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Dec. 5, 2012 05:34 PM
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/05/12 -- Sonde Resources Corp. ("Sonde" or the "Company") (TSX:SOQ) (NYSE MKT:SOQ) (NYSE Amex:SOQ) would like to update the status of its North Africa Activities.
Three Exploratory Well Commitment
Joint Oil and Sonde have reached an agreement on the terms for Sonde to enter the second phase of the exploration period under the Exploration and Production Sharing Contract (EPSA). The agreement allows Sonde to defer the three exploratory well obligations into the second phase of the Exploration Period and avoid the US $15 million potential penalty for each well had Sonde not commenced drilling by December 2012. Joint Oil's board of directors is expected to approve and ratify the agreement at their December 20, 2012 meeting. The entry into the second phase will remove a major obstacle to attract financing through a partnering process begun early this year and allow Sonde the necessary flexibility to fully exploit the potential of the Joint Oil Block. Sonde will announce the final terms of the agreement once ratified.
Unitization Discussion
Sonde has reached a tentative agreement on the Unitization principles of the Zarat Field with PA Resources, the Zarat license holder, to the south of the Joint Oil Block. This agreement includes principles relating to the Unit Area, Unit Plan of Development Area and Tract Participation. The Unit Plan of Development is on track for submission to the Tunisian Authorities for approval by the end of the second quarter of 2013. A detailed reservoir technical evaluation undertaken jointly by Sonde and PA Resources is on going. Preliminary results indicate that the gas recycling option is a viable production option which will allow the production of oil and condensate in advance of gas blow down. Sonde will make a further announcement relating to the Unit Plan of Development and Unitization principles once all approvals have been obtained.
Inert and Acid Gas Initiative
The Gulf of Gabes consortium meets regularly and has retained technical consultants to evaluate alternatives to the treatment and storage of the inert and acid gases. As the operator of the Joint Oil Block, Sonde and Joint Oil are active participants in this initiative. The consultants expect the various studies to take about twelve months to identify alternatives for carbon dioxide sequestration.
Toufic Nassif
Mr. Nassif joined Sonde as a full time employee and President of Sonde North Africa and a member of the Executive Management Team with responsibility for the Joint Oil Block. Mr. Nassif is a well-known and respected industry leader with over 33 years of experience in the US and international oil and natural gas industries specializing in business development, negotiations and petroleum operations management in North Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Nassif has been Sonde's full time consultant managing the Joint Oil Block.
Jack Schanck, President CEO and, said, "Sonde's management team, board and employees have all been working diligently to extend its exploratory well commitment, resolve unitization issues and seek financing alternatives on the Joint Oil Block. Joint Oil has assisted Sonde by recognizing the cost and difficulties in moving the Zarat Field development and exploratory effort forward by extending our obligations into the second phase of the exploration period. We expect to shortly finalize all the agreements and provide our shareholders with an update on the Joint Oil Block's potential."
Sonde Resources Corp. is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based energy company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Its operations are located in Western Canada, and offshore North Africa. See Sonde's website at www.sonderesources.com to review further detail on Sonde's operations.
Forward Looking Information - This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among others, the anticipated approval by Joint Oil of the deferral of the Company's three exploratory well obligations relating to the Joint Oil Block into the second phase of the Exploration Period without payment of any penalty, the proposed unitization of the Zarat Field and the Joint Oil Block and execution of an agreement relating thereto with PA Resources and the expecting timing associated with the inert and acid gas initiative. There can be no assurance that the approval of Joint Oil will be received on terms acceptable to Sonde or at all or that Sonde will be able to reach a definitive agreement with respect to unitization with PA Resources. Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management's expectations regarding negotiations with foreign governments and commercial parties. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, market conditions; risks inherent in operating in foreign jurisdictions and negotiating with foreign governments and foreign commercial parties; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; risks affecting Sonde's ability to execute projects and market oil and natural gas; and the inability to raise additional capital to pursue projects. Additional assumptions and risks are set out in detail in the Company's Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com., and the Company's annual reports on Form 40-F on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or forward-looking statements are reasonable, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information or forward-looking statements because Sonde can provide no assurance those expectations will prove to be correct. Sonde bases its forward-looking statements and forward-looking information on information currently available and do not assume any obligation to update them unless required by law.
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The Hanna Theatre is the last of five theaters in Cleveland's Playhouse
Square to be renovated and "reimagined" for modern audiences.
Between February 1921 and November 1922 five theaters opened along a short stretch of Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, all of them presenting silent movies, legitimate theater, and vaudeville. During the Great Depression, several of the theaters in the unofficial "Playhouse Square" converted to movie theaters, but they all fell into a death spiral after World War II. By 1969, four of the five were forced to close.
Only the Hanna Theatre stayed alive, limping along into the '80s with local theater productions and the occasional Broadway preview, until it too went dark in 1989. Ten years later, an investment group led by Playhouse Square—a preservation organization that had already saved Hanna's cousins, the Allen, Ohio, State, and Palace theaters—acquired the historic Hanna Building with the goal of making the Hanna Theatre the permanent home of the Great Lakes Theater Festival.
For local A/E firm Westlake Reed Leskosky, the task of revitalizing the Hanna was compounded by the added assignment of making the space conducive to live concerts, stand-up comedy, corporate outings, and other events for which it was never intended.
WRL's new design significantly reconfigured the original 1,400-seat proscenium stage theater into an intimate 548-seat thrust stage, fully flexible in three independent sections, and adaptable to a 572-seat proscenium mode. Equipped with hydraulic lifts that can raise and lower parts of the stage at a rate of up to two feet per second as well as a new structurally independent fly system and improved acoustical, A/V, and lighting systems, the venue provides unparalleled production flexibility. General contractor Turner Construction completed the project in 8½ months, in time for the theater's opening performance September 20, 2008. —Jeffrey Yoders, Senior Associate Editor


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Don't care for the secretly-negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal? You're not gonna like the Trans-Atlantic 'Free Trade' Agreement (TAFTA) much better.
Earlier this year, in "Please Don't Notice the Global Corporate Coup", we explained how, via the TPP, giant multinational corporations --- through a secret negotiation process that they, not we, the people, have access to --- were working with the U.S. State Department and it's trade partners to supplant the sovereignty of participating nation-states with a privately-controlled, all encompassing, corporate, global "investor state". That "investor-state" is embodied in the deal through the creation of arbitration tribunals, which are granted the power to negate the effectiveness of laws passed by individual nation-states that are parties to the treaty.
The Obama Administration has taken extraordinary measures to hide the content of the TPP negotiation texts from the public as negotiations have proceeded in secret, but for the access granted to hundreds of corporate lobbyists. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), one of the few members of Congress to acquire access to the secret draft texts described the deal to date as "NAFTA on steroids." Last month, however, WikiLeaks published TPP's 94-page, Intellectual Property (IP) chapter, a chapter that would, according to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, permit corporate IP rights to "trample over individual rights and free expression."
The content of that chapter, according to Public Citizen's Lori Wallach will, among other things, not only extend the length of pharmaceutical patents (thus delaying the availability of more reasonably priced generic versions of the same medicine), but also attempt to expand patents to surgical procedures, both of which will serve to expand corporate profits at the expense of individual patients.
TPP represents only one-half of this ongoing, attempted, global corporate coup d'état. The second half finds its embodiment in the equally secretive TAFTA, which may prove a greater threat to our nation's sovereignty than the TPP in light of the fact that, as Public Citizen notes, "European-based corporations own more than 24,000 subsidiaries in the United States."
Like the TPP, they explain, TAFTA is also being secretly negotiated by some 600 U.S. corporate trade advisers and contains many of the very same threats to nation-state sovereignty…


