D AILY EGYPTIAN ¢ǰ ŗşǰ ŘŖŗŚ Ȋ şŞ řŚ Ȋ ǯ¢¢ǯ @dailyegyptian @dailyegyptianphoto Daily Egyptian Rauner wins right to challenge Quinn Chicago billionaire Bruce Rauner won a hard fought Republican primary Tuesday and will face Gov. Pat Quinn in the November elections. Rauner beat out State Senators Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady and State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. Rauner has never served in public office and famously spent $6 million of his own money on his primary campaign, a record for Illinois governor race. Jim Oberweis also won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator. He will face current number two in the Senate Dick Durbin. A correctional center worker and a former sheri ff are the next candidates for the 115th District in the State House of Representatives. e primary election came to a close with Terri Bryant winning the Republican nomination and Bill Kilquist winning the Democratic nomination. is is the first time in nearly 20 years the 115th District Seat is open following the announcement that longtime representative Mike Bost would seek the 18th District Seat in the U.S. House of Representatives currently occupied by Bill Enyart. Bryant is a Murphysboro mother of two and director of the dietary department for the Pinckneyille Correctional Center. She said she was incredibly proud of her volunteers’ ability to run a clean campaign. “We worked really hard to so this and keep it a clean race,” she said. “My volunteers worked phenomenal. e time and energy they put in was fantastic.” While she was elated with the primary results, she said she is focused on keeping her message alive through the general election. “ e message I want to get out is I’m going to move forward with the same message I’ve had throughout the entire campaign: small government, lest taxes, less government intrusion in our personal lives and to send a message to Spring field that when they make promises to the people we expect them to stand true to it,” she said. She will face Kilquist in the November primary. Kilquist is the former sheri ff of Jackson County and former warden of the Illinois Youth Center in Harrisburg. Kilquist said the race was hard fought, but his team ultimately reached the people. “at’s who we had to impress and that’s who we’re going to serve we knocked on thousands of doors and made thousands of phone calls. I always said the lightest light is reflected light,” he said. “We had a lot of people working for us and we’re going to have to represent all the people: republicans, democrats and independents. at’s what the term representative means. I’ve never turned my back on those I’ve represented in the past and I’ll continue to do that moving forward.” e general election is scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 14 Former political science professor authors 95 years of life A veteran of the Royal Hungarian Army and former SIU political science professor has collected his life story in a self-published memoir. Egon Kamarasy was born March 19, 1919 in the Hungarian army hospital in Szeged. His father was an adjutant in the 62nd Austrian-Hungarian Infantry Regiment and his grandfather was involved in the military as well. “My father was an officer, my grandfather was an officer, as well as some uncles, all in the Austrian- Hungarian Army. However, that’s not what influenced me,” he said. “I served my regular time as a diplomat, but unfortunately, the war came too soon.” In a time period where his homeland was involved in World War II, Kamarasy decided to come to America because he knew a host of family members would help him along. “Hungary was occupied by communists in those days, and I didn’t like communists,” he said. “I had family members who already immigrated here, and I never regretted the move.” Kamarasy arrived in Carbondale in August of 1959, and settled in Poplar Park with his first wife in an area spacious enough for his horses he loved to ride and breed. KIA SMITH Daily Egyptian Egon Kamarasy poses for a portrait in his Carbondale home Monday. Kamarasy, a former political science professor at SIU and veteran of the Royal Hungarian Army, recently published a memoir. “The more the world changes, the more it will be the same,” Kamarasy said of recording his 95 years of life. JENNIFER GONZALEZ · DAILY EGYPTIAN USG financially stable, looks to FY 2015 e Undergraduate Student Government allocated $6,855 to Registered Student Organizations Tuesday and has nearly $21,000 left to allocate this semester. USG treasurer Cameron Shulak said USG would still have an additional $14,000 in its account if needed. “I think this time last year we had like $1,000 left,” he said. “We’re sitting pretty so to speak. Over the last several weeks USG has received a large number of allocation requests, with 10 expected at the next meeting, Shulak said.“We’re starting to deal with the next fiscal year and the operational allocations,” he said. “ at’s going to be a large sum of money we are talking about.” Vice President Oliver Keys said he and Sen. Shulak are working on a USG spending report, which will be released publically in the coming weeks. “We are wanting to publicize finances for USG and the whole account,” Keys said. “I believe it is student’s money so they should know where it is being spent.” Shulak said Registered Student Organizations must apply for the first period of fiscal year 2015 funding by March 31. “It’s just super important for these RSOs to know that if they want money for Aug. 1 to Oct. 15 next year, they absolutely have to have their application in,” he said. “ ere’s not going to be any applications accepted in the next academic year in August for an event Aug. 14.” USG also discussed potential changes to its constitution.Sen. Christopher Wheetley said he and the Internal Affairs Committee are at work to make changes in its constitution. “ e system we came up with would be a simple system and would just be through academic colleges,” Wheetley said. 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Rauner wins right to challenge QuinnChicago billionaire Bruce Rauner
won a hard fought Republican primary Tuesday and will face Gov. Pat Quinn in the November elections.
