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With Amy Bruni Gone From 'Ghost Hunters,' Where My Ghosty Ladies At?
BY ROXY ORCUTT
For those longing to pursue ghosts and the proof of the unexplained, the paranormal reality genre on television is the same as other genres when it comes to inspiring people and providing role models. As a medium -- and not the kind that talks to dead people -- reality television in particular can allow the audience to see itself reflected back.
So where my ghosty ladies at?
I don't have a demographic breakdown, but as a woman who digs paranormal programming, and has lots of female friends who share the interest, it seems to me that the genre doesn't have much interest in representing the population that may be tuning in.
While the paranormal television genre may not be on its way out -- but certainly in an evolutionary state -- we are seeing less and less women in the paranormal reality game. True, we are also just seeing less paranormal programming.
Still, just last last week, the audience lost one of the biggest females in the TV ghost game, Amy Bruni of "Ghost Hunters." With her gone, we only have one prominent female left: Amy Allen, who leads "The Dead Files" with Steve Di Schiavi.
Let that sink in: One lead female left on paranormal reality TV.
Why Bruni left is neither here nor there in this particular discussion, and yes she has already announced
her plans to re-emerge on the paranormal TV scene before too long. But she has already been replaced on "Ghost Hunters" by a man. Not that a one-for-one trade is necessary, but I was still disappointed by the missed opportunity to bring on another female -- especially on a show that used to tout that a big chunk of its audience was women.
In the traditional paranormal investigative format there is a scarcity of women involved. "Ghost Hunters" has notoriously struggled to keep a woman on board, nor on "Ghost Adventures." In all fairness, the "Ghost Adventures" format has never changed from day one with the three male co-leads. And "Ghost Hunters" does frequently include one of two of Jason Hawes' daughters, Haley and Samantha. While I wouldn't want to detract from their abilities, patriarchal nepotistic casting isn't exactly worth a "Yay, paranormal feminism!" cheer.
So I ask again, where my ghosty ladies at?
There are plenty of women paranormal investigators not on TV, and they are really, really good at what they do. I find it hard to believe that when a casting call comes around, these ladies simply aren't applying.
It is not as if there haven't been shows that did better at representation. For a brief time, Kris Williams led "Ghost Hunters International;" "Paranormal State" was fairly well-rounded; and half of the reporters on "Paranormal Paparazzi" were women (and they had an African-American cast member, which is even more rare). Over at Animal Planet, research biologist Ranae Holland has the mission of "Finding Bigfoot," and she deserves mention for being a main player on the network's ratings performer, but she's no ghosty lady.
Curiously, looking back, women were trailblazers in the paranormal field long before television got involved -- from the Fox Sisters (and the matriarchal Spiritualist movement) to Lorraine Warren. Any paranormal researcher or investigator worth their sacred salts would cite these women as instrumental within the field.
What changed? I am not a casting producer. But I do know it's often a painful process for those who apply for television gigs. And in the current environment, the more eccentric, the better. So that makes it harder for strong, composed women to make the cut. And while there is more, shall we say, flexibility about the physical appearance of guys on paranormal reality TV, women still have to look a certain way.
Maybe, hopefully, since the paranormal reality TV is in a flux state -- and new approaches are always being sought out -- audiences will see more women and minorities emerge as leaders and role models in the genre. There is an audience for women in the space that reaches beyond that of a psychic or witch (and don't get me wrong, I love psychics and witches). We all like looking at Zak Bagans' crazy big arms, but where is our Daphne or Velma (or Kate or Lorraine) in the grand, spooky scheme of things?
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Could changing VR games reduce gun deaths?
just : The U.S. Air Force uses virtual reality for training exercises. [Photo: Senior Airman Lauren Parsons/ U.S. Air Force]
By Daniel Terdiman 2 minute Read
As calls for gun reform in the U.S. reach another urgent crescendo–and as major retailers announce they will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21–one virtual reality expert has proposed some technological approaches to reducing mass shootings as well.
Jeremy Bailenson, a professor at Stanford and author of the recent book Experience on Demand, which spells out, among other things, how VR can be good for us, believes makers of virtual reality shooting games and simulations can play a role in helping to cut down on gun violence.
In an op-ed on CNN, Bailenson notes that there has been at least one recorded instance of a mass shooter boosting his skills in a video game, and that there's no reason VR developers should be giving potential murderers "a virtual boot camp." President Trump recently mused that one way to decrease gun violence was to look at video games as a culprit, a trope that has been hauled out by politicians for years.
The military uses virtual reality to train for a variety of scenarios. [Photo: Senior Airman Lauren Parsons/ U.S. Air Force]
Still, Bailenson argues that VR gives users the ability to look at scenes in three dimensions, can hone sensitivities thanks to haptic accessories, and vitally, "players use their arms and body to engage in actual combat moves, instead of just hitting buttons [as in normal video games]. As a result, the brain's motor system is engaged. Repeated movement while in virtual reality causes changes in brain structure, which in turn improves performance in the real world."
Bailenson notes that VR has long been used for training combat soldiers for just these reasons. And he proposes one way to interrupt the benefits of virtual training: change the physics of bullets.
"Think about a Frisbee," he writes. "In order to hit a target straight ahead, one needs to arc it to one side, to account for its return swing." If VR shooting games incorporated such physics, he continues, that would train players to aim away when they shoot–and obviously erode their abilities to shoot real guns in the real world.
Bailenson also thinks VR game gun accessories should be shaped and weighted differently than real-world weapons. And he believes that targets in such games shouldn't be people. And though there's no evidence yet that terrorists are using VR for training, some have mused about the potential for that scary eventuality.
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— Sean Morrow (@snmrrw) February 23, 2018
On paper, these are good ideas. But, despite analyst predictions that VR could be a $38 billion industry by 2026, there are relatively few people using VR headsets at the moment, at least compared to devices like smartphones or video game consoles. For the moment at least, it's unlikely that such changes would result in fewer shootings. Still, every little bit counts. If even one would-be shooter is deterred, perhaps Bailenson's ideas are worth debating.
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La Campanella by Franz Liszt
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The Bay Area has some of the world's best-known performing arts organizations and cultural offerings. Each day, Jeffrey Freymann showcases activities, concerts, soloists and ensembles coming through the area.
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players present a concert 'played' by the audience on boomboxes (and smartphones with speakers) called Unsilent Night this Saturday at 5:00, beginning at Mission Dolores Park. The piece, by New York composer Phil Kline is happening in more than 35 different cities this year, and was inspired by the tradition of caroling, coupled with Kline's longtime fascination with tape recorders.
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Berkeley Symphony will be guest conducted by Elim Chan tomorrow night, in a pair of works including the US premiere of Scottish composer James MacMillan's Symphony No. 4. It was a co-commission with Pittsburg Symphony and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. They'll also play Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with soloist Shai Wosner.
The collaborative chamber orchestra called One Found Sound continues its fourth season with a concert this Friday evening, of music by Enescu, Kodaly, and Copland. The ensemble performs without a conductor, and makes all its decisions through consensus – clarinetist Sarah Bonomo is one of the founders, and says that one perk of the way they're organized is that they get to lobby for, and play music that's important to them.
This time of year, there are more and more performances of The Nutcracker, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Handel's Messiah… If you don't have the kind of time it takes to attend full shows in person, here's a cut-down and mashed up sampler-plate for you.
The chamber chorus called Sacred and Profane will recreate a radio broadcast the BBC presented on Christmas Eve, 1944 called 'A Poet's Christmas' that blended choral music by composers like Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett with the poetry of W.H. Auden, Edith Sitwell, and many others. Director Rebecca Petra Naomi Seeman will lead them in concerts in Alameda this Sunday, and in Berkeley on the 10th and San Francisco on the 11th.
Handel's oratorio Joshua tells of the Biblical hero's battles and victories – but Nicholas McGegan says that's only part of the story. It was also reinforcing King George's hold on the crown after 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' tried to attack Britain and reclaim the throne for the Catholic Stuart line. Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale will perform the work tonight through Sunday in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Berkeley, and Lafayette.
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will bring a program called War & Peace: Harmony Through Music to two Bay Area locations this weekend. On Friday night, she'll be at the Bing Concert Hall for Stanford Live, and Sunday afternoon, in Berkeley for Cal Performances. The concept is her response to the Paris attacks of last November, and she says it reflects the good and evil both in ourselves as individuals as well as in the world.
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The Santa Rosa Symphony presents 'Poetic Bells' this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday – with a program that was inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Music Director Bruno Ferrandis says they'll be joined by the Sonoma State University Symphonic Chorus and soloists for the choral symphony The Bells by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
The end of Thanksgiving means only one thing for fans of Chanticleer: the beginning of their A Chanticleer Christmas tour, which this year has already taken them to performances at Spivey Hall outside of Atlanta, and at Durham, NC over the weekend. William Fred Scott, the ensemble's Music Director, says their return to the Bay Area will be from December 10th to the 23rd.
Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmoniker are touring the US, and tonight are playing a program of Brahms, Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg at Davies Symphony Hall. He says since he began his tenure at Berlin (he'll be leaving in 2018) he's liked to mix the old and new, and this is repertoire that their sound was made for.
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Vancover 2010 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Vancouver 2010, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the resort town of Whistler. VANOC Look of the Games was responsible for ensuring a consistent look across the sporting and non-sporting venues.
Client // VANOC Look of the Games
Project // Decal graphics
Produced // October 2009 – April 2010
Role // Account Coordination / Project Management
As one of the official large format printing supplier, Multigraphics was tasked with producing, installing and removing decals on a wide variety of surfaces. The project involves producing large-format graphics for the exterior and the interior of the venues to small stickers for the hockey net's goal posts and curling stones. Working closely with the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, I managed the $600,000 project for the 22 competition and non-competition venues in Whistler and Vancouver.
Whistler Sliding Centre // Luge venue
Richmond Olympic Oval // Speed skating venue
Richmond Olympic Oval // Figure skating venue
BC Place // Opening and closing ceremonies venue
UBC Robson Square // Main Ticket Box venue
Canada Place // Main Media Centre
Canada Place // International Broadcasting Centre