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This year's Tour de France began with a 6.4km prologue around the urban streets of
Most of the gear was rather standard stuff, but a recent UCI technical ruling factored in. The sport's governing body have decided that add-on friction material (grip tape, for example) on saddles and handlebars will not be permitted if it wasn't built into the original product itself.
In other words, components with integrated friction features such as TT-specific saddles from Prologo, Bontrager and others are okay. But even bicycle-specific accessories such as Fizik's Grip Strip are not. How conventional bar tape fits into this scheme is currently unclear.
Riders still occasionally have a hard time maintaining their positions in the saddle, though, and now have to resort to other measures to add grip. Without the ability to increase friction, they've been tilting their saddle noses upwards slightly, maxing out the three degrres of variance currently allowed by the UCI.
We saw a lot of saddles marked with adhesive from recently removed tape
There were a few new bits in the team pit areas, too. Lotto-Belisol captain Jurgen van den Broeck's Ridley Dean was fitted with what we're told is a new disc wheel from Campagnolo, which will likely replace the Ghibli. We have no confirmed technical information at present, but the full-carbon construction is guaranteed to be heaps lighter than the Ghibli, with its aluminum tire bed and heavy sides. Van den Broeck's disc wheel was also equipped with an 11-speed cassette, which won't fit on a Ghibli.
Lotto-Belisol riders also sported new Lazer aero helmets for the prologue. In keeping with recent trends, the new lid has no forward-facing vents, in an effort to improve aerodynamics. There's also a gigantic shield to divert air around the face. Also visible were two ridges running left to right – perhaps an offshoot of similar features used on the team's time trial bikes intended to keep air 'stuck' to the surface.
Lotto-Belisol riders were sporting time trial helmets from Lazer
We didn't see any new items in the Saur-Sojasun team area but did spot one peculiarity. Time are the team's official bike sponsor but two camouflaged Trek Speed Concepts were hidden among the sponsor's RXR aero bikes.
Check out our image gallery for more tech stories from the Tour de France 2012 proglogue.


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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) Landry Jones can do the math.
He knows his immediate - and barring disaster, long-term - future with the Pittsburgh Steelers will consist of him watching from the sideline on Sundays as Ben Roethlisberger goes to work.
Jones gets it. He totally does. Roethlisberger has the experience and the talent to go with his pair of Super Bowl rings and at age 32 is still a half-decade away from even pondering retirement.
If Jones is going to become a starter in the NFL one day, he's aware it will almost certainly have to be somewhere else.
And while the former Oklahoma star is doing what he can to push those thoughts out of his mind and focus on gaining further command of an offense he may never actually run, the realist in him knows what he's up against.
''Sure I would love to play, but as far as right now and the situation I'm in, is it likely? No,'' Jones said Wednesday.
''But am I just going to pigeon-hole myself? Am I just going to be a backup? Am I going to be a third-string guy? No. I want to start. I want to play in this league and I have aspirations for myself and where I want my career to go. But as far as right now, it's tough not playing, it's tough not getting exactly what you want.''
Don't get him wrong, he's not complaining.
The fourth-round pick in the 2013 draft insists he's ''blessed'' to learn behind Roethlisberger and backup Bruce Gradkowski.
It helps to have the stability of a four-year contract and no real pressure to do anything more than get adjusted to life in the NFL.
A week into his second training camp, the growth process appears to be speeding up. The passes that sailed over heads or bounced at the feet of his receivers as a rookie are now finding their target.
''Last year I was just going out there and things were flying around, I really didn't know what was going on,'' Jones said. ''This year I've felt a lot more comfortable in the offense, knowing my reads and things along those lines.''
He'll get a chance to show how far he's come over the next four weeks. Though Jones declines to speculate on whether he has a chance to supplant Gradkowski for the second spot on the depth chart - calling it a question better suited for coach Mike Tomlin - he understands what's at stake when he takes the field on Saturday night against the New York Giants.
''I just want to perform the way I know I'm capable of performing and wherever the chips fall, they fall,'' he said. ''Whatever the coaches decide they're gonna do, they're gonna do. I don't have much control over that situation.''
What he does have control over, however, is what he does when the football is in his hands. The previous time he took snaps in a packed stadium, things didn't go so well.
Jones completed just 30 of 66 passes (45 percent) during the 2013 preseason. He was tentative at times and rushed at others. While he's certainly looking for better numbers, he's also looking for a better presence in the pocket.
To get it he spent a majority of the offseason focusing on his footwork.
He excelled during a record-setting career at Oklahoma, where he became the Big 12's all-time leader in yards passing (16,646) and touchdowns (123). It helped playing behind an offensive line that made sure he was rarely touched.
It's a nice way to make history, but it's not exactly the best way to get ready for the NFL. Not the most mobile of quarterbacks, the 6-foot-4 Jones looked uncomfortable when forced to scramble last summer.
So he spent the winter and spring going through drill after drill designed to make him more effective when things go bad.
''For me it's always been moving in the pocket, just becoming more explosive,'' he said. ''I've got to get more comfortable doing those things, making awkward throws, getting out of my comfort zone where I'm not just drop, hitching and throwing the ball.''
There's little chance of that while running the scout team against the first-string defense.
It's a difficult proposition showing how far you've come when you're paired with a group of inexperienced players against a veteran unit that typically ranks among the league's best.
There are moments when Jones still looks hesitant, he doesn't seem lost. The distinction is an important one for his coach.
''I think he's headed in the right direction,'' Tomlin said.
At this point, that's enough.
''You just have to make smart decisions and quick decisions and just throw it to the open guy,'' Jones said. ''You have to make throws at times (in practice), but you're going to have to do that in games.''
Even if the chance to do it in ones that count remains years away. The 25-year-old is content to wait. The way he looks at it, he has no other choice.
''You try not to think about that type of stuff,'' he said. ''You can stress yourself and if you do that you don't focus on the task at hand. Sometimes I do think about the future and whatever it holds, but for right now what I'm concentrating on is the next practice, the next opportunity, the next play.''
NOTES: Rookie LB Ryan Shazier missed his second straight practice with what Tomlin described as a ''boo boo.'' DL Steve McLendon sat out a fourth consecutive practice with a concussion.
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BETHANY, W. Va. – Bethany registered a 20-0 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over the visiting Tomcats Saturday afternoon. Despite the loss, the Tomcat faithful cheered the efforts of Tim Taylor (Girard, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep) and his record-setting performance at Bison Stadium.
Taylor secured his place in the Tomcat football annals with Saturday's gritty defensive performance, registering a school-record 7.0 tackles for loss as well as a record-setting 4.5 sacks. He finished with 10 total stops and added a forced fumble.
Taylor passed Kevin Strouse's four-sack effort against the Bison on Sept. 23, 2005 and a foursome of Tomcats to secure four tackles for loss in a game (most recently Will Haase on Sept. 27, 2008).
Bethany (3-3, 2-3) finished with a 264-258 edge in total offensive yards while Thiel (0-6, 0-4) held a commanding 171-93 advantage in rushing. The Tomcat ground attack was led by De'Von Drish (Bratenahl, Ohio/Ginn Academy) and his 30-carry, 131-yard performance.
Andrew Smith (Williamsfield, Ohio/Pymatuning Valley) finished 11-of-22 passing for 87 yards and one interception. Smith also ran for 34 yards on eight carries.
Nate Blazevich (Munhall, Pa./Steel Valley) tallied three catches for 32 yards to pace the Tomcat receiving corps. Devin Wasylink (Leechburg, Pa./Leechburg) and Kyle Turkalj (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) also recorded three catches.
The Tomcat defensive unit totaled 5.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss on the afternoon. Ethan Ludwig (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool) finished with nine stops while Julian McLean (Clairton, Pa./Clairton) and Kris Tursky (Linesville, Pa./Linesville Conneaut Summit) added nine tackles and six tackles, respectively.
Matt Grimard completed 21-of-28 passes for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Bison. Nico Irizarry rolled up 117 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries while Ed Holmes hauled in eight catches for 74 yards and a score.
Kyle Arringon paced the Bison defensively finishing with a game-high 14 tackles. Kasib Taalib-Din and Demetrius Wellington each added nine stops while Wyssmy Despagne secured an interception.
After exchanging punts on the first two drives of the opening period, the Tomcats took over at the Bethany 49 and put together a 12-play, 33-yard drive that would drain close to six minutes off of the clock; the drive would eventually stall at the Bison nine-yard line. Thiel finished the first period with a 9:26-5:34 edge in time of possession.
Bethany, maintaining possession of the ball after a scoreless opening first quarter, wasted little time breaking the 0-0 deadlock as Grimard hooked up with Gage Lotozo for a three-yard touchdown pass just 1:47 into the second to take a 7-0 lead.
A Thiel fumble at their own 32-yard line on the ensuing Bethany kickoff led to a seven-play scoring drive that was capped by a Grimard-to-Holmes eight-yard touchdown with 9:29 to go in the half, giving the Bison a 14-0 advantage.
Bethany notched their third and final score of the day on their next offensive possession, as Grimard piloted the Bison offense 80 yards in eight plays and closed out the half with a one-yard Irizarry scoring run with 39 seconds to play and a 20-0 lead.
The Bison closed out the second half with a 20:31-9:29 edge in time of possession and converted on three-of-six third-down attempts.
The Tomcats return to action on Saturday, Oct. 22 as they host PAC rival Westminster College at Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.


