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There ain't gonna be no fix'n PERS, not as long as the 800 pound vampire in the room is itself calling all the shots. The insatiable beast won't stop sucking the life-blood out of Oregon until it has collapsed every source possible.
Obviously, it should be apparent to anyone but a blinking idiot that products containing manipulated Nicotine, so as to further enhance a tobacco products addictive qualities, is, every bit as harmful as 'crack' or powder cocaine to the human body, if not, more so.
What! Oregon is in financial trouble and the speaker is injecting personal reasons to explain her stand! And this attitude from one who promised 'transparency and collaboration' if elected.
As predicted, the Oregon Demos are frightened by the prospect of losing union election support if they approve any bill that actually resembles any PERS reform. That certainly wasn't the tune back in early November, was it?
Oregon needs legislators that are not manipulated by public unions (or support union-written bills). Left to their own agenda, the unions will consume Oregon's budget until there is no more.
It's that selfish attitude that got us to this point, and the same attitude that will bankrupt the state.
To the unions -- how will you purchase those 'golden parachutes' (PERS) when the account is empty -- steal from one another?
"fix PERS" in great measure by delaying $350 million in"
It reminds me of a Federal law in 1954 I believe that allow some companies to pay taxes owned without penalty over a 30 year period. Thus why someone companies pay it off over a 30 year period, the government (lack of funds) borrows money at 7% interest to cover the lost during that period. By the time it is actually paid.. We might even be losing money as a Nation from the deal. not cool..
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HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) -- Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready.
The former country star apparently took her own life on Sunday at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. Authorities say McCready died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot to the head and an autopsy is planned. She was 37, and left behind two young sons.
McCready had attempted suicide at least three times since 2005, as she struggled to cope amid a series of tumultuous public events that marked much of her adult life.
Speaking to The Associated Press in 2010, McCready smiled wryly while talking about the string of issues she'd dealt with over the last half-decade.
"It is a giant whirlwind of chaos all the time," she said of her life. "I call my life a beautiful mess and organized chaos. It's just always been like that. My entire life things have been attracted to me and vice versa that turn into chaotic nightmares or I create the chaos myself. I think that's really the life of a celebrity, of a big, huge, giant personality."
This time it seems the whirlwind overwhelmed McCready.
Her death comes a month after that of David Wilson, her longtime boyfriend and the father of her youngest son. He is believed to have shot himself on the same porch of the home they shared in Heber Springs, a small vacation community about 65 miles north of Little Rock. His death also was investigated as a suicide.
It was the most difficult moment in a life full of them. McCready issued a statement last month lamenting his death. And she called him her soul mate and a caregiver to her sons in an interview with NBC's "Today" show.
"I just keep telling myself that the more suffering that I go through, the greater character I'll have," she said, according to a transcript of the interview.
Melinda Gayle McCready arrived in Nashville in 1994, still in her teens with tapes of her karaoke vocals and earned a recording contract with BNA Records. She had a few memorable moments professionally, scoring her first No. 1 hit almost immediately.
"Guys Do It All the Time," a self-assured dig at male chauvinism, endeared her to female fans in 1996. She also scored a hit with "Ten Thousand Angels," and her album of that title sold 2 million copies.
Like so many times before, McCready showed a little toughness in the midst of a personal storm, again endearing herself to her fans. But as usual, the brave face for the camera hid a much more complicated internal struggle that surfaced publicly time and again over the last 10 years.
This time, along with her remembrances of finding Wilson as he lay dying, she also answered questions about whether they'd argued earlier that evening about an affair and if she'd shot him.
"Oh, my God," the "Today" transcript reads. "No. Oh, my God. No. He was my life. We were each other's life."
It's unclear what circumstances led to McCready taking her own life, but it appears she was struggling again with twin issues that have persisted for years: substance abuse and the custody of her children.
She checked into court-ordered rehab and gave her children up to foster care earlier this month after her father asked a judge to intervene, saying she'd stopped taking care of herself and her sons, and that she was abusing alcohol and prescription drugs.
