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MacDONALD DELIVERED BY TED NOLANAlso: Bailey back in NY for medical evaluation
Andrew MacDonald has not spoken to Ted Nolan in a while, but when he gets the chance in the offseason, the young defenseman has a lot he wants to say to his old junior coach.
"I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Ted," MacDonald told Point Blank.
"Here" could have meant in the Islanders' locker room, in the NHL, heck, even in professional hockey. It was Nolan who convinced MacDonald the best way for his skills to develop was to play in the Quebec Major Junior League. It was Nolan who gave MacDonald big minutes on the blue line with the Moncton Wildcats.
And if that wasn't enough, it was Nolan – then the Islanders coach – who used his powers of persuasion to convince then-GM Neil Smith, the scouts and even team owner Charles Wang at the 2006 NHL draft to use a sixth-round pick on 19-year-old Andrew MacDonald. There's a very real chance that, after first round pick Kyle Okposo, MacDonald will be the best Islander to come out of the 2006 draft.
"I'm well aware of everything Ted did to see that the Islanders gave me a chance," said MacDonald, third on the team at plus-7 in 32 games this season.
Nolan believed in MacDonald when he recruited him to play for him with Moncton of the QMJHL. The defenseman, then 18, had been offered a college scholarship to play hockey at Bemidji State in northern Minnesota. Nolan told MacDonald he had the ability to someday play in the pros, but he would be best served by the long junior schedule. The Wildcats coach also pledged to provide the blueliner with the icetime and responsibility he probably would not get as a freshman and sophomore at Bemidji. As the host team, Moncton had an automatic invitation to the Memorial Cup.
Nolan also asked nicely. "Ted is a persuasive man," said MacDonald.
The Wildcats lost in the Memorial Cup final, but MacDonald proved why Nolan had so much faith in him. He logged big minutes and racked up 46 points in the regular season and another 13 in the playoffs – impressive for a first-year junior player of any age.
After the Memorial Cup, Nolan was hired by the Islanders. Well before the scouts assembled at the draft, the new coach said that if the team had a late-round pick and no one the scouts were certain of, his support was completely behind MacDonald.
The Islanders had three sixth round picks in the 2006 draft, so they took Nolan up on his recommendation. The teenager from Nova Scotia thought he was so out of the picture when it came to NHL scouts that he didn't even follow the draft. He did not learn of his selection by the Islanders until the morning after.
"I couldn't believe it," said MacDonald. "I honestly didn't think I was on anyone's radar – even Ted's."
Now MacDonald is the best Islanders prospect to emerge out of Bridgeport this season. Perhaps his steady arrival is because he has come through the system slowly and surely.
"The impressive thing about Andrew is that he has played at every level, and he has figured out with each step how to become a better defenseman," said Islanders head coach Scott Gordon. "I've seen the improvement in his skating in just the year and a half I've been following him closely. I've seen improvement from game to game at the NHL level since he's been here."
"I think of a player I had in Providence – Mark Stuart, a first round pick with the Bruins. You could see that the more Mark practiced with the big club, he got better from the competition. Andrew is the same way. Since being with us, he has elevated his game in practices and in our games."
MacDonald, who has averaged more than 24 minutes over the last six games, takes pride in his improvement throughout his journey in hockey. He played Tier II before joining Moncton. In his first year in the Islanders organization, he played 38 games with Utah of the East Coast Hockey League. That was just two seasons ago. He credits his progress at the AHL level to coaches Jack Capuano and Pat Bingham and development coach Eric Cairns. "They always have time to help me improve my game," said MacDonald.
Now he's in the big leagues, where he watched Tomas Kaberle, his favorite player growing up in Judique, Nova Scotia, and his idol – Hall of Fame defenseman Al MacInnis, who is from nearby Port Hood. "Mr. McInnis is still involved in our community," said MacDonald. "He's donated a lot of time and money to the rinks and our youth hockey programs. He's someone to look up to."
MacDonald knows he won't be the big blueline scorer McInnis was in his heyday, but the next step in his NHL development is getting more involved on offense.
"I have to use my attributes, which I think are strong skating, good positional play and moving the puck," he said. "Let's face it: I'm not the biggest guy so I'm not going to be a punishing defenseman. As long as I take care of my own end, I want to start contributing to some goals for us. I think I'm a good fit in Scott's style of play, so I'm determined to do what I can to stay with the Islanders."
And whenever the season ends, MacDonald plans on reaching out to Ted Nolan – the man most responsible for him being in the NHL and as an Islander. "That's definitely a call I'll be making," said MacDonald. "I owe him a big thank you."
Nick Boynton was passed up by the Islanders and 28 other NHL teams. No biggie there. Next!*** In other news, Brendan Witt should be ready to go in one of the Islanders' next 2-3 games. Dustin Kohn – who has played a combined 15 minutes over the last two games – is still with the team.
UPDATED at 1:50 pm – As tweeted by Katie Strang from Florida, Josh Bailey has an upper-body injury. He has left the team to travel to New York for a medical evaluation. Bailey missed a game morning skate last week, but has tried to play through a mysterious injury (shoulder?).
***In other words, we're moving on.
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National Unveils New £10 Season, inc Hare War Play
Editorial Staff • West End • 5 Feb 2004
Highlights of spring and summer 2004 repertoire across all three of the NT auditoria – announced at a press conference held today at the National - will include new plays by Alan Bennett, Antony Sher and Mike Leigh; major revivals of Sondheim, Euripides, Rostand and Marivaux; re-runs of Roy Williams' Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials; and collaborations with Complicite and Improbable Theatre.
Playwright David Hare, who has described himself as 'exiled' from the National during the reign of Hytner's predecessor Trevor Nunn, also features heavily with a return of his current railway hit The Permanent Way, a new translation of Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba and, most headline-grabbingly, an as-yet-unwritten play about the war in Iraq and the policy makers behind the neo-conservative US group Project for a New American Century.
Though casting is ongoing amongst those already confirmed to appear at the National in the upcoming season include: Stephen Rea, Claire Price, Zubin Varla, Malcolm Storry, Paul Rhys, Toby Jones, Frances de la Tour, Adrian Scarborough, Desmond Barrit and Antony Sher.
