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Mid-Season Report Card: Tennessee Volunteers Defense
Tennessee (3-3, 0-3 SEC)
Despite the injury woes, dreadful lack of a running game and a special teams unit that can oftentimes leave you shaking your head, the Tennessee defense has given the Vol faithful hope in an otherwise bleak outlook on Rocky Top.
After dealing early on with alignment issues and being largely ineffective against the short passing game against Florida, the UT linebackers have looked like the real deal in 6 games. In the SEC, we expect a defense to step up against jaw dropping speed and bone crunching physicality. Tennessee has delivered more often than not but faces an offense this week which eats better team's defensive hopes for breakfast.
Freshmen AJ Johnson and Curt Maggitt have played the majority of the clicks this season and have developed quickly into their roles on the line. Despite the pre-season loss of Herman Lathers, senior, Austin Johnson has made a tremendous impact and the freshmen have been allowed opportunities to gain valuable experience.
Let's recap some memorable defensive moments from Games One-Six:
Montana: UT's defensive line gave up just 3.7 yards per carry against the Grizzlies and looked disciplined against the spread. However this was the opening day cupcake game that it was expected to be and there were no offensive challenges to overcome that afternoon in Neyland.
Cincinnati: Cincy's first TD came after LB Daryl Vereen missed a tackle at the line of scrimmage however the Vols defense then stopped Cincinnati twice on 4th down while keeping pressure on the QB for the remainder of the game. In their first true test of the season, the Vols came away with the W and a lot to prove down the road.
Florida: The Vols were unable to stop the running or the passing game against the Gators in Gainesville. In a defensive roller coaster for Tennessee, the Vols gave up back to back TD drives, one being a 99 yarder, but then recovered a fumble and caused a punt. One quarter later, they allowed a 50 yard drive which came up a FG and then a punt. They were able to bow up in the 2nd quarter, allowing just 27 yards on 4 drives, 3 of which starting in Vol territory.
Buffalo: Tennessee held the visiting Bulls to a mere 264 yards. They also doubled their sack total on the year against Buffalo. This victory came easily on both sides of the ball in a game the Vols needed at that point in the schedule.
Georgia: A defensive stand in the 1st Half saw the score tied 6-6 at the half. However, in a recurring theme over this game and the next, the solid hard hitting defense returned to the field in the 2nd Half tired and unprepared for the opposing offensive adjustments.
LSU: Tigers' running back, Spencer Ware was ineffective for much of the first half against the Volunteer defense and Tennessee played an unforeseen game to start that only wore down to nothing in the 2nd. The LSU run game made the changes it needed at halftime and the Vols had no answer. UT did force LSU into 6 3rd downs in the 2nd but the Tigers unfortunately were able to convert on 5 of them. The offense had not allowed the defense the time necessary on the sidelines to rest and it was evident.
Defensive MVP: S Prentiss Waggner
Moved from cornerback , a position where he thrived, to safety after the dismissal of Janzen Jackson, he has surprisingly shown the ability to move with agility while covering ground quickly. He began putting up the numbers and playing with the physicality that has been expected from him all season against Georgia. Alabama will prove to be the ultimate test however.
Stats through the LSU game:
Tackles: 26
Sacks: 1
Pass Breakups: 5
Interceptions: 0
+ 3 hurries and a forced fumble
The final 6 games start with a bang in Tuscaloosa and then taper off to finish in Lexington but challenges are still evident for this young defensive unit. The learning curve for any team in the SEC is exponential, for this Tennessee defense, they must learn to finish out 4 full quarters of football while forcing turnovers and creating plays that put points on the board. In light of the injuries on the offensive side of the ball, and if there are to be significant improvements for the team as a whole, the defense must shoulder a heavy burden moving forward in the schedule.
Defensive Grade: C+


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2004 A series of car bombings in Baghdad today killed one American soldier and wounded 13 others. The bombings also killed at least two Iraqi policemen and reportedly injured scores of other Iraqis.
A rocket attack at a logistics support area outside Baghdad killed one soldier assigned to Multinational Force Iraq and wounded another seven. No further details were available on this incident.
The first car-bomb attack occurred mid-morning near a checkpoint in western Baghdad. A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding three others. This attack killed two Iraqi police officers and wounded 10 other Iraqis. A U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicle was damaged in the attack.
Later in the day, between 1 and 1:30 p.m., three car bombs exploded near a U.S. convoy traveling through western Baghdad. Ten U.S. soldiers were injured in that attack. Eight of the wounded servicemembers received medical treatment and were released, and two other more seriously wounded soldiers were evacuated to a medical facility.
Numerous Iraqi casualties were also reported. Civilian media reports have put the total at around 45, most of them children.
The multiple-bomb assault on the U.S. convoy reportedly occurred near a group of Iraqis observing the opening of a new neighborhood sewage system.
"The attacks today are clearly those of a desperate enemy," U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division spokesman Lt. Col. James Hutton noted in a news release. "There is no conceivable justification for attacking innocent Iraqi citizens who were celebrating the opening of a water-pump station."
The series of attacks "puts on display the fact that the enemy is dedicated only to destroying the future of the Iraqi people," he said.
In other news from Iraq, multinational forces conducted a successful precision air strike early this morning on a suspected terrorist "safe house" in northeast Fallujah. Intelligence reports identified the building as a gathering place for members of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network.
Military officials in Baghdad disputed a CNN International report from Sept. 29 that said aircraft from Multinational Force Iraq dropped bombs on a civilian building in Baghdad. U.S. officials said no coalition planes have dropped ordnance within Ramadi's city limits for more than a month, and that anti-Iraqi forces are responsible for the attack.
Such forces are making a "concerted effort to place blame on MNF personnel for their recent string of attacks aimed at intimidating innocent civilians," officials said in a statement.
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I understand that a parent that sends thier child to private school pays more overall....you MISSED my point...It costs the Diocese less money to educate one student than it Costs the city to educate one student...I should know as I went to Cathedral and I now sit on the Board of my sons school and see the costs. My point being, Cathedral has done more with less for years...as another poster pointed out, if they build a school kids want to attend and parents are willing the school will grow and they need the building to suit these needs....Look at when Central was built, after year 1 it was too small. I am sure the $70 million is a high point and I am sure that they have the insurance coverage they should...this happens all the time, the insurance company wants to fix but a house should be rebuilt, go ask those in the East Forest Park area....The area needs Cathedral as much as Cathedral needs the area and a new school
Why is it suspect?? If your house was damaged and you felt that the house needed to be rebuilt and you had the coverage to do so, would you fit for the whole amount or would you settle? Cathedral is looking out for its students, the school is run down and needed updates to begin with. If you look around the state, there are schools being built for much more than $70 million, PUBLIC SCHOOLS with PUBLIC Money. $70 million would build two schools, keep it in that neighborhood and the public has to pay nothing...Do you also understand it costs less for a child to be educated at a Catholic school than it does at a public?


