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The following post contains SPOILERS for a bunch of pointless post-credits stingers including "Daredevil," "Iron Man," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," "Green Lantern," "X-Men: The Last Stand," "The Grey," and "Stealth." I'M GOING TO SPOIL THE END OF "STEALTH," GUYS. Don't freak out.
March 8th, Austin, Texas. The opening night of the 2013 South by Southwest Film Festival. The remake of "Evil Dead" has just played the 1200-seat Paramount Theatre -- and blown the roof off the joint. As the end credits roll, most of the audience stays in their seats to wait for the Q&A with director Fede Alvarez. Just before the lights come up, from out of nowhere, an extra scene appears featuring the return of a character everyone in the audience recognizes. It is brief, unexplained, and largely context-free, and it draws a few cheers amidst a lot of confused looks. The scene can't kill all the good will in the room -- everyone's had too much fun for 90 minutes to let 30 pointless seconds ruin it -- but it certainly ends things on an odd, sour note. "What was that about?" the guy next to me wonders aloud to his buddies.
It was about Hollywood's modern obsession with what's called a "post-credits stinger." What was once an ultra-rare treat for those few brave souls who chose to wait through a movie's end credits has now become a compulsory filmmaking component -- particularly for a certain kind of blockbuster that's based on an existing property with a built-in fanbase. And since almost every blockbuster these days is that certain kind of blockbuster, stingers are everywhere now.
And almost every single one is horrible.
The stinger glut started in earnest with a single film, but its origins can be placed around the turn of the century, when Marvel and DC Comics' super-heroes started to come to the big screen with increasing regularity. Some of these adaptations began informally including post-credits stingers as treats for hardcore fans. They might provide a callback to a nugget of obscure comic book continuity, but more often than not they were an attempt on the part of producers to recreate the storytelling structure of comics on the big screen.
Comic books are ongoing monthly concerns. To ensure readers return for the next issue, most stories end with cliffhangers. "Will Superman rescue Lois Lane from the clutches of Big Sir?!? Find out in 30 days!" Stingers offered movies an opportunity to ape the flavor (if not the function) of those cliffhangers. Take, for example, this atrocious stinger from 2003's "Daredevil," which reminds viewers that Daredevil's arch-nemesis Bullseye is still alive, ready to return for a second movie.
By 2008, the time was right for a more ambitious stinger. After licensing out their characters for decades, Marvel was finally going to finance and produce its own movies. "Iron Man" was the first installment of a planned "Marvel Cinematic Universe." At the time it went into production, work had already begun on a new version of "The Incredible Hulk" along with movies based on heroes like Thor and Captain America. This ambitious vision called for all of these individual films to lead, comic book cliffhanger-style, from one to the next, and then to culminate in "The Avengers," where all the characters would unite to defeat a common foe.
The groundwork for these movies was laid in the thirty seconds after the "Iron Man" end credits. Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark returns home to find Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury -- a character vital to the Marvel Comics mythos, but unseen through the rest of the film -- waiting to speak to him. "I'm here," he portentously intones, " to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative."
Cut to black; cue feverish nerd excitement. Jackson's appearance in the film was kept a secret to ensure maximum impact -- the studio even went so far as to release reports that Jackson was not in the film as rumored, and then later to deliberately remove the stinger from sneak previews to keep its existence quiet. The strategy worked: the scene was a surprise, and then a huge part of the fan discussion around the movie. And if you weren't smart enough to stay through the credits the first time, you had to go pay to see the movie again.
After that, it was all over: the informal trend towards stingers became an unspoken requirement. Now every comic book or fanboy-oriented property needed a stinger, regardless of whether the material suggested one or not. And pretty quickly the phenomenon got way out of hand -- and way, way stupid.
One year after "Iron Man," 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" came bearing multiple stingers. In one, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine sits in a bar, drinking and speaking in Japanese. In the other, a camera moves amongst the rubble of the movie's final battle to find the decapitated head of Wolverine's enemy Deadpool, who then shushes ominously:
The sift-amongst-the-rubble-until-you-find-the-bad-guy-who-you-thought-was-dead-but-who-isn't-dead-now-give-me-your-$13-for-a-sequel scene has quickly become a post-credits stinger cliche -- a few years before "Wolverine," almost the exact same scene (minus the shush) was used after the credits of the evil robot plane movie "Stealth." This Deadpool character hasn't spoken through the entire final act of the film -- it's not his fault, his mouth was sewn shut -- and he was also, y'know, brutally murdered by a guy with razor-sharp metal claws. And now he's alive, in pieces, shushing us? Why? No one in the scene is talking. Is Deadpool finally ready to abandon the life of a savage mutant assassin to follow his dreams of become a librarian? It makes no sense.
The stinger after 2011's "Green Lantern" is even less coherent. Throughout the film, Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds -- who also played Deadpool in "Wolverine," and should clearly never appear in a film with a stinger ever again) wages intergalactic war with Parallax, an alien entity comprised of pure fear. With the battle going poorly, Green Lantern's ally Sinestro (Mark Strong) proposes the Lanterns create a ring that runs on fear; to fight fire with fire, as it were. Reynolds' Hal Jordan convinces the Lantern Corps not to give in to fear, and defeats Parallax with his green ring. Sinestro even shows up at the end of the film to help him, and to hail him as Earth's new protector. And then this happens:
Parallax is defeated. Earth is safe. Sinestro has a new ally in Hal Jordan. So why the hell would he put on this yellow ring now? Because that's what he did (years later) in the "Green Lantern" comic books, in a lengthy storyline where the formerly heroic Sinestro formed his own evil Sinestro Corps (evil and, apparently, narcissistic). This, I guess, was meant to set up a possible "Green Lantern" movie sequel, and to give comic book fans a glimpse of a popular concept in live-action form. But it's so totally unmotivated by the preceding events that all it really leaves you with is questions about the movie you just saw -- not the urge to see another movie by the same befuddled creators.
At least for me personally, "Green Lantern" was the tipping point for stingers. I'm as hardcore as hardcore comic book nerds get -- if these miniature bites of fan service don't appeal to me, they won't appeal to anybody. And, increasingly, they don't appeal to me at all.
At a certain point, you realize these stingers are, by their very nature and location in the film, automatically meaningless. Since most people still leave the theater at the final fade to black, these stingers can't really reveal anything truly important. If they had something vital to contribute to the narrative, they would have been included before the closing credits, where the rest of the crucial information goes. Even the Nick Fury "Iron Man" stinger, cool as it was, essentially established nothing. It still took all of "Iron Man 2" to establish Fury's plans for The Avengers. Plus the fact that Fury calls it "The Avengers Initiative" in the stinger was pure fan wankery, a reference to (and possibly a desperate sales pitch for) a short-lived Avengers spinoff comic called, what else, "Avengers: The Initiative."
