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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The brutality of the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom showed on some jurors faces as prosecutors began their case against George Thomas. His retrial started Monday with prosecutors and defense attorneys spending the morning making their opening arguments.
Later in the day, the state began presenting its case, establishing a timeline for the crime. Key witnesses testified, beginning with friends who first noticed the couple was missing. Next, the jury heard from witnesses who said they saw Channon's car near Chipman street.
Through it all, there was little mention of George Thomas. The defense wasted no time reminding everyone no evidence has been presented connecting him to the car or the crime scene.
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There is one major change this time. The jury will not see what Chris and Channon looked like before they disappeared. Channon's dad is concerned that may change the outcome. "How can we have a murder trial of this significance and not have the jury see what they look like as normal people?" said Gary Christian.
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While their trip to Italy may be on hold, Jersey Shore residents Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio and Jenni "JWoww" Farley have plenty of reality TV to look forward to in the future.
MTV confirmed Thursday that all three original Seaside Heights cast members will be starring in spin-offs scheduled to air in 2012. Jenni and Snooki will take on a 12-episode series that follows them through their life away from the shore house drama. "The locale may be different, but the friendship is sure to remain the same," the network said in a statement. Pauly D's project will show what life is like for the gelled-up, super-popular, Rhode Island deejay.
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Sean Saunders, CIO of FNF Construction, gets his hands dirty—literally—at least once a week, visiting project sites where workers are expanding highways, repairing bridges and leveling land. He dons his blue jeans and spends time with the people who use the technology he implements.
Five years ago, when Saunders signed on as CIO at the Tempe, Ariz., construction firm, it took up to six weeks to determine whether FNF was meeting project goals or failing miserably. At the time, revenues were $160 million and about one-third of projects were on time and within budget. However, CEO Jed Billings couldn't pinpoint what contributed to a project's success.
Today, nearly every project component is measured daily, even hourly, against the forecasted budget, from how much rock is crushed, delivered and used to how much labor is expended and how much water workers drink. Now, 80 percent of projects are on time and within budget and FNF is on track to generate close to $250 million this year, Saunders says.
By outfitting workers in the field with mobile devices and implementing business intelligence tools that track and analyze project progress, FNF has been able to increase its project load by about 65 percent and boost revenues more than 50 percent since 2002—all with the same technology staff of three. Where project profit margins used to hover between five percent and six percent, today they are twice that.
The worldwide market for data analysis tools, including data warehouse systems, business intelligence tools and analytics applications, grew 11.5 percent in 2005 to $6.25 billion in license and maintenance revenue, according to a June IDC study. Todd Rowe, a vice president at Business Objects, says license revenue in the vendor's mid-market division is growing 50 percent faster than in the enterprise area.
Business intelligence applications are integrated with internal databases or data warehouses, from which they extract data and restructure it for easier reporting and analysis. While data captured in spreadsheets can be manipulated for certain kinds of analysis, spreadsheet functionality is limited and large amounts of data can quickly become unwieldy.
By contrast, BI tools take the relational data model several steps further. For example, FNF used to track risk management (injuries, theft, time lost and so on) with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. There was no way to analyze the data against external factors, such as revenues or weather conditions, Saunders says.
With business intelligence software, he can determine how safety measures and compliance affect the bottom line. "Companies no longer have to model hypothetical scenarios that would affect the business," says Michael Speyer, a Forrester Research analyst who focuses on small and midsize businesses.
They can use actual data to monitor aspects of the business, he says. For mid-market companies that implement business intelligence tools after years of managing information on spreadsheets or simple databases, the shift "is like moving from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age," Speyer says.
FNF handles 50 to 60 construction jobs annually, mostly for government agencies. Projects like the expansion of U.S. Route 60, which traverses Arizona, involve dozens of components, such as moving dirt to elevate or smooth out land, laying asphalt, crushing rock and pouring concrete.
All projects have an approved budget for materials, equip- ment and labor, and a project manager responsible for tracking and measuring against forecasts. Monitoring what's delivered and incorporated into each project used to be an arduous manual task, says Saunders.
When material arrived at a construction site, for example, managers used to fill out paper forms called quantity sheets stating how much crushed rock, wood or other materials had been delivered to the site and used each day. They hand-delivered the forms to accounts payable, where staffers entered the information into an Excel worksheet that tallied each project's budget. But the aggregate usage figures for each project weren't available to project managers until three to six weeks later—too late to make a course correction if there were delays or cost overruns.
Getting information from a construction site to the back office was primarily paper based and the accounting staff manually entered the data into a proprietary database in time to close the books for the month, Saunders says, but no sooner.
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Saunders observed the obvious business opportunity in the yawning gap between the realities of a construction project and the outdated technology FNF used to track them. "My goal is to find big sacks of money and hand them back to the company," he says. "If I can automate a task that used to be done manually, that's found money."
