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JON CARDINELLI, writing in SA Rugby magazine, says Andries Bekker has taken his game to a whole new level.
In a rugby team of fictional characters, the BFG wouldn't make the bench. Roald Dahl's giant had the reach and height, but lacked the bloody-mindedness of an archetypal tight forward.
Until last year, Andries Bekker was the BFG of South African rugby. He had the height and, as seen by his lineout exploits at regional and Test level, he had the reach. But something was missing. There was no physical presence about Bekker. The tallest player in Springbok history at 2.08m, and one of the heavier incumbents at 122kg, he wasn't using that formidable frame to full effect. Something needed to change.
Stormers assistant coach Matt Proudfoot recalls the hours of planning and practice that would culminate in a powerful transformation.The Stormers were hailed as one of the more physical teams in 2010 and have maintained that reputation in 2011, and Bekker has been at the forefront of a more robust approach.
'He's a great athlete, but he's also a big, tall guy who attracts more than one defender,' says Proudfoot. 'We realised that he could be an asset if he improved his ball-in-contact skills to the point where he could take the tackle, and then make the offload. By developing that skill set, he'd be doubly dangerous with support players running off him.'
If not for a serious back injury that sidelined him for seven months, Bekker would have played more than just three Tests in 2010. Bok forwards coach Gary Gold had been tracking his progress in the 2010 Super 14, and was thrilled with the change in attitude. He continues to monitor Bekker in the 2011 competition, and is pleased to report that the Stormers lock is making some colossal contributions.
'When you talk about a player's physicality, you judge him in three areas,' explains Gold. 'Firstly, you look at his ball-carrying ability and how often he gets over the advantage line. Secondly, you look at his tackling ability and how many times he stops opponents dead, and how many times he knocks them back. Thirdly, you look at his body position at the ruck and how he effects a cleanout. Andries made an incredible improvement in 2010, and he's carried that form through to this year's competition too.
'You can see how the Stormers use him to create attacking continuity. Andries may not make many linebreaks, but it's his ability to get over the gainline and free up his arms that creates linebreaks for his support runners.'
Bekker has bulked up with muscle, and is delivering more offensive hits than he used to. After six weeks of Super Rugby, his defensive stats made for impressive reading if you consider that 15% of his tackles were offensive hits. It's a high percentage for a lock, and he's been right up there with the more physical second rowers in South Africa.
'But his physicality hasn't affected his work rate,' says Gold, keen to clarify that Bekker's physical ambition hasn't compromised his natural mobility. 'Because some locks are making those offensive hits, they might not have as high a work rate around the park. Andries has remained mobile and does a lot of work at the breakdown. He makes 45 contributions per game which is high for a lock if you remember that the top loose forwards average 60 to 70 per game.'
All this praise needs some context. Not too long ago, the Stormers were regularly pummelled by teams like the Bulls and Sharks because their tight forwards were more flash than grunt, and Bekker was a long-standing member of what was infamously known as the 'light five'. But when Rassie Erasmus arrived in 2008 and installed a new culture, that started to change. Three years on, and the Stormers have one of the best packs in the southern hemisphere.
Bekker admits that his motivation to evolve is rooted in national as well as regional ambition. Three years ago, nobody would have thought to measure Bekker against Bakkies Botha, as it's akin to comparing a poodle with a pit bull. Much has changed, and while Bekker will never be Botha, he can provide the Boks with a quality alternative at No 4.
'No 5 is my position at the Stormers, but I'll play wherever I'm needed at the Boks,' he says. 'At the beginning of last season, I knew that with Victor and Bakkies dominating the starting positions, I would have to be more versatile if I was going to make the Bok bench. I knew that if I could improve my physical game and be considered a replacement to Bakkies as well as Victor, I would improve my chances of making the Bok 22.'
Nevertheless, Bekker's injury-enforced absence provided opportunities for Flip van der Merwe and Alistair Hargreaves. While Gold was impressed with the performances of these rookies, he admits that Bekker has progressed to the point where he can do a job for the Boks at front lock.
'I believe he can complement any lock in the world,' says Gold. 'Nowadays, the No 5 is the more nimble of the pair while the No 4 does the hard graft, but Andries has shown that he is no slouch in the physical stakes. If he continues in this vein, he will continue to push for a place in either locking position at national level. He's made himself even more valuable by developing that physical side of his game, and Victor and Bakkies know that they have to maintain their high standards if they're going to keep him out of the starting XV.'
Matfield will be remembered as a Test legend, and his mentoring of Bekker over the past three seasons will ensure that his legacy lives on.
While the roles of student and master are clearly defined at Test level, there is no quarter given when the Bulls play the Stormers. The most recent clash between these two rivals witnessed a particularly intriguing duel between Matfield and Bekker, and it was a compliment to the latter that Matfield went to near-bizarre lengths to secure quality lineout ball.
There's always plenty of analysis before a traditional north-south derby. Two weeks before the Stormers travelled to Loftus, Bekker was meeting with the Stormers' coaches and discussing the Bulls' lineout calls and systems. The Cape side didn't have a great day when it came to their own feed, but they did manage to disrupt the Bulls.
'I've learnt so much from Vic,' says Bekker. 'He's somebody I've always admired, especially the contesting side of his game. I have picked up some of his habits, because I realise you need to put in the extra work if you want to see the results.
'I owe a lot to guys like Vic, Matt Proudfoot and especially a lineout genius like Rassie Erasmus. But all top sportsmen want to bring something new to their position and make it their own. I've played under Vic for three years and I have a tremendous respect for him and realise that he's the best in the world, but at the same time, I know that if the opportunity presents itself, I'm ready to make the step up. When he retires, I'm ready to take on the responsibility.'
Erasmus confirms that Bekker's great strides have not been limited to the physical realm.
'Andries is probably one of the tallest players in the world, and is also one of the most naturally talented forwards in the game,' Erasmus begins, in explaining Bekker's progress. 'At the start of his career, perhaps that size and skill worked to his detriment in terms of developing the other aspects. He relied a lot on his height and his natural ability to win lineout ball. What's really improved in the past year or so is his understanding of lineout systems, and how to react differently in certain situations.
'He does his homework, but he also makes the on-field calls and reacts quickly in a game situation. Even if you study an opponent, it's likely that they will try something different, and so you need a player who can recognise those changes and adjust accordingly.'
Proudfoot has also noticed a change in Bekker's approach to the lineout. Like Matfield, Bekker is the set-piece ringmaster as well as its star act.
'Last year, he tried to beat opponents all by himself. Even when opponents were double-teaming him, he'd try and win the ball. He's now realised that there's more to it than that. He's starting to out-think opponents at the lineout, and deploy his own team-mates cleverly. It's a real sign of maturity,' Proudfoot says.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers will announce his World Cup squad on 23 August, and while Botha and Matfield are certainties, the contest is heating up for those last two lock spots. Bekker is contracted to the Boks and looks likely to make the cut, but he won't take anything for granted.
