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( Since we're growing tired of talking about who the Buffalo Bills may take with the third overall pick, this is the ninth in a 10-part series about who the Bills are most likely to target with their second round draft pick. The Bills hold the second pick of round two, 34th overall)
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas (QB)
While we can debate the majority of the upcoming NFL draft from here to eternity, there's one thing that's nearly universally agreed upon. Bar none, Ryan Mallett is the single-biggest enigma in this entire crop of incoming collegiate talent. Depending on who you speak to, Mallett either has top of the draft board caliber proficiency or has been reported by others, off a team's draft board entirely.
Let's first touch on the positives. This guy can sling the football like no other prospect in this draft and like few active gunslingers in the NFL. Mallett has the physical tools to literally make all the throws and often looks effortless in doing so. Statistically he had a monster junior season at Arkansas, throwing for 3,869 yards and 32 touchdowns in 13 games last year. This came off the heels of a 3,627 yard, 30 touchdown campaign as a sophomore in 2009.
I don't buy too much into college statistics as a whole, but one thing I tend to do is put heavier stock in stats compiled against elite competition. In that regard, Mallett fared pretty well in games last year against Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Ohio State. In those four contests, three of them losses, Mallett went 72-for-123 for 1,050 yards and seven touchdowns against six interceptions. Statistically and physically, he's categorically NFL starting quarterback worthy.
Plus, many NFL coaches dream about having a 6-foot-7, 238 pound quarterback under their center.
But then there's the irrefutable factor of perceived character defects and horrific athleticism. Without knowing Mallett personally, we're not going to pile on much into his personal life, but it's impossible to dispute the accuracy of so many published reports which openly criticize everything about him ranging from maturity to overall character. I've personally talked to a few people and read many reports that claim at least a handful of teams wouldn't touch Mallett with a draft pick if he were there in the seventh round. Some people think he's really that unstable emotionally.
The other big knock is athleticism that verges on appalling. He has heavy, ultra-slow feet and can't run to save his life, as evidenced by his 5.37/40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine. He doesn't have the ability to play in a West Coast type offense and if stuck behind a struggling offensive line on any team, it could turn into a nightmare.
This guy makes Drew Bledsoe, who Mallett's often compared too, look like Randall Cunningham.
Why He's A Fit For The Bills: Although it hasn't been discussed much, if at all this offseason, what more than anything is usually cited as the main criteria for a quarterback being successful in Buffalo? The answer is having a strong enough arm for the cold, windy Orchard Park winter. Mallett positively has the arm strength to cut through any blustery conditions on the football field. Buffalo doesn't currently possess many strengths on their football team, but one is a solid core of receivers. With guys like Lee Evans, Stevie Johnson, Roscoe Parrish and David Nelson among others, Mallett would have plenty of tools at his disposal.
In fact, despite a porous 4-12 record, the Bills have enough weapons offensively for a quarterback to be eager to join the Bills.
Another advantage, which will be the case with any quarterback they select, is the benefit of getting to learn behind Ryan Fitzpatrick. If nothing else, Fitzpatrick is one of the sport's most ardent preparers and Mallet wouldn't be pressed into immediate action. Perhaps given his perceived character concerns, Mallett could be well served to learn the ropes from Fitzpatrick. While the incumbent Bills quarterback may not be the most physically gifted in the league, he's a consummate authority on and off the field and perhaps some of that professionalism could rub off on Mallett.
Why He's Not A Fit: The Bills could put Torrel Troup under center and he'd be better at escaping pressure than Mallett. That's not a good sign for a team clearly still trying to establish an identity on the offensive line.
Mallett also has proven to not be terribly accurate and his decision making at times in college left something to be desired. Those are two areas head coach Chan Gailey continually emphasizes as the most important traits of a good quarterback.
While Gailey is considered a strong quarterback coach and could probably work with Mallet, his cup of tea throughout his NFL coaching tenure has been quarterbacks with at least average mobility. While the strength of Mallett's arm will never come into question, his accuracy on the run certainly is. Unless Gailey is willing to change some of his offensive philosophies, there's no way to say Mallet is an idea fit.
Chances He's Available At Pick 34: Most analysts think there's no chance that Mallett goes in the first round, but I don't buy it. There's a lot of teams desperately in need of quarterbacking in the NFL and it only takes one team out of 32 to like him enough to pull the trigger. I'd be surprised at this point if a team doesn't try to trade up into the late first round to grab him and if by some chance the Bills secretly are in love with this kid, may have to do so themselves.
Chances He Gets Drafted By Buffalo: Definitely not good. However, never say never when it comes to this franchise. You can buy into the team being happy with Fitzpatrick hype all you want and to some extent, I do too, but I have little doubt if Buddy Nix identifies someone as a franchise quarterback kind of guy, he'll make a move to get him.
As far as big, perceived cocky and immobile quarterbacks coming out of college, let's all remember Jim Kelly was similar many years ago. Kelly had an arrogance about him that bothered some, and was never a threat to win any track and field competitions, yet he turned out quite alright in Buffalo. There's little denying Mallett has a lot of the physical tools it takes to succeed in the NFL and if the organization believes the immaturity concerns are behind him, they just may be willing to roll the dice.
One last thing of note I've found very intriguing— neither Gaily or Mallett have said much, if anything at all about Mallet. Maybe they simply have no interest. Or perhaps, they're hoping he falls to them in the second round.
Previously: Christian Ponder, Kyle Rudolph, Martez Wilson, Mason Foster, Cameron Heyward, Colin Kaepernick., Christian Ballard, Jabaal Sheard.