Even worse, the rare stinger that's actually "important" is almost always important because it deliberately negates the risks that were taken in the rest of the movie. If a popular character is killed in one of these blockbusters, then that blockbuster's stinger will invariably be used to immediately walk that death back. 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand" made the shocking decision to kill X-Men leader Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart). So guess who popped up alive and well in the stinger after the closing credits?
Similarly, the end of 2012's beautifully bleak survival horror film "The Grey" was marred by a stinger that suggested that Liam Neeson's Ottway, the last survivor of a plane crash decimated by wolf attacks, somehow managed to defeat a whole pack of wolves by himself with a bunch of mini bar alcohol bottles taped to his hands. Fans of the scene say that we don't see Ottway's face, and it's left deliberately vague whether he lived or died. Then why include it at all? It renders an otherwise solemn ending silly. It turns "The Grey" into a comic book movie.
Some stingers have a little charm. But most are gratuitous at best, and fatuous at worst. And on the rare occasions that a blockbuster takes some risks, stingers are there to indemnify the director. Who wants filmmaking with built-in escape clauses? Not me. Instead of tossing me a cookie that's supposed to leave me wanting more, movies can actually leave me wanting more by leaving these scenes out altogether.
SOKO | March 22, 2013 4:53 AM
The stingers are fun. and they come way at the end of the credits so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. Why write an article about this and get all douche-bag movie snob ? They are bringing a storytelling form associated with comics into films ... ABOUT COMIC CHARACTERS ! Film purists act like they can only watch "The Great Train Robbery" over and over again.
SOKO | March 22, 2013 4:53 AM
The stingers are fun. and they come way at the end of the credits so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. Why write an article about this and get all douche-bag movie snob ? They are bringing a storytelling form associated with comics into films ... ABOUT COMIC CHARACTERS ! Film purists act like they can only watch "The Great Train Robbery" over and over again.
SOKO | March 22, 2013 4:52 AM
The stingers are fun. and they come way at the end of the credits so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. Why write an article about this and get all douche-bag movie snob ? They are bringing a storytelling form associated with comics into films ... ABOUT COMIC CHARACTERS ! Film purists act like they can only watch "The Great Train Robbery" over and over again.
SOKO | March 22, 2013 4:52 AM
The stingers are fun. and they come way at the end of the credits so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. Why write an article about this and get all douche-bag movie snob ? They are bringing a storytelling form associated with comics into films ... ABOUT COMIC CHARACTERS ! Film purists act like they can only watch "The Great Train Robbery" over and over again.
SOKO | March 22, 2013 4:51 AM
The stingers are fun. and they come way at the end of the credits so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. Why write an article about this and get all douche-bag movie snob ? They are bringing a storytelling form associated with comics into films ... ABOUT COMIC CHARACTERS ! Film purists act like they can only watch "The Great Train Robbery" over and over again.
William | March 20, 2013 7:18 AM
I thought the stinger in Iron Man was fine; it let the audience know Marvel had more planned. Not everyone keeps up-to-date on movie news, so this would get those people wondering what it all meant.
And as for the stinger in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I saw that as Deadpool not shushing anyone in the scene, but shushing the audience and breaking the fourth wall; i.e., "shhh, don't tell anyone else that I'm alive."
Ernesto | March 19, 2013 11:17 PM
I think you're being a little unfair. Especially since most of the bad stingers you point out come from even worse films. Of course, the Green Lantern stinger isn't going to make any sense. Why should it be any different than the previous 90 minutes? The best ones are just fanboy shout outs and yes they're inessential. That's why they're after the credits. Sure, this still makes The Grey's stinger a silly shout out to Liam Neeson fans but even though I haven't seen the film, I can say that the thought of Liam Neeson fighting and killing a pack of wolves makes me happy.
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Nanks | March 19, 2013 2:22 PM
Because I always sit through the credits, I tend to like post-credit scenes, though I understand your point that franchise movies have gone overboard with them.
Is a stinger only a post-credits scene that foreshadows a sequel, adds a plot twist, or shows the resurrection of a character that is supposedly dead? If a post-credits scene is merely a bit of humor or business that doesn't add to the plot, is it a stinger or is there another term for those types of scenes? I'm thinking of the "Go home" scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, fat White Goodman at the end of Dodgeball, or even the shwarma scene at the end of Avengers -- all of which are simply funny. How about the post-credit scene at the end of Young Sherlock Holmes? Is that a stinger?
Also, I wonder what the earliest example of a post-credits scene (whether it's a stinger or not) is. Airplane! (1980) had the scene of Howard Jarvis still waiting for his cab driver (Robert Hays) to come back.
Scott Mendelson | March 19, 2013 2:21 PM
I must have watched Masters of the Universe a couple dozen times before I bothered to scan through the whole end credits and realize that Skeletor had actually survived his trip down the bottomless pit into a pool of lava.
I agree on principle with the above, as the credit cookie has been often pointless and at worst counter-productive (the Green Lantern one basically negates an entire sequel worth of character development and plotting). Still, my absolute favorite credit cookie remains Young Sherlock Holmes. The entire closing credits slowly give way to a carriage traveling through the woods and eventually stopping in a hotel. The final shots reveal that A) the villain is still alive and B) he just signed his name into the hotel guest book as Moriarty. Dun-Dun-Dun!
Brian Welk | March 19, 2013 2:18 PM
What really bugs me about stingers is that in the case of the Marvel movies, they are little more than ads. A literal trailer. They aren't part of the movie at all. I think most people get that, but it's gotten to the point that to leave before the credits are really over is a sin when you see one of these big movies on opening weekend. I really hated it in the case of Wolverine, because not only were they lame stingers to a bad movie, but they actually advertised it as though you had to see it three times in three DIFFERENT theaters to actually see all three tags. Uh, no.
The Avengers, which you didn't mention, is just as bad in a completely different way. It has two stingers, one alluding to a villain that even most of my fanboy friends weren't aware of, and secondly a scene in which all the Avengers sit around eating hummus (do I have the right Mediterranean dish?), a scene people like so much that it's arguably more memorable than anything that's actually in The Avengers.
People are really brainwashed by it now that there is definitely going to be something at the end of a tentpole movie. I worked at a movie theater back in 2008 when The Dark Knight came out, and literally months after the movie first premiered, there were still people hanging out in the theater until the credits were done to see if there was anything at the end. It's ridiculous.
Also @Jeremy, yes. I hated the Avengers ties that were shoehorned into Captain America.