'Forget about Victor and Bakkies – Flip van der Merwe and Alistair Hargreaves have already played for South Africa and will be pushing for a place,' he says. 'Danie Rossouw is another who has won a World Cup and had a great season in 2010.
'The Springboks are going to New Zealand to defend their world title, and I want to be a part of that. I can't just assume that I will get selected. I need to make sure I have a good Super Rugby competition. Every game between now and the World Cup counts.'
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Product DescriptionThe Small Block Eight DTC 2.1 is an excellent hard pack XC race tire 8 Nevegal shaped but smaller knobs across the tire for better 'bite'. DTC - Dual Tread Compound offers cornering grip with faster center line acceleration. One of the fastest rolling tires in the Kenda Premium line.
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Date Reviewed: February 15, 2015
Strengths: Fast
Very fast
Terrain Variety
To soon to tell about durability but I did run over some cactus without flatting.
Weaknesses: Doesn't have the tough look you might like a mtb tire to have.
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Finally, after reading some mixed reviews I reluctantly decided to give one a try as a rear tire. Wow! Have I been surprised. I expected a speed increase in the hardpack over the very aggressive rear tire I have been using, and the speed increase was instantly huge in all terrain. What really surprised me is that the traction is just as good if not better than my aggressive tire in a wide variety of terrains. Including hardpack, loose/sand over hardpack, sand up to and inch deep, rock gardens, and slick rock, among others. I have even encountered some mud and melting snow, neither of which slowed me down more that they would have my more aggressive tire. The only place I noticed a slight decrease in performance was descending a steep cobble type rock garden. The tire locked up easily and did little to reduce speed in the golf ball to baseball sized rocks, but those type of conditions are rare enough that I don't care. Not only has my speed dramatically increased and traction remained, but my bike handling was instantly improved with this tire as well. It is easier to transition from side to side with this tire than a tire with large knobs. Changing directions and lean angles is much quicker and less cumbersome. I haven't tried the SB8 on the front yet, but one of these days I probably will. Though I am still a bit hesitant to give up the aggressive tire on the front end.
Awesome tire, I will buy again, at least for a rear. I have to wonder how it is that some reviewers are unsatisfied with the grip of the tire, and I wonder if it is mainly the front end that they are having a hard time with. Maybe they are running the pressure to high. I have been running mine just a bit under 30 PSI, and still have plenty of speed and don't feel I am even close to pinch flatting.
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Date Reviewed: December 10, 2014
Strengths: Only good on Hardpack as a REAR tyre.
Weaknesses: Fragile, and anything else beside the strengths
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Date Reviewed: July 26, 2014
Strengths: Straight Lines, Hard Packed, Durability
Weaknesses: Anything not listed in strengths
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Unfortunately less than optimal conditions mean it's time for a tyre swap. They're not designed to deal with loose condition and clog immediately with whatever you've thrown at them. Sand and other dry loose conditions drag these down quickly.
The final tidbit I found with this particular tyre was the bead comes a bit loose around the rims under heavy breaking and often slips just slightly pulling tubes and tape with them. Resulted in a lot of presto valves getting clipped, but 3 years later I won't shed any tears on a $52 tyre.
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Duration Product Used: 3 years
Price Paid: $52.00
Purchased At: Sporting Life
Similar Products Used: Michelin XCR Dry
Maxxis High Roller
Specialized "The Captain"
Kenda Nevegal
Bike Setup: '04 RMB Vertex
'02 Stumpjumper FSR
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2014
Strengths: These are great tires lying for what they were made for: mild XC race course in dry conditions, cycling paths, hard surfaces such as rock. In these conditions they have a great balance of low rolling resistance, lightweight and grip.
Weaknesses: Loose conditions, mud and weak sidewalls. Definitely better as a rear tire than front due to lack of serious side knobs and round profile.
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Duration Product Used: Several months
Purchased At: BD
Similar Products Used: I've used all kinds of tires including slicks like Gatorskins, Tom slicks, City Slickers and treads like Smoke and Dart to old Specialised Ground Control to Maxxis beaver, Schwalbe Rocket Ron and Continental Mountain King2.
Bike Setup: Motobecane fly ti 29er.
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2014
Strengths: Very reasonable price for what you get
quick-rolling on hardpacked earth & pavement
Weaknesses: Poor mud/snow clearance, strictly a fair-weather tire
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Handles about as well as you might expect in sand and downed leaves (poorly).
However, the short and closely packed tread pattern that make these tires good on the hard stuff makes for a tire that turns into ball bearings in the mud and snow, where frequent washouts occur if mounted on the front wheel as these tires do not shed mud or snow well. Reccomend a tire with a more aggressive tread in front paired with a SB8 on the rear.
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Duration Product Used: 250 miles
Bike Setup: hardtail 29er
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2013
Strengths: Very fast tires, seem to be durable
Weaknesses: Like many of the other reviews here state if it is anything other than hard solid ground you will have a lot of slippage.
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Duration Product Used: 8 months
Price Paid: $2000.00
Purchased At: Bikes Direct
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pros, Kenda Nevegal
Bike Setup: Motobecane Fly Team 29 Ti
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2013
Strengths: I am a 215 lb. recreational XC rider. The 2.1 tire works well in the dry hard pack and also as a commuter on the rear. The jury is still out on the front tire performance. The performance in the wet is unknown. Works well with the Notubes conversion on Mavic rims. Seems to wear well on the rear. These are fast tires, noticeably faster than Panaracer Fire XCs they replaced.
Weaknesses: A bit pricey.
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Bike Setup: 2004 Giant NRS.
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2013
Strengths: Fast rolling!!!! durable and usually can find it at a great price.
Weaknesses: Limited application: It is a rear tire only and best suited for dry condiitons.
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Date Reviewed: January 20, 2013
Strengths: Very low resistance, a good option if you want to use your mtb to commute in cities or avoid the shame of having slicks in a great mtb.
Weaknesses: Grip on rear is a problem in anything different than dry hard soil
Grip on front : do not use it unless you drive on tar or dry clean tracks
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I am shocked to see the overall rating for this tire as 4.19... it gave me good bruises and frustrated climbs during summer in Australia... I can't see me using it during winter over roots.
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2012
Strengths: I have read and heard good things about these tires a bike shop in Denver recommened that I use them for the trail I frequent.That being said I would never use this on the front. Seams to be ok in the rear but not great.
Weaknesses: This is the absoulte worst front tire I have used. The small blocks continually slide out. These tires caused me to crash going downhill where I have been riding for 5 years without any issues. I continue to feel the front sliding out every time I ride and will be replacing these tire in the next week.
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Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: kenda navagal, maxis, cheepy tires.