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The first production in the 2004 £10 season will be Cyrano de Bergerac, in a new version by Irish poet Derek Mahon, directed by Howard Davies and designed by William Dudley and starring Stephen Rea in the title role as the witty but ugly swordsman, poet and philosopher who woos his love on behalf of another. Claire Price plays Roxanne, with Zubin Varla as Christian and Malcolm Storry as De Guiche. It runs from 19 April to 24 June 2004 (previews from 10 April).
It's joined in the repertoire, from 27 May to 31 July 2004 (previews from 17 May), by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Simon McBurney, co-founder and artistic director of Complicite, who are co-producing. The cast will be led by Naomi Frederick as Isabella, Paul Rhys as Angelo with The Play What I Wrote Olivier Award winner Toby Jones as Lucio.
Though exact dates have yet to be announced for the other two offerings in the 2004 £10 season, the productions are confirmed. Edward Hall's revival of the 1962 Roman-set musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) will open in July with Desmond Barrit playing Pseudolus. In September, Hytner himself will direct the new Hare play, Stuff Happens.
It takes its title from a quote made in April 2003 by US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld: "Stuff happens …. And it's untidy, and freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things". Rumsfeld, as well as now American vice-president Dick Cheney, were signatories of a letter addressed to President Clinton in 1998, which advocated that one of the chief strategies for securing a New American Century was the removal of Saddam Hussein.
Speaking today, Hytner avoided specifics on the piece, which is still being researched, but said that Stuff Happens will "react to the events we've all just lived through" and, though different positions would be explored, he hopes it will "be sceptical of the line our authorities have taken". Rumsfeld and Cheney, as well as George Bush and Tony Blair, are likely to appear as characters alongside fictional ones.
Also in the Olivier, running from December 2004 to March 2005, Nicholas Wright's adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, will make a return, for which the cast is yet to be announced.
In the Lyttelton
The Olivier's £10 pricing will be extended to the Lyttelton where, from 3 April to 1 May 2004, Out of Joint's co-production of David Hare's The Permanent Way, currently enjoying a sell-out season in the Cottesloe, will return for a straight run before continuing a UK tour. It's directed by Out of Joint's Max Stafford-Clark.
Alan Bennett's The History Boys will premiere on 18 May 2004 (previews from 8 May). Directed by Hytner - who previously directed Bennett's The Wind in the Willows, The Lady in the Van and, on stage and screen The Madness of George III - Frances de la Tour will star in the new play about staffroom rivalry, the anarchy of adolescences, and the best way to teach history in sixth form. It's designed by Bob Crowley.
The History Boys will be joined in repertoire, from 22 June 2004 (previews from 12 June), by Katie Mitchell's production of Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis, about a wartime ship commander who sacrifices his daughter to the gods in return for a favourable sailing wind. The Greek classic is translated by Don Taylor and designed by Hildegarde Bechtler. Further ahead in the Lyttelton, Howard Davies will direct David Hare's new version of Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba.
In the Cottesloe
After a three-week extension of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman (now booking to 17 April 2004), the new Cottesloe season will open Roy Williams' Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads, which was previously seen in the temporary Lyttelton Loft as part of the Transformation season of new work in 2002. Set in a South London pub as tensions rise during the European football championships of 2000, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads will play from 30 April to 26 June 2004 (previews from 23 April), in the run-up to Euro 2004. It's directed by Paul Miller and designed by Hayden Griffin.
From 6 to 13 May (preview 5 May), Improbable Theatre's devised piece Lifegame, first staged in 1998, will play for ten performances only. Each night a different guest is interviewed about their life story, which is spontaneously transformed into a piece of theatre. (Improbable are continuing to work with the NT on a new devised piece about the 1970s cult film classic, Theatre of Blood.)
Marivaux's 18th-century comedy about sexual manners and the cruelties of courtship, The False Servant, in a new version by Martin Crimp, joins the Cottesloe repertoire from 1 June 2004 (previews from 26 May). It's directed by former Almeida joint artistic director Jonathan Kent and designed by Paul Brown. The cast includes Adrian Scarborough and David Collings.
Further ahead, the Cottesloe will house: Rebecca Lenkiewicz's second play, The Night Season; a one-man play about the Italian writer and scientist Primo Levi, If This is a Man, written and performed by Antony Sher and directed by Richard Wilson; a revival of Nikolai Erdman's 'lost' Russian farce The Mandate, in a new version by Cheek by Jowl's Declan Donnellan, who also directs, with design by Nick Ormerod; and an unnamed new play by Mike Leigh, which begins rehearsals next winter.
- by Terri Paddock
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Gillian's Obsession: Nail Art By @Algaeveronica
I'm one of those people who just doesn't feel complete unless my nails are painted. It's not a "high maintenance" thing…it's more of a "I have man-hands unless they are painted" thing. I literally worry about what it will look like when I get engaged (No one's holding their breath) and have to post the picture of my hand wearing my new ring for all to see…I'm convinced that instead of the standard "congrats!" I'll get something like "why is your fiancé wearing the ring instead of you?"…
ANYWAYS! Man-hands aside, nail art has recently become a HUGE obsession of mine. I discovered this amazing local nail artist back in January. She created my birthday manicure and didn't shy away from the crazy idea I had to basically make my nails look like blinged out stained glass. Check those out below. But then on Monday she created this incredible springtime look for me using gel polish (pictured above). So not only is it gorgeously unique, but it will last at LEAST a few weeks. She used some really cool techniques including custom sculpted flowers and negative spacing to create the heart detail.
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Salma Hayek and her breasts are being eyed for the female lead in an upcoming Kevin James film, Collider is reporting in a very sad tone. In the untitled film, which will no doubt be called Large Naturals Vol. 37, audiences will see Kevin James play a teacher who starts moonlighting as…get this…an MMA fighter! Hilarious! It's funny cause he's fat! Talk about a fish out of water. It's a ridiculous concept…not as ridiculous as Kevin James getting paid millions of dollars to star in a comedy, but ridiculous all the same.
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Grand Haven Buccaneers vs Spring Lake Lakers Girls Soccer, Monday, May 2, 2011.
Spring Lakes' Kelsey Kippe scored a goal to tie the game at 2-2 with 7:28 remaining, but 18 seconds later the Bucs' Aliina Weykamp drilled a shot past Lakers' goal keeper Mollie Cook, giving the Buccaneers a hard-earned 3-2 win.
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Lang in the City
"You're now a restless resident in constant search of what can't be had anywhere but in New York."
