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Archive for August, 2011
Spartans Wallop Wildcats in Season Opener
Berthoud Tops Greeley Central 47-27 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud High football team opened the 2011 season in impressive fashion on Friday night with a 47-27 victory over the Greeley Central Wildcats. The Spartans did the vast majority of their damage in the second quarter, scoring 27 points on four consecutive possessions. Thanks to big plays on offense and an opportunistic defense that forced a pair of Wildcat turnovers, Berthoud found the end-zone five times in the first half ... Full Story
Eagles Add Two More Forwards in Ofukany & Huculak
WINDSOR, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles announced today the signing of two more forwards for their upcoming camp as they head into the 2011-12 hockey season, their first in the ECHL. Colorado has signed Troy Ofukany (oh-fuke-uh-knee) & Liam Huculak (hooch-uh-lack). Ofukany (6-foot, 195-pounds) will be entering his fourth professional season after four years in the WHL that included a league championship with the Kelowna Rockets in 2004-05. He registered 149 points (66-83-149) in 265 WHL ... Full Story
Media choice: Economics or Bachmann's outfit?
The election game is back as the media turns away from political economics and towards the banality of politicians. "]And so it came to pass, as predicted, projected, and warned about, that the economy is about to tank again. No less an authority than Nouriel Roubini, once dismissed as "Dr Doom" for his predictions - entirely accurate - of the 2008 financial crisis, is shaking his head and pointing his finger again. In intellectual circles, there is more and more talk about the ... Full Story
Softball: Erie Rolls Past Berthoud
Daily Camera Softball: Erie Rolls Past Berthoud The Tigers walloped the visiting Berthoud Spartans on Thursday and did so in impressive fashion, 13-2. They collected 13 runs on 12 hits in only four innings at the plate to mercy-rule the Spartans. READ MORE
New-Look Broncos Getting Defensive
Football Nation New-Look Broncos Getting Defensive By Dan Karpiel With a defensive-minded head coach in John Fox and a highly-regarded young defensive coordinator in Dennis Allen, the Broncos are looking to revive the aura of the Orange Crush. READ MORE
Spartan Football Eager For 2011 Season
Berthoud Players and Coaches Optimistic By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer Under the sweltering heat and bright sun typical of an August afternoon in Colorado, the Berthoud High football team has been hard at work on the practice field preparing for the upcoming 2011 season. The team is stacked with players and led by coaches who are eager for the season to begin. "I definitely expect us to over .500 this year and be competing for the playoffs like we know Berthoud football is supposed to be," ... Full Story
Broncos Rookies Making Mile High Impact
Football Nation Broncos Rookies Making Mile High Impact By Dan Karpiel If the Denver Broncos are going emerge from the 4-12 sub-basement they found themselves at the conclusion of the 23-month McDistaster era, they will need early, frequent and positive contributions from their crop of rookies. READ MORE
Orton Is Miles Above Tebow On Broncos
Football Nation Orton Is Miles Above Tebow On Broncos By Dan Karpiel The Denver Broncos find themselves mired in the always dreaded distraction known as a quarterback controversy. Or do they? READ MORE
EXF Spells Safe And Smart For Broncos
Football Nation EXF Spells Safe And Smart For Broncos By Dan Karpiel Lost in the cacophony of the Broncos' continuing QB controversy is the fact that the organization has smartly made several low-cost and low-risk free agent signings. READ MORE
Obituary: William Geiger
Bill Geiger took his last breath of country air on Sunday August 14 at his home, "The little places west of Berthoud." He leaves behind his soul mate of 33 years, Danette, 2 children Casie (Ben) and Adam (Jen), Grandma Edna and grandson Drake. As owner of Geiger Associates Plumbing & Heating, Bill took great pride in his work and valued his customers. He was a Colorado transplant from Pennsylvania since 1976, where he was one of 5 children: Dave (Mary Kay), Jim (Joan), Sue (Bob) ... Full Story


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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Those that have read my blog for several years may recall the time I made a few disparaging comments about the Bulgarian female weightlifters. I questioned their femininity and then only a few weeks later I get in a cab at Vegas and out of the jillion cabs in Sin City I wind up in one driven by ... you guessed it, a Bulgarian woman. Luckily I escaped that cab ride with my life intact though there was a narrow miss with a city bus.
Later I ridiculed lady luck and truthfully and then proceeded to take a beating at the poker table while training in Norman, Oklahoma. I'm usually a solid poker player and I've won several tournaments both at Vegas and locally but after calling Lady Luck out winning hands became scarce as attractive Bulgarian weightlifters.
And Saturday I did it again. Ranting about the rain washing out my enthusiasm for Homer's Backyard Ball I got on a rant about the swine flu. I covered mad cow, bird flu, west nile from skeeters. Like an idiot I asked ... What's next, goat gonorrhea.
Before you think the worst of me let me point out Gonorrhea is the wrong goat infliction, but make no mistake, I did have problems with the ol' goat yesterday.
By goat I mean the large patch of facial hair covering my chin. And by trouble I do mean of the animal kingdom variety.
There I was at work when I felt a stinging pinch among the black chin wool. I reached up felt something and with a tug, pulled at it. Of all the things I thought might be stuck in my goatee ... an owl's nest, a chunk of steak, one of the hundred of Hot Wheels you guys sent my sons after the fire ... No where on that list did I include a tick.
But that is exactly what I found.
And my boss just happened to walk by in the moments after I removed the little blood sucking creature and crushed him between a mail sack label so I informed if that should I die of Lyme disease it would now be considered an on-the-job injury.
The conversation carried on to the breakroom where my fellow employees began to razz me and dispute my claims that the tick was indeed a postal tick. They hinted that I'd been supporting the little sucker had been there a while, that I brought him from home, or maybe from my turkey hunting last Friday.
"But I took a shower this morning," I said.
"So did the tick," the guys laughed.
"But I suds the goat every morning. I would have felt it then."
But the guys stopped listening at suds the goat every morning.
I have the feeling that phrase will be used against me for years. Kind of like the time I said I didn't like to eat alligator meat because of it's toughness. is aid the longer you chew it the bigger it seems to get in your mouth, Yeah the guys seized on that and said, "You're eating the wrong part." But i digress.
I still contend that tick was residing in the old P.O. maybe somebody mailed the sucker, but I know what I know and I felt him latch on. And after further thought, I think that tick was sent by Karma herself or maybe her evil henchman Fate since he has lots of underhanded tricks to deal with bloggers who get a little to cocky during their rants. Therefore 'l be careful about choosing my rhetorical questions from this point on.
33 comments:
- sybil law said...
Karma is, indeed, a sneaky bitch!
Years ago I had this thing on my hairline, near my forehead. I asked my friend to look at it and she was like, "Oh God - it's a tick", and I promptly jumped out of the car and started screaming and squealing like a girl. Luckily, my friends' dad came out and took care of it for me. But I'd felt that thing on my head for days and... eww. Just thinking about it makes me want to hurl again!
But - no Lyme disease!
- May 19, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- Melanie Hooyenga said...