Bike Setup: Sette Pro
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2012
Strengths: Good grip on a wide variety of surfaces. Smooth rolling
Weaknesses: Front sidewall is soft, keep the pressure high. Poor in sand, but who rides a lot of snad anyway/ Cautious conrnering if you are a bigger/heavier rider. 200lbs
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Price Paid: $43.00
Purchased At: Jensen online
Bike Setup: Hard tail Kona kula
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2012
Strengths: Not as terrible as I feared
Weaknesses: If you are in anything besides hardpack, you will experience some slippage
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Date Reviewed: May 15, 2012
Strengths: Excellent grip on hard pack, low rolling resistance.
Weaknesses: Terrible in mud and even worse in sand
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That said, 99% of the single track near me is hard pack and these tires allow you to corner as if on rails. They do just as well laid into a corner as they do standing upright going down the trail. You can lay it over pretty far before breaking loose. Fast rolling and quiet. Even on asphalt.
Other than dry and hard dirt...they are no good. They don't shed mud at all. Rather they hang on to it and what you end up with is essentially a racing slick. So as you ride further in muddy conditions they just get worse. If your careful you'll be fine riding this way unless it's the soft sloppy mud, then you'll be all over the place. As for sand they act like they have a mind of their own. You have a plan for making it through a sandy area, they have other plans.
Climbing is just fine. Like I say if it's dry and packed you'll fly uphill. Careful on technical stuff both up, down and flat, the rear tends to spin out on roots especially wet roots. From what I can tell they do fine on rocks.
All things considered they are a good tire. I could see buying these tires again once they wear out. But I'm gonna look for something a little more suited to all around conditions first. If I find nothing I'll pick up a pair of these again.
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Purchased At: Spin Zone
Bike Setup: Cannondale Trail SL4 29er SS
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2012
Strengths: Great tire for XC or every day trail (dirt) use... enough nub to get a grip in wet/muddy spots, but not so much that you have to fight the tire if you have pavement transitions here and there.
Weaknesses: It's a great tire, but kind of expensive for what it is... the price point should probably be closer to 40 dollars.
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Price Paid: $52.00
Purchased At: Incline Mountain Spo
Similar Products Used: Kenda Slant Six
Bike Setup: Diamondback Mission 1 frame, fox rp32 rear, I forget what mavic wheels I have. :(
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2012
Strengths: Large casing gives great balance, good tread profile for cornering and wall rides, rolls very fast and quiet, smooth predictable grip from the sticky outer treads. Excellent rear tire for racing, or blazing the streets or dirt jumps.
Weaknesses: rough loose terrain or loose rocks is too much for these little treads. not for dh riding or tech rock decents. Wet conditions capable but not great, specially sketchy in the wet roots. Using it for a front tire in those conditions is dangerous but you can get away with it in rear with nevgal up front.
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid: $20.00
Purchased At: us open
Similar Products Used: Tabletops, holy rollers, high roller, minion, nevgal, k rads, h factor
Bike Setup: I used the small blocks on slopestyle setups and all mountain. Seen them used on hardtails recently and even 20" peeps like them.
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The TNM System is a standard system for describing the extent of a cancer's growth. It is the most common system used to stage breast cancer. The International Union Against Cancer and the American Joint Committee on Cancer developed it. Here's what the letters stand for in the TNM System:
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Prayers for you and the family. I have been where you are. Like others said - remember the good times.
Prayers for you and the family. I have been where you are. Like others said - remember the good times.
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What if all we have today is what we gave thanks for yesterday?
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My sympathy to you and your family. No dog lover ever wants the time to come. It always breaks your heart. Hope your many wonderful memories will be of comfort now.
Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. It is never an easy decision to make, and I have had to make it myself. Try to think of all the good times and the memories that you have. She will no longer be in pain.
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text: Hey Jeremy, I was wondering if you'd be interested in trading some CE plastic. You've mentioned previously that you had several extras that weren't in use. I've got a CE Eagle that's only been thrown maybe a dozen times with very little wear and has more-or-less just been collecting dust over the last few years. Let me know what you have and are willing to trade if at all. Also, I'm planning on getting some more Condors within the next month if you wanted to get in on that. See you out on the course.


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Diana Seder
Oversees all Career Services programs and events
Diana has been a Career Services professional for over 20 years, first at the Claremont Graduate University and then at Claremont McKenna College starting in 1997. She worked in both an Employer Relations role and with the Sponsored Internship Program in CMC Career Services before moving to the CMC Admissions Office for 8 years. Diana rejoined the Career Services Center in August of 2008 as the Acting Director and became Director in early 2009. Diana counsels students of all majors, but focuses primarily on Government, IR, Philosophy and Public Affairs, and Science majors. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Whitman College and an MBA from the Drucker School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University.
Beth Saliba '05
Associate Director and Employer Relations Manager
Oversees the recruiting program
Beth manages the on-campus recruiting program and works with students to help them realize their career goals. Prior to joining Career Services, Beth worked as a recruiter for seven years with a focus on placing accounting and finance individuals. Additionally, Beth worked in public accounting where she was involved with both audit and tax engagements. Beth is excited to come back to the Claremont community, where she earned her degree in Economics and Accounting at Claremont McKenna College and her MBA from Claremont Graduate University.
Jason Jeffrey
Assistant Director
Oversees CMC sponsored internships
A native of Claremont, Jason began his career in higher education shortly after earning his B.A. from UCLA. After working at UC Berkeley for several years, he returned to Southern California and began temping at CMC while he pursued his passion for playing music. Two years, ten assignments and several tours later, Jason became the Assistant Director for Student Affairs at CMC's Dean of Students Office, a position he held for almost five years. "I'm excited to be back at CMC," Jason wrote of his position with Career Services, "and look forward to helping student s obtain meaningful summer internships."
Charlene Kile
Recruiting Coordinator
Handles on-campus recruiting logistics and budgetary matters
Charlene was born in Pomona and has always been a resident of the Inland Empire. She attended Pitzer College and Chaffey College. She began working in Career Services at Claremont Graduate University in 1981 and came to CMC in 1999. She enjoys working with the employers as well as the students and loves the campus environment. She has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren.
Sandra Aguirre
Office Coordinator
Manages the office and supervises interns
Sandra is a Southern Californian and has an extensive work experience in corporate America. In 1998 she decided to transition from the recruiting team at Accenture to the career services team at CMC in order to achieve life balance with her young family. She takes great pride in helping students prepare for life after CMC and shares her business knowledge with them.