We tweeted about this a few hours ago (following us on Twitter?), but wanted to make sure everyone saw it. The new Facebook app that was previewed this morning, is live and available to all. With it, comes a whole new UI that allows you to navigate from anywhere, better tagging, a new photo viewing experience, improved searching, faster notifications and more. It's pretty massive, even for Facebook.
Cheers Evan, Adam, Jon and everyone else!


I am the guy that wrote that review on amazon earlier today and you told me to come here. So here I am and I already see you answered some of the editing errors I found from the performance chapter.
The book code does not work so I can only assume the code on the CD is correct because the code in the book has errors all over the place.
I see now what you mean by adding it as a reference. I am not really sure how to do it as every time I try I cannot find the file. This will take me some time but at least I have a better understanding of what is going on. I appreciate the help.
The console application (XNAPerfStarter) is simply a harness to execute the XNA Framework commands we created in the XNAPerformanceChecker XNA Game Library. The XNA Game Library already has the references it needs. So if you create the project as described (as a XNA Windows Game Library) then it will have all the references it needs.
The console app itself (XNAPerfStarter) does not need any XNA references. It simply needs the XNAPerformanceChecker library as a reference. As long as both projects are in the same solution (as they are on the CD) then it will be under the Projects tab.
XNAPerformanceChecker (XNA Windows Game Library) references Microsoft.Xna.Framework and Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.
XNAPerfStarter (Windows Console Application) references the above project XNAPerformanceChecker.
You will not find XNAPerformanceChecker under the .NET tab of the references it will only be in the Projects tab of the dialog if both projects are in the same solution.
P.S. I am really sorry about being so thick thick skulled on this and appreciate the time you have taken to help me understand.
Since you aren't seeing anything in the Projects tab of the References dialog it means that you are not loading both projects in the same solution.
Make sure you have BOTH projects in a single solution. If you don't then you will need to compile the Windows Game Library first and then in the Console application, browse for the assembly (.dll) in the Library's /bin/debug folder.
No problem on the help.
Welcome to the site. I'm glad you asked the question here.
The code on page 62 is actually fine. It just isn't performant. By working through the book you will come to page 73 where we change the code. We introduce the vertexDeclaration variable and move the effect local variable to a private member field.
To begin with we are simply getting the first demo running. We then check performance and see different items we can do to help the application perform better.
The CD is a snapshot of the code in it's latest form. As you work through the chapter the code at any point in the chapter may not match the end result of the code on the CD. However, by the time the chapter is finished it should definitely match.
Hopefully this helps. If not, please let me know and I'll be glad to clarify.
You can scroll down and see all of the Microsoft.Xna.* assemblies.
oh that reference......I was trying to reference CheckPerformance.cs. I know I know it did not sound right in my head but that is what I thought you were talking about.That makes so much more sense now....on the CD though it does reference XNACheckPerformance.....sorry I am somewhat daft at times.
I just came from the Amazon site where I saw you gave the book a 2 star rating. I have read this thread and now I'm wondering what your thoughts are. Are you going to update your review to include more stars, or do you still feel it is a 2 star book? I'm trying to decide if I will buy this book or not.
I think I am going to go back and re-review the book on amazon. Primarily I think I need to do Mr. Carter some justice and break down my ratting a bit more so that it gives a better picture. I would say this book is a solid 3 stars out of 5 and if you can deal with bad editing then it is about a 4.5 out of 5.
I think Mr. Carter reconizes that there is a lot of bad editing and has went out of his way with this site and these forums to help sus out the bad editing and help people understnad. Mr. Carter himself gets a 5/5 for going to such lengths.
That said I am still confused about how the reference works as my current understanding does not match what is on the CD but I think it will all be figured out in time.
The library itself has all of the XNA specific code in it. So we right click on the References node and select Add Reference. We then make sure the .NET tab is selected and we scroll down and add the appropriate references. The consumer of the library (XNAPerfStarter) is a console app and simply needs a reference to the class we made. We do this by right clicking on the References node of that project and then making sure the Projects tab is selected. Now we can see the XNAPerformanceChecker project listed and can select it.
When I loaded the version of the project on the CD I can see that the XNAPerformanceChecker.csproj actually is based on the CTP (Community Technical Preview) of XNA GS 3.0 and not the final release. This is causing the CD version of the project to not find the references properly. I have updated the Errata to include the new .csproj file.
I would like to blame the issues on bad editing and while certain things "should" have been caught, it really falls on me that these issues exists. My main concern is that people get use out of the material.
Please let me know if you have questions regarding adding references or anything else.
Of course you shouldn't have to browse for them as they should definitely show up in the .NET tab.
but it did not understand what XNA was, so now I am going back and adding references to the XNA framework hoping that solves the issue. But like I said that is not how it is done in the examples on the CD.


