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var async = require('async');
var config = require('config');
var debug = require('debug')('routes:project');
var fs = require('fs');
var fse = require('fs-extra');
var path = require('path');
var unzip = require('decompress-unzip')();
var xml2js = require('xml2js');

var util = require('../libs/util');
var Project = require('../models/project');

module.exports = function(express) {
  var router = express.Router();

  router.get('/', util.isLoggedIn, function(req, res) {
    var user = req.user;

    Project.find({ 'user' : user._id }, function(err, projects) {
      if (err) {
        debug(err);
        return res.status(400).send(err);
      }

      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
        return res.send(projects);
      }

      res.render('project', {
        user: user,
        projects : projects,
        isPWE: config.PWE
      });
    });
  });

  router.put('/', util.isLoggedIn, function(req, res) {
    var user = req.user;
    var data = req.body;

    // Check the type of project data whether it is correct
    if (typeof data !== 'object' ||
        typeof data.name !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.description !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.format !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.profile !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.version !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.type !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.templateName !== 'string') {
      return res.status(400).send('Project data is wrong');
    }

    var projectId;
    var projectPath;
    var supportPath;

    async.waterfall([
      function(callback) {
        // Finder the projects using user id
        Project.find({'user': user._id}, function(error, projects) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          // Check duplicated project name
          for (var i=0; i<projects.length; i++) {
            if (projects[i].name === data.name) {
              return callback('Duplicated project name.');
            }
          }

          callback(null);
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Create new project
        var newProject = new Project();

        newProject.name = data.name;
        newProject.user = user._id;
        newProject.created = new Date();
        newProject.profile = data.profile;
        newProject.version = data.version;
        newProject.type = data.type;
        newProject.description = data.description;

        newProject.save(function(error, project) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          callback(null, project);
        });
      },
      function(project, callback) {
        // Create the project folder
        projectId = project._id.toString();
        projectPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'projects', projectId);

        fse.ensureDir(projectPath, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          callback(null);
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Copy the template to project folder
        var templatePath = path.join(process.cwd(), data.format, data.type, data.templateName);
        fse.ensureDir(templatePath, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          fse.copy(templatePath, projectPath, function(err) {
            if (err) {
              return callback(err);
            }

            callback(null);
          });
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Check project type because we create config.xml for 'web' project
        if (data.type !== 'web') {
          return callback(null);
        }

        // Create config xml
        fs.readFile(path.join(process.cwd(), 'models', 'config.xml'), function(error, config) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          var parser = new xml2js.Parser();
          parser.parseString(config, function(parseError, result) {
            if (parseError) {
              return callback(parseError);
            }

            var widget = result.widget;
            var projectName = data.name;
            var packageId = projectId.substring(0, 10);

            widget.name[0] = projectName;
            widget['tizen:application'][0]['$'].package = packageId;
            widget['tizen:application'][0]['$'].id = [packageId, projectName].join('.');
            widget['tizen:application'][0]['$']['required_version'] = data.version;
            widget['$'].id = 'http://yourdomain/' + projectName;
            widget['tizen:profile'][0]['$'].name = data.profile;

            var builderOption = {
              xmldec: {
                'version': '1.0',
                'encoding': 'UTF-8'
              }
            };

            var builder = new xml2js.Builder(builderOption);
            var xml = builder.buildObject(result);
            fs.writeFile(path.join(projectPath, 'config.xml'), xml, callback);
          });
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Create project support folder
        supportPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'projects', 'support', projectId);
        fse.ensureDir(supportPath, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          var state = require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'models', 'state.json'));
          state.projectId = projectId;
          state.projectName = data.name;
          state.projectType = data.type;
          state.projectProfile = data.profile;
          state.projectVersion = data.version;
          if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'pwe') {
            state.projectUser = user.pwe.id;
          }
          fs.writeFile(path.join(supportPath, 'state.json'), JSON.stringify(state), callback);
        });
      }
    ], function(error) {
      if (error) {
        // Remove project database if adding project failed
        if (projectId) {
          Project.remove({'_id': projectId }, function(removeError) {
            if (removeError) {
              console.error(removeError);
            }
          });
        }

        // Remove project folder if adding project failed
        if (projectPath) {
          fse.remove(projectPath, function(removeError) {
            if (removeError) {
              console.error(removeError);
            }
          });
        }

        // Remove project support folder if adding project failed
        if (supportPath) {
          fse.remove(supportPath, function(removeError) {
            if (removeError) {
              console.error(removeError);
            }
          });
        }

        return res.status(400).send(error);
      }

      res.send(projectId);
    });
  });

  router.get('/:projectId', util.isLoggedIn, function(req, res) {
    var projectId = req.params.projectId;
    var user = req.user;

    Project.find({ '_id' : projectId }, function(err, projects) {
      if (err) {
        debug(err);
        return res.status(400).send(err);
      }

      if (projects.length === 0) {
        return res.status(400).send('Not found project');
      }

      var project = projects[0];
      if (project.user.toString() !== user._id.toString()) {
        return res.status(400).send('Not user project');
      }

      return res.send(project);
    });
  });

  router.post('/:projectId', util.isLoggedIn, function(req, res) {
    var data = req.body;
    var projectId = req.params.projectId;
    var user = req.user;

    // Check the type of project data whether it is correct
    if (typeof data !== 'object' ||
        typeof data.name !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.description !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.profile !== 'string' ||
        typeof data.version !== 'string') {
      return res.status(400).send('Project data is wrong');
    }

    async.waterfall([
      function(callback) {
        Project.find({ '_id' : projectId }, function(error, projects) {
          if (error) {
            debug(error);
            return callback(error);
          }

          if (projects.length === 0) {
            return callback('Not found project');
          }

          var project = projects[0];
          if (project.user.toString() !== user._id.toString()) {
            return callback('Not user project');
          }

          // If input name is diffrent with existing name,
          // we try to check project name whether it is duplicated or not
          if (project.name !== data.name) {
            Project.find({'user': user._id}, function(error, projects) {
              if (error) {
                return callback(error);
              }

              // Check duplicated project name
              for (var i=0; i<projects.length; i++) {
                if (projects[i].name === data.name) {
                  return callback('Duplicated project name.');
                }
              }

              callback(null, project);
            });
          } else {
            callback(null, project);
          }
        });
      },
      function(project, callback) {
        // Save modified project information
        project.name = data.name;
        project.description = data.description;
        if (project.type === 'web') {
          project.profile = data.profile;
          project.version = data.version;
        }

        project.save(function(saveError, result) {
          if (saveError) {
            debug(saveError);
            return callback(saveError);
          }

          callback(null, result);
        });
      }, function(project, callback) {
        var supportPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'projects', 'support', projectId);
        var state = require(path.join(supportPath, 'state.json'));
        state.projectName = data.name;
        if (state.projectType === 'web') {
          state.projectProfile = data.profile;
          state.projectVersion = data.version;
        }
        fs.writeFile(path.join(supportPath, 'state.json'), JSON.stringify(state), function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          callback(null, project);
        });
      }
    ], function(error, project) {
      if (error) {
        debug(error);
        return res.status(400).send(error);
      }

      res.send(project);
    });
  });

  router.delete('/:projectId', util.isLoggedIn, function(req, res) {
    var projectId = req.params.projectId;
    var user = req.user;

    async.waterfall([
      function(callback) {
        // Remove the project using projectId
        Project.remove({ '_id': projectId }, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          callback(null);
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Remove the project folder
        var projectPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'projects', projectId);
        fse.ensureDir(projectPath, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          fse.remove(projectPath, function(err) {
            if (err) {
              return callback(err);
            }

            callback(null);
          });
        });
      },
      function(callback) {
        // Remove the project support folder
        var supportPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'projects', 'support', projectId);
        fse.ensureDir(supportPath, function(error) {
          if (error) {
            return callback(error);
          }

          fse.remove(supportPath, function(err) {
            if (err) {
              return callback(err);
            }

            callback(null);
          });
        });
      }
    ], function(error) {
      if (error) {
        return res.status(400).send(error);
      }

      res.send();
    });
  });

  return router;
};

