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How close is the PM's media adviser to the PM? Apparently, a lot. The jury may still be out on whether The Accidental Prime Minister — former media adviser Sanjaya Baru's memoirs of his tenure in UPA1 — is a work of fiction or fact. But it certainly gives us an idea of the easy access the spin doctors enjoy to the highest office in the country.
"It is generally the PM's prerogative to choose his media adviser. So, naturally, media advisers are people very close to the PM. Sometimes they may know things that even the PM's cabinet ministers do not know," says Ashok Tandon, former press adviser to NDA's Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Tandon in his tenure handled some crucial crisis situations for the NDA like the Kargil war, the Kandahar hijacking and the Gujarat riots.
While a press adviser is never part of cabinet meetings, he is kept in the loop of all major decisions. Easy access to the PM's office means he is usually privy to key information on the motive and background of most governance decisions. "You are part and parcel of the system so you need to be abreast with issues to communicate effectively to the press," says Tandon, adding the position also allows you key insights into the kind of relationship the PM shares with his ministers and senior leaders.
HK Dua, senior journalist and former press adviser to Deve Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, says, "The degree of confidence depends on the personalities involved." Dua, as a journalist, had been a staunch critic of the Ram Mandir movement and the Babri Masjid demolition. In his own words, he was never part of the "BJP set-up" and had been severely critical of the party.
Yet, he says, he enjoyed complete faith of the PM. "So many things happened in my presence and I was privy to a lot conversations that people do not know about," he says.
Speaking on Baru's book, Dua feels he could have waited for the elections to get over to publish the book. "The book comes too early when all the key actors in the drama are still in the scene. I would have waited," he says. Dua also emphasises that confidence of the PM must be maintained even in memoirs.
Tandon, who was known to be extremely close to Vajpayee, says this is not the first media adviser to write a book and neither will be the last, so Baru is well within his rights to write a book.
For BG Verghese, former journalist and information adviser to PM Indira Gandhi, the ethics of leveraging one's professional position lies at one's own discretion. "You may have worked with the government, with a corporation or in the media, and may have been privy to professional secrets. Baru chose to write in contemporary times, which magnifies its context. Prima facie, it is an unethical approach. But, I cannot comment in direct terms because I have not read the book yet," says Verghese.
However, Verghese does not feel Baru's book is an attempt to cash in on his former position of power, or that he intends to malign the PM. "Baru shared a good relationship with the PM, and I don't think that Baru disrespects him. Singh, or Rahul or Sonia Gandhi, for that matter, have been at the receiving end of far more scathing criticism from newspapers and magazines. What Baru has done is what an intelligent journalist would have done; he is an old hat projecting old stuff."
Meanwhile, Sanjaya Baru's book has given BJP the fuel to target the UPA government in the midst of elections and left the Congress infuriated, accusing the former media advisor to the prime minister of having political motives.
While the Congress dubbed the book as a "work of fiction and gossip", finance minister P Chidambaram dismissed Baru's claim that Sonia Gandhi was running the government. However, the BJP has cashed in on the contents of the book to fire five questions to corner Congress, particularly its president, questioning her role and that of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in running the government.
Chidambaram denied that the Prime Minister went to 10 Janpath for clearance of files. "We are in a party democracy. There are decisions and decisions. Some decisions can be taken within the government.
Some have to be taken only after consultation with the party. This is political party government. If it is a political decision which requires political consultation, well, I myself have taken it to the (Congress) Core Group," Chidambaram said, asserting there was nothing wrong in it.


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Self Help Quotes, Sayings about Self Improvement
I'm just human, I have weaknesses, I make mistakes and I experience sadness; But I learn from all these things to make me a better person.
Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you've always imagined.
Get out of your comfort zone. Wake up the sleeping giant in you.
– Dr T.P.Chia
Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings & emotions.
– Will Smith
Forget about what everyone else thinks and says. If it makes you happy, do it.
I owe no explanations for my flaws. I don't have to justify my mistakes, my past, or my insecurities. I am growing and learning. Let me live.
God didn't create you just for you to be used, abused and treated wrong. Let go of anyone that doesn't respect you or care about you.
Don't let anyone ever dull your sparkle.
Don't be victimized by negative emotions and thinking. Don't be handicapped by stubbornness and inflexibility.
– Dr T.P.Chia
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.
Don't worry about what others think of you. It doesn't matter as long as you have your own convictions and are proud of what you do.
Don't let yourself be controlled by three things: people, money, or past experiences.
Don't let negative people stop you from changing your lifestyle. Take control of your life. It's yours to live.
Courage increases with confidence. Confidence grows with self-trust.
– Dr T.P.Chia
I have insecurities, of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me.
– Adele
Remove toxic people from your life. Free yourself.
Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are – and aren't – that you will truly succeed.
Don't just be who you are and what you are. Move, evolve, change, grow and become better each day.
Self-disciplined people are more successful, healthier and happier in life.
– Dr T.P.Chia
It is dangerous to think that there is no need to improve yourself.
