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60 frames per second (FPS) is something that every console gamer have been asking for since the release of the PS3 and Xbox 360, and very few games have delivered. Many gamers have made up excuses as to why we still haven't made 60 FPS the standard, the most common one being that current generation hardware simply isn't capable of a solid 60 FPS. This is far from the truth. Making 60 FPS a standard isn't a hardware limitation; rather it's a developer limitation.
why not make 45 fps a standard? I don't understand the need to double the frames from 30. 45 will seem smoother and when a game dips in frames during intensive graphical moments we won't see the choppy 20-25 fps as seen in some games.
As well there won't be as large of a requirement for hardware to be dedicated to rendering those extra frames as 60fps would need.
when you get higher and higher,it takes more fps to see a difference,45 to 30 is not that noticeable unless your a pc gamer who has a native eye to it.
okay super human.. when i grow up i want to have super powers like you mr pc gamer.. lol
Your comment is exactly why people don't like pc gamers such as yourself Muffins.
Ot, I would really like if every game would be 60 fps, but 30 fps LOCKED IN would be acceptable. If we get the kind of framerate crashes like in Fallout this coming gen there will be some hell to pay.
Speaking of Fallout, I hope Fallout 4 is announced at this years E3.
But that's the main thing we asked for all the pc elitist laughed and joked us about this why is 1080p 60fps not standard if we are going to have this console for another idk 7 years that will help
To the guys mocking Muffins, although it sounded "elitist" it is kinda true.
There are a LOT of gamers who does not know about this whole FPS differences. A good example will be Modern Warfare (60fps) Vs Black Ops (30fps), people just say/think it is "slower" but no, the frames made a BIG difference in gameplay.
Don't trash his opinion just yet because he's right. PC gamers have to keep tweaking settings to get the most stable frame rate in a lot of demanding games so they are used to somehow know when a game drops frames. It is not a superhuman ability, they are just accustomed to this, however, anyone can get accustomed to it.
45 would be good, as long as it is SOLID and doesn't drop... Anything over 40 is actually pretty good
As a PC and Console gamer, I may be able to straighten this argument a little.
30fps is fine, Far Cry 3 on consoles, is not fine.
The only reason PC gamers notice the difference from 60fps to 30 is hecause we've got 60fps. Its like they say, you don't appreciate things until they're gone. Or in the case of console gamers, they've never had 60fps, well very rarely at least, so they don't really appreciate it.
I personally don't mind 30fps games as long as it doesn't go below that like Far Cry 3 which is absolutely horrible to play on consoles.
So, to summarize, no you don't have to be super human, or a PC gamer to see the difference in 30fps to 60fps but you have to have seen the difference first to be able to see the difference, you get me?
And anyway, any PC gamer still playing at 60fps is a noob, we're at 120fps now, do catch up!
I think the concept Muffins was getting at is that PC gamers will generally tweak their settings to get a certain FPS that they are used to, For example, i Cannot stand playing a game at less than 40 FPS. So the idea is that PC gamers would have more experience between smaller differences in FPS, where console gamers generally only experience 30 fps and 60 fps.
At least thats the idea i have in my head. Not saying that Console gamers have inferior eyes or anything, I just think PC gamers are probably more prone to noticing smaller difference in FPS.
As pretentious as it might sound... It's true. It makes sense that people who only game on console be used to the 30 FPS frame rate. PC gamers generally see 40+ FPS, so their brains are used to the higher frame rates.
For example when I got a gaming PC I got used to the 40+ FPS, now most of the console games I see as slow, now this doesn't mean the games suck, your brain just gets used to the 30 FPS again. Until you go back to 40+ FPS, then your brain gets used to that again.
Again though, it would be obvious for this to occur.
You're full of it.
A 15 frame difference is noticeable, be it from 30 to 45 or 45 to 60. I don't care if you do have SuperElitistMan's eyes and are used to higher rates, you're going to be able to tell the difference. I don't care if you have no idea what a "framerate" is...you're still going to be able to tell that one game runs a lot smoother than the other!
If I had never touched a PC in my life, I would still notice the major difference between the ~45fps of God of War 3 and the typical 30fps of other console games.
Because most monitors native refresh rate is 60Hz. It just looks "right" and so much smoother. The image also appears clearer/sharper as well since there is more information being shown from 30fps to 60fps. Even a low latency render time between frames at a steady 45fps will have a slight judder to it, because it is out of sync with the monitor's exact refresh rate. Movies' suspension of disbelief benefit from this effect, games do not--especially when it comes to mouse control. I have yet to see what 60fps looks like on a 120Hz monitor though.
Sorry i didnt read your reply first before i typed mine
omg you read my mind, i came here to say the EXACT same thing. for example my pc couldn't run the witcher 2 at 60 FPS so i capped my frame rate to 45 , and it's a lot smoother than 30 so much that it's actually hard to tell the difference between it and 60FPS as long as it doesn't dip down.
Stability > FPS number ( a stable 30 is better than a 60 that keeps dipping down to 40s)
Found this at wikipedia:
"Thomas Edison said that 46 frames per second was the minimum: "anything less will strain the eye."
well he was wrong so does his 110V crap.
Its more to do with the way tvs handle the signal, lcd's for instance have generally change depending on what signal its fed thats why modern tvs now have a 24hz mode to match the film frame rate so it updates without having to invent frames and keeps it smooth.
Lcds usally have a 24hz 50hz 60hz and some have 100hz and 120hz.
Plasmas work at much higher refresh rates so its not just as simple as play it at 45 frames as tvs dont like it and it will judder more
I could see 720 resolution at 60 fps, but 1080 is only going to be 30 fps this generation. I guess we know which resolution CoD is going to be. As 2 Tflops is not nearly enough juice to push 60 fps Unreal Engine 4, CryEngine 3, and so on at 1080. I suspect WiiU is aiming at 720 with 30 frames per second.
Epic games clearly stated that their UE3.9/4 Samaritan demo could run at 1080p with 2.5 Tflops around with around 30fps. Now take into consideration that PS4 is likely pushing 1.9-2.0 Tflops altogether. So take that into consideration. Some optimization here and there likely got us to 1080p at 30 fps. Now the older game engines could work out with 1080 and 60+ fps, but all the new special graphical effects wont exist in most cases.
If PS4 and X720 were somewhere close to 3+ Tflops then yeah 1080 would be possible at nearly 60 fps.
Because most TVs are 60Hz
45fps will be more inconsistence than a rock solid 30fps
at least thats what i understood
Why have 45fps when you got a console capable of 65fps ? It's the devs not the console .
1080p 60 fps is the GOLD STANDARD!
if u say it's not then your a fanboy making up excuses for your platform.
1080p = Full HD
60fps = gets you butter smooth picture and gameplay
The Hardware limited Devs from delivering AAA 1080p 60 fps on consoles last Gen. This Gen seems more capable!
That's not how it is. TV's are made to display certain standards.
1080i is 30 frames
1080p is 60 frames
Then you have hdtv's with 120hz
Plasma's with 600hz
Thus the idea is to have the games/media displaying what the HDTV has the ability to show.
The reason why you don't have 240p media is that it would blow up your cable provider and make blu-ray discs obsolete.
It's slowly going to rise, as you have both resolution AND frame rate that takes up bandwidth or storage.
Actually the thing that is more important is not having dips at all. Even if you have dips from 60 to 55 it is noticeable, just like 30 to 25 is. It's just overall it'll remain smoother.
Once they go up to say 240hz a drop to 235 would be harder to notice, but even at 60fps the eye can still notice the change.
The human eye can easily see and recognize something flashed in less than 1/200th of a second. The navy did tests and in that short of a timeframe the people taking the test could tell it was an airplane and even identify what model it was. If you go from being able to identify concretely the model of airplane to just noticing a difference you could be multiples higher. So really the plasma 600hz is probably what we'll eventually reach with 16kTV, etc, etc.
But it's going to take a while for the bandwidth, processing power, and storage to be able to handle all of this.
...and just when you thought it was easy here comes holographic tv and virtual reality.
Devs will always struggle to optimize their games at the highest possible settings at which point the console will struggle to run said games smoothly. Unlike PC tech which can be upgraded, dedicated consoles have their limits and don't usually offer ways around them (RAM upgrade for the N64 and storage upgrades for HD consoles are exceptions to that).
If you have a graphically intensive game that's pushing the console to its limits then it is more difficult to run the game at a higher framerate. It also depends on how sufficient the developer is; Gears of War 3's framerate was fairly solid from what I remember. Sonic Generations' framerate is pretty low and dips when there is a lot of action on the screen. Same with Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed.
There is a ton of different factors as to why a game may run the way it does. It really just depends on how a game is made and how capable its creators are.