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Military on the Border: Appropriate Response to a Crisis
How does a house stand without walls?
Michael Cutler
On February 3, 2019 ABC News posted an AP (Associated Press) report, "Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to Southwest border."
The ABC/AP report noted that the Trump administration was sending those members of the armed forces to the U.S./Mexican border to bring the total number of active-duty troops to 4,350. The Pentagon said that the soldiers would be installing 150 miles of concertina barbed wire and assist with surveilling the border, but not have direct contact with any illegal aliens or aid in their arrest by the Border Patrol. Reportedly, however, the soldiers will be able to help defend Border Patrol agents who come under fire.
The news report included this excerpt:
The announcement is in line with what Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan had said on Tuesday when he provided estimates for the next phase of a military mission that has grown in size and length. Critics have derided it as a political ploy by the White House as President Donald Trump seeks billions to build a border wall.
It is astonishing that anyone would actually believe that protecting America and Americans from the entry of uninspected aliens and cargo is a "political ploy."
Is the oath of office the President, Vice President or members of Congress take a political ploy?
In point of fact, the political foes of the border wall are playing politics with national security, public safety, public health and the livelihoods of American and lawful immigrant workers.
Even though prior administrations, including those of George W. Bush and Barak Obama, have sent military units to back up the Border Patrol, the fact that President Trump would take this action incites the knee-jerk deprecatory reactions of his foes.
Let us make a point that needs to be made when considering cooperation between the valiant men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol and those of the U.S. Armed Forces.
While it makes headlines that the U.S. military is being called upon to back up the Border Patrol, in reality the Border Patrol, the Inspectors of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE agents (INS agents prior to the creation of DHS) have always backed up the United States military.
This is a point that is never made in the media but should be: the primary and shared mission of the five branches of the armed forces is to keep the enemies of the United States as far from our shores as possible.
Up close, however, that critical mission falls to the U.S. Border Patrol and to the inspectors at ports of entry who have the responsibility for determining whether or not to admit aliens into the United States.
Finally, ICE agents back up both the Border Patrol and the CBP Inspectors and are charged with, among other missions, locating and apprehending aliens who violate our immigration laws.
This critical nature of immigration law enforcement provided the incentive to move the enforcement and administration of our immigration laws from the Labor Department to the Justice Department at the beginning of World War II when it was realized that spies, saboteurs and enemy combatants were seeking to enter the United States to act against America.
Nevertheless, the ABC News article went on to report:
Members of Congress have question whether the border mission is distracting troops from their main work of fighting extremists abroad and training for combat. The first active-duty troops were sent to the border on about Oct. 30 for a mission that was to end Dec. 15. It has since been extended twice.
"What impact does it have to readiness to send several thousand troops down to the Southern border? It interrupts their training. It interrupts their dwell time," Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said at a hearing on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, the same day that the House Armed Services Committee conducted its hearing, the Senate Intelligence Committee also conducted a hearing on Worldwide Threats. The Senate hearing was predicated on the release of a "World-Wide Threat Assessment" detailing the major threats that confront America and Americans that was issued by Daniel Coats, the Director of the Office of National Intelligence, which oversees the U.S. intelligence community.
That hearing and report served as the predications for a couple of my recent commentaries, including "World-Wide Threat Assessment Makes Powerful Case For Border Security."
Perhaps the esteemed members of our Congress should be given a required reading list and an exam after they complete their assignment. (NOTE: their staffers cannot do the reading or take the exams for them!)
The 9/11 Commission Report and the official report, 9/11 and Terrorist Travel - Staff Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, should be at the top of the list.
This latter report focused specifically on the ability of the terrorists to travel around the world, enter the United States, and ultimately embed themselves here as they went about their deadly preparations and carried out an attack. The preface of this report begins with the following paragraph:
It is perhaps obvious to state that terrorists cannot plan and carry out attacks in the United States if they are unable to enter the country. Yet prior to September 11, while there were efforts to enhance border security, no agency of the U.S. government thought of border security as a tool in the counterterrorism arsenal. Indeed, even after 19 hijackers demonstrated the relative ease of obtaining a U.S. visa and gaining admission into the United States, border security still is not considered a cornerstone of national security policy. We believe, for reasons we discuss in the following pages, that it must be made one.
The short version of that paragraph for our intellectually challenged "representatives" is simply the commonsense phrase, "Border security is national security."
In the days, weeks and months after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, our leaders told us we needed to fight the terrorists overseas so that we would not need to fight them here.
The harsh and unavoidable reality is that we are fighting them "over here" each and every day.
This is why we undergo incredibly intrusive searches before we board airliners and have to submit to searches to enter government office buildings.
This is why the Patriot Act was enacted which all but shredded the Fourth Amendment, in the name of the "War on Terror."
Nevertheless, this mantra about fighting the terrorists "over there" so that we won't have to fight them "over here" was frequently repeated by globalist politicians from both political parties, even as it ignored the obvious: the terror attacks of 9/11 did not happen "over there," they occurred "over here" in lower Manhattan, in Washington, D.C., and in a previously quiet field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
More terror attacks have since been carried out within the borders of the United States by aliens who, in one way or another, managed to enter the country. Some of those attacks killed and injured innocent victims while others thankfully failed.
Beyond the threats posed by foreign terrorists, the United States is also under siege from transnational criminal organizations and drug cartels that, in recent years in particular, have partnered with terrorist organizations such as Iran's Hezbollah.
Here are a few of my recent commentaries that Mr. Smith and his colleagues should read to understand that which he clearly does not understand, given the questions he raised in the ABC News report:
Iran Threatens U.S. And Its Allies With "Drugs, Refugees, Bombs And Assassination"
Congress, meanwhile, remains willfully blind.
Jihadis And Drug Cartel At Our Border
A nightmare on the horizon.
Secure Borders Protect Immigrant Communities
Immigrants are the most vulnerable to transnational gangs.
Opposition To A Border Wall Is Opposition To Public Safety
Open borders cost innocent lives.
Simply stated, dead is dead. Whether the death of innocent victims is the result of a terror attack perpetrated by aliens who violated our immigration laws or a crime of violence committed by an illegal alien, the victims are no less dead. Neither are those who fall victim to narcotics smuggled into the United States and die of a drug overdose.
Illegal immigration is not a "victimless crime" but creates an obvious crisis for America and Americans.
Decent, moral leaders would never put political goals ahead of innocent lives. To politicize national security and public safety takes a very special sort of miscreant. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of such individuals who, it would seem, see dead bodies as speed bumps on their road to political objectives.
It is beyond belief that they could obstruct commonsense measures to protect national security and public safety in this particularly perilous era, and then sleep at night.
About Michael Cutler

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Mike Plant (Minneapolis, 21 de noviembre de 1950 – Atlántico Norte, 1992) fue un navegante solitario estadounidense. Compitió en las regatas BOC Challenge y Vendée Globe.

Después de cinco años navegando en solitario, había recorrido más de 100,000 millas en el mar, y había establecido el récord de la circunavegación del globo en solitario para un americano, con un tiempo de 135 días. Compitió con los barcos Airco Distributor, Duracell y Coyote.

En 1992, Plant se estaba preparando para competir en su segunda Vendée Globe a bordo del Coyote, un potente balandro de 60 pies; se perdió en el mar mientras navegaba desde Nueva York hasta Les Sables-d'Olonne, Francia, para tomar parte en la regata. El Coyote se encontró 32 días después volteado, sin el bulbo de plomo de 8,400 libras que remataba la quilla. En el momento de su muerte, Plant era uno de los únicamente cinco personas del mundo que habían completado tres circunnavegaciones del globo en solitario, junto con Bertie Reed, Guy Bernardin, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede y Philippe Jeantot.

Documental
En octubre de 2018 se estrenó un documental de larga duración sobre Mike Plant. La película, titulada Coyote: The Mike Plant Story, fue dirigida por Thomas Simmons, un sobrino de Plant. En ella aparecen navegantes notables como Ken Read y Philippe Jeantot, así como varios amigos y miembros de la familia de Plant.