Rauner beat out State Senators Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady and State Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
Rauner has never served in public office and famously spent $6 million of his own money on his primary campaign, a record for Illinois governor race.
Jim Oberweis also won the Republican
nomination for U.S. Senator. He will face current number two in the Senate Dick Durbin.
A correctional center worker and a former sheriff are the next candidates for the 115th District in the State House of Representatives.
The primary election came to a close with Terri Bryant winning the Republican nomination and Bill Kilquist winning the Democratic nomination. This is the first time in nearly 20 years the 115th District Seat is open following the announcement that longtime representative Mike Bost would seek the 18th District Seat in the
U.S. House of Representatives currently occupied by Bill Enyart.
Bryant is a Murphysboro mother of two and director of the dietary department for the Pinckneyille Correctional Center. She said she was incredibly proud of her volunteers’ ability to run a clean campaign.
“We worked really hard to so this and keep it a clean race,” she said. “My volunteers worked phenomenal. The time and energy they put in was fantastic.”
While she was elated with the primary results, she said she is focused on keeping her message alive through the general election.
“The message I want to get out is I’m going to move forward with the same message I’ve had throughout the entire campaign: small government, lest taxes, less government intrusion in our personal lives and to send a message to Springfield that when they make promises to the people we expect them to stand true to it,” she said.
She will face Kilquist in the November primary. Kilquist is the former sheriff of Jackson County and former warden of the Illinois Youth Center in Harrisburg. Kilquist said the race was hard fought, but his team ultimately reached the people.
“That’s who we had to impress and that’s who we’re going to serve we knocked on thousands of doors and made thousands of phone calls. I always said the lightest light is reflected light,” he said. “We had a lot of people working for us and we’re going to have to represent all the people: republicans, democrats and independents. That’s what the term representative means. I’ve never turned my back on those I’ve represented in the past and I’ll continue to do that moving forward.”
The general election is scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 14
Former political science professor authors 95 years of life
A veteran of the Royal Hungarian Army and former SIU political science professor has collected his life story in a self-published memoir.
Egon Kamarasy was born March 19, 1919 in the Hungarian army hospital in Szeged. His father was an adjutant in the 62nd Austrian-Hungarian Infantry Regiment and his grandfather was involved in the military as well.
“My father was an officer, my grandfather was an officer, as well as some uncles, all in the Austrian-Hungarian Army. However, that’s not what influenced me,” he said. “I served my regular time as a diplomat, but unfortunately, the war came too soon.”
In a time period where his homeland was involved in World War II, Kamarasy decided to come to America because he knew a host of family members would help him along.
“Hungary was occupied by communists in those days, and I didn’t like communists,” he said. “I had family members who already immigrated here, and I never regretted the move.”
Kamarasy arrived in Carbondale in August of 1959, and settled in Poplar Park with his first wife in an area spacious enough for his horses he loved to ride and breed.
KIA SMITHDaily Egyptian
Egon Kamarasy poses for a portrait in his Carbondale home Monday. Kamarasy, a former political science professor at SIU and veteran of the Royal Hungarian Army, recently published a memoir. “The more the world changes, the more it will be the same,” Kamarasy said of recording his 95 years of life.
JENNIFER GONZALEZ · DAILY EGYPTIAN
USG financially stable, looks to FY 2015
The Undergraduate Student Government allocated $6,855 to Registered Student Organizations Tuesday and has nearly $21,000 left to allocate this semester.
USG treasurer Cameron Shulak said USG would still have an additional $14,000 in its account if needed.
“I think this time last year we had like $1,000
left,” he said. “We’re sitting pretty so to speak.Over the last several weeks USG has received a
large number of allocation requests, with 10 expected at the next meeting, Shulak said.
“We’re starting to deal with the next fiscal year and the operational allocations,” he said. “That’s going to be a large sum of money we are talking about.”
Vice President Oliver Keys said he and Sen. Shulak are working on a USG spending report, which will be released publically in the coming weeks.
“We are wanting to publicize finances for USG
and the whole account,” Keys said. “I believe it is student’s money so they should know where it is being spent.”
Shulak said Registered Student Organizations must apply for the first period of fiscal year 2015 funding by March 31.
“It’s just super important for these RSOs to know that if they want money for Aug. 1 to Oct. 15 next year, they absolutely have to have their application in,” he said. “There’s not going to be any applications accepted in the next academic year in August for an
event Aug. 14.”USG also discussed potential changes to
its constitution. Sen. Christopher Wheetley said he and the
Internal Affairs Committee are at work to make changes in its constitution.
“The system we came up with would be a simple system and would just be through academic colleges,” Wheetley said.
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Biden vows more sanctions on Crimean independence
Two killed in fiery news helicopter crash in Seattle
Denouncing Russia’s actions in Crimea as “nothing more than a land grab,” Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia on Tuesday that the U.S. and Europe will impose further sanctions as Moscow moved to annex part of Ukraine.
With limited options, the United States was seeking ways to show it won’t stand idly by as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty for the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea to join Russia. So far, Putin has been undeterred by sanctions and visa bans levied by the U.S. and the European Union, and there’s no U.S. appetite for military intervention.
