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Pontiac's GTO was credited with creating the phenomenon in 1964, while Ford's SVT Mustang Cobra has kept the muscle-car idea alive. Now for the 2004 model year, their paths briefly intersect. The Mustang Cobra goes away after this model year, and the GTO, after a 30-year hiatus, is back. This comparison offers insight into the state of American muscle.
This story originally appeared in the July, 2004 issue of R&T. - Ed.
Talk about a reversal of roles. Coming as it does at the end of the product cycle for the current-generation Mustangs, the SVT Cobra is much truer to the original muscle-car formula than the updated Pontiac GTO. In other words, the Mustang Cobra is rude, crude and faster than all get-out. On the other hand, the GTO feels much more like a refined sports tourer. It's probably as quick as the original GTO, with the added bonus of being able to turn right and left much better. And the Pontiac has the advantage of serving up the kind of interior fitments and sound insulation you'd expect in a luxury car.
Still, I found myself drawn to the street-fighter ethos of the SVT Mustang Cobra. Its screaming yellow paint, ability to light up the rear wheels in the first three gears and massive amount of grip won me over. Despite showing its age in terms of body integrity, interior refinement, ride and build quality, the Mustang Cobra delivers in the visceral-thrills department like very few cars can in this price range.
The supercharged V-8 has a wide, readily accessible powerband that makes 2nd, 3rd or even 4th the right gear for a variety of situations. The 390 lb.-ft. of torque propelled the car to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds in our track testing and helped dust the quarter mile in 13.4 sec. at 107.0 mph.
That performance edge on the drag strip also asserted itself on the skidpad. In addition to a tauter suspension than the GTO's, the Mustang Cobra has lower-profile P275/40ZR-17 Goodyear F1 tires, which enabled the car to pull 0.88g on the skid pad. Set up with mild understeer, the Mustang Cobra cruised through our 700-ft. slalom at 65.6 mph, 2.6 mph faster than the Pontiac.
These test track numbers played out well on the real world roads of Mt. Palomar, where the Cobra felt sharp, with crisp turn-in, minimal body lean and an unflappable demeanor in the tight corners and switch backs. The GTO felt a bit more languid, exhibiting a little more body roll before taking a set. The Pontiac is a good handler; it just lacks the finely honed road manners of the Mustang, especially when pushed hard. Much of this credit also must go to the independent rear suspension developed specifically for the Cobra model, a feature SVT promises it will retain on the next-generation car.
Steering is another area where the Mustang Cobra felt clearly superior. The on-center feel was accurate, providing excellent feedback, while the action felt linear without the power assist getting in the way. The GTO, on the other hand, felt a tad lighter, with a tiny bit of low-order vibration that came through on some road surfaces. The Mustang Cobra's brakes also worked well, with a solid feel that made it easy to modulate the effort. But after one particularly spirited run down the mountain, the Mustang's pads were visibly smoking. Nonetheless, the brakes didn't show any signs of giving up. This stopping ability was borne out at the track where the Cobra tied the GTO in 60-0 mph stopping of 121 ft. and took just 3 ft. more than the GTO's 218 ft. from 80 mph.
In terms of the overall package, the Mustang Cobra is much more extroverted in styling than the understated GTO. The front end is aggressive, with its large chin spoiler and driving lights flanked by brake cooling ducts. The taller hood with its power dome tips off that the engine is much taller than the stock GT's. On the back, there is a trunklid spoiler that nicely complements the other aero bits.
The interior is closely coupled, and the seats are firm and supportive. Since I'm part of the under-6-ft. set, I didn't have any problems fitting into the car. The GTO, by comparison, felt much more spacious and more inviting to rear-seat passengers. But for me, a Mustang Cobra's thrills are best experienced alone, so a smaller cabin isn't an issue. But when it comes to lugging gear, the Mustang clearly has an advantage with nearly 2 cu. ft. extra space over the GTO's.
If there is a downside to all the fun that can be had in the Mustang Cobra, it's the lack of refinement. All that extra grip sacrifices ride comfort. The Mustang Cobra has a tendency to exhibit more freeway hop and transmits much more road noise and minor jolts and jostles than the GTO. There also is a lot of lash in the drivetrain, especially when tipping in or out of the throttle at lower speed. Much of this disappeared the more aggressive I got with the throttle. Also, in the engine department, the extra muscle provided by the Roots-type supercharger comes at the expense of a high-pitched whine of the induction system, which masks the rumble of the exhaust.
The interior has several nice appointments, like the suede inserts on the leather bucket seats and the titanium-colored instrument faces. Other interior bits, particularly around the center console, with its corporate audio and heating/air-condition ing stack, look cheap, and some of the fits aren't what you'd expect from a car costing north of $30,000. Granted, much of the reason for spending this kind of money lies under the hood and in the chassis.
But there is no excuse for the shifter that almost fell off in my hand. The lower mounting bolt had backed itself out completely (this, on a car that was registering 1000 miles on the odo), making the shifter all floppy. I reattached the bolt and all was fine, although the Tremec 6-speed, even when the linkage is tight, is a bit notchy and not as smooth as the action on the GTO.
These flaws aside, the SVT Mustang Cobra is fast, fun and familiar. It's a car that has not only been a part of the automotive scene for 40 years, it has also been very honest in its approach. What you see is what you get. In this last iteration of what has be come an icon, the SVT Mustang Cobra isn't trying to reinvent or redefine any thing. It just is. Which is reason enough to have one in the garage.
I was 16 once. Back then, all that mattered was performance. If car A was a tenth quicker to 60 mph than car B, and if it had more grip on the skidpad, well, it was clearly the better car. Sportier too. It was the car I wanted in my driveway.
How wrong I was. In the ensuing 25 years I've learned that numbers don't tell the whole story. Case in point, this test. The Mustang Cobra is by far the quicker car, and it has the advantage in nearly all of our significant performance tests. But after two days of flogging these two V-8-powered rear-drive coupes amongst the blooming ocotillos of California's Anza-Borrego state park, it's clear to me that Pontiac's new GTO is the superior automobile. It's the car I now want in my driveway.
That's because the GTO is for adults. It's refined. It's a true GT. It's a car that offers Corvette thrust but won't beat you up on a cross-country drive. Without stretching the imagination too much, it's a car into which the vaunted GTO of 30 years ago naturally could have evolved.
The Mustang, on other hand, well, let's just say I wish it had evolved. Ford has kept it inexpensive for so many years, which is laudable, but the company has done so continuing to build it on a Fox chassis that dates back to Carter presidency.
Conversely, the GTO feels new, taut, all of one piece. It doesn't feel like an assemblage of parts; it's solidly built, and its Opel-based chassis has comfortable suspension tuning and a roomy interior fitted with superb sport seats. Most important, the Corvette's LS1 V-8 is the GTO's sole powerplant, an aluminum-block V-8 that boasts great bottom -end torque yet revs to 6000 rpm without gasping for air. Also, the optional 6-speed Tremec T-56 manual gearbox— a far better choice than the GTO's conventional 4-speed automatic— gives the GTO driver control over a drivetrain that has none of the Cobra's bother some lash as it sends power to the independently sprung rear wheels via a standard limited-slip differential.
What's more, the GTO seats four adults far more comfortably than the Mustang Cobra. Although getting into and out of the back of the GTO is a hassle, two people fit very well back there, in individual-style seats that offer plenty of head and leg room, the latter no doubt related to a wheelbase that's 8.5 in. longer than the Mustang's.