– Dr T.P.Chia

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A man was washed away after a tank breached following heavy rain in Arkalgud taluk on Sunday morning. According to the police, Raghavendra (33) of Hanagal near Belavadi was caught in the gushing waters of the breached Hanagal tank while on his way to a milk collecting point on his motorbike carrying milk cans. The rider and the motorbike were washed away.
As news reached the police, the police and the Fire and Emergency Services personnel reached the village. The motorbike was traced by afternoon and the body was found in the evening. K.P. Eshwarappa, Arkalgud tahsildar, and other officers supervised the operations. Konanur police have registered a case.
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Not only I but many others as well. For around 2 years my ping was around 45-50 and now I have a ping of 19.
Not only I but many others as well. For around 2 years my ping was around 45-50 and now I have a ping of 19.
You can ask your ISP if they changed their peering agreements or something. But all of that stuff is pretty chaotic... good luck.
My ping has also improved a lot to German and Romanian servers, but others' have worsened.
Not for all players. For me im getting 60 - 70 ping making the game a little bit unplayable (lg). it was 30 - 40 but i see people getting better ping and me getting worse. Well ill still play but it kinda sucks if all the servers i join is over 65 - 100 ping
Yeah I am amazed that I'm constantly getting 17-19 ping when for the last two years I've been getting 50. My cable service did not change so I'm curious as to what had happened here. I'm really enjoying this low ping. People who had already had low ping in the past are even lower now. I used to get 100 ping in TX and not it's cut to 60.
On my server I get 43-45.
stable...but i was wondering if that is normal...
I live in Vancouver Canada but the server says washington server.
i know hops have a lot to do with it...but is 43-45 normal in this circumstance?
if not what can i do to lower it...?
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Standard Chartered's plans to purchase the Royal Bank of Scotland group's assets in India, China and Malaysia, appear to have failed over the valuation of assets, a media report says.
"Talks between Standard Chartered PLC and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC for the sale of RBS' assets in India, China and Malaysia seem to have failed," the Wall Street Journal said quoting a person familiar with the matter.
"Standard Chartered bank was willing to pay USD 200 million to USD 250 million for the assets, but they (RBS) were looking for much more," WSJ said citing the familiar source, who did not disclose how much RBS was asking for.
The daily further said that "Standard Chartered had set a deadline of Friday for RBS to respond to its offer, which it had not done yet. He also said chances of the deal happening now were 'non-existent'"
The assets were part of RBS' Asian businesses that were earmarked for disposal under the strategic plan of Chief Executive Stephen Hester.
Many of the Asian businesses were acquired by RBS when it bought part of Dutch bank ABN Amro Holding NV in 2007.
RBS already has wrapped up the sale of commercial and retail operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and several other countries to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for USD 420 million, and RBS Pakistan to MCB Bank for USD 87 million.
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050514 Gilford Friends of Football annual meeting on Monday
LACONIA — The Friends of Gilford Football organization will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 12. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will take place in the conference room at Irwin Automotive Group, located at 59 Bisson Avenue in Laconia.
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New Hampton School staging production of 'You're a Good Man Charlie Brown'
NEW HAMPTON — The New Hampton School Performing Arts Department will be staging its third production of the academic year next month. A talented cast will present a public performance of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" on Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in McEvoy Theater.
Director Joe Sampson is working with the cast to create a dynamic production which celebrates some of the most endearing characters of the 20th century, as the musical is based off of the comic strip "The Peanuts" by Charles Schultz.
"It's an average day in the life of Charlie Brown and all of his beloved Peanuts pals," says Sampson, who is in his eighth year leading the Performing Arts Department. "You'll see Charlie and his sister Sally, Lucy and Linus Van Pelt, Beethoven-obsessed Schroeder, and lovable Snoopy. The laughs are frequent, the songs are memorable and a good time will be had by all."
Sampson and company have embraced an incredibly diverse number of plays and musicals in his time, ranging from the dramatic to the comedic. In "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," Sampson has identified a musical that will certainly bring generations together.
"Everyone in our cast, as well as their parents, grew up with these iconic characters," Sampson says. "This show is full of great songs and hilarious vignettes that our students can really relate to. They're having so much fun working through this script and so am I!"
The cast includes Otto Lanzavecchia '14 as Charlie Brown, Jill Adams as Sally, Kes Baker as Lucy, Torre Davy as Linus, Adam Messinger as Schroeder, and Ria Hardcastle Snoopy. Director of Music Kyle Masterson is the music director, and Meredith Brown is the technical director.
Ticket prices are a suggested donation of $15 for adults, $10 for students and $5 for seniors. New Hampton residents will be admitted free to this performance with a vaild ID showing a New Hampton address. No one will be turned away for the inability to pay.
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Laconia Historical Society to host talk by crystal cutter Pepi Herrmann
LACONIA - Laconia Historical and Museum Society will hold its May Lecture Program on Monday, May 19, featuring Master Crystal Cutter, Pepi Herrmann. The Lecture program will be held at The Laconia Public Library at 7 p.m. in Rotary Hall.