E.B. White famously claimed that when you settle in New York, you embrace it with the intense excitement of a first love and absorb it with the fresh eyes of an adventurer. But when you live in the city, even just for a short time, the intensity of the adventure doesn't fade into a fling; your excitement and absorption grow into a committed relationship with your surroundings.
It's not hard to figure out why. Block after block, you encounter gorgeous brownstones and handsome apartment buildings standing alongside jazz joints, rock clubs, galleries, bistros, specialty markets, boutiques, theaters, performance spaces, art houses, curio shops. All tastes and predilections are not only represented, but indulged unashamedly. And it takes a village, indeed, to nurture and support them all.
A favorite with the brainy set is a hole-in-the-wall magazine shop at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 11th Street, just seconds from Lang. It's an overwhelming place, filled to the rafters with all the heady publications you could ever crave. Other legendary literary outposts include the Oscar Wilde Bookshop on Christopher Street, the first gay and lesbian bookstore in New York; and the 12 miles of books at the Strand, where everyone is exceptionally well-read and friendly.
But you're not just a villager. You're now a restless resident in constant search of what can't be had anywhere but in New York. As White noted, this "accounts for New York's high-strung disposition… its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements." So you'll want to check out the contemporary art scene in Chelsea and Williamsburg; the poetry clubs and consignment shops in the East Village; the hipster haunts in the Lower East Side; the culinary wonders of Chinatown. And don't forget about midtown and uptown…when your parents visit.


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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), asthma has become increasingly common in Colorado. Currently Colorado has the second highest estimated prevalence of asthma of any state in the nation with an estimated 7.1 percent of the population believed to have the disease. Colorado's children (ages 1-15) appear to be the hardest hit age group.
Nationally, the number of children with asthma more than doubled between 1980 and 1995, with rates for children under five years old increasing more than 160 percent during that period. Asthma is one of the leading causes of school absenteeism, accounting for an estimated 10 million missed school days per year nationally.
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Recently, we observed a Best Buy promotion that underscored a fragmented approach to selling tablets. It looks like the retailer is changing the lens it has been using to view the market, and we like the updated perspective.
Best Buy announced on April 14 in Minneapolis at its 2011 investor and analyst day that it is creating a dedicated location, called Tablet Central, within stores and online. The in-store experience will allow consumers to test and try tablets from makers such as Motorola, Samsung, RIM, HTC, and other unreleased products from the likes of HP and Toshiba as they become available. Apple will presumably continue to have a separate space for the iPad, but the company has not yet confirmed this. The Tablet Central locations will be completed at all Best Buy stores nationwide and online by early July 2011. Best Buy views the tablet market as a $12 billion opportunity, and it wants its share.
After an unsatisfactory experience trying to locate a Xoom shortly after it was released—and more recently a PlayBook—at our local Best Buy, and hearing from others that they had similarly confusing shopping experiences, we outlined retailer distribution challenges that could inhibit tablet shipment growth. While we continue to believe that there are challenges in terms of educating consumers and marketing the benefits and distinct advantages of tablets over notebook PCs, creating a separate section for tablets is a good start. It also happens to be convenient for Best Buy since the company faces some shelf space issues, particularly as its DVD, movie, software, and other media products draw less and less demand.
Giving tablets their own section is a good signal to consumers that tablets are different from notebooks and smart phones, and having them in one area where they can be compared and pitted against each other is a plus for the category. Going forward, the challenge will be for manufacturers and retailers to highlight how tablets are different from each other without frustrating consumers. That will mean highlighting applications and differentiating the usage benefits of devices from one another. This will entail a transition from the "speeds and feeds" approach to one focusing on user experience.
We continue to believe that Apple has a distinct advantage when it comes to distributing iPads, and this is likely to continue to be the case going forward. Apple is not only better able to explain its product to consumers through dedicated sales people, but it also captures more margin than competitors who have to share margin with retail partners. This makes it tougher for rivals to compete on price and awareness, which is especially important as we move into a new era of computing where the traditional lines of definition and differentiation are blurring.
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Long-time beautician Jacquie Olivencia says she's finally where she wants to be.
The owner of Jacqueline Olivencia International Salon and spa has been in the business for more than 25 years, and recently made the move into a new location on South Main Street, Fairport after operating out of a salon at the Baird/Whitney Road intersection in Penfield for 18 years.
The new location opened its doors in December. But why was it necessary to move into a 90-year-old house?
"It wasn't a need," said Olivencia. "It was a great opportunity to be centrally located for my clients."
The size of the building is roughly the same as the previous location, and has two floors of hair care, massage, waxing, and manicure stations.
Like many small business owners, it has been her goal to one day leave the days of paying rent behind and become more independent.
As she shows off the renovated interior, filled with calming natural light and earth toned walls, Olivencia breathes a sigh of satisfaction.
"Now I own it," she said. "Now it's truly a reflection of me and the business."
She has stood behind the styling chair since age 16, the daughter of two well-regarded salon owners. Her work was published in industry trend setters Styles and Stylist and Passion Magazine, including coverage that would ultimately run in more than 80 countries worldwide.
Olivencia was also named "one of America's top beauty experts" by Clear Channel Radio, and her salon and spa has been named a finalist in Modern Salon Magazine's Salon-of-the-Year contest.
With a well-trained staff and customers pouring in by the day, Olivencia looks forward to a future doing what she does best.
"I love to be behind that chair," she said. "I get paid to make people feel good."
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Like an old battleship, the economy keeps plodding ahead even as potential bombshells splash all around.
The latest batch of indicators this week are likely to show that two key sectors of the economy are steering a steady or accelerating course. Home construction is forecast to turn in another solid performance in January and a key manufacturing gauge might turn positive again.
That's not to say U.S. growth is great. It isn't. The economy is still growing well below its potential, leaving millions of Americans without jobs more than three years after the Great Recession ended. Read Rex Nutting column about U.S. economy growing below potential
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Yet the economy appears to have absorbed the hit from a recent tax increase without major damage and consumers are in a better mood. Even the swelling odds of sharp federal spending cuts in March haven't caused investors to waver. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.03% sits near an all-time high.
Mike Dueker, chief economist of Russell Investments in Seattle, said his model of the economy shows less stress compared to just a few months ago.
"Our signals are not really sounding the alarm right now," he said.
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The housing market is expected to be one of the top stories of 2013. Sales jumped 20% last year — admittedly from a very low level — and helped contribute to the economy's growth for the first time in six years.
