At the precise moment this article is being written, the DARPA Hypersonic Test Vehicle (HTV-2) – the fastest military aircraft ever built – is two minutes away from launch, as tweeted via @DARPA_News, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Known as the Falcon project, the spaceplane would be able to travel from London to Sydney in less than an hour while withstanding temperatures greater than 2000 degrees – hotter than the melting point of steel, the Guardian reports.
The unmanned Falcon (Force Application and Launch from Continental United States) is a joint programme of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force. The project aims to develop a hypersonic system that can reach any point on the globe in less than an hour – and potentially deliver weapons.
The HTV-2 is designed to be launched into the upper atmosphere on the back of an expendable Minotaur IV rocket (separation occurred seven minutes ago at time of writing, and as of three minutes ago the spaceplane entered the glide phase). At this point, engineers will guide the Falcon HTV-2 on its 13,000 mph (20 times the speed of sound) flight over the Pacific.
Today's test flight of the Falcon HTV-2 – which is a hypersonic glider – will also test the carbon composite materials tasked with ensuring the craft can withstand the extreme temperatures of hypersonic flight. Design and flight pattern alterations have taken place since last year, when the first HTV-2 encountered a problem and was ordered by its onboard computer to ditch into the ocean for safety reasons.
Despite this incredible technology, the U.S. government has been experimenting with spaceplanes concepts for decades (like the Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar, above), and the somewhat shadowy Falcon can be seen as the pinnacle of ongoing research. Another classified vehicle, known as the X-41 Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) is also reportedly associated with the programme.
One hour later (5:23pm BST) there have been no new updates – problems?
Approx 5:27pm BST: "Downrange assets did not reacquire tracking or telemetry. #HTV2 has an autonomous flight termination capability. More to follow." Has the second test flight gone the same way as the first HTV-2?
Approx 5:55pm BST: Associated Press reports contact lost and DARPA yet to respond to an email requesting further information.


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The titular figure in Lataster and Lastaster-Czisch's winning observational film is Kiet Engels, a teacher in a small Dutch village near the border with Belgium. Her charges, who call her Miss Kiet, are the children of migrants from the Middle East, largely Syria, and ranging in age from six to nine. Set almost entirely within Engels' classroom, the film trains its attention on several young figures, including class clown Jorj, new girl little Leanne, and rebellious Haya, each coping with their traumatic past even as they try to make sense of their new surroundings and culture. Demonstrating patience, empathy, and insight, Miss Kiet helps them as she can, leading to affecting moments in this appealingly sweet, if quiet and somewhat longish, project.


It seemed the recession was hitting everywhere.
Even it appeared the annual Bridgewater tractor parade was destined to be the latest victim of the economic downtown.
That all changed this week, however, as sponsors and donors rose to save the popular Labor Day weekend tradtion.
Rewinding to Monday, it seemed unless a third sponsor was found, the parade, which dates back to the early 1990s, might be canceled.
"It may not be happening," First Selectman Bill Stuart had said on Monday. "We have two sponsors but need another one."
On hearing the parade might not happen, state Attorney General Blumenthal said, tongue firmly planted in cheek, that he would "fight as hard as I've fought for any cause. We will not let this tractor parade fail."
The most celebrated of the parade's participants the past two years, Mr. Blumenthal has riddens the tractor that is to be raffled that day at the head of the parade.
"I would be heartbroken," Mr. Blumenthal said sincerely. "I have it marked on my calendar in big red letters. I'm astonished and appalled. I'm going to go to work [on it]. I'm calling Bill Stuart right now and we'll get to work. This parade is a great piece of Americana and 'Connecticana,' if there is such a word. It must happen."
And then, a wonderful thing happened.
Word got out the parade and its after-party were in danger and area businesses rose to the occasion.
John Kline, president and CEO of Union Savings Bank, had his staff call Mr. Stuart and offer sponsorship.
"We've been in Bridgewater for a while with a branch next to the country store," Mr. Kline said Tuesday. "We would hate to see a local tradition die."
"But mostly, we're doing this in John Allen's memory" he explained, noting that the late Washington resident was on the bank's Board of Trustees for years and had been involved for years with the Bridgewater Country Fair and events in that town.
Union Savings has pledged to donate up to $3,000 to make the parade happen.
Marlene Reiske, owner of ABC Fuel Oil in Brookfield, is donating up to $2,000.
"It's a community event and we're a small local company," Ms. Reiske said Tuesday. "The parade sounds pretty cool. Bill [Stuart] said if we could come up with a float, we could be in it. I think we'll do that."
"I've heard from Charter Communications, too," Mr. Stuart said Tuesday afternoon. "They may be a sponsor, too. I'm hoping they'll all make floats. I told them, if they do, I'll supply the tractors to pull them."
The tractor parade was the brainstorm of Mr. Stuart and his friend, George Allingham, two prominent figures in town.
Each year since the early 1990s the parade has made its way through the village center to a gathering for post-parade partying.
Each Sunday of Labor Day weekend, the quiet of Bridgewater is interrupted for several zany hours as dozens of tractors pull floats along Main Street in what may best be described as a costume party on wheels.
Bridgewater artist and cinematographer Walter VonEgidy has taken first prize numerous times over the years for his and friend Michael Tuz's creative floats.
Last year, they won with "One Million Years, B.C.," a tribute to the 1960s-era Raquel Welch movie.
Bridgewater caterer Julie Ledbetter portrayed a woman caught by a dinosaur that cavemen Mr. Von Egidy and Mr. Tuz were fighting with spears. The dinosaur, made of mylar tubing wrapped in bubblewrap and spray-painted green, spewed red tomato sauce diluted with water on the hapless cavemen.
"I would have missed sharing my eccentric imagination with the public," Mr. Von Egidy said upon hearing the parade had been saved.
"But after having been sacrificed to a giant cobra, mauled by a dinosaur and experimented on by headhunters, maybe Julie Ledbetter could use a break," he chortled.
This year, parade organizers were short by several thousand dollars to cover the cost of the event, which is normally about $7,000, Mr. Stuart said.
As the parade's organizer, he was delighted so many people think so highly of the event.


