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GRESHAM — Breanna Sapienza wanted to try something different this swimming season, so the Cascade Christian junior switched events.
No matter that she won a state championship last year in the 50-yard freestyle. She shelved that event in favor of the 100 breaststroke.
"It seems to be working out," she laughed Friday following preliminary competition at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state meet at Mount Hood Community College.
Sapienza set a meet record in the 100 breast with a time of 1 minute, 5.59 seconds. It broke the mark of 1:05.92 by Cascade's Crystal Kibby in 2010.
Sapienza, a four-time state champion, also captured the 100 butterfly for the second straight year last season and is out to make it three straight in that event. Her prelim time of 55.54 seconds was within a second of the meet record she established in 2012 and was more than seven seconds faster than her closest pursuer.
The finals for all classifications — the 6A and 5A meets are also being held here — are today.
In other 4A/3A/2A/1A events, Phoenix reveled in several outstanding performances.
Junior Alyse Darnall is the top seed in the 100 freestyle and No. 2 in the 100 back, breaking her own school records in each event Friday.
She's also on the 200 free relay team, which, on the strength of a school record, made a stunning jump from the No. 12 seed entering the prelims to the top spot for today's finals. The same quartet set a Phoenix record in the 400 free and is seeded second in that event as well.
In 5A, Ashland senior Gus Simms and sophomore Cole Harding each qualified for the finals in two individual events and swam on the 200 and 400 free relays that gained No. 2 finals berths.
In 6A, North Medford sophomore Grace Jovanovic was the lone local swimmer to make the finals, doing so in the 100 fly.
Sapienza's strength is the butterfly. She competed in that event at the U.S. Olympic Trials last summer and is taking aim at not only her own small-school meet record today but the overall state record — which she missed by 11/100ths of a second last year.
Her 4A/3A/2A/1A record is 54.63 seconds. She's chasing the overall mark of 54.52 set by Roseburg's Kaylin Bing in 2008.
Sapienza's goal today in the butterfly is to be in the 53s.
If she is to be challenged in the finals, it would likely be in the 100 breast.
"I've never been much a breaststroker," said Sapienza. "I've always been a 'flyer. Now that I'm in the breast, I'm actually starting to like it more. I think I can go really far in my breaststroke."
Her goal is to eclipse 1:05 today.
She didn't know she set a meet record in her prelim race until teammate Treyson Robbins told her.
"So I said, OK, cool," she said.
Sophomore Sophie Gemelas of Madras had the second-best prelim time of 1:09.31, well off Sapienza's pace.
"I'm sure tomorrow in the breaststroke I'll have some competition," said Sapienza. "I'm so looking forward to it. It always helps if you have someone right there so you can strive for more than what you thought you could go before."
For Phoenix, Darnall clocked 53.32 for the top 100 free prelim time.
In the 100 back, she went 59.41, which would have been a meet record were it not for Ridgeview's Rachel Haney going 58.40. Both times easily bettered the former record of 1:00.01 by North Bend's Denise Green in 2007.
In the 200 free relay, Darnall teamed with juniors Kylie Burks and Olivia Sanchez and freshman Lauren Speaks to set the school record of 1:45.21. The former mark of 1:45.25 was set in 2006. Phoenix went in with a seed time of 1:53.23, the only team that wasn't under 1:50.
The same four swimmers clocked 3:50.70 for the No. 2 spot in the 400 free relay, breaking the Pirate standard of 3:51.88, also set in 2006. District rival Henley had the top time of 3:49.07.
Speaks and Sanchez also made event finals. Speaks is seeded fourth in the 100 breast (1:12.55), lowering the school record she established at last week's district meet by 1.22 seconds. Sanchez is seeded fifth in the 100 fly (1:04.64).
In the 5A meet, Ashland's Simms is No. 2 in the 100 fly — an event he finished third in last year — with a time of 52.16 seconds. Springfield's Carlos Hunnicutt is the top seed at 51.69.
Simms is sixth in the 500 free (4:44.70), while Harding is fifth in the 100 free (50.98) and sixth in the 50 free (23.16).
Seniors Alex Sukles and Miles Furuichi filled out the relays. The 200 free relay was timed in 1:32.55, one second behind leading Summit, and the 400 free relay's time was 3:25.90, almost four seconds behind Summit.
In 6A, Jovanovic is seeded fourth in the 100 fly on the strength of her prelim clocking of 58.90 seconds. She was sixth in that event last year and sixth in the 100 breast, but she missed out on the finals in the latter this time around, placing ninth in prelims.
Sapienza sets meet record in state prelims
GRESHAM — Breanna Sapienza wanted to try something different this swimming season, so the Cascade Christian junior switched events.

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Photos released in pair of Nashua robberies
September 04. 2013 2:07PM
NASHUA – Police released photographs of a gunman they believe is behind two robberies of two businesses last month.
The first robbery happened about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Sunnyside Sunoco gas station, 270 W. Hollis St.
The robber entered the store armed with a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, running toward New Dunstable Road.
He is described as a white man wearing dark clothing. Police said a newer-model, dark-colored Jeep Wrangler was seen in the area just before the robbery.
Two days later, shortly after 10 p.m., a gunman robbed Cumberland Farms, 308 Daniel Webster Highway.
The robber entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money. Police said there were several customers in the store at the time, but no one was hurt.
As in the first robbery, the only description of the culprit is he is a white man wearing dark clothing. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, heading toward Pizzeria Uno.
Anyone with information about either robbery is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 594-3500 or Nashua Crimeline at 589-1665.


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Hi all,
I did some investigation about the performance of ngridner agent test execution.
Please refer the link in wiki.
During the test and user usage of ngrinder, we found that the test running TPS result is not very stable.
Test environment:
agent: 64bit 12 cores server.
test configuration: process count as 1, thread count as 1. duration is 5 minutes.
The TPS graph is as below:
We can see that every several seconds, the TPS will drop.
For this scenario, the first thing we though about is GC. So I checked the GC status of the test running process on that agent. And the status is as below:
Total and used heap size:
We can see several things:
1. The minor GC runs 25 times, and used 15.724 seconds. And I found that during the GC is working, this process is almost stop working.
2. The heap size used is about 3.5G. The eden area is about 2.6G. For every minor GC, the JVM will collect this 2.6G area. And it takes a long time. (The max heap size is 8G)
3. The full GC runs 2 times, but the old generation area is always increasing.
Based on the result in above, the first thing I did is to use another kind of GC policy. Then I added "-XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC" in the jvm args of grinder properties.
The result:
1. minor GC runs 800 times, used 14.581 seconds.
2. Used heap size is about 130M. (The max heap size is about 130M)
3. Full GC runs 140 times and uses 0.774 second.
We can see that, it only uses 130M memory, and the TPS is almost same as before. But I don't know why, the max heap size is about 130M.
Then I set the heap size and tested again. The VM argument is: "-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"
The result is almost same as above, and the full GC time used is much less.
And the used heal size is about 277M, and is not increased to the max heap size(512M) I set. It is just a little more than 256M.
At last, I tested again with default GC policy and set the heap size, ""-Xms256m -Xmx512m".
1. minor GC runs 131 times, used 10.086 seconds.
2. no full GC. Old generation is always increasing. Maybe if the test runs a longer time, there will be full GC.
3. TPS is a little less than previous one. And the value is not very stable. The changing range is about: 125 (1475 ~ 1600) .
1. Test execution will not use too much memory. We can set a max heap size as 512M.
2. In "-server" mode of JVM, the default GC policy is: "-XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:ParallelGCThreads=10". If only the heap size is not too big, GC policy doesn't affect too much. But the default GC policy will also cause some pause time. It will make the TPS value not very stable. So it is suppested to use "-XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC".


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While we anxiously await the US release and some big name apps that should come along with it (we're looking at you, Skype) we did get word today that the Amazon Kindle app will soon be heading to BlackBerry 10. We've been told that the Kindle app will be available this month, so it won't be more than a few weeks before it hits BlackBerry World.
The free Kindle app is one that many will be delighted to see available even though those that wanted it bad enough have already side loaded the Android version. No word on if the app is straight-up BB10 or a port of the Android version, but with something like Kindle it shouldn't really matter - we'll take it however we can get it.


