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The Far Cry franchise has always been a bit odd. Beginning with an adventure through a tropical resort that soon dived into the far reaches of science-fiction, with super-human abilities and mutants, the sequel attempted to put a leash of things by sticking to mercenaries and freelance killing. Arriving in a sea of new first-person shooter (FPS) experiences, Far Cry 3 forgets all of this and chooses to once again move in a brand new direction; following a path where 'odd' would be the least of your worries.
Telling the tale of one Jason Brody, Far Cry 3 sees the player taking a holiday on a peaceful tropical island. Engaging in all the kinds of activities that young wealthy twenty-something Americans like to, Brody quickly finds his vacation taking a turn for the worse when he meets Vaas. It was a bold decision to design a marketing campaign around the antagonist, but which has paid dividends as, to be frank, our hero Brody is a rather dull character. A nobody wishing he was a somebody; a pompous rich kid with a 'the world owes me' attitude. He's the kind of guy you'd spend hours watching in a pseudo reality television show, hating every minute of it yet somehow unable to pull yourself away. Vaas however, is far more interesting. A clearly deranged psychopath that borders on the 'so insane it almost seems logical' side of life, Vaas is intent on hunting you down. But that's not your only problem on this island, not by a long shot.
Far Cry 3 is about more than just rescuing your friends and brother, though that may be Brody's mission. Upon escaping Vaas' camp the player finds themselves rescued by Dominic, a native locking horns with the pirates form domination of the island. Dominic introduces you to his people, tells you the ways of the island, teaches you how to craft items using natural resources and how to call upon the abilities hidden deep within you, and yet something doesn't seem quite right. Dominic clearly has his own goals; keen to convince Brody that they must work together to takedown Vaas and yet unwilling to provide anything more than a point on the right direction.
A clear sign that videogames as a medium are maturing, Far Cry 3 handles many different subject matters throughout its lengthy campaign, and does so with a clearly compassionate and informed point of view. From its weighted sense of violence to drug abuse and terrorism, Far Cry 3's depiction of events during set pieces is remarkable, managing to ensure entertainment without resorting to immature titillation. Those who question the capability of videogames to connect with players on an emotional level should look towards Telltale Games' The Walking Dead for their answer, but equally so those who feel the interactive nature of the medium means that some subjects cannot – or should not – be broached should spend a few hours in the shoes of Jason Brody as he journeys from middle class rich kid to island warrior.
The distribution and types of challenges have clearly taken inspiration from the original Just Cause videogame, with base infiltrations in particularly providing the feeling of being a one man army. The story lead missions will regularly see you move between all-out warfare and stealth gameplay, clearly designed to encourage players to use all of the options at their disposal; both weaponry and the abilities earned through spending skill points. Additional objectives such as hunting to craft new items and social activities marked by in-game posters and other notices (which will invite you to compete against friends) often act as welcome changes of pace, and the exploration that leads to the ascending of Radio Towers works almost identically to viewpoint synchronisation featured in the Assassin's Creed videogames, though a leap of faith is out of the question.
Despite its seemingly limited assortment of firearms and explosive weaponry, Far Cry 3 is a videogame designed for improvisation in combat. The enemy intelligence is smart enough to know when you are in the area and won't 'forget' any time soon, but they can often have difficultly tracking you down. As such, it's easy to throw them off your scent, confuse them and make them think that you don't have your sights lined-up on the back of their head, or that you're not approaching with a knife in order to get that XP bonus.
XP adds up to skill points which cane be spent in one of three veins. Most definitely adding the 'odd' to Far Cry 3's repertoire, these skills are somehow connected to your tattoo as far as the story goes, but in play actually make a significant difference to the way your action sequences pan out. One player might find themselves able to sneak silently and hide guards out of sight, while another can withstand a hail of bullets while taking out enemies with a dead-eye aim for headshots.
In addition to the extensive single-player campaign Far Cry 3 also feature a co-operative mode for up to four players. Playable in two-player split-screen or four-player online (though sadly not a combination of the two) Far Cry 3's co-operative mode tells the tale of four disgraced fighters simply trying to earn themselves a living, when the captain of their merchant ship sells them out, leaving them for the pirates to massacre. Little does he know that those four undesirables are far more capable than a horde of the poorly trained pirates, and so it's now a case of cold, hard vengeance as you and your comrades seek out your former captain and claim what's rightfully yours. Skilfully designed to accommodate four human players, the co-operative mode stands apart from the single-player campaign entirely and is a more linear construction, design to move players from one action sequence to another, offering explosive carnage at every turn. It's most certainly a welcome change of pace from the careful exploration and stealthy antics of the single-player campaign, proving FPS videogames can be all things to all people.
The final piece of Far Cry 3's puzzle is the multiplayer, and yet again Ubisoft has ensured that this is a gameplay mode of the highest calibre. There are significant issues with the matchmaking both here and in the online co-operative mode, but aside from this there really is little to offered that will disappoint. Far Cry 3 features a Map Editor that allows players to create and share their own battle arenas, and while this has been a staple of the Far Cry experience since the very first outing it's never been on quite the same scale. In fact, very few titles have ever dared to offer as comprehensive a package as Far Cry 3. It comes as little surprise then that the sharing options are limited, with Ubisoft's servers seemingly very strict as to what they will allow to be uploaded (though sharing directly with friends is much easier). Uploaded maps will be graded, and perhaps even added to the playlist rotation.
The playlists themselves follow the now traditional design of random modes, king of the hull, team deathmatch, capture the flag and gold rush modes, as well as playing specifically on user created maps. Aside from the issues that can be had connecting to a lobby to begin with, the online experience is relatively trouble-free, maintaining good connection speeds throughout Electronic Theatre's time with the multiplayer component as well as a balanced variety of weapons, vehicles and (in the case of the pre-constructed maps) locations.
The visual quality of Far Cry 3 is wonderful, with both characters and locations offering a top line design quality throughout. The animals and vehicles don't offer quite the same level of visual clout, poorly animated and bland respectively, but regardless Ubisoft has created a world which many will attempt to imitate. Indeed, Far Cry 3 has clearly taken much inspiration from the successful Dead Island, and in turn the development team behind the upcoming Dead Island: Riptide would be foolish not to extend Ubisoft the same courtesy. The voice acting is also fantastic, aiding to build the believable world, and the soundtrack flits between moments of relatable brilliance and atmosphere establishing background effects.
2012 has offered many fantastic, groundbreaking experiences that pull the FPS genre in all kinds of different directions, and yet Far Cry 3 remains unique. This is a unquestionably modern experience, making use of the current-generation hardware in ways that so very few videogames have managed, creating a believable world in which the player has total freedom to role-play their character as they see fit. Far Cry 3 has a strict ruleset just like any videogame, but it has no rules as to how you choose to employ them, and for that alone it's worthy of note. The fact that it provides such a unique twist on the open world design, the FPS combat and the extensive variety of additional gameplay modes is all just dressing for an incredible, refreshing FPS experience.
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Relationship drama hits the adolescent Myunghae from all sides! First, she overhears Hyunjoon confessing to her best friend Mijoo that she's the only girlfriend for him. Can Myunghae find it in herself to wish the other two happiness, in spite of her own hurt?
