The pearlescent orange example here (well, Zanzibar Red officially) shares the bucket seats of the Clubsport (though leather-covered) but otherwise is a 'comfort' model. Snuggling into the firm grip of the seats - which are surprisingly comfortable yet intimately connect one's derriere to the chassis - you can see the dashboard ahead is the familiar Porsche five-dial arrangement with the large GT3-labelled rev counter straight ahead offering the enticement of a 7500rpm red line. Fire up that fantastic engine and it settles into a slightly lumpy, loud idle that signifies this is no relaxed cruiser.
Naturally, such activity usually means that speed is acquired at a prodigious rate and - thankfully - the brakes are more than man enough to cope, providing a firm and progressive pedal with good feel and a generously high limit before the ABS cuts in.
The Mk1 GT3 is a true hero, differentiating itself from even future models of the same name thanks to being the last built by the Porsche Motorsport Division, and being only available in limited numbers - just 1868 were delivered worldwide. It offers a race-car-for-the-road experience in a thoroughly rounded, good-looking, package.


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The first birth of the year announcements keep coming in. Here are the births that came up in my cesarean news alert today:
New Year's Baby
Wayne Independent – Honesdale,PA,USA
Dr. Hoon Yoo performed an emergency cesarean section, and Ruby arrived in the world at 8:47 am The 7 pound, 14 ounce infant is Wayne Memorial's very first …
Sixteen babies born at Tema Hospital on New Year's day
Joy Online – Accra,Ghana
She said with the exception of those delivered through cesarean sections, the rest had been discharged at the time of the visit.
NEW YEAR, 2 NEW BABIES – part 1
Brainerd Daily Dispatch – MN, United States
He was born via Cesarean section more than two weeks after his due date of Dec. 18 after more than 17 hours of labor – including more than two hours of …
Family welcomes first baby of 2008
Providence Journal – Providence,RI,USA
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's first baby of 2008 came six days before she was due, and by way of cesarean section, at 2:06 am yesterday at Women & Infants …
Gwendalyne can't wait, becomes 1st New Year's baby
Herald Times Reporter – Manitowoc,WI,USA
MANITOWOC — Lisa Wellner's baby wasn't due until the first part of February, and she had a cesarean section scheduled for more than three weeks from now. …
And one unknown due to subscription restriction:
Welcome, Samuel! Area's first baby of '08 checks in
Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription) – Northhampton,MA,USA
Surrounded by friends at the Cooley Dickinson Childbirth Center, Samuel's proud parents, Maria Lozano and her husband, Juan Jimenez, were all smiles after …
So, 5 reported cesarean births and 1 unknown (though likely a vaginal birth due to implied location) in today's news. The working total* then is:
10 "First Babies" born by cesarean surgery
2 "First Baby" born vaginally
* See my post from yesterday for those news stories
So, based on news reporting, the emerging cesarean rate as of January 2, 2008 is 80%. Do people just somehow get caught up in the mystique of January 1 birthdays? How many of these cesareans were needed? How many became emergent due to complications related to position, progressing on a timeline, augmentation, induction, and the like?
This is intensely distressing!

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PHYS 620: Optical Properties of Solids
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- INTRODUCTION, ELECTRODYNAMICS OF CONTINUOUS MEDIA (Maxwell's equations. Permittivity and permeability. Scattering).
- KRAMERS-KRÖNIG RELATIONS, PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS (Drude and Lorentz models. Quantum mechanical description).
- SEMICONDUCTORS: INTERBAND TRANSITIONS (van Hove singularities, diamond/zincblend valence band, spin-orbit coupling, indirect gaps, Urbach tails, Landau levels, Franz-Keldysh effect).
- LATTICE ABSORPTION AND PHONON POLARITONS (lattice-radiation coupling, TO-LO splitting, polaritons, Lyddanne-Sachs-Teller relation; two-phonon absorption, non-analytical van Hove singularities; IR modes in metals and doped semiconductors: LO-plasmon coupled modes; anharmonicity, molecular crystals: internal modes; coupled oscillators and Szigeti-Fano interferences).
- EXCITONS (Frenkel vs. Wannier excitons. Optical selection rules. Effect of Coulomb interaction on interband absorption. Wannier polaritons. Non-local permittivity. Additional boundary conditions. Frenkel polaritons, lattice sums. Franck-Condon approximation. Huang-Rhys model. Wannier exciton – LO phonon bound states).
- METALS AND DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS: FREE CARRIER ABSORPTION AND PLASMONS (random phase approximation. Free carrier absorption, plasmons, screening. Lindhard dielectric response. Anomalous skin effect. Surface and slab plasmons. Plasmons in metallic particles).
- IMPURITY CENTERS (semiconductors: electronic spectrum of shallow donors, multiple valleys, valley-orbit coupling and acceptors, pseudospin-orbit coupling; impurity bands and metal-insulator transition; localized vibrational modes; LO modes bound to neutral impurities; lattice dynamics of isoelectronic impurities and mixed crystals: one vs. two-mode behavior; transition-metal ions: crystal field theory and Jahn-Teller effect.
- MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS (magnons; ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic resonance).
