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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Why Such High Humidities Last Week?
So lets play detective! One facility meteorologists have is the ability to compute trajectories of the air..the path that the air took over time--thus, we can determine where the air came from that was so sticky and humid.
I have done this...finding the air trajectories for air ending over Puget Sound at 500, 1000, and 1500 m at 5 PM on Tuesday the 28th...the evening before the warmest day and a time with high dew points (see figures). Where did the air come? From the desert southwest as some media types said? No! The humid air came from the north over southern B.C., including the forested slopes of the Cascades.
This makes complete sense if you think about it. Earlier than week, Sat through Tuesday it was quite wet up north...an upper low caused thunderstorms that rotated westward to our north. Don't believe me? Check out the radar image from the Sunday before (see below). So we had very warm air which was passing over moist forests and vegetated surfaces, picking up lots of moisture. But the fun doesn't stop there! The Strait of Georgia is warm! Well, at least a lot warmer than Puget Sound. Water temps there were in the 60s to near 70F...which mean it could provide much more water vapor to the air than the cold Pacific.
So I think we have our answer...warm air passed over moist forests and a warm water surface and picked up lots of water vapor. That made us uncomfortable and kept the temperatures up at night (remember water vapor acts like a blanket).
Now here is the interesting thing. The air really dried out on Wednesday as the temperature surged to record levels. Why? Well, the direction of the air shifted from the moist forests to the north to the dry continental surface to our east. Want proof? Below you will also see trajectories a day later...5 PM on Wednesday, July 29th. And this air was really sinking as it descending over the Sound...producing enhanced warming.
20 comments:
- Big Sven said...
OK, but then why on earth is the Strait of Georgia warmer than the Puget Sound? Isn't it, you know, further north and stuff?
- August 5, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- Must read blogs said...
i feel like its going to take me another week just to recover from the heat. it was so nice and pleasant here in chehalis today.almost early fall like.
- August 5, 2009 at 11:22 PM
I'm curious why the SoG is so much warmer than PS as well. It doesn't seem like it could be that different?
- August 6, 2009 at 12:19 AM
- Big White Ball said...
I have the same question as Big Sven. Maybe the Strait of Georgia, because it is wider, has more shallow areas (despite mean depth being similar), particularly around island, and therefore can warm faster?
- August 6, 2009 at 6:27 AM
- Larry Rice said...
HI Cliff,
I was discussing this very thing with colleagues at the radio station... and even mentioned to Sam over at the TV station that I don't recall the 1994 event being that humid. If my fading memory serves me well from 1994... I think I remember an RH in the 20% range.. but can't recall the TD being in the 60s.
In fact I would typically remind people how it usually never gets hot around here. But on the rare occasion that it does heat up into the mid to upper 90s, it is typically the product of a thermal low migrating northward that eventually induces an strong offshore adiabatic wind from the east. That airflow would typically have a desert quality to it.
I didn't have easy(FREE)access to surface obs and other data from the period around 20JUL1994 to confirm my suspicions. I suspect you already have some students working on that assignment? Side by side comparison of both events?
I look forward to the papers on this event! See you round the sound Professor Mass!
- August 6, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- C.P.O. said...
This is why I read this blog! Freakin' awesome analysis. You could kind of tell from the way the air felt last week: maybe more humid than the usual Western WA standards, but nothing like midwest or east coast humidity. Strait of Georgia just can't compare with the Gulf of Mexico.
When they come out, sign me up for the official blog t-shirt. CMWB!
- August 6, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- Michael said...
I am thinking "Respect the Push!" should be on the shirt
- August 6, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- LVDLM said...
Thanks for posting this. It was really helpful. And fascinating.
The next question is... why is this pattern apparently such an anomaly? Are there precedents? How likely is a repeat?
- August 6, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Lance said...
Excellent post! but I think I still have the same question as everyone else, how were the water temps in the Strait of Georgia approaching 70 degrees while Puget Sound rarely gets over 55?
- August 7, 2009 at 12:18 AM
- Lance said...
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- August 7, 2009 at 12:28 AM
- Lance said...
I might be wrong, but after a little internet research it seems that the water in the strait of georgia is warmer than puget sound due to restricted circulation and warm freshwater from the fraser river.
- August 7, 2009 at 12:29 AM
- Big White Ball said...
Hey Lance, that sounds intriguing, and would that mean the opposite is true in winter? Which is why the Bellingham area can get colder than the Seattle area?
- August 7, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- mainstreeter said...
Cliff, heard your forecast on KUOW. Looks like the cool weather is here for awhile.
- August 7, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- garyLambda said...
The salt water in the Georgia strait pretty much stays in the strait even with the daily tides. The distance and that the water has to exit the strait is great enough that it doesn't fully make it to the Pacific Ocean, instead it sloshes back and forth.
In addition, the water is warmed by the tide flats which are exposed by the greater tides we have up North, than say in the Gulf of Mexico. Last week Aug 1 thru 8, we had 10ft tides every day with the lows occurring mid day. This allows the land to get heated by the sun, then when the water runs back over it, the heat is transferred.
- August 7, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- mainstreeter said...
Also Cliff, could we be looking at near record low daily high temps the next few days?
- August 7, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- JewelyaZ said...
It seems as though June and August swapped places this year... I am enjoying the "June gloom" though the tomatoes are probably ripening more slowly than they otherwise would have since the temps are so low and the sky is grey.
I don't remember this happening in the past eleven years, so I'm wondering how common a hot June and a cool August are?
- August 7, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- WeatherNerd said...
Mainstreeter, I hope Cliff is wrong is his prediction of cool weather for awhile. I am getting married (hopefully outside) on Labor Day Weekend and was hoping for sunny and mid 70s for my big day. I am already ready for the warm sun to come back to us, this June gloom is depressing weather. This is August after all, what is supposed to be the warmest and driest stretch of the year.
- August 7, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- mainstreeter said...
Yeah, I'm hoping for another month at least. August 2004 was warm and dry until mid month, then it cooled down the rest of the summer.
- August 7, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Tom said...
Hey all, with the weather kind of iffy, does anyone know a good spot to view the upcoming Perseid meteor shower?
- August 8, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Sundodger said...