Meanwhile, everyone around Myunghae - including her dad! - is warning her about Shinja, her mysterious new best friend. But Myunghae is more than ready to fight back, even telling the haters that she's ready to make their lives hell. Last but not least, the bratty Bohkit is still circling around Myunghae, trying to win her heart. Annoyed, she makes the mistake of getting physical on him - which puts Bohkit in a position to turn the tables on her!
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Only 2 Min. Walk to Beach!! 'The Anchorage' 5 bedrooms PBS Host, The Piano Guy's Beach Home with Backyard Heated Swimming Pool
*Take advantage of the following weeks being offered at a special discount ($644 off). Email vacation at scotthouston dot com for details: Any open weeks in May-Aug 2015.
Be sure to click on the 'video' button to the left of the description that you are currently reading (directly above the main photo) if you haven't seen the video clips of the beach home yet. It will give you a perfect picture of the layout of our beach home. If you are on Homeaway.com, you will need to email me for the link to the video tour. Homeaway doesn't offer links to video tours directly from their site.
Just steps (less than one football field or 2 minute walk) to the powdery, white beach located directly across the road through a private, tropical, beach entrance. You'll be sure to find a perfect balance of relaxation and fun in the sun here on our mid-island location on Fort Myers Beach, Florida! All the fun of a beach front home at a fraction of the cost!
Enjoy the in-ground, private, heated (to 80 degrees F) swimming pool! Relax with a cold cocktail while sitting on one of the submerged stools, or maybe enjoying a fun game of water volleyball is more your style ...
Our lovely beach home is a duplex. It is perfect for two families vacationing together or one big family to spread out! We refer to the two sides as Sunrise and Sunset which together comprise The Anchorage.
Our beach home boasts tasteful, tropical, airy furnishings. Relax on the lanai, dine under the large umbrella-ed deck or take a cool shower in your own private, outdoor shower. Just steps to the beach for some of the best shelling in the country, midnight star gazing and awesome sunset celebrations all at a fraction of the cost of staying beachfront. We have 2 beach carts to carry your treasures (kids, coolers, towels, chairs, etc) to the beach effortlessly.
Here's the basic layout of our beach home which rents in its entirety: Right Side (Sunset). You can enter the right side of the house (Sunset) through the screened lanai. There are two bedrooms on the ground level floor. They are best described as suites. Both offer views to the in-ground swimming pool and have separate outdoor entrances. The suites can be connected to each other through a door that can be left locked for privacy or open for company. Each of these bedrooms has its own half bathroom, queen bed, living area consisting of chair, couch and TV as well as small lanai overlooking the pool.
Suite #2 has a bonus room consisting of shower, full sized washer & dryer, microwave and dorm refrigerator. The private, outdoor shower can be accessed through the hallway the leads to these bedrooms and upstairs.
Upstairs you will you find the family room, dining area with a table that comfortably seats 10, kitchen, 2 decks, full sized laundry facilities, 2 bedrooms (1 king & 1 queen), full bathroom and dining area. Both decks are outfitted with tables and chairs. So, on the Sunset side, all 4 bedrooms are connected interiorly or can be locked out for privacy.
Left Side (Sunrise)
The left side of the house (Sunrise) has a separate, private entrance. It contains a small deck with table and chairs, family room, full bathroom, bedroom (king), loaded kitchen and dining area. Again, it does contain a sliding barn door that provides easy interior passage to Sunset if you leave the door open …
Our kitchens have everything you need and more: refrigerator, microwave, stove/oven, coffeemaker, toaster, blender, silverware, dinnerware and all the gadgets you will need whenever you are cooking in.
Recently added, Sunset & Sunrise have a set of double hung sliding barn doors that connect the upstairs main living areas which can be opened for convenient passage between the separate sides or closed for privacy (similar to adjoining hotel rooms that connect).
So, to sum up the whole house,
- 5 bedrooms
- 2 full baths + 2 half baths + 1 shower + private outdoor shower
- Sleeps 10
- 1 outdoor, private shower
- 2 kitchens
- Bonus room consisting of a microwave, dorm refrigerator, shower and full sized washer and dryer.
- There are two, full size laundry facilities one upstairs and one downstairs.
Additional Amenities:
2 Full sized washer and dryers, Beach carts, Free Long Distance (in US), Free high speed wireless internet access, Trolley stop for local commuting available nearby, 2 Pianos and instructional materials. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) 19 miles away
We provide enough bath and dishwashing soap, paper towels and toilet paper to get you started. Since a full-sized grocery store is only a 2 minutes drive down the street you always have what you need. Of course plenty of bath towels, pillows and bed linens are also always at hand in our lovely beach home.
The Anchorage is located on Estero Island, a seven-mile stretch of ocean-front which is filled with shopping, dining and entertainment. You can enjoy para-sailing, jet skiing, volleyball pits, live music, eats and drinks all within walking distance. Right down the street you will find nice recreational facilities including tennis courts, basketball, and a large pool and water park featuring water slides and lifeguards for the kids.
My favorite beach activities are biking and running along the ocean while watching and listening to the dolphins splash beside you! Our daughter still loves blowing bubbles and the all-time favorite activity of flying a kite up and down the beach.
The Anchorage is located mid-island which provides a quiet, private, tropical beach experience, but is still close enough to Times Square (entertainment district) for the times when you want to take a walk on the "wilder side." Here at the Anchorage, you will be sure to find a perfect balance of relaxation and fun in the sun!
The Anchorage is only a 2 min. drive from a Grocery store (approx. ½ mile.) A pharmacy, movie theater and medical Center are also close by. Since the international airport is only about a 25-30 minute drive (19 miles) with available taxi, shuttle and limousine services readily available, transportation is never a problem. This is an awesome location on the island – a beautiful section of pristine, sandy beach and wonderful shelling "Non-beachy" favorites include catching a movie at the theatre and put putting.
All in all, I think you'll agree that The Anchorage Beach Home offers extraordinary fun, comfort, and convenience to enjoy an unforgettable vacation with your family and friends. It is absolutely perfect for families, and family reunions. Hope you can drop your anchor with us soon at The Anchorage! All the fun of a beach front home at a much less expensive cost!
We welcome families and groups of adults over the age of 25.
Scott and Theresa Houston are the owners of 'The Anchorage Beach Home' located on Estero Island on Fort Myers Beach Florida. They live full time in Indianapolis, Indiana and enjoy swimming, biking, running, entertaining and music!
We love the beach! We have been fortunate to have experienced many beach vacations over the years in numerous places including Jamaica, Hawaii, Florida, Grand Cayman, Caribbean, California and Bahamas but have always come back to SW Florida time and time again - by far S.W. Florida has the softest, whitest, tropical beaches around.
Theresa purchased this house in 2007
We chose Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island in particular because it offers just the right mix of fun verses peaceful times. Captiva and Sanibel are too quiet for the couple of nights that we like to go out to listen to some live bands or to enjoy some food and drinks out. On Ft. Myers beach you have lots of entertainment options. As we said, the perfect ratio of fun to peacefulness can be found here.
