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France coach Marc Lievremont has accused his players of lacking courage after their surprise Six Nations defeat to Italy and warned some of them that they may never play for the national team again.
France had led 18-6 in the 50th minute but an abject second-half display from the visitors and an inspired effort from the hosts led to Italy scraping over the line 22-21. In the wake of the devastating defeat, which ended France's hopes of defending their Six Nations crown, Lievremont admitted he is now at a loss as to how to turn around his side's form in time for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
"In terms of the tactics deployed, it defied belief. I did not recognise anything in their performance that we had worked on," he told AFP. "Do I feel responsible for that? No, they betrayed us, they have betrayed me and they have betrayed the French national team shirt.
"Do you really think that I told them to play as they did against Italy? I was ashamed. I do not have the impression we asked them to walk on the moon. I do not ask for complicated things.
"This match was an hallucination. I do not want to clear myself from the blame but they invented things on the pitch. They are lacking in courage. They are good guys but cursed with what is obviously cowardice. They are not even capable of admitting to their own mistakes. Perhaps it is a trend among the new generation.
"I have already looked several players in the eyes and told them they would be at the World Cup. All that is now up in the air. The Italy match means we are back at the starting gate. What is for sure is that certain players have worn the French shirt for the last time."
Prop Sylvain Marconnet, lock Jerome Thion, No.8 Sebastien Chabal, centre Yannick Jauzion, fullback Clement Pointrenaud and centre Aurelien Rougerie have all been dropped in the wake of the Rome defeat with Perpignan's Jerome Schuster and David Marty, Stade Francais' Pascal Pape, Clermont's Alexandre Lapandry and the Brive duo of Fabrice Estebanez and Alexis Palisson called up.
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Forwards: Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Thomas Domingo (Clermont), Luc Ducalcon (Castres), Jerome Schuster (Perpignan), William Servat (Toulouse), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Lionel Nallet (Racing-Metro), Julien Pierre (Clermont), Pascal Pape (Stade Francais), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt.), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz), Alexandre Lapandry (Clermont)
Backs: Morgan Parra (Clermont), Julien Tomas (Montpellier), Francois Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Fabrice Estebanez (Brive), David Marty (Perpignan), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Yoann Huget (Bayonne), Maxime Medard (Toulouse), Damien Traille (Biarritz), Alexis Palisson (Brive)
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The Dark Side of Game Audio: The Sounds of Mimetic Control and Affective Conditioning
It's an all too familiar movie trope. A bug hidden in a flower jar. A figure in shadows crouched listening at a door. The tape recording that no one knew existed, revealed at the most decisive of moments. Even the abrupt disconnection of a phone call manages to arouse the suspicion that we are never as alone as we may think. And although surveillance derives its meaning the latin "vigilare" (to watch) and French "sur-" (over), its deep connotations of listening have all but obliterated that distinction.
This month, SO! Multimedia Editor Aaron Trammell curates a forum on Sound and Surveillance, featuring the work of Robin James and Kathleen Battles. And so it begins, with Aaron asking. . ."Want to Play a Game?" –JS
It's eleven o'clock on a Sunday night and I'm in the back room of a comic book store in Scotch Plains, NJ. Game night is wrapping up. Just as I'm about to leave, someone suggests that we play Pit, a classic game about trading stocks in the early 20th century. Because the game is short, I decide to give it a go and pull a chair up to the table. In Pit, players are given a hand of nine cards of various farm-related suits and frantically trade cards with other players until their entire hand matches the same suit. As play proceeds, players hold up a set of similar cards they are willing to trade and shout, "one, one, one!," "two, two, two!," "three, three, three!," until another player is willing to trade them an equivalent amount of cards in a different suit. The game only gets louder as the shouting escalates and builds to a cacophony.
As I drove home that night, I came to the uncomfortable realization that maybe the game was playing me. I and the rest of the players had adopted similar dispositions over the course of the play. As we fervently shouted to one another trying to trade between sets of indistinguishable commodities, we took on similar, intense, and excited mannerisms. Players who would not scream, who would not participate in the reproduction of the game's sonic environment, simply lost the game, faded out. As for the rest of us, we became like one another, cookie-cutter reproductions of enthusiastic, stressed, and aggravated stock traders, getting louder as we cornered the market on various goods.
We were caught in a cybernetic-loop, one that encouraged us to take on the characteristics of stock traders. And, for that brief period of time, we succumbed to systems of control with far reaching implications. As I've argued before, games are cybernetic mechanisms that facilitate particular modes of feedback between players and the game state. Sound is one of the channels through which this feedback is processed. In a game like Pit, players both listen to other players for cues regarding their best move and shout numbers to the table representing potential trades. In other games, such as Monopoly, players must announce when they wish to buy properties. Although it is no secret that understanding sound is essential to good game design, it is less clear how sound defines the contours of power relationships in these games. This essay offers two games, Mafia, and Escape: The Curse of the Temple as case studies for the ways in which sound is used in the most basic of games, board games. By fostering environments that encourage both mimetic control and affective conditioning game sound draws players into the devious logic of cybernetic systems.
Understanding the various ways that sound is implemented in games is essential to understanding the ways that game sound operates as both a form of mimetic control and affective conditioning. Mimetic control is, at its most simple, the power of imitation. It is the degree to which we become alike when we play games. Mostly, it happens because the rules invoke a variety of protocols which encourage players to interact according to a particular standard of communication. The mood set by game sound is the power of affective conditioning. Because we decide what we interact with on account of our moods, moments of affective conditioning prime players to feel things (such as pleasure), which can encourage players to interact in compulsive, excited, subdued, or frenetic ways with game systems.