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Sept. 5, 1913
Labor Day was observed as usual at the Carr homestead by the gathering of a number of descendants of the family.
More summer guests left the island Tuesday than on any other single day before. On the 7 o'clock trip of the ferry, which leaves baggage at Long Wharf, there were six large truckloads of trunks.
S.A. Pierce is cutting a new road through his property at Maple grove, connecting Congress Street [now Westwood], which was recently laid out along the shore, with Spring Street.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 1, 1938
One-hundred-and-fifty couples attended the annual ball of the Jamestown Fire Department held at the Beavertail Country Club Tuesday evening.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 6, 1938
A large number of the members of the summer colony and townspeople attended the 50-bird trap shoot at the athletic field Monday afternoon, and Mrs. Worrell, a summer visitor, was the winner with a score of 48 out of 50, 23 out of 25, and 25 out of 25.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 7, 1938
A special meeting of the Town Council was held Tuesday evening for the purpose of opening bids for the razing of the three buildings owned by the town on the east waterfront. One bid of $8 was received from Nicholas Hyjcaj and he was awarded the contract. The work is to be completed by Oct. 6. The only buildings then left on the front will be those owned by Dennis D. Sheehan, the tailor shop and restaurant. Mr. Hyjcaj has nearly completed the work of razing the Thorndike Hotel, for which he has the contract.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 3, 1963
Some 200 youngsters participated Saturday in Jamestown Youth Day, sponsored by the recreation department. The event consisted of field events and swimming races, a doll-carriage parade, a baseball game, the final playoff game for the teenage league, and a dance at the recreation center.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 2, 1988
Residents like Jamestown just the way it is and they don't want to lose it, a town-sponsored poll indicates. More than 4,000 questionnaires were mailed out in the spring of 1987 by the privately run Conanicut Island Land Trust. The answers were pretty clear. With only one exception, every question dealing with development was answered conservatively – in other words, "Let's not change what we've got." By a 1,144 to 235 count, residents said they favored a strict annual limit on new housing.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Sept. 3, 1998
The population of the two schools has reached 670, but with the addition of a few new classrooms and the teachers to front them, no class will have more than 21 students, down from several rooms that had as many as 25 last year. Twenty-five is the maximum number of students that a teacher can have by contract.
An attempt to bring back power, when Jamestown's main underground cable was tripped at 11:40 a.m. Friday, not only caused costly inconveniences to shopkeepers, but also set off a series of potentially hazardous incidents.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Sept. 4, 2003
A new three-year contract was approved by the Jamestown Teachers Association Aug. 27 by a 48-2 vote. Salaries and health benefits changed in the new agreement.
As the town Building and Facilities Committee continues to work on finding a suitable location for a new Town Hall, a new potential location has emerged as a leading option for siting the new facility. The committee has considered siting the one building that would house all town administrative offices next to the library, on townowned land currently occupied by the Jamestown community playground.


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Cruise Itinerary Details
Carnival Legend
Departing from: Seattle, Washington
Ports of Call:
- Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
- Skagway, Alaska
- Juneau, Alaska
- Ketchikan, Alaska
- Victoria, British Columbia
Bars, Clubs & Lounges
Lounges & Bars
Intimate Lounge
Alchemy Bar
Odyssey Lounge
Sports Bar
DreamTeam Sports Bar
Lobby Bar
Legend Lobby Bar
Pool Bar
BlueIguana Tequila Bar
RedFrog Rum Bar
Lobby Bar
The Colossus Atrium Bar
Casino Bar
Club Merlin Casino Bar
Music & Dancing
Jazz Bar
Satchmo's Jazz Club
Piano Bar
Billie's Piano Bar
Dance Club
Medusa's Lair Dance Club
Las Vegas Style Lounge
Firebird Lounge
Teen Spots
Gigabyte Video Arcade
Teen Lounge
Club O2
Casino & Gambling
- Club Merlin Casino
- 15 Gaming Tables: Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, 3 Card Poker, Let it Ride, Roulette, Craps and Texas Hold'em
- Over 140 slot machines
- Tournaments: Blackjack and Slots
- Card and game lessons can vary by itinerary
- Currencies accepted: U.S. Currency and Sail & Sign® accounts
- Trump Card Room
- Casino Hours may vary due to cruise Itinerary
- Spa Carnival®
- Steam Rooms
- Saunas
- Helen of Troy Beauty Salon
- Wide variety of body treatments
- Additional charge for spa and salon services
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness Center: features state-of-the-art equipment
- Exercise Classes: Various classes including aerobics, Yoga, Pilates, Resistance training, spinning, and more. Exercise programs vary by ship itinerary (additional fee for some classes)
- Outdoor Jogging Track
- Personal training (additional fee)
- Jogging Track: outdoor track, 10-laps = 1 mile
- Basketball Court
- Ping Pong Tables
- Mini-golf: outdoor, 9-hole course
- Kids Pool: Wading Pool
- Carnival WaterWorks - Spray park and waterslides
- Camelot Forward Pool and whirlpool
- Avalon Main Pool: salt-water pool with retractable roof and whirlpool
- Serenity - Adults-only area pool and whirlpool
- The Fun Shops
- Logo clothing, souvenirs, clothing, jewelry, perfume, liquor, and sundries
- Photo Gallery: photos and video services
- Cherry on Top: perfect place to pick up sweet treats and more
- Follies Main Lounge
- Playlist Productions
- The Punchliner Comedy Club presented by George Lopez
- Broadway Musicals
- Vocalist Shows
- Dance Shows
Parties and Theme Nights
- Captain's Celebration: "Meet and Greet" and "Farewell"
- Past Guest Reception: offered on cruises 5 days or longer
- Late-night Deck Party
- Pool parties
- Deck parties are cruise specific based on destination or itinerary
Music & Dance
- Dance Classes
- Karaoke
- Live Bands
- DJs
Contest & Tournaments
- Backgammon Tournament
- Bridge and Card games
- Bingo
- Trivia games
- Scavenger Hunt
- Lido Deck and Pool Games
- Couples and Lovers Game
- Battle of the Sexes
- Hasbro, The Game Show
- Superstar Live Karaoke: on cruises of 7 days or longer
- Games vary at the discretion of the cruise director
Other Features
- Art Auctions
- Shore excursion briefings
- The Holmes Library and Internet
- Port preview lectures
- Wedding Chapel
- Conference Room
- Laser Tag - cost $5 per person (price subject to change)
- Dance Lessons
- Health and Wellness instructors
Kids & Families
Family ActivitiesWhat is a vacation without a little family game time? Carnival Cruises wants to promote fun- filled vacations for the whole family by offering a selection of family activities.
- Family Welcome Aboard Parties
- Ice Cream Eating Contests
- Kids Talent Show
- Family Scavenger Hunt
- Family Arts and Crafts
- Family Name that Tune
- Family Karaoke
- Cookie Decorating
- Teddy Bear Workshop
- Family Water Wars
- Seuss @ Sea and Seussa-Palooza - timeless stories of Dr. Seuss come to life with special onboard character parade, interactive story time, and arts & crafts activities.
- Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast - This breakfast is part meal and part journey into the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss - fun for the whole family! (Extra fee of $5 per adult or child - subject to change)
Camp Ocean
Camp Ocean activities span across 11 key categories of play, including core themes of active play, games, free play, arts and crafts and digital, coupled with additional categories such as role play, music, party time, science and discovery, social and food fun, all designed to find the ideal combination of activities catering to children's varied interests. More than 200 new ocean-inspired activities will range from educational games to creative arts opportunities such as Design Your Own Aquarium, Sea Salt Art and Create a Penguin from Oreos. Examples of Activities
Penguins (Ages 2 to 5)
- Paper bag whale creation
- Musical icebergs
- Sea creature aerobics
- Ocean bingo
- Ocean songs sing-along
- Penguin Palooza: Oreo Penguin Making
Stingrays (Ages 6 to 8)
- Design your own acquarium
- Fish, fish, Shark Catch
- Seashell Arts & Crafts
- Ocean Artifacts Memory Game
- Pirate Game Night
Sharks (Ages 9 to 11)
- Design your own cruise ship
- Giant ocean wall mural
- Shark Art
- Inner tube relay
- Ocean Origami
The Badge ChallengeThe Badge Challenge will provide the opportunity for kids to earn and collect badges as a special memento of their cruise. Badge challenges will include a variety of unique activities that provide an original way for kids to learn about their vessel, experience onboard adventures and gain a sense of accomplishment. After completing tasks which may include trying a new food, making an aquatic towel animal or riding the water slide, children will collect corresponding Camp Ocean badges. At the end of the cruise, there is a special ceremony with giveaways for the three age groups. Badges can be collected over multiple cruises.
BabysittingCamp Ocean Night Owls offers babysitting for children 6 months to 11 years in the Camp Ocean playroom, allowing parents time to enjoy the nightlife without having to worry about their little ones. This service offers a "slumber party" atmosphere for your children with movie time, cartoons and room service snacks.
- Each evening 10 PM to 1 AM
- $6.75 per hour plus a 15% gratuity, per child
- Children sleep on pillows and blankets; cots are not provided.
- For infants, Pack & Plays are available for usage.
- Please Note: Carnival doesn't offer any in-cabin babysitting services.
Circle "C"
Circle "C" is the ultimate young teen program for kids ages 12 to 14 years of age. The facility features a dance floor with high-tech sound and lighting system, the latest in video gaming, and 42-inch plasma TV's that display movies and music videos. The Circle "C" program also offers a full schedule of activities and a chance for kids to meet up with people their own age in an inviting and vibrant lounge. A list of some of the activities offered follows:
- Talent Show
- Video gaming consoles
- Dance Parties
- Late Night Teen Hang
- Late Night Movies
- Video game tournaments
- Scavenger Hunts
- Karaoke
- Sporting Activities - including dodgeball, basketball, mini-golf
- Carnival Twister Waterslide Races
Club O2
This unique club designed and dedicated for teens ages 15 to 17 years old, features its own teen director and special teen activities. The lounge offers a place for teens to hang out, meet new friends, listen to music, play video games or just chill out away from the parents. No kids or adults are allowed. Club O2 is a non-smoking and non-alcohol lounge. A list of some of the activities offered follows:
- Music World
- Amazing Gaming
- Lounge Life
- Scavenger Hunts
- Pool Functions
- Sporting Events - volleyball, basketball, ping pong and more
- Video Game Tournaments
- Theme Parties: Hip-Hop night, Punk Rocker Night
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The Crown Zellerbach Corporation was incorporated in Nevada on August 28, 1924, as a holding company under the name Zellerbach Corporation. It was the outgrowth of a business that was founded in about 1870.
In 1928 the Zellerbach Corporation and the Crown Willamette Paper Company merged and the company name was changed to the Crown Zellerbach Corporation. The reason given for the merger was that large economies would be achieved by the consolidation of production machinery and the elimination of duplication. The resulting company had assets of nearly $100 million, a manufacturing capacity of 1,450 tons of finished paper daily, timberlands of over 350,000 acres, and paper mills throughout the Pacific Coast. After merging, it became the second largest paper manufacturer in the United States. It produced newsprint, sulphite and kraft wrapping paper, paper bags, and a variety of other paper products. In December 1928 Crown Zellerbach common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
During the 1930s, sales for Crown Zellerbach grew steadily. In 1934 the company earned $1.6 million, rising to $6.2 million in 1938. With the onset of World War II, pulp and paper shipments from Europe were discontinued and demand for North American wood pulp rose along with prices. As a result, Crown Zellerbach prospered as earnings rose to $8.1 million in 1940 and $9.1 million in 1942.
The company continued to do well in the postwar period. It entered into new contracts such as producing coated paper for Time and Life magazines in 1947. It also embarked on multi-million dollar expansion and improvement programs for plants, timberlands, and logging facilities to the amount of $23 million in 1948 alone. In 1946 it purchased Northern Pulpwood Ltd. and Badwater Towing Company at a cost of $1.1 million. These improvements were reflected in production figures and in the bottom line. In 1951 Crown Zellerbach produced 902,917 tons of paper and pulp, nearly twice the amount from a decade earlier. Net income also grew to $25.3 million that same year.
Crown Zellerbach acquired both Canadian Western Lumber Company and St Helens Pulp & Paper Company through an exchange of common stock in 1953. Canadian Western had large timber holdings on Vancouver Island and St. Helens owned large amounts of second-growth timber as well as a mill for the production of high-class paper products. After these acquisitions, Crown Zellerbach possessed the second-largest timber holdings in the West, next to Weyerhaeuser.
Crown Zellerbach purchased Bartram Paper Products and merged with Gaylord Container Corporation, a manufacturer of paper and shipping containers, in 1955. In 1956 the company reported that it had achieved the most successful year in its history. Sales and net earnings were both records at $462 million and $50 million, respectively. Production also rose to a new high of 1,660,100 tons of paper and paperboard.
In 1956 Crown Zellerbach acquired Waxide Paper Company, and in 1957 the company formed the St. Francisville Paper Company with Time, Inc., to build and operate a paper mill at St. Francisville, Louisiana. In 1958 the Federal Trade Commission ordered Crown Zellerbach to dissolve the 1953 merger with St. Helens Paper & Pulp, charging the acquisition violated the antitrust laws by giving Crown Zellerbach the power to dominate production and sale of coarse papers in eleven Western states.
In the 1960s the company continued to do well despite the fact that the pulp and paper industries had grown intensely competitive. In 1962 it formed Crown Zellerbach AG, Switzerland, and Norsk Pacific Steamship Company in the Bahamas. It also acquired Beaty Laminated Ltd. of Canada. Crown Zellerbach earned $38.8 million in 1962 and $39.3 million the following year. In 1963 demand for paper products was so strong that production was close to two million tons.
In 1965 Crown Zellerbach reported record sales and earnings of $709.4 million and $47.4 million, respectively. The company continued to expand and modernize in 1965 by beginning construction of three new mills to expand paper and containerboard capacity by 25 percent and by expanding the number of timberlands owned or controlled by the company to 2.7 million at the end of 1965 from 2 million a year earlier.
The company added Redman Manufacturing Company of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1968, and in 1969 it acquired Park Lumber Company, Park Logging Company, and Armstrong Sawmills Ltd.
From 1970 to 1975, sales for Crown Zellerbach rose from $955 million to $1.76 billion and earnings nearly doubled, from $68 million in 1970 to $125.8 million in 1975. The company continued to expand through acquisitions. In 1970 it bought Pondosa Pine Lumber Company, Seaforth Plastics Ltd., and Barhil Enterprises. In 1972 it added Gulfport Creosoting and Creosote Oil Corporation, both of Gulfport, Mississippi. It also purchased a 50 percent interest in Van Gelfer Papier of Amsterdam. It added Biles-Coleman Lumber Company in 1973 for approximately 600,000 shares of common stock. That same year, it also added Rainier Manufacturing Company.
In November 1973 Crown Zellerbach and Southern Timber Trust made a successful joint bid of $185 million for assets of the Tremont Lumber Company, which included 215,000 acres of Louisiana timberland. The Southern Timber Trust was created by Brookwood Energy and Properties, Inc., a real estate and investment subsidiary of Lehman, in order to acquire the mills and timberlands of Tremont.
Crown Zellerbach had grown to become a fully integrated forest products company with significant timber resources by 1975. It was one of the largest paper companies in the world with a broad and diversified product line, including pulp, paper, logs, lumber, plywood, and containers.