Re: Larry Rice 7/20/94, According to Weather Underground, the dew points were near 60 in the morning, but plummeted to near 50 in the afternoon. The '94 100 degree day was not looking anywhere near 100 until the late afternoon when the easterly surge rocketed the temps out of nowhere -- sort of inverse of what happened on 7/29/09 with the morning surge.
- August 10, 2009 at 9:27 PM


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The Sabres lost their first game of the season last night, and it was everything that we could have wanted, and more.
It was the debut of a brand new team after a tumultuous pair of tank seasons, and boy, was the packed house at the FNC excited to start something new. There was, of course, Jack Eichel, and many other new Sabre names. There were so many new names out there, that sometimes I didn't have enough eyeballs for all of them.
For the first 2 periods, it turned out I didn't need so many eyeballs. Aside from some pretty consistently impressive rushes from Evander Kane, most of the young roster looked nervous. Their decisions were rushed, and the Ottawa Senators rushed over them in waves. Robin Lehner let in a goal with only 30 seconds in, and left in the 2nd period with an ominous looking leg injury. The injury would prove to be the worst moment of the night, and has put the young season already in jeopardy – but you can hit the Interwebs for more of that doom and gloom on your own. This recap is more about our first glimpse of greatness.
In the third period, it seemed the Sabres finally had their feet wet enough and their backs sweaty enough to shake off the Sens and get to work. Eichel started to fly with Kane, and joined with Zemgus Girgensons, they became a force to be reckoned with (I'm not sure – do we call them the KEG line? Maybe the EKG line, since they put my heartbeat on hold for a few moments attacking the net with a passion, speed and precision that I have not seen in years. Ah, it's far too early to name lines that have not been set yet, but I digress.)
It would be at the 9:11 mark when Eichel would score his historic goal. Fed by a marvelous pass by Marcus Foligno (mark that name down, trivia nerds), he calmly, momentarily let Sens netminder Craig Anderson (mark that one down, too) get into position, before rifling the puck into the very small spot of daylight left in the crease. Top shelf, of course, where those cookies are stored. Rick Jeanneret screamed "JEICHEL," and continued with every other thought that occurred to him in a frenzy, as the Sabres brand new goal song kicked in.
It was bliss. Pure and unadulterated fun was back at the FNC. The place was swingin.' Soon, Evander Kane collected a puck behind the net and wrapped it around for the 2-2 tie, and the Sabres were putting the hockey world on notice one "Here we go now!" at a time.
A coach's challenge would negate that Kane goal (a tedious, drawn out process that was clumsy and awful – more on that another day), but it could not negate the howl that Evander let loose when he slid that puck into the net, and it couldn't negate his pure aggression when he slammed his stick into the bench upon hearing it was getting called back. I absolutely loved his fire all game long. It's something we're going to enjoy all season. He never stops, he never quits.
We'll call it a day there for the recap. Sure, on the box score you'll see that the Sabres lost the game, 3-1. But as far as I'm concerned, the fans were treated to a buncha kids rallying together late in a tough, heavily hyped and anticipated debut, to willfully make that game a 2-2 tie.
The end of the game left our hearts full, yet wanting more. We still want that first win of the season, and we'll get it soon. But something about this team tells me that this will be a common sort of feeling. This team is so good, it's always going to have us wanting more – wins, playoffs, and eventually a Cup or three. It's a feeling you get with the great teams.
And that's not hyperbole.
After the game, there was an exchange between Sens GM Bryan Murray and Coach Dan.
Bryan Murray was feeling a bit of the same thing fans were at the end of this one. There were some signs of greatness on the ice last night, signs of thing to come.
Now, I'd like to introduce you to a new segment at BSN called "The Kid Line." It's a special place where one very small but precocious hockey fanatic will be weighing in with an opinion or two of the team of his generation. Watch out Sabres, my boy doesn't hold back any punches. He's usually spot on, (and refreshingly hilarious) so pay attention.
Today features a pair of observations from last night's event. As per usual, his wit scored more RT's than his father:
The Boy: You know one thing we haven't seen? Me: I dunno. What? The Boy: No Cellino and Barnes commercials! /fist pumps Both: YES!
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That gem came late in the game, when the Sabres were down 3-1, and I was feeling down too. Watch the games with your kids as much as you can. They're good medicine, and great company.
There he is! I can finally see his face again!
That one was during the player introductions. Eichel, Kane, Reinhart, O'Reilly, Ennis and co. – we love you all, but it's pretty clear by the volume at which he said this that it's going to take a lot from all of you to get some room on his poster wall alongside Zemgus Girgensons.
The fun is back, everyone.
Go Sabres.
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by Grant Moser
Mike Steinbrecher, 42, of Wyndmoor, and Kiaran Leary, 34, of Chestnut Hill, met at a dog training school and kennel in King of Prussia. Mike handled the office and helped in the socialization yard, and Kiaran was at first a volunteer before he became the kennel manager. After a year of working together, they decided to open Wissahickon Pet Minders, a Wyndmoor-based pet-sitting business, in January, 2012. Eighteen months later, their company has over 200 regular clients in the Chestnut Hill area.
Leary's love for animals began when he started walking dogs for a pet-sitter friend of his in Media and found that it "immediately clicked. There's something about them that's so easy and pure. If a dog loves you, they show it to you immediately." When Leary became kennel manager at the dog training school, he worked with dogs that had serious behavior issues.
Though he had no formal training, Leary found he was a natural. He learned about becoming "the leader of the pack" when in the yard and quickly picked up the demeanor and movements of the head trainer. Leary found that being with dogs lessened his social anxieties. "I've never heard of another job where you work 12-15 hour days and aren't stressed out at the end," he said.
Steinbrecher feels the same way. He used to teach at a school for children with behavior issues in lower Bucks County. He remembers it more as a therapist job than a teaching position and how stressed out he would be when he came home. Now he finds himself unstressing during the day when he's taking care of other people's pets.
However, the job is far from easy. A pet-sitting business is a 24/7, 365 days a year. Neither owner has had a vacation since they began, though Steinbrecher did get nearly two days away last summer to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. They also provide medications to pets while their owners are at work or on vacation, including insulin injections and IV fluids for cats. The hardest job, however, is "taking a shy cat and giving it a pill orally," joked Steinbrecher.
