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Darien boys golf overcomes weather and New Canaan, 166-178
With the temperatures in the mid-50s and a steady wind blowing over the Wee Burn Country Club course on Monday, it sure didn’t feel like the high school golf season.
With poor conditions persisting since the beginning of April, the Darien Blue Wave and New Canaan Rams have yet to reach peak form, but you won’t find the Wave complain following its 166-178 victory over their rival.
“Anytime we can beat a quality program like New Canaan, it’s always a good day,” Darien head coach Tom O’Donnell said. “We have a lot of respect for Bill (Brown) and everything he’s done with that team.”
The victory kept Darien unbeaten at 8-0 this spring, while New Canaan suffered its first loss and is also near the top of the league standings with a 5-1 record. The Rams had been shooting better scores each time out, but stumbled at Wee Burn on Monday.
“We really hadn’t played the quality of teams like Darien the first five matches,” New Canaan head coach Bill Brown said. “We had been playing a little better every match until today. Hopefully, as the weather gets a little warmer, our game will get a little better. Neither team played very well today and we certainly didn’t play the way we can.”
If the weather forecast holds, temperatures will be rising this week and the warmer weather could help the players on both teams reach some consistency. In the meantime, they had to contend with at least one more day in the cold and wind.
“I expected the scores to be high today,” O’Donnell said. “The weather has been typically bad, it’s cold, it’s windy and the course has just been aerated, so I thought the guys would struggle. I’m sure neither team played the way they would like to, but we don’t look at any win with anything but gratitude.”
With the front part of the course being aerated, the Rams and Wave played the par-37 back nine at Wee Burn.
No one managed to sneak into the 30s, with Darien senior Will Wilson and sophomore Alex Gu tying for medalist honors with 4-over 41s. Wave sophomores Calvin Smith and Henry Sparkman shot 42s to finish Darien’s scoring, with junior Blake Swiggett shooting 45.
For New Canaan, junior co-captain Gunnar Granito was the leading scorer with a 5-over 42. Sophomore Max Orwicz was next with a 43, while Sam Ives, a freshman who had led the Rams in every match before Monday, shot a 45. Junior Liam O’Neill was next with a 48, and junior co-captain Grant Mellinger shot a 52.
Both coaches are looking for their teams to improve moving into the second half of the schedule and beyond into the postseason.
“We’re hoping we can do what we did last year and play better at the end of the season,” Brown said. “We need to get a few things fixed and play a little bit better. We just didn’t get it done today.”
“We have the talent to be as good as anybody on any given day,” O’Donnell said. “We’re not playing to our best ability yet, but I’m sure other teams are also struggling. We have a bunch of talented kids and a bunch of good young kids. So if we can get the kids like Blake Swiggett and Will Wilson who we count on, to play a little bit better, we believe we can be competitive in the postseason.”
The Rams and Wave each boast young talent and in fact, of the 10 players in the varsity lineups on Monday, only one — Darien’s Wilson — is a senior.
Leading the Wave has been a pair of sophomores — Calvin Smith and Henry Sparkman — which is a surprise given the return of veterans such as Wilson, Swiggett and Gu.
“There’s no doubt that Calvin Smith and Henry Sparkman who are both sophomores, have had great seasons,” O’Donnell said. “They both have scoring averages under 40, and they’ve both been playing steady match to match.
“Right now, ironically, Alex Gu, Will Wilson and Blake are all struggling and those are the three guys I didn’t think I’d have to work about at all,” O’Donnell said. “If you play this game long enough, everybody goes through this. They’re going to be fine. None of them are happy with the way they’re playing but I think, by the end of the year, we’ll be there.”
For New Canaan, the freshman Ives has been great this spring, and Orwicz, a sophomore, has also been a key contributor along with the team’s expected leader, Granito.
“(Ives) doesn’t really hit it that far, he’s not a big kid, but he’s got a very good game,” Brown said. “He’s got a really nice swing and he’s been terrific for us. I’m very happy with him.
“He (Orwicz) is a good kid, a real hard worker, and he’s going to have a great year for us,” Brown added. “He’s only a sophomore and he’s going to be a big part of our team not only this year, but for the next two years to come. He’s very calm and he’s got a good demeanor for the game.”
While their regular-season meeting has now come and gone, the two rivals will see each other again in the postseason at both the FCIAC and state Div. I meets.
“I know both teams will play better as the year goes on and as the weather gets better, we’ll both get better,” O’Donnell said. “I know we’ll see them again soon in the playoffs.”
Darien 166, New Canaan 178
Monday, April 30, at Wee Burn CC (Back 9), Par 37
Darien: Will Wilson 41, Alex Gu 41, Calvin Smith 42, Henry Sparkman 42, Blake Swiggett 45
New Canaan: Gunnar Granito 42, Max Orwicz 43, Sam Ives 45, Liam O’Neill 48, Grant Mellinger 52

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Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian singer-songwriter, film score and soundtrack composer, and occasional lyricist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films.
Yuvan Shankar Raja comes from musically affluent Tamil family, Yuvan Shankar Raja is the third and youngest child of musician and film composer Ilaiyaraaja and his wife Jeeva. He is the younger brother of music director Karthik Raja and playback singer-cum-music director Bhavatharini. His father as well as his siblings have sung many songs under his direction.
After initial struggle, he made his big break with the Thulluvadho Ilamai soundtrack (2001), and evolved as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s.
Considered a versatile composer, he often strives for different and innovative music and has explored and used elements of various genres in his compositions that range from folk and R&B to techno and heavy metal. He is particularly known for his use of western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and having started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu.
Being popular among the younger generation,he is frequently referred to as the "Rockstar",and the "Youth Icon of Tamil Film Music". In addition, Yuvan Shankar Raja is recognized for his background score in films (re-recording) that have fetched him accolades among critics

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Nunez cited ‘cultural barriers' has one of the factors contributing to the unknown number of sexual abuse cases, but states that on a national level, 700,000 children are abused in general in the United States.
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As I recall, runaway inflation has been a standard prediction of much of the Peak Oil blogosphere over the past several years as well. This was also combined with warnings of the imminent collapse of the U.S. dollar and a default on the federal debt. Many Peak Oil commentators also called for eliminating the Federal Reserve, and a return to the gold standard.
My question, and I ask it in all sincerity, is, why? These economic ideas come directly from the right-wing “Austrian School” of economics. Why were these obscure, right-wing economic doctrines embraced by so much of the Peak Oil commentariat? You know who these people are, so I’m not going to name names.