It's unclear why McCready was out of rehab.
Billy McKnight, McCready's ex-boyfriend and the father of her oldest son, said the children remain in foster care. Arkansas Department of Human Services spokeswoman Amy Webb could not confirm their whereabouts, citing agency rules.
McCready's relationship with McKnight was one of the more difficult periods of her life. McKnight was arrested in 2005 on charges of attempted murder after authorities say he beat and choked her. And the two continued to struggle over their son with McKnight recently filing for custody in light of McCready's latest stint in rehab.
McCready made headlines in April 2008 when she claimed a longtime relationship with baseball great Roger Clemens. Published reports at the time said she met the pitcher at a Florida karaoke bar when she was 15 and he was 28 and married. Clemens has denied the relationship.
On Monday, Clemens handed a written statement to reporters at the Houston Astros spring training facility in Kissimmee, Fla., where he is serving as a special instructor for the team.


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Hi, im new to linux, just installed blag 90k on my laptop but im having trouble doing anything as i cannot connect to the internet! my only available connection is wireless and i have a Netgear Rangemax WN511b adapter. I really need help getting this set up so i can install packages and sort out other issues (see ntfs issues posted earlier!). I know i need the b43-fcutter tool but im not sure how to install it without the internet. can anyone help? Thanks in advance
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You don't have an ethernet port you can jack into?
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i do have an ethernet port on my laptop but im just as clueless as to what to do with it? The computer im using at the moment is using a Speedtouch USB ASDL PPP connection to Wanadoo broadband but it is not my connection. is it possible to temporarily use that to sort out wireless? will it require alot of setting up?
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Plug your ethernet wire into your laptop. You should get an orange and green light flashing to signify that the lappy is getting some signals from the router/modem. You can then type /sbin/ifconfig in a terminal and show us the results.
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I was a little confused by your suggestion: The internet connection im using has a connection from the phone line to the modem and then a usb connection from modem into the computer.
On my laptop I tried connecting a seperate ethernet cable straight to the phone line and also plugging in the usb connection to the modem. Heres what it gave me with either connection:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:1F:B9:44:C4
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:19 Base address:0x1800
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:3370 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3370 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:186516 (182.1 KiB) TX bytes:186516 (182.1 KiB)
Hope that helps
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Looks like your wireless card unfortunately has a broadcom chipset. This will make things
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You'll need to install the ndiswrapper package on your laptop and install the windows drivers for your laptop using that.
E-mail me at s.clement@localhost (replace localhost with sympatico.ca) or stevo32@localhost (replace localhost with blagblagblag.org).
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[quote="JacobNottingham"]Speedtouch USB ASDL PPP connection to Wanadoo[/quote]
depending on the model of Speedtouch you might just need a regular ethernet cable like the guys already suggested above, connecting your modem and the puter. USB based ppoe connection via linux is a pain in the neck to setup. struggle a little with ndiswrapper, this will be easier then usb route.
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Ok thanks for the help, this ndiswrapper looks like what i need however, when i run make distclean during installation i get this error:
Makefile:23: *** Kernel tree not found please set KBUILD to configured Kernel. Stop.
make [1]: Leaving directory '/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver'
make: *** [clean] Error 2
Any ideas why?
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punting to slaveware as it looks like ndiswrapper thread now.
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Don't build it as they explain it on their site, get it prebuilt from
E-mail me at s.clement@localhost (replace localhost with sympatico.ca) or stevo32@localhost (replace localhost with blagblagblag.org).
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The dust is settling on the Six Nations, so we have compiled over 20 awards celebrating the best, and worst, of this year's tournament. Welcome!
The Planet Rugby 2014 Six Nations Awards
Player of the Tournament: Mike Brown
Yet to be officially crowned, but with three Man of the Match awards from five matches anything else would be a travesty. Brown is now 28 and with the Rugby World Cup next year is peaking at exactly at the right time, earning the praise of Israel Dagg last week for good measure. Brown will face-off with Dagg in New Zealand this year but his achievements in February and March shouldn't be forgotten.