In 1968, Pepi Herrmann came to the United States from Salzburg, Austria, determined to revive the lost art of cut glass. He has been recognized throughout the country and is widely considered a pioneer in reviving the art of crystal cutting in the United States. Now with more than 40 years' experience, Pepi Herrmann is one of the few independent Master Crystal Cutters in the U.S.
"I have had the privilege of watching his creative talent in progress on a couple of occasions during visits to his studio. I am thrilled to have Pepi Herrmann present to our Society as I have always been captivated by the beauty of his work." Says Brenda Kean, LHMS Executive Director.
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Antique Car Festival taking place May 15 at Gilford Community Church
GILFORD — The 9th Annual Antique Car Festival will be held on Thursday, May 15 in the parking lot of the Gilford Community Church at 19 Potter Hill Road in the village of Gilford. Antique cars, trucks and street rods will be on display, starting at 5 p.m.
Ellie Murphy will once again be catering a barbeque at 6 p.m. featuring pulled pork or hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, pasta salad, pickles/chips and brownies and cookies for dessert. Soft drinks and bottled water available, as well. The cost of the barbeque is $12 per person if paid to the church before May 12. After that, the cost will be $15 per person, which includes (limited) walk-ins on the night of the event. There is no fee to show your car.
Stop by the church office or mail your check to the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford, NH 03249. The telephone number for information is 603-524-6057.
If you have a vehicle that you would like to show, call in for a registration form. If you have entry questions, call Don Allard at 279-1070, Bill Littlefield at 528-4394 or Dennis Franciosi at 524-8384.
Raindate will be the following Thursday, May 22. Check church website for postponement information: http://www.gilfordcommunitychurch.org.
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TAURUS (April 20May 20): "The basic difference between an ordinary person and a warrior," wrote Carlos Castaneda, "is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary person takes everything either as a blessing or a curse." Maybe you consider yourself an ordinary person, Taurus, and therefore think Castaneda's definition of a warrior has no meaning for you. But I'm here to tell you that the astrological omens say you will have to be a warrior in the coming weeks, even if you're usually not. So please act as if every experience will have the potential to be an interesting, invigorating challenge.
GEMINI (May 21June 20): San Francisco Chronicle critic Mick LaSalle described the movie Van Helsing as "what a chimpanzee might do with an Etch A Sketch." I suspect that someone in your sphere has recently produced something similarperhaps a bad work of art, a botched business deal, or an awkward relationship. It's not necessarily your sacred duty to try to make this mess more beautiful, and you certainly shouldn't try to prop it up or pretend it's well done. But I do believe you should create something better to compensate for itmuch better. Though almost anything you come up with will look good in comparison, you can't afford to merely act like a smarter chimpanzee with a more deluxe Etch A Sketch.
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LEO (July 23Aug. 22): In honor of your entrance into the Season of Romance, I've written you a love poem. Here it is. Be my slow-motion dance. Be my birthday earthquake. Be my ripe pomegranate floating in a blue plastic swimming pool on the first day of winter. Be my handstand on a barstool, my whirlwind week in clown school, my joke shared with a Siberian shaman while shopping for socks at Wal-Mart. Be my puzzle with one piece missing. Be the waves crashing on a beach in the south of France in the 22nd century. Be my golden hammer resting on the moss of a 10-million-year-old rock.
VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22): In the film Catch Me If You Can, a character played by Christopher Walken tells a story that illustrates persistence under duress. "Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream," he begins. "The first mouse gave up and drowned. The second mouse wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out." I urge you to make that second mouse your role model in the coming days, Virgo. Can you summon that much courage, stamina, and strength of will? The astrological omens say you can.
LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 22): I suggest that you refer to yourself as "we" rather than "I" for the next couple of weeks. There is a power struggle going on among your various sub-personalities, and the best way to keep some of them from going berserk and doing something irrational is to treat them all equally. In fact, I suggest that you give each of them a name. Make each of them feel special. Then sit down with them in a big summit conference. Clear the air. Create an environment that fosters freedom of expression. Listen attentively as each of your many selves describes his or her needs, and try to come up with a plan that satisfies everyone.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21): This is one of those odd turning points when you have a license to be a cute brat in charge of mischievous healing. I dare you to stir up the exact kind of trouble that will make everyone feel better. It's also a good time to start benevolent rumors, break out in song during committee meetings, and push your own buttons before anyone else can push them. Please try to be one step ahead of yourself at all times, Scorpio. And if you can't seem to resist your craving for the metaphorical equivalent of pickles and ice creamand I'll be amazed if you canbe sure you balance it by cultivating a desire for ketchup and banana sandwiches.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You can't get what you want until you ask for what you want. That's always true, of course. But in the coming days, Sagittarius, it will be even more intensely true than usual. Your life will be a desolate wasteland of frustration if you expect everyone to telepathically guess what you're fantasizing about. But your life will be an overflowing cornucopia of delights if you state concisely, without any whining and without any attitude, precisely what it is you desire. Oh, by the way, here's a corollary to this week's Main Rule: You can't get what you want until you know what you want.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): With the help of a dead man, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling achieved success in baseball's post-season playoffs. Shortly before his team's biggest games, Schilling suffered a serious ankle injury. His doctors dreamed up an experimental procedure that involved sewing his skin to the tissue beneath it, thereby creating a temporary barrier to prevent his weakened tendon from slipping. Since they'd never actually done it, they tried it out first on a cadaver. It worked, and they applied what they'd learned to help Schilling. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you too will be blessed and aided by the dead in the coming weeks. It may not be as literal as in Schilling's case, but it could be equally dramatic.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): There will be times in 2005 when I will ask you to spend quality time wrestling with people who disagree with you; I'll suggest that you expose yourself eagerly to influences that are unfamiliar and even alien. But don't do any of that in the coming weeks, Aquarius. Right now your assignments are to hang around like-minded people, to talk shop with cohorts who share your biases, and to build your community through fun and games. You need to feel you're part of a thriving web that supports you in your drive to live out your dreamsand you need to feel a lot of joy as you do it.