What’s exceptionally bizarre to me about this is that Peak Oil, rightly or wrongly (in my opinion wrongly), has been associated with the political Left. Yet so many people in the Peak Oil sphere enthusiastically embraced the narrative being promoted by right-wing Libertarians that the Federal Reserve is the (exclusive) source of all our economic woes, that gold is the only “real” money, and that “money printing” will lead to runaway inflation and a “debasement” of the currency. If you read many peak oil sites, you would also hear constant scorn being heaped on the likes of Krugman and Ben Bernanake (like Krugman, Bernanke seemed to inspire a bilious, visceral hatred in the angry white males of the blogosphere that Janet Yellen simply can’t match. Must be something about bearded Jewish Princeton economists)
Again, why? Why did so much of the Peak Oil movement embrace these narratives promoted by people like the Koch Brothers and Ron Paul? It’s strange bedfellows indeed – you had libertarian free-market fundamentalists espousing the exact same economic ideas as people who believed that the very substance that underpins modern industrial capitalism was irretrievably running out. How did they end up espousing the exact same economic philosophy? Why did so many Peak Oil people align themselves politically with extreme free-market fundamentalists like Ron Paul, who believes that a nineteenth century economic regime with no central banking, regulations or worker protections is the key to prosperity for all?
And many in the movement have been doubling down on this. If you point out that inflation is low, you get conspiracy theories about how inflation numbers are secretly being manipulated. Oil prices are going up, but of course Peak Oil people should know that has nothing to do with money printing but rather the increased costs of going after harder-to-get oil sources. College and medical costs have been rising, but that’s because these industries are predatory and fuelled by federal subsidies. Housing costs have been rising, but this is due to a housing bubble, scarcity (in urban areas) and extreme income inequality. These aren't caused by “money printing.”
I think maybe the idea is that if the authorities were not talking about Peak Oil, than they were not talking honestly about other things, and conspiratorial anti-government ideologies were embraced. And the biggest ones on offer ready to go was the ones being stoked and kept alive by anti-government libertarians and the John Birch Society. So, many peak oilers encountered these ideologies and signed on board, thinking that these ideas were another “suppressed" ideology just like peak oil. If the authorities were lying and keeping peak oil a secret, then they must be lying about the Federal Reserve and money printing and all of that as well. And economists like Krugman were in on the scam!
I think there’s also an element of nostalgia. Ron Paul and his libertarians portray an idealized world before the Progressive movement and central banking destroyed a land of plucky individualists and striving entrepreneurs. The fact that the people themselves who lived in this time period (1880s-1920s) fought to end the rapacious rule of Robber Baron elites, the impoverishment (and sometimes outright murder) of the working classes and the complete immiseration of people who had no social safety net to fall back on (no “private charity” was not better) is not mentioned. America’s expansion took place before central banking and during the days of the gold standard (or bimetallism), and there fore if we go back to those days we will go back to economic expansion. Correlation does not equal causation, however. The nineteenth century expansion was caused by a wide-open frontier (the Homestead Act, land speculation), plentiful raw materials, and new technologies (telegraphs, railroads, electricity). Not to mention constant booms and busts occurred during that time ruining millions of people and plunging them into desperate poverty much worse than today. All of this is ignored by Libertarians.
Finally, there is a general anti-centralization, anti-government vibe in much of the movement that was amenable to the anti-government message of libertarianism. But the anti-government message of libertarianism has always been self-serving. It’s all about eliminating the regulations that hold back and restrict the power of the wealthy while maintaining and strengthening the powers of the wealth and corporations. The people who sign onto that agenda are “useful idiots” for the plutocrats. Many peak oil commentators (Kunstler specially) are openly nostalgic for the Horatio Alger days of nineteenth century America and believe that they can magically be recreated by shrinking the government. Peak Oil feeds into this nostalgia and distorts their views, causing them to embrace this libertarian idealization of the Robber Baron era.
But by embracing these fringe economic ideologies, hasn’t the peak oil movement done tremendous damage to their credibility? By throwing their lot in with these obscure schools of economics and constantly predicting things that haven’t happened (derp), the Peak Oil movement risks undermining the message of very real and imminent dangers of Peak Oil that threaten our civilization and our economy. It doesn’t help matters when people like Kunstler consistently predict a stock market collapse and that all 315+ million Americans will become dirt farmers staring at the backside of a horse all day and living like Amish in the next twenty years when the U.S. oil output is a actually increasing. Yes, its is temporary and these are wells that will deplete very quickly, but rather than examine the implications of that, he just doubles down on his earlier predictions.
And that leads me to another rant. Why is Ron Paul-style Libertarianism portrayed the only possible option for those opposed to the drug war and military industrial complex? This article got quite a bit of attention recently: Has the ‘Libertarian Moment’ Finally Arrived? (New York Times)
Libertarians, who long have relished their role as acerbic sideline critics of American political theater, now find themselves and their movement thrust into the middle of it. For decades their ideas have had serious backing financially (most prominently by the Koch brothers, one of whom, David H., ran as vice president on the 1980 Libertarian Party ticket), intellectually (by way of policy shops like the Cato Institute and C.E.I.) and in the media (through platforms like Reason and, as of last year, “The Independents”). But today, for perhaps the first time, the libertarian movement appears to have genuine political momentum on its side. An estimated 54 percent of Americans now favor extending marriage rights to gay couples. Decriminalizing marijuana has become a mainstream position, while the drive to reduce sentences for minor drug offenders has led to the wondrous spectacle of Rick Perry — the governor of Texas, where more inmates are executed than in any other state — telling a Washington audience: “You want to talk about real conservative governance? Shut prisons down. Save that money.” The appetite for foreign intervention is at low ebb, with calls by Republicans to rein in federal profligacy now increasingly extending to the once-sacrosanct military budget. And deep concern over government surveillance looms as one of the few bipartisan sentiments in Washington, which is somewhat unanticipated given that the surveiller in chief, the former constitutional-law professor Barack Obama, had been described in a 2008 Times Op-Ed by the legal commentator Jeffrey Rosen as potentially “our first president who is a civil libertarian.”So, according to the article, the reasons for the “Libertarian moment” are:
1.) Opposition to the failed drug war.
2.) Opposition to the military-industrial complex and persistent foreign wars.
3.) Opposition to the prison-industrial complex
4.) Support for gay marriage.
5.) Decriminalizing victimless crimes like drug use, prostitution, and abortion.
6.) Opposition to the banking and corporate bailouts (not mentioned, but also true)
How did these views become associated with the right-wing? It’s a stunning piece of co-opting. In the 1960’s the people protesting the war and dropping acid weren’t right-wing libertarians, they were left-wing hippies. Many were even Marxists! In fact, the left has always supported every single one of the above points. Yet we’re not told the country is moving to the left, or having a “Marxist moment,” instead it’s a “libertarian moment.” And then we’re given all this evidence that Libertarianism is “young,” “hip,” and “cool.” Gee, why is that?
Meanwhile, the age group most responsible for delivering Obama his two terms may well become a political wild card over time, in large part because of its libertarian leanings. Raised on the ad hoc communalism of the Internet, disenchanted by the Iraq War, reflexively tolerant of other lifestyles, appalled by government intrusion into their private affairs and increasingly convinced that the Obama economy is rigged against them, the millennials can no longer be regarded as faithful Democrats — and a recent poll confirmed that fully half of voters between ages 18 and 29 are unwedded to either party. Obama has profoundly disappointed many of these voters by shying away from marijuana decriminalization, by leading from behind on same-sex marriage, by trumping the Bush administration on illegal-immigrant deportations and by expanding Bush’s N.S.A. surveillance program. As one 30-year-old libertarian senior staff member on the Hill told me: “I think we expected this sort of thing from Bush. But Obama seemed to be hip and in touch with my generation, and then he goes and reads our emails.”How did the left become associated with big, oppressive government? When did it become associated with absolute statism? Do people on the left support any of the above things? WTF? The (real) left has opposed these things forever! But there is not “leftist” or “socialist” moment. Socialism isn’t “young, hip and cool." It doesn’t have fancy conferences and media personalities (generously funded by corporate elites as the article points out). Hmmm, I wonder why.