Some have criticized the GTO for being plain, for being a Holden Monaro with a Pontiac grille. Duly noted. Nevertheless, the low and wide body is sporty, and the sleek overall shape is unfettered by scoops and bulges. About the only thing I'd do to my GTO— apart from deleting the rear wing— is fit the car with 18-in. wheels and tires for a more aggressive look.
Is it odd that Pontiac has had to turn to GM's Australian division, Holden, for a new GTO? It is, but who cares? What matters is that this new GTO is here, it's a performance bargain at $33,000, and it's a kick to drive. Switch the traction control off, and the U.S.-built V-8 can easily smoke the GTO's rear tires. Or, if you prefer, it can loaf along at 1600 rpm on the highway while returning an impressive EPA highway mileage figure of 29 mpg.
Although the GTO's steering is a bit slower than the Cobra's, it's well-weighted and accurate, and the supple suspension minimizes body roll while keeping mid-corner bumps from upsetting the chassis. Mild understeer is the steady-state cornering attitude of this new Goat, but don't fret: With its excellent 54/46 weight balance and 350 bhp on tap, it's more than capable of entertaining tail-out antics when exiting a corner. While the skidpad figure of 0.84g is not great, it's related to Pontiac fitting the car with 245/45ZR-17 BFGoodrich tires that have a Treadwear rating of 400. In other words, they're built to last and don't have the grip of the Cobra's 275/40ZR-17 Goodyear Eagle F1s.
In driving the GTO about town, drivers will appreciate the direct linkage of the 6-speed manual. In driving the GTO about town, drivers will appreciate the direct linkage of the 6-speed manual. The clutch is not overly heavy, and its easy modulation makes for buttery smooth take offs and shifts. In the Cobra, it's a challenge for any driver to be smooth.
And then there's the sound. Just enough of it gets through the firewall to remind the driver that there's a burbly V-8 underhood, one that's not quite as powerful as the Cobra's blown powerplant but makes much better music through its twin-tip exhaust. To me, the Cobra's supercharged V-8 sim ply makes lots of racket, accompanied by whine from the blower. Of note, the GTO is louder than the Monaro because U.S. noise regulations aren't as strict as Australia's.
With the exception of some new Cadillacs, the GTO has the best GM interior currently available. The design is conservatively handsome, the materials are first-rate, and the 4-spoke steering wheel has a sturdy feel. The leather-covered seats are thickly bolstered and supportive, and, unlike in the Mustang, they go back far enough to accommodate taller drivers. Furthermore, the gauges are clear analog dials, though it's fun to track speed with the digital readout on the multi-function screen just below the tachometer and speedometer.
Because the GTO's platform is used in right-and left-hand-drive configurations, the firewall is only half height to accommodate a steering column on either side of the car. While this undoubtedly has an effect on the car's rigidity, the GTO does have a strut tower brace to solidify the front structure.
As for complaints, there are two. The GTO has the dreaded skip-shift feature, which in certain low-rpm conditions shunts the gear lever to 4th when you're trying to pull it back into 2nd. It's annoying, and the only ways around it are to short-shift to a fault or to shift at higher rpm, which increases fuel consumption, defeating the feature's purpose. I'd pull the fuse right away. Second, Pontiac hides the LS1's rocker arm covers with plastic panels that make the V-8 look like an overhead-cam engine. That's a pity, because the pushrod small-block heritage should be celebrated, not hidden.
And in general, the whole GTO deserves to be celebrated. It's a return to rear-drive fun at Pontiac, and although it's not as quick as the Cobra, it's still much faster than the majority of other cars on the road. It's an adult's car, and it's worlds more refined than Ford's tired old Mustang.


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I am a New York Knicks fan, but you wouldn't know it. I outgrew the last of my blue and orange apparel many years ago and before this year, I had not given the team serious interest since the days of Allen Houston and Latrell Sprewell.
Over the past decade or so, I have developed a sense of affectionate realism toward the Knicks. As some sort of pride-based defense mechanism, I have turned the team into my favorite lovable losers, and I have been able to laugh as just when the franchise seems that they cannot fall any farther from grace, they do.
This year I am not laughing. I actually care when Danilo Gallinari misses a three-pointer, or when Amar'e Stoudemire gets into foul trouble or when Madison Square Garden has to watch its team lose to an under .500 team at home. For the first time since 2000-2001, the Knicks are considered a decent NBA team, New York is a great basketball town when they have decent players to root for and I legitimately care.
As the city collectively held its breath on Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks' courtship, I must say that the deal, which was said to be New York's final offer, may be a considerable step in the wrong direction.
The Knicks parted with starters Gallinari and Raymond Felton, sixth man Wilson Chandler, Eddy Curry, a first-round draft pick, and cash to get Anthony, an aging Chauncey Billups and a few fill-in players.
Combined, Gallinari, Felton and Chandler were the Knicks' three top scorers behind Stoudemire, adding an average of 49.4 points to the score each game. They are also an average of 24 years old. Comparably, Anthony and Billups are combining for 41.7 points per game. Anthony is 26 and Billups is 34.
I know that Anthony has had a love affair with the Knicks for a while now, and his presence absolutely gives the team more of that superstar appeal that the Yankees and now, the Jets, possess. But, at this point, as a fan, I am less than happy that this deal went down.
Gallinari's development has been fantastic, and at such a young age and with so much
time to continue improving, it was foolish to deal him now. Also, Billups is not the best fit for Mike D'Antoni's offensive system.
The team finally had a few players that had potential and were not past their prime, but they were ready to gut the roster again, for a big name. Let it go.
I would have preferred they waited to see how realistic it is to get Chris Paul or Deron Williams into the Garden and go from there.
Barring a serious collapse, this season wouldn't have been a bust anyway, even if a big deal didn't get done.
If the playoffs began today, the Knicks would be a No. 6-seed, which is more than I have come to expect over the last few years, and as the team with the most famous arena on Earth attempts to rebuild, I could handle a one-and-done appearance against would-be No. 3-seeded Chicago.
Of course, any sort of upset would give me some serious joy and satisfaction, but after watching Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis turn the Knicks into a franchise of parody, I can only expect so much.
At this moment, I continue to be cautiously optimistic, but if Carmelo comes to the Big Apple, blows out his knee and sets the franchise back another few years, I'm crawling back into my hole.
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Use of Restrictive Covenants in Commercial Contracts in the UAE
Restrictive covenants can be a useful tool for employers to protect themselves from current and/or former employees who may seek to gain an unfair competitive advantage by, for example, immediately joining a competitor business and/ or misusing confidential information to their own ends.
It is crucial to be aware that restrictive covenants are, to the extent that they restrict an employee's activities following termination, a restraint of trade and therefore unenforceable unless they go no further than is reasonably necessary to protect the employer's legitimate business interests. Accordingly, it is very important that consideration is given to the scope and duration of post-termination restrictive covenants.
Generally, taking an overly aggressive approach when imposing restrictive covenants may cause difficulties with enforceability. For example, a restrictive covenant imposed on a junior employee which prevents him or her from working with a competitor for twenty-four months may be seen by the courts as going further than is necessary to protect a legitimate business interest and therefore be deemed unenforceable.
Restrictive covenants must be carefully and well drafted – if they exceed what is considered necessary then they risk being unenforceable. This is something we can assist clients with. Other key tips to take note of are: (a) ensure employment contracts are properly signed to evidence the employee's agreement to the restrictive covenants; and (b) consider updating such restrictions when employees are promoted to a more senior level. Finally, given the importance of social media, non-solicitation clauses should be drafted to work in this context and alongside a robust social media policy.