“Russia has offered a variety of arguments to justify what is nothing more than a land grab, including what he said today,” Biden said in Poland, which shares a border with both Russia and Ukraine. “But the
world has seen through Russia’s actions and has rejected the flawed logic behind those actions.”
Biden arrived early Tuesday in a region on edge over Russia’s nascent aggression in Crimea. Amid eerie echoes of the Cold War, U.S. allies including Poland have raised concerns that they could be next should the global community be unable to persuade Putin to back down.
Former Soviet states are among the most alarmed by the prospect that Moscow could be resuming its traditional imperial ambitions. But Ukraine is at greater risk militarily because it lacks membership in NATO and the promise of collective defensive measures that NATO membership provides.
In a clear warning to Moscow not to test other nations along its border, Biden said the U.S. commitment to defending its NATO allies is “ironclad.” He promised more sanctions would be coming, along with new NATO training and
exercises that will take place in Poland.The vice president said the U.S.
was considering rotating American forces to the Baltic region as a step toward ensuring the collective defense of NATO allies. Those forces could conduct ground and naval exercises, plus engage in training missions.
Meanwhile, major Western powers sought fresh ways to show that Russia would incur real costs unless it changes course.
The White House announced that President Barack Obama was inviting the leaders of the G-7 group of nations to a meeting in Europe next week to discuss further action. The group normally meets under the banner of the G-8, including Russia, but has suspended preparations for upcoming G-8 talks.
And in London, British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the U.K. was suspending military cooperation with Russia in light of the crisis.
“It’s a simple fact that Russia’s
political and economic isolation will only increase if it continues down this dark path,” Biden said, adding that virtually the entire world rejects the referendum in Crimea on Sunday that cleared the way for Russia to absorb it.
For his part, Putin seemed to shrug off the tough talk from the West, describing Russia’s move to add Crimea to its map as correcting past injustices. In an emotional, live speech from the Kremlin, he said that “in people’s hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia.”
Russia’s move in clear defiance of its neighbors and the U.S. ups the pressure on Biden to convince its NATO allies that the U.S. won’t succumb to Russia’s aggressive moves.
In sessions Tuesday in the Polish capital and later in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, Biden was to discuss the crisis with the leaders of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia — three Baltic nations that are deeply concerned about
what Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula might portend for the region.
All four countries share borders with Russia, while Poland also borders Ukraine. Poland broke away from Moscow’s domination in 1989 and was a vocal advocate for Ukraine forging closer ties with the E.U. — a dispute at the heart of Ukraine’s political crisis.
“This trial, this challenge that we are facing will not be for a month or a year,” Tusk said after meeting with Biden. “We are facing a strategic perspective for many years to come.”
Biden said the goal is for NATO to emerge from this crisis stronger and more unified than ever. While in Europe, Biden planned to discuss what additional steps the U.S. can take to shore up security for Poland and the Baltics, such as increased training, said a senior administration official, who wasn’t authorized to comment by name and demanded anonymity.
A news helicopter crashed into the street and exploded into flames Tuesday near Seattle’s Space Needle, killing two people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning commute.
The chopper was taking off from the KOMO-TV station when it went down on Broad Street and hit three vehicles, starting them on fire and spewing burning fuel down the street.
Kristopher Reynolds, a contractor working nearby, saw the wreck. He said the helicopter
lifted about 5 feet and was about to clear a building when it tilted. It looked like it was trying to correct itself when it took a dive downward.
“Next thing I know, it went into a ball of flames,” he said.
When firefighters arrived, they found the helicopter, two cars and a pickup truck on fire, along with a huge cloud smoke, Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore said.
“Not only were the cars on fire, the fuel running down the street was on fire,” he told reporters at the scene.
Firefighters stopped the burning fuel from entering the sewer.
A 37-year-old man in one of the cars managed
to free himself and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. He had burns on more than 50 percent of body, Moore said.
Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said the facility received no other victims from the crash.
A woman from the other burned car went to a police station and talked to officers. The man from the pickup truck walked off. Fire investigators want to talk to him, Moore said.
The two who were killed were the only people on board the helicopter. They remained in the wreckage until investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board arrived, Moore said.
An hour after the crash, firefighters had put out
the flames and were cleaning up the spilled fuel, which left a strong smell in the area. Only the tail of the helicopter could be identified among the burned metal on the street next to the Seattle Center.
Workers at KOMO rushed to the window when they heard the crash. Reporters with the station were then in the position of covering the deaths of colleagues.
“We mourn the loss of a couple of our co-workers today,” KOMO-TV anchor Dan Lewis said on the air. “It’s so difficult for us to look at this scene, of the wreckage down there.”
On the street, reporter Denise Whitaker said, “It is definitely a tragic scene down here. It is a difficult time for all of us this morning.”