Roberto Merlin received the Licenciado en Ciencias Fisicas (M.Sc.) degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1973 and the Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) degree from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1978. After a postdoctoral position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan where he is currently the Peter A. Franken Professor of Physics. Since 2000, he has held a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Merlin's research specialty is experimental condensed matter physics. His areas of expertise include various optical techniques and, in particular, spontaneous and impulsive (stimulated) Raman spectroscopy. His current interests focus on the generation and control of coherent vibrational and electronic fields using ultrafast laser and x-ray pulses, metamaterials and negative refraction. Merlin and collaborators pioneered experimental work on Fibonacci superlattices, the quantum-confined Pockels effect, squeezed phonons and near-field plates. Other significant contributions include the earliest light-scattering studies of interface phonons, folded acoustic modes and shallow impurities in GaAs/AlAs heterostructures, and the development of the technique of magneto-Raman scattering.
Merlin is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, the von Humboldt Foundation, the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Simons Foundation. Other honors include the 2006 Frank Isakson Prize of the American Physical Society and Lannin Lecturer at the Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University. His service record includes Chair of the APS Forum on International Physics and General Chair of the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Springer Series in Solid State Sciences, and the journal Solid State Communications, and Divisional Associate Editor of Physical Review Letters.
- Mark Fox, Optical Properties of Solids (University Press, Oxford, 2001)
- Yutaka Toyozawa, Optical Processes of Solids (University Press, Cambridge, 2003)
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The George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) awarded five grants to local nonprofits Wednesday that focus on children and family well being.
The George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) awarded five grants to local nonprofits Wednesday that focus on children and family well being.
The award ceremony was held on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus and was also a luncheon to honor Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele, who is serving his last term due to term limits.
The Kaiser Family Foundation awarded $40,000 in grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to various agencies.
"We are celebrating a lot of things today, we're celebrating … the extraordinary leadership of speaker Kris Steele," George Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Director Ken Levit said. "And also to recognize and support a handful of extraordinary organizations in the greater-Shawnee area that make a big difference in people's lives."
Local organizations that received grants from the GKFF are the Gateway to Prevention and recovery, Project Safe, Youth and Family resource Center, Shawnee Boys and Girls Club and the Shawnee YMCA.
Representatives from the agencies were on hand, and spoke to the crowd during the luncheon.
"Last year Project Safe assisted 1,452 victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Providing 16,425 meals to 154 shelter residents," executive director Mechelle King said. "This much needed contribution will ensure that Project Safe is able to provide 16,425 meals in 2013."
Project Safe received a $10,000 grant from GKFF. Five thousand dollar grants were awarded to the Boys and Girls Club and the Shawnee YMCA.
The Youth And Family Resource Center was awarded a $10,000 grant.
"We provide emergency care for kids, for whatever reason, can't be at home," executive director Sharon Trammell said. "We had 1,500 kids that we impacted last year, we have a goal to do 2,400 this year. I think with the money that we are going to receive … we are going to make it."
State representatives, colleges and family members of Steele were present to honor his service to the state and work as the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Representatives Danny Morgan, Ann Coody, Herold Right from Weatherford and David Nelson, Scott Inman, and Pat Ownby were present for the luncheon.
All representatives spoke to the crowd about Steele's unwavering ethos and pathos for all Oklahomans, and his ability to command respect from his peers, regardless of what side of the isle they were on.
"The attitude … and fresh air that [Kris Steele] brought to that office is one of the most admirable things I've seen anyone do," Rep. Morgan said. "[Kris Steele] stepped forward and helped steer that … into a consciousness that everyone could have pride in again."
Steele paused often to collect his breath and fight back tears during his address to the crowd. During his speech, he paid a heartfelt homage to the local nonprofits, his family and community members that have had a profound impact on him and his career, he said.
"When I think about the community providers that are honored today and the work that they do in helping those who face real life challenges," Steele said. "I just want you to know that you are making a difference, and I thank you for that."
Steele was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives on in November 2000, and his term will end this year because of term limits.


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Read the Pope's General Audience message, below (from news.va):
'Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Today I wish to return to the image of the Church as our Mother, by reflecting on all that our earthly mothers do, live and suffer for their children.
First, our mothers show us, through their tenderness and love, the correct path to follow in life, so that we may grow into adulthood. So too the Church orients us on the path of life, indicating the way that leads to maturity.
Second, our mothers know how and when to accompany us with understanding through life and to help lead us back when we wander off the right path. The Church also accompanies us in mercy, in understanding, never judging us or closing the door, but offering forgiveness to help us return to the right course.
Third, as our mothers never grow tired of interceding for us, no matter our failings, so too the Church stays with us always and, through prayer, puts into the hands of the Lord all our situations, difficulties and needs. And so we see in the Church a good Mother who indicates the path to walk in life, who always accompanies us in patience, mercy and understanding, and who places us in God's hands.
I offer an affectionate greeting to all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors present at today's Audience. In a particular way, I welcome the Inter-Ministerial Delegation of the Vietnamese Government for Religious Affairs. I welcome also all those from England, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, India, Canada and the United States. May Jesus Christ confirm you in faith and make you witnesses of his love and mercy to all people. May God bless you!'