Referencias

Navegantes solitarios
Marinos de Estados Unidos

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text:
Lancaster County sees record high hospitalizations, first time since December 2020
by: Bryan Munoz
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — COVID rates are climbing and climbing swiftly. From LGH to UPMC, the situation is becoming more concerning every minute. Lancaster County is not at a crisis point yet — but it's getting close. The county has set yet another pandemic record, with more than 180 current hospitalizations, which are numbers we haven't seen since last December.
"We're seeing an increase in COVID cases. We're seeing levels that are continuing to increase, close to most of last winter. We're seeing a return of the flu. We haven't seen a lot of flu yet but it looks like it's going to be a typical flu season. And we're seeing a return of people who delayed their care," said Dr. John Goldman, infectious disease specialist at UPMC.
EMS agencies are experiencing all of this firsthand, with some patients being diverted to other hospitals because there aren't enough beds, or enough people to treat them.
Midstate experts say mental health patients should seek crisis centers, not overcrowded ERs
"Our normal off time for transferring care in the emergency department is anywhere between 10-20 minutes. We are seeing increased times, with the maximum we have seen well over 120 minutes to three hours," said Richard Pearson, director of education at Lancaster EMS.
What's happening now is becoming the norm, and it's only projected to get worse through the holidays.
"Our hospitals are very full. Our hospitals are very busy and again what I tell people is if you want to stay out of our hospitals, if you want to stay out of our emergency rooms, you want to keep yourself. Get your COVID shot, get your flu shot," Dr. Goldman added.
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By the way, I think our shares in Zara is growing…ha ha.
Have a fab week beautiful.
Hi Mojisola. Woman, you'll never catch me in the t-shirt that reads, "I woke up like this". Not even as a joke.
As for my hair, I got a blowout the night before and slept on my back (didn't move an inch). I blew it out just a touch after I got out of the shower to give some volume. As for the rest…. that's what sunglasses are for. I don't have to do my make-up because no one will see my eyes. When I'm not doing concealer, curling my lashes, putting on liquid make-up, things go a lot faster. All I had to do was slap on Bobbi Brown's tinted moisturizer. Done!
I love the pattern on your skirt with the bright orange top! It's a fun contrast!
Oh gosh…I LOVE everything about this post. The location and bike are too cool, and can we talk about that skirt? Gorg!!
Thank you Shauna. The bridge is pretty special. I see why a lot of fashion bloggers & tourist go there. The photos don't showcase the bridge well enough.
Super super chic!!! I love that orange blouse and it just pops so beautifully with that skirt. And your heels!!
Omg, Lana! You don't understand. I've been really busy at work and when I get home, I'm too exhausted to get on the blog. I want to, but I can't bring myself to do so. Believe me, I didn't want to go MIA but it just happened. I'm behind in getting back to all the people that wrote me, its terrible. Look, you wrote me 7 days ago. Sorry about that.
As for the fashion, I couldn't wear just a regular black top. It's very rare I'm without a little bit of color. Why change now. Ha.
I'm in Love with this chic and simple skirt with a pop of colour and those heels are really pretty. You look great !
Thank you so. What a fabulous critique. I'm so flattered.
Thanks Monica. I went with a burst of color as I'm not really a pattern on pattern kind of girl.
I love b&w with a pop of color! You look gorgeous!
Thank you so much Anett. The skirt really need a boost of color.
Love how you styled that skirt! Great outfit!
Thank you ! Thank you!


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From Hazelight Studios, the creators of Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons comes A Way Out; an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.
What begins as a thrilling breakout quickly turns into an unpredictable and emotional adventure unlike anything seen or played before.
A Way Out is an experience that must be played with two players. Each player controls one of the main characters, Leo and Vincent, in a reluctant alliance to break out of prison and gain their freedom.
A Way Out was released on March 23, 2018 on PC, Playstation 4 & Xbox One.
Having been part of the Hazelight team from the beginning, I've worn a multitude of hats throughout the production of A Way Out, doing things such as:
- game design iteration
- gameplay prototyping
- level design; paper design, block out, detailing and polishing
- level scripting & bugproofing
- component & basic system scripting
- cutscene flow & camera work
- vehicle prototyping & balancing
- weapon system collaboration
- animation mo-cap planning for level scenarios
- basic level art & terrain editing
- team management
LittleBigPlanet 3 it is a puzzle platformer released in November of 2014 on Playstation 4.
LBP3 introduces three new characters in addition to Sackboy, as well as a four player co-op mode. Like other LBP titles, this game also places a heavy emphasis on player creation, and creation sharing in the community.
The core gameplay revolves around navigating colorful and vibrant levels with a set character, platforming, interacting with NPC's, defeating enemies, as well as finding materials later to be used in the create mode.
During my internship at Tarsier Studios, our team had the opportunity to collaborate with Sumo Digital on the production of Little Big Planet 3.
My involvement in the game included level design work on the E3 stage demo level shown in the first video on this page.
Later on, I had supporting role where I created bits of gameplay sections being integrated into various levels in the game.
- four player co-op level design
- gameplay protoyping
- puzzle gameplay creation
Little Nightmares, a dark whimsical tale that will confront you with your childhood fears. Help Six escape The Maw – a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal.
As you progress on your journey, explore the most disturbing dollhouse offering a prison to escape from and a playground full of secrets to discover. Reconnect with your inner child to unleash your imagination and find the way out!
Little Nightmares is a single-player puzzle adventure with horror elements released in 2017 on Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC with a Nintendo Switch version scheduled for 2018.
After wrapping up my work on LittleBigPlanet 3 at Tarsier Studios, I got the chance to join the pre-production of this game (called Hunger at the time) due to my previous experience with Unreal Engine 4.
At this point I got to experiment with scripting components enabling a faster level design workflow as well as having input on the game's design on a more fundamental level.
- game design collaboration
- workflow scripting, level editor tools
The Solus Project is a single player exploration driven adventure with survival elements, set on a mysterious and seemingly uninhabited alien planet. Survive through exploration, and unlock the mysteries of Gliese-6143-C.
The Solus Project was released on PC in June, 2016 and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year.
It is also available on Xbox One and Playstation 4, compatible with PS VR.
My responsibilities included level design work on the majority of levels in the game as well as some blueprint system scripting.
- level design
- level scripting
- blueprint system scripting
- level art
anders.b@hazelight.se


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NASA's Juno Probe Beams Back First Up-Close Image Jupiter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - After launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida nearly five years ago, the JunoCam camera aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft is operational and sending down data after the probe's July 4 arrival at Jupiter.
Juno's visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around the largest planetary inhabitant of our solar system. The first high-resolution images of the gas giant Jupiter are still a few weeks away.
The new view was obtained on July 10, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. PDT (1:30 p.m. EDT, 5:30 UTC), when the spacecraft was 2.7 million miles (4.3 million kilometers) from Jupiter on the outbound leg of its initial 53.5-day capture orbit. The color image shows atmospheric features on Jupiter, including the famous Great Red Spot, and three of the massive planet's four largest moons -- Io, Europa and Ganymede, from left to right in the image.
"This scene from JunoCam indicates it survived its first pass through Jupiter's extreme radiation environment without any degradation and is ready to take on Jupiter," said Scott Bolton, principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. "We can't wait to see the first view of Jupiter's poles."
JunoCam is a color, visible-light camera designed to capture remarkable pictures of Jupiter's poles and cloud tops. As Juno's eyes, it will provide a wide view, helping to provide context for the spacecraft's other instruments. JunoCam was included on the spacecraft specifically for purposes of public engagement; although its images will be helpful to the science team, it is not considered one of the mission's science instruments.
During its mission, Juno will circle Jupiter 37 times, soaring low over the planet's cloud tops -- as close as about 2,600 miles (4,100 kilometers). During these flybys, Juno will probe beneath the obscuring cloud cover of Jupiter and study its auroras to learn more about the planet's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.
NASA's Juno spacecraft also captured a unique time-lapse movie of the Galilean satellites in motion about Jupiter. The movie begins on June 12th with Juno 10 million miles from Jupiter, and ends on June 29th, 3 million miles distant. The innermost moon is volcanic Io; next in line is the ice-crusted ocean world Europa, followed by massive Ganymede, and finally, heavily cratered Callisto.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Labels: Juno, Jupiter, NASA


Letter from the editor: Is virtual reality coming to the travel industry? Wait! It's here!
The loud buzz you hear is 2016 shaping up to be the year that the future of virtual reality shifts into blindingly bright focus for all industries-including tourism. Everyone has heard something about the new VR headsets such as Oculus Rift (which shipped last week!), HTC Vive, along with the less expensive GearVR and Google's Cardboard. But how do they work and what exactly does virtual reality mean for the travel industry?
Is virtual reality the ultimate travel gadget?