Saunders realized that getting timely and accurate information to project managers about equipment and materials usage would save time and money on each project. If he got it right, the company could save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
First Saunders migrated project data from 300 Excel spreadsheets and an outdated proprietary database to a custom application running on a Microsoft SQL database. Once the data was cleansed and proven accurate over the course of six weeks by Saunders and his staff, IT Synergy and Strategic Consulting Group helped implement a construction management software application called Viewpoint, from Viewpoint Construction Software.
The off-the-shelf program pulls data from the SQL database and generates reports analyzing all aspects of a construction project, such as how many hours in a month a particular backhoe was used or how efficiently dirt was moved on a project, and calculating the resulting profit margin. Margins vary according to type of work and range from one percent for guardrail installation to 45 percent for dirt moving, so keeping a close eye on the numbers could mean millions of additional dollars in profit. In Viewpoint, a project manager can even see how many bottles of water workers have consumed; if those numbers don't meet minimum safety requirements, the manager might schedule a meeting with workers to talk about the dangers of dehydration.
Workers can also upload project updates into Viewpoint from the field. A project foreperson with a Motorola Q smartphone running Microsoft Windows mobile operating system can e-mail equipment and materials updates to the project manager. The project manager, in turn, working from a Panasonic Toughbook laptop in an onsite trailer, can review the information before e-mailing it to accounts payable or entering it directly into Viewpoint.
Once the data is uploaded, reports can be run to compare, for example, the amount of asphalt used that day with the budgeted amount. If the project is under its asphalt-laying forecast by several tons, the manager can determine if the level of compaction in a road's shoulder is exactly as it should be or if the depth checks on the site were done incorrectly.
If there's a mistake, Saunders says, it could cost half as much to fix while the trucks and materials are on hand as it would to haul everything back later. A delayed fix could lead to increased client scrutiny and slower production.
Saunders attributes the spike in project efficiency to this sort of rapid analysis and physical assessment, which helps project managers identify problems shortly after they occur. "The idea is to give notice of when a project is sick, not dead," he adds. To do an instant examination of a project, Saunders built a piece of custom software that essentially takes a project's temperature.
It is a dashboard that provides a graphical representation of a project's progress. For example, if a project is beginning to veer off budget in any way, the component that is off-track will automatically be highlighted in yellow. A supervisor can click on that element—guardrails, for instance—to determine what went askew when. Each project has its own variances for healthy (green), sick (yellow) and flat-lining (red). "Every project should end up green," Saunders says. "But if a job ends up yellow or red, we have a large data record that maps the history completely."
Next year, Viewpoint plans to migrate its product, including FNF's implementation, to a Web-based thin client via Microsoft's .NET Framework. The application will then be accessible from mobile devices other than laptops, an advance Saunders says will introduce a level of accountability to those who gather information in the field and will expedite data gathering and analysis.
Until then, Saunders is focused on maintaining the more than 150 percent boost in project efficiency and 100 percent jump in project profitability he has wrung from the business intelligence tools. Oh yes, and sniffing out his next sack of money.
FNF Construction Base Case
115 South 48th Street,
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 784 2910
Highway and heavy construction company serving state and municipal agencies and private land developers
Jed Billings
Sean Saunders
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$230 million in revenue
Implement a system to improve the entry, analysis and reporting of data to track project progress more quickly and efficiently
Baseline Goals:
- Increase percentage of projects that are on time and within budget from 30 percent to 80 percent
- Reduce time to transmit data from a construction site to software for analysis from three weeks to three hours
- Improve average project profitability from six percent to 12 percent


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After the hiccup of Shrek The Third, the latest addition to this established franchise tries its best to reinvigorate the series. It ticks all the right boxes of what constitutes a proper kid's movie these days.
The only thing that is missing this time around is the humour. The filmmakers in their efforts to create a wholesome and worthwhile viewing experience for the young have almost completely removed the bawdy laughs that made the first two Shrek films so much fun.
It might be a too structured script writing ethos or just a concerted effort to make the film a less risqué viewing experience, the end result is a film that might provide decent food for thought but one that just doesn't deliver enough laughs. The first two films built up an interesting collection of characters that are sadly underutilized this time.
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This is going to be kind of a strange review because the artist-in-question's album is, to my knowledge, only available through him at shows. I know him because I work with him on weekends at a coffee shop, so I've gotten a chance to see him perform a couple of times, so this review is kind of an album review, and kind of a performance review.
Anywho, dude's name is Wes Allen, but he goes by Señor Symphonifunk. His thing is pre-recorded electronic beats and what-have-you backing his live violin playing. He calls it Classical Contemporary, though the electronic elements kind of blur the line between Classical and Electronic. Because he's kind of between two genres, it seems to allow him some freedom to go more traditional or more experimental without sounding like he's changing styles.