Revived optimism is clear in the plans of home builders. Construction on new single-family homes shot up 28% last year to nearly 800,000 and 2013 is shaping up to be an even better.
In January, housing starts are forecast to rise at an annual rate of 914,000. That would mark a drop from 954,000 in December, but the last month of 2012 was unusually warm and builders broke new ground a bit faster than they usually do.
More important, builders are expected to file more permits to begin new construction in the months ahead. Permits stood at an annual rate of 909,000 in December.
The wind is at the industry's back, according to Joseph Carson, chief economist of AllianceBernstein.
"Mortgage rates are low, sales are improving, credit is becoming more available, prices are climbing, the inventory overhang is going away and household formation is on the rise," he said.
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Why does Obama want to give more powers to the FEd? They are the ultimate non-transparency! And isn't the Fed owned by a consortium of private banks includign JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs anyway? How do we know that JP Morgan wouldn't be given preferential treatment over other banks?
And why does the summary say that they would break up large banks if necessary? Why didn't they send Citi or BOA into FDIC receivership, cleaned up the balance sheets, and forced the bondholders to take a loss when they had the chance?
Rob Kirby in the following states that future losses for the banks are probable due to interest rate swap implosions:
Does this administration see future losses or insolvency for Citi or BOA?
Will those assets be sent into the JP Morgan monster like so many others?
And what about Goldman SAchs? Aren't they a depository institution now? Will the have to abide by these regs?
The more i look into it, the more Obama seems like a puppet for JP Morgan and Goldman SAchs.
this "brilliant mind" that we elected president thinks giving the fed more power is the answer? i mean i know he has little to know experience, but has he been in a cave for the last few years of his life?! more power to the fed...haha what a joke
The Fed is highly secretive. They are controlled by a consortium of private banks including JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Why is Obama trying to consolidate power for these institutions that have ruined so many lives?
How do we know that JP Morgan wont' get preferential treatmetn over other banks. I never thought I would say this but the Obama administration is worse than Bush.
" .. failed policies of the past administration .." -- Oh wait, they are my policies now.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today welcomed the administration's proposal to regulate U.S. financial markets, but expressed disappointment with its plan saying it unnecessarily adds new layers of regulation and does not provide comprehensive reform to the current broken system.
"Our evaluation of the administration's plan is based upon its ability to solve three fundamental problems with our financial regulatory system: ineffective regulation, regulators that are not well coordinated, and regulatory gaps that missed significant problems that occurred in our markets," said David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the Chamber's Center for Capital Markets. "While the Administration has made several positive recommendations, we're concerned that overall, the proposal simply adds to the layering of the system without addressing the underlying and fundamental problems. We can't simply insert new regulatory agencies and hope that we've covered our bases."
..as with security, Iraq, Afghanistan ...wrap the GWB offering in new paper and present. The change is the new wrapping.
The FED is not the solution, it is contributing to the problem. Go back to the drawing board.
I think it's safe to say Paulson was responsible for one of the largest money grabs in history, for better or worse. But, as usual, I think it's useful to look to history for much needed context into Paulson and the actions he undertook. Found a good article that does just that: http://thestimulist.com/a-tale-of-two-henrys/
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Starting 2012 with a challenge! I hope I can do this. Seeing some people here do amazing projects inspired me. I don't know where this project will take me, but I hope to learn more about myself through it!
Day 344 - Studs
Watching - The Mistle-Tones
Just got back home from work. It was a long, slow day. No one knows the mall is open late now, so we had no one for the last couple hours. Fun... Finally got my internet back, so now I can get some stuff done. haha. So I won these super cool shoes from Buzznet a while back. They are soo cool, but super painful since they are new. I need to start breaking them in. The shoes are like too cool for me, but I shall try to rock them lol.
And I will be having my interview tomorrow! Bah, one more before the year ends. How cool is that?! I'm so excited! I shall post it up soon after I do the interview :)
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1. How does rug quality affect rug price?
For hand-knotted rugs, quality basically depends upon factors like knot-count (knots in 1"x1" square area), How intricate or detailed the pattern is, how fine or expensive is the wool/silk used, how many colors are used, etc. Higher these values, higher is the quality and, therefore, the price. In fine rugs, labor (in putting the knots) alone may be 75 - 85% of the cost whereas raw materials may only be 15 - 20% and the rest being finishing, shipping, other overheads, etc. However, many other factors may greatly affect the quality vs. price question, like: is the wool hand-spun or mill-spun, are the dyes used synthetic or vegetable, kind of wash or finish given (Herbal, Tea-wash, Antique, etc.), is the rug commercially produced or a tribal rug, is it exotic or the supply limited, country or the region it comes from, etc., etc. Like any work of art, there is no simple yard-stick to assess quality & price of hand-knotted rugs. This is the reason we recommend shopping at places which are well-established , trustworthy and stand behind their rugs.
2. What is the difference between a hand knotted, hand tufted and machine made rug?
In a strict sense, an 'Oriental Rug' is a hand-knotted rug with pile or nap on the face side, with the exception of flat-weaves like Needle Points, Chain-stitches (Crewl), Dhurries, etc . Sometimes, some other types of rugs are also categorized as 'Hand-made', like hand-tufted rugs. One simple guideline is: If you cannot see the pattern on the back, it is not a hand-knotted rug. Instead, you will see a fabric or similar backing (See picture 1). However, you can also see the pattern at back of most machine-made (or Machine- loomed) rugs but (a) the back of a machine-made rug (Picture 2) will be more uniform or perfect (Or machine-made like) whereas hand-knotted one will show imperfections & irregularities, (b) side edge (binding) on machine-made will again be perfectly done (Picture 2) whereas it would not be so in hand-knotted one, (c) if you look closely, the fringes on a machine-made will be sewn on to the rug ends (Picture 3) whereas they would be a part of the hand-knotted rug (Actually, warp threads, extending beyond the pile-edge form the fringes), (d) the back of a machine-made is generally rougher than a hand-made one.
3. What are the differences in the fibers used in rug making?
Most hand-knotted rugs have wool pile (nap) and cotton foundation. However, there are rugs which have wool or silk in both pile and foundation and other combinations of these and they generally tend to be more expensive. Wool pile rugs are generally more durable, stain resistant, easier to maintain & clean, etc. Machine-made rugs mostly have synthetic pile (Nylon, Polyester, Acrylic, Polyethylene, etc.) but some are also made with wool pile (more expensive). Flat-weaves are generally made of wool (Surface fiber with pattern – foundation may be other fibers) but also use cotton, jute, sisal, etc.