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Learning the basics
Kamdyn Mathews, 4, of Carterville, participates in an exercise during a preschool dance class Tuesday at Willow Street Studios in Carbondale. Mathews’ star next to her marked her spot for the class. The preschool classes, which are for 3 and 4 year olds, teach the children to mirror the instructor’s movements, as well as basic dance techniques, including pointing their feet. The classes are held every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., and are taught by Iris Siegel, of Cobden.
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As a former manager of the Olympics, Kamarasy specialized in being an area manager for events catered to individuals between the ages of 6 and 20.
“My love of horses came from childhood,” he said. “I chose this place to live because of the amount of space the land has where I can breed and ride horses. Over the years, I have organized many competitions for horse riding.”
Having been a resident of Carbondale for nearly 55 years, Kamarasy said he always paid attention to the changes of Carbondale, particularly in the university.
“Carbondale has not changed terribly much,” he said. “It is a university town and when I got here, there were roughly 3,600 students and life was sort of concentrated around the railroad station. Everything in
Carbondale has been developed over time, including the university.”
Kamarasy said when he first arrived here, the campus atmosphere was much more intimate than it is now.
“Everybody knew everybody, and I even knew all my students by first and last name. That cannot be said today,” he said.
Despite being from a communist-controlled foreign country, Kamarasy said he did not experience any discrimination from his colleagues or students.
“I was never a member of the Communist Party and was never accused of such,” he said. “I began my teaching career here as a replacement professor for a previous professor who had suddenly died, and then developed my own political science course that I taught for the next 30 years.”
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“So that would get rid of any area district and Greek life and undeclared majors.”
He said off campus students still do not have extra representation, while all the areas on campus have a USG representative in addition to their major’s representative.
The Senate approved the Latino Cultural Association request for $295.54 for travel expenses. The allocations are for a 14-passenger bus to see a documentary on Cesar Chavez screening next weekend.
The Latino Cultural Association representative said this is important because Chavez was an icon to Mexican Americans in the United States and there soon may be a holiday in his honor.
USG approved the Student Nutrition Association request of $1,590, which is divided into $1,440 for personal trainers and $150 for a Recreational Sports and Services Overseer.
The bill was postponed indefinitely at the last USG meeting, but the association has opened the events to the public and came back more organized, Shulak said.
The association will host physical exercises and nutritional workshops, which will be held in the Recreational Center. The events are every week for five weeks.
The Senate also approved the Indian Student Association’s requested of $2,000, which is divided into $1,450 for a venue rental, $250 for advertising and $300 for honorariums.
The group said it has grown in the past 20 years and expects 400 people at this event.
USG approved the Black Male Round Table request for $1,960 for travel expenses to an event in Ohio.
The American Institute of Graphic Artists requested $1,446, divided into $367 for venue rental, $35 for advertising, $44 for parking and $1,000 for speaker honorariums, which was passed by USG.
USG also approved the United Asian American Council’s $1,525 request, divided into $1,350 for food related expenses and $175 for sound equipment rental.
President of UAAC Alexander Soriano said the allocations will fund events planned for Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month in April. While USG does not usually allocate food for eating, one of the main events this organization will hold is an iron chef competition.
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Wal-Mart takes aim at $2B used video game market
Wal-Mart plans to start buying used video games from shoppers at stores in a move that goes after the bread-and-butter business of GameStop.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to expand its current online trade-in program by allowing customers to trade their used video games at 3,100 Wal-Mart stores in exchange for credit toward the purchase of other items.
Th e world’s largest retailer is taking aim at the $2 billion used video-game market. It’s a business that’s dominated by GameStop Corp., the world’s biggest dedicated seller of video games with the largest and most-established video game trade-in program.
Retailers from Amazon to Best Buy also off er used video game trade-in programs. But Wal-Mart’s new program is the biggest threat to GameStop, which for the last three years has drawn roughly half of its profi ts from buying and selling used video games.
Starting next week, Wal-Mart customers can trade in video games for credit that can be used in both Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores. Th e value for each trade-in will vary by the title, console and age of the
game, ranging from just a few dollars for older games to $35 or more for newer ones.
In an apparent fl ight on GameStop’s program, Wal-Mart made a point Tuesday of saying the credit it will off er shoppers can be used on anything from groceries to a new bike, rather than just other video games.
“When we disrupt markets and compete, our customer wins,” said Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising and marketing offi cer of its US stores. “Th ey’ll save money on video games and have the fl exibility to spend it however they want.”
GameStop did not respond to a query for comment.
Investors appeared to think Wal-Mart’s move spells trouble for GameStop, sending its shares down 3.7 percent to $38.30, while Wal-Mart shares rose 14 cents to $74.82.
But analysts suggest the new program is not necessarily a death knell for GameStop. After all, other retailers have tried to take business in the used game market with “modest” success, said Baird Equity Research analyst Colin Sebastian, but GameStop has loyalty among video game customers and a broad inventory of new and used video games.
“History suggests the competition is unlikely to capture meaningful share,” he wrote in a client note.
Th e trade-in business is appealing for a retailer: when a consumer buys a new video game for $60, only a small portion of its sale price goes to the company. But when a consumer turns around and sells that game back to the company, the company can keep all the profi ts for itself.