Brown finished top of the try scoring charts, made the most metres (543), the second most carries with 64, the most clean breaks (10) and beat the most defenders (25). It would be criminal for him not to win this award alone for his sublime assist for Danny Care's try against Ireland.
Team of the Tournament: Ireland
The influence of Joe Schmidt on Ireland's rugby has been marked. Prone to flakiness and inconsistency under Declan Kidney, Schmidt's Ireland are disciplined, well-drilled and play with an overwhelming tempo.
The green jerseys swarm around the contact area like packs of rabid dogs, and it is this physical, high-octane yet controlled style that has proved so successful, not least because few Northern Hemisphere sides are able to match it blow for blow. In truth, Ireland under Schmidt are mixing their traditional brand of rugby with the hallmarks of Southern Hemisphere play instilled by the Kiwi so successfully at Leinster.
Coach of the Tournament: Joe Schmidt
He may have come under scrutiny from Denis Leamy about his Leinster-heavy selection but the fact is, Joe Schmidt has led Ireland to the Six Nations title. He persuaded Brian O'Driscoll to do it one last time - a wise move for both parties in the end - and also got number ten Jonathan Sexton back firing after a disappointing spell at Racing Metro. Stuart Lancaster came close for this gong as a new England shone.
Best Newcomer: Luther Burrell
Three tries in his first five Tests, Burrell maybe summed up how well he's taken to Test rugby with his assist for Brown's first try against Italy. Running onto Owen Farrell's pass he sucked in four defenders and unleashed Brown into enough space down the wing. It's the epitome of what Burrell has brought to England's backline, a direct runner with soft hands who is capable of breaking the line - something he did six times - and can make and score tries. A late bloomer at 26, Manu Tuilagi has his work cut out to win back the 13 shirt.
Best Performance: Ireland v Wales
With both sides coming into this Round Two game on the back of respective wins, victory in Dublin was always going to give Ireland or Wales title hope. Ireland got it as they went two from two thanks to a clinical 26-3 performance that saw their pack shine. It took until the 56th minute before the 2013 champions troubled the scorers, which was a reflection of Ireland's dominance on the day.
Best Match: France v England
Games that stood out were England versus Wales and Ireland at Twickenham, France versus Ireland and France versus England, with the latter-mentioned week one clash getting the nod from us. It had it all as an early try for wing Yoann Huget - one of two on the night - was followed by a spell of English dominance that saw them go 16-21 ahead with thirteen minutes remaining. However, Gael Fickou's late converted try saw France prevail.
Best Try: Danny Care v Ireland
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But we settled on Care's crucial try against Ireland, which you can see watch below:
Underrated Award: Chris Henry
Mentions for England centre Billy Twelvetrees, flanker Tom Wood and Ireland second-row Devin Toner, who all played very well throughout the campaign. But what Ireland openside flank Chris Henry offered in terms of solidity and sheer desire for the eventual champions cannot be understated. Often at the back of an impressive driving maul, Henry was non-stop around the field, giving everything to the cause.
Most Improved: Danny Care
So many names to take into account here as the England lock duo of Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes came of age whilst the aforementioned Toner went well for Ireland. Alex Dunbar played well in patches for Scotland while Andrew Trimble was excellent on the wing. However, Danny Care was a major reason why England pushed hard for the Championship as confidence shown in him paid off. A real livewire.
Worst Player: Jean-Marc Doussain
The French scrum-half had a nightmare from Round One, starting with a poor display against England in Round One and finishing the tournament on a low by costing his team victory over Ireland by missing a relatively easy late penalty. He was so bad against Wales that he was replaced at half-time.
Slow service, inconsistent goal kicking (62 percent is not good enough at this level) and some shocking errors - most notably crashing into Brice Dulin to gift George North a try in Cardiff - made the Toulouse half-back a liability for les Bleus.
Worst Coach: Scott Johnson
Ok, ok, let's remember, please, that Scott Johnson has a plan. This is a journey. A transitional phase for Scotland. They're moving towards something, and supposedly making real progress despite almost every shred of evidence pointing to the contrary.