A game where sound plays a central and important role is Mafia (which has a number of other variants like Werewolf and The Resistance). In Mafia, some players take the secret role of mafia members who choose players to "kill" at night, while the eyes of the others are closed. Because mafia-team players shuffle around during the game and point to others in order to indicate which players to eliminate while the eyes of the other players are closed, the rules of the game suggest that players tap on things, whistle, chirp, and make other ambient noises while everyone's eyes are closed. This allows for the mafia-team players to conduct their business secretly, as their motions are well below the din created by the other players. Once players open their eyes, they must work together to deduce which players are part of the mafia, and then vote on who to eliminate from the game. Here players are, in a sense, controlled by the game to provide a soundtrack. What's more, the eeriness of the sounds produced by the players only accentuate the paranoia players feel when taking part in what's essentially a lynch-mob.
The ambient sounds produced by players of Mafia have overtones of mimetic control. Protocols governing the use of game audio as a form of communication between bodies and other bodies, or bodies and machines, require that we communicate in particular ways at set intervals. Different than the brutal and martial forms of discipline that drove disciplinary apparatuses like Bentham's panopticon, the form of control exerted through interactive game audio relies on precisely the opposite premise. What is often termed "The Magic Circle of Play" is suspect here as it promises players a space that is safe and fundamentally separate from events in the outside world. Within this space somewhat hypnotic behavior-patterns take place under the auspices of being just fun, or mere play. Players who refuse to play by the rules are often exiled from this space, as they refuse to enter into this contract of soft social norms with others.
Escape: The Curse of the Temple relies on sound to set a game mood that governs the ways that players interact with each other. In Escape, players have ten minutes (of real time) where they must work together to navigate a maze of cardboard tiles. Over the course of the game there are two moments when players must return to the tile that they started the game on, and these are announced by a CD playing in the background of the room. When this occurs, a gong rings on the CD and rhythms of percussion mount in intensity until players hear a door slam. At this point, if players haven't returned to their starting tile, they are limited in the actions they can take for the rest of the game. In the moments of calm before players make a mad dash for the entrance, the soundtrack waxes ambient. It offers the sounds of howling-winds, rattling chimes, and yawning corridors.
The game is spooky, overall. The combination of haunting ambient sounds and moments where gameplay is rushed and timed, makes for an adrenaline-fueled experience contained and produced by the game's ambient soundtrack. The game's most interesting moments come from points where one player is trapped and players must decide whether they should help their friend or help themselves. The tense, haunting, soundtrack evokes feelings of high-stakes immersion. The game is fun because it produces a tight, stressful, and highly interactive experience. It conditions its players through the clever use of its soundtrack to feel the game in an embodied and visceral way. Like the ways that horror movies have used ambient sounds to a great effect in producing tension in audiences (pp.26-27), Escape: The Curse of the Temple encourages players to immerse themselves in the game world by playing upon the tried and true affective techniques that films have used for years. Immersed players feel an increased sense of engagement with the game and because of this they are willingly primed to engage in the mimetic interactive behaviors that engage them within the game's cybernetic logic.
These two forms of power, mimetic control and affective conditioning, often overlap and coalesce in games. Sometimes, they meet in the middle during games that offer a more or less adaptive form of sound, like Mafia. Players work together and mimic each other when reproducing the ambient forms of quiet that constitute the atmosphere of terror that permeates the game space. Even the roar of bids which occurs in Pit constitutes a form of affective conditioning that encourages players to buy, buy, buy as fast as possible. Effectively simulating the pressure of The Stock Exchange.
Although there is now a growing discipline around the production of game audio, there is relatively little discourse that attempts to understand how the implementation of sound in games functions as a mode of social control. By looking at the ways that sound is implemented in board and card games, we can gain insight of the ways in which it is implemented in larger technical systems (such as computer games), larger aesthetic systems (such as performance art), economic systems (like casinos and the stock market), and even social systems (like parties). Furthermore, it is easy to describe more clearly the ways in which game audio functions as a form of soft power through techniques of mimetic control and affective conditioning. It is only by understanding how these techniques affect our bodies that we can begin to recognize our interactions with large-scale cybernetic systems that have effects reaching beyond the game itself.
Aaron Trammell is co-founder and Multimedia Editor of Sounding Out! He is also a Media Studies PhD candidate at Rutgers University. His dissertation explores the fanzines and politics of underground wargame communities in Cold War America. You can learn more about his work at aarontrammell.com.
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During a preview of the UK tour of my performance Beacons, I noticed something intriguing. There were a couple of children in the audience, and they were singing along with me. I mean, not just singing – doing all kinds of vocal things along with me.
You have to understand that I'm an extended – or I now prefer the term extra-normal – vocalist. I make artwork from the 'weird' qualities of the voice. Now, the term weird, when it comes to the voice, is always culturally relative. But let's face it – in almost any of the industrialized cultures, we don't exactly let the voice go wild, and so the category of "weird" is pretty large and full. Our cultures are a Freudian fiesta of vocal repression and sublimation. When's the last time you heard a heartfelt, loose, easy series of adult sobs at a business meeting, or a wail of deep mourning at a funeral? When it comes to the voice, we're pretty uptight.
However, here were some children absolutely letting loose and going along for the ride. This has happened before. During my piece Soie Soyeuse, during which I wrap the audience in habotai silk, some children got right into it. I was five feet away making really incredibly 'ugly' chewing noises and groans of gnashing teeth and they delightedly voiced along.