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Bob Letcher: In the few weeks since President Obama so emphatically linked his education program to his effort to revive the US political economy, the President has not been pressed to detail either the substance of his education program or his procedure for winning support from a public that is increasingly cynical, skeptical, frightened, and angry.
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Must Know Tips for the iPad
iPads are used quite a bit here at UNI TQP and are becoming much more saturated throughout education. Here are some helpful, yet simple tips for using iPads in the classroom from Edudemic. At the end of the article are 101 ways you can get started using iPads in the classroom.
Preventing in App Purchases
Many apps allow users to purchase items within the app to use in the app. These are often "add-on" style items that enhance the app. While there may be a number of benefits to these "add-ons" there certainly is a negative effect to them as well. I'm talking about the potential of unwanted purchases, especailly if your children use your iPad and know your password! Remember, your credit card is connected to your account and all you really need is your password to make a purchase.
Apple has made it possible to prevent these types of purchases from your iPad by turning on restirctions to your iPad for in app purchases. I'd recommend doing this on your iPad and turn it off when you want to make a purchase, promptly turning it back on after the purchase is complete. Remember this is only for in app purchases, not apps that you buy from the app store.
Here's what you need to do:
- On iPad, touch the Settings app
- Then touch General
- Then touch Restrictions
- Then touch In-App Purchases Off
TQP Technology Support Group: Camera App
Today was the first TQP Technology Support Group meeting and we talked about the camera app for the iPad. This app is one that comes with the iPad and is just what it sounds like. It is the interface for taking pictures and video on the iPad. The App is pretty easy to use. There are just a few features to know.
The first thing to know is which camera you are using. In the top right there is this icon (above) that allows you to switch between the front and back cameras. Just press the button and the camera will change views. If you are planning to use the camera app to record a testimonial or something where you really want to be able to hear the audio as clear as possible, make sure the camera is set to the front of the iPad since that is where the microphone is located.
In the bottom right is where you switch between still pictures and video. Just slide the slider to the appropriate format and you are ready to take pictures.
To take pictures, press the button in the bottom middle of the screen. For stills, it will be a small camera, and for video it will be a red dot. When making a video, simply press the red dot button again to stop recording.
If you want to use the digital zoom, just tap the screen and slide the zoom slider. To focus on a certain area, tap the screen where you want to focus and then take a picture.
To review the pictures and video you have taken, press the icon in the bottom left and it will let you review everything you have done.
Where the power of this app will emerge will be in the uses of the pictures and video that you create. Looking at the role video and images may have in a future teacher performance assessment, this app could be the most powerful app on the iPad. To be able to show teachers and student teachers footage of their teaching they can then use to improve upon, that lays the foundation for making real change in the way teachers teach. This footage could also be taken, with the right permissions from people in the video, and shown to other teachers and pre-service teachers about model practices. Too often great teachers are left to operate in isolation, so why not share their knowledge and skills with others so we can all improve.
The TQP Technology Support Group will meet two times a month, about every two weeks. Each session will be repeated once so updates about the sessions to this blog will be posted after the second session. If you are a TQP faculty member, or even if you aren't and want to learn more, please swing by.
Charging your iPad 2
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It was brought to my attention that the iPad does not charge very well when it is plugged into a computer's USB port. This problem is worse on most PCs and in many instances the iPad will not charge using a PC, but will on a Mac. However, the rate at which it will charge is much lower using any computer over the wall outlet. This is because most USB ports only support about 1/2 amp for charging, where the wall allows for up to 2 amps.
So my recommendation is to charge your iPad overnight using the wall adapter once the charge is below 30%. This way by morning your iPad will be charged to 100% for the next day. Remember the battery can last 10 hours of regular use or up to 3 days with sporadic use.
Staying Productive
One thing I noticed very soon as I began using my iPad as a tool and not a toy, was that to stay productive I needed to find a way to keep my Home Screen organized. I had apps all over the place and was getting "tired" scrolling between screens. My solution was to put all my tier one apps on the first home screen. These would be things like bookmarks for sites I go to all the time, like the Iowa Core and UNI sites, photography apps, like the camera and Adobe Photoshop, as well as a number of other apps you can more or less see in the picture above.
I also have a tier two Home Screen that I keep apps I use on an occasion. Thes are things like Dropbox, calculator, drawing apps, reference apps, etc. Typically I don't use these on a daily basis.
I also have a tier three Home Screen that is used entirely for games, movies, kid friendly apps, etc. These are more fun type things I do when I'm not working. In otherwords, apps I don't touch while I'm working, but want to keep on my iPad for when I'm in the car or when I'm with my son and we want to play/develop his skills on the iPad.
Now there is another way I increase my productivity and that's through the use of the "dock" style bar at the bottom of my screen. The dock shows up on all Home Screens and is what I consider my top tier apps I need to have access to at all times. You'll notice that on my dock I have two web browsers and four communication apps. There is a limit of six apps in the dock, which is really a decent amount of apps to have on the dock. Anymore and I'd likely get lost.
The iPad is only as powerful as you make it so ensure you are making the most of its potential by staying organized and productive!
iPad App of the Week
Below is a link to helpful iPad reviews over at Technology Tips. These apps focus on two areas: content consumption and content creation.
Creating Folders
The main draw of the iPad are the apps. The apps is what makes the iPad such a powerful device, but one thing that happens very quickly is the screen filling up with too many apps that users spend a considerable amount of time scrolling between home screens looking for an app. This doesn't have to be the case however!
A useful feature on the iPad is the ability to create folders for your apps. Here's what you do:
Step 1: When creating folders I like to keep my apps organized by type. In this picture there are two magazine apps: Wired and National Geographic. To save space I'll put them into a group together.
Step 2: Press and hold on an app. This will allow you to move the app. Be careful not to press the X.
Step 3: When you drag an app on top of another app, it will create a folder. A name for the folder will be created automatically, but you are able to change the name to anything of your liking. For example, I am going to change the name of this folder to Magazines.
Step 4: The space savings appear rather quickly as you download more and more apps. In this picture there are 5 folders, with a total of 15 apps stored in the folders, in addition to the 8 apps located on the screen. Without the folder, I wouldn't have enough room on this single screen for all my apps (Max of 20 app spaces per screen). This means I'd have to scroll to another page to see all my apps.
Accessing and Quitting Open Apps
When you finish with an app and push the home button on the iPad, you aren't really quitting the app. Instead, you are mearly just closing the app from view, much like closing a window on your computer. This may not seem like a very important fact to most, when in reality, it could save you time and battery by following these steps.