His album, called Hooked on Symphoniphonics, as a pretty good representation of what you would get from the live show, partially because I'm sure the beats are the same ones he uses live. As I said, it has a mix of more classical sounding stuff, such as "You're So Dum (Da Dum Dum), which sounds classical despite the heavy, bassy electronic drums, as well as more electronic fare like the glitch-pop inspired "Gameboy Pizzacato," and even a couple of instrumental pop songs, such as "Rainbows Make Me Think of You."
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The act that occurred when Mary conceived Jesus.
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An expressions of extreme shock, surprise or anything related.
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Similar to what the fuck! but can be used in a more positive manner.
Bill wins the grand prize of the lottery and shouts "HOLY FUCK!" as he completely didn't expect to win. He is filled with surprise and joy.
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The priest and me was freakin with the deacon -- holy fuck}, do we have to confess holy fucks?!?
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Freakin with the Deacon.
The priest and me was freakin with the Deacon -- do I have to confess that holy fuck?!
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Parenting books did a number on my self-confidence when I was learning the ropes as a new mom. In fact, the gulf between "expert parenting" and my life was what prompted me to start Parent Hacks.
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Gossip Girl Review: Building the Perfect Serenaby Steve Marsi at . Comments
We didn't know Serena van der Woodsen had it in her. Getting half-naked on aircraft carriers, sure. But full-on subterfuge? Then sabotaging her half-sister-cousin when that doesn't work out? That's cold, S.
One minute, she's so against all that Gossip Girl stands for that she'll do anything to get out from under the microscope, even shepherding a (seemingly) unsuspecting Lola to take her place as It Girl.
The next minute, now that the seemingly perfectly constructed Serena 2.0 played her with her own agenda, she's going to feel the wrath. No one messes with It Girl to end all It Girls! That spotlight is HERS!
The girl clearly has no clue who she is anymore - something that could be said for Gossip Girl as a whole, but that's a topic for another time, or the comments - making for an interesting character study.
Girl spends her entire life as the center of attention. Girl often laments this but really doesn't wish for it to stop. Girl senses it slipping away and now attempts to cement her status through social media.
From a logistical standpoint, after the events of "It Girl, Interrupted," where does S go with this?
Does she possess the pure narcissism, and the brainpower, to act the part of and report on the life and times of It Girl, despite countless lies she'll have to tell and feelings she'll have to hurt along the way?
That's questionable at best, but more significantly, what's Serena's deal? Emotionally, what does she hope to see come of this? Does she even know the answer to that at this point? Do the writers?
The fact that we have to ask is problematic, but such is life in Gossip Girl's fifth season. The characters we've grown to love have become confused at best, completely unrecognizable at worst.
The show is also plagued by a general lack of direction many times. There are so many plot lines unfolding concurrently, and some of them are interesting, but what are we tuning in for overall?
It's just muddled at times, even if it's hard to put your finger on why. Hopefully things build toward a more unifying story next month and heading into the final season, giving Gossip Girl the send-off it deserves.
In the nearer term, it's evident that Serena is reaching the point of no return with her G.G. site takeover, and that it can't last forever. The only question is what the consequences will be when it all unravels.
How Lola responds to S' latest salvo remains to be seen as well. Ditto her reaction to Nate's secretary telling her he's with Diana at the end. Did he really hit that? Is he so naive as to trust her again?
We'll find out, and admittedly I'm still intrigued about all things Serena, Nate and Lola, even if my patience wears thin at times. Elsewhere, plenty of other things (slowly) began to play out, namely ...
Chuck paid the dowry. What a guy. It was hard not to feel bad for him after this was initially received poorly by Blair, because it really feels like it was a selfless act, and a financially significant one at that.
If Chuck couldn't invest in the Spectator because of this dowry, that must have been some dowry! We knew it was enough to bankrupt Eleanor, but wow. Chuck taking a financial hit? Now we've seen everything.
He must really care for Blair ... not that we didn't know that 100 times over. Unfortunately for those longing for a Chair reconciliation, however, the news didn't send Blair running into his arms. Instead ...
Blair thanked him for setting her free ... to be with Dan. After giving her Muppet the runaround, and even after learning about Chuck's monumental sacrifice, she and Dan made a public showing of their love.
The dowry wasn't even her hangup with the divorce papers at first, it was the fact that she just couldn't let go of her princess fantasy. Sigh. It's one thing to have second thoughts about Chuck, but really B?
In any case, Dan was sweet to let her live it out for one more camera-phone-filled moment. A nice moment for the Dair fan base, but Chuck made major inroads this week and remains omnipresent.
Next week comes Dan and Blair's official public debut as a couple, and you can expect fireworks ... on the show and on TV Fanatic. As for the reason Chuck sought Blair's advice in the first place ...
Elizabeth is not his mother and did not give him blood. Not a surprise at all. So who did? The smart money's still on Diana somehow, but very little happened tonight as far as this mystery advancing.
What was a bit of a shocker, on the other hand, was ...
Lily going behind Rufus' back to screw over Ivy. Maybe S' actions make more sense now, because Lily clearly has some manipulative, cold-hearted genes. Even if Ivy had it coming, that was still brutal.