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In what everybody already saw coming for weeks (months) now, Apple has just unveiled its latest product, a tablet called the iPad. Basically a bigger version of the iPhone, Steve Jobs presented the iPad during a press event in San Francisco. The most interesting news? It's powered by... An Apple processor, called the A4. The most shocking news? The price.
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The other day I was reminded of the importance of solidifying positive and peaceful attitudes early on in pre-k. I overheard a teacher reprimanding a first-grade student in the hallway for hitting another child. The teacher simply said, "You cannot hit her, it's not nice. Do you understand?" When the child did not respond, the teacher said, in a more abrasive tone, "Say YES!." The child then said "yes," as commanded, and the teacher moved on.
I had to wonder how effective that child will be in solving problems on his own. Perhaps his teachers to date have not taught social skills effectively. Or possibly he has experienced things that have undermined the endurance of those skills in the long run. The incident caused me to reflect on my efforts this year.
I start teaching our peaceful and empowering approach in the beginning of the school year. The process entails direct whole-group instruction through puppet role plays, books about friends and feelings such as Words are not for Hurting, and songs like "The More We Get Together." In these activities, we use consistent language like, "I feel sad when you [fill in the blank]." Add to this many one-on-one, informal teachable moments, and gradually the children gain an understanding of why they should use their words instead of their hands.
By December, my students were able to follow through with a "peace agreement", but I served a dominant role in the initial stages of the process. Since then, the children have made even more progress and now take ownership of the peace process from the beginning. For instance, David used to suggest that characters in our stories use violence to solve problems. If the Cat in the Hat won't leave, David suggested, we should "hit him on the head." Now, he is more likely to recommend talking through problems. When we discussed recently how the farmer in Farmer Duck exploits duck and refuses to do any work, David chose peaceful means over violent ones, advising the duck to tell the farmer, "Please, can you help me?."
Other children still require occasional reminders and encouragement, but their skills are clearly developing. Tyrone's first inclination during a recent read aloud was to hit the animals that had stolen a character's fruit. After I asked him, "Do we hit animals or people?" he offered an alternative measure: "I would tell the animals that I won't ride them no more." Similarly, Jeffrey came to inform me today that another student would not let him play with a certain toy. All I had to say was, "Work it out on your own," and Jeffrey returned to the student to say, "I feel sad when you won't let me play with it."
Pre-k teachers - indeed, all teachers - have an obligation to teach conflict resolution in a way that empowers students to solve problems peacefully. I want my students to leave pre-k with the rationale and language needed to facilitate peaceful conflict resolution so that, throughout their lives, they will rarely, if ever, receive a scolding like that first grader in the hall. Perhaps if we start with pre-k classrooms that provide students with such tools, we will lay the foundation for a society that more closely embodies Immanuel Kant's vision of enduring peace between people and states.