Right now, everything's becoming user-driven. The audience loves to co-make art. And why not? So I thought: let's go for broke, here. Let's try to create some environments and experiences in which kids (and the kid in all of us) can really explore what their voices can do. Let's give them freedom to experiment. Let's reward them for wildness. Let's try to make it child and family friendly, but beautiful and rich and somehow sensual, despite the limitations of the tablet format. I worked like a dog to get financing. I collaborated with scientists. And so, Voice Bubbles for iPad was born.
It's free, thanks to our funders. It's got no silly pop up ads and in-app purchases. Kids love it and will use it for hours, happily. It lets them record, improvise, structure and add effects to their voices. They can play back little sequences or structured phrases. They can fool with what else their voices can do and be.
It makes them feel, and makes we adults question, just why we need to keep the voice so under wraps when it's a source of so much playful joy and intense engagement. Give it to a child to enjoy. Enjoy it yourself.
www.voicebubblesapp.com or from the app store.
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Yvon Bonenfant is Reader in Performing Arts at the University of Winchester. He likes voices that do what voices don't usually do, and he likes bodies that don't do what bodies usually do. He makes art starting from these sounds and movements. These unusual, intermedia works have been produced in 10 countries in the last 10 years, and his writing published in journals such as Performance Research, Choreographic Practices, and Studies in Theatre and Performance. He currently holds a Large Arts Award from the Wellcome Trust and funding from Arts Council England to collaborate with speech scientists on the development of a series of participatory, extra-normal voice artworks for children and families; see www.yourvivaciousvoice.com. Despite his air of Lenin, he does frighteningly accurate vocal imitations of both Axl Rose and Jon Bon Jovi. www.yvonbonenfant.com.
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Sound Off! // Comment Klatsch #16: Sound and Pleasure
klatsch \KLAHCH\ , noun: A casual gathering of people, esp. for refreshments and informal conversation [German Klatsch, from klatschen, to gossip, make a sharp noise, of imitative origin.] (Dictionary.com)
Dear Readers: Team SO! thought that we would warm up the dance floor for our upcoming Summer Series on Sound and Pleasure (peep the Call for Posts here. . .pitches are due by 4/15/14). –J. Stoever, Editor-in-Chief
What sounds give you pleasure and why?
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Over the last few years, David Cook's life has been punctuated by extraordinary highs and devastating lows. In short order, the 28-year-old singer, songwriter, and musician won the seventh season of America's most popular television show, American Idol, rewrote chart history with a record-breaking 14 debuts on Billboard's Digital Songs chart, released his self-titled major-label debut album in November 2008, watched it debut at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart, spawn two Top 20 singles (the platinum "Light On" and "Come Back To Me"), and sell more than a million copies, reaching platinum status. He immediately hit the road for his year-long "Declaration Tour" to support it. In May of that year, Cook's older brother, Adam, who had been fighting a battle with brain cancer, died of the disease. In December 2009, one day after the tour ended, Cook traveled to New York City to begin writing the songs that would become his second album, This Loud Morning.
"I got off the road and all the things that happened that I hadn't been dealing with while I was on the road reared their head," Cook says. "So as I began writing these songs that would eventually make up This Loud Morning, the act of using these songs as therapeutic outlets became a major release for me, and I think the end result is a bit of up, a bit of down, and a lot of honesty."
The result is a batch of deeply honest, emotional songs that "allow whomever's listening to look through a window at the past two years of my life," the Texas-born, Missouri-raised Cook says. "It's probably the most therapeutic album I've ever written." As Cook was writing the songs, a theme began to emerge. "There were mornings where I woke up and all I wanted to do was pull the blanket back over my head and try again tomorrow," Cook says. That feeling inspired the album's opening track, "Circadian," as well as its closing track, "Rapid Eye Movement," which includes a line from which the album's title is taken: "Give me one more quiet night before this loud morning gets it right and does me in." "I think everyone's been at that point where they just feel, 'Man, the world is loud,' Cook says. "The only reprieve you get is when you're asleep. I wanted to blend that feeling with the romantic idea that you can live your entire life during the hours you're asleep — that there's this pause button you can use to make sense of the world around you."
To that end, the album kicks off with the sleep-as-reprieve-themed "Circadian" before telling a story of a relationship from start to finish, launching into several songs about strong relationship bonds, like "Right Here With You," "Fade Into Me," and "Take Me As I Am," before things begin to deteriorate on "Goodbye To The Girl" and first single "The Last Goodbye," which Cook co-wrote with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder and which is the most musically upbeat song on the album. "I've always loved songs that melodically put a smile on your face, but when you tune in to the lyrics, it's like, 'What the hell?'" Cook says. "Like 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police; that song is so catchy, but the lyrics kinda give off this dark vibe. I like the idea of taking something that throws people off and writing about it in a way that makes them want to embrace it."
Which is to say that just because This Loud Morning deals with some heavy themes doesn't mean the album is a downer. "It's actually more musically up-tempo than any of my previous albums," Cook says. "I felt like we created a decent base with the last record (2008's David Cook) about where my heart was at musically. I've always enjoyed big sweeping choruses, stuff that kind of kicks you in the chest and knocks the wind out of you a bit. So with this album, I wanted to take that ideal and expand upon it — make the bigs a bit bigger and the smalls a bit smaller. I wanted it to be more intimate, but also more grandiose, and really stretch the boundaries of those two ideals."