Bespoke drafting of restrictive covenants is vital. Template contracts are unlikely to provide you with sufficient protection as covenants need to be limited to the elements of the business the employee was involved with and to the relationships they shared. The duration of covenants should be no longer than what is necessary (usually up to a maximum of twenty-four months) and what is reasonable will vary depending on the sector and the employee's role within your company. Consider the shelf life of confidential information and the time it would take to consolidate relationships with customers/the workforce following an employee's departure.
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Into the darkness and throughout the night there is a buzz of activity; trucks grinding along the sands, landing craft being loaded, the troops, restless and stirring, trying hard to get some sleep.


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West Palm Beach, Florida – At an event here in south Florida, TaylorMade Golf unveiled their 2017 product lines to a gathering of staff, professional advisory staff, and media members.
CEO David Abeles led the presentation as he stood on the stage and filled out a 2017 TaylorMade staff bag with the latest products in a wide variety of categories over the course of two hours. It kicked off with the new TaylorMade TP5 and TP5X golf balls and ascended to the M1 and M2 metalwood families.
We'll share more details in the coming days about a number of products, most of which we will be testing here in Florida. Clearly though, all eyes are new metalwoods with TaylorMade being market leader in that category.
As CEO David Abeles noted concerning their M1 and M2 metalwood franchises, they are keeping the name but making the product even better.
Once again the focus of the advancements is in the materials, but also in the geometry of the club shapes, the ability to better tune the club to the individual golfer, and a higher level of stability and forgiveness.
M1 Driver, Fairways & Rescues
A lighter titanium and 43% more carbon composite highlight the new M1 driver. That along with a new structure allow re-distribution of mass to create a larger footprint for a higher resistance to twisting. It also allowed the weight tracks to have more moveable mass over an extended track system for a wider range of centre of gravity adjustments. The result is the ability to better customize the club for the strike pattern and shot shape of each golfer.
"Performance is the genesis of everything we do, and through the use of multi-material construction with the original M1, we were able to elevate performance to a level that captured the attention of golfers around the world," said Brian Bazzel, Senior Director of Product Creation for Metalwoods. "Our mission continues in 2017 by advancing the use of exotic materials with new, intelligent shapes to once again deliver industry-leading performance. The M1 is our flagship driver designed and engineered to give all golfers the ability to further personalize their driver to maximize their game."
In addition to the standard 460cc model, a new 440cc model has been added to the M Family. The smaller head has a deeper face and 30 grams of moveable weight.
Each model features a 4 degree adjustable loft sleeve with three new stock premium shafts – the Fujikura XLR8 Pro 56 (hi-launch), MRC Kuro Kage Silver Dual Core TiNi 60 (mid) and Project X HZRDUS Yellow 65 (low). There are more than 30 other premium shafts offered with no up-charge.
The M1 drivers will come to market on January 27, 2017 with a suggested retail of $649.99 Canadian. Loft options for the M1 460 include 8.5°,9.5°, 10.5° & 12° in right hand and 9.5° and 10.5° lofts in left hand. The RH-only 440 model will come in 8.5°, 9.5° & 10.5° loft options.
Complementary fairway and rescues in the M1 family also feature new technology updates, like the drivers, to offer more forgiveness and range of customization for a better fit.
They also have a January 27th release date. Fairways (15, 17, and 19 degree models in right hand and 15 and 19 degree lofts in left hand), will retail at #399.99 Canadian. Rescues (17, 19, 21, 24 in right hand with 19 and 21 degree options in left) ring in at $299.99
M2 Drivers, Fairways, and Rescues
The M2 family of metalwoods has been a welcome surprise for TaylorMade and despite the success of the current model, much work was put into making the new versions even more beneficial to the golfer. Like the M1, the design team tackled the geometry and materials formula in these clubs to bump up the forgiveness and help the golfer gain, and retain, ball speed.
New material configurations allowed that club's overall footprint and the club face to be larger – to increase the effective hitting area.
The result is a clubhead that brings with it a moment of inertia of over 5,000 g-cm2 without much compromise.
It also comes in a "D-Type" model offering more than 12 yards of draw bias, according to the company.
"In 2016, golfers of all abilities discovered what the multi-material M2 could deliver," said Brian Bazzel, Senior Director of Product Creation for Metalwoods. "In 2017, they will find an even more forgiving and more explosive M2 lineup, break-through performance unlocked by the use of new material formulations and clever geometric shaping."
Like the M1, the M2 driver sports a 4 degree, 12 position sleeve and is available January 27th at $529.99 (Canadian). Loft options are 9.5°, 10.5° & 12°in right hand and 9.5° and 10.5° lofts in left hand.
The M2 Fairways ($329.99) and M2 hybrids ($249.99) also have features in line with the M2 driver. Fairways come in 15° (3), 16.5° (3HL) & 18° (5), 21° (5HL) and 24° (7HL) loft options, while LH models will be offered in 15°, 16.5° & 18° lofts. The M2 Rescue will be offered in 19° (3), 22° (4), 25° (5) and 28° (6) lofts while LH models will be offered in 19°, 22° and 25° lofts.
Watch for more on these products in coming days as we get some hands-on experience with them.


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LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.
Kristen Foster, a publicist, announced Saturday that the singer had died, and police sources later confirmed that she was found unresponsive in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel about 3:30 p.m. Paramedics performed CPR on her, but she was pronounced dead about 4 p.m., Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen told KTLA News.
Officials investigating her death are trying to determine whether she drowned in a bathtub shortly before she was set to attend a pre-Grammy Awards gala.
It will be weeks before investigators determine an official cause of death. The Los Angeles County coroner's office said it performed an autopsy on Sunday but deferred any findings until toxicology results are available in six to eight weeks.
Sources who were briefed on the probe said drowning is one of several scenarios investigators are exploring. The sources stressed that authorities still have many unanswered questions, particularly about what Houston was doing in the hours before her death. They also are interviewing friends and family members to determine whether Houston had any underlying medical conditions, said the sources.
One source with knowledge of the case said that although Houston was found in the bathtub, officials are still unsure whether she died of natural causes or was in some other way stricken.
Houston struggled with drug and alcohol problems for years, and last May her spokeswoman said the singer was going back into rehab.
Houston was in Beverly Hills for music industry titan Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton. Over the last few days, she had made several public appearances. At times she had been acting strangely, skipping around a ballroom and reportedly doing handstands near the hotel pool. Houston greeted people with a warm smile but at times appeared disheveled in mismatched clothes and hair that was dripping wet.
On Thursday, Houston dropped by the rehearsals for the event, where journalists — including a Times reporter — were in attendance. A Grammy staffer said that as reporters interviewed Davis and singers Brandy and Monica, Houston was dancing just off camera to make the singers and Davis laugh. Grammy personnel expressed concern that she'd be caught on camera, and that reporters would write about her behavior.
Beverly Hills police officials, who are investigating the case in conjunction with the coroner's office, said Saturday night that it's far too early to determine whether drugs or alcohol played any role in Houston's death. Police said there is no indication of foul play but placed a security hold on her coroner's office file, which is common in high-profile cases.
Lt. Mark Rosen said Houston was at the hotel with a large entourage of family, friends and co-workers, some of whom helped identify her body after she was declared dead.
On Sunday morning, bleary-eyed music star Ray J was seen surrounded by three companions in the hotel's lobby.
Ray J, who reportedly had been dating Houston on and off, was being consoled by others.