Moreover, if you oppose all of the above things (and I do), why must you also embrace the libertarian principles of no regulations for Wall Street, no unions, no worker protections, and no interference whatsoever in the “free” market? If you oppose the above, then apparently “Libertarianism” is your only option. Gee, isn’t that convenient that this anti-military, anti-drug war ideology also embraces eliminating all taxes and regulations on corporations and worker protections? Yet many who would consider themselves leftist have embraced this movement with open arms. As I remarked to KMO, the drug war has served as the best recruiting tool libertarians could ask for. But are libertarians the only people opposed to the drug war? I seem to recall that the people smoking joints in the sixties weren't exactly right-wingers. What happened?
Here’s what I think – the corporate elites see the writing on the wall with the failure of the drug war, the authoritarianism of the religious right agenda, and the frustration with an out-of control military/police/incarceration complex. These ideas were associated with the left in the 1960's, but a true leftist movement would threaten corporate power and extreme wealth inequality as well. What to do? The answer: Embrace these obscure right-wing libertarian doctrines of free market fundamentalism and heavily subsidize them to co-opt the left. Voila, you have Libertarianism! Because if the corporate elites can co-opt this social shift and channel into Libertarianism (which they can control), they can ride the social changes without any threat to their wealth and power. In fact, they can even expand it! And that’s exactly what they have done; wealth inequality is back to where it was before the Great Depression, and yet people are fighting for a smaller social safety net, less worker protections, less regulation for Wall Street, and lower taxes on the wealthy thanks to Libertarianism. Genius!
And that ties in to my first point. Because the right-wing libertarian ideas are heavily subsidized, I think a lot of the Peak Oil commentariat jumped onboard, not realizing they were secretly backing the power of the wealthy and corporations. And that’s too bad. Because if you care about the implications of peak oil, you can’t help but be saddened by this ongoing display of peak oil derp. If peak oil wants to be taken seriously (and it should), it needs to start dealing with the real world and real facts, and not embrace these ridiculous fringe ideologies and conspiracy theories.


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Glendale Police: 14-year-old girl punches waitress after her mother is given the wrong change back at restaurant
GLENDALE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 14-year-old was cited for battery after police say she punched a waitress in the face at a restaurant inside Bayshore Town Center.
Police were called to BD's Mongolian Grill on Mother's Day for a report of an altercation occurring inside of the restaurant.
According to police, the teen's mother was initially yelling in the restaurant after being given the wrong amount of change by the 17-year-old waitress. That's when the woman's 14-year-old daughter allegedly got involved and told the waitress to stop talking to her mother that way.
The 14-year-old then allegedly punched the 17-year-old employee in the face.
The mother and her daughter left the restaurant but were located by Glendale Police a short time later.
The teen girl was cited for battery and her mother was cited for disorderly conduct.


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Korea-focused gold explorer Bluebird Merchant Ventures (LON:BMV) has applied for a grant to pay for 70% of a drilling programme at its Kochang project.
Bluebird said it was invited to apply for the grant by KORES, a company owned by the South Korean government that has already funded two programmes in the area surrounding Kochang.
The drilling will seek to identify the position of the three veins in a major unmined corridor of the deposit.
Colin Patterson, chief executive, said it was encouraging that the South Korean government seemingly wants the project to move forward.
“While there is no guarantee that it [the grant] will eventuate, we believe that this is a very positive signal for the future of government support for the local mining industry and Kochang.”
Bluebird added it had also submitted a feasibility report on the viability of re-opening Kochang to its partner Southern Gold and had applied for a permit to develop the Gubong mine, also in South Korea.

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PICK-UP trucks have quickly become big business as more and more families are enjoying active, outdoor leisure pursuits and want such versatility for towing quad bikes, boats, caravans and the like.
But there's still a strong element of buyers, such as farmers, builders, roofers and construction workers who simply want them as everyday workhorses in jobs where practicality and four-wheel-drive are the order of the day.
Ensuring a better toehold in this niche sector is Isuzu, in reality one of the underdogs, who have now updated its sole model sold in Britain, the D-Max, with a choice of single cab, extended and double cab versions to suit all types of buyers.
Crucially the main change is under the bonnet where the old, noisy and somewhat cumbersome 2.5-litre diesel engine has been replaced with an all-new 1.9-litre 163bhp turbo diesel capable of towing up to 3.5 tonnes or with payloads of 1,091 to 1,196kg.
The new D-Max meets current Euro 6 regulations and an added bonus for owners is that it doesn't need AdBlue so no second tank to fill up at the service station.
As on the previous model there's the easy-to-use rotary dial down by the handbrake allowing the driver to press it down and turn it to engage four-wheel-drive and low range gears all whilst on the move.
The same model line-up is retained too with the entry-level Utility single cab coming in at £15,749 excluding VAT but this time around it has much better standard equipment on board that includes LED daytime running lights, hill start assist, hill descent control, electric windows and air conditioning.
Next up is the double cab Eiger (from Â£20,499) that adds reversing camera, 16-inch alloy wheels, and better audio system while following on is the Yukon (also from Â£20,499) and then the Utah (from Â£24,149), both with further ‘extras' as standard like leather upholstery and heated front seats.
The range-topping Blade (from £26,999) comes with even more furnishings and fittings as standard like remote locking tailgate, front and rear parking sensors plus a colour-coded Aeroklas canopy or sports bar with a roller cover.
In terms of looks the D-Max has been smartened up with a more sleeker front end that's also more aerodynamic but it still retains its rather overall muscular looks that naturally appeals to the rear hardcore of workmen who want practicality, value for money and a no-nonsense go-anywhere-do-anything pick-up truck.
Obviously the more family-oriented motorist will opt for one of the top end models with that switch-on 4x4 readily available but also as a double cab that offers more interior space and car-like creature comforts inside.
It must also be a minor plus point this time around that Isuzu have listened to previous buyers and now installed a full size spare wheel on all models, not just as previously as an option on double cab models.
Drivers too will appreciate the much improved instrument panel which now has a practical central display that's much clearer and overall whether its single or double cab the interior has been vastly changed for the better.
Key too is this new 1.9-litre turbo diesel engine, available with either a new six-speed manual gearbox or new six-speed automatic gearbox, which is far more refined, quieter and more responsive than the old 2.5-litre diesel in the previous models.
This engine is really impressive with its 360Nm of torque available at between 2,000 and 2,500rpm but crucially it has ample amounts of low-down pulling power which both workmen and family leisure time drivers need for towing trailers and caravans respectively.
Most versions will top the 40mpg as their combined figure and out on ordinary roads it's a competent performer with decent enough acceleration if needed and with improved suspension it appears to soak up those road bumps and holes we have now on our roads quite comfortably.