A showcase for Cook's rich, unfettered rock belt and passionately intense performances, This Loud Morning was produced by Matt Serletic, who has worked with Aerosmith, Rob Thomas, and Willie Nelson, among others. "Matt pulled things out of me that I certainly wouldn't have gone for on my own," Cook says. "He is all about the right sounds at the right time for the right reasons, and I think what I learned from him is that it's not always an easy road to get the right thing. His ability to expand upon the ideas that I brought to the table really made this record what it is."
Cook's growth as a singer, songwriter, and musician can be heard in every facet of This Loud Morning. "I feel that we were able to find the perfect landscape for these songs," Cook says. "Each one is its own living, breathing thing. I've always approached making records the same way I've approached putting a band together: I'm not concerned with the best songs or the best musicians. I'm concerned with the right songs and the right musicians. My focus is to make great records and having something real and truthful to write about really helped. I feel like the growth in this record is musical, it's lyrical, it's emotional, and that what I've hit on is something that a lot of people can relate to."
Having been a musician and performer since he was a teenager, Cook (who first picked up a guitar at age 12 and formed his first band at 15) is eager to hit the road to support This Loud Morning. "The last record took four and a half months from first day of writing to finished product," Cook says. "So to go from that to taking a year and a half? I'm ready to play this record for people. I can't wait to get on a stage, look people in the eye, and see their reaction, whatever it may be. Hopefully it'll be hands in the air and singing all the words."
For Jillette Johnson the journey has been as integral to her musical experience as the destination. Jillette, who began taking music lessons and penning songs as a child, has been performing live since she was 12, captivating audiences with her sultry, thoughtful piano-driven tunes. The musician, now 23, has spent the last decade cultivating her sound and defining her unique perspective. When she moved to New York City from her small town of Pound Ridge, NY at 18, Jillette was already familiar with the city and its clubs, from Sidewalk Cafe to The Bitter End to Rockwood Music Hall.
In early 2012, Jillette inked a deal with Wind-Up Records, who were drawn in by her standout track "Cameron," an inspirational number that explores the struggle of a transgendered person. The song appeared on the singer's five-track EP, Whiskey & Frosting, which came out in August 2012, a prelude to her debut album Water In A Whale, out June 25, 2013. Culled from six months worth of recording sessions at Wind-Up's New York studio, the album traces Jillette's experiences and ideas about living in the city and being young in today's society. She finished the album fall 2012, just before going out on tour, and as it turned out those weeks on the road shifted the musician's sensibilities.
"There's this funny thing that happens when you go on the road," Jillette says. "Because you're not around the people that you're normally around and you're in a different environment and you're constantly being creative and putting out things. Your voice starts to change, both literally and figuratively. I just started growing really rapidly and my perspective started changing a lot. I got back two weeks before Christmas and I knew that we had to have everything done by the first of the year. So I had six months to make the record and two weeks to change everything. A lot of artists don't get that opportunity, to be able to have the album that they made and come back and make tweaks. That's pretty rare and I got to do it."
The final album, which features the five tracks found on Whiskey & Frosting, centers on Jillette's soaring vocals and the sparse, haunting piano lines she wrote to accompany them. Produced by Peter Zizzo (Vanessa Carlton, Avril Lavigne) and Michael Mangini (Joss Stone, David Byrne), the album reveals Jillette's pensive reflections on the world around her, all of which lead to a deeper understand of self-identity. "Cameron," the disc's lead single, was written both from personal experience with someone the musician knows and from the idea of what it means to grapple with who you are. The glowing number focuses on what it means to be authentic to one's self, a universal theme.
"I do have someone in my life that's transgendered and I've learned a lot from this person," Jillette says. "But I think I actually wrote 'Cameron' more about myself and about that feeling of being alien in your own skin. It's been really awesome to play that song around the country and meet people who share stories that may have to do with being transgendered or may have to do with feeling a little bit different."
The real power comes from those songs about the musician herself, however and the rest of the album follows in tone. "When the Ship Goes Down," a hushed ballad, plays with the idea of the immortality you feel when you're young while the sultry "Bassett Hound" offers an unbalanced account of unrequited love, based on, as Jillette says, "every time I showed too many of my cards and wanted someone too much." The ethereal "Pauvre Coeur" treads similar ground, excising the anger the singer felt about a relationship that started to "devour" her. "True North," a soaring and epic number written in that urgent two-week period last winter, touches on what it means to return home, a fulcrum for the musician's ideas about her identity. "It's about coming home and accepting the failures that you endure along the way," Jillette says. "And realizing that you're gonna have a place to come home to, and that's the home inside your own head when all the other voices go away. Because they're not you so they don't care enough to stay that long. You're still going to have your own voice and that's what coming home means to me."
Jillette, who's toured with Delta Rae among others, brings her impassioned live aesthetic onto the album, infusing each number with a sense of intimacy and fervor. The songs shift from light-hearted buoyancy of "Bassett Hound" to the heavy urgency of "Cameron," showcasing a viable array of musical – and lyrical – inspiration. For Jillette, whose years of experience and practice have set her up for what's to come, the goal is to bring these songs to life for as many people as possible.
"The next year or two I think are wide open, in terms of what amazing things could happen," the singer says. "And I think it's just up to me to work hard every day and have a lot of luck. I hope to really build my live show. I can't get to hung up on what exactly will happen. It's really just about every day playing my heart out and connecting with fans over human experiences."
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We publish the latest edition of the Farsi journal of the IMT - Mobareze Tabaghati. In this edition you will find articles about the underlying tensions which are accumulating in Iran. We also take a look at the situation of the working class and its latest movments. There are also articles on Kobane as well as the 150th anniversary of the First International.
