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Wednesday's LIst of 13: Nobody asked me, but........... 13) Last time the Red Sox started a road trip 0-7 was back in 1960, when I was less than a year old, but had more hair than I do now. 12) One lucky soul put $3,000 on 36-point underdog Texas State to win SU at Houston last week; when the Bobcats pulled the monumental upset, the guy had himself a ticket worth $105,000. He didn't even have to sweat much; State led 27-10 at the half. 11) What is Savannah State thinking about? Football team lost 84-0 at Oklahoma State last week (but cashed a check for $385,000); this week, its Florida State in Tallahassee, which could be a similar result, although the paycheck figures to be bigger, too. 10) Final attendance results for the Saratoga thoroughbred meet shows attendance up an average of 173 fans a day, with handle up 3.3%. One big factor in the track's factor was the near-perfect weather this summer. 9) UCLA started five freshmen on offense at Rice last week; its usually a bad sign when you're starting freshmen in bigtime college football, but the returning players haven't done much in Westwood, so the young kids get a shot. 8) Speaking of UCLA, Bruin basketball fans are holding their breath the NCAA makes freshman hoop standouts Shabazz Muhammad and Kyle Anderson eligible; school doesn't start at UCLA until September 27. Practice starts October 12. 7) Houston Astros are first team since 1916 to go 8-47 in any 55-game stretch of a season. They just don't have many good players. 6) I usually like watching Pawn Stars on History Channel, but now they have Rick's son Corey doing more on camera, and he's not likeable. He comes off as a big, dumb guy with a wise mouth, so I'd rather not have him lecturing on the history of stuff that gets brought into the shop. Case in point: on one episode, George Stephanopolous came into the shop; Corey and Chumlee had no idea, as in zero, who he is. Brilliant!!!! 5) Xavier booted their best returning basketball player out of school for an off-campus incident, even though the authorities never pressed charges; Dez Wells winds up at Maryland playing for Mark Turgeon. Hope he takes advantage of his second chance. 4) Quietly, the Royals are playing better, especially at home; they've won eight of Bruce Chen's last nine home starts. 3) By all means, keep wheeling Raul Ibanez out there. Guy is 2 for his last 33, can't play the outfield worth a damn, while Ichiro Suzuki sits on the bench. Pretty lame lineup for a team with a $200M payroll. 2) Did you see the clip of the kid on Kent State running the wrong way with a muffed punt last week? If not, you have to go to Youtube and find it; he is sprinting down the sideline, towards the wrong goal line, and three guys on the other team are desperately chasing him, oblivious to fact that he's running the wrong way. Total chaos when the play ends. Towson State coaches are yelling at the kid who made the tackle, thinking it cost them two points, when in reality, its against the rules to advance a muffed punt, even if you're advancing it the wrong way. Been a long time since that happened. 1) You think you had a bad weekend? Boxer Floyd Mayweather bet $3M on Michigan Saturday night. That's million with an M. That's also a very rough day. What an Idiot!
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2012 NFL, Week 1 Cowboys @ Giants— Defending Super Bowl champs are 9-1-2 vs spread in their next season's opener last 12 years (12-0 SU). Giants won last four home openers; since '90, they're 10-4 vs spread as favorite in home openers, but just 12-18-1 vs spread in last 31 games as a home favorite. Dallas owner Jones was mouthing off about "kicking the Giants' ass; his Cowboys are 2-7 in last nine series games, losing 37-34/31-14 in LY's meetings- they've lost three of last four visits here, losing by 21-7-17 points, but are 8-4 vs spread in last dozen games as road underdogs. Dallas is opening on road for fifth year in row. 14-8 vs spread in last 22 road openers, losing last two, by 6-3 points. 12 of their last 15 road openers went over total, as did four of Big Blue's last five home openers. Average total in last six series games is 61. Colts @ Bears— Indy has new coach, new QB; they're glorified expansion team, starting fresh, so they're trends don't mean as much, but they did cover four of five LY as double digit underdogs. Colts lost 34-24/34-7 in last two road openers, after having won nine of previous ten. Teams with rookie QBs figure to struggle on foreign soil early on. Chicago won 29-13 at Indy in last meeting in '08, teams' only meeting since Colts beat Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Since '96, underdogs are 13-3 vs spread in Chicago's home openers, with Bears just 2-8 vs spread as favorite; they've won six of last seven home openers, allowing 13.3 ppg last three years. Since 2007, Chicago is just 9-15-1 as home favorites, but they did cover last two tries when laying double digits. Five of Indy's last seven road openers stayed under total. Eagles @ Browns— Lot of commonality between coaching staffs; been rough summer off field for Coach Reid. Philly is just 4-6 as road favorite last two years, with six of 11 road wins by 7 or less points. Since being reborn in 1999, Browns are 1-12 in home openers, 1-11-1 vs spread; they were favored/even in five of the 12 losses- they're 0-7 vs spread in last seven home openers, with under 8-4 in their last 12. 12 of those 13 home openers came in Week 1. Cleveland is 3-6 vs spread in last nine games as home underdog; they're 3-7-2 vs spread v NFC teams last three years. Philly are 3-0 vs new Browns, scoring 35-34-30 points; they've won last three road openers, scoring 31+ points in last four. Since '88, Philly is 14-8 vs spread in road openers; 6-4 as favorite, 8-4 as dog. Over is 3-0-1 in their last four road openers. Teams met in preseason two weeks ago, but Vick didn't play. Bills @ Jets— How will Gang Green utilize Tebow? How will Sanchez react if he struggles early and gets pulled? Fickle home folks could turn ugly if Jets stumble early vs Buffalo squad that lost last five games to Jets by average score of 30-14, losing last two visits here, 38-7/28-24. Bills are 7-3 in last ten tries as road dogs in road openers; since 2000, they're 3-0 as Week 1 road dog. Buffalo is 12-6 as road underdogs in divisional games last six years. Six of their last eight road openers stayed under the total. Over last 20 years, Jets are 2-8 vs spread as favorite in home opener, losing 14 of 20 (2-1 last three years). Three of their last four home openers stayed under total. Jets covered five of last six season openers; since 2007, they're 2-9-1 vs spread as a home favorite in divisional games. Bills trading for Tarvaris Jackson raised some eyebrows. Redskins @ Saints— Lot of unusual variables here. How will Saints function without Payton/Vitt on sidelines? Who will make key 4th down calls? Redskins using rookie QB in hostile environment; tough way to start. Washington won its last six visits to New Orleans, with last visit in '06. Road team won six of last seven series games. New Orleans won four in row and 11 of last 14 home openers, scoring 28.3 ppg in last four; they're 6-2-1 vs spread in last nine as favorite in home openers, with 11 of last 15 staying under total. New Orleans won last five Sunday openers. Washington lost nine of last 12 road openers, losing last four, scoring 14 ppg. 1-5 vs spread in last six as underdog. Under is 8-3-1 in Washington's last dozen road openers. Since '07, Redskins are 18-12-3 as road underdogs. Since '08, Saints are 19-9-1 as a home favorite. Patriots @ Titans— Since 1998, Super Bowl losers are 0-13 vs spread (2-11 SU) in their next season's opener. Teams' first meeting since Patriots waxed Tennessee 59-0 on snowy October day in Foxboro three years ago, their fourth straight series win. Tennessee covered seven of last ten home openers, four of last five that were in Week 1; they're 7-0 vs spread last seven times they were underdog in home opener, with last non-cover 34-17 (+5) vs Steelers in '95. Patriots won last eight season openers (4-3-1 vs spread); they're 6-6 in last dozen road openers, 1-2 in last three; since '92, they're 1-11 in road openers if they score 21 or less points, 7-1 if they score 23+. Four of their last six road openers went over total. Titans' last three home openers went over total. Pats split two visits here, losing 24-7 in '02, winning 40-23 in '06. Jaguars @ Vikings— New owner/coach/QB for Jaguars, who lost last four road openers (1-3 vs spread) by average score of 25-9, losing 38-13/32-3 in Week 2 road openers last two years. In their history, are solid 7-4 vs spread as underdog in road openers. Six of their last eight road openers stayed under total. First time in five years Vikings are opening season at home; Minnesota lost three of last four home openers, with all four decided by four or less points; since '99, they're 3-8 vs spread as favorite in home openers. You're reading armadillosports.com. Vikings won three of four series games, with none of four decided by less than 11 points. Only Jaguar win was 33-3 here in '01. Since '88, under is 16-7-1 in Metrodome home openers. Dolphins @ Texans— High expectations in Houston after their first playoff appearance LY; they're 6-0 vs Dolphins, with all three wins here by 3 or less points- only one of the six wins is by more than 7 points. Rookie QB gets the nod for Miami, which lost seven of last eight road openers (1-5-1 vs spread in last seven), with only win at Buffalo in '10. Once-proud Fish are 0-4-1 vs spread in last five games as underdog in road opener. Texans won 34-24/34-7 in last two home openers, after losing six of first eight in franchise history; they're 2-2 as Week 1 home favorite. Five of their last seven home openers stayed under total. Houston allowed 24+ points in seven of last nine home openers. Under is 13-5 in Miami's last 18 road openers. Rams @ Lions— Third offense in three years for young QB Bradford; main question is can rebuilt OL keep him on his feet? Rams are 15-65 last five years, worst 5-year stretch in NFL history; they hired former Titan HC Fisher to right ship. His DC in Tennessee was current Lion HC Schwartz, so team will play similar defenses. St Louis lost last ten road openers (1-9 vs spread) by average score of 26-12, with five of last six staying under total. Last time Rams won season opener was 18-10 home win (+3.5) over Denver in 2006. Detroit is 14-6-1 vs spread in last 21 home openers, but lost three of last four (32-35/48-3 L2 years). First time in six years they're opening season at home. Three of last four home openers went over. Rams are 3-2 in last five series games; '09 Rams' only win came here, 17-10. '10 Rams lost 44-10 here. Falcons @ Chiefs— Home side won five of last six series games, all decided by 11+ points; Falcons have never won here, losing 38-10/14-3/56-10 ('04). Atlanta whupped KC 38-14 at home in last meeting ('08). Chiefs started 0-1 five of last six years. Chiefs are 4-8 in last dozen home openers, scoring 13 or less points in five of last six. KC is 2-6-1 vs spread last nine games where they were favored in a home opener. Atlanta lost last five road openers, scoring average of 8.6 ppg; they even lost at Pittsburgh one year when Big Ben was suspended. Since '88, they're 0-4 as favorite in road openers. You're reading armadillosports.com. Seven of last eight road openers stayed under total; under is 16-2-1 in Chiefs' last 19 home openers. 49ers @ Packers—Green Bay won five in row, 13 of last 14 games vs 49ers, with only loss in '98 playoff game; SF lost last eight visits here, with five of eight by 10+ points. Pack won/covered last five home openers, by average score of 27-18. This will be 13th time in 16 years they're at home in Week 1.. Niners xxx four of last five road openers, covered six of last eight; they're 7-1-1 vs spread in last nine tries as road dog in road opener. Since '94, they're 2-6 vs spread in Week 1 road games. Four of Pack's last six home openers stayed under; under is 3-1-1 in 49ers' last five road openers. Niners were +28 in turnovers in magical '11 run; they made lot of own breaks, but you're not +28 without few bounces going your way—will that continue? Panthers @ Buccaneers— Curious to see how Newton does with full off-season program under his belt; teams didn't have that last season, but he was still terrific as rookie, beating Bucs 38-19/48-16 in two meetings. Carolina lost last three road openers, allowing 28-31-28 points; they failed to cover last three as dog in road openers, after covering nine of first 10 (9-4 as dog overall in road openers). Tampa Bay lost five of last six season openers; since '88, they're 4-6 vs spread as dogs in home openers, 7-6-1 as favorite. Bucs are 4-6 in last ten home openers; over is 3-1-1 in last five, after 12 of previous 15 stayed under. Carolina's last four road openers went over the total. Oddly, Carolina won seven of last nine visits here. Seahawks @ Cardinals— Home side won four of last five series games; Seattle lost five of last six visits here, with losses by 6-3-13-11-3 points. Since '00, Hawks are 4-8 in road openers, allowing 6-0-7-6 points in wins; they lost last five road openers (0-6 vs spread in last six) by average score of 29-14. Home team won their last five season openers. You're reading armadillosports.com, America's favorite website. Arizona has been better in home openers since they got the dome; winning five of last six home openers, but since '88, are still just 3-10 vs spread as favorite in home openers, with five of last six going over total. Under is 19-5 in Arizona's last 24 home openers, but 2-3 in last five. Steelers @ Broncos— Denver KO'd Steelers from playoffs 29-23 with OT TD last January; now they've upgraded from Tebow to Manning at QB. Fox lost eight of his last nine home openers; before he got to Denver, Broncos had won 11 straight Mile High openers (8-3 vs spread). Manning won seven of last eight home openers, covering six of last 10 as favorite. Over is 3-1-1 in Denver's last five home openers. Pittsburgh is just 4-8 in last 12 road openers, 4-3 in last seven, scoring average of just 10 ppg in last five, with four of those five staying under total- they scored 14 or less points in four of those five games. New OC Haley said to have installed more run-happy offense, which may explain why Big Ben didn't get his shoulder fixed. Since '88, they're 4-5 in Week 1 openers on road. Steelers are 5-10-1 all-time in Denver, 3-4 vs Broncos in playoffs. Bengals @ Ravens— Baltimore won last seven home openers (5-2 vs spread), with none of wins by less than seven points; since 1988, they're 8-3 vs spread in Week 1 home games. Ravens covered four of last five home openers vs divisional opponent. Cincinnati is 4-3 in last seven road openers; they were dog in three of four wins, favored in two of three losses (underdogs covered five of their last six road openers). Since '88, are 6-5 vs spread as Week 1 underdog. Four of Bengals' last five road openers went over total; over is 5-1-1 in Ravens' last seven home openers, but seven of last nine series games had totals of 37 or less. Ravens won both meetings LY, 31-24/24-16, but are still just 6-9 in last 15 series games, albeit 3-1 in last four played here. Chargers @ Raiders—Allen is fourth head coach in five years for Oakland, but Palmer had full camp and should be better this year under center. Raiders won three of last four series games after losing 13 in row to Bolts before that. San Diego won seven of last eight visits here, with only loss 35-27 in '10. Chargers lost four of last five road openers, allowing average of 30.6 ppg, giving up 35+ points in three of the four losses; they're 4-9 vs spread last 13 times road opener was in Week 1. Over is 13-7-1 in San Diego's last 21 road openers. Raiders lost last four times they opened season at home, with three losses by 15+ points- they're 9-5 in last 14 home openers, winning last two after losing previous seven. Four of their last five home openers went over the total. Average total in last four series games is 52.