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Coq au Vin – "Rooster with Wine"!
Most people, today, use a hen or several small chickens to make this dish. But, not here – I had to find the real deal…nothing but a rooster was going to make me happy. Of course, most markets are not selling roosters (I'll bet that it has been a while since you saw a nice rooster nestled between the chicken breasts and pork chops at Albertsons!) – but, just as I was in the middle of mad googling to see where I could buy one (not a whole case!), I stumbled back on Gotreaux's Family Farm's website…they are selling, not only the most wonderful organic chickens and lamb, but – yes – roosters and guinea hens!
I could hardly wait until Saturday morning, to get to the Hub City Farmer's Market…"early", to make sure that I would get my rooster! Then, it dawned on me…I haven't had a Guinea Gumbo in years, get a guinea too! Walking back to my car, with my bag containing a big fat rooster, a guinea hen and a huge roasting chicken, I felt like the luckiest person in the world…hard to imagine that it takes so little to make me feel so good!
Of course, while the search was on, I had been collecting and printing every recipe that I could find on how to make a very traditional Coq au Vin…but, as always, I consolidated ideas from several and came up with what I thought would work.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a medium heat. Cover and cook for approximately 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat begins to fall off of the bones or is very tender.
Taste for seasonings and add salt and freshly ground black pepper as needed.
Finally, after all of the anticipation of cooking my first Coq au Vin – as I finally sat down and tasted this beautiful traditional French dish, I sat back in amazement… this is the best thing that I have ever cooked! Who would ever imagine that a rooster could turn into my favorite dish? But, the deep rich flavors of this "very proud" bird captured my heart and pleased my palate… Gotreaux's Farm – keep the roosters coming!
Creole Onion Soup Hits the Spot!
Guess, it's just the time of the year that screams…"SOUP"! Even though the weather has been mild, in South Louisiana, so far – I just love making soup in January…and I love French Onion Soup. But, when I see "Creole Onion Soup" on a menu…well, my heart stops! Maybe, it's because you just don't see it that often or maybe – it's just that good… Whatever the reason, if a restaurant has it on their menu, try it! It is similar to French Onion Soup, except it is creamier (but without cream) and there isn't a thick crust of cheese on top.
Don't be mistaken into thinking or reading that it is "a short cut" to making a great onion soup…because, if you do it right – it's not! Yea, you still need to peel and slice a small mountain of fresh onions and cook them down slowly..but so worth the effort!
So good, that when my husband, Robert, started eating his bowl of soup (In front of the TV…on his lap!) I could hear him moaning…"That is sooo good – no, delicious!" then a little louder…"what kind of cheese did you use?" To my, "No cheese!"; then…"is that sherry in the soup?" "No, white wine!" …Finally, "man, I need another bowl of that stuff!" And my final warning…"remember, onions and your heart burn!" Surprise…he ignored me and had the second bowl!
Tasting Menus in Lafayette? The French Press!
Three times a charm! Each of the three evenings that my husband and I have been downtown, to The French Press, www.thefrenchpresslafayette.com we have absolutely loved Chef Justin Girouard's fresh and original "Tasting Menu"…Always different, creative and delicious!!! Throw in the great atmosphere, that takes you back in time – as you look around and realize that you are dining in the old Tribune Printing Building (yes, where they printed all of our old yearbooks and much more!) You look around and notice that they kept remnants of the building intack…just love it!
Atmosphere…yes! Then you are greeted by wait staff that is absolutely wonderful – and, it does matter… I always say that they can make or break your evening. These guys and gals really make a difference – well spoken, tastefully available and knowledgable about the menu and wines. I don't think that they ever receive enough acknowledgment for the service that they provide…can you tell that I love good servers? I do! From the hostess to the bus boy…if they are doing a good job – let them know (and leave a generous tip)! If not, give them a break (and whisper in their ear – they just might pay attention) everyone has a bad day!
Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon, Scallions and Pumpkin Seed Oil – Sooo delicious and the perfect balance of sweet and savory! The toppings of the fresh crisp bacon and scallions with the swirl of the light fresh pumpkin seed oil sitting on top of this deep rich winter soup was just perfect…left you wanting more!
Potato and Parmesan Gnocchi with Truffle Oil and Louisiana Crab – I can really appreciate good gnocchi, now that I have conquered my fear of making these wonderful little fluffy nuggets…and these were fantastic! There is just something about these special little potato "dumplings/pasta" dreams that I can't get enough of. Then combine them with a sauce of rich cream, parmesan, crabmeat and just a hint of truffle oil – to die for! Or maybe the top of my list for "last suppers"!
Louisiana Blue Crab Salad with Basil Israeli Couscous, Louisiana Satsuma Vinaigrette and Radish – The perfect bright and refreshing taste that you need after the delicious richness of the first 2 courses…Plated as a beautiful round mold of fresh crabmeat, tiny bits of locally grown sweet satsumas and little pearls of couscous sitting in the center of a spiral of finely sliced fresh radishes and additional bits of satsuma – all lightly topped with a fresh satsuma vinaigrette – wonderful!
Prime Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese, Carmelized Purple Onion, Crisp Potato Cakes, and Cognac Demi – Oh my goodness! Just when you think it can't get any better than the first 3 courses, out comes the "grand-daddy" of the night! A perfectly prepared beautiful filet with a tiny bit of blue cheese – just enough to get the flavor but not overpowering…nestled on top of sweet carmelized onions and the best thinly grated crispy potato cake that I have ever eaten! Then top it all off with a rich cognac demi-glace sauce – Like I said, "Oh my goodness"!
Szechuan Shortbread with Ice Cream and Berry-Champagne Compote – Thinking that you really can't do that last course, you see this beautiful fresh plate sitting in front of you…ok, maybe one more "bite"! I just love shortbread because of its salty/sweet flavor, then topped with the sweet house made vanilla ice cream and . of the berry-champagne compote – it was the perfect end to a wonderful meal!
As we were eating our 4th Course, Manager (and wife of Chef Justin Girouard) Margaret Girouard came by our table to introduce herself and make sure that we were enjoying everything (which, of course, we were!!!) Margaret seems to make it a point to visit all of the tables for a short time during the evening to introduce herself and check on the quality of your experience…great touch, Margaret! We loved visiting with you…Chef Justin is lucky to have you in front, taking care of the dining guests!!!
The only thing that I am sorry about is that I had left my camera at home and only had my iPhone to take pictures…they came out terrible! Actually, too dark to use in this post…would have been an injustice to these beautifully plated courses. But, trust me – it is all fabulous!
As we were walking out of this old and very well renovated building (stuffed to the gill!) and getting into our car, my husband said…"This is food to write about…talk about food that works!" So, here you are, Robert!
The French Press – if you haven't tried it yet…please do….
I just love tasting menus, and always order them (when available) because you get to taste so many of the chef's specialties in small portions ….literally a "taste" or a small plate of each item. Works perfectly for Robert and I! Looking for a Tasting Menu in Lafayette? Try The French Press…you won't be disappointed! Congratulations and thank you to Chef Justin Girouard and your gracious wife Margaret for creating such a warm inviting environment that serves "cutting" edge dishes, but still manages to maintain the integrity of our South Louisiana Culture in every single dish that you serve – that is what I call success in my book!
The week before Thanksgiving… before the marathon of turkey, dressings and "the works" started to take over our home – we decided to have a final regular lunch at one of our old favorite restaurants, Poor Boys Riverside Inn. www.poorboysriversideinn.com. I love returning to restaurants that hold sweet memories of our past – nothing is better than walking through a door and immediately having those old familiar scenes and aromas flood your head and heart.
Maybe it even gets more pronounced with age, but I almost melt like "butter" when I walk up the old ramp, through the door and see the same sights and sounds that have been there since 1977 (when they moved to their "new location!") Before that, they were located on the Vermilion River where the Hilton is now located. That is where it all started for me!
In the early 1970's (college days) my favorite dish was the Lobster Thermador – especially on a Friday evening, after a long afternoon "social"! About 20 of my "closest friends" and I would descend upon Riverside Inn for a big meal! (What a sight we must have been!) I always ordered the same thing…Lobster Thermador and a loaded baked potato. It has been a long, long time since this has been on their menu, but I still remember this wonderfully rich deeply flavored dish every single time I return.
A few of my other favorites include their fabulous creamy Crabmeat Imperial, and all of their complete dinners – Shrimp Dinner, Crawfish Dinner, Crab Dinner and on this particular day…The Oyster Dinner was what I had an "envie" for.
Since it is "oyster season" in Louisiana, I just had to have this feast of oysters!
You are first served with a cup of oyster gumbo – plump juicy oysters, swimming in their famous dark roux gumbo is just to die for!
You are then brought a wonderfully fresh green salad with your favorite house made salad dressing…a perfect refreshing little break before "the feast"!
The Main Event! Now this is what I call a Feast…Oyster Rockefeller, Oyster Bienville, Oyster Pie, Fried Oysters, Oyster Jambalaya and Oyster en Brochette ! The best of the best…I have to tell you, that it is sooo delicious – just writing about it and seeing the pictures again, makes me want a re-run!
The view from our table…beautiful!
Besides the fantastic food and atmosphere, the waitresses and waiters (that really know the menu and all about the food!) are warm, friendly, and just plain ole "down home" kind of wonderful! These are the people that make or break your dining experience…and we have always had great servers at Riverside.
I wonder how many birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings, pre-holiday celebrations and just plain old "happy" lunches and dinners we have enjoyed at this landmark…(or maybe the number would be scary!?) All I know, is that we will be back for plenty more – one of our old favorites that always works!!!