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It just became a hell of lot less likely that we'll have two consecutive IMF directors resign in disgrace, as that little police raid of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's successor's apartment apparently had nothing to do with her. Read more »
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Let's Not Talk About How Much More German Money Greece Needs For Another Two-And-A-Half Weeks Or SoBy Jon Shazar
There will be no third Greek bailout until after Angela Merkel is safely reelected later this month. Once that's in the bag, though, there's no time to waste, because the IMF has instituted a very sensible rule for dealing with immediate crises. Read more »
The IMF Crunches The Greek Numbers AgainBy Jon Shazar
How overly optimistic was the IMF, re: Greece? About €11 billion. Or, more accurately, about 11 billion German euros. Sorry. Read more »
Especially if Ben & Co. plan to destroy the world economy, a little advance warning would be appreciated. Read more »
Ben Bernanke Is Ruining Everything For EveryoneBy Jon Shazar
Christine Lagarde Calls Ben Bernanke Stupid In FranglishBy Jon Shazar
The IMF chief, whose words have never and will never rattle markets like those of the Beard, cannot understand why the Fed is unable to deploy information as sagaciously and effectively as her august organization. Read more »
IMF Will Continue To Throw Greece A BoneBy Bess Levin
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that it would continue to finance Greece as long as it is able to complete a review of the cash-strapped country's finances by the end of July as expected. The statement by the Washington-based multilateral lender came in response to reports that several European central banks were refusing to roll-over loans to Greece, something that could create a shortfall in Greece's financing. A media report said the IMF had warned European countries that it would cease lending to Greece as early as July if the funding gap wasn't filled. [WSJ]
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An instructor pilot and student were injured Monday when the Robinson R-22 helicopter they were aboard went down in American Fork Canyon in Utah.
The helo had departed from Heber City airport (36U) en route to Salt Lake city. The Provo, UT Daily Herald reports that the instructor, identified as Gregory Walther of West Valley City, UT, told local law enforcement officials that he was flying low when a wind gust forced the aircraft toward the ground. The Robby impacted the side of a mountain and rolled to a stop near Tibble Fork Reservoir in the canyon.
The student was Terrance Oakley of Sandy, UT. The flight was operated by Upper Limit Aviation.
The two men got clear of the helicopter and dialed 911. Emergency responders said they were very fortunate to have cell service in the area where the helo went down. The Desert News reports that the area is very steep, rugged, and remote, accessible only by foot or horseback. Lone Peak Fire paramedic Steve Allred said the helicopter was very difficult to spot from the air. He said it was "in a ball," and that it was surprising to him that either man survived the accident. Because of the cell phone service, which was described as "spotty" in the area, the two were located within 45 minutes of the accident.
Both were transported from the accident scene by foot on backboards to a medevac helicopter. Their injuries were considered non-life threatening.
Upper Limit Aviation said that it is conducting an internal investigation, and is working "closely" with the FAA and NTSB.
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These were my finds at the antique's market this weekend, and also the snail from my previous post. I love the detailed work on the back of the owl.
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The world's first all-suite, all-balcony ship, Seven Seas Mariner features four gourmet restaurants with open seating. Hallmarks include generous amenities and a welcome spaciousness. Catering to only 700 guests, her staff-to-guest ratio of 1 to 1.6 ensures the absolutely highest level of personal service.
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Seven Seas Navigator has few equals, as all her accommodations are suites with ocean views, the majority with private balconies. Her 490 guests enjoy an unusual level of luxury and some of the highest space and service ratios at sea. Additionally, her three restaurants, including the iconic Prime 7 steakhouse, allow you to dine wherever, whenever and with whomever you choose, at no additional charge.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that they are building a new ship. Accommodating just 738 guests, the new ship will be called the Seven Seas Explorer and is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2016. Seven Seas Explorer will feature spacious and sophisticated suites, ultra-elegant public areas, a wide-range of gourmet dining options, a world class spa and many other amenities all created with personality, warmth and soul of classic and timeless design.
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Reflecting on past relationships is key to bouncing back and moving on from them.
Love Cleanse - Day Seventeen - October 21
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Glee' Cast Strips for Naughty 'GQ' Photo Shoot
In November issue of GQ, two Glee stars abandon their squeaky-clean image ,Lea Michele and Dianna Agron posed in various stages of undress for a sexy photo shoot with Cory Monteith. It's a racy move that some fans -- including this writer -- are deeming entirely inappropriate not to mention disappointing if only because ..
Love Cleanse - Day Sixteen - October 20
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The extremity of being single
Everybody needs some salt and pepper in life. In the quest of this vital dose of adrenalin, some people opt for bungee jumping, others climb rocks, still others visit exotic places. Well, I particularly do not contend for being an adventurous person… I was just single (for the 2007-2010 time span) and grown up with the books of Mayne Reid, raised in an atmosphere of purity and idealism, for which my grandma contributed a lot. And, of course, I was desperately believing in genuine, all-consuming lifetime love. My motley bunch of experience proved that, although not widely advertised as that, being single could be classified as on of those breath-taking extreme sports.
Starting over can be fun in your 50's
divorce is not the end of the world especially when you've already found that someone special that you know you needed all your life.
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We're launching a brand new set of online courses – Self Directed Learning. These low-cost distance learning courses are aimed at students, aspiring 3D artists and computer graphics (CG) hobbyists across the world, and cover CG industry staples Maya, ZBrush and Nuke in detail.
New Skillset course open for applications
We're pleased to announce that we're running a '3D for Visual Effects' classroom course, which runs for 12 weeks and includes hands-on practical training using the latest industry standard software and techniques.
CG Workflows with Avatar
On Wednesday we were at the Apollo cinema in Picadilly, for our CG Workflows event with Framestore, looking at some of the extremely difficult shots they were asked to tackle on Avatar.
New dates for short courses announced
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Birds Eye View Training Course
Are you a woman trying to break into the film industry? If so, this training course could be just what you're looking for.