Its back. Opening night. After waiting for over 8 months tonight starts a new season. I am talking about bowling season. Headed to bowling to get a new season started. That said I hear there is a football game going on. So here you go. Also like the teaser tonight with the Over. GL NFL NEW JERSEY GIANTS -3 (buy 1/2)
How are you Marc. Its been a very long time! hope all is well with you and yours... and all the old freewinner guys and gals.. where is that TIMMYD? hate seeing all that money on one side. hmmm. may go small on Dallas.
Hey Samstin! Good to see you... Hope you Continue to post and joy the fun! BTW: Great call on Dallas
A Samstin sighting. Its better than Bigfoot. All well my friend. Moved to Florida and out of the cold and high property taxes. You saw CoverIt is now here along with a lot of the other guys. Look forward to you stopping by more often. Nice pick with Dallas. TimmyD....The man, they myth, the legend. Well I touch base with him every year around March Madness. He seems to be doing well. Working, raising the family and staying out of trouble I think. He stops by occasionally. How are you and the family doing my friend.
Marc, Its great to see some old monikers around. You're the glue my friend. What part of Florida are you living? Hot enough for ya? LOL
Thanks Sage. Here in Port Saint Lucie. Not hot at all. Love it. 90 degrees here is the same and better than 90 degrees anywhere else. Plus we get a nice breeze from the ocean most days. Will have to catch up at some point, maybe go to Burns Steakhouse or something when the Lions come to Tampa. :0
wow your almost a straight line across the state from me. We have the Gulf Coast breeze not to mention the Drew across the Gulf lol
Friday's Dirty Dozen: Things I'm looking for this weekend........ 12) I'm hoping Brandon McCarthy is feeling better and goes home from the hospital; he was hit in the head by a line drive Wednesday and had to have surgery to deal with a brain hemorrhage. Maybe the A's can win the World Series for him. 11) Missouri/Texas A&M have first conference games as SEC members this week; Aggies host Florida, Mizzou hosts Georgia. Still strange seeing them listed as SEC schools. 10) How will the Saints do without Sean Payton? I'm more pessimistic than most; think its going to be a rough year for New Orleans. Drew Brees is, in effect, the player-coach, at least on game days. 9) How will the Broncos do with Peyton Manning? Sunday night's game with the Steelers is going to get a lot of attention, but John Fox has lost eight of his last nine season openers. 8) Is the AL East going to be a 3-horse race to the finish? Hard to believe its turned out this way, and Boston isn't one of the three teams. 7) Wisconsin killed Oregon State LY, but now the Badgers are visiting Corvallis where the Beavers are generally a more feared animal. Interested to watch Maryland transfer O'Brien in his first road start for the Badgers. 6) Are the Miami Dolphins as weak as they've appeared on HBO's Hard Knocks? After Miami lost at Dallas last week to finish an 0-4 (who cares?) preseason, Coach Philbin never even said (at least not for the cameras) "OK, starting next week, everything counts. Lets put this behind us." You'd think he'd try to build some positive thoughts by dismissing the preseason results as unimportant, even if they're not totally meaningless. 5) Penn State lost at home last week to a good Ohio U team, after leading 14-3 at the half; their game at Virginia this week is big from a confidence standpoint, since rats will start jumping off the ship if they start 0-2. This is a bandwagon that could empty out very quickly, which is why a win at Virginia is important for Coach O'Brien. 4) 49ers were 13-3 LY with a +28 turnover ratio; not a lot of injuries and the ball always seemed to bounce their way. This season starts for them in the 4:00 game at Lambeau, the national doubleheader game. How will Alex Smith play after the team tried and failed to acquire Peyton Manning to take his place? 3) Nebraska visits UCLA and new coach Jim Mora Jr, who started five freshmen on offense last week at Rice. Nebraska ain't Rice. Curious to see how Mora's Bruins play in this spot. 2) Dodgers have made a lot of moves in the last move, but the one move they haven't yet made is moving up in the standings. Will LA's talented, expensive starting 9 propel the Dodgers higher in the playoff chase? 1) Of the 32 NFL teams this week, five are starting rookie QB's, five more are starting second-year QB's. This is a recent trend, very recent, impacting partly by the fact that college teams throw the ball more now.