I will now be using "suds the goat" in my daily conversation.
The "chewing the wrong part" reminds me of when my dad got our dog fixed to stop him from barking. I kindly pointed out that he removed the wrong part if that's what he was after.
- May 19, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Kristen Painter said...
Sorry, laughing too hard to comment.
- May 19, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Charles Gramlich said...
the sudsy goat was funny but when you told the alligator story I burst out laughing. That's worthy of a TV appearance.
- May 19, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Lynnette Labelle said...
Oh, yuck! I hate ticks!!! Glad you got it off when you did.
Lynnette Labelle
- May 19, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Monnik said...
oh Travis. Thanks for this funny post. Sorry that Karma yanked on the goat, though.
- May 19, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Travis, I laughed at this one. Keep em coming!
- May 19, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Janna Leadbetter said...
If Blogger had a "like" button like FB, here's where I'd choose it. :)
- May 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM
I can only say yuck.
- May 19, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Jenn Jilks said...
Holy Lifton Snappers, Travis, and I've been complaining about blackflies !
- May 19, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Unknown said...
Someone could have brought that little blood sucker in and it found it's way to you. I've had ticks get on me when I have been in the grocery store, at work, in my car!
But the goat thing???? Ha Ha Ha! Yea, I would use that one against you for a long time, too, and everyone else I could use it on!!!!
- May 19, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Melissa Amateis said...
Ohh...hahahaha. That is too funny. "Suds the goat!"
- May 19, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Crystal Posey said...
Kristen Painter <------ What she said!
- May 19, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Reb said...
Funny! Love the remark about the alligator too.
- May 19, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Eric said...
lol. I have no idea what is the funniest part about this post. I had to be careful to not spew Diet Coke all over my widescreen.
- May 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- anon said...
I was happily unaware of the "Blog Rant Karma", but will be more careful in the future.
- May 19, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- Hilary said...
You killed it? Some host YOU are! ;)
Ah it was probably a nervous tick anyway...
Great post. You made me laugh. :)
- May 19, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- G. B. Miller said...
I'm just gonna go stand over here...right here....in this corner, yah, right here in this little corner.
- May 19, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- Michele said...
Ha! Sorry about the tick, but suds the goat... haha
- May 19, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Cloudia said...
Goat ghonerreah - LOL!!
Aloha, Travis
- May 19, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Angel said...
soooooo...that's what they're calling now, huh? "sudsing the goat"...allrighty then....do you still grow hair on your palms if you "suds the goat"? ;)
- May 19, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Corey Schwartz said...
Suds the goat? Ha! Hilarious :)
- May 19, 2009 at 7:07 PM
suds the goat? Is that what the guys are calling it these days?
Seriously - glad you found the lil sucker!
- May 19, 2009 at 10:59 PM
- the walking man said...
Dude you are an awesome tick magnet...not as good as a Porsche or Ferrari but what the hell you gotta work with what ya got.
- May 20, 2009 at 4:31 AM
- DrillerAA09 said...
Seems to me there is a song about Ticks, I just don't believe that it applies to you. Carrie Underwood maybe, but not you.
- May 20, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- David Cranmer said...
Hey, I just read The Hard Way. Well done amigo. And Y Not should be coming up at BTAP in one month's time.
Also, your co-workers sound like a hoot.
- May 20, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Deanna said...
Suds the goat lmao. Ticks are part of our spring/summer ritual like ants are to others. I'd love to see the wording on the worker's comp claim... "The tick had to have come from the PO because I suds the goat everyday"
- May 20, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- pattinase (abbott) said...
I have taken down posts on several occasions when I realized I have done the same. Impetuous, my husband would tell you.
- May 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Beth said...
Wait until your kids start collecting your bloopers. They have very long memories...
- May 20, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- Barrie said...
I think working with you must be a lot of fun!
- May 21, 2009 at 12:55 AM
- Bubblewench said...
omg! Yeah, you'll never live this one down. Did they make you a tshirt yet?
- May 21, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Mr. Shife said...
Wow. I guess karma is keeping you in line. Hopefully you have learned your lesson mister.
- May 21, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- pattinase (abbott) said...
Travis-mine is up early because I typed in AM.
- May 24, 2009 at 9:06 AM


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Lead guitarist Peter Degenfeld is not a million miles away from Mr Petrucci with first rate technical ability, yet he also shares Mr Petrucci's less than exciting guitar tone.
Fabian Maier handles the drums with equal apblomb and knows when to lay off the flash and groove so extra marks here.
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Thanksgiving is upon us! It's become a tradition at work for us to make hand turkeys this time of year (despite our status as full-grown adults). Here's a retrospective of my work in the hand turkey medium. Click on any images for a closer look.
First up is this year's homage to DC Comics' Justice League:
Last year was my expose of how they really make smoked turkey.
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Top Five Temptations Single People Face When Considering A Relationship
These are the top temptations we see single people have to struggle through when considering a relationship…
#1 – Compromise! Hands down this is the first temptation…and I would argue that it is the girl that deals with this way more than the guy. She begins wanting "Mr. Right" but will settle for "Mr. Right Now" if she perceives that all of her friends are getting married and she is not. God has NEVER called His followers to compromise…EVER!!! (And…ladies…if you are constantly having the defend the guy you are dating, then you know you are compromising.)
AND…ladies…if he is not pursuing you in a godly manner (which means he is not constantly trying to stick his hands down your pants) then drop him!
#2 – Believing That Marriage Will Solve The Struggles You Are Facing While Dating! Marriage is a magnifier…and if it is a small deal when you are dating then I promise it will be a BIG HONKIN' deal when you get married!
#3 – Going Too Fast! Anyone can fool anyone for a short period of time! You need to date someone "until the new wears off!" If two people are in a hurry to get married then it is usually because they are trying to hide something from the other person…or because they just want to have sex!
#4 – Trying To Be The Person That The Person They Are Dating Wants Them To Be Rather Than Who They Are – If you are having to lie about who you are to date someone…then you need to break up today! Ladies…DO NOT SAY you love football and want to go to games with him if you don't know the difference between the offense and the defense. Dudes, DO NOT SAY you absolutely LOVE chic flics and want to watch them for hours if doing so drives you crazy! If you are doing things you HATE to do…but have refused to be honest and tell the other person the truth…then you are being dishonest with them.
#5 – Seeking Advice And/OR Affirmation From The Wrong People! Single people…please, if you want marriage/dating advice…then go to people who are actually married and have been so for a long time!
Why in the world would you ask a single person for marriage advice? Why would you ask someone who has literally blown through relationship after relationship how to have a relationship? Because they read a book? Because they know some Bible verses? REALLY? If you want to know how to have a successful relationship…ask those who have one.
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My advice for single people
There's a lot of advice I could give to single and dating people.
How to be content in this season you're in.
The kind of person you should be looking to marry.
Boundaries for when you're dating.
All of those are good and necessary. But there's something that most Christians completely miss that's an essential principle for optimal relationships and marriages. If you don't get this, it doesn't matter who you date because it will be a fraction of the relationship God meant for you. And your marriage to them will be too.