Rufus was clearly left reeling by this, not just by the fact that his wife would throw Ivy out on the street, but that she lied to his face about it, after he put the wheels in motion to work out a compromise no less.
Thus, the separation has begun. There's supposedly a big breakup coming up this spring and these two look like prime candidates. It's sad, but Rufus might deserve someone better to make waffles for at this point.
Slightly less emotional, but more contentious, was for ...
The battle for the Spectator. Nate really couldn't get an investor other than Diana? Really? The plot to videotape her with Lola's useless friend was cool, as was the fact that L pulled one over on S.
Nevertheless, I'm losing interest in Diana, whose reappearance feels forced. Nate and Lola make a cute couple and it'd be nice to see them give it a go. He's also a good editor-in-chief, even if ad sales are down.
The entire Nola conflict was a bit cobbled together. They're from different worlds, we get it. But that's what they initially liked so much about one another, no? Not an impediment to their relationship?
Whatever. Diana clearly has an agenda, one we might even learn about one of these months. Truthfully, she was only there to create tension between the two lovers and draw further attention to the fact that ...
There was a really expensive lingerie party. Someone who lives in NYC and has knowledge of UES social circles, please enlighten us: Do all these crazy parties actually exist in real life, and where do I get tickets?
Not the most exciting episode overall, but it had its moments. I'm very curious to hear what you all thought and what you think about the show's overall direction (or lack thereof) these days.
What keeps you watching? What was your favorite part of tonight, and your least favorite part? Before we turn it over to your comments, here's next week's promo for "Salon of the Dead" ...
What did you think of tonight's Gossip Girl? Discuss below!
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Twisting my words. I said that Chuck was the hero of this episode. Chuck has sacrificed his money to Blair be happy. He does even from season 2, when he arranged for Blair to become prom queen. Accept that this episode is Chuck victory and move on.
@sophie, do you remember that they always looked down on each other from episode 1 until season 3, right? So it's not true that he allows her to be herself. Maybe now he does, but she is not the Blair she used to be, so when she will eventually find herself back (really, she is completely different from herself, so this is not maturing), he will get judgemental again... Dan is judgemental towards anyone, so...
Chuck and Blair were meant to end up together, exciting, passionate and intriguing, the good and the bad, like a classic movie.
@Zoran You keep saying Chuck is the hero of the series, but what other than the dowry has he done that's particularly selfless or exceptional? @Elisa My point was more that she has a lot more in common with Dan than most of the other characters, particularly Chuck. Dan and Blair have stimulated, interesting conversations, they're similar minded individuals who play off one another. Blair encourages Dan to be less judgemental and close minded like he was in season one, and Dan allows Blair to be entirely herself - not just the dark side of herself, which is the one that Chuck encouraged, and the one that Blair was consistently ashamed of. She has a lot more in common with Dan than she and Chuck have. @sophia Calling Blair a whore because she didn't run back to Chuck is pathetic
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I agree with you about Serena. For me, the Empress Serena. Well you are remembered for the events in season 2. But I fear that now is a little time to Serena do something serious.
Thank you Lm, I love history!
This episode was BORING blair is more and more ridicuclous she is 21 and still wants to be a princess she is pathetic and her lapdog (dan) is even worse.As much as i love serena she was annoying in this episode.Chuck was great as always i can't believe he paid this whore her dowry she doesn't deserve it
But who is the hero of the series in general. All heroes have a lot of flaws. None of them are not sinless. A most of Chuck and Blair. Chuck a good deed has nothing with relationship of his family problems. He has done a good deed and that's it! As for Chuck and Blair talk about the search for blood donor, I think that two heads are better than one. In season 3 Chuck and Blair were together when Elizabeth, Chuck's mother was there. Chuck thinks that Blair can only help him about the details related to Elizabeth.
@sophie, you said that they share "their emotional intellect, their interest in books, films, artists, culture...". Sorry, but what friends are made for? Love actually doesn't base only on these facts, but on a combination of facts, which the most important is (not only sexual) chemistry (which I actually objectively can't see). I mean, not to be too extreme, but if, as you say, relationships are built only with these bases, I would have had tons of relationships and even with girls! (ok, way too extreme, but that's how you put it...)
As @Zoran said, none of the characters are pure as white (not even your beloved Dan), so...
Anyway, I don't get why you Dair fans have to be so judgemental by saying that we Chair fans are childish and blablabla. Why do you have to think that you are superior? It's actually nonsense and that's why I can't take this seriously. But I am convinced that it is quite useless talking about that, since that we believe firmly on our ideas...
Finally, the real story is not based on Blair and her love triangle!!!!!!! I was a CHAIR shipper for a long time and got rather disgusted with how that storyline is being played. However, I must say that the Serena storyline is rather interesting. I am amazed at how devious Serena is becoming. She is playing the Gossip Girl role with extreme tact. I love the fact that she isn't going to stay behind the sidelines and be kicked and prodded all over. I am looking forward to seeing the consequences of her actions but otherwise KUDOS TO SERENA. She is evolving into the QUEEN S character that we were briefly introduced to in the second season!!