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Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college football Saturday in case you dont want to look at the CFB thread....... Coming off another winning Saturday, and will post some Sunday picks shortly 13) Every year I'm reminded how awesome football weekends are; Saturday was no exception. Louisiana-Monroe stunned Arkansas as a 30-point dog, winning 34-31 in OT after trailing 28-7 early in third quarter. Cool sight after the game was a state trooper who "protects" Coach Todd Berry stopping the coach on the field and hugging him after ULM scored the winning TD. Pure joy, very fun to see. Horrendous night for Arkansas, which lost star QB Tyler Wilson with a broken collarbone; Razorbacks play Alabama next week. Not good. 12) If you had $100 on UL-Monroe on the money line, that ticket is now worth a cool $5,750. Not a bad day's work. 11) Michigan 31, Air Force 25; total yards: 422-417, Michigan. Air Force didn't make any coaches/players available to the media after the game, thats how hard they took this loss. Denard Robinson enjoyed the AF defense a little more than he enjoyed playing against Alabama. 10) Clemson/Washington State both made 60+-yard FGs Saturday; Rice hit a 45-yarder at the gun to win at Kansas. Why doesn't every D-I team have a good kicker? Oregon State's kicker missed a 40-yarder, short/wide right. How is this possible? Short? Go recruit a freakin' kicker!!! 9) Penn State missed four FGs and had a PAT blocked in a brutal 17-16 loss at Virginia, but their kicker jumped ship and transferred to Texas when the NCAA sanctions came down, so can't blame the coaches there. Cavaliers were -4 in turnovers, had 10 penalties for 70 yards (PSU had 24 yards on three penalties), were outrushed 121-32 and they still won. Odd. 8) Kansas State outgained Miami 498-262, completing nine of 11 passes for 210 yards in an easy 52-13 win. Tough times for the 'canes' defense. 7) Skip Holtz won another road game, this one in miraculous fashion, as South Florida hit on two TD passes of 50+ yards in last 3:00, rallying back from a 21-6 first quarter deficit to stun Nevada 32-31 in Reno. Not often a team wins a game on a 56-yard TD pass with 0:36 left, but USF did. 6) When Texas (-39) hammered New Mexico 45-0, it was first time in ten tries this season that a Mountain West road underdog failed to cover; thats right, MWC road dogs are 9-1 against the spread in non-league games. If you care about such things, Pac-12 favorites are 3-10 against spread. 5) However, since '93, Big Dozen teams are now a ludicrous 5-28-1 SU in regular season games, when visiting a Pac-12 foe; Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois all had unproductive trips west this weekend. . 4) I don't think any I-A teams should play I-AA teams, and if God forbid they lose to one, it should count as minus-1 win towards their going to a bowl game. Colorado-Colorado St.-UNLV all had such disasters this week. 3) Houston's offensive coordinator quit (got fired) last week; it didn't help the Cougars, who lost 56-49 at home to Louisiana Tech. For record, Houston was 53-77 for 580 yards passing- they gained 693 yards, but also 15 penalties for 138 yards. Big East can't be happy with this. 2) SMU beat SFAustin 52-0, in one of weirdest boxscores I've ever seen; Mustangs ran a blocked FG back for a TD, and also had three defensive TDs, three of their 10 takeaways. I've never seen a team turn ball over 10 times in one game. Hard to evaluate SMU from this mismatch. 1) Mississippi State got a monkey off its back, outgaining Auburn 388-216 in a surprisingly easy 28-10 win. Auburn's only TD came on opening kick of the second half. Huge win for Dan Mullen's program. 1a) This week, home favorites were 10-15 vs spread in non-league games, home underdogs were 6-4-1. Home favorites were 4-2 in conference play. .
Sunday Hilton Handicapping contest picks My money is on BTB this year. So he better make it count. Good luck Ryan. Six most popular picks and six least popular picks in Hilton handicapping contest, which has 700+ contestants, all of whom who pick five NFL games a week against the spread. They put up $1,500 each, so these are serious handicappers........ 6) Miami Dolphins, 93 5) Houston Texans, 96 4) Carolina Panthers, 126 3) Pittsburgh Steelers, 134 2) New Jersey Giants, 159 1) Kansas City Chiefs, 176 T27) Jacksonville Jaguars, 34 T27) Arizona Cardinals, 34 29) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28 30) Chicago Bears, 22 31) New Orleans Saints, 21 32) Cleveland Browns, 17


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=== Former Missouri standout Sam comes out === Columbia, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Reigning SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and former Missouri standout defensive end Michael Sam announced that he is gay in an ESPN "Outside the Lines" interview on Sunday. In the interview, Sam stated that he revealed his sexual orientation to his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August of 2013. Sam is considered a prospect for the upcoming NFL Draft and should he be selected, could become the NFL's first openly gay player. He is projected by most scouting services to be taken in the middle rounds. His decision to publicly announce his sexual orientation stemmed from his participation in the Senior Bowl two weeks ago, where Sam said he learned that many were already aware that he was gay. "Coaches just wanted to know a little about ourselves, our majors, where we're from, and something that no one knows about you," Sam said in the interview. "And I used that opportunity just to tell them that I was gay. And their reaction was like, 'Michael Sam finally told us.' " At the conclusion of the 2012-13 NBA season, 12-year veteran Jason Collins announced he was gay in a Sports Illustrated article. MLS player Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay professional athlete to play in a game in the U.S. when he appeared in an MLS game in May of last year. "We admire Michael Sam's honesty and courage," said the NFL in a statement. "Michael is a football player. Any player with ability and determination can succeed in the NFL. We look forward to welcoming and supporting Michael Sam in 2014." Division III Willamette University kicker Conner Mertens became the first active college football player to announce he was gay when he came out last month. 02/09 21:35:43 ET
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Last November 21 marked the 5th Biennial Rochester, Minn., PHA Gala, a series of events that has raised nearly $400,000 since its beginnings in 2001. The night's theme, Reach for the Stars — Karaoke for a Cause, marked "a turning point in terms of raising awareness," says Dr. Mike McGoon, a PH-treating physician and one of the gala organizers. A fresh new concept reminiscent of an American Idol-like karaoke contest, the event attracted attendees who had no prior understanding of PH.
To celebrate the longstanding awareness-raising achievements of the Rochester Gala throughout the years, PHA spoke with Dr. McGoon and his wife Bonnie McGoon, who have both been instrumental in organizing the galas and who were able to offer a unique perspective on its evolution over the last decade!
2001: "We trusted the idea that if the cause is good, it will just have to be successful — and it was, [thanks to] great support from a variety of sources: friends, patients, donors and PHA. This gala set the stage and enthusiasm for continuing in future years." Pictured right is a red Corvette which was generously donated by the Schoenleben family and raffled off at the event.
2003: This gala continued to be a formal affair, built upon what "seemed to be a successful formula," expanding the night's activities and keeping the focus on raising PH awareness and funds for patient support programs at PHA. A serendipitous turn of events had the McGoons' own daughter win the event's car raffle, "but hey, she bought her own raffle ticket!" they explain.