Our little Estero Island secret is that we are far enough south that you can almost always count on experiencing nice, warm weather during spring and winter breaks unlike in most other Florida beach locations. On Fort Myers Beach you can expect great weather and beautiful beach filled days at half the cost of vacationing on neighboring Sanibel, Naples or Captiva.
We searched for a long time before we purchased a beach home. We knew exactly what we wanted and knew it when we found this home.
We fell in love with this particular beach home for many reasons; here are a few that might be of particular interest to you:
1. We are only a 2-minute walk directly across the road to the beautiful beach and can enjoy it at half the cost of staying beachfront. We pass that savings on to you!
2. It allows us the luxury to vacation with another family or our extended family without being right on top of each other. We get the best of both worlds, traveling with family and friends we love, but having plenty of room for everyone to spread out to have their "personal" time too when we are vacationing at our lovely Beach Home.
3. Grocery shopping is no longer a dreaded, all-day affair because we now have a full sized grocery store just a few streets over from us. Yea!!! You think we are kidding, but this is a HUGE plus!!
4. Again, the location is great. Once we arrive on the island there is no reason to leave because everything we need is available right here.
5. You can enjoy our private swimming pool while the kids are taking a much needed nap or while getting some work done on your lap top using the free high speed wireless connection at the pool.
What more can you ask for ...
Oh, we almost forgot to mention that Scott is the "The Piano Guy" on PBS. So … you can enjoy all the wonderful, "beachy" décor and at the same time have a unique opportunity to learn how to have fun playing your favorite tunes on the piano during those non-beachy times at no additional cost to you. Everything you need to learn to have fun on the piano is available to you while you are our guests at the beach home.
We are sure that you will love our home too. We have many happy guests that come back year after year and our goal is to make you and your family our guest for many years come!
We truly enjoyed the Anchorage Beach House. It worked so well for the family. Everyone felt comfortable and relaxed. Scott's instructional books had my husband, son and grandson all playing piano. My husband, who likes to make ukuleles was inspired to make a Ft. Myers Beach ukulele as well. We truly had a wonderful time and will definitely keep you in mind for a return trip.
Our family of 7 had such a wonderful time at this beautiful home!! Very clean, updated and well taken care of. We had so much space and the walk to the beach was short and sweet. We saw dolphins every single morning at the beach! If you like to walk or bike, you really don't even need a car to get around; there is also a trolley that will take you from the Pier to Lover's Key (a must). We enjoyed having our own pool, which was the perfect temperature our entire stay. The garage is loaded with beach chairs, carts, toys for the little ones, and more. We will definitely be back! Thanks Theresa & Scott!!
We spent a week in this beautiful location at the end of February. We had lovely weather and lots of fun times on the beach. Our 2 1/2 year old Grandson had a fun time making sandcastles on the beach, and dipping his feet in the water. We did bring a kite along and had fun flying that on the beach. The wagons are so nice to haul all of the stuff. It is only a very short walk to the beach. We were able to go on a boat ride in Ft. Myers with some friends who live down there and we had dolphins swimming right behind the boat. We did ride the trolley a few times, but sometimes the traffic getting to the pier was so slow, it was quicker to walk. We enjoyed just sitting in the pool when the 8 month old was taking a nap, or when it was a little cooler out. We found some fun places to eat. We did cook some meals and the 2 full kitchens were really nice to have. The small bedroom was perfect for the little guy. Everything was just perfect! Thanks for a great time and lots of wonderful memories.
Our group of 10 adult woman have been vacationing together for the past 10 years. We are all sorority sisters that have a reunion annually. The location was perfect. Only a short taxi ride (35 minutes) from the Fort Myers airport. We all hopped in a shuttle which we reserved ahead of time to get to the home. Couldn't have been easier. The view at the top of the bridge when entering the bridge is awesome—you certainly know you have arrived at the beach!
Location was perfect. We walked to the beach every day. It was maybe a 3 minute walk if that. They had beach carts to load up all our beach chairs and coolers on. The grocery store was very close too.
The best part was the layout of the home which worked perfectly for our group of 10 girls. 2 full kitchens worked well all around from prepping dinner, to cleanup to putting away groceries and cold beverages in the 2 full sized refrigerators.
Some of us had to do a little work while on our trip (a crime I know) and they appreciated the free high-speed internet access. I even saw one of them working away down stairs, poolside in the mornings!
Best location for our annual reunion yet!
Our family as well as our friends vacationed and had a great time at the Anchorage Beach Home together. The location is awesome. A short walk to the beach (less than a city block) with two provided beach wagons made it easy to transport chairs, towels, coolers, etc. The beach was beautiful with just the right number of people for our taste. Not too quiet not too busy …
The home worked out well for our group of 10 with two separate families. Having two refrigerators and two kitchens with stovetops/ovens was a life safer! We dined in 3-4 evenings and truly loved being able to eat together at one table! We really appreciated having the two outside grills and they were certainly used!
The home was very clean and made you feel that you were at the beach with the fun "beachy" decor. Having the ability to vacation with a group of 10 and not being on top of one another was terrific! Every room had a digital TV with cable (the kids noticed this first, "OMG! Every room has a TV!"). The house also had high-speed internet (password is provided) which made my work easily accessible (boooooo!). For only half a second was I criticized by the kiddos for NOT knowing to bring the Wii or AppleTV. I told them to go jump in the pool...and they did.
The pool ended up being used a lot more than I would have thought! After the kids' day at the beach, a quick rinse off in the outdoor shower and a jump in the pool provided a perfect cool down!
For runners and walkers, a beach trek from the house to the pier and back is just over 3.25 miles. The sand is hard and flat at the tide line, and if you see a bunch of people staring into the sea, make sure you stop for a minute to admire the dolphins likely nearby. A run on Estero Blvd, across the bridge, and back is about 4.3. The view of the marina from the top of the bridge is fantastic! Stop to take a selfie! The bridge is also the ONLY elevation you will have on a run! Again, the pool provided an excellent cool down!
Morning coffee on the upstairs outside deck facing the sunrise, sunsets in the evening on the beach, and New Year's Fireworks on the beach at midnight were the best!
We had a great time and we will be back soon!
My family of 8 stayed here for a winter break with our parents. First time I have done the "rent a house" for vacation thing. I was a little leery but was comforted by all the reviews. We too had a great time. The reservation, payment and check-in process was easy which I was a little worried about.
The house was perfect for our big group and we were thrilled with how close we were to the beach! Great location!! We ate in for most breakfasts and lunches. The kitchens were small but fully stocked. The big table for 10 was great. We used the trolley for night ventures to the "Time Square" area. No car worries ... There are also a lot of restaurants to the south ( take a right on Estero) that we enjoyed too.
We didn't know until half way through our trip (wish we had known sooner) but there is a free downloadable app for the trolley that alerts you when the trolley will be coming to whatever stop you choose to enter. It uses GPS and was super accurate. No sitting and waiting on the trolley. When it got close, we would know to get our bill and drink up.
The house was very clean and comfortable. We had 10 people. Everyone had enough room to spread out. Also, we liked the king and queen beds vs. the twins a lot of the other homes offered. Great for the couples in the group.