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How Solar Power Can Boost Resorts' Profits, as the Era of Cheap Diesel Ends
By Sonu Shivdasani
First the coronavirus and now the war in Ukraine. It has been a volatile few years for Maldivian tourism, throwing companies' business plans into chaos and blowing holes in their balance sheets.
For Maldivian resorts, keeping costs down and balance sheets in the black is more important than ever. At the same time, we cannot cut corners and risk diminishing our brand or our guests' holiday experience. If only there was a magic pill to reduce operating costs while not impacting guest satisfaction. Thankfully, there is a tonic to shore up company finances during this difficult time – solar power.
Solar power has collapsed in price in recent years (Soneva Fushi installed the first Maldivian solar farm back in 2008), to the extent that installing it is a financial no-brainer. It is also possible to invest in solar with very little in terms of upfront financial outlay, as companies in Europe are willing to fund the entire cost of the system and the installation in exchange for long-term guaranteed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). This means that resorts do not have to dip into cash reserves at a time when they should be building them. Let me share with you what we are doing at Soneva.
Soneva recently tendered for the development of a third solar and battery hybrid system for Soneva Fushi, and a first solar system for Soneva Jani. This will result in a combined installed solar capacity between the two resorts of close to 6 megawatts. A handful of companies bid for the tender. Under the terms of the winning tender, the supplier will supply and install all of the equipment, including panels, inverters, batteries and so on, and install them at our resorts without cost to us (we are having to make modest investments in some powerhouse works to be able to cope with the new power availability).
Initially, the tenders were based on a PPA (Power Purchasing Agreement) whereby Soneva would agree to buy electricity generated by the solar panels for 10 years at a fixed price of around 13 U.S. cents per kWh. Nonetheless, even at 13 cents per kWh, this is still 2.5 cents cheaper per kWh than what we would have paid when diesel prices were historically low by using our existing generators at the resort. Now, we have a sky-high oil price. The saving today would be 22 U.S cents. In such a scenario, not having spent a penny of our own money on the solar system, we would immediately save US$760,000 per year at Soneva Fushi and US$1.1 million per year at Soneva Jani on electricity costs if we went for this PPA covering half of our load (based on the current price of diesel).
What's more, an interesting component of the PPA is that after 10 years we have the right to buy the solar system from the supplier for $1, after which, we will enjoy free electricity for the duration of the life of the system — probably another 10 years or so. When it comes to the bottom line, solar is a shot in the arm and guests like it because it reduces carbon emissions.
However, to further reduce our costs, our bankers have agreed to finance the purchase of the system. If one factors in the interest rates that we are paying the bank as well as the depreciation on the equipment, the saving is even greater. We stand to save 26 – 28 cents per kWh and US$ 2.3 million per year for the two resorts combined.
Another important reason why it is so financially attractive is that it provides us with energy security. We have no idea where oil prices (and therefore diesel prices) will go in the future. Right now, oil prices stand at around $90 per barrel, but they are so volatile it's anyone's guess where they will be in 12 months' time.
How the Government could help
These cost savings alone should be enough to spur resorts to embrace solar. But the Government could help things along by, for example, partnering with the Bank of Maldives to provide a facility for resorts to borrow cheaply for solar. This would forgo the need for an international tender, and also push more business to Maldivian solar companies.
The Government could also push resorts into action through regulation: perhaps a law that states resorts must generate 50% of their total energy load from renewables by 2025, and 100% by 2030; which would be in line with the President's net-zero by 2030 target.
In this day and age, there isn't much good news to go around. But solar is a story with no downsides. It doesn't cost money to install, it reduces operating costs, and enhances the guest experience. The price of diesel is horribly volatile, while sunshine is free and, in the Maldives, plentiful. Some sunny news to brighten up these cloudy days.
About the author: Sonu Shivdasani is the Founder and CEO of luxury resort chain Soneva.

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Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Puts Tom Cruise Back In The Cockpi...
Doctor Sleep Actress Teases The Story Of The Shining Sequel
By David Pountain 5 months ago
Though Stephen King's 2013 novel Doctor Sleep serves as a follow-up to 1977's The Shining, you can imagine that there are a lot of horror fans out there who are familiar with the story of the latter but not the former. But with a film adaptation of the sequel scheduled for release later this year, actress Emily Alyn Lind has offered a helpful synopsis of the sinister events to come.
As you may be aware, director Stanley Kubrick brought The Shining to the big screen back in 1980 with a movie starring Danny Lloyd as as a psychic young boy named Danny Torrance. For Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep, the role will be filled by Ewan McGregor, and in a recent episode of The Direct Message Network's Now What?! podcast, Lind teased what's become of little Danny:
"So, basically, it picks up from when Danny – played by Ewan McGregor – is going down the wrong path, a lot like his dad, who's played by Jack Nicholson in the original movie. He decides when he is younger, right after the Overlook Hotel has been destroyed, that he is going to turn off his powers,"
Jump a few decades later, and Danny is approached by a young girl with similar abilities, played by Kyliegh Curran:
"This little girl named Abra Stone reaches out to him, and he hasn't had his powers – his shining – on for twenty something years since he was a little boy. And this little girl Abra Stone reaches out to him somehow and needs his help because she has the most powerful shining out of everyone in the world."
It's here that Lind's character Snakebite Andi comes into the story as a member of a mysterious cult that wishes to feed off Abra's essence:
"So, she's reaching out to Danny to try and help her because this cult called the True Knot, which I'm a part of, is trying to capture her because what they do is kill children and eat the shining out of them, and that makes them almost immortal. So they are trying to find her because if they eat her, they will be set for years and years and years and be very healthy. It's sort of like – the movie is really cool because you have two different storylines going on – you see the whole Aubra-Danny storyline and the True Knot storyline and they're kind of coming together until the end when they emerge into one."
Evidently, this isn't just a rehash of The Shining that we're getting here, though director Mike Flanagan also told Bloody Disgusting last year that he intended for the movie to at least acknowledge the Kubrick classic.
In any case, Flanagan's film comes to us in a busy year for King adaptations. Though a lot of horror fans are already feeling pretty pumped for the release of It: Chapter 2 this September, we'll first be getting the new Pet Sematary in April, which has already earned King's endorsement. Once those two are out, it's just a short wait until Doctor Sleep hits theaters on November 8th, 2019.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
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Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Puts Tom Cruise Back In The Cockpit