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Joseph Spegal
Joseph R. Spegal of Kettle Falls was born Jan. 15, 1941 and died June 19, 2013. Joseph R. Spegal (Joe) was the son of Theresa (Tess) Hamilton and Charles Spegal. Joe is lovingly survived by his wife of 13 years, Karol Spegal at the home; daughters, Yvonne (Jerry)Lawrence, Kettle Falls; Myrna (Ken) Rosand, Federal Way; Lisa (Don) Hart, Springdale; Judy Spegal, Airway Heights; Robin (Shane) Dobson, Battle Ground; Wendy Spegal, Vancouver, and a son, Rod (Rania) Spegal, Deer Park. He is also survived by Karol's three children and their spouses, Shane (Dawn) Shreves, Oregon City, OR; Melissa Traylor, Beaverton, OR; and Debbie (Dave) Davis-Taylor, Aberdeen. Also included as his survivors are his sister, Veda Himes, Spokane, and a brother, David Spegal, Colville. He is also survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lillian Spegal; by mother, Theresa (Tess) Amy Hamilton; by his father, Charles William Spegal; by a brother, Charles Spegal, and by a sister, Teddy Pruessler. Joe graduated from Kettle Falls High School in 1960. After that he proudly joined the United States Navy and finished his enlistment in 1964. He then met and married Lillian Flett-Spegal and was married to her until the time of her death in 1998. During his marriage to Lillian, he worked in Spokane at Crane Supply, leased and operated the Phillips 66 in Kettle Falls, and then was boiler man at Plum Creek/Stimson mill. Joe retired from Plum Creek/Stimson in 2011. To pass time during retirement, Joe was caretaker for Meyers Falls Cemetery. In the year 2000, he married his second wife, Karol Supan-Spegal. They were married until the time of his death. Joe was also a member of the American Legion Post 146. Joe worked hard to provide for his loved ones and lived an honest and patriotic life. He was a very loving and faithful husband. He was a strong, yet gentle father who stood by his children through good times and bad times. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were his life and his eyes sparkled when they were near. Besides camping, Joe also loved to sit on his back porch, watching the birds and looking up at Gold Hill. The funeral mass for Joseph R. Spegal is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, 11 a.m., at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Kettle Falls. Ash internment will follow at the Meyers Falls Cemetery. A potluck reception will follow, after the burial of ashes, at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.


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It starts with a 3-D CUBE of jewels or BLOCKS!
You goal is to eliminate the BLOCKS and score lots of points. The more BLOCKS LINKED to other like BLOCKS the higher the score.
You LINK BLOCKS by tapping those that are adjacent to BLOCKS just like them!
You can maximize the BLOCK LINKAGE by FLIPPING-FLOPPING-ROTATING the CUBE. As the CUBE rotates, the BLOCKS fall into empty spots, changing the whole CUBE.
If you don't like the orientation of the BLOCKS as they stand, FLIP, FLOP and ROLL the cube in any direction and let the blocks fall into place. FLIP and FLOP the CUBE by swiping your finger across the screen, and ROLL with the provided buttons.
DROP the TOP-TRAY to get more BLOCKS - remember, you want more BLOCKS to get high scores. Earn more TOP-TRAY-DROPS by scoring lots of points.
Earn even bigger bonuses by eliminating the BONUS BLOCKS.
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Spiro to host Mayfest
Spiro will celebrate Mayfest on May 4.Events will include a craft show, plant sale, rummage sale, pancake breakfast and other food items, the library summer kick-off show and a 5K run.Other events will be added in coming months.The craft show will be in the Methodist Church parking lot on U.S. 59 and Main Street. To reserve a booth, contact email@example.com or (918) 839-0176 to receive an information packet. An 11x11 booth will be $25 until March 15.


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The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that accredits and certifies many healthcare organizations and programs in the US, and fear of losing that approval is a very real thing, says Tanya, at Motherwear's blog.
Their campaign "Speak Up™" encourages people, from children to elderly, to be an active partner in their health care. Asking questions, having your own opinions, making sure you understand everything done to you and suggested to you and why.
For breastfeeding Babes, they've also created a brochure for their new campaign called "What You Need To Know About Breastfeeding" that says that if you intend on breastfeeding, you need to be proactive. But what exactly does that mean?
We share author Tanya's opinion that while being proactive is fantastic, they're putting the responsibility on the wrong people. Their big focus should be getting the medical model back to evidence-based breastfeeding support. However, since we're not there yet, we do need to learn to speak up for ourselves (we know that can be uncomfortable for some Babes). Here are some of the best ways to be prepared, educated, and empowered when it comes to medical professionals and breastfeeding support:
- Arm yourself with knowledge. Learn everything you can about breastfeeding and get up to speed on the Booby Traps before they have the chance to trip you up. Make a bookmark folder on your browser called "Breastfeeding" and start saving things there to reference. Print out things you find very important or relevant, and take them with you to appointments. Often, being able to put the onus of your argument on a third-party source can really help deflect conflict. For example, for a mom who is being told "There's no benefit to breastfeeding after the first birthday," a simple print out of the World Health Organization's recommendation to breastfeed to two and beyond can help educate a doctor who's not in-the-know… or it may at least get them to back off of suggestions to wean your baby. Keep in mind, according to the Surgeon General, there aren't human lactation courses for many medical professionals right now unless they seek them out themselves separate from their required medical courses — which leaves most doctors out of the loop on breastfeeding info.