Don't mention pc this week ps3 and soon to be ps4 only players are hot heads follow my lead k?
ps4 >>>>>>>pc .
console games may or may not be all in 60fps. I don't think they will be. Devs will want to squeeze out all the juice and won't want to waste resources. I imagine all ps4 games at 1080p, 60fps then as ps4 gets old(and some don't think it can get old)devs would have to start lowering the FPS?? This would be a huge lowering of quality over time.
I expect most ps4 games to be 1080p 30-40fps. I don't all console games will be 1080p 60fps until power is not really a problem. So ps5- ps6 it is.
A game console can't be better than a PC specs wise. PCs are consistently upgradeable. And either way, they will probably come out with new cards and processors that beat out the PS4's specs within a year. That's just the way the PC parts market work.
"Don't mention pc this week ps3 and soon to be ps4 only players are hot heads follow my lead k?
ps4 >>>>>>>pc ."
I am certain that was a joke.
And Hilarious. "FUNNY" bubble-up vote.
I am a Nintendo Fanman (still sounds lame) BUT everyone should knows that a Max Specs PC is always going to beat the performance of a console.
A console can only be better because every build is the same. Unlike a PC game that has to cater to a wide array of builds and chips.
A Consoles uniformity may allow for certainty in developers- but even with that there is only so much you can do with any architecture.
That is why consoles have GOT to be about Game-play and Interface; less about power (They can be powerful but after 7 years they will be quickly surpassed).
Ey man, i might be wrong, but was the PS3 not the first ever console to use blu-ray? Also ps4 has the intention of doubling the screen resolution to 2160 x whatever the hell it is p:) all microsoft and wii can do is reverse engineer the PS console genius (except that new 12gig super slim thing). is the PS4 not named the Orbis? Anyone read about the "Orbis le Vita" concept? that is one point i think playstation can and should exclude..
funny how every pc gamer always resorts to graphics... graphics doesnt make a game...
Frames per second isn't a graphics thing. It's about game-play. Once you get used to playing games at 60+ frames per second, 30 fps seems like a lag-fest. Call me elitist or whatever tickles your fancy. 60 fps is so much better than 30 fps, and no it does not make the graphics better, it makes the game-play so much better.
Example? Yeah, Gran Turismo 5 would be a different beast at 30 fps, a lot less responsive and not as smooth as it is at 60 fps (yes, I know it does not manage to maintain a steady 60 fps, but anyway almost no console game does. Console games struggle to even keep a steady 30 fps.)
Want to add/correct to the above post.
Frames per second isn't mainly a graphics thing, though at 60 fps graphics are much smother and kind pop out of the screen at you, it's about how much better the game-play feels. I would rather have 720p 60 fps than 1080p 30 fps.
Fps has nothing to do with graphics. 30 And 60 fps are two completely different experiences. I game at over 100fps btw. 30 Fps is a massive headache for me now.
if valve shoots for 60fps gaming they have a serious shot to run away with the crown.
Funny how Ps4 fanboys BS about graphics..then when PC gamers correct them Ps4 fanboys move onto games like the PC gamer was trying to attack them
So defensive over their weak *** console.
Fanboy? Haha who ever said I was taking sides with Sony, although I do love their products, I don't like pc people who gloat about having better games or higher fps, and although I know fps don't have to do with how graphically intense any game looks, it still doesn't make any game, anymore better than games on a console I can enjoy playing games like bf or gta on a console with out having to worry about updating my drivers... So annoying
They only need to rely on graphics until they get their metal legs.
What's funny is the following.
When a PS4 guy is having words with people that own PC's....they moan to PC's guys how it isn't about graphics or power, it's about gameplay.
When a PS4 guy is having words with people that own Wii U's....they brag about how powerful the PS4 is and how the graphics are so much better they might as well stop selling the Wii U.
Then there's reality when you realize that the Wii U is only 1/3 as powerful as the PS4 (so not a ton of difference) and that a PS4 is 1/3 the power of a 2013 midrange PC with say an as yet unlaunched GTX 770 or ATI equivalent.
That throughout this huge range of literally 900 percent, the games are capable of scaling up and down that line. Then for this range if someone wants at crazy resolutions above 1080p like 1600p or 5760x1080p then they can build their uber rigs with 3xGTX Titans or 2x GTX 690's or whatever and do it.
Has to be, or we be using PS2 and Xbox tech.
60fps NEEDS to be the standard. I can't stand these sluggish games.
NFS isnt sluggish ? its the refresh rate that matters as well you can do 30fps at 60 frames refresh rate makes the game seem smoother DOA 3DS did it.
All games should be 60fps
Well they can be if built at the right resolution. They can keep the good looks and everything and go with 720p at 60fps.
If they went for 3+ Tflops then 1080 at 60 fps would have been possible for every game even without optimization for the platform.
WHO GIVES A [email protected]#?? 30fps is perfect for FPS games, for exammple... (Gears, Battlefield 3, Halo)... the only FPS that runs @ 60fps is CoD and people act like thats the freakin holy grail of gaming. no one cares.. let CoD be the brain-dead, 60fps, easy-mode garbage that it is, and all the rest of the good FPS game continue to run nicely @ 30fps with GREAT gameplay.. Good gameplay trumps 60fps and stupid arcadey gameplay any day of the week..
Yeah i agree COD sucks, but it's frame rate has nothing to do with it. 60 fps in Battlefield 3 pc really is a smooth experience. It really is hard going back to 30 fps.
You have no idea at all what you are talking about
1080p should be standard and 60fps should be the target... but, a stable frame rate of 45 or 50 during heavily intense situations should be mandatory for all PS4 games. I don't care if the frame rate Drops to 45 if 64 players in BF4 are C4ing buildings watching them fall apart, helicopters attacking tanks, and just all out war is just breaking out simultaneously.. I just shouldn't notice it dip too bad in the frame rate department when I play.
people seriously underestimate how much of a difference fps makes. If I were a dev I'd shoot for fps first resolution second.
I have a bunch of console gaming coworkers. I've asked them about cod vs battlefield. Being completely oblivious to terms like fps, resolutions, etc. They all told me that cod is faster. at first I thought more enclosed more action faster ok makes sense. But they explained to me how it felt faster. Without realizing it they had stumbled upon wanting 60fps for their shooter needs.
hmm so thats the way next gen is gonna be?
wii u: (graphics far above ps3/360, 60 fps, but not visually above ps4)
ps4: (graphics beat all, 8 core cpu, but only supports under 30 fps?)
xbox: sticking with 360?
8 cores or not. The GPU needs to make all the pretty on the screen. If developers are going for intense graphic computation you need to sacrifice some frames to accommodate for all the pretty visuals/shaders.
Keep in mind that it's literally projecting the "3D" space to a 2D buffer calculating every pixel at 60 times a second. And if we have to believe it's going to be 1080p; That's 2073600 pixels at the rate of 1/60 of a second in detail;
The sole reason the GPU exists is because rendering high fidelity visuals is just extremely heavy.
How exactly is the next Xbox "sticking with 360" when the specs compared to the PS4 are somewhat similar? Durango is rumored to also have an 8-core Jaguar CPU, and also 8GB of RAM. Obviously the differences with the PS4 are GDDR5 vs GDDR3 and the 1.2 TFLOPS for Durango (rumored) vs PS4's 1.84TFLOPS (confirmed).
Unless I'm not understanding your comment correctly, the next Xbox should be a big jump compared to the 360 like the PS4 is to the PS3.
i was talking in the situation that what if microsoft didn't release another console. i wasn't referring to its specs.
as for the 1st part of my comment?
Ah, thank you very much for clearing that up! Sorry about that. I didn't understand your comment at first. lol
30fps is fine for certain games as long as it is solid with no dips, and no tearing.
at the very least, 60fps should be the standard for games which follow very explicit corridors/linear paths, platformers, non-chaotic racing games, 2D/3D arcade fighters, etc.
games that don't tax the PS4 too much with the amount of variables all happening on screen at one time.
I don't expect Battlefield 4 to be 60fps with better textures, AA, lighting, 1080p and to top it all off 32 vs. 32 combat. in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they limited conquest to 24 vs. 24 because Battlefield 4 will surely be demanding, but I still expect majority of games to be 60fps.
Not only will games be 30fps, but as time goes, we will see games struggle to maintain solid 30fps and even be sub 1080p.
Just so that they can hold up with new pc games.
30fps is ok for some slower games, 3rd person adventures, but a competitive fps shooter needs to be 60fps,or racing or fighting game.
I prefer frame rate over graphics, and on pc I always lower the graphics setting if I notice performance dips.
I just can't stand it, it breaks the immersion for me.
I know we won't see it, but I would like to have at least some of the graphics settings options in console games.
We are the same. I don't build high end PCs for the eyecandy. I absolutely must be at a 60fps minimum. I have no problem dropping down the graphics to achieve this
As long as games look better visually with the sacrifice of frames, 30fps will always be prevalent. Sadly this is a fundamental fact in game design that will not change.