Saving Time
If you have a number of apps installed on your iPad and it takes a bit of time to scroll through your different pages to find an app you use frequently, you may want to consider pushing the home button twice to access the apps you have open. By pushing the home button twice you will see all the apps you have open. Here is a view of some of the apps I currently have open on my iPad.
If I want to switch to a different app, I just touch it from the list. If more than seven apps are open, more will be available if you scroll your list at the bottom to the right (touch on the right and move finger to the left). So if I'm unsure where an app I opened earlier in the day is installed, I can press the home button twice and search for it in the list, thus saving some time. This trick can also be used from within an app as well.
Saving Battery Power
While it is convenient to have multiple apps open at one time, having too many open can quickly drain the battery. To save on battery power quit, not close, an app by puching the home button twice and then touching and holding on an app in the list for a few seconds. Once you do that, you will notice the apps begin to shake and a small red minus sign appears in the top left. Here is an example of what you should see.
To quit an open app, touch the small red minus sign in the upper left. You can still scroll to the right to see all your open apps, closing the apps you wish. When finished, simply push the home button once to make the minus signs disappear.
Just remember, if you want to be slightly more productive with your time, save some by pushing the home button twice to navigate between apps. If you want to save battery, push the home button twice and then press and hold an app for a few seconds. They you can close as many apps as you wish.
Downloading an App
Downloading an app is straightforward for the most part. The first thing you do is find an app you think you'd like to download. If the app costs money, please note the cost, but in many cases, you can download the app for free. Once you find the app you want to download, click where it says Free or the price of the app. Where you just clicked will turn to Install App. Press Install app again and then you will be prompted for your password for your Apple ID. After entering the password, the app will be downloaded to your iPad.
Here are some pictures that go through the process:
Find an app you want to download and click free or the price of the app.
Confirm you want to download the app by clicking on Install App.
Enter your Apple ID password to download the app.
Your app will then be downloaded to your home screen. Download times will vary based on your Internet connection and the size of the app you're downloading.
Taking Screen Shots with the iPad
Did you know you can take a screen shot using the iPad. All you need to do is push the home button and the top button at the same time. The screen will flash and then a new picture will be added to your Photos app. Very handy when trying to describe something or if you want to capture something from a website. After you capture the image, you can sync it with your computer, email it, or just look at it later as needed.
Here is a demonstration:
Introducing the iPad Blog
I'm proud to announce the creation of the iPad blog. iPads are amazing devices, but for many people they can be difficult to use. This blog is going to take on the task of explaining many of the simple tasks, tips, and best practices that all iPad users can benefit from. The context of this blog is important since the primary readers will be university faculty and staff participating in the Iowa Teacher Quality Partnership grant. However, this does not mean that this blog will not be useful for others as well. Feel free to jump in an leave your own comments and suggestions.


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New paper: Harvey, Aristotle, Astrology
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ANDREW GREGORY. 2014. William Harvey, Aristotle and astrology in BJHS 47(2):199-215 (link)
In this paper I argue that William Harvey believed in a form of astrology. It has long been known that Harvey employed a macrocosm–microcosm analogy and used alchemical terminology in describing how the two types of blood change into one another. This paper then seeks to examine a further aspect of Harvey in relation to the magical tradition. There is an important corollary to this line of thought, however. This is that while Harvey does have a belief in astrology, it is strongly related to Aristotle's views in this area and is quite restricted and attenuated relative to some contemporary beliefs in astrology. This suggests a more general thesis. While Harvey was amenable to ideas which we associate with the natural magic tradition, those ideas had a very broad range of formulation and there was a limit to how far he would accept them. This limit was largely determined by Harvey's adherence to Aristotle's natural philosophy and his Christian beliefs. I argue that this is also the case in relation to Harvey's use of the macrocosm–microcosm analogy and of alchemical terminology, and, as far as we can rely on the evidence, this informs his attitudes towards witches as well. Understanding Harvey's influences and motives here is important in placing him properly in the context of early seventeenth-century thought.
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Jasmine Ortiz was happy enough thinking that she had won $411 after she claimed a Fantasy 5 ticked sold in Oxnard as part of Tuesday night's draw.
"We were planning to go to an Angels game and Disneyland," Ortiz said, according to a California Lottery news release.
But the actual prize amount for the win was $411,398.
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How do you tell your frontman that we dont want him anymore?
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So, our frontman, isnt much of a frontman. Other than being one of the 2 remaining original members(myself included), we dont have any more reason to have him in the band. He hasnt always been the best lead singer, more or less, just into the whole party scene. Boozing, forgetting words to the songs, not showing up to practices, paying our room rent up to 2 weeks late. This is just some of the things weve dealt with with Todd, as we will call him. Ultimately, what we are looking for, is for Todd to step aside and manage the band, along with run his promotion buisness, and we will bring in a different frontman. We already have someone interested, so finding another singer isnt going to be a problem. The biggest thing is, is how do we tell Todd. Hes one to bug out, and flip a lid over stupid stuff. Do we tell him straight up? Do we offer an ultimatum of, look. You need to get your crap together, or else we are going to replace you. Or do we just lay it on the line. Tell him that we need to have him step aside and start to manage the band so we can bring in another sionger so that we can start progressing forward. Has anyone dealt with this? How did you do it? Im good friends with Todd, and I just know that he will end up flipping out, but I dont know what he will do when he flips out. Anyone? someone?
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Summer chic dresses
Summer is almost here and there is nothing better than the warm sunny days. It is the perfect time to host backyard parties and invite friends over. It is also the time when you can go on bike rides and hikes with your family and friends. I love this season as I can wear my favorite summer clothes and trade my usual winter boots with flip flops. If you are like me then you will enjoy this blog post as we will be rounding up some of chic summer outfits for you and how you can dress it up.
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Summer is the time when you can wear your bold and bright colored outfits without any care. The brighter and eye catching are the accessories the better. The Bi-stretch Sheath dress from Theory is a perfect choice to wear for Sunday lunches or even a walk to the park. Pair the beautiful blue dress with colored blocked flats or nude wedges and your favorite stud earrings to look summer appropriate.
The Haley Sheath dress from Milly in Tangerine color is such a pretty dress for an evening outing with your special someone. The color looks outstanding on every skin and the style flatters any figure because of the silhouette of the dress. Pair it with black flats and carry a shiny clutch to look polished.
For the ladies who like a more subtle color but still want to wear a fun and flirty summer dress then the Tiered Sheath dress from Alice and Olivia is a great choice. The soft lemon yellow color will complement your skin and the above your knee dress lets you flaunt your tanned legs.
So do you like these dress options? If you are biased towards wearing a skirt, then check out the white denim skirt that is in trend. Pair it with a bright red color blouse and strappy heels to look put together.
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VIDEO: Lost man found by RCMP mini-helicopter in Saskatoon region
A Saskatchewan man, lost and alone, was found by an RCMP remote controlled helicopter that spotted him from the sky.