"Whitney dead," he repeated multiple times as one friend grabbed him by the shoulders. "Whitney dead. We all gotta live with that."
Later, Ray J left the hotel and was whisked away in the passenger seat of a red Ferrari.
A short time later, Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was rushed by ambulance from the hotel to nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, police said. Details of her medical problem were not available, but she was reportedly released from the hospital a few hours later.
The hotel also was besieged by fans who assembled a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes for Houston.
"Bittersweet memories that is all we will take with us," read one note. "We will always LOVE you."
One woman drove onto Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard, asking a reporter on the corner to add a bouquet to the mix. Another woman snapped a photo with her iPhone on the way to the bus stop.
Worshipers at the First AME Church of Los Angeles held a moment of silence in honor of Houston at their 10 a.m. service. Their pastor, John J. Hunter, described Houston as "one of the most dynamic voices of our time," according to an announcement on the church website. "We are all deeply saddened by her passing and our hearts go out to her family," he said.
In Houston's hometown of Newark, N.J., an icy wind sliced the air outside the New Hope Baptist Church as Donna Thorn stuffed another bouquet between the iron bars of the church gate.
On the surface, Thorn, a short woman in sweatpants and a wool cap, didn't appear to have much in common with Houston, who as a child sang gospel in the red brick church. Thorn's eyes filled with tears and her voice shook as she described her own struggle with drugs and the empathy she had for the late pop star, who went through the same thing.
"If you was never an addict, you don't know what it's like to struggle and stay clean … to hit rock bottom," said Thorn, recalling her own battle to get off drugs as she grew up on the gritty streets of Newark, where Houston was born 48 years ago.
It's unclear how long the investigation of Houston's death will take.
In other cases of high-profile figures dying unexpectedly, the investigations lasted for months and included detailed toxicology tests.
It took nearly three months for the coroner to officially rule on the death of Michael Jackson in 2009. In that case, authorities extensively reviewed the prescription drugs he was taking, interviewed his physicians and examined his medical history. The coroner ultimately determined that he died of "acute propofol intoxication."
The coroner's office took about a month to rule that rapper Heavy D's unexpected death last year was caused by a blood clot.
A falling star
The star's professional decline had become a familiar part of her public saga. Her haggard appearance at times shocked fans who had once been drawn to the singer's world-class smile and approachable glamour in music videos, album covers, concerts and, later, hit films. Songs like "I Will Always Love You" and "Saving All My Love for You" had women around the world singing along with the star, but by the end of the 1990s they barely recognized her.
As Houston's public persona veered into something darker and more volatile, many fans pointed to her relationship with Bobby Brown as the axis on which her life seemed to be spinning so madly. She acknowledged that she was immersed in drugs, and the toll on her voice and her appearance was difficult to watch.
"The biggest devil is me," the singer told ABC's Diane Sawyer in a notorious 2002 interview. "I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy."
Brown was at Houston's side as she said that. Their 14-year marriage, invariably described as tumultuous, was tarnished by drug abuse, Brown's run-ins with the law and allegations of domestic abuse. It became fodder for the tabloids and entertainment shows and for a year was on display in the reality show "Being Bobby Brown."
The two superstar singers met at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards and married three years later. To some, it seemed an odd match, the glamorous pop star and the one-time New Edition bad boy. "When you love, you love. I mean, do you stop loving somebody because you have different images? You know, Bobby and I basically come from the same place," she explained to Rolling Stone. "I am not always in a sequined gown. I am nobody's angel. I can get down and dirty. I can get raunchy."
Houston divorced Brown in 2007, winning custody of their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. At the court session in Orange County, Houston testified that her daughter could not depend on her father. "He's unreliable," Houston said, according to the Associated Press. "If he says he's going to come, sometimes he does. Usually he doesn't."
In his autobiography, Brown wrote that their marriage "was doomed from the very beginning," saying that they separated in the first year and several times in the years after. He said he believed she had married him "to clean up her image." Brown also admitted he was not faithful to Houston.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born Aug. 9, 1963, in Newark, N.J., and powerful female voices and the sound of choirs were in her ears before she could walk or talk. Cissy Houston, her mother, was a gospel singer and back-up singer who worked with the likes of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Dusty Springfield. Aretha Franklin was the youngster's godmother, and Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick were her cousins. There was little doubt that young Whitney would follow their career paths.
In her family's basement — which was Madison Square Garden in her imagination — she would belt out "Respect" and bask in the applause that she might have considered her birthright. By high school she was singing back-up for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls and had also embarked on a modeling career that put her in the glossy spreads of Seventeen and Glamour magazines.
At a showcase in Sweetwaters supper club in Manhattan — she could sing at 19 but wasn't old enough to buy a drink — she was spotted by Davis, the music mogul who has become legendary for his ear and his success in guiding the early careers of Rod Stewart, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow, Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson. Davis saw in Houston a rare bundle of raw talent, beauty and pedigree. He spent two years and $250,000 to prepare and package her before releasing her 1985 debut album, "Whitney Houston," which would became a mega-seller.
"Whitney Houston" became the first album by a new female artist to yield three No. 1 singles: "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All." Critics moaned that the material was too flimsy for a such a prodigious instrument, but Houston reveled in the success. She became a major crossover star and, with her church background and relatively wholesome aura, she was the rare female recording star who was young and attractive but not overtly sexualized on stage and on screen.
Houston's follow-up album, "Whitney," in the summer of 1987, delivered hit after hit with "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." For her career, her sales totals would become dizzying: By some accounting, she sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos in the pre-digital marketplace.
Houston's stirring rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl became a signature as well and a massive fundraiser for the American Red Cross. More than sales units, Houston had stepped to the center of pop culture in a way that would make her a powerful influence on several generations of singers, especially Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson.
Carey, one of the few female stars of Houston's era who was on a competitive commercial footing, said Saturday she was reeling from the news.
"Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston," Carey said. "My heartfelt condolences to Whitney's family and to all her millions of fans throughout the world. She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth."
From topping the pop charts, the next frontier was film, and in 1992 Houston starred with Kevin Costner in "The Bodyguard." The soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy for Album of the Year and also yielded the hit "I Will Always Love You," which became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history.
In 1995's "Waiting to Exhale," Houston showed that, like Diana Ross, she aspired to a more complex acting persona. And she had recently finished shooting "Sparkle," a remake of a 1976 Irene Cara film that focuses on the backbeat of addiction in the music industry.
Houston amassed rooms full of trophies through the years, including 22 American Music Awards — more than any other woman — and six Grammys. Any awards show she was on was must-see television, although the reasons for that changed through the years.
On Saturday, at Staples Center, rehearsals were under way for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, and news of Houston's death arrived as a whispered bombshell while Rihanna was on stage singing "We Found Love." Producers swapped stunned looks and immediately reached for the phones, scrambling to find the right tone and content for a memorial segment on the show. They decided on a short, austere performance by Jennifer Hudson, one of Houston's clear contemporary disciples.
"It's too fresh in everyone's memory to do more at this time, but we would be remiss if we didn't recognize Whitney's remarkable contribution to music fans in general, and in particular her close ties with the Grammy telecast and her Grammy wins and nominations over the years," said Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich, a key figure in the Grammys since the early 1980s.
LA Times staff writers Richard Winton, Ari Bloomekatz, Garrett Therolf, Larry Gordon, Geoff Boucher and Tina Susman contributed to this report.


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Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York has once again taken up the theme of values education in the public schools, saying in a speech this month that schools have a responsibility to "at the very least ... work to make young people aware that some standards of virtue and decency do exist.''