The pool was perfect for us. The 1st morning the water was pretty cool, but we learned It would stay warm as long as we kept the cover on during the night. Kids loved the basketball hoop. Us, "older kids" had quite a few hours of fun before sunset time playing some mean games of water volleyball. Right before sunset we would load up the beach cart with a cooler and head to the beach. The beach was clean with the whitest of sand. Nice home—Not, alot of high rises!
My biggest complaint was that I never got to see a dolphin but everyone else in our group seemed to!
I definitely would recommend it to my friends.
We had such a great time staying at the Anchorage! The Sunrise and Sunset sides were exactly what we were looking for – a place that makes you feel like home except with a pool and a beach right across the street!
We loved spending lazy, relaxing days at the beach and pool then checking out all the great restaurants and bars early evening. Our favorites were Nemo's (try the nachos), The Cottage, Gulfview, The Tiki Bar, Junkanoo and the Beached Whale just to name a few.
To be honest, there wasn't a place we didn't like! This was our 2nd trip to Fort Myers Beach staying at The Anchorage, and we plan to continue to come back every summer! We love it here! Thanks for providing such a great place to stay!
How About a Piano Instruction Vacation Right on the Beach?
Return from your vacation with more than just photos: combine sun and fun with learning for a truly memorable getaway. You are invited to unwind on one of the loveliest beaches around... Stay in the Piano Guy's beach home (Emmy Winning host of public television's "The Piano Guy with Scott Houston) located on Fort Myers Beach, Florida for your next vacation. Our beach home is set up with everything that you will need to learn how to play the piano: Piano with headphones, Scott's video instruction, Fake books (the tunes,) Scott's printed instruction books. All this is provided at no additional cost to you while you are our guest in our lovely beach home! There is a piano in both Sunrise and Sunset. You can work at your own pace in Scott's home on a gorgeous beach. Sounds like the perfect vacation, doesn't it! What? You say that you simply want to be a 'beach bum' while on vacation, no problem. We can help you with that too!
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Technical Death Metal has been a heavy trend the last few years. My problem with these bands is that so many of them focus so much on being technical that there are virtually no song structures and the whole thing sounds a mess. Psycroptic manage to not fall into this problem and retains a solid structure throughout numerous tempo changes and technical guitar playing. The production is thankfully not overtly clean and retains a slight murkiness in the guitar tone. However the production falters a fair bit with the drums. The drum triggers sound extremely clicky and there is quite a lot of blasting. Why so many bands go for this obnoxious sound is beyond me. It just sounds flat, and mechanical and only hurts the music. I want to hear the bass! I especially don't understand it in Psycroptic's case as they went for a slightly more organic production than the typical mechanical ones of technical death bands. The other major gripe I have is the hardcore shouts. There is some use of guttural growls but about 95% of the time they are just your standard Hatebreed tough-guy shouts, and a pretty poor imitation at that. The vocalist here just sounds like he is straining to hard and almost choking his voice out. Occasionally the vocals are just squealing that should be kept strictly to Deathcore. Keep this crap out of Death Metal! Fortunately there are large sections of the music without the use of vocals.
It is a shame that there are these issues, as the band is clearly comprised of excellent musicians. They play very well and sweep in and out of tempo changes with ease. The riffs are very good and memorable for the most part. The leads get a little chaotic at times, which is what one would expect from technical death metal but do not go overboard and keep the songs focused. One of the finest guitar performances I have heard and is certainly the best thing going on here by a long shot.
Overall this is not something I can keep listening to simply because of the hardcore vocals and clicky sounding drum triggers. The drum triggers I could probably get over but those vocals are so bad that I just can't enjoy the excellent musicianship. It is a mighty shame though as everything else is top notch.
I really want to like this record.
So the Tasmanian devils are back with their fourth full-length. This was my first exposure to their new lineup, and the taste it left in my mouth was…disappointing, in a word.
Joe Haley could possibly be my favourite guitarist from the land down under; his playing seamlessly blends impressive but unpretentious technicality with the strength and driving power that a genre like death metal demands from its performers. It's his licks and riffs that shine throughout this album, giving me a reason to spin it occasionally or to pay attention when its songs come up on shuffle. It's because of Haley's unwavering devotion to laying down those consistent, frenetic riffs, flowing into each other like a choppy but powerful sea, that this record is worthy of the Psycroptic name. The other Haley brother pounds away on the skins with a hair trigger, keeping up with any time changes with mechanical precision. It does well for the robotic lyrical themes of the album. Had this been an instrumental album, I'd have slapped it with at least a 75 or something: not fantastic, but good to spin once in a while.
And then there's the elephant in the corner: mister Jason Peppiatt. Forgive me for this bit of vitriol, for we've discovered the Gene Adam of death metal: sure, there's probably worse singers out there in the respective field, but to imagine that a band as big as Psycroptic can get away with this…good lord. In fairness, he's tolerable when he's grunting along with a standard growl. But when he attempts to hit the high notes, he just sounds like he's trying to do a bad Jon Nödtveidt impression. Don't even get me started on the garbled mid-tone shouting that sounds less like a death metaller and more like someone trying to alert the immediate company to perform the Heimlich maneuver since they're choking on a log of meat.
And he doesn't. Shut. Up. Most of the time I'm trying to enjoy Haley's blazing riffs, and keep getting thrown out of it because of this warbler and his incessant vocal lines. It's not even that he's not an appropriate replacement for Chalky, one of the most inhuman-sounding and diverse vocalists I've ever heard; it's that he's just not a competent vocalist at all. The ghost of Matthew Chalk is sure to dog this band, but even when you look at this album as a standalone piece, Peppiatt just doesn't work. There are moments where he's tolerable, like when he's just ordinarily growling, and a few times when he takes that mid-tone shout and distorts it a step further. If by any odd chance he's reading this, my advice is to focus on those strengths and build your way up from there. But if Peppiatt was the best out of the pool they auditioned to replace Chalky…I really don't want to know what that says about the ones who didn't make the cut.
Apologies for ranting like this, but it needs to be said: I don't have high standards when it comes to my vocalists, so long as they fit the music. Elvenking, Megadeth, Motorhead: all bands that produce good music and have a good vocal/instrumental synthesis because their singers compliment the music, despite a marked lack of raw technical singing talent – at least, as far as I know. But Peppiatt is literally, for lack of a better term, abrasive: when you're trying to listen to the riffs, his grating barks can actually be painful, both in their texture and overall amateurism. Right – I'm done roasting Peppiatt. He has potential to be a good vocalist, but as it stands, he's tolerable in his best moments.
As for the lyrics, it's a minor point, but I rather miss the fantasy/narrative style of the early Psycroptic. It doesn't like we'll be visiting any more Lacertine Forests or picking up any more ancient Scepters with these Aussies, and it's a shame – those were some damned good lyrics, as opposed to the far more ambiguous lines on this album, and helped for what it was worth to give the old stuff an extra degree of flavour.
And the production is slick like a water slide. Normally I appreciate good production values, but it's all context-sensitive, and all bands should produce their albums in a way that benefits their style of music. Case in point, the guitar tone on the latest Nightwish record is crunchier than what's on display here. If your pop-focused symphonic metal has a heavier crunch than your technical tech metal, something may have screwed up somewhere. It's not a terrible thing, but just something to watch out for.