Michelle Chamberlain
Director of Employer Relations, The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Oversees individual career and employer outreach plans
Michelle Chamberlain is the Director of Employer Relations. In this capacity, Michelle primarily works with the undergraduate Robert Day Scholars and the Master's Program in Finance students from The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance to craft individual career and employer outreach plans, provide industry specific resume and cover letter assistance, and conduct extensive interview preparation. Additionally, Michelle plans networking events and other activities designed to connect students and prospective employers. Previously, Michelle was an attorney with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, specializing in Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Associate Director of Career Services and Employer Relations, The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Assists with career development and employer resources
Marisa Walter assists finance-focused economics majors, the Robert Day Scholar undergraduate program and the Master's Program in Finance students with internship and full-time placement. She helps to facilitate the career development process, networking opportunities and other on and off campus activities designed to enhance the recruiting experience for students. Marisa graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Claremont Graduate University with a Master's in Education. Her background includes work in human capital consulting, financial service recruiting and coordination of youth education programs.


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The Cheetahs won 27-26 to take the Reconciliation Cup.
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Posted February 11, 2009
|Pirates Invade All Children's Hospital
Montrina Lazier and her daughter Jashanea got a surprise visit from The Royal Krewe of Privateers on Friday, February 6.
This group of fun pirates always makes a stop at All Children's just before they invade Tampa in the Gasparilla Parade. They visited all our patients and made sure everyone got plenty of beads! In addition to their visit, they generously support the hospital through the Telethon each year.


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I dont get it, when someone writes something bad about the hornets you take it with a grain of salt, but when something good about the hornets comes from there its a good rea, da hell?
BR has New Orleans rated 21 in the league going into training camp. They are also saying the Wizards are better, so take this with a grain of salt.
Lookout Hugo, we have a new mascot in town.
I dont get it, when someone writes something bad about the hornets you take it with a grain of salt, but when something good about the hornets comes from there its a good rea, da hell?
The Wizards might be better this year.
Wall-Beal-Ariza-Nene is a solid core. Okafor will be a sufficient enough player at the 4 for them to sneak into the playoffs. I think anywhere from a 6-8 seed is achievable for them. While we have the brighter future, they are more built to win now.
Plus they are playing in the East. That is a huge advantage for them.
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Take it with a grain of salt because we are better! Whatever yall say, there is a major difference in playing in the west and east. And power rankings shouldn't be about just w-l records.
Billy bob, first off I didnt even post that other one, and also, these are completely different articles. One is a power ranking and the other is an analysis
I don't think we should be so blinded by homerism to not see that a team of Nene-Okafor-Ariza-Beal-Wall has a shot at making the playoffs, especially in the East. Keep in mind that Okafor and Ariza are professionals, and the knuckleheads have mostly left the organization. I don't think they're a good team by any stretch, but they are definitely improved.
Beal is a little over-hyped but so is Rivers, so take those two out. I would choose gordon over wall, Anderson over nene Davis over Okafor but Ariza over Aminu if no contracts are involved. The Hornets will beat the Wizards.
Beal and Rivers are overhyped, so you can suddenly just take it out? That's funny.
Ok, I'll make this very simple. I'll grade a players' ability to contribute to the team on a scale from +10 to -10 (negatives meaning he's contributing badly to the offense/defense).
Beal is probably a + 3 on O and a + 1 on D. Rivers (in his rookie season) will probably be a -2 on O and a -1 on D.
Talent wise, Gordon is better right now. But you never know, Wall is entering his 3rd season (right around the time rookies start showing more of their stuff). And Wall CAN do it. His February numbers last year read 19.2 PTS on 14 FGA (48%), 7 FTAs (81.6%) 8.6 TOs (4.1 TOs) 5 REBs, and 1.4 STLs. Those were with knucklehead teammates and w/o a training camp. I think he'll breakout this season (just like Rose did 2 seasons ago) by virtue of a better team around him. I've always thought Wall was a franchise cornerstone waiting to happen.
Gordon is a +7 on O, a + 4 on D. Wall RIGHT NOW is a +2 on O, a -1 on D but he can go all the way to +5 on O and a +2 on D if he does the breakout season I expect from him.
Nene and Anderson production wise (offensively and defensively) are a wash to me. Nene maybe is a +6 on O and a +2 on D. Anderson is a +8 on O and a 0 on D (meaning he neither contributes positively or negatively on D).
Davis and Okafor are probably a wash. With both getting a a + 3 on O and a +6 on D. Never understate the value of a bigman who knows his way around the league. It's also quite possible that Davis would get lower than +3 on O and + 6 on D (on his first year) because he'll experience some growing pains and what not.
Ariza is a -3 to an O and +1 to the D, Aminu is probably a -4 on O and a 0 on D. Of course, there is a chance that Aminu improves (maybe the Olympics helped him).
so if we add all that up, Hornets get anywhere between + 12 on O and a +9 on D (even with a possible Davis meltdown and an Aminu improvement). Wizards get +11 on O and +10 on D and can get as high as +14 on O and +13 on D (depending on Wall's growth).
For the other players, it's basically a wash. Each has 2 significant contributors off the bench (Vasquez and Smith for us, Booker and Seraphin for them) with a bunch of just average, horrible or unproven players.
Of course, on the sideline, I think Monty is a way better coach than Whitman. But I've already taken that into consideration in the "numbers" I gave to the players (i.e. Davis scored a +6 because he'll work in Monty's system, Anderson gets a 0 on D, Gordon gets "only" a +6 on O).
So the Wizards worst case scenario is equal to the Hornets best case scenario. It all hinges on how Wall carries himself over. Let's not kid ourselves on Austin Rivers. He'll probably struggle mightily in his 1st season. A sub-40% FG shooting is to be expected and an A/T ratio of less than is also very possible.
Add to the fact that the Wizards can get into the playoffs and it's pretty clear why they are higher on the power rankings than us.
Lots of commenters with great comments especially these ones "take it with a great of salt because its BR" and "Wizards will have a better W-L record than us".
I just don't agree, but we will see when the Wizards come visit the big easy.
Wizards arn't built to contend like us, but Wizards > Hornets this year, probably by a decent bit. As a matter of fact, I would bet Toronto and Golden State, a couple of other lottery dwellers, to be a more solid squad than us next year. But again, they don't have the ceiling we do.
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Moliere House of Monkeys
The pictures below are linked to articles about scenes from "Moliere – House of Monkeys"
Moliere House of Monkeys Web Page
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Bring the life and work of Moliere to your audience
Read the opening scenes of "House of Monkeys" on line at Smashwords Download the full, two act play for FREE thru August 13.
Like most of Moliere's work, the script is written in rhymed couplets. The three monkeys are the primary musical performers who dance and sing to 14 songs throughout the play.
The play features scenes from many of Moliere's plays including, Tartuffe, A School for Wives, The Ridiculous Young Ladies, The Impromptu at Versailles, and The Imaginary Invalid.
Performance time: The play runs for an hour and forty minutes in two acts.
Cast: The minimum cast is for 16 actors. 8 men and 8 women with some doubling and depending on how the roles of the three monkeys are cast. More actors can be added for crowd and ceremony scenes.
The script is 102 pages formatted on 8 x 11.5 paper, printed on one side.