Speaking at a forum on education at the State University of New York in Old Westbury, Mr. Cuomo said that while the burden of instilling values lies primarily with families and churches, schools should do more. They must counter a "message of silence,'' he said, and teach students that "in every society,there is a code of behavior, an understanding of what is right and wrong.''
The Governor first addressed the issue last August, when he said he was developing proposals to reinstate the teaching of values in the public schools. Such proposals have not been elaborated, beyond Mr. Cuomo's pledge to use his office to increase public pressure for values education.
Ending a divisive internal struggle, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund late last month decided against naming former Gov. Toney Anaya of New Mexico as its president. By an 18-to-14 vote, the MALDEF board of directors withdrew a previous offer to Mr. Anaya, and then voted overwelmingly to retain Antonia Hernandez as president and general counsel. An attempt to force Ms. Hernandez out had prompted a threat to resign by many of the civil-rights group's lawyers.
Former Gov. Bruce Babbitt of Arizona put forth two proposals for increasing the federal commitment to education and youths last week, in a speech announcing his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Mr. Babbitt, who left office in January, having gained a national reputation for his stands on education issues, called for federal subsidies to help working parents pay for day care. He also suggested that the federal government take up the full burden of paying for Medicaid, provided states apply the resulting savings to educational improvements.
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How To Win Poetry Competition
In high school, many of you might have discovered the budding poet inside you (thanks to the lovely blond sitting across your class room). Bat let's face it whatever your romance-ridden adolescent creativity might have manufactured was probably not what-we-call "professional" in its true sense. So if you were really brave enough to try and pursue the poetic side of you and happen to land yourself in one of the poetry competitions, here are a few tips for you.
- Keep it simple:
Choose your topic and words wisely and make sure that you project a clear image of what you are saying. The topic has to be intelligent but at the same time within the grasp of people's brains. If you have already been given a topic then make sure you don't let your imagination and poetry stray too far from it. Abandon the idea that big words are what it takes to get the first prize. Think outside the box, not out of context.
- First impression might not be the last:
It is a common delusion that first few opening lines will win you the competition. How about capturing the attention of the judges through and through the entire poem? Don't you think that helps your cause even better?
- Respect your originality:
Most of the people fret so much to make their content unique. But the most simple and efficient way of doing that is to write your own poetry without adultery. You may do your research and read articles off the internet, but the words you pen down have to be truly yours. There cannot be anything more unique than your words strung together to portray your idea.
- Don't skip the spell-check:
For all the snotty people, who think that they know their language, this is the most valuable tip. Never send out your final draft without proper revision of your work. A minute spellings mistake is enough to ruin your impression. In poems, there is a certain kind of liberty to use words and to bend the rules of grammar but don't get carried away.
- Follow the rules:
After a lifetime of rebellion against rules it must be excruciating to do so but don't let your ego sabotage your application in the competition. Strictly adhere to the rules prescribed. If it says 20 lines, then 20 lines it is. God Almighty knows that the judges don't go easy on negligence. Pay special attention to the due date or time.


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コラム@NCU 「共生・第4回:Language Learning for Peaceful Coexistence」 メドウズ ・マーティン
The Japanese words 「共存」 and 「共生」 can both be translated to English as "coexistence" but they are distinct words with different meanings in Japanese. How can we communicate the difference between the two Japanese terms in English? If we look at the characters that make up each word and translate them literally to English, we could say that 「共存」 is equal to "existing together" while 「共生」 is translated as "living together".
In biology, scientists have many different technical words to describe the different ways that species interact with each other. The term "mutualism", for example, indicates a relationship between two different species in which each species benefits from the activity of the other. Bees and flowering plants have a mutualistic relationship. The bees depend on flowers for pollen to make honey and the plants depend on the bees for reproduction. They are not simply together in the same space at the same time; the behaviour of each species helps the other to live. This, I believe, is the difference between 「共存」 and 「共生」.
Human beings are just one species, but we have many different cultures, languages and religions, and we interact with each other in various ways. Many groups of people coexist 「共存」 but they do not cooperate with each other, nor even like each other. They just occupy the same space. A small conflict or misunderstanding can quickly become a much bigger one, and they sometimes even end up killing each other. Religion and cultural intolerance are frequent sources of conflict and war.
On the other hand, many western countries are today multicultural societies where great effort is made to help peoples with different social and cultural values to live together 「共生」 peacefully and prosperously. Additionally, the world is becoming increasingly global and the actions of one country or group can often seriously affect other countries and groups far away. Positive interaction built on a foundation of respect for each other's differences and concern for each other's well-being is not only necessary, it is mutually beneficial to all groups. Perhaps one way to describe this is to say that 「共存」 is coexistence without action, while 「共生」 is coexistence with positive action.
As a Canadian living in Japan, where many cultural values are different from my own, learning to communicate in Japanese was an essential first step to understanding and accepting the norms of Japanese culture. As a language teacher at Nayoro University, I think that one of the main goals of our university language classes (not only English, but German and Korean as well) is to give students the opportunity to use another language for real communication in cross-cultural contexts that reach across borders and language barriers. In my 1st and 2nd-year English Communication classes, students use online learning environments to interact with students from other countries around the world in English.
For better or worse, English has become the language of global communication and the number of non-native speakers of English today is even greater than the number of native speakers. In this sense, English has become a powerful tool that allows us not simply to coexist 「共存」 with others, but live together with them in mutual peace and harmony 「共生」.


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Diane informs Ron that she's pregnant, and Ron sees this as the perfect time to propose to Diane, who gladly accepts. In order to avoid an outlandish wedding, they immediately head upstairs to sign a marriage certificate. In the hallway they encounter Leslie, who becomes flustered upon hearing the news. Leslie goes out of her way to make the intentionally informal wedding as festive as possible, creating a makeshift bouquet out of highlighter pens and tearing up paper to throw in place of rice as the newlyweds depart from the records office.
Later, April announces that she nominated Leslie for an International Coalition of Women in Government Award, and Leslie won. The gang immediately makes plans to head to London for the acceptance ceremony. Meanwhile, Tom begins a quest to find out who owns the competitive swag rental store across the street from Rent-a-Swag.
The next month, Leslie and the gang arrive in London for the awards ceremony. Ron is not thrilled about being in Europe for any amount of time. Meanwhile, Ben and Andy have an appointment with Lord Covington, the head of a British charity foundation, to discuss his sponsorship of one of Ben's nonprofit programs.
At the meeting, Ben quickly realizes that Andy and Lord Covington are two peas in a pod. The two grown-up children have a blast playing with remote controlled helicopters and talking about ice cream while Ben realizes that he's completely out of his element. Fortunately, Lord Covington is excited to help Ben and Andy, provided that Andy agrees to stay in London for a few months to help him get the nonprofit up and running.
Back in Pawnee, Tom utilizes Donna's sleuthing skills to discover that the owner of his rival swag company is none other than Jean-Ralphio's father, Dr. Saperstein. Saperstein thinks that Tom stole the idea for Rent-a-Swag from Jean-Ralphio, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Tom's only chance of combatting his swag rival will be to convince Jean-Ralphio to be honest with his father, a task that's easier said than done.
While in London, Leslie learns that a recall campaign has been initiated back in Pawnee. During her speech at the awards ceremony, she vents her frustration by calling the residents of Pawnee "pee-pee heads." Unbeknownst to her, Gerry has organized a viewing party in Pawnee to watch the ceremony, and the insulting speech fuels the flames of the Leslie Knope recall movement back home.