Escape this Spring
For those of you considering working in this thriving, dynamic industry, we're offering a taster into the world of computer graphics with a range of three-day short courses. They're a great opportunity to get a better understanding of the career opportunities out there while gaining valuable insight into the industry.
A work of art
On one of my (out of work hours) trawls around the internet, I came across this little gem (if you can, watch fullscreen).
VFX in the 70s
I came across this the other day, and I'm not sure I've ever been more excited. Star Wars (the original three, we won't talk about the new lot) has been a huge inspiration for so many people in the industry over the years, and to see how the graphics were done is fantastic.
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New online courses for Maya users
We've got a couple of exciting new online CG courses coming up for slightly more experienced CG artists.
Keep those entries coming…
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Vice and depravity wrapped up like a box of bonbons, costumes to die for, a dashing swordfight - and while virtue isn't rewarded, at least the wages of sin are ironically paid.
What is there not to like in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"?
As revived last night by the Roundabout, Christopher Hampton's play is sensual, oddly naughty and totally, impassively immoral.
That sensuality is neatly caught by Rufus Norris' elegantly paced staging and the leads: the couthly chilly Laura Linney, as La Marquise de Merteuil, and a splendiferous Ben Daniels, enjoyably snakelike as the urbane Le Vicomte de Valmont.
The naughtiness constantly undercuts the immorality, as it did in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 epistolary novel of French aristocrats dangerously liaising, and from those gently lascivious 18th-century paintings by Boucher and Fragonard, all frothy skirts and rosy cheeks.
But in the play it largely comes from Hampton's froufrou prose, which in its twisty good manners sometimes sounds like an English translation of a French translation of an English comedy of manners such as Sheridan's "The School for Scandal." And it's acted in much the same English high style.
You can grow a little tired of Daniels' consistent use of one slightly bent knee placed elegantly in front of the other to express the mannerisms of an 18th-century buck. His lubricious performance as Valmont is lighter, wittier and far less passionate than that of Alan Rickman, who originated the role both in London and New York.
But the sheer joyous relish he takes in a wickedness he can't stop, even when his happiness and life depend on it, is horrifically convincing.
Rather less convincing is Linney's unbroken hauteur as the vengeful, conniving Marquise. She seems to be playing poker while Daniels (not to mention Hampton and Laclos) are more persuasively engaged in chess.
Mamie Gummer (yes, the daughter of Meryl Streep) plays Cécile, the convent girl seduced into wantonness, with just the right gauche charm; Jessica Collins, as Madame de Tourvel, Valmont's final and fatal love, hints at but never quite catches her character's febrile ambiguity.
The staging is full of neat cameo performances, notably Sian Phillips' gutsy yet world-weary Madame de Rosamonde and Benjamin Walker as a confused young lover, Le Chevalier Danceny. Norris has made the play cinematic in its fast dissolves, delicately lit by Donald Holder, fading one scene into the next as if by mirrors.
Set designer Scott Pask makes this profusion of mirrors, elegant doors and windows and a few handsomely chosen pieces of furniture into a symbol of France's ancien regime, while Katrina Lindsay's succulent costumes have an impeccable rightness.
The sword fight, most inventively contrived by Rick Sordelet, was played to the hilt by Valmont and his flustered rival, Danceny. It was a splendid exercise in style - with the passion the production as a whole lacked.
The earlier Broadway staging by Howard Davies suggested an emotional wasteland of carnage, with all passion spent.
Here the stakes seem less, but the game remains eminently well worth watching.
Hedonism becomes a gravitational force in Ben Daniels's compelling turn as an 18th-century libertine in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," which opened Thursday night in an eye-filling, very imbalanced revival at the American Airlines Theater. Making a sensational Broadway debut in Rufus Norris's production, which also stars an uncomfortably cast Laura Linney, this London actor seems at all times pulled, pummeled and shaped by the prospect of physical pleasure.
From the moment Mr. Daniels makes his entrance as the Vicomte de Valmont, the satin-cloaked satyr of Christopher Hampton's 1985 adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's 1782 novel, his very posture evokes a man who hears the call of earthly delights at high volume. The thrust hip, the insinuatingly arched back, the precisely crooked arms and knees: these all suggest not only the rococo stance of a nobleman in the age of Fragonard but also a fatal receptiveness to appetite and instinct. The boy can't help it, which means, in a world governed by calculation, there's no way he's going to survive.
Mr. Daniels provides both the silliest and most serious rendering I've seen of Valmont, who has been memorably played onstage by Alan Rickman (in the Royal Shakespeare Company production that came to Broadway in 1987) and on screen by John Malkovich (in Stephen Frears's "Dangerous Liaisons") and Colin Firth (in Milos Forman's "Valmont"). His warm, fluid performance reflects what would appear to be Mr. Norris's intention: to turn up the temperature in a work of famously icy cynicism. Unfortunately no one else in this revival approaches Mr. Daniels's level of complexity, including Ms. Linney, a wonderful actress who has been shoehorned into a part out of her natural range and is perceptibly pinched.
As a consequence this portrait of a pair of amoral aristocrats who play the game of love as if it were a game of chess often registers with the bouncy bawdiness of a Restoration comedy (right down to a flatulence gag). When the plot turns truly nasty, it's hard to feel the requisite shivers, and the show often wears the tight smirk of a protracted dirty joke in fancy dress.
This being a Roundabout Theater Company production, the dress is fancy all right. Katrina Lindsay's lustrous costumes could surely have passed muster at Versailles, while Scott Pask's set, a dark wall of windows garlanded with swags and pull cords, is just the place for voyeurs who live to catch their reflections in the glass, as well as the compromising doings of others. A tenor and soprano are on hand to sing stately songs by Handel, among others.