PISCES (Feb. 19March 20): "If you want to build a ship," counseled author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." That's not only smart advice for a leader who wants to inspire the best in her team members, but also for anyone interested in motivating herself to risk great solo adventures. In fact, that's exactly what you should do in the coming weeks, Pisces. Whisper with wild abandon to your inner child, your inner explorer, your inner magician, and your inner monarch. Fill them with the desire to go in search of captivating mysteries that will thrill your heart.
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Independent Safety Team Makes Recommendations to Alaska; Centralization of Safety Functions and Better Communication Are Over-riding Themes.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000
The independent panel of 13 safety experts that Alaska Airlines commissioned in the spring has forwarded its report to the airline.
"The assessment team, which was augmented by four Alaska pilots and four Alaska aircraft technicians, has done a remarkable job," said Bill Ayer, Alaska's president and chief operating officer. "The recommendations will significantly strengthen the safety culture at Alaska and guide us in the future. We have already begun implementing them."
The team was headed by Jack Enders, former manager of Aviation Safety Research for NASA and past president and vice chairman of the Flight Safety Foundation, and Bill Hendricks, former director of accident investigation for both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
In releasing the executive summary of the 73-page report, Ayer noted that, "Throughout the conversations John Kelly and I had with Jack and Bill and the other members of the team, one thing stood out -- the quality of our people and their dedication to the airline and to safety."
Hendricks said Alaska Airlines has a safe and effective operation, but needs to continue centralizing safety functions.
"Of all the airlines I've looked at over the last several years, I would say Alaska Airlines is one of the top airlines in overall terms of safety of operations," Hendricks said. "The true test of an airline is its ability to safely deliver its passengers from point A to point B. In our audit we looked at the processes behind how Alaska Airlines does this, we rode the airline, and it was our definite view that the airline was operating safely. We found no glaring safety deficiencies. But the safety elements of the airline were too diffused. Several safety elements are now being centralized and this will do a lot to add to their safety culture. The litmus test for me is that I would get on their airplanes and I would put my family on any one of their airplanes."
Enders said that effective communication was the area most wanting at the airline.
"If there is an Achilles heel in aviation overall, it is communications," Enders said. "To be more specific, it's really communicating what is meant by the regulatory and company requirements, communicating how those requirements will be met in practice, following up with audits to make sure compliance is met, and ensuring that the employees see a total commitment to safety by the senior management of the airline and its board of directors. Alaska Airlines ranks above the average of airlines I've seen worldwide in this commitment. They need to improve the way they communicate this commitment to the workforce and the supervisors."
In all, the panel provided the airline 170 recommendations. Among them:
-- Develop clearer lines of authority and define
-- Increase staffing to better coordinate and direct safety
activities and improve organizational structure.
-- Enhance standardization, especially as it relates to
documentation and training.
-- Develop a more robust system of internal audits.
-- Rewrite the General Maintenance Manual to clarify procedures,
prepare new procedures that reflect current practices, bring
greater consistency to work performed, and eliminate or reduce
interpretation of policies and procedures.
-- Strengthen existing training programs; provide better
coordination between departments; and provide better record
keeping and more consistent procedures.
-- Employ certain automated systems to assist with the
timeliness, accuracy and ease of a number of tasks.
The purpose of the assessment was to focus on how Alaska Airlines functions as an organization in regard to safety and how management oversees safety issues, and to evaluate the airlines' internal safety policies, procedures and practices and how it conforms to these policies, procedures and practices across the spectrum of airline activities. In short, the team approached its assessment from a "best practices in the industry" standpoint, not the regulatory compliance viewpoint which is the purview of the FAA.
"Of critical importance now is what we do with the recommendations," said Ayer. "I can tell you that implementation began weeks ago. Revisions to the General Maintenance Manual, for instance, already have been made and many of the staffing recommendations already have been adopted. We will make the improvements necessary to achieve a level of excellence in safety that will lead our industry. Taking action on the assessment team's recommendations is a major step in that direction."
The assessment team began its work on April 10 and concluded its on-site information gathering on May 19. Analysis of the information and report preparation followed.