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I always hear great things about Austin, Texas and finally had a chance to visit this colorful city. As soon as you walk through the airport, there are stickers and signs everywhere that read: "Keep Austin Weird." Obviously, visitors are in for a big treat. People that live here are happy, and it is apparent why. This is a vibrant town filled with a genuine passion for life!
When we travel, I love to mix arts, culture and funk with a glamorous and comfortable hotel. I always tell people I am a bit cowgirl, a bit bling, a touch beatnik, and I love to have a whole lot of FUN! Both the town of Austin and Four Seasons Hotel Austin fulfilled all my travel dreams.
Knowing that we are staying at the Four Seasons always makes a trip so much more exciting. We anticipate all the great times we are going to have months before we take our family vacations. There is so much in the joy of wonderment. At the Austin Four Seasons, there is lots of fun to be had. Even for active little kids…
I am a food, lifestyle and travel blogger—I am all about the next bite, and so are my hubs and kids. The Four Seasons Austin has delightful menus to suit all your cravings and they use the freshest ingredients. We enjoyed meals at TRIO and the Lobby Lounge.
We love to tour unique cities. We crave busy days and after, lots of relaxation. For my husband and me, spa visits are always a treat. I had a blissful massage at Four Seasons Austin's spa. The little spa nibbles were great too. Especially the homemade energy bars!
When we travel with our kids, special attention for little ones is something we always look for. Life is all about creating wonderful, imprinting, everlasting memories. Four Seasons Austin does this in many ways.
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There is so much cool stuff at the hotel. Should you decide to check out the city (which I suggest you do), then you must explore the shopping, museums, parks and my favorite South Congress neighborhood. This area is bustling with local hipsters, and the super-trendy and delicious food trucks. Things are very walkable, too,which makes it simple to get around.
The outdoor food trucks are everywhere (tune in via Twitter) and, of course, we had to try every single one! They range from sweet to spicy to everything in between. The graphics and signage are total eye candy. Amusement for all ages!
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Kismet is a musical, with music and lyrics written in 1953 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and produced by Charles Lederer, who in 1954, won three Tony Awards for it. The musical was adapted from the book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on the play by Edward Knoblock. [1]
It premiered on December 3, 1953 at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York in the middle of a newspaper strike, and despite the lack of reviews was a hit, running for 583 performances. The original production starred Alfred Drake as the poet Hajj, Doretta Morrow as his daughter Marsinah, Richard Kiley as the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Joan Diener as the vampy wife of the evil Wazir. The show was even more successful in London's West End, enjoying a 648-show run at the Stoll Theatre.
The musical Kismet was made into a Cinemascope film in 1955 by MGM, starring Howard Keel as Hajj, Ann Blyth as Marsinah, Dolores Gray as the Wazir's wife, and Vic Damone as the Caliph; a studio cast recording was made in 1991 starring Samuel Ramey. With some minor alterations, it was restaged as Timbuktu!.
Kismet takes place in the city of Baghdad in the times of The Arabian Nights.
Act One
After the Overture, the curtain rises on a Mosque. The Iman of the Mosque appears, looks to the skies and sings of The Sands of Time as the sun rises and the Muezzins begin to chant. Three beggars sitting outside the temple begin their day's begging. They discuss the absence of the fourth of their number, Hajj, who has gone to Mecca. Then, with a cry of "Rhymes! Fine Rhymes!", a poet enters and tries to sell his verses to crowd and beggars alike. His beautiful daughter Marsinah joins in the sales pitch, but they have no success (Rhymes Have I). Marsinah is sent off to steal oranges in the Bazaar for their breakfast, while he sits down to beg. When the beggars object to the Poet taking Hajj's place, he fobs them off by claiming to be a cousin of Hajj.
The wily Poet's begging technique works like a charm: he threatens to curse those who do not give him money ("May your Taxes increase!" he shouts at one businessman), and soon earns a few coins. He reflects on his success and sings a paean to Fate, when he is interrupted by Hassen-Ben, a huge man from the desert, who mistakes him for Hajj and kidnaps him.