They've taken care of lizards, snakes, hamsters, hedgehogs, gerbils, guinea pigs, ferrets and birds. Some clients who take their pets with them on vacation ask them to continue to stop by to bring in their mail and water their plants. "Our big push is we bend over backwards for people. If someone calls and says they're leaving tomorrow, we're going to find a way to get there," Mike explained.
Their other point of pride is taking on difficult cases that other pet-sitters and even professional trainers have given up on. Leary currently visits and walks a German Shepherd twice a week that has been labeled "vicious" by other pet-sitters and trainers. Steinbrecher cares for a cat whose owners leave a spray bottle on the porch for visitors. They claim they have never turned down an animal yet.
Many people are surprised to hear that when they visit a client for the first time, they completely ignore the animals. Though seemingly counter-intuitive for a business that takes care of pets, the practice is based on animal psychology.
"When someone new comes into a home, the pets — especially dogs and to some extent cats — are consumed with questions of why is this person in my home. This creates confusion and anxiety. By ignoring them, it puts them at ease and gets across that their owner is taking care of this person; this person is welcome. So the next time we come back and no one is at home, they'll respect our presence as the person in charge," explained Steinbrecher.
As much as he admits this initial approach is the right thing to do, Steinbrecher has to fight against every instinct to get down on the floor and play with the animal. They hope the client understands that they care not only about what they're doing, but that they know what they're doing.
If they could share one piece of general advice with pet owners, it would be not to treat their pets as people. You can't engage with them psychologically as people; you have to figure out how the animals think. Learning how to communicate with your specific pet is the most important thing in being an owner.
"It's tough to explain, but you're communicating with them constantly. Whether you're in another room, how you move through the room when they're there, how and when you praise them, everything. The end result isn't to have a military-esque obedience, but to strip away a dog's anxiety to let them simply be happy, peaceful dogs. Sniff away, enjoy life, but when I say 'sit,' I expect it to happen immediately, and you don't get up until I say so," explained Leary.
This summer, Pet Minders hired two part-time employees to help with the extra work that comes with many families taking vacations. By next spring the company will need to add another full-time employee, according to Steinbrecher, so that they aren't forced to turn any new clients away. "It's on our minds all the time," he said.
"A lot of what makes our business so good right now is Mike and myself," Leary said. One of the owners goes to meet each new client, even if another employee is involved. "I don't want to become so big we're just a name. If anyone in this business begins to see pets as a commodity, that's a dangerous thing."
Pet Minders serves the communities of Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Lafayette Hill, Wyndmoor, Erdenheim, Flourtown, and a portion of Germantown. They are licensed, insured and bonded. For more information, call 215-688-6552 or wissahickonpetminders.com


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Poor weather and field conditions have led the Tennessee Tech baseball team to postpone Friday night's Ohio Valley Conference game against SIU Edwardsville until Saturday at 11:30 a.m. CDT. The two opponents were scheduled to face off at 6 p.m. Friday.
The Golden Eagles and Cougars will play a doubleheader on Saturday, with the regularly scheduled 2 p.m. contest approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game of the day. Tech will look to continue its Division I leading winning streak as senior Nick Price will take the hill in search of his fifth win of the year.
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Rangers' twin blasts boost stellar Perez
ST. LOUIS -- Rangers manager Ron Washington didn't have to think long when asked what impressed him the most about his starter Martin Perez.
"His mound presence," Washington said. "You didn't see him lose his presence. He just kept pounding the strike zone, changing speeds and working fast. More than anything though, his mound presence never changed and never wavered. He never had to calm himself down one bit. He was in charge tonight.View Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- Rangers manager Ron Washington didn't have to think long when asked what impressed him the most about his starter Martin Perez.
"His mound presence," Washington said. "You didn't see him lose his presence. He just kept pounding the strike zone, changing speeds and working fast. More than anything though, his mound presence never changed and never wavered. He never had to calm himself down one bit. He was in charge tonight.View Full Game Coverage
"I've always seen the stuff, but this is the first time he's shown he's a big league pitcher."
That's exactly what Perez wants to show, and this was a big first step by beating the team with the best record in baseball on its home turf. Perez held the Cardinals to two runs over seven innings and pitched the Rangers (43-32) to a 4-2 victory on Saturday night before a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium.
The victory combined with Seattle's 7-5 win over Oakland (44-33) at Safeco Field creates a virtual tie atop the American League West standings.
"It's amazing man ... the team that won the World Series in 2011," Perez said. "I just thought I had to work good and do the same thing I did in Triple-A. ... I can't put more pressure on myself. I have the ball, they have the bat and if I throw the ball where I want to, they don't have much of a chance. I had a job to do and I did the best I can."
This was pretty good in his second start this season and eighth in the Majors going back to last year. Perez outpitched Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller, who gave up a pair of two-run home runs to A.J. Pierzynski and Nelson Cruz. The start of the game was delayed for over an hour by rain, but the Rangers ended up winning for the fifth time in six games, including two straight over the Cardinals.
"We're just taking a lot of energy and a lot of intensity into each game," outfielder David Murphy said. "Obviously, we're swinging the bat better and pitching well, things are going better. We're in a good place and we need to focus on staying here as long as we can."
Perez, relying mainly on his sinker, slider and devastating changeup, held the Cardinals to five hits and one walk while striking out three. He threw just 82 pitches -- 55 strikes -- in his second Major League victory. His other big league win was in his first start last season, a 7-2 win over Oakland on June 30. This was also the longest of his eight Major League starts.
Perez had lost his last four Major League starts going back to last year, including his first one this season against the D-backs on May 27. Perez was sent back to Triple-A after allowing four runs in 5 1/3 innings and remained with Round Rock before being called up for this start.
Perez is with the Rangers because Alexi Ogando is on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation. Ogando, who has been out since June 5, is supposed to begin throwing off a mound on Sunday, but Perez should have at least a couple of more starts to convince people he belongs in the rotation.
"He was awesome," Pierzynski said. "It's the first time I've seen him or caught him, and his stuff was as good as I've seen. Great changeup. His changeup really stood out. He got a lot of big outs with it. After the first inning, he really took control of the game and just got better and better."