- Let your doctor know your goals. When you first meet your OB, your pediatrician, or any doctor, discuss with them who you are, and your goals. Ideally, you want to find a doctor whose style is compatible with your goals and your parenting choices. Taking the time to discuss things like your breastfeeding goals from the get-go can set the stage for success (or signal you to seek out a different practitioner).
- Change things, or try. Work with your doctor to make evidence-based info on breastfeeding the standard of care in their practice. Refer them to the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, which has all the resources and clinical protocols they'll need to give moms the best, most current and evidence-based advice possible.
How do you handle advocating for yourself? What would you recommend women do?
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Christie Haskell is a coffee and tea-addicted wife to Kyle and mother of two wee beasties — Rowan (7) and Aurora the Destroyer (2) and one fur baby, Isis. She's a true geek at heart and spends too much time playing video games and reading fantasy novels when she's not typing her fingers off for CafeMom's The Stir or her personal blog-love, DailyMomtra.


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from the Angry Asian Buddhist website
Monastic Buddhism Summer Course
Here's more information on an interesting summer practice couse a friend emailed to me. If you're curious in learning more about Buddhist monasticism in North America, you'll have a great opportunity this summer with the Dharma Realm Buddhist University course "Monastic Buddhism: Introduction to its Theory and Practice" from July 5 through 15. I've reposted the information below.
This summer, the Pacific School of Religion and Dharma Realm Buddhist University present a direct encounter with a living Buddhist tradition dating back to ancient China. Students will have the rare opportunity to experience the daily pace and patterns of a Buddhist contemplative and explore a way of life designed to instill peace, equanimity, and awakening.
The direct immersion in the rhythms of monastic life combines theoretical grasp with direct experience. Participants will read and discuss sacred texts, learn methods of Buddhist meditation (samadhi), traditional chanting, rituals and liturgies, observe a vegetarian diet, and train according to a Buddhist moral code of conduct (vinaya).
This learning "from within", can spur a process of re-examination—both of oneself and of the assumptions and presuppositions on the nature of religion, the religious community, and the notion of a religious experience.
Course Dates: July 5th to 15th, 2011
Credit Options: 3 credits/4 CEUs
For inquiries, email email@example.com or email@example.com.
Prof. Martin Verhoeven and Bhikshuni Heng Chih will lead the course which includes monks and nuns from both the Mahayana and Theravada traditions as guest lecturers.
Bhikshuni Heng Chih is a Buddhist nun of over 40 years ordained in the Chinese Mahayana tradition under the guidance of the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua. She is currently a Lecturer in Buddhist Philosophy at Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia, and holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Translation of Buddhist Texts from Dharma Realm Buddhist University.
Prof. Martin Verhoeven is adjunct professor in Comparative Religion at Pacific School of Religion and professor in Buddhist Study and Practice at Dharma Realm Buddhist University. With a M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin, he specializes in European and American encounters with Buddhism.
About the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB):
Recently named "a sacred site" by National Geographic, CTTB is nestled within 448 acres of orchards, meadows, and woods in Mendocino County, California, just 110 miles north of San Francisco. In addition to being the home of Buddhist monks and nuns, CTTB also houses a university and K-12 school. The quiet countryside landscape and clean air of beautiful Ukiah Valley provide an ideal environment for study, wholesome fellowship, and spiritual growth
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Asper was just days away from certain death.
Asper was just days away from certain death.
In the shelter at the St. Joseph Bay Humane Society for more than six months, Asper, a middle-aged black lab, was just days away from euthanasia, one of many similarly-situated dogs.
She needed obedience training and socialization but the clock was ticking.
But Asper found reprieve in the form of John Kelly, in inmate at the Gulf Forestry Camp, and the DAWGS in Prison Program. DAWGS stands for Developing Adoptable Dogs with Good Sociability.
Since 2009, the program has saved more than 250 dogs situated just like Asper, without a home and with little hope for adoption as the sands in the clock trickle away.
Today, Asper is in a new home in Connecticut, a happy dog in a new family enjoying a rebirth in life.
�In our nation�s correctional systems, more than one million men, women and young adults are living their lives in confinement,� said Sandi Christy, co-director of the DAWGS in Prison program. �Meanwhile, 15 million prisoners of a different sort are facing a possible death sentence.
�They�re dogs with whom we share our world and they�ve committed no crimes, but they will be punished unless someone steps forward and gives them a second chance.�
Last week, the DAWGS in Prison program graduated another 11 dogs from an eight-week training program aimed at turning abandoned or unloved dogs into the kind of pets any family would enjoy.
The day is bittersweet for the inmates, who in teams care for the dogs 24/7 while also training them for their �forever home.�
�That is the part that hurts most,� said one team leader. �But knowing that he goes home to a better place, somewhere that he�s going to be loved unconditionally for the rest of his life � it doesn�t bother me that much.�
The upside is that later on the day of graduation, a new class of 11-12 dogs will arrive at the Gulf Forestry Camp for their journey to new homes.