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No. 12 Olly Mays 11th out of Texas A&M 29-19 in defense
Oxford, Ms. – AJ Finley re-intercepted a 52-yard touchdown and Matt Corral threw for a 247-yard touchdown to lead the No. 12 Mississippi to a 29-19 win at No. 11 Texas A&M Saturday night.
The Rebels (8-2, 3-3 SE) held a 15-13 lead in the fourth quarter before an Ashanti Sistronic interception landed a 13-yard touchdown by Snoop Conner with 6:32 left.
Finley provided an unbeatable cushion in the following series, taking Zach Calzada's throw and sending it back to the bottom of Texas A&M.
Texas A&M (7-3, 4-3) trailed 15-0 in the half, but trimmed the lead to 15-13 in the fourth quarter over a 24-yard run by Devon Achan and field goals from Seth Small.
Acane scored in the 9-yard dash to finish the scoring with 3:11 left.
Corral completed 24 of 37 passes and Caden Costa kicked field goals from 33 and 32 yards. Chance Campbell and Kidron Smith added safety by tackling Isaiah Spiller in the end zone in the first half.
The Rebels finished 504 yards off the total attack, most notably Geryon Eli with 24 holders for 152 yards and added 34 yards in four receptions.
Drummond had six receptions at 49 yards.
The Acane had 110 yards on 12 buggies. Calzada was 24 of 41 passing for 237 yards.
Texas A&M: The loss cut into a four-game winning steak and ended Aggies' hopes of winning the SEC West title.
Ole Miss: A season of 10 wins and a berth of six New Year's bowls on hand, the Rebels still have slim hopes for the SEC West title. Alabama will have to lose its last two games for the Ole Miss to have any chance.
The repercussions of the opinion poll
Rebels No. 12 spent one week in the top ten, and an impressive win could push them back into that company. The loss would bring down the Aggies, who remain in the top 25.
Texas A&M: The home finale is a visit from Prairie View A&M on Saturday.
Ole Miss: The Rebels complete a three-game home stand by hosting Vanderbilt Saturday.
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Ogden community gathers to make sure Pearl Harbor Day isn't forgotten
BY JED BOAL
OGDEN, Ut — The American Legion and Golden Vets in Ogden gathered with community members Wednesday to honor those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor 81 years ago. They recognize this day as a reminder to always be ready and never forget.
American Legion Post 9 held a ceremony along the Ogden river, complete with a 21-gun salute, to honor the more than 2400 Americans killed that day in Hawaii. Twenty-one Utahns stationed at Pearl Harbor were also killed in the attack.
"We are here today to honor these men and women who lost their lives, and suffered the wounds of war on that fateful day," said Steve Ross, vice commander of American Legion Post 9.
Veterans performed a 21-gun salute in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day on Dec. 7, 2022. (Jed Boal/KSL TV)
Barbara Garcia-Beck was only 6 months old when the attack happened. She's now on the executive committee for American Legion Post 9.
"As powerful as our country is, if we forget, we're just as vulnerable today as we were then, and if we forget that, we're in trouble," she said.
She does not remember that day, but she remembers growing up in Mississippi near a training base during World War II with a lot of planes flying overhead.
"We played the game of identifying the different planes that flew over," she said.
That's one reason she later joined the Air Force as a medic.
When she was 4, Garcia-Beck's father left for the war.
"I remember we were all crying, and we weren't really sure we understood what was happening, and where he was going, because they had tried to keep some of this from us. But we knew that it was really bad and it was really serious," she said.
Those at the ceremony tossed red roses into the Ogden River to symbolize the blood spilled that day.
Decorated Marine Veteran John Cole remembers the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was 15 years old and living with his family in Colorado.
"It was unbelievable," he said. "You're concerned because you hear all these things happening and you wonder, are they coming for us?"
Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his family moved to Utah, where his father worked at Hill Army Air Corps Base, as it was known at that time.
Cole joined the Marine Corps near the end of the war and was a distinguished leader in the Korean War.
"Everybody had to do something patriotic," Cole said. "And, it was just a given to join the service and go fight for your country."
Wilson Tolman, an Air Force Veteran, was only 10 months old. Three years later, he remembers his father working as a civilian flight instructor.
"He taught the British and the national Chinese cadets to fly. So, we were at Falcon Field. We were living in Mesa, Arizona."
Tolman served in the Air Force and is now a member of the American Legion and the Golden Vets. At the ceremony, he was thinking of those who lost their lives more than eight decades ago.
"We should honor their efforts and respect and remember them," he said.
As Cole put it, the Japanese woke up a sleeping giant that day.


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Nordic Office of Architecture
Villa Vatnan / Nordic Office of Architecture
02:00 - 22 November, 2016
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John Arne Bjerknes
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Vatnan family
Text description provided by the architects. Nordic — Office of Architecture was approached by the Vatnan family to deliver their dream home. They had a simple architectural vision, but a demanding site on which it was to be realised.
Located on the edge of an established residential area with limited access and a steep topography, the site does however offer fantastic views from the private and shielded south-west facade.
The family desired a home for both everyday life and entertaining, where the primary rooms are all collated on one floor with generous sizes and well resolved spatial relationships. By lifting this main floor up to one floor above the natural entrance level, we captured the best of the views and the sun. The elongated body of the house shelters against the wind and creates an open private outdoor space, while the bedrooms and living areas all have direct access to the garden via a covered terrace stretching the length of the house.
The simple concept is reinforced by the overall simplicity in use of materials. The entire main floor is covered in pine boards, and the living room, kitchen and terrace are clad in veneered oak. The concrete is sealed throughout the house, and the ceiling height of 2.8 metres further contributes to the experience of the house opening up towards the grand view to the south-west.
The basement and main deck are cast in concrete and the gable and long walls to the north-east are clad in cedar wood.
© Espen Grønli
Product Description. Dinesen Oak wooden floor, 450mm width. Used on whole upper main floor in all rooms – living, kitchen and bedrooms, establishing the principle idea of one dominant floor for the whole family.
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The blacksmith in Konohana town can upgrade your Watering Can, Sickle, and Hoe if you accept his Tool Requests from the Konohana message board. The "Upgrades!" request will appear on the board at the beginning of the season if Sheng has at least 9300 FP. Sheng will have 10,000 FP if you see 2 flowers on his conversation dialog box.
After accepting the "Upgrades!" request, talk to the blacksmith to learn about his available tool upgrades. You can select which one of your three tools you'd like to upgrade. Each tool has a total of seven upgrades you can complete. It will take you at least 5 years, plus 1 season, to do all 21 tool upgrades.
Each of the upgrades will require you to bring him the previously upgraded tool and pay a fee. Sheng will return the tool to you shortly afterward, so you won't be without a tool for any amount of time. As the tools become higher level, Sheng will start requiring additional items.
The Hammer and Axe are Item Requests and not Tool Requests. These two tools can not be upgraded at all. The Hammer request, "A Fine Hammer!", will appear on the Konohana message board around Spring 12 of your first year and requires you to bring 8 Rocks to Sheng. The "A Fine Axe!" request becomes available after you have completed the Hammer request, Sheng has 200 or more friendship points, and it is the beginning of the next season. You will need to bring him 8 Branches and 8000 G to get the Axe.
The best tool to upgrade first will be your Watering Can. The level 1 Watering Can only holds 20 water at one time and once you start growing crops in furrows, you'll find that you run out of water very quickly! Upgrading your Hoe, even just once, will make it easier to plow furrows if you can't get the button timing correct when using a level 1 Hoe.


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The Inconvenient Indian
Thomas King is one of Canada's premier Native public intellectuals. He was the first Aboriginal person to deliver the prestigious Massey Lectures, and he is the best-selling, award-winning author of six novels, two collections of short stories, and two nonfiction books. The Inconvenient Indian won the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and the RBC Taylor Prize. He is a recipient of the Order of Canada and lives in Guelph, Ontario.
"The Inconvenient Indian may well be unsettling for many non-natives in this country to read. This is exactly why we all should read it. Especially now." --Vancouver Sun
"King uses stories to turn history upside down. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say that he presents history with a candour and honesty rarely found in usual accounts of the interaction of aboriginals and non-aboriginals." --Winnipeg Free Press "The Inconvenient Indian is couched in a plainspoken forthrightness that shocks as often as it demystifies. It is essential reading for everyone who cares about Canada and who seeks to understand native people, their issues and their dreams.Thomas King is beyond being a great writer and storyteller, a lauded academic and educator. He is a towering intellectual. For native people in Canada, he is our Twain; wise, hilarious, incorrigible, with a keen eye for the inconsistencies that make us and our society flawed, enigmatic, but ultimately powerful symbols of freedom. The Inconvenient Indian is less an indictment than a reassurance that we can create equality and harmony. A powerful, important book." --Globe and Mail "The author's wit and storytelling talent make the book easy to read; more importantly, his humor may keep readers from wanting to scream at the injustices. " --Kirkus Reviews "King delivers an intelligent and eye-opening overview of Native peoples in post-Columbus North America in this new volume, a book that has been a work-in-progress for most of the author's adult life. The effort shows." --Publishers Weekly "Dr. King's book should be required reading for anyone seeking insider insight into how Indians have been treated in Canada versus the United States." --New York Journal of Books "From the first page to the last, The Inconvenient Indian shoulders the American Indian burden of helping the White Man understand what it means to be a natural person, a human being. It is a powerful reminder of the big picture and a close look at the details - of Indian history and of contemporary Indian life." --Indian Country Today
No writer is better positioned than Thomas King to tell a richly Native history that reveals the common threads weaving North American patterns across the boundary line between Canada and the United States. The Inconvenient Indian sweeps up popular culture, law and policy, and the complexities of resistance and reinvention, framing all the tough issues through King's powerful storytelling and penetrating eye.
--Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan
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PDF These lecture notes were written with the aim to provide an accessible though technically solid introduction to the logic of systematical analyses of statistical data to undergraduate and to drug handbook pdf free download This 13th article of the Basics of Research series is first in a short series on statistical analysis. These articles will discuss creating your statistical analysis plan, levels of measurement, descriptive statistics, probability theory, inferential statistics, and general considerations for interpretation of the results of a statistical analysis.
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Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Ру́чкин (26 ноября 1963, Казахская ССР — 2 сентября 2015, Перу) — советский и российский альпинист, мастер спорта СССР, заслуженный мастер спорта России, мастер спорта России международного класса, чемпион СНГ в зимнем и высотно-техническом классах, многократный чемпион России в техническом и скальном классах, двукратный обладатель «Золотого ледоруба России», а также международной награды за выдающиеся достижения в альпинизме «Золотой ледоруб» (в команде — за первопрохождение северной стены Жанну (7710 м), Гималаи).