New game from Sony Playstation, "The Last Of Us" with apocalyptic images, following a virus pandemic, that hits major cities. Some or the more pessimistic ones amongst us think that we are already heading towards that future, me, I am focusing on the weekend that is more imminent and enjoyable.
Denmark - Copenhagen - Frederiksberg Have - Before and After.
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To Billy Meier's fans, he's a gentle Swiss farmer who has befriended UFO pilots from the Pleiades, a powdery star cluster more than 2 quadrillion miles from Earth.
To Meier's foes, he's the biggest hoaxer since the UFO fad began four decades ago.
Meier's tales of flying aboard UFOs with lovely spacewomen have triggered civil war in the weird, wacky world of "Ufology," an international movement whose members slog through swamps and forests, night and day, to investigate sightings of unidentified flying objects or "flying saucers."
Wednesday is the 40th anniversary of the first "modern" UFO sighting June 24th, 1947 - when a private pilot sighted saucer-shaped objects zip- ping past Mount Rainier in Washington State - and ufologists are celebrat- ing with conferences from Burbank to New York City and Washington, DC.
Although few are trained scientists, they like to form clubs with grandiose names such as "Intercontinental UFO Galactic Spacecraft Research and Analytic Network, Inc." and "Aerial Phenomena Research Organization."
But in four decades they've gained little scientific respectability, and some fear they'll lose even that because of the Meier controversy - a steaming stew of bizarre claims, ugly accusations, crude fakery, financial exploitation, "stolen" and "vanished" evidence, and alleged death threats and assassination attempts.
"If you ever want to see a parallelism to Jim Bakker and PTL, you're seeing it right here," snarled one anti-Meier ufologist, William Spaulding of Phoenix. "I get emotional about (Meier) because I've just seen ufology go down the drain...it just reeks of money, a slick way to make a buck."
He isn't alone. "The Meier case is probably one of the most obvious hoaxes in the history of the subject," said ufologist Ronald Story of St. Petersburg, FL, author of "The Encyclopedia of UFOs."
Meier is a "damned charlatan - I wouldn't touch his stuff with the proverbial 10-foot pole," said Don Berliner, an official at the Maryland- based Fund for UFO Research.
The Meier fad is part of a "credulity explosion" that is helping to wreck ufologists' credibility, said one of the men ufologists fear most, Robert Sheaffer of San Jose, author of "The UFO Verdict." Sheaffer has exposed some famous saucer sightings as hoaxes and misidentifications of natural phenomena. Ufology "isn't dead yet, but it's dying," he said.
Ufologist Jim Speiser firmly disagrees and accuses Sheaffer of "wishful thinking." But he acknowledges that trying to gain scientific respect while Meier is in the news is "like trying to get a date when your little brother who picks his nose is always hanging around."
Speiser, of Fountain Hills, AZ, runs an electronic "bulletin board" that allows saucer buffs to rap via personal computers.
So why on Earth has Atlantic Monthly Press, one of the nation's most respected publishers, just released a book - "Light Years" by Gary Kinder - that suggests there may be something to Meier's claims after all? A book whose sources include an imprisoned child molester and a San Jose chemist who tells ghost stories to plants? A book that, some say, whitewashes what has been called "the most infamous hoax in ufology"?
Its a strange story that began in the mid-1970's in the green hills of Switzerland.
Eduard "Billy" Meier, a one-armed, bushy-bearded farmer, amazed local residents by saying he had established psychic contact with saucer pi- lots from the Pleiades.
He also said he had photographed and filmed UFOs that resembled hub- caps; tape-recorded their noises, which resembled sound effects from old science-fiction films; conversed with female UFOnauts, who taught him cos- mic truths; flew aboard a UFO into space, where he photographed God's "eye" and the Apollo-Soyuz docking of 1975; and traveled by saucer into the future, where he saw the ruins of San Francisco after an earthquake.
But Meier's "evidence" dissolved under scrutiny, ufologists say. Ufologist Spaulding used a computer to clarify blurry details in Meier's photos and, he said, detected threads holding the "UFOs" aloft - evidence that they were small models suspended near the camera. Also, critics said, the photos of quake-ravaged San Francisco turned out to be copies of an artist's rendering from the September 1977 issue of Geo magazine. And in Meier's 8mm movies of UFOs, the objects sway back and forth as though they were lightweight models bobbing in the breeze.
Yet the Meier story has survived partly because of the relentless advocacy of his American backers, the Arizona ufologists Lt. Col. Wendelle Stevens (US Air Force, retired), Tom Welch and Lee and Brit Elders. Years ago, they obtained the legal rights to market Meier's photos and other memorabilia, threatened to sue anyone who used the material without permission and built a small publishing industry, Genesis III. The publishing arm sells books and videocassettes (for as much as $29 apiece) about Meier's adventures.
Now they've landed a much bigger fish: royalties from Kinder's 206- page book, published May 26th. They're sharing royalties in return for giving Kinder access to Meier's photos and other documents.
Much money may be made by all: Kinder will take 50 percent of the royalties, then the rest will be divided among Meier, Stevens, the Elderses and Welch.
Sales have gone "extremely well," Kinder said. The best-seller list is in sight, said the book's backer, New York publishing whiz-kid Morgan Entrekin, who paid Kinder an advance of more than $100,000. Bay Area book- store owners say its selling moderately.
The book has infuriated many ufologists who think it lends an undeserved patina of respectability to a vulgar hoax, although Kinder doesn't reach a specific conclusion about Meier's claims. "Face it, you're in it for the money like the rest of the writers of superficial paranormal literature," Spaulding said in a bitter letter to Kinder.
"It's been a real ordeal trying to fend off the entire UFO community," joked Kinder, 40. "There were times when I would look at Meier and think, `He's nothing but a clever con man.' There were other times would I would look at Meier and think, `Here is a sincere and warm individual who has experienced something far above his understanding and intellectual capabilities and is trying to deal with it.'"
The Elderses say they've received threatening letters and phone calls and that Meier has been the target of several assassination at- tempts. They're not disturbed by evidence that Meier faked photos of, for example, the San Francisco earthquake; in fact, they haven't even discussed it with Meier, Lee Elders said. His wife insists that just because Meier faked "one or two things" doesn't mean all his photos are phony.
To Lee Elders, the best evidence for Meier's contentions is an analysis of metal samples from an alleged UFO. The analysis was conducted by Marcel Vogel, formerly a chemist at an IBM research center in San Jose. In the New York Times Book Review, a full page ad for "Light Years" quotes Vogel as saying the metallic composition was one "we could not achieve... on this planet."
However, the book doesn't mention that Vogel is a very, very imaginative fellow. In fact, he also has claimed the ability to communicate psychically with plants.
The 1937 best-selling "Secret Life of Plants" includes an entire chapter on Vogel. In one scene, he attempts to determine whether plants wired with electrodes show a physiological response to "spooky stories." The book says that at "certain points in a story, such as...`Charles bent down and raised the lid of the coffin,' the plant seemed to pay closer attention."
Vogel, 70, said Meier's UFO movies convinced him the farmer had been in contact with "some form of extraterrestrial intelligence" However, Vogel doesn't regard the metal samples by themselves as proof of extraterrestrials because he didn't have a chance to consult with other experts before the samples mysteriously disappeared. Vogel added that since his plant work of the 1970's, he had founded a psychic research institute in San Jose, employed his "mental energy" to bend spoons and studied the use of crystals to cure illness.
"Light Years" also quotes authorities such as Robert Post, head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, as saying: "From a photography standpoint, you couldn't see anything that was fake about the Meier photos... I thought, God, if this is real, this is going to be really something."
Or is it? In an interview with The Examiner, Post recalled that several years ago, Wendelle Stevens visited him at JPL and requested an expert opinion on the pictures. Post acknowledges he was fascinated by the images, but was unable to perform a scientific analysis for two reasons: First, he isn't a photo analyst but rather the operator of a photo processing lab ("like you take your film to K-Mart", he said); and second, the pictures weren't originals but rather copies of originals - perhaps even copies of copies of copies. Such multiple copying tends to obscure delicate details, making it hard to detect evidence of fraud - e.g., threads supporting hubcaps.
In addition, when Post examined some images with a magnifying glass, he realized "a lot of the pictures weren't really photographs at all - they were lithographs," or high-resolution ink prints made from photos - and, hence, were worthless for purposes of analysis. Furthermore, the photos were " a lot fuzzier than the stuff on the lithographs, and I thought that was a little strange."
For that and other reasons, Post began "to think, `Nuts, maybe this guy is just a con man.' That's not the kind of guy I want to have anything to do with."
In 1983, Stevens was convicted of child molestation in Pima County, AZ. He is now serving time in the Arizona State Prison and declined to be interviewed. But he did send The Examiner a cryptic letter in which he said a "number of high officials...have taken a personal interest in some of the things we were doing, but they could neither support nor tolerate them officially."
Stevens' conviction triggered a wave of paranoia among Meier buffs. Some phoned Vicki Cooper, editor of California UFO Magazine in Los Angeles, and said Stevens "was `set up,' that certain witnesses were being killed," said Cooper, who is not unsympathetic to Meier's claims. "I was discouraged and disgusted with the people I was talking to."
"Its a cesspool out there," she said. "Personality conflicts are rabid in this field...There are hoaxers, there are fraudulent people who are claiming outrageous things all throughout the UFO field.