The 11 dogs graduating last week were destined for new homes in Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut. DAWGS in Prison has placed dogs in 14 different states since 2009.
Nearly 300 inmates have participated in the program, moving up the organizational ladder within each team from caretaker to handler to trainer to team leader.
Kelly, who has participated in the program since March of last year has personally trained, and thus saved, 10 dogs.
Enrique Santos, in the program since November 2009, has trained 12 dogs and is, like Kelly, a team leader.
�I�ve learned responsibility, I�ve learned how to be a teacher, a better person and how to communicate with other people,� Kelly said. �It has just made me a better all-around person.�
Several inmates have gone on to work with dogs once released. One former inmate works for a veterinary doctor in Oregon, another with a shelter in Sarasota.
The dogs are screened the St. Joseph Humane Society shelter for sociability and their ability to be trained. The inmates apply with Gulf Forestry Camp staff and are chosen and remain in the program based on hard work and their willingness to, well, get with the program.
Once matched with a dog, inmates are responsible for the dogs care: feeding, grooming, housebreaking and obedience training.
The inmate teams are charged with keeping meticulous records of the care provided each dog.
�Both of these groups, inmates and dogs, face isolation and rejection, but when their paths merge, they often give each other hope, as one prisoner becomes the salvation of the other,� Christy said.
Or, as team leader, Derek Joseph, who was recently released after serving a little more than two years said, the program offers inmate and dog alike a second chance.
�It is a second chance really,� Joseph said. �We all got second chances and I believe the dog deserves a second chance just as well as we do.�


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Alex Sink isn't even governor yet and she is already picking fights with other state leaders.
The gubernatorial candidate is currently in the midst of a war of words with - of all people - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for tourism supremacy.
The original Terminator looks like he wants to terminate the opinion that Florida is the most desirable tourism destination in the nation, so he told a group at a convention in the Silicon Valley that "Florida is known for its old people."
California, on the other hand, is known for diversity, technology and Hollywood stars, he said.
Well that "old people" comment didn't sit too well with Sink, who called Schwarzenegger the "Governator" and said if Florida is known for old people then California is best known for "high taxes and a ballooning deficit."
She also said she hated the movie "True Lies" and she's changing her name to Sarah Connor. OK, not really.
"I invite Governor Schwarzenegger to take a trip to the Sunshine State and see firsthand what brings people of all ages and cultures to visit and settle this," she said.


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Ever thought to yourself that those Smart Covers would be so much better if they somehow had a keyboard built in? Perhaps not, but Logitech is looking to fill the void anyway. The outfit has announced its Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for this year's iPad.
On the business side of the accessory, you'll find a full Bluetooth keyboard with function keys that will last up to six months on a single charge -- that is, if you can manage to limit your use to under two hours a day.
Securing your slate during those heavy typing sessions is a built-in stand that sits atop the keypad; however, it appears that you're stuck with only one viewing angle.
Around back, the cover will protect that precious Retina display while providing instant on / off functionality like the original Smart Covers did, complete with magnetic clip. Don't fret, it'll also play nice with the second-gen model, just in case you haven't committed to the latest Apple tablet. Available later this month in both the US and Europe, the keyboard cover will cause you to fork over $100 before employing either of its services. Full details are in the PR below and a few press shots wait in the gallery that follows.
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A manager of one of our stores (I work for a restraurant chain) passed away a few days ago from pnuemonia. He was a strange one, had two crazy ex-wives, was a pretty boring, sort of a pain in the butt but not a bad guy. This was on the news last night. It's HIM!!!!
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Police detonate bombs found at Arlington motel
04:26 PM CST on Saturday, January 28, 2006
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Police cleared the area around the hotel.
ARLINGTON — Arlington police detonated two pipe bombs Friday night that were found in the motel room of a guest who died earlier in the week.
Police said they were summoned to the In Town Suites in the 1700 block of Oak Village Blvd. Friday night after a motel manager went to clear out the unidentified man's room and discovered the two suspicious devices.
"Yes, they were definite pipe bombs," said Arlington police spokesman Capt. Tommy Gray. "They were wired together, and they were intact, but it was unknown who made them, what the motive was for having them."
The first arriving officers evacuated the hotel and called for assistance from the Fort Worth Police Department's bomb squad.
"When the bomb squad arrived, they used their equipment and gear and retreived the two pipe bombs," Capt. Gray said. "They detonated both of those safely in the parking lot and rendered them both safe."
No information was available about the deceased guest, who died in a hospital several days ago. "The name of the individual hasn't been released, and we don't know what his cause of death was, but we also don't know a motive, either," Capt. Gray said. "The case is still under investigation."
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Everyone around here knows (or should know by now) how important George Waggner's THE WOLF MAN (1941) is to your ever-lovin' Vicar, as both a piece of horror cinema history and a formative influence in my own personal journey that has led me to where I am today, which is to say right in front of your eyes spouting forth on the glories of all that is MAD at the movies. You also should know that I don't spend an awful lot of time writing about new-release movies on this blog, partly because I prefer to walk the ornate, psychedelically painted halls of 70s exploitation and neon-lit corridors of 80s sci-fi horror. However, because THE WOLF MAN is such an important movie to me, I felt it appropriate that I take a few minutes to talk about the Universal remake and my reaction to it.
