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Vettel makes it five-straight in Japan
It was Grosjean's Lotus that captured the lead at the start, jumping from fourth into the lead as both Red Bulls got away slow.
The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton also got the jump on the Red Bulls, but as he squeezed in between the two he and Vettel brushed, puncturing Hamilton's tire and causing floor damage which would lead to his retirement nine laps later.
Grosjean led much of the way but Vettel made his move on lap 41 when he attacked at Casio and then dove down Grosjean's inside at Turn 1 for second.
Webber was in the lead but he was on a three stop strategy to two for Grosjean and Vettel.
With Webber pitting one lap later, Vettel went to the front and was able to cruise home to extend his winning streak to five.
Polesitter Webber passed Grosjean later to secure a Red Bull one-two, but fell seven seconds short of denying Vettel.
Fernando Alonso meanwhile finished fourth, meaning that Vettel must wait until India at least to be crowned a four-time champion.
Winning at Suzuka on Sunday extended the German's winning streak to five races.
He joins truly great company -- only legends Michael Schumacher, Alberto Ascari, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark and Nigel Mansell have also won five grands prix on the trot.
But winning on Sunday was not quite enough to seal Vettel's fourth world title.
Because Fernando Alonso finished fourth, not ninth, the Spaniard's mathematical chances remain alive for at least another race, in India in two weeks.
But all Vettel has to do in India is revert to the magic number 5, even if Ferrari's Alonso wins that race, and also the following races in Abu Dhabi, Austin and Brazil.
Fifth place for the dominant Red Bull will mean Alonso can no longer chase down Vettel, 26, in the points standings.
"It looks very good at this stage," Vettel admitted on the Suzuka podium, "but it's not over until it's over."
Alonso, however, has conceded defeat.
"We have different goals now," said the Spaniard.
"Today they told me I have the record for the most amount of points in F1 history, so it's a happy day," added Alonso, referring to the record formerly held by Michael Schumacher.
If it was possible to rub some sheen off Vettel's winning streak, it was suggestions Red Bull deliberately disadvantaged pole sitter Mark Webber by putting him on a different three-stop strategy in Japan.
Team boss Christian Horner denied that. "Mark's tires didn't last as long as Seb's," he explained simply.
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (1st): "A very rewarding win today; it's a great feeling. I love this track and it's just fantastic to win here. It was a horrible start to be honest; we found ourselves sitting in third place and then tried to go longer in the first stint. I had great traction after I got past Romain and after that the only threat was Mark who got stuck behind Romain. We could then manage the gap until the end of the race. The Championship is the big target of course, but the season is very long still and the best way to wrap it up is not to think about it. I'm happy to go home for a bit now and to relax before we go out to India. That's an impressive country and I'm looking forward to racing there in a couple of weeks."
Mark Webber (2nd): "We were on the back foot a bit after Romain's great start. I wanted to put pressure on him for the win. Sebastian was on a different strategy to me and in the end it worked out pretty similar. It's hard to know which was right (a two or three stop strategy), as we were trying to cover off Romain. I did my best and in the end it was a good result."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "A massive result for the team to achieve a one two in Japan. It was an exciting race that was dictated by the tire strategy. We split the strategies between a three-stop for Mark and a two-stop for Seb, based on the expected tire lives on the two cars. Both drivers managed to make it work to navigate their way past Romain Grosjean, in particularly brave moves down into Turn one. A great result for the Team and both Championships and congratulations to Renault for another one-two-three finish on the podium."
Thierry Salvi, Renault: "A perfect result for Renault today, and great to see us up there represented on the podium. We split strategies today for Mark and Seb and got a 1-2, which is of course good news for the Championship. However there are still four races to go so we'll remain focused on the job in hand."
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Jenson Button (9th): "The first two stints of the race were pretty difficult as I had massive understeer. That was my fault: on the lap-to-grid, it felt like I had too much front-end, so I took some wing out of the car. It was the wrong thing to do – it left me with too much understeer, and I kept locking up the fronts, which destroyed the front tires. For the third set, we added some front-wing, and the balance came back to me. In the end, the car was really good to drive – especially my final stint on the Option tire, which was a lot of fun, especially as I was able to chase down and pass a couple of other cars. In the closing laps, I made a great move on Paul [di Resta] around the outside of the chicane. I made the same move on Felipe [Massa] too, but he forced me over the curb, so I ended up getting him on the straight. So it was an enjoyable end to the race, but a disappointing beginning."
Sergio Perez (15th): "It was a very unfortunate afternoon for us. I had such bad luck – things just didn't go our way today. In fact, I think you could say that everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. We had an incident with Nico [Rosberg] in the pitlane, some of slow pitstops, and then another incident with Nico, which caused me to suffer a puncture – luckily, however, right at the entrance of the pitlane. After a difficult race like this, all we can do is look ahead. In two weeks' time we'll start all over again – I'll be hoping for more luck in New Delhi."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "Today's race was a tough one for both our drivers, but they both showed stout character in dealing with various adverse occurrences with great determination throughout all 53 laps. Jenson made a good start off the line, but through no fault of his own was then embroiled in a first-corner incident, consequently dropping a few places. As a result, he also flat-spotted his tires, which caused a significant vibration that we elected to curtail by bringing him in for his first tire stop earlier than we otherwise would have done. We were consequently forced to convert his planned two-stop strategy to a three-stopper, which was a pity, but he drove a truly excellent race thereafter, taking advantage of rubber fresher than that of his rivals in his fourth and final stint to pull off some excellent overtaking maneuvers and bag a hard-won ninth place by the flag. Checo made an excellent start, moving from P11 on the grid to P8 at the end of lap one, and was able to keep pace with all but the three front-runners throughout his first stint. Unfortunately, his first tire stop was compromised by the unsafe release of Nico's Mercedes, causing him [ie, Checo] to emerge behind Esteban's [Gutierrez] Sauber, behind which he lost a lot of time throughout his second stint, unable to overtake despite making plenty of brave attempts to do so. Then, in his third stint, Checo suffered a left-rear puncture, also ironically in an incident with Nico, which necessitated an extra unscheduled pitstop that put him out of contention for a points-scoring finish. Had that not occurred, he, like Jenson, would have earned some valuable points. From here we go to New Delhi, where we hope to consolidate our fifth place in the Constructors' World Championship by enjoying what we hope will be a less eventful and more productive afternoon than we did here at Suzuka today."
Romain Grosjean (3rd): "Today was just a very, very good race. What a start! It was superb to go past both the Red Bulls like that and it'll be one of my best memories of the year. The car was fantastic on the first set of tires and we managed to pull away, but then the Red Bulls were able to reel us in later on. Ultimately, we were the only car to almost catch the bull. It's been a great home race for my engineer; it's always good to come to Japan and it's really good to be back on the podium again."
Kimi Raikkonen (5th): "I had a very poor start. I left the line with wheelspin and lost a few places which wasn't ideal, but I managed to gain places back later on in the race. After the final pit stop the car was working much better. It ran well in the last half of the race and I was very happy with it. It was a pretty normal race I would say. It's difficult to overtake here so it's good that we got some points. We did what we could."
Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "It's great to see such a good fight in the race and both our cars show so strongly. Once again, both drivers, our strategists and the pit crew performed brilliantly and we did the very best we could on track. We don't have the pace to beat Red Bull, but today we showed them that we are nevertheless quite formidable whilst also underlining to Mercedes and Ferrari that we are a strong contender for the final four races of the season. We must say a big thanks to everyone at Enstone for the fantastic car we have in the E21. To see Romain leading the race was very satisfying and we hope to see that again very soon."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "It was a great race for us and superb to see Romain leading for so much of it. We were the only team to take the fight to Red Bull; ultimately they were too quick for us but we took a strong and well deserved third place with Romain and a fighting fifth with Kimi. Romain made a fantastic start and we had enough in hand in the first stint to be able to pit a lap later than Mark, but they started to catch us on the medium tires and Sebastian was able to catch and pass reasonably easily with their superior pace. It's a great feeling to show so strongly at Suzuka."