2005: Beginning in 2005, the Rochester Gala began incorporating themes. Titled PHenomenal PHifties, the McGoons explain that the night lent itself to creative and impressive costumes among attendees — and some great dancing.
2007: For the 4th biennial, the gala planning committee turned back the clocks a decade to host the PHenomenal PHorties, which "turned out to have certain relevance — a time of struggle and success," says Dr. McGoon. Described as one of the most fun galas, the night included the Amazing Hondo who "brought great magic, and actually turned his show into an impromptu extension of the [gala's live] auction … [as he] got an audience member to auction off his very loud sports coat," Dr. McGoon remembers. In the photo left, Hondo (pictured left) stands with Dr. McGoon.
2009: The McGoons describe Reach for the Stars — Karaoke for a Cause as "a big step in trying to broaden the awareness of the gala in the community by including an honorary chair who brought a new enthusiasm and the ability to more broadly publicize and raise awareness about the gala and its cause, by incorporating a theme that encouraged participation, and by pairing the evening gala with an afternoon discussion session for medical professionals…. [PHA Board member] Betty Lou's and [PHA Board Chair] Carl's stories indelibly affected everyone who was there."
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imo its also a bad idea. not for the MAIN ubuntu
Ubuntu development team has proven in the time not to be able to cope with real development, software integration and bug fixing.
The Ubuntu people have one thing in mind: profit opportunities.
That's not a bad thing, of course. It's bad when it's the only one thing you keep in mind.
A lot of work for marketing, colors, icons, themes and other eye candy.
But, as far as stability and effectiveness, they are far behind.
Most of the time they simply push bugs upstream to either Debian or to the (actual) application developers.
A few examples can help.
Ubuntu desktop doesn't use a desktop-grade kernel. I mean a kernel promoting the responsiveness. Something you'd expect on ... ehm ... desktop edition.
They instead use a server-grade kernel.
Not to talk when they decided to jump on the KDE v4 wagon and leave KDE users with no usable KDE at all.
That was a marketing decision. They didn't even tried the KDE v4 desktop or read the friendly documentation (stating that KDE v4 was not intended for end users).
Finally, when they really get to the solution to some issue, they fix it for the future release, not the current one or the latest LTS.
As if non-techie users were longing to make a complete distribution upgrade every six months. This is not the real use case.
A faster release cycle would simply emphasize this kind of attitude, thus leading to a fast suicide. Bugs would accumulate on older versions, while newer ones would show new bugs. With no time and resources to fix.
Ubuntu has had the merit to really push Linux to non-geek non-hackers desktop. Well they have not been the first ones nor the best ones.
But nowadays when you talk about desktop Linux, Ubuntu is among the two or three names that you can hear.
A suicide here would be a big loss to the Linux community.
Maybe a rolling distribution, already discussed in the past, would instead be a better idea. But also here, again, the quality assurance process should be much more important than eye candy.
So, please Ubuntu devs, don't do monthly release. Thanks.
imo its also a bad idea. not for the MAIN ubuntu
We would all like that but it will never happen! It is more a political problem rather than a technical. That would lead to the commoditization of the "distro". Do you think that Mark Suttleworth would invest his fine millions into a product that could be safely swaped with any other standardized binary-compatible distro made by a competitor or a couple of geeks in their basement? I don't think so.
The release policy, package format and ultimately the repository is what makes the difference from the rest of the distros. Otherwise we would all have switched to Arch by now
Those OSes have a major pro. They are an OS *and* a distribution.
This means that the kernel itself is shipped along with a (rather) complete operating environment.
Everything is under control. Customization can be done atop of them.
The major con is that they have very limited resources due to the extreme fragmentation in the open source arena.
Too many projects, each with too few resources to get to high quality releases, all making more or less the same thing.
There should be instead a different organization, with no (or very little) overlapping among projects.
But this is just a dream. I also have one.
Great idea, but it won't help Unity.
It has a tainted image.
New features and bugfixes each month would be more nauseating that Unity updates during the Oneiric cycle. Like watching paint that never dries.
Interesting thought and I for myself would love to see Ubuntu in a more core oriented development model.
To often the packages are too old to be useful in a current Ubuntu release and one has to rely on PPAs - which is somewhat not practical as these will be disabled with the next major release, etc.
So yes, change in development cycle/model is needed.
+1. But what about fixes? Would you prefer to wait until next release?
IMHO, "release it when it's ready" is OK as far as bug fixes first go to the current one and only later to the next one.
Ubuntu is doing the other way around with a twist: there are fixes that won't ever reach the current.
I wonder where you draw this conclusion from, it is a proposal being made by someone outside Canonical. That said, I would like if either Debian or Ubuntu officially adopt a rolling release channel. I believe Debian is already discussing this.
PPAs are fine and i very much appreciate them; but I'm curious why Debian hasn't implemented them.


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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated May 23, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Sleep apnea. American Sleep Apnea Association website. Available at: http://www.sleepapnea.org/learn/sleep-apnea.html. Accessed June 3, 2013.
What is sleep apnea? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea%5FSummary.html. Updated July 10, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Who is at risk for sleep apnea. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea%5FWhatIs.html. Updated July 10, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013.
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First Appearance: | IL057: The Breeding Center Secret |
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Butch is an agent of Team Rocket along with his partner, Cassidy. Butch, just like Cassidy, can be fairly arrogant and takes his part in taunting Jessie and James about their incompetence; although he is much quieter than his partner and often lets her take the 'team leader' role.He also shares a bitter rivalry with James, although it is noticeably not as intense as the Jessie -Cassidy rivalry. He does more of the heavy duty work, such as driving or carrying, while Cassidy tends to boss him around a little. This is seen frequently in the episode "Lovedisc Is a Many Splendored Thing" where she repeatedly yells commands at her partner such as "Gun it!" or "Get a move on, Hutch!" and "Never mind this mushy stuff, after them!" Butch seems to go along with it without complaints, however. A lot of the time, he appears to be the submissive half of the partnership.
Butch has brown eyes, which are more of a purple-brown in his most recent appearances, and short green hair. One of his most defining traits in undoubtedly his raspy, rough, gravelly voice. It resembles that of a smoker, therefore most peoples' theory is that he smokes very frequently, which has caused his voice to deteriorate. He is known to have a great rivalry with James, who calls him, "Botch".
Butch, although quiet, appears to be fairly intelligent. In "Pikachu Revolts," he explained to Jessie and James how he and Cassidy were controlling the Pokémon with, "This device amplifies Drowzee's attacks and broadcasts it through a parabolic antenna on the roof."