I agree, I would rather see most (at least action titles) PS4 games @ 720/60FPS than 1080/30 FPS.
That is if I had to choose of course. I also agree that certain types of games would be fine at lower FPS.
So far, it seems that this will indeed be commonplace as it has been this generation.
Shadowfall is reported to be 1080p and 30 fps
Think I read an article where they said not only were they running an alpha code of Killzone Shawdow Fall on a old devkit, they only used 1.5 GB of RAM. So I can imagine by E3 when they have finalized hardware and implement the 8GB *or 6.5GB depending how much the OS and Share feature will eat up* GG will get it running 1080p at 60fps.. or close enough... prolly 45 or 50
I read that too, but I read also, don't have the link, that I believe it was Guerrilla themselves which stated the intended resolution and frame rate.. so that's the only reason I think time will not change anything.
But I do hope its 60 although I can stand 30 just fine too!
Hell if the demo looks as good as it does now I'm sure the final game 1080p at 30fps I'd take it.. still hoping for 60 though.. I'm more curious on how the multi player will be though.. wonder if it will be like BF with destructible environments and vehicles.. next Gen Killzone mech battles anyone?!?
Sounds good to me :) I really want tons of weapon modifications and cool yet useful character customizations and tech.
Destructibility would be fantastic
Multiplayer killzone two was fun cant wait for KsF!
I think in 2016/2017 we will all be at 1080p/60fps
I would rather have a game running in 720p at 60 frames per second, than a game running in 1080p at 30 frames per second. Target should of course be 1080p at 60 fps.
because consoles are too weak?
"I think in 2016/2017 we will all be at 1080p/60fps"
yeah lol maybe
PS4 won't even do 4K!
Its not 4K YET! Its like the PS3 when it first launched... It couldnt do 3D then, because it wasnt mainstream yet. But give it till about 2018 and it will be... Mark my words.
Metal Gear Rising AND Bayonetta run at 60FPS and they look pretty darn good for this gen. But on topic , graphics create hype and hype = $ because in screenshots you won't see 60 you will only see 1 frame. That's why it will never be a standard regardless of the specs.


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Cameron Dollar enters his eighth season as head coach at Seattle University in 2016-17. In just a short span of time, he has shown why many college basketball writers consider him one of the rising stars in the coaching industry.
In the 2015-16 season, Dollar led the Redhawks to postseason play once again, advancing to the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), which the Redhawks hosted in the newly renovated Connolly Complex. The Redhawks went 15-17 overall, and was marked by exciting plays on both defense and offense, including two buzzer-beater wins at KeyArena.
Dollar led the Redhawks on a historic postseason run in 2014-15, first advancing to the finals of the Western Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament with victories over Chicago State and Missouri-Kansas City. The Redhawks were one win away from the program's 12th NCAA Tournament appearance all-time. After accepting a berth into the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), Dollar and his players notched Seattle U's first national postseason tournament victory since 1964 with a 62-45 victory over Pepperdine (WCC), followed by a 72-65 win over the Colorado Buffs (Pac-12) to reach the CBI semifinals. In the final 12 home games of the season, the Redhawks reeled off an 11-1 record. Dollar's team produced a stifling defense at KeyArena that held opponents to an average of 57 points all home-season long. On offense, the Redhawks outscored all opponents at home by a combined 125 points, with 116 made 3-pointers.
In 2013-14, Dollar's Redhawks posted a five-game improvement from the previous season and contended with eventual WAC Tournament champion New Mexico State right down to the final buzzer in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Thanks to a season sweep over Cal State Fullerton as well as victories over UC Davis, Cal State Northridge, and Norfolk State, Seattle U jumped out to an 8-3 record, led by Second Team All-WAC performer Isiah Umipig.
Though Dollar led the team through a tough first season in the WAC during the 2012-2013 season, several key returning players showed improvement under his coaching. Redshirt freshman Deshaun Sunderhaus became a consistent post defender, and redshirt junior Clarence Trent led the team in scoring. Along with the yearly battle against Washington, Dollar's former team, the Redhawks also competed against non-conference schools such as Stanford and Virginia.
Dollar took a squad of several newcomers through the 2011-12 season, competing with powerhouse programs such as Virginia and Washington. The team got rolling midway through the season, winning nine of its last 12 contests, including eight in a row at KeyArena. Thanks in part to Dollar's coaching, Aaron Broussard established himself as one of the best players in program history, finishing his career 13th on the school's all-time scoring list. Cervante Burrell improved significantly during his three seasons playing under Dollar, and Eric Wallace made an important contribution to the team's success after transferring in from DePaul for his senior season.
Seattle U picked up 11 victories during the 2010-11 season, including the team's second straight victory over Oregon State and a road victory at ACC school Virginia. The Redhawks also played a tight game at Pac-10 school Stanford and put up its best performance against Washington since starting the reclassification process in front of over 11,000 fans at KeyArena. With Dollar at the helm, Seattle U was invited to participate in the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, opening the season at the University of Maryland. The Redhawks were also chosen for the ESPN BracketBuster series of games, defeating Northern Illinois on the road.
Using an up-tempo style with aggressive defense, Dollar led Seattle U to a 17-14 record in 2009-10, making the Redhawks the first team to post a winning record playing a full Division I schedule in its first year as a Division I counter. The team started to gain national recognition after a 77-74 victory at Utah, and then made history later in the year with a 99-48 win at Oregon State, the worst home loss ever for the Beavers. Dollar and his squad also defended Elgin Baylor Court at KeyArena during its first year of existance, finishing with a 10-3 record at home, including exciting victories over Fresno State, Weber State, and UC Irvine. Seattle U won eight of its last nine games, posting last-second road wins at Portland State and at San Jose State in the process.
He served seven years as an asssistant coach at the University of Washington before coming to Seattle U. As the top assistant for Lorenzo Romar at Washington, he helped the Huskies win their first Pac-10 outright regular season championship since 1953 in the 2008-09 season. Washington advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament and to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
He played a major role in the spectacular 2005 and 2006 seasons that were among the finest in UW history. Dollar's contributions come both on the court, where he provides a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience, and on the recruiting trail. He helped recruit back-to-back classes that were ranked among the best in the nation.
In 2006, Dollar helped guide Washington to a 26-7 record. The Huskies made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances for the first time ever. He was pivotal in the Huskies' run to their first Pac-10 Tournament championship in 2005 and first ever No. 1 seed into the NCAA Tournament. UW finished with a 29-6 record, tying the school record for wins in a season.
In 2004, the Huskies advanced to the championship game of the Pac-10 Tournament and competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. UW swept all three meetings with highly ranked Arizona and capped the regular season with a win over No. 1 and undefeated Stanford.
Prior to his arrival at UW, Dollar served three years as an assistant coach on Romar's Saint Louis University staff. He helped the Billikens to a three-year record of 51-44 (.537), including a 2000 Conference USA Tournament championship that secured the league's automatic NCAA berth.
Dollar began his coaching career as an assistant on the staff of head coach Pat Douglass at UC Irvine in 1997.
He became the nation's youngest head coach in 1998 when, at age 22, he took the reins of the Southern California College program in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Vanguards, who returned just six players from the previous season, posted an 11-22 record in Dollar's only season, but recorded wins over NAIA Top 25 teams Westmont and Azusa Pacific.
After a three-month stay as a part-time assistant at the University of Georgia in 1999, Dollar left to join the Saint Louis coaching staff on a full-time basis.
As a player, Dollar lettered four seasons at UCLA before graduating in 1997. He has chosen to remain in Seattle, the site of the Bruins' 1995 NCAA Championship victory. UCLA defeated Arkansas 89-78 at the Kingdome.
A four-year letterman at UCLA from 1994-97, Dollar achieved national recognition in 1995 as a pivotal player in UCLA's NCAA championship season when he took over for injured starter Tyus Edney in the title game. In Dollar's final three collegiate seasons, the Bruins won the NCAA title and reached the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Dollar averaged 5.0 points and 3.7 assists per game during his four-year career.
He was recruited to UCLA by then-Bruins assistant Lorenzo Romar and was reunited with his coach in 1999 when Romar added Dollar to his staff at Saint Louis University.
Dollar is a native of Atlanta, where his father, Don, was the long-time coach at Clarkston High School. Cameron and his wife, Maureen, live in Seattle. They have three children: Jalen (born April 26, 2005), Giselle (born Feb. 12, 2007), and Jason (born Dec. 23, 2008).

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Derek Hough Helps To Raise Over $1 Million For Breast Cancer Charity In Ottawa, Canada
What a great weekend it was for Derek Hough at a "Bust A Move" event in Ottawa, Canada. Along with Derek's appearance and help, the event raised over $1,000,000 for Breast Cancer. If you head to CTV Ottawa, you can view some news coverage of the event and also see Derek dancing. For lots more coverage, videos of Derek dancing, and more (including new pap pics of Derek shopping in West Hollywood yesterday), visit Pure Derek Hough.