Riccardo Penteado, Engine Support Leader: "Suzuka plays to the strengths of our chassis-engine package, with the straights taking advantage of the good top end power whilst our drivability and good tire wear favor the slower, more flowing sections. A great race for Romain today; he had a fantastic start and was in contention for the win throughout the entire race. Kimi also had a strong race and was very close to giving Renault a perfect 1-2-3-4 result!"
Mercedes GP
Nico Rosberg (8th): "I made a good start today and was in a strong position until my first pit stop. Unfortunately we then had the incident as I left the pit box which ultimately cost me a top position. We will analyze internally with the team what went wrong but it was immediately clear that we would get a penalty. After that, we switched to a three-stop strategy and that worked out as well as it could for us. I was able to do some good overtaking maneuvers, although I wasn't happy with Perez as the rules are clear; you can defend once and close the door but you can't switch sides again. Trying to overtake the Sauber at the end was very tough and while it's difficult to be satisfied with eighth place given our potential, at least we were able to salvage some points."
Lewis Hamilton (DNF, Damage): "I got a fantastic start this afternoon, better than both Red Bulls for probably the first time this year. Mark moved right, so I had to move as well, which sandwiched Sebastian between me and Romain. Seb's front wing clipped my right rear, cut the tire and that was that. It wasn't his fault at all, just one of those things that wasn't meant to be this afternoon. I feel most gutted for the team - the guys here at the track and in the factory - because they are doing an amazing job right now and we're just not getting the reward for it. Looking to the last four races, I will just be going out there to enjoy them and score as many points as I can for the team. I still believe that second in the Constructors' Championship is in our reach if our luck takes a turn for the better and that's what we will all be aiming for."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "A tough afternoon for us which was made more frustrating by the fact that we had a good car today and unfortunately did not get the opportunity to demonstrate that. Our lap times were pretty competitive and the tire durability was good but for various reasons, we weren't able to race well. We suffered a puncture with Lewis off the line and, whilst he managed to recover to the pits, the damage subsequently proved too great to continue. With Nico, we had the issue with the pit stop which led to the drive through penalty. We're normally a pretty reliable team in the pits and I don't fully understand what happened yet but we will investigate and take any necessary actions. The team has worked extremely hard over the past two weeks and I still believe we have the potential to finish the season in second place in the Constructors' Championship but we have to use the potential of the car to the full in the four remaining races to achieve that aim."
Toto Wolff, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "That was a character-building afternoon for our team. Lewis suffered an unfortunate racing incident on the run down to turn one and had to complete an entire lap with a punctured right-rear tire. That seriously damaged the underfloor of the car and it became clear soon after he went back out that the rear brake temperatures were climbing and the car pulling to the right. So the only sensible precaution was to retire the car after seven laps. As for Nico, he drove a strong race but his finishing position was dictated by the drive-through penalty that he received for an unsafe release at his first pit stop. After that, he recovered well to finish in eighth position and salvage four points."
Nico Hulkenberg (6th): "I think, we did everything we could today. I was already surprised by the pace of the car going to the grid as it felt really good. Again I managed to keep both Ferraris behind me for a long time, even if it wasn't enough as my tires just gave up a little bit at the end of the race. We were fighting throughout the race today. Just after my second pit stop I was surprised I was able to pull away a bit from Fernando (Alonso), but he was probably saving his tires. It was a great team result with P6 and P7, and hopefully a nice present for Peter Sauber. I'm fairly confident we can fight for points again in India."
Esteban Gutierrez (7th): "Finally I can feel great satisfaction after the race. It has been a lot of work to get up to this point and, while it has not been an easy path, I think it has been a very solid one. Over the past few races we have been improving a lot and, as I said yesterday, we have to keep optimistic and this is the result of that. Knowing we can achieve something like this, you really go forward and do your best and push. Even though the last few laps were very difficult with Nico Rosberg behind me, it was overall a great race. I want to thank the team as is has done a great job today. Also many happy returns to Peter Sauber on his 70th birthday."
Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "This is a fantastic result for us, especially on Peter's birthday. We hope he is happy with this. Both drivers, once again, put up a fantastic fight. It is further proof we are going in the right direction and gives us a lot of confidence for the remaining races, as there is a lot we can still fight for. Hats off to both drivers and to the team that did a great job both at home and here. On behalf of the whole team I would like to wish Peter Sauber a happy 70th birthday. Over the past 43 years motorsport has shaped his life. He established the Sauber F1 Team in Formula One as well as the Sauber brand in motorsport. Sauber is now the fourth oldest name in Formula One. Peter was able to achieve all of that from Switzerland, which four decades ago no one believed was possible. He founded a motorsport team, brought it to the highest level of motorsport and was able to compete continuously in Formula One for over 20 years. Sauber Motorsport today is a technology centre of the highest standard. Peter Sauber always focused on the interests of the team. For that he deserves the utmost gratitude and respect."
Tom McCullough, Head of Track Engineering: "This is our first double points score of the year and a fantastic result for the team. Some good strategy work saw us punching a little bit above our weight for most of the race. Esteban made a great start and had a fantastic first lap and it is really good for him to score his first points today. This has been coming for a while, we never doubted he would make it, and this is a well deserved seventh place. For Nico it was also a good race and he worked hard for his sixth. I hope the boss enjoyed this on his 70th birthday today."
Force India-Mercedes
Paul di Resta (11th): "At the start of the race I didn't get a good launch and a few cars came by me, and then we lost out at the first pit stop because the Williams of Bottas jumped us. That compromised the second stint, which is why we went very aggressive with an early second stop to get track position and move ahead of the Williams. The car felt better for the final stint and it looked like we were on course for a point. In the end we were about five laps too short with the tire life because I couldn't defend from Jenson [Button]. With four races to go we need to take the positives from this weekend and will travel to India determined to get back in the points."
Adrian Sutil (14th): "It's been a very tough weekend and starting from the back of the grid made it difficult to get close to the points. In the end I finished P14 and had some good battles, but there was a lot of oversteer in the car and it was not easy to be consistent. The best part of the race was the start because I moved up to P16, but we just didn't have the race pace we needed today and couldn't get the performance from the tires."
Robert Fernley, Deputy Team Principal: "We made no secret of the fact that Suzuka was going to be the most difficult track for us in the second part of the season. So it was no surprise that points were hard to come by today. Paul came close in P11, but his race strategy was hampered in the second stint when he was running behind Bottas. He finally cleared the Williams by pitting early for his second stop, but we were missing the pace to fend off the recovering Button and that cost us the final point. With Adrian it was a similar story as he ran behind Maldonado for much of the race and struggled with tire performance. So it's been an uphill struggle for us, but we remain upbeat as we head to India for the team's home race. The upcoming tracks should play more to our strengths and give us the opportunity to get back to scoring regular points."
Pastor Maldonado (16th): "It was pleasing to be able to make a move on the last lap to gain a position over my teammate. I felt we got the strategy slightly wrong today and we were struggling with the pace a bit, but we did manage to get 100% out of the car."
Valtteri Bottas (17th): "At the beginning of the race we didn't look too bad and managed to keep some cars behind us. At the end of the second stint and into the third stint our pace seemed to drop off and we weren't able to keep our positions. As the tires wore out at the end we did struggle a bit, so unfortunately we couldn't fight anymore."
Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: "It was a good clean start and first lap from both drivers. We were racing the Toro Rosso's and the Force India's and aiming for a two-stop strategy. We stuck to strategy but needed to be more aggressive in the second stint to keep them behind so in the end we weren't able to hold them off. Ultimately our pace wasn't good enough. This circuit is hard on tires and our tire life was on the limit so we couldn't pit any earlier than we did otherwise we risked not making it to the end of the race. Valtteri and Pastor therefore ended up racing each other, and after Valtteri had been ahead for the majority of the race, Pastor found a way through in the final chicane of the last lap."
Laurent Debout, Renault: "We made some progress this weekend and had a good result in qualifying so P16 and P17 is disappointing for all our efforts. Suzuka is always a hard race and unfortunately it was a very tough one for us today. We hope for more in India and for the remainder of the season."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Jean-Eric Vergne (12th): "There are some positive elements from today, because the car worked very well in this afternoon, However, our pit stops were not the best and cost us some time. After the start I found myself in traffic, so the team decided to call me in a bit early for the switch from the Option to the Prime, but the pit stop was slow and just put me back in the traffic. It was hard to overtake, so we tried lengthening the next two stints and the remaining pit stops were not the best. Apart from that, my pace seemed reasonable, so it's a shame, as I think I could have done better, especially as I had a lot of new tires for the race. I really hope I have a bit more luck and another good car in India."