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5 things to know after Eagles beat winless Giants 36-21 to snap skid, tie for NFC East lead
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Scrambling down the right sideline late in the second quarter, Michael Vick had Chip Kelly's up-tempo offense in gear and the winless New York Giants reeling again.
With a tackler approaching, the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback stepped out of bounds and suddenly reached back and grabbed his left hamstring.
It was one of those moments in which an NFL game can change, and it did.
Before the quarter ended, Nick Foles replaced the gimpy Vick and led Philadelphia to a 36-21 victory over the Giants on Sunday, ending the Eagles' three-game skid and putting them in a tie for first place in the NFC East with Dallas (2-3). The Cowboys dropped a 51-48 shootout to the Denver Broncos.
The loss sent the Giants to their fifth straight loss, their worst start since the 1987 strike season when the NFL used replacement players for three games.
"Every week is the season and that's what this deal is all about," Kelly said after the Eagles got back in the division race. "You're five games into a 16-game season. Understand that you don't just show up and win. When you have a good week of preparation it pays off for you."
Foles didn't do most of the prep work for the Giants last week but he was ready when sent in with 1:25 left in the half. He engineered one of Alex Henery's career-best five field goals and another one late in the third quarter after Eli Manning threw the second of two touchdown passes to Rueben Randle to put New York (0-5) ahead 21-19.
Foles iced the game by converting two interceptions by the bottom-rated Eagles' defense into fourth-quarter touchdown passes of 25 yards to Brent Celek and 5 yards to DeSean Jackson.
"He played great," Celek said of Foles, who was 16 of 25 for 197 yards. "He was out there poised, played well, and threw a great ball. He did a good job of leading us."
Manning and the Giants self-destructed once again. Manning threw three interceptions and New York turned the ball over four times in handing the Eagles 17 points.
Defensive captain Justin Tuck said the Giants are not going to sulk, and he's glad New York will be back on the field Thursday in Chicago.
"There are only two ways to finish this season," Tuck said. "And that's figuring some kind of way to right the ship and getting some positive momentum going here or you can sulk and feel sorry for yourself and have the worst season ever in Giants' history."
Here are five things we learned in the Eagles' win against the Giants:
UP-TEMPO EAGLES MINUS VICK: While Foles did a great job taking over for Vick, Kelly's offense isn't the same with him at quarterback. Vick's ability to run — he had a team-high 79 yards on seven carries — puts defenses on their heels and makes LeSean McCoy even more dangerous. The Giants keyed on McCoy's running in the second half and he lost a yard on seven carries. He had 50 on 13 carries in the first half.
NOT SO COOL ELI: Two years ago, Eli Manning led the Giants to a Super Bowl title by being a money player with the game on the line. Manning threw three fourth-quarter interceptions against an Eagles defense that was ranked last in the league. He has thrown 12 picks in five games and some have been in money time. He had one returned for a touchdown late in the season opener against Dallas and two of his picks were converted into Eagles touchdowns by Foles on Sunday.
PUTTING A STREAK TOGETHER: The Eagles have a chance to put some wins together. They travel to Tampa Bay to play the winless Bucs next week and then have Dallas and the Giants at home in wrapping up the first half of the season.
GIANTS CONCERNS: The Giants have not had a running game all season and took a step backward on Sunday when David Wilson sustained a neck injury on the final play of the first quarter. If Wilson can't go Thursday against the Bears, the Giants have Brandon Jacobs, rookie Michael Cox and fullback John Conner on the roster. Don't be surprised if they have to make another move, possibly re-signing Da'Rel Scott.
WHERE'S THE DEFENSE: Philadelphia found some defense against the Giants, but with all the drops and mistakes by the Giants, they were lucky. The Giants have given up 182 points in five games. They have given up at least 31 points in each loss, which ties an NFL record set by the Chicago Cardinals in 1954. The pass rush is almost nonexistent and the defense can't get off the field on third down. The Eagles converted on 9 of 19 attempts and 39 of 79 for the season. Vick set up a field goal by scrambling for 34 yards on a third-and-19 in the first quarter.
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The head of Interpol says he believes police will retrieve valuable paintings that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands last year, including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse.
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor are currently in Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men— arrested Monday in Romania— in the Oct. 16 theft from Rotterdam's Kunsthal gallery of seven extremely valuable paintings.
Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said Thursday he is confident the works will be recovered.
Romanian police and Noble declined to provide more information citing the sensitivity of the case.
"The people involved are probably watching " this press conference, Noble said.


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Related Media: Controlling Your High Blood Pressure
A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop hypertension with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing hypertension. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Blood vessels lose flexibility as you get older, which makes it easier to develop hypertension. Although hypertension can develop at any age, risk begins to increase after 35 years of age. Hypertension is most common in people aged 65 years and older.
Men are generally at greater risk for hypertension than pre-menopausal women, but women's risk increases and is slightly greater than that of a man after menopause .
African-Americans tend to have higher rates of hypertension, develop it earlier, and have more severe hypertension.
Other risk factors include:
Hypertension can be common in some families. If you have close relatives (parents, grandparents, siblings) with hypertension, you may be at increased risk of hypertension.
- Smoking —Smoking causes blood vessels to narrow, raising blood pressure. This repeated behavior can lead to permanent damage to the blood vessels and increase your risk of developing hypertension.
- Excess dietary sodium —Excess sodium causes the body to retain water. The excess fluid circulates in the blood, creating more pressure on arterial walls.
- Excess alcohol intake —Alcohol has negative effects on the nervous system and blood vessels, creating an increase in blood pressure.
- Lack of exercise —Sedentary lifestyles are associated with other unhealthy behaviors, such as poor diet and weight gain. Moderate to intense exercise, done regularly, improves heart function and promotes healthy arteries.
- Stress —Hormones released by your body when you are under stress can increase your blood pressure. This may aggravate high blood pressure in genetically susceptible individuals.
Certain medical conditions affect the health of blood vessels, impair circulation, and make the heart work harder to circulate blood. Over time, these conditions can lead to hypertension. Some conditions contribute to hypertension slowly, over a long period of time. These conditions include:
- Obesity
- Glucose intolerance or diabetes
- Metabolic syndrome —This condition is marked by elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and body weight. Excess weight centered around the midsection is of particular concern.
- Sleep apnea —Breathing stops for brief periods of time while you are sleeping.
Other conditions can create a more rapid increase in blood pressure. These include:
- Kidney disease
- Hormonal disorders
- Panic disorder
Pre-eclampsia is an increase in blood pressure during pregnancy. In most cases, blood pressure normalizes after the baby's birth. However, having a history of preeclampsia increases your risk of developing hypertension.
Some medications cause blood vessels to constrict, which makes your blood pressure rise. Over time, this increases your risk of hypertension. Some of these include:
Oral contraceptives
—Taking oral contraceptives may increase your risk of hypertension in certain situations. You are more likely to develop hypertension while taking oral contraceptives if you:
- Have a family history of hypertension
- Have kidney disease
- Are overweight
- Had hypertension during pregnancy
Other medications—Certain medications can increase your risk of high blood pressure and/or interfere with medications you may take to lower your blood pressure. These include:
- Steroids
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as naproxen and ibuprofen
- Decongestants
- Diet pills
- Antidepressants
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- Reviewer: Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC
- Review Date: 09/2017 -
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The 4th of July is almost upon us, so of course we've been getting ready with some American-themed DIYs! We found some awesome starred and striped ribbon in our store, so we jazzed up a pair of denim shorts and gave them some patriotic spirit. Keep reading to find out how to make it yourself!
- a pair of jean shorts
- scissors
- 2 feet of blue ribbon with white stars
- 2 feet of red and white striped ribbon
- Unique Stitch glue
1. Lay the starred ribbon over the top of the back pocket of your shorts, then cut it so it perfectly fits across the top of the pocket. Cut another piece of the same size. While the starred ribbon is still placed at the top of the pocket, place the striped ribbon underneath and cut it so it fits across the middle of the pocket. Cut another piece of the same size. Use the same process to create two bottom strips of the starred ribbon.
2. Flip the top piece of the starred ribbon over and add some glue to the back. Place it on the top of the back pocket and press down while glue dries.
3. Continue to glue down the other pieces of ribbon, making sure you have a starred piece at the top, then a striped piece, then another starred piece. Do this for both pockets.
4. Let the glue dry, then you're all set. Pair your shorts with a flowy white top and a bright red bag, and rock them at 4th of July celebration!