As we get closer to the deadline for a deal on the nuclear negotiations, the question of "what now" is being asked by more and more people in Iran. The Rouhani government has bought itself time by turning the focus of the masses outwards to the nuclear negotiations, but sooner or later he will have to face the internal situation.
As these lines are being written hundreds of thousands of Iranians have poured onto the streets to celebrate the victory of Hassan Rouhani, in the presidential elections. Pictures of mass celebrations all over Iran are circulating the internet. This is an open defiance of Khamenei and the whole security apparatus of the regime which was dealt a humiliating defeat in the elections.
Yet again the Iranian presidential elections have taken an unforeseen turn. After excluding all his critics and most obvious competitors from the race, Khamenei had thought that he could secure a peaceful campaign period concluding with his handpicked candidate on top. But contrary to his calculations his recent actions have opened up even deeper rifts in the ruling clique. His feeble attempt at forcing unity within the regime has resulted in his faction coming out as the weakest one in the race. At the same time the campaign of Hassan Rouhani has seen a sudden surge in popularity with hundreds of thousands of discontented youth at its mass meetings and rallies.
Yesterday the Guardian Council in Iran announced the names of the eight candidates for the upcoming Presidential elections. The Council is a 12-member body of theologians and jurists, appointed by the Supreme Leader and the head of Judiciary, with responsibility for vetting presidential candidates ahead of the elections, scheduled for 14th June.
This year's presidential race in Iran was dramatically shaken this week by the news that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani had announced his candidacy. Although Rafsanjani has fallen out of favour with the regime in recent years, it is quite possible that his bid could be successful.
For the past year Iran has experienced a deepening crisis of capitalism, which in the last few months has spiralled into hyperinflation and devaluation of the currency. A recent trip to the country provided a perspective of the current situation within, particularly how people are dealing with the worsening conditions.
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Empty Netter Assists - 05-20-14
-Kris Letang (above) suffered a foot injury in Game 6 of the Penguins' second round series against the Rangers.
-Pat Brisson, agent for Sidney Crosby and several other NHLers, shot down speculation he was interested in the Penguins' vacant general manager position.
-The Pensblog takes a good hard look at David Morehouse.
-Peter Mannino made 12 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who lost to the Bruins, 4-1, in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The series is tied, 3-3. The Penguins will host Game 7 Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
-Happy 68th birthday to former Penguins general manager, head coach and Hockey Hall of Fame member Craig Patrick. One of the most important figures in the history of the Penguins, Patrick served as the team's general manager from 1989 until 2006. During that time, he directed the club to two Stanley Cup titles, one Presidents' Trophy, five division titles, 11 consecutive playoff appearances and 575 wins. Patrick also had two unsuccessful stints as the team's coach in 1990 and 1997. Overall, his coaching record with the team was 29-36-9. He is currently an advisor for the Blue Jackets.
-After the Jump: The Canadiens lose Game 2 and Carey Price.
Playoff Stuff
Canadiens - Rangers
-A goal and an assist by Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist for the Rangers in a 3-1 defeat of the Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final. Derek Stepan recorded two assists for New York while teammate Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves. The Rangers lead the series, 2-0.
-Check out the the passing which led to to the eventual game-winning goal by New York's Rick Nash:
-Check out the passing which led to this power-play goal by New York's Martin St. Louis:
-During a television timeout, Montreal's Brandon Prust appeared to do a "drive-by" on Lundqvist:
-Hockey Night in Canada's pregame montage:
-Montreal's Dustin Tokarski had issues with this puck:
-Tokarski didn't have a much better view of this puck either:
-Montreal's P.K. Subban put a lot of torque on this shot:
-Happy times in Montreal:
-Lundqvist was all over this puck:
-This young fan carried the flag for the Canadiens:
-Canadiens goaltender Carey Price did not play in Game 2 and will not play the rest of the series after suffering an undisclosed injury when he was hit by Rangers forward Chris Kreider in Game 1.
-"He did really well. I believe he did well and we're pleased with our decision." - Canadiens coach Michel Therrien on Tokarski. The Canadiens chose to play Tokarski instead of Peter Budaj in place of Carey Price.
-"Looking at the incident, it's a reckless play. That's the truth. And Kreider, this is not the first time he's going at goalies. So, we end up losing our best player, but our group faced a lot of adversity throughout the course of the season and we responded and we've got the attitude to respond really well." - Therrien on Kreider.
-"That was fun ... I don't think they're booing you unless you're doing something right." - Kreider on being booed by Montreal fans.
-Rangers forward Derick Brassard did not play in Game 2 after suffering an undisclosed injury in Game 1.
Blackhawks - Kings
-"The doctor just told me, 'You shouldn't talk for two weeks. You should let it rest. Don't talk unless it makes you money.'" - Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson. He was given medical clearance to resume speaking after taking a puck to the throat during Game 2 of the Blackhawks' second round series with the Wild.
-"We live in the same hometown and we're very close to each other. We talk often during the off-season and we've been in touch up to the start of this series and that's pretty much it. No interactions now, no bets, whatever." - Kings forward Marian Gaborik on his friendship with Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa.
IIHF World Championship
-Jets forward Olli Jokinen had a goal and an assist for Finland which beat Kazahkstan, 4-3.
-Kazahkstan's Alexei Ivanov had issues with this puck:
-Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist scored two goals for Sweden in a 5-1 win against Italy.
-Stars forward Antoine Roussel had a goal and three assists for France in a 6-2 defeat of Denmark.
-Former Flames/Blue Jackets goaltending prospect Kevin Lalande made 16 saves for Belarus in a 3-1 win against Latvia.