The requisite disclaimer/spoiler warning: if you are planning to see Joe Johnston's THE WOLFMAN (2010) in the near future, I encourage you to skip this piece of writing and go in fresh; knowing as I do that cinematic enjoyment is an intensely personal rubric, and that one man's trash is another's treasure, I would hate to color someone's reaction when that person might otherwise have a great time with the movie. Which is not to say that I hated it--but I did have problems with it, which I plan to detail briefly below (along with the things I thought it did well). So caveat lector--don't say I didn't warn you.
The net by now is lousy with plot summaries and comparisons, so instead of subjecting you to all that, I think I'll just go through my likes and dislikes in list format. If you need a refresher on the original movie, I encourage you to check out my lengthy Halloween Monster Memories piece on THE WOLF MAN, seen here in October of 2008.
Things I liked about THE WOLFMAN (2010):
Things I didn't like quite so much:
And finally (MAJOR SPOILER HERE--TURN BACK NOW!)--the double-werewolf dynamic. I'm of two minds about this one--on the one hand, I LOVED the final battle in the burning Talbot manse, as it reminded me again of the monster mashes Naschy and I both love so well, and was exciting and interesting and bloody. On the other hand, it replaces the tension between Sir John and Larry in the 1941 flick--Dad thinks his son just needs to man-up and stop believing folklore--with "Dad is a remorselessly evil killing machine and wants his son to take the fall for him." I didn't mind the idea itself--I thought it could have been used a lot more effectively than it was, though. Also, I didn't like Hopkins' dead-eyed performance, while I understood the reasons for it.
I could go on for a while about the things I liked and didn't like (the nods to the original with the Wolf's Head Cane and dad's telescope, for instance), but I think that's enough for now. In all, I didn't think it was terrible, but I didn't think it was all that great either, and I believe the 3/5 star, "C" ratings you're seeing all over the net are probably about right.
Of course I fully cop to the fact that my love for the original may well color my enjoyment of the new one, and I might enjoy it more if I could just separate myself from Chaney and Rains and view the flick on its own merits. But I'm not so sure--there's a lot of flash at the expense of substance, which seems to be the curse of our blockbuster age.
Anyway, YMMV as always. I'll be interested to hear what other parishioners think.
The Vicar
EDITED TO ADD: As I've thought more about the film since my weekend viewing, another problem has occurred to me I wanted to add to this review. (And apologies to the blogs I've already posted this on in comment form--it takes me a while to get my thoughts in order sometimes.) One thing the new film misses that made the old film so compelling to me is Larry Talbot's crushing sense of guilt for having the blood of innocents on his hands. In the 1941 version this starts when Larry attends Bela the Gypsy's funeral and is clearly emotionally distraught at the idea he may have inadvertently killed a man and not a wolf--even though he's pretty sure he killed a wolf! Later, after the gravedigger's death, he's completely destroyed by the knowledge that every time the moon rises he'll go out and kill again--and worse, that no one around him will believe him or help him stop it.
In the new film, with the villagers mobbing up for his hide before he even wolfs out the first time, his later bloodshed seems less like wanton slaughter and more like self-defense. I never got the feeling that Del Toro's Talbot was that worried about having killed so many innocent people--rather, his torment seemed based on the fact that he was being hunted down by them. It's an important difference, I think, and works to the new film's detriment imo.
At the end of the day, though, the film is just okay--I guess I'm mostly disappointed b/c I was hoping it would be "great."
Monday, February 15, 2010
A Few Thoughts on THE WOLFMAN (2010)
UPDATED 2/16/2010! Now with even MORE nitpicking! (See end of review)
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- Samuel Wilson said...
Vicar, if memory serves the death-by-lover angle you credit to Naschy was established in House of Frankenstein, not that it worked that great for either Talbot or Daninsky, mind you.
I haven't seen the remake yet (though I figured out the big spoiler from hints in the early reviews) and I'm not sure if I will, but I'm curious about the change of Talbot's vocation from engineer to actor and whether it can be seen as a subtle nod to Lon Chaney Jr's career path.
Needless to say, I consider your opinion on this subject more authoritative than any other review I've read so far, and practically as good as a gypsy's. Thanks for a detailed and sensitive critique.
- February 15, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Samuel--I must shamefacedly admit that, while I've seen both Universal "House" mashes several times, I don't really spend a lot of time thinking about them as parts of the Wolf Man lore. I would have to go back and rewatch HoF to see what they say about "the one who loves him must set him free," though I don't for a moment doubt your word that it's there. I guess Jacinto was paying more attention to that flick than I was. ;)
The Human Jerky is definitely there, though, and I liked it.