Jordan Hoffman | March 19, 2013 2:00 PM
As a young 'un, the films of Zucker-Abrams-Zucker kept us in the thearer, ferociously scanning the credits looking for gags. Best Boy - John Smith, Worst Boy - Adolf Hitler, etx.
Jeremy Schobel | March 19, 2013 1:41 PM
I think the most egregious example of this was in Captain America, with a post-credits scene before the credits. The modern day, Times Square bit. I know Devin Faraci wrote about this very thing over at BAD, and I don't have anything new to add, but it just does not fit with the rest of the film. There were rumors that Johnston didn't even direct that part. I think I just wanted it to end with the kid holding a garbage can lid painted like Cap's shield, though.


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|3 weeks 2 days ago
|Nathan still being the closer is insane at this point
He does not have it , he can not get left-handed hitters out any more. You can not get by with only a 90-92 fastball(mostly 4-seamers) and a slider. The only time he has looked remotely decent this year is when he has gotten lucky, and faced 2+ right handed batters in an inning.
The issue is that his possible replacement hasn't pitched well since coming over and left today's game with an injury. The closer situation looks more and more hopeless by the day.
|3 weeks 2 days ago
|The team with the 4th best record in the AL
is the one with the bullseye on it's chest? Yeah, for some reason I don't buy that.
|3 weeks 2 days ago
|A couple things wrong with your post
1. Not all five of the Tigers starters have ERA's under 4. Verlander is at 4.57
2. Miggy is having the worst offensive year of his career since his first year with the Tigers in 2006. His BA, OBP, Walk Rate, and OPS are all way down this year. His strikeout rate is conversely up this year. Honestly, I have no idea what is going through his mind at times this year. Pitches that he spat on the last couple years, are turning into outs this year because he is chasing them. By his standards he is having a a bad year.
3. Kinsler has done very little since the All Star Break, and honestly he was probally overachieving in the first half, given his last 3 years in Texas.
4. Hunter is a mediocre OF at this point. Average at best defensively (and that's being generous). His OBP of .307 is the worst among the normal Tiger starters. Hitting some home runs and picking up some RBI's doesn't mean that he isn't mediocre overall.
That's fine and dandy that some people still believe the Tigers have a decent shot at a WS (even though I highly disagree). However, the fact of the matter that this team might not even get in the playoffs, since KC is 1.5 games back after tonight and the two teams are seemingly going in opposite directions.
|4 weeks 6 hours ago
|Some good points
However, I don't think your giving Sonny Gray, in particular, enough credit. He has a career 2.61 ERA so far, and performed well in his two postseason starts last year.
|4 weeks 6 hours ago
|The 5 guys with sub 2.55 ERA was in reference to the A's pen
I also don't understand where your getting that the Tigers have an advantage in every starting pitching matchup. Are you basing that on what has happened in the past? If you look at the matchups based on what the pitchers are doing this year, I don't see how anybody could come to that conclusion.
The only real edge the Tigers starting rotation might have is in overall playoff experience.
|4 weeks 6 hours ago
|Don't buy that the A's are built to win in the playoffs
Their starting rotation, at least by the numbers, is the best in the AL right now. Their bullpen is also top notch, they have five guys with sub 2.55 ERA's. Losing Cespedes hurts their offense, but that pitching rotation is good enough to win in the playoffs, even with a worse offense.
I honestly I don't understand how you can say the Tigers are built to win in the playoffs, but the A's are not. Pitching first and formost is what gets it done in the playoffs (with some timely hitter of course), and the A's are just flat out better in that aspect right now, most notably in the pen.
|4 weeks 7 hours ago
|No I don't
However, I have watched or listened to about 90% of the games this season. It is not hard to detect a pattern when you follow a team closely on a day to day basis.
|4 weeks 7 hours ago
|Issues don't magically get fixed in the playoffs
Case in point, the main issues with last year's team throughout the year were an inconsistent offense and bullpen issues. As it turns out those two things cost them the series against Boston.
I agree that you never know what can happen in the playoffs, but I don't like this team's odds at the moment unless some of the issues are fixed by the playoffs.
|4 weeks 7 hours ago
|If they were as good as you're describing
Than they would be more than 13 games over at this point, and not on the verge of dropping to the 4th best record in the AL. Considering I have watched or listened to 90% of the games this season, I think I would know if they were as good as you are describing. They have been very inconsistent, plain and simple. Pretty much the same as the last 6 years.
Oakland is clearly the favorite and best team in the AL right now. I wish that wasn't the case, but there is really no argument that could be made otherwise.
|4 weeks 7 hours ago
|Exactly what I said
Those numbers don't mean a whole lot to counter what I said, if huge offensive games (which has happened a number of times this season) are skewing the overall numbers.
It isn't even just the runs, it's also the fact that the Tigers don't do a good job of driving up opposing pitcher's pitch counts consistently. They are 12th in the AL in walks. The offensive effort last night and so far tonight has been pathetic in that respect.Oakland has scored the most runs in the AL, despite having many team ranks that are worse than the Tigers. They have drawn the most amount of the walks in the league though.
|4 weeks 7 hours ago
|Offense is still as inconsistent as ever
For all the talk about the added speed, the offense is still pretty much all or nothing. This does not bode well for a playoff run, assuming they even get there since KC was only 4.5 games back entering tonight.
I just don't think this team has what it takes to get it done, hopefully I am wrong.
|4 weeks 5 days ago
|Don't see this trade as a big win
Jackson has been inconsistent offensively so far in his career, but he was still the best leadoff option for the Tigers. Davis is not an everyday leadoff guy, he never never talks a walk and is a free-swinger. The guy they are bringing up from Toledo (Carrera) has been cut loose by two different teams and has spent most of his professional time in the minors. His .307 batting average at Toledo will most likely not translate to the majors.
Also the bullpen situation is still not very good. This team has no proven lefty in the pen. Smyly could have been that guy if he wasn't included in the deal. Hardy has pitched well so far, but he is unproven at this point. Soria doesn't look comfortable in the 7th inning, which is not suprising since he is used to closing. The odds of Nathan turning it around still are not very good IMO.
Davis is also a horrible defensively outfielder. Jackson hasn't been as good defensively the last couple years as he was before, but he is still far from the butcher in the field that Davis is.
|4 weeks 5 days ago
|Best Rotation Ever?
Based on this year's numbers, it's not even the best rotation in the AL. What guys have done in the past is not really relevant to what is going on this year. If would be one thing if Verlander was still pitching like a Cy Young caliber pitcher, but last I checked his ERA is pushing 5.00 this year. Sanchez and Scherzer have also not been as good as they were last year. Porcello is the only guy in the rotation who has improved and not taken a step back from last year.