Mr. Norris isn't wrong to give such attention to surface detail. For Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil (Ms. Linney), former lovers locked in a sexual conspiracy and competition, clothing is battle gear. (The opening section of Mr. Frears's movie was largely devoted to close-ups of the main characters being poured, laced and buttoned into their lavish daily wear.)
The way you wear your hat (or should I say your perruque?) — or your pannier or knee breeches — in this hothouse environment is a signal of how well you understand the rules of your society. And no one grasps those rules better than Valmont and Merteuil, all the better to turn them into weapons in their games of conquest, betrayal and revenge. (Laclos was, appropriately, a French artillery officer with a keen interest in military strategy.)
It's a problem, though, when only Valmont and, to a lesser extent, Merteuil seem to be of their time. The supporting cast here is perfectly creditable, including Kristine Nielsen (as a foolish mother), Jessica Collins (as the righteous object of Valmont's most ardent designs) and, quite enjoyably, Mamie Gummer and Benjamin Walker as the most naïve and ungainly of victims.
But aside from the venerably elegant Sian Phillips, who plays Valmont's worldly aunt (and played Madame de Volanges, Ms. Nielsen's character, in the Forman film), they feel like contemporary creations. They're stranded in a distant era, as well as being none too bright. Of course they don't understand what Valmont and Merteuil have in store for them. They are, to warp a phrase, sitting pigeons for two wily cats, and for much of the play, we laugh as they fall blindly into traps. As Valmont says, when Merteuil proposes he seduce Ms. Gummer's character, "It's too easy."
Still, I suppose it's just as well these folks are as dim as they are, since anyone with any common sense would back away fast from Ms. Linney's scarily severe Merteuil. In film ("You Can Count on Me," "The Savages") and on Broadway ("The Crucible," "Sight Unseen"), Ms. Linney has established herself as an actress of peerless emotional transparency, capable of conveying a multitude of conflicting feelings through minimal means.
Here she is required to wear a mask of hypocrisy, and it doesn't fit. Whether scheming with Valmont, pretending to be a pillar of rectitude or being serviced by a young lover, this Merteuil is made of unyielding stone. I think I see where Ms. Linney is coming from: she's picked up on the character's feminist anger and bitterness. She is at her best in her seething monologues about the lot of women. And more than any I've seen, this "Liaisons" hints that the Marquise might prefer her own sex.
But when she says contemptuously of the puritanical Madame de Tourvel (Ms. Collins), "They never let themselves go, these people," she might be describing herself. Wintry to the point of frigidity, this harsh schemer seems incapable of enjoying anything, even being mean. And the luxuriant complicity that Mr. Rickman and Lindsay Duncan embodied so seductively in the original Broadway version is all but nonexistent between Ms. Linney and Mr. Daniels.
Parents hoping to treat their children to an educational visit to pre-Revolutionary France, be warned: Mr. Norris, whose current "Cabaret" in London is notable for its explicit coital ballets, makes a point of revealing what's beneath those big skirts and tail coats. Several sexual positions are specifically simulated, and Mr. Daniels and Mr. Walker are, briefly, starkers.
Even buck naked, though, Mr. Daniels seems comfortably clothed, just as when he's fully clothed he seems comfortably naked. His Valmont is a remarkably consistent creation, a man of exuberant moral passivity, more hopelessly sybaritic than truly evil. It makes sense when he is surprised by deeper feelings.
I'm not sure that's what Laclos had in mind when he conceived Valmont. But Mr. Daniels's reading of the part can be fully justified by the script. The line that proves to be Valmont's undoing — "It's beyond my control" — might well be his mantra throughout. In his final scene Mr. Daniels turns a prolonged sword fight (expertly staged by Rick Sordelet) into a portrait en précis of Valmont's whole life. It stands out as a miniature masterpiece of light and shadow in a production that otherwise never quite bridges those extremes.
Love is a many splendored thing- except when it isn't.
In the Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses (*** out of four), the characters played by Laura Linney and Ben Daniels at first seem resolutely unromantic. Anti-romantic, you might even say.
The conniving Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, her former lover and ally in seduction and destruction, were introduced on Broadway 21 years ago by Lindsay Duncan and Alan Rickman. They're known to movie fans via Glenn Close and John Malkovich, who in the 1988 film adaptation evoked the tortured passions underlying the Marquise's ice-queen malevolence and the Vicomte's cavalier cruelty.
The stars of this revival, which opened Thursday at the American Airlines Theatre, are worthy inheritors. Linney portrays the impervious elegance of a certain type of society woman as ably as Close did. But Linney also transmits an inescapable warmth, making the Marquise's ability to disarm her victims completely convincing, while giving us scrupulously subtle glimpses of her enduring ardor for Valmont.
The witty Daniels, in contrast, seems impenetrable, at least until we grasp the full extent of Valmont's feelings for the virtuous Madame de Tourvel, whose honor he intends to destroy for reasons more complicated than he realizes. When forced to confront his love for this married woman, and how he has hurt her, Daniels powerfully evokes his ravaging guilt and regret.
Scott Pask's sets and Paul Arditti's sound design give Liaisons, set in late 18th-century France, a baroque, at times melodramatic sensuality. But director Rufus Norris ensures that the characters' carnal impulses are accessibly earthy, and he doesn't miss the humor in their travails. Mamie Gummer is drolly adorable as Cecile, the virginal but curious teenager who becomes part of a scheme to avenge another of the Marquise's exes. Benjamin Walker is endearing as Cecile's devoted but clueless young suitor, and Rosie Benton is appropriately luscious and lascivious as a crafty courtesan.