We Need to Laugh!
Because we need to laugh
Help bring Moliere's love, life, and work to the stage in a fun and jolly tribute written in rhymed couplets.
The Madison reading of "Moliere – House of Monkeys" will unfold in the merry month of May.
Below is a the video for a future Kickstater campaign. The video was edited by Roger TIme of TImeless Recordings in Gays Mills, Wisconsin.Timeless Recording face book page
The play is a musical romp through the life, love, and work of Moliere as told by three monkeys that were carved on a post at the his birthplace, which became known as: The House of Monkeys. At the moment of his birth the the monkeys come to life and sing:
We were carved in wood with nothing to do
in Paris, France sixteen twenty-two
The play is written, the music being composed. The Kickstarter event is coming soon. Right now, you can help with your "social support". It is more important than your money. Please move the cursor a few inches and write a comment.
Join and like the page "Moliere- House of Monkeys" page on face book.
The monkeys last speech at the end of the play:
Moliere will not be found in a grave
But in every laugh and giggle he gave
To people over the course of time
We end as we started. Now, join in the rhyme!
An Invite – A Play and Two Books
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." – Mark Twain
This is one of the most important paragraphs I will ever write. Some of you know that I was in the hospital on my 65th birthday with a pulmonary aneurism. Six weeks later, I am fine and feel great.
I've written two full length fiction novels, one non-fiction novel, and three plays over the past thirty-five years. All of this work has sat in boxes. I tried submitting two of the books to agents, editors, or publishers for a short time, and gave up. My bad. In the past few months I worked to translate all that paper into e books for you to sample and download.
Of course, with the advent of e books you can be download in a few seconds at a very low price, you have much to choose from. So, this is and invitation to you. A chance to introduce my work to you. Just you and I.
Some of you may know me from the "Theatre" world, or as a blogger, or a friend on twitter or face book. Now, I am inviting you to take a look at my work on Smashwords and/or Amazon. I know this is asking a lot of you. I don't take it lightly. I feel as though I am back in high school, phoning up the girl in the third row to ask for a first date. I hope you will give a book or play a read.
Any feedback, will be deeply appreciated.
The Play "Moliere – House of Monkeys"
A playful romp through the life, love and work of MOLIERE
Even if you know little or nothing of the French playwright Moliere, you will be enchanted by the telling of the story by three dancing, singing, and rather puckish monkeys as they come alive to peel at the life of Moliere like the skin from a succulent banana. The trio winds us through the loves, the controversies and scandals, while offering the funniest scenes of Moliere into the monkey mix. We meet the lovers, Madeleine and Armande, the detractors Montfleury and De Vise, and witness the final scene of Moliere's life as he plays Argan in the "Imaginary Invalid". Now available on
You can read more about the play in the Category "Moliere House of Monkeys" link on this page.
Read sample or download from Amazon Kindle
Or Download from Smashwords
Non-Fiction – "The Secrets of 'Funny" – Meet Your Playful Self"
This book represents 30 years of research to give you 47 steps to become a more playful and funny person.
So, what is funny? Let's take a peek at what happens when we find funny. All of the exercises in the book have been developed in the course of training people to perform in the theatre as actors or improvisers, the techniques of improvisers prove to be a likely place to look for funny.
You will find a step-by-step map for you, your family, and friends to awaken your playful nature from the teacher who first introduced Chris Farley to Improvisation. (me)
You can read more by clicking the Category "Meet Your Playful Self" on this page.
Read a sample or download ffrom Amazon Kindle
Or Download from Smashwords
Fiction – "Days and Lies"
"Days and lies" is a psychological thriller, set in the University town of Madison, Wisconsin, that is guaranteed to keep you guessing. Yes. A twelve mile system of tunnels really does exist below the campus. So does the Willy Web, the Lair, and the answer to how a little girl becomes invisible.
Read a sample or download from Amazon Kindle
Or Download from Smashwords
Coming soon. "Night MARE – Central Park Possessed"
I drove a horse an carriage through Central Park for two years in the mid 1970's, while a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The first draft of the book was written in the Chaqquamegan National Forest in 1978 while on a Summer-long, escape-from-New York. It was typed on a Smith Corona typewriter, and sat in boxes for the past 30 years. It will be published on Smashwords and Amazon in the coming weeks and it will be available for pre-orders.
You can email me direct with any questions, comments, or suggestions by clicking the "Contact" link" at the top of the page.
New Cover Quiz
Can you guess which famous movie promo shot the new cover for "Days and Lies" is modeled from?
Leave a comment with a guess. If correct you get a free download of "Days and Lies" on Amazon Kindle
Teachers, Managers, Youth Leaders
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The Meet Your Playful Self – Workshop
The last half of the book, Meet Your Playful Self; The Workshop, gives you a detailed, step-by-step map for your own playful group.
The paths or exercises, derived from 40 years of working with improvisers, offer you a short cut to your intuitive, playful self by-passing years of trial and error, frustration, and confusion you might experience on your own.
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If you are a teacher, coach, or youth leader, you can lift segments to practice with your students. Whether you teach History, Math, Phys ed, or Soccer; you can use the workshop to explore listening as a skill and offer your students a guide to understand when they are listening and when they are not listening.
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Managers, Business Leaders
If you are a manager, you can use the workshop paths "Talking Fast", "Yes…and…", or "Counting and Listening"; and I promise you will be far ahead in building the "team" spirit that will lift the morale in a department, erase petty conflicts, and as a result, increase productivity, profit, and performance.
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If you are a parent, you can use the workshop like you might play the game of charades with your children and their friends. You can play the interactive games like "being", "Zip, Zap, Zoop", "Clap Around", or "Playing with an Object" to enjoy the intuitive, playful nature of your own children. As Plato says, "You can learn more about a person in one hour of play than a year of conversation." What's more – it works!
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Improvisers, Directors, Actors
If you are an improviser, you know to well how easily the magical intuitive moment escapes you in your work. We don't even know the why or how, but before we know it, we find ourselves in a conceptual, unproductive trap. The exercises in the Workshop offer the best conceptual routes like "The Three Levels of Acceptance" or "Push to 10″ to keep your group in the intuitive groove, grind, and gristle.
The book Meet Your Playful Self is now FREE thru September 11 at this link
Read "Days and Lies"
"Days and lies" is a psychological thriller, set in the University town of Madison, Wisconsin, that is guaranteed to keep you guessing. Yes. A twelve mile system of tunnels really does exist below the campus. So does the Willy Web, the Lair, and the answer to how a little girl becomes invisible.
You can read the first chapters Free. If you like it, you can download the complete novel for the priced of a doughnut and coffee on Smashwords
Because We Need to Laugh
Because we need to laugh
I ask that your help make the lingering dream of thirty years: to bring Moliere's love, life, and work to the stage in a fun and jolly tribute written in rhymed couplets.