There is no doubt that Price makes this rotation better, but I really feel like people are ignoring the downsides of the deal and not looking at the signficant holes/issues that the Tigers still have. Namely the lack of dangerous left handed hitters in the lineup besides V-Mart, the lack of a proven/suitable leadoff guy, the lack of a proven left handed reliever or two, poor defense in the outfield, Soria not looking good so far, and Nathan still being a huge questionable mark and potential liability. These are all things that could come back to bite a team in the playoffs.
Despite giving up Cespedes to get Lester, Oakland still has to be the favorite in the AL at this point. Even if the Tigers can match Oakland's starters, Oakland still has the edge in the pen. Of course, the Angels also seem to have the Tiger's number as well, though I like the Tigers starters better in that matchup.
|5 weeks 5 days ago
|They have a good lead
However, is not in the bag yet. Are the Tigers forgetting about what happened a month ago, when they actually lost their lead completely and found themselves a 1.5 games back of KC at one point?
Nathan is done, throwing away any more games just because you have a good lead is reckless since you never what can happen the rest of the season. This is professional sports, the Tigers don't owe Nathan jack out of any kind of good faith.
|5 weeks 5 days ago
|Like the trade
However, I hate that the Tigers are going to possibly throw a couple more games away because they don't want to remove Nathan from the closer's role immediately. They gave him time to right himself, that time should now be up. Also from Nathan's perspective, the Tigers making this trade tells him that they don't believe in him.
Makes absolutely no sense to not name Soria the closer right now. This is professional sports, there should be no obligation for the Tigers to give Nathan anymore time out good faith or whatever. That is nonsense.
|6 weeks 2 days ago
Apparantly, Valverde going 49/49 with a 2.24 ERA in 2011 is not a good year to some people. His 2010 year was also far superior to what we have seen out of Nathan.
|6 weeks 2 days ago
|Nathan has never been a sinker ball type guy
He has always thrown more 4 seam fastballs than 2-seamers, which is the case again this year. Four seam fastballs at 90-93 aren't going to cut it against big league hitters. His slider still has decent movement, but that becomes a less effective pitch against left-handers.
Nathan is an all likelyhood is done, an a team with WS aspirations can just sit around and hope for the best. They gave him some time to figure things out, that time is pretty much up now.
|6 weeks 2 days ago
|Valverde's time ended on a sour note
However, I really think your understating his 2011 year. 49/49 in saves and a 2.24 ERA is a little better than decent.
Though, I agree that the Tigers should not of let Benoit get away in the offseason.
|7 weeks 2 days ago
|That is all well and good
The Tigers goal is more than just to win the division, though. They have been there and done that. Anything short of WS is a failure. There is alot to like about this team, however the bullpen certainly could be the downfall in the playoffs. Hopefully, they will do something at the deadline to help the bullpen. I remain unconvinced that Nathan is a closer that can be trusted in the playoffs.
Oakland would be the favorite in the AL to me at this point. The trade they made with the Cubs gives their starting rotation five guys with sub 3.50 ERA's. Their bullpen is better than the Tigers right now. They also have scored more runs than the Tigers. Really, the only advantages the Tigers have are more playoff experience in the starting rotation, and the 3 and 4 combination in the lineup of Cabrera and V-Mart.
|7 weeks 2 days ago
|Serious question?
Al has a 2.96 career ERA. He also entered today with a 2.91 ERA on the year. He may be inconsistent with his control at times, but your question is ridiculous. He has been the Tigers second best reliever after Joba.
|8 weeks 4 days ago
|DG had more good games than dreadful games
Certainly he had his issues at times last year, but pretending he was dreadful in many games is just not accurate. No running game and a horrible o-line certainly didn't help his cause either.
I think you're reading too much into the not naming a starter aspect. That is simply Hoke making sure the upperclassmen stay motivated to earn their starting spots. Nothing more, nothing less.
|8 weeks 5 days ago
|It would be hard to imagine V-Mart being snubbed
Ferrell may have some bias towards his guy (Ortiz), but I don't think it is enough to turn him into a complete idiot.
|8 weeks 5 days ago
|Team is playing extremely well right now
However, I don't quite understand the positivity regarding Nathan and the closer spot. Even in saves Nathan still looks far from dominant and is hanging on by the skin of his teeth most of the time. Simply put, he couldn't be trusted in a key playoff situation with the way he has pitched this season.
The rest of the team is really coming together, but the closer spot is the sticking point. Either Nathan needs to start looking like vintage Nathan more frequently or the Tigers are going to have to find a better option, because you can't win a WS without somebody closing games at a high level.
|11 weeks 5 days ago
|2008 was definatly his worst year as a pro
The Tigers, as a whole, were incrediable disappointing that year.
|11 weeks 5 days ago
|Fangraphs pitchfx data has him at a 93.4 mph average
on his fastball. While that is down from his peak years that still is the highest average on Tigers starting staff. He has also been hitting 94-95 pretty consistently his last 2-3 starts.
The problem with Verlander is more about a loss of command. His first pitch strike rate and walk rate are currently the worst they have been since his awful 2008 year. What made Verlander special in 2011 and 2012 was his ability to throw any one of his pitches for a strike in almost any count. He doesn't have that the same command right now, which is frustrating because the stuff is still above average.
Also the real question is what the hell is wrong with the Tigers, in general. Personally, I didn't think they were as good as their record when they were 27-12, but still to go 6-16 with the talent they have is really mind boggling. DD better do something at deadline because this is not a WS winning team right now.
|18 weeks 3 days ago
|At this point I would
trade Franzen for just about anything. He is just a not the type of player you can count on.
|18 weeks 3 days ago
|That was a good defensive play
What would have been the penalty? He had the puck, so it couldn't be interference.
In short, why don't you just stay the fuck out of any thread relating to Detroit sports if you're just going to troll.
|18 weeks 3 days ago
|Too many men on the ice
What a boneheaded mistake.
|18 weeks 3 days ago
|Bad turnover
Way too many of those in this series. Can't beat yourself when you're playing a better team.
|18 weeks 3 days ago
Nice interference on the faceoff. Last two penalties on Wings are also things that can be called 50 times in a game.


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Halloween Costume Party at Loretta's Saturday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Loretta's Surfside Lounge is located on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk and can be reached at (910) 458-8242.