Apparently that something is the coveted title of World Champions in less than eighteen months' time; that will be interesting. Johnson's stated aims - player development, increasing squad depth and competition for places - are laudable, but his methods have been atrocious. The treatment of Brown aside, his rotations and selections have seemed whimsical and incongruous; his tactics bereft of nous and smacking of a man who knows his position is assured as he steps up yet higher in the Murrayfield corridors of power. The mischievous Australian is now in charge of the entirety of the Scottish game - hardly a comforting thought if you hail from north of Hadrian's Wall.
Worst Selection: Philippe Saint-Andr�
This award follows on from the one above as PSA seemed determined to dig his heels in. Dropping Louis Picamoles was bold before recalling him on the flank raised eyebrows all over France. There seemed to be some method to that madness but why Doussain started in Cardiff is harder to understand given the positive impact Maxime Machenaud made off the bench against both England and Italy and Morgan Parra's availability.
Worst still, on the weekend before the Wales debacle, Doussain had a shocker for Toulouse, missing four penalties before returning to the national team with tired legs having played 80 minutes in the rain against Biarritz. Robbed of all confidence, he only played 14 minutes against Ireland, enough time to squander three potentially match-winning points and miss touch with vital late penalty.
Worst Team: Italy
The wait goes on for the Azzurri to convince. The change in ethos is welcome and there is talent coming through in the backs - think Michele Campagnaro, Leonardo Sarto, Tommaso Allan - but these players will need time. Allan's goal-kicking, at 54 percent, has to improve. The ageing pack is not the dominant force of old, despite Leonardo Ghiraldini's best efforts, while their best forward was in fact one of their youngest in the 24-year-old Australian born lock Joshua Furno. No wins from five, a points difference of -109 and 21 tries conceded, compared to Ireland's four, make for dire reading.
Ironman Award: Dan Lydiate
66 tackles out of 66 for the Welsh blindside. Forget how Wales did for a moment and that is an astonishing feat, at an average of 13.2 per game. Penalty-prone he may have been in Dublin, but Lydiate knows how to tackle.
Most Metres: Mike Brown - 543
A second gong for our Player of the Tournament. Brown made 543 metres across the five matches in this year's Six Nations, with 156 coming against Wales.Top Try Scorer: Mike Brown and Jonathan Sexton - 4
Split between Brown and Ireland's number ten, Sexton impressively scored his four tries in the last two matches against Italy and France. The latter two were of seismic importance, making up for a couple of missed kicks.
Golden Boot: Jonathan Sexton - 66
Edging out England's Owen Farrell by two, Sexton also takes away the Golden Boot for the most points scored in this year's tournament. Leigh Halfpenny finished on 51, so we can assume that had he played in Wales' hammering of Scotland that he might have taken this prize home instead had it not been for a dislocated shoulder.
The Diplomacy Award: Kelly Brown
It's impossible not to feel sorry for Kelly Brown. Played away from his most effective position on the blindside flank during Scott Johnson's reign, the skipper was bafflingly jettisoned from the matchday squad altogether for the Round Two loss to England. Ignoring his style of play, form and the fact that, as one of a handful of the Scottish squad playing regular Premiership rugby, that game would have been ideally suited to Brown, dropping the captain ahead of the biggest game of a big tournament just didn't make sense.
Reinstated two rounds later, still on the openside flank, Brown gave his all but was concussed early on in the final match, meaning he was forced to sit through his side's 51-3 drubbing from the Cardiff touchline. The back-row also wears possibly the saddest post-match facial expression in world rugby, as many of our recent Scottish features will attest to. You wouldn't blame many Scots for feeling the same way this week.
Best Villain: Stuart Hogg
Rugby prides itself on respect and fair play, and so it was very disappointing to see Louis Picamoles offer Alain Rolland a sarcastic round of applause after the referee had sin-binned him during France's loss to Wales. More encouraging was the way his coach, Philippe Saint-Andr�, dealt with the matter - there aren't many sports where a manager would see fit to drop arguably his best player for a display of petulance towards a referee. Most football games would be three-a-side, for starters.