The Poet (whom we may as well start calling Hajj, as that's the name he goes by for the rest of the show) is taken to Jawan, a notorious brigand. It seems that, fifteen years ago, the real Hajj had placed a curse on Jawan that resulted in the disappearance of the brigand's little son. Now he wants the curse removed. The new Hajj, seeing an opportunity to make a little cash, promises to do so for 100 gold pieces. Jawan leaves for Baghdad to search for his son, and Hajj rejoices in his new-found riches (Fate, Reprise)
Back in the city, the Bazaar is abuzz with salesmen and customers (Caravan of the Baazar), when a trumpet is heard and the procession of the Wazir of Police comes through. The evil Wazir and his seductive, beautiful wife-of-wives, Lalume, discuss a loan he desperatly needs. In return for the money lent from the King of Ababu, the Caliph must marry one (or all three) of the Princesses of Ababu (who perform a sexy dance). Through their Ayah, the Princesses tell Lalume that they wish to return home. Lalume convinces them that Baghad is much more exciting than any other place on earth (Not since Ninevah)
Meanwhile, Marsinah is being pursued by a fruit merchant whose wares she has stolen. He is about to attack her when her father comes in and rescues her, giving the man money. Hajj gives his daughter half of the money and goes off too. The merchants set out their finest Baubles, Bangles and Beads for the young lady, and, as she sings in wonderment at the riches surrounding her, she is seen by the young Caliph. Along with his advisor, Omar, he has been traveling the town incognito when he sees her. He is immediately struck by her beauty and follows her.
Hajj is basking in the glow of several scantily-dressed slave girls he has just bought when he is stopped by the police, who are checking identities because they are looking for Jawan. Hajj tries to bribe them, but the Chief recognizes the crest of a family Jawan has robbed on the coins, and Hajj is arrested as a thief.
Meanwhile, Marsinah has found a quaint little house with a beautiful garden to buy for her father and herself. She is admiring the garden when the Caliph slips in and, pretending to be a gardener, introduces himself to Marsinah. They fall in love on the spot (Stranger in Paradise). When he must go, they promise to meet again in the garden at moonrise. When the Caliph leaves, he tells Omar that he has fallen in love. He is overheard by some policemen, and they comment on the situation. (He's in Love)
At the Wazir's Palace, Hajj is on trial for theft of 100 pieces of gold. The Wazir has no need for such frivolities as evidence; he immediately sentences Hajj to 20 lashes and the cutting off of his right hand. When the Poet claims innocence, he adds another 20 lashes to the sentence. The poet tries a new tactic: he does not object to the lashes, but "as a poet and storyteller, the loss of a hand would cripple my career!" It is the gesture that tells the story, he says, and goes into detail to prove it (Gesticulate). Though the lovely Lalume (who is attracted to the handsome poet), begs her husband for forgiveness, the Wazir is not convinced, and Hajj gets another twenty lashes. Hajj, desperate, sends a curse the Wazir's way. The Wazir has the sneer already to give to the condemned man when a guard bursts in with news that they have captured Jawan.
The old brigand is brought in, sees the poet, and asks him where his son is. Suddenly, he sees a medallion around the Wazir's neck, a medallion that his son was wearing when he was captured. The Wazir is his son! Jawan praises the power of the great magician, Hajj, a man who has the power to curse and uncurse. Jawan is thrilled to see his son, but the evil Wazir sentences his own father to death. "For the leading judge of Mesopotamia to have as a father the leading criminal of Mesopotamia," he says, "[is] a disturbing thought."
As Jawan is bundled off to execution, the Wazir realizes that the "powerful Magician" has cursed him. Just when he is about to murder the poor Hajj, the Caliph enters with news that he has found a bride, a commoner, and that he will marry her tonight. When he leaves, the Wazir collapses. If the Caliph does not marry the princesses of Ababu, he will be ruined. When he concludes that this is a result of Hajj's curse, he begs Hajj to reverse the situation, promising him a reprieve and the title of Emir. Hajj agrees.
When the Wazir and his council leave, Lalume confronts the Poet. She has seen through his charade, and he is no more wizard than she is. But Hajj must try. Lalume, realizing that he may be her chance out of the dull life she leads (Bored, a song written for the film version but included in most productions today) and already half-way in love with him, promises to help. When the Wazir returns, Hajj and Lalume have the girls of the Harem dance as he sings a powerful and mystic-sounding invocation to fate. During the wild dance distracting the Wazir, Hajj takes the opportunity to jump out the window, leaving his coat behind him. When the Wazir sees he is gone, he clutches the clock in amazement and faints. (Act One Finale)
Act Two
In a street near the house of his beloved, the Caliph instructs his wedding procession on what to do on this, his wedding night (Night of my Nights). Inside, Marsinah hears the procession, but thinks only of her gardener. (Stranger in Paradise, Reprise). Hajj enters and tells her of the situation he's in, and informs her that they must run immediately for Damascus. But Marsinah refuses to go. They argue, and he nearly strikes her before he runs off, ashamed, and she departs in the opposite direction. When the Caliph enters the garden, his love is not there.
When the Wazir is informed by his spies that the Caliph's bride has disappeared, he rejoices at the power he now wields in having a magician as Emir, and fantasizes about the influence he will hold (Was I Wazir?). He instructs Lalume to keep his new Emir happy, something she is only too eager to do (Rahadlakum).