By: Allen Denning
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It's that time of year again and everyone is excited about the huge Halloween bash at Loretta's Surfside Lounge in Carolina Beach. This annual event has become a huge draw for all of the ghosts, goblins and ghouls, who take over the Island every Halloween. The Halloween Costume Party at Loretta's will take place on Saturday, October 27th starting around 7:00 p.m. They will be open for their normal hours on the 27th so don't be scared to show up early! The Surfside's festivities include drink specials, karaoke, dancing, contests and fun throughout the evening. The Surfside's resident DJ, Karaoke Mike, will be hosting the event and playing your favorite music selections all night long. Although dressing up in a costume is not a requirement for those who want to attend it is recommended as Loretta's always give out great prizes to the top voted costumes in the crowd! There will be no cover charge to get in the door and no entry fee for the costume contest so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain on one of the most fun nights out of the year.
Loretta's Surfside Lounge is a Pleasure Island landmark that has been the location of good times for fun seeking patrons for many years. People love the nostalgic atmosphere, the attentive bartenders, the scores of friendly patrons, and the good times happening every night. Though their proximity to the beach makes them a huge attraction for beach goers who are looking for a cold drink and a break from the heat during the summer months, Loretta's Surfside Lounge is a mainstay for locals throughout the off season who continually crowd the Boardwalk to enjoy our town's best nightlife. The Surfside Lounge boasts a historical value like very few can match, with over 40 years of throwing the best parties on the Island. Generation after generation has called the Surfside their home and the tradition continues today.
Loretta's Surfside Lounge always features daily drink specials, Karaoke on the weekends with Karaoke Mike, and events throughout the year. They always host parties for every major holiday throughout the year so always look out for the next big event, which is never very far away!
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AA has come out and said that signing free agents isn't the way he wants to build his team. Understandable.
He doesn't want to lose draft picks for signing these free agents. He would rather trade assets he doesn't want to get players he wants.
Signing Yu darvish would give the following benefits:
1) high potential/semi proven starter, and our starting rotation is ranked approx. 24th in league.
2) he's only 25!!
3) you don't have to give up draft picks to get him.
4) he helps in short and long term
5) he brings a lot of japanese fans to the rogers centre/sportsnet tv=marketing dollars.
6) the blue jays have a lot of money to spend. Once they pay restricted free agents, they will still only be at roughly 60 million payroll.
7) blocks the yankees from getting him, so the jays won't have to face him for the next 10 yrs possibly.
It will cost approx 70 million to get signing rights then another 50 million over 5 yrs to get him signed, but it's the right time and will give him a few yrs to tailor his game to the MLB before he is needed in playoff situations.
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Smoke alarm alerts mother (From The Oxford Times)
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Smoke alarm alerts mother in Courtington Lane, Bloxham
8:33pm Wednesday 16th April 2014 in News By Damian Fantato, Council Reporter, also covering Oxford city centre. Call me on 01865 425429
A MOTHER and baby were able to safely leave their home thanks to their smoke alarm.
Firefighters were called to Courtington Lane in Bloxham today at 12.54pm after a small fire started when a plastic tray was accidently placed on top of a hot cooker.
A smoke alarm alerted the mother who was upstairs with a baby.
After evacuating the house and leaving the baby with a neighbour, she returned to the kitchen and put out the fire with a bucket of water.
The mother was treated for smoke inhalation.
Incident commander John Callaway said: "This incident highlights the importance of having working smoke alarms as they have made the occupier aware of the fire and enabled them to evacuate safely.
"However I must stress the dangers of returning to the fire. Fires, especially those involving plastics, give off highly toxic smoke which can cause serious breathing difficulties, unconsciousness and even death, remember, Get Out, Get the Fire Brigade Out and Stay Out."


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Since the time of Adam, there have been periods on the earth when the gospel and Church of Jesus Christ has been among a righteous people. These periods of time are called dispensations. There have also been times when Christ's gospel has not been upon the earth because of the wickedness of the people. These periods of time are called an apostasy.
In His own due time after each apostasy God has called a prophet to start a new dispensation and to restore His truth, priesthood, and church upon the earth. There have been seven dispensations as follows.
Seven Church Dispensations1
- Adam
- Enoch
- Noah
- Abraham
- Moses
- Jesus Christ
- Joseph Smith
The seventh dispensation, in which we live, is the last dispensation which will not fall into an apostasy but will eventually be completed with the coming of Christ. After restoring His priesthood authority to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord said:
"Unto whom I have committed the keys of my kingdom, and a dispensation of the gospel for the last times; and for the fulness of times, in the which I will gather together in one all things, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth" (D&C 27:13).President Brigham Young, second prophet of this dispensation, said:
"This kingdom they [the wicked] cannot destroy, because it is the last dispensation--because it is the fulness of times. It is the dispensation of all dispensations, and will excel in magnificence and glory every dispensation that has ever been committed to the children of men upon the earth. The Lord will bring again Zion, redeem his Israel, plant his standard upon the earth, and establish the laws of his Kingdom, and those laws will prevail (DBY, 442)"3.I know "that there is an established, revealed order or system for the gospel. Both the earth and the heavens are governed by law—divine law."4 I know that we live in the last church dispensation, that God restored His gospel through the prophet Joseph Smith, and that we have living prophets with us now.
1. See Gospel Dispensations (PDF), Maps and Charts of the Old Testament Student Manual Genesis - 2 Samuel.
2. L. Tom Perry, "Accept the Challenge," Ensign, Aug 2002, 8.
3. "Chapter 14: Dispensations of the Gospel," Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, 93; original citation: Young, Brigham. Discourses of Brigham Young. Selected by John A. Widtsoe. 1941.
4. Robert J. Matthews, "The Fulness of Times," Ensign, Dec 1989, 46


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Great climb!
Upper Pond Area #28 on Marty Karabin's "Road Area" (9/2008) pocket guide
11 bolts, chains at the top
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Unit trusts & OEICs
How to pick the best open-ended funds (what are open-ended funds?)
The real Neil Woodford
Magazine | 26 Jun 2014
What Investment meets the man behind the numbers.
What Investment Unit Trust Awards 2014: meet the winners
Magazine | 26 Jun 2014
The winners of the What Investment Unit Trust Awards have displayed a real talent for growing investors' money.
Star fund managers: do they really outperform the crowd?
Magazine | 31 Mar 2014
We find out whether the most talked-about fund managers, such as Neil Woodford and Mark Mobius, live up to their reputation.
Making the cut: the most consistent open-ended funds
Magazine | 3 Feb 2014
Exclusive research from What Investment reveals the open-ended funds that have beaten their peers time after time.
The best (and worst) fund houses of the decade
Magazine | 20 Nov 2013
Exclusive research from What Investment reveals which asset management companies offer the most top-performing funds to UK investors.