Stuart Hogg's out of character but nonetheless unsavoury late shoulder on Dan Biggar last weekend was also a low point, not least because it cost Scotland dearly on the scoreboard.
Best Crowds: Twickenham (England v Ireland), Aviva Stadium (Ireland v Italy)
The tremendous din at Twickenham as Ireland came to town was noted as exceptional by players and coaches as well as those who were in the stands, and it was matched in amplitude and intensity only by the touching send-off the Aviva Stadium faithful gave Brian O'Driscoll in the penultimate round.
The Planet Rugby Legend Award: Brian O'Driscoll
133 games, 46 tries and a couple of Six Nations titles is some feat from the living Irish legend. Add in eight appearance in a Lions jersey - his standout performance coming in 2001 - and O'Driscoll says goodbye to international rugby with the respect of those on and off the field. What is predictably brilliant is that he said farewell with back-to-back man of the match awards and a Six Nations Championship to his name which, at the age of 35, is staggering. Now the attention switches to Leinster and a PRO12 and Heineken Cup charge. You wouldn't bet against it.
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Chapter 2. Diagnostic Use of Cardiac Troponins in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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When H&M snapped up Beyoncé to be the face (and derriere extraordinaire) of their high summer swimwear line, we shouldn't have been surprised. Come on! She is the lady who can nail holiday style no matter what the destination or occasion: just check out her most recent Cubana hyper-glam wardrobe for starters. Of course, there's also no ignoring the fact that Mrs Jay Z has a killer body to make the high street giant's cheeky bikinis and slinky beach clothes look their very best. Until now only one image had been revealed – the lounging shot of the diva in metallic shorts and blouse – but here's the whole shebang!
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The shoot was filled with vibrant colours and was inspired by the glamour of the late '70s." It's easy to see the disco decade referenced in the styling as well as the vivid Guy Bourdin-esque palette – fringed bikinis, a hibiscus bouquet of artfully clipped flowers in B's bouncy curls or the elbow-high gold bangles all nod back in time.
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TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to find out that bending central bankers to his will was the easy part of jolting Japan's economy out of its two decade slump.
Since taking office late last year, Abe has sauntered from strength to strength, ticking off the boxes of his policy wish-list while enjoying popularity ratings several times those of his predecessors.
On Thursday, his Liberal Democratic Party claimed its biggest coup since its December parliamentary election win when the central bank surprised markets by overhauling its monetary policy, pledging to double the money supply to achieve a 2 percent inflation target within two years.
The central bank acted "as I had expected," Abe told parliament Friday. "This is truly bold monetary easing on a different level, sending a clear message to markets."
By joining the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks in soaking the economy with money, the Bank of Japan hopes to get corporations and consumers to begin spending more and end a long malaise.
More aggressive monetary easing to end years of deflation is a mainstay of the "Abenomics" platform, along with increased public spending to perk up demand and reforms to improve the long-term competitiveness of the world's third-largest economy.
Whatever deficit spending Japan dares to add to its record public debt already is in the pipeline. Abe has also committed to rebalancing the budget. Now, attention is turning to the toughest part of Abe's program: reforms to make aging Japanese industries and markets more competitive, loosen bottlenecks, and unleash pent-up dynamism and innovation.
Ever since its "Miracle Economy" bubble imploded over 20 years ago, Japan has failed to regain momentum despite lavish government spending and record low interest rates.
Abe's effort to turn the economy around has so far translated into a multi-month rally in the stock market. Investors reacted to the BOJ announcement by pushing the benchmark Nikkei 225 index to its highest level in more than four years Friday.
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Recent reports suggest some Japanese are stepping up purchases of luxury products at big department stores, but retail sales figures show no signs of a mass spending spree.
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If you cut your finger, in a short time the blood will clot and stop the bleeding. But how does this clotting take place in such a short time? And what takes place in your body?