Perez gave up one run in the first inning when Carlos Beltran singled with one out, moved to second on Matt Holliday's slow grounder and scored on Allen Craig's single to center.
Pierzynski then hit his two-run home run in the top of the second against Miller to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead. The Cardinals came back in the bottom of the second to tie the game as David Freese led off with a triple and scored on Shane Robinson's sacrifice fly. But Cruz put the Rangers ahead with a two-run home run in the top of the third.
Miller was pitching up in the zone, and the Rangers made him pay for it. He struck out five and got one out on a grounder, but every other out was in the air.
"You're going to get a lot of fly balls with a power-hitting team," Miller said. "The middle of the lineup over there really doesn't get the ball on the ground. They're going to hit balls hard. I got away with a couple more tonight that potentially could have been worse. They've got a good lineup over there, a great lineup. When you're leaving balls over the middle, they're going to hit it pretty good."'
Perez, who had no such problems, made his lead stand up. After Freese's triple, he allowed just two singles and a walk before his night came to an end. Perez retired the last 10 batters he faced before Tanner Scheppers took over in the bottom of the eighth.
"When they gave me the lead, I said this is my game," Perez said. "I need to control myself and do exactly that."
He did indeed.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.


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Egyptian giants Al Ahly will represent Africa at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco in December after winning an unprecedented eighth CAF Champions League title. A 2-0 win against South African club Orlando Pirates in Cairo on Sunday gave the Red Devils a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Al Ahly fans celebrateAfter a 1-1 draw last weekend, officials in Egypt allowed Al Ahly to play the second leg in the capital Cairo despite previous security concerns, and a capacity crowd of 35,000 packed the Arab Contractors Stadium to cheer their team on to victory. They created a carnival atmosphere throughout the game, singing and dancing, prompting even Pirates coach Roger de Sa to remark there had been a terrific celebratory background to the game.
Despite intense pressure from the start, Pirates managed to withstand the attacks of the home side in the first half and created several good scoring opportunities themselves, but both sides failed to find the back of the net. It took the Red Devils just ten minutes after the restart to get the goal they were looking for when the talismanic Mohamed Aboutrika found himself on the receiving end of a deflection off a Pirates defender. The Egyptian international did well to control the tricky ball before pushing it past stranded goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa to set off joyful scenes in the stands.
Although they were a goal down, the 1995 champions knew that a goal would be enough to equalise the tie, and so they kept their cool and created more scoring opportunities. However, they squandered the chances as they had done in the first half, and they were made to pay for their misses in the 78th minute when Ahmed Fathi's pass found Ahmed Abdel Zaher, and he had a simple tap-in from close range. The Red Devils were reduced to 10 men with seven minutes to go when international defender Sherif Abdel Fadil was sent off, but Pirates could not make their numerical advantage count.
Pirates coach Roger de Sa said that in the end, wasteful finishing had been the difference between the two clubs. "We created chances but failed to score, but they scored from the first chance that they got. They are just so clinical in front of goal, and I must say that they are deserved champions."
Moment of the gameAfter Aboutrika gave the home side the lead, Pirates had to push forward in search of an equaliser that would send the game into a penalty shoot-out. In the 63rd minute Sifiso Myeni sent Lennox Bacela into space and the striker did well to go around goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy, but then failed to find the target with the goal at his mercy. A goal would have evened the tie, but instead Ahly went on to clinch the match.
What they said"I will do everything in my power to try to convince [Mohamed Aboutrika] that he should not retire and play at the World Club Cup in Morocco. But it has to be his decision, and I know that he is thinking of retiring now that we have won," Al Ahly coach Mohamed Youssef.
Player of the gameWhen his coach substituted with just minutes to go, Aboutrika spent a few moments standing on the pitch waving to the crowd. The veteran bowed before going off, leaving the question open whether it was his last official game for the Red Devils. Also a scorer in the first leg in Johannesburg, Aboutrika once again played a vital part in his fifth Champions League winning side with Ahly (2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013).
Stat of the Match8 -The number of times that Al Ahly have now won the showpiece event of African club football. Cairo rivals Zamalek have the second-highest number of wins in the competition but are three behind.
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Whenever, as the result of the construction of any dam, reservoir, or other improvement under the provisions of this chapter, or amendments thereto, including any improvement of the navigable channel to accommodate the growth of navigation or changes in navigation requirements within the reservoir created by any dam in the custody of the Tennessee Valley Authority, any bridge, trestle, or other highway or railroad structure located over, upon, or across the Tennessee River or any of its navigable tributaries, including approaches, fenders and appurtenances thereto, is endangered or otherwise adversely affected and damaged, including any interference with or impairment of its use, or, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, needs to be raised, widened, or otherwise altered to provide the navigation clearances required for completion of the navigable channel to be provided by such improvement, to the extent that protection, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, or replacement is necessary or proper to preserve its safety or utility or to meet the requirements of navigation or flood control, or both, the owner or owners of such bridge, trestle, or structure shall be compensated by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the sum of the reasonable actual cost of such protection, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, or replacement: Provided, That in arriving at the amount of such compensation the bridge owner shall be charged with a sum which shall equal the net value to the owner of any direct and special benefits accruing to the owner from any improvement or addition or betterment of the altered, reconstructed, relocated, or replaced bridge, trestle, or structure. The Tennessee Valley Authority is empowered to contract with such owner with respect to any such protection, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, or replacement, the payment of the cost thereof and its proper division, which contract may provide either for money compensation or for the performance of all or any part of the work by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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The start of the Re-conquest.
Covadonga is the place where the Re-conquest began under king Pelayo, whose remains are buried in the cave alongside La Santina. This is the gateway to the Picos de Europa National Park.
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Writer-director Brian Helgeland invited 30 actors to audition for the role of Dodger legend Jackie Robinson in the film "42," which opens Friday.
He need not have bothered.
Chadwick Boseman was the second actor on that list, and Helgeland said he knew immediately that he had found his star.
"When he left, I turned to the casting director and said, 'That's the guy.'"
The casting director reminded him that there were 28 more actors to look at, but Helgeland shook his head. "He just set the bar very high," the director said of Boseman, "and I don't think anyone can get over the bar."