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STOCKTON - Forecasters warned Tuesday that 4 inches of rain could fall in Stockton by the conclusion of the weekend - a dramatic deluge the likes of which we last experienced in 1986.
STOCKTON - Forecasters warned Tuesday that 4 inches of rain could fall in Stockton by the conclusion of the weekend - a dramatic deluge the likes of which we last experienced in 1986.
An "atmospheric river" of rain was rushing our way from the tropics, like a fire hose aimed at Northern California.
It is essentially one giant storm, but will come in waves. By the time it's over, perhaps in five days, Stockton could get half the rain it had all last winter.
"It isn't going to rain every second of every minute - there will be breaks," National Weather Service forecaster Johnnie Powell said.
"But don't bust out the picnic baskets," he said.
It's not unusual for Stockton to approach 1 inch of rain in a single day. What is unusual is a string of four or five such days.
The good news is the rain comes early in the season, when river levels are low and there's room in reservoirs to capture the runoff.
That wasn't the case in 1986, when 4.13 inches of rain fell from Feb. 14 through Feb. 18. Even more rain followed, and several Delta islands flooded.
Four factors contribute to major floods: High winds, high tide, high flows and low barometric pressure, said Michael Cockrell, director of emergency operations for San Joaquin County.
"If you have all of those, you're in trouble," he said.
This week, two of those criteria are missing: high flows and low pressure. "That makes a big difference," Cockrell said.
There is potential, however, for localized flooding in low-lying areas. Winds expected to gust up to 45 mph will strip deciduous trees of their remaining leaves, potentially clogging storm drains and ponding water on city streets.
Emergency management officials are watching the storm and have briefed local law enforcement, Cockrell said.
Just last week, agencies across the state participated in a series of drills, simulating a flood, among other disasters.
"We're well-tested and ready to go," Cockrell said.
Thursday night and Friday might be the worst of it. Runoff on creeks and streams could peak Sunday morning, Powell said.
It was too early Tuesday to determine if things are likely to dry out early next week, he said.
This would be the fifth time Stockton has seen 4 or more inches of rain during any five-day period, according to records kept by the Western Regional Climate Center in Reno. It also happened in 1986, 1970, 1967 and 1955.
In 1955, almost 5 inches of rain fell at Christmastime, a downpour that triggered Stockton's last major urban flooding.
With large waves expected to be generated by the storms, the U.S. Coast Guard is warning people to stay away from jetties and rocky areas along the coast.
The Coast Guard is also urging boat owners to avoid taking to the water during the next few days, and to make sure their boats are properly secured during the storms.
While the Valley braces for the heavy rains, Sierra ski resort staffers Tuesday were celebrating the storm forecast for the next few days.
"Potentially, it is going to be a big, big storm for us. It could be a couple feet-plus," said Rosie Sundell, a spokeswoman for Bear Valley Mountain ski resort on Highway 4 in Alpine County.
Sundell said this storm is ideal because it will be relatively heavy and wet.
"Early in the season, this is the kind of snow you want to build that base," Sundell said. She said the snow would be on top of the 12- to 14-inch base the resort already has.
Although Bear Valley is aiming for a Dec. 21 opening, that could move up a week or so if the storms coming in the next few days create the right conditions.
Dodge Ridge Ski Area, farther south off of Highway 108, was forecast to get 3 to 6 inches of snow today.
Kirkwood Ski Resort, on Highway 88 about 13 miles north of Bear Valley and more than 1,000 feet higher, already reports having twice as much base and already has several lifts open for the season.
Record reporter Dana M. Nichols and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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Lawless (US - BD RA)
Gabe learns the ins and outs of moonshining and throat-punching...
The three Bondurant boys (Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke), along with their sultry new hire (Jessica Chastain), command the most lucrative bootlegging operation in Franklin County, Virginia. The locals consider them "indestructible." But the law—in the form of a corrupt special deputy (Guy Pearce)—wants a cut of their action, at any cost. When youngest brother Jack (LaBeouf) gets a taste of power with a deadly gangster (Gary Oldman), the whole business blows sky high. Based on the astonishing true story, the Bondurant brotherhood is the stuff of legend. (From the official Anchor Bay synopsis)
Lawless appeared on the scene earlier this year as little more than a curiosity to most of the public. The film is lead by a cast of critical favourites on their way to superstardom, including Tom Hardy and Jessica Chastain, and a features a foundation from typically solid character performances, like Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke, and Gary Oldman. But most people were morbidly curious about the post-blockbuster career of Shia LaBeouf – though, apparently, not enough to make the film anything resembling a hit. Those of us that pay attention to filmmakers (like normal Americans pay attention to football players) Lawless was interesting because it was the second pairing of director John Hillcoat and screenwriter Nick Cave, following The Proposition. The Proposition was a nearly brilliant deconstructionist western that did for the genre in the 2000s what Italian directors like Sergio Corbucci did for it in the '60s. It also featured career best (or at least near career best) performances from Guy Pearce and Danny Huston. Since then, Hillcoat made a handsome, well-acted, but ultimately disconnected adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (an arguably impossible task) while Cave wrote a sequel script to Gladiator that was never produced and spent most of the rest of his creative energy on his music.
By my measure, Hillcoat's most obvious contemporaries are Andrew Dominik ( Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) and Nicolas Winding Refn ( Pusher, Bronson, Valhalla Rising, Drive). Hillcoat, who hails from Australia, Dominik, who hales from New Zealand, and Refn, who hails from Denmark, all bring a foreign slant to prototypically American stories (if only Refn had made a categorical western, this would be even easier). All three filmmakers are also obsessed with capturing the beauty of grit and graphic violence. Unfortunately, Hillcoat's version of the manly-man-arthouse simply isn't as potent as Dominik's or Refn. It often appears like he's trying too hard to find the Malick-esque beauty in his images and his 'deliberate pacing' feels distinctly slow for the sake of unearned meditation. Of course, I've heard similar complaints about Drive and The Assassination of Jesse James, so apparently, such readings are particularly subjective. One thing Hillcoat continues to do very well is present really painful violence that never feels gratuitous, no matter how gory. There's genuinely haunting horror in the violent imagery and the shocks don't come cheap, which sounds like faint praise, but is enough to sustain the film for long stretches of mismanaged pacing. The climatic shootout is also very well-handled. The sequence builds to a crescendo without turning to white noise. The emotional punch of this sequence is minimal, but the rhythm is perfect.
I have to admit that cramming two and a half seasons of Boardwalk Empire and Ken Burns' PBS series in to the last year has left me a bit tired of the Prohibition era, but Lawless covers a less commonly explored aspect of the period, at least from a geographical standpoint. The problem here isn't really overexposure, the problem is that Cave's script prattles on without ever really registering anything significant. Events occur, but rarely have a lasting effect on future events, aside from moving certain characters out of the way. These events are also predictable enough that the average viewer will probably be able to guess who dies and in what order 20 minutes into the movie. It seems that this is supposed to be a character study above a plot-driven film, but Cave doesn't seem to be too interested in developing his ensemble beyond the places we find them when the film begins. At a certain point, it becomes abundantly clear that Cave and Hillcoat are actually trying to ape Goodfellas on a shorter timeframe. Granted, Goodfellas is a pretty episodic movie, but Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi infuse their fluttering plot with comedy and drama, and they managed to avoid being too predictable, despite also being based on a true story.
The cast is certainly interesting. Hardy and Pearce take major effort to be 'different,' which really pays off, especially when Cave's dialogue isn't quite up to snuff. Hardy's post- Dark Knight Rises mass is a bit distracting, but it works well with his goofy Southern-fried accent and 'heavy' status as a character. Pearce also has an amusing accent and adds an extra special dash of oddity to his appearance by shaving his eyebrows and slicking back his blackened hair. The audience immediately understands he's a villain just by this ridiculous appearance and apparent fear of germs. Any scene featuring these weirdoes interacting is worth paying attention to. LeBeouf is well cast as the 'runt of the litter' and isn't required to be the badass the rest of the male cast is. His career history colours the role a bit without tainting it and, at his best, he's quite sweet. Oldman and Clarke are, sadly, mostly wasted, but do give the already busy ensemble some colour and flavour. The female cast, which is basically made up of Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska, doesn't get much to do in this boys club movie, outside of being pretty, dressing nicely, unobtainable, and disappointed in their male counterparts. There's also quite a bit of (off-screen) rape, considering the relative lack of personality and incidental qualities of the female characters.
Lawless was shot using Arri Alexa digital HD cameras and looks very, very nice in 1080p, 2.35:1 HD video. Hillcoat and cinematographer Benoît Delhomme use the format to the best of its abilities, which I find a bit surprising, following the grit of Proposition. This is a very clean and extremely crisp production that finds its grit in the production design, rather than the film stock. Detail levels are enormously sharp without any significant edge enhancement in highly textured close-ups and the broad strokes of deep-focus backdrops. The wide shots of the Virginia marshes and forests are the all-stars of this transfer. These images are teeming with complexities that would be flattened and pixilated to hell on a lesser transfer. Hillcoat and Delhomme take a bit of a 'period shortcut' in choosing a mostly de-saturated and brown for the daytime palette, but contrast this softer look well with a deep, dark nighttime palette made up mostly of golds and blues. The hues are controlled and solid throughout the film without any major banding effects or low-level noise (there's a slight tinge of blocking on some of the softer, warm browns). The red and yellow pops are especially effective, as are the harsher black edges, with the exception of a mid-film sex scene where the darkness is presented much flatter (the exact same scene is much brighter during the special features). I do notice some minor shimmering effects, especially during the really expansive wide shots, but I'm pretty sure this is a limitation on the part of my set, not the disc.
Lawless is presented with an Anchor Bay typical DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. I've got no complaints, nor am I particularly blown away by anything here. There's plenty of basic ambience throughout the film that gives the mix a decent spread, including busy saloons, cicada-infested outdoors, and perpetual storm clouds that never seem to break. There are plenty of standout sequences in terms of aural make-up, specifically shoot-outs and vehicular motion, but the sound design is more impressive when the mixers are playing with the volume of the ambience to underscore characters' feelings. The effect is similar to a dynamic swell of music. Other highlights include the rumble of the Bondurant's moonshine machine, glorious singing trapped within the walls of a small Baptist church (this scene plays with the volume and phase of the singing to signify LeBeouf's drunken nausea), and Clarke's animalistic, multi-channel wolf howl. The music is a mix of traditional era folk songs and a more modern, Southern-flavoured score – some of it written and most of it performed by screenwriter Nick Cave and long-time collaborator Warren Ellis (no relation to the writer) with a group of other musicians under the name The Bootleggers (including Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and Mark Lanegan on some tracks). The more driven, scary pieces of score give the LFE its best workout. The Bootleggers' version of Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' during the mid-film montage is especially tasty.
The extras begin with an audio commentary from director John Hillcoat and author Matt Bondurant. Hillcoat is sort of the moderator between the two and is sure to find spots for Bondurant to speak, even though one gets the impression he could've covered the runtime himself. In turn, Bondurant tends to cover the historical stuff, which also involves defending his story's occasionally fictionalization of events, while Hillcoat covers the process of making the film, including technical and production process information. The historical stuff is, not surprisingly, the most interesting aspect of the track and it's pretty clear Hillcoat, as tack leader, recognizes this fact and doesn't push off into bland anecdotes of hiring actors or waste too much time thanking his production staff. Overall, this is a pretty full-bodied commentary with very little blank space or dead end discussions. The quality of the track doesn't necessarily make me want to forgive the film's obvious shortcomings, but it certainly helps. In a perfect world, however, Nick Cave would've also appeared on the track to discuss his take on the material, versus Bondurant's.
Lawless: The True Story of the Wettest County in the World (21:30, HD) sounds like it might be a documentary on the true subject of the Bondurant Brothers, but it's really just another behind-the-scenes EPK. There is a historical slant to set up the film for investors/audiences, but not nearly as much as I was hoping for. The bulk of the featurette covers casting, Hillcoat's direction, Cave's script, and the music. It includes interviews with Hillcoat, Cave, Bondurant, Jack Bondurant Jr., executive producer Danny Wolf, associate producer Rachael Shane, and actors LeBeouf, Pearce, Chastain, Hardy, and Wasikowska. Franklin County, Virginia: Then & Now (6:11, HD) gets a bit closer to the kind of historical documentary I crave. It covers the history of moonshining in the area with 'Spirits of Just Men' author Charles D. Thompson Jr. and documentary director Roddy Moore. The Story of the Bondurant Family (12:40, HD) gives just one more taste of the research that went into Matt Bondurant's book 'The Wettest County in the World,' including news clippings and historical photographs, which he discusses, sort of like a family slide-show. The extras end with six deleted/extended scenes (8:00, HD), 'Midnight Run' music video/trailers performed by Willie Nelson (1:40, HD), and trailers for other Anchor Bay releases.
Lawless is certainly a handsome and well-acted little gangster film, and it certainly benefits from moving its storyline away from the New York and Chicago areas, but it gets lost in its narcissistic filmmaking approach. With some cutting it would probably work as an arty B-film, but, as is, its surprisingly bland and predictable between bursts of stylish violence. This Blu-ray release looks absolutely gorgeous, sounds just fine, and features a solid collection of extras, including a particularly informative director and writer commentary. The only thing missing (besides a better movie) is an exhaustive documentary on the historical subject of Prohibition era bootlegging in Virginia.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
mlcm Member Join Date: November 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 929
I haven't seen the film, and I'm sad that the film wasn't as successful in its endeavours. I had high hopes based on the pedigree. Alas. I'll still give it a watch eventually and hopefully something of value can be extracted, as your reading does.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,718
I really think it's a bad screenplay. Hillcoat needs to find something good quick because The Road didn't quite work either and he's getting dangerously close to losing that Proposition pedigree.
james55011 Banned Join Date: July 2008 Location: United States Posts: 29
Guy Pearce does not have a problem with Germs in this movie, he felt the guy (sorry can't remember which character is was) was beneath him and did not want him to touch him.
jmm Member Join Date: November 2006 Location: United States Posts: 155
I liked a lot Hillcoat's previous offerings, THE PROPOSITION and THE ROAD, but LAWLESS played too generic and uninteresting to me, and everything felt like a retread of many other stories we already know.
Also, all characters were too stereotypical, and the movie presented them in a very false and manichaean way, asking you to side with the "good guys", painted as noble crooks in contrast to the sadistic "bad guy", when they were just as bad. And the violence was much more restrained and "sanitized" to be more palatable to the masses.
I would guess this was Hillcoat trying to play the Hollywood game, but I have no interest in a neutered Hillcoat.
Also, all characters were too stereotypical, and the movie presented them in a very false and manichaean way, asking you to side with the "good guys", painted as noble crooks in contrast to the sadistic "bad guy", when they were just as bad. And the violence was much more restrained and "sanitized" to be more palatable to the masses.
I would guess this was Hillcoat trying to play the Hollywood game, but I have no interest in a neutered Hillcoat.
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The film suffers from not only being way too generic, but the most talented (by far) actor in the movie, is only utilized in two scenes.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th January 1995
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Director and Writer Commentary, Lawless: The True Story of the Wettest County in the World, Franklin County, Virginia: Then & Now, The Story of the Bondurant Family, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, Trailers, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama and Western
Length: 116 minutes
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Target Reels From Customer Data Breach
Feb 26, 2014 11:55 AM PT
Target reported financial results for the quarter during which it suffered a high-profile data breach, revealing how badly the company was stung by the security lapses.
In the three months ending Feb. 1, net earnings dropped by 46 percent compared with the year-ago fourth quarter, from US$961 million to $520 million. Profit dropped by more than 40 percent from the same period a year earlier, while earnings per share were 81 cents, down from $1.47 last year.
Sales were higher than expected in the first half of the quarter. However, after Target's Dec. 19 confirmation of the data breach that affected millions of customers, "results softened meaningfully," noted Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel.
'Unprecedented' Economic Swing
"As far as I can tell, this kind of economic swing in response to a data breach is largely unprecedented," Brian Pascal, research fellow at UC Hastings College of the Law, told the E-Commerce Times.
"In the past, companies have suffered some financial hits following news of major data breaches, but not to this scale," he said. "I think one of the most difficult things about data breaches, both from the consumer side and from the business side, is their sheer unpredictability. Target's data breach arose from an email-based attack on one of their heating, air conditioning and refrigeration vendors."
The breach compromised the payment or personal information of as many as 110 million customers. Target initially revealed that 40 million customers who shopped in-store over a period of three weeks may have had their names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates, and security codes accessed by hackers.
Later, the company acknowledged that hackers stole personal information including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for as many as 70 million people during the same breach, though there may have been some crossover between the affected customers.
When Target revealed the vulnerability of personal information, it issued updated financial guidance of earnings per share of $1.20 to $1.30 for the quarter. It expected sales would fall by around 2.5 percent, though quarterly sales actually fell by 3.8 percent.
Future Costs
Target also reported pretax expenses of $61 million relating to the data breach and said it expected to make $44 million in insurance payments, for a net cost of $17 million.
However, in providing earnings guidance for the current fiscal year, Target said that it could not estimate future costs from the breach, including those related to litigation, claims of fraud and investigations.
The company seems to have a long road back in regaining consumer trust.
"Unfortunately, there's no magic button a company can press to restore consumer confidence," Yasha Heidari, managing partner at Heidari Power Law Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Consumer confidence is earned over time. The best thing Target can do is implement additional security measures and hope that no other breach happens again in the near future."
Time Heals Wounds
"It will probably just take some time for people to forget and go back to old habits and buy things again," Aaron Titus, chief privacy officer with Identity Finder, told the E-Commerce Times.
"It's quite possible that the opportunity that Target had to change minds is probably past. They had a brief window to reassure customers, and I don't think that went well. They just were not able to convey what they needed to," he observed.
"Trust is one of those things that is easier to keep than it is to regain," said Ken Westin, a security researcher for Tripwire.
"Target still has a long ways to go to in order to regain customer confidence, and in order to do so I believe they need to be more transparent regarding the breach and share that information with the information security industry, so that everyone learns from it," he told the E-Commerce Times.
"Then they need to take steps to ensure not only that this does not happen again, but that their entire security posture will mature as a result of this breach," said Westin.
Big Opportunity
"They actually have an opportunity here to become a leader in overhauling how retail stores secure their systems and networks in the U.S. and around the world," Westin continued. "If they do it right, it can be a PR win for them, but it needs to be a genuine effort and not just something to appease the board and shareholders."
Meanwhile, there are key lessons for other companies to learn from Target's data breach.
"If there's one thing that retailers have learned from Target's situation, it is that these sort of breaches have very tangible impacts on a company's profits and losses," Heidari Power Law Group's Heidari said. "Nothing will motivate a retailer better to make sure it does not suffer the same fate."