Всего совершил более трёхсот восхождений, в том числе более ста высшей категории сложности, из которых двенадцать стенных сложнейших первопрохождений на Кавказе, Памиро-Алае, Тянь-Шане, в Альпах, Андах, Гренландии и Гималаях.

Биография
Александр Ручкин родился 26 ноября 1963 года в Казахстане «в небольшом городке, находящемся в степи, куда регулярно приземлялись космонавты». Позже семья переехала на Украину. В детстве и юности занимался гандболом, десятиборьем, спортивной стрельбой, дзюдо — последним некоторое время продолжал заниматься и в более зрелом возрасте.

После окончания школы поступил в Харьковское высшее военное командно-инженерное училище ракетных войск. В 1984 году, во время учёбы в училище, впервые сходил в несложный горный поход на Кавказ, после которого решил попробовать свои силы в альпинизме. Начал тренироваться в секции при заводе «Кировец» под началом тренера Игоря Винокура. В 1985 году за две смены обучения в альплагере «Эльбрус» на Кавказе получил свой первый (3-й) спортивный разряд по альпинизму.

В 1986 году по окончании училища получил распределение (по собственному желанию) для дальнейшего прохождения службы в город Алейск (Алтайский край). В том же году на сборах в альплагере «Варзоб» (Таджикистан) «закрыл» 2-й альпинистский разряд. В 1989 году, спустя три года службы, вместе с сослуживцем, другом и партнёром по восхождениям Сергеем Капраловым был уволен из рядов вооружённых сил, в связи с чем они «стали свободными от военного маразма и были безмерно счастливы». В этом же году Александр Ручкин окончил школу инструкторов в учебно-методическом центре «Эльбрус», а с командой Сибирского военного округа по альпинизму занял третье место в чемпионате Вооруженных Сил. В конце лета переехал во Фрунзе на альпинистскую базу «Ала—Арча», на которой прожил несколько лет и работал тренером-инструктором в ЦСКА.

После распада СССР Александр переехал в Омск, в котором прожил более пяти лет, женился. Через некоторое время переехал в Алма-Ату, а в 2003 году перебрался в Санкт-Петербург, где жил с семьёй вплоть до своей трагической гибели.

В период с 1990 по 2000 годы в составе различных команд совершил значительное число сложнейших (преимущественно скальных стеновых) восхождений V—VI категорий сложности, многие из которых получили призовые места на чемпионатах СССР, СНГ и России в скальном, техническом и высотно-техническом классах. В 1991 году за 3-е место на чемпионате СССР по альпинизму получил звание Мастер спорта СССР, а в 1994 году был удостоен звания Мастер спорта России международного класса.

С 1996 по 2007 годы А. Ручкин участвовал в проекте «Русский путь — стены мира» (руководитель А. Одинцов), целью которого являются восхождения по новым маршрутам по самым известным и сложным скальным стенам в мире. В рамках этого проекта Ручкиным были пройдены западная стена пика Аксу (Туркестанский хребет) (1-е место на чемпионате России в техническом классе), Стена Троллей (Норвегия), Большой Парус () (Баффинова Земля, лучшее восхождение года), Кызыл-Аскер (Тянь-Шань), Северная стена Жанну (Гималаи). После восхождение на Кызыл-Аскер он принял решение выйти из проекта.

С середины 2000-х годов география восхождений Александра была очень широка. В 2008 году совершён ряд восхождений в Перу и Аргентине. В 2009 году за первовосхождение в связке с альпинистом из Киргизии Михаилом Михайловым на Пик 6134 м в массиве  (Сычуань, Китай) Ручкин стал обладателем главной национальной премии страны «Золотой ледоруб России» (за это же восхождение двойка также была номинирована на альпинистский «Оскар» Piolet d'Or).

В 2010 году проведено несколько экспедиции в Патагонию и Альпы. В мае 2011 года Ручкин и Михайлов совершили первовосхождение на вершину Акулий Зуб () в Гренландии. В декабре 2013 года за восхождение на гималайский шеститысячник  по маршруту «Проваливаясь в пустоту» (в двойке с Вячеславом Ивановым) А. Ручкин стал двухкратым обладателем «Золотого ледоруба России». Церемония награждения состоялась 14 декабря в Международном пресс-центре РИА-новости.

В августе 2015 года А. Ручкин в двойке с В. Ивановым планировали восхождение на вершину  (Анды). 12 августа они прибыли в Перу, а 17 августа начали обработку маршрута. 27 августа от двойки было получено последнее сообщение, после чего альпинисты перестали выходить на связь. 2 сентября вышедшим на поиски пропавших альпинистов спасательным отрядом компании Peru Expeditions на высоте 5300 метров были найдены их тела. Точные обстоятельства трагедии не выяснены. По результатам разбора несчастного случая комиссия Федерации альпинизма России назвала причиной гибели Ручкина и Иванова срыв на крутом (до 60°) снежно-ледовом склоне с последующим падением на глубину нескольких сотен метров. Наиболее вероятной причиной срыва называется камнепад, однако не исключается и просто срыв одного из альпинистов, который мог привести к срыву напарника или вырыву станции, организованной на снежных крючьях.

Прощание с Александром Александровичем Ручкиным состоялось 19 сентября 2015 года.

Памяти Ручкина посвятил свой прыжок 25 октября 2016 года с Чо-Ойю (установив новый мировой рекорд в бейсджампинге) Валерий Розов:
«… Сейчас, когда все успешно завершилось, я очень рад, что мне удалось совершить этот прыжок, и не только потому, что это мировой рекорд или мое личное спортивное достижение, но и в память о моем погибшем друге Александре Ручкине…».

Наиболее выдающиеся восхождения
 1991 — п. Свободная Корея — 3 место на чемпионате СССР (зимнее восхождение)
 1992 — п. Свободная Корея — 1 место на чемпионате СНГ в зимнем классе
 1992 — п. Россия (Памир) — 1 место на чемпионате СНГ в высотно-техническом классе
 1994 — п. Аксу (Памиро-Алай) — 1 место на чемпионате России в техническом классе
 1995 — п. Аксу — 1 место на чемпионате России в техническом классе
 1996 — п. Аксу — 1 место на чемпионате России в техническом классе
 1997 — Стена Троллей (Норвегия) — 1 место на чемпионате России в скальном классе
 1998 — Пти-Дрю (Альпы) — 1 место на чемпионате России
 2001 — Латок III (Пакистан) — попытка прохождения
 2002  — Большой Парус (Баффинова Земля, Канада) — лучшее восхождение года
 2003 — Хан-Тенгри (Тянь-Шань)
 2004 — Северная стена Жанну (Непал).
 2006 — Миссес-Тау (Кавказ).
 2007 — Торре-дель-Пейн (Анды)
 2007 — Кызыл-Аскер (Тянь-Шань)
 2008 — Серро-Торре (Анды)
 2010 — Ульветанна, Тангегесписсен, Холтана (Антарктида)
 2013 — Килиманджаро (Африка).