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Research: a summary of Ruth Gardner's study of child neglect
By Anna Gupta on June 10, 2008 in Child safeguarding, Children
Title: Developing an effective response to neglect and emotional harm to children
Author: Ruth Gardner
Institution: Ruth Gardner is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Research on the Child and Family, University of East Anglia and at the NSPCC.
Look at Ruth Gardner's study here
The experience of neglect and associated emotional harm can be extremely damaging to all aspects of a child's development and characterises the lives of many children in the UK today. Neglect was the largest category for registration on the child protection register and increased from 39% in 2001-2 to 44% in 2006-7. A number of writers, most notably Olive Stevenson, have raised issues about the "neglect" of neglect, as well as difficulties in identification, decision-making and the provision of effective interventions. It is within this context that this collaborative study between the University of East Anglia, the NSPCC and Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCB) in England was undertaken. The study's aims were to:
● Profile current challenges and achievements in work with children and families where neglect and associated emotional harm are issues.
● Review recent research and theory-based practice development.
● Provide concrete examples of improvements to joint practice.
Work on a further aim to develop an all-agency strategy for addressing neglect in the short, medium and long terms with one or more LSCBs is planned.
This study includes a literature review, questionnaires and interviews with professionals, and seminar group discussions. The literature review draws upon national and international studies that have had a major influence on this subject area.
In order to access professionals, the project aims were sent to LSCBs across England and 100 practitioners and managers from a range LSCBs were interviewed using a questionnaire to structure the discussion. Areas covered included their understanding of neglect and emotional harm what helped or hindered a successful resolution and specific tools or training in the field of neglect and emotional harm.
Mainly individual interviews were conducted however a minority of participants (19) were interviewed in groups because of time constraints. Of the 100 professionals interviewed, 53% were from children's social care, 16% health, 15% education, 9% police and 7% other, including from voluntary, community or legal resources. In addition group discussions with professionals attending a national seminar were transcribed. All of the individual and group discussions were analysed using nVivo, an analysis software package.
Findings and Conclusions
The study concludes that neglect is a major form of child maltreatment and has not been effectively addressed either in prevention or treatment in the UK. The information gained from questionnaires and interviews confirmed findings in the literature that child neglect is multi-faceted and all forms (physical, emotional and environmental) can lead to significant and enduring developmental harm, including impairment of children's emotional and social functioning. Without effective intervention, neglect can lead to chronic maltreatment over many years and in some cases death, including through the child's suicide.
Parents who neglect their children often struggle with a range of deep-seated and interacting problems that can include a history of abuse and neglect domestic violence mental health difficulties substance misuse learning difficulties multiple births multiple losses socio-economic hardship and a lack of supportive networks. Some may also have a history of negative associations with professional intervention, or lack of it. The challenges posed for workers needing to engage and work effectively with families and other professionals are considerable, but necessary to address in order to effectively safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
The study explores some of the dynamics surrounding professional responses to the identification, assessment and treatment of neglect and emotional harm. As with other studies, Gardner found confusion and uncertainty surrounding definitions and thresholds for interventions, which is likely to contribute to unacceptably high thresholds for service provision, uncertainty about appropriate responses and delay in preventive action. She argues that the terms "chronic" or "long-term" can be misleading when included in definitions, especially in the context of inter-agency work that fails to recognise and collate early signs for their cumulative effect. Incidents are frequently seen in isolation and families deemed not to meet the thresholds for involvement of both children's and adult services. It is also argued that deficits in key characteristics such as poor attachment, inconsistency of care and a lack of support systems can be as harmful as the duration of the neglect. Sympathy for parents, who are struggling with very difficult lives, can lead to a failure to act. However, Gardner argues that this should not be a reason to justify no intervention, but can be a start to helping parents and children. Some of the other challenges faced by professionals working with neglect include loss of momentum and follow through of plans desensitisation and demoralisation of workers difficulty with legal thresholds and lack of training and reflective practice.
A high level of re-referrals and re-registrations for children experiencing neglect is noted. One explanation for this could be too superficial assessments that fail to analyse and adequately address the underlying issues. While we have become more aware of the damaging effects of neglect, improvements in identification and monitoring would not seem to be matched in terms of treatment services.
Fathers and father figures have been largely absent from the academic work, policy and practice debates in relation to neglect, but there is a growing interest in this area. Gardner stresses the importance of engaging with fathers and father figures.
The report discusses a number of practices and policies at different levels of service provision where there is evidence of success. The multi-faceted nature of families' problems in cases of neglect requires skilful assessments, analysis of problems and well co-ordinated multi-agency responses. Some key issues include:
● a common language and structure across agencies
● a focus on achieving a joint understanding, including with family members, and
● a sharing of risk and responsibility for change, including transparency of decisions and what is expected of the family.
Gardner argues that the concept of parental responsibilities can potentially clarify the meaning of neglect and provide an asset rather than a deficit model for practice, which is inclusive of all those with caring responsibilities for the child.
The Every Child Matters framework, including the five outcomes and focus on early intervention is seen as a useful for LSCBs developing a multi-agency strategy in the area of child neglect. In addition the report identifies a Cabinet Office (2007) study (see resources) which focuses on "families at risk" who experience multiple problems as being of relevance to work with child neglect.
This document stresses the importance "thinking family" and extending the logic of integration of Every Child Matters beyond children's services to better co-ordination of all services, including adult services working with families at risk. Gardner's report makes many recommendations for improving joint work on neglect and emotional harm for practitioners and managers across different levels of service provision, including developing clear working protocols across services having transparent procedures and thresholds for action reviewing and adapting existing tools for their application to work with neglect providing training and other opportunities for inter-agency discussion and reflection.
There is evidence that structured and intensive intervention can achieve good outcomes for children experiencing neglect and their families, particularly if accessible support is also available after intensive provision ends. However, this requires confident and skilled professionals working together in well-resourced services. The arguments that our society should urgently address the current deficits in service provision for child neglect in systematic and systemic ways are compelling.
The alternative, as Gardner states, is "acceptance of the massive yet largely avoidable human cost of developmental difficulties in children, who as a result of neglect, are unable to achieve their potential in terms of happiness, health, education and social functioning, quite apart from the costs to family life (p4)".
Practice implications
Analytical assessments Frequently families where there is child neglect experience multiple problems that interact and vary in intensity over time. Assessments need to critically analyse the underlying difficulties as well as strengths in the context of past and present information on relationships and family functioning
Thinking family Practitioners need to be supported in their work by clear protocols and joint working practices across children's and adult services in order to meet the range of problems that many parents are struggling with
Engaging parents Mothers, fathers and other significant adults need to be involved in assessments and offered services as early as possible. Parents and carers should be engaged in a discussion of what success will look like and the process for getting there
Reflective practice Professionals require opportunities to reflect on and be challenged about their practice, including the dynamics of inter-agency work with neglect. This could be via training, consultancy, action learning sets or proactive case reviews.
Anna Gupta lectures at the Department of Health and Social Care, Royal Holloway, University of London
An Every Child Matters (ECM 10) review of the research on understanding and working with child neglect written by Turney and Tanner
The latest guidance from the DCSF on interagency roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding, including neglect
The Cabinet Office Report (2007) Reaching Out: Think Family – Analysis and themes from the Families at Risk Review
Published in the 19 June edition of Community Care under the headline Responses to Child Neglect
CSCI launches consultation on adult care performance regime
News round-up: More pensioners and children living in poverty