4. What is the difference between pile rugs and flat-weave rugs?
Pile rugs have pile or nap on the face which is generally knotted to the foundation threads (as in hand-knotted rugs) or anchored to the foundation fabric by some means like adhesives (as in hand- tufted rugs) whereas Flat-weaves don't have any pile and are either woven like a cloth (Kilims, Soumak, Dhurries, etc.) or are made by embroidering (Chain-stitches) or by needling (Needle-points) or by hooking (Hooked rugs) the decorative threads on to a piece of cloth or backing.
5. What are acceptable "defects" in rugs?
Unlike machine-made rugs (or anything else which is made by machines), hand-knotted rugs will always have some minor imperfections and that's what makes them distinct from machine-made ones, more valuable and much-sought-after. For example, a rug may not have a perfect straight-line edge, or the knots at the back may look uneven or there may be slightly different-colored bands in the ground or border color (known as 'Abrash'), etc. ,etc. In fact, the latter is intentionally duplicated in rugs made currently to give them look of an old/antique rugs. Unless they are excessive and undermine the character of that particular type of rug, they should be acceptable. However, what is acceptable to one may not be so to another person. So use your own judgment and opinion of an experienced store personnel.
6. Why are hand knotted rugs dark from one side but lighter from other side?
All hand-knotted rugs look darker from one side and lighter from the other because the pile on the rug is not standing vertically up but is inclined towards one side. The side to which it is pointing will be the darker side. This gives you an option to place the rug in a position you want it to look darker or lighter.
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Names like Kashan, Saroukh, Heriz, Bokhara, etc., etc., generally relate to the city/town/region of a country where that kind of pattern or weave originated and was generally made. However, presently, it is no longer true since a typical Kashan pattern can come from India, China or Pakistan.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson had a perfect view of his birdie putt for a 59 that curled 180 degrees and stayed out in the first round of the Phoenix Open.
He missed the fateful last bounce of the shot that robbed him of another chance at history Friday in the second round.
"I still thought it was up," Mickelson said.
It wasn't.
His final drive tumbled into the water, and he made a double bogey that left him a stroke off the tour record for the first two rounds of a tournament set by Pat Perez in the 2009 Bob Hope Classic and matched by David Toms at Colonial in 2011.
"You always remember kind of the last hole, the last putt," Mickelson said. "But I think it's very possible that's going to help me because it's got me refocused, that I cannot ease up on a single shot. I've got to be really focused. These guys are going to make a lot of birdies and I've got to get after it and cannot make those kinds of mistakes."
Mickelson followed his opening 60 with a 65 to reach 17-under 125, a mark that matched the Phoenix Open 36-hole record set by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001.
"Unfortunately, I made a double on the last hole and didn't finish the way I wanted to," Mickelson said. "But I think it's a good example of what can happen on this course. You can make a lot of birdies and eagles, make up a lot of ground, but there's a lot of water and trouble there that if you misstep you can easily make bogeys and double."
His drive on No. 18 bounced into the left-side water hazard and, after a penalty drop, he still had a chance to get up and down for par and the record. But he didn't get enough on his approach shot, with the ball landing on the green and rolling off the front edge. His chip got away from him a bit, running 7 feet past, and his bogey putt slid by to the left.
"I hit a good shot, I thought," Mickelson said. "I tried to start it right down the middle and hold it into the wind. It just leaked a little bit left. I still thought it was up. … Then I hit a poor wedge from there. But the tee shot I didn't think was going to be in the water at any point."
The double bogey left him four strokes ahead of Bill Haas and five in front of Keegan Bradley and Brandt Snedeker. Haas shot a 64, Bradley 63, and Snedeker 66.
Mickelson will play alongside Haas and Bradley in the third round.
"Bill and I have played on a Presidents Cup team, and Keegan and I have been partners in the Ryder Cup and had an incredibly emotional and fun experience together as partners," Mickelson said. "We're going to have a fun day tomorrow."
Mickelson, the winner at TPC Scottsdale in 1996 and 2005, parred the first six holes and played the next 11 in 8 under before the lapse on 18.


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I've seen a corpse for the first time. It's Wednesday but I feel as if it was Sunday because I didn't go to school and they dressed me up in a green corduroy suit that's tight in some places. Holding Mama's hand, following my grandfather, who feels his way along with a cane with every step he takes so he won't bump into things (be doesn't see well in the dark and he limps), I went past the mirror in the living room and saw myself full length, dressed in green and with this white starched collar that pinches me on one side of the neck. I saw myself in the round mottled looking glass and I thought: "That's me, as if today was Sunday."
We've come to the house where the dead man is.
The beat won't let you breathe in the closed room. You can hear the sun buzzing in the streets, but that's all. The air is stagnant, like concrete; you get the feeling that it could get all twisted like a sheet of steel. In the room where they've laid out the corpse there's a smell of trunks, but I can't see any anywhere. There's a hammock in the corner hanging by one end from a ring. There's a smell of trash. And I think that the things around us, broken down and almost falling apart, have the look of things that ought to smell like trash even though they smell like something else.
Mama is dressed tip as if it was Sunday too. She put on the old straw hat that comes down over her ears and a black dress closed at the neck and with sleeves that come down to her wrists. Since today is Wednesday she looks to me like someone far away, a stranger, and I get the feeling that she wants to tell me something when my grandfather gets up to receive the men who've brought the coffin. Mama is sitting beside me with her back to the closed door. She's breathing heavily and she keeps pushing back the strands of hair that fall out from under the hat that she put on in a hurry. My grandfather has told the men to put the coffin down next to the bed. Only then did I realize that the dead man could really fit into it. When the men brought in the box I had the impression that it was too small for a body that took up the whole length of the bed.
When we went in I didn't see the dead man. I saw my grandfather at the door talking to the men, and then I saw him telling us to go on in. I thought then that there was somebody in the room; but when I went in I felt it was dark and empty. The heat beat on my face from the very first minute and I got that trash smell that was solid and permanent at first and now, like the beat, comes in slow-spaced waves and disappears. Mama led me through the dark room by the hand and seated me next to her in a comer. Only after a moment could I begin to make things out. I saw my grandfather trying to open a window that seemed stuck to its frame, glued to the wood around it, and I saw him hitting his cane against the latches, his coat covered with the dust that came off with every blow. I turned my bead to where my grandfather was moving as he said he couldn't open the window and only then did I see there was someone on the bed. There was a dark man stretched out, motionless. Then I spun my head to my mother's side where she sat serious and without moving, looking off somewhere else in the room.