But it’s also a complex business which requires systems to track and manage used product inventory and pricing and the ability to refurbish products and restock stores appropriately to balance supply and demand. In fact, Wal-Mart tried a video trade-in program from 2009 to 2010 using kiosks in stores, but that was not a success. Th e company said it has found a better system that will make the process more effi cient.
Still, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia said GameStop has advantages that Wal-Mart does not: a large refurbishment facility in Dallas, pricing algorithms and experience developed over a decade.
“It makes sense and feels natural that various retailers that off er new video games would try to off er trade-ins as well,” Bhatia said. “However, as many retailers have discovered in the past, buying product from merchants in bulk is quite diff erent than buying one disc at a time from customers.”
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OPINION Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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As the son of two adventurous photographers, my adolescent years consisted of much traveling. While we moved from place to place, I found myself latching to worldly concerns, concepts and ideas, as opposed to people and activities as most children do.
It was when we lived in Laguna Beach, Calif., that my interest in whales, specifically orcas, sparked. My curiosity in cetaceans grew each summer at the Ocean Institute kid’s camp in Dana Point and I have since followed marine issues concerning overfishing, polluting and whaling just to name a few.
But I had never considered captivity to be one of these major problems.
The new documentary, “Blackfish,” opened my eyes to orca imprisonment. The film unveils the life and history of SeaWorld’s largest performer, and biggest whale in captivity today, Tilikum. It is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and premiered in the annual 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
It exposes the death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau, who Tilikum drowned in February 2010. She was the third trainer killed by the 32-year-old, 12,000-pound male bull orca, who was captured off the coast of Iceland in 1983.
As stated in the film, SeaWorld blamed
Brancheau and her ponytail. SeaWorld executive said Brancheau’s hair had accidentally caught in the whale’s teeth, yet her autopsy stated blunt force trauma and drowning caused her death, along with a fractured jawbone and ribs.
After an ongoing law suit, Tilikum began performing again in March 2011.
Howard Garrett, an orca researcher featured in “Blackfish,” said behavior like this is not natural.
“To this day, there is no report of an orca doing any harm to any human in the wild,” Garrett said in the documentary.
He said orcas live closely in family pods, and have lifespans very similar to humans.
Lori Marino, a neuroscientist who is also featured in “Blackfish,” said orcas are tremendously intelligent and may have more emotional parts of the brain than humans.
“The safest inference would be these are animals that have highly elaborated emotional lives,” Marino said. “It’s becoming clear that dolphins and whales have a sense of self, a sense of social bonding that they’ve taken to another level much stronger, much more complex than in other mammals, including humans.”
Why keep a creature that could be more intellectual than humans locked in a tiny tank?
“Blackfish” has enlightened many people such as myself, who now believe this is wrong.
California State Assemblyman Richard Bloom is one of those people. Bloom continues to push Assembly Bill 2140, which
would ban orca captivity for entertainment reasons but allow captivity for rehabilitation and research purposes.
SeaWorld released a statement in response to the bill that states the company participates in “business practices that are responsible, sustainable and reflective of the balanced values all Americans share.”
Blackfish has even inspired Disney-owned studio, Pixar, to change the plot to their upcoming Finding Nemo sequel, “Finding Dory.”
According to the New York Times, the ending of “Finding Dory” was to feature a scene in a marine park similar to SeaWorld. Once executive producers viewed “Blackfish,” they decided to alter the ending so the characters of the film have the option to stay in captivity or return to the wild where they belong.
Marine scientists in “Blackfish” said orcas in the wild can travel nearly 100 miles each day, and the tank Tilikum lives in Orlando is nearly not large enough. Some claim this causes much mental stress.
“If you were in a bathtub for 25 years, don’t you think you’d get a little psychotic?” Jane Velez-Mitchell, a CNN anchor said.
The flopped fin whale has been a mass breeder to the multimillion-dollar business and has 21 offspring, 11 of which are still alive.
SeaWorld has set themselves up for failure for years, and continue to do so.
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After more than 20 years, the five-man band known as 311 can still jam.
311 fuses hard rock, reggae, funk and rap and has done so since forming in 1990. The group’s new album, “Stereolithic,” follows along this intercepting path of musical genres as the band reminisces on what has come before. 311 released the album March 11, or 311 Day, the band’s unofficial holiday.
The 15-track album begins with a hard guitar rift and a fast-paced drum beat lying under the melodic monotone vocals from frontman Nick Hexum on “Ebb and Flow.” The song speaks of materialism within the lyrics like, “All stressed out, working until your eyes bleed/overtime to buy things we don’t need.”
Next song up is the album’s single, “Five of Everything.” Following along the same lyrical platform of consumption and commercialism, this song speaks of breaking free from the materialistic culture our society has become — “Got five of everything but I just need one,” Hexum croons.
The band shows its first real glimpse of musical navigation in “Revelation of the Year.” Breaking away from the faster tempo songs, this song slows down as a rhythmic drumbeat and a high pitch guitar melody change the album’s path. Later in the album, “Friday Afternoon” takes the same path, slowing down the rhythm of “Stereolithic” so the album can come full circle. The album’s fifth track, titled “Stereolithic,” hits on the band’s reggae side.