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Meanwhile, twenty enzymes found in the body come together to form a protein called thrombin over the open wound. Thrombin is produced only at the site of the wound, like a first aid team manufacturing the medicine needed by the patient on the spot. Moreover, this needs to be produced in just the right amounts; and the thrombin production must start at just the right time and stop at the right time. The orders for starting and ending production are encoded among the enzymes that make up this protein.
Once enough thrombin has been produced, tiny fibers of fibrinogen are formed. They have the very important role of forming a net over the blood, thereby trapping and accumulating the thrombocytes that begin to arrive. Once enough fibers have accumulated, blood stops oozing out from the wound. Once the wound has healed completely, the blood clot is then broken down by similar methods.
These enzymes and proteins are structures that come together by the different ordering of lifeless, unconscious, blind atoms. Each of these is in an organized state from the time the wound occurs, and takes up a particular duty to stop the bleeding as soon as possible. Together, they synthesize the necessary proteins and then "send for help." As if understanding the reality of the situation, the other proteins immediately arrive at the wound, each one performing its duty without fail.
Let it not be forgotten that the enzymes that carry out the "organization," "synthesis," "calling for help," and "understanding" have come about as a result of atoms coming together. This display of apparent consciousness by a molecule of unconscious atoms is certainly a great miracle.
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Movement 1: Andante
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Movement 3: Adagio: Passacaglia
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After the struggles which eventually emerge triumphant (without being triumphalist) on tackling the profound inner tensions of the Ninth Quartet, the Tenth appears at first to exude a general surface feeling of relaxation and peace, although this is not wholly sustained without intense invasions, in which the composer's command of large-scale tonal plans is further demonstrated. The basic ground-plan of the Tenth is relatively easy to grasp. The first movement Andante has no sonata-style 'development', for it is in effect a prelude to the second movement, Allegretto furioso, identical in position to the emotional outburst of the second movement of the famous Eighth Quartet. Unlike its predecessor, this fierce and angry movement has no light relief.
The third movement Adagio is cast as a theme and eight variations (with finale) on an irregular cello theme, ff, very strict in structure and thereby permitting its highly creative flights of fancy to be rigorously controlled, before the fourth movement (Allegretto–Andante) breaks in with a gruff little theme on the viola with a typical anapaestic stamp, succeeded by a broad secondary theme, also on the viola. The first theme returns and a third idea appears, leading to an extensive development where the three themes combine. They build to a stunning climax, at the summit of which the themes from the Passacaglia and first movement add to the growing feeling of power. Following this emotional climax the tenor of the music gradually subsides over an extended time-span.
These are the broad features of the work, but we should note the following aspects, which are not so readily apparent. One does not often encounter a 'folk' influence in Shostakovich's serious work, but it may be that writing the quartet in Armenia had some bearing on the composition. The Ninth Quartet ended with a vast movement in which adjacent keys (and modes) struggled for supremacy; in the Tenth, the adjacent tonalities are separated by a semitone. They are A flat major, and its flat supertonic, A minor. One should, however, emphasize that – although A flat is the predominant key of the work – these keys are not invariably heard in opposition to one another.
The opening solo violin line (initially made up of a descending semitone, a minor third and a fourth) already, within four notes, encompasses these keys in a sketchy 'theme' (possessing an important rhythmic outline) which finally falls to A flat as the other instruments enter. The 'second subject', in and around B flat minor, is given to the cello below an incessant viola phrase. A third idea, almost atonal, on solo violin leads to a truncated restatement of the material, before a coda based on the first theme quietly and rather suddenly ends the movement.
The second movement, fulfilling the function of a Scherzo, is a fierce discussion on scraps of themes dominated by falling major and minor seconds; structurally it is merely a statement and counterstatement with coda and contains some of this composer's most intense and most fully scored writing (for a string quartet). The following Passacaglia initially grows from an A minor chord which underscores the cello's fundamental theme and at last falls to A flat, whereby it is joined to the finale. After the gruff viola theme, a new folk-like idea in D minor quietly enters. The character of this new idea is akin to an Armenian hurdy-gurdy dance, fully scored in six (sometimes seven) parts. The opening music of the finale is recalled, leading to the powerful outburst in which the work's entire thematic material is enjoined; as this fades, the 'Armenian' theme is heard again, and falls to its opposite tonality, A flat, wherein the quartet fades into silence.
from notes by Robert Matthew-Walker © 2003


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I never blunder my queen, I do sacrifice it often though!