After Leslie's disastrous speech, Ron attempts to console her by telling her that she chose a thankless government job and therefore shouldn't expect to be thanked. Leslie remembers that she acquired a proper wedding gift to lift Ron out of his Europe-inspired misery. She presents Ron with a detailed road trip itinerary and ensures him that, if he trusts her, the payoff will be more than he could ever ask for.
Back in Pawnee, Tom organizes a meeting with Jean-Ralphio and Dr. Saperstein and forces Jean-Ralphio to tell his father the truth: that Rent-a-Swag was Tom's idea. Dr. Saperstein is pleased that his son has an honest bone in his body, but he refuses to close his competitive swag store because it's turning a profit. It looks like Tom's business struggles are only just beginning.
Upon her return to Pawnee, Leslie is happy to see Ann and Chris, who are excited to tell her that they're pregnant. Still, returning to a tornado of recall chaos has her feeling beaten and defeated. April cheers her up by reading the nomination letter that she submitted for Leslie's award. It's a heartwarming testimony detailing all of Leslie's best attributes, and Leslie is touched by April's uncharacteristically sweet sentiment.
Meanwhile, back in Europe, Ron has finally arrived at his final surprise destination: the Lagavulin Whiskey distillery in Scotland. He couldn't have asked for a better wedding present. Even when Ron is immersed in his own personal version of hell (a socialist European country that worships an old woman and a baby), Leslie manages to find a little slice of heaven just for him.


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Berlevåg (or Northern Sami: Bearalvági gielda) is a municipality in in Finnmark county, Norway. There are two settlements in the minicipality of Berlevåg: the village of Berlevåg (with approx. 950 inhabitants) and the village of Kongshavn (with approx. 45 inhabintants).
Berlevåg is a lively fishing community in the northwestern part of the Varanger Peninsula, facing the open Barents Sea to the north and the Tanafjorden to the west. Situated at 70°N Berlevåg's 1.122 km2 is mainly made up of untouched nature of an arctic character.
The most important sources of income are fishery, fish processing, trade, as well as public and private service.
Berlevåg, along with the rest of Finnmark, was occupied during World War II. Berlevåg Airport was originally put into use at this time, when German occupying forces constructed it with the help of hundreds of Russian prisoners of war. From 1943-1944, there were nearly daily bombing raids from Russia on Berlevåg and the German airfield.
In November 1944, the village was completely burned down and the inhabitants evacuated by force as part of the scorched earth strategy of the Germans. In the aftermath, the Norwegian government wanted to relocate the inhabitants to nearby Kongsfjord because of a better harbour, but they refused, and the village was rebuilt. As there are absolutely no trees in Berlevåg, many of the houses in Berlevåg were built by the help of the wooden planks in the "tarmac" of the previous German airfield.
In 1882 large parts of the fishing fleet were detroyed during a storm, and after this the first breakwater was built. Two times, in 1932 and 1959, the breakwater was destroyed by the water. After this a new breakwater technique using concrete tetrapods were used for two new breakwaters and these constructions still stand today despite waves up to 9.8 meter high.
SoundDestination: Berlevåg was created during a 1 month residency at Berlevågatelieene – Kvitbrakka and presented at Sommer i Berlevåg Festival 2017 in Galleri Villa Borealis. Thanks to Emma Gunnarson, Kristian Møller, Gunnvald Hansen, Bjornar Johansen and Bjørunn Jensen for showing and telling me about the places and for sharing their stories with me.
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SAN DIEGO – based on information from a National Cancer Institute database.
The substantial drop in new cases of malignant melanoma in Americans aged 10-19 years over the most recent 15-year period with data available contrasts with a stable rate among children aged 0-9 years, and a steadily rising rate among adults during the same period, Ryan C. Kelm said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) Program, when 5-year relative survival was 89% among all children and 92% among all adolescents (J Clin Oncol. 2005 July 20;23[21]:4735-41).
Mr. Kelm and his associates studied U.S. data compiled from 2000 to 2014 by the SEER Program, maintained by the National Cancer Institute. They identified 1,796 patients aged 0-19 years diagnosed with malignant melanoma (218 children and 1,578 adolescents). The overall incidence rate for the entire 15-year period was just over 1 case per million among children and just under 9 cases per million among adolescents. In contrast, the adult U.S. incidence rate estimates for 2018 are pegged at 260 per million among non-Hispanic whites, 40 per million among Hispanics, and 10 per million among black Americans, according to the American Cancer Society.


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What is Aronia?
Aronia is a genus of upright shrubs native to North America. These plants are grown as ornamentals in their native range and they are also cultivated for their edible fruit. Known as chokeberries, these plants have been utilized by Native American populations for centuries and thanks to the high antioxidant content of the fruit, they are increasingly popular with the general public. Nurseries in North America sometimes stock chokeberries and they can also order them by special request from customers.
There are three known species in this genus: the red, purple, and black chokeberry. Aronia species are all small deciduous shrubs with simple, oblong leaves. They produce clusters of white to pink flowers that mature into small berries in the fall months. Depending on the species, the berries can be bright red, rich purple, or a dull black. The berries are extremely astringent and cannot be consumed raw.
In the fall months, the foliage turns bright red and the colorful berries tend to stand out. When harvested, the berries can be dried, cooked, and/or blended with other fruits to make jams and jellies, drinks, and other foods. Cooking reduces the astringency and makes the berries palatable. Black chokeberries are especially high in antioxidants and are used in the commercial preparation of antioxidant supplements.
These plants are hardy to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) zone three, and they are extremely durable. While they have adapted to grow in wet climates like bogs and woodlands, they can thrive in drier conditions. They are also not picky about soil quality. Aronia can handle acidic or basic soil, salty conditions, and very poor soil. The only major growing requirement is that the plants need partial shade. Full sun can be too intense, and full shade can subject the plants to mildew and rot.
Gardeners interested in propagating Aronia species can grow them from seeds, cuttings, and divisions. The plants can work very well as specimen plantings in a garden, or they can be massed and used in the creation of low hedges. The berries can be messy and will reseed, so even if gardeners do not intend to use them, it is advisable to collect them in the fall months. Pruning Aronia can be done in the spring before the shrubs start to leaf out, if shaping is desired.


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Sep 22 2010
Books Of The Month
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These are the books we rented today. (Princess for JL, Earth & Space for WH, Wimpy Kid and St. Clare for JS). Their choice, though I would much prefer JL to read and be exposed to other pictures book, but she only likes Princess & Barbies.
Once a month or twice if we can finish reading faster, we go to the book rental to get books. I don't really buy books anymore as I used to. First, we ran out of space, second, their choice of books are very different. To give them more variety, the best is to exchange books with friends, to the library or in my case where there's no friends and lousy library, we resort to book rental.
I am doing read a loud (one chapter a day) on the Enid Blyton books for JS and WH. Though JS can fairly well read by herself, but she still prefers me to read to her. From pictures books, telling stories, we have now moved on to Enid Blyton's books without pictures. I started off with the Enchanted Wood series and now we are moving into the 5th book of the St. Clare series. She is reading other books on her own , including Malory Towers series of Enid Blyton's collection. I have long done with the Enchanted Wood series, but recently WH has requested me to read to him, though he still remembers the story line quite well. (Can be quite tiring spending 1 hour nightly reading to three of them, because I have to read three different books, that will only be fair – as according to them. )
I bought this from the book rental too. They sell books too and can help you order books you are looking for. Such convenient service and so near to home.