“Sand Dollars,” one of the album’s better songs, takes the listener on a sailing exploration out to sea. Like waves crashing upon the shore, a dubbed out beat keeps the melodic flow of the song alive until a guitar-solo steals the spotlight to finish it out.
In “Simple True,” the band shows they can move with ease through different styles of music. The song starts with a bass slapping rhythm and moves into an upbeat summer style jam. The delicate plucks of the guitar strings are used to harmonize the song.
The musicians pull rap from their musical repertoire on “The Great Divide” and “Existential Hero,” creating a sound similar to Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the
Machine. Although rap plays a big role in the overall sound the band creates, the vocals do not really rise to the same level of musicianship the album conveys.
Listeners pick up a happy, good-vibe feel with “Boom Shanka,” an upbeat jam with a catchy chorus. The album concludes with the same harmonious and blissful concept on “Tranquility.” Melodic vocals singing, “Don’t be afraid, it’s all part of the plan for us,” ring over a subtle drumbeat and guitar rift, a perfect way to end the album.
“Stereolithic” is a well-produced album overall. The instruments come together throughout the album to produce a crisp sound, showing 311’s real musical talents— their vocals seem to be their downfall. Although there were a few bumps along the way, it’s a pleasant feeling to see a band this far into their career still jamming out and producing that feel-good music to promote happiness.
“Stereolithic” is available for listen on Spotify and for purchase through iTunes.
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real musical talents— their vocals seem to be their downfall.
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Taking Back Sunday ‘Happiness’ JAKE SAUNDERS Daily Egyptian
Rock band Taking Back Sunday’s “Happiness Is,” is their first effort since 2011, and remains true to the sounds of the group’s earlier releases.
The album opens with an introduction, entitled “Prelude,” consisting of scratched staccato from a distant violin string shrouded in an ambient overdub. The second track, “Flicker, Fade,” enters strongly with loud and driving enthusiasm from the rough-strummed guitar and memorable vocals from singer Adam Lazzara.
Lyrically, “Flicker, Fade” is not as catchy as previous efforts from earlier albums like “Tell All Your Friends” and “Where You Want to Be.” However, it does produce a grittier feel akin to the tracks the album “Louder Now” presented. The song builds and rises into a clamoring crescendo of rock with jutted power chords and reeling-out feedback.
The next track, “Stood a Chance,” begins with nostalgic sounds of efforts past. The lyricism and vocal style produce a catchy, swaying feel. The song is composed of strong and charismatic vocals, as well as enthusiastic, strongly structured chord progressions.
“All the Way” uses dissonant guitar taps around somber vocals. However, the vocals start to become repetitive, a problem that also plagues “Beat Up Car.” “Car” seems to serve only as another formulaic rock ballad — this does not mean it’s bad, but the song structures are very similar.
The album recovers from the lackadaisical progression with “It Takes More.” The song boasts a
relaxed nature, though it attempts an ambitious precision. The song allows the vocals and backing instrumentation to do the majority of the work pushing the album forward.
That said, “They Don’t Have Any Friends” uses this same methodology and still provides memorable melodies. The latter half of the album maintains this progression of hard orchestration and catchy formulations; each song manages to sound different from the last, if only slightly.
It would appear each song does
take, a few chances, experimenting with different layering techniques, though these techniques have certainly been procured from the group’s earlier compositions. Each song feels like an individual companion pieces to earlier works, albeit with subtle maturity.
The band once again does not stray far from what has been known to work well in the past. The album swims well enough on the rapidly revolving current of the musical industry, but it remains to be seen if this album will be remembered years down the road.
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Phil Jackson is Knicks’ president
NEW YORK — Phil Jackson is back in New York, providing the Knicks stability, championship-building ideas and a link to the franchise’s best days.
Now they need him to get some good players.
Jackson was introduced Tuesday as team president of the Knicks, in the midst of another difficult season and with no easy path to a quick fix.
But Jackson has won here before, done plenty of it since and says a couple of years off have left him ready to take on what might be his toughest challenge, turning this dysfunctional franchise into a champion again.
“It would be a capstone on the remarkable career that I’ve had,” Jackson said.
Jackson was a member of the Knicks’ title teams in 1970 and 1973, and they haven’t won since. He went on to win 11 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls.
This will be his first time as an executive and the Knicks say he will be in charge of all basketball decisions. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan said he “willingly and gratefully” is stepping back to give Jackson the power to make the changes.
“Phil has a vision for the Knicks that I know will put us on the path for success,” Dolan said.
Steve Mills will remain general manager.
“I think that we have a teamwork situation here that’s going to be really quite swift and capable of making some important changes as we move forward,” Jackson said.
The Knicks announced the hiring in the lobby of Madison Square Garden, with a giant “Welcome Home Phil” sign overhead and racks of his old No. 18 jersey on sale.
He signed a five-year contract worth at least $12 million annually. After living in California for many years, Jackson said he would spend significant time in New York, starting with Wednesday’s game against Indiana.