Daniel Ricciardo (13th): "I am disappointed not to have scored some points today, because I am convinced I was heading for the top ten, which would have been an encouraging result, after struggling with the balance of the car on Saturday. We started on the Hard tire and after I made a good start to move up two places, it was looking good as I passed Bottas on the track and moved up the order as those on the Medium pitted ahead of me. I was moving up the order again after my first stop and then I made a move on the outside of Sutil at the 130R and got past him. But after that, I ran wide onto the grass, which lost me a bit of time. Sadly, the Stewards decided I had gained an advantage by going off the track and had to take a drive-through penalty, which of course ruined my race. I was ninth when I came in for the penalty and it dropped me down outside the points."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "First of all, the mechanics need to be commended for doing a good job in rebuilding Jev's car after the fire yesterday. We were reasonably flexible regarding our strategy for today, looking at a three stop for Jean-Eric, as he had plenty of new tires, so it seemed like a sensible choice, while with Daniel we were looking at a two stopper. As often happens at Suzuka, Jev got stuck in traffic after the start, so we brought him in early, but a long stop put him back in the same place. After that he drove very well in the middle of the race, overtaking other cars. Daniel had a clearer start, moving up two places right away and kept out of traffic. Then, well after he passed Sutil, he ran wide onto the gravel, losing time. However, the Stewards decided he had gained an advantage. He therefore had to come in for the drive-through penalty, that cost him a top ten finish."
Charles Pic (18th): "I had a good start but we'd already decided to serve the drive-through penalty at the end of lap one to get it out of the way and I was playing catch up from there. My target from there was to pass Chilton and I finished almost 20 seconds clear of him so that's about as much as we could have hoped for today. I was on a set of hards for the first stint and they held up ok, they felt pretty good and I was given the all-clear to push quite early on so aimed to cut the gap as much as I could. We stopped for the first time on lap 17 and did the second stint on new options and my pace was good on them, right up until the second stop on lap 35. The final stint was on another set of hards and I came out around 11 seconds behind the Marussia so pushed as hard as I could and had the gap down to eight seconds with 11 laps left. I was gaining on him at about a second a lap and with five laps left I got him and pulled away, finally finishing 18th. I have to say I'm pretty happy about that, bearing in mind the time I lost on the first lap but I just kept pushing. I think it's a fair result today for the work the whole team put in, and one that shows we never stop fighting."
Giedo van der Garde (DNF, Accident): "My start was ok but going into turn one I was squeezed between both the Marussia cars and had nowhere to go. I lost my front wing in contact with Bianchi and then the car went straight off and into the wall. It was quite a heavy impact but I'm ok. Obviously that's disappointing, but it was a racing incident and sometimes these things happen so now we'll move on to India and push for a better weekend there and for the rest of the season."
Max Chilton (19th): "Generally this has been a really positive weekend for me and one where we've made all the right moves. It was great to qualify ahead of my three nearest competitors for the first time yesterday and today I held position for most of the race, so it was pretty disappointing to lose out just a few laps from the end. I was happy with the way our race was panning out but on the prime tire in the final stint I struggled a lot more and made a small mistake going onto the marbles, which caused me to go off. From then on, with those tires, there was little I could do to recover. Although we lost out in the end, I think we have to focus on the positives. The car is a lot stronger and we are in a good place for the fight with the Caterhams."
Jules Bianchi (DNF, Accident): "All in all I think this is a weekend that was destined not to come my way, which is a shame as I love the Suzuka Circuit. We did our best to fight back and I was very confident in the way we would approach the race. Unfortunately, as I turned into the first corner on the opening lap, van der Garde hit my rear wing which pushed me off track and into the gravel. Nothing more to say really, except my thanks to the Team for a lot of hard work this weekend. We'll be back to do better in India I hope because there are good signs for the car performance."
John Booth, Team Principal: "A disappointing end to a weekend where we've seen some very positive signs with car performance. Jules' start was again fantastic this week and this enabled him to jump Giedo van der Garde. Had his race continued, then with the turn of pace that we saw on his long runs on Saturday morning, we feel sure he would have had a strong showing. Max was enjoying a good race and we were managing his pace well in order to ensure we made the two stop strategy work. Unfortunately he struggled a little more on his last set of prime tires and he ended up running wide, which let Charles Pic through. Overall we have good reason to feel encouraged by many aspects of this weekend and we are looking forward to introducing some smaller developments for India, which we hope will continue to improve the pace of the car."
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Two 'Teacher in Space' Ambassadors from Windward Community College to attend August 7 launchWindward Community College
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KĀNEʻOHE—Windward Community College's astronomy professor Dr. Joe Ciotti and Employment Training Center director Bernadette Howard are two of the original 114 Teachers in Space Ambassadors who will gather at Cocoa Beach, Florida on August 7 to watch fellow Teacher in Space, Barbara Morgan, lift-off as a crewmember on the space shuttle Endeavour. Morgan will perform various duties on the STS-118 mission including operating the robotic arm and being in charge of logistical support for moving supplies and other materials between Endeavour and the International Space Station. "We've been waiting for this for 21 years," said WCC's Bernadette Howard, who was a community college teacher in Guam at the time of her selection and continues in her role as one of the two Guam Teachers in Space.NASA announced the Teacher in Space program in 1984 and received 20,000 applications. The Department of Education carefully examined the applications and selected two candidates from each state, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and State Departments of Education and Defense.In 1985, Christa McAuliffe was selected as the first "Teacher in Space" with Barbara Morgan as her backup from the 114 state finalists in the Teacher in Space Project. McAuliffe, along with the rest of the Challenger crew, perished seconds after lift-off while a stunned nation, including her Teacher in Space colleagues, watched in horror. During the following years, Morgan remained working with NASA's education program while she was teaching. She successfully completed two years of training in 1998 to become an official member of the Astronaut Corps. She was assigned a flight and named Mission Specialist in 2002. "It's a way for NASA to be involved in education and to inspire youth toward space science," said WCC astronomy, math and physics professor Joe Ciotti. Ciotti is director of Windward Community College's Center for Aerospace Education, which was established to support the college's space science-related curriculum, Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium and community outreach efforts. The center includes the Aerospace Exploration Lab (a hands-on science exploratorium), NASA Flight Training Aerospace Education Laboratory, the Lanihuli Observatory and the Hokulani Imaginarium.The Teachers in Space who were involved in the inaugural program have continued to make a broad impact in their communities, states, and nationally. Designated by the NASA Administrator in June 1985 as Space Ambassadors, members of this group have been passing on their space education expertise, knowledge, resources and experiences since their first gathering in Washington, D.C. in 1985. Many have continued as exemplary classroom teachers, leaders in curriculum, school administrators, museum and planetarium directors, aerospace industry employees and creators of new statewide innovative programs. Some have continued in these roles and others are now exploring new and exciting initiatives and interests.
Some of the Space Ambassadors will be wearing replicas of the original patch issued to them in June of 1985 by NASA. An element of the original TIS Project patch, the flaming torch, is included in the STS-118 mission patch. For more information, contact Joe Ciotti until Thursday, August 2, at 236-9111.

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Jerry Seinfeld, in a memorable 2012 Super Bowl ad, tries to wrest a first-edition new Acura from a car lover who beat him to the lot — tempting the guy with everything from a Soup Nazi visit to a zip-line ride through Manhattan.
Just when Seinfeld is about to seal the deal, Jay Leno swoops in via jetpack and spirits away the car owner. "Leno!" Seinfeld, his fist clenched, snarls in tones usually reserved for his sitcom archenemy Newman.
The spot not only wrung laughs out of the comics' friendly competition and their well-known shared car obsession, but it presaged their post-TV-stardom careers in modest, auto-themed shows.
The duo intersect again this week when "Jay Leno's Garage" returns Wednesday for a second season on CNBC, while "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" begins its eighth round on Crackle Thursday. Like the old Acura commercial, the programs underscore the different routes the master comics take to get laughs.