To read the team's executive summary and full report, please click on Alaska's employee website at www.alaskasworld.com. Also at that website is background information on each of the 13 members of the assessment team.
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In a veiled but terse warning to defaulters while unveiling the VCES campaign running up to December 31 this year, Mr. Chidambaram said: "Pay your service tax...this is an opportunity to put the past behind you and come clean…We think that it is perfectly right and this was an opportune moment to give a once in the life-time opportunity for those who are 'defaulters' to come clean, that is the purpose of this campaign".
Pointing out that about 10 lakh non-filers or stop-filers of service tax were in a way defaulters and "they are liable to punishment", the Finance Minister noted that the Service Tax Act enacted by the government already provided for monetary penalty and punishment. "Those who have collected service tax in excess of Rs.50 lakh and not deposited to government faces punishment of imprisonment up to seven years," he said.
Citing an instance to drive home the seriousness of the default in this regard, Mr. Chidambaram said: "One person has been arrested in Kolkata. It seems the message is not going to people. You cannot collect money which is [the] government's and keep it with yourself as if it was some kind of working capital for you".
As per the voluntary compliance scheme, service tax defaulters are required to pay at least 50 per cent of their arrears for the five-year period ending 2012 and the balance in another six months, without interest. Till date, 1,400 declarations have been filed with the defaulters owning up to a payment of Rs.650 crore to the government.
Earlier, Mr. Chidambaram released a booklet containing 'Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQs) on the service tax VCES as also a logo of the campaign. The FAQs were based on inputs received from various agencies and quarters and would be of immense use for the compliers, he said.
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Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl is done talking about the fourth-ranked Volunteers' Southeastern Conference regular season championship.
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"What is this game about? This game is about seeding," Pearl said of Sunday's game against South Carolina. "It has nothing to do with the SEC race anymore because that's done. It's about the difference between being a one-seed and a two-seed."
Tennessee (27-3, 13-2 SEC) clinched its first outright SEC season title since 1967 with an 89-86 win over Florida Wednesday night.
Oddsmakers from Bodog have made Tennessee –16.5 point spread favorites (View College Basketball odds) for today's game (Game Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 53% of bets for this game have been placed on Tennessee –16.5 (View College Basketball bet percentages).
The Vols, who have been atop the RPI rankings all season, have a shot at a top seed in the NCAA tournament with a win over the Gamecocks and a strong showing in the SEC tournament.
Pearl gave the players a day off on Thursday and said the Vols were extremely focused on closing out the season right when they returned to the practice court.
"Every game from this point forward is about our ability to get to the Final Four," he said. "This game against South Carolina is to enhance our chances of getting to the Final Four."
The Gamecocks (13-16, 5-10) have more SEC wins on the road than at home. They're looking to avenge an 80-56 drubbing to the Vols in January - the team's worst loss to Tennessee at home.
Less than a week after the loss, coach Dave Odom announced he would retire at the end of the season, after averaging over 18 wins in seven seasons with the Gamecocks.
Although South Carolina has just one win in SEC East play, sophomore guard Devan Downey is third in the conference in scoring.
Tennessee opponents commit an average of nearly 19 turnovers per game - a stat the Vols always use to their advantage - but South Carolina commits 10.5 per game, the fifth lowest average in the nation.
"South Carolina is a dangerous team," Pearl said. "They'll always have four guys on the floor that can shoot the 3-ball, and with it being Dave Odom's last regular season game, there's no doubt that their kids will be inspired."
Sunday also marks senior day for Tennessee's Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith and Jordan Howell. The three were part of a team that went 14-17 in 2004-05 under former coach Buzz Peterson.
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"That's what I'm going to remember most. Being on a team that didn't make the NIT Tournament and the next year (2006) getting the No. 2 seed."
Pearl, who usually does not hide his sentiments, said the game will be an opportunity for the fans to thank the three.
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Prep football: Naples High runs down Riverdale to advance in Class 3A
NAPLES - With Riverdale threatening to steal momentum in the third quarter of Friday's Class 3A regional quarterfinal, Naples High did what it's done all season.
The Golden Eagles defense shut down Riverdale, and the offense turned a close game into a blowout. Naples remained undefeated on the season at 11-0 with a 49-14 playoff victory over the Raiders.
The win was the Eagles' seventh first-round victory in their past eight trips to the postseason. It sets up a much anticipated clash of unbeaten, state-ranked teams in next week's regional semifinals. Naples, ranked fifth in 3A, will host District 11 champion South Fort Myers (10-0), ranked No. 7.
"That's all I've heard since the beginning of the year, how everybody wants us to play South Fort Myers," Naples coach Bill Kramer said. "Certainly they're a talented team. … They're hungry."
Naples dominated the third quarter to seize control of the game, outscoring Riverdale 21-0. The Raiders scored on an 89-yard drive to end the first half and got the ball first after halftime, but the Eagles' defense held them to a three-and-out.
On offense, the Eagles scored three times in less than six minutes of the third to suck the life out of Riverdale.