The pair are just discussing a little trip to a "small oasis, a week's travel by camel" when Marsinah enters the Harem. Father and daughter make up, and she tells him of her lover and asks him to find him for her. Little does she know that the Caliph is, at that exact moment in the next room, ordering the Wazir to find his Love and describing her in detail (And this is my beloved).
Later, Hajj and Omar encounter each other and engage a battle of wits, a discussion of fools. It ends when the poet describes an incident that led to an enlightenment for him. (The Olive Tree).
The Wazir, hoping to convince the Caliph that only wanting one wife is just a phase, shows him his harem through a peephole at the exact moment Marsinah wanders in. The Caliph lets out a cry of pain: his love is a member of the Wazir's Harem! The Wazir, not knowing quite what is going on, but sure that Hajj has arranged the whole thing, claims that she is one of his wives. The Caliph, heartbroken, agrees to choose his Wife-of-wives that night during his Diwan. As to not have lied to his prince, the Wazir immediately marries Marsinah himself, promising to visit her that night. She promises to kill herself if he does.
That night, at the Caliph's Diwan, the candidates for his hand are presented and dance for him: Princess Zubedya of Damascus, Princess Samaris of Bangalore, and the Three Ababu Princesses (Zubedya and Samaris' Dance). The Caliph is unmoved. The Wazir takes Hajj, who is searching for Marsinah, aside, and asks him if there is any magic way of making sure that the Caliph picks the Ababu princess. He also casually thanks the "wizard" for placing the Caliph's beloved in his own harem. Laughing, he tells him that he has married her. Pretty little thing, he says, name of Marsinah.
Hajj understands at once what has happened, and pulls a knife. But then he sees a better method of getting rid of the wicked Wazir. He takes a blank plaque from his turban and throws it in a pool, proclaiming that when it is retrieved, it will read the name of the Caliph's fated bride. He secretly gives the Wazir another tablet, this one with the name Ababu written on it, and tells him to hide it in his boot and to retrieve the tablet from the pool and make the switch. The Wazir eagerly agrees. When he enters the pool, Hajj trips him and holds him underwater until he drowns.
Hajj explains all to the Caliph and has Marsinah brought in, joyfully re-uniting the pair. The Caliph is ready to pardon Hajj for his murder of a public official, but the Poet turns him down. He requests to be condemned to be "banished to some dreadful oasis ... at least a week's journey away by camal," and to be made to comfort the Wazir's widow in her "grief." As the two couples unite, the Poet reflects on the fleetingness of The Sands of Time.
The derivation of musical numbers in Kismet from Borodin's music is given partially as follows:
Act I
Act II
"Stranger In Paradise" has been covered by many artists, including Bing Crosby and Tony Bennett.
The plot of the musical film Silk Stockings starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse revolves around the adaptation of a Russian composer's works for a jazzed-up Hollywood musical, and has been taken to be a reference to the adaptation of Borodin's works to Kismet.


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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Review
Also known as Haganai, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai is a lighthearted harem-comedy with a few dramatic tones. The premise is simple: two lonely high school students establish an after school club dedicated to making friends. This isn't surprising, considering the title translates to "I don't have many friends." It's a simple setup but one that, like many Japanese harem anime, has potential. Unfortunately, also like most of other harems, the premise is mostly squandered.
The story revolves around Kodaka Hasegawa, a recent transfer student who is having a hard time making friends due to his thugish looking blonde hair, whose color he gets from his mother. Kodaka is quickly labeled a degenerate by his peers, and things get worse as he bumbles his way to a bad first impression. Beyond his exterior, Kodaka is just an average male student, which again is pretty common for harem leads. Normally, most harem leads are blank canvases and quite stoic, but Kodaka makes for a somewhat decent protagonist by comparison, though he's hardly anything special.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Maken-Ki! OVA 2
I rather enjoyed the original run of Maken-Ki! It was a simple show with some fairly overdone anime tropes, but it got me invested into its characters and made me laugh enough to leave a good impression upon me. Obviously, I was delighted to learn that a second season had been announced, but my delight didn't come without reservations. The original studio who produced the animation was no longer going to be handling the series, and instead, Xebec would take over. These are the folk behind a couple of other series I've reviewed (Ladies vs. Butlers! and To Love-Ru Darkness) and if you've read my review of To Love-Ru Darkness, then you'd know why I was a little skeptical about this whole ordeal.
The second OVA of Maken-Ki! is the first product of Xebec's sole work on the series, and honestly, I sort of enjoyed it. If I had to sum the whole thing up in one phrase, it would be "shameless but fun." The fanservice is off the charts, and the whole premise is nothing more than a set up to show some breasts and panties. However, Maken-Ki! always did have that as part of its element, and OVAs these days are usually nothing more than fanservice anyway. The real test will be how the actual second season turns out. Fingers crossed there.