Leno's first season offered a fun mix of bits (going undercover as an Uber driver), stunts (racing a tank) and celebrity guests (Tim Allen, Jeff Dunham).
Seinfeld's title-says-it-all show focuses less on the cars and more on the comedians — Will Ferrell, Steve Martin and Sarah Silverman, among many others — talking about their craft. The show also occasionally finds insight in unexpected places: President Obama was a guest last season, and Garry Shandling mused about his mortality shortly before his death in March ("What I want at my funeral is an actual referee to do a count, and at five, just wave it off and say he's not getting up," Shandling quipped).
Leno made a notable appearance in Season 3, riding with Seinfeld in a 1949 Porsche and bantering ("That was my last cup of coffee," Leno cracked). Seinfeld is set to return the favor in an upcoming installment of "Jay Leno's Garage."
Credit both entertainers with keeping a foot in the spotlight without attempting the impossible task of topping their respective runs on "The Tonight Show" and "Seinfeld."
That's a road less taken: Johnny Carson didn't try to work again after his 30-year "Tonight Show" run. David Letterman, who stepped down from "Late Show" last year, is slowly finding his way back into the public eye as evidenced by his recent interview with NBC's Tom Brokaw. Jon Stewart has made cameos on former "Daily Show" colleagues' programs, and has a deal with HBO, though details on what he's planning and when are unclear.
Leno and Seinfeld, both still active on the standup circuit, are comfortable enough in their legacies to go smaller with their auto outings. They're in the driver's seat, cruising along carefree – just as long as they don't covet the same model Acura.
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Jere Hester is Director of News Products and Projects at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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Pictured from left are Oxford Rotary Club President Chip Lewis; Charles, Mary and Rachel Boohar; Jacob Abrams, mom Kerri and grandmother Marie Dresh and Oxford Area School District Superintendent David A. Woods. The Rotary Club honored Rachel and Jacob as Oxford Area High School Seniors of the Month for November.
Oxford Area High School students Jacob Abrams and Rachel Boohar were honored as Oxford Rotary Club Seniors of the Month for November.
Jacob, son of Kerri and Jesse Abrams, is a member of National Honor Society and a three-year member of Future Business Leaders of America and the Helping Hands Community Service Club, in which he serves as executive chairman of Helping Paws, whose members volunteer at area animal shelters.
Jacob is a member of the senior chorus and choral ensemble. He will have a featured role in the musical production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to be presented at the high school in March.
Jacob played football in his freshman year and ran cross-country as a sophomore. For the past four years he has played for several travel baseball teams, most recently with the Avon Grove Junior American Legion team.
Jacob is an enthusiastic member of the Delmarva chapter of Chrysalis, a non-denominational, world-wide Christian organization that uses retreats, gatherings and small groups to help youth grow in their faith. He attended his first retreat, or "flight," as a sophomore and since then has been a volunteer counselor each summer.
Jacob's college choices include Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and West Chester University. While he has not yet decided on a major, he is interested in veterinary medicine, business administration and sports marketing.
Rachel, daughter of Mary and Charles Boohar, is a two-year member of National Honor Society and Student Council and is president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She is also president of the French Honor Society and vice-president of the French Club.
Rachel has played soccer since she was five years old and was a starting goalkeeper for the West Chester United travel team for six years. She was the starting goaltender for the high school's varsity soccer team for four years, earning Second Team All Ches-Mont League honors as a freshman and First Team honors from her sophomore to senior years.
Rachel was named team MVP from her freshman to senior seasons. For her career, she is second all-time in Pennsylvania with 1,082 saves. As a junior Rachel played on the varsity football team as a placekicker.
Rachel began singing in her church choir and joined the high school chorus her freshman year. As a sophomore she was selected for the choral ensemble and appeared in the cast of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying." This past spring she played Snow White in the musical production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and in March she will play the lead role of the narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
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Building project invited to showcase at the World Design Capital
When the Building project in South Africa first started, around 2008, in the impoverished community of Lavender Hill in Cape Town, the site was home to just one small wooden crèche and was surrounded by shacks.
The project is now in its third phase of development; a literacy room has been built, as well as a toilet, a wash area and two rooms. All this has been done using eco-sandbag and eco-beam technology. Volunteers at this project have also planted a bio-diversity vegetable garden.
The achievements of the Building project have been recognized as Deen, the Project Manager, was invited to showcase the project at the World Design Capital.
The World Design Capital (WDC) is an initiative of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and their initiative for the WDC to promote its city project management that celebrates the merits of design. This initiative seeks to highlight the accomplishments of cities that are truly leveraging design as a tool to improve the social, cultural and economic life of the cities, throughout a yearlong program of design-related events.
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Pacific Disaster Center and UH sign agreement to improve disaster management in Busan
Partnership to establish Korea's second-largest city as an international modelUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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Under the Memorandum of Understanding signed yesterday, the parties have agreed to work together in the areas of applied research, education and training programs, joint projects, and staff exchanges (e.g., public servants, students, and/or professors). The collaboration is intended to serve as a model for best practices in disaster management within Korea and beyond.
PDC will apply its capabilities in geospatial analysis and modeling to provide decision makers with timely and accurate information to support effective disaster management. This work with Busan will build on previous PDC relationships and projects developed with the governments of Thailand and Vietnam, as well as throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) provides applied information research and analysis support for the development of more effective policies, institutions, programs and information products for the disaster management and humanitarian assistance communities of the Asia Pacific region and beyond. In cooperation with regional and national disaster management agencies, the PDC supports and facilitate the innovative use of information, technology, and applied research to: promote proactive, rather than reactive, planning that includes hazard mitigation as a key element of sustainable development and to increase efficiency of operational organizations by introducing innovative, and appropriately scaled, information resources, tools, and analyses.
The PDC was established by the U.S. Congress in 1995 and is now managed by the University of Hawaiʻi under a cooperative agreement with the federal government. PDC's headquarters and primary staffing and facilities are in the Maui Research and Technology Park.
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/ Tuesday, June 9, 2015 / 7 Comments / Asian , Condiments and Sauces , Grilling , Seafood , Video Tutorial
Grilled Chili Lime Crabs
Dungeness crabs are aplenty and are well priced over here in Vancouver now. I bought 2 large size crabs for this fantastic Grilled Chili Lime Crabs recipe. I had the crabs prep by the fishmonger to save time. Back at home, I simply coated the crabs lightly with some peanut oil and off they went to the hot grill. Then, the crabs were taken off the grill, tossed with some chili lime dressing, and placed back on the grill until they are thoroughly cooked. Easy and delicious!
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Grilled Chili Lime Crabs
2 Large Dungeness Crabs, cut into 8 pieces for each crab
1 ½ Tbsp Peanut Oil
1 Disposable Aluminum Pan
Chili Lime Dressing
4 Tbsp Lime Juice
3 to 4 Thai Bird's Eye Chilies, finely chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped
4 to 5 Tbsp Chopped Cilantro
2 Tbsp Fish Sauce
5 Tbsp Peanut Oil
Prepare the grill on high heat for direct cooking.
Combine all the chili lime ingredients and whisk well.
Brush the crab pieces lightly with some oil. Grill the crab pieces over high heat for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove the crab pieces from the grill and place them into the aluminum pan. Toss the dressing all over the crabs.
Return the aluminum pan to the grill over direct high heat and gently turn the crab pieces with a tong to coat them with the chili lime dressing. Cook the crab pieces for about 3 minutes or until the crab is fully cooked. Serve immediately.
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they look great!! I bet them lime dressing really works well with the crab! thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Angie...my mouth-watering already just looking at your dish of grilled Chili Lime Crabs. Thanks for sharing another great simple and delicious dish..mmmmmm wiping my keyboard now :pReplyDelete
Wish I could have a taste my mouth is seriously watering and I just had dinner.ReplyDelete
Oh my god! Chilli, lime, grilled crab...how hungry have you just made me feel?!!? This looks absolutely divine. Full stop.ReplyDelete
Greetings from Gib,
Awesome dish!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Yummy! I just might make this over the holiday weekend. Reminds me of Salt and Pepper Crabs, as well as Chili Crabs, that I get in Singapore. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
Chili and lime are classic flavours to combine with crab...they go together extremely well.ReplyDelete
Glad to see that you got the fishmonger to do all the crab prep for you. I don't think people use fishmongers enough - prepping fish and seafood can be quite tricky, and it's easy to get wrong, yet the person you buy from is likely to be an expert who can do what would take you half an hour with a few expert sweeps of his (far better than your) knife.