Latest investment guides
The best fund managers under the age of 35
Magazine | 30 Oct 2013
We uncover hidden talent in the investment industry by identifying the most successful fund managers of less than 35 years old.
Meet the manager: Terry Smith
Magazine | 25 Jul 2013
Maverick ex-stockbroker Terry Smith tells What Investment why his 'boring' investment style has beaten the market every year since 2003.
What Investment Unit Trust Awards 2013: full coverage
Magazine | 24 May 2013
Read the full coverage of the 2013 What Investment Unit Trust Awards, complete with interviews with all the winners.
Should I invest in active or passive funds?
Guides | 7 May 2013
The debate about active versus passive investing centres around two issues: performance, and fees.
Charles Stanley Direct explains its clean pricing structure for funds
Video | 7 May 2013
In this video, Charles Stanley Direct looks at the hidden charges investors typically pay to hold funds and argues that its pricing model is more transparent.
Seven easy steps to choosing the right fund
Magazine | 29 Apr 2013
There are well over 2,000 funds available to UK investors. In deciding between them, we suggest you go back to basics.
What is an investment fund?
Guides | 23 Apr 2013
What Investment explains the different types of investment fund, and looks at whether funds are a good home for your money.
Meet the manager: Christine Johnson
Video | 18 Apr 2013
In this video, What Investment meets Christine Johnson, manager of the Old Mutual Corporate Bond Fund, who gives us her outlook for global corporate bonds, focusing particularly on financial companies.
Meet the manager: Algernon Percy
Video | 18 Apr 2013
In this video interview, What Investment meets the manager of JO Hambro's Portfolio Fund, Algernon Percy, who insists that the 'great rotation' out of bonds into equities has most definitely begun and will continue for some time yet.
How to choose a fund manager
Guides | 25 Feb 2013
We explain some of the strategies used by fund managers and how to go about choosing who to trust with your money.
Hunting for dividends in emerging markets
Magazine | 21 Feb 2013
An increasing number of investors are venturing off the beaten track in search of yield. But are they travelling safely? What Investment investigates.


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Safety Kenny Phillips tops the list of New York Giants players who are inactive for the team's game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Meanwhile, running back Chris Ivory heads the list of Saints who will not be on the field at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is active after being listed as questionable with a knee injury. Phillips had been listed as doubtful while dealing with a knee injury of his own, and did not participate in practice on Friday.
TEs Travis Beckum and Adrien Robinson, S Tyler Sash, RB Ryan Torain, DE Adewale Ojomo and DT Marvin Austin round out the Giants' list.
Ivory was listed as doubtful on the Saints' injury report throughout the week, and did not practice leading up to the game. He is joined on New Orleans' inactive list by T Charles Brown, TE Michael Higgins, DE Turk McBride, LB Scott Shanle, DT Tyrunn Walker and CB Corey White.


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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Chris Jones scored 15 points to lead No. 3 Louisville to a 71-57 victory over Fairfield on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament.
Montrezl Harrell added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (5-0), who extended their winning streak to 21 games, including last season's run to the NCAA championship.
Maurice Barrow paced Fairfield (1-4) with 14 points and Marcus Gilbert chipped in with 11.
The Stags stayed with the Cardinals for much of the first half and led 11-9 midway through it. But Louisville went on a 28-12 run to close the half and led by as many as 21 in the second half.
The Cardinals will play No. 24 North Carolina in the tournament's championship game on Sunday. The Tar Heels beat Richmond in Saturday's first semifinal.
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You know it's cold when parts of a lake begin to freeze, and what if that lake were used as a water source?
Well, that's just what workers are dealing with at the Rend Lake Conservancy District.
The water from the lake is pumped in through giant pipes and into a clarifier. From there it's filtered into the rest of the system. But, there in lies the problem.
Rend Lake ConcConservancytrict engineer, Sarah Towle explained, it's so cold the weirs, or small holes the water goes through, are getting blocked by ice. Towle said if the holes were blocked it could cause extreme issues, which is why workers have been breaking the ice almost hourly in shifts.
Towle said the ice will relent when the temperatures do.
"Once its below freezing, we do have to do it a little bit," she explained. "But not quite as often. Our guys are going out there very often right now to break it up."
Towle said they have another tool called a blower. She explained it as a large pipe that goes down under the water. From there, she said it blows a giant burst of air to break ice from under the pump house.
Breaking the ice in the winter is pretty typical, Towle said but never this much or as often. She said as of Monday, they were working around the clock taking shifts to break the ice.
Towle said things should get back to normal as soon as the temperatures do.
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Associate Professor of History and Chair
University of the Incarnate Word
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Ph.D, Gauhati University, Assam, India, 2002.
Dissertation Title: "The Socio-Economic History of Assam in the 18th and 19th Centuries: A Study of the Transition".
M.A., History, Cotton College, Guwahati, under Gauhati University, Assam India, 1989.
B.A., History, Cotton College, Guwahati, under Gauhati University, Assam India, 1985.
Honours and Awards:
2004, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Grant, as a Visiting Professor to the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas-78209, USA.
2003, South Asia Regional Fellowships, Social Science Research Council, New York.
2000, Research Grant, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata,(Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of India).
1993, Minor Research Project Grant, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.
1989, Gold Medal for First Position in M.A.( History ), Gauhati University, Assam,India
1986-89, State Merit Scholarship, Government of Assam, India.
1981-85, State Merit Scholarship, Government of Assam, India.
1981, National Merit Scholarship, Government of India.
August 2007- continuing
Assistant Professor of History,
University of the Incarnate Word,
August 2006-2007
Visiting Assistant Professor of History,
University of Virginia's College at Wise,
August 2005-2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of History,
College Of William and Mary,
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Department of History,
Williamsburg,Virginia 23185
August 2004- June 2005,
Assistant Professor of History.
Fulbright Visiting Scholar,
San Antonio, Texas, 78209
August 2003-December 2003, Visiting Assistant Professor,
University of the Incarnate Word,
San Antonio, Texas, 78209,
1997 – 2006, Senior Lecturer, Cotton College, Guwahati.
Assam Educational Service, Department of Education, Government of Assam, India.
1989-1996, Lecturer, Cotton College, Guwahati.
Assam Educational Service, Department of Education, Government of Assam, India.
1994-1999 Guest Lecturer, Assam Administrative Staff College, Government of Assam, India.
Courses Taught:
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Fall Semester 2007: History of China, World History I, History of US to
Spring Semester 2008: History of South Asia, Migration Studies in Asia, World History II.
Summer 2008: Human Rights in Asia
University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA:
Fall Semester 2006: History of Asia (Ancient times to 1500), History of
Western Civilization -1500
Spring Semester 2007: History of Asia- Imperialism, Nationalism and Colonialism-1500-1970 (Topics), Human Rights in Asia (Topics), History of Western Civilization-1500-present.