Take it off-road and this is where it true workhorse duties come to the fore because using both hill start assist and hill descent control (thankfully now standard across the range) it makes such light work of crawling over uneven up and down ground and along well worn and deep rutted country tracks.
Using it in this context regularly than it's best to go for the automatic gearbox rather than the manual in my view because it's easier to drive in such conditions and makes light work of it all and once back on Tarmac the automatic excels with good up and down smooth gear change where the manual briefly driven proved to be a little notchy at times and not quite as smooth.
As for which model to choose then it's as always down to individual needs at the end of the day and whether the driver/owner wants it simply as a down to earth workhorse or a more comfortable and versatile family leisure sports transporter.
Isuzu may be one of the comparative small players in this niche pick-up sector standing fifth behind the Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara, Mitsubishi L200 and Toyota HiLux, but the brand is a well established competitor and has loyal customers.
This latest incarnation of the D-Max will only help to further the appeal because it's a much all-round improved pick-up with a really sweet performing new 1.9-litre turbo diesel plus more car-like comforts inside.


The New Zealand dollar may halt its slump against the greenback on signs the world’s largest economy is not yet in a self-sustaining recovery.
The kiwi, which has dropped 5.5 percent this month against the US dollar, recently bought 80.86 US cents, from 80.76 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index edged up to 76.34 from 76.23 at 5pm yesterday.
Investors will be eyeing data out of the US today for signs of a sustained economic recovery, which Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said was needed before he would wind back the central bank’s money printing programme. Reports from the Federal Reserve banks of Richmond and Dallas on manufacturing activity today may suggest regional economic activity continues to be weak.
“That could swing sentiment a little bit more towards it taking slightly longer for the US to have a self-sustaining recovery which would enable the Fed to withdraw stimulus,” said Sam Tuck, senior manager FX at ANZ New Zealand. That may arrest US dollar strength and “keep the New Zealand dollar from disappearing to the downside”.
Still, investors may be buoyed by improved data from the Conference Board’s index of US consumer sentiment, also out in the US today.
“If that comes in strong, people will probably tend to overlook weaknesses in the manufacturing indices,” Tuck said.
Consumer confidence is expected to rise to 71 from 68, however that still lags the 73.1 reading in October last year and is down significantly from 2007 levels of over 100, he said.
The kiwi recently traded at 83.90 Australian cents from 83.85 cents yesterday, and at 81.72 yen from 81.61 yen yesterday. The local currency was little changed at 62.51 euro cents from 62.50 cents yesterday and at 53.51 British pence from 53.40 pence.


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> iPad Pro is the new official Manga drawer
> Surface Pro literally discarded by the professional anime maker because it literally can't handle nice slow lines
Where were you when Microsoft got finished and bankrupt?
>shilling on the vietnamese picture board
Don't you have anything better to do?
Engineer here. The Surface is literally the first usable tablet computer we had. It's so freaking great to be able to annotate plans and assembly drawings with it. I'm not an artist so I don't know if the pens are actually good, but for what we're doing it's been really helpful (running cad with ok performances and be able to annotate on it). Plus the docks are great.
But I haven't played with the iPad Pro yet so I am biased.

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Optical properties and plasmon resonances of titanium nitride nanostructures
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We examine the optical properties of nanostructures comprised of titanium nitride, TiN, an electrically conducting intermetallic-like compound. This material can be deposited in the form of durable films by physical vapor deposition. Use of nanosphere templating techniques extends the range of nanostructures that can be produced to include the versatile semi-shell motif. The dielectric properties of TiN1 - x depend upon stoichiometry and are favorable for plasmon resonance phenomena in the mid-visible to near-infrared range of the spectrum and for x≈0. We analyze the optical phenomena operating in such structures using a combination of experiment and simulation and show that semi-shells of TiN exhibit a tunable localized plasmon resonance with light. The material is, however, unsuitable for applications in which a long-distance surface plasmon polariton is desired. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Clare Dickerson and Cheya Cary touch on some political topics, and Cheya tells his story about the second time he went to jail.
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High-Frequency Din Evokes Scandals Past as Gabelli Sees RipoffSam Mamudi and Gerrit De Vynck
Scrutiny of high-frequency trading is stirring memories among investment veterans of earlier scandals when the government targeted price-fixing and fraud in U.S. equity markets.
Michael Lewis’s book “Flash Boys” and probes by the New York attorney general and Federal Bureau of Investigation are spurring outcry from Washington to Newport Beach, California, as investors and politicians ask if exchanges are rigged. Shares of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc. have lost at least 8.8 percent in 2014 after each posted their best annual gains since 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The pitch rose at the end of last week as Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross warned on Bloomberg Radio with Tom Keene that speed traders give the equity market a “negative cast” and investor Mario Gabelli said in a separate interview on Bloomberg Television that it rips off consumers. All the attention reminded 70-year-old hedge fund manager Buzzy Geduld of an earlier era, when allegations of misconduct by Nasdaq traders and New York Stock Exchange floor specialists shook public confidence.
“Now you’ve got it in the 2000s, with these guys who probably for the past 10 or 15 years have been developing these systems, and the real problem is the regulators are always trying to catch up,” Geduld, who sold his firm Herzog Heine Geduld Inc. to Merrill Lynch & Co. in 2000 for more than $900 million and now runs Cougar Capital LLC in New York, said in an April 4 phone interview. “Sometimes what it takes to get a regulator off their backside to actually look at something and say, ‘We’ve got to fix this,’ is public outcry.”
Robert Madden, a spokesman for Nasdaq OMX, and Eric Ryan of IntercontinentalExchange’s NYSE, declined to comment on parallels between HFT and earlier investigations.
Debate has raged for a week since Lewis, a columnist for Bloomberg View, told “60 Minutes” that the stock market is rigged and allows speed traders to front-run orders by mutual funds, pensions and individuals. Though his points drew rebuttals from executives such as Bill O’Brien, president of exchange operator Bats Global Markets Inc., it is striking a chord in public, where individual investors have just started returning to equities five years after the financial crisis.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has promised a thorough investigation into whether HFT violates insider trading laws.
“The department is committed to ensuring the integrity of our financial markets, and we are determined to follow this investigation wherever the facts and the law may lead,” Holder said April 4 at a hearing of the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Justice Department.
The FBI is also looking into trading practices and is soliciting tips on possible front-running. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in March that he opened an investigation into whether exchanges provide high-frequency traders with improper advantages.
“High-frequency trading as applied to the stock market has a negative cast,” Gross said in an interview on Bloomberg Radio with Tom Keene. “Michael Lewis has an argument.”
Gabelli, the founder of Rye, New York-based Gamco Investors Inc., said speed trading exploits consumers.
“If you go in and watch the stock and how they probe at $60.22 a bid for 400 shares, before you can put in an order to sell it, the bid disappears,” Gabelli said. “They should hold it firm for a period of time.”
To John Carey, a fund manager at Pioneer Investment Management Inc. in Boston, there’s always been a price to pay for accessing the equity market.