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Four House Republicans have been stripped of their committee seats after it was determined by the Republican conference that they were "not team players," a GOP leadership aide told NBC News.
The decision made Monday during a meeting of the Republican Steering Committee strips Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Walter Jones (R-NC) of their seats on the Financial Services Committee, and Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI) and Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) of their seats on the House Budget Committee.
The decision to take the committee seats away from Schweikert, Amash and Huelskamp has transformed into a mini-battle between conservatives and the Republican leadership establishment, with Schweikert's office saying his removal was a result of his "voting based on principle."
"This morning Congressman Schweikert learned there was a price to be paid for voting based on principle. That price was the removal from the House Financial Services Committee," Schweikert's Communications Director Rachel Semmel told NBC News in a statement, "We are obviously disappointed that Leadership chose to take this course, but Rep. Schweikert remains committed to fighting for the conservative principles that brought him here."
Reps Amash and Huelskamp caught flak from Republican leadership after they voted against the Republican budget during a vote to move the bill from the Budget Committee to a full vote of the House. As a result the bill made it through committee by only one vote.
When the Republican budget was voted on by the full House, Amash, Huelskamp and Jones were among a small group of Republicans who voted against it, saying it did not go far enough to cut the federal deficit.
House Republican leadership aides say the assertion by Schweikert's office that the move is a reflection of his voting record is "absurd."
"These guys are clearly not team players. This isn't about ideology; this is about how you treat the people on your team," a GOP leadership aide told NBC News, "Paul Ryan is one of the most conservative-principled members of our conference, and he kept his committee assignment."
Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), responded by saying, "The Steering Committee makes decisions based on a range of factors."
Schweikert is known for ruffling feathers within the Republican conference. In July, Schweikert was removed from the GOP "Whip team," which is responsible for gathering votes to pass bills, because he voted against a bill he was telling members to vote for, according to a Politico report.
The fight has spilled outside of Capitol Hill, with the conservative group Club for Growth calling the move "a consequence of their principled stands on behalf of pro-growth policies, often bringing them in conflict with the leadership of their own party."
"Congressmen Schweikert, Huelskamp, and Amash are now free of the last remnants of establishment leverage against them," Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said in a statement. "We expect that these three defenders of economic freedom will become even bolder in their efforts to defend the taxpayers against the big spenders in both parties."
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Only evaporation from the land surface is discussed, as nothing new since the SAR has emerged on oceanic evaporation changes.
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The SAR reported widespread decreases of pan evaporation over the USA and Russia during the 20th century. Pan evaporation measurements are an index of evaporation from a surface with an unlimited supply of water (potential evaporation). Interpretation of this result involving potential evaporation as a decrease in actual land surface evaporation is contradictory to the temp-erature and precipitation increase reported in these areas, and the general intensification of the hydrological cycle over northern extra-tropical land areas (Brutsaert and Parlange, 1998). Further analysis by Lawrimore and Peterson (2000) supports Brutsaert and Parlange's (1998) interpretation, as does Golubev et al. (2001). Using parallel observations of actual evaporation and pan evaporation at five Russian experimental sites, Golubev et al. (2001) developed a method to estimate actual land surface evaporation from the pan evaporation measurements. They showed that using this method, actual evaporation is shown to have increased during the second half of the 20th century over most dry regions of the United States and Russia. Similarly, over humid maritime regions of the eastern United States (and north-eastern Washington state) actual evaporation during the warm season was also found to increase. Only over the heavily forested regions of Russia and the northern United States did actual evaporation decrease. The increase in actual evaporation is related to the greater availability of moisture at the surface, due to increases in precipitation and the higher temperatures.
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To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to stay away from rock clichés. In this installment from his Riff of the Week series, Dave Weiner discusses the fundamentals of guitar playing, including string names and scales. Get back to basics with this free video guitar lesson.
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This course examines the ways in which important British, U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean writers of fiction have depicted the roles, issues, struggles, triumphs, and pleasures of women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing upon the theoretical and critical work of feminist thinkers, we will explore such issues as work, voice, gender, power, ethnicity, sexuality, and the body in novels and short fiction by such writers as Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Edith Wharton, Margery Latimer, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Rhys, Nella Larsen, Tillie Olsen, Meridel Le Seur, Doris Lessing, Paule Marshall, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, Louise Erdrich, A. S. Byatt, Sandra Cisneros, Alice Munro, Lorrie Moore, and Jamaica Kincaid. This course is offered in the spring semester.
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When Google introduced its new version of Google Translate app for the iPhone, a few commenters were surprised and annoyed.
"Why are you going to support iPhone? Apple also does not support Google. Please.. stop that," wrote AndroidChomeOS on the Google Mobile Blog.
"The fact that it's developing apps for its rival's app store is interesting given its very public position that the Web is a superior experience to app stores," wrote the Wall Street Journal Digits blog.
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So why is Google serving its rival with sweet free apps? Perhaps because it still wants to stay relevant in the mobile market. Or probably more likely, Google sees that its free apps and goodies keep users, even ones using the Apple iOS, still coming to its search engine and tools. Those eyeballs mean higher online ad revenue and continued market dominance.
However, Google did manage to serve its Android constituents first. Google Translate was released on the Android platform last month. The iPhone app is similar:
The new app accepts voice input for 15 languages, and—just like the web app—you can translate a word or phrase into one of more than 50 languages. For voice input, just press the microphone icon next to the text box and say what you want to translate. . . .You can also listen to your translations spoken out loud in one of 23 different languages.
But Google did hold something back from the iOS, its experimental conversation mode. The beta mode allows people to attempt to converse with each other with a handheld as translator -- but for now it's only available in English and Spanish.


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Sarah Goodyear is a Brooklyn-based contributing writer to CityLab. She's written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog.
New York City's pilot program to reduce litter in subway stations by cutting the number of trash receptacles has been so successful, transit officials claim, that it is going to be expanded to eight more stations in coming weeks.
The idea, fairly common in state parks and beaches, is this: if you don't give people a place to put their garbage, they will take it with them wherever they are going. On the subway, the theory goes, this will cut down on the detritus that leads to track fires, rat infestations, and general grossness.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say that at the two stations that have been part of the year-old program, the amount of debris being hauled out has been reduced by 50 and 67 percent.
A simpler solution proposed by lawmakers (and on this site last year) – making eating on the New York subway system illegal, as it is in Washington, D.C. – fizzled out due to lack of support. New Yorkers on transit expect to be able to do everything while on the go. They want to listen to their own music. They want to sleep. They want to put on makeup. And they want to eat and drink. That last part can lead to some pretty unsanitary conditions.
So will the no-trash-can policy really function to reduce trash, the same way urban planners say eliminating highways can reduce traffic?
According to The New York Times, subway riders and vendors in the stations that have been part of the year-old experiment report mixed results so far:
Some riders…have expressed reservations about the plan. Less trash, they argue, does not imply a more hygienic subway experience.
"I don't know what to do with this," Christopher DiScipio, 22, said on Thursday clutching a nearly-finished apple at the Eighth Street station.
Nearby, in a narrow alcove between a pay phone kiosk and a vertical beam, riders appeared to have fashioned a rogue receptacle. Detritus piled about three feet high — a mélange of crushed energy drink cans; bottles of water and, in at least one case, vodka; mounds of wrappers and paper cups; and what appeared to have once been a white T-shirt.
Dilu Chowdhury, 51, who operates a newsstand inside the station, said the surrounding area had become far dirtier in recent months. Customers often ask to use his trash bin. "I take it," he said of customers' waste, "but it is not enough."
There may be less trash to haul, but more of it may be free-floating until it does get taken away.
New York officials sometimes cite the example of London when they talk about the merits of removing trash receptacles from the subway system. But the rationale behind the lack of garbage cans in that city (as in Tokyo) is different. In London, bins were yanked from stations and many other locations in the central city years ago because the Irish Republican Army used them as bomb drop locations. Metal cans were especially attractive to terrorists because they could create deadly shrapnel when the bombs went off. Now the few cans they do have in the Tube are plastic bags suspended from hoops, carefully monitored by security.