Kramer said the Raiders' long scoring drive late in the second quarter energized the defense. The Eagles' offense came into the third quarter inspired after having Steven Williams' 98-yard kickoff return as time expired in the first half negated because of holding.
"We got kind of fired up after that — offense, defense and special teams," Kramer said. "We just had to pay better attention to detail."
The halftime tweaks showed in the third quarter. Naples gained 146 yards in the period, all rushing, and held Riverdale to just 2 yards. The Golden Eagles scored on their second play of the period, a 49-yard run by Manny Morgan, then scored on their fourth play after recovering a fumble at the Raiders' 6-yard line.
Naples rushed for 350 yards, led by Morgan's 121 and two touchdowns on just seven carries. A sophomore in his first varsity season, Morgan went over 1,000 yards for the season in the first quarter Friday.
"(Naples) will methodically just pound you and pound you, then they'll break one," first-year Riverdale coach Rob Hinson said. "Without moving the chains and having our defense out there so long, (Naples) just wore us down."
The Golden Eagles dominated the first quarter-and-a-half while taking a 21-0 lead. The Raiders got the ball with 1:36 left in the first half and marched 89 yards in just 81 seconds. Riverdale scored on a 19-yard slant pass from sophomore quarterback Anthony Snyder to Roderick Lindsey with 15 seconds left in the second quarter.
More than half of the Raiders' 190 yards of offense came on the drive. Riverdale was held to 58 yards in the second half and had negative yards after halftime before a scoring drive with five minutes left to play under a running clock.
After the game, Naples players had their picture taken holding a sign that read "11-0, 4 to go." Four more wins would give the Eagles the program's third state championship, all since 2001 and all under Kramer.
Naples failed to qualify for the playoffs last year for just the second time since 1999. A victory next week, though, would put the Eagles in the regional finals for the seventh time in 10 seasons.
"They'll be eight games in (Class 3A) next week, and I'm just blessed," Kramer said. "... We're practicing on Thanksgiving and playing the day after, and I don't take that for granted. Every year is great, but I think this year's a little sweeter after last year's disappointment."
First quarter
N — Carlyle 3 run (Okubo kick), 5:03
N — Martin 19 pass from Carlyle (Okubo kick), 0:07
Second quarter
N — Morgan 23 run (Okubo kick), 4:25
R — Lindsey 17 pass from Snyder (DeBoy kick), 0:15
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N — Williams 1 run (Okubo kick), 8:03
N — Dutes 1 run (Okubo kick), 4:37
Fourth quarter
N — Crook 4 run (Okubo kick), 11:44
R — Thomas 19 run (DeBoy kick), 5:18
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A Likeness to Fit the Bill
Bill Russell's finally getting the damn statue. But what should it look like?
Bill Russell is a civil rights activist, bestselling author, and passionate education advocate who, by the way, also happened to win 11 NBA championships in 13 years. In the process, he established the Celtics dynasty and became the first African American to coach a team in one of the country's major pro sports.
So, how do you design a statue that symbolizes all of that?
That's the question facing the Bill Russell Legacy Committee, assembled by the Celtics and the city of Boston in a joint effort to come up with a sculpture that captures the breadth of this complex man's accomplishments. This May, the committee putout a call for artists to send in their credentials. Eventually, three finalists will submit proposals (due August 1), and the winner of the competition will be granted $250,000 to make his or her vision a reality.
The real challenge will be combining Russell the man — proud, defiant, courageous — with Russell the consummate team player. That won't be as simple as just casting a likeness of old Number 6 in his uniform. While there are many memorable photos of Russell, there isn't a particular iconic image that neatly encapsulates his life. Bobby Orr's statue portrays him famously aloft and Ted Williams is depicted, naturally enough, with a bat. But Russell's greatness was confined to no singular act or skill; it was evident in his consistency and perseverance both on the court and off.
For his part, Russell, who at 77 is still going strong, seems indifferent to the design. "I can wait and see," he says. "Tommy has been bugging me about this statue."
Tommy, of course, is Tommy Heinsohn, Russell's teammate and now a beloved Celtics broadcaster. Heinsohn is also an accomplished artist, so it was a natural fit when he was asked to join the committee. Unlike Russell, he has definite ideas about the statue. It should be "very unique for all of sports," he says, although he declines to reveal his specific vision.
But he does offer some clues. For Heinsohn, capturing Russell's humanity is the key. As Heinsohn says, "He taught the city teamwork and how people could get along."
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This is a marvellous disc of the most famous Britten orchestral Song Cycles - not so much for Bostridge's singing as for the stunning playing of the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic and the excellent conducting of Simon Rattle.
The very opening bars of Les Illuminations give a thrilling taste of excitements to come as the divided violins throw the fanfares from side to side of the stereo spectrum. In the hands of the Berlin Phil, Les Illuminations reveals itself to be as big a compendium of string orchestra techniques as the Frank Bridge Variations. Here are wonderfully light harmonics, creepy harmonic glissandos, perfectly together full-bodied pizzicati, haunting cantilenas, rich thrumming accompaniments. Ensemble throughout is impressively immaculate. Antique is hauntingly beautiful, Being Beauteous achingly so. Bostridge's singing is also impressive in these Rimbaud settings, bringing to some of the songs a real baritonal quality to set beside his more familiar headtones - perhaps suggesting that a Pelleas from him might be an interesting proposition. For me, the sound of the original soprano voice works better in these songs (they were first done by Sophie Weiss): it rises freer and cleaner of the string accompaniments. But Bostridge is fine among the tenor versions, up there with Pears himself.