Because it's the most valuable piece, any other pieces benefits from capturing even if she's protected.
Its easy to say Im not gonna do that again, and sure enough; you do.
There are a ton of ways you can loose your queen. Some obvious, some not so obvious. Just play, and if it happens, try to put that away, and watch for the set up next time. Dont get too focused on any one side of the board, and stay alert, when your on the path of a kill. That is usually when I get hit hard, when I think I have um, its really just me tweaking the web.
Was a rook up when I blundered my queen. :( Ouch, right in the feelings.
tactics trainer should help if you do a few each day.
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Orange Bowl: Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 | Box score | Play-by-play
MIAMI— Florida State stuffed Northern Illinois all-purpose threat Jordan Lynch for most of the night Tuesday and won the Orange Bowl 31-10.
Senior fullback Lonnie Pryor, voted the game's outstanding player, ran for a career-high 134 yards and two scores in only five carries for Florida State. Senior EJ Manuel threw for 291 yards.
The victory was a consolation prize for the No. 13 Seminoles (12-2), who began the season with national championship hopes. They've won five consecutive bowl games, but the victory was their first in a BCS bowl since 2000, when they beat Virginia Tech for the national championship.
For the No. 16 Huskies (12-2), playing in a BCS bowl for the first time, the defeat snapped a 12-game winning streak. They fell to 5-28 against top 25 teams.
Rose Bowl: Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 | Box score | Play by play
PASADENA, Calif. — Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 yards and an early touchdown, Kevin Hogan passed for 123 yards, and No. 8 Stanford's dominant defense shut out Wisconsin in the second half of a victory in the 99th Rose Bowl.
Usua Amanam made the decisive interception near midfield with 2:30 to play as the Pac-12 champion Cardinal (12-2) won their first Rose Bowl since 1972.
Stanford didn't score many style points, but the Big Ten champion Badgers (8-6) couldn't score many points at all while losing the Granddaddy of Them All in heartbreaking fashion for the third consecutive season.
Wisconsin still stayed in position for an upset in the one-game return of Hall of Fame coach Barry Alvarez, who returned to the Wisconsin sideline for one game after hanging up his whistle.
Montee Ball rushed for 100 yards and his FBS-record 83rd touchdown for the Badgers, who managed 82 yards after halftime.
Outback Bowl: South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 | Box score | Play by play
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has first-round NFL talent—maybe even No. 1 pick talent—all over him. But the NFL will have to wait a year on this sophomore and college players, well, they just have to endure his ferocity for one more season.
Clowney's prowess was on display for the nation Saturday in the Gamecocks' victory in the Outback Bowl. Peeved by a bad spot on faked punt by Michigan that gave Michigan the ball, Clowney made the Wolverines pay.
Before running back Vincent Smith knew what hit him, Clowney was in his chest, hitting Smith so hard that his helmet flew 10 yards behind him. Of course Smith fumbled and of course, Clowney palmed the loose ball with his left hand while still on top of Smith, then got up and ran for a couple more yards.
On the next play, the Gamecocks were in the end zone with a terrific TD catch by receiver Ace Sanders to give South Carolina the 27-22 lead.
Michigan, winners of last year's Sugar Bowl, responded immediately on the ensuing possession. Devin Gardner drove the ball from Michigan's 36 to South Carolina's 17, hitting Jeremy Gallon for a 17-yard touchdown strike that made put the Wolverines up 28-27 following the failed 2-point conversion at the 3:29 mark.
South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw was gimpy most of the game and was one the sideline halfway through the Gamecocks' last-ditch drive. Only it wasn't a throwaway. Backup Dylan Thompson, injured as well, stepped in with 42 seconds left and worked until he found Bruce Ellington, who is also on the basketball team, on a 32-yard touchdown to seal the outcome.