The demand for garbage cans never went away, despite London's long history of doing without. When it came time to ramp up for the Olympics, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced that his administration would boost the number of trash bins in the Tube by 25 percent, according to Waste Management World:
The extra bins are the next phase of the Mayor's plans to tackle litter and improve quality of life in the capital. He made the announcement at a City Hall litter event which bought together a range of organisations involved in litter prevention and in cleaning up in the city.
Johnson said: "The Tube is often one of the first sights that visitors experience when they visit our city whilst Londoners also want to travel in a clean, pleasant environment. London Underground staff work hard to keep the network spick and span, but these extra bins are a welcome addition to help passengers deposit their waste in an environmentally friendly way."
London is also experimenting with some super-fancy bomb-proof recycling receptacles, featuring LCD screens with stock market news and transportation updates. Created by a private company called Renew, they cost about $50,000 apiece -- an expense that is borne by Renew, which sells ad space on the bins.
No such high-tech solutions are immediately in the offing for the area adjacent to the new World Trade Center, where worries about terrorism have led to a ban on garbage cans. According to the New York Post, nearby residents say the strategy is sweeping the problem onto their doorsteps:
John Gomes, who lives on Greenwich Street, said he watches in horror as visitors chuck wrappers and bottles into the street or on top of black garbage bags put out for the following morning.
"There's nowhere else to put it. Where does trash go?" he wondered, adding that he walks several blocks just to find a can. "It's trash on top of trash."…
"There's so much security, cameras with facial recognition, there's police standing everywhere I go — yet we can't find a way to put trash cans on the corner," Gomes said. "I refuse to believe it."
In Seattle, disposing of trash is getting more problematic not on the street, but at home. The city has recently started an experiment in four neighborhoods, switching over to a biweekly, rather than weekly, garbage pickup system. The hope is that it will reduce the amount of waste that residents create while increasing participation in recycling and cutting costs. If it's deemed successful, it could expand citywide by 2015.
So far, the program has elicited some predictable grumbling. People in this country generate a lot of trash, and it's uncomfortable to sit around with it for long periods of time. When it comes to garbage, people would like to think that tossing things in a can means that they disappear entirely. But all of the latest experiments with refuse disposal serve as a reminder that even when you throw something away, "away" is never very far from where you stand.
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March 8, 2016 - The OHRC recognizes the severe impacts of sexual harassment on working women and trans people. It can reduce employees' morale, decrease productivity and contribute to physical and emotional effects such as anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The United Nations' Declaration of the Elimination of Violence Against Women specifically recognizes that sexual harassment is a form of violence against women.


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The Pinewood Group is eyeing ambitious expansion, with plans to build its first US studio and to double capacity at the UK's Pinewood Studios. Andreas Wiseman reports.
Pinewood Studios has hosted 1,500 major productions over its illustrious 76-year history but the past 18 months have been as busy as any in that period. The studios have housed a slew of ambitious shoots ranging from Skyfall to Les Miserables, with incoming titles including Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy and its sequel to The Avengers.
The volume of projects, which also includes UK titles Belle, Last Passenger and Dom Hemingway, is part of the reason Pinewood Group — which owns Pinewood as well as sister studios Shepperton and Teddington, all located to the west of London — has made growth and diversification its top priorities. Recent years have seen Pinewood Group revamp its UK facilities, grow an ambitious foreign studio network, purposefully enter the UK production business with its own film arm and consolidate an agreement with the Isle of Man Treasury to manage its $38.5m (£25m) film fund.
There is more to come. In January, the company submitted a new planning application to double Pinewood's capacity. The $307m (£200m) expansion, which is due to be considered by the local authority in May, would add more than a million square feet of new facilities comprising studios and stages, workshops, production offices and streetscapes.
The new plan and approach differs from a previous application that was blocked in early 2012. "We would have been delighted if the original application had been successful," Pinewood CEO Ivan Dunleavy tells Screen in the studio's atmospheric boardroom, which has featured in films including Batman, Carry On Girls and Patriot Games. "But what people forget is that was a process that started nearly six years ago. We've engaged to a greater extent with the local community on this application [the issue of building on protected green-belt land remains a sensitive one] and we've dropped the housing element of the proposal. There have been a lot of letters of support, not just from industry but also from local people because they see we're about creating jobs, and that's good for the local economy as well as the national economy."
The nascent high-end TV tax credit is already enticing major TV series to the UK and Dunleavy is one of many senior industry figures who have recognised the potential influx in production represents significant opportunities and challenges for the UK's infrastructure.
"In the six years since our last application, there's been an incredibly positive film sector in the UK," Dunleavy continues. "There is more demand today than six years ago and we have to respond to that demand. If you look at macro factors like exchange rates, the film and TV tax credits and the UK skills base, there's going to be an enormous step change, and our latest application is about making sure we have world-class, sustainable centres of excellence in the UK to meet those demands."
The offer would complement recent upgrades to Pinewood's UK base, which include new TV and film studios, improved digital solutions and revamped mixing studios, which last November became the first in the UK to be fitted with Dolby Atmos.
Outside the UK, Pinewood Group is building a significant international presence. In addition to the UK sites there are the part-owned operations Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada, which last year hosted Total Recall and Pacific Rim, Pinewood Studio Berlin in Germany and soon-to-be-opened facilities in Malaysia and Dominican Republic. The latter, Pinewood-Indomina Studios, will include an eight-acre water-effects facility with a 60,500 square foot exterior water tank. "We are just doing the final tests and tweaks on the water facility in the Dominican Republic," Dunleavy says. "That should open before our summer. It really does look stunning."
The first phase of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios' opening is due to take place at the end of this year, with the site's remaining facilities to be opened in 2014. The Toronto studio is also expanding this summer, adding three more stages to its existing nine.
Amid impressive growth, Dunleavy recognises the need to avoid cannibalising the UK business, which accounts for the lion's share of the group's revenue. "We have been quite careful to pick locations that are not necessarily overly competitive with the UK. Malaysia, for instance, is clearly targeted at the South-East Asia market," says Dunleavy. "The kind of work that goes to Canada is not necessarily the same kind of work that's going to come to the UK, either, with more episodic TV, movies of the week and films that are more tailored to the North American market."
Pinewood also has an eye on the US and China. At the end of April it announced the start of construction on its first US studio, in Atlanta, Georgia. It also announced a joint venture with Bruno Wu's Seven Stars Media for the rollout of training academies and co-productions with China.
UK production
In addition to its studio business, Pinewood has also launched a number of production initiatives aimed at increasing Pinewood's stake in UK film-making and further growing the Pinewood brand.
In 2010, the group launched Pinewood Productions under the stewardship of former British Film Commissioner Steve Norris. The outfit has subsequently backed UK films including comedy A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, thriller Last Passenger, Amma Asante's period-drama Belle and Richard Shepard's crime-drama Dom Hemingway, starring Jude Law and produced by the Recorded Picture Company.
Norris explains the reason for the move into production: "We felt it was a better time than it had been in a generation to re-engage. The idea was to take this huge ship and turn it slightly in a new direction by getting another generation of film-makers to come and work in the studio." Pinewood can provide equity, cashflow the UK tax credit and provide gap finance, as well as offer studio space to up to four productions per year each budgeted at $3.1m-$15.4m (£2m-£10m), which would shoot at one of the Pinewood Group studios.
That plan was further strengthened last year when Pinewood took over management of the Isle of Man government's $38.5m (£25m) Media Development Fund in return for the Isle of Man taking a 19% stake in Pinewood Group. The group charges the Isle of Man an annual management fee and it earns commission on films introduced to the fund by Pinewood. The move also saw Steve Christian, founder-chairman of CinemaNX, which had been managing the island's film development investments, join Pinewood Group.
"Buying a stake in the studio meant our geography increased," explains Christian, who is based in the Isle of Man. "I had to turn away some of the best projects at the Isle of Man because I couldn't physically do them. The challenge was how to expand without going to war with Ireland or England. So, the Pinewood solution was effectively like the Isle of Man broadening its borders."