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Wayland honors students at annual recognition chapel
Wayland Baptist University honored several of its top students at the annual Recognition Chapel held May 9 in Harral Auditorium.
Corrie Igo, a senior from Whiteface, and Jon Mark Hester, a senior from Brownfield, garnered the Citizenship Awards, one of Wayland's highest honors. The award is given to a graduating senior man and woman who exhibit Christian attitude, acceptable academic performance, diversity of interests, loyalty to American ideals, personal integrity and the exemplification of the Wayland spirit. As a result of the honor, recipients affix their names to a large plaque located in Gates Hall.
Igo and Hester also received Spinning Wheel awards, which honors the ten most outstanding campus leaders in the junior and senior class. Igo was also recognized as a Pioneer Scholar - a recipient of an institutional tuition scholarship based on academics - and for inclusion in Who's Who In American Colleges & Universities. Hester was also a Pioneer Scholar and received the award for the Outstanding Student in Spanish.
The Association of Former Students presented Laci Martinez of Floydada and Kyle Igo of Whiteface with the Outstanding Freshman Awards. Runners-up for the award included John Allison of Whiteface, Jason Flick of Kress, Isaias Sigala-Solorzano of Plainview, Lorrie Hammit of Plainview, Andrea Turner of Plainview and Ashley Wood of Gordon.
The ceremony also features presentations of several special awards. The L.C. Wayland Medical Award was presented to senior Nathan Burgess of Hale Center. Named for the university's founding family, the award is given to an outstanding junior or senior who intends to enter the medical profession and carries a cash award from the Dr. J.H. Wayland family. Burgess was also recognized for Who's Who and as a Pioneer Scholar.
Jodi Henderson, a junior from Lubbock, received the Roy C. McClung Award. Named for the university's president emeritus, the award goes to a junior student who shows interest in some phase of the teaching profession. It carries a scholarship award as well. Henderson was also named a Spinning Wheel.
Krystal Horn, a junior from Petersburg, was awarded the Helen Barnhart Reese Award and scholarship, which is awarded to a junior with career goals in the field of education. Will Husky of Lubbock was awarded the Wall Street Journal Award, which goes to the outstanding junior or senior business administration major, chosen by the business faculty.
The Ted Bell Memorial Art Award, which honors an outstanding art student, was presented to Juli Kirchoff of Hale Center. T.J. Messer, a junior from Amarillo, was named the Senator of the Year, an award which recognizes the member who has contributed the most toward the work of the student Senate.
Damon West, a senior from Littlefield, received the Timothy Award, which recognizes the graduating ministerial student with the highest grade point average who plans to enter the preaching ministry. The Boyd Award, honoring a sophomore of junior ministerial student who shows potential in the preaching ministry, was presented to Luis Najera of Idalou.
Special scholarships presented during the ceremony included The Janis Davis Memorial Scholarship, in memory of the former first lady of the university, which was presented to senior Katie Kuhn of La Junta, Colo. Kuhn is also in Who's Who. April Langehennig, a junior from Brownfield, received the Patsy Davis Scholarship, honoring the current first lady of the university, wife of Chancellor Wallace Davis. The Sanders Math Award, made possible by a scholarship from Wayland math alums Ted, David and Tom Sanders, was presented to Ryan Boyd.
Academic divisions presented awards to individuals for outstanding work in a specific field of study. Those honored include: Sean Ackerman of Springer, NM, Church Music; Michael Beasley of Farmington, NM, Biology (also Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar); Tina Bettis of Plainview, Business Administration; Amy Brookshire of Amarillo, Vocal Music (also Who's Who and Spinning Wheel); Chris Burrow of Tulia, Secondary Education and Physical Education (also Who's Who, Spinning Wheel and Pioneer Scholar); Richard Campbell of Kress, Criminal Justice; Denise DeLeon of Plainview, Psychology; Patricia Dinges of Pampa, Management/Marketing; Brenda Fouts of Plainview, Elementary Education; Aaron Gast of Cotton Center, Earth Science; Daniel Gibson of Tulia, Mathematics (also Spinning Wheel and Pioneer Scholar); Stacy Harlan of Muleshoe, Spanish and Mathematics (also Pioneer Scholar); Kristen Helton of Littlefield, Voice Music Education (also Who's Who); Jacob Henley of Pasadena, Texas, Chemistry; Jeremy Higginbotham of Ore City, Instrumental Music (also Who's Who and Spinning Wheel); Kristin Hoffman, Health Administration (also Pioneer Scholar); and Chad Johnson, Art.
Others honored include: Erin Jones of Matador, Early Childhood Education; Blanda Miller of Tahoka, Religion (also Who's Who); Jennifer Morgan of Plainview, Instrumental Music Education; Cassie Newland of Plainview, Accounting (also recipient of Mary Jones Houston Award); Ginger Noblett of Clovis, NM, Religious Education (also Who's Who); Kirsten Orwig of Albuquerque, NM, Composite Science (also Pioneer Scholar); Curtis Palmer of Phoenix, Ariz., Piano; Jeremy Parish of Springlake, Agri-Business; Charlie Pepiton of Wichita Falls, Theatre (also Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar); Vangelia Perryman of Lubbock, Journalism (also Who's Who); Tami Pitts of Floydada, Human Services; Ryan Richey of Wildwood, Art; Rebekah Shepard of Wiggins, Colo., History; Benjamin Speed of Jal, NM, Management Information Systems; David Ward of Hedley, Organ; Rebekah Wilkins of Brenham, Mass Communications (also Pioneer Scholar); Georgia Williams of Tahoka, English (also Pioneer Scholar); and April Winn of Meadow, Management Information Systems (also Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar).
Other Who's Who honorees included: Marcelina Aguilera of Plainview; Lee Baird of Odessa (also Pioneer Scholar); Matt Baird of Hereford; Tissie Beasley of Farmington, NM (also Pioneer Scholar); Lorraine Chavez of Plainview; Erica Curnutte of Alice; Dawn Hightower of Ruidoso, NM (also Pioneer Scholar); Ryan Kettler of Sidney, Neb.; Gene Lane of Houston; Mary Loudat of Albuquerque, NM; Angie Martindale of Dumas; Jason Mayfield of Wichita Falls; Tammy McMillon of Plainview; Salem Posey of Brownfield (also Pioneer Scholar); Nathan Rush of Clovis, NM (also Pioneer Scholar); Rebecca Sitzes of Bracketville (also Pioneer Scholar); Vernon Stahl of Roswell; Cari Lynn Stridde of Georgetown; Erin West of Plainview (also Pioneer Scholar); Becca Whittle of Gatesville; Robin Wolf of Red Oak.
Also recognized as Pioneer Scholars were Andrea Begay of Palestine; Jason Byrd of Hobbs, NM; Shelly Horton of Hobbs; Rebekah Hutton of Plainview; Amy Mykytiuk of Blanchard, Okla.; Leslie Schwalk of Roswell; and Sheila Wiseman of Friona.
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Do you really think Oda would end him like this? There's probably a 1% chance of that happening.
So I doubt it's the end of both of them and I'm not even 100% convinced that Monet died, and she got stabbed through the heart.
Oda hardly ever kills characters, not even those that don't matter anymore.
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The Trio are a 9.
Just below the Yonkou and Admirals.