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Hawelka, one of 10 top places to eat in Cracow offers Polish-Galician cuisine with Viennese flavors in an elegant 19th century ambiance.
Restaurant Hawelka: How old is really old?
Restaurant Hawełka is usually considered as a younger sister of the legendary Wierzynek. In reality however it is other way around.
Wierzynek draws its fame from the royal feast that took place in Krakow back in 1364, but the truth is that the restaurant was opened only in 1947.
On the other hand the origins of Hawelka can be traced back to 1876 when a Polish merchant Antoni Hawełka opened the colonial shop "Pod Palmą" ("Under the Palm").
Soon after, in a move to expand his catering business he started-up what we will call today a "snack-bar" (at that time known as the "Breakfast Small Trade").
To get a right perspective let me mention what may be not so obvious these days - the modern restaurant industry is a relatively new invention on the map of the city. It took roots in the post-revolutionary France (end of the 18th century) where the newly created middle class embraced the trends of egalitarianism.
Hawelka: View on the "Summer Garden" and building housing the restaurant.
The idea that "anyone who could pay the price should get the same meal" was quickly capitalized by the market introducing individually prepared and portioned dishes to the public. As simple as that - one may say today, but even though we have been eating since the "beginning of time", the idea of public restaurants, bars and cafes took really long time to materialize and become an indispensable part of the cityscape.
Beautifully decorated Entrance Hall houses the shop with some Hawelka-made "goodies-for-foodies" and few little coffee tables along the wall.
By all accounts Anthony Hawelka was one of the pioneers of this trend in Krakow. His "breakfast business" has been offering multi-layer sandwiches (just to let you know –well ahead of Big-Mac!). These "double-deckers" were prepared according to quite sophisticated and healthy recipes even by our standards.
The fresh roll with butter was stacked with a piece of lobster in a mayonnaise sauce, slices of cucumber and hard-boiled egg and then topped with some caviar. Another recipe called for a stack of various cheeses mixed with layers of ham, sliced egg and caviar (it seems that caviar was adding a bit of "nobleness" possibly making it more attractive for upper-class clientele).
It's still just the Entrance Hall, however you can already see the old European elegance and feel the climate of the 19th century Cracow.
Undoubtedly Hawelka found a breading ground for this kind of services in Krakow. His catering business brought him fame and a prestigious title of the official purveyor to the Imperial Court in Vienna (at that time Krakow was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire under Habsburgs rule).
In 1909 Hawelka's successor – Franciszek Macharski purchased the neighboring building opening there a modern restaurant, today known as the Restaurant Tetmajerowska.
Since the beginning the restaurant became a preferred hangout for Krakow's intellectuals and bohemia competing with another famous place - Jama Michalika (who else those years was spending time and (some) money in such places!).
No wonder that room's décor represents that very spirit hanging in the air at those times, influenced by the famed group of Krakow's rebellious artists commonly known as the "Young Poland".
Plant ornamented wood-paneled ceilings, folks motifs mixed with decorative Art Nouveau, scenes reaching to countryside life and popular tales (beautiful wall painting presenting the story of the Master Twardowski) are work of Cracow's painter Wlodzimierz Tetmajer. The bohemian ambiance is "nourished" by the decadent reddish colors….
Stained glass window at the entry to the ground-level room.
The ground-level entry hall is decorated by beautiful stained glass windows portraying Cracovians, famous Krakow's Nativity (Szopka), feasts… .
At the entry to the restaurant you are welcomed by life-size figures of Cracovians & Highlanders in their traditional folk-costumes. It seems to be a reminiscence of the namesake national opera composed by W. Boguslawski ("Krakowiacy i Górale" - staged for the first time in 1794).
The interior of the ground-floor restaurant represents a different style and ambiance compared to the upper level one - Tetmajerowska. The portrait of the Emperor Franz Joseph and the reproduction of Jan Matejko's "Prussian's Tribute to the Polish King" adorning the walls are reminiscent of Polish's complex past – the time of the fall and that of glory.
The last one, due to its large size may be catching guests' attention, but the overall ambiance in the room is rather determined by the abundance of other, smaller paintings decorating walls and overwhelmingly green and white interior (fashionable at the turn of the century). This décor preserves an old style European elegance and helps to keep restaurant's more than century old climate.
Tribute to W. Boguslawski - Cracovians & Highlanders in their traditional folk costumes.
The menu represents some original recipes from Hawelka's time. In general it is a mixture of traditional Polish- Galician cuisine with a visible twist of Viennese influence (and in larger sense a touch of Austro-Hungarian Empire). It may be worth to mention that the Viennese cuisine is a blend of flavors from the entire Empire (and beyond) including Italy, Germany, Hungary and Balkans. For example the well-recognized Wiener Schnitzel originated in 16th century Milan, it was just popularized in Viennese salons and then throughout the Empire.
Back to the menu – suggested specialties include: wild-mushroom soup served in a crusty bread bowl, roasted, Cracovian-style duck in honey, Hungarian goulash with Viennese dumplings, pork tenderloins stuffed with blue cheese and spinach, grilled veal tenderloins with chanterelle mushrooms and fresh rosemary. Do not miss Polish dumplings in one of their endlessly long list of various stuffing & flavors (actually for beginners, the best may be to order the mix of traditional Polish dumplings giving you chance to "test your taste"…).
Facing the famous Krakow's Main Market Square is an opportunity not to miss for every restaurant. Not surprisingly all along the square there is an almost continuous chain of "street gardens" generously dotted with plants and flowers. They give a chance to guests to sit outside and soak-up in the atmosphere of the bustling and colorful old town at the same time enjoying flavors of the culinary delicacies….. Hawelka meticulously follows this trend with its spacious umbrellas-covered summer garden in front of the main restaurant.
Following the old Hawelka's catering tradition, the restaurant operates small shop offering confectionary and ready-to-cook food prepared according to generations old recipes, some remembering times of Hawelka's Breakfast Small Trade.
On the right - reproduction of the painting by J. Matejko, showing the "Tribute of the Prussia's ruler - Albrecht Hohenzollern to the Polish King Zygmund I the Old" (event that took place on the Krakow's Main Market Square in 1525).
And the last accent of the Hawelka story – the settings. Well, each building bordering Krakow's prestigious Main Market Square is part of the long history of this former capital city. Havelka is not an exception – the building housing the restaurant was formed by merging two (15th and 16th century) neighboring houses. It belonged to the rich and influential family of Polish prince Lubomirski. From the windows of this palace, the Polish king John III Sobieski watched celebrations held in his honor on the Market Square.
Throughout the 18th century the palace was serving as headquarters for the Austro-Hungarian administration of Galicia. Later it came back into hands of Polish aristocracy.
Unfortunately due to numerous modifications and reconstructions carried out by palace's changing administrations and owners, it lost most of its architectural splendor.
The decorative columns, portals and balconies vanished from the frontal façade.
Fortunately, despite these "architectural injuries", vibes from the long and rich history of this palace, the legends and true stories are mostly untouched by time (actually quite well alive) what makes Hawelka a great place to visit (on top of delicacies prepared in its kitchen).
More good news – Krakow's restaurant Hawelka has its younger sibling in Vienna. The coffeehouse opened by Anthony Hawelka's relative – Leopold is located in the center of the city at Dorotheergrasse 6. For long this place known as Art Nouveau Café Hawelka has been keeping similar traditions – being a popular gathering point for Viennese artists and writers.
I'm sure that Hawelka will meet your expectations. However if at any time during your stay in Krakow you would like to try other restaurants, keep in mind that the list of Top Ten Restaurants in Krakow has at least nine more renowned candidates for fine dining in an old ambiance.