The 25-year-old had wandered away from where his car rolled on Highway 5 near St. Denis, about 40 kilometres east of Saskatoon, early Thursday morning.
RCMP arrived at the accident scene after midnight, but couldn't find the driver.
"He had suffered a head injury in the crash and became disorientated and wandered off," said RCMP corporal Doug Green.
Two hours after the rollover, the man phoned 911 and said he was lost and cold wearing only a t-shift, pants and had no shoes. The GPS on his phone was used to narrow down the search area.
A STARS helicopter used night vision and a search light, but couldn't find him.
That's when Green came in with the Dragan Flyer X4-ES, a type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that weighs just over four pounds, with an infrared camera.
"When I put the Dragan Flyer up, I put it up in a hover mode ... and just did a slow rotation," Green said.
The infrared camera identified three heat signatures within five minutes - one was the missing man, the other two were likely animals, Green explained.
"Something hot will be white, whereas cold is dark. So, it's very easy to spot animals and human beings."
Volunteer firefighters from the Vonda and Prud'homme fire departments then went to that spot where they found the man curled up in a ball at the base of a tree next to a snow bank.
He was unresponsive and taken to hospital with hypothermia. Green said he's now in stable condition, but this could have turned out much worse without the Dragan Flyer.
"We wouldn't have found him until later on today and he wouldn't have made it," Green said.
Green has been operating the Dragan Flyer for about a year-and-a-half and said it is typically used to take pictures from the air of accident scenes. He said this is the first time it has ever been used to find a missing person.
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Kia pro_cee'd GT Cabrio digitally imagined
Could it happen ?
A Kia enthusiast has digitally imagined a cabrio version of the recently launched pro_cee'd GT.
When the first generation of the Kia cee'd arrived in 2007, the firm's designer Peter Schreyer revealed the ex_cee'd concept which was essentially a soft-top variant of the three-door pro_cee'd coupe. Unfortunately, the fairly attractive concept never made it into production most likely because at that point there wasn't a market for a convertible Kia.
A lot of things have changed in the last six years and now Kia has all the reasons to launch a convertible based on the second-gen cee'd. One in the hotter GT variant would be the most appealing and could be a real success if cleverly priced.
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Kia enthusiasts? are there such people? This doesn't look like a Golf or Eos... but a Peugeot cc yes!
Jun 3rd, 2013 7:26pm
To be fair this looks much better than the ugly Golf cabrio. The Pro_Cee'd needs the 2.0 turbo engine from the optima with 274 hp! That would make it a proper hot hatchback!
Jun 2nd, 2013 10:39pm
Instead of flattering Jaguar this time, looks like they like the VW Eos.
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I am writing in response to the politically motivated letter from Harold Bratton (who is not even a resident of the city) stating that Campbellsburg City Hall needs a change.
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A 29-year old Crestwood man has been charged with robbing a Pendleton gas station at knife-point.
Curtis Morris, 29, of Crestwood turned himself in to state police in Campbellsburg Sunday after footage from the robbery was aired on area television stations.
At around 10 p.m. on Oct. 21, a buck-knife-wielding man allegedly demanded money from the lone clerk at the gas station.
The employee handed over around $900 cash.
You know how the Eminence volleyball players know they have reached that level, the one they've been aiming for all season? Their reaction to a loss. Yes, a loss.
It took the final game of the regular season to get it out of them. The Lady Warriors have arrived, and them being upset following a 2-1 loss to Trimble County last Thursday night broke the news. They expected to win, played to win, and came up just short.
Because election returns were late, the paper was late coming off the press. As such, delivery has been delayed in Henry County, but we are working on getting your papers to you as quickly as we can. We know that right now, those readers on the Campbellsburg and Pendleton routes may not receive their papers today. We sincerely apologize for the delay.
In an effort to let you know who won yesterday's elections in Henry County, the winners are posted below.
U.S. Senator - Rand Paul (2992); Jack Conway (2,551)
Timothy Wayne Wilson, 46, New Castle, and Wilma Jean Frost, 35, Taylorsville.
Property Transfers
Following a disappointing 66-8 loss to Frankfort in Saturday's quarterfinals of the Division 3 State Playoffs, Eminence Middle School coach Larry Montgomery was stern in saying the finale was not a reflection of his team this season.
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After months of tension and dissent in Campbellsburg City Government, Graham Whatley will no longer serve as the city's attorney.
In a special meeting Monday night, Mayor Jan Fletcher introduced New Castle-based attorney Bill Brammell, and recommended the council approve a contract for Brammell's services.
Fletcher said he'd "been talking with (Brammell) the last couple of weeks," and that he would like Brammell to replace Whatley.
Desiree Nicole Scott, 25, New Castle, to Christopher Scott Presley, 28, New Castle.
Tiffany Lynn Brightwell, 28, Eminence, to Brian Scott Nation, 30, Eminence.
Kristina Bishop, 38, Turners Station, to Bryant Eugene Bishop, 41, Turners Station.
Delena Lynn Plemmons, 37, Eminence, to Lawrence Dale Raisor, 37, Eminence.
Kelsey Elise Maloney, 18, Pleasureville, to Gustavo Escobar Lopez Jr., 18, Pleasureville.
Megan Marie Fisher, 25, Lockport, to Cody Wayne Snider, 21, Lockport.
Led by Cassey Fischer's sixth-place finish, both Henry County and Eminence cross-country teams competed at the DeSales Invitational at McNeely Lake Park in Louisville on Saturday.
Henry and Eminence will have runners compete at the Meet of Champions this Saturday — the elementary and middle school races are considered the official Kentucky championships for those age groups — and the regional races will be held the following Saturday at various sites across the state.
In what was the District Four opener for Henry County's football team, the Wildcats lost to visiting North Oldham on Friday night, 24-9.
Playing against former coach Billy Martin, the Wildcats finished with three interceptions, two fumbles and gave the ball to North on downs at the tail end of another drive in a game the Cats could never get going.
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On this day in 1982, Argentina's military junta launched an invasion of the Falkland Islands, a British protectorate in the South Atlantic. The ensuing conflict still resonates thirty years later, especially over the last six months or so. The war was not epochal; the location geographically peripheral. Yet its memory and the heated rhetoric it continues to provoke may encapsulate two of the most important trends of the 21st century: energy politics and the north-south divide in the international system.
The stories are pouring in today. Retrospectives from widows, soldiers, residents, and radio broadcasters bring the war back to life, while worriers from the Financial Times weigh in on the economics of it all. British Foreign Minister William Hague has written an editorial offering to work with Argentina but taking a hard line on the self-determination of the protectorate itself, a position echoed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Two years ago I covered some of the Falklands vitriol here and here. At the time, oil exploration had pushed the issue into the news. It's back, and the reason seems to be that Argentina under President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has made a calculated diplomatic offensive against Britain in the months running up to the anniversary. So, how to make sense of the dispute over the Falklands and the reason it's all over the news? I'll provide some brief context.
The History™
The Falkland Islands, which the Argentines call Las Malvinas, were uninhabited when they were discovered by Europeans some time in the early seventeenth century. In this case I don't mean "uninhabited" in the Western Eurocentric historical sense of "no white people/developed civilizations," I mean there's actually no evidence of inhabitants. The 1760s were the first decade of documented action in the Falklands: competing French and British colonies sprung up within a year of each other on East and West Falkland respectively. Spain later assumed control of France's interests, and supervised them from Buenos Aires (then itself a Spanish colony). Within a decade, the Revolutionary War forced the British to evac their colony, but they figured this would be ok if they left a plaque staking their claim. 30 years later, Spain did the exact same thing, and by 1811 the Falklands were devoid of human life again.
Argentine pirates camped out in the Falklands periodically through the 1820s, and the British returned in the 1830s, formally establishing a permanent colony in 1840. Since that time the population of the islands has been ethnically and culturally British. Argentina's claims to the Malvinas stem from its claim to inheritance of Spainish colonial territory (which it believes was the legitimate original claimant) and from Britain's expulsion/dissolution of the Argentine garrison on the Falklands that was there to combat piracy in the 1820s (and whose commander actually requested British help).
The War
On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falklands as well as the neighboring South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Apart from the long-running sovereignty dispute, the junta's motivation to strike was the need to distract the Argentine people from their collapsing economy and repressive rule, and because military juntas work better when they can justify their existence with military activities. Initially, they overran the islands with ease – Britain didn't have any military assets in place to oppose them.
Backed by a UN Security Council resolution calling for Argentina to withdraw, Britain gathered a force to retake the islands, which it accomplished after 72 days and 907 deaths on all sides. The Falklands remain a voluntary British territory, while the war hastened the collapse of the junta, which was soon replaced by Argentina's present constitutional democracy. Democracy, however, hasn't weakened Argentina's claims to the Falklands. It wrote them into its constitution in 1994.
The Shenanigans
Cristina (using just her first name feels apropos) doesn't share the junta's military proclivities, but she does share its problem with economic instability and an unruly populace. In addition to dangerously high inflation and slowing growth (for a BRIC-bloc country), Argentina cooks its books in a vain attempt to cover up the dismal reality that life is getting harder for its people. Things aren't going great in Britain either, where austerity measures are biting just as economic growth struggles to avoid Euro-contagion and remain in the black.
In purely economic terms, this dramatically raises the stakes of the oil exploration that has occurred near the Falklands over the past few years. Though no major strikes have occurred, both Britain and Argentina would love some extra petrodollars. If a significant oil strike did occur, the present diplomatic confrontation will immediately get more…tangible. Meanwhile, the significant British military installation on the Falklands, the deployment of future King and 1/2 of the Royal Wedding Prince William to the Falklands as a rescue pilot, and the "routine" dispatch of HMS Dauntless, one of the world's most advanced missile cruisers to the area have allowed Argentina to argue that Britain is "militarizing" the South Atlantic.
Cristina has threatened to ban mainland flights to the Falklands (which run through Chile) from passing through Argentine airspace and accused Britain of colonialism. Britain responded to this with a simple "NO U". Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman even tried to pull an Adlai Stephenson and accuse Britain of parking a nuclear-armed sub in the Falklands in some sort of bizarre Khrushchevian gambit. Meanwhile, Argentina has placed the Falklands under a virtual economic blockade by attempting to start a "squid war" by squelching the lucrative fishing industry, denying port to ships flying a Falklands flag, and likewise to any ship that even dared to dock at the Falklands on its way to the mainland. Perhaps worse still, Cristina has managed to get many South American countries, including Brazil, to endorse her behavior, and even Desmond Tutu has been baited into the row by an Argentine fellow Nobel laureate (not to mention predictable bleating from the likes of this man).
The Meaning?
Hopefully, we will not see a re-hash of the 30-year old war. It doesn't look likely; despite considerable alarum from British defense wonks over the merciless SDSR cuts, Britain's military presence in the Falklands is significantly greater than it was in 1982, and as one Admiral pointed out, the firepower on HMS Dauntless alone could destroy the entire Argentine Air Force.
No – all the yapping about the Falklands signifies something deeper. Two things about the future, I'd say, and one about the past. Looking ahead, it's clear that South America believes its star is rising. Economic data from its larger economies seems to bear that out. Argentina's swelling patriotism, whipped up by the Falklands (even its random border-crossing signs mention the Falklands in the same vein as "Welcome to Maine – The Way Life Should Be") is linked to its sense of destiny as a self-respecting regional power. One reason it has managed to get neighborly support is that other South American countries feel the same, and like the idea of repudiating "foreign influence." So much for the Monroe Doctrine, I guess.
It also points to worrying trends in energy politics. Gas prices are rising across the world as diplomatic efforts to contain Iran freeze out a significant producer of world oil supplies. An upcoming election in the United States is making Barack Obama seriously consider tapping the Strategic Oil Reserve to keep voter rage at bay. If war with Iran happens, that will be a grave mistake. In any case, the recent furor over the Falklands cannot be understood apart from the oil exploration taking place there. Energy security is likely to be the most important global trend of the next half-century, and would be a probable factor in any major multi-state war. An oil strike in Falklands waters will rapidly take this dispute out of the realm of abstractions.
Looking backwards though, the Anglo-Argentine banter also indicates a larger macrohistorical point: rather than an aberration, empire is the normative mode of world politics and state power. While rhetoric about empire and colonialism has been unsavory since World War II ended (see the vapid slings and barbs traded over "colonialism"), it is more the rhetoric and less the reality that has changed. The minutia of the sovereignty dispute concern centuries-old imperial claims. The present administration of the Falklands is an imperial one in 21st-century clothes, and its inhabitants are there because of empire. In fact, Argentina's short-term wishes for the Falklands (to make Buenos Aires the sole air-link and open the islands to Argentine migration) are essentially a reheated version of Britain's 17th-century Plantation of Ulster. The Falklands can have any status quo it wants, as long as it's colonial.
In addition to the broad sweeping significance, there are still the real people who live on the islands and the soldiers, British and Argentine, who fought and died there. It wasn't a splendid little war thirty years ago, and its sequel wouldn't be either.


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Crown Point The proposed 2012-13 Crown Point Central School budget is less than district spending four years ago.
Facing declining state aid and local tax pressures, the Crown Point school began a program several years ago to rein in spending. The result is a proposed 2012-13 budget that is less than the 2008-09 plan.
"The Crown Point School board has had to make very difficult decisions over the past few years in the challenge of meeting costs with reduced funding," Superintendent Shari Brannock said. "This multi-year approach has realized significant reductions in our expenses.
"There are many factors that have contributed to our overall financial ability to meet the needs of our students," she added. "These include employee concessions in wages and health benefits, many personnel changes/cuts and a spending plan with only one focus — have the least impact on all student programs."
The proposed 2012-13 Crown Point budget totals $6,135,688. That's an increase of $50,922 — less than 1 percent — from the present spending plan of $6,084,766.
The proposed 2012-13 tax levy is $1,515,355. That's an increase of $26,355 — 1.77 percent — from the current tax levy.
The state tax cap for Crown Point is 5.8 percent.
Voting on the proposed budget will be Tuesday, May 15, noon to 8 p.m. at the school.
"Given the calculations of the new (state) property tax cap, our district could request about 4 percent more in our levy, but has chosen to remain below even the highly-publicized 2 percent property tax cap figure," Brannock said. "The proper balance of a stable environment and culture for our staff and students with realistic requests for taxpayer support is very important."
The proposed budget includes several major savings from the current spending plan. It includes $60,000 in employee health insurance concessions, $80,000 in salary reductions because of five retirements and a $100,000 cut in special education costs because of declining enrollment.
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Baylor Flu guru Paul Glezen You know flu shots contain dead, inactivated flu virus grown in hens' eggs. You've heard of flu vaccines that utilize live, weakened viruses. Those are MedImmune's FluMist vaccine –sprayed directly into your nose. Your body responds to the presence of the virus in your nasal passages and your immune system […] [Read More]
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My colleague Harvey Rice reported on the sentencing of a doctor whose "office workers produced prescriptions for 1.8 million tablets of hydrocodone and 2,500 gallons of promethazine with codeine over two years, prosecutors said." "There was no evidence that her clinic ever provided any legitimate services," Judge Hittner said. Callie Hall Herpin was sentenced to […] [Read More]
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Related to a new mathematical model of a flu pandemic, which I reported on today (read my story here), is this tutorial on Effect Measure about the strengths and weaknesses of such models. The Los Alamos modelers and the modelers who just published in Nature know what they are doing. They are among the best […] [Read More]
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China Daily reports "An eight-year pupil in southwest China's Sichuan Province was confirmed to be infected with H5N1 bird flu, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. The girl, surnamed Sun, from Tangjia Township in Suining City of Sichuan Province, showed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on April 16. She is still under treatment in […] [Read More]
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So asks a new bird flu blog, Greenhammer. Greenhammer is dedicated to preparations for the potential arrival of bird flu in King County, Washington. Amid the talk of business continuity during a pandemic, I began to wonder about the water supply. After all, a water utility is a business like any other, and if they […] [Read More]
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Close to 30% of all outside experts who vote on FDA advisory panels have financial or other relationships with the industries they judge, though few recuse themselves because of those apparent conflicts, a study released Tuesday concludes. (Via WebMD) I'm shocked, shocked this is going on! Come on people — what do you expect? The […] [Read More]
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A nifty disease-risk calculator at the Harvard School of Public Health web site lets you figure out if that high-fat, low-exercise lifestyle you're living is going to kill you. I'm one of the last in the honorable Hopper line, due to the family's various maladies and low reproduction rate, but, according to this tool, I've […] [Read More]
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The only way to reach the state track and field meet is to perform well at Regions, which are May 11-12 at Bartlett High.
Anchorage's Shanon Donley narrowly defeated Eagle River's Sheryl Loan to win the Arctic Bicycle Club's 2012 Alaska Bike for Women on Sunday, May 6 on Birchwood Loop in Chugiak.
Athlete of the Week - April 26, 2012
Jackie Klecka erupted for four goals to lead Eagle River girls soccer 8-0 past Bartlett on April 5 at The Dome. With the win, the Wolves improved to 2-2-1 in Cook Inlet Conference play.
Eagle River's Moriah Martin, 15, lost 5-4 in the opening round of the ninth World Taekwondo Federation Junior World Taekwondo Championships to the Czech Republic's Tereze Schindlerova...
Anchorage School District held a last-minute track and field meet Thursday, April 5...
Chugiak girls soccer withstood a late-game onslaught to hand defending Class 4A state champions South High its first loss of the season 1-0 on April 5 at The Dome. With the win, Chugiak improved to 4-1 in the Cook Inlet Conference.
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Pretty Little Liars
Ashley Benson & Selena Gomez: We Wanted to Break Out of Our Good-Girl Mold
In an interview with Interview magazine, Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson (Hanna) joined her Spring Breakers co-star Selena Gomez in discussing what it was like playing characters that their young fanbase won't even be allowed to see in theaters.
Ash says, "[Spring Breakers director Harmony Korine] wanted to break us all out of the good-girl mold." She continued, "For Selena, Vanessa [Hudgens], and me, our audience is all in their teens or younger, so they're not even going to be able to see this when it comes out — it's not appropriate."
Selena talked about making "a mark" in her career, and showing everyone that she can tackle film roles that don't conform to her Justin Bieber-dating, squeaky clean Disney image. "I want to be taking myself seriously as an actress, and this was definitely a stretch."
Judging from all the racy photos of Ash and Sel in bikinis, see-through tops, cut-off jean shorts, and smoking (presumably fake) cigarettes, we're going to predict that fans will be shocked by their favorite good girls going bad. So, job well done?
Spring Breakers is currently slated for a 2013 release date.
Catch an all-new Pretty Little Liars when Season 3 premieres on Tuesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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If it weren't for Greece you might have been wishing for another rogue confetti bomber to inject drama at this week's European Central Bank meeting.
The former Fed chair is speaking out. Investors shouldn't listen, says Michael Pento.
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On the eve of the GOP primaries, here's the big question: What must we do to restore America's long-term economic-growth performance?
The Fed's monetary policy is behind the curve once more, says Michael Farr.
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2015 Summer Zoo Camp
Turn up the heat on your child's love for
nature, animals, and conservation at Micke Grove Zoo Summer Camp!
Each week brings us new opportunities to explore the animal world with games, crafts, activities and animal encounters. Fun included!
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Zoo Camp - 9AM to 12PM
Dates: June 15-19, 22-26; July 6-10, 13-17, and 20-24
Ages: 5-7 and 8-10 Years Old
Location: Micke Grove Zoo
Cost: Zoo Camp - $95 members/$110 non-members (five days).
Includes snack and zoo camp shirt. There is a $10 maximum discount per transaction when registering one or more children for three or more sessions.
Registration: Member priority registration is available April 1-12 by e-mail invitation. Registration for the general public begins April 13.
Offline registration form coming soon.
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June 15-19:
Animals have been transforming through metamorphosis, shape-shifting, color morphing and size mutation long before our toys started changing. Come play with us and our "living toys" to see how they are "more than meets the eye".
June 22-26:
"Madagascar Madness"
Fossa and Lemurs and Tortoises, oh my. Trek with us to the island of Madagascar where these unique animals leap through the trees, slink across the rainforest floors or creep underneath the majestic mystery of a baobab tree.
July 6-10:
"Criminal Critters"
They may be cuddly and cute but many animals of the world are opportunistic thieves that will steal anything from a meal to free babysitting. Learn how "survival of the fittest" can sometimes be out-thinking your competition and where working smarter, not harder, can make all of the difference.
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A Purdue University biological sciences professor has been named director of the Energy Center in Discovery Park. Maureen McCann will replace Jay Gore, who has led the center since its inception in 2005. She also serves as director of Purdue's Center for the Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue biological sciences professor Maureen McCann will become the next director of the Energy Center, the university's center in Discovery Park leading interdisciplinary research efforts in advancing alternative energy sources and approaches.
McCann's appointment is effective Sunday (Aug. 1), Alan H. Rebar, executive director of Discovery Park and Purdue's senior associate vice president for research, announced Wednesday (July 28).
She succeeds Jay P. Gore, the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Combustion Engineering, who had led the Energy Center either as director or interim director since the its inception in 2005. Gore is one of 12 faculty members nationwide to be selected this spring for a prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. His fellowship begins Aug. 15.
"Dr. McCann has a strong record of bringing together talented researchers from the Purdue campus and other institutions to address our global energy challenge," Rebar said. "Purdue and our research community working on the energy solution will benefit from her leadership at the Energy Center in Discovery Park."
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C3Bio, which is affiliated with the Energy Center and the Bindley Bioscience Center in Discovery Park, was funded with a $20 million U.S. Department of Energy grant in 2009 with the goal of maximizing the carbon and energy efficiencies of biofuel production. Through the center, Purdue researchers hope to engineer new thermal processes and chemical catalysts to directly convert the biomass into fuel. They also are using tools of plant molecular biology to modify the biomass with catalysts and to enable highly efficient conversion processes.
McCann, who also is the assistant head of Purdue's Department of Biological Sciences, received her bachelor's degree in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge before pursuing her doctorate in botany at the John Innes Centre, a government-funded research institute for plant and microbial sciences in Norwich, England. She has published nearly 100 research papers.
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Grey's new Brother ad raises familiar debate
Advertising, Music Video / Film
Posted by Creative Review, 9 November 2012, 13:08 Permalink Comments (23)
Last week Grey launched its latest work for Brother, an online film in which scanners, printers, hard drives and other bits of office machinery act as an orchestra playing Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' - in similar fashion to the scanners, printers and hard drives which played Radiohead track Nude in James Houston's brilliant degree show film back in 2008...
Houston had responded to a Radiohead competition and 'remixed' the track Nude, playing all the component parts through an Epson LX-81 dot matrix printer, an HP Scanjet 3c and an array of hard drives. The resulting piece sparked a slew of copycat films recreating perhaps more well known tracks in similar fashion:
A Grey spokesperson originally told CR that Houston had not been contacted regarding the online film but that they "were aware of him and his work on the Radiohead video". The Grey spokesperson cited other works on YouTube (the creators of which all openly credit Houston's Radiohead video as their inspiration, incidentally) and said that: "Essentially, our inspiration came from what you'd class as 'amateur' attempts, but we wanted to up the scale and scope considerably - hence the orchestra. A load of these videos are really popular online and obviously have a bit of a cult following, so we knew people were interested in this as an art form. We wanted to take it to the next level. As far as we're aware, nothing has been done on this scale before and it's the first time the technique has been used in advertising or by a brand. We also felt, clearly, that it was the perfect fit for Brother."
UPDATE: Grey have just been in touch to tell us that they were mistaken when stating that Houston had not been contacted re making the ad. The agency say they had first tried to contact Houston regarding the project via his YouTube account but say they didn't hear back. However, Houston was subsequently asked to pitch on it via production company B-Reel, one of three production companies pitching on the project. Houston has recently Tweeted that as part of the pitch he supplied the agency with an outline and a shopping list of parts that they would need to make the ad. CR has contacted Houston and will update the story when we hear from him.
Further update: Brother's European marketing and communications manager Antony Peart has added this statement in the comments under the ad on YouTube: "Brother is a business that operates to high ethical principles and we are therefore concerned to read some of the views expressed here. This film is part of a campaign that we commissioned from an external advertising agency. We have asked them to investigate the points being raised and to reassure us about the creative process behind it."
Grey posted a making-of film on YouTube yesterday in which they shed some light on the technical challenges involved in creating what is nonetheless a really well-made commercial:
And so we are back into the same debate that CR's Eliza Williams summed up so well in her feature entitled The YouTube Dilemma which we published in 2009.
Without rehearsing all the arguments that Eliza covered in her original piece, we do have sympathy with both sides of this old but persistent debate. Grey argue that they were taking a pre-existing and widespread technique (which, in terms of making machines 'sing' pre-dates even Houston's film) onto a new level of sophistication and execution in a different context. In so doing they were acting just like many other 'creatives' – from bands, to photographers, to film directors and artists. Recontextualising, appropriation – it's the lifeblood of much of our culture. Where would fashion be without plundering the past? Or music?
Advertising in particular has always acted as a magpie, picking up references, concepts and ideas from the wider visual culture. The famous Silk Cut posters of the 80s were inspired by the cut canvas works of Lucio Fontana that Charles Saatchi had in his collection, the 1982 Steve Martin fllm Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid was directly referenced by GGT's Holsten Pils campaign two years later etc etc etc
But, partly because it employs those references for commercial ends, advertising attracts more criticism for doing so than others engaged in similar activity. There is a double standard at work here. Ad agencies get pilloried for 'ripping off' filmmakers while designers who 'reference' art in, say, record sleeves, are lauded for their clever use of quotation. But it's also about the way in which this is done. What infuriates many is the sense that agencies too often neglect to acknowledge sources and too readily claim credit for themselves solely as the originators of an idea or concept. And in many cases, little or nothing is added to the original – it's just plain copying.
In her original piece, Eliza gave several examples of the ways in which agencies have learned to show more sensitivity and awareness - either acknowledging the source of a concept or technique or involving the originator in their project. This is not without its problems. There will be legal worries about naming 'inspirations' specifically and then there is the problem of who to name - was that YouTube video really the first time the idea had been done, or was it merely the latest in a long line of similar ideas stretching back years? These issues notwithstanding, taking their responsibilities seriously and acting like good citizens of the creative world, as many have started to do, surely has to be the way forward for advertising agencies.
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"we wanted to up the scale and scope considerably" Poor effort to try distance themselves from the original... He was a student and they are an advertising agency with presumably a big budget.
2012-11-09 14:31:41
rip off - they could have easily avoided this by working with James Huston. And one more thing - his work is much better than this - Grey's piece is badly shot and art directed.
2012-11-09 14:50:43
see it so often, artists first, ad agencies second. which is why we love the former, and mock, if not despise, the latter.
2012-11-09 14:51:15
very nice post, by the way ... well documented, nicely toned. thanks.
2012-11-09 14:53:01
Utterly pathetic, everyone involved in this should be ashamed with themselves, [deleted by moderator].
Grey's piece sounds awful too
2012-11-09 16:16:00
Personally the bit's I like the most are the close-ups of the wheels, cogs, etc. It would of been nice to see it revel more in the noises, coloured lights from the components, mechanical things moving that it starts to do in the first 30 secs. The orchestra bits are well done but aren't sufficiently different to hold my interest, but equally I don't feel in this case they are ripping off other people's work or ideas.
2012-11-09 18:40:28
Using terms like 'reference' (itself referenced from art criticism) does not exclude commercial agencies from the act of blatant taking. What you have here is not only the taking of an idea (sound created from hacked consumer electronics), but the taking of a treatment (close ups, flat shots, grading).
If commercial ad agencies could feel shame (never been witnessed), then Grey should be very ashamed indeed.Try creating your own ideas - it's fun!
Ultimately I have to say that the end result is very uninspiring - you should have got James to do it. Really.
2012-11-09 18:47:19
"Essentially, our inspiration came from what you'd class as 'amateur' attempts, but we wanted to up the scale and scope considerably"
Whether purposely or not, that is needlessly condescending.
2012-11-10 10:58:08
Better to be amateur than lazy.
2012-11-10 15:07:28
If thats how noisy brother products are, I think i'll use an alternative...
2012-11-10 21:08:48
Great article and some points really well made, but I think it's a moot point. This is just lousy advertising, I mean, who wants to buy a noisy printer? This ad just sells the sizzle…
2012-11-11 01:04:37
i think houston would have done a much better job. authentic.
2012-11-12 03:01:18
Great overview CR. thanks. similar point covered on our blog here http://gsavis.com/blog/2012/11/11/copyright-part-1-and-2-of-2-or-oh-brother/
2012-11-12 08:06:59
Its not inspiration when you literally take someone elses work, asking him to pitch on his own IP is also rank. Advertising keeps on doing this thinking they can do what they like because they have such large budgets and as for the comment"our inspiration came from what you'd class as 'amateur' attempts", I would class as amateur the wholesale appropriation of someone elses IP, without a genuine attempt to engage them or evolve the idea on.
Poor. really poor.
2012-11-12 09:19:01
I think this is the 4th or 5th piece of printer-based music I've come across.
2012-11-12 10:59:20
I run the studios James is a part of, [deleted by moderator]. Brother your a disgrace if you don't act immediately to compensate James Houston. It is your responsibility to bring the agency into account. The agency is a parasite off young creative talent
2012-11-12 13:48:00
A great, well balanced article.
I have to agree with many other posts — why on Earth was James not invited to direct this? If the agency genuinely wanted to raise the bar he set, he's naturally the best man to do so. This was a student piece, I'm sure if he had Grey's man-power and budget at his disposal he would have "up[ed] the scale and scope considerably" himself.
2012-11-12 13:58:43
Sadly not an unusual position but I wish people wouldn't hide behind art criticism terms of 'reference' or 'context' in examples like this. Houston is a designer / filmmaker who clearly made a a very well known homage to technology - where is the re-contextualisation of this in the Brother ad? I actually have some time for the Honda argument with how they referenced and extended the Fischli and Weiss work for "Cog" but this is up there with Mehdi Norowzian versus Guinness blatant copy for "Joy".
Last year we were approached by three production houses looking for treatments 'referencing' the work of a Brazilian graffiti artist . In each occasion I asked them rather than get us to do a facsimile of his work why didn't they just commission the artist directly... he would do a better job, might be glad of some commercial work to support his practice and they might get something truly original. Not one of them had thought of doing this and all seemed very uncomfortable taking such a 'revolutionary' route. Needless to say we passed on the opportunity and a piss poor copy of his work was duly created by another studio.
In terms of the Brother ad I see Grey are hiding behind similar weazly, condescending words... and I would like to hear from the director as to how he felt when tasked with 'referencing' another filmmakers work so blatantly, whether he was pitching for it via Partizan or not.
Interesting to see Grey now back-tracking on the claim they hadn't been in contact with Houston directly, and I'm hoping the heat they will be starting to feel from the client may make them re-consider this cult of 'trawling You Tube for inspiration' rather than just doing the trickier (but more rewarding) bit of being creative! What did ad agencies do before You Tube I wonder.
2012-11-12 16:15:47
It's a shame to see Grey doing this. Why don't they think up some of their own ideas? That's what Brother is paying them to do.
2012-11-12 16:39:24
Just to add to the confusion of thoughts...The Brother ad actually reminded me of something Olivetti did with Tristram Cary, a godfather of electronic music, back in 1973. For the opening of Olivetti's training center.
"They commissioned Tristram to compose the music for the film, and wanted it to have the unmistakable feel of Olivetti, so sounds of their business machines were incorporated into the composition."
2012-11-12 16:57:19
Let's not forget Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers (1998), by Thomas McIntosh and Emmanuel Madan aka [The User].
The first iteration of this work was created nearly a decade before James Houston's matrix printer remix of Radiohead's Nude (2007). [The User]'s work was awarded an Honorary Mention, Digital Musics, at Ars Electronica 1999.
2012-11-13 14:02:01
Lee Trott? As in Dave Trotts son? Wow - you should be ashamed.
Yes it was inspired. That I can believe right up until the point they contacted the guy. That shows lazy creative. [comment deleted by moderator]
Poor show chaps.
2012-11-15 17:15:00
lol printers
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Lasting tribute to late Air Ambulance chairman Harold Chapman
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THE FAMILY of the late chairman of Cornwall Air Ambulance has donated a wooden bench as a lasting memorial to his work and passion.
Harold Chapman volunteered over 15 years to the charity as both honorary treasurer and later chairman of the board of trustees.
In December 2012, shortly after retiring from the board to realise a lifelong ambition of emigrating to Australia, Harold and his wife Pamela were involved in a tragic road traffic collision near their new home.
Mrs Chapman was very seriously injured and continues to make a slow recovery, but Mr Chapman did not survive.
His family, including wife Pamela, son Mark and daughter Mandy with Harold's grandchildren, recently visited the charity's headquarters near Newquay to pay tribute to their husband and father.
Mrs Chapman said: "Harold loved being involved with the charity and over many years he saw it grow into the great organisation it is today; one that he and the Cornish people are proud of.
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