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It's always a problematic issue when we start arguing about straw hats being stronger/weaker than Emperors/Admirals/Shichibukai.
There is no base line for power in One Piece,most of the time it comes down to a few things in a fight :
And at this point Haki.
Should i add Will ?Because in most Luffy's fights that's what got him the wins.
Right now the straw-hats don't know anything the Admirals/Emperors don't know,except for their DF abilities/Fighting Style.
So it's really hard to judge whether the straw-hats are stronger or weaker than any other character in one piece,because even though their Haki might be less powerful than that of an Emperor,I'm sure they developed techniques to help them increase the effectiveness of an attack/technique to make it more powerful.
Take Luffy for example who combines Gear 2nd with Haki to create the Red Hawk,I'm sure an attack like that wouldn't be easily taken even by the most powerful Haki user.We might even see him going to the extreme in desperate times and combine it with Gear 3rd which would probably crack the best defense in existence.
Also I'm sure we haven't seen ANYTHING from the trio yet,I'm sure they have more than just overused old techniques which can now be performed with ease.
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I personally think that Luffy is just below admiral/yonkou level. I really don't see him increasing his strength any more then what is natural (more strength/speed and better Haki). So no new gears no new mysterious powers just "natural" progression. So no 1 on 1 with an admiral/yonkou he's toast but at least now he should be able to escape if needed.
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Luffy was on death's door only fighting to save Ace. He wasn't fighting to beat them just to get past them.
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So no I can't see this as proof of current Luffy being on mid/high VA level, I think he surpassed them ever since the time skip.
Btw I'm not saying any of the VA's are weak. They might proof just as much a challenge as Lucci, or more so. But no I don't believe any 1 of them can or could ever steamroll Luffy.
It could be though that the VA's are a lot tougher then I give them credit for but I just haven't seen the proof yet.
And no Vergo and Smoker don't really count. Smoker never wanted a promotion before meeting Luffy and Vergo is the right hand man of 1 of the most powerful shichibukai, both are also introduced post time skip as VA's.
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And I'm not talking about post-skip here. I was commenting on your assessment of Luffy's strength pre-skip. None of his feats at that time demonstrate he could deal with the VAs. He didn't even know how to manifest his haki back then, an ability which all of the VAs are adept at. All of the evidence presented by Oda regarding the VAs is indicative of them being superior to Luffy pre-skip.
Vergo and Smoker most certainly count. A VA is a VA. The only real outlier amongst the VAs is/was Garp.
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Oh yea, let's not forget that it took the WHOLE CREW to BARELY defeat a Pacifista pre-timeskip...and Luffy's timeskip power jump allowed him to ONE-SHOT A PACIFISTA. Luffy, Zoro and Sanji went from being helpless against a pacifista alone to destroying one in a single hit...they literally became much stronger than their whole pre-timeskip CREW. The Pacifista was 1/8th of Kuma's strength if I remember correctly...and I highly highly highly doubt Kuma is admiral/yonkou level, even pos-timeskip with the upgrades.
And I've had this conversation in the anime thread before but...VAs don't have that position because they are pretty and shiny...there FEW VAs in the marines, it's not a position that many have at all (I think there's like 12 or something). Plus all VAs are Haki users...and most look like they know Rokushiki too.
So what if Rey trained him? You can be trained by the strongest fighter in the world for two years and not become top level...having a powerful teacher helps a lot, but it doesn't mean you're instantly top level once you're done.
PLUS, Rey only taught him Haki, he didn't teach him anything else and left once Luffy learned all he could about Haki...the rest of Luffy's training came from living on that island.
I do not get why people want Luffy to be at the top level so soon...THEY JUST GOT TO THE NW...for christ sakes, we are the half way point and you want him to be at the top level? You want the crew to have three guys near, if not at yonkou level so soon? Why? So they can easily destroy everyone they meet and be boring? Having Luffy be much stronger than the enemy is fun and all but it quickly grows boring...there's no sense of danger if he is as strong as the strongest guys.
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Hey guys, spoilers are out! So of course that also means new thread!
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I don't count Vergo and Smoker because 1 has said to chase Luffy to the end of the Grandline and the other is a right hand man of 1 of the strongest Shichibukai, they don't follow the normal VA pattern.
And Haki has been a mess ever since it was introduced. Ace never knew Haki and it only proved disastrous against Blackbeard and Akainu, arguably 2 top 10 fighters. Yet he was still seen blowing away marine ships.
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Luffy survived the war due to plot armor. You know that, so don't base your strength assessments of the VAs on that arc. Mihawk and the admirals didn't kill Luffy either, even though it would be a piece of cake to do that for them.
Again, the only real outlier in the VAs is/was Garp because he's admiral level.
Ace was a high tier, and Luffy was much weaker than him pre-skip.
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I just think that like the Shichibukai there is a world of difference between the different VA's. And that it isn't clear cut victory for any VA vs pre-time skip Luffy.
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This was from back when I knew Blacktron would not work out for me, but had yet to come up with a new name for my stuff. It was also something of an experiment, and my eventual new SHIP (if I can ever get around to building it) will benefit greatly from the lessons I learned with this one.
It's pretty big. It could actually hold all three of the light interceptors inside its hangar, though the shuttle could neither fit inside nor dock with it, which was a problem.
The airlocks/interior bulkheads here are my new standard design. They are robust, they make a nice seal, and they look good, plus they slide open and closed easily. They may very well be the best thing about this MOC.
Weapon prototypes in the armory, which have since been replaced (though the OTC Spatha is the same).
I had some issue trying to take internal pictures, since I had the thing up too high and lacked some of the lights I've since acquired, but the MOCpages link has a few more pictures (some of the deck arrangements, the bridge, both interior and exterior, and engineering among them).
I plan on going to an entirely smooth exterior for my next SHIP, and I've got what I think is a neat engine design to start it off with, but it is pretty parts intensive so it might be a goodly while yet before I can actually build it. I've been buying 1xn bricks in large quantities for months and it never seems to be enough.