As to the actorly vocation of Del Toro's character, maybe it was a nod to Chaney, but if so it wasn't developed. In fact, there's almost nothing done with the fact of Talbot's stage career, except to explain why he's in England after years in America. Weaving says something about being a fan late, but again, it's a throwaway. One of many things the movie could have profitably expanded upon, but chose instead to rush to the next action sequence. :P
Now I need a t-shirt: "The Vicar's Opinion's as good as a Gypsy's!" I'm blushing over here. ;)
- February 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- The Headless Werewolf said...
I fell hook, line, and sinker for this movie. The movie's charms might be all glitz and surface, but heck, it's the goddamn wolfman we're talking about! This is one case where I'm just going to be shallow and say it gets an "A" because it looks fantastic and the monster is scary as fuck.
I caught the Naschy allusions, too, and they're just among the many things about this movie that made me smile.
- February 15, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Headless Werewolf--I don't begrudge you your love for the movie at all! It does get some things very very right; I fully cop to being perhaps too emotionally invested in the original to let things stand on their own terms. In that I'm likely guilty of the same mentality as many of the Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN haters--a movie that I thought was exciting and scary and just fine by me. :P
That said, I stand by my reservations, which as I say are personal ones. But more power to you in your love for it!
- February 15, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- dr.morbius said...
I got a pretty strong Paul Naschy feeling from parts of this, too. I think I liked it better than you, but I have some of the same misgivings. I was in a pretty good mood when I saw it, which always affects how respond to a movie. Mostly, I was surprised that it wasn't a disaster. The two things that really had me smiling were the telescope and Gwen Conliff's curio shop. Keeping those details said volumes about the filmmakers' intentions. They meant well. I also had visions of the Wolfman tumbling over the falls at the end while locked in a death grip with Frankenstein's monster. It inspired nice reveries. I'll be interested to see if the version Universal is holding out for DVD, alleged to be 20 minutes longer, addresses some of the movie's flaws.
- February 16, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- The Duke of DVD said...
Well, I told myself not to read this, because I haven't watched the movie yet, but I just couldn't help it. (I did avoid the final point-of-no-return spoiler paragraph, though)
I'm pleasantly surprised you liked it, Herr Vicar, and it makes me want to go watch it that much more. It is unfortunate how they made it feel almost like self defense, his rampages, but this was probably intentional so that it didn't upset audiences too much.
Same goes for the flashback character building. By and large, the movie-going public needs everything spoon-fed to them or they walk out in disgust, too upset by their own stupidity for not being able to figure things out on their own.
- February 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM
I, like the Duke, wasn't going to read this review as I haven't seen the movie yet, but your witty writing always beckons me like a siren across the sea, and I couldn't resist dashing myself upon the rocks of spoilers (though I had figured out about the Hopkins thing from the previews -- they really aren't good at subtly advertising these days...).
I still want to go see the movie, and your review spurred me on to go out and purchase, no less, the original Wolfman DVD and watch it last night -- I'm ashamed to confess that I'd never seen it before, and I have to say that it was wonderful. It also made me appreciate American Werewolf, with the pentagram connections, suspicious villagers, tormented innocent man, and the American-British thing.
Thanks for the great review and thoughts, Vicar!
- February 16, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@dr.morbius--I would be interested to see whether a longer cut would address some of these concerns I had, but at the same time I'd kinda rather spend the time going back and watching some Chaney or Naschy. But maybe that's just me. ;)
@The Duke--yes, producers these days don't seem to trust the public at all to be able to take a movie that requires more than passive uncritical acceptance of whatever images are thrown at them. Of course when you make your living appealing to the broadest, lowest common denominator, perhaps it's the only feasible business model. :P
@Nicole--you flatter me! I had suspected the Hopkins "twist" from the previews as well, and it became painfully clear from the earliest parts of the movie what was going on--anyone who was surprised by it has never seen a movie before, imo.
And if my humble words about this film inspired you to go out and discover and enjoy the 1941 original--well, I count that a "WIN" by any standard of measure!
- February 17, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- B-Sol said...
Vicar, I have to say, I did have a lot of fun with this movie, but I pretty much agree dead on with all your pluses and minuses regarding it.
All in all, I enjoyed it quite a bit and think it's getting unfairly trashed, but it does have some glaring flaws. Chief among them, I think, is what you mentioned in your addendum about the guilt factor. Del Toro seemed to sleepwalk through the part, and never was that torn up about anything, although it seemed like he was *supposed* to be, plot-wise.
- February 21, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@B-Sol--thanks for the comment! I want to make clear again that I didn't *dislike* the movie; I think it was exciting and gothic and pleasingly gory, and definitely a step up from much of the horror fare coming to modern cineplexes these days. I guess I just wanted it to be *great*, and instead it was just *okay.*
Once again, I freely admit my bias. ;)
- February 22, 2010 at 1:12 PM
"First, they give lip service to the Naschylore that the werewolf can only be set free by someone who loves him"
Hmm, no. Naschy lifted this bit directly (and repeatedly) from 1944's 'House of Frankenstein'
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|2012-10-24, 00:24
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|2012-10-24, 13:29
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Now we're back in my groove. I can always appreciate a good commentary on otaku culture, set in the nerd mecca of Akiba. (Featuring the nerd mecha of Akiba.) So the sisterly bonding resulted in a loss of innocence and loss of money from all parties, but I enjoyed watching it. While the revelation that fans can bitterly fight even if they're into the same thing (see for example: this thread) is hardly a new one, it was carried off well enough, I thought. I kinda miss the bleeping out of official show names from the first season - the censorship made it funnier, I thought - but the show moving forward in time has allowed some more contemporary references, such as Madoka. (Technically, she didn't die at the end, but it's something close to it... that'd just be arguing semantics.)