Happiness is not finding the right person. It's being the right person.
I've seen countless Christians sabotage their marriages not because they married the wrong person but because when they got married they weren't the right person for the other person. Not in their chemistry, but in their character.
If two half people get together and they're not complete in Christ, they don't make a whole person. They subtract from each other rather than adding to each other and they become more miserable.
There's only one half you're responsible for right now. And that's your half.
Stop looking for the person of your dreams and start becoming someone another person is dreaming about. Make someone else's dreams become a reality.
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This knife brings back some of the best memories of my childhood. My sisters and I grew up "going clamming" with our dad and returning home to shuck them in the back yard. We still get together on the deck and shuck away! Clams are often shucked with a paring knife which is a super dangerous. This clam knife is designed to do the job safely and easily. The blade is sharp on one edge to cut through the sinews that hold the two shells of the clam together and is blunted at the tip to avoid accidental injury to the hand holding the clam. The walnut handle is beautiful and slip resistant.
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At Dream Mesh, we work with very smart and highly talented individuals. Professionals from all areas work to help make our vision a reality. Scientists; developers; programmers; artists even to the Logistics staff collectively share a vision to achieve high quality first amongst ourselves and for our clients. We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Business Development Officer
Job Ref Code: DRM BDO
Location: Lagos
Job Brief/Responsibilities
- We are looking for an IT savvy, pleasant and competitive Business Development Officer that thrives in developing sales strategies to attract new clientele.
- The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious customer acquisition and revenue growth objectives.
- You must be comfortable making dozens of product/services presentations, generating interest and qualifying sales prospects.
- "Get the sale" using various sales methods (door-to-door, cold calling, presentations etc)
- Forecast sales, develop "out of the box" sales strategies/models and evaluate their effectiveness
- Evaluate customers' needs and build productive long lasting relationships
- Meet personal and team sales targets
- Research accounts and generate or follow through sales leads
- Attend meeting, sales events and trainings to keep abreast of the latest developments
- Identify interest and understand customer needs and requirements
- Report and provide feedback to management using financial statistical data
- Maintain and expand client database within your assigned territory
- Demonstrate and provide information on promoted products/services
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- 2+ years of sales experience
- Track record of over-achieving quota
- Experience working with a CRM
- Familiarity with different sales techniques and pipeline management
- Computer use competency
- Has keen interest in Technology and its associated products and services
- IT Savvy
- Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and driven
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Not Older than 28 years by 31st December, 2016
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- We are looking for a qualified accountant to handle prepare, compute, manage, research and analyze all accounting data, in order to provide quantitative information on performance, financial position, solvency, liquidity and cash flows of our business.
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- Writing ICAN/ACCA will be an added advantage.
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- We are looking for an IT savvy, highly organised technical assistant who can provide adequate support services to the MD/CEO.
- The ideal candidate play a fundamental role in ensuring that the MD is highly productive in his daily goals.
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- Set up and optimize company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of company's social content
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- Collaborate with other departments (customer relations, sales etc) to manage reputation, identify key players and coordinate actions
- 1+ years of experience in social media or related field
- Excellent consulting, writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation and communication skills
- Demonstrable social networking experience and social analytics tools knowledge
- Adequate knowledge of creative designs, web development, Conversion Rate Optimization and Search Engine Optimization
- Knowledge of online marketing and good understanding of major marketing channels
- Positive attitude, detail and customer oriented with good multitasking and organizational ability
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I believe in freedom of thought and freedom of speech. I therefore believe people have every right to speak out about their demands to boycott, divest and sanction when it comes to Israel.
But I also believe it is worth knowing what emanates from Israel that would be boyotted, divested (i.e. unfunded) and subject to those sanctions.
Here is another in the series of advances which emanate from Israel, for BDS crowd to clamp down on this one taken from an article at israel21c.org:
At the end of December, we reported on the airlift of a critically ill newborn boy to Sheba Medical Center's Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital in Israel, just days after he was born to Syrian refugees in Cyprus.
"It was not clear to us if he needed an operation or could be stabilized with proper treatment without the need for surgery. After monitoring the situation closely, it was decided that an operation was needed," said Dr. David Mishali, chief of pediatric and congenital cardiothoracic surgery at Safra.
"We were able to substantially improve his pulmonary blood flow, which resulted in a quick improvement in his condition. After a period of recovery, we released him from the hospital today [January 24]. He is scheduled to return to Sheba when he is six months-plus old in order to finish the treatment for his condition.
"During the baby's time in the hospital, we made sure that the family felt at home and we will continue to follow his progress."
Mishali said the Israeli children's hospital "constantly receives patients with some of the most complex problems from all over the world in order to fashion the proper treatment in a medically holistic manner within the our special children's emergency cardiac care and surgical facility."
Hmmm. Critical surgery for a newborn….Syrian child. And surgery for "patients with some of the most complex problems from all over the world".
To the people committed to BDS: do you care about health? Especially children's health? Do you care about a facility that asks "how can we save this patient" rather than "where did this patient come from"?
I hope not. Because BDS would either prevent Sheba Medical Center from functioning this way, or shut it down altogether.
And if you yourself have someone you care about in need, whose life might be saved by such a facility? Be sure to avoid it at all costs, and tell your like-minded friends to do the same.
Hey, a boycott is a boycott.


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You'll be participating in group classes utilizing CrossFit methodologies outlined below.
- Diet: lays the molecular foundations for fitness and health.
- Metabolic Conditioning: builds capacity in each of three metabolic pathways, beginning with aerobic, then lactic acid, and then phosphocreatine pathways.
- Gymnastics: establishes functional capacity for body control and range of motion.
- Weightlifting and Throwing: develop ability to control external objects and produce power.
- Sport: applies fitness in competitive atmosphere with more randomized movements and skill mastery.
The FITSTPETE Class is focused around providing a longer duration workout with the use of rowing, biking, and running while incorporating many of the fundamental movements of CrossFit. Here we will focus on higher reps and lighter weight movements are barbell, dumbbell, gymnastics, calisthenics, and plyometric type of movements.
What to Expect
Workouts can be adjusted in weight, intensity, and certain mechanics in order to scale to the experience and fitness levels of any individual, be it a total fitness beginner or elite competitive CrossFitter. This is the reason this program gets acclaim from military personnel, professional athletes, soccer Moms, Dads and grandparents alike.
All of our CrossFit Group Classes are coach-led and follow a planned progression roughly 60 minutes in duration and follow this basic structure:
A certified coach will guide you through warming up, followed by movement instruction and demonstration for the workout. The Coach will supervise and correct any movement performed by you during the workout.
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1. I had Future music 2 days ago and although I was ridiculously sober I had the best time ever. Mainly due to the incredible people I went with by the names of Nikki, Morgan, Josh, Jess and Courtney. It was a mini group effort and we did have an amazing day which ended with them going to 77 and me to Piano room then back to Max's and schhleeping.