Helgeland, who won an Oscar in 1998 for writing the screenplay for "L.A. Confidential," said all the actors had to perform four scenes from the movie during the auditions, and the most daunting takes place in the tunnel leading to the Dodgers' dugout when Robinson smashes a bat after being pummeled by racial epithets at a game.
"All of the actors saved it for last because it was so draining, but Chad made a bold choice and did it first. He really went for it, almost exactly the way he does it in the film. Most actors trying to win a role will play it safe and take a middle-of-the-road approach to a scene, but Chad went all out, and he had to know that it might cost him the job. I thought he nailed it. It was a brave move, and that means something when you're going to play a brave person."
Robinson, who wore No. 42 for the Dodgers, was the player hand-picked by Dodger executive Branch Rickey to break Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The former UCLA athlete put up with unspeakable abuse from fans, other players and some of his own teammates. Ralph Branca and Pee Wee Reese are depicted in the film as supporting Robinson, who played 10 seasons before retiring at 37. In 1997, the league retired Robinson's number for all teams. The only exception is April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day – when every player wears 42 in honor of Robinson.
Harrison Ford plays Rickey, and Nicole Beharie portrays Robinson's widow Rachel, who assisted Helgeland when he was writing the script.
"As a writer, I couldn't invent something better than what really happened," Helgeland said. "So many books have been written on the subject, even from the people involved, that it would have been a disservice to history to change things. As for Rachel, she made suggestions along the way, particularly with dialogue."
Helgeland said Rachel Robinson insisted that the aforementioned scene in the tunnel never happened, but the director defended his decision, adding that it was the only scene in the film that he invented.
"Branca said Robinson was the bravest man he'd ever met and that if he broke down, Branca didn't see it. I thought about what he said. I don't believe that anyone could have gone through what Robinson went through without ever emoting. I believe that it happened, but nobody witnessed it."
Boseman sat down with the Orange County Register in the Jackie Robinson room of the L.A. Sports Museum to talk about the role, what Robinson meant to him and why this movie is more important than most.
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: I would imagine that this is not just another period piece for you; that there is a sense of great responsibility in playing Jackie Robinson.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN: Absolutely. First, because I'm African American. Second, because I know kids will watch this movie and, for some of them, it will be their introduction to Jackie Robinson. They'll know him from my performance. Third, there are a lot of people who revere him and don't want to be let down. Lastly, you want to do right by Rachel Robinson and the family. It's a huge responsibility. I'm probably not even listing all the reasons. It's probably good I could block all that out (laughs).
Q. Was there ever a chance that you might turn down the role because of all those reasons?
A. No. When Brian called me to tell me I had the role, he said, "Do you want to play Jackie Robinson?" That's how he worded it – "Do you want it?" It's a good question because it's possible someone might not want that pressure. But I said "Of course."
Q. Do you realize that there are many people, including African American kids, who have never heard of Jackie Robinson?
A. That's one of the reasons that (producer) Thomas Tull is so passionate about Jackie Robinson. There is a huge portrait of Jackie in his office. He was doing some event with Ken Griffey Jr., and Ken said something about Jackie Robinson and the kids didn't know who he was talking about. Ken turned to Tom and said, "We have to do something about that."
Q. How much did you know about Jackie Robinson?
A. As a kid, I learned about him during Black History Month. His name always came up. But my parents were the type of parents who made me aware of these things all year long. I knew who he was, and I knew his impact.
Q. Did that knowledge help you in portraying him?
A. The way we learn history in this country is through heroes. But you can't play the hero; you have to play the man.
Q. And you want to get it right because his wife is very much involved, right?
A. She read drafts of the script. It was great to have her involved, but it definitely set a very high bar. But I prefer it that way. I would rather it be authentic. I would rather have it confirmed than make it up.
Q. Did you ever have to make it up?
A. Well, I studied footage of Jackie playing baseball, and the way they covered baseball back then was that they showed the players in the batter's box, but not how they prepared before stepping into the box. I had to act that part. I had to make that up.
Q. Once you're in the box, there must have been specific training for you to mimic Robinson's unusual swing.
A. First there was regular baseball training from the middle of January through May. They showed me how to play second base, and how to play first base, but then the coaches concentrated on his swing, on the way he touched his foot to the base, the way he made tags and anything else different about the way Jackie played.
Q. How did these coaches know how Jackie Robinson played the game?
A. From his Hall of Fame footage. Then, every two weeks, they would shoot our practice, and then run it as a split screen with Jackie's footage to make sure we were doing it right. We also could slow down his footage to see how he did things.
Q. What was it about his swing that was so different?
A. Pitchers wanted to pitch him inside, and most of the time he would pull the ball. His tendency to do that would make him lunge at the ball. That's part of it. There's also a hitch in his swing. The bats were heavier back then, and that caused the hitch. His hitch made his look seem unorthodox, but the more we studied it, the more textbook it seemed. But he did swing with his arms fully extended.
Q. I understand his running style on the bases was different as well?
A. He ran like a running back, which he was in college. His style was actually a drawback. He brought that style from the Negro Leagues. If you were standing in the baseline, he would run over you.
Q. Did you ever play baseball?
A. Not since Little League.
Q. There are scenes in this movie when Jackie has to deal with "colored only" and "whites only" barriers. Did acting in those scenes have any emotional impact on you?
A. Acting is a weird profession because you want to feel emotions. You want to feel uncomfortable. You search for those things that you can tap into. In this case, I was angry, but I was joyous to find something to tap into. There's a scene in the beginning of the movie when we're at a gas station. You could see the "colored only" and "whites only" signs on the door. They were painted over but you could still see them. It was an eerie, very unsettling feeling to be in a place that actually was one of those places. One of the train stations we shot at in Macon had engraved "whites only" and "colored only" signs. That's the reality, which made the experience of making this movie all the more real for me.
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Every March, the Springfield Art Museum invites student artists from across our community, in kindergarten through twelfth grades, to exhibit outstanding artwork in the All School Exhibition. A celebration of Youth Art Month, this highly anticipated show has been a staple of our exhibition schedule for many decades.
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Springfield, Missouri is home to a vibrant artistic community. This exhibition highlights and celebrates the creativity of our community focusing on artists living and working in the many neighborhoods that make up our city. This exhibition not only concentrates on the artists on display but also their neighborhoods and what it means to live and work creatively in Springfield.