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so good. yay! Elijah seems a bit crazy, hehe.
geh, I had to review again because I wasn't really constructive the first time, lmao. anyways, this is the best short thing I have read in a long time. You have a really nice sense of flow and make pictures with words without over-stuffing it. Less is more, they say. hehe.
Soo goood. *tackles you and steals your writing brain*
So good, yay!
so nice, I like the characters. For some reason, I thought Isum would be the girl and Jovy the guy. lol. anyways, don't mind me, I'm sick ;)
gruesome, yet good. lol.
Quite lovely and entertaining, very well written. I especially liked the part when Namo was talking to Vaire. :P
Author's Response: Hehe. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
This was so nice! I always love it when people take a moment from the movies or book, and make it so that we see so much more of what a character was thinking during that 5 or 10 seconds. whee. =D
Author's Response: I know that that little moment in the extended edition looks like they\'ve both completely given up to most people, but I never always thought there was something different happening there. Thanks so much for your review!
soo good. :D It drew me in. There was not extremely long descriptions or anything, but in a way that made it better, especially using the First Person POV for Smaug.
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Nice so far, a spelling mistake: Celebrain = Celebrian. Also, you might want to have a more Elvish name for Alexandria.
Interesting story idea, I'll keep reading tomorrow when I'm not so dead *yawns* hehehe. me like.
Hi there -- I just had some comments about your fic so far. Well...your summary gives too much away, I think. You should give those details away throughout the story instead of right off the bat.
Also, this first chapter was a bit erratic. The characters emotions change extremely rapidly and their motivations are unclear (why exactly can Nienna not return until she has produced a family? Why can't Haldir return? Why is Galadriel so mean to Nienna -- surely it can't be because of Haldir only.) And when they are first walking through the woods, Nienna tells Haldir to "prove" he loves her by kissing her...despite the fact that they have already said "I Love you" before. It just makes her seem manipulative (and with the part that said "their lips crashed together" that was slightly strange vocabulary). Also...you don't really need tags at the end of the dialogue so much.
You have a great concept here, but I think you're dumbing it down a little too much (by focusing on cheap emotion like "crashing lips" or Arwen yelling after about a 10 second exchange for no reason really) without really explaining important things like how the heck she'd make it out of Lothlorien like that, for example. I don't mean to be harsh...just want to help :)
*in addition to the last paragraph of my first review - or without really setting the stage
Nienna acts extremely childish...and why would Galadriel randomly decide to let them be together??
Ok...well...why exactly would Nienna go insane if she found out that someone else loved her????? That kind of defies logic. And why would she go crazy and assume that haldir is lying and that he must not love her?? And where was there any indication, any reason, that she would go to Legolas over Haldir? I'm sorry...but this is all highly improbable and very strange.
Ok...um....yeah. She breaks up with him after one fight? She randomly charges back and forth between two guys for apparently no reason? And Haldir is acting pretty stupid if he just randomly accepts her back without saying "gee, maybe I'll get hurt again"? And why is Galadriel being so creepy to her own daughter?
geh this is so good! please continue. I'll be more specific if you want ;) just too dead right now to do an analysis.
hehhe, I do that trying-to-find-clothes thing a lot. I do discover things I thought I lost in my closet, and then I complain about having nothing to wear. :P I loove your story, it's so realistic and un-mary-sue like.
teehee. I would have died by now. and that is the really great thing about this story -- you can relate with the characters and enjoy their story.
tee, roxie is really one cool gal. nice job with this chapter.
this is really pretty and lyrical. it has a nice rhythm and it conveys the emotions of Helms Deep (and other battles) really well. Nice! (much better than I could ever write poetry, haha) :D
Author's Response: Thanks alot. I\'m very proud about this poem. But it\'s true! I did write this poem after watching the battle at Helm\'s Deep.


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On Friday September 6th, AARP-NY hosted a candidates forum for the 35th City Council District at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. The current Councilwoman in this district, Letitia James, is currently seeking the city's next Public Advocate.
Despite the small turnout, all five candidates, Olanike Alabi, Laurie Cumbo, Ede Fox, Frank Hurley, and Jelani Mashariki, were in attendance. The AARP cannot endorse a candidate, however they represent a powerful voting base and many of the issues that concern them concern the entire constituency of the district.
The issues of greatest focus were responsible development, care and support for seniors, job opportunities for seniors, accessible transportation, affordable housing, and the legacy of the outgoing Councilwoman, Ms. James. The candidates seemed to agree on most issues, politely referring to their colleagues answers when speaking and rallying around the point "if they build in Brooklyn, they must hire in Brooklyn". While each of the aforementioned issues are of concern to the community, affordable housing is the critical issue in this election. As Ms. Fox pointed out, 30% of New Yorkers are putting more than 50% of their income toward their housing.
All of the candidates are Brooklyn-raised Democrats and their views on the need for increased regulation and support for home healthcare, tempering developers, getting seniors more involved in the community and creating more senior friendly streets and public transportation aligned. Their differences lie in their experience; Ms. Alabi and Ms. Fox have worked in the City Council, Ms. Cumbo runs a museum in the district, Mr. Hurley is an attorney and Mr. Mashiriki is the Director of a men's shelter.
There were questions from Ms. Fox about why the political action committee (PAC) Jobs for New York has spent $500,000 on independent expenditures in support of Ms. Cumbo's election and about Ms. Cumbo's loyalty to the real estate developers who form the PAC over the people of Brooklyn. In her closing statement, Ms. Cumbo made it clear that she did not seek out the endorsement of Jobs for New York nor the spending they have done on her behalf.
Fox and Cumbo are the two leading candidates in this race, each with her fair share of endorsements and both leading the way in fundraising. While Ms. Cumbo has secured the lion's share of union backing, Ms. Fox was recently endorsed by The New York Times, always a significant boon to any political candidacy in New York City.
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Miami Heat v Boston Celtics
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Religion Calendar
• Randy Atkins/Leftovers, Grace Baptist Church, Highway 16, today, 7 p.m.
• Redemption Song/Harbormen Quartet, Old Veal School, Roopville, today, 7 p.m. Kitchen open, 6 p.m.