The older supporting actresses, along with Linney, reinforce the more sober, post-feminist insights informing Hampton's spicy period piece. "Men enjoy the happiness they feel; we can only enjoy the happiness we give," the excellent Sian Phillips, as Valmont's wise aunt, tells Madame de Tourvel. "So to hope to be made happy by love is a certain cause of grief."
In spite of that, and the play's tragic consequences, this Liaisons provides naughty, provocative fun.
It's a testament to the wit, ingenuity and economy of Christopher Hampton's distillation of Choderlos de Laclos' epistolary 1782 novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" that this delicious tournament of sex and power never gets old -- regardless of the indelible memory of the original Royal Shakespeare Company production, the toothsome Stephen Frears film or any of its subsequent adaptations, derivations or imitations. In Roundabout's stylish Broadway revival, Hampton's pungent brew of aristocratic mores, salacious scandal, high culture and low innuendo proves resilient -- despite some heavy-handed directorial choices and one crucial piece of miscasting.
In Howard Davies' 1986 premiere for the RSC (which also played Broadway), designer Bob Crowley cleverly nestled France's decadent ancien regime in a defiled boudoir. Scott Pask's multifunctional set for Rufus Norris' staging is a mirrored hall that both reflects and reveals, dominated by a single grand chandelier. Imposing and lugubrious, the space is brushed by Donald Holder's burnished lighting and cloaked in more artful draping than an entire season of "Project Runway." Desires and deceits can just as easily be exposed as concealed here.
If ever there were two figures whose heartless unaccountability could serve to usher in the coming revolution suggested in the play's final scene, it's la Marquise de Merteuil (Laura Linney) and le Vicomte de Valmont (Ben Daniels). Occasional lovers engaged in seduce-and-destroy one-upmanship, they are the principal players in this lethal chess game set in the mid-1780s.
Both for amusement and revenge, Merteuil requests Valmont's help to humiliate a former lover by having him deflower the man's handpicked, convent-educated intended, Cecile Volanges (Mamie Gummer). Valmont dismisses the task as unchallenging, instead setting his sights on Madame de Tourvel (Jessica Collins), a religious married woman famous for her virtue.
His ambitious project is not to break down her prejudices but to make her surrender to him while maintaining her beliefs. Only when Cecile's interfering mother (Kristine Nielsen) obstructs him does Valmont agree to add Merteuil's assignment to his own.
Despite avoiding any "Masterpiece Theater" stuffiness in the actors' conversational delivery, Norris initially appears to put a starchy stamp on the material, allowing dead air to punctuate the dialogue. But this is soon revealed to be a choice tailored in particular around Linney's approach to Merteuil.
All cool poise and control, Linney moves and speaks with regal slowness, rarely allowing herself more than a suggestion of a self-satisfied smile, raising her voice in anger only twice in the play and seldom bothering to bestow eye contact on her subject. At first it seems she's not having enough fun with the role's lip-smacking villainy, but her attitude makes sense for a woman who has parlayed her impenetrable detachment and knack for listening into a supreme art.
"I always knew I was born to dominate your sex and avenge my own," she tells Valmont in the glittering monologue in which the Marquise details her self-invention.
Unlike his screenplay for Frears, Hampton's less explicatory text here is more oblique in dealing with Merteuil's comeuppance. In Linney's minutely measured performance, her defeat is less in the inevitability of public rejection than in the crushing realization that she has failed ever to inspire love.
Daniels takes the opposite path. A strutting cock whose insouciant body language and lascivious manner seem to advertise that his reputation as an unscrupulous roue is well earned, his Valmont struggles to maintain his insinuating bravado when love unexpectedly cracks his armor.
The big problem in the drama's central triumvirate is the object of that love. Collins is sorely inadequate and unaffecting as Madame de Tourvel; her flat reading recalls the knowingly anachronistic Hollywood tack of rendering period pieces accessible via contemporary performance styles in films like "Ever After" and "A Knight's Tale." Whether or not it's deliberate, the approach is dead wrong.
Grace, piety and vulnerability -- all are lacking in Collins' work here, which never comes close to the imprint left on the role by Michelle Pfeiffer in Frears' film. Never better before or since, Pfeiffer was like porcelain, glowing from within and exquisitely delicate, while Collins is a blank, suggesting neither a spiritual inner life nor rapturous love. It's a sign of Daniels' command that after winning her heart and then cruelly breaking with her on Merteuil's instructions, we feel more for the torment masked by Valmont's coldness than for Tourvel's fatal wound.
Collins might have been a better fit as malleable Cecile, but that role is served nicely by Gummer. Bringing winsome physical comedy to the girl's seesawing between clueless inexperience and uncorked sexual appetite, she amusingly echoes the Marquise's description of her: "She has no character and no morals, she's altogether delicious." Mother and daughter are well-paired, with Nielsen bringing bug-eyed daffiness and fretful propriety to Madame de Volanges.
Elsewhere in the solid supporting cast, Derek Cecil scores sly laughs as Valmont's valet, almost as vain and louche as his boss. And the invaluable Sian Phillips makes every moment count as Valmont's wealthy aunt, a seemingly dithery old dear who is far more perceptive than she appears.
Not a director who always favors subtle strokes, Norris is clearly attracted to darkness, debauchery and decay, as seen in his productions of "Festen," "Cabaret" and even a sinister "Sleeping Beauty." His malevolent flamboyance is sometimes a distraction here, notably in the overworked, eerie soundscape of evil, reverberating laughter and poorly sung Handel. And the disintegration of the drapery in the final scene -- unraveling into a tangled web of ropes no doubt destined to ensnare the dissolute aristocracy -- is too obvious.
Considering it was constructed out of a novel of letters in which the duplicitous architects of the conflict are never even in the same room, this is a virtuoso display of dramatic structuring. The beauty of Hampton's work lies in the crispness of its cruelty (the Marquise's favorite word), the incisiveness of its epigrams and the piercing understanding of its characters. The language itself is sufficiently rich and vivid that it requires no illustrative tricks.