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Ten of the 11 city councilors are supporting a motion authorizing City Manager Michael V. O�Brien to negotiate a host agreement with the group that wants to develop a slots parlor on the 14-acre Wyman-Gordon property on Madison Street.
In a statement released Wednesday, Mayor Joseph M. Petty said the order, which will be voted on by the City Council at its April 23 meeting, is not an endorsement by the council of the proposed slots parlor.
Instead, he said, the intent of the council action is to get a host agreement negotiated so it can then be put �before the people of this community so that they may exercise their right to be educated and to vote on this all-important topic.�
The mayor said the order is endorsed by himself, District 1 Councilor Tony Economou, District 5 Councilor William J. Eddy, Councilor-at-Large Michael J. Germain, Councilor-at-Large Joseph C. O�Brien, District 2 Councilor Philip P. Palmieri, District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera, Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton, District 3 Councilor George J. Russell and Councilor-at-Large Kathleen M. Toomey.
Councilor-at-Large Konstantina B. Lukes, the lone councilor not endorsing the order, is the only member to publicly come out against the slots parlor proposal.
�This order is to request the city manager to negotiate the best host agreement on behalf of the residents,� Mr. Petty said in his statement. �It is not our purview to decide if gaming is right or wrong or should or shouldn�t happen.
�Gaming is coming to Massachusetts � that is a fact,� he continued. �What is our purview is to make sure the developers who have selected Worcester as their preferred location have a full understanding of our community.
�This decision will not be one forced down upon anyone. Nor will it be without significant public participation and nor will it be anyone but the voters who ultimately decide if we have a slot parlor in the City.�
Mrs. Lukes said Wednesday that the statement by Mr. Petty has prompted her to file a complaint. She said she contacted the attorney general�s office and, after being told to contact the local governing body, she filed the complaint with the city clerk�s office alleging an Open Meeting Law violation.
�When 10 people sign on to this statement, what that means is they were deliberating but it was not done in an open meeting,� she said. �It counts as a deliberation because 10 people were acting in unison.�
Mrs. Lukes said she was not asked whether she wanted to endorse the order.
The mayor said the City Council does pledge to fight for the best agreement the city can get. He said it also pledges to make sure that every voter in the city has accurate information to make an informed decision at the polls.
Mass Gaming & Entertainment LLC, one of four applicants for the only slots license that will be awarded by the state, recently announced its selection of the Wyman-Gordon property as the location for its �destination gaming facility.�
The $240 million project, which would include a 120,000-square-foot building that would also house two restaurants, a food court, a bar and possibly a day spa, is viewed by some as an economic boost that would bring as many as 600 jobs to the city.
Meanwhile, the hotel, which would be built on a yet-to-be-disclosed downtown site, would include restaurants, meetings rooms and a ballroom.
The council Tuesday night set into motion a vote to authorize the city manager to negotiate a host agreement.
Mr. Eddy introduced an order to have the council take such a vote, which would in effect set the stage for either advancing or scuttling the slots proposal.
But the council vote never took place. Mrs. Lukes exercised her right under the council�s rules to hold the item until its next meeting, scheduled for April 23.
Based on information it received from the city administration the previous week about the process that has to be followed regarding the gaming issue, the council was under the impression that it had no say on the matter as a collective body.
Instead, members believed the first thing that had to be done was to have the city manager negotiate a host agreement with the developer. That host agreement would then be put before the voters in a referendum election.
But Mr. Rushton said he asked for clarification of the council�s role after reading a newspaper story regarding a casino proposal in Milford. The Milford Board of Selectmen has indicated that it might choose not to move forward or enter into a host agreement with a casino developer there because of unresolved issues.
City Solicitor David M. Moore told the City Council Tuesday night that the city manager is responsible for negotiating and signing the host agreement. It also does not require council approval.
But the council can take a vote on authorizing the city manager to move forward with the negotiations.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Lukes, who referred to the council discussion on the matter Tuesday night as nothing more than �gobbledygook,� said city councilors are failing to provide leadership on the issue by not taking a stand one way or other on the gaming issue.
She said she held Mr. Eddy�s motion Tuesday because the council was taking a stand on the issue by using �convoluted language.�
�This is getting much more heated as time goes on,� she said Wednesday. �This will be combative and emotional until the election is held.�
Bob Kievra of the Telegram & Gazette staff contributed to this report.


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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Mar 12, 2012) - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced that Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR foreign correspondent, will receive the Edward R. Murrow Award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contribution to public radio.
CPB will present the Murrow Award to Garcia-Navarro for her in-depth coverage of world events, particularly from volatile regions -- a hallmark of her reporting -- and in honor of all international correspondents and journalists who undertake great risks to report on the people and cultures impacted by conflict.
"International reporters such as Lourdes Garcia-Navarro are dedicated journalists who are often in harm's way as they report from conflict areas, telling the story as it occurs and keeping us informed," said Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of CPB. "Ms. Garcia-Navarro's courage and determination in reporting represents the best of public media journalism and makes her truly deserving of the Edward R. Murrow Award."
"On behalf of the CPB Board of Directors, we are pleased to present the Edward R. Murrow award to Lourdes Garcia-Navarro," said Bruce Ramer, chairman of the CPB Board of Directors. "It is fitting that Lourdes receive this award named after the famed war correspondent. With this award, we honor her dedication and service, as well as the courage of those like her who ensure that we are all informed about important world events and issues."
Garcia-Navarro is perhaps best known for her coverage of the Middle East. Over the past year, her reports have been an important part of NPR's coverage of the Arab Spring. She was one of the first reporters to enter Libya after the uprising last year, providing powerful and sound-rich descriptions of the conflict. Now based in Jerusalem, Garcia-Navarro has turned her attention to reporting on the challenges Libya and other affected countries face after the liberation.
"I am deeply honored to receive the Edward R. Murrow award from CPB," said Garcia-Navarro. "Covering foreign news has become more dangerous, expensive and complicated than ever but it has never been more vital. My overseas colleagues often put themselves in harm's way to report stories that illuminate global events and their impact for our audience. I humbly accept this award on behalf of my fellow foreign correspondents and the local staff who help them."
She will receive her award at an event in Washington later this month.
Garcia-Navarro became NPR's correspondent based in Jerusalem in 2009. Prior to that, she reported from Iraq as NPR News' Baghdad bureau chief from 2008-2009. She also spent three years as NPR's foreign correspondent in Mexico City, reporting from that region as well as on special assignments abroad.
Garcia-Navarro got her start in journalism as a freelancer with the BBC World Service and Voice of America, reporting from Cuba, Syria, Panama and Europe. She later became a producer for Associated Press Television News (APTN) before transitioning to AP Radio. While there, Garcia-Navarro covered post-Sept. 11 events in Afghanistan and developments in Jerusalem. From 2002 to 2004, she was based in Iraq.
She holds a B.S. in international relations from Georgetown University and an M.A. in journalism from City University in London. She was the recipient of the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize in 2006 for a two-part series "Migrants' Job Search Empties Mexican Community," and also shared in two awards honoring NPR News' Iraq reporting: a Peabody Award in 2005, and a 2007 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Award.
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Ohio Northern University Announces Appointment of Richard Bales as Law Dean
Ohio Northern University President Daniel A. DiBiasio announced today that Richard Bales, director of the Chase Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, has been named dean of ONU's Pettit College of Law. Bales replaces Stephen C. Veltri, who has served as interim dean for the past year, and David C. Crago, who became ONU's provost and vice president of academic affairs last summer.
"Ohio Northern University is pleased to welcome Dean Bales to our campus and leadership team," DiBiasio said. "Rick's impeccable academic credentials and scholarly body of work, along with his enthusiasm and passion for teaching students, make him the ideal choice to head the Pettit College of Law."
Bales, who joined Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law in 1998, has authored or co-authored five books and more than 80 scholarly articles. He has spoken widely on topics pertaining to dispute resolution, labor/employment law, and innovative ways of teaching law. Bales spent July 2010 as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and, before starting at ONU, he will spend May 2013 as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has spoken on labor/employment or ADR topics in Russia, Turkey, Malaysia, Italy, Cambodia, France, Vietnam, Colombia and Australia.
Drawn to apply at Ohio Northern by the strong sense of community among the faculty, staff, students and alumni, Bales said, "I am extremely proud to become dean of this purpose-driven, student-centered law college. I am looking forward to continuing Ohio Northern's strong tradition of innovative law teaching, personal approach to legal education, and consistently strong bar passage and employment statistics."
Bales is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is actively involved in several sections of the American Bar Association, and chairs the ABA committee in charge of the national Negotiation Competition. He received several university-wide teaching and scholarship awards at NKU Chase.