-Latvia's Edgars Masalskis lost his lid on this play:
-Malsaskis, with his lid, had issues with this puck:
-Russia forward and Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will will at least one game while recovering from a right leg injury.
Non-Playoff Stuff
Central Division
-The Blues signed goaltender Brian Elliott to a three-year contract extension worth a total of $7.5 million. Coming off a contract with a salary cap hit of $1.8 million, Elliott's new deal will have a salary cap hit $2.5 million. Elliott, 31, appeared in 31 games last season and had an 18-6-2 record with a 1.96 goals against average, .922 save percentage and four shutouts.
-"We took a swing. It certainly was a lot to give up for 20-some odd games and six playoff games." - Blues general manager Doug Armstrong on acquiring goaltender Ryan Miller (right) at the trade deadline. Armstrong confirmed the team would not re-sign Miller.
-Elliott and Jake Allen will be the Blues' goaltending tandem next season.
-EN Says: Under head coach Ken Hitchcock, goaltenders tend to have easy lives. Spending upwards of $5 million on a goaltender like Miller would not be a wise investment for this team. The Blues can get by with a lesser talent like Elliott and still be one of the NHL's best teams. The question remains if Elliott is good enough to be a goaltender who can get a team to a Stanley Cup but he's a prudent investment.
Pacific Division
-The Ducks signed general manager Bob Murray to a four-year contract extension.
Norris Division
-Former Senators/Canadiens/Predators forward Radek Bonk announced his retirement.
-Former Predators/Blues forward Timofei Shishkanov has joined Sochinskiye Leopardy of Russia's KHL.
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All Quattro- and several Multi inverter/chargers now have two AC outputs. In addition to the standard no-break output, an auxiliary output is available which disconnects the connected load during battery operation. It is, for example, the perfect solution for preventing an electric water heater from discharging your battery.


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Eyjar Luxury House
Cottage | 7 bedrooms | sleeps 16
|Key Info
Eyjar offers high standard accommodation in East Iceland, located in Breiðdalur valley 80 km south of Egilsstaðir.
Eyjar was constructed in 2003 and occupies the site of the old farm steading. The main lodge is timber built and single storey. Inside there are eight twin-bedded rooms with en-suite shower facilities, and each bathroom has under-floor heating, and a television. From the main sitting/dining room guests enjoy spectacular views of the valley through the ceiling to floor windows or from the decked area outside. This room boasts a mag- nificent fireplace that adds extra atmosphere during the cooler evenings in winter, spring and autumn.
Other facilities enjoyed by guests are the sauna and a Jacuzzi. Free WiFi is accessible throughout the lodge.
The lodge is set on the western side of the lower Breiddalsa valley and surrounded by breathtaking scenery of jagged mountains and the sparkling ocean. It is just a ten-minute drive from the village of Breiddalsvik, and we?re very easy to find after turning off the Route 1 highway.
Eyjar is the ideal base from which to explore the surrounding area, or just sit back and relax in the beautiful peace of the valley. On offer locally is horse rid- ing, sea fishing, hiking and fishing for trout and char. Or why not book a 4WD safari with a local guide who will take you on mountain tracks into the wilder- ness and far from civilization.
|Sleeps up to 16, 7 bedrooms
|Car essential, Wheelchair users
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, Internet access
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Washing machine
|7 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Wheelchair users
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As soon as it was founded in the 8C, Kyoto – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site – was one of the largest capitals in the world and renowned for its magnificence and its spirit. It was here that the uniqueness of Japanese culture emerged. The 16C brought fresh impetus to the city's spiritual and cultural life. Spared from earthquakes and the onslaught of the Second World War, and having opted for clean industry, Kyoto has retained its architectural integrity. Its 3 000 temples and shrines and 200 gardens are the cornerstones for an escapade among the treasures of the past. Rediscover the art of taking your time.
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The 13C Sanjusangen-do Temple is an unadorned wooden structure that stretches out over 120m. In contrast to this austere external appearance is the incredible extravaganza inside. In the dim lighting you can make out 1 001 statues of the Goddess of M..
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Soak up the sights of Kyoto on this guided city morning tour. You'll travel by coach and visit Nijo Castle, the gold covered Kinkakuji Temple and Golden Pavilion. There's also time to walk through Kyoto Imperial Palace - The emperor's residence until..
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Explore the cultural treasures of Kyoto and Nara on a full-day tour from Kyoto. Escorted by a local guide, you'll tour Kyoto in the morning, enjoy a buffet lunch at the Kyoto Handicraft Center, then take an afternoon tour of Nara's temples and shrine..


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Oakwood Stables, Ref 25107
House | 1 bedrooms | sleeps 2
|Key Info
Oakwood Stables is a delightful, detached cottage situated adjacent to the owner's home, in a tranquil countryside location, 1.5 miles from Conwy. Set entirely over the ground floor, this cottage contains a king-size double bedroom with single sofa bed and French doors, a contemporary shower room, and a spacious, open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with a woodburner and French doors. Outside there is off road parking for two cars, a sheltered patio, and access to the owner's grounds. Oakwood Stables is a charming, light and bright cottage, ideal for a romantic getaway, and for those looking to explore Snowdonia, the beautiful coast of North Wales and beyond.
|Sleeps up to 2, 1 bedrooms
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|Short breaks (1-4 days)
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
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|Wi-Fi available
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Double beds (1)
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Oil central heating with woodburner. Electric oven, ceramic hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD/radio, iPod dock, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Travel cot. Off road parking for 2 cars. Bike storage. Patio with access to owner's lawns with pond and furniture. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shops and pubs 1.5 miles. Note: Children under 2 years only. Note: Unfenced pond in owner's garden, children should be supervised at all times.