“My assumption from the moment I entered the industry, and it’s 35 years now that I’ve worked in the stock market, was that someone was going to be profiting from the trading that I did,” said Carey, whose firm manages about $220 billion worldwide. “In the interests of being able to participate in the market, I’m willing to give up something.”
Government investigations in the 1990s and 2000s dislodged practices that bear resemblances to the ones Lewis says are rampant now, laying the foundation for today’s electronic markets. Proponents of high-frequency trading say strategies relying on computers to buy and sell stock at speeds measured in millionths of a second make markets more transparent.
“Our fragmented equity-execution framework is the definition of a competitive market, where competition has made trading much less expensive, faster and more open,” Larry Tabb, founder of market-research firm Tabb Group LLC, wrote last week. “Average effective spreads are down and investors are much more in control of their execution than ever before.”
Spreads, or the difference between prices to buy and sell a stock, have been part of debates about market integrity for decades. Advocates for HFT say its ability to reduce that gap lowers costs to investors and shows how much better markets are today compared with the past.
Following investigations by the U.S. government, a federal judge in 1998 approved a $1.03 billion settlement that 37 brokerages reached with investors who accused the firms of overcharging for prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Firms such as Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. kept spreads artificially wide to boost market-making profits, according to the lawsuit. According to a document on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the agreement was thought to be the largest civil antitrust settlement in U.S. history.
The settlement was reached several years after the publication of a research paper by William G. Christie and Paul H. Schultz titled “Why do Nasdaq Market Makers Avoid Odd-Eighths Quotes?” In it, the finance professors from Vanderbilt University and Ohio State University said orders for 70 of the 100 most-traded companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market were almost always quoted in “even eights” -- in other words, two-eights or four-eights of a dollar, and rarely one-eighth -- ensuring a 25-cent spread for dealers to profit from.
In 2004, seven NYSE market makers agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $247 million to settle allegations that they made unnecessary trades that cost clients.
The U.S. government’s pursuit of criminal charges against 15 individual specialists for securities fraud went nowhere. Some were acquitted while others saw their charges dismissed. One jury conviction of a Fleet Specialist Inc. employee was overturned by a federal judge, who said prosecutors hadn’t proved fraud. The guilty pleas of two others were set aside.
It’s unlikely that the latest investigations will lead to arrests, said Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading LLC.
“Technically, as far as we can tell, there are no rules being broken,” he said in an April 4 phone call. “The situation then becomes, ‘Maybe the rules need to be tweaked a little,’ and that’s probably more what you’ll see.”
Saluzzi said the current controversy hasn’t just popped up. “This has been building for years and years,” he said, which is what makes it different from the Christie and Schultz paper that exposed the “even eighths” quote scandal.
Today’s market structure has its roots in those earlier issues. At the SEC’s behest, Nasdaq adopted order-handling rules in 1997 requiring that limit orders be shown to the public when they were superior to quotes posted by market makers, according to a 2001 paper in the Journal of Financial Markets. The minimum size of quotes fell to 100 shares from 1,000.
Those and other changes helped popularize alternative venues known as electronic communications networks. Two of the biggest, Island ECN and Archipelago Holdings Inc., were later bought by Nasdaq and NYSE and still serve as part of the infrastructure of their exchanges.
Thomas Caldwell, a 49-year investment industry veteran who is the chief executive officer of Caldwell Securities Ltd., said high-frequency trading is sharpening attention like nothing since the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme was uncovered.
“It certainly focused people on the market who heretofore hadn’t been,” Caldwell said in a phone interview from Toronto on April 4. “Tomorrow morning I’m down in Florida. I’m going to get the book and just read it.”
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Work involves participating in the activities of conducting safety inspections and investigations, evaluating conditions, developing safety training programs and recommending and enforcing solutions for employee safety. Employees are responsible for directing programs within the operations of a County fleet including, program planning and maintenance activities. Work involves serving as a liaison with other county, state, federal and community agencies. Work requires familiarity with subject matter of the project but full technical knowledge is not essential as specialists in the various aspects of the operation are utilized for technical assistance. Employees in this class are expected to coordinate and manage operations with considerable independence, although all major decisions are referred to an administrative superior for advice and direction. Supervision may be exercised over clerical staff and specially assigned technical subordinates. Work is reviewed through conferences with an administrative superior and by adherence to established policies and procedures.
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Work includes the development and presenting of safety programs.
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Considerable knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI and federal, state and local regulations, standards and procedures pertaining to the occupational safety and health of employees in County operations.
Considerable knowledge of automotive and equipment maintenance.
Knowledge of preventative maintenance procedures and techniques.
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Knowledge of the occupational hazards, safety rules and regulations applicable to automotive maintenance work.
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Advantages of CNG Cars
Are you sick of the endless battle between your bank account and the Petrol Pump? Have you ever felt irritated at the view that your gauge for fuel is soaring towards empty? It could be the perfect time to jump on this CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) bandwagon. Why, you might think?
There are several advantages of CNG over other traditional fuels namely Petrol and Diesel. Many major car manufacturers across the globe have started manufacturing CNG vehicles. Let’s see below the several advantages of CNG as an alternative fuel to traditional fuels.
1. Cost savings: Imagine the following scenario: You’re cruising along the highway, with the winds in your hair (or perhaps just an explosion of AC) and your gas tank remains half-full. Sounds like a fantasy? It’s not it is for CNG vehicle owners. With lower fuel prices than traditional Petrol and Diesel Fuel, CNG Cars offer a delightful relief for your pocket.
2. Environmental Benefits: But wait, there’s more! Are you stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, breathing in the fumes from fellow commuters? It’s not a pleasant experience, to be honest. Enter CNG vehicles, green knights of shining armor. They emit significantly less pollution than petrol and diesel models They not only help you save money but help to ensure better air quality for everyone.
3. Longer Engine Life: CNG cars last longer time to live than petrol vehicles because it is a less flammable fuel. CNG isn’t a source of lead, does not dilute or harm oil, and doesn’t react with other metals. This can extend the lifespan of your engine.
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4. Performance: CNG performs better than petrol due to its powerful antiknock power (more than 120 ON). The new CNG-compatible engine launched by leading car manufacturers gives outstanding performance.
5. Quieter: CNG Cars are quieter than diesel and Petrol cars, resulting in lower sound pollution.
6. Price Stability: Consider this every time you drive past the station for gas, do you feel wretched at the increasing prices? With CNG you can say the price hikes goodbye (figuratively obviously). Natural gas is more stable in its price in comparison to petrol and diesel, providing an affordable and reliable fuel option.
7. Reliability: CNG technology is extremely robust and reliable. It is used in a myriad of vehicles around the globe. CNG Cars are now among the best-performing vehicles in the auto industry.
8. Convenience: However, let’s not forget the convenience. Who has the patience to stand in long lines at the station? With CNG Refueling, it’s easy. In addition, with the growing of CNG stations throughout the nation, You won’t be worried about running low on fuel during your road trips.
9. Safety: CNG isn’t as explosive as diesel or petrol It is therefore safe even if an accident does occur. Still consider that safety should be our priority and CNG Cars do carry safety instructions to help users.