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On the most recent episode of Mad Men, Ken Cosgrove sits down to lunch with an editor from FSG (yes, we blushed). Cosgrove calls the publishing house "Farrar, Straus," though by 1967 it had been "Farrar, Straus and Giroux" for nearly two years. But hey, old names die hard—our receptionist still answers the phone with "Farrar, Straus."
So, what was FSG publishing in the late 1960s? I dug up an old catalogue to find out.
Apparently, the late Sixties at FSG were all about Lowell, Berryman, Sontag, and Wolfe. The trends were New Journalism and New Criticism: 1966 brought the debut book of essays from the "brilliant young social critic…Tom Wolfe," Susan Sontag's Against Interpretation, Lowell's Near the Ocean, and A Reader's Guide to T.S. Eliot.
Some of the highlights from 1967 include Berryman's sonnets, Neruda's The Heights of Machu Picchu, a collection of essays about Randall Jarrell (who had died two years earlier), and a centennial edition of The Golden Key with illustrations by Maurice Sendak and an afterword by W.H. Auden (pictured below).
Also, more New Criticism (Six Metaphysical Poets: A Reader's Guide) and an adaption of Prometheus Bound by Lowell. In the introduction to the translation, Lowell's conservatism and the war really come through: "Half my lines are not in the original. But nothing is modernized," he writes. "There are no tanks or cigarette lighters. No contemporary statesman is parodied. Yet I think my own concerns and worries and those of the times seep in."
By 1968, many of these writers were at the height of their careers: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, and Homage to Mistress Bradstreet were all in the catalogue, though Berryman's long poem appears to have been published only reluctantly...and only in paperback.