The North Wales region
Famous for its choirs, stunning mountain ranges and beautiful valleys, this wonderful country has something for everyone. From Snowdonia in North Wales to the Brecon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coast in the South.
Conwy, a World Heritage Site, is without doubt world famous for its historical and architectural heritage. Yet at the heart of the town lies a hub of bustling activity. Alongside its ancient festivals and fairs, galleries and historical attractions there is an array of specialist shops, restaurants and hotels. Conwy Castle remains one of the most outstanding achievements of medieval military architecture. The distinctive, elongated shape, with its two barbicans, eight massive towers and great bow-shaped hall, was perhaps determined by the narrow rocky outcrop on which the castle stands. The town is proud of its historic traditions and celebrates its past by retaining many of these in its annual festivals, events and fairs including the Honey fair, Seed fair and Gwledd Conwy Feast in October along with other musical events throughout the year. Conwy is a perfect base for exploring the dramatic Snowdonia National Park, walking unspoilt sandy beaches or taking in the wonderful scenery on your doorstep.
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It's remarkable to me that there are now two powerful agencies fighting to "govern" the Internet -- the ITU and the FCC. On any given day, it's hard to tell whether they are on the same side or different sides. The ITU process apparently began in earnest with the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) meetings, where the concept of "Internet Governance" became an urgent goal. The FCC process began when incumbent Internet Access Providers (IAPs) argued that "Net Neutrality" was a stalking horse for government control... more»
The long-running saga of victims who are pursuing 'state sponsors of terrorism' via ICANN has taken yet another turn. Some time back the Plaintiffs in Rubin & ors -v- Islamic Republic of Iran & ors managed to obtain Writs of Attachment in the Federal court district in Washington (D.C.) courts ordering that the ccTLDs of those respective countries be seized in part-payment of the damages they are owed. ICANN, fairly predictably, became involved at this point. more»
Europe is at the forefront of the global debate about data protection and privacy. Unfortunately that debate is characterised more by hyberbole and scaremongering than real discussion. Europeans deserve better -- and so does the world, who rightly see Europe as a leader on this subject. The new Commission has a chance to truly lead in partnership with governments, like Brazil, that agree with us. more»
There was a compelling article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) the other day about ICANN and illegal online pharmacies. The result of a six-month investigation, the reporter, Jeff Elder, calls into question ICANN's effectiveness in investigating complaints of suspected illegal activity on domain names it has a contractual relationship with. Elder cites a recent incident where Interpol and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tried to have 1,300 websites shut down because they were suspected of selling drugs without a prescription. more»
In my first CircleID post, I compared the cyberspace to a farmland, which has to be cultivated and developed. I ended by asking: Where is cyberspace? I have asked this same question from many people, many of whom are internet experts. They all said the cyberspace is in the computers, networks, or servers, or the Internet itself. I agree with these cyberspace ideas. In addition, my opinion is a bit different. more»
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Industry standards are indispensable for today's technology driven economies. Every time we use a mobile phone to place a call, or connect a computer to the Internet at a café, we rely on standardized technology. Most standards are developed over years through the collaboration of numerous engineers from different companies -- the result is a technical document explaining how to make products that can 'interoperate' with one another. As EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes put it: 'Standards are the foundation of interoperability.' more»
An initial review of ICANN's response to litigation seeking it to turn over control of the ccTLDs of Iran, Syria and North Korea led to the conclusion that it had opened a "legal can of worms". A few more just wriggled out, and they threaten the basic assumption that underlies the U.S. statute governing cybersquatting and the practices engaged in by Federal officials seizing domain names engaged in intellectual property infringement. more»
The debate over the IANA Functions transitions has captivated the minds of all stakeholders. The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that they intend to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. Thus, we find ourselves in the midst of a transition between worlds. All stakeholders are pondering the following questions: what should be the appropriate transition? What should be our goal? more»
The public discussion of surveillance one year on from the Snowden revelations remains a search for the biggest sinner. New stories 'outing' countries and companies are great transparency and essential for healthy societies but they have a side effect that isn't so benign: they create an evergreen source of new justifications for security services to demand more money for a surveillance and counter-surveillance arms race. more»
In an unprecedented development, all stakeholder groups and constituencies comprising ICANN"s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously endorsed a joint statement in support of the creation of an independent accountability mechanism "that provides meaningful review and adequate redress for those harmed by ICANN action or inaction in contravention of an agreed upon compact with the community". The statement was read aloud during a June 26th session on the IANA transition process held on the last day of the ICANN 50 public meeting in London. more»
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N0. 608,68I. Patented Aug. 9, I898.
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ALFRED LEwis HYDE, on NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,681, dated August 9, 1898. Application filed September 27, 1897. Serial No. 653,211. (No model.)
To (tZZ whom it may concern.-
Be it known that I, ALFRED LEWIS HYDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Valves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.
This invention has reference to anovel construction of gate-valve, and more especially to mechanism for opening and closing the valve, the object being to provide simple and convenient mechanism by means of which the valve may be quickly opened and closed, to insure the closing of the valve, and to protect the screw-rod for operating the valve from the corrosive effects of the medium that may pass through the valve-chamber.
The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter more fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of part of one of the valves. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wedge. Fig. i is a perspective view of the coupling for connecting the valves with the valvestem.
Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates the valve-casin g, that is of ordinary construction, having the oppositely-situated valveseats 2 and the valves 3 to rest upon said seats, said parts being faced in the usual manner to produce tight joints. In the bottom of the valve-casin g and between the valve-seats 2 is an uprising stud or projection 4:, hereinafter referred to. The valve-stem 5 is connected at its lower end with the valves 3 and extends upwardly through the top of the valve-casing, the tight joint being secured by means of the stuffing-box 6, as is obvious. This valve-stem 5.is hollow and is screw-threaded interiorly to receive the lower screw-threaded portion of the screw-shaft 7 for operating the valve-stein. In this way it is seen that the screw-shaft 7 is entirely protected from the medium that may pass through the valvecasing, since it isentirely inelosed by the hollow valve-ste1n,which extends through the stufiingbox, as shown. The said screw-shaft 7 passes upwardly and through the guide 8, that extends between the uprights 9, the openin g through said guide being babbitted to prevent wear, while said guides serve to hold the screw-shaft in perfect alinement. Upon the heads of the uprights 9 is secured a nut 10, that is stationary and through which the up per end portion of the screw-shaft 7 passes. The said screw-shaft is provided with a longitudinal groove 11, that extends about halfway and receives a key 12, carried by the bushing 13, that is held above the nut by the sleeve 14, that is also rigidly secured upon said uprights, and upon which rests the hand wheel 15,that is rigid with the said bushing 13.
The oppo'siteend portions of the screwshaft 7 are provided with I a-right and left hand screw, and it will be seen from the foregoing description that when the handwheel 15 isturned the said screw-shaft 7 is turned, and by reason of the stationary nut 10 said screw-shaft rises, while by reason of the screw-threaded connection between the lower end portions of the screw-shaft and the valve-stem 5 this valve-stem is not only raised by reason of its connection with the screwshaft, but also rises at twice the speed of the screw shaft, owing to the screw threaded connection above referred to.
The coupling 16 for connecting the valvestem 5 with the valves 3 is provided with a central aperture 17 to receive the lower end of the valve-stem, while on opposite sides it is provided with depending flanges 18, pro vided with the depressions 19 at their lower ends and midway between the sides thereof. The upper end of the coupling 16 is provided with uprisinglateral flanges 20 and with a central web 21, extending between the said flanges 20 and the boss at the centerof the coupling, it being noted that the upper edge of the web 21 is a little below the top flange 20. The valves 3 are similar in construction,
and each consists of a circular body portion faced on the outside, as shown, while the inner face of the valve is providednear its upper end with an overhanging hook 22, having the depending lugs 23, .while just below the said hook 22 is a ledge 24, with a central projection 25 midway between the ends and at the rear side of the same. The side of the coupling 16 is adapted to enter between the hook and the ledge 24 in the manner shown, it being noted that the lugs 23 stand on opposite sides of the web 21, while the lower flange 19 of the coupling rests upon the ledge 24:, with the projection 25 situated within the socket 19. Just below the ledge 24 is a curved bearing face or socket 26, on the sides of which are the outwardly-extending plates 27, and below the lower ends of this bearing-face 26 is an outwardly-extending ledge 28. Below the ledge 28 are the outwardly-eXtendin g upright guide-plates 29. A wedge 30 is provided with a tapering head 31, having the downwardly-facing shoulders 32 and the reduced and depending stem On the sides of the stem and extending outwardly from the shoulders 32 are the pins 34. This wedge is inserted between the valves, with its downwardly-facing shoulders 32 resting upon the ledge 28 of the valve and with the pins 34 situated between the guide-plates 29 of said valves. VVedge-blocks 35, having curved outer faces and straight inner faces, are situated between the tapering head of the wedge 31 and the curved bearing-faces 26 of the valves, it being noted that the wedgeblocks adjust themselves automatically to the different positions the parts may assume.
It is seen from the foregoing description that when the valves are raised the Wedge 31 is suspended and allows the valves to move toward each other a little distance, while in descending the lower end of the stem 33 of the wedge comes in contact with the stud or projection 4: of the valve-casing, while the continued downward movement of the valve throws the same outwardly and against the valve-seats by reason of the wedging action between the tapering head of the wedge 31, the wedge-block 85, and said valve, so that the valves are forced against their seats under considerable pressure to insure the closing thereof.
Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
1. The combination with a valve, of a hollow stem operativel y connected therewith and provided with internal screw-threads, a rod fitting within said stem provided with oppositely-screw-threaded ends and with a longitudinal groove, a stationary nut through the longitudinally-movable valve-stem provided at its lower end with a coupling having upwardly and downwardly extending lateral flanges, inwardly-extending webs at the upper end of said coupling, sockets in the outer faces of said downwardly-extending flanges, overhanging hooks upon the rear faces of said valves provided with downwardly-extending lugs to embrace said webs of the coupling, and an upwardly-facing ledge or projection upon each of the valves to receive the laterally-depending flanges of said coupling, substantially as described.
3. The combination with the oppositelyfacing valve-seats,of oppositely-facing valves connected with a longitudinally movable valve-stem, a curved bearing-face on the rear side of each of said valves, guide-plates on opposite sides of said bearing-faces, an upwardly-faein g ledge below said bearing-faces, guide-plates below said ledge, a wedge havin ga tapered head, downwardly-facing shoulders to rest upon the ledge of the valves, a depending stem provided with lateral fins to be guided by said guide-plates, wedge-blocks between said tapered head and the bearingfaces of the valves, and a projection upon the valve-casing to encounter the lower end of said stem as the valve approaches the lower limit of its movement, substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
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