But I can't bring myself to give this album a failing score, because dammit, they're playing their asses off and really trying – and the results are sometimes quite good. Blood Stained Lineage and Initiate in particular are packed with solid riffs, clever structures and tolerable vocal moments that, I will grant, don't detract from the music. Unfortunately, the music here lacks a lot of the identity that made inventive numbers like The Valley Of Winds' Breath And Dragons Fire so memorable. Instead, the songs are far more samey. That's not intrinsically a terrible thing, though: when Peppiatt lets the guitar take the lead, the songs are fairly enjoyable either way, like the mid-paced crusher of a riff that comes in halfway through Removing The Common Bond.
Psycroptic fans owe it to themselves to check this for the instrumental prowess on display – just be warned about the abrasive, and not in the good way, vocalist. I almost feel sorry for him, to be honest: at his skill level, he's really in over his head with a band like this. But I'd love for him to prove me wrong and churn out an absolutely spellbinding performance on Psycroptic's fifth opus – after all, good vocals are good vocals, no matter who's growling them out. Overall a solid effort brought down by some rather glaring aspects; try before you buy.
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Tasmania, home to the inbred fools that many Australians hold in contempt (it's comparable to how us Yankees hate the inbred southern states), and the Technical Death Metal group, Psycroptic. I'll admit, I haven't heard anything prior to this album, 2008's Ob(Servant), so I can't tell you if this is a step down or not. Their 2003 effort, Scepter of the Ancients, seems to be widely regarded as a masterpiece in the genre, and so that little tidbit was the only bit of information I had about the band when I saw Ob(Servant) at my local Best Buy. I looked at the cover and song titles, and made my deduction. I'm finding metal at Best Buy, this must mean it is rather clean on the production front, lest the mainstream outlets not carry it. The wacky song titles like "The Shifting Equilibrium" and "Removing the Common Bond" implied a similarity to Meshuggah in my eyes, as the lyrical themes of metaphysical nonsense seemed to apply heavily to both bands.
Thankfully, there isn't much about this that sounds anything like Meshuggah. The music consists of actual riffs here! The main issue is, on the other hand, that most of the content here amounts to little more than a faceless blur of blastbeats and pointless yelling. Let's get something straight, I love Death Metal, I love technicality in my music (although a lack of it won't make me complain at all), polished production doesn't bother me any more than crappy production, and I just overall enjoy aggressive, abrasive music. So don't interpret the previous statement as something a Dream Theater fan would use to criticize a band or anything. These guys can play their instruments quite proficiently, like most other metal musicians. And like most other metal musicians nowadays, they don't seem to use these talents to write good songs. Most tracks on Ob(Servant) blast their way through your speakers with minimal effort and maximal intensity, but none of it ever sticks with you. Music doesn't have to be catchy or hooky to be good, but there isn't much point in owning a disc that you'll only spin a few times per year. The worst part about the songs isn't the fact that they aren't memorable, but the fact that they're so fucking long for absolutely no goddamn reason. Many songs end with about a minute or two left in the track, and the space is filled with pointless ambience that adds nothing to the overall experience. All they do is break the flow of the album, and I don't see any point in their existence other than to prove to some unseen judge that believes metal is only truly great when it is diverse, that they can indeed do something other than thrash your face off.
Also, I don't know what the previous vocalist sounded like, but this new guy has a serious stiffy for Fear Factory/Meshuggah-type yelling. Not screaming, not growling, yelling. Frankly, it doesn't fit very well. I'm not a fan of the vocal style to begin with, but it sounds like shit when mixed with the top notch Tech Death that fills the background. So don't get me wrong, Ob(Servant) is a great Tech Death album plagued by bad vocals and bad songwriting. Give it a spin if you're a fan of the style, but don't be surprised if it underwhelms you at all.
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Okay, I guess I should start this one off by saying that I had rather high expectations for "Ob(Servant)", the latest release from Tasmanian technical death metal band Psycroptic. The first reason is the fact that their first two albums, "The Isle of Disenchantment" and "Scepter of the Ancients", were simply amazing, with "Scepter" perhaps being one of the best technical death metal albums of the decade. And the second reason... well, their third effort, "Symbols of Failure", was a rather average effort overall, mainly due to a substandard delivery from the band's new vocalist, Jason Peppiatt, who ended up drawing too much attention to himself (and, as a result, away from the rest of the band) with his rather weak mixture of growls and snarls. So, as you can expect, I found myself hoping that this album would manage to preserve the qualities that made the first two so good, whilst touching up on the elements that ended up dragging "Symbols" down. And did Psycroptic manage this?
Well, yes and no, really. As I first sat down to listen to this record, just after purchasing it from the band's drummer himself at their latest adults-only hometown show (yes, I happen to live right near Hobart), I found myself both surprised and disappointed by what I heard. Whilst they had managed to fix the problems that blighted "Symbols of Failure", they had also decided to take a more simplistic and catchy approach in the writing of this album (no doubt a result of their signing with Germany's Nuclear Blast). However, this new approach seems to have drained away a lot of the band's substance, which automatically brings down their performance as a result. To put it simply, it's a rather good album, but it's far from their best, and I'll explain why as I go along. And, be mindful that I'm not doing a track-by-track analysis, seeing as how the tracks are all quite similar to one another.
First of all, I'll discuss the guitar. In the past, Joe Haley has completely blown me away with his guitar work, whether it be through his insane technicality ("Skin Coffin", off "Scepter..."), groove (some moments on "The Valley of Wind's Breath and Dragon's Fire", from the same album), or simply just through sounding awesome (from about 1:23 onwards on "Merchants of Deceit", from their last album). However, "Ob(Servant)" presents what I can only call a dumbed-down version of Joe's previous efforts. Sure, there are still quite a few moments where the guitar work almost kicks you in the balls but it was the fact that previous efforts were saturated with such moments that made Joe's guitar work all the more special. This time, about half of these uber-technical riffs have been replaced with simple power chord progressions and palm-muted chugging. Of course, this was bound to happen, given the band's desire to make their music more accessible, but Joe seems to be a bit lacking in the "memorable" department this time around.
Bass is more of the same, really. Cameron Grant is definitely an extremely skilled bassist, given that his bass lines are usually just Joe's guitar parts, transposed down an octave. However, the fact that he often plays along with Joe is also his weakness. Yes, you can hear him in the mix, despite what people often say – it's just that he's not really giving you anything that the guitar isn't, and so isn't really worth noticing. That's the curse of the death metal bassist, I suppose.
Next, we come to the drums. Dave Haley seems to have the same issue as Joe on a lot of the songs, in that he's sacrificed some of the insane technicality that made his previous efforts so memorable. Now, don't get me wrong: there's no shortage of moments on here where you're held in awe by his insane double-bass drumming. And, yes, he still blasts with the best of them. It's just that the number of these moments seems to have decreased, with the remaining space being filled with sparse, generic rhythms that would seem more fitting on, perhaps, In Flames' "Whoracle" (which was a good album, yes, but the drumming really didn't do much more than keep time for the most part). I swear, at a couple of points, the drumming even sounds more akin to AC/DC than a technical death metal band (I'm talking as simple as straight-eight beats) – and, when it comes to Psycroptic, that's pretty much unheard of. Or, at least, until now. Good effort, Dave, but try to bring some of that insanity back in the future!