"Rick is a great addition to the institution," said Crago. "I am confident he will work closely with the faculty and staff to maintain and enhance the excellent tradition and reputation of the law college. I also would like to acknowledge Stephen Veltri's strong leadership and dedication while serving as interim dean."
Before arriving at Chase, Bales taught at the University of Montana Law School and the Southern Methodist University Law School in Dallas, and he served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Houston Law School. Prior to that, he litigated employment cases for the Houston-based law firm of Baker Botts and the Cleveland-based law firm of BakerHostetler. He earned his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1993.


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Only thing is, Sarah hasn't yet opened what appears to be a clue envelope yet, so why is the Khan "look-a-like" pointing? Assuming they have just finished a task (or just arrived at a task), then shouldn't they read the clue before they ask for directions?
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I'm just stepping back and watching this unfold you all are cracking me up , thanks for the entertainment and hard work .ETA: do we dare start a leg 2 thread ? seems we have alot of info to work with such as Charlies Blog & the CBS press pictures ? its up to you guys & gals .
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — President Barack Obama's attendance at an annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders on Tuesday thrust him right in the eye of the region's most stormy dispute: the long-raging rivalry between China and five neighbors for control of strategic and resource-rich waters in the South China Sea.
The inability to resolve these territorial conflicts has become a major impediment to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations as it tackles ambitious dreams like a plan to turn the economically vibrant region of 600 million people into an EU-like community by the end of 2015.
Neither the U.S. nor China is a member of ASEAN, but each has strong supporters in the group. Summit host Cambodia, an ally of China, has tried at this week's summit to shift the focus to economic concerns, but Beijing's territorial disputes with its ASEAN neighbors — including staunch U.S. ally the Philippines — have yet again overshadowed discussions.
The disagreement sparked a tense moment Monday when Philippine President Benigno Aquino III challenged Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who had tried to cut off a discussion of the territorial disputes.
Into this heated atmosphere came Obama, who flew to Phnom Penh for Tuesday's expanded East Asia Summit, in which the 10 ASEAN countries were joined by eight other nations, including China and the United States. Behind closed doors, the Chinese and Philippine leaders pressed their territorial claims while others called for restraint. After the summit, the exchange shifted to the chandelier-lit lobby, where diplomats of the two countries reiterated their positions.
Senior Chinese diplomat Fu Ying expressed dismay that the disputes again got the spotlight. "We do not want to bring the disputes to an occasion like this and we do not want to give over-emphasis to the territorial disputes and differences," she said.
Washington has reiterated that it takes no sides in the territorial disputes but would not allow any country to resort to force and block access to the South China Sea, a vital commercial and military gateway to Asia's heartland.
Washington has also called for the early crafting of a "code of conduct" to prevent clashes in the disputed territories, a call backed by Australia and Japan, but it remains unclear if and when China will sit down with rival claimants to draft such a legally binding nonaggression pact.
The potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea islands and waters are contested by China, Taiwan and four ASEAN members — Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The last fighting, involving China and Vietnam, killed more than 70 Vietnamese sailors in 1988, and fears that the conflicts could spark Asia's next war have kept governments on edge.
Vietnam and the Philippines, backed by Washington, have been loudest on the issue, and want China to negotiate with the other claimants as a group. China wants one-on-one negotiations — which would give it an advantage because of its sheer size and economic clout — and has warned Washington to stay away from an issue it says should not be "internationalized," a position echoed by Cambodia at the Phnom Penh summit.
There have been several recent standoffs involving boats and other shows of force, particularly between China and the Philippines, which both claim ownership of the Spratly Islands, a spray of tiny South China Sea atolls.
Their latest diplomatic confrontation occurred a few hours before Obama touched down Monday in the Cambodian capital, when Hun Sen announced as he was closing a meeting that all ASEAN leaders had agreed not to discuss the divisive issue in talks between the 10-nation bloc and China.
Alarmed, Aquino raised his hand, stood up and objected to Hun Sen's statement, saying his country, which plans to bring the disputes before a U.N. tribunal, was not party to any such agreement. It was a blunt gesture in the usually servile ambiance of the conservative bloc, an unwieldy collective of rigid, authoritarian regimes and nascent democracies.
After a brief lull, Hun Sen recovered and said Aquino's remarks would be reflected in the record of the meeting. Still, Cambodian and Chinese officials insisted that the agreement stood. Tensions intensified Tuesday when the Philippines was joined by Vietnam and Singapore in objecting to a plan by Cambodia to state in a post-summit statement by the host country that there was indeed such an agreement, Philippine diplomats said.
An objection from the Philippines, or any ASEAN nation, ought to be enough to thrash any agreement because the bloc decides by consensus, meaning just one veto from any member kills any proposal.
"The bottom line is they can talk all they want but if we said we're not with it, there's no consensus, finished," Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told reporters.
The dispute, and Obama's presence here, highlights how ASEAN has become a major battleground for influence in Asia, just like the South China Sea. The U.S. is pushing its "Pacific pivot" to the region following years of engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan. China, the Asian superpower, has acted to protect its home ground.
Southeast Asia is clearly pinned in between, and the lack of consensus among the group over the maritime disputes has pushed much of the bloc's other work to the sidelines.
In July, after a foreign ministers' meeting also hosted by Cambodia, the group failed to publicly issue a traditional after-conference communique — an embarrassing failure that was a first in ASEAN's 45-year history. Vietnam and the Philippines had insisted that the joint statement simply state that the South China Sea rifts were discussed, but Cambodia adamantly refused, echoing China's line to keep a lid on public discussions of the disputes.
Ernest Bower of the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, D.C., said the imbroglio in July showed that as long as any ASEAN country remains weak and vulnerable to muscling from a major power, the entire group could be compromised.
"ASEAN learned a hard lesson from the event," Bower said, "namely, that they should never again allow a fellow ASEAN member country to feel so isolated, exposed or dependent on any foreign power that the country feels compelled to step beyond ASEAN protocols ... in a way that damages the organization's interests and profile."
Associated Press writers Grant Peck and Sopheng Cheang contributed to this report.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Urie is finally getting out of the cellar — and hitting the road.
The former "Ugly Betty" star will kick off a mini North American tour with Jonathan Tolins' utterly charming and often wacky one-man show "Buyer & Cellar." The tour has stops lined up in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Toronto.
But New Yorkers have no fear: The show isn't closing its off-Broadway doors. Urie, whose run ends March 16, will be replaced starting March 18 by Broadway veteran Christopher J. Hanke at the play's home at the Barrow Street Theatre.
"I know the show will be in very good hands," Urie said during a joint interview Wednesday, turning to his fellow actor. "I'll show you the ropes. I'll show you where you can keep your lunch. I'll show you how to clock in."
"I'm excited," said Hanke, whose Broadway credits include "Rent" and "Cry-Baby," and who originated the role of Bud Frump in the Daniel Radcliffe-led revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." He also had a recurring role on "Big Love."
Urie recently starred in the celebrated off-Broadway revivals of "Angels in America" and "The Cherry Orchard" and also "How to Succeed in Business," appropriately taking over the role of Bud Frump from Hanke. Now Hanke is replacing him.
Both men will be playing the struggling actor Alex Moore, who lands a job as a clerk in an underground mall of quaint shops. The weird part is that the mall is part of Barbra Streisand's estate and only she goes down there to shop.
Moore, employed to dust and watch over Streisand's endless amounts of expensive stuff, has a fraught tango with the fictional Babs, eventually teasing out questions about celebrity, materialism and fame.
"It will be a hard transition to not be doing it every day," said Urie, who will have done more than 360 performances. "But I am thrilled to see it continue and be its own thing with a new voice. So I'm actually partially fatigued and ready for a break but happy to know that it's not ending with me."
The play made its debut in April 2013 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and transferred to the Barrow Street Theatre in June. It was cheered by critics and recouped its initial investment, an unusual thing for an off-Broadway show.
"I think it will be easy to put my own stamp on it because he has already mined the field," Hanke said. "He's already created the path of jokes and the rhythms, and so it's easy for me actually to go, 'OK, this is where I'm going in the woods.'"
Urie will take the show to Chicago's Broadway Playhouse from May 6-June 15 and then it makes stops at Washington D.C.'s Harman Center for the Arts from June 20-June 29, Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum between July 9-Aug. 17 and Toronto's Panasonic Theatre from Nov. 12-30, with additional cities to be announced shortly.
Streisand, for the record, has not been to see the show in New York — as far as Urie knows. "I hope she comes to see you," Urie said to Hanke, who temporarily blanched. "I hope she sees you first. I don't want that pressure."
The men, both of whom happen to have been raised in Texas, met while Hanke was in "Hair" in Central Park and Urie was in the audience. During the final song "Let the Sun Shine In" Hanke urged Urie to get up onstage and dance.
When producers of "How to Succeed in Business" came to Hanke after he'd been in the show for a year and asked him to guess who would be replacing him, Hanke recalls replying: "It better be Michael Urie."