10. Lower Emissions: Have ever thought about the environmental impacts of your daily commute? It’s easy to forget that each liter of Petrol or Diesel consumed is a contributor to air pollution as well as carbon dioxide emissions. When you opt for a CNG car, you’re more than only saving money, you’re helping the planet.
We get it. Change isn’t easy. You may have reservations regarding switching to CNG. Do you think there will be enough fueling stations? Are they as cost-effective as they claim? Be assured that the numbers aren’t lying. With lower costs for fuel and lower emissions, CNG Cars are paving the way to a more sustainable and cheaper future.
What is the time to wait? Join the ranks of smart consumers enjoying the benefits of CNG technology. Say goodbye to the sky-high gas prices and welcome to a cleaner, more comfortable trip. Your wallet and the earth will be grateful to the world for your efforts.


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An 18-year-old Hanover area woman has been charged with homicide in connection with the October death of her husband.
The Adams County District Attorney's office announced the filing of charges against Leah Marie Lippy, 18, of 360 Beaver Creek Road in Berwick Township Wednesday afternoon.
Lippy is charged with criminal homicide and possessing instruments of crime. Her preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. Dec. 1.
Eastern Adams Regional Police were responding to a cardiac arrest problem around 11:12 p.m. on Oct. 3 and received information that the victim was bleeding from the chest. Once officers arrived at the Beaver Creek Road home, they observed a male on the floor inside the rear door, according to charging documents.
Police started to assist the victim, identified as 23-year-old Adam Edward Lippy, Leah's husband. Officers said the victim had a visible wound on his left side near the center of his rib cage, according to charging documents.
Police secured a knife, which had a bloody blade, that was on the kitchen table.
As police began to speak with Leah Lippy, she allegedly began screaming, "It's all my fault, I ... stabbed him," charging documents indicate.
Leah Lippy told police officers she was cutting cheese for a burrito and Adam walked up behind her and she spun, accidentally stabbing him with the knife, according to charging documents.
Officers observed blood on the front and back of the gray sweatshirt, as well as on the gray sweatpants, Leah Lippy was wearing, charging documents indicate.
Adam Lippy was transported to York Hospital to be treated for an apparent stab would, police said. He was pronounced dead at York Hospital at 11:56 p.m. on Oct. 3.
The York County Coroner's Office ruled the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest and the manner as homicide.
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The Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office is reporting that one person has been injured in a two-vehicle collision on Thursday in Stockton.
Capt. Josh Ostrowski said deputies were called to County Hwy. J near Oak Tree Rd. at 6:24 p.m. on June 16.
Upon arrival, deputies found that a passenger vehicle struck a motorcycle from behind. The motorcycle operator was transported to a local hospital by Aspirus MedEvac with unknown injuries. No one else was injured in the collision, Ostrowski said.
After an initial investigation, deputies believe both vehicles were traveling north on County Hwy. J when the passenger vehicle “crashed into the backside of the motorcycle which was slowing or stopped in traffic,” Ostrowski said in a news release.
Portage County Rescue and EMS, Stevens Point Fire Department, and Stockton Fire and EMS all responded to the scene. The crash remains under investigation.


The federal government spends billions on funding research and development projects—but could better oversee how these funds are spent.
Science and technology advances are key to our economic, social, and environmental well-being. Federal research plays a critical role in supporting those advancements.
Since the 1950s, the federal government has spent an increasing amount of money on federal research and development (R&D), reaching a peak of about $147 billion in FY 2010. Federal R&D funding is currently distributed across 14 different departments and independent agencies. Now more than ever, federal research oversight is needed to ensure that these funds are being used effectively.
There are a number of ways that the federal government could improve its oversight of federal research and development.
- Public access to the results of federally funded research can accelerate scientific breakthroughs. In 2013, certain federal agencies were directed to create plans for increasing public access to publications and data they funded. However, not all agencies have fully implemented these plans.
- Federal guidance on scientific integrity includes principles that ensure the open exchange of information, and prevent the distortion of research findings for political or other reasons. However, some federal agencies have not incorporated these principles into their policies.
- Federal agencies must enforce Title IX—which prohibits sex discrimination—at universities receiving federal financial assistance. However, many federal agencies that provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research grants to universities do not have goals or an overall plan to evaluate efforts to prevent sex discrimination.
- Since 1982, federal agencies have given $46 billion to small businesses to help them develop and market new technologies (such as robotic vacuum cleaners and personal genetic testing kits). Businesses apply for these awards, and agencies aim to make awards within 180 days after the application deadline. However, many of these awards have not been made on time for a variety of reasons, such as heavy workloads for contract officers and slow responses from small businesses to requests for information.
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At 12:55am on Wednesday the 10th of October in the year 2012 my mother passed away. I was with her when she went and so were my adult son and daughter. My sister had gone home to get some rest and my brothers had not yet arrived.
It was the third night of our vigil and I was exhausted. I had gone to bed in the room provided for us by the nursing home and left my son and daughter to sit with Mum while I grabbed a couple of hours sleep to keep me going. My son came knocking on the door and said he thought it might be time so I put on my bright, aqua coloured, dressing gown and rushed to her side.
She looked at me and, for the first time in three days, I think she actually saw me. I will always wonder if it was what I was wearing. Did she think she was looking at the sky on a sunny day? Is that what got her attention?
My mother had picks disease, a form of dementia, and it gradually took away everything she valued most. She had always been a very private woman. She radiated pride, dignity and independence. In many ways she was quite reserved but she had a wide circle of friends and she was very sociable. Dementia stripped all of those things away from her as the years passed. When I arrived at the nursing home the only sign of life left in her was her breathing. She couldn’t speak or move and she didn’t seem to be seeing or hearing anything. I couldn’t be sure she even knew I was there until her last few minutes.
Now she was looking right at me. If I moved her eyes followed me so I leaned over and looked into them. As we gazed deep into each others eyes I felt she was trying to tell me something but I have no idea what it might have been and I can only hope I guessed right.
Earlier in the night we had turned off the light above her bed leaving the light over the opposite bed to light the room. We thought it would be gentler on her eyes but, as soon as we did that, she became distressed. We turned the light back on and she relaxed so we wondered if she was afraid of the dark.
My mother was a born again christian but she lost that too as dementia took hold. Even when she was her normal self she did not seem to worship the same God I did. My God is the God of the New Testament. A God of love and forgiveness. Mum’s God appeared to be the God of the Old Testament. A harsh and demanding God who was all about laws, sacrifice, and punishment.
I know death is nothing but the doorway to heaven but, perhaps, Mum wasn’t so sure now that her time to pass through it was close so I did everything in my power to reassure her.
As she took her last breaths her firstborn child was stroking her face and telling her everything was going to be OK. Her first granddaughter was holding her hand and radiating love and comfort while, further down the bed, her first grandson was also radiating love and comfort as he gently stroked her knee.
When she took her final breath we held our own breath and waited to see if she would take another but the seconds ticked by and we gradually realised she was gone. I asked what time it was and my daughter checked. She told me the time and then we waited a few more seconds. We couldn’t believe she really was gone. I tried to check her pulse but she was so thin I was afraid I’d break her.