Butch also seems quite masculine compared to the more feminine James. He appears to be the tough type, and slightly arrogant with it. In 'Showdown At The Oak Corral', when Butch and Cassidy were disguised as a Golem and a Nidoqueen, Butch stated, "I think I make a good Golem!" When Cassidy replied, "And why is that?" He began to go on about how he was, like Golem, tough, strong, powerful, fearless, ect. until Cassidy told him, "Enough already! Just make your point!"A recurring gag in the Anime is that almost every single character fails to get Butch's name right. Variations include Botch (as mentioned before), Butcher, Ben, Brendan, Brandon, Braden, and a few more. This of course infuriates him. He gets extremely wound up and over the top about it, and continues to furiously correct the culprits of getting his name wrong. In "The Ole Berate And Switch," Butch seemed rather depressed about the fact that Cassidy, despite "knowing him forever," still constantly calls him more names than you could find in a baby book. This suggests he perhaps values her opinion more than the others.
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9:00 pm Shawn Fleek, kitchen manager at Suki's and part-time rabble rouser, gets off work and joins Whitney in the "forbidden dance" that is a liveblog.
10:14pm: The experiment falters almost immediately due to my having to go up second. [I do alright. I cannot work out jokes on stage here, I do not have any clue why I persist in believing that I can.] Anywho, the mic started about an hour ago. By this point, there is a solid crowd on the "comic side" of the room and a couple people playing video poker on the other.
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2013: Second team All-America selection as a punt returner by the Football Writers Association of America, Sports Illustrated and Phil Steele ... first team All-ACC pick as a wide receiver by both the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and the league's head coaches ... first team All-ACC choice as a return specialist by the conference's head coaches ... only player to receive 2013 first team all-conference honors at two positions ... second team All-ACC pick as a return specialist by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ... named to the ACC All-Bowl Team by ESPN ... recipient of the Duke football program's Carmen Falcone Team MVP award ... Academic All-ACC selection ... four-time ACC Player of the Week choice ... joined Heisman Trophy recipient Jameis Winston of Florida State as the only two players to earn 4+ ACC Player of the Week citations on the year ... ACC Receiver of the Week selection following wins over Troy and Wake Forest ... 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Central and Pittsburgh ... started all 14 games ... caught 108 passes for 1,360 yards (12.59) and eight TDs ... rushed eight times for 71 yards (8.88) and one TD ... returned 25 punts for 401 yards (16.04) and two TDs ... compiled 1,832 all-purpose yards ... scored 66 points on 11 TDs ... established ACC single-season record for pass receptions, bettering the previous standard of 98 set by Kenneth Moore of Wake Forest in 2007 ... on the ACC's single-season charts, additional totals rank fifth for receptions per game (7.71) and fifth in receiving yardage ... set Duke single-season records for pass receptions, pass receptions per game, receiving yardage, most 100-yard receiving games (7), most games with 5+ pass receptions (13), most games with 10+ pass receptions (4), most receptions by a WR-TE combination (154 with Braxton Deaver), most games with 1+ pass reception (14; tied with Deaver) and most games with 2+ pass receptions (14; tied with Deaver) ... on Duke's single-season lists, additional totals rank second for most all-purpose yards, second for most receptions by two teammates (154 with Deaver), second for most receiving yards by two teammates (1,960 with Deaver), tied for second for most TD receptions of 50+ yards (4), tied for second for most receptions by three teammates (193 with Deaver & Brandon Braxton), third for most punt return yards, third for most receiving yards by three teammates (2,321 with Deaver & Braxton), third for most pass receptions by a WR-TE-RB combination (167 with Deaver & Jela Duncan), third for most pass receptions by a WR-RB combination (121 with Duncan), fourth for receiving yards per game, fourth for punt return average and tied for seventh for TD receptions ... became just the third player in Duke history to register 8+ receiving TDs in consecutive seasons, joining Clarkston Hines (1987-88-89) and Eron Riley (2007-08) ... joined Hines (1987-88-89) as the only two players in Duke history to register 5+ 100-yard receiving games in consecutive seasons ... in the ACC, ranked first in receptions, second in receptions per game (7.71), second in receiving yardage, second in receiving yards per game (97.14), second in punt return average, second in punt return yardage, second in all-purpose yardage, tied for second in punt returns for TDs, fourth in all-purpose yards per game (130.86) and fifth in TD receptions ... nationally, ranked first in punt returns of 20+ yards (8), tied for first in pass receptions of 60+ yards (4), tied for first with punt returns for TDs of 70+ yards (2), tied for second in punt returns for TDs, tied for third in pass receptions of 50+ yards (5), ninth in receiving yardage, 12th in receptions per game, 18th in receiving yards per game, 31st in all-purpose yards per game and tied for 44th in TD receptions ... part of a Blue Devil offense that was one of three nationally (Duke, Alabama & South Carolina) to have a pair of 100-yard receivers (Crowder & Deaver [116]) in a bowl game and one of two offenses (Duke & Alabama) to have two 100-yard receivers and one 100-yard rusher (Josh Snead [104]) in a bowl game ... established Duke bowl game records for pass receptions and receiving yardage with a 12-catch, 163-yard performance against Texas A&M in the 46th annual Chick-fil-A Bowl ... the 12 receptions matched the second-highest bowl game total nationally, trailing only Clemson's Sammy Watkins' 16-catch performance against Ohio State in the Discover Orange Bowl ... receiving yardage total marked the seventh-highest of the bowl season ... added a 59-yard TD catch against the Aggies to set school bowl game record for longest scoring reception ... also reached the 10-catch plateau against Memphis (11), Navy (10) and Wake Forest (11) ... other 100-yard receiving games came versus Memphis (140), Pittsburgh (141), Troy (149), Virginia (113), N.C. State (134) and Wake Forest (121) ... posted the fifth-highest single-game all-purpose yardage total in school history with a 279-yard performance against Pittsburgh ... against the Panthers, totaled 141 receiving yards, 29 rushing yards and 109 punt return yards ... had 100+ punt return yards against both N.C. Central (113; 4th highest single-game total in school history) and Pittsburgh (109; 6th highest single-game total in school history) ... punt return average of 36.33 (3-109) against Pittsburgh marked the second-highest single-game total in school history, trailing only George Clark's standard of 39.67 (3-119) versus Wake Forest in 1944 ... season punt return average marked Duke's highest since 1944 when Clark set the school standard at 19.71 ... two punt returns for TDs came against N.C. Central (76 yards; 8th longest return in school history) and Pittsburgh (82 yards; t5th longest return in school history) ... became just the third player in Duke history to register two punt returns for TDs in the same season, joining Elmore Hackney (1937) and Jay Wilkinson (1961) ... against Pittsburgh, accounted for three TDs with a 62-yard reception, 7-yard run and 82-yard punt return to become the first Duke player score TDs via reception, rush and return since Scottie Montgomery accomplished the feat versus Wake Forest in 1999 ... became the seventh player in Duke history to lead the team in all-purpose yardage in three consecutive seasons, joining George Clark (1944-45-46), Jay Wilkinson (1961-62-63), Troy Slade (1973-74-75), Mike Grayson (1981-82-83), Scottie Montgomery (1997-98-99) and Jabari Marshall (2006-07-08) ... on the field for 1,002 snaps. 