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Kevin Youkilis, Adam Dunn and Alex Rios homered in the first inning off Roy Oswalt and All-Star Chris Sale won his 10th game Tuesday night and the Chicago White Sox routed the Texas Rangers 19-2.
Playing in his first home game with the White Sox since his trade from Boston on June 24, Youkilis had three hits and drove in four runs in a meeting of division leaders that saw Chicago score its most runs this season.
A.J. Pierzynski, not chosen for the AL All-Star team managed by Texas' skipper Ron Washington, hit a three-run homer off reliever Yoshinori Tateyama- his 15th of the season - to cap a nine-run fifth inning and make it 16-0. Seven of the runs in the inning were unearned, thanks to an error on Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler.
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Pick of Today's Equity Ratings Ups and Downs
Here's a selection of the key European equity rating changes Friday and why you should be keeping an eye on these movers and shakers:
• JPMorgan Cazenove has taken a critical look at the French banking sector Friday, stating that more structural deleveraging is inevitable. The U.S. investment bank downgraded BNP Paribas to neutral from overweight, on valuation grounds, and Credit Agricole to underweight from neutral, citing its high exposure to Greece and lower capitalisation levels. Societe Generale is JPMorgan's preferred stock in the sector, maintaining it at overweight.
JP Morgan's analysts said:
"The ECB's LTRO [long-term refinancing operation] is a material positive as it removes the liquidity risk and provides short term relief to funding and deleveraging pressures. However, long term structural issues remain with French banks still over-leveraged, and there is still €100 billion of further deleveraging required."
• Staying with the banking sector, Credit Suisse turned its eye to Turkey, saying the "market seems to have already priced in most of the negatives for 2012, and current valuations provide a good opportunity to build positions in Turkish banks." The Swiss banking giant upgraded Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi to outperform from neutral, stating that its relative valuation looks attractive after underperforming the sector by 13% since October last year.
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This is what Louise said about planning the party- "'Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you'…. Dr Seuss is fantastic for both Adults and Kids. We are such big fans. We celebrated in Seussian style with our digital printable set from SunshineParties on Etsy. Our Dr Seuss party was held at home with a close group of friends. It was such a colourful fun party to create.
Dr Seuss has many different characters, so we chose to do a Classic Dr Seuss party. As Dr Seuss is fun and quirky, this opened the flow of ideas.
We created the backdrop with fabric we bought from a local fabric store. We made tissue paper pom poms in white and blue to match the colour scheme. Our Flags that hang on the backdrop are printed and handmade. We placed our Party this way that way sign in front of the party table for depth. Laying out the food table was such fun.
The printables include Cupcake toppers, Cupcake wrappers, Birthday Party Banners, Thank you favors, Food labels, Games ideas and so much more! All digital design elements can be printed on a home PC printer and handmade. This makes the party unique and still affordable! With a little creativity this party can be amazing.
Thinking of food names got the brains working, and was such a hoot! We used Candy Floss as Cotton Candy, a local sweet called Fizzers as our some things, marshmallows dipped in chocolate, strawberries dipped in chocolate, candy wrappers covering Lindt bars. Every food item was either blue, red or white. All the food was a hit!"
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There's a lot going on here... first, I love that everyone on the set is really happy. How often do you hear that about the set of a movie? Not very. The Muppets do have that effect, however... making everyone happy. Good to see they've still got it. Second, Jason Segel is once again showing us that he is right for this project (as if we haven't already seen that proven time and again). Just by reading this it is obvious to me that what we're seeing is the realization of a Muppet fan's dream. It's as if one of us was getting the chance to act alongside Kermit... and based on how excited he is to be there, I would not hesitate to call Segel one of us.
The script for The Muppets is sweet, old-fashioned and smart, much like the beloved first three Muppet movies.
We haven't really heard all that much about the script... at least not since very early drafts were leaked. What a wonderful compliment to Segel and Stoller's script this sentence is! In essence, this sentence hits the three words that Muppet fans have been wanting from the Muppets for years as they've struggled to find their footing (or whatever those without feet have) in the entertainment industry again: sweet, old-fashioned, and smart. Muppet fans have voiced their opinions of too cynical Muppets (e.g., snarky Kermit interviews) or Muppets trying too hard to be hip (e.g., Muppet Star Search in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz) and especially Muppets with dumbed-down humor that no longer plays to all ages (e.g., Letters to Santa). Well, based on this sentence it appears we may be able to put those fears to bed... or at least put on clean sheets.
On the set today, Cooper yells at Kermit with such ferocity and stomps so convincingly around the stage off camera that some mistakenly think he's spending the entire shoot in character as the villain.
There are moments when you get the feeling someone is going to walk in and tell everyone the Muppets aren't real and a lot of people are going to cry.
...Huh. I don't really know what that means, but I think I like what it's implying. Now, I don't want anyone in the movie to flat out say, "you aren't real, you're puppets," that would not be good. But if somehow they have tapped into the magic of the Muppets--the fact that no, they aren't really real, but they are more than real to so many, many people--in such a way that it has the emotional resonance of, say, Toy Story 3... then yes, I'm all for that.
Wow... lots going on here, huh? More than 100 actors and singers? Sheesh! I mean... I guess if I sat down and tried really hard I could come up with a list of 100 actors and singers I would like to see work with the Muppets, but no matter how you slice it, that's impressive. Also, this seems to be official confirmation that Ed Helms (of The Office and The Hangover) will be making a cameo in the film, so that's nice, he's fun. What I wonder, though, is how many people is "everyone" that they worked into the celebrity-telethon scene... and how much "everyone" will actually have to do other than just sit there and have their face on camera.
No Elmo cameo? Sad day... that would have been awesome and I'm sure very tongue-in-cheek. Ah, well... but I do have to wonder how much money is resting on Elmo and if it was Disney or Sesame Workshop that ultimately said no deal.
It's been a while since there has been money resting on the Muppets: the past 20 years haven't been kind to them. There were direct-to-DVD films. Miss Piggy did Pizza Hut commercials. Felt gathered dust.