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Letters from Marusia () is a 1975 Mexican film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a Patricio Manns novel (1974) inspired by the Marusia massacre of 1925.

Cast
 Gian Maria Volonté - Gregorio
 Diana Bracho - Luisa
 Claudio Obregón - Capt. Troncoso
 Eduardo López Rojas - Domingo Soto
 Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Rosa
 Salvador Sánchez - Sebastian
 Ernesto Gómez Cruz - Crisculo 'Medio Juan'
 Arturo Beristáin - Arturo
 Silvia Mariscal - Margarita
 Alejandro Parodi - Espinoza
 Patricio Castillo - Tte. Gaínza

See also
 List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
 List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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1976 films
1976 drama films
Films scored by Mikis Theodorakis
Films about the labor movement
Films directed by Miguel Littín
Films set in 1907
Films set in Chile
Mexican historical drama films
Films about mining
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Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
24th Leeds International Film Festival Award Winners
Tuesday After Christmas
The 24th Leeds International Film Festival has announced the winners of its several competitions. "Tuesday, After Christmas" by Radu Muntean wins the Golden Owl Award at the 24th Leeds International Film Festival 2010. A Special Mention wentto Hitoshi Yazaki's "Sweet Little Lies".
"Tuesday, After Christmas" is "an exquisitely crafted portrait of a married man who has fallen in love with another woman, and a stunning example of the Romanian New Wave. The subtelty and compassion with which Muntean presents these people – for they feel like people, not characters – is incredible, and results in a truly powerful piece of cinema that feels so utterly human you can't help but become completely immersed. Through wonderfully understated performances and situations, our emotional response to the three people involved is complex and sympathetic, skillfully showing a common human situation in full colour, when it is all too often stereotyped into black and white. A wonderful find. The cake eating scene is tremendous."
Leeds International Film Festival also announced the winning films from the Méliès Competition. Both the winning feature and short film will go forward to compete for the Méliès d'Or Prize at Sitges in Spain next year.
Méliès d'Argent Feature Winner
The Last Employee (Der Letzte Angestellte), Germany, 2009, Dir. Alexander Adolph
Special Mention – Feature
Savage, Ireland, 2009, Dir. Brendan Muldowney
Méliès d'Or Short Nominee
Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46, Germany / Switzerland, 2010, Dir. Anthony Vouardoux
Special Mention – Short
Amock, France, 2009, Dirs. Xavier Goubin, Sarah Matuszack, Martin Vaissié, François Vico
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Premier's teacher scholarships put a world of expertise within reach
The NSW Premier has congratulated 20 teachers, whose commitment to quality education has been recognised with a Premier's Teacher Scholarship.
OCHRE puts Aboriginal communities at the heart of decision making
A detailed evaluation of the NSW Government's plan for Aboriginal Affairs has been presented during a ceremonial launch at Parliament House.
Digital learning brings the world to the classroom
Eight public schools have been recognised for their innovative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning – inside and outside the classroom.
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The winners of the inaugural Game Changer Challenge have been announced.
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Students and teachers got a preview of the exciting new STEM kits that will be available to public schools from next term.