2012: Honorable mention All-ACC selection by both the league's media representatives and head coaches ... recipient of Duke's Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, an honor presented annually to the member of the Duke football program who displays the highest teammate qualities such as inspiration, unselfishness and commitment to the team ... started all 13 games ... caught 76 passes for 1,074 yards (14.13) and eight TDs ... rushed three times for 13 yards (4.33), returned five punts for 66 yards (13.20) and returned five kickoffs for 90 yards (18.00) ... led the Blue Devils in all-purpose yardage (1,243), yards per reception, receiving yards and TD receptions ... in the ACC, ranked tied for third in receiving yards per game (82.62), tied for third in TD receptions and fifth in receptions per game (5.85) ... nationally, ranked tied for 35th in receiving yards per game and tied for 42nd in receptions per game ... established ACC record and matched NCAA standard for longest pass reception with 99-yard effort from QB Sean Renfree against Miami ... established ACC single-season record for receiving yardage by a sophomore ... set school single-season record for most TD receptions of 50+ yards with five, breaking the previous standard of four set by Eron Riley in 2007 ... scoring catches of 50+ yards came against FIU (60), Virginia (54), Virginia Tech (62), Clemson (77) and Miami (99) ... on Duke's single-season charts, totals rank second for pass receptions, tied for third for 100-yard receiving games (5), tied for fourth for pass receiving yardage and tied for seventh for TD receptions ... also matched school single-season records for most games with 1+ reception (13) and most games with 2+ receptions (13) ... caught 5+ passes in 10 games to mark the second-highest single-season total in school history ... with fellow WR Conner Vernon (85), set ACC single-season record for most receptions (161) by two teammates, breaking the previous mark of 156 set by Chris Givens (83) and Michael Campanaro (73) of Wake Forest in 2011 ... paired with Vernon (85-1,074) to become the first tandem in ACC history to register 75+ pass receptions in the same season and just the second duo in ACC history to post 1,000+ receiving yards in the same season, joining E.G. Green (1,007) and Andre Cooper (1,002) of Florida State in 1995 ... with Vernon, set Duke single-season records for receiving yardage by two teammates (2,148), bettering the previous standard of 1,793 set by Vernon (746) and Donovan Varner (1,047) in 2009 ... with Vernon, became the fourth Duke duo with 5+ TD receptions each in a season ... teamed with Vernon to form one of just four tandems nationally to have 1,000+ receiving yards each, joining Markus Wheaton (1,244) and Brandin Cooks (1,151) of Oregon State, Eric Ward (1,053) and Darrin Moore (1,032) of Texas Tech, and Stedman Bailey (1,622) and Tevon Austin (1,289) of West Virginia ... with Vernon, combined to be one of just four duos in the country to record 75+ pass receptions each, joining Bailey (114) and Austin (114) of West Virginia, Moore (92) and Ward (82) of Texas Tech, and Marqise Lee (118) and Robert Woods (76) of Southern California ... with Vernon and WR Desmond Scott (66), was the only trio of players nationally with 65+ pass receptions and established the school single-season record for most catches by three teammates (227) ... caught a season-high 10 passes at Stanford ... against the Cardinal, paired with Scott (11) to become the second duo in Duke history to post 10+ catches apiece in a single game, joining the tandem of Corey Thomas (13) and Marc Wilson (10) against Virginia in 1995 ... posted five 100-yard receiving games against FIU (102), Stanford (112), Virginia Tech (127), Clemson (167) and Miami (203) ... the 203-yard performance versus the Hurricanes marked the seventh-highest single-game total in Duke history ... totaled 272 all-purpose yards (203 receiving & 69 KOR) against Miami to register the seventh-highest single-game total in school history ... ACC Receiver of the Week honoree following the eight-catch, 203-yard, two-TD performance against the Hurricanes ... caught game-winning, five-yard TD pass from Renfree with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter in 33-30 victory over North Carolina ... became the fifth player in school history to register a game-winning TD reception in the final period, joining Howard Pitt (vs. SMU, 1952), Tom Hall (vs. Georgia Tech, 1977), Mark Militello (vs. N.C. State, 1983) and Marc Mays (vs. Northwestern, 1990) ... became just the third player in Duke history to open a season with two straight 100-yard receiving games, joining Clarkston Hines (1988) and Richmond Flowers (1998) ... on the field for 939 total snaps. 2011: Played in all 12 games ... caught 14 passes for 163 yards (11.64) and one TD while rushing eight times for 42 yards (5.25) ... completed one-of-two (.500) pass attempts for 21 yards (21.00) ... returned 38 kickoffs for 814 yards (21.42) and 13 punts for 122 yards (9.39) ... led Duke in all-purpose yardage (1,141) ... became the first freshman to lead Duke in all-purpose yards since Ronnie Drummer in 2004 ... ranked fifth in the ACC in kickoff return average ... had a season-high four catches for 47 yards against Stanford ... first collegiate TD reception covered 45 yards from Sean Renfree at North Carolina ... had a season-best 61 receiving yards as well as a 21-yard pass completion to Anthony Boone against the Tar Heels ... sealed Duke's 31-27 road win over FIU on a 16-yard run around left end on 3rd-and-7 from the Duke 16 yard line with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter ... returned a season-high six kickoffs against both Stanford and FIU to match the second-highest single-game total by a Duke rookie ... punt return average marked Duke's best since 2001 when Ronnie Hamilton (15.55) led the ACC ... the 38 kickoff returns matched the second-highest single-season total in Duke history while the 814 kickoff return yards stand as the fourth-best single-season total in school history ... both kickoff return and kickoff return yardage totals established Duke freshman records ... posted 190 all-purpose yards at Stanford, marking the seventh-highest single-game total by a Duke rookie ... carded the fourth-best single-season all-purpose yardage total for Duke freshmen ... played a total of 249 snaps. PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Monroe under coach Johnny Sowell ... helped Monroe to a three-year record of 29-10 with three state playoff berths ... listed as the No. 65 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com ... as a senior, rushed for 641 yards and 11 TDs, caught 41 passes for 790 yards and nine TDs and had four returns for scores ... 2010 first team all-state (1A) choice by NCPreps.com ... Rocky River Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 ... as a junior, had 26 catches for 618 yards with 19 total TDs ... participated in the 74th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas played December 18, 2010 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... also participated in basketball and track and field ... helped Monroe to a 32-1 record and the 2010 1A state basketball championship ... Rocky River Conference Player of the Year in basketball as a junior. 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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Khatia Buniatishvili
Thu 29 Sep 2011 1pm, LSO St Luke's
The Observer, 1 Oct 2011
Hurrah for lunchtime concerts, those civilised oases where we can lay aside the stresses and strains of the working day and allow music to cool our fevered brows or inspire us on to fresh endeavour ... Buniatishvili is definitely a pianist to watch.