Even a snarky gossipmonger like Perez Hilton, a recent visitor to the set, gets a little Muppety around the Muppets. "He was a really nice guy," says Walter, a boyish new Muppet, who in the movie is Gary's best friend from their small town and likewise idolizes the Muppets. "Perez asked me if I was involved in any scandals. I said, 'Not any that I know, but I'm sure you'll tell me if I have.'"
Amy Adams can sing every lyric of every song I can name from 1979's The Muppet Movie.
Who knew I could love Amy Adams more than I already do?
Segel says he has watched The Muppet Movie more than 50 times — and that was before he even thought of pitching a new version.
See? One of us.
And now Disney is spending $50 million on a movie with singing and puppets and old friends saving the day by putting on a show! Either Segel knows something about America that the rest of us don't, or he's about to go back to full-frontal nudity.
And now comes the time where we pull out some notable quotes from people interviewed in the article and talk about them. (The quotes, not the people. Well... maybe the people too.)
"Every time we have a new thing on the set, [Jason] says, 'Do we own that? Do I own that? Can I own that?' I told him, 'You can't have the Muppet Show sign over your driveway. You'll never get married.'" ~ Amy Adams
"I have somebody on watch outside my trailer because [Jason Segel] is so into the Muppets and moi. I'm thinking of getting a restraining order." ~ Miss Piggy
Love... love, love. Piggy rocks for being herself here, Segel rocks for being an obsessed Muppet fan, and... yeah. Awesome.
"There has to be a time when stupid jokes and warmth and puns come back." ~ James Bobin, Director
With this one quote, James Bobin has disspelled any and all worries I had about him helming this project (and there weren't that many to begin with). Stupid jokes, warmth, and puns is basically all I am!
"If you could peel away Jason's skin, there may be felt underneath," ~ Todd Lieberman, Producer
I think the same could probably be said for all obsessed Muppet fans, no? Man... why aren't Jason Segel and I best friends?
"I'm probably a bigger fan of what I grew up watching than what I've been a part of." ~ Eric Jacobson
Now this is very, very interesting. I don't think that many of us would agree with Eric on this quote--that the classic stuff is more entertaining than recent projects. I'm really hoping that The Muppets will be the beginning of things that Eric, and all of us, can say we love just as much as the stuff we grew up with.
"I relate to the Muppets on a very deep level. They care about being nice to people. I don't really care about much besides being nice." ~ Jason Segel
How can you not absolutely love this guy? His heart is obviously in the right place. He is one of us... and he's making the new Muppet movie. This article, more than anything else, has firmly established what a perfect match Jason Segel and the Muppets are. Time and again Jason has proven himself to be smart, capable, and dedicated... but it all culminates in the writing of this article.
Joel Stein's article here is not one of uninformed optimism or cynicism... it is one that allows the optimism to flow through the facts and the quotes of the people bringing the project to life and that acknowledges the cynicism with equally important facts and hard-hitting quotes. Joel Stein doesn't know what will come from this movie... Jason Segel doesn't know either... and nor do I. But based on everything we have seen, read, and heard about this project... I don't think we should all start selling our Muppet stuff just yet.
Final image furnished by our good friends at ToughPigs
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier


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Monday, November 25, 2013
Winter lunches
I love Christmas time. I'm so excited to be making new winter/Christmas themed lunches. I just wish it wasn't so cold here! My hands still haven't warmed up after dropping Claire off at school.
About a year ago I had picked up this penquin sandwich cutter at Walmart. It's nice because if you're using square bread it just cuts the crusts off, which Claire doesn't care to eat anyway. I skewered a few blueberries, added a clementine and some chocolate goldfish to her lunch. I added a snowflake pick that I bought at the dollar store, of all places.
I used my Wilton tree cookie cutter to cut out Claire's sandwich. I gave her some grapes, blueberries, and a few M&M's. I also added in a banana for her snack.
I used a Wilton cupcake topper to make this lunch. I just cut the sandwich into a circle and placed the snowman on top of the sandwich. I skewered a few more blueberries and added a chocolate chip muffin. I also sliced some green and red apples for her snack.
Lastly I gave Claire a snowflake sandwich. I skewered a few grapes on picks that I bought at the dollar store. I gave her some blueberries and an applesauce ( I added a few stickers to the top to make it a bit more festive).
These are all packed in my favorite Easy Lunch Box containers. They make lunch packing so easy. The only hard part is making sure that Claire and her friend Madison have the same colour lid :)
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Hartville is a village in Stark County in Northeast Ohio.
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Judith Miller, a reporter for THE NEW YORK TIMES, went to jail rather than reveal to a federal grand jury the names of sources she had promised to keep confidential. Bob Abernethy discusses the moral arguments of that case with Deborah Potter, a former network news correspondent who now teaches newsroom ethics. More


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Eventlister.com provides a large event directory for craft, festival, concert, art and expo shows. If you're a new or even experienced crafter, Eventlister.com provides you with the tools you need to exhibit and sell your crafts yourself: connecting you with local events and even with exhibitors looking for vendors in your area. You can also search through the indexed listings of various craft/art functions for a specified time or location. The REST based Eventlister.com API allows third party sites and developers to utilize the event listings and messaging capabilities of the site when building their own applications or tools. Methods include: EventCategories, EventSearch, EventImage, EventWebsiteForwarder, MessageSend, MessageCheckStatus and more. Respones are formatted in XML.


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Pearce shows it's never too late for breakout season
At last count, Steve Pearce had played 622 Minor League games over nine seasons. So when he's finally done with this baseball gig, he can tell us about the places he has gone and the things he has seen.
His list of teams sounds like a roll call of America, from Altoona and Hickory to Lynchburg and Bradenton and plenty of teams in between. If you want to know where to get a good cup of coffee in Williamsport, Steve might just be the man to see.View Full Game Coverage
At last count, Steve Pearce had played 622 Minor League games over nine seasons. So when he's finally done with this baseball gig, he can tell us about the places he has gone and the things he has seen.
His list of teams sounds like a roll call of America, from Altoona and Hickory to Lynchburg and Bradenton and plenty of teams in between. If you want to know where to get a good cup of coffee in Williamsport, Steve might just be the man to see.View Full Game Coverage
Here's hoping that's the end of that chapter of his career. At some point, a man has paid his dues, right? On the other hand, all those stops might just make this 2014 season even more special.