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CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. Two men, apparently stealing from a church in Christian County, was caught on camera.
The church gave us this surveillance video to share with you. They are hoping you might be able to recognize the brazen thieves and solve this crime.
The Victory Baptist Church on W Highway has had problems with criminals in the past.
Jeff Broveak lives across the street from the church and says the area is peaceful.
"It's very quiet. The only noise we got is the cars going down the highway," he says.
Broveak has heard about the problems the church is having with thieves.
"I've seen their billboard. They put on the billboard, camera. Smile, you're on camera. I heard about the break-ins," he says.
Church officials didn't want to talk on camera but tell us they had no choice but to install security cameras. They gave fair warning to anyone who even thinks about stealing from them with a message on their marquee.
Video caught two men on church property around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. It shows a red car behind a church van. You can see a man squatting down near the back tire. Another man is in the far left corner, carrying a big bucket.
From another camera angle you get a better idea of what they are doing.
A man in a green hat puts a hose in his mouth, the other end is in the bucket. Right before the tape stops you can see him putting the hose into the car's gas tank.
A few minutes later the men seem to be looking for something. That's when you get a good look at one of the men.
Broveak says he still can't believe anyone would target a church.
"It's really surprising that somebody would pick on a church especially more than once. The only thing I can say is you're a scumbag and you should get a job. Get a life. Leave the church alone. Church is there to help people. If you're robbing a church you've punched your ticket to go to hell. That's all there is to it," he says.
If you have any information about who could possibly be in that surveillance video you're asked to call the Christian County Sheriff's Office.


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Can a roaming cowhand find a reason to settle down and take responsibility? Dare Rudd (John Wayne) likes to wander where his mood and work take him. When he drifts through Montana, he meets up with his cousin Tom Fillmore (John Mack Brown), who is a cattleman and banker. Tom offers Dare a job to drive his cattle, and Dare decides to take it when he meets Tom's sweetheart, Judy Worstall (Marsha Hunt), and falls in love with her. But can Dare keep from losing everything when he is roped into a poker game by a crooked gambler after he delivers the cattle to the railhead? "Hell Town," also known as "Born to the West," is a 1937 American Western film directed by Charles Barton. The movie is based on a Zane Grey novel.
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Salads are definitely healthy, but they don't have to be boring, like what most people think! Salad dressings help in bringing out the flavour of the vegetables, and in some cases, enhances absorption of certain nutrients too.
In order that a salad dressing is healthy, one needs to avoid the use of ingredients like mayonnaise, cheese etc, else the whole purpose of eating salads is lost. Find some salad recipes below that will make your salad delicious and healthy.
• Mix all the ingredients together and keep it refrigerated till serving time.
Note: You can use curd instead of buttermilk if you prefer a thick, creamy dressing.
• Mix all the ingredients and shake well.
• Keep aside for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Pour it into your choice of vegetables or pasta and serve.
• Keep it refrigerated till serving time.


Here is Brenda with her Summer Hanging Coasters that we made at a recent class. We used Sunny Fun & Summer Splash Stamp sets from the Summer Mini Catalog. You cannot tell in this photo, but there were double layers of either water or sand. They were sponged first and then dazzling diamonds were put on. There are just too many details to list, but I like how it came out and everyone was pleased with theirs.
I forgot to take pictures of everyone's Summer Banner/Hanger, but they did have a good time.


As the requirement to deliver more and more on-board connectivity increases at pace across the globe, so does the opportunity for the use of Setel PowerLine's Power Line Communication (PLC) technology as a medium to deliver it.
From this opportunity has grown the "Partner Platform". It has been designed to allow your business to add our unique technology to your portfolio, instantly giving you a USP within your given sector or region.
The flexible, secure and cost effective nature of our technology will give you a huge advantage over your competition and help you extend your business and secure new tenders.
By becoming a certified Setel PowerLine partner, you are benefiting from our years of experience. The knowledge and skills that our team have built up over the last decade will be passed on to you by our partner training team, and supported by your own dedicated account manager, enabling your business to quickly expand and monetise this unique opportunity.
The ability to market, promote and successfully install our unique products is our specialist know-how; if you have received this document then we are keen to share this with you as a potential key partner, to forge a strategic alliance to help grow our successful brand for the benefit of all.
It is our strategic model to use regional partners to help grow our business into key shipping regions. To use the local knowledge and relationships already built up by the partner in their region to quickly bring our solutions to market.
Don't have an install team? Don't worry, you can use ours.
Once you start generating your own pipeline, there is an extra option on request to have your own engineers fully trained in the deployment of our unique networks; in the meantime you can rely on our installation team to carry out deployments on your behalf.
Setel PowerLine's solutions provide the connectivity to compliment thousands of different products and services.
Your company may provide hardware, software or devices that require an element of networking to operate.
Whether this is CCTV equipment, monitoring devices or reporting software, it is likely that the single biggest "barrier to market" is the cost and associated downtime in providing a network on-board a vessel on which to deploy these solutions.
Our solutions are a fantastic ENABLING TECHNOLOGY; any number of different IP based peripherals can be networked on-board at the same time, on the same Setel network with minimal cost.
Our partner model has been designed with maximum flexibility to allow us to work in a way that best compliments your business.
The solution to the end customer can be fronted by either you the partner, or by us. We can act as your agent for the network element of the project or a joint solution can be provided.
We have many years experience in working with global partners and our Project Managers and dedicated Partner Account Managers are here to help close business and expand on all opportunities.
As an example, a supertanker or container vessel with 6 decks with a requirement for one CCTV camera per deck: The cost of PowerLine equipment to a partner for this project would be at Re-Seller rates and installed by one man in just a couple of hours.
It is your customer and the profit margins you make are entirely up to you, but we don't suggest simply adding a margin on to your partner unit price.
The ease of deployment of our technology leads to huge savings for vessel owners when compared to traditional methods such as structured cabling.
The ability to deploy invisibly in a matter of hours with no mess, cables, drilling or need to bring a vessel out of service, may be the difference between a project being viable or not.
CCTV may be the initial driver for the network requirement, but due to the unique nature of our solutions, many other applications such as Wi-Fi for Crew Welfare, internal LAN extensions etc. can simply be added to drastically increase profitability and project success.
The requirement for increased connectivity and security is forever growing. The requirement planned for now, will undoubtedly change months or even weeks down the line.
A fully planned structured cable installation could take months to plan and deploy due to the challenges of vessel availability and a reluctance for downtime. By the time it is done it is often outdated and so the process continues.
With the Setel PowerLine solution, units pre-purchased and held on-board can simply be plugged in to provide connectivity as required, future proofing vessels for all future requirements.
Additionally third party equipment such as cameras, tracking, monitoring and telemedicine equipment, can be deployed at the same time over our network, allowing for countless upselling opportunities.
The VMU is the master unit on the network, used to inject our IP signal onto the electrical infrastructure of the vessel in question. This is normally done on the main electrical distribution board (DB) in the Engine Control Room.
Once installed the signal is available across the entire vessel wherever there is power or lighting. Each VMU is simply connected to a DB using either an inductive or capacitive coupler.
Once the VMU is installed, the CPEs are used to create the network by providing the connectivity to items such as CCTV, Sat Comms and monitoring systems across the vessel.
The units are simply plugged into electrical sockets or power supply junction boxes where required or can be removed from their housing to create bespoke in-line solutions.
They have an RJ45 connection to allow for the connection of any IP peripherals.
This new unit has been designed to further aid deployment of wireless networks. It has the CPE technology built in alongside a Wireless Access Point.
Once you plug this unit in to provide it power, it will instantly gain its comms from the electrical system, creating an instant Wi-Fi zone.
Use to provide a permanent Wi-Fi network or simply "Plug & Play" wherever and whenever required to provide a temporary Wi-Fi signal in any location.
As part of our network design, there may be times when the IP signal injected by the Vessel Master Unit will require boosting to provide a wider coverage or additional bandwidth. In these instances the REP unit is used.
Unlike the vast majority of vendors, it is not Setel PowerLine's aim to simply expand our network by appointing a large volume of partners; in fact, quite the opposite.
We feel this would de-value our unique offering; and so we choose to carefully target and appoint a limited number of partners, in key regions and sectors, that can add real value to our network.
To be accepted into this network, potential partners need to demonstrate commitment and motivation, which will then be matched by us, to forge genuine partnerships that deliver highly profitable new revenue streams for our partners.
Once accepted as a partner, our marketing team will begin to work with you to produce co- branded collateral, increase web traffic and develop prospects.
You will be introduced to your dedicated Partner Manager who will agree a schedule to install a demonstration suite of equipment in your office. This is vital to allow you to familiarise yourself with the technology and perform live customer demonstrations.
With the schedule agreed our engineer and trainer will travel to your location and prepare you for launch. Our engineer will be with you for a full day to install and optimise your PowerLine network.
Our trainer will spend four days with you covering all the key sales and marketing aspects of our unique technology. They will work alongside you in developing your pipeline and identifying prospects. You can also prearrange client meetings which they can lead — what better way to learn than seeing it done first hand!
Post launch you will receive our full support with ongoing marketing, pre & post sales technical support and a dedicated point of contact in your Setel Partner Manager.
Our business model creates an environment in which partners will thrive and our direct level of engagement underpins our commitment to this model.
Contact us today and look forward to that new revenue stream flowing!