Elisha N'Dow is a versatile member of the Villa Ladies squad.
The centre of excellence graduate can play anywhere across the back, or in middle of the park.
The absence of Jade Richards and Maisie Baker, who both spent time in the USA, meant N'Dow became a key central figure in the heart of the claret and blues' backline.


A South Carolina native, Elizabeth is known for a warm personality that manages to bring out the depth of her subjects to true light. She has studied in courses as varied as Psychology and Marine Biology. Elizabeth is an outdoors person, she has traveled to many of the states and other countries, enjoying the glorious sights and sounds that nature has to offer.
"As far back as I can remember, I have always felt art as a part of me. I did not know then that one day it would become a passion of mine. I have found great joy being around Art in any form or medium and being around those who, like me, are passionate about life.
In my travels, I have discovered that unplanned moments are often the most grand and that beauty lies within any and all things, especially in the least expected. Therefore I prefer unposed subjects and believe in the possiblities of not the "why" but the "why not" of living. No one subject is my personal preference. I say "why not" use the world as the subject.
Elizabeth is an award-winning artist. Her work is often displayed in various art shows and sales throughout Horry and Georgetown Counties. You can find some of her products for sale and on display at the Rice Museum's Prevost Gallery in Georgetown; at Coastal Carolina University and more. She is a member of the CNPA Nature Photographer's Association and Seacoast Artists Guild.