The Madison reading of "Moliere – House of Monkeys" will unfold at the Lowell Center on Langdon St. at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13.
Below is a the video for a future Kickstater campaign. Does it work for you? Please leave a comment in the reply box at the bottom or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A musical romp through the life, love, and work of Moliere
The video was edited by Roger TIme of TImeless Recordings in Gays Mills, Wisconsin who is also creating the "Birth of the Monkeys:" sequence for the top of the show.
The Goal is…
Timeless Recording face book page
Moliere gave his fortune to form the Theatre Illustrious 1643
Read the play on line or download now for Free. Read Play
Now we need your help
The play is written, the music composed, now we need your help. The Kickstarter event is coming soon. Right now, you can help with your "social support". It is more important than your money. Please move the cursor a few inches and write a comment.
Visit and read more about the play on the "House of Monkeys" web site.
Join and like the page "Moliere- House of Monkeys" page on face book.
Moliere will not be found in a grave
But in every laugh and giggle he gave
To people over the course of time
We end as we started. Now, join in the rhyme!
You can write directly to the playwright at firstname.lastname@example.com
You can tweet your support to #playfulself, #moliere, or #houseofmonkeys on twitter.
A Valentine – the Death of Moliere and Madeliene
The French playwright, Moliere, worked heart and hand with Madeleine Bejart through all of their years of laughter, struggle, and tears. They died on the same day: February 17 – one year apart. Madeliene died on that day in 1672. Moliere died on that day in 1673.
The day of their death is just one of the many coincidences of time and place that are woven through the House of Monkeys. On the day after the death of Madeliene, Moliere brings the audience into the costume shop where the dresses and sashes they wore on the stage are stored. He hears the words spoken by his dearest Madeliene, as he touches the fabric and is haunted with the scent of time passed. Scene 4 (Enter Moliere alone. He is in the costume shop of the theatre. He opens the door of the costume closet to reveal the dresses in storage. He lifts the arm of the dress we recognize as the one Madeleine wore in the earlier scene; the dress he hid beneath to avoid arrest. He lifts the arm and smells the scent.) Moliere You know a trick that I might vanish in air? Voice of Madeleine Yes. An old comic trick. Hide you here under my skirts (Moliere laughs) Moliere (He moves to the table which was used in the seduction scene of "Tartuffe") Voice of Madeleine as Elmire Moliere as Orgon What? (Voice of Madeleine as Elmire) It is essential that you be well hidden. Moliere Just one year ago to the day we… Armande Is that you?… Moliere …It is I. (coughs) It is me. Armande We are waiting your word to cancel tonight's play. Read and download the full play "House of Monkeys" on Smashwords
Moliere – House of Monkeys now available on KINDLE
Where you will act the part of pleats and inserts.
Pull up this table, and get under it.
(He laughs and then coughs violently and sits heavily in chair at the table. Throwing himself into his chair)
Ah! I am done for. It is enough to kill me!
Scene 4
(Enter Moliere alone. He is in the costume shop of the theatre. He opens the door of the costume closet to reveal the dresses in storage. He lifts the arm of the dress we recognize as the one Madeleine wore in the earlier scene; the dress he hid beneath to avoid arrest. He lifts the arm and smells the scent.)
You know a trick that I might vanish in air?
Voice of Madeleine
Yes. An old comic trick. Hide you here under my skirts
(Moliere laughs)
(He moves to the table which was used in the seduction scene of "Tartuffe")
Voice of Madeleine as Elmire
Moliere as Orgon
(Voice of Madeleine as Elmire)
It is essential that you be well hidden.
Just one year ago to the day we…
Is that you?…
…It is I. (coughs) It is me.
We are waiting your word to cancel tonight's play.
Read and download the full play "House of Monkeys" on Smashwords
Moliere – Allah and the Koran
Read Moliere – House of Monkeys on KINDLE
Most who know of Moliere and his work, also know of the plague of woe that visited him with his satire of the Catholic Church and Christian reverence found in the one of his most known works, the play "Tartuffe". Far fewer people know of his satire of the Muslim religion found in the play"The Bourgeouis Gentleman", and armed with the repercussions brought by any perceived slight of Allah or the Koran in recent history, the satire of Moliere in the Turkish Ceremonies in "The Bourgeouis Gentleman", might well call for his death, if he were alive.
Unlike "Tartuffe" , "The Bourgeouis Gentlemen, was a collaboration written only in part by Moliere, Lully composed the music, Quinault the lyrics, and Corneille the bulk of the dialogue.
The play is nothing new, it was first presented before the royal person on October of 1670 and is discussed here with interest as to how the comic satire is viewed today.
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is a five-act comédie-ballet—a play intermingled with music, dance and singing—by Molière, first presented on 14 October 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at the Château of Chambord by Molière's troupe of actors.
The video is in a loose version of French, and the English translation is below the video.
The edited translation is from Albert Bermel from the publication The Doctor in Spite of Himself and The Bourgeois Gentlemen
|The Fourth Interlude consists of a "Turkish" ceremony of music and dance.Six Turks enter in pairs, dancing solemnly to the accompaniment of instruments. They carry very long carpets to which they execute dance movements. The Turks lay their carptes on the ground and kneel on them. They prostrate themselves as they chant "Ali" [The name of Mohomet's son-in-law]. They rise chanting "Allah" alternating the two names, knelling and rising until the end of the invocation, when they all stand and chant, "Allah ekber [Great is God]"
The questioning continues as heard on the sound track. Then on further.
Later on in the ballet
The Mufti re-enters wearing an enormous ceremonial turban with four or five rows of lighted candles on top. Two Dervishes escort him. They carry the Koran. They make Monsieur Jordain kneel. Then forcing him to lean forward on his hands, the place the Koran on his back to serve as the Mufti's lectern.
"House of Monkeys" Composer Bill Neil in Italy
Visit Bill Neil's web site to see, hear, and experience what the muse had to offer on his travels to Italy
See and hear more of Bill's journey on his web site
Theatre CLOSED
The "Wicked Comedy Tartuffe"
After over four years of controversy, emotional upheaval, and financial strife for Moliere. and before the script for "Tartuffe" was available to the public – the play was finally allowed a public performance on Friday August 5, 1667.
The following morning Moliere received notice that the play was prohibit any further public performance. Guards were placed at the doors of the theatre, posters were torn down, and the theatre was closed.
A closed theatre
My (Our) theatre closed back in 1990. It was the Ark Improvisational Theatre (pictured right) that gave rise to the careers of Chris Farley and Joan Cusack. It closed as we were in the midst of producing Moliere's "The Miser". The emotional and financial upheaval did not result from the opposition of the church, but I know the feeling of loss in a deep and personal way, and have revisited those feelings of doubt that led to the end of the ARK as I wrote the scene for "House of Monkeys" when Moliere's own theatre was locked and closed.