Norris explains: "Steve [Christian], under Pinewood's management, invests commercially for the Isle of Man. I invest in films that suit Pinewood's broader agenda as a studio. The next film we announce we're going to be working on together; the one after that Steve is investing in without us; the one after that it's vice-versa. It's a film-by-film basis, but of course we can be very effective when we work together."
In the last year the partnership has backed Belle and Dom Hemingway. Christian has invested in documentary chiller Camera Trap and drama The Christmas Candle, starring Susan Boyle, while Norris has invested in MJ Delaney's low-budget comedy Powder Room and thriller Last Passenger. A number of the films have shot on the Isle of Man.
The fund also includes a $7.7m (£5m) p&a budget, meaning the studio now has distribution capability to boot. Belle and The Christmas Candle are among early films on the distribution slate, with Pinewood looking to work on three to four films per year.
Alongside their own and combined production activities, Pinewood and Norris also recently announced a partnership with VFX powerhouse Double Negative on a slate of market-facing UK films. Pinewood will provide studio space and potentially some equity, Double Negative will handle the VFX while Norris will produce.
It is clear Pinewood is on the march. "We are pleased with the progress we're making but there's a lot more to be done," Dunleavy says with a smile.
Pinewood by numbers
- Pinewood Group: 1,110,355 sq ft globally
- Total stages: 55 worldwide
- Backlots worldwide: more than 300 acres
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5th Global Conference: Hope
Страна: Португалия
Город: Lisbon
Тезисы до: 12.10.2012
Даты: 07.03.13 — 09.03.13
Область наук: Психологические; Социологические; Культурология;
Организаторы: Inter-Disciplinary.Net
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When Pandora's box was emptied of all the ills that would plague the world, one small winged creature still remained: hope. The project inquires into the nature of this gift. Is hope, in fact, a good, encouraging us to do or be good? Or is it an evil; an illusion, perhaps an impossible fantasy? How does hope manifest itself in the world, in language, literature, and the arts? How – should – hope be encouraged? Is hope individual or collective in nature? Or both? What does hope contribute to individual or national identity?
This inter- and multi-disciplinary research and publications project seeks to explore the multi-layered ideas, actions, and cultural traditions regarding hope. The project aims to explore the nature of hope, its relationship with other emotions or movements, and its manifestation in the actions of individuals, cultures, communities and nations. The project will also consider the history of hope, its philosophical or scientific 'legitimacy', the meaning(s) of hope – especially in the nascent field of future studies, and the distinctions between hope and optimism. Representations of hope in film, literature, television, theatre and radio will be analysed; cultural traditions of hope will be considered.
Presentations, papers, performances, reports, works-in-progress and workshops are invited on issues related to any of the following themes:
● Theories of Hope
● Pedagogies of Hope
● Hope in Literature/Literature as Hope
● Hope in Art/Art as Hope
● Hope in Music/Music as Hope
● Hope and Religious Teaching
● Hope and the Beginning of Life
● Hope and Despair
● Hope and Reconciliation
● Hope and Illness
● Hope and Loss
● Hope and the End of Life
● Hope and Oppression
● Consciousness and Hope
● Between Hopelessness and Hope
● Hope vs. Illusion
● Hope and Media
● Psychologies and Hope
● Philosophies of Hope
● Hope and Forgiveness
● Remarriage Following Divorce: 'The Triumph of Hope over Experience'
● Love and Hope
● Good Works as Hope
The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals.
What to Send
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 12th October 2012. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 18th January 2013. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract f) up to 10 key words
E-mails should be entitled: HOPE Abstract Submission.
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs
John L. Hochheimer: firstname.lastname@example.com
Nancy Billias:firstname.lastname@example.com
Rob Fisher:email@example.com
The conference is part of the Persons programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.
Веб-сайт конференции: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/hope/call-for-papers/


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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Ford Madox Brown - Cordelia's Portion 1866-72
The subject is based upon Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Lear had dispossessed his youngest and favourite daughter Cordelia. Her honesty in answering that she loved her father 'according to her bond' rather than vying with her sisters to suggest that she loved them the most, had led to Lear depriving her of the third of his kingdom that was rightfully hers. Her sisters Goneril and Regan, and their respective husbands, the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall , are shown grasping the crown that Lear has passed to them.
Madox Brown suggests the malevolent intent of these sisters by their mutual gaze. On the right, the King of France looks heavenward and swears love for his future wife, the dowerless Cordelia. The Duke of Burgundy, who will no longer press his suit for Cordelia now that she has been disinherited, stands pensively biting his finger beside Lear's throne. Lear is shown in the grip of vain rage and already appears slightly crazed.
Behind the throne stands the Duke of Gloucester, Lear's fool and three spearmen. To the far left, a small figure gazes back into the room with an arm extended downwards in a distraught gesture. It is likely that he is the Duke of Kent who has suffered banishment for trying to persuade Lear to revoke his foolhardy plans.
Madox Brown's approach to historical verisimilitude in this picture is rather fanciful. The King of France wears vaguely fourteenth-century costume, Lear is dressed in a druidical toga, while Cornwall and Albany have some of the stock accompaniments of stage banditti. The mistletoe above Lear's head strikes an authentically ancient British note as do the curiously placed oak leaves in the helmets of Lear's soldiers. Rather less in keeping are the Greek honeysuckle motifs and the imperial griffins on the throne. The tripod table is Roman and the censer, orb and sceptre might well have emanated from the workshop of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Company. On the foreground map is marked Dover, where the play ends with the death of Lear, Cordelia and her sisters.
A series of sixteen Lear drawings were first produced by Madox Brown in Paris in 1844 (Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester). Three paintings were developed from these: two versions of this subject and an earlier depiction of 'The Parting of Cordelia and her Sisters' (1854 private collection). 'Cordelia's Portion' was commissioned in 1865 by Frederick Craven of Manchester, who liked only watercolours.
It displays the sinuous, decorative linearism of the artist's later style which he described as 'sensuous', and the colours are of the mute, sandy hue that he began to favour at this time.
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Game 26: Baltimore at Toronto pregame
One storyline that hasn't received a whole lot of attention this week has been the return of catcher Gregg Zaun, who spent the past five seasons with the Blue Jays. Last night, Zaun received a mixed reception from the crowd, but there were plenty of boos.
Zaun noticed.
"Thats pretty flattering, too," Zaun said. "It's been a long time since I was booed that vehemently. It's been weird. It's been kind of surreal."
It was also a bit strange for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay to have to face Zaun, especially considering the veteran catcher knows the right-hander's repertoire inside and out. Two pitches into their first meeting on Friday night, Zaun drilled an 0-1 offering into center field for a two-out double in the second.
One writer jokingly asked if Halladay grooved a pitch to Zaun for old time's sake.
"No, but I thought about hitting him in the ribs," Doc quipped.
Halladay did say facing Zaun presented a unique challenge.
"He's a smart guy," Halladay said. "There's a little bit of cat and mouse, because you know he's got a good idea of what you do and you're always trying to stay one step ahead of him. The whole time he was here, he was an intelligent hitter, and he's always had good at-bats, quality at-bats.
"It's never fun facing guys like that."
Halladay got Zaun to ground out to short in the fourth inning and he struck him out in the seventh.
"He gave it to me the next two at-bats for sure," Zaun said.
UPDATES: LHP Ricky Romero (sidelined with a right oblique strain) threw 40-45 pitches in a bullpen session on Saturday morning and felt good, according to manager Cito Gaston. Toronto's skip said Romero will throw another 'pen on Monday and will likely be sent out on a Minor League rehab after that. … Gaston rested 3B Scott Rolen on Saturday and gave the nod to Jose Bautista. While it won't be this way every time, Gaston said he will probably give Rolen the day off on day games after night games throughout the season. It's a way to hopefully guard against the right shoulder injury that has bothered Rolen late in the year in recent seasons. … Gaston said RHP Robert Ray is able to throw 100 pitches, even though his latest Minor League start was only 4 1/3 innings. "I hope that gets us through eight," Cito said with a smile.