I saw JS doing some wimpy kid liked drawing after she read the first wimpy kid book, and this will do her good. (Daddy even bought the Wimpy Kid DVD for her after knowing she is into wimpy kid)
Immersing in the book
Starting work on it…
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# chanelwongon 23 Sep 2010 at 11:36 am
Book rental is a good idea…
where is the place?
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LIVERPOOL brought a touch of Europe to Tyneside yesterday to score a deserved victory at St James' Park.
Goals at either end of the game - one from John Arne Riise, the other a superb individual effort from Danny Murphy - bookended a professional performance which, while productive to Liverpool's Premiership title pursuit, was most certainly honed in the style of the Champions League.
A resolute defensive display allied to swift counter-attacking formed the basis for this win, their first in the Geordie heartland since Michael Owen's hat-trick clinched a 4-1 win in August 1998.
Newcastle had already scored 18 goals at home this season and in such free-scoring form the visitors required a rock-solid rearguard. And with Sami Hyypia outstanding, the Reds back four delivered.
"We couldn't get a sniff," admitted Newcastle boss Bobby Robson. "No matter what we did, we just couldn't get around their defence."
Of course, there was no Owen yesterday and also absent was Jari Litmanen, the Reds' matchwinner of the previous two games dropping down to the bench.
Instead, Robbie Fowler returned to the starting line-up for the first time since boss Gerard Houllier had publicly questioned his striker's fitness and application since the start of the season.
Fowler, who could be in line to replace Michael Owen in the England side, responded with a pledge to roll up his sleeves and work hard to improve himself, and he was as good as his word, producing a committed display which yielded an assist and so very nearly a first Premiership goal of the season.
There are still question marks over his confidence - one weak right-footed effort in the second half would have most likely nestled into the back of the net by Fowler of old - but the signs were encouraging.
Encouraging too were the displays of Danny Murphy and Jamie Carragher. Rarely in the limelight, Murphy capped an impressive display with a fine goal while Carragher, despite picking up a harsh booking, drove Newcastle's dangerous winger Laurent Robert to discouragement.
With both Arsenal and Manchester United winning the previous day, Houllier's side knew a victory was imperative if they were to keep pace at the top of the table following their indiscretions early in the season.
And the Reds, showing four changes from the side which defeated Dynamo Kiev in midweek, could not have asked for a better start when they went ahead inside three minutes - a goal which owed as much to a mistake by Newcastle's Rob Lee as Riise's opportunism.
Defending on the edge of his own area, Lee left a pass to Andy Griffin woefully short. Riise nipped in to take the loose ball immediately and, after taking one touch to steady himself, lashed a rising drive into the roof of Shay Given's net. Startled at their poor start, Newcastle produced a period of concerted pressure but the best the home side could fashion was a tame Craig Bellamy header at Jerzy Dudek from eight yards out after Alan Shearer had dummied Robert's cross.
In fact, the Reds should have doubled their advantage on 20 minutes. A lightning counter-attack, sparked by a great pass from Gary McAllister out to Riise on the left flank, led to the Norwegian playing Robbie Fowler through on goal but Given was off his line quickly to smother the effort.
McAllister then volleyed narrowly wide from 25 yards after Fowler's intelligent lay-off and Liverpool were in reasonable control of the game, the midfield - shorn of the injured Dietmar Hamann and suspended Steven Gerrard - breaking up home attacks and Carragher keeping Robert at bay.
The nearest Newcastle came to restoring parity was on 27 minutes. Liverpool conceded a succession of free-kicks around the area, and from one such set-piece, Andy O'Brien headed wastefully wide after finding himself unmarked from Nolberto Solano's delivery.
The home side's most obvious threat came from the ball over the top, hoping to capitalise on the pace of Bellamy against Stephane Henchoz. It was a ploy they used with increasing regularity before the break with little reward.
And only the flag of the assistant referee prevented Liverpool from doubling their lead moments after the interval.
Heskey took advantage of yet more dithering in the Newcastle defence and played in Fowler, who finished clinically only to have his goal chalked off for offside. It was a close call, but ultimately the correct one.
Clearly made aware by Houllier at half-time that the win was there for the taking, Liverpool started the second half in determined fashion and Newcastle were thankful for Heskey's poor control after another astute McAllister pass had sent the striker clear.
With McAllister and Murphy in the starting line-up the Reds' midfield had more of a creative edge than in recent weeks.
Liverpool were pouring forward at every opportunity as the game took on the blistering end-to-end pace so often associated with these fixtures, and the hard-working Murphy was next to come close, skipping past Robbie Elliott down the right wing before firing across the face of goal with no team-mate on hand to convert.
Liverpool had taken almost total control and should have been out of sight as United's bid to make the Reds rue their profligacy led to a few nervous moments in the visitors' rearguard.
Elliott headed straight at Dudek, but with the home side stretched in their search for an equaliser, Liverpool were given the time and space to counter as the home side increased the pressure.
That pressure nearly paid off 13 minutes from time. Substitute Shola Ameobi played Bellamy
in down the left, and the Welsh international shrugged off the challenge of Henchoz before firing in a low cross which beat Dudek but not Hyypia, who was on hand to clear.
However, with Liverpool cutting off the supply to the increasingly exposed Shearer and Bellamy, that was as good as it got for Newcastle and four minutes from time the Reds sealed the points thanks to a fine individual goal from Murphy.
Picking the ball up inside his own half, the midfielder sprinted forward, exchanged passes with Fowler and homed in on goal before clipping the ball past Given.
Since the double setback against Bolton and Aston Villa, Liverpool have gone six games unbeaten, scoring three successive league wins and manoeuvring themselves into a strong position to qualify for the second stages of the Champions League.
And with the likes of Owen, Gerrard, Hamann, Markus Babbel, Patrik Berger and Vladimir Smicer to return, Houllier's side now have the opportunity to ensure that poor start remains a blip rather than an omen.


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BALTIMORE, Md. – Julian Gonzalez (Heredia, Costa Rica/Berkeley Academy), a member of the Goucher College men's golf team, has been named the Landmark Conference Men's Golf Player of the Week for the week of March 4-10, 2019. It is the fourth time this season the freshman has garnered the honor.
Gonzalez earned the honor this week after finishing second at the Pfeiffer Invitational on Tuesday for his fifth Top-3 finish of the season and the fourth time the year he has posted a Top-2 standing. The freshman shot a 78 in the first round and then posted a one under par round of 71 to move up from ninth to second. He finished with a two-round score of 148 to help the Gophers to a fifth-place standings in the spring opener for the team.
The freshman won the league's weekly honor for the final three weeks of the fall season and has taken home the honor in four of the seven weeks the honor has been awarded.
Gonzalez is averaging 71.9 strokes per round this season and has recorded victories at the Revolutionary Collegiate Classic on October 14 and at the Landmark Conference Men's Invitational on October 21. Along with his second-place standing this week, he finished second at the Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic on October 7 and third at the Don Scalf Invitational on September 24.
Goucher returns to action at the McDaniel Spring Invitational in Abbotstown, Pa., on March 30-31.


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For elves, I'll phrase the question differently from the orc post:
What is your preferred mental image of elves, or which version of elves in folklore appeals to you?
I like John Wright's return of elves from a higher order of being into the feared and menacing folk from ancient folk tales (from "before Tolkien and Gygax and even before Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream") though, if I was to collect a miniature elf army or run a D&D campaign, my concept of elves would be the standard High Elf / Wood Elf construct. Over the years I tended to buy wood elf archers and swordsmen, which could also do duty as rangers with their green cloaks and hoods.