One visual flourish that really does work, however, is in Katrina Lindsay's stunning costumes. Pairing opulent elegance with lived-in movability, the clothes stick mainly to a palette of muted golds, ivories, blacks and silvers until Merteuil appears in dusty scarlet to receive news of the kill, her malice fully unsheathed for the first time. It might be the oldest dramatic device in the costumer's handbook, but nothing declares war like a blood-red battle uniform.


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I love everything about my range except the large burner in the front right position. I have one skillet that fits on it but don't use it very often. What I need is to have a 2nd burner just like the front left burner. That is the best burner I have ever used and one is not enough! I also have an issue with the position of the back burners. They are too close to the back wall and my pans bump against it. The glass top is easy to clean and I love cooking on it. The BLUE oven is awesome and everything from the oven is done perfectly. Thank you LG.
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I purchased this in Jan. 2009. I have always had electric ranges so I stayed with the same. I'm not very happy with the smooth top, even water burns on it. But my main complaint is the length of time it take to get the oven warm to a temp: 12 minutes to 350 & 22 minutes to warm to 450, (for something that only takes 10 min. to bake). This is NOT energy effecient. The convection part of the oven takes the same amount of time to bake as does the regular oven. What a waste of money.
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I've never had a stove this nice.
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Wow, where to start? The totally instant-on cooktop is great, and so are the 'no-knobs' controls. The oven isn't just big it's HUGE--no more only two pies at a time! The best part, though, is how great the convection feature works in the oven. If you want fast, crispy skin on a chicken, or slow but perfectly even, you get what you want. I was a little thrown by how you put in the temperature when you select convection baking instead of regular baking--regardless of what you entered it comes up as somewhat less. Reading the manual, however (duh) it says that it is choosing an convection temperature equivalent to the standard baking temperature. My last stove was OK but nowhere near as good as this one.
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I would have given this range 0 stars if possible. We bought this range 17 months ago. The computer panel started malfunctioning within 6 months of purchase. We had it replaced under warranty (which was not an easy process). Now it is malfunctioning again. It has been randomly working for the last month - you can never count on being able to turn the oven or the range on. As I sit here right now - I cannot cook dinner because the oven will not turn on. We have had issues with our lg refrigerator as well. I am always skeptical of reviews but I can guarantee that I will never buy another LG product again.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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This oven is not worth buying. I bought mine at Thanksgiving time in 2010. The inside oven was rusted out and was promptly replaced, under warranty, at Thanksgiving time 2011. Now, one year later, the oven is once again rusting out and the oven control panel does not work. I would have trouble recommending another LG product based on the performance of this oven.
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My first conventional/convection oven and I love being able to select which one to use. As with my LG refrigerator, I'm very pleased with this product.
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Wife loves this stove, the convection oven works great! LG simply makes great stuff
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I'm completely blown away by the ease of using this oven and range. Everything I've cooked in the oven has come out great. It is so easy clean after the cooking is done! Thanks for a great product!
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I just had my kitchen remodeled and tthis range was the perfect replacement. I've gotten compliments from everyone that has seen it, even the guys working on my cabinets. I love the no knob feature, it's so easy to keep clean. The oven takes a little longer to preheat, but seems to cook faster. The warming burner is a great feature and works like a charm.
Beautiful addition to my kitchen and no KNOBS!!
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Really enjoy its smooth surface, clean lines, evenness of baking, convection works very well and inside cleans easily.
This product is a top notch in value and quality.
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I would give this stove a AAA in value and features. Is top of the line but not top of price range. You get the best of less. I love all of my LG appliances, I also have a french door refrigerator and plan to have all LG appliances in my kitchen.
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Plsd w/range but needs some improvements
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I really like my new range but think LG could make some improvements. The front right burner should have a dual element option just as the left front burner has. The back burners are too close to the back - pots placed on the back burners will hit the the control panel. Also, it seems to take a substantial amount of time to preheat the oven.
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The Chautauqua County Health Department has leveled several violations against the Village of Fredonia's water treatment plant. As YNN's Mark Goshgarian tells us, the Village is working to breath new life into an aging system.
FREDONIA, N.Y. — The Village of Fredonia is making major upgrades to its water treatment facility.
"I would say right now, we're operational, and we're operational that there's no threats to public water at all," said Stephen Keefe, (D) Fredonia Mayor. Problems with a chemical feed pump in November caused the water clarity to fall below county health department standards.
Last month, the Department cited the plant for a number of code violations, and is working with the Village to resolve the issues.
"We have to be able to provide safe and reliable drinking water, and without safe drinking water we could see an increase in waterborne illnesses that we really have the ability to eradicate in this nation," said Christine Schuyler, Health and Human Services Director.
Changes include adding an alarm to the chemical feed pump, replacing two older pumps, and developing more water storage.
"Which is going to be a huge financial burden, but some of the other things we're trying to mark them off a little at a time," said Keefe.
Some repairs must be complete by the end of June. Others have until the end of the year.
Keefe says the Village is actively working to address the problems.
"It's hard to get everything done at one time, just because of the economics of it," said Keefe.
Not only is the Village working to upgrade its water treatment facility, it now needs someone to run it, following the retirement of its chief operating officer at the end of last month.
"Right now, we have three people on staff that have the credentials to run the plant. We need the right person with the right certifications to be that person we're going to hire, so right now, we're looking," said Keefe.
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Matt Slick and Robert Sungenis
by Matt Slick
Roman Catholics often do whatever they can to improve the image of the Roman Catholic Church, verify what they say as being true, and try to make the critics of Roman Catholicism look bad. One of the things they've done is taken an audio interview I had with a Roman Catholic apologist name Robert Sungenis. He and I had three interviews. In the first interview, Roman Catholics say that I contradicted myself, and they have been trying to use it against me.