This publication consists three main areas of interest: management of patient information in Polish health care system, novel ideas and recent trends on healthcare Web-based applications in Poland and healthcare information behavior of users of self-diagnosis and self-treatment systems in Poland. The methodology adopted includes a literature review for the utilization of Web-based healthcare applications in Poland as well as the trends of medical information systems and healthcare system in Poland. Furthermore the results of a survey research for the management of patient information in Poland are provided. Respondents have been asked about their interested and experiences on the new Polish information electronic health record system or others information systems dedicated to the management of the healthcare processes in Poland. Also another survey researches are presented. Respondents have been asked which internet tools they use for self-treatment and self-diagnosis and are also asked to rate their credibility.
There is a Virgil quote which says: "The greatest wealth is health", indicating the importance of health to most if not all people. As a result most of us since the dawn of time look for information about healthy lifestyle, preventive healthcare and especially pieces of information connected with diseases and treatment. Nowadays, the majority of those interested in seeking information for healthcare is taking advantage of up-to-date technologies and hence are using the Internet. Although the available healthcare information has been radically increased over the years, the abundance of information impose additional difficulties when seeking trusty and reliable web-based resources as well as the information found in the internet should be evaluated since it could be dangerous. On the other hand, medical service providers see potential opportunities and try to apply modern technologies to enhance the healthcare services and reduce the associated costs. E-health for example provides interesting opportunities relating the modern information technologies with doctors' knowledge. E-health applications can include specialized medical portals, internet expert systems for disease diagnose based on symptoms, doctors' Internet advice, online (video) consultation with doctors, etc. (Furmankiewicz, Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz, & Ziuziański, 2014; Ziuziański, Furmankiewicz, & Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz, 2014). Multimedia and Web technologies can help in the specific healthcare applications to grow up the impact of their usability (Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz, 2009, 2014a, 2014b, 2014c, 2015a, 2015b) and can change the favorable circumstances of user behavioral intention. The favorable circumstance is one of the dimensions of the Venkatesh unified user acceptance of information technology model (Venkatesh, Morris, Davis G., & Davis F.D, 2003). This model is presented in Figure 1. Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was proposed by American professor K. Viswanath (Venkatesh, Morris, Davis G., & Davis F.D, 2003) and his collaborators at University of Maryland. UTAUT is based on occurrence four factors influencing on intention using given technology: facilitating conditions, social influence, effort expectancy, and performance expectancy.
Source: own study based on: V. Venkatesh, M.G. Morris, G.B. Davis and F.D. Davis, User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view, "MIS Quarterly" 2003, nr 27, pp. 425–478.