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Serving America: Memories of Peace Corps SERVING AMERICA: MEMORIES OF PEACE CORPS highlights the experiences of some of the nearly 3,000 volunteers who served during the early years of the Peace Corps. A mix of archival film and photographs, along with personal stories from former volunteers, tells a story of service and idealism. Interviews convey the volunteers' passion, commitment and bravery as they lived and worked in developing countries, including South and Central America, Africa and the Middle East. D
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Global Voices "Behind The Rainbow" Can the deal between South Africa's old apartheid regime and its new government withstand the test of time?. D
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AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange "Dear Mandela" Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court action, this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power. When the South African government promises to "eradicate the slums" and begins to evict shack dwellers far outside the city, three friends who live in Durban's vast shantytowns refuse to be moved. Dear Mandela follows their journey from their shacks to the highest court in the land as they invoke Nelson Mandela's example and become leaders in a growing social movement. D
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Flower Arranging With Edibles
These days the phrase "edible arrangement" brings to mind one of those kind of bizarre but tasty bouquets of melon cut up in flower shapes. But there are so many other (perhaps more elegant?) ways to use edible elements in bouquets for gift-giving or enjoying around the house. Berries, herbs, and vegetables add such a lovely feeling of abundance and seasonality to a traditional grouping of flowers and plants.
One reason I love edibles mixed with cut flowers is that they tend to elicit a strong emotional response. We all have powerful feelings associated with various foods; they evoke childhood memories and meaningful experiences from throughout our lives. When you hand your hostess a big bunch of dahlias mixed with mint and blackberries, she might smile because it's pretty, but also because it reminds her of summers at her grandparents' house at the Russian River, or of drinking cocktails on a picnic the day her husband proposed. Who knows? Our associations with foods are so rich and varied, perhaps more so than with flowers alone.
If you have a vegetable or herb garden, you can make a bouquet from your own harvest to deliver as a gift that's both beautiful and functional. My friend Seth, who grows all kinds of herbs and mixes them into syrups for homemade sodas (look out for him in a future Garden Party column!) once brought over the most beautiful little mason jar filled with lavender, mint, purple basil, and lemon verbena. It was surprisingly colorful, with a complex fragrance, and we cooked with the herbs all week while still enjoying the bouquet on the counter.
And even if you don't grow your own veggies and fruits, chances are you can find fresh ones to use in your bouquets. Try visiting your local farmers' market; ask your favorite vendors if they will pick longer stems for you (figs on the branch, strawberries with their leaves). They might charge a bit more, but you'll get more product too.
Here are some of my favorite seasonal edibles to incorporate in cut flower bouquets:
• Lately I've really been enjoying working with mint. The fresh green color is so summery, and of course there's that clean, bright fragrance too. Mint lasts a good long time in the vase (as long as you keep it out of the sun), and it's lovely mixed with other seasonal florals or just on its own, gathered in a nice full bouquet in a mason jar (second photo above). Parsley is also fun, with a less sweet scent.
• Berries of all kinds are lovely as a complement to cut flowers. Those with thorny stems can be a bit difficult to work with, but you can remove the thorns with a sharp knife (or a professional rose stripper, if you're so inclined – they are cheap at craft stores). Pick blackberries or raspberries when they're not quite ripe and they'll turn color in the vase. Strawberries, with their vining foliage and sweet white flowers, make a lovely bouquet just on their own, don't they?
• In the past I've had a hard time working with figs because I can't help myself from gobbling them all up. Luckily, they're easiest to work with in arrangements when they're still unripe. If you like a sculptural, modern aesthetic, you can pluck off the leaves and display the branches with fruit alone. Or keep the leaves for a softer look (though they don't last terribly long when cut). If you can't find fig branches, try using the fruit by itself, straight out of its pint from the supermarket (see the first photo, second row above).
• Artichokes (and their close relative, the cardoon) produce a striking, spiky flower in a vibrant periwinkle color. The layered, tapered form of the vegetable itself is also lovely as a focal point in a mixed arrangement. The baby purple variety is my favorite, mixed with white flowers for contrast. I've seen artichokes used as vessels for bouquets as well: just hollow out the choke, drop in a little yogurt jar or other glass jar, and fill with water.
For some more edible bouquet inspiration, check out these posts from the archives:
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Explore how fossils are created during this hands-on demonstration! What parts of animals become fossilized? How old are the earliest fossils? Families will discover how fossil casts are made in the museum by making their own casts to take home. This program offers something for all ages – exciting information about fossils and a fun, hands-on exploration of fossil casting!
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When the New York Mets traded Carlos Beltran, arguably one of their top three position players in history, for prospect Zack Wheeler, they said this guy was going to be good. Really good.
We got a glimpse of just how good Tuesday night in Miami when he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. He lost it, but also impressive was despite the emotions of losing history, he kept his composure enough to minimize the damage to two runs.
In what Wheeler called a learning experience that might have been the most important thing he took from the game. Wheeler also learned pitching to contact, when you're throwing in the mid-90s is a positive. He showed it isn't necessary to try to strike out everybody, which spikes his pitch count.
Wheeler has struggled with command, but after six innings he was at 65 pitches. There have been times when he had that many after three innings.
No-hitters, as exciting and a dominant display of pitching as they are, remain flukes with a certain element of luck. Averaging around ten pitches an inning is a sign of complete control.
Through six innings, Wheeler showed what all the fuss has been about. He showed why he was worth the wait.
"I felt smooth with my mechanics,'' Wheeler told reporters last night. As evidenced by the pitch-tipping episode, that hasn't always been the case.
"The rhythm was good. Good tempo in between pitches,'' he continued. "Everything was just clicking well and I was hitting my spots.''
When Wheeler made Giancarlo Stanton look foolish earlier, it looked as if he might get it, but his grasp at history slipped away when the non-descript Ed Lucas singled with one out in the seventh.
That's right; things often get broken up by the unknown. It wasn't a fluke hit, but a solid drive off a bad pitch. John Buck called for a fastball in, but Wheeler left it out over the plate.
Usually when a pitcher loses a no-hitter, the manager or pitching coach comes out to settle him down, to remind him there's still a game. Surprisingly, pitching coach Dan Warthen wasn't sent out after several more hitters, but by that time the shutout was lost and Wheeler was tinkering on disaster.
Wheeler later admitted he lost his concentration.
"I did get a little rushed after that,'' he said. "I probably let down my guard a little bit, but it was a learning experience.''
Wheeler composed himself enough to get an inning-ending double play, but he was too spent to go out there for the eighth.
Wheeler's effort marked the fifth time a Mets' pitcher took a no-hitter into the seventh this season. Matt Harvey has done it three times and Dillon Gee once.
Maybe Wheeler will throw a no-hitter someday. So might Harvey. Then they may not. However, they've shown us you have to watch.
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text: Always a tough choice to go here or not. By far the best seafood in the springs. However it will be an hour before you get your food, and the waitstaff will not check on you unless prompted. If Mr. English would hire a real staff instead of relying on family this place would take off.