When I realised we weren’t going to be able to tell if she was really gone we called in the nursing staff and they felt for a pulse and said there was none.
We left the room so they could prepare her body for the undertaker. When I went back in she was on her back with a single pillow under her head and, on one corner of the pillow, sat a red flower.
I sat with her until the undertaker came and, the whole time, I kept checking to see if she had started breathing again. I watched as they gently slid a sheet under her body and wrapped her in it. I stayed with her as they lifted her onto their trolley and covered her with a cloth and then with a waterproof cover. I walked beside her all the way to the hearse and I watched as they loaded the trolly into the hearse as gently as if my mother was still alive.
It started to rain as soon as Mum died and I think the rain was angel tears. I think the angels were all weeping with joy as they welcomed Mum into heaven. I think they were so glad she was finally going to find love, joy, peace, understanding and forgiveness. Those things were all pretty scarce in her life from start to finish so I hope and pray, with all of my heart, that they are outlandishly abundant in her afterlife!
I didn’t always love my mother this much. She made a lot of mistakes over the years and I held all of them against her for a long time. It wasn’t until I went to university and studied psychology that I developed an understanding of her and finally realized she was as good a mother as she could have been under the circumstances. I can’t forget all the things she did that hurt me but I have forgiven them. My son thought I hadn’t forgiven because he heard me remembering and he suggested now was the time to forgive her. I told him, and my mother, there was absolutely nothing to forgive as far as I am concerned.
Even if I had any lingering grudges it would take a harder, colder, more inhuman heart than I have to think that she wasn’t punished enough. If seven long years in a nursing home feeling (as she wrote in a notebook) “like a dog having to beg all the time”, losing everything that matters to you, being taken care of by strangers, being visited by strangers because you don’t recognise family or friends, being in constant pain from arthritis or whatever it was that caused the deformed bones in her knees, and a long drawn out death was not punishment enough for whatever she may have done wrong then I don’t know what would be!
Mum left a tape behind. It was recorded at church when she was still her normal self. It was her Christian testimony and, if I remember correctly, it focused on her own battle to forgive the wrongs that were done to her and what she gained from forgiving those who hurt her. I don’t know if the tape would even work any more but I know for certain Mum would have liked to see it played at her funeral. I suggested it but the suggestion was rejected and I didn’t insist. Mum once told me she would come back and haunt us if any of her children fought over anything when she died. If I had insisted there would have been a fight. I asked to have the tape given to me instead. I will listen to it and, maybe, I’ll get my kids to play it at my funeral instead!
I wasn’t the greatest daughter. I caused a lot of heartache during the years I couldn’t forgive my mother and I wasn’t as frequent a visitor to her in the nursing home as I should have been. I asked her to forgive me for that during the three nights that I sat with her. I’m sure, if she could have, she would have said she forgives me.
Rest in peace Mum. I have a way still to go before I pass through the door to heaven but you closed your eyes to the sight of my loving face and opened them to the sight of Gods loving face some time out there in the future. You deserve all the happiness I am sure God is giving you right now and I look forward to seeing you enjoy it when I join you there!

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Enjoy greenery, cascading waterfalls, and views of the ocean at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. The garden's fertile, volcanic soil benefits the growth of more than 2,000 tropical species, including an extraordinary collection of palm trees and bromeliads. The garden also functions as a preservation center for tropical plants that have been jeopardized by rain forest destruction. The trek is easy and leisurely, thanks to boardwalks with benches on most trails. Parking is free, and the garden provides umbrellas if it's raining. Because the garden is in a natural valley where temperatures might get quite hot, it's a good idea to bring water and insect repellent. For Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and beyond, use our Papaikou vacation generator to get the most from your Papaikou vacation.
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Der Garten fügt sich wunderbar in die Landschaft ein. Für Orchideenliebhaber sehr zu empfehlen. Rundweg eignet sich auch gut für heiße Tage. more »The garden blends beautifully in the landscape. Very much recommended for orchid lovers. Trail is also suitable for hot days.View original
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Likely one of the most beautiful places I've ever had the pleasure of being. A tropical paradise and right up against some of the most beautiful views of the ocean I got to see on Hawaii. Worth every penny of $15 for this place to be reserved and loved by all who get to see it. I would easily return again and again. Because it's a garden there is a great diversity of plant life to see that one isn't going to see elsewhere along with of course the native varieties. I spent easily and hour and a half here maybe two (I wasn't paying any attention) just taking my time. It is a bit of a walk and the first bit down a wooden ramp is rather steep but I saw a gentleman in a wheelchair so there must be ways of accommodating for some disabilities and most of the rest of the pathways are easy to navigate with plenty of benches to rest and enjoy. Parrots and koi, tiki and beautiful falls as well. A total treat.
Best time on the island. Not touristy and very exciting flora. Note the mini pineapples, they're a bit hidden but cool
Amazing garden with unique flora. Very well maintained. Worth every penny. Tips: Take insect repellent, it's very important. You can also get it at visitor center. Umbrellas are provided at visitor center.
Such a variety of plants! Well taken care of and planed out. Very beautiful. Was not crowded when we came. Because of location near ocean and shade from tall trees it is cool even on a hot day. Good photo taking opportunities. It is like a tropical version of the Butchart Gardens. Easy to spend a few hours here.
This place is beautiful. I didn't care for the cages birds from the Amazon, but I can understand the desire to make it feel more tropical than it already is. Orchids everywhere! Definitely worth visiting.
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Third Window are going full action with One Percenter, Yudai Yamaguchi’s (writer of Versus) vehicle for Tak Sakaguchi to let crunching violence rip.
Action actor, Takuma Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), master of assassination-jujitsu, has had one action hit, and wanting to follow it up with "real action", (none of this balletic, dancing action crap), falls out of favour within the industry. Finally, along with his remaining (if unlikely) protege, Akira, he raises just enough money to take off to an island to scout for his new real action film. Problem is, stunt director ‘Sir’ Tony is already there prepping a dancing action movie, not to mention some of Toshiro’s old protege’s who have fled him to another bloody unrealistic action movie. But that’s no problem when action really gets real, as the island becomes a battleground for a small yakuza war, and so Toshiro has the chance to film his Real Action movie.
I hadn’t realised until after watching One Percenter that writer-director Yudai Yamaguchi had written Versus; as I finished watching the film I sat thinking: hmm, this is all rather like Versus, for reasons I’ll delve into later. As the film opens, Toshiro is in his early pomp, talking about his use of martial arts and desire to master it as only one percent of people do; along with his desire to make genuinely, crunchingly real action, with nothing staged. Sad then that we skip ahead to him being second-villain in a balletic action movie to a rather anaemic star, who seems about as exciting as a soggy noodle left in a rainy puddle. Sakaguchi as Toshiro is clearly disinterested in the film he’s being forced to make and seems like a coiled spring about ready to explode.