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The Qurbani Journey
Qurbani: Helping Families, Farmers and the Community
Co-authored by Musa Bukhari
Why do we perform Qurbani?
He (Ismail) said, "O my father! Do as you are commanded. If Allah wills, you shall find me of the patient". (Qur'an, 37:102)
In previous blogs we've discussed the significance of Ibrahim's (AS) story and the importance of following in his footsteps by performing Qurbani (also known as Udhiyah), which you can do with Human Appeal from just £26. But what about the process of performing Qurbani? How do your donations impact and support local communities? Read on to find out.
The Prophet (PBUH) said: "There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Eid al-Adha than the sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on the Day of Judgment with its horns, hair, and hooves (to be weighed). The sacrifice is accepted by Allah before the blood reaches the ground. Therefore sacrifice with an open and happy heart." (Al-Tirmidhi)
Who does your Qurbani impact?
When you donate your Qurbani through Human Appeal, your charity supports some of the most vulnerable people around the world. While many of us have easy access to protein and nutrients, it's a luxury that most people lack. For many families that Human Appeal supports, Qurbani is their only opportunity to eat meat in the year. What a beautiful opportunity to help struggling families and to reap a blessed reward!
Your Qurbani not only helps to feed thousands of families across the world, but it also supports local farmers. We source local cattle for Qurbani, which supports and sustains the farming community and their families. When projects are focused on local communities, it supports growth, resilience and self-reliance, and the impact can be transformative.
Help one another in acts of piety and righteousness. And do not assist each other in acts of sinfulness and transgression. And be aware of Allah. Verily, Allah is severe in punishment. (Quran 5:2)
O People! Eat of what is lawful and good on the Earth and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitaan, for he is your open enemy. (2:168)
When selecting the animals for Qurbani, we inspect their health and condition, making sure that they conform to halal and Qurbani standards. Goats and sheep must be over a year old, and cows or camels, over two years. We makes sure that they are healthy and show no signs of sickness or injury. If an animal appears unhealthy, Human Appeal does not use them for
Qurbani. The farms are well maintained to ensure that the grass is healthy. Healthy grass makes healthy animals, makes healthy meat, inshallah.
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (saw) used to sacrifice two rams, and I also sacrifice two rams." (Bukhari)
Follow in their footsteps this Eid. Donate your Qurbani from just £26.
What happens on Eid day?
Eid should be a day of celebration for Muslims around the world. But for those struggling to feed their families through war, displacement and poverty, it can be hard to feel joy on Eid. When you fulfil your Qurbani duty, you allow some of the most vulnerable families to celebrate Eid without worrying when their next meal will be.
As these families eat together, imagine the reward and blessing you are receiving, imagine our brothers and sisters testifying on the Day of Judgement that you provided them with a nourishing meal. SubhanAllah.
You can also give an Eid gift to a child for just £15, putting a smile on the faces of a little one who might never before have received Eid presents – such as toys, sweets and clothes.
Many Allah allow us to give in the best way. May He allow us to fulfil the obligations of our wealth by fulfilling the rights of others. May we all have a joyous Eid, nourished in His mercy and blessing.
May He allow us to follow in the footsteps of his prophets.


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Whoever wins the 2020 election will likely make at least two Supreme Court nominations.
But no one could have foreseen what is about to happen.
And that's because Donald Trump found out something surprising about the next Supreme Court vacancy.
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After Chief Justice John Roberts repeatedly stabbed conservatives in the back on major cases involving amnesty, pro-life laws and special rights for homosexuals, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley declared the conservative legal movement a "failure."
For decades, the libertarian-leaning Federalist Society worked as a farm team for conservative judicial nominees.
But critics of the Federalist Society said it trained establishment types like Roberts that scorned social conservatism.
Every time a Republican president nominated a Supreme Court justice, that nominee would perform the typical confirmation dance of claiming they supported "precedent" – this was code for saying they would never vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the disastrous 1973 decision legalizing abortion on demand.
Senator Hawley told the Amazon Washington Post that those days were over.
The Missouri Republican announced he would only vote to confirm Supreme Court nominees if they publicly stated on the record that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided.
"I will vote only for those Supreme Court nominees who have explicitly acknowledged that Roe v. Wade is wrongly decided," Hawley told the Post. "By explicitly acknowledged, I mean on the record and before they were nominated."
"I don't want private assurances from candidates. I don't want to hear about their personal views, one way or another. I'm not looking for forecasts about how they may vote in the future or predications. I don't want any of that. I want to see on the record, as part of their record, that they have acknowledged in some forum that Roe v. Wade, as a legal matter, is wrongly decided," Senator Hawley continued.
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"Roe is central to judicial philosophy. Roe is and was an unbridled act of judicial imperialism. It marks the point the modern Supreme Court said, 'You know, we don't have to follow the Constitution. We won't even pretend to try,'" Hawley added.
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Description May 10, 1944 photograph of students from Norfolk, Virginia's Robert E. Lee School (Moran Avenue) who collected a record 13,965 pounds (or 7 tons) of scrap paper in one day for the war effort during World War II. The scrap paper was picked up by the Office of Civil Defense and the money raised from the scrap paper drive was donated to the Norfolk Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Notes See the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch; 5/13/1944; Last page.
Source From SMC Photograph Collection, FN3563.