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classicalsource.com, 30 Oct 2011
... we were not disappointed in passionate engagement and the finale was overwhelming. It's a curious feeling being wrung though the mill at lunchtime – as the sun streams through the windows of St Luke's – but it was well worth it.
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Brahms/Tchaikovsky - Valery Gergiev/Nelson Freire
Sun 25 Sep 2011 7.30pm, Barbican
The Guardian, 27 Sep 2011
The finale, opening playfully, lightened the mood; here especially, Freire seemed part of the orchestra, the focus passing from the piano to one or other of the LSO's outstanding soloists and back again.
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The Observer, 1 Oct 2011
There was no lack of passion in Tchaikovsky's fourth symphony, and no false histrionics either; Gergiev knows that it comes scorching off the page without the help of empty gestures. No wonder they roared for more.
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classicalsource.com, 26 Sep 2011
This was an outstanding concert from first note to last … From David Pyatt's serene opening horn solo the LSO's response was to offer full-blooded, gold-plated support in every department.
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XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition Winners' Gala - Valery Gergiev
Wed 21 Sep 2011 7pm, Barbican
The Independent, 22 Sep 2011
[Pianist Daniil Trifanov had] power in spades, crystalline passage-work, and a pearlised singing tone: he's already got it all, and his encore – Liszt's 'La Campanella' – had both flawless delicacy, and an engaging modesty. In short, this year's jury knew what it was doing.
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The Times, 22 Sep 2011
Dispatching the Piano Concerto No 1, what was most noticeable about this fizzing display [from pianist Daniil Trifanov] was showmanship without ostentatious theatrics, and a generous willingness, particularly in the balletic second movement, to let Gergiev and the by now fully fired-up London Symphony players to take the lead where the music required it.
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The Guardian, 22 Sep 2011
The brightest star of the evening was the 23-year-old Narek Hakhnazaryan, an Armenian cellist of real maturity whose performance of the Variations on a Rococo Theme was characterful and well-judged.
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classicalsource.com, 22 Sep 2011
[Pianist Daniil Trifanov] enjoyed the never-failing power, passion and sympathy of Gergiev and the LSO. Trifonov was in many ways sensational, in love with the piano and everything he can do with it.
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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Llyr Williams
Thu 15 Sep 2011, LSO St Luke's
classicalsource.com, 16 Sep 2011
Williams produced a perfect gem of a recital that allowed us a very human insight into the composer's music.
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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Barry Douglas
Thu 8 Sep 2011 1pm, LSO St Luke's
Classicalsource.com, 9 Sep 2011
Elegant, dramatic and Olympian, this was compelling Beethoven playing. And for those who don't know LSO St Luke's, the hall is particularly good for piano recitals, with its warm, lively acoustic and good sight-lines. Nice restaurant, too.
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Beethoven Missa Solemnis - Sir Colin Davis et al, BBC Proms
Sun 4 Sep 2011 7pm, Royal Albert Hall
The Guardian, 5 Sep 2011
[Davis'] performance with the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Chorus and London Philharmonic Choir was awesome in its impact.
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The Independent, 5 Sep 2011
Gordan Nikolitch's exquisite violin solo set the seal on this mind-blowingly wonderful performance.
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Evening Standard, 5 Sep 2011
There was a tense majesty in this performance, the players of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) responding warmly and alertly to Davis's exhortations, while leader Gordan Nikolitch luxuriated in the long violin solo bestowed upon him in the Praeludium.
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The Daily Telegraph, 5 Sep 2011
In the Incarnatus, the four soloists intertwined with Gareth Davies' flute solo in a beautifully judged ensemble.
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The Arts Desk, 5 Sep 2011
Davis's choral forces guided the audience carefully through the many faces of intercession Beethoven exposes, gaining our trust before mercilessly flinging us aside for the ensemble virtuosity of the Gloria.
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classicalsource.com, 5 Sep 2011
The London Symphony Orchestra responded to its former Principal Conductor and current President with a layered, refined sound, properly Classical yet full of Romantic possibility, generously fulfilled in Gordan Nikolitch's glorious playing of the violin solo in the 'Benedictus'.
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The Times, 6 Sep 2011
In Colin Davis's interpretation with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus and London Philharmonic Choir, one sensed two sorts of anguish jostling each other: the anguish of our fractious, pessimistic times; and the anguish of a pensive octogenarian courageously showing that age does not always bring solace.
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Financial Times, 6 Sep 2011
Conductor Colin Davis could not be in less of a hurry to show off these days. He gives the music all the time it needs and then some more, allowing space for sonorities to blend and the mind to ponder on the philosophical radiance of one of Beethoven's most challenging works.
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Bachtrack.com, 7 Sep 2011
I have not heard a more convincing interpretation than this one by Sir Colin Davies, an intrepid supporter of a work that seemed (more than ever in this performance) to be very close to his own heart.
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The Spectator, 8 Sep 2011
Sir Colin Davis led the LSO and two choirs in faithful supplication to impart to us a vision of the divine spirit: it was the perfect spiritual consummation to this season of Proms.
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Sunday Times, 11 Sep 2011
[Sir Colin Davis] was certainly the conductor to heed this composer's example in seeking the loftiest spiritual affirmation while taking absolutely nothing, from a religious point of view, for granted
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Mail on Sunday, 11 Sep 2011
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When Max Scherzer is on the mound, the Detroit Tigers have a chance to win pretty much any game - even without their top two sluggers. Scherzer pitched seven impressive innings, outdueling Zack Greinke and helping the short-handed Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday. Detroit was without Miguel Cabrera, who was given a day off, and Victor Martinez, who is dealing with a lingering back issue.
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