Both men wonder what will happen down the road if they find each other in the same city again, both laying claim to the same character. Might there be a rip in the space-time continuum?
"If and when Christopher hits 360 performances and we meet, the world will end," Urie insisted. "I don't see how it could possibly continue." To which Hanke replied: "Barbra Streisand's head will explode."
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Federal and local authorities have charged more than two dozen people this week after an investigation into drug trafficking and related crimes in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.
Federal indictments were returned Tuesday against eight people from a probe into an alleged drug ring, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led law enforcement officers in serving federal search warrants at 10 locations and seven vehicles, some of them homes and vehicles of the federal defendants, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Also stemming from the investigation, about 20 people face state charges. More than a dozen were arrested or already jailed or still being sought on the state charges, Annapolis police said Thursday.
Charges in the federal indictments that have been unsealed include drug trafficking and gun violations, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Also, Annapolis police said they recovered 38 guns and that state charges include weapons violations.


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- Never let anyone define your value by their lack of willingness to pay what you are worthAnonymous
- The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words. – William H. Gass
- Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy. Peter Drucker
- As any honest magician knows, true magic inheres in the ordinary, the commonplace, the everyday, the mystery of the obvious. Only petty minds and trivial souls yearn for supernatural events, incapable of perceiving that everything — everything! — within and around them is pure miracle. Edward Abbey.
- Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. William S. Burroughs
- People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within. -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
- If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you don't bring forth what is within you, what is within you will destroy you. – Jodi Picoult
- Jobs are like going to church: it's nice once or twice a year to sing along and eat something and all that, but unless you really believe there's something holy going on, it gets to be a drag going in every single week. -Thomas Michael Disch, science fiction author and poet
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Some key dates for negotiations involving the White House and congressional leaders to avert the year-end series of federal tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff":
— It's unclear if and when a deal may be reached, but it's unlikely to be before Christmas. Senators are expected to leave for their holiday break Thursday or Friday.
— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said lawmakers would return to the Capitol on Dec. 27, the Thursday after Christmas, to try to hammer out a compromise.
— President Barack Obama's family is expected to be in Hawaii for Christmas, but the president is hanging back for now in Washington.
— If lawmakers reach Dec. 31 without a deal, financial markets might start to fall. House Speaker John Boehner and Obama are working to avoid that crunch point.
— The current Congress is in session only through noon Eastern on Jan. 3, so that is the deadline for it to approve a solution.
— Without an agreement, the tax increases and spending cuts would begin to go into effect and it would be up to the newly elected Congress that arrives Jan. 3 to try again for compromise.


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In the hands of master filmmaker Jaques Audiard, "Rust and Bone" is a raw and gritty film but also profoundly evocative and surprisingly tender.
Ultimately, fine films that explore the inlets and narrows of the human condition are character studies, examining how individuals respond in obvious and subtle ways, to the vagaries and exigencies of life.
This is the essence of "Rust and Bone." And, though clearly we are going to be told a story about two very different people, at no point does director Jaques Audiard telegraph where the narrative is headed. But what he does make clear, in the first set pieces, is that the two central characters will be inextricably connected.
First to be introduced is Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts), a father of a 5-year-old boy and homeless. The two are on their way to the city of Antibes, on the French Riviera, where they will stay with his sister whom he hasn't seen in five years. Ali is a hard case — self-involved, a brawler, a champion kick boxer — who soon takes a job as a bouncer at a popular nightclub.
One late night at the club, he rescues a young woman, Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), and drives her home (a bit bruised and disheveled) and discovers she trains orcas at a local marine park. Like Ali, she is remote, independent and emotionally guarded.
What occurs next is completely unforeseen and provides the scaffolding for the rest of the film. A horrible accident occurs wherein Stephanie sustains an irreversible injury, one that brings the two back together, as improbable as that seems. They are oil and water, and yet they build an alliance that is frank, uncompromising and unexpected. But then this film pushes toward the edge at every turn.
Stephanie finds herself at an emotional precipice, pushed to cope with impossible physical challenges. Ali is so deeply alienated from his feelings that the only time he engages fully is when he brawls for cash in back alleys, picking up ad-hoc kick-boxing matches.
What is lyrical about the film can be reduced to not only its many lovely moments, but the two astonishing performances by Cotillard and Schoenaerts. Cotillard portrays with a fragile, punishing silence — her signature sparkle and beauty abandoned to an encompassing depression — the depth of her loss post-accident. Meanwhile, Shoenaerts demonstrates a consistent and stony emotional restraint, revealing only the barest hint of his humanity. They're both remarkable as they deliver equally wonderful tour de force performances.
"Rust and Bone" is so, well, French, in its ability to slowly open like a large pedaled flower, absent all glitz, revealing its true nature as the story moves inexorably closer to the deepest parts of the two characters. It is compelling while it skirts excessive sentimentality, never becoming, even briefly, maudlin. It's a remarkable film.
"Parker" is a mano-a-mano, stripped-down, bare-knuckled, unapologetic action movie, and if you are a fan of the crime thriller genre, this film will appeal.
Is it violent? Indeed. But however contradictory this may sound, it never feels gratuitous. The hard, brittle edges — and that's what "Parker" is all about—— are seamlessly melded into Parker's character, portrayed by the underrated Jason Statham, more a character actor in leading roles.
Parker/Statham: Lethal, lantern-jawed, razor-wire stubble, possessing unexpected cachet, who is stoic in the extreme. And if you're Parker and you bring a knife to a gunfight, well, no worries.
The film opens with Parker and his cohorts in the process of stealing the weekend take at an Ohio state fair. Shortly thereafter, Parker is double-crossed and almost killed.
And so he sets out to track down the outfit (that is now holding his split) with the intent of creating real mayhem. See, Parker is a principled guy who lives by a code: only steal from those who can afford it; hurt no one in the process; and always do exactly what you say you're going to do.
Unexpectedly, a very broke and somewhat desperate Florida real estate agent, Leslie Rodgers (Jennifer Lopez), becomes ensnared in Parker's plan. Lopez is perfection in this role. She's inherently sweet, and possesses the indefinable "it" quality, hence she's a perfect foil for Parker's sardonic, tough guy persona.
"Parker" is a solid example of how lean and mean the genre can be in the hands of a fine, old school director, top-notch cast and excellent screenwriter.
Pushing the edge
In the hands of master filmmaker Jaques Audiard, "Rust and Bone" is a raw and gritty film but also profoundly evocative and surprisingly tender.


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Reston, Va. -- Computed tomography angiography (CTA) can identify abnormalities and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries, including broken bones and heart disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).
Children with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) are increasingly being evaluated with CT angiography (CTA). Even though many children ultimately test negative for PE, study results suggest that CTA is still valuable for this indication because it has the ability to accurately detect a variety of alternative diagnoses.
The study, performed at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, included 89 CTA exams with clinically suspected PE. Researchers found that 41 percent of those CTA exams were normal. However, they found that CTA provided them with an alternative diagnosis to pulmonary embolism in 59 percent of the exams performed.
"The two most common alternative diagnoses were pneumonia and atelectasis," said Edward Lee, MD, MPH, lead author of the study. "However, a variety of other alternative diagnoses, including congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, rib fractures, and more, were identified throughout the thorax " he said.
"One of the most important advantages of CTA is its ability to show alternative diagnoses in pediatric and adult patients without evidence of pulmonary embolism," said Dr. Lee.
"Our findings emphasize the importance of systemically searching beyond the pulmonary arteries for an alternative diagnosis when interpreting pulmonary CTA studies in children," he said.
This study appears in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. For a copy of the full study, please contact Heather Curry via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 703-390-9822.
About ARRS
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was founded in 1900 and is the oldest radiology society in the United States. Its monthly journal, the American Journal of Roentgenology, began publication in 1906. Radiologists from all over the world attend the ARRS annual meeting to participate in instructional courses, scientific paper presentations and scientific and commercial exhibits related to the field of radiology. The Society is named after the first Nobel Laureate in Physics, Wilhelm Röentgen, who discovered the x-ray in 1895.


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Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian race car driver known internationally for participating and winning in Formula One and CART race competitions. He has enjoyed great success. Currently, he competes in NASCAR, driving the #42 Target Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He and wife Connie have three children: son Sebastian and daughters Paulina and Manuela.
The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel CART title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the first being Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell in 1993. He has also equalled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 race winner; Montoya is currently one of only two active drivers (along with Jacques Villeneuve) who has won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.
Montoya has also become a crossover race winner by winning races (starting in each case in his rookie year) in Formula One, CART, IndyCar, Grand-AM and NASCAR equalling in that respect Mario Andretti's caliber of success (except for the F1 World Championship); And shares honors as well with Dan Gurney in being IndyCar/F1/NASCAR race winner. Montoya is also the only driver to have competed in all three major events at Indianapolis, finishing fourth or better in each event. He finished 1st in the Indianapolis 500, 2nd in the Brickyard 400, and 4th in the US Grand Prix.