Well, first of all, my discussion with Sungenis was on my radio show. (There were three total. In the first, he did quite well. In the second, it was a draw. In the third, he didn't do so well. Catholics only promote the first). In radio, during the flow of conversation sometimes we misspeak or say things in a way that isn't very clear. We've all done things like this. Nevertheless, as far as the conversation goes, here is the transcript of part of the interview in question.1
Matt: I have authority.
Sungenis: Yeah, where did you get it?
Matt: From Jesus.
Sungenis: Yeah, did he talk to you or something?
Matt: Well, actually he, uh, let's just say he manifested himself to me while I was receiving him. And he actually came in his presence
Sungenis: Can you prove that to me?
Matt: Why would I have prove it to you?
Sungenis: Well, if I'm going to believe what you say Matt, then I'm going to need some proof that Jesus gave you the authority.
Matt: I didn't say he gave me the authority.
Sungenis: Okay, where'd you get it then?
Matt: I have the authority by virtue of being a Christian. As many as received him to them he gave the right with the authority to be called the children of God.
I will admit that I could have said things more clearly, but that's the way it goes in conversation sometimes. Nevertheless, notice I said that I got my authority from Jesus. What I meant was that I received it by the fact of being a Christian--not that Jesus personally came to me and gave it to me when I got saved. I meant that I, along with all other Christians, have authority that is concomitant with becoming a Christian-- when we receive Christ. It is the authority to be called children of God (John 1:12) and with it comes the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who helps us understand Scripture. The Bible is not a closed book that can only be understood by certain people in ecclesiastical authority in the Roman Catholic Church. It belongs to Christians who, in spite of what the Roman Catholic Church will tell you, can actually read it and understand it. Otherwise, Paul would not be saying in Romans 14:5 that each person should be "convinced in his own mind" when it comes to some very significant biblical issues.
Anyway, my saying he did not give me the authority was in the context of Sungenis asking me to prove that Jesus came to me--as though he appeared and personally gave me authority. It was in that context that I said Jesus did not give me the authority (as a personal manifestation and designation by Christ). Instead, it was in the earlier sense that he gave me authority as he gives to any Christian to understand and interpret God's word.
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I arrived home last night to find the wireless USB adapter waiting for me. I quickly ripped open the box and jammed the adapter into one of the USB ports on the TiVo and the link light instant lit up.
Giddy with anticipation, I turned on the television and found a new message for me from the TiVo. It recognized the device but cautioned that I first needed to upgrade its firmware and warned that the upgrade might make the adapter unusable with a PC. Another strike against seemless plug-and-play, I guess.
Updating the firmware was a simple procedure. Then it was on to selecting my wireless network and entering the network's password. It took a while to find out how to get my Mac to give up the hex equivalent of the password but I finally got it.
With network configured, I unplugged the phone line and made a test connection to the TiVo service over broadband. Everything worked as expected.
The final test was to go to the Photos and Images menu. I tried to add my Mac as a server, but it couldn't find it. I verified that the TiVo desktop was installed and running. This may be just a matter of punching the right holes through the firewall.
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EAU CLAIRE — Some of this country's finest jazz musicians will perform at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's 40th Annual Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. The festival is bringing jazz greats Kevin Mahogany, Stanley Jordan and Benny Green to the UW-Eau Claire campus.
Mahogany is a vocalist that Newsweek called "the standout jazz vocalist of his generation." He has recorded on the Warner Bros. and Telarc labels.
Jordan is a leader in the development of the touch technique for playing guitar. He has made numerous appearances as a guest artist on The Tonight Show and David Letterman and was the first artist to be signed by the rejuvenated Blue Note Records label in 1985. Jordan is also a spokesperson for the American Music Therapy Association.
Green, a pianist, has toured and recorded with Betty Carter, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, Diana Krall and others. He has recorded several solo CDs on the Criss Cross, Blue Note and Telarc labels.
Friday and Saturday will feature festival concerts with Mahogany and Green performing on Friday and Jordan and Green performing on Saturday, as well as the festival's Honor Bands and the nationally recognized UW-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I. The concerts will be held in the auditorium at Memorial High School, with a pre-concert show starting at 7 p.m. Friday and at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Both evening concerts will begin one half hour after the pre-concerts.
Friday, March 30, will begin with college big band and combo performance critiques at 8 a.m. and will continue throughout the afternoon. Continuing the festival's tradition of excellence with an educational focus, the day includes various clinics led by visiting artists and professionals in respective areas. From 3-4:30 p.m. Mahogany and Green will hold a master class.
Saturday will kick off "Middle and High School Day" with middle and high school big band and combo performance critiques and also will feature workshops and clinics throughout the day. There will be a Special Host Big Band Concert from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Also on Saturday, Jordan and Green will hold a master class from 3-4:15 p.m. The 40th Anniversary Celebration with Shell Lake Arts Center All-Stars will start at noon, and at 4:30 p.m. there will be a special tribute to the Shell Lake Arts Center, featuring UW-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble II.
All performances, clinics, workshops and master classes during the day are free of charge and open to the public. Event sponsors include Shell Lake Arts Center, Holiday Inn and Quality Inn.
Tickets for Friday and Saturday evening concerts are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. For ticket information for these performances, call the University Service Center at 715-836-3727.
For more information about the festival, call the festival office at 715-836-4092. The complete schedule and detailed information about guest artists, adjudicators and clinicians can be found on the Jazz Festival Web site.