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STARKSBORO — Twelve years ago the property on Robert Young Road purchased by Price and Marijke Niles for their retirement was full of grass, brambles and brush.
"It was so bad, the real estate agent told us not to buy it," Marijke Niles, 67, recalled. "But we fell in love with the big rock, the view and the pond, and I wanted a big open space where I could garden."


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As a homeschooling mom who's kids are home for most of the day, it is imperative to have some sort of orderliness going on in the house. I am not talking spotless floors and dustless table tops, but kids- in fact all people- need order around them. It affects us whether we like it not. So if our homes are somewhat tidy on a daily basis, it really helps with the home environment.
Now this is coming from someone who has learnt the hard way and it has taken me literally years to figure out how to get to this place... but now that I have figured out my little formula, I am sharing it with you and hopefully it will help you as much as it helps me.
If you stick to the following rules, I can guarantee that the clutter will decrease and your mind will feel a lot more free:) And please remember that this is a life long journey- not something you do in a day (although that would be nice:)
Rule #1:
If something does not have a designated place in your home, give it one. And yes, a Junk drawer is considered a home as long as you clean it our every few weeks. If you can't find a home for something and it seems to just float around your house, get rid of it.
Rule #2:
Now that everything has a home (a designated place) when you or a family member are done with it, put it back where it belongs. Don't leave it out for someone else to put away or tell yourself you'll do it later.
Rule #3
Like I mentioned before, don't push it off for later if it can be done right away. Obviously there are things that cannot be done right away, but if it could, do it.
Rule #4
If you have stuff that does not have a place/use in your house or life, have 3 options always readily available:
1.Throw it out if it is broken or has no use.
2. Donate it or sell it if you don't want it but don't want to throw it out.
3. Recycle it.
Have a "Donate" box and a "Recycle" box somewhere in your house that you can constantly fill up and send away.
Don't just store it in your house because you have no where else to put it.
And most important, give yourself 5 seconds to make the decision of whether or not to keep it. The more you think about it and all the possibilities you may have to use it (when you haven't used it or wore it for the past 5 years) the more of a chance you have at keeping it around for absolutely no reason.
Its all about simplifying our lives and making things easier.
Ever since I have this system, and believe me, it is never ending (there are always things to get rid of) I find it so much easier to find things, and clean up at the end of the day is so much easier and quicker. The kids benefit as well and it really creates a sense of order in the house.
(Please don't think for a second that my house is neat and tidy all day- on the contrary, it is very lived in! But it takes minutes to tidy each room and the kids are more then happy to help as it is easy for them to put things back when they know where things go)
So happy organizing to you and I would love to hear how you keep a sense of orderly sanity in your home!
Have a great week and a Happy Chanukah!


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August 9 - 13, 2010 | Orlando, Florida USA
The annual North American conference is dedicated to furthering Agile principles and providing a venue for people and ideas to flourish. This is where the Agile tribes meet.
More information coming soon!
We're in the process of migrating event sessions and videos from past conferences to the new site. In the meantime, if there is something specific you are looking for from Agile2010, please contact us.


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Winter Lights Festival producer Mike Carson is counting down not just days, but degrees.
Winter Lights Festival producer Mike Carson is counting down not just days, but degrees.
As the festival that opened Saturday, Jan. 26, approaches, Carson observes weather predictions, hoping they affirm projections that ice will stay frozen, skaters can skate and the show can go on with cold weather continuing.
"Last year we didn't have ice — we had water," Carson said of the unseasonably mild temperatures.
So far, so good — and he is charging ahead with plans for feature ice dance performances as well as "Ice Pops," shorter performances that provide breaks between longer ones. Based on Boston Pops short orchestral pieces, they include a series that will dramatize the progression of wars from the Middle Ages into the new millennium.
Carson is particularly dazzled by a giant puppet steed in chain mail whom a skater will dance into a Magna Carta-age battle to Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man."
"This year," said Carson, "the highlights are the "Ice Pops," three- to six-minute pieces that give people a break between long pieces."
After a Mac 'N' Cheese contest at the Dimmick Inn, 101 E. Harford St., from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, to which pros and amateurs are all welcome, Beth Woronoff's Boundless Edge Ice Dance Ensemble will open the skating performances at Ann Street Park with "Set Fire to the Ice," four young women ice dancing to music by Adele.
Also on the schedule for the afternoon, in addition to "War 1215-2014," will be "Berlin, 1928," set to "Threepenny Opera" dance music; "In Tonight's Performance," an ice comedy in which a celebrated ballerina performs with an impromptu replacement; "Love Where Art Thou," which is a tenuous love story; and "Blues at Birdland."
Announcement of the Mac 'N' Cheese contest winner will also be part of the afternoon, which will conclude with a 4:15 p.m. question-and-answer session with performers, along with free cookies and hot chocolate, at Good Shepherd Church Parish Hall, 110 W. Catharine St. Carson said he will tape the Good Shepherd Q&A for grant applications.
After performances conclude, all are welcome to skate on the ice, though not before, Carson said. And performances will resume on the next Saturday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. with Dance Theater of New York and local star skater Jordan Hartey.
The website winterlightsfest.com has schedule details and will provide updates.


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Join us for the Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl in December.
From your implausibly comfortable wooden stool, you crunch through the flaky gold of your beer-battered cod and chips. As you exchange semi-truthful yarns with fellow colorful characters, your fingers trace the familiar curves of the absolutely most perfectly-poured pint of Guinness your weary eyes have ever seen. And your anxious tongue has ever touched.
Vaughan's Public House of Pratt Street, Hartford is smoked salmon, tender corned beef and Glenkerry potatoes. It's homemade Irish cream, signature Irish coffees, the finest single malts and dozens of memorable ways to fill a pint glass. It's authentic hand crafted furniture and décor, literally hand-carried across the pond. It's a place where you feel right at home. And if you feel like you're in Ireland, cear fo leor (that's great) because we want you to.
Vaughan's promises true Irish warmth and hospitality all day, every day. Wander in sometime for lunch, dinner, after-dinner drinks, pre-show pints or just because. Sit. Stay. Stay some more. You may not ever want to leave. And we really don't want you to. Because, at Vaughan's today can wait till tomorrow... and tomorrow can wait till some time next week.