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The long awaited reality show of Frank Maresca aka Frank The Entertainer is finally here. VH1 has released the cast photos and show info today. Judging by the photos of the girls competing, it seems having an orange complexion was a prerequisite to qualifying for the show.
The dating show, titled Frank The Entertainer…In A Basement Affair, is set to premier Sunday, January 3 at 8PM on VH1. The Entertainer is well known for his previous appearances on past VH1 shows such as I Love New York 2, and I Love Money. This new show has Frank searching for love in his parents basement. The 15 girls vying for his love will be in for a rude awakening once they realize they will be competiting in Frank's basement, and not they typical elaborate mansion they expected.
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Frank Maresca, aka the Entertainer from I Love New York 2 and Seasons 1 and 2 of I Love Money is back and looking for love on Frank the Entertainer… in a Basement Affair, premiering Sunday, January 3 at 8PM on VH1.
Fifteen beautiful women traveled to New York for Frank, only to find out that they won't be living in the elaborate mansion they expected – they will be living in Frank's parents' house! Outspoken Mom Susan and Dad Gary are so desperate to have 32-year-old Frank move out of their basement that they have decided to make finding Frank love a family affair.
The girls will have to compete for Frank's love, and follow Mom and Dad's house rules if they want to stay in the house. Each week at elimination, Frank will give the ladies keys to his basement, and those locked out will have to pack up, and move out.
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Superior Court judge vacates sentences of four NH murderersBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 29. 2013 6:02PM
Four convicted murderers serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole will get new sentencing hearings because they were younger than 18 at the time of their crimes.
The new hearings don't necessarily mean their sentences will change, but attorneys for Robert Tulloch, Robert Dingman, Eduardo Lopez Jr., and Michael Soto will be able to introduce mitigating factors related to their age at the time of the crimes in the hope of inducing a judge to issue a reduced sentence.
Each was 17 at the time of his arrest. Lopez was convicted in a fatal shooting during an attempted robbery in 1991. Dingman was convicted in 1997 after a jury found him guilty of acting in concert with his younger brother in the murder of their parents.
Tulloch was one of two teenagers involved in the murders of two Dartmouth College professors in 2002, while Soto was convicted as an accomplice to first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in 2007.
Lawyers for the four men filed their appeals last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, "forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders."
The Supreme Court's reasoning was that "such a scheme imposes too great a risk of disproportionate punishment." Miller and an associated case involved 14-year-old boys whose cases were reversed and remanded for new sentencing proceedings.
Lawyers for the four New Hampshire men serving life without parole argued that the Miller decision should be applied retroactively to their clients because it was a substantive or "watershed" rule of criminal procedure, while the state's attorneys argued that Miller was merely a procedural ruling.
Superior Court Justice Larry Smuckler, presiding at Hillsborough Superior Court North in Manchester, agreed with the defense attorneys. In a ruling issued on Monday, he wrote that the Supreme Court infered in its ruling that "Miller" would be applied retroactively, and that it was a substantive change.
In the new sentencing hearing, a judge will now have to consider "chronological age and its hallmark features," according to the "Miller" ruling, including "immaturity, impetuosity and failure to appreciate risks and consequences."
The sentence of life without parole for Steven Spader, convicted in the 2009 murder of Kimberly Cates in Mont Vernon, was upheld after a rehearing in April.


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Older Age Marker May Be More Appropriate in Predicting Papillary Thyroid Cancer Prognosis
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Newswise — (PHILADELPHIA) – Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that age 45 is no longer a useful predictor of negative outcomes in the staging of papillary thyroid cancer patients. Their findings were among the most impactful abstracts recently presented at the American Thyroid Association annual meeting in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Since the 1970s, physicians have used age of diagnosis to determine the severity of thyroid cancers. Papillary Thyroid Cancers—those including affected lymph nodes—diagnosed before age 45 are designated as Stage 1, following the American Joint Committee on Cancer and the International Union Against Cancer TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors staging system. The same papillary thyroid cancer with lymph node involvement presenting after age 45 years is Stage 3.
With 34,000 new cases of papillary thyroid cancer diagnosed annually, the group set out to determine the scientific validity of diagnosis at 45 years of age and over as such a powerful negative prognosticator. "While this staging system was once accurate and effective, we are seeing that patients age 45-64 have similar outcomes to those under age 45 years," says Jeffrey L. Miller, MD, co-director of the Thyroid Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and lead researcher on the study.
A review of the literature determined that this age marker was first set forth in a study in 1979, followed by a paper in 1993 reviewing 1,779 patients treated for papillary thyroid cancer from 1940 to 1989 to determine the variables most prognostic of mortality. When looking at age, the mortality curve seemed most pronounced in patients greater than 60 years of age. A 2005 study showed significant declines in mortality in patients greater than 45 years of age, though no statistics for other age ranges were given.
The Jefferson team subsequently analyzed thyroid cancers diagnosed between 2001 and 2007 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) database and reviewed 5-year survival rates. Of the 45,390 cases reviewed, the most significant drop in survival rate was seen in those age 65 to 74 years, though prognosis was still good at 92.0 percent. An even more marked survival difference was noted in those diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 75 and older at 82.2 percent.
"With time, we have developed new therapies and surgical techniques, leading to better survival rates," says Miller. "This leads many patients to have a more favorable prognosis, avoid potentially unnecessary therapies and allay patients' fears about their longevity up to age 64. We feel that age 45 is no longer an appropriate age designation to influence papillary thyroid cancer prognosis," he says.
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH) are dedicated to excellence in patient care and education. It is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the nation's top hospitals. It has over 950 licensed acute care beds with major programs in a wide range of clinical specialties. TJUH is one of the few hospitals in the U.S. that is both a Level 1 Trauma Center and a federally-designated regional spinal cord injury center. TJUH patient care facilities include: Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, and Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia. Additional out-patient sites are located throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. TJUH is a part of Jefferson Health System and a partner of Thomas Jefferson University.


text: Breadcrumb Home Scott Suttell Blog May 21, 2013 02:30 AM Star banking analyst has his eye on KeyCorp, and likes what he sees Scott Suttell Tweet Share Share Share Email More Print A quick-hit edition: KeyCorp wins some praise in this MarketWatch.com story about big-shot bank analyst Michael Mayo's tour of banks' annual meetings. Mr. Mayo is in Tampa, Fla., today to attend the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. shareholders meeting. The analyst with securities firm CLSA "has already attended three annual meetings this year, challenging management at Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley and KeyCorp," according to the website. The clever Mr. Mayo "has taken the unusual step for an analyst to buy stock — 100 shares of each of the three companies — to become eligible to attend the meetings," MarketWatch.com reports. He tells the website, "I got significant information out of each of the three meetings I have been to so far," Mr. Mayo said. At KeyCorp's annual meeting on May 16, Mr. Mayo "found out more about the Cleveland bank's efforts to improve its efficiency ratio — the measure of expenses as a percentage of revenue," MarketWatch.com reports. Mr. Mayo went to the KeyCorp meeting skeptical of lead director Alexander Cutler, the chairman and CEO of Eaton Corp., but after meeting him, "I left thinking this is a very impressive person," the analyst says. And speaking of Mr. Cutler, he's quoted in this Wall Street Journal story contrasting the recovering U.S. economy with the lagging European economy. "During the downturn, U.S. companies managed to slash costs at home, and have sharply increased earnings there despite a tepid recovery in North America," The Journal says. "But in Europe, the same companies are still struggling to get their bloated businesses into shape, hobbled by rigid labor laws, high payroll costs and political sensitivities over job cuts amid double-digit unemployment levels." Europe "seems to be mired in molasses," Mr. Cutler says. The Journal says Eaton, which makes electrical and hydraulic parts, "is benefiting from a rebound in U.S. housing, but is still suffering in Europe, particularly in its auto-parts business." A few months ago, the paper reports, "Eaton expected the European auto market to decline 2% in 2013. Now it expects a drop of between 6% and 7%." You don't expect fine dining at stadiums, but no less an authority than Travel + Leisure magazine says stadium food is improving, and FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns is one of the places where you'll find exceptional food options this fall. Here is the magazine's take on the football stadium's food: In 2012, club levels got an upgrade in food options with new concepts by local celebrity chefs. Head over to Sawyer's Street Frites (from Jonathon Sawyer) for modern renditions of Cleveland classics like the Carnegie Dip, made with beef brisket that's been smoked at the stadium for three weeks and topped with caramelized onions, aged cheddar, and jus. At Michael Symon's B Spot, all burgers are made with a Pat LaFrieda blend; the Fat Doug is topped with pastrami, coleslaw, and Swiss cheese. Wash It Down with: The outrageously decadent Vanilla Bean Apple Pie Bacon Shake at B Spot. More kudos for Ohio food comes in this USA Today ranking of the 15 best ice cream parlors in the world, which includes Columbus-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams. "James Beard Award-winning chef Jeni Britton Bauer is at the helm of this grassroots — yet rapidly growing — chain," USA Today says of Jeni's, which has a shop in Chagrin Falls and now has made its products widely available in Northeast Ohio stores. "The company prides itself on 'pure flavor in whatever direction moves us at any moment,' which ranges from wildberry-lavender to poached pear and everything imaginable in between," USA Today says. Among the fancy company in which Jeni's finds itself: Fenocchio of Nice, France; Bar Gelateria Ercole of Pizzo, Italy; Vipiteno Gelateria in Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Big Gay Ice Cream in New York City. Cleveland is still a laggard when it comes to selling tickets for the May 29 U.S. vs. Belgium game at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Washington Post says about 18,500 tickets have been sold for the friendly. That's the lowest number of tickets among four upcoming home matches for the U.S. men's team. A June 2 friendly against German at Washington's RFK Stadium has sold 38,500 tickets. Seattle is second with 32,000 for the World Cup qualifier against Panama on June 11. The 20,000-seat Rio Tinto Stadium outside Salt Lake City is sold out for the June 18 qualifier against Honduras. The matchup with Belgium should be great fun. The New York Times notes that's Belgium "is bringing a top-flight team to the United States for a friendly game in Cleveland." Belgium's team includes goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was in the nets in Madrid last Friday when Atlético defeated Real, 2-1 in extra time, to win the King's Cup tournament. The team also includes a slew of players from England's Premier League, including Eden Hazard, Mousa Dembele, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini, Christian Benteke and others. The Belgians are taking the match seriously. Soccer America reports that the fight jet-lag, the Belgian players will be given space-age, light-emitting luminettes for the trip to and from the United States. You also can follow me on Twitter for more news about business and Northeast Ohio. Recommended for You Crain's Morning Roundup Business headlines from Crain's Cleveland Business and other Ohio newspapers — delivered FREE to your inbox every morning. 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Manchester school board approves public comment policyBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 12. 2014 8:18PM
MANCHESTER — People in the Queen City might want to watch what they say next time they decide to speak publicly at a school board meeting.