Now onto what I think is perhaps the album's strongest point – the vocals. Yes, I know that this was considered to be one of the weak points of the album by a number of people, considering the fact that they're a great departure from the venomous barrage that Psycroptic had become known for. But "Ob(Servant)" is where Jason Peppiatt really shines. On "Symbols of Failure", Peppiatt's goal seemed to be to imitate his predecessor, Matthew Chalk – a goal which he fell short of, with his mediocre vocals taking too much off the spotlight and, ultimately, making the majority of the tracks dull and forgettable. On "Ob(Servant)", however, Peppiatt's realised that he simply doesn't have Chalky's endurance, and has decided to slow down and give himself, and the music, time to breathe. Also, the focus has largely shifted away from traditional death growls (they're still there, though), with Peppiatt now employing two new vocal styles for most of the album – a nicely-done black metal shriek (reminiscent of Ihsahn's efforts on Emperor's "Promethius: The Discipline of Fire and Demise"), and a loud, hoarse shout that will definitely put off all of the close-minded death metal purists out there (whose obligatory reaction to anything of the sort seems to involve condemning it as "gay metalcore shit"). He even seems to slip into a midway point between two of his three styles at some points, and different vocal techniques are often overdubbed over one another, helping to add depth and reinforce particular moments of tension. This is where you belong, Peppo – give yourself a round of applause.
The album's production is your typical Psycroptic fare - clear and sterile. The vocals are mixed perfectly, as they're not too prominent, yet not too quiet (if you need to know, an example of "too quiet" would be the harsh vocals on Ensiferum's otherwise-brilliant "Iron", although that was really only a minor inconvenience... yes, I like a rather wide range of metal). As for the guitar tone, it's definitely an improvement over the last album. Whilst it still lacks gain and, as a result, heaviness (which I think is rather necessary, given that overly-distorting it would make it harder to appreciate Joe's more technical riffs), it no longer has the tinny, robotic quality that it had on "Symbols". The drums sound good, although the triggers on the bass drums have a "clicky" sound that can get irritating at times. And the bass... well, I can hear it, but not well enough. If Cam started to use a more contrapuntal style, I could comment further.
And, before I forget, I feel that I must mention is the electronics on the album. Contributed by Sydney's The Amenta (misspelled in the booklet as "The Ementa"), the electronic sections present on this album are used to great effect, providing a number of ambient interludes that help to break up the monotony a little (not that said monotony is necessarily bad, of course). These sections, which are comprised mainly of faint drones and distant wails, and are often accompanied by simple guitar work from Joe, really help to set the mood, providing you with mental images of a bleak, far-distant future, where humanity has long since breathed its last, and the stars themselves are haunted by the phantoms of mysterious and long-dead alien races – something which may seem more at home alongside the lyrics of "Symbols of Failure", I know, but I personally think it sounds much better here.
In conclusion, I'd have to say that "Ob(Servant)" is both a step forward and a step backward for Psycroptic. Jason Peppiatt has finally managed to establish himself as a vocalist, instead of simply trying to fill in for Chalky, and has proved to be a rather effective force (and, from what I witnessed when attending their hometown show just over a week ago, an amazing stage presence). However, the rest of the band has gone and simplified things, which has made it blatantly obvious that Psycroptic's strength lies in the chaotic and technical songwriting approach that they applied to their previous albums. So, it's not exactly the most memorable or groundbreaking of albums, and it leaves a fair bit to be desired, but I'd definitely recommend this to any death metal fan with an open mind.
Recommended Tracks – "A Calculated Effort", "Horde in Devolution", "Immortal Army of One", "Initiate".
I will be the first to admit it took me a long time to get into Psycroptic. It semeed to me that they had a lot of unecessary vocal styles on their previous albums and I just could not get past them in order to enjoy the music. Call me cynical if you must, but being a death metal vocalist myself I have alawys lived by one principle. If you can growl and make it audible than it is just that much more brutal. I noticed instances of that principle on Psycroptic's previous release Symbols of Failure so I waited with high expectations for Psycroptic's next album and it absolutley exceeded what I was expecting.
When I first heard this album I will admit that I was not very fond of it, yes I understand this sounds contridctory to what I said in the above paragraph, but after giving this album a fair trial it has grown on me significantly. The riffs on every song seem to sick with me and David Haley is an absolute juggernaut. He has drummed on four albums this year including this one and he has not disappointed on any of them. You cannot help but admire his dedication.
Now onto what I like most about Ob(Servant), the vocals. A lot of critics seem to think that Psycroptic has lost their edge because the vocals are not what fans are accustomed to. I find it to be the opposite entirley. There is a nice mix of expected grunts and growls, some surprising shouting vocals, and some nicley put together shreeks to deliver a pure message of utter brutality.
It appears that some may wish to condemn this album at first glance and I myself would be included in that group, however I would strongly suggest to give this album at least a few more listens before making your final judgement. It may just be enough to change your opinion . I know that providing this album that little bit of extra playing time changed mine for the better.
Much like death metal gods Nile, a change of label onto German based merchandise machine Nuclear Blast signals a change of the winds that lift the sails of Psycroptic. A path has been cleared to a wider audience and the pressure of morphing into a more accessible sound could play a part in the evolution process.
Psycroptic fans across the world will be holding The Isle of Disenchantment(2001) and The Sceptre of the Ancients (2003) as benchmarks for comparison, and must be hoping the Australian's fourth full length album (Ob)Servant will uphold the quality of these two killer releases.
Like a greyhound out the gates, the title track will mug you and be gone again in a flash, but on the whole the balance between break down and break neck is apt. The groove seems to be from Pantera/Southern style riffs in certain places instead of the laid down beats from before.
The glory of Psycroptic and their incandescent technicality is that it all operated on one level and is a whole output, unlike some bands who may have blistering speed and finger work but over-complicate things and miss the "impact" button on their way. Ob(Servant) avoids this throughout. On the flip side some have condemned Psycroptic's music as directionless and hence ultimately not rewarding, and this does stand true to some extent on this latest release.
Replacing what would normally be a clever eye-popping twist with a bit of basic hardcore and having bland vocals that sound like Peter Dolving instead of the pick and mix grows and gurgles may be steps towards musical maturity, but fails to excite and are largely disappointing.
Ob(Servant) will not alienate too many fans and will definitely make some new ones. If the next release is a firecracker the name of Psycroptic can safely take its place in the hall of death metal fame.
What we have here is an entirely different sounding Psycroptic album than its predecessors. It has some good moments but nothing really memorable . The vocals have become more aggressive, the riffs have got somewhat groove-oriented. After listening to the album a considerable number of times so that it grows on me, I can say that this is a regular run of the mill technical death album and there is absolutely nothing exceptional or ground-breaking about it. There are very less catchy riffs and the ones which you can actually remember at the end . But apart from catchy riffing this album lacks in substance and the riffs are loosely bound together. And unlike their earlier efforts, you will not find any jaw dropping riffs. The riffs are fast and technical but somewhere you can feel that they lack substance. The vocals however are an improvement over 'Symbols of Failure' but still a lot of work needs to be done in this area. The vocals are quite tolerable here, however nothing really exceptional about them. But down the line, after giving the album sufficient time to grow on me , I find that it hasn't grown on me like their earlier albums. I don't find myself listening to this album over and over again. The production is very good however and the drums are clear and loud but the clicky sound is annoying at times . David Haley has given another great performance here. This guy sure can play fast and catch up with the riffing with perfection. But that alone cannot be the savior here.