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You might have seen the SI Players NBA Poll in the most recent edition of Sports Illustrated.
The magazine asked 173 NBA players who was the most overrated player in the league.
Tracy McGrady was the leader with 9 perecent of the vote, followed by Danny Granger with 4 percent.
After that, six players each received 3 percent of the vote, including the Sixers' Andre Iguodala.
The others: LaMarcus Aldridge, David West, Gilbert Arenas and Cleveland teammates LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.
SI does not say when the survey was taken, although you would assume it was recently. It would be interesting to see if NBA players equate overrated and underrated with salary vs. performance or hype vs. performance. You might recall Slam magazine named Iguodala the 26th best player in the league in the offseason, based on expected production.


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We can guarantee that every celebrity dreads an on-stage mishap/incident. That includes Selena Gomez's ex-novio, Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old was attacked by a zealous fan in Dubai recently while he performed "Believe" on the piano. According to People, the male fan grabbed the Biebs from behind, even knocking the piano off its legs. The pop star ran off the stage (once security stepped in) and returned after several minutes to continue on the show.
Lucky for you, there are more embarrassing on-stage moments to showcase! Can you guess all of the ones that made our list?
1. On Stage Mishaps: Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
The culprit: A sweaty back
The crime: Jumping off of your dancer's back with super high stilettos are all ingredients for an on-stage mishap! That's exactly what J.Lo tried to pull off at the 2009 American Music Awards. We were all afraid, very afraid, when J.Lo hit the floor after her stunt. Luckily, she won our award for the best on-stage recovery.
2. Wardrobe Malfunctions: Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
The culprit: Spray tan
The crime: The "Beautiful" singer may have been belting all of the right melodies at Etta James' funeral, but everything about her spray tan proved to be disastrous. Streaks of tanning lotion started melting off during her performance and left embarrassing streaks. Got a baby wipe for that?
3. Wardrobe Malfunctions: Fergie
The culprit: A wet spot
The crime: Fergie mistakenly went to the bathroom on herself during a Black Eyed Peas concert in San Diego. She told a newspaper, "I had a few drinks before going on stage, but I didn't think to go to the bathroom. We were jumping around and my bladder just started you know." Yes Fergie, unfortunately we do know.
4. On Stage Mishaps: Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
The culprit: High heels
The crime: Mimi had to complete her concert in bare feet after she slipped and fell (or dropped it like it was hot). Luckily, her assistant came on stage to save the day. We hope she got a bonus for that one!
5. On Stage Mishaps: Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
The culprit: A slip
The crime: Back in 2008, the "Skyscraper" singer suffered from a pretty bad fall during a concert in Chicago. This chica has fallen in front of a live audience on several occasions, but you can always count on her to dust herself off and get right back up again!


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Take a look at some of Tuesday's midday movers:
Darden Restaurants fell after the company offered a weak view for its fiscal second quarter and cut its guidance for the year. Cheesecake Factory and DineEquity fell in sympathy.
Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts all lost ground on news that the Chinese Government was increasing scrutiny of Macao Casino stocks.


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I think mustard greens suffer from an inferiority complex - they haven't enjoyed a culinary renaissance like kale; they don't have the romantic Italian provenance of broccoli raab, nor the Southern panache of collard greens. I've noticed that in my community garden, folks are quick to plant the veggie (they are super easy to cultivate and don't require much garden-y oversight) but not so quick to harvest it. But they certainly shouldn't be ignored: their peppery bite is perfect in summer salads, awesome when tossed in with legumes like lentils and delicious when sautéed like spinach.
A Brief History
Mustard has been cultivated for centuries across Asia and Europe for both its edible seeds, ground and made into mustard (the condiment) or pressed for their oil, along with its leaves (and even stems). There are several different types of mustard, some of which are native to central Asia - probably somewhere in the Himalayan region - and some that are native to Europe. Food historian Alan Davidson notes that mustard seeds have been found in ancient Greek archeological sites; ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote of their cultivation as early as the 5th century BCE. In Europe, mustard plants have primarily been utilized for their seeds to make mustard (which Davidson notes has been important there for centuries because it is one of the few spices that can be locally grown), though leaf mustard was, and is, also eaten. (Apparently, in Medieval Europe, courts and monasteries often employed a person, called a mustardarius, whose sole job was to oversee the growing and making of mustard.) China is one of the major secondary sources of genetic variation of the mustard plant, according to botanists, centered primarily around the Sichuan region. (This basically means that mustard has been cultivated there for a very, very long time.)
Factual nibbles
- Those of us who grew up in the 80s remember well the catch phrase: "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" The condiment ("so fine, it's even made with white wine!") is made from brown mustard seeds grown in Canada. Here's an extended (and rather violent) version of the original commercial and the even-better Wayne's World version. And for those of you not quite so old, there is also a Lil Wayne song that references the mustard. You're welcome.
- Mustard plants have been successfully used in phytoremediation, the use of plants to remove toxic substances (like heavy metals) from the soil.
- Mustard greens are increasingly used as a winter crop cover. They are cold hardy, grow rapidly and even have natural chemical compounds that may help combat soil-borne diseases and weeds.
- Mustard oil, used extensively in some South Asian cuisines, is banned in the US for culinary purposes (though it is legal as a massage oil). The FDA's reason for the ban is that the erucic acid found in the oil causes "nutritional deficiencies" and "cardiac lesions" in test animals, although there is some evidence on the pro-mustard oil side that bringing the oil to the smoke point greatly reduces some of these negative effects.
Mustard is member of the impressive Brassica family, a group the Real Food gang has written about extensively (the family includes cabbage, collards, bok choy, kale and radishes). It is primarily Brassica juncea that are eaten as greens, though it's worth mentioning two other types: B.nigra (black mustard, used primarily for the condiment) and Sinapsis alba (white or yellow mustard, also used primarily in condiment-making, but also eaten as a green veggie). Brassica juncea is divided into two major subtypes - B. juncea var. juncea (also known as "brown mustard" or "Indian mustard") and B. juncea var. rugosa (aka "Chinese mustard"), though there are many regional sub-variants. (My favorite is mizuna, B.juncea var. japonica.) All types of mustard are quick to grow from seed, easy to cultivate and naturally pest resistant.
Mustard greens are primarily a cool season veggie and are at their peak in late spring to early summer. Hot weather causes the plants to bolt and their greens to turn unpleasantly bitter. A fall crop is often planted because mustard is frost-resistant and easily overwinters in temperate areas.
Environmental impact
According to GMO Compass, there have been several field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard plants (of various species/sub-species) in several different countries, including in the US, but none have yet become commercially viable. The good news: mustard greens don't appear on the Environmental Working Group's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. They aren't bothered much by pests, but if you are concerned about pesticides, do check with your local mustard farmer about his/her growing practices to be sure that pesticides weren't used.
Leaf mustard comes in an array of shapes and sizes. At many markets, the ruffled-edge, bright green, large-leaved mustard called Southern Giant is probably the most common, but you can see the range of mustard green types here: they vary from small leaved to large; from yellow-green to purple to deep, dark green. Some varieties, like Japanese mustard (mizuna), have thin, deeply serrated, small-ish leaves with thin stems; others, like Red Giant, have softly rounded, very large leaves with very thick stems.
What to look for
For all types of leaf mustard, look for perky greens with no wilting and no mushy or black spots. Also steer clear of mustard greens with yellowing or browned leaves.
Nutrition and effects on the body
Like a lot of greens, mustard is super good for you and you should eat it all the time. One cup has over 500 percent of your daily vitamin K intake, necessary for blood and bone health. The greens are also a great source of vitamin A, vitamin C and folate, and contain decent amounts of calcium and manganese. They even have calcium and protein! And, of course, mustard greens are high in fiber and low in calories.
Mustard seeds have been used for centuries for various ailments. A mustard plaster, wherein mustard seeds are ground up, spread on a cloth and applied to the skin, was traditionally used to treat lung infections and other respiratory problems.
The glucosinolates in mustard greens - the chemical compound that causes the greens' characteristic bitter bite and is responsible for their natural insect-fighting properties - seems to also be a natural cancer-fighter. High consumption of mustard greens and their Brassica brethren has been linked to reduced risk of certain cancers, including prostate. And one more bonus: according to the horticulturalists over at Purdue University, eating mustard greens "may impart a body odor repellent to mosquitoes." Fights cancer and mosquitoes - are mustard greens the perfect food?
What to Do with It
Mustard greens are equally at home raw, cooked and even fermented and pickled (check out the preservation section, below). I love young mustard greens tossed into summer salads; their peppery bite adds a sharp note that I like with more mild lettuces, like Bibb. Older, larger mustard greens are better cooked, pickled or fermented. If you're not a fan of the peppery bitterness of mustard greens, look for young (small) leaves or less-bitter varieties, like mizuna. Because mustard greens are more tender than their leafy-green Brassica family members collards and turnip greens, they need far less time to cook.
Mustard greens can be steamed, tossed into soup, sautéed (like spinach or Swiss chard), stir-fried or braised. Sub mustard greens for spinach or Swiss chard in recipes and see what you think - their peppery flavor is much reduced through cooking. The greens pair deliciously with beans (especially white beans and lentils), pork (especially ham hocks), other dark leafy greens (like spinach, collards and turnip greens), tofu, garlic, onions and citrus. Adding fat, salt and a little acid (like vinegar or lemon juice) also cuts the bitterness of bitter leafy green vegetables like mustard greens. Want more? Here's a great mustard green recipe roundup from the Kitchn.
Mustard seeds are used extensively in Indian cuisine, usually fried in oil and added to dishes like Potatoes with Mustard Seeds (my fave). They are also, of course, made into mustard (the condiment) - of which there are many, many variations, from course-grained brown to the yellow ballpark mustard ubiquitous in the US (and incidentally traditionally colored yellow with turmeric). Making your own mustard is actually pretty easy - as David Lebovitz shows us in this post.
Wrapped in a barely damp paper towel and stuck in an open zip-top bag in the crisper drawer of your fridge, mustard greens will keep for 3-4 days.
Stretching your fresh food dollar though preservation
Mustard greens take super well to preservation, especially pickling and lacto-fermentation. In many cuisines, including Indian, Chinese (especially Sichuan), Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai, the greens are pickled and used a condiment, side dish or added to soup. (Some leaf mustard varieties have thickened stems that are also pickled.) Here's a delicious-sounding pickled mustard green recipe from Hunter Angler Gardener Cook and a Vietnamese pickled mustard greens recipe. The greens can also be successfully frozen - here's a video that details the process.
Spicy Mustard Greens with Garam Masala
This is a quick and easy dish; the coconut milk tames some of the bitterness of the greens. I like it best served with rice, but it would also be delicious with chapatis or even quinoa. If you can't find garam masala, an Indian ground spice mix, sub curry powder (though the flavor will be a bit different). If spicy isn't your bag, omit the green chile or the optional cayenne. (Of course, if spicy IS your bag, feel free to add more than the optional pinch of cayenne!)
2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil
1 green chile (such as Serrano), stemmed and sliced into thin rings
1 clove garlic, pressed (or smashed into a paste with the side of a knife)
1 teaspoon garam masala, plus additional for serving
Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 bunch large-leafed mustard greens, very thick stems removed, roughly chopped
Kosher salt
1/3 cup coconut milk, well stirred
Lime wedges, for serving
- In a medium, heavy sauté pan, heat the ghee or olive oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
- Add the garlic and green chile and sauté for 1 minute. (Do not let the garlic brown.)
- Add the garam masala and sauté for a few seconds. Add the mustard greens, a pinch of salt and stir well to coat.
- Stir in the coconut milk. Cover and let simmer for 3-5 minutes, or until some of the coconut milk has absorbed and the greens are tender.
- Transfer to a serving platter. Sprinkle with a pinch of garam masala. Serve warm with lime wedges for squeezing.
Serves 2-3 as a side.
(*Vegetable rule of thumb: We think that first and foremost, in terms of nutrition, people should eat lots of fruits and vegetables whether they are organic or not. The EWG's guide is a handy list, but we will point out here that the impacts of pesticides are not limited to your ingestion of them - agricultural chemicals also affect farmworkers and local waterways, both good reasons to buy organic, even those vegetables that carry a light pesticide load. Also, it has been demonstrated that produce grown by small-scale farmers, even those who are not certified organic, tends to have a lighter pesticide load than its industrially-produced counterpart, owing to industry's tendency toward large monocrops.)
This post was originally published in June 2013.