2. I have my first day of work tomorrow. I'M SO NERVOUS!!! I haven't started somewhere new in over a year. It's like starting at a new school. nerve racking. But Mum gave me money just before she left for her overseas trip to buy myself new Forever New clothes for work. So tomorrow morning for the first time in months I can guilt free shop! So excited.
3. I've said it before and I'll say it again. DAMN I love my boyfriend. Not just for the random times where he calms me down and explains things to me so I understand the, not just for his constant patience and understanding. But for the fact that I woke up this morning being spooned so amazingly lovingly I felt like the luckiest girl who ever lived. And when I went to move he just hugged me tighter so I never want to leave. I love him.
And now it is off to bed for me.
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It may have been a dark and stormy night outside the Beverly Hilton, but inside, the glittery 67th annual Golden Globes kicked off with a frothy start as the evening's host, Ricky Gervais, welcomed the assembled movie and TV stars.
"Let's get on with it before NBC replaces me with
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Nicole Kidman, the first presenter, pointed out that a lot of the attendees were wearing ribbons in support of Haiti and plugged the upcoming George Clooney-organized concert to benefit the stricken country.
The breakout summer comedy "The Hangover," from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, continued on a winning streak by grabbing the prize for best film comedy or musical. Its director Todd Phillips joked, "Now I'm going to get in a fistfight with Harvey Weinstein" -- whose musical "Nine" had also been nominated in the category -- "but I have Mike Tyson here, so that's good." And, in fact, Tyson joined the movie's other actors onstage.
Twelve years after winning a best director Globe for "Titanic," James Cameron staged a repeat by winning the same award for "Avatar."
Promising to keep his speech short since "frankly, I have to pee something fierce," he claimed not to be prepared, having expected his former wife and fellow nominee Kathryn Bigelow to win for "The Hurt Locker." "And she richly deserved it," he said.
He used his acceptance to thank the army of craftsmen that made the Fox movie, but especially singled out the actors, offering a "thank-Na'vi" to thank three of his actors present -- Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver -- saying, as he offered an instant translation, "I see you, my brother and my sisters."
Bullock, who was forced to share the best actress award at Critics Choice Award on Friday night, had her own moment in the spotlight on Sunday, when she was recognized as best dramatic film actress for her true-life role as a suburban mom in takes in a homeless teen and prospective football star in "The Blind Side."
She acknowledged the Tuohy family, depicted in the movie, for reminding "everyone that a family is not just who you are born to or what color you are," but who's got your back."
The most-nominated actor or actress in Globes history, Meryl Streep received her seventh award for "Julie & Julia," which Tom Hanks described as "the Meryl Streep movie where she doesn't end up in bed with Alec Baldwin, but does with Stanley Tucci -- by any measure a substantial move up." In fact, Streep's "Julie" win beat out her nomination in the same category for "It's Complicated."
"I just want to say, in my long career, I've played so many extraordinary women that basically I'm getting mistaken for one," she said, somewhat self-deprecatingly.
Robert Downey racked up his third Globe -- this time as best movie actor in a comedy -- for taking on the title role in "Sherlock Holmes." Facetiously, he pretended not to offer thanks to Warners, producer Joel Silver and his wife, Susan, explaining, "I really don't want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at the Daily Grill right now if it were not for her."
Mo'Nique took the first award of the evening, when she was named best supporting actress for her fierce performance as a monstrous mom in "Precious."
In an emotional acceptance speech, the comedian-turned-dramatic actress, first thanked God "for this amazing ride that you are allowing me to go on"; paid tribute to her husband, Sidney, whom she married when she was just 14; lavished praise on her director Lee Daniels and the movie's star Gabourey Sidibe; and dedicated the award to anyone who has ever been abused, saying: "It's now time to tell and it's OK."
Christoph Waltz indulged in his apparent love of metaphor when he was called to the stage to accept the best supporting film actor award for his turn as a villainous Nazi in "Inglourious Basterds." Just as he made repeated use of the word "choice" when he
won the Critics Choice Award
on Friday night, on Sunday, he did a riff on the world "globe," concluding, "I wouldn't have dared dream my little world, my globe, would be part of that constellation, and now you've made it golden."

 For their adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner earned best screenplay honors for the high-flying, comedy-drama "Up in the Air." "I feel we were just conduits from Walter Kirn to these three actors," Reitman said, gesturing to include the film's three principals, all nominees, Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendricks.
Paul McCartney was called upon to present the award for best animated film, joking that animation isn't just for children, "it's also for adults who take drugs."
The winner was Pixar's "Up," released by Disney. Director Pete Docter accepted the award for the movie about an old man who hitches his home to some high-flying balloon, by testifying that when it came to finding the heart of the movie, "our inspiration was all around us -- our grandparents, our kids, our wives, our talking dogs."
"Up" also copped the award for best score for its composer Michael Giacchino.
The country-flavored tune "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart" earned best song honors for Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett -- who beat out such nominees as McCartney and Bono.
The award for best foreign film went to Michael Haneke for German-language "The White Ribbon." Among his thank-yous, he included Sony Pictures Classics co-heads Michael Barker and Tom Bernard for bringing the film to the public.
Fox's freshman series "Glee" was applauded as best comedy/musical series. Its creator Ryan Murphy thanked "all the wonderful people who actually thought a musical would work on primetime programming," and he dedicated the award to "anybody and everybody who got a wedgie in high school."
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner thanked the HFPA for "putting the show on the map" as the AMC show repeated its win last year and once again was named best TV drama.
The first TV award of the night went to Toni Collette, earning her first Globe after three previous nominations for best performance by an actress in a TV series comedy for playing a mom with seriously multiple personalities in "The United States of Tara."
Alec Baldwin, who wasnt present, was named best actor in a comedy series, once again, for his work in 30 Rock.
Julianna Margulies, after six previous noms, won her first Globe for her new role as a wronged wife who re-enters the work force in CBS' "The Good Wife." In her thank-yous, she made a veiled reference to NBC's woes by thanking CBS execs Les Moonves and Nina Tassler "for believing in the 10 o'clock drama."
Michael C. Hall won his first Globe for playing the serial killer of the title in Showtime's "Dexter." "It's a hell of a thing to go to work in a place where everyone gives a damn," he said.
For playing a fellow serial killer in the same series, John Lithgow took home the prize for TV supporting actor.
"I've had the most wonderful time creeping out the entire country for the last six months," he said.
Chloe Sevigny introduced a moment of spontaneity when she exclaimed, "I just ripped my dress," as she took the stage to accept the award for supporting TV actress for playing the middle wife in polygamy drama "Big Love."
"Grey Gardens," HBO's movie about eccentric mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, won its upteenth award as it was crowned best miniseries or movie made for TV.
While Jessica Lange won an Emmy over fellow nominee Drew Barrymore for "Grey Gardens," they traded places at the Globes, where they were both nominated as best actress in a miniseries or TV movie, as, this time around Barrymore took the prize.
Kevin Bacon became another first-time Globe winner when he prevailed in the category of actor in a miniseries or TV movies for playing a military escort officer in the true-life story "Taking Chance."
The list of nominees follows; all winners in bold.