The Serenade fares a little less well after such an impressive opening. Maybe the horn player, Radek Baborak, is to blame. He seems a little cautious - the phrases of the Prologue and Epilogue seem a little disjointed, the keening sounds of Blake's Sick Rose lack the last ounce of passionate commitment, the scary glissandi in the Lyke Wake Dirge are barely touched in compared to the hair-raising whoops of a Tuckwell or even a Brain and Ben Jonson's Queen and Huntress doesn't have quite the lightness of step she should. Bostridge, too, seems to be straining a bit hard and Fischer-Dieskau-like to get the last ounce of meaning from the text. The plosive 't' at the end of 'elephant' in Cotton's Pastoral practically splashes the listener. He has recorded the Serenade before (also with a German orchestra) and despite the wonderful playing here of the Berlin strings - their splendour falls magnificently on Tennyson's castle walls - it's the earlier version I would prefer.
The horn player is better in his onomatopoeic Middleton song in the Nocturne. Indeed, all the soloists are excellent in this cycle and I would single out Stefan Schweigert's bassoon solo in The Kraken for particular praise. The Nocturne always seems to get rather short shrift in comparison to the Serenade or even Les Illuminations. For me it is the finest of the three cycles. It is a central piece among Britten's explorations of sleep around that time - the Dream, the guitar Nocturnal, the piano Notturno, 'Let us Sleep' in War Requiem and 'Dormi nunc' in the Cantata Misericordium are all roughly contemporaneous. It is also more of a cycle than the Serenade with its linking 'breathing' motif on the strings (which was actually rescued from a setting of Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, written for but rejected from the Serenade). Bostridge is better here with a little less obvious pointing of words. He copes with the magical melismas of the Coleridge setting well. He holds nothing back in Wordsworth's nightmare recollections of the September Massacres with a full-bodied scream on the parlando 'Sleep no more'. Owen's Kind Ghosts sound more than ever like a precursor of the Owen settings in War Requiem and Rattle secures a wonderfully heavy tread from his string players. Perhaps only Pears had the secret of those magic Britten phrases that flow straight through the natural break in the voice (the arch of 'Thus I my best beloved's am' at the end of Canticle 1 or the rising Dona nobis pacem in War Requiem come to mind): Bostridge can't quite match him in the similar phrase for the last couplet of the Shakespeare Sonnet, but for the rest he does achieve a near perfect balance of melodic line with judicious pointing of Shakespeare's pun-fest.
The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic again is a joy to hear in this song. The voicing of the chord when all the obbligato instruments and the strings play together for the first time at the beginning of the Shakespeare is breathtaking and Rattle makes the climax of the Sonnet (and indeed the whole cycle) an overwhelming moment. The recording quality throughout this disc is superb - crystal clear but with true warmth and depth. Bostridge contributes a fascinating essay to the booklet and all the texts are there, too. All in all, an outstanding issue.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings; Les Illuminations,
This review is from: Britten: Les Illuminations / Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne (Audio CD)
For me, Ian Bostridge's intelligent interpretations, superb technique, singing style and timbre provide a benchmark of excellence amongst the younger generation of performers. These performances charm, delight and impress in equal measure. For me, a great purchase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rattle dares to take Britten out of Britain,
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This review is from: Britten: Les Illuminations / Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne (Audio CD)
Often it seems as if though there is an unwritten agreement that the music of Great Britain is intended to be played only by its own musicians. There are exceptions to the rule, of course; Americans don't seem to hesitate too much. But how often do the major non-British European orchestras play real British music? Of course the pop classics like Holst's Planets see their share of non-British interpreters, but whoever said that the Planets are very British to begin with?
Of course Sir Simon Rattle is British, and he frequently played music of his home country with British orchestras. But on this disc, featuring Ian Bostridge singing Britten, he takes a bold move, as he's conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. I'll argue that they're the world's greatest orchestra, and they can produce sounds that don't come from British orchestras. This isn't to say that I don't like British orchestras--far from it. It's just that the rarity of hearing the Berliners in this music makes it a special treat. I'd feel much the same way about other top-notch European orchestras, particularly the Vienna Philharmonic. But enough talk about how unique it is that the Berlin Phil is playing this music. You want to know how the music actually turned out.
Let's go. The disc starts with Britten's Les Illuminations, which uses French texts. It's a bright, sprightly work, and it's unique to hear the mixing of French and British elements, not to mention the addition of a German orchestra. Bostridge sings with humor, but there's always a sense of mystery. Rattle and the Berliners prove to be wonderful accompanists, but that's an understatement. All musicians give their all, combing dashing spirits with a wistful singing quality. There's a certain quality about both Bostridge and Rattle that makes us feel as if though we're in a world of long ago.