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Holland Taylor is familiar to many TV viewers for playing the randy grandmother on the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men." In recent years, the Emmy-winning actress has been busy traveling the country in her one-woman stage show "Ann," based on the life of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards.
In March, Taylor will bring the show to New York for its Broadway debut. "Ann," which Taylor wrote, is scheduled to open March 7 at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre -- a large house that is more accustomed to mega-productions such as "War Horse" and "The Coast of Utopia" than intimate plays.
"Ann" has already played in Richards' home state (in Galveston and Austin) and in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Taylor wrote the play based on interviews and research she conducted on Richards, who served as the governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995.
Richards' national profile grew when she appeared at the 1988 Democratic National Convention and criticized George H.W. Bush, saying that he was "born with a silver foot in his mouth." As governor of Texas, Richards was known for her blunt and plain-spoken manner. She was defeated for re-election by George W. Bush in 1994.
Taylor won an Emmy in 1999 for her role on ABC's "The Practice." She has appeared on stage numerous times in New York and Los Angeles and at regional theaters.
The actress is also a prolific tweeter, posting multiple times a day. Her tweets are often political in nature -- she is an unabashed liberal -- and they can also be highly personal and often humorous. On Sunday, the actress offered this gem: "Will whoever stole my orange cone that keeps people from turning around in my driveway and wrecking the gravel please lube up and sit on it."
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Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core practice. Best known for his collages that incorporated pre-painted paper into semi-figurative forms and abstract compositions, Bultman drew on years of psychotherapy to explore eroticism, sexual symbolism, and myth. Robert Motherwell called him "one of the most splendid, radiant, and inspired painters of my generation," although many believe he suffered a lack of recognition due to missing the famed 1951 Life magazine photograph that helped establish the reputation of his contemporaries.
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STOCKTON - It took a quick six months to build. It's going to take an even quicker six weeks to tear down.
STOCKTON - It took a quick six months to build. It's going to take an even quicker six weeks to tear down.
If the reality of Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium's demise hasn't sunk in, it will this summer.
Starting Monday, the University of the Pacific football stadium's massive berm foundation began to disappear.
First up: shave off the 28,000-seat stadium's highest points and fill in the sunken football field. Second: begin hauling the excess dirt - an estimated 100,000 cubic yards - somewhere else.
"It is kind of surreal to see it come tumbling down," said Tom Samuel, 52, whose Linden-based company, T & S Intermodal Maintenance Inc., has the disposal contract.
"I spent a lot of time there watching football games. We used to walk from the neighborhood. My brother attended UC Davis, so we would watch the UOP-Davis games. It was always a lot of fun. I also saw sectional (high school) playoff games there."
Stagg Stadium, previously known as Pacific Memorial Stadium, was constructed in 1950. Work on the earth-filled structure started in May that year and it was finished on time for the first home game - Oct. 21, 1950.
Construction was financed by a local fund drive that raised $165,000. This summer's overall stadium-removal project has a $1.75 million price tag.
In the first phase this week, 40,000 cubic yards of dirt will be moved to the stadium floor to raise it to grade level. In the second phase starting next week, an additional 100,000 cubic yards will be trucked off campus.
"Right now, we are trying to find places for the dirt," Samuel said. "The cost will be determined by how far we have to drive. We want to stay close and save money for the university."
It will take six weeks for T & S Intermodal to haul away the leftover soil. Plans call for an estimated 20 haulers to make 180 dump-truck trips a day.
Samuel figured the combined 140,000 cubic yards is the equivalent of 63 football fields one foot high or one football field 63 feet high.
"It's a bunch," he said.
Pacific will use the site's new footprint for a state-of-the-art Zimmerman Tennis Center, new fields for men's and women's soccer and a women's field hockey pitch.
The university hopes to have the field hockey area finished in time for October's homecoming celebration. Completion of the tennis and soccer facilities will follow.
Dan Chapman, Pacific's associate director of athletics, said the new athletics center will make the university more competitive in the West Coast Conference, which it rejoined last year.
"For the last decade or so, the entrance off Pershing Avenue has been kind of empty," 51-year-old Chapman said. "Once the new facilities are done, it will make Pacific's athletics front porch more attractive.
"It will be something we're proud of - and the community as well."
Contact reporter Kevin Parrish at (209) 546-8264 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @KLPRecord.


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BOSTON (AP) — The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat has set its sails for the last time before it heads to dry dock for a three-year repair project.
The historic warship the U.S.S. Constitution left its berth at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston on Friday morning. It set and struck three topsails and then fired a 21-gun salute off Castle Island in South Boston.
The Constitution will get underway for the final time before the repair job on Oct. 17 but won't set its sails at that time because they will have already been removed.
Constitution crew members have spent the past week training 150 U.S. Navy chief petty officers on sailing techniques utilized aboard Old Ironsides since the 1790s.