He’s got big decisions coming up involving Carmelo Anthony and coach Mike Woodson.
It’s the second reorganization in six months for the Knicks, who fired GM Glen Grunwald days before the start of training camp. Mills replaced him even though he had no previous experience running the basketball side.
The deal began to take shape at a holiday party hosted by a mutual friend of Jackson and Dolan. Though Jackson quickly declined interest in coaching, they agreed to keep talking.
It will be tough for Jackson to make big changes quickly in New York, where the Knicks are faced with the salary cap problems. Amare Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler and Andrea Bargnani will all be in the final year of expensive contracts, making them difficult to unload. They also traded their first-round pick to Denver in 2011 to acquire Anthony.
Jackson alluded to that, saying the Knicks “were going to have to go out and work the bushes for players this next year.”
But he has a vision for how he wants to do it, a change from the Knicks’ way of adding big-name players who don’t fit any particular style.
Jackson said he won’t insist that the Knicks run the triangle offense that worked so well for him with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, then Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. He made it clear he believes in the system’s principles of passing, movement and teamwork.
It’s not just Xs and Os that have doomed the Knicks during a disastrous decade. It’s the policies of Dolan, who has too often involved himself in basketball decisions.
Jackson said he will be accessible and will focus on things such as “how players are treated” and “the kind of culture that’s built.”
“This organization has suffered in the past few years from things I think have just been created, by press, by lack of continuity, by lack of solidarity.”
That wasnt the case when Jackson played in New York. Those teams not only thrived on the court, but were well-known and well-liked around the city; this includes players such as Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere.
“This is the best place to play basketball,” Jackson said.
BRIAN MAHONEYAssiciated Press
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contain every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews
FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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yesterday37 Bar soap brand39 Speeder’s
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Aries — Today is a 7 — The energy’s building and it could get intense. Pitch an idea with brilliance. Ground your facts. Express what’s needed, and invite others to join. Work together, stay connected.
Taurus — Today is an 8 — Passions fire you up. You’ll have more help over the next two days. Imagine yourselg at the wheel. Don’t hesitate any longer. Get exposed to the elements. Earn success together.
Gemini — Today is a 9 — It gets busy as you dig into a big job. Urgencies keep you in action. Profit from meticulous service. Discuss your visions for the future. Rest peacefully after work.
Cancer — Today is a 7 — Romance blossoms for a while, but there may be complications. Keep a secret. Now is the time to get creative. Follow a recommendation, and find answers to key questions.
Leo — Today is a 6 — Energize your home. Have your room reflect your own quirks. Let your partner know the score. Fix a financial leak and protect your savings. Confer with a technician, and solve a problem.
Virgo — Today is a 7 — Meditate before taking action. Set intentions for how you woud like it to go. Gather information. Tidy up your workspace. You’re in study mode. Use a path to conclude an activity.
Libra — Today is a 9 — Don’t hold back! Power on your charm and compassion. Talk about passions. Investigate finances. Make a deal that works for everyone involved. Don’t spend exessivly on beauty.
Scorpio — Today is a 9 — Work it out. Decide who you’re growing up to be. You’re growing stronger. Venture farther out. Build a better home. Listen and learn. Budget to fulfill your new vision.
Sagittarius — Today is a 6 — Your mysterious dreams can inspire positive change. Hang out with those who share similar values. Assign resources to the right places.Complete projects. Keep secrets.
Capricorn — Today is a 7 — Have fun with friends. Power through your duties so you can play. Pick an activity that relieves stress; something to induce laughter or physical ease. Positivly respond to a loving request.
Aquarius — Today is a 7 — Advance your career without cheating. Imagine yourself in the future. Create a dream that inspires. You can develop the form and structure. Be respectful.
Pisces — Today is an 8 — Start planning a vacation or business trip. Visit a place of your dreams. Plan for fun and collaboration. Someone close has a bold idea. Set up appointments in advance.
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Saluki tennis’ biggest fans are themselvesWhen looking for the biggest
supporters of tennis at SIU, look no further than the players themselves.
Tennis matches at SIU do not draw the amount of fans basketball and football does, which results in a quiet playing atmosphere for the Salukis. However, SIU tennis has found a way to combat this.
At each men’s home match, the women’s team is there to create a loud and educated cheering section.
Senior Anita Lee said having such strong support from a team of the same sport helps teams find motivation.
“Every time we’re in town and the other team is playing a home match, we try and make it out,” Lee said. “Sometimes cheering and the fans can
help you win a match. That’s why when we get there we try to be as loud as we can and cheer as much as we can.”
Sophomore Jonny Rigby plays for the men’s team and says he benefits from the support the women’s team gives them.
“When you’ve got somebody supporting you and you’re in a close match it gives you that extra little bit of motivation to try and push on and push yourself,” he said.
Rigby said the support the women give them is not a one-way street.
“If we get the chance, we always try and sort of return the favor and
go and watch their matches as well,” he said.
Not only do the teams support each other because of the bond they share over tennis, but their competitive fire fuels it as well.