That scene at the beginning of the episode with Ruri talking to the birds about something - who is she supposed to be, Mea Kurosaki? Technically, she is, but the mystery of what exactly Ruri's doing here has thickened. Quite enjoyed this one, looking forward to what happens next.
|2012-10-24, 14:56
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Err, what was that? Why was an entire episode wasted on.........nothing? Unless I'm mistaken and this is relevant to the storyline (which I slightly doubt -_-). One positive thing I'll say about this episode was that the artwork was better than last time.
|2012-10-24, 16:47
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Sigh... This is literally CRAWLING pace for the plot, not bear crawl but leopard crawl -_-
I don't really care much for the whole obscure otaku talk since I don't get most of the reference; I know they're trying to make fun of otakus, but I've seen that done better elsewhere...
|2012-10-24, 17:25
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I can't believe that we're back to plot-less Hayate no Gotoku like the first season...
although I must admit that I'm smiling when they mention Madoka Magica....
and also Nagi's manga is actually the one that Tsugumi bought...
|2012-10-24, 18:37
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Why are all these hardly known side characters getting so much screen time? We've barely seen much of Ayumu and have yet to see Isumi and Sayuka (the mini skits in the middle of the episode don't count). I was under the impression they were trying to wrap up this story, is that not what they had in mind??? Either way... I'm tired of seeing these characters that I hardly know, not to mention I find them uninteresting. Give me back the main cast!
|2012-10-24, 20:16
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I feel kind of stupid and cheated when I can actually finish the jokes on the first watch before they're spoken. There were some enjoyable moments, but I actually had to contemplate how I was watching a Hayate no Gotoku episode that didn't make me laugh.
*sigh* At least it's only 12 episodes. I can set a hopeful parameter and not expect too much out of it.
|2012-10-24, 20:39
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|2012-10-24, 21:20
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Truth is... this episode just confirmed she's up to no good.
If anyone remembers what the "Black Camellia" is, you know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, I'll quote what I said on another forum.
Hayate no Gotoku as a whole changed a lot over time. The classic "happy-go-lucky" period, full of parodies and craziness ended a LONG time ago. You can't expect the series to be the same it was 3 or 5 years ago. Things changed. Comedy isn't the main thing anymore. You may or may not like that, but that's how it is. It has been like this ever since the driving plot behind the series was presented to the manga readers a few years ago.
And now, it's time for the anime fans to experience that transition.
They actually seem to be warming up for something even bigger. This not the whole thing. At least not yet, so have a little bit of faith on the production staff.
|2012-10-24, 23:05
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No mistake, I'm still going to ride this season out - Ruri's plot is holding my attention. But if someone asked what Hayate meant to me, I would point to the first season every time.
|2012-10-25, 03:22
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^ yeah
1st season was really something,but as they say change is the only constant.
we can only hope it stays relevant. nevertheless this season still holds my interest partly for the rabid HnG ( and hinagiku ) fan inside curious what happened after on their story. Still wondering about the missing chapters and time skip though. I guess they will address this later on. [ Or maybe even be part of the plot who knows]
besides it may be different but its still better i think than a lot of other meh shows coming up or currently out there.
|2012-10-25, 03:52
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If you really love Hayate no Gotoku, then I suggest you read the manga (assuming you haven't already ).
|2012-10-25, 21:50
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I feel like this episode broke the sacred covenant between the manga/anime and the viewer, by baldy stating exactly what anime/manga/games it was referencing. Half the humor of Hayate is the sense of smug superiority when you happen to get all their references hidden behind asterisks.
|2012-10-26, 16:18
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To start...
1. 8/10 only b/c compare to last episode, the art is better...
2. Maybe people here just are not getting the reference b/c they're just otaku-wannabe? j/k (B/c personally, all I'll say is, either I'm not otaku enough or the reference are extremely obscure on purpose)
3. Side note on the Kayura v. Chiharu argument b/t Manga & LN = is that an intentional reference to the Kirino v. Kuroneko argument in Oreimo?
4. I do agree that the plot is stretch out too much. It's good as a 1/2 episode plot but that's about it.
5. Final word = I do wonder where this series is going. Clearly Tsugumi is there for a reason other than creating random scenes...
|2012-11-04, 00:10
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Turn photos of your children into works of art! There are so many special moments in your children's lives and you have photographs of many them. Turn these moments into a unique memento with a phot to painting or hand drawn pencil sketch
Kids' Sports
Who doesn't have a photo of their kids' little league? A photo of their kids' middle and high school sports teams? These precious moments can be captured forever in a personal work of art.
Simply Different
Mona Lisa is different for her smile. Everyone has something different that is worth showing in Art. What's yours?
Yesterday Once More
Merge your photo to painting as a kid and your wife's photo as a kid into one wedding photo.