Pearce isn't just in the big leagues, although obviously that's the place he always wanted to be. He's also a major contributor, hitting .319 on a first-place team, the Baltimore Orioles, who've sprinted to the top of the American League East with a nifty little 16-7 run in which they've gone from six games out to three games up in a matter of just 23 days.
The Orioles are winning because Nelson Cruz and Adam Jones are playing lights-out, because the pitching has been solid and because manager Buck Showalter is working his usual magic.
These Orioles are a tribute to the good work of one of baseball's most creative general managers, Dan Duquette, and to a clubhouse in which the leadership and professionalism are second to none.
Best of all, there's a special vibe back at Camden Yards. Another large crowd, this one 45,389, showed up Friday night to see a 10-inning, 3-2 victory over the Yankees. None of these Orioles can be enjoying this kind of season more than Pearce, who is an overnight star at 31, after nine Minor League seasons, after being shown the door more than seems fair.
The Orioles are also winning because of Pearce, a star, finally. During this 16-7 run, he has batted .333 with seven home runs in 21 starts. He has contributed big hit after big hit as the Birds have reshaped the AL East race.
Here's the thing about Pearce. He always intrigued scouts and general managers and plenty of others. He didn't blow their socks off. No one was standing up and saying this guy might be a future All-Star. They simply looked at him and thought there would be a place for him on a Major League team, a winning team.
From the moment he left the University of South Carolina, he showed off a gift that talent evaluators absolutely love.
He hit with power.
He had 40 doubles and 26 home runs in his first professional season, 40 doubles and 31 home runs in his second.
Right off the bat, he got people's attention. If you didn't know one other thing about what kind of player he'd be or what position he'd play, those power numbers meant he almost certainly was going to get a chance.
He sprinted through the Pirates' system, making his big league debut in September 2007, at the end of just his second full professional season.
Thus began a five-year stretch when he was back and forth between Pittsburgh and Triple-A Indianapolis. He got some chances, but no one ever simply threw him out there and let him sink or swim.
In fairness, he'd never done enough to show he deserved that kind of chance, and after hitting .202 in 50 games in 2011, the Pirates let him go.
The Twins signed him in December 2011, and released him four months later. This is where it gets weird.
Pearce spent time with the Yankees, Orioles and Astros in 2012. He had two tours of duty with the Yankees, two with the Orioles.
When those clubs needed a right-handed bat, they saw enough in Pearce to give him a shot. He got 188 at-bats with the Orioles, Astros and Yankees, and batted .239 with four home runs.
The Orioles brought him back for 2013 because Duquette loves these kinds of reclamation projects. That is, where others might focus on what a player can't do, Duquette looks at a guy and attempts to understand what he can do and how those skills might help the Orioles win games.
But this, they never expected. At the beginning of the season, he had 17 career home runs in 743 at-bats. This season, he has 14 in 182 at-bats.
In his previous seven big league seasons, he never once had 182 at-bats, so his good work surely is partly a result of getting a real chance. He showed up at Spring Training with a shortened stride and no longer an all-or-nothing hitter.
He started hitting in May, and because he was producing, Showalter kept writing his name on his lineup card. That's another important thing about these Orioles. In Showalter, they have a manager who has the ability to make players believe in themselves.
Whenever a team has one of those special seasons, it's because the core players play the way they're supposed to, and also because some guys perform above expectations.
When Duquette was asked about Pearce on Friday afternoon, he gushed, "Steve deserves all [the] credit. He shortened his stride, and it shortened his swing, and his bat stays in [the] hitting area longer. Good kid, great work habits."
It's looking like this may be a special baseball summer in Baltimore, and Pearce is going to be a big part of it. Yeah, sometimes the good guys win.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Annoying Art World People
Photo by G. Sticker by Roberta Thorn.
According to Roberta Thorn, here's a short list of annoying "Art World" people:
Marina Abramovic, Vito Schnabel, Terence Koh, Andrew Kreps, Klaus Biesenbach and Nate Lowman.
I've got a few people I could add to that list…
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Alanah needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Kukla's Korner is an ice hockey blog in the style of a newsfeed service, displaying media from all around the hockey world. We're undergoing a total website redesign this summer and believe that the right logo will play a big part in inspiring our new design.
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Our current banner can be seen here. Simple (which is good) yet not very exciting (which is bad).
This is a hockey news site and the audience is both hockey fans and the hockey media. So we'd like the new logo design to convey something modern and fun, but still professional and clean.
- We're open to your ideas regarding colors and font. We don't want it to be boring, but don't over-complicate it, either. Can modern, professional and fun all be included in one logo design? (We're hoping you think so!)
- Imagery in the logo is an excellent possibility, but the most important thing is the word type, so don't overwhelm that. (Images/photos must be legally yours to include in your design submission)
- The width of the website is 1025. Width and height of your design is up to you, but bear our width in mind as we want the logo to be able to extend as a header across the top of the page.
- The winning logo art must be submitted in vector format like that produced by Adobe Illustrator, to allow us to make scale changes as needed.
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"The Brothers' Time" (兄弟の時間, Kyōdai no Jikan, Viz: Brother Time) is chapter 580 of the original Naruto manga.
Kabuto launches his technique at the Uchiha brothers. As Itachi rushes over to Sasuke, a blinding light and violent air vibrations suddenly erupt. Sasuke and Itachi are paralysed by the air vibrations, but Kabuto is still able to move because of his liquified body and can still see because of the brille over his eyes. Kabuto goes after Sasuke first. Itachi protects him with Susanoo. Itachi explains that he already knows where Kabuto's going to attack, so he can act according and explains that he's not a sensor, Nagato was. Kabuto jumps onto the ceiling. Itachi tells Sasuke to remember the plan they used when they went on a mission together. Sasuke remembering hunting a huge boar as he puts the plan into action with his brother. Sasuke thinks he has Kabuto, but then is shocked to see Kabuto off to the side stabbing Itachi. Itachi's body is revealed to be a crow clone, and the real Itachi counterattacks, cutting off a piece of Kabuto's horn. Itachi and Sasuke remember their time together and prepare to catch the "snake" as Kabuto states it would take some time to get used to having horns.