The Board of School Committee adopted rules at its inaugural session Tuesday that bar "personal complaints of school personnel or complaints against any person connected with the district," during the public comment period at the beginning of meetings.
The provision was part of a sweeping overhaul of house rules approved by the school board, with the goal of making the body function more efficiently and harmoniously.
The board had conducted its meetings based on a collection of rules that were often scarcely enforced or understood.
While the rule concerning public comments generated debate at Tuesday's organizational session, it turns out it was already on the books. It has been part of the district's policy manual since 2002.
The rule states: "Speakers may offer comments on school operations and programs that concern them. In public session, however, the Board shall not hear personal complaints of school personnel or complaints against any person connected with the District. Other channels are provided for Board consideration and disposition of legitimate complaints involving individuals, which should be referred to the Superintendent."
Still, the policy was news to the school board on Tuesday as it debated its inclusion in the new comprehensive rule book.
"If we're going to gag the public then we should gag our press people there who have a good time beating on some of us," said school board member Art Beaudry, Ward 9, who was critical of many of the proposed rule changes. "To me, if a member of the public wants to come and speak, as long as they're respectful and not using vulgarities, that should be their right."
Board member John Avard, Ward 10, who was largely supportive of the other rule changes, said the restriction on personal complaints against "any person connected with the district" was too broad.
"The way I read this, it seems some people would not be allowed to come and make a complaint about a principal," he said. "I think this isn't about taking our names out of the paper."
The rules were drafted by at-large school board member Dave Wihby, the newly elected vice chairman of the board, and he noted that he was simply including the prior policy on public comments.
Asked during the debate Tuesday if the language concerning "any person connected to the district" included the school board, of which the mayor is a member, Wihby replied, "It includes everybody."
The board ended up voting 11-3 to keep the policy.
Mayor Ted Gatsas, who serves as the chairman of the school board and is responsible for conducting the meetings, also had misgivings about the rule, and he abstained on the vote to remove it.
"I think if there are personal remarks against a board member I tend to put a stop to those," Gatsas said on Thursday. But, he added, the public "absolutely can comment on me."
The reference for the board's original 2002 policy on public comments is the New Hampshire School Board Association, which provides model policies for numerous school boards around the state.
The 2011 NHSBA policy guidebook, however, is more specific about the categories of people that should be exempt from public criticism. "Complaints regarding individual employees, personnel or students will be directed to the Superintendent," the document states, adding, "Obscene, libelous, defamatory or violent statements will be considered out of order and will not be tolerated."
The Manchester school board's adoption of the rules came the same week that the Hooksett School Board narrowly rejected a policy that would have restricted personal attacks from members of the public aimed at school board members during meetings. The town's board has been mired in acrimony, largely over whether to continue sending its students to the Manchester district.


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Oct. 6, 2005
It was a tale of two halves for the Lady Bisons soccer team, and the ending was not a happy one.
The Lady Bisons shut down East Tennessee State Thursday night in the first half while taking control offensively with a 2-0 start. In the second half ETSU prevailed scoring five goals for a 5-2 Atlantic Sun victory.
"We played great the first half," said Lipscomb Coach Jenger Parrish. "We were all excited at halftime. We talked about coming out and having to do the same things in the second half. We couldn't back off. We had to step it up even more. We had to keep being aggressive after the ball."
Lipscomb junior midfielder Melissa Chambers led the attack scoring both goals. The first one was high, arcing kick that landed in the net from 45 yards out at 30:02. Her second one was a little closer, from 25 yards away off of a pass from sophomore midfielder Leslie Lopez at 43:32.
Chambers' goals marked the first time this season that a Lady Bisons player has scored two goals in a game. It was also the first time this season the Lady Bisons had scored more than one goal in a game.
In the first half shots were even with both teams making seven. In the second half ETSU out-shot the Lady Bisons 24-3 to finish with a 31-10 shot advantage.
Senior midfielder Erin Ashton opened the scoring for ETSU at 66:05 on a cross shot.
Senior defender Meghan Morris scored an unassisted goal at 73:44 on a rebound shot.
Junior midfielder Emily Fulcher headed the ball into the net with an assist from Ashley Craig at 77:16.
Craig picked up a second assist with a corner kick that was put in the net by Rachel Layer.
To close out the scoring Craig scored an unassisted goal, shooting from the left side of the field into the right side of the net at 87:44.
"I think the nerves got us," Parrish said. "I don't think we are used to being up by two goals. We came out a little bit scared and tight in the second half. They got the momentum going and we couldn't recover."
ETSU made a goalie change at the half. Erin Bilyeu started and allowed two goals while also making two saves. Carrie Hill played the second half, making one save.
Chambers finished with four shots for the Lady Bisons. Freshman forward Kassi Larkins was credited with three shots, two on shots on goal. Kali Rellinger made two shots, one a shot on goal.
Bethany Copeland was in goal for the Lady Bisons. She made eight saves with six in the second period. The team was also credited with a save.
The Lady Bisons are 0-11-1, 0-4 in the A-Sun. ETSU is 6-6, 3-2 in the A-Sun.


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Hi all.
This is my first post. I'm a mom working two jobs and trying to get away from daddy sending t.v. dinners to the baby sitters. I'm just now getting started. Interested in making some of the cute stuff, but may not go totally japanese since my kids haven't eaten anything Japanese yet unless you count bourbon chicken at the mall food court.
They do like my americanized rendition of stirfry, but much prefer their nuggets. I'm a personal fan of German food having lived there six years and think some of it may render itself to easy bento boxes if prepared in advance.
Looking forward to meeting you all online and getting some ideas. First stop is finding someplace even slightly local to buy some bento accessories for the cute stuff.
Just the new girl around here looking for some lunch ideas.
Hi, welcome to the Just Bento community.
What German food were you thinking of putting in bentos? I can't even remember what I ate in Germany (I was only there for a week, a few years back) apart from kaiserschmarrn and Wiener schnitzel with potato salad, which are both heavenly, but Austrian! And not terribly bento friendly anyway except for the potato salad. I'd love to hear your ideas.
My blog is Food and Shoes
My kids both adore spaetzle and the noodles would work much cleaner than lo mein I think. The actual German potatoe salad is not mayonaise based and the only kind I will eat lol. Now to figure out how to make mini streudles and I'll be a happy girl with my lunch at least ha! Alot of times I will make a simplified version of chicken marsella (French I know) but instead of pasta or rice serve it with spaetzle. I'm thinking the sauces could go in those little sauce cups.
I don't know. I have ideas to get this family off of mc donalds. This be to thing is part of my schemes.
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