Some of the highlights of a rather weak album. The album opens up with the title track , which instantly hit me. It has to be the most enjoyable track of the album. The riffing and the drumming are precise and impeccable complemented well by the new aggressive style vocals. 'Slaves of Nil' starts off with a nice riff and the vocals complement well. At 1:43 comes a riff which I find myself listening to again and again. The song breaks around 4 and comes up again with a bang after some time. A pretty good track . 'The Shifting Equilibrium' reminds somewhat of the older Psycroptic with the riff frenzy starting at 1:46. 'Removing the Common Bond' is probably the best track alongwith the title track. Some catchy riffing here . The song holds on to you before the rather bizarre ending. 'Horde in Devolution' is not quite impressive except for a few riffs here and there. 'Immortal Army of One' is another highlight of this album. Nicely woven riffs on display here. The album closes with 'Initiate' which starts of pretty well with some Nile-esque riffing It goes on pretty well and then comes a great build up to a riff at 4:06. Reminds much of the build up of 'Merchants of Deceit'. These pretty much sum up the highlights of this album . As I said you can find some good songs here, but I don't find myself addicted to them as I was with their first two phenomenal albums and partially with 'Symbols of Failure'.
Being a admirer of Psycroptic over the years, I am not quite impressed with this .The album lacks substance and stands nowhere near their first two releases. Hence the 70%.Overall a pretty tight album, but lack of substance and somewhat generic nature coupled with other factors like the clicky drum sound and the not so impressive song structures prevent me from digging this.
Tracks to check out:
Removing the Common Bond
Slaves of Nil
Immortal Army of One


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Peter Ling
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|Peter George Derek Ling
27 May 1926
Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey, England
|14 September 2006
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Hastings, East Sussex, England
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Peter Ling (27 May 1926 – 14 September 2006) was a British writer in many media, but best known for his work in television, where he was the co-creator of the soap opera Crossroads.
Ling was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England, the son of a stage magician and a teacher, and was educated at Whitgift School.[1] As a child he appeared in the Radio Luxembourg children's show The Ovaltinies, and wrote an article for Good Housekeeping magazine at the age of 14.[2]
He was conscripted to work in the coal mines as a "Bevin Boy" during the Second World War, but was transferred the Army Pay Corps due to ill-health. After the war, recovering from tuberculosis in a British Legion Sanatorium, he published his first novel, Voices Offstage (1947), and began submitting comedy scripts to BBC radio, selling some to Jon Pertwee's radio show Waterlogged Spa.[3] This led to work on television, including the BBC's children's show Whirligig (1950),[1] where he met actress Sheilah Ward, whom he married in 1954.[2]
In 1952 he was invited to write comic strips for the Eagle, including the schoolboy series "The Three J's", illustrated by Peter Kay (1953–59), which was adapted for television in 1958. With Sheilah Ward, he also co-wrote strips for Eagle's sister title Girl, including "Two Pairs of Skates" (1956–57) and "Penny Starr" (1957). The couple also wrote a Girl spin-off novel, Angela has Wings, based on the comic strip "Angela Air Hostess", created by Betty Roland.[2][3]
In 1955 he joined Associated-Rediffusion as script editor, working on shows including Murder Bag, Crime Sheet and Jango, and was later appointed Head of Children's Series.[1] He and Hazel Adair co-wrote Compact, a soap set in magazine publishing, for the BBC from 1962 to 1965. The two writers followed this up with Crossroads, a soap set in a motel, which began on ITV in 1964; the format's principal run lasted until 1988. The writing partners followed it with Champion House, a Yorkshire family saga set in the textiles industry, shown on the BBC from 1967 to 1968. Ling also wrote for Dixon of Dock Green, Sexton Blake, No Hiding Place, Doctor Who ("The Mind Robber", 1968), and, with Sheilah Ward, The Avengers ("Ashes of Roses", "Dance with Death", and "Box of Tricks").[1][2] He continued to write for radio, including adaptations of Sherlock Holmes and Gideon Fell stories and the Arnold Bennett novel Imperial Palace, and launched the Radio 2 soap Waggoner's Walk in 1969.[3][4]
He published several novels, including the novelisation of his Doctor Who serial "The Mind Robber" for Target Books;[3] three novels in the "Crown House" series, Crown House (1988), Crown Papers (1989) and Crown Wars (1996); three in the "Docklands Saga" or "Watermen" series, High Water (1991), Flood Water (1992) and Storm Water (1993); two stand-alone novels, Halfway to Heaven (1994) and Happy Tomorrow (1995);[2] and bodice-rippers under the name Petra Lee. He also wrote songs, including "Why Not Now?", which was a hit for Matt Monro in 1961. He died on 4 September 2006 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.[3]
- ^ a b c d Obituary: Peter Ling, The Daily Telegraph, 3 October 2006
- ^ a b c d e Steve Holland, Peter Ling (1926–2006), Bear Alley, 21 September 2006
- ^ a b c d e Eagle Writers – Peter Ling (1926–2006), Eagle Times, 24 September 2008
- ^ Obituary: Peter Link, The Times, 14 September 2006
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While running for Assemblyman in 1995 Chris Christie put out a campaign flyer noting his support for the assault weapons ban. He called the support for repealing the ban dangerous, crazy, and radical.
In 2009 while seeking the Governor's office in 2009, US Attorney Christie put out a fact sheet noting that he supported New Jersey's gun laws and opposed concealed carry laws. He mocked the idea that he "stood with the NRA."
After assuming office, Governor Christie supported a recently passed New Jersey that only allowed each person to purchase one handgun per day.
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No matter who gets fired, the Los Angeles Angels of Dysfunction will not suddenly be awash in solutions.
If anything, the dismissal of general manager Jerry Dipoto, manager Mike Scioscia or both only will create a new set of problems.
Something is going to give with the Angels. FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi, citing industry sources, reported last Friday that either Dipoto or Scioscia is expected to be replaced before the start of next season.
But while the natural focus is on, "Who?" the better question is, "How?"
As in, how would owner Arte Moreno find a quality replacement for Dipoto, who has been squeezed from above by Moreno and below by Scioscia, becoming the baseball personification of Ben Franklin's description of New Jersey: "A keg tapped at both ends"?
On the other hand, how could Moreno justify allowing Dipoto to hire a more like-minded manager when A) Scioscia did not suddenly become dumb, and B) the GM's pitching choices last offseason were deeply flawed?
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What's more, Scioscia is saying publicly and privately that he wants to remain with the Angels rather than pursue potential openings with Washington, Detroit or even the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In addition, Scioscia wants to secure contract extensions for his coaches, according to a major league source, and avoid a recurrence of the act that helped poison his relationship with Dipoto — the firing of hitting coach Mickey Hatcher last season.