Reviewers have accused Rattle and Bostridge of fussiness in the Serenade. Perhaps they are fussy, but I'm more than willing to forgive them for their flaws, due to the sheer glory of the sound. Fussiness may be fatal in a Beethoven symphony, but when we're talking about English texts set to music, it's forgivable. After all, these songs require intricate phrasing in order for them to take their effect. Certainly all involved play with beauty that tugs at your heart. Radek Baborak is a first rate horn player if there ever was one, and his solos, particularly in the Elegy, are beyond words. Rattle and the Berliners play with urgency, giving us soul that you don't get from the best of British orchestras. In the end, I'll let you decide its success, but I'm awfully sympathetic.
I haven't heard anyone offer much criticism for this version of the Nocturne, and it's for good reason. This is a beautiful account, livened by the addition of quite a few of Berlin's first desk soloists. Personally, this is my favorite work on the disc. I simply love Britten's poetic grasp on the music; it transports you into a world of enchanted dreams, just like a nocturne should. But that's not to say that this is music for the feeble minded. There are moments of pure terror (Prelude) to balance the ones of childlike ecstasy (Sleep and Poetry). Bostridge sings with conviction, and mystery where necessary, but he also knows how to don innocence. The work demands quite a lot of flexibility, and Bostridge has what it takes. Rattle and the Berliners deserve at least half the credit, with Rattle transporting his orchestra, allowing them to delve into the music. Again, the sounds this orchestra makes are unbeatable. It's tough to listen to the closing of the piece (Sonnet 43) without pulling your handkerchief out.
Rattle has dared to take Britten out of Britain. Has he been successful? I'll dare to say that he has.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best version ever!,
This review is from: Britten: Les Illuminations / Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne (Audio CD)
Dare I say it - I prefer this version to the original Peter Pears recording. Bostridge is to me the perfect English tenor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording,
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This review is from: Britten: Les Illuminations / Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne (Audio CD)
Ian Bostridge is undoubtedly one of the finest contemporary singers of Britten's music. This was well worth adding to my Britten collection.
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An early novel from the great rediscovered Hungarian writer Sandor Marai," The Rebels" is a haunting story of a group of alienated boys on the cusp of adult life--and possibly death--during World War I.
It is the summer of 1918, and four boys approaching graduation are living in a ghost town bereft of fathers, uncles, and older brothers, who are off fighting at the front. The boys know they will very soon be sent to join their elders, and in their final weeks of freedom they begin acting out their frustrations and fears in a series of subversive games and petty thefts. But when they attract the attention of a stranger in town--an actor with a traveling theater company--their games, and their lives, begin to move in a direction they could not have predicted and cannot control, and one that reveals them to be strangers to one another. Resisting and defying adulthood, they find themselves still subject to its baffling power even in their attempted rebellion.
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BOSTON – For all of the bluster, boos and hand-wringing after the Bruins dropped a flat-line effort to the Montreal Canadiens earlier this week, it was all forgotten in a solid, suffocating win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
The Bruins shut down the high-powered skill of Edmonton, and finished strong with three third period goals in the 4-0 victory over the Oilers at TD Garden that pushed their record to 8-1-1 in matinees. As emotionally unavailable as the Bruins were against the Habs, they are still in an eight game stretch where they've taken 13-of-16 points and piled up a 6-1-1 record over that span.
The whole key to stabilizing the situation was making sure one aberrational loss didn't turn into a losing streak.
"I've been in that situation with Dallas, and it's tough when you start losing a couple in a row," said Loui Eriksson, who had a goal disallowed in the second period when it was ruled a "distinct kicking motion." "We don't do that here and that's why they've been so good, and why we're in the top of the standings too. If we lose one [game] we always come back hard and play good the second game after that."
Eriksson is certainly a long way from Dallas-style losing streaks these days.
The Saturday win over the Oil was Bruins hockey in every way possible, and looked very much like the rest of the wins in their recent stretch. The offensive zone time was plentiful, and there were few turnovers against an Oilers team that still doesn't look quite ready for prime time.
"I think we kind of got back to the way we were playing before that last game," said Matt Bartkowski. "We managed the puck a lot better, and broke out pretty well.
"I can't really remember spending much time in our own end. That led to offense and then we managed to get some goals and win. As long as we manage the puck well we tend to do pretty well."
It was clear pretty early in the game that the Bruins were back to defensive basics after allowing countless breakaways and odd-man rushes to a speedy Habs attack that pounced on their every mistake. Instead they allowed just two Edmonton shots on goal in the first period, and Chad Johnson stopped everything that did get through with a 22-save shutout effort.
"That's a team that I think every team in the league aspires to be defensively. They don't give up much," said Edmonton coach Dallas Eakins. "We talked about it before the game, that this team is just going to sit there, they are comfortable in a 0-0 or 1-0 game and if you make a mistake they are going to pounce. I was encouraged that we were only a goal out going into the third, but discouraged that we weren't getting many chances.
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