Shaw will get credit for playing with guts and throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns. Thompson was impressive as well, completing a critical 7-of-9 throws for 117 yards and two scores. Sanders, one of the country's most underrated talents, caught nine passes for 92 yards and two TDs.
There were plenty of accolades to throw around for the 11-2 Gamecocks. But the player most deserving is Clowney, who continued to do what he has done all season—only this time with even more of the country's attention.
Clowney finished sixth in this year's Heisman Trophy voting and had arguably a better season that finalist Manti Te'o, the Notre Dame senior linebacker. Clowney, barring any unforeseen developments, will be well positioned to be a Heisman finalist next season when his collegiate career will almost surely end.
Another career that sunsets is that of Michigan's Denard Robinson. "Shoelace" showed off some of the nifty moves that made him an elusive dual-threat for three-and-half years before he was set back with an elbow injury this year. Robinson turns to the NFL, where he could play cornerback, special teams or someplace else.
He leaves the offense in the capable hands of Devin Gardner, who helped Michigan to an 8-5 record despite starting the year as a reserve receiver.
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 45, Nebraka 31 | Box score | Play by play
ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, as the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No. 23 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.
Murray shook off a pair of first-half interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and passed for 427 yards — also a Bulldogs' bowl record — against the nation's top-ranked passing defense.
Georgia (12-2) reached 12 wins for the third time in school history.
Nebraska (10-4) lost its third consecutive bowl game, and finished the two season with two straight woeful defensive performances. The Cornhuskers lost the Big Ten championship game 70-31.
The Cornhuskers led 24-23 at the half, but committed two of their three turnovers in the final 30 minutes.
Gator Bowl: Northwester 34, Mississippi State 20 | Box score | Play by play
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Behind huge interceptions early and late, No. 21 Northwestern beat Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl and snapped college football's longest postseason losing streak.
The Wildcats (10-3) earned their first bowl game win since 1949, ending a nine-game losing skid that was tied for the longest in NCAA history. They also celebrated double-digit victories for the first time since the 1995 Rose Bowl season.
Quentin Williams returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game and Nick Vanhoose set up a late touchdown with a 39-yard interception return. Those plays were the difference in a back-and-forth game that featured more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (six).
In between, Northwestern's two-quarterback system kept the Bulldogs (8-5) off balance most of the day.
Scrambler Kain Colter ran for 71 yards, making up for his two interceptions. Backup Trevor Siemian threw for 120 yards and an interception, and also ran for a score.
Even with the turnovers, they were more efficient than Mississippi State's Tyler Russell.
Russell completed 12 of 28 passes for 106 yards, with two touchdowns and four interceptions. He had only thrown six picks in the first 11 games this season.
LaDarius Perkins ran 19 times for 84 yards for the Bulldogs, and freshman Josh Robinson added 91 yards on seven carries.
Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 | Box score | Play by play
DALLAS — So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn't care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
Clint Chelf threw three of his team's five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a tough Big 12 finish by rolling up 524 yards and forcing five Purdue turnovers in a dominating 58-14 victory on Tuesday.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy didn't hide the disappointment of sliding down the bowl priority list with an overtime loss to Oklahoma when the rival Sooners scored in the final seconds of regulation, followed by another narrow defeat at Baylor to finish the regular season.
The Cowboys (8-5), a year removed from finishing the best season in school history with a win in the Fiesta Bowl, sure didn't seem to lack motivation. They put together the biggest bowl win for Oklahoma State since Gundy was the quarterback in a 62-14 rout of Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl.
"Some of the seniors, those guys, would like to have been in a better bowl," said Chelf, who was 17 of 22 for 197 yards with no interceptions. "We're a highly motivated group. I think everybody wanted to go out there and prove people wrong, show them we could win a game like this."
With former Purdue quarterbacks Drew Brees and Kyle Orton watching, Robert Marve didn't get to 100 yards passing until Oklahoma State led 45-0 as the Boilermakers (6-7) fell to 0-4 on New Year's Day.
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