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Film Club: Children of the Corn (2009)
Brothers, sisters, fellow behind-the-rows-walkers, I am so pleased to have experienced The Corn-ening 2: The Re-Corn-ening with you all. For while you were all incredibly supportive throughout that long and mildly traumatic day, there really is nothing quite like joining hands and jumping into that giant cornhole together. And so,
I went into Children of the Corn '09 with an open mind and a heart free of doubt. Okay, that's not true. I had plenty of doubts! Of course I did. I don't think I heard one good thing about this movie in the days leading up to this Film Club gathering. Still, as has happened plenty of times in the past, I gave a shrug, said "How bad can it be?"- after all, the original version is enjoyable but could undoubtedly be improved upon- and gave it a go.
Oh my goodness, IT'S SO BAD.
If you haven't seen it, I will quickly sum it up for you so you never have to subject yourself.
For 45 minutes, these two people argue:
For 30 minutes, people run through corn:
Besides some assorted fuckery that takes up the rest of the run time, that's pretty much it for this crapfest of a flick. Mind, said assorted fuckery is really something to behold! Behold:
Burt goes on a kid-killing spree during 'Nam flashbacks! I guess he spent a sizable amount of time crawling around cornfields whilst battling the Viet Cong.
"The time for fertilization is come." You guys. YOU GUYS. Two of the older kids strip down and do it- AND YES I MEAN "IT"- right there in the Corn Church in front of the rest of the Corn Children, who get really excited as the humping goes on. I am unsure why the filmmakers decided to subject us to this extended scene, but let me just say: there is life before you watch a bunch of kids watch other kids have sex, and there is life after. STAY IN THE LIFE BEFORE.
There are little crucified corn cobs, and the crucified corn cobs have faces. That's actually one for the 'plus' column, can't lie.
Given that in the original film, Vicky (Linda Hamilton) was only in the film to harass Burt about getting married and, later, to be rescued, I thought the character would be improved in the remake. Or, at the least, evolved a bit, much as Barbra in the remake of Night of the Living Dead (although you know I loves me some OG Barbra, haters to the left). Instead...man, I don't know what the hell they were thinking with New Vicky. Actually, "I don't know what the hell they were thinking" entered my thoughts a shit ton during this movie, but Vicky is just THE END. All she does is bitch and yell at Burt- and I do mean that's all she does. I don't think there's ever been a less sympathetic character in a film before, and I've seen movies featuring all kinds of monsters, ghouls, and the occasional Hitler. She has no redeeming qualities. You do not care if she dies- in fact, you'll likely spend the first 45 minutes of the movie wishing that she would, horribly and painfully. Burt doesn't fare any better, but it seems that the director gave him a few notes beyond "Okay, now...be unrelentingly shrill!" There is no one to root for in Children of the Corn, and so what's the point?
As I said, there are plenty of other head-scratchers throughout. One of the greatest strengths of the original film is the opening, wherein the children of Gatlin quietly murder all of the adults in town. We don't know their motivations; we only know that they are silent and deadly. You know, like...ninjas. In the remake, a child preacher is all "We have to kill the adults because God said so!" and the kids are all "Yeah!" and then it's 12 years later. Why excise such a powerful scene? I guess the people behind the remake are jerks.
Speaking of jerks, what of the HJIC (Head Jerk in Charge), Isaac?
Terrible. Terrible! And I don't mean that in a JR Ewing gee, I love to hate him kind of way. I mean it in a he's not at all threatening, and how could he be the leader of these jerk corn children when he's not at all charismatic or powerful, and couldn't they have found a better actor because this kid is the total pits and monotonously mumbles through all of his lines, and also what is up with his hair he's got a frosted blow out going on under that oversized novelty hat kind of way.
We can take solace in the fact that the last bit, about the hair, can be explained. As the credits scrolled by, I saw that the styles come courtesy of Jose Eber. Jose Eber! If you don't know who that is, then first, feast your eyes:
And second, this blurb from his Wiki page tells you all you need to know:
...José created a sexy, carefree unstructured look that was easier to maintain and which instantly became "de rigueur" for an entire generation. His first celebrity client was Farrah Fawcett, followed by Cher, Jaclyn Smith, Elizabeth Taylor,and the Who's Who of Hollywood.
Why Jose Eber was called upon to style the Coifs of the Corn, I have no idea, but bless the heart of the person who signed that check.
Why I'm supposed be scared to find Isaac directing the Children with some rooftop YMCA bullshit, we may never know.
All in all, the best thing I can say about Children of the Corn 2009 is that I'm glad I didn't watch it during the original Corn-ening, because I would have watched it last and it would have ruined my day. Watching it on its own, sure, it ruined my day (it's really really really bad), but it certainly didn't sully my memories of, you know, remote-controlled electric wheelchairs or stop motion He Who Walks Behind the Rowseses. It was a self-contained misery that others got to suffer through as well, hooray!
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Editor's note: U.S. Captain Fred Couples and his International counterpart Nick Price will be writing blogs periodically during 2013. You can read Price's blog below.
I'm in Hawaii for the Champions Tour's Pacific Links Hawaii Championship and it feels like the hardest part of The Presidents Cup International Team captaincy is over! Making my two picks was a difficult task. I looked at a lot of statistics leading up to the announcement on Sept. 4, and I ended up choosing Marc Leishman from Australia and my fellow Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge.
Marc is a guy on the rise who has played really well this year. He's performed well in the majors this year with a top-10 finish at Augusta as well as a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship. I think he's going to feel very much a part of the team with fellow Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day there to support him. I've watched Brendon closely over the past four or five years. He's 33 and just getting ready to break through. Being a part of the International Team may be a terrific moment for him during his career. He's a wonderful guy and will be great in the team room. Both Marc and Brendon fade the ball and they both hit it pretty far, and those are two key factors to playing well at Muirfield Village. Brendon's form, particularly over the last five or six months, has been really consistent.
I spoke to a lot of the International Team members leading up to my announcement of Marc and Brendon as my picks and just about every single one of them felt that Brendon deserved a pick. After that, we had to figure out who the other pick was going to be.
Leaving Tim Clark off the team was extremely difficult for me. I had confided a lot in Tim over the last year or so and I honestly felt he was going to make the team, however he hadn't played at Muirfield Village much over the last seven or eight years and his lack of length off the tee was a negative against him. It was probably the hardest phone call I've ever had to make in my life to tell Tim he wasn't on the team. Experience-wise, he was the one guy who I knew would bring a lot to the team, but to be honest, both Marc and Brendon have played better golf over the last two months.
Muirfield Village is a great fit for The Presidents Cup and Jack (Nicklaus) I know will do a phenomenal job setting up the course. The Ohio and Columbus golf fans have always welcomed the PGA TOUR with open arms, and they will be treated to some wonderful golf at The Presidents Cup. I'm sure the Americans will have a lot of support from the fans but seeing that most of the International Team members play in the United States full-time, we will have plenty of supporters too. For most of us international players, 95 percent of our golf is played outside our homelands and we are used to fans rooting for the home players.
Everything is falling into place, and the International Team is ready to get to Columbus. As many of us know, 18-hole match play is very unpredictable and anything can happen. It's all about momentum and team spirit. It's about the competition and winning the Cup.
Thanks so much for reading my blogs, and I hope you've enjoyed the updates. Your support is really appreciated, and like you, we can't wait to get the competition underway.
I'm playing this week in Calgary at the Shaw Charity Classic, along with U.S. Team Captain Fred Couples, and while our focus this week is on the new Champions Tour event, I am sure Fred, like me, is thinking ahead to Wednesday when we have to make our two picks for our respective teams. That comes after the 10 players from each side automatically make the teams at the completion of the Deutsche Bank Championship, which ends on Monday.
The International guys have been putting in some solid performances over the last month and seeing Adam [Scott] win at The Barclays last week was a great motivational boost for the Internationals. Graham [DeLaet] also had a fantastic week at The Barclays, putting in his best finish on the PGA TOUR so far, and he may well have played his way onto the Team with just one week to go.
Richard [Sterne] was consistent earlier in the month at the Bridgestone Invitational to finish in the top 10 and Charl [Schwartzel] had a great weekend at Firestone shooting 64-69 to move up the leaderboard. Adam and Jason Day once again featured prominently in a major championship this year, both earning top 10 finishes at the PGA Championship. It was also inspiring to see Mark Leishman get around Oak Hill without shooting an over-par round, a very solid, consistent performance. Hideki Matsuyama continues to play well and Kiradech Aphibarnrat has made quite an improvement in the rankings with some good play recently.
On the other side of the Atlantic last week, Brett Rumford posted another top-10 finish and Thongchai Jaidee put in a good performance at Gleneagles in the Johnnie Walker Classic.
Tim Clark has also put in some solid finishes, and making an ace during the PGA Championship was another highlight. Tim's a player with past Presidents Cup experience, both as a player and co-captain two years ago in Australia. He would bring a lot of valuable experience to the team, which is probably the only thing the International Team is lacking right now. However, it's interesting to note that the winning European Team at the recent Solheim Cup included half-a-dozen rookies and not many people thought they had much of a chance to win before the event began.
With all of these guys playing very solid golf at the moment, it's going to make the two picks we are given quite difficult for all of us.
I've been in touch with Louis [Oosthuizen] ,and he is progressing well with his injury and I'm confident he'll be healthy and ready to represent the International Team at Muirfield Village in a month's time.
I'm heading to Boston after the Shaw Charity Classic to spend 10 minutes with each of the International players who are playing in the Deutsche Bank Championship. I really want their input as to who they feel would add to the strength of our team. This is a team event and I want everyone to contribute and feel a part of this selection process.
Just a few months ago, it looked like the International Team would be comprised of mainly South Africans and Australians, but now, not unexpectedly, it's shaping up to be truly representative of an International Team with Argentina, Japan, Canada and Thailand all having a chance to be on the roster.
Not long to go now. Roll on October……
Just after my previous blog it was coincidental that I played with Fred (Couples) and Jay (Haas) at the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship in Pittsburgh at the end of June. The three of us have been competitive throughout our careers and we have remained good friends. Being out on the Champions Tour for the past six years, I had lost touch with the younger players on the PGA TOUR, but fortunately being named captain has allowed me to spend more time out there getting to know the younger guys. I got to spend about 15 minutes with Hideki (Matsuyama) at Firestone during the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational recently. I hadn't met him but I've watched him the last few months with great interest. He's had a meteoric rise up the Official World Golf Rankings and has probably secured his berth on the International Team.
Returning to Firestone, where I did a press conference, was quite a treat. The place has such wonderful memories for me and it launched my career here in the United States. Someone reminded me when I got there that it was 30 years ago when I won there. I had to do a double-take when I walked through the locker room and saw a couple of pictures of a younger me.