• Children's Choir, Cathedral of Christ the King, Sunday, 10 a.m.
• Children's Choir, Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Sunday, 11 a.m.
• Carl Von Epps, Men's Prayer Breakfast, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Luthersville, today, 9 a.m.
• T.J. Boyd, Ezekiel study, Overcomers Sunday School class, Rehoboth Baptist Church, Luthersville, Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Fellowship, 9 a.m.
• Leroy Hill, Men's Day, Bethel Heard Baptist Church, Franklin, Sunday, 11 a.m.
• Roosevelt Render, Men's Day, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Luthersville, Sunday, 11 a.m.
• Winston Skinner, Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Sunday, 11 a.m.
• Tamarkus Cook, Men's Day, Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Moreland, Sunday, 2 p.m.
• 151st Couch Reunion, fellowship hall, Macedonia Baptist Church, today, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Grave Dedication Ceremony for Revolutionary War Patriots Drury Banks/Benjamin Hughes, White Oak Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Gordon Road, June 21, 11:30 a.m. Sponsor: Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
• JobSeekers of Peachtree City, First Baptist Church, Peachtree City, Fridays, 7:30-10 a.m. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com
• Women with Depression, Crossroads Church, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
• Christians Against Substance Abuse, Newnan Church of Christ, Thursdays, 6 p.m. Faith-based 12-step program. Information – firstname.lastname@example.com. Ron Tomme, leader.
• Free Bible study by mail. Enroll — 678-378-5531, firstname.lastname@example.com or Know Your Bible, P. O. Box 224, Tyrone, GA 30290.
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Viking River Cruises romanced a group of 20 TRAVELSAVERS agents from the U.S. and Canada and home-based NEST travel agents from the U.S. as they blissfully drifted along the lovely Danube River on November 11-19, 2011. The 8-day journey was hosted by Clelia Riley (Inside Sales Partner – National Accounts for Viking River Cruises) and Mary Grimes (Business Development Manager, TRAVELSAVERS).
"This FAM was a great success, and we felt proud to be in partnership with a travel supplier that delivers on its promises with such high standards," said co-host Mary Grimes , Business Development Manager, TRAVELSAVERS. "The service was impeccable; the cuisine was top-notch; and the Program Director did an amazing job handling last-minute changes to the itinerary in response to low water levels on the river. Every agent on the trip said over and over that it was wonderful experience and they had a fantastic time. I have no doubt that our agents will be booking more Viking River Cruises because of this great personal experience they had with the line and its staff."
Participating agents explored the grand cities and quaint villages along the celebrated Danube River . They saw both sides of Hungary 's capital — traditional "Buda" and more cosmopolitan " Pest " — and from Fishermen's Bastion, they witnessed how the river divides this fascinating city. Agents experienced Vienna 's imperial architecture and gracious culture, and toured riverside towns in Austria 's Wachau Valley . And in Germany , they discovered a baroque cathedral and strolled cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses. They also savored the tastes of authentic dishes, heard local legends, and learned first-hand why Strauss immortalized the "Blue Danube" in his famous melody of the same name.
Phyllis Rosewell of Traveling with Phyllis, a home-based NEST agent, said of her experience: "Even though I have sold Viking in the past, having now experienced it myself, I think that this is a great way to see and enjoy an area. I found that it was both relaxing and yet we got to see so very much…I feel the company and the ships are really top-of-the-line…I'm very confident about being able to talk to clients about this entire travel experience."
Jaime Moore of Canyon Lake Travel, a TRAVELSAVERS agency, commented: "Jeff and I just wanted to say thank you so much for inviting us on the cruise. We really enjoyed it and I already have some interest with friends and clients for 2012!"
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Modest! Management and Leona Lewis have amicably ended their working relationship after six years together.
Whilst working with the UK management firm, Lewis broke global chart and sales records – and became the first British female artist to debut at Number One in the Billboard Album Charts.
Since working with Modest!, the artist has sold over 20m records worldwide, with single Bleeding Love going to No.1 in 30 countries.
Modest! directors Richard Griffiths and Harry Magee told Music Week in a statement: "We were very proud to have Leona on the Modest! roster and of everything she has achieved. We wish her all the best in the next phase of her career."
Lewis said: "I greatly enjoyed my time working with Modest! and I'm very proud of all the things we achieved together. I would like to thank them for all their hard work and support over the years. They played an important role in my career and I'll always be grateful to them. I'm looking forward to a new chapter in my career."
Music Week understands that Modest! is helping Lewis find new management located across the Atlantic, with discussions taking place with Front Line and others.
Lewis has just finished the European 'Art on Ice' tour, which will be followed by headline German and UK tours which culminate with two dates at the Royal Albert Hall in May.
The 27-year-old's third studio album, Glassheart, was released in October last year via Syco/RCA. It reached No.3 in the UK charts and No.4 in Ireland.


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After three decades of carrying mail through the streets of Swansea placing it in boxes and dropping it in slots, battling wind, snow, rain and dogs, Tom Vierra parked his postal truck for the last time on Monday.
Vierra, 62, reached a double milestone: his retirement from the US Postal Service's Swansea branch after 32 years of service. More than that, he was recognized for more than a million miles of safe driving during his career. Congratulations!
We recently posted this image on our Facebook page asking our fans to "Caption This".
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The five most common street names in the country are Main, 2nd, Maple, Oak and Park — in that order. Thats a US Postal Service Fact!
If anyone ever goes postal in Mountain View, California, there's very little chance it will be David Tse.
Tse has been a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service for 31 years. "I love my job," says Tse. "I like my job so much I can't quit."
As a result, he has been honored in San Francisco, California for driving an estimated one million miles each without having a preventable accident, will receive a plaque from the National Safety Council for his accomplishment, and will receive a lifetime membership in the Council's 'Million Mile Club.'
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Last week at the National Hardware Show we caught up with "On The House With The Carey Brothers" to discuss updating your front yard accessories such as house numbers & mailboxes.
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Architectural Mailboxes speaks with American Business Person.
Vanessa Troyer is the CEO and co-founder of Architectural Mailboxes, LLC, which she started with husband Chris Farentinos in 2001. Relying on nearly 30 years of experience in the postal products, commercial construction, and product management fields, she has built Architectural Mailboxes into a leading brand of premium mailboxes and parcel drops.
We are beginning to get unpacked and set up our National Hardware Show booth!