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We have nine participants in this swap. I hope they all like it. The leaves already had glitter on them. Couldn't pass those up!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?" by Marianne Williamson
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Fall ATC
My online craft group is having a Fall ATC swap. This is what I came up with. The leaf is just from a little package of leaves I bought at the store, the glitter around the edges is Stickles Golden Rod. I printed the quote on manilla colored paper and cut out the words and glued them to the background piece which is crayon paper.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Been busy!
I have been busy making handmade paper over the last 6 weeks. Here are the results:
I got through the rainbow. Now I am working on neutrals and junk mail paper. :)
I finally got one listing in my Etsy shop. I am hoping to list one item a day (at least this week). Hopefully by next weekend I'll have some more paper ready to go into my shop! You can check this listing out here: Craftstudiopaper at Etsy.
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What's in a Name
I was 12 years old the summer of 1980. It was my fourth year at Phantom Lake YMCA Camp in Mukwonago, Wis., and for the first time I had finally moved from the younger Indian and Western units to the large screened platform tents on the side of the hill… the Mythical Unit. And I was in the tent closest to the lodge… Olympus.
Just when I thought things at camp could never get any better than that, I met our counselor. His name was Ron Anderson. Originally from Madison, Ron had spent his past school year in Texas. As a result, he talked with a slight cowboy accent.
Also, his speech was full of colorful Western words and phrases that just added to his general aura of greatness and camp color.
I cannot remember the exact day it happened that session, but I know it was at a meal. Out tent group was excitedly sharing details of the morning free activity period when a lull in the conversation changed my life at camp forever.
Out of the blue, and for no particular reason at all, Ron looked across the table at me, smiled his cowboy grin, and asked, "So, how's it goin', Slim?"
Nickname Nexus
Having been a camper at Phantom Lake for four years, I knew quite a few of the counselors and camp staffers. I also knew that some of them were special in that they had camp names that set them apart from the general crowd.
While it was easy to meet and then forget the name of the ordinary — and often multiple — Janes, Mikes and Joes who worked at camp, it was virtually impossible to ever forget the unique one-of-a-kind individuals whose names stood out: Mountain Mike, Sir Gerald, Fuzz, Cha-Cha, Crazy Dan, Fozzie, Indo Joe, Joe Mama… The list goes on and on.
I knew I wanted to be one of those folks who had a camp name. I had no idea how to go about getting one. And now one had suddenly been thrust upon me.
That was 25 summers ago, and now as I am preparing for my 26th summer of YMCA camping, all my co-staffers, junior counselors and campers at YMCA Camp Benson in Mt. Carroll, Ill., still know me to this day as Slim.
As the co-director of our camp's Staff Development Program (SDP) — which you can read about in more detail in the April 2005 issue of Camp Business magazine, and on the Camp Business Blog (blogspot.campbusiness.com, where you can read about our program and interactively discuss yours) — many of the SDPs (our camp's term for junior counselors, ages 14-17) who I work with ask me about how they can get their own camp nicknames, especially ones that will stick.
They also ask if they really need a camp nickname or not. I encourage our SDPs to use camp nicknames. They are important for two reasons… First, they add a great deal of camp color to camp. Secondly, they make it a lot easier for campers to remember you. A camp may have many Bills and Sues, but odds are good that you'll only find one Kit-Kat, Crackerjack or Chetro.
I tell our SDPs that there are basically two ways to acquire a camp nickname. You can either make one up for yourself, or wait for someone else to do it for you.
If you have a nickname in mind that you would like to start using for yourself, or if someone has come up with one that you like and want others to use, the simplest way for it to catch on is to just start using it all the time. Don't make it an afterthought.
When you introduce yourself, for example, just use the nickname: "Hi, I'm Freezepop." Just the one name is given. It's interesting, unique, fun and memorable. Compare this to the following introduction: "Hi, I'm Rob Thomson, but everybody calls me Freezepop."
Now the camper has three pieces of information to remember (first name, last name, camp nickname). This may not seem like a lot, but keep in mind, especially in the case of a new camper, it's more information to add to the growing list of details such as the cabin or tent name, where the dining hall is located, how to find the bathrooms, and so on and so forth.
One mistake some camp people make that always makes me cringe is when they decide to change a camp nickname but never abandon the old one. At almost every introductory circle I've ever sat through at a camp staff orientation, there seems to be at least one person who introduces himself or herself like this: "Hi everybody. My name is Tyler. But some people call me Peaches [one small group of staffers giggles] and some people call me Bubbles [a couple others laugh] and some people call me Snuffy or Buford…"
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Equinox Takes Responsibility for Your Post-Workout Misdemeanors
If a Levi's ad had a one-night stand with a Dos Equis commercial and the lovechild was baptized by a former Abercrombie art director, this "Equinox Made Me Do It" campaign by W+K New York would be the result. Equinox's sensual shenanigans – mainly, turning gym memberships into sex – has graduated from bad joke that everyone is in on to an accepted norm at this point. The over-the-top sexuality even made its way into Aziz Ansari's most recent standup special. But the appeal seems to be growing: gyms have spread across the country, celebrities are frequent guests, and Equinox now boasts a "Best Gym" award from a handful of publications including Fitness Magazine. The accolades should come in handy as people line up to sign up for a New Year's resolution gym membership. So should the pretty people running naked on big billboards. If you live in a city with an Equinox gym, get ready to see butts.
The "Made Me Do It" campaign is W+K's first work for Equinox, but you probably couldn't tell the difference, because the gym is still selling the same amount of sex. And why shouldn't they? While copycat fitness centers fight against each other, Equinox separated itself from the competition by rethinking the old adage of less is more. Credits after the jump.


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PRICE GETS 300TH VICTORY: The Kansas baseball team gave coach Ritch Price his 300th victory at the school with a 7-3 victory against Middle Tennessee State on Friday in the Jayhawks' season opener at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Price is second on KU̵… Continue reading
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