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Everyone wants to leave this world with a knowledge that the things they care about will be looked after when they're gone.
By leaving a gift to Oasis in your Will, you can help ensure that our life-changing work continues for years to come.
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Making a will is so important. Not only is it the only way to ensure that your wishes are carried out, it is also helpful for your family and loved ones when sorting out your assets.
When making or updating your will it is advisable to consult a solicitor when making your Will. The Law Society will have information about your local solicitors. Their phone number is 0870 606 2555. Your solicitor will be able to help you with the wording of your gift.
We are happy to talk to you about how a gift in your Will could transform individuals and communities. You're also welcome to visit one of our projects and see the difference we are making.
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Category:Prime Numbers
A prime number is defined as a positive integer which has exactly two factors: one and itself. A factor of a number is an integer which divides evenly into it--that is, divides with a remainder of zero. By this definition one and zero are not prime. One only has one factor (which is itself), and zero divided by any number always has a remainder of zero, so it effectively has an infinite number of factors.
Primality is frequently used for instructional purposes in computer science. Naive algorithms for calculating it are usually complex enough to be a test for a new programmer (barring algorithms built into languages), but simple enough that they can be used as parts of problems to follow.
Below is a list of tasks which involve the calculation or use of prime numbers.
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With the global warming in the headlines and the holidays on the near horizon, environmental economics expert Catherine Wolfram has compiled a timely list of readable books concerning energy.
In a recent blog post, Wolfram, faculty co-director of the Energy Institute at Haas, highlights four recent books – from How to Live a Low-Carbon Life ("a real how-to book … packed with interesting facts and perspectives") to Chilled, on refrigeration (which earns a lukewarm review).
Her new reading list also includes a biography of Tesla's Elon Musk, as well as The Climate Casino, by economist William Nordhaus, "a wonderful book" encompassing the economics, science and politics of climate change. "The writing is extremely clear and engaging," she says, "and I think he gives a balanced treatment to controversial topics." Wolfram also solicits readers' suggestions.
See Catherine Wolfram's 2015 blog post on energy-themed books. For more ideas, see her December 2014 review of six more titles on the topic, including a novel and an autobiographical story set in Malawi.


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It acknowledges that warship building, on its own, is a complex, time- consuming and iterative activity. This situation becomes more complex as a result of our dependency on foreign sources for procurement of major weapons and sensors, and also our aspirations for increased indigenous content in Indian warships, leading to delays in the process of delivery of ships.To meet the growing requirements of indigenous shipbuilding and to adopt modern shipbuilding methods, Defence PSUs have embarked on yard modernization projects with the support of the Ministry of Defence. Further, initiatives have also been taken by Defence PSUs with support of the Ministry to induct modern build technologies for faster construction of naval warships.
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Gaedynn Ulraes was a warrior and an officer in the Brotherhood of the Griffon mercenary company. He was primarily known for his superb markmanship as an archer.[1]
Gaedynn was from minor nobility and spent most of his youth as a hostage of the elves of the Yuirwood, who taught him archery and woodcraft.[1]
He participated in the Brotherhood's war with Szass Tam and traveled with Aoth Fezim to Chessenta. After the Brotherhood foiled a plot by abishai to murder residents of Luthcheq and pin the killings on mages, Gaedynn was assigned to travel to Threskel with Jhesrhi Coldcreek to investigate rumors of an ancient red dragon in the Skyrider Mountains.[1]
There, Gaedynn and Jhesri were captured by Alasklerbanbastos' minions and taken to Mount Thulbane. They later escaped and continued on to the Skyriders. There, they traveled through a planar rift to the Shadowfell, where they found Tchazzar imprisoned by a blight wyrm. Jhesrhi freed Tchazzar and they traveled back to Luthcheq, where Tchazzar reclaimed his throne.[1]
Gaedynn fought bravely in Chessenta's war with Threskel, leading the counter-attack that broke the siege of Soolabax and then fighting in the two battles that resulted in Alasklerbanbastos' defeat by Tchazzar.[citation needed]
He then traveled with Aoth and Cera Eurthos to Akanûl on a mission to convince the Akanûlans not to join Chessenta in a war against Tymanther. In order to convince Queen Arathane that the dragonborn were not the ones responsible for attacks against villages and caravans, the Brotherhood and allied genasi journeyed to the lair of the gray dragon Vairshekellabex, killed him, and retrieved documents proving that clergy of Tiamat were responsible.[2]
Gaedynn returned to Chessenta with Aoth. He narrowly escaped death when Tchazzar discovered the Brotherhood's plotting and attempted to kill him while he was asleep with a common tart. Jhesrhi magically whisked him out of his room and flew him naked on the wind back to the Brotherhood's encampment outside Luthcheq. After he dressed himself for battle, he fought in the Battle of Luthcheq, helping to defeat Tchazzar and Alasklerbanbastos.[2]
Gaedynn and Jhesrhi shared a common affection but, due to her fear of the touch of another sentient creature, their feelings never bloomed into romance.[3] When Jhesrhi gain an aura of elemental flame around her and was physically unable to stand close to other humans, it was unlikely they would ever develop their feelings.[2]
He was also the grandson of Aoth Fezim.[citation needed]
Gaedynn was lanky and had shoulder-length reddish hair.[1]
Gaedynn was intelligent and extremely cocky. He seemed to have a wisecrack for every situation. In spite of his fondness for Jhesrhi, he was quite a womanizer.[1]
Although Gaedynn didn't appear to have strong faith in any gods, he sometimes called on the aid of elven deities such as Corellon.[2]
Gaedynn carried an enchanted bow and wore brigandine armor. He flies the griffon Eider into battle.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Richard Lee Byers (May 2010). The Captive Flame. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786953969.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Richard Lee Byers (June 7th, 2011). The Spectral Blaze. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786957980.
- ↑ Richard Lee Byers (2010). Whisper of Venom. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786955619.


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Statement on Syria's Violence
"The Syrian people deserves better, a democracy. Where is President Al Assad's legitimacy to govern the Syrian people? The people want freedom, dignity, and simple equality. That's like asking for water. Any President who cannot provide his people basic human rights, is no leader and has no place to be President. Syrians are tired of Assad and his regime denying them change, and we can't blame them for being so. Slaughtering our own people like "sheep" is unjustifiable and outrageously wrong. It's simple, Assad must go."


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Pusha T & Tyler The Creator - "Trouble On My Mind" (Neptunes Prod.)
Without a doubt it has been a pretty great year for Pusha T. After properly lacing his verse on Kanye West's "Runaway" (off of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), he shortly after dropped the much respected, Fear of God mixtape. Now as Pusha gears up to drop part two of this mixtape series, he has released the first single, which features one hip hop's most current hyped-up artists, Tyler The Creator.
The track, "Trouble On My Mind" was nicely produced by the Neptunes and although Pusha and Tyler represent two totally different era's of hip hop, one has to admit, that surprisingly, they make a pretty dope collabo team.