Today's lineups:
1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Adam Jones, CF
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Aubrey Huff, 1B
5. Melvin Mora, 3B
6. Luke Scott, DH
7. Lou Montanez, LF
8. Gregg Zaun, C
9. Cesar Izturis, SS
Starter: RHP Brad Bergesen (1-0)
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Jose Bautista, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Raul Chavez, C
9. Travis Snider, LF
Starter: RHP Robert Ray (MLB debut)
Blue Jays righty Robert Ray
Former Blue Jays righty A.J. Burnett
Just saying…
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In Casey Janssen's 2nd start today in Dunedin, he went 4 innings, gave up no hits, 1 walk, struck out 3 and maintained his 0.00 era over a total of 7 innings.
Nice debut by Roy and a great momentum win for the Jays.
Jason Frasor has turned into the ultimate vulture. He's appeared in 10 games, went 10.1 innings, given up 4 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. He's held opposing hitters to a .125 BA and has a microscopic .48 whip.
He's also 4-0, which is tied for the most wins he's had in his Jays career and one back of mlb win leaders. I'd say that change up or splitter or whatever he wants to call it is working rather fine.
LOL, even before I saw those pictures I thought Ray did look like Burnett. Seems like I missed a great game today. Hill is reminding me of why I missed watching him last year.
Great game today . Ray pitched very well in his MLB debut . Hill is on fire . I hope he remains that way and the rest of the Jays follow suit .
I don't undertand why fans boo a returning player . Its not like Zaun was given an offer to return to the Jays. People need to be thankful for what that player did for the team when they played for that team. Zaun gave his all when he was with TO but in the end Barajas beat him out. It was time for Zaun to move on . I will say this , Thank You Zaun for the 5 years you gave the Jays and best of luck to you in Baltimore ( just not against the jays ….lol )
Not a big deal, but I don't really get booing Zaun. He gave us five good seasons, wore his heart on his sleeve for us then moved on when he wasn't really wanted here anymore. I'd have given him a tip of the hat on his first at-bat back in Toronto.
No one booed Zaun when he his the grand slam last year vs. the Rays – he did not jump ship like so many players do.
I agree – save the boos for AJ.
I only get to see the Jays live maybe a handful of times a year since don't live in Toronto. Let me tell you, this was the most exciting game I've seen in a few years.
I even caught Aaron Hill's game-tying HR in the bottom of the 10th!!! First ball I ever got at a ball game. Now only if I could get Hill to autograph it…


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text: Read here. Not way off, but off. They have Pack going 11-5, Bears 9-7, Detroit 8-8 and Minn 6-10. I agree with the Pack generally (and definitely that the Pack wins the division), and Detroit being around or possibly above .500. But I think the Bears and Vikes need to be flip-flopped. He makes a good point about MN's beleaguered D-Line and a suspect overall defense, but they will still be tough at home and AP and McNabb will probably end up winning a game or two. (Though I will say a McNabb injury would derail the season quickly – and whatever McNabb's health, they won't make the playoffs.) The issues on the Bears line remain. Carimi was a good pick, but for some reason, it sounds like the Bears are moving Carimi to RT and J'Marcus Webb to LT. If I'm not mistaken, I believe both used to play the opposite sides – and I did read that both have had a difficult time adjusting. Doesn't seem to make sense. I also think they will struggle without Kruetz as center. The Bears will be bad this year.


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Earthquake overview : A strong earthquake has occurred near to populated areas in Baghlan. Some damage is expected.
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On 6/11/2012 5:02:17 AM UTC (about 09:32h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in the highly populated region of Baghlan in Afghanistan. The earthquake happened 169km from Kabul.
27 minutes later, a stronger shallower earthquake has occurred. Most people would have been out of their house by the second quake, reducing casualty potential.
IMPORTANT UPDATE 09:30 UTC - 18th June 2012: The search party has been officially called off.
71 fatalities have occurred in the town and it will remain buried as a mass grave.
IMPORTANT UPDATE 18:30 UTC - Day 2 - 12th June 2012: Good news - officials on site have calculated that only around 50 are buried rather than the 100-140 calculated previously. This is still of course an unfortunate death toll.
IMPORTANT UPDATE 11:30 UTC - Day 2 - 12th June 2012 :
Jawed Basharat has said that "A massive landslide of mud and rocks buried houses so deep in the remote mountain village of Sayi Hazara that rescuers have given up trying to use shovels to dig through the buried buildings. There were no visible signs of the buildings underneath.
- Bulldozers and other machinery is needed to remove the earth and get the bodies out - or the survivors if any. - Rescuers only currently have 1 bulldozer.
- They knew how many houses were buried only from information provided by area residents, who said between 25 and 30 houses disappeared in the landslide.
- 5 bodies have been found as of now.
- United Nations has said that it was helping Afghanistan authorities in the area to determine what aid was needed.
- at least 80 are presumed dead in a yungay 1970 style landslide. This total could be up to 140 depending on the population in the 20+ buildings covered.
- Rescuers have so far pulled two bodies of women from the rubble of the landslide in Baghlan province and expect many others were buried.
- Afghanistan officials said on Monday that some 70 people were trapped in rubble after mud houses collapsed from two strong earthquakes. Landslides typically cause many deaths from earthquakes.
- The U.N. confirmed one other death and said houses were destroyed across five districts.
- 3 people have been confirmed dead so far
- More than 20 houses have been buried in a landslide .
- some mud houses have been severely damaged
- Afghan SAR forces are searching the rubble to find corpses and even more survivors of the earthquake.
- Similar earthquakes in the past have also been devastating and caused a lot of fatalities
- 10 houses had been destroyed in Ishkamish district in neighbouring Takhar province. No news of injured or death from this area.
UPDATE: The earthquake has been felt III in Kabul, and III-IV in Bagram Airfield (about 120-130km from the earthquake epicenter)
UPDATE: We hope to get some confirmation from military forces in the area as to the effects of this earthquake.
UPDATE: 50 deaths and 150 injuries were seen from a 2002 earthquake occurring very close to the present epicenter with Mw5.8. Almost 1200 fatalities were also seen from the 25 March 2002 event. (The number of fatalities in this earthquake was uncertain due to political situation in Afghanistan at the time of the earthquake. However, United Nations figures estimate approximately 1,200 fatalities in the Nahrin region with at least 100 deaths in the town of Nahrin itself. Another 7,000 people were injured and more than 20,000 were rendered homeless. Many of the injured were flown out by helicopter to the neighbouring towns of Baghlan and Pol-e Khomri.) - ASC-India.
UPDATE: The CATDAT Damaging Earthquakes Database has seen over16 damaging earthquakes within 100km of the epicenter since 1900. An earthquake in 1972 in Baghlan of Mw6.4, a destructive earthquake in north Afghanistan occurred. It destroyed approximately 7,000 houses, killing 450 and injuring 3,000 people in the Baghlan district. The shock caused serious damage and loss of life in the coal mines in the district. The earthquake was felt as far as Tashkent, Murgab and Tarbela, over an area of a radius of 520 km.
UPDATE: The earthquake was felt strongly in Baghlan Province. PAGER is indicating only a 35% chance of fatalities.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the highly populated region of Baghlan in Afghanistan. The earthquake happened 173km from Kabol. The nearest populated places are: Gavmordeh (12km), Wuch (15km), Daragi (17km), Pashakhana (7km), Godri (5km), Gozar-e Langar (18km), Nahrin (17km), Safedreg (18km), Saqaw (13km), Chashmeh-ye Rabat (13km), Gawmurda (14km), Larak (10km), Akakhel (17km). The closest civilian airport is Kunduz (74km).
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Magnitude : 1st- 5.4 Mb AND 2nd- 5.6 Mw
UTC Time : 05:02:17AM, Monday, June 11th, 2012 AND 05:29:14AM, Monday, June 11th, 2012
Local time at epicenter : 09:32:17AM, Monday, June 11th, 2012 AND 09:59:14AM, Monday, June 11th, 2012
Depth (Hypocenter) : 49km (USGS) AND 31km (USGS)
Geo-location(s) : The nearest populated places are: Yakhpaj (19km), Khoshkak (17km), Gavmordeh (8km), Wuch (14km), Daragi (14km), Pashakhana (6km), Godri (2km), Gozar-e Langar (19km), Nahrin (15km), Aqsay (20km), Saqaw (13km), Chashmeh-ye Rabat (16km), Gawmurda (16km), Larak (13km), Akakhel (20km). The closest civilian airport is Kunduz (77km).
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