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ARCHIE MOORE VS. AVOIRDUPOIS
Before stepping into the ring next Wednesday night to fight a rugged Bobo Olson, the world's light heavyweight champion must first win a battle to knock off nearly 22 pounds of fat
William H. White
Before signing to defend his light heavyweight title against Bobo Olson, Archie Moore, who then weighed 196½ pounds, made a painful confession. "Man," he confided, "it will take dynamite to get me to 175 pounds."
Last week at Ehsan's Training Camp, a few miles from Summit, N.J., Old Archie, who is pushing 40, was midway in his campaign to lop off those 21-odd pounds. And while the graying, cagey veteran was keeping mum on how much he's managed to shed, it was obvious that he has an exhausting battle on his hands before he ever touches gloves with Olson at the Polo Grounds next Wednesday night.
Moore would like everyone to think he has a secret formula for reducing. "I'll tell you," he taunts, "I know how to take off weight. I learned from a man in Australia, an aborigine, in 1940. It's a secret and there are other athletes like me who get overweight, they'd like to know it." But the formula, in essence, is what most overweight fighters apply: a steady diet of heavy workouts on an empty stomach.
Moore's workday at Ehsan's begins at 7 each morning with a six-mile jog. "I like to wait until the sun comes up so I can sweat good." To help nature along, Archie runs in heavy scarlet hunting pants, a woolen lumber jacket, a knitted wool cap pulled down around his ears and, underneath all this, a rubber sweat suit. In this attire he burns up more energy in one hour than an office worker does in an entire day.
After roadwork Archie showers, is rubbed down by his trainer, Cheerful Norman, and eats—or better drinks—breakfast: a large glass of iced orange juice and a cup of hot tea with a single teaspoon of sugar. Once in a while, but rarely during these corpulent days, he may also eat one egg, four strips of bacon and a slice of dry toast.
From 9 until one he relaxes and sips two more glasses of orange juice. "You see, my training is as much rest as work. You break the body down with work, then you gotta build it up with rest." Sprawled on the dingy sheets in Room No. 5 behind the barrackslike gym at Ehsan's, a small cubicle cluttered with sweat clothes and flashy suits, sneakers and suede shoes, sports magazines and comic books, Archie writes letters (as many as 40 a day) to fans and friends and listens to tape recordings that he's made of his favorite blues musicians until he falls asleep.
"BREAK THE BODY DOWN"
At 1:30, without a bite of lunch, he climbs into the ring "to break the body down" some more. Dressed like any other middle-aged sportsman on a weight-losing binge in a health club (rubber suit covered with sweat pants and a heavy T-shirt), Moore shadow-boxes for three rounds and spars two to five rounds with his habitual sparring partner, Tiger Bacon. He ends his one-hour workout with three rounds each on the light and heavy punching bags and five minutes of calisthenics with two-pound hand weights. This performance would knock anybody else Archie's age out for good.
Promptly at 5 every evening, he sits down to his one big meal: lettuce and tomato salad (no dressing), a broiled one-pound porterhouse steak (no fat), two vegetables, a slice of dry toast, tea and melon or stewed fruit. After dinner he watches television, plays cards and is in bed by 10.
"The big thing about preparing for this fight," admits his trainer, "is taking off weight. After all, Archie should know how to box by now.
"So mostly we talk over his training schedule. He works it out and I keep tabs. The plan is to take off one pound of solid weight a day. Down to around 180 at least. Then watch his weight carefully. You leave that last five pounds for drying out. This makes him faster, a little meaner. You know?"
Armchair calculations indicate that Moore can lose a pound a day, if he rigidly sticks to his program. Losing weight always involves the same basic principle: eat less than the body normally needs so that the stored surplus is burned up to make up the deficit. Moore's diet—high in protein for strength, low in fat, and slim on carbohydrate—contains roughly 2,200 calories a day (less than a white-collar worker eats). His morning and afternoon workouts consume about 6,100 calories, or more than twice that of the average individual, leaving a deficit of 3,900 calories a day. This is approximately the number needed to burn up one pound of flabby fat.
But Archie, like anyone who has tried dieting, is only human; the temptation to nibble, if only so slightly, is agonizing. When he is out of training, he drinks as many as 10 malted milks a day. While he obviously must forsake this pleasure, he does sneak a dish of applesauce or bowl of cereal.
Archie sweats off about six quarts of fluid every day, but takes in about that much, plus salt tablets, to quench his thirst and maintain his vital water balance. If he didn't, as one doctor put it, he would fall flat on his face. And while it would be medically more sound if he ate three equal meals a day, he is getting sufficient minerals, proteins and vitamins.
No one can judge to what extent Archie's rigorous training and severe dieting are sapping his stamina. Not even Moore himself will know this until the fight is well under way. Several possibilities, however, do exist. For one, if he peels off all his excess as well as some normal body fat and is still far from the weight, he will have to begin burning muscle mass. This would weaken him; but it is an unlikely contingency. More likely, he can scale down to 180 pounds or less, and right before weighing in at noon Wednesday, sweat off the remaining pounds to make the 175-pound limit. Between noon and 5, when he eats his last meal before the fight, however, he must replenish this loss. He can drink water itself, but would be far wiser to take quick-energy liquid like beef bouillon or orange juice".
If he does not restore his fluid loss and enters the ring dehydrated, he may be courting the same disaster that ended the last big money-making light heavyweight championship in New York. It happened three years ago this week, when Sugar Ray Robinson fought Joey Maxim.
Dr. Ira McCown of the State Athletic Commission recalls, "The temperature that day was 94°. The humidity was 90%. That evening was so still and quiet you couldn't even see the flags waving in the breeze—because there was no breeze.
"We had a mass of 45,000 spectators on hand, which increased the heat. At ringside we also had an added factor of about 100 klieg lights overhead. That brought the temperature—it was proven—to 103° at the edge of the ring. Under the lights, we feel undoubtedly, it was nearer 130."
All day long Robinson had taken no fluids. He tried to sleep, but couldn't. He got up about 8 o'clock and Dr. Vincent Nardiello tried to give him something to drink. "I wanted to give him a big glass of lemonade with plenty of sugar. I finally gave him iced tea with plenty of sugar, but he refused to take it. 'Doctor,' he said, 'I've been fighting for 14 years. I never took any fluids before a fight.'
"I said, 'Son, this is a tough night. This is a real hot night. You have got to have fluids.' He didn't take a thing, and that's what licked him. He was absolutely dehydrated."
Robinson set a very fast pace, but he was already well dried out. Moreover, the humidity was so high that whatever more he sweated didn't evaporate to keep him cool.
"The first symptom that we noticed," Dr. McCown remembers, "was about the fourth round—and, mark you, the managers and trainers at ringside said, 'Oh Doc, he's in fine shape. Do you see how he is feinting Maxim for the kill?' Robinson was running around the ropes. I think it was the fifth he went to the wrong corner—well, he went the wrong way, but in the 11th he absolutely went to the wrong corner.
"At the 11th round Dr. Schiff [a ring physician] and I went to his corner. Robinson was very glassy-eyed. His body was wet. He was hot. He didn't know where he was. He was anxious to continue, but he was in no condition. He was absolutely out, physically out.
"When we got him back we had to literally carry him back to his dressing room. I have never seen such a state of cerebral excitation. He didn't know where he was. He was cursing—anybody would do that when he gets in that state. It was a very depressing thing to see."
Robinson was suffering from heat exhaustion. He was dried out to begin with. He became further exhausted because he literally lost three to four quarts of fluid right in the ring, and it wasn't being replaced.
NO TIME FOR WHIMS
But the situation is doubly dangerous for Archie Moore: Robinson weakened himself because of personal whim. Moore, going into this fight as finely trained as he can possibly get, can't even afford this extravagance.
Archie has had increasing trouble scaling down as a light heavyweight. For three days before his last fight with Maxim, a year ago January, he drank no liquid, he says. The morning of the weigh-in he still was 180 pounds, and to make the 175-pound limit had to run four miles to work off the five pounds. Last June, a month before his scheduled bout with Harold Johnson, he was 30 pounds overweight and received a five-week postponement. He didn't feel he could reduce that much in time. And just two months ago, before going into training for the Valdes fight, he tipped the scales at 212.
Unquestionably, this pre-fight battle with his own body is becoming too much for him. Archie himself admits it. "This Olson fight," he confided to a friend last week, "will be my last go as a light heavyweight." And, in what certainly was no understatement, he added: "Taking off all this weight...you know? It's damn killing."
MOORE REDUCES in rubber suit under sweat pants to make the 175-pound limit.
OLSON EXPANDS by eating sundaes. The middleweight champion plans to weigh in Wednesday noon at about 170 pounds.
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
ARCHIE MOORE'S REDUCING FORMULA
FOOD: 2,200 CALORIES - WORK: 6,100 CALORIES = LESS: 3,900 CALORIES (ONE POUND FAT A DAY)