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10 Affordable DIY Valentine Gift Ideas For the Tech Lover In Your Life
There's just something about Valentine's Day that calls for DIY gifts. From a young age I began making valentines and loved the fact that this holiday gave me a reason to break out the glitter pens for my classmates. Now that I'm older the love for glitter has not diminished and neither has the fun from making gifts for loved ones. Love DIY too? Take a gander at these ten projects for a variety of skill levels just perfect for your tech lover valentine.
Row One:
1. DIY Tech Sleeve: Joelle Alcaidinho
2. Bedside Headphone Holder: Anthony Nguyen & Design Sponge
3. Duct Tape Roses: Julie Hudy Make Projects
4. Stitched Leather Tablet Sleeve: Martha Stewart
5. Printable Valentine Coupons: Christopher Wiitala
Row Two:
6. Glittery iPhone Charger: For Chic Sake
7. Small Portable Wool Covered Speaker: Helseth Instructables
8. Valentine Lightbulb: Design Sponge
9. Floppy Disk Record Player Valentine: Build/Make/Craft/Bake
10. Hex Nut LED Flashlight: Sjroth Instructables
Want more DIY gift ideas for your Valentine? Check out these 20 projects.
(Top Image: Joelle Alcaidinho, all others as linked above)


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Anywhere but home.
Hi all! To make this post, I was digging through my inventory, and I decided to mix new releases with garments designed some time ago. I love doing that! Hope you like it! Forgive my lack of constancy in my blog these days, I'm working very hard on the Tribute of which I spoke to … More Anywhere but home.


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Latex mattresses have many popular features and benefits. One of the most commonly cited is the body contouring properties natural latex provides.
Of course, some people, those who have never experienced the body contouring properties offered by memory foam or natural latex, don't understand what the big deal really is when it comes to body contouring. It's hard to get excited about something, after all, that you've never experienced or don't really understand. So, here's the lowdown to show you just how wonderful latex mattress body contouring is.


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Alessandra Ambrosio: Hawaiian Vacation with the Family!
Alessandra Ambrosio rocks a bikini while paddle boarding in the warm waters of Maui, Hawaii on Wednesday (August 10).
The 30-year-old Brazilian model is on vacation with her family on the tropical island.
Earlier in the week, Alessandra and her daughter Anja enjoyed some quality time together relaxing on a chaise lounge by the beach. Later that day, Alessandra went shopping with her husband Jamie Mazur.
Alessandra hit the beach in Brazil late last month for a photo shoot with a male model.
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If you've been playing games for a decade or two, you already know who Peter Molyneux is. He's a mystical to figure some, who's diametrical fan base is as antithetical as the games he makes. Touted as one the greatest(and one of the most quotable) game developers of our generation Molyneux makes talking about games fun, not only because of his great reverence for the industry- but also for the blazing passion and lack of PR speak, especially when talking about Love, Death and Money.
Umm...No. Good game design is coming up with something good.
It may be true with games such as Uncharted or recently Far Cry 3, but what about games like Soundshapes and Journey? Or Team Ico's games? You cant generalize an opinion, but it's mister hype itself talking so I guess no one really gives a shit about what he says anymore.
He is right to a certain degree.
You can see where games get their influence from by playing them, for instance the drag takedown from Far Cry 3 reminds me of the same move from Dishonored, And the rat swarm from Dishonored reminds me of the insect swarm from Bioshock.
Most features from games are derived from another.
There will always be Dev's trying to emulate another games' success, that's how we ended up with BF3 and MoH.
Some people haven't seem to have heard that Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
Still- I think he provided an earnest assessment of the industry and his place within it.


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Packing a Lunch? 9 Useful and Cool Lunchboxes and Bags
It's time to go back to school and hit the office routine once again, and we're here to cheer you on in packing your lunch! Sure, an office lunch out at the corner deli is nice once in a while, but packing a lunch nearly every day is good for your health (and pocketbook). If you're like us, a new lunchbox is a big encouragement in remembering to pack a meal every night. Here are nine current favorites for brown-baggers young and old.
• 1 Sammo Lunch Bags, $3.49 for 10 at Sammo. Not as reusable, but lots of great lunch humor here. (via Shelteriffic)
• 2 OOTS Lunchbox, $35-$45 at OOTS. So bright and tidy. (via Ohdeedoh)
• 3 Insulated Lunch Box, on sale for $7.95 at Crate & Barrel. Simple and sensible.
• 4 Reusable Labeled Bags, $38 for a set of 5 at Graze Organics. Sweet design, and reusable.
• 5 The Goodbyn, $35 at Goodbyn. OK, this is one designed for kids, but we love how the box is also the lunch plate. Also, it comes with stickers. (via Ohdeedoh)
• 6 Patchwork Lunch Tote, $30 from Sarah Minshall. Can be stuffed into another bag when empty.
• 7 Tortuga Lunch Tote, $22 at BUILT. It is semi-firm and will protect your egg salad, but can still be folded flat.
• 8 Square Bento Tiffin, $33 at Amazon. A take on the most classic lunchbox of all: the tiffin. We like the bright colors here.
• 9 Classic Construction Worker Lunch Box & Thermos Set, $29.95 at Lunchboxes.com. Another true classic – classy too.
And now of course you need something to put in that shiny new lunchbox. Here's a roundup of great lunchbox meals from our friends at CHOW. They put together three school lunches geared towards the personalities of three different kinds of kids (and grownups). See what they recommend for the Negotiator, the Picky Eater, and the Adventurer.
• Time for School Lunch at CHOW
Do you have a favorite lunchbox right now? What do you like to carry your lunch in?