Friday, December 20, 2013
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Changes have come to the site. In order to simplify both the site and my work load, I decided to do away with both portals and all episodic reviews. Why you ask? Well, having just made a review for Vanquished Queens and then realizing I would need to make a portal page just for it, I decided that portals were becoming a bit much. As for removing the episodic reviews, well most importantly, it removes the clutter to highlight the reviews that really matter. Plus, as stated in the previous update, I don't plan on doing anymore episodic reviews in the future anyway.
It pains me to lose a huge portion of my previous work, but ultimately, I feel it's for the best. You may notice a few other changes to the site such as the layout. I may attempt further changes to the site as well. No, I'm not done reviewing anime yet. I still plan to do full series, movie, OVA and video reviews when I find the time. It will be slow, but check back from time to time to see what's going on. In the meantime, enjoy the holidays.
It pains me to lose a huge portion of my previous work, but ultimately, I feel it's for the best. You may notice a few other changes to the site such as the layout. I may attempt further changes to the site as well. No, I'm not done reviewing anime yet. I still plan to do full series, movie, OVA and video reviews when I find the time. It will be slow, but check back from time to time to see what's going on. In the meantime, enjoy the holidays.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Vanquished Queens Review
Vanquished Queens is a two part OVA series that melds together characters from both the original Queen's Blade series and its follow up, Rebellion. The first OVA focuses on Tomoe, Nowa, Branwen and Dogura, while the second focuses on Airi, Laila and Nanael. As a visual book, Vanquished Queens is not consider cannon, and as an OVA series, I have no clue to what to make of it nor where it falls in the Queen's Blade timeline, if it even does at all.
While a large majority of the cast from both series are completely absent, the few that are here are well represented. Queen's Blade has a huge roster, so with only two OVAs to work with, it was a wise decision to trim it down considerably in order to allow these characters to grow. In particular, it was good to see Branwen and Laila develop, as they were two of the more underused ones in Rebellion, but the real treat was to see the return of Nanael-sama!


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To many people, Eric Davis was the best player that they ever saw. Davis was, in many ways, the second coming of Willie Mays. He could do it all. He averaged 28 HR and 35 SB for every 162 games played. He had a career OPS+ of 125. He was one of the best defensive players at the second-toughest position. He had so-called "young player†skills that would age gracefully. At his peak he averaged 30 HR and 40 SB a season.
Yet, his career is one of the great disappointments in baseball history. Injuries and disease ruined a career that looked to be Hall-worthy.
In 1986 he hit more than 27 HR and garnered 80 SB, a feat only duplicated by Rickey Henderson. The next year, in 1987, he hit 37 HR with 50 SB, a feat only matched later, in 1990, by Barry Bonds.
This was one of the best players of his time, a true superstar who could rob you of a home run, do anything on a baseball field and was a joy to watch.
In Game 4 of the World Series in 1990, when his Reds shocked the juggernaut Oakland A's and the Bash Brothers with a four-game sweep, Davis lacerated his kidney on a diving play. This ended a five-year string where he received strong MVP support, and ended the 30 HR 40 SB peak we mentioned above.
He was never the same player.
In 1991 he hit a meager 11 HR, following that up with a 5 HR season in 1992, playing only 165 games over the two seasons. He would never again put up a .900 OPS, a routine occurrence in his hey day.
Davis retired in 1994 because of a herniated disc. He missed the entire 1995 season, but made a comeback in 1996. In 1997 the cancer bug struck him, effectively finishing his career. He came back, and actually played with an ileo-anal pouch. But he was finished.
The Alternate Universe Baseball Hall of Fame purports to recognize players who, in another universe, are Hall of Famers, but are not in our universe because of out-of-the-ordinary circumstances beyond their control.
Davis was frequently injured, never playing in more than 135 games. And frequent injuries, or the inability to stay healthy is not a sufficient excuse to get into the Alternate Universe Hall of Fame.
However, the view here is that despite being generally injury-plagued, a lacerated kidney on a diving play is one of those rare, out-of-the ordinary injuries that does not happen in very many universes. The idea is that common issues will arise in quite a few alternate universes; but uncommon ones will not. It is Davis' bad luck that his uncommon injury occurred in our universe, but we feel confident that there are many universes (if there are more than one) where Davis is an actual Hall of Famer.
If you want to argue that he is not; well, that is what this project is all about. It is a subjective endeavor, open to opinion, conjecture and speculation. And the opinion here is that Davis' qualifies for the Alternate Universe Baseball Hall of Fame.
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|Sun, 03-04-2012 - 11:38am
Hi there,
I just got my two lines from the test this weekend and still a little overwhelmed, although it's something we've been hoping and praying for. So we haven't announced it yet, I'm on 4+6 now, if I've counted right. So excited about telling though! This is our first baby. We are probably going to take a photo of our feet in shoes and next to my and my husband's shoes, a pair of tiny little empty shoes and sent those photos out as cards at least to family and some friends :)
|Mon, 03-05-2012 - 10:39am
|Wed, 03-07-2012 - 1:59pm
We haven't decided when yet, but maybe will try to wait until around Easter, to make sure everything's okay.