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"Your mail should know you at least as well as your spouse does"
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Boston Red Sox v Oakland Athletics
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Media Literacy Program Update
As you may have heard, the Media Literacy Master's and Certificate programs are currently in the process of being redesigned as part of a new Master's Degree that merges concentrations in Media Literacy Education with New Media & Global Studies. Although we are not beginning new cohorts in Media Literacy, interested students have a wonderful opportunity to join forces with another concentration in our Master's program (New Media and Global Studies) until the redesigned programs are rolled out.
This merger will allow you to begin your Master's or Certificate work, taking classes in both Media Literacy and New Media each semester. In this way, you can explore Media Literacy while also developing technical skill sets in New Media, Global Studies, and Instructional Design. We are excited to move ahead with this approach.
We are also pleased to announce that applications that have already been submitted and/or accepted may be moved to the New Media Program. If you have already applied/been accepted, please see information and steps outlined below.
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Rosario Dawson Dishes on Chris Pine, Ed Norton and Robert Downey, Jr. on 'Rachael Ray' (VIDEO)
'Hawaii Five-0' Has Booked O'Loughlin
Do you hear that sound? That's millions of 'Moonlight' fans exploding with joy that their favorite star has gotten the Steve McGarrett role. They're giddy with excitement because Alex is a star who as been searching for just the right role, just the right project, just the right hit that would keep him on the air. 'Hawaii Five-0' has a really good chance to succeed. Make that extremely good.
Star Trek sequel in 2012?
Of course, a sequel was inevitable due to the fact that Star Trek was pretty much the biggest (and in my opinion the best) movie of this past summer. Paramount likely signed all the actors involved to multiple-movie contracts, so getting them back isn't an issue.
TV, movie stars lend voices to Quantum Quest - Comic-Con Report
TV stars like William Shatner, Brent Spiner and Mark Hamill will join movie big shots like Chris Pine, Samuel L. Jackson and James Earl Jones in Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey.
Producer -- Dr. Larry "Doc" Kloor (scientist science fiction writer and the only human in history to earn two doctorates simultaneously) -- led the panel with special guests Bob Picardo, Doug Jones and a call-in by Pine.
According to Kloor, Pine plays Dave -- "a photon who lives in Sun City, at the core of the Sun. He's forced from the Sun and drawn into an epic battle between The Core (Shatner -- right) and The Void -- the embodiment of nothingness (Hamill)."
Should Shatner be in the next Star Trek movie?
So what do you think? Is having Shatner in the next movie a great way to please old Trek fans or do you think having yet another character from the original series would be pushing it, considering they already had Leonard Nimoy in the first one (which is pretty much how I'm leaning)?
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|No way. It would be contrived and lame
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|Yes, but only if he plays Denny Crane
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Everything you didn't want to know about the Star Trek movie
Spoilers follow this paragraph. You have been warned.
Here's video of the new Captain Kirk on CHiPs in 1980 (he was born in 1980)
Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake/Ciara
(S34E22) Justin Timberlake returned for his third turn as host and it was tough not to keep expectations pretty high. I mean, if an vengeful warlock were to suddenly put a crippling curse on his music career (like they do), Timberlake could definitely fall back on being a professional SNL host. Yes, this would become a real profession, just for him.
As usual, some sketches fell a bit flat, but Timberlake's over-confident, hammy swagger made things a little more interesting. This particular episode also gave us another legendary musical Digital Short with Timberlake and Andy Samberg and a couple of all-around MILFs. It's tough to top a surprise appearance by Leonard effin' Nimoy, but "Motherlover" was certainly the highlight of the evening. Here are some other notable video moments!
New Star Trek kicks the ass of every other Star Trek
I'm not the kind of person who normally resorts to pumping something full of hype, but if you are reading this and haven't seen the new big-screen adaptation of Star Trek, you need to be tied to something heavy so that "certain" people can know your whereabouts at all times.
J.J. Abrams' new vision of TV's original Star Trek has everything you expect from a summer movie flick that costs $150 million to make and $8.25 a ticket: laughs, big explosions, smokin' hot alien babes who spend the majority of their screen time in skimpy underwear.
Leonard Nimoy talks about the new Star Trek movie (and Ann Curry's Spock crush)
Star Trek movie is best thing ever created at any time for any reason
The new Star Trek movie has already opened in places like England, France, and Australia. I'm not sure why it opened there first, but the reviews so far have been pretty much off the charts. Variety loves it, The Daily Mail calls it "the best prequel of all-time," Empire says it's "the most exhilarating Trek to date," Urban Cinefile says it's "an extraordinary achievement," Cinema Blend says it's "the best Trek movie since The Wrath of Khan," and Aint It Cool News says "it makes Gone with the Wind look like a maggot-infested crapfest." Well, no, but they say it's really great.
(If you click on the links above, expect SPOILERS.)
Star Trek trailer shows Kirk as a kid, Sylar acting all Spocky - VIDEO
The first trailer (not counting that lame teaser trailer that debuted months ago and was only aimed towards hardcore fans who get off on Enterprise blueprints) for the movie is now available. It is attached to some copies of Quantum of Solace (though, sadly, not the place where I saw QoS the other night, damn it) and Paramount has also released the official version online so we don't have to sit through YouTube videos that someone shot in a dark theater.
Star Trek is on EW.com
It was a mistake pushing the release of the movie from Christmas Day 2008 to May 2009. This sort of movie would do much better in a December release. Now Star Trek will simply be another movie among all the other summer tentpoles.
In the article, J.J. Abrams describes himself more of a Star Wars fan than a Star Trek fan and that may be reflected in the movie. I'm ambivalent about that idea. On one hand, Star Trek always seemed more a thinking person's franchise whereas Star Wars was always about fights, chases and space explosions. On the other hand, fights, chases and explosions seem to be more popular in sci-fi movies than cogitative fiction.
Star Trek: Enterprise didn't work so well as a prequel. Let's see if this movie does better.
Some new teaser posters for the Star Trek movie
Since it's Star Trek Week here at TV Squad (the original series, that is), I thought I'd post the first official teaser poster ads for the movie that show what Chris Pine and Zachery Quinto look like as James. T. Kirk and Spock.
Now, it's wrong to judge a book by its cover, or in this case a movie from a teaser poster. But if we can judge the movie on the casting of one of the major parts and/or the makeup used on that actor, then this movie looks awesome. Quinto (Sylar on Heroes) is a terrific choice to play a younger Spock. I say "younger" and not "young" