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Participants of the ongoing summer camp at Goethe Zentrum Trivandrum were taught how to make puppets by Sara Andreis
There is a group of children surrounding Sara Andreis. While some are asking her if what they are doing is right, others are asking her for a needle and thread."First you take a sponge ball and then cover it with a sock. That forms the head. Rice grains are stuffed to make the body and the excess piece of sock is cut and used to make hands. Attach strings on top and you have a puppet sans legs like those of the 'Kathputli' (puppets)," says Sara.
The children are hard at work sewing the hands on the puppets. Says Sharanya S. Nair, a student of class eight of Arya Central School: "This is easier. It was difficult sewing the head."
The children who are gathered at this puppet workshop led by Sara cry out in protest when she says they will have to sew on the clothes for the puppet. "It is easy," promises Sara as she shows them the technique of bunching a piece of cloth so that it resembles the pleats of a skirt.
Sara, who hails from Italy, is a self-taught puppet maker. "I loved puppets even as a child. The town which I hail from near Turin has a rich tradition in puppetry. I picked up a few of my skills from there."
The skills were honed during a six-month stay in Delhi, where she stayed with a group of Kathputli artistes from Rajasthan.
In this workshop held in connection with Goethe Zentrum's ongoing summer camp for children, Sara hopes to teach the students how to make a puppet, how to decorate it and how to stage a puppet show.
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"Puppet making requires skill. It is a challenge to give it a personality. You can let your imagination grow wild while making a puppet and staging a puppet play. For those who are shy, like me, it is a great way to express yourself," says Sara, who teaches Italian at E-Team Informatica at Technopark.
The workshop which began yesterday concludes tomorrow. While the kids made the head of the puppet yesterday, today it was all about making the body, hands, and dressing it. The children will learn how to move the puppets using the strings tomorrow.
Says Sara: "It is the strings which give the puppets life." Something the children are all looking forward too. Says Farzana Anzar, a class seven student of Holy Angels ISC, Nanthencode: "I hope we get to stage a play."
Sara, however, says: "I don't think there'll be time for the kids to stage a play. What I'm going to teach them tomorrow is how to move their puppets to different kinds of music.
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"For instance, if it is a fast song, they will make fast movements with the puppet, if it is a slow number, moving the arms and head slowly and so on. If time permits, I will teach them how to make their puppets express themselves – happy, sad, angry… Perhaps, on another day some other teacher will help them stage a play."
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Peoria County is getting $77,000 in state funding to develop a bike path to Fulton County. The money will be used to acquire a more than 24-mile abandoned railroad corridor that runs from Fulton County to Bellevue. The funding is part of a $1 million effort to develop or improve 42-miles of bicycle trails in the state.

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ROME (Reuters) – Italy's new national anti-Mafia prosecutor
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Yesterday I wrote a post about the yesterday's scathing United Nations report, which called on all Israeli settlers to immediately leave the West Bank and claimed the Palestinians had cause to take Israel to the International Criminal Court. I tried to argue that, placed into the context of the openly stated goal by Palestinian officials to make Israel a pariah (a goal given a major prod by the recent United Nations vote to grant Palestinians enhanced status), the report was the latest coil in a greater campaign to delegitimize Israel.
Among the responses was one by Matt Duss, who accused me, rightly, of conflating the delegitimization of Israel with the delegitimization of the Israel occupation of the West Bank. Where I'm usually very clear about the distinction, I wasn't yesterday.
Of course, this got me thinking about my sloppiness. I started to think, well, what if I didn't actually believe that the campaign by Abbas and the United Nations against Israel's policies in the West Bank was any different from the myriad other campaigns against Israel's right to exist? I could cite decades of Palestinian rejectionism and quote decades of hypocritical refrains emanating from Turtle Bay and I wouldn't sound totally off the reservation. Noting the absence of affirmations of Israel's right to exist or the desire for peace, it's gotten easier to believe that Mahmoud Abbas really isn't interested in a two-state solution. If I consider that the Palestinian demand for right of return is, in essence, a de facto statement against Israel's right to exist, the point of view only gets clearer. It's odd to say any of this because I've never concluded it before.
The same also feels true for Israeli leaders and supporters abroad who say they believe in the necessity of a Palestinian state. It sounds more and more like lip service than ever. Although given that Israeli territory concessions in Lebanon and Gaza have yielded three wars and an intifada, I'm not as inclined to blame the Israelis for being selfish or stubborn. That doesn't excuse the policies of Israel in the West Bank, but they should not–as the United Nations baldly suggests–simply leave. The past decade has shown that doesn't work. Israel should stop building and, if possible, negotiate out.
Sadly, the idea's not fashionable anymore. The chorus is getting thin.
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IMHO- I think Treyarch got BLOPS2 right. Controls feel good and and while it's not as slow as BLOPS1 it isn't as insane fast as MW3.
The Pick 10 system is great- love how it gives you total control of your loadout. Perks and weapons attachments are more simple than in MW3. You do have to "purchase" them using unlock tokens as you level up.
I'm down with less grenade spam - in fact most of my loadouts don't have grenades so I can run extra perks using the wild cards. Another point is that some people may be running flack jacket.
I was on briefly Sat morning, but didn't get to play much after that.
BTW- Don't diss the pea-shooters. Word on the street is that the Semi-Machine Guns (PDW, MP7) are the way to go and that the Assault Rifles are under powered. You can do damage with a PDW with Laser sight.
I hate that laser sight attachment. Maybe I don't know how to use it. I love that reflex sight looking thing that is part of the heavy gunner preset. It puts a red x on all your possible targets. Assault rifle reloads is slow even with fasthands perk. I double clip on my weapons now. Lodeship scorestreak is insane. I always end up ending in death using the Death Machine scorestreak.
My must have wildcard is that overkill feature, gives me two primary weapons. I really miss that "Slight of Hands," perk in BlOps 1. I am happy they brought back bouncing betty's, I thought it's better than the claymores, although I think I still see it. One of my fav moves is have players chase me and I throw a bouncing betty in front of me and have them step on it. Explosion spam on that thing is pretty effective. It's pretty much has the same "**** off your opponent," effect as a drop/lob on someone or bouncing the ball 58 times before serving on the courts.
Happy also to see shotguns are alot better now. Don't see a point why we need reflex sights attachment with shotguns.
I put in 3 hours this weekend on Nuketown 2025. Got up to lvl 35 now. Double XP helping me out alot. btw, u got a friend request waiting on your xbox. I am playing this while running on my elliptical nowadays. I figure I'll juice my stat's first before going to other maps. Nuketown without crazy/insane/unreasonable grenade spam saddens me. No more free pts as I am one of those hated crazy grenade lobbers. =(
I got destoryed in MW3. I sold it on CL 3 days after released. I can't hang with the ppl there. I had a 0.33 kill rate. It was way too complicated and the maps were not very friendly
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Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd won the first stage of the Tour of Beijing for BMC on Friday.
EARLY ONCheck out photos from the early stages at the 2012 Tour de France.
Hushovd, known for his sprinting, took advantage of the flat, 190-kilometer (118-mile) stage northeast of Beijing from Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park to Huairou Studio City.
After more than four hours' racing, Hushovd took the red jersey in a bunch sprint with Luka Mezgec of Slovenia, who was second, and Nikolas Maes of Belgium, third.
"It was a good win and I surprised myself," the former world champion said. "I've had a hard couple of weeks after the worlds for the motivation but I still did the good training that I had to do, so to win here today couldn't be better."
Hushovd said he had a perfect race and hoped to keep the lead.
"It was a large road and really fast with a slight downhill. I think I just had a perfect run. I was a bit behind and I got some slipstream and in the last couple of meters I was able to pass, I can't remember who, but I got just in front of him," Hushovd added.
The five-stage tour ends on Tuesday, having added about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from 2012.
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I haven't seen it nor i found it on other threads (but i didnt look very very carefully )
Is it allowed to offer additional services to buyer like installation and setting up the theme or for example i have my own green hosting company so therefore a hosting solution as well for additional fee ..?
im not sure how it works or would it be against the marketplace rules.. or maybe marketplace could introduce an options that can be bought with the theme therefore everyone could benefit from it..
in any case its just a thought.. im more worried about my minimalist theme that is due to be submitted hearing scarry stories that minimalism is not the favorite subject to be approved here, despite the fact that this theme will have the options to customise it to un-recognition and it took 8 weeks for developers to code… :/
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Band perform 'We've Been Had' at NBA All-Star gig in New Orleans
The band performed at an NBA All-Star gig in New Orleans on Saturday night (February 17). See above now to watch the band play 'We've Been Had' as well as frontman Hamilton Leithauser giving a speech eulogising the New York group. The Walkmen performed as part of Rock On Foundation's first Alt-Star Party during the NBA All-Star break. The event was held by San Antonio Spurs' player Matt Bonner.
Speaking to the audience, Leithauser suggested The Walkmen will not join the droves of bands who have split only to reform at a later date. "This is the end," he said. "This is the last thing we'll ever do. But this is great. This is the first song we ever wrote together."
Meanwhile, Walter Martin of the band posted a picture of the group after the gig with the caption: "There will always be an 'us' in hiatus"
there will always be an "us" in hiatus. @TheWalkmen pic.twitter.com/WOAaQbjTzd— Walter Martin (@WaltRMartin) February 16, 2014
Bass player Peter Bauer revealed late last year that the band have no plans to write or record together in the future and that they had played their last live date in promotion of 2012 album 'Heaven'.
The Walkmen formed in 2000 and have released seven studio albums, including last year's 'Heaven'. Emerging alongside The Strokes, Interpol and Yeah Yeahs as a raft of bands broke out of New York at the turn of the century, The Walkmen are perhaps best known for their song 'The Rat', which appeared on 2004 album 'Bows + Arrows'.
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from the it-was-cold-today-therefore-global-warming-is-invalid dept.
on the bright side..."end of the world" forecasts were proven wrong when things seemed to go on as normal today...leading end of the world theorists to re-evaluate their models.
Time magazine & researchers were telling us what to do about the upcoming ICE AGE, and how to survive it.
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" I own an AC thank you very much."
Slavery is not legal anymore
That said, one of the easiest changes to make is for governments to start giving incentives for telecommuting.
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SARASOTA, Fla. Michael Phelps still hops in the pool occasionally, but only so the most decorated Olympian of all-time can get a little peace and quiet.
"Whenever I'm in the pool I don't have to answer questions, I don't have to say `Hi!'" Phelps said. "It's my time. That's something that I don't get often. It's a good little getaway for me."
And that's it.
Six months into retirement, the man with more gold medals than any Olympic athlete insists he's content with the direction of his life. Sure he still finds himself keeping track of what's going on in the swimming world, but there are zero urges to call coach Bob Bowman and tell him it's time to dust off his stopwatch.
Asked if there's any scenario where he envisions himself giving it one more shot, Phelps says "no" three times and shakes his head. He's getting used to the question. He just hopes people will start getting used to the answer.
"A lot of great athletes have come out of retirement," he said. "I just don't see myself doing it."
Besides, he's too busy living out the normal life - well, normal life for a guy with 22 Olympic medals stashed away somewhere - to have time to think about the 2016 Games.
Phelps is finishing up filming of the Golf Channel reality series "The Haney Project." Phelps and golf coach Hank Haney have spent the last few months trying to tune up the 27-year-old's game.
The eight-part series will debut next week, and Haney - who counts Tiger Woods among his former students - has come away impressed with how his new pupil has been able to reign in his competitive fire.
Of course Phelps wants to walk out there and shoot 68. He just understands it's not going to happen anytime soon.
"One of the things he always says is `just baby steps, baby steps. Nothing wrong with taking baby steps,'" Haney said. "He's big on having a plan. He's big on just making progress even if it's just little bitty things."
In that way Phelps considers golf and swimming alike.
"I want to be a good golfer but it's not going to happen overnight," Phelps said. "Swimming didn't happen overnight. I had to put years and years and years into it. Obviously I didn't think it would be this hard."
How hard? Before filming started Haney and Phelps played six rounds to get a gauge for what they were getting into. Phelps' scores were typically in the three-figure range.
Neither will say where Phelps is at with his game now - that'd kind of ruin the journey of the show - but he acknowledged he had the "round of his life" while playing a Gary Player-designed course in Sarasota on Wednesday.
Phelps says there wasn't much culture shock going from Bowman to Haney as a coach, though there is one slight difference.
Haney makes it a habit to say "good shot" after every shot, regardless of its outcome. Bowman wasn't quite so forgiving when a workout didn't quite go as planned.


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Canadian Man Fined for Using Apple Watch When DrivingBefore the Apple Watch launched there was much speculation as to how much of a distraction it would be when driving, and also how using an Apple Watch behind the wheel would be viewed by the authorities in those countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom where using mobile devices when driving is banned.
Well now we have the answer, with Phone Arena reporting that a driving in Quebec, Canada, has been fined $120 with four points on his license for using his Apple Watch when driving.
Jeffrey Macesin (pictured) told CTV News that when he was stopped by the Quebec police he was using the Apple Watch to scroll through songs, with his iPhone safely (or so he thought) stowed away in his bag. The police officers found him in breach of section 439.1 of the Quebec Highway Safety Code,...
Apple Just Bought Augmented Reality Company 'Metaio'; Videos Show Off Their TechSometimes when Apple buys a company (like Beats Audio) it's a high profile acquisition covered heavily by all of the mainstream media. Of course, sometimes they will purchase smaller companies to improve their talent pool and gobble up new technological ideas. We have a prime example of the later to share with you guys today.
The above video is just one of three from a company called Metaio. Apple just purchased this company because of their extensive work in the field of Augmented Reality. Metaio shared three total videos (all shown in the thread below) showcasing their work in this field, and we can see why Apple decided to acquire them. Their concept is impressive!
Google Photos is a new Photo & Video Storage Service that Offers Free Unlimited StorageYesterday, during its annual I/O conference, Google has unveiled its new Photos cloud storage service which puts to danger its competition. Available for iOS, Android and through a web app, as well, the new service lets users upload as many images and videos as they want, totally for free. So, this means that you get free unlimited storage, which is quite a feat!
The single restriction is that Google Photos will only allow images up to 16 megapixels to be stored at full resolution while those taken in higher resolutions will be compressed, without affecting the image quality. The same goes for videos, and you can upload clips up to 1080p, while those with a higher-resolution will be downsampled. Those who have a paid Google Drive account can choose to store their photos and videos in...
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The free-to-play game is the creation of Square Enix and Simutronics, in partnership with Crystal Dynamics. The storyline sees Lara Croft running, swinging, driving, and swan-diving her way around jungle temples and desert ruins in a bid to unearth the truth behind a shadowy worldwide conspiracy.
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And now it seems that the company is adding another interesting feature to users of the app - same-day deliveries. For this, Apple added integration with on-demand logistics service Postmates in order to offer its customers same-day deliveries as an alternative to in-store pickups.
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While the app is free, it isn't available on iTunes but through the official Apple Store app. Thus, in order to download it, you will first need to get the Apple Store app on your iPhone or iPad. After that, you need to open the app and select the Stores section near the bottom of the home page. Scroll down a little bit to the first section, and then swipe right twice.
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Time to do repair30 - 60 mins
Age of Appliance1 - 4 years
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The original design is poor. The evaporator fan is mounted in an upright position just below the ice-maker. A plastic grate mounts over the fan assembly to allow for air circulation. Unfortunately, random chips of ice from the ice maker can fall into the fan, causing the fan to shear its blades. Replacement of the fan blade is relatively simple (accept for having to completely unload the freezer and remove all back covers, the ice-maker auger motor assembly, and the metal evaporator cover). In order to mimimze this from reoccuring, I installed a 1/4'' mesh metal screen over the exhaust ports on the cover. Thus far, this has worked well to keep ice chips out of the evaporator fan.
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In this six-session small group Bible study, The Christian Atheist, pastor and author Craig Groeschel leads you and your group on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life. This honest, hard-hitting, and eye-opening look into the ways people believe in God but live as if he doesnt exist is a classic in the making.
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Code.org and College Board Team Reach Out for Talented High School Coders
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- Paper or pages with botanical text/references.
- Pressed or skeletonized ferns
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- Brush a coat of LIQUID LAMINATE over pot and saucer surfaces, allow to dry.
- Tear botanical paper into random pieces to fit side of pot and saucer, using smaller pieces for saucer sides. But out 6 images from collage paper that suit the botanical theme.
- Brush more LIQUID LAMINATE onto sides of pot, a section at a time, and press paper pieces on top. Coat over pieces with LIQUID LAMINATE, smoothing paper to conform to the shape of the pot. Add collage images in the same manner. Repeat on saucer and allow all to dry.
- Turn saucer upside down and place pot on one side. Brush LIQUID LAMINATE in a wide area where you wish to place the first. Position ferns onto wet LIQUID LAMINATE and allow to dry. Repeat around the remaining areas of the pot and saucer. Apply another coat of LIQUID LAMINATE to all surfaces and dry.
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When President Obama traded one deserter for five evil terrorists hell-bent on destroying America, rational people did not believe the Obama administration's claims about this traitor's "health crisis," or claims that he served "with honor and distinction," and certainly not President Obama's claim that this was a good deal for America.
After putting the country in danger, President Obama celebrated Bergdahl in our Rose Garden, arm in arm with his smiling father greeting Americans in Arabic and Pashtu, as our loyal troops cringed. In fact, in the days that followed, the Obama administration actually smeared the vets who came forward to tell the truth about Bergdahl's traitorous desertion.
Now finally public disclosure tells the truth – that Bergdahl is a deserter. In my book, he is a traitor. Also, reports show the majority of the terrorist leaders Obama set free in exchange for this deserter have taken steps to hook up with the enemy – their Taliban pals in Afghanistan. As rational Americans predicted, the prisoners didn't see the light while being freed at Gitmo, instead they burrowed further in the darkness of jihad, laughing all the way back to the battlefield to rejoin their death cult in the fight against U.S. troops, for when they are soon released from probation in Qatar, nothing stops them.


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I'm looking forward to trying it.
Frankly, if ground PvP is any indication, most Federation players wear their pants on their heads and are running around firing pistols purchased from a shady Ferengi back when they were in the Academy and hasn't been updated since. "Challenging" for them includes tying shoes and using doorknobs.
I expect to begin the mission using only my bat'leth, left-handed, in order to give it some proper difficulty.
What REALLY worries me is that Cryptic probably spent a month developing this mission and we're going to knock it out in about a day. This is why I don't like PvE. After you've done it once, it's never going to get any harder, whereas at least my 150th run of Ghost Ship
be more difficult, if I go up against a good team.
You made me lol if my kling was BG i would try it but sadly he is only lt9 the leveling is just too slow i cannot bare it.


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Terror, ruin but no deaths in huge Australia storm
TULLY, Australia Rain and gusts from a weakening cyclone continued to bluster across northeastern Australia Friday as those caught in the eye of the storm sought to salvage belongings from homes with missing roofs and flooded floors.
With the worst of the storm over, airports reopened and airlines resumed their normal timetables. But residents were still reliving the terror of Cyclone Yasi, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in Australia.
David Leger recalled the terrifying roar, then a violent bang like something had exploded.
"We gotta go!" David Leger screamed to his father as the cyclone tore the roof off their home, sucking the air up and out of the room like a vacuum.
Leger and his parents scrambled down the staircase, but the house shook violently, sending 83-year-old Francis Leger tumbling down the stairs. The family finally made it to a small room on the ground floor, where they rode out the ferocious storm that slammed into the already flood-ravaged Queensland state Thursday.
"We're just thankful," David Leger said later as he slogged across the drenched carpet of their ruined home, water pooling around his sandaled feet. "This is only material."
Residents and officials were amazed and relieved that no one was reported killed by the monstrous Cyclone Yasi, which roared across northern Queensland early Thursday with winds up to 170 mph (280 kph). Tidal surges sent waves crashing ashore two blocks into seaside communities, several small towns directly under Yasi's eye were devastated and hundreds of millions of dollars of banana and sugarcane crops were shredded.
Officials said lives were spared because, after days of increasingly dire warnings, people followed instructions to flee to evacuation centers or bunker themselves at home in dozens of cities and towns in Yasi's path.
Hundreds of houses were destroyed or seriously damaged, and the homes of thousands more people would be barely livable until the wreckage was cleared, officials said. Piles of drenched mattresses, sodden stuffed animals, shattered glass and twisted metal roofs lay strewn across lawns in the hardest-hit towns.
The region is considered a tourist gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, but whether the storm caused damage to the reef was not yet known. Experts say that cyclones can cause localized reef damage as they cross over and that under normal circumstances they will recover.
Cyclone Yasi has weakened into a tropical depression as it travels westward and the Bureau of Meteorology has canceled an earlier cyclone warning for the tropical interior of Queensland. But the bureau warned that damaging winds of more than 56 mph (90kph) were possible and severe thunderstorms could cause flash flooding.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she hoped to offer some comfort to victims while touring the storm-tossed region Friday.
"It's really a privilege to be able to come and share some experiences with people," she said. "I would prefer that my visit to Queensland was for other purposes but we're here because nature's been continuing to throw challenges to Queensland."


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BABYFACE IS THE most influential force in commercial soul music since Berry Gordy because he loves women--and the female part of himself--so completely that it permeates every flawless melody and tenderly passionate lyric he writes, sings, and produces. Not surprisingly, his legion of imitators can be reliably judged by their adherence to a similar standard.
Jon B, whose '95 debut was the first CD released on Babyface's subsidiary label Yab Yum, ranks with Tony Rich as 'Face's foremost disciple, which goes a long way toward explaining how this effeminate white guy can make such an intriguing, soulfully sexy CD like Cool Relax. Jon knows that seduction is a passive, patient art, that adventurous fantasies require reassurances and a safe terrain. When he sings the chorus of "Bad Girl"--"You can be the bad girl/You can be my bad girl baby"--it's a mewling suggestion that doesn't even cajole, much less command. But the guitar-keyboard riff at the heart of the tune is snipped off at both ends, and repetitiously bumped into a gently insistent groove, creating an undercurrent of ardor and impatience. "They Don't Know" is a classic 'us against the world' love song that Jon embraces with such wide-hearted certainty it sounds brand new. It doesn't hurt that it's helped along by the acoustic guitar riffs and lapping rhythm that are Babyface staples. "Are U Still Down" lovingly consoles a woman ambivalent about surrendering her virginity to Jon, with no less than a tender Tupac helping out as guest rapper.
That's who we believe Jon B (and, of course, Babyface) to be: the kind of lover a woman can have a conversation with while the cum dries on the sheets. Done right, it's not really an easy or particularly tame persona. On "I Ain't Going Out," Jon is a 'whipped dude, who sounds as lasciviously giddy as Prince did on "Head," when he explained to the guys why he wasn't gonna being hangin' out that night. And such joyful solicitude makes "Can't Help It," a tune about jealousy and sexual obsession, that much more resonant and scary. The one time Jon plays it macho, on the interlude "Let's Go," he's a laughable mack daddy. Otherwise he has a clear, unified sense of who he is, and so do we: He's Babyface Junior.
By contrast, 18-year-old Usher puts on Babyface like a layer of makeup. His first two CDs, including the new My Way, may be on the LaFace label, but his mentors are mainly Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri, and the lesser half of the La Face partnership, L.A. Reid. The album-jacket photos show him either in leather and aviator specs or standing shirtless in his Calvin Klein boxers, looking like a Roots extra who just wandered into the urban jungle. He wants Babyface's Midas touch without the emotional depth and sacrifice necessary to make it pay off. On the lead single, "You Make Me Wanna..." (produced by Dupri), Usher has the acoustic guitar backdrop and the urgent compassion down pat, then squanders it with the dismissive line, "I never meant to hurt her, but I gotta let her go."
He'll trade barbs with the raunchy L'il Kim on "Just Like Me," detail how many ways he wants to "freak" his girl (all of them predictable) on "Nice and Slow," and then toss in a remake of one of Babyface's first hit tunes, Midnight Star's "Slow Jam" from 1983, with Babyface himself at the controls and Monica on guest vocals. "Slow Jam" starts to set a delectably sensitive mood that must have scared the shit out of Usher, because he promptly starts hollering "Yo! Yo! Yo!" on the next song, the title track, which features the telling lyric, "I do what I want to do/My way!" So be it. No doubt My Way wants to have it both ways--or many ways--for that cross-crossover market. But it just sounds like the work of a talented kid--aggressively confused with a lot to learn.
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I hope they iron out some of the issues some people had with MLB 2K10, especially in my player mode.
For me, some of the problems were:
- Inability to wave off pitchers from fielding pop-ups
- Extreme difficulty in throwing out base stealers, even with maxed/near maxed stats and good timing
- Somewhat difficulty in stealing bases, even with maxed/near maxed stats and good timing
- Animation hang-ups leading to movement hang-ups in leading off bases
- Inappropriate/Inaccurate crediting of singles, doubles, triples, etc. sometimes, depending on when the ball is thrown and if a lead-off runner is tagged out (even the commentary credits you with the correct single/double/triple
- No celebration/victory screen for winning the World Series in My Player mode, even if you 3-peat :(
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Picture it: it's New Year's Day, snowing outside, and you're lazing around on your couch either bored cause of the holiday or nursing your head from excess champagne the night before. Lucky for you, not only is hockey gracing your television, it's the way hockey should be played: outdoors. The NHL must've made some serious bank, cause this year we get SIX games played the way it was intended: outdoors (Canadian influence) and on a rink atop a baseball or football field (American influence). Let's break them down.
Game 1: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings, January 1, 2014 @ 1pm
This game gets the official Winter Classic billing, as it will be played on New Year's Day in Ann Arbor. The game features division rivals who are pretty close in the standings playing at the University of Michigan. Since this is the Winter Classic, it gets the fan-favorite 24/7 series on HBO, which started last night, and really who doesn't love watching almost strictly for the goalies? It's always fun to watch two Original Six teams play each other, as they're no stranger to each other; they've met seven times in the Cup Finals, with the Leafs dominating with six series wins. Maybe Clarkson will stop taking silly suspensions by then, but we can never be too sure. Either way, these two teams are a solid matchup and should make for an entertaining start to 2014.
I'm most looking forward to…: Steve Yzerman, my all time sports crush, participating in the alumni game on New Year's Eve. My heart skipped a beat when I read this.
Game 2: Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings, January 25, 2014 @ 9:30pm
So I'm geeked for this one, mainly cause I'm like a little kid when it comes to West Coast hockey. Being raised on a steady diet of Atlantic and Northeast Division (RIP) hockey, watching games from west of the Mississippi is like driving a sports car after learning on a mid-size sedan. It's not that you don't love your Accord, it's just a lot of fun to take the A6 out sometimes…. Anyway, this is what New York's MLB Subway Series wants to be: a nearly inter-city rivalry with some meaning. The two play for the same division, and the two play a similar style of hockey; offensive-minded, with LA being a little more conservative and playing a little bit better defense. LA currently trails Anaheim by one point for the lead in the Pacific division and, although this may not matter in 6 weeks' time, both teams are red hot right now. Hockey played outdoors in the desert- just the way it was meant to be.
I'm most looking forward to….: well, two things: one, Teemu Selanne, and two, if Jonathan Quick will be healthy to start.
Game 3: New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers, January 26, 2014 @ 12:30pm
The first of two in a week for the Rangers, the Devils will travel to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to continue upsetting Ranger fans at home (well, "home" I suppose) this season. Although getting two points is always the goal of a game, it seems when these two teams play each other, they're much more interested in ensuring the opposing team gets zero points, hopefully in an embarrassing fashion. This rivalry dates back roughly since the beginning of time, but more accurately to 1992 with peak years being the ECF in 1994 (see: here and here) and 2012 when Henrique & the Devils eliminated the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers' hopes of winning a Cup in the ECF. With a postseason record favoring the Rangers 4-2, it always feels like the Devils who are trying to prove their worth, but that could just be a homer opinion.
I'm most looking forward to…: this game getting dirty, especially if Marty starts. Ahh, memories.
Game 4: New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers, January 29, 2014 @ 7pm
Getting the most out of the rink to be built at the fairly new Yankee Stadium, the Isles make the long trip to the Bronx to play their LIRR rival Rangers. One could make the argument that the Rangers will have a slight advantage, having played on this rink just a few days prior, however this game will be at night under the lights. The Islanders are playing some pretty terrible hockey recently, serving as a confidence booster for just about any team that comes in to play them. They typically get fired up for games against the Rangers only to lose in the last period. This rivalry doesn't feel as heated as the Devils, mainly since the teams haven't faced each other in the playoffs since the Rangers swept them in the ECQF in '94, but for anyone who's ever been to the Garden knows, there should be a healthy amount of "Potvin Sucks" chants on this fine upcoming January evening. The crowd should be interesting, since Rangers fans usually take over the Coliseum for "away" games, but for such an event I expect some Islander fans to trek out and make their presence known.
I'm most looking forward to…: going (hooray)!! Depending on where both of these teams are in 6 weeks' time, I'm looking for one (or both) to get a spark from this matchup.
Game 5: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks, March 1, 2014 @ 8pm
Fresh from the Olympics, we're treated to one heck of a game in early March as these two consistent contenders face off in Chicago. Soldier Field, he oldest NFL stadium and longtime home of daaa Bears, takes on hockey for what should be a really good game. Simply put, these teams are both very good at what they do. The Hawks are making a run for yet another Presidents' Trophy this year, leading the NHL in points and showing very few flaws overall. The Penguins always compete and, much as I hate to admit it, Crosby has proven that he shows up on a big stage. This game gets primetime billing on NBC, which is absolutely huge news for the US hockey-loving market. There is no rivalry between these two, but it makes a lot of sense why they were chosen for the largest televised market; Bettman loves the Pens and the Hawks are the best in the business for nearly a season and a half now. If you love hockey, you'll be glued to this one.
I'm most looking forward to…: how crazy this crowd will be. The game sold out in less than 24 hours, meaning there will be just over 60.000 very cold and very passionate fans in attendance.
Game 6: Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks, March 2, 2014 @ 4pm
The final in the Stadium Series, the "Heritage Game" pays homage to very, very old school hockey dating back what will be 100 years. Prior to the NHL's inception, the Stanley Cup was appointed by Lord Stanley himself to the best team amongst a series of professional leagues first in Canada, then beginning 1915 expanding "worldwide" to include the Portland-based Rosebuds. So, what does this have to do with the game in March, you may ask. In 1915, the Vancouver Millionaires (what a fun name, by the way) swept the Ottawa Senators in the first interleague Stanley Cup series. They weren't messing around when they called it a heritage game, eh? This game should be a fun one to watch, though – Canadian games are always fun – and it should have some playoff implication for at least the Canucks. Vancouver isn't the greatest under pressure and the Senators haven't been playing the best hockey this season, so by all means this game is up for grabs. It also will feature Kassian vs. Kassian… maybe.
I'm most looking forward to…: three words: John Tortorella presser.
A quick update from around the league:
- Steven Stamkos skated yesterday with the Lightning, only four weeks after breaking his tibia, proving that we (humans) are not worthy.
- The Flames booted their GM, leaving Brian Burke as their interim manager for 'a short time.' Hopefully that hair only stays for a short time too.
- Tons of suspensions passed down this week: Shawn Thornton (15 games for assault on Brooks Orpik), Dion Phaneuf (served 2 games for boarding Kevin Miller), Senators' D Jared Cowen (2 games for boarding Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons), Leafs' winger David Clarkson (2 games for an illegal check to Blues' F Vladimir Sobotka) and Lightning F Richard Panik (2 games for boarding Caps' D Karl Alzner).
So, which of these games are you most looking forward to and why?