Moliere had already reworked the play "Tartuffe" several times to address the concerns of the masonic and secret organization "Saint Sacrament". He changed the title of the play from "Tartuffe" to "Imposture". He changed the final act of the play to make it clear that this play, like previous works that proceeded it, was not an attack on religiosity but a satire of human hypocrisy, and no different in it's comedic intent than any other of his previous plays – all to no avail. The King, who leaned in support of the play against the strong and powerful arm of the Catholic Church, was distracted and out of Paris dealing with a campaign in Flanders and unable to focus attention on the plight of the struggling company of actors.
For Moliere, "Tartuffe" had become the symbol of the freedom and dignity of his profession. For the first time in his twenty-eight years his theatre had been closed. To all appearances, Moliere had been driven from the stage, and Paris laughed no longer.
Once the King returned to Paris, and after many visits of Moliere and company to Versailles, and after the play had been rewritten a third time – "Tartuffe" was finally, once again, licensed for public performance, seven years after it was written, and opened on February 9, 1669.
"Tartuffe" and "House of Monkeys"
The second act of "House of Monkeys" opens with Moliere seated alone on a prop throne, dressed as Tartuffe, and captures the dark mood of the time in a "dream play". The three monkeys, who have been playful narrators of the action in Act I, have changed their persona to become shadows of temptation of doubt – the scourge that Moliere defines in one of his most popular quotes: "Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths" – have come in the presence of ghostly monkeys to threaten his career.
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Scene 1
(The stage is dark. All is quiet. Finally, a white spotlight slowly fades in to illuminate
Moliere & Monkey 1
(As he speaks Monkey 1 mouths the words silently)
Who is it? Who's there?
(Madeleine enters from stage left. She is followed by Monkey #2 who follows just behind
Madeleine & Monkey 2
It is damp and cold in here.
Moliere & Monkey 1
Do you see how I am dressed as Tartuffe?
Madeleine & Monkey 2
Here you are alone, I can see your breath
Moliere & Monkey 1
My death? Do you not see how it plays its part
Madeleine & Monkey 2
Come, come, we have been here before
Armande & Monkey 3
La Grange, said this is where you might be.
Madeleine & Monkey 2
Moliere & Monkey 1
Tis, so.
Armande & Monkey 3
Brrr, it is cold…
Moliere & Monkey 1
…dark and hollow
Madeleine & Monkey 2
Almost spooky.
Armande & Monkey 3
As though we are watched….
Moliere & Monkey 1
…or followed….
Madeleine & Monkey 2
Lost on a stage…
Moliere & Monkey 1
…doors locked
Armande & Monkey 3
… that is a fact.
Madelene & Monkey 1
Do you feel it, or…
Armande & Monkey 3
…Shhh. Now I feel it too
(Now Monkey #1 speaks aloud and Moliere mirrors the mouths the words as the monkey
Monkey 1
(Alone. Stepping forward)
…like a monkey on our back.
(Moliere and company are left in the dark as the spot follows the three monkeys)
Monkey 1
(continuing alone)
Dispell the dreary
Monkey 2
Let there be light
Monkey 3
Shed a bit of it
Monkey 1, 2, & 3
On this quandary.
Monkey 3
Of fear and fuss,
Monkey 2
Seems here is a poet
Monkey 1
As the answer lies
Monkey 1, 2, & 3
Mortals often hide


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Agenda: 2011/05/03 T
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This paper claims that robots interacting with humans need to be able to establish common ground. The common ground postulate states that people in conversation minimize their collective effort necessary to gain understanding; that is, they communicate with sufficient detail that each understands, but no more. Although humans are innately able to do this by modeling their peers and estimating their knowledge and thus the pair's common ground, robots lack this ability and often frustrate communicatively by saying too much or too little. Further, humans lack mental models of robots and thus often impair the robot's ability to understand by saying too much or too little. Human mental models can be aided by bootstrapping our models of other humans and applying these characteristics to robots, for instance by having robots don job-appropriate attire. The effect of robot appearance on human perception of common ground is demonstrated experimentally with a robot "dating counselor" HRI experiment, where the robot is given either a male or a female appearance and interacts with both male and female participants to "build a database" of dating knowledge, and length of communication is noted.
This paper reveals an interesting point that having only one mode of interaction between humans and robots is insufficient -- different humans have different needs due to different background knowledges, and the same applies for robots. However, while this statement is implied several times in the paper, supported by various previous experiments, it is never explicitly stated and is instead hidden under the guise of "different common grounds". Further, although the paper illustrates that these different common grounds exist, it does not attempt to quantify them (except in one previous experiment) or show how numerically significant these differences are. This is particularly noticeable in the paper's own experiment. Claims of observing different common grounds with the dating counselor robot lacked numerical evidence to support them. It would be interesting to see how significant these differences are, and simple metrics (for instance, number of words) were stated which should be easily measurable. Finally, most of the paper summarized others' work, and little space was used to describe this paper's new contribution; it would have been nice to see a more formal presentation of the experiment.
Agenda: 2011/03/15 T
As robots become increasingly prevalent and increasingly complicated, a gap exists between the robot's capabilities and people's ability to control the robot to accomplish their goals. One potential solution to this problem is through language-based communication. We examine two problems related to this effort. First, we investigate the use of dialog -- a restricted but expressive subset of natural language -- to empower end users with a greater set of robotic capability. Second, because the robot uses this dialog to interact with the real world, we explore the grounding of spoken nouns and verbs into objects and actions, respectively. While previous work exists in both areas, the emergence of ROS and its community's codebase provides a base upon which a more expansive and task- upon which we provide a framework that implements our dialog system, grounds a varied set of household actions and objects, and demonstrates several real-world use cases.
This paper presents a model (ROGER) and method for automatically and simultaneously segmenting unlabelled training data into subtasks and learning these subtasks using an infinite mixure of Gaussian process experts. The process uses SOGP both to incrementally learn a latent control policy (theoretically allowing for online learning) and to allow real-time data processing (afforded by the model's sparsity). Partitioning between subtasks is achieved using a Chinese restaurant process. Inference is achieved incrementally for each new particle by assigning it to each expert, determining the resultant likelihoods, and using optimal thresholding to carry forward some [one?] of these assignments. Prediction is acheived by picking a particle, choosing an expert for that particle (using the transition matrix), and generating an output using that expert's SOGP regressor. The approach is experimentally validated by learning from a hand-coded controller and comparing the learned controller's performance against the original in the task of goal scoring for robot soccer.