Does Scioscia deserve such benefit of the doubt? Maybe not, considering that the Angels haven't reached the postseason since 2009. But Scioscia could rightly argue that Dipoto isn't giving him sufficient talent and that Dipoto's farm system, headed by assistant GM Scott Servais, isn't giving players proper instruction.
Fair enough. But Dipoto is in a difficult position, and has been from almost the moment he was hired in October 2011.
Moreno was the driving force behind the signing of first baseman Albert Pujols to a 10-year, $240 million free-agent contract that offseason, then outfielder Josh Hamilton to a five-year, $125 million free-agent contract last offseason.
Dipoto never received the autonomy he was promised, sources say. So, while his additions of starters Jason Vargas, Joe Blanton and Tommy Hanson largely backfired, as did his signings of relievers Sean Burnett and Ryan Madson, it wasn't the GM's decision to sink most of the team's budget into another hitter.
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Think about it: If the Angels didn't want to match the six-year, $147 million contract that free-agent right-hander Zack Greinke received from the Dodgers, they could have at least bid for free-agent righty Anibal Sanchez, who reached a five-year, $80 million deal with the Detroit Tigers and now leads the American League in ERA.
Sanchez, Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson and no Hamilton.
Bet the Angels would make that trade now.
Dipoto hardly is above reproach — his two-year, $15 million signing of Blanton drew particular scorn within the industry. But for a first-time GM, working for a meddlesome owner and controlling manager cannot be all that much fun.
Oh, and let's not forget this: When a team fires its GM, the effects within the organization are far-reaching, causing an upheaval in scouting and player development.
The Angels just went through that after hiring Dipoto to replace Tony Reagins two years ago. Do they want to go through it again?
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Moreno told USA Today in June that he likes Dipoto's "(analytical) systems" and needs time "to get our system working." Dipoto, who inherited a depleted farm system, has presided over only two drafts. Of course, he didn't help himself by overpaying in the Greinke trade, parting with eventual All-Star shortstop Jean Segura, Pacific Coast League pitcher of the Year Johnny Hellweg and right-hander Ariel Pena for a rental whom the Angels did not re-sign.
Again: If Moreno wants to find reasons to nail Dipoto, he won't need to look too hard. But Scioscia, who according to sources has been resistant to the statistical analysis prepared by Dipoto and his staff, will need to be more flexible under the next GM. More accountable, too.
When Scioscia exerted greater influence under Reagins, his supporters said that he was merely filling a void created by Reagins' lack of leadership. The hiring of Dipoto, a much stronger personality, was supposed to restore the normal balance between manager and GM. But when one man pushes, the other pushes back, creating a polarized environment, sources say.
If the Angels hire a new GM, no longer can anyone pretend that Scioscia is just another manager, just doing his job. Scioscia would need to acknowledge his larger role, accept greater responsibility. He could start by sitting in on the interviews for the new GM, just as Buck Showalter did before the Baltimore Orioles hired Dan Duquette.
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The new GM, meanwhile, obviously would need to understand that he is dealing with a baseball version of Bill Parcells, the former NFL coach who famously once said, "If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries."
The idea of one man acting as manager and GM in baseball is preposterous; both jobs are too consuming. Maybe the Angels need to hire a GM more like Bill Stoneman, who preceded Reagins and presided over the team's World Series championship in 2002. Stoneman was more low-key than Dipoto, a "better listener," according to one team official.
Oh, it's a fine mess, the world that Moreno created, the Los Angeles Angels of Dysfunction. And it's not going to be easy to clean up, no matter what the owner decides.
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Jul. 16–ALBANY — A $1.6 billion deal between IBM Corp. and New York state was sealed with a cellphone call made to Lake George on Mother's Day.
Gov. David Paterson recalled Tuesday during a news conference announcing the wide-ranging nanotechnology project how he talked that Sunday with John Kelly III, IBM's director of research, who was vacationing on the lake.
The plan, which includes $1.5 billion from IBM and $140 million from the state, is expected to create 1,000 high-tech jobs, including 325 at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, where IBM is the major tenant with hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in research and development in computer chip manufacturing.
Although Kelly had spotty cellphone reception, the two men talked, and the deal, which was years in the making, eventually got done.
"The impact will be enormous," Kelly said at Tuesday's event. "It takes guts to make these types of investments in the future."
The project, which has three major components, includes a 120,000-square-foot research and development center dedicated to computer chip "packaging," the process of encasing the chips and their interconnects for use in computers and other electronic devices.
The state is putting up $50 million for the facility, which could eventually employ 675 people.
The site of that packaging center, which will be owned and operated by the NanoCollege, has yet to be determined.
New York state is also giving IBM $65 million to retain 1,400 jobs at the company's East Fishkill facility in Dutchess County.
"New York is the world leader in nanotechnology, and we're very proud of it," Paterson said. "We're going to play a hot hand."
Sen. Joseph L. Bruno said Tuesday the deal had "faltered" under the Spitzer administration. Bruno did not hide his displeasure trying to work with the former governor's administration.
"That's what they did best was kill deals," Bruno said. "They were deal killers."
Although it's unclear where the new packaging center will be located, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy will play an important role at the facility as a research partner. Kelly said that IBM's $100 million supercomputer at the Rensselaer Technology Park in North Greenbush will be "very synergistic" with the packaging facility.
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On July 11, Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), the self-regulatory voluntary organisation of the advertising industry, refused to uphold HUL's complaint against Tata Swach accusing the latter of not meeting safety standards as claimed in its advertisement. Then, on July 25, ASCI upheld a complaint filed by Tata Chemicals, the group company that owns the Swach brand, accusing HUL of misleading consumers through persistent smear campaigns against Swach.
Over the past couple of months, HUL has circulated leaflets, denigrating Swach by way of comparison with Puret, across its sales network and distribution channel.
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The Tata press release further said that the leaflet violated Chapter IV (e) of the ASCI Code, which entails observing fairness in competition such that the consumers' need to be informed on choice in the market place.
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Ever since the launch, HUL has been throwing open challenge in trade and to consumers that Pureit is the only purifier in the market to offer unmatched germkill water safety. It also challenges to offer `1 crore to consumers if they found any other in-home water purifier that meets all these safety criteria as Pureit.
This is the second time HUL has started a war against a competitor with a campaign. In March 2010, the company ran a Rin detergent television commercial openly bullying rival rival Procter & Gamble's Tide.
In its annual report 2010-11, Tata Chemicals said, "The sale of the product (Swach) as well as those of replacement bulbs (used in the purifier) have been in line with expectations. In view of the increasing demand of bulbs, a second plant is being commissioned in Nanded, Maharashtra." Water purifier is an under penetrated category in India with approximately 2% of rural and approximately 10% of urban households as users. This points to a huge untapped market potential and would ensure high growth rates can be sustained over a long period of time, the report noted.
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Tata launched Swach in December 2009 at price points of Rs799 and Rs999 and also announced a target to sell 3 million units in five years.
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Tep Nytha, the election committee head, told reporters that the investigative body would comprise members of the two rival parties, who would work with the NEC. He said representatives from the United Nations and civil society groups would be invited as observers, not members.
Hun Sen and his government have railed against foreign involvement in the political process, with the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issuing a statement warning foreign diplomatic missions not to interfere in the country's internal affairs.
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