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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – After earning a bronze medal at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta last year, the MIT lightweight varsity 8 crew moved up a notch this year, earning a silver medal on the waters of the Schuylkill River this afternoon.
MIT was in lane four as it faced off against crews from Bucknell, Purdue and Tulsa. A quarter of the way through the race, the Engineers stood third behind Bucknell and Tulsa as it cleared the Strawberry Mansion Bridge. The Crimson and Grey then started to move on the Golden Hurricane crew, catching them at the 1,000-meter mark and then pulling away to claim the silver medal, crossing the line less than 10 seconds behind Bucknell and a little less than seven seconds ahead of Tulsa.
Four of this year's crew were part of last year's bronze medal performance, junior coxswain Emily Chen (Nashua, N.H.), senior co-captains Kathleen Inman (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Lauren Ayers (Portland, Maine) and sophomore Katie Gorick (Ashburn, Va.). A pair of freshmen in the crew, Anne Kim (Montclair, N.J.) and Madison Noteware (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), has earned medals on the famous racecourse in championship racing before – both having earned them as high school rowers in the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta. For freshman seven seat, Ella Branch (Charlotte, N.C.), senior stroke seat Chandler Burfield (Naples, Fla.) and senior three seat Anne Warren (Ann Arbor, Mich.) it was their first championship medals rowing on the Schuykill, with Burfield and Warren earning their first-ever medals.
MIT also had a varsity 4 entry in the regatta that raced in a preliminary heat on Friday. The Engineers finished fourth out of six crews, edging Bryant by less than a second and finishing less than two seconds behind Tulsa for third. MIT did not qualify for the finals, however, as just the top two crews moved on to race on Saturday.
MIT has one final event on its 2012-13 schedule, the IRA Regatta that will be held June 1 on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, California.
Dad Vail Regatta
Varsity 8 – Final
Bucknell - 6:57.746
Tulsa - 7:13.640
Purdue - 7:57.028
Varsity 4 – Heat 3
Pittsburgh - 7:57.685
Bucknell - 8:04.641
Tulsa - 8:13.075
Bryant - 8:15.777
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When it comes to our sailing holidays, we all prefer the best destinations to spend our valuable vacation time. Greece offers this quality of sailing life as it is surrounded by hundreds of beautiful islands. Most of them are reachable by boat and have harbors with the needed amenities. Every island of Greece is a different adventure that you must explore. Each and every one of them has its unique beauty and places that you can only visit by boat. That's why sailing in Greece is so popular. If you do not own a boat or a yacht, you will find what you are looking for very easy as there are hundreds of agencies here to help you. Recently I found great info about yachting in Greece in "Istion yachting", a yacht charter Greece company .
The amusement of yachting is combined with traditional local cuisine in order to lift your joy to the highest level. Little local tavernas serve home-cooked food and also plates for the meat lovers in which, lamb and goat are being prepared in several different ways. The traditional plates are stuffed tomatoes and peppers, stuffed aubergines, eggplants cooked in a variety of ways, fresh fried potatoes, tzatziki and other sauces based on garlic, vine leafs stuffed with rice and herbs (dolma) and many others. Last but not at all least, are the plates with fish and seafood. The shrimps can be found boiled, fried and prepared on the stove using charcoal. There's also a recipe, almost the same in all Mediterranean countries, where the shrimps are cooked together with tomato, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, feta (white) cheese and other ingredients, all together in the frying pan. This last recipe can be also used for cooking mussels. For them, there is also a great variety of cooking ways in Greece. The most popular one is when they are cooked and served with rice. The fresh fish is what everyone is looking for when he comes to Greece. The taste of the fish in the Mediterranean and moreover, in the Aegean sea, is much better than the one of the fish of the ocean. Eat your fresh fish on the stove and you will never forget it. The particular cooking way is meant for larger size fish. The smaller ones are fried in the pan and end up in your with a delicious taste! The king of summer, here in Greece, is the octopus. The Greek islands are worldwide known for the tasty recipes when it comes to cooking octopus.
All the above and even much are is what you will find if you decide to spend your relaxing holidays in Greece.


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I showed you the buildings of Havana here. These photos are some of the interiors, as seen from the street.
|This is the newly restored Palace of Matrimony. Yes, it's just for weddings.
|Cuba is just now allowing small employee owned businesses.
This is an example of a woman opening up a produce stand in her home.
Yes, there are lots of old American cars in Havana! They are mostly taxi cabs, so anyone can ride in them.
Including the hearse at the cemetery!
Tomorrow, Ernest Hemingway house and food and mostly drink in Cuba.
Don't miss yesterday's post on dance and drinks in Cuba.


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The Cat O' Nine Tails
When I hear the name of director Dario Argento, I immediately think of his classic horror masterpiece "Suspiria." The writer/director, of course, made slews of other feature films, and many of them fall into the mystery/thriller category. Arrow Video's latest Argento release, "Cat O' Nine Tails," is one of those mystery films, but at two hours long the movie slightly overstays its welcome.
"Cat O' Nine Tails" will be for those huge Dario Argento film fans, but this film may frustrate some with its emphasis on dialogue-heavy scenes. It also has actors who disappear for half of the movie, only to come back at the end. But the film has many elements that make a successful Argento suspense thriller.
Karl Malden plays a blind man who aids an aggressive reporter as four people are murdered in London. Like most of Dario Argento films, the film features a combination of American and Italian actors, where a lot of the dialogue was dubbed in English. And, like other Argento films, the murder sequences (one involving a body getting crushed by a speeding train) are quite violent, graphic, and done in bizarre close-ups.
The finale of "Cat O' Nine Tails" becomes anti-climatic, save for the final death sequence. In short, this feature isn't one of Dario Argento's more memorable feature films.
Faring much better is the array of special features on Arrows Blu-ray:
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Three Killed in Monday Afternoon Crash in Pleasantville
A car collided with a New Jersey Transit bus Monday afternoon in Pleasantville, killing three people.
The Press of Atlantic City reports a car was traveling north on Franklin Boulevard Monday afternoon when it swerved and struck a New Jersey Transit bus. Reports say the car scraped along one side of the bus and spun around while the bus wound up on the sidewalk. The car was said to have had severe front-end damage.
Two people in the car were killed and three people on the bus, including the bus driver, were injured. The Press of Atlantic City reports a third person died Monday night. Authorities continue to investigate the crash.
Additional Coverage:
- The Press of Atlantic City: Two killed, others hurt in bus-car crash in Pleasantville


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Judge Slams Universal Music For Trying To 'Bamboozle' Court & Producers Over Eminem Royalties
from the but-that's-how-the-labels-work... dept
The latest news is that a judge has completely slammed Universal's latest attempt to hide money from FBT, after it came out that Universal had inserted what appeared to be a minor definitional piece into a summary judgment action earlier in the case, which it's now using to claim that FBT should only get a cut of 29% of revenue, rather than 100% or revenue. The details are a bit technical, but as THResq explains:
Last autumn, Universal brought a motion for summary judgment on the phrase "our net receipts" in the agreement in question. In response, the judge ruled that "our" referred to Aftermath. So Universal says the judge's ruling means FBT has to live with what Aftermath gets (29 percent) instead of what Universal gets (100 percent).However, Universal also has some sort of tricky accounting going on for foreign receipts, in which Aftermath only gets 29% -- so now it's arguing that it only has to pay out the 50% on that 29%, rather than on the full 100%. The judge reasonably went ballistic at this obvious attempt to trick the court and FBT, and to effectively sneak through the provision defining "our net receipts" earlier:
"Furthermore, the Court is deeply troubled by Defendants' argument. While it is hard to see what FBT could gain by feigning ignorance, it is now quite apparent what Defendants could hope to gain by bamboozling the Court and Plaintiffs on this issue. Defendants' current stance makes it appear as though Defendants carefully inserted the issue into the motion for summary judgment before they had notified FBT or the Court of what percentage of the revenues from foreign sales of permanent downloads and mastertones would be paid to FBT. An attempt to dupe the Court into a premature ruling will not serve as the basis to deny FBT an opportunity to challenge Defendants' accounting practices."This does not bode well for Universal in this case, however it is yet another example of the tricky math that the RIAA labels like to use in screwing over artists. It's good to see more and more of this coming out in public, though it's really quite amazing the lengths that these labels (mainly the majors) will go to in order to keep money from artists, using all sorts of suspicious accounting and legal tricks. The deceptiveness here is clearly planned out, and they seem almost proud of how clever they are in screwing over artists. It's stunning. In an era where more and more artists are realizing that having a label is now an option not a requirement, publicly trying to screw them over on royalties is not exactly a path to success.