Pusha T & Tyler The Creator - "Trouble On My Mind" (Prod. by The Neptunes)
Fear of God Part 2: Let Us Pray, is set to drop August 23rd. Look for accompanying video to drop sometime next week.


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I was sailing a friends kayak the other day and discovered something very cool. His rig was mounted a bit close to me and I found my paddle blade knocking into the leeboard control rods every now and again. It wasn't a big deal until I slid the paddle blade between the control rod and the gunwale on one particular forward stroke and it took an awkward maneuver to remove the trapped paddle blade. Now for the cool part, I sat there in the cockpit pondering the situation when it hit me, attach the control rod from the underside of the leeboard head!
This effectively lowers the leeboard control rods and allows them to run flush against the hull. They are now completely out of the way. Wow, sometimes the answers are so simple. I love it! The only thing that takes a little getting used to is that the leeboard controls are reversed, meaning to lower the leeboard, one must now push on the control rod instead of pulling on it. I really like this new rigging technique and urge you to give it a try.
Dancing Through Your Jibes
A jibe (gybe) is a sailing maneuver that occurs when a vessel is steered off the wind (down wind) until the sail flips from one side of the vessel to the other.
Of all the sailing maneuvers, the jibe is the most exciting and challenging. In addition to being a functional way of transitioning the sail, a properly executed jibe is beautiful and fun to watch. That said, a poorly executed one is clumsy and can leave one swimming in the water scratching their head, wondering what went wrong.
Many sailors are uncomfortable with jibes because they react to the jibe instead of preparing and controlling it.
If the helmsman of a small craft allows the sail to jibe on its own, they find themselves in a situation where they must shift their weight quickly in order to stabilize their craft. This is especially true in adverse wind and sea conditions.
A simple solution is to initiate the jibe before it occurs on its own.
It may be helpful to think of a sailor and their sail as ballroom dance partners.
When dancing, one takes the lead and the other follows. The lead takes control and guides their partner through the moves. The result is an almost magical series of transitions where two appear to move as one.
When jibing, take the lead role! Guide the sail through the jibe by choosing the exact moment the sail will cross to the other side. This way there is ample time to prepare to shift one's body weight prior to the sail's transition.
Here are the steps:
1) Prepare for the jibe by taking the main sheet in your hand, un-cleating it, and letting the sail out as far as it will go.
2) Steer the craft off the wind until the bow is just a few degrees past the downwind position.
3) In one quick, fluid step, pull the sheet in and let it out on the other side as far as it will go.
In this last step, the speed at which the sail is sheeted in and let out is crucial. Stronger winds require faster motions.
Using this technique will result in a graceful choreographed maneuver.
Have some fun and dance!
For all you big boat sailors out there, you may have noticed that the technique for jibing a kayak or canoe is a little different than jibing a larger sailing vessel. On larger vessels the method for jibing involves sheeting in the sail prior to the jibe and then letting it out on the other side only after the sheeted sail has filled with wind. This is not only done to keep crew member's heads on top of their shoulders, but it is also an important way to reduce the amount of stress subjected to the rigging. Since the boom on the Kayaksailor is located in front of the paddler and the rigging is robust, there isn't a need to use this technique. Plus, using it often results in unwanted heeling. With the Kayaksailor, the easiest way to keep the boat stable during a jibe is to pull the sail quickly from one side to the other.
See you out on the water!
Having a balanced life is key to happiness. Having a balanced rig is key to happy sailing.
Sailing a properly balanced rig is a wonderful experience. Holding a course becomes easy, steering is predictable, controlled and requires little effort.
So, what is a balanced rig?
Balance is the relationship between the center of effort in the sail and the center of lateral resistance in the keel, centerboard, or in this case leeboards.
If you are not familiar with these terms, the center of effort is a site on the sail that represents the center of the total sail area. It is the spot that the sail pulls from when it is full of wind. The center of lateral resistance is the center of the leeboard surface area that is underwater. Since the leeboards are pivoted fore and aft, the center of lateral resistance can be moved fore and aft.
This is where balancing comes in.
Balancing the leeboards basically involves setting the angle of the leeboards so that the center of resistance lines up with the sails center of effort.
If the leeboards are too far forward, the center of effort of the sail will be behind the leeboard's center of resistance, causing the stern of the vessel to slide down wind. The result is that the boat will want to turn into the wind. A sailor at the helm refers to this unbalance as "weather helm". On the other hand, If the leeboards are too far back, the center of effort of the sail will be forward of the leeboard's center of resistance, causing the bow of the boat to be pulled downwind. A vessel having this downwind unbalance is said to have "lee helm".
A properly balanced rig will allow a non heeling craft to sail in a straight line with minimal input from the helmsman.
A certain amount of steering can also be accomplished by changing the leeboard's position. To steer upwind, the leeboard is moved forward. To steer down wind, the leeboard is moved aft. This is especially useful if a craft does not have a rudder or skeg. Leeboard steering is most effective when sailing on a beam reach (90 degrees to the wind) or on any reach closer to the wind, and least effective on reaches off the wind. When running directly down wind, leeboard steering will not work at all.
On the Kayaksailor, the balanced position occurs on most hulls when the leeboards are pivoted back about 25 degrees from vertical.
So, the next time you are out on the water, play with the leeboard position and try using the boards to help you steer.
Most of all, find time to kayak-sail more often. Remember, balance is the key!
David Drabkin
Proper sail trim is an important part of sailing. It allows your sail to work efficiently, so you can make the most of the wind. Pulling in the mainsheet or "Sheeting in" too much will stall the sail, causing it to loose power. This leads to slower boat speed and increased heeling. On the other hand, not sheeting in enough will allow too much wind to spill from the sail also resulting in slower boat speeds. So, How do you know if a sail is sheeted in properly?
For "soft" sails, or sails that don't have full length battens, the basic procedure is relatively simple. Hold your boat on course, then sheet in the sail in until the leading edge of the sail, called the "luff", stops fluttering or "luffing".
With fully battened sails that don't flutter, like the one supplied with the Kayaksailor, determining proper sail trim can be a bit tricky. An experienced sailor can trim the sail until it "feels" right. But even they can have difficulty when the wind is light or shifty. This is why we now include a set of telltales with each rig. These are the small lengths of red and green wool yarn attached to the sail.
By learning how to read the telltales and adjusting the mainsheet accordingly, it's easy to find proper sail trim. You can't actually see the wind, so the telltales allow you to see the effect of the wind as it moves around the sail. The wind should flow smoothly on both sides of the sail. So, if the sail is trimmed properly, the telltales should also flow smoothly on both sides of the sail.
If your sail is sheeted in too much, the downwind or "leeward" telltale will move erratically, while the upwind one or "windward" one will flow smoothly.
If your sail is not sheeted in enough, the windward telltale will move erratically while the leeward one will flow smoothly.
It's basically a matter of sheeting in or out until both telltales are streaming equally.
The telltales should be placed on the sail near the area of deepest draft. For our own sails, we chose an open area between the battens and above the reef points so we can see them when the sail is reefed. Some people put theirs facing forward, claiming they don't get snagged by the batten stitching and fly better.