The paper presented an interesting idea for extending learning from demonstration into multimap scenarios. Comparing the performace of the implemented system against both the hand-coded controller and one of the previous best-performing implementations both established the performance gained by the developed process and the gap between optimal and current performance. However, the current implementation also required a transition map to be provided; it would be intriguing to see this automatically generated in the future. Further, although the claim was made that the algorithm was fairly robust to their selection, the current implementation requires significant selection of hyperparameters. [I don't know if this actually can be changed significantly.] The section on segmentation analysis, while offering interesting insights, could be shortened. Addressing the problems cited with proposed fixes or research directions would add intrigue to the section. Finally, the paper mentions that many parameters were chosen based on computational limits. Would it be possible to analyze the effect computational power has on the algorithm?
[Note: Although I understood this paper at a high level, the machine learning behind it is still opaque to me. In particular, I know little more than the name for: Gaussian processes, SOGP, Inverse-Wishart distributions, POMDP, DPA.]
This paper presents a method for mapping symbolic names of objects to facts about that object in a knowledgebase and implements it as KNOWROB-MAP. KNOWROB-MAP leverages KNOWROB to provide symbolic object names in an environment. OMICS (the Open Mind Indoor Common Sense project, a database of commonsense knowledge for indoor mobile robots) is used in conjunction with Cyc (which categorizes and provides dictionary descriptions of objects) via WordNet, which maps the natural language descriptions in OMICS to word meanings. (A map between these meanings and Cyc already exists.) By combining these databases, formal ontological concepts of words are formed. This knowledge is represented in the Web Ontology Language (OWL), which allows distinguishability between instances and classes and additionally provides connections between instances/classes via roles. The concept is further expanded into probabilistic environmental models using Bayesian Logic Networks. [I don't know about these yet and thus don't quite understand the reasoning behind this section.] Finally, a ROS service is provided to enable language-independent queries of KNOWROB-MAP. The efficacy of the system was tested by the instruction "clean the table".
Demonstrating the power of connecting multiple large-scale databases is an intriguing concept, as was the fact that this connection was done automatically. However, the performance of KNOWROB-MAP is evaluated with only a single query. This, in many ways, fails to demonstrate the power of the system. It would be interesting to see how KNOWROB-MAP performs with other queries; in particular, what would happen if typical people tried to instruct the robot to do something? Further, seeing a robot actually perform this task, instead of detailing the outcome of a query, could add credence to the merits of KNOWROB-MAP. Using standard languages such as OWL [is this actually standard?] and connecting KNOWROB-MAP to ROS will enable others to use this software with minimal effort. No mention of computational time and scalability was given; is it always trivial? (One concern: ROS service calls are blocking.) Finally, it would be nice if the section on probabilistic environmental models were elaborated on more thoroughly; the implementation descriptions throughout the previous sections of the paper could be shortened to accommodate this.
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Agenda: 2011/03/01 T
This paper presents a method for following natural-language route instructions using four actions and pre- and post-conditions using a system called "Marco". Natural language instructions ware modelled through parsing, extracting each sentence's surface meaning, and modelling inter-sentence spatial and linguistic knowledge. Given this model and the perception of the environment, an executor determines which of the four actions (namely, Turn, Travel, Verify, and Declare-goal) to take, a process dubbed "compound action specification". Implicit actions including the actions Travel and Turn are inferred when necessary. (For instance, the instruction "Go to the chair." may first require Marco to turn to find the chair.) To evaluate Marco's performance, approximately 700 instructions were created by 6 paricipants over 3 virtual worlds. Another set of 36 participants followed these instructions. Each instruction was followed 6 times, and both success at reaching the desired goal point and the participant's subjective rating of the instruction were recorded. Each instruction was parsed and hand-verified for Marco, and Marco attempted to follow each parsed instruction set. A statistically significant difference was found between Marco's abilities with implicit actions and without them.
The paper suggests that the four actions present are sufficient for many route-following tasks. However, many real-world obstacles such as doors, stairs, and multiple floors are typically present. It would be interesting to see how this could scale to a real-world domain, and it would be especially enlightening to see this task performed in the real world by a robot. When evaluating Marco's performance, the evaluation of Marco's performance differed from that of the humans. (Humans started in a random direction, and Marco made four attempts from four different directions and averaged (How?) the results.) It would be helpful if a rationale for this decision was included or if the data would be reevaluated with Marco starting out in a random orientation to match the human trials. Finally, the paper's abstract claims that Marco "follows free-form, natural language route instructions". However, only hand-parsed trees were evaluated, and the parsing methodology was only briefly discussed. Please provide a rationale for why the parser was not used in the evaluation. Further, more detail on the parsing involved -- especially on how pre-conditions and post-conditions were formed -- would be appreciated. The section comparing this paper to Instruction-Based Learning could be cut to allow for the space necessary to describe this.
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Veteran actors (from left) Christopher Walken as Doc, Alan Arkin as Hirsch, and Al Pacino as Val star in "Stand Up Guys."
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Christopher Walken (left) plays a hired gun and Al Pacino is his buddy with a contract on his head in "Stand Up Guys."
You've got Christopher Walken spot-on as Doc, a complicated, laconic hit man. Here's Al Pacino gleefully desecrating his Scarface roles as Val, a batty, cartoonish and more over-the-top-than-usual bank robber. Alan Arkin rounds out the crew as Hirsch, another grumblesome lion in winter, this time a retired getaway driver growling for one final fling.
The casting gives us three men on base even before Julianna Margulies appears as a kindhearted hospital nurse, "Breaking Bad's" Mark Margolis plays a murderous villain and Lucy Punch, comedy's go-to harlot, pops up as a ditzy hooker.
What could go wrong? Not much, if you're in the agreeable mood this enjoyable film aims to kindle. The story template is comfortably familiar, a mob variant on "The Last Detail."
Walken's creaky triggerman, an old confederate of Pacino's, meets him at the prison release gate, and the pair head out to celebrate his freedom by getting drunk, getting in fights and getting laid.
Pacino, who has a mob contract on his head, is aware that his old crony Walken is probably going to kill him, but sees no reason why that inevitability should spoil their night on the town.
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It's unassuming stuff, directed with workmanlike diligence by longtime character actor Fisher Stevens.
He knows he doesn't have to get fancy with actors the caliber of Pacino, Walken and Arkin. Just turn on the camera and turn them loose.
They make mild gags funnier than they have any right to be. A sequence at a bar where Pacino grinds up Walken's heart medication and snorts it through a straw had me grinning in admiration. The idea is so-so, the execution priceless.
By contrast, the go-for-broke jokes (like the sight gag of Val in the emergency room with drug-induced priapism) feel strained.
Some of the best passages simply plunk the old pros down in a diner and let them talk, volleying dialogue back and forth like jai-alai champions.
I can't argue that performers the stature of Pacino, Walken and Arkin don't deserve better material, yet it's so nice to have them onscreen together I'm in no mood to quibble.
"Stand Up Guys" (2½ stars)
Veteran actors Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin appear in a kind of reunion film, playing the type of roles they've played before, and counting on the audience to appreciate seeing them together again. The jokes are predictable, but it's all good natured. With Julianna Margulies and Mark Margolis.
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