Thankfully for all involved he does not explode, and focuses instead on getting enough money together for a potential film shoot on an island with a deserted zinc factory, where much of One Percenter then takes place. You have to say it’s quite Enter the Dragon in how it uses the island to essentially isolate its characters, taking escape or phone calls out of the equation. It keeps everything to essentials. Though what the film is doing is a bit obvious, it’s nevertheless a good move as it’s a great location to create an action film in, mixing up dark, claustrophobic spaces with wide open areas, and everyone without a hope of rescue. Also, as someone who likes urban areas the enormous, labyrinthine factory does it for me, especially all the rooftop areas, full of walkways, which are nicely shot, drone cameras floating through it to give a sense of open but confusing and confined spaces.
Equally, as the island is invaded by yakuza and – as you do - a load of rented faceless commandoes, Sakaguchi as real action force of nature, crunchingly Bruce Lee in his action style with his acts of bloody violence often very inventive. It’s noticeable one character refers to him as Jackie (Chan) but he prefers to think of himself as Bruce Lee, and you can see why. There is nothing in this that feels balletic, all the action is satisfyingly grounded. The commandoes though are a bit like the undead from Versus, mainly there to show Sakaguchi’s ability to utilise violence, so arguably there’s something of a lack of sense of peril, but the film is concerned about showing the efficiency of his ability to crack bones without killing his enemies. He is action acting, even if those around him are really trying to kill him, perfectly providing what Toshiro wants; Real Action.
What is problematic though is how as the yakuza invade the island. He uses the opportunity to have his remaining, and awkward protege Akira film him, something that makes absolute narrative sense when you think this is what he wants from his action films, Real Action, Real Violence, but the story rather neglects this quite quickly until it suddenly resurrects the idea, in a tricksy ending that I found unnecessary. Honestly, the story would have worked much better if it had instead committed to Real Action because narratively that works perfectly, and is brutally visceral enough to reflect the character's action-movie intent. Instead, Yamaguchi tries to be too clever. And whereas the switch ending in Versus works, what he tries to do here felt jarring to me, like he is writing to a pattern rather than what genuinely would work in the best interest of the film. Sometimes simplicity really is key.
Also similar to Versus is the innocent yakuza daughter caught in the middle, a true saint, even called Maria, who is a bit of a limp character really, there to be in peril and give Sakaguchi a reason to go full action. On the opposing side there is Ami, another daughter of the yakuza, one legged and brutal. Saint and Satanic. It's all a bit too heavy-handed, and whereas in Versus that worked well enough, the low-low budget allowing them to get away with some of the more unsubtle aspects of the characterisation, here it just feels old hat. Again, a bit like some aspects were written to a pre-designed schema. Had Yamaguchi committed to the Real Action aspects of the film and gave it that purity, the chance to make a real action film within a film (yes, it’s all very meta), the story would have worked better. The film would still allow for some of its critique of overly balletic action, which it does by mainly focussing on stunt-director-supremo ‘Sir’ Tony, (so they call him in Hong Kong, you know), who shouts as he tries to kick (for emphasis, innit) and so of course gets his arse handed to him by the real villain, who in proper swashbuckling fashion is the main henchman. This is standard stuff, ever since Guy of Gisbourne in Robin Hood there is a main henchman to do the violence, though here the main henchman is mainly in the background, until suddenly the film needs someone to really be able to go after Sakaguchi’s Toshiro and truly test his abilities.
There is a lot in One Percenter that works. Sakaguchi feels properly solid and viscerally able to drop a dozen or two commandoes. The film is often a bit over-directed, as Yamaguchi very much follows the mantra of Versus’s director Kitamura’s school of keep the camera moving to suggest action a bit too much. And maybe that’s sort of the problem, the film tries to do a bit too much, and should have kept to essentials, gone for the Real Action without the need to go for a twist ending, removing some of the more unnecessary characters and committed to showing us crunching visceral action in the context of the film Sakaguchi’s Toshiro wants to make.
That said keeping things to 85-minutes means that Yamaguchi never wears out the welcome to the zinc factory island. But the film feels a bit stuck in the past, Yamaguchi doesn’t seem to have progressed from what he wrote in Versus. For those that love this sort of thing, a reason for unconstrained action, then I think they’ll be delighted with One Percenter, but for those who maybe want that and something else, then that’s where it falls over, especially for me the Maria and Ami, Saint and Satanically Vicious makes me long for shades of grey. But at heart, when it comes to bashing body parts, it’s stylish and believable, Sakaguchi is the part, an actor you think capable of Real Action.


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Linda G. Smith has over 27 years of experience working with adults in individual counseling, couples therapy, and family therapy. Her specialty areas are Christian counseling and Mental Health Counseling. She only sees clients who are 18 and older.
She is pleased to provide accessible and professional services to those who live in the rural part of Missouri. Linda has an office in Higginsville and in Warrensburg, MO. She offers mostly afternoon and evening appointments.
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Just Havin' Fun is Alan Storeygard's second CD. He is a family physician in Jacksonville, Arkansas and has played jazz piano since the 1960's. He started arranging and performing jazz versions of some of his church's favorite hymns in 1996. Dr. Storeygard has been musically influenced the most by Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck, and Oscar Peterson. His arrangements interweave the styles of these great musicians with his own style. His music is reverent enough for church services, but relaxed enough to listen to anywhere
As with Dr. Storeygard's first CD, Just Havin' Fun includes hymns and Christmas songs, arranged in his unique style. But this time he is accompanied by bass and drums.
This CD includes two new compositions by Alan, Just Havin' Fun and Remembering You, and finishes with his 17-minute arrangement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto.
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Ideal for groups, it also welcomes private individuals.
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Dodge The Clouds In iCloudy
DemSt gave me a promotion ode to one of their apps called iCloudy. It is a simple game that involves navigating an origami plane across the screen. I haven’t run into in other apps that have pulled the gameplay off quite as well as iCloudy has. As well has making it fun, it looks pretty as well.
The gameplay for iCloudy is really simple. You have fly your paper airplane to the “X”, all the while dodging obstacles such as clouds and patches of rain, and making sure you pick up all three stars. Choosing the path you wish to take is done by bending what reminds me of an equalizer wave. It’s an interesting take, and is definitely unique.
The game started fairly easy, but after a few quick levels, I found myself second guessing my original game plan and asking myself, “What am I missing?”. The game got really difficult, really quickly. I like that, it gets straight to the point.
The game looks really nice as it keeps a blue monochromatic tone throughout. From the blueprint background to the fluffy clouds you’re instructed to miss, everything looks smooth and bouncy (yes, bouncy).
There’s isn’t much to say about the game, and that’s a good thing. It’s simple, fun, and looks good. Tack on the integration to Facebook, Twitter, and Game Center and I think we have ourselves a hit. So go ahead, grab yourself a dollar less a cent and check it out. You can thank me later.


Jon Culshaw to play Bowie in new BBC radio drama
Mary Anne speaks to Dead Ringers star Jon Culshaw about his role in a new BBC radio drama about David Bowie.
Culshaw plays the part of the late artist in 'The Final Take: Bowie In The Studio', an imagined account of the making of Bowie's final album 'Blackstar'.
The record was his twenty fifth album and was released on his Birthday on January 8, 2016. Two days later, he passed away.
The documentary will be broadcast on the BBC World Service 30 January, 2018.
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