Be sure not to get too caught up staring at the telltales too much. They can be a bit hypnotizing. Plus, there is all that beautiful scenery out there to enjoy.
Here is a link to a nice website from WB Sails, describing the use of telltales. Check out the cool animation they came up with for showing windward and leeward side bubbles. http://www.wb-sails.fi/news/95_11_Tellingtales/Tellingtales.html
Is Your mast car not traveling along the track as smoothly as you would like? Well, we've discovered the perfect lubricant for the Kayaksailor. This product is a dry PFTE lube that will make your Kayaksailor work better than ever. There have been problems with the silicone lubricant we recommended in our user manual. Since the silicone remains wet, it has a tendency to accumulate grit and sand in the mast track. Since this product dries hard, it won't have the grit build up and the mast car will slide much easier. Prior to applying SailKote, remove any residual silicone with soap and water and allow to dry. Avoid spraying the leeboard assembly and your mainsheet! It also works great on rudders, peddles and just about everything that moves on your kayak. Since this product is solvent based, it's best to spray it on outside or in a well ventilated area.
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Happy Sailing, Dave and Patti


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Local Nottingham tutor
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I am a PGCE and BSc 2.1 Hons in Environment Studies and Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University 2000 and 1999.
I have been a Private Tutor running QAAWyrd Tuition, a Micro Company from 2007 to 2012 during the time the Government paid the Educational Maintenance Allowance to students – and I have many students who improved their grades from their mock examinations to the real A Level or other qualifications when those Specifications included Case Studies and also Controlled Assessment Specification Days; particularly in Business Studies.
I believe that now A Levels are linear and two years of study is required prior to examination it's more important than ever to structure learning and benefit from a One to One or 2-3 shared students private tuition. The guided learning for at least one hour per week particularly in subjects that students are new to at GCSE or Year 10 can be invaluable as the confidence of asking a question directly to a tutor and discussing and explaining the topic on a one to one (or two students, one tutor) provides a means to also develop the logic analysis and evaluation for examination question essay writing, even the hour or two hour lesson period helps structure time and provide an examination structure.
I have also worked in one of Europe's largest Companies and worked with Administration in Insurance, Assurance, Finance, Credit Control and Telecoms Admin and Quality so I have a wide experience of Business in the local area and appreciate the world of the students' parents.
Teaching and Tutoring Experience:
I have taught in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Local Education Schools and also worked with my own Micro Company tutoring students at all levels to Examination Specifications and Key Stage levels, I have taught mostly on Contract from 2000 and run my micro Tuition company successfully for 5 years from 2007-2012. It is now re-starting in 2015.
I have a DBS (previously a CRB) dated 2015, and have held a CRB since 2000.
I trained to teach at the Nottingham City Academy and at New College Nottingham and I also completed a Return to Teaching Course (particularly updating online resource skills) sucessfully in 2007-8 with a placement teaching Mathematics at a Nottinghamshire LEA School.
Personally my Micro Tuition Company ran from 2007-2012 to look after an elderly parent and respond to the need to be available in the daytime. It also became a practical consideration because of the closure of vocational departments in LEA Schools.
I have also worked with the Young Enterprise organisation running an enrichment lunchtime course in a local College.
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For the aim and objective of a completely thorough understanding and appreciation of the Business world I am prepared to make lessons -i.e. tutor time – interesting with top company information and also insights into textbook recommended small Enterprise: in the case of Business Studies. For all subjects I have a preference for working through and with the recommended text books.
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In Kettering recently, a large and appreciative audience at the local cinema enjoyed a performance of a National Theatre production from which they might otherwise have been excluded by distance or the availability of tickets. But in Manchester last week, many locals were complaining that the major events at the international festival were sold out almost as soon as they were advertised.
These contrasting experiences touch on a central problem in the artistic economy: the frequent impossibility of increasing supply to meet a demand. Within limits, a popular car or ice-cream bar can be manufactured for as many consumers as want them. It is only with certain cult products – the first digital radios or the annual must-have Christmas toy for children – that consumers who have the desire and the money suffer the frustration of being locked out of the marketplace.
That experience, though, is frequent to followers of the arts. Audiences of arts programmes and readers of newspapers regularly – and understandably – complain about reviews and reports in which the soaring critical hosannas are followed by the slammed-door sentence: "Already sold out." While a hit film can maximise the number of screens at which it is showing – and publishers of hot volumes can reprint at the touch of a button – an unmissable theatre production or pop concert inevitably proves missable to millions.
In theatre, this problem has traditionally been addressed by recording successful productions for cinema or film (there are plans to capture David Tennant's Hamlet in this way), or by using different casts or theatres to extend the life of a go-to show. But any of these second editions will be in some way diminished from the original, and so the current NT Live initiative – in which Helen Mirren's Phèdre and three other productions are being transmitted by satellite to cinemas around the world – is an exciting response to the problems of hot-ticket lock-out, drawing on a similar scheme pioneered by the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
I went to the Kettering Odeon with misgivings, expecting the experience to be the theatrical equivalent of watching a Hollywood movie on a bootleg DVD from a market stall. In fact – because the transmission is so impressively shot in multi-camera high-definition – it was more like watching the World Cup final on television: you can see that there would be an extra pleasure in being there but are more than happy to be here. There are problems of etiquette – we didn't know whether to applaud when actors took their bows – but the performers never seemed, as I had feared, too shouty or spitty. Indeed, the only complaints afterwards came from audience members (paying £10 a ticket, the same as the London theatregoers) who regretted that it had felt more like watching a film than seeing a play.
Although initially aimed at audiences denied National Theatre productions by geography, the venture has also addressed the excessive demands for tickets from those who could travel: several London picture houses also took the transmission. And, as long as digital theft can be prevented, versions of NT Live will surely become a routine solution to theatre's supply crisis.
However, there are artistic ventures in which limited availability is not an economic consequence of success but a creative decision. The stand-out show at the Manchester festival – It Felt Like a Kiss, the multimedia collaboration between Punchdrunk, film-maker Adam Curtis and musician Damon Albarn – can be seen by only nine people at a time (and a couple of thousand in the entire festival) because of its nature: it's a promenade production taking place in a six-storey office block and so could only transfer to the West End or Broadway if such a building were available. This is a viscerally terrifying but thought-provoking show that I keep describing to everyone I meet, but with the guilty acknowledgement that they almost certainly won't be able to see it.
Another Manchester highlight – the art installation Procession, by the Turner prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller – took a year to assemble but was a one-off event yesterday afternoon in a time-slot that coincided with the Wimbledon men's final. Deller insisted he was happy, but such built-in disposability is cruelly unique to performance and visual art. Imagine, for example, a Johnny Depp movie that existed in only one print that would be destroyed after the first screening, or a JK Rowling book that disintegrated after the first 3,000 people had read it.
I understand that this element is part of the power of these art forms: now you see them, now you don't. But those lucky enough to see should always be aware of the pain and frustration of those who aren't.