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Tuesday Morning Buzz – Week 11, 2013
By: Thomas Casale — November 19, 2013 @ 8:28 am
It was another wild week both in the NFL and for fantasy owners. Here's a recap of every game in the Tuesday Morning Buzz.
Colts – Titans
At some point the Colts had to realize Trent Richardson was killing their offense, and Thursday night was that point. While Richardson was slogging to 22 yards on eight carries, Donald Brown racked up 80 yards and two scores on 14 carries. Like I said last week, Richardson has finally earned the right to be called a RB2. He's now a RB2 on his own team. Delanie Walker is starting to become a solid option for those searching for a TE. Walker has now scored double-digit fantasy points in PPR leagues in three of his last four games. Ryan Fitzpatrick looks for the tight end more than Jake Locker, so Walker is worth picking up if you're thin at that position.
Jets – Bills
The Bills' defense dominated, recording four sacks and causing four turnovers. Of course, the entire world should have seen this coming because this was the Jets' scheduled week to play poorly. Baltimore is in big trouble on Sunday because it's the Jets' week to play great. Buffalo's offense didn't have to do much but E.J. Manuel played well, completing 20 of 28 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Backups Marquise Goodwin and T.J. Graham were productive starting for the injured Stevie Johnson and Robert Woods. The duo combined for eight receptions, 155 yards and two touchdowns. Doug Marrone deserves a lot of credit for what he's done in his first year with the Bills.
Carson Palmer had his best day of the fantasy season – 419 yds, 2 TDs.
Cardinals – Jaguars
After getting their first win of the season, the Jaguars went back to being the Jaguars. Carson Palmer lit up the Jacksonville defense for 419 yards and two touchdowns. One of the reasons for Palmer's big day was because Arizona couldn't run the ball at all. The Cardinals rushed 24 times for 14 yards. The Jaguars didn't do much better, rushing 16 times for 31 yards. Michael Floyd was questionable much of the week. He looked healthy on Sunday. Floyd caught six passes for 193 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown.
Raiders – Texans
Matt McGloin made an impressive NFL debut by throwing for 197 yards and three touchdowns against the NFL's top-ranked pass defense. It's still too early to tell if McGloin is the real deal, but he had an excellent coach at Penn State in Bill O'Brien to prepare him for the NFL. Rashad Jennings ran for 150 yards and a touchdown. The Raiders have a Trent Richardson situation. There doesn't seem to be any holes when Darren McFadden is in the game, but for some reason Jennings finds holes to run through when he plays. It must be that the offensive line only likes to block for Jennings. The Texans benched Case Keenum in favor of Matt Schaub and still lost. Who are the fans going to threaten now?
Lions – Steelers
This was a wild game. The only thing I can say is I've seen enough of Calvin Johnson for one season. I went up against Megatron when he faced the Cowboys and again last week when he caught six balls for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Matthew Stafford threw 46 times for 362 and two touchdowns, while Ben Roethlisberger threw 45 times for 367 yards and four touchdowns. Antonio Brown continues to be a target and reception monster, while Jerricho Cotchery found the end zone again. That's now five touchdowns for Cotchery in the last three games.
Falcons – Buccaneers
If the Falcons and Jaguars were to play, I think I would go with Jacksonville. Atlanta is playing some God-awful football, but luckily for Harry Douglas owners he continues to put up strong fantasy numbers. There's very little to like about the Falcons right now unless you have a fantasy player going up against their defense. Apparently Bobby Rainey will be replacing Mike James. Rainey ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. He also scored on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Brian Leonard was a non-factor. Rainey is still owned in only 54 percent of leagues. That obviously won't be the case come Wednesday. Mike Glennon continues to play well, despite being thrown into the fire as a rookie. He's putting up strong QB2 numbers on a consistent basis.
Ravens – Bears
In a game that took about 10 hours to play, Ray Rice got his revenge on me. I've been smashing Rice for a year and a half now and I played against him this week. Rice gained 131 yards and a touchdown after coming into the game with 289 yards on the season. Although, I'm guessing that has more to do with the Bears' abysmal defense than me. Alshon Jeffery continues to dominate and Josh McCown did just enough to get a win in ugly conditions. Joe Flacco is having a miserable season. I mentioned above that the Jets are scheduled to play well this week against Baltimore. Gang Greene's defense will eat the Ravens' offensive line and Flacco alive.
Browns – Bengals
The Bengals gained only 224 yards of total offense against Cleveland but they didn't have to do much because Cincinnati's defense dominated the game. The Bengals' DST scored two touchdowns, caused four turnovers and registered four sacks. Andy Dalton only threw for 93 yards. He did toss three scores but none of those yards or touchdowns went to A.J. Green, who only caught two passes for seven yards. The Browns tried phasing Willis McGahee out of the offense but Chris Ogbonnaya fumbled twice. That could open the door for Fozzy Whittaker to see more touches going forward.
Redskins – Eagles
Nick Foles continues to play well and put up strong numbers. He didn't throw for any touchdowns against Washington but accounted for 345 total yards and a score on the ground. I know that's a pretty good fantasy day because I played against Foles in one of my leagues. Riley Cooper was finally held in check, catching only three passes for 37 yards, although he came up just inches short of scoring another touchdown. Robert Griffin isn't having an awful fantasy season but he is struggling on the field. The interception he threw at the end of the game was inexcusable.
Vikings – Seahawks
Percy Harvin made his debut for the Seahawks on Sunday. He caught only one pass for 17 yards but it was a good sign for the owners who held on to Harvin to see him out there. By the time fantasy playoffs roll around, Harvin will be an asset to owners. The Seattle defense held Adrian Peterson to 65 yards on 21 carries. Other than Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch, the two top fantasy performers from this game were Darius Wright and Doug Baldwin. So the story is that the Seahawks moved to 10-1 and Harvin made his debut.
49ers – Saints
The 49ers' defense played well but their offense was held to fewer than 200 yards for the second consecutive game. Colin Kaepernick isn't playing well but it's hard to place all the blame on him. Defenses are double-teaming Vernon Davis on most plays and shifting coverage to Anquan Boldin. Why? Because their other receiver is Jonathan Baldwin and he shouldn't be in the NFL. The 49ers are simply lacking playmakers on offense right now and they're an easy team to defend. One week after rushing for 145 yards, Mark Ingram went back to his usual stat line of six carries for 25 yards. That's what happens when you're not playing Monte Kiffin's joke defense in Dallas. Like most players in the NFL, Ingram had his best game of the year against the Cowboys.
Chargers – Dolphins
This was a weird offensive game for the Chargers because Philip Rivers threw for almost 300 yards but neither Keenan Allen nor Danny Woodhead were much of a factor. Allen left late with a knee injury but only caught three passes for 45 yards. Woodhead, meanwhile, totaled just 37 yards. Rivers spread the ball around to nine different receivers, while Ryan Mathews did the damage on the ground with 127 yards. Lamar Miller looked like he was about to break out a couple of weeks ago. Instead, he's back to getting 17 yards on four carries. We're at the point now that if you're still starting a Miami running back, you've obviously given up on the fantasy season.
Packers – Giants
Scott Tolzien threw three interceptions but he played about as well as can be expected for a guy who was just signed off the practice squad and making his first start. The bottom line is that Green Bay's offense is going to be in trouble until Aaron Rodgers returns unless they play the Cowboys. Remember when Hakeem Nicks was a No. 1 receiver? That guy used to dominate; now he looks like he doesn't even want to be out on the field. Nicks had another ho-hum four-catch, 50-yard performance on Sunday. The good news for Nicks is that he does get to face Dallas's defense this week, so a breakout game is likely.
Chiefs – Broncos
With all due respect to Peyton Manning, if I had an MVP vote I think I would have to split it between Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs defense. How that team went 9-0 with Alex Smith at quarterback is beyond me. That guy is tough to watch. Smith actually makes me angry at times with all his stupid checkdowns and the way he runs out of the pocket when there's barely any pressure. The Chiefs won't win a darn thing with him under center. I've always suspected John Fox hated me with the way he drafted running backs I loved in college and then never used them. Now I have my proof. Jack Del Rio takes over and Montee Ball scores two touchdowns. Expect to see Ball get 10-12 carries a game from here on in as the Broncos try to keep Knowshon Moreno fresh for the playoffs.
Patriots – Panthers
This game lived up to its billing, going down to the final controversial seconds. I own Shane Vereen and have been chomping at the bit for him to return. Vereen made a splash in his first game back by catching eight passes for 65 yards on 11 targets. Vereen owners got the added bonus of Stevan Ridley fumbling again. Vereen is always going to have value regardless of Ridley because of his ability as a receiver. However, Ridley is one more fumble away from barely seeing the ball anymore. Bill Belichick isn't going to put that guy out on the field in the playoffs if he keeps putting the ball on the ground. Cam Newton played one of his better games of the year, gaining 271 total yards and scoring three touchdowns. He had to put the offense on his shoulders because Carolina couldn't run the ball a lick.
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