The Saluki Cup is a friendly competition amongst all the sports teams at SIU sanctioned by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, or SAAC. In the Saluki Cup, teams are awarded points for attending home matches of other Saluki sports teams, volunteering for community service events and earning a high team
grade point average. At the end of the year, the men and women’s team with the most points win Under Armour apparel for their team.
Each sport also picks one ‘maroon’ game a year. For maroon games, student-athletes from all sports on campus are encouraged to attend and form a large cheering section to support their fellow Salukis. The maroon game is usually against a team’s rival or an important game on their schedule.
The women’s maroon game is scheduled for Sunday April 6,
against Drake University while the men’s team chose their final match of the season against Wichita State University, as its maroon game Friday April 11.
Junior Natasha Tomishima and Lee are the representatives for the women’s tennis team on the SAAC board. Tomishima said while the Saluki Cup is still a new idea, it has boosted crowds at home games and also built relationships between student-athletes.
“I think it’s a good thing,” Tomishima said. “It’s fun, it’s like a competition, but at the same time you’re helping.”
Daily Egyptian ‘‘W hen you’ve got sombody supporting you and you’re in a close match it gives you that extra little bit of motivation to try and push on and push yourself.
— Jonny Rigbysophomore men’s tennis player
“When I saw him going, I was like ‘you’re crazy coach, you have a catcher running right now; but it worked out so it’s pretty exciting,” Jones said.
He said speed is not his best tool as a baseball player.
“Being a catcher, I don’t have great wheels,” he said. “I kind of blacked out when I was rounding third, but I just wanted to win so bad.”
Henderson said he sent Jones because the team would keep playing regardless of the outcome at the plate.
“It’s a no brainer,” Henderson said.
“With two outs, you have to send him when the ball gets in the corner. I know how well that guy throws, and he doesn’t throw very well. If it’s one of their other two outfielders we probably don’t score.”
Jones scored to give Weld his first win of the season, and the Salukis their first walk-off win of the year.
Daily finished the day 3 for 3 with two RBIs, which included the game winner.
“We’re starting to get a lot more fans to our games and it’s starting to pump us up a little bit,” Daily said.
The Salukis play Purdue University in a three game series this weekend at Itchy Jones Stadium.
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The Philadelphia Flyers’ Sean Couturier just misses scoring on Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Raanta during the second period at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
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When the new lights turned on for the first time at Itchy Jones Stadium, they sparked the Saluki bats as they earn their third win in a row.
SIU (11-8) hosted Eastern Illinois University (4-16) for only one game. Freshman pitcher Connor McFadden had his fifth start of the season and did not allow a hit in 4.2 innings pitched, but gave up one run. The Salukis struggled to compile their hits together, but won 3-2 after a big ninth inning.
Coach Ken Henderson said the team worked on bunting and hitting with runners on base during Monday’s practice, which benefited them, but it did not look like it in the game.
“We worked for an hour and a half,” he said. “It’s all we did in practice yesterday (Monday) was situational hitting. We were pathetic at it today (Tuesday).”
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Frankie Perrone drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on two groundouts. McFadden threw a wild pitch, which allowed Perrone to score.
SIU loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but failed to capitalize.
Saluki pitchers kept EIU hitless until the seventh inning when Jason Scholl hit a single to right center. Henderson said the pitching staff did well, but walked too many batters.
“In some regards, we were outstanding,” Henderson said. “We gave up two hits, what we do have to do is quit walking people.”
Meanwhile, the Salukis were getting on base, but failed to score through six innings. They outhit the Panthers 12 to two.
SIU tied the game in the seventh inning when senior shortstop Jake Welch started the inning with a bunt single and advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt by senior pitcher Joe Greenfield. Freshman third baseman Ryan Sabo hit a single to move Welch to third and senior first baseman Cody Daily had a sacrifice fly to score Welch and tie the game 1-1.
Welch had two errors in the eighth to give EIU two men on base with one out. Freshman pitcher Kyle Pauly entered the game and retired the next two batters to get out of the jam.
Pauly stayed in for the ninth and earned two quick outs, but gave up a 2-1 lead on a walk and a single. Senior Lee Weld relieved Pauly and closed out the inning.
Senior infielder Ryan Rosthenhausler started the bottom of the ninth with a single, then Welch had a sacrifice bunt to advance Rosthenhausler to second. Sabo grounded out to advance Rosthenhausler to third. Senior Matt Jones was down to his final strike when he hit a single to right field to drive Rosthenhausler in to tie the game at two.
“I wasn’t trying to hit a ball out of the yard because it’s so windy today,” Jones said. “You can’t really do that.”
Jones said he did not hit the ball well and first base coach Joe Lincoln joked with him by saying he thought it was going to be a home run.
Daily got his third hit of the day down the left field line right after Jones singled. Jones said he saw Henderson waving him in when he rounded second and he was running as hard as he could.
Streaky Salukis win in walk-off fashion
Senior infielder Cody Daily is tagged out at second base Tuesday during the Salukis 3-2 win against Eastern Illinois University at Itchy Jones Stadium. The Salukis, 11-8, will travel to Purdue University Friday for a weekend series.