Sam Leith is away


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Nihonga painter, Yuko Imai, is a 25-year old young woman who has touched me with the portraits of her grandmother. The depictions of her grandmother, outside of the politically correct codes of representations, testify to the reality of feelings yet also hints at the ambivalence of emotions. These images of her grandmother is at once, soft, humble, cheeky but also confronting and disturbing.
A present day reality represented in a painting style from which we can sense an undertone of ancient sourced inspiration.
I will now hand it over to Yuko Imai.
When people grow old, they do not simply. Sometimes, they release indomitable vitality.
Facing impending doom, their vitality is peeled bare, clinging desperately to the life.
I felt this when spending time with my grandmother, watching her life as she stood face to face with her imminent end.
By painting and looking at "old age," and discovering through trial and error what "life" is, I realize that I too am destined to be
deeply fascinated with the process of life and death.
The lives of people are expressed through their wrinkles, the depth of their pupils, as well as the ends of their fingertips.
As someone living in the moment, in the now, I hope to develop my work to pursue the real essence of people I meet.
When I was a child my grandmother suffered a nervous breakdown when she lost her husband, my grandfather.
For the past six years, she has not "lived" aside from eating and sleeping. She now only lives through her own tenacity.
Her only reason for living is her attachment to the mortal body.
No matter what she transforms into, she insists on staying alive, if only to not die.
She discloses her desire to satisfy no one but herself.
Showing a cold glance to others and then a sympathetic smile to her grandchild, she expresses a mix of underlying emotions that are continuously interwoven and in conflict with one another.
The broken mirror in my work symbolizes a collapse in her rationality, and her inability to connect and relate with society.
Though I love her as my grandmother, the broken mirror also signifies my feelings of resentment towards her.
The theme, "Living By Aging", ponders what it means to live a life.
Recently, Japan has become an aging country, and a trend of the elderly taking care of the elderly has been increasing, and in my opinion, the question of death now overshadows our thoughts on how tolive.
However, the events after the recent Tohoku Earthquake have shown us the power of mankind's mortality.
I believe that by asking questions and thinking about life and our existence, we will form a new sense of values about humanism.
Yuko Imai


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- "Atlas radioed on ahead. Says you were looking for an invite to the fisheries. Nuts, I say. But, if'n you heads up to the wharf master's office and find ol' Peach a Research Camera, maybe I could manage an invite."
- ― Peach Wilkins[src]
The Wharfmaster's Office is the headquarters of the security forces in Neptune's Bounty. Jack travels here in order to find and use the Research Camera to research Spider Splicers.
The Wharfmaster and his staff oversaw the management, operations, and upkeep of Neptune's Bounty and the businesses therein, including Fontaine Fisheries, The Fighting McDonagh's Tavern, and Jet-Postal Substation II. Located on the top floor of the Upper Wharf, the Wharfmaster's Office contained work areas for the office staff members as well as two small jail cells intended to hold the occasional stevedore who got into a fight or an argumentative bar patron who had one drink too many and needed to sober up.
Frank Fontaine established Fontaine Fisheries as a front for smuggling contraband from the surface into Rapture. Due to the secrecy of the smuggling ring, or because of Fontaine's power and influence, the Wharfmaster's forces either didn't know about or were unable to control the transportation of the smuggled goods.
As Andrew Ryan became more and more desperate to stop Fontaine's smuggling operations, he ordered Chief of Security Sullivan to personally step in to find proof of the smuggling activities. The Wharfmaster's Office was taken over by Ryan Security as their base of operations. From the Office, the constables began arresting, interviewing, and interrogating suspected smugglers, seizing contraband, and gathering evidence. Due to the smugglers' extreme fear of Fontaine, and murder of potential witnesses, it was difficult to build a case against him. Several Security Devices were set up in the area for extra defense.
At some point before Jack's arrival to Rapture, the Wharfmaster closed the entire Upper Wharf, locking off access to McDonagh's Tavern, the Jet Postal station, and even the entrance to the Office itself.
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Peach Wilkins barters entrance to Fontaine Fisheries for research photographs of three Spider Splicers. He tells Jack that a Research Camera needed to take these special pictures is located in the Wharfmaster's Office.
Jack journeys to the Upper Wharf, finding a RPG Turret beside the locked entrance to the Wharfmaster's Office. Up the stairs are a pair of Security Cameras and some Frag Grenades hidden behind some crates near the second Camera. The Wharfmaster's Office is under high security; there are two RPG and two Machine Gun Turrets, as well as Security Cameras that keeps watch over the hall, Office, and jail cells. Even with these extreme security measures, it is clear upon entering that the Wharfmaster's Office was the site of an extreme firefight, which caused severe structural damage beyond that of the normal deterioration in Rapture.
Jail CellsEdit
This area was the center of the Wharfmaster's Office and was where minor offenders and suspected smugglers were kept for a short period of time. A dead Big Daddy is in the left cell and a Ducky model Splicer Corpse is in the right one. The hallway surrounding the cells have crates of contraband and files strewn all over the place. The door to the small office on the left has malfunctioned, while the door to the interrogation room has been completely blocked by debris. According to the indicator light, someone is still inside.
After smashing the lock to the back area, Jack finds that the hall is blocked by massive amounts debris, but there is a hole in the wall. The hallway here was built with large windows overlooking part of the Upper Wharf for security, and also leads to Sullivan's office.
Small OfficeEdit
This room on the left corner was likely used for administration for the security of Port Neptune. The office's window allowed whoever sat at the desk to see who was brought into the office before they even entered the cells. It is watched by a security camera, which can easily spot the player as they are forced to crawl through the vent beside the door. A safe in the corner contains three Antipersonnel Pistol Rounds, two Heat-Seeking RPGs, and twenty-three Dollars.
Sullivan's OfficeEdit
When Ryan Security took over the investigation, Sullivan confiscated a small office in the back for himself. From here, he worked tirelessly to crack the smuggling ring and connect it to Fontaine. The office has a viewing window to the Interrogation Room, and a board on the wall over his desk shows the photographs of suspected smugglers Sullivan likely interrogated, one of which appears of have been an officer himself. A mop bucket and desk drawer have been left out to catch dripping water, it appears the ceiling was prone to leaking. The needed Camera can be found on Sullivan's desk.
Interrogation RoomEdit
Through the one-way mirror, Jack can see the corpse of an interrogator and the Spider Splicer who killed him. After Jack takes a few pictures, the Splicer leaps through a hole in the ceiling.
While Jack is heading back out, an explosion rocks the Office. The original way back is blocked off, but a new path to the rest of the Upper Wharf has opened thanks to a smashed window.
Behind the ScenesEdit
- The sign for the Wharfmaster's Office was designed by Laura Zimmermann.[1]
|Neptune's Bounty
|Lower Wharf
|Rapture Metro · Fontaine Fisheries · Lotz & Sons · McCracken Crabs · Sunshine of the Sea Brand · Ice Princess
|Upper Wharf
|Wharfmaster's Office · Jet-Postal Substation II · The Fighting McDonagh's Tavern
|Smuggler's Hideout
|Submarine Bay