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Round Rock H.S., TX (AAAA)
The Round Rock Band is a former Grand National finalist, a consistent regional and super regional finalist, and a recipient of the Sudler Shield.
In 2017, Round Rock will be competing at the Austin Regional, the Conroe Regional, the San Antonio Super Regional, and the Grand National Championships.
Round Rock performs at the Austin Regional on Sept. 23, 2017. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Round Rock began its season at the Austin Regional, earning an impressive third place overall amid a huge line up of super regional and national finalists. It's certainly a good way to kick off the season.
Later this season, the Rock Band will travel to Houston and San Antonio before concluding the season in Indianapolis at the Grand National Championships. Round Rock has consistently earned a finalist position at Grand Nats since the band started attending regularly in 2013.
Round Rock (TX) performs at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Round Rock competed at the Austin Regional and the San Antonio Super Regional.
At Austin, Round Rock earned fourth in prelims and fifth in finals, continuing to place among some of the best bands in the nation. More than a month later at San Antonio, the group continued its consistent success, earning 10th in both prelims and finals.
Round Rock tends to place noticeably better on years they attend Grand Nats. We'll find out if that trend continues next season.
Round Rock (TX) performs in finals at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016, at the Alamodome. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Round Rock competed at the Austin Regional, the Arlington Regional, the San Antonio Super Regional, and the Grand National Championships.
After a tough season in 2014, and subsequent reorganization for 2015, Round Rock fought back into the upper half of the rankings with excellent performances at San Antonio and Grand Nats. The season started with a close third place finish behind Leander and Cedar Park at the Austin Regional. It would have been a first place finish, if not for the 0.5 point penalty Round Rock received.
Two weeks later, Round Rock placed third at the Arlington Regional, directly behind the three powerful Lewisville ISD schools: Flower Mound, Hebron, and Marcus.
At San Antonio, Round Rock placed ninth, but their visual caption significantly outperformed their music caption.
At Grand Nats, they finished in seventh, right behind fellow Texas band The Woodlands.
Next year is a UIL State Championship year for Round Rock and we'll see if they can return to the state championships after failing to qualify in 2014.
It's no surprise that we love the Round Rock band, but they weren't able to perform at quite the same level we saw in 2013. We were expecting this group to accelerate the pace this year, since their season would end two weeks sooner with San Antonio and UIL Finals instead of Grand Nats. Unfortunately, they didn't even qualify for UIL finals and ended their season in 11th place at San Antonio. Maybe 2015 will see the return of the Round Rock that placed fourth in Grand National Finals.
What a year for Texas bands. Round Rock's stunning improvement from their ninth place finish at San Antonio to their 4th place finish at Grand Nationals (and stunningly grabbing the Music caption in Class AAAA in Semifinals) helped the Dragon Band finish their first GN trip in style. Their show, titled "Elemental Evolution", was a crowd favorite through its musical depiction of the four elements. One of the most memorable moments of Grand National finals was their opening hit — WOW. Lots of excitement is surrounding the Rock Band's history-making in 2013 (when they celebrated their 100th year as a school) and the nation is excited what the next step is for their program.
Top 30 History
24th on 10/31/17 (Week 8)
24th on 10/24/177 (Week 7)
22nd on 10/17/17 (Week 6)
13th on 9/26/17 (Week 3)
19th on 11/15/16 (Week 10)
23rd on 11/18/14 (Week 10)
21st on 11/11/14 (Week 9)
9th on 9/23/14 (Week 2)
6th on 11/19/13
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Past Competition Results:
Visual Performance
General Effect
Class #
Mus 1
Mus Total
GE Total
2017 Grand National Finals 18.10
(9) 18.10
(11) 18.05
2017 Grand National Semifinals 18.00
(12) AAAA-9
2017 Grand National Prelims 1 17.90
(6) 90.00^
(7) AAAA-6
2017 San Antonio Prelims 17.80
(18) AAAA-16
2017 Conroe Finals 16.30
2017 Conroe Prelims 16.30
2017 Austin Finals 16.20
2017 Austin Prelims 14.30
2016 San Antonio Finals 17.00
2015 Arlington Finals 17.80
2015 Arlington Prelims 14.30
(4) 79.75*
(3) 81.85 (3)


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President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration appears to have switched back to the former President Robert Mugabe's style of governance following the arrest of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) officials today as the police moved to thwart its demonstration against new financial reforms.
Mugabe was unpopular for employing state apparatus on the ordinary citizens and those who differed with him a script President Mnangagwa pledged to throw away.
"I will fight tooth and nail against those making a mockery against Zanu PF founding principles, ethos and values. You and your cohorts will instead leave Zanu PF by the will of the people and this we will do in the coming few weeks as Zimbabweans in general now require new and progressive leadership that is not resident in the past and refuses to accept change," part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa last November enroute to new Zimbabwe.
Post 30 July disputed elections which the Constitutional court resolved by declaring President Mnangagwa as the rightful winner, Harare has remained highly militarized with the police and city fathers launching a clampdown on vendors in the wake of cholera outbreak which claimed at least 50 lives.
Surprisingly, the police allowed the ruling party Zanu PF to host 'thank you' rallies a fortnight ago, including in Harare where MDC's 19th anniversary was banned on the pretext of the medieval disease, cholera epidemic outbreak.
ZCTU has added a list of victims of the new dispensation with the polices raiding its head offices today.
In a statement, the workers union mother body, confirmed the arrest of the senior officials who were raided at their offices in the capital this morning.
"In Harare, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers arrested ZCTU members including the labour union's leaders, Peter Mutasa and Japhet Moyo, at their offices and detained them at Harare Central Police Station.
"In Mutare, ZRP officers arrested some ZCTU members from their offices and detained them at Mutare Central Police Station while in Masvingo, the law enforcement agents arrested some ZCTU members and detained them at Masvingo Central Police Station," reads part of the statement.
263Chat also learnt that in Masvingo senior ZCTU officials were arrested in connection with the protest which was planned to go simultaneously around the country.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has moved in to provide legal aid to the union officials who defied the police order given yesterday.
The police reminded the workers union yesterday that the public gatherings banned a couple of weeks ago to curb cholera was still effective and warned that the law enforcement agents would not hesitate to descend on them if they defy the order.