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA:
Fall semester 2005: History of South Asia(Survey), Topics course on Migration
Studies in South Asia, Post- Independence India-1947-Present(Colloquium).
Spring Semester 2006: History of South Asia (Survey), Topics course on Human Rights in South Asia.
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas:
Fall Semester 2004: Human Rights in the world and South Asia,
History of USA to 1865,
Spring Semester, 2005: History of USA since 1865,
Migration Studies in South Asia-Colonial and Post-colonial periods,
History of India-Colonial and Post-colonial Periods (Independent Study)
Thematic Lectures on Aspects of Indian Society and Culture
Fall Semester, 2003: History of India- Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods,
History of USA to 1865,
Thematic Lectures on Aspects of Indian Society and Culture.
Cotton College, Guwahati, India:
Graduate Courses: History of Modern India-1700-1947
India's Foreign Policy-1947-present
International Relations
History of USA -1865
History of USA-Since 1865
History of the Far East- China and Japan
Undergraduate Courses: History of Modern India –Colonial Period
History of Medieval Europe
History of Modern Europe
Assam Administrative Staff College:
Teaching Papers on Modern Indian History (1757 – Present) - Training Candidates for the Indian Administrative Services Examination, and Assam Civil Services.
Teaching and Research Fields:
History of India and South Asia
History of USA
History of Europe
History of China
History of Japan
History of Assam, Socio-Economic Transition, Social Change.
Migration Studies in South and Southeast Asia, Nepali Migration in South and Southeast Asia.
Studies in Ethnicity: Related to Northeast India.
Human Rights in Asia.
The Nepalis in Assam: Ethnicity and Cross Border Movements in the North East, Minnerva Publications,Kolkata,India,2003.
Articles in Journals and edited Books:
" Living the Dream: Experiences of a Fulbright Scholar-in Residence" in Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani and Nibir K. Ghosh (ed.), Beyond Boundaries: reflections of Indian and U.S. Scholars, iUniverse, Inc., New York,2007.
"Migration ,Insecurity and Identity: The Nepali Dairymen in India's Northeast", Asian Ethnicity. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.June ,2006.
"Migrants in Flight: Conflict-Induced Displacement of Nepalis in Northeast India", Peace and Democracy in South Asia Journal, www.pdsajournal.com. January,2005. Excerpts published in the IDP Global Project, of the Norweigian Refugee Council, www.idpproject.org
"Understanding Internal Migration Among the Nepalis In Assam:Trends and Issues",in Home Away From Home: Inland Movement of People in India, ed. Mahavir Singh,, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute Of Asian Studies , Kolkata.2004
"Conflict Afflicted Nepalis In Assam : The Reality," In Nepalis In North-East India-A Community In search of an Indian Identity, A.C. Sinha & T.B. Subba (eds), Indus Publications, New Delhi,2003.
"Neo-Vaishnavism, Sanskritization and Social Change in Pre-colonial Assam", Seminar Volume, Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan SamitiAssam.2003.
"Labour Migration In an Earlier Phase of Global Restructuring: The Nepali dairy Farmers in Assam," Proceedings of North east India History Association, XXIII Volume, Shillong, 2003.
The Nepalis in Assam: here they belong, The Assam Tribune, July, 1, 2002. www.assamtribune.com.
Reconstructing the history of the Nepalis in Assam: A Look into the Sources, Journal of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.2002
The Nepalis in Assam:A Question of Identity, Journal of the North East Council for Social Science Research, Shillong, 2001.
`The Orunudoi: A Harbinger of Social change in the Nineteenth Century Assam', Proceedings of the NEIHA. XXth, Session.2000.
`Aspects of the Assam – Bengal Trade during the Last Days of the Ahom Monarchy' – Proceedings of the North east India History Association, XIXth Session, 1999.
'Raj Mohan Nath and His Contributions–A Tribute', Journal of the Assam Research Society, Vol. XXXIII, 1997.
Transition in the 18th and 19th Century Assam: Nature and forces', Journal of the Assam Research Society, Vol. XXIII, 1997
Research in Progress and Forthcoming Publications:
"Cross-Border Labour Movements: The Nepalis In North East India" ( Accepted) By SEPHIS(South-South Exchange Program In History), Amsterdam. Presented at the Sephis Workshop On Labour Migration At Xiamen, China,in April 2004. ( Translated into Chinese, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China).
The Strength of Weak Ties: Role of Networks in Nepali migration to South and Southeast Asia (1900-2000).
Dynamics of Cross Border Migrations: A comparative study of migration in the East and West. ( A study of Nepali Migration to India and Mexican Migration to the US).
"The Socio-Economic History of Assam in the 18th and 19th Centuries: A Study of the Transition". Dissertation being revised for publication.
Papers presented at Conferences and Professional Activities:
The strength of Weak Ties: Role of Networks in Nepali migration to South and Southeast Asia, 1900-2000, to be presented at a Panel on Migration and New Homelands, Association for Asian Studies, Annual meeting, at Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, 2008.
Panel on Teaching Human Rights, to be presented at the Southern Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 10th, 2008
Understanding the South Asian Diaspora, Presented as a part of the Special Lecture Series on Immigration at University of Virginia's College at Wise, October 11th, 2007.
Nepali Migration to South and Southeast Asia: Assessing the role of Social Networks in Migration, Settlement and Community Formation. Presented at the 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 11-14, 2006 at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dynamics of Cross-Border Migration in South Asia since the 1950's, Paper presented at the South Western Social Science Association, Annual Conference, March 26,2005, at New Orleans, USA.
Human Rights in South and Southeast Asia, Presented as an Occasional Lecturer Program, San Jose State University, San Jose City, California.
"The Melting Pot of Milk: Nepali Migrants in Northeast India", For Social Science Research Council, New York. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 13-16,2005 at Honolulu, Hawaii.
"Cross–border Migrations and India's Look East Policy: Implications for Northeast India", presented as Fulbright Occasional Lecturer Program, Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 14,2005.
Workshop On Labour Migration at an Earlier Phase of Global Restructuring,Sponsored by SEPHIS and Xiamen University,Xiamen, China,in April 18-21,2004. Paper presented.
Labour Migration in Nepal /Northeast India: A Comparison.Public Affairs Forum, Xiamen University, Xiamen China, April 20th 2004.