The Open Championship at Muirfield was a pleasure to watch. It was satisfying to see Adam (Scott) in the mix again and I'm very pleased with the progress being made by Hideki, who is going to be a star of the future in my opinion. Angel (Cabrera) was in contention again at a major championship and those are the performances I'm looking for. As I've said before, I'm always looking for guys who perform their best at the highest level. I'm a little concerned about Louis (Oosthuizen), who withdrew from The Open because of an injury. I spoke with him the week after The Open and his plan is to not play again until the week before The Presidents Cup. I will know that week if he is fit enough to play. .
It's an interesting time coming up for the players because the point values increase significantly. We've got so many points available with the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the PGA Championship and the FedExCup Playoffs happening in the next few weeks. The players ranked 8th through to about 15th on my team standings are going to be doing a lot of jockeying for position over the next four or five weeks.
The International Team is shaping up well but the biggest concern amongst the co-captains and our more experienced players is creating some team spirit and getting the guys together before the event starts. As a result, the more established players will play more frequent practice rounds with some of the younger players and spend a little more time with them, maybe have dinner or lunch with them, so when we get to Muirfield Village everyone will feel more comfortable with each other. Camaraderie and the spirit of a team can always overcome a lot of things. I wish I could show the guys the feeling I had of being on a winning team. When we won in Australia (in 1998), the 11 teammates I had, they were like my brothers. We had a phenomenal week of emotional ups and downs. If I could put that feeling in a bottle and show the guys what that is like, we would have their attention.
As far as my picks go, there are so many things to think about, but my co-captains Tony (Johnstone), Mark (McNulty) and Shigeki (Maruyama) and I will weigh up how much experience we have on the team when the points are finalized and if we are short on experience, we might include a player with more experience. We will look at who the 'hot' players are and may look at players who have had success at Muirfield Village in the past.
I'm happy to report that I finally returned to competition on the Champions Tour after elbow surgery in January and teed it up at the Encompass Championship in Chicago. The last time I played a tournament was in August last year. I've never had that length of time off from the game at any time in my career, so I'm happy to be back out playing.
Fortunately, I've had The Presidents Cup to keep me occupied and I've been trying to figure out how I can perhaps turn things around with the International Team being 1-7-1. I've read a lot of stats and crunched a lot of numbers with comparisons between the Ryder Cup and The Presidents Cup to give me an idea of what's going on. I've communicated with potential team members at a few tournaments. Obviously Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Ernie Els and now George Coetzee are five South Africans who are potential team members that live near me in Jupiter. I've spent a bit of time with Ernie chatting about things.
Following the Masters, I've been paying close attention to the "tail enders" on the points standings and seeing how they're moving. Hideki Matsuyama's played fantastically. He's only been a pro since April and he's won twice, finished second twice and played really well at the U.S. Open, where he tied for tenth. I was looking for his performance at the U.S. Open because it's one thing to play well in Japan, but to come over to the United States and play like that was huge. So he's not scared of the big arena. Obviously he enjoys it, so I'll keep a really close eye on him.
All in all, the team's shaping up pretty well. With the remaining majors and the Playoffs coming up and big points being available at those events the whole complexion of the team could possibly change. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
We had a really good team meeting at the Memorial Tournament. Adam Scott spoke beautifully and put forth some ideas that he and I had discussed previously. K.J. Choi spoke through his interpreter. The younger players listened to what these two had to say and they could see how passionate they both were about competing in this Presidents Cup, so it was really good in that respect.
The recent trip Fred and I made to the White House was an honor. Very few people get to do that. It was extremely special being in the Oval Office speaking with the President. Seeing all these wonderful paintings and experiencing the history, and thinking of all the famous, incredibly powerful people that have been through that office. It's very humbling. The President was kind and courteous to both of us and he also is a very keen golfer, so we spoke a lot about golf.
I have been in touch with my assistant captains about how we're going to structure the week, the practice rounds and making sure that everyone's comfortable, the players' lounge area, the players' hotel, how are we going to do our dinners. We're just trying to keep it as low key as possible.
The uniforms are all done and the rain gear is completed. Now it's just choosing all of the gifts for the players and the wives. It's been a great experience for me so far and because of my injury, I'm happy that I've had all the time to make the decisions without having to make them quickly.
As far as my playing schedule goes, I'm taking it on a week-to-week basis, but I intend to play most tournaments on the Champions Tour, including this week's Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. Fred and Jay Haas and I are paired together, so that should be a lot of fun.
Greetings again from sunny Florida. With the first major championship of the year in the books, we can now look forward to THE PLAYERS Championship.
Obviously, the Masters was such a great week for the prospective members of the International Team with all the good performances, particularly with Adam winning, but also Jason Day playing really well, and it was nice to also see Angel Cabrera play so well. Angel is an explosive player, to say the least, although he hasn't recently featured on the Presidents Cup International standings. He's always a player you pay attention to, but his Masters performance certainly helped his chances of making the team. Angel is one of those guys who can bring a lot to the team room. Any player who can fire like he can, and play like he did down the stretch at Augusta National on a Sunday... like Adam and Jason also... well, there were very few mistakes and amongst the three of them. You could see they all really wanted to win. It wasn't a question of who was going to lose it or not, it was who was going to win... and that's the kind of attitude I look for as captain.
I've also been paying attention to Marc Leishman. He's been around that mid-teen number on the International Team standings for the whole of this year, and I've watched him play a little bit on television, but I haven't watched him in person. He's got a wonderful attitude. I really like how calm and relaxed he is. There's not very much at fault with his game. With a little more experience, he would have had a really good shot at the title on Sunday at the Masters.
Tim Clark has started to play so much better after his injury, and we saw him in the mix at Augusta National. He's a little bulldog. He's a tough competitor, and I'd love for him to be on the Team. Major championships are where the true form of players always comes out. The fact that we had several international players perform so well at the year's first major shows me that there is a lot of determination in the potential members of the Team.
My last meeting with prospective team members was at TPC Blue Monster at Trump Doral during the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, but since then I've been spending quite a bit of time down here in the West Palm Beach area with Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen. I've also spent some time with Branden Grace. We've been chatting a lot about Presidents Cup plans and sharing ideas.
My next trip is a visit to Muirfield Village Golf Club at the end of May for the Memorial Tournament. In the meantime, I'm starting to pay more attention to the Official World Golf Ranking and starting to look for players who make moves up the rankings week to week. This is the time when a guy who may not have been on my radar early in the year begins to play well. The next four or five months are going to be critical for who my picks are going to be.
I'm watching a little more television and checking the scores a bit more than usual. At the beginning of each week on PGATOUR.COM, I pull up all the potential team members and put them in my favorites, so as soon as I switch on the computer I can see how they are doing.
I was pleased to see Brendon de Jonge play well at the RBC Heritage the week after the Masters. I've known his dad since before Brendon was born, and I would be so happy for him to make the team. It would be a very proud moment for all of us Zimbabweans.
Hello from the International Team and from my home in Florida. I hope the weather is beginning to warm up wherever you are, and you are dusting off your clubs getting ready for summer. I've been in full-planning mode for The Presidents Cup since being named captain back in May, but we're definitely getting busier and busier as the months fly by. I'm pleased to take some time and give you an update on how things are coming together.
The biggest development is that we had our first official International Team meeting a few weeks ago at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Doral is just a short drive from home for me, and it was a great opportunity to get together with the guys and spend some time talking about tactics and the competition itself. A total of 13 potential team members attended, and two of my captain's assistants were able to join me - Mark McNulty and Tony Johnstone - so it was wonderful for them to be there and to spend time with a few of the guys they had never met before. Our week together in October is going to be intense to say the least, so I think it's important that we get to know each as much as possible before we get there.
You might be surprised to hear this, but Doral was my first opportunity to meet Jason Day and Marcus Fraser. I was very impressed with both young men. They're talented young players, of course, but will have a lot to offer in the team room as well. Both are within the top 15 of the standings and have a great chance of making the team.
Speaking of standings, I'm really starting to track the points more closely now - checking the world rankings and performances of potential team members on a weekly basis. It's interesting to note that Australians and South Africans are dominating the top 10. With two big tournaments on the horizon - the Masters and THE PLAYERS Championship - I expect to see a lot of movement over the next few months. This is always a fun time of year to watch golf, and that's even more true for me now as a captain.
As always, thanks for your support of The Presidents Cup. I look forward to sharing another update after THE PLAYERS, when I hope to be celebrating a few big wins by my soon-to-be International Team members.
Since being named captain of the International Team in May 2012, I've had a wonderful time orientating myself with all the duties that lie ahead. There is a substantial amount of work and preparation to be done, and I am very happy to get the chance to update you all and to let you know how plans are coming along for the International Team. Just remember when comparing my blogs to Fred's – he's had a few more years of practice than me, but never underestimate a rookie.
It's been an exciting time since May and even though I've played in five Presidents Cups, I am, for the first time really enjoying being "behind" the scenes and seeing how much work is going on in order to get things ready. And time is flying! We will be at Opening Ceremony before you know it and there is a lot to be done.
There is a lot of work that goes into choosing the clothes for the event, with seven outfits for each day of the week and formal wear for the two ceremonies. Couple that with rain gear, hats, caps and other outer wear, it adds up to quite a few decisions. I took my first look at options before the holidays with the design team and am actually hoping to finalize things this week. Being more of a traditionalist, I'm sticking to classic styles and colours.
Of course, there's more to being captain than shopping. The real heart of the matter is getting to know the guys and gathering their feedback on the competition and the team makeup. That gets more important as the summer goes on, of course, but I'm not wasting any time. In fact, I have my first "team-related" trip of the year in March; I'll be spending a few days at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, and I'm really looking forward to it. It's such an international field, so I have a great opportunity to see and chat with guys that I might not come across at a regular PGA TOUR event. I'll have some good updates for you after that tournament, I'm sure.
In the meantime, thanks for your support of The Presidents Cup (and the International Team, of course!). It is such an honor serve as captain, and now that I have the opportunity, I am relishing each and every day. I look forward to sharing the journey with you over the next 10 months.
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