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Spoiler Alert: Google Wants to Protect You from… Spoilers.
Sick of accidentally stumbling upon piles and piles of information that you never really intended to know about?
Lately, it has been increasingly hard for people who just want to live their lives one day at a time— people who don't really have any intention of wanting to know what happens in the future— to avoid spoilers from others who just couldn't stand keeping a secret.
These peaceful people try to spend some time peacefully on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, but spoilers— much like common diseases that plague our society today— they're just all over the place, everywhere these people go.
They try so hard to guard themselves from such things, but they have got nothing on spoiler-spillers that overwhelm them.
No matter how much they try to avoid seeing what the future brings, it has become increasingly impossible to do such a thing.
So Google decided to step in.
Very much aware of the agony that these people go through every single day of their lives, Google has come up with a very noble and effective way to protect them from book, movie, and TV spoilers.
On Tuesday, Google was able to acquire a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for their latest invention (which can also be considered a charity work, meant for those whom they want to protect from the spoiler plague)— the automated spoiler filter.
According to CNN Tech, documents filed by Google at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office described Google's latest brainchild as this:
Imagine software (on your e-reader, tablet, phone, computer) that tracks how far along you are in that book, movie or TV show. It can talk to your other devices. And as you travel to websites and pull up your social media feed, it's smart enough to scan the page for plot spoilers.
Potential spoilers automatically get censored. If you click on them, you get a spoiler alert. If you're absolutely sure you want to see it, you can override the warning and read it.
The question on whether Google plans to launch the automated spoiler filter anytime soon has no definite answer as of yet. But as for the question on whether Google has any plans of launching the software at all— what a Google spokeswoman told CNN may just hold the answer:
"We hold patents on a variety of ideas — some of those ideas later mature into real products or services, some don't. Prospective product announcements should not necessarily be inferred from our patents."
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TommyVercetti says:
Unless the whole implementation of the technology is seamless, I see this as having the potential to be very annoying. Sure, the concept is pretty neat, and is made with the best of intentions, but it does its job perfectly, it can 'feel' like a minor censorship to those who couldn't care less about spoilers.
cyborg says:
Haha, I had to check if this was published on April Fools. Spoilers annoy me, but I'm not sure I like the thought of Google knowing everything I read and watch. If this ever comes to fruition, I'll probably pass on it – spoilers are a minor annoyance, and it's easy enough usually to just avoid anything talking about the series you're not caught up on.
blackcanary says:
Well this is definitely something new and I can't say that I've ever heard of anything like this before. How exactly would Google know where you were up to in a tv series or a book however? I'm not sure that this would really catch on, it seems a bit unnecessary really.
I've been catching up on The Walking Dead over the past few months, I'm actually still on Season 3 but I've managed to completely avoid spoilers by not searching the tv show or even the actors on google. I also don't follow any of them on Twitter or anything and it really has been surprisingly easy considering how large the show is. Or even if it is a show I keep up with but haven't seen the latest episode all you have to do is basically avoid twitter/fb till you've seen it.
oraclemay says:
This does mean that much of what has been your privacy will now be scrutinized by Google in order to protect you from these so called 'spoilers' . However thoughtful this may be on Google's behalf, I don't think there are many of us who will be willing to participate in this complete violation of privacy.
xSentaru says:
God bless Google if they actually get this to work. I can't count how many times I've actually stumbled upon some Game of Thrones spoilers by mistake.
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Dean J. Daniels, 72, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Miriam Hospital.
Born in Macon, Georgia he was a son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Mahoney) Daniels. Dean was a foreman for Verizon for 42 years were he was well liked and respected by all. He attended The University of Massachusetts before being drafted into the Army and serving in Korea during the Vietnam War. He was an avid spear fisherman, he loved the outdoors and he was also a Padi certified open water diver. He was a very active member of the Rumford Hunting & Fishing Club and helped out with day to day activities as well as special events. He very much enjoyed his time on the archery range. Dean was the owner of Mahoney's Forge, whose work appeared in the RI Folk Arts Program as part of the Rhode Island 350th anniversary celebration. He appeared on WEDW as part of Connecticut's celebration of artists and their wares and also appeared in Yankee Magazine. Dean will always be remembered as a good man.
He was the beloved father of Patrick A. Daniels of Dorchester and Casey M. Daniels of East Providence. He was the brother of Brian and Michael Daniels.
His funeral service will be held on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the PERRY-McSTAY FUNERAL HOME, 2555 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence. Burial will be private. Calling hours Thursday 5-8.


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My betting's on the Bard of Avon."
Bacon's my bet - the proof herewith . . .
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9 of NYC's Shortest-Lived Buildings: Grand Central Station, Crystal Palace, Folk Art Museum
Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Mansion at 742-748 Fifth Avenue (between 57th and 58th Streets). Photo via Library of Congress.
Recently, we rounded up New York City's architectural superlatives, ranging from narrowest building to smallest plot of land. In that mix was the shortest lived buildings in the city. While most of us see the city as ever-changing, it may surprise you to discover just how short-lived some buildings were.
Mount Vernon Replica in Prospect Park (2 Years)
The Replica of Mount Vernon in Prospect Park. Image from Brooklyn Historical Society via Prospect Park Alliance
In 1932, Robert Moses had a replica of Mount Vernon built in Prospect Park to to mark the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. The building, constructed by Sears, Roebuck & Company (who also delivered another replica to the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931) and designed by architect Charles K. Bryant, lasted lasted a mere two years before being torn down. The house was located at the base of Lookout Hill on the Peninsula of the Lake.
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One thought on "9 of NYC's Shortest-Lived Buildings: Grand Central Station, Crystal Palace, Folk Art Museum"
JoAnn Nicholas says:
These beautiful buildings brought tears to my eyes. People go to Europe to buy ancient crumbling homes to restore, and in this country if its oider than 30 years it must be torn down for a "modern" edition! When I think of the talented people who made these facades which in fact is "Art" and thought they were going to be remembered it is sad! I would much rather see one of these buildings than all the boring glass towers in this world.


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The Paris office of international law firm Allen & Overy has rece…
The Paris office of international law firm Allen & Overy has recently
advised Expedia, a subsidiary of the Barry Diller Group, InterActiveCorp
(IAC), and a world leader in the on-line sale of travel, on the
acquisition of Egencia, one of the major on-line corporate travel
agencies.
This acquisition furthers Expedia's ambitions to expand in Europe, with
Egencia having a trading volume of over e100 million and a presence in
France, Belgium and the UK.
Allen & Overy had previously advised Expedia in relation to the
partnership formed with the SNCF in 2002 for the purpose of creating an
online travel agency and in December last year with regard to the
purchasing of Anyway.com, the third largest French website selling
tourism-related products.
The sellers include, the management team at Egencia, and the private
equity firms Carlyle and Crédit Lyonnais.
The Allen & Overy Paris Mergers and Acquisitions team involved in thistransaction was led by
Jean-Claude Rivalland (Partner) and Jean-Patrice Labautière (associate),
assisted by Géraud De Franclieu and Thomas Le Vert (associates, Mergers and
Acquisitions department). This team worked in collaboration with Gaël
Beaudoin (Information Technology law aspects) and Christine
Hillig-Poudevigne and Emmanuel Noirot, (Employment law aspects).
Commenting on the deal, Jean-Claude Rivalland said:
"We are delighted to contribute to the European development of the
InterActiveCorp Group and to be able to offer Allen & Overy Paris'
multidisciplinary capabilities to this leading player in the information
technology market."
The management team at Egencia was represented by Simmons & Simmons,
Carlyle was represented by Kahn & Associés and Crédit Lyonnais was
represented by Bird & Bird.
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L'Italie a participé au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1993 le 15 mai à Millstreet, en Irlande. C'est la  participation de l'Italie au Concours Eurovision de la chanson.

Le pays est représenté par le chanteur Enrico Ruggeri et la chanson Sole d'Europa, sélectionnés en interne par la RAI.

Sélection
Le radiodiffuseur italien, la Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI, Radio-télévision italienne), choisit l'artiste et la chanson en interne pour représenter l'Italie au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1993.

Lors de cette sélection, c'est la chanson Sole d'Europa, interprétée par Enrico Ruggeri, qui fut choisie pour représenter l'Italie à l'Eurovision 1993.

Le chef d'orchestre sélectionné pour l'Italie à l'Eurovision 1993 est Vittorio Cosma.

À l'Eurovision

Points attribués par l'Italie

Points attribués à l'Italie

Enrico Ruggeri interprète Sole d'Europa en première position, précédant la Turquie. À la fin du vote, l'Italie termine  sur 25 pays, ayant reçu 45 points au total.

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Italie
Italie au Concours Eurovision de la chanson
Concours Eurovision de la chanson