National Seminar on Internal Migration, Sponsored By
Maulana Abul kalam Azad Institute Of Asian Studies, Kolkata,16-118, December,2002.Paper
XXIII Session of the North East India History Association, at Agartala,26-28September,2002.Paper presented
National Seminar on Sankardevas Contribution towards Socio -Economic Regeneration, Organized by Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan samiti, Assam ,5-6 October, 2002. Paper presented
Workshop On Democracy, Secularism and Human Rights, Organized by the Department of Political Science, Gauhati University and The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism , Mumbai,2nd-3rd April,2002.Participant.
Chairperson on the session on Women's Rights in India, Workshop On Democracy, Secularism and Human Rights, Organized by the Department of Political Science, gauhati University and The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism , Mumbai,2nd-3rd April,2002.
Seminar -Cum Film Show on Peace and Conflict Resolution, Sponsored By United States , Office of the Consulate General, and Rotary Club Of Guwahati, at Guwahati , 20-21 March, 2002.Participant and discussant.
National Seminar On Sources Of The History of North east India,12th-14th, March, 2002, Sponsored By Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. At Guwahati.Paper presented.
National Seminar on Changing Values Of Education, Org. by Cotton College, Centenary Celebration Committee, Cotton College Guwahati,20-21, January,2002.Paper presented "Impact of education in the changing values of the people of Assam in the Colonial period".
International Workshop On Guiding principles on Internal Displacement, Sponsored By Centre for Refugee Studies , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Norweigian Refugee Council, at Jadavpur University, Kolkata,28th-30th November,2001.Participant.
Seminar on "Ethnic Issues, Secularism and Conflict Resolution in North-East India", 25th - 26th April 2001, sponsored by North-East India Council for Social Science Research, Shillong, Meghalaya.Paper presented on The Nepalis in Assam - A Question of Identity .
UGC Seminar on Higher Education and Social Changes In the North East,Radha Govinda Baruah College, Guwahati, 10-11 January, 2000.Paper Presented "higher education and Social Change in Assam in the 19th and 20th century".
XXth Session Of North east India History Session At Dibrugarh,16-18 Nov.1999
XIXth Session Of North east India History Session At Kohima,3-5 Dec,1998.
A National Seminar on the Historiography of Indian History, sponsored by the University Grants Commission, at Guwahati, Assam, India. Participant.
A National Workshop on Medieval Indian History, 7th October, 1995 to 21st October 1995, at the Centre of Advanced Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Participant.
A Seminar on American Historiography,at Puri from 5th September, 1994 to 7th September, 1994, under USIS, Calcutta, India. Participant and discussant
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Membership in Professional Associations:
Association for Asian Studies
American Historical Association
Southwest Social Science Association,USA
North East India History Association.
Assam Research Society.
Indian History Congress.


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The U.S. news media coverage of the current war has again drawn attention to the severe limitations of our journalism, and our media system, for a viable democratic and humane society. The coverage has effectively been stenography to those in power, and since the Democrats have offered dismal resistance to or even interrogation of the war policies, uncomfortable facts that undermine enthusiasm for the war, and the broader wave of militarism it is part of, appear only briefly on the margins. Dissident opinions, as they do not come from elite quarters, are all but nonexistent in the premier media outlets. The most striking admission of the propaganda basis of U.S. journalism came from CNN, when it insisted that its domestic coverage of the war be sugarcoated so as not to undermine popular enthusiasm for the war, while its international coverage would regard the United States in a more critical manner; i.e. exactly as credible journalists should regard it… | more |
Monopoly Capital and the New Globalization
We live at a time when capitalism has become more extreme, and is more than ever presenting itself as a force of nature, which demands such extremes. Globalization-the spread of the self-regulating market to every niche and cranny of the globe-is portrayed by its mainly establishment proponents as a process that is unfolding from every- where at once with no center and no discernible power structure. As the New York Times claimed in its July 7,2001 issue, repeating now fash- ionable notions, today's global reality is one of "a fluid, infinitely expanding and highly organized system that encompasses the world's entire population," but which lacks any privileged positions or "place ofpower." … | more |
The Unemployed Workers Movement in Argentina
Latin America has witnessed three waves of overlapping and inter- related social movements over the last twenty-five years. The first wave, roughly from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, was largely composed of what were called "the new social movements." They included human rights, ecology, feminist, and ethnic movements as well as Non- Government Organizations (NGOs). Their leadership was largely lower middle class professionals, and their policies and strategies revolved around challenging the military and civilian authoritarian regimes of the time… | more |
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Bertell OIlman's How to Take an Exam … & Remake the World has a double agenda, which OIlman candidly acknowledges: to offer advice about studying (which the student wants) and to make a powerful plea for socialism (which OIlman wants). As a study guide, the book offers suggestions for exam preparation that are mostly serious (persistently reminding the student of the importance of advance preparation and offering guidance about how to do that), sometimes cheeky (pre-exam sex is okay, drugs and cheating not), sometimes subversive (in the advice on how to get over on the professor), and at bottom deeply crit- ical of exams as a genre, especially the ones that discourage thinking. OIlman argues that the function of exams is to train submissive work- ers, a trenchant assessment that grows increasingly explicit as the book develops. These exam tips and observations form less than half the story of the book, which scatters them amongst a devastating political analysis. While his experience as a professor makes him a good adviser for exam taking, his commitment to progressive politics and his deep knowledge of Marxism and capitalism make the political and economic material the more powerful part of the book, as he intends… | more |
It is a telling historical fact that during both the lean times of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the boom times of the 1990s, one thing has remained relatively constant: economic inequality in the United States has been increasing. During recessions it is workers who are asked to tighten their belts and who have to cope with falling wages, shrinking fringe benefits, or even massive layoffs, while everything possible is done to preserve corporate profits and income that is derived through ownership. During times of expansion one might expect the incomes of both owners and workers to increase. However, in the boom of the 1990s, while income derived through ownership increased, wages for most workers continued to stagnate and fringe benefits continued to be whittled down. About the only thing that kept the poverty rate at a respectably low level was the low unemployment rate. The boom now seems to have ended without workers ever making substantial gains… | more |


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What explains differences in firms' abilities to acquire competitive capabilities? In this paper we propose that embeddedness, in terms of firms' network of bridging ties and linkages to regional institutions, are important sources of variation in firms' acquisition of competitive capabilities. We argue that firm networks rich in bridging ties and firms' participation in regional institutions are critical vehicles for accessing new information, ideas, and opportunities leading to the acquisition of competitive capabilities in geographical clusters. Hypotheses are tested on a stratified random sample of 227 job shop manufacturers located in several regions of the US Midwest using data gathered from a mailed questionnaire. Results from structural equation modeling broadly support the embeddedness hypotheses and suggest a number of novel insights about the link between firms' networks and competitive capabilities.