Out of all the stock fantasy races, elves are the one that are hardest to get a consensus on. Even Tolkien, who constructed a elven language and wasn't afraid to include various humanoids and animals in his art, left elves out of his pictures (let me know if I'm wrong).
For me, my concept of elves is dependent on the type of fiction I am reading. I recommend Jeffro's Appendix N as he discusses multiple authors and their concepts of elves. Beginning from the "most ancient of elves" we learn the Cornish and Welsh version were "green-haired, white-skinned sea folk" Closer to John Wright's pagan elves there are Poul Anderson's elves, antithetical to Christianity and unable to touch iron or bear the sight of a crucifix, while Lord Dunsany's elves live outside of time.
Update: In the comments Deuce reminds me that Tolkien did portray elves in his art for Father Christmas. His North Pole elves and the polar bear fighting off a pre-Christmas goblin attack below:
I'll give Peter Jackson credit for his casting of elves in the Lord of the Rings movies. Orlando Bloom was a good choice for Legolas while Elrond and Galadrial pass muster. That being said, there is a scene early in the Fellowship of the Ring in which Frodo sees the elves for the first time would change if I could. A shot from that scene is below:
That scene is really not that bad of an interpretation but always reminded me of:
'Even Tolkien, who constructed a elven language and wasn't afraid to include various humanoids and animals in his art, left elves out of his pictures (let me know if I'm wrong).'
JRRT depicted Elves in his "Father Christmas" art.
The elves in my novels are a pre-human race that cannot handle iron but do not have the aversion to holy objects characteristic of the traditional Longevin. But then I set my novels circa 1500 BC, a hundred years before the birth of Moses, so not only is there no Christianity, there is no Mosaic Law. A very Dark world in some ways.
I picture them much like the first illustration you displayed, the one by Sindaocllo.
Now, tell me how I get the back cover of that album out of my head.
It's hard to believe Tolkein would have put asses ears on his high elves- Galadrial with ears like Bottom? Or a satyr? The Inklings wouldn't wear it.
D&D has rather done a disservice to elves — they often tended to become Spock-eared Aryan ubermensch types leading to complaints along the lines of "who else is sick of Nazi elves?" back in the day.
And then you have what the Japanese have run with — that is where you find the sideways donkey ears culminating in abominations like the _Elf-san wa Yaserarenai_ manga.
These days, elves kept as mysterious off-stage presences are my preference.
Tend to agree with you.
I hate the depiction of elves in Jackson's movies. Give me the Rankin-Bass wood elves any day.
Rereading The Lord of the Rings this past summer, I was impressed by how…off Tolkien's elves are. He makes (subtly) makes it very clear that they aren't human and don't quite interact with the world the way we do.
I prefer more old school fae. The Aelfinn and Eelfinn from The Wheel of Time are old school elf-esque (Jordan originally planned them to be more usual, boring D&D type elves). John Maddox Roberts has a really good Conan story, Conan the Champion, in which Conan travels to an alternate dimension and fights fae (Jordan certainly read this book, and may have edited it). Leigh Brackett gave us a very fae alien race in People of the Talisman.
It suffers from the usual urban fantasy mundane-ness, but it's hard to beat M.L. Brennan's elves from the Generation V books for sheer visual weirdness. Plus she gave us the image of a vampire ripping an antler and a bit a skull right off of an elf.
Tolkien portrayed two elves in his illustration of the forest of Taur-nu-Fuin (sometimes misidentified as Mirkwood); Beleg and Gwindor.
This link apparently has Beleg, an elf, in the foreground:
That said, it's basically indistinguishable from a human with pointy shoes, so not of much use.
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Anyway, having grown up with a mix of things like Warhammer, LotR, Warcraft and the like, I like my orcs & goblins green, my elves with long pointy ears, and my dwarves boozy Scots (but I repeat myself…). The other classic fantasy races I care less about. That said, I generally dislike it when lazy writers make them all psychologically human. D&D and Warcraft are particularly guilty of this in my experience… Terry Pratchett's elves were rather better, but his dwarves were rather too close to humans.
All this is something I'm having to deal with as well, given that I'm engaged in a fair bit of fantasy world-building. Making elven psychologies & such seem alien (and then working out all the consequences downstream from this) takes work though, so I can understand why say WoW quest designers and writers just write them as humans with pointy ears / green skin / whatever.
The best portayal of elves I ever read were the Lunarians in Poul Andersens HARVEST OF STARS.
Not elves, you say? Those Lunarians were merely biomodified humans adapted to low gravity, a modification which unwittingly changed their psychology to something more menacing, playful, catlike, noble, fickle, mercurial, you say?
Read between the lines, friend.
A tad obscure, but I am going to go with the elves of Earthdawn, FASA's old RPG. I liked the lore of that Setting quite a bit. I couldn't get my D&D group to try the game out so I started importing Earthdawn setting stuff into our game on the sly.
Now I have We are Santas Elves from Rudolph playing over and over in my head.
Tolkien's Elves are definitely my favorite over all but I do think that Warhammer elves are underrated. The character of Alith Anar in particular is a lot of fun in my opinion.
The elves in Larry Correia's MHI are not the most traditional elves, but they may be the most fun to read.
I always appreciated Scott R. Bakker's "Nonman" version of elves from "The Prince of Nothing" series. He explored what happens when you live so long and have more memories than you can handle… Fresh take.


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Off Grid Festival 2017
I've just finished a week of work in the production office and clearing up recycling at the inspirational Off Grid Festival, a community gathering at Goffins Land (home to the Biophilia Project) all about exploring sustainable ways of living.
There were lots of mind-expanding talks and many incredible people attending. Everyone whom I spoke to had pioneering views on the current state and future development of our civilisation. Some of my many highlights include a screening of The Economics of Happiness and a Q&A with the creator, a screening of We The Uncivilised, A Life Story and a deep discussion afterwards, listening to ancient fables and epic tales as told by Hedgespoken, spending Exeter Pounds on pints of locally brewed ale, and learning to shoot a crossbow with Sylvan Adventures.
Above all else, it was the amazing people who come together and contribute toward this gathering that will stick with me as the most magical experience of the week. I strongly recommend Off Grid Festival to everyone, particularly those who recognise some of the problems of current human behaviour and are seeking inspiration to contribute toward a positive future for us all.


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Episode 15: Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
44min - This special celebrates "Schitt's Creek" and gives fans an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the final season including never-before-seen footage of table reads, auditions and celebrity interviews.
Happy Ending
24min - In the season finale, David gets stressed about the weather on his wedding day. Thankfully, his family are on hand to make everything right.
Start Spreading the News
24min - David comes to a hard decision about where he's going to live, and Moira is on the receiving end of some unexpected news
The Pitch
21min - Johnny, Roland and Stevie take their pitch to a meeting in New York, while the family get anxious waiting for them to come home
The Bachelor Party
21min - It's David and Patrick's bachelor party, and the Roses go to the 'Escape Room' part of it. But as their personal problems come to a head, their involvement starts to wane.
Sunrise, Sunset
21min - Johnny decides to interfere with Alexis's love life, while Moira has an interview with People magazine - and manages to offend the whole town
The Presidential Suite
Moira Rosé
The Wingman
The Premiere
Maid of Honour
The Job Interview
21min - Moira and Johnny try to find investment for a new motel. And Alexis has a romantic video conference with Ted.
The Incident
21min - A childhood issue resurfaces which causes David embarrassment, which is only compounded when Patrick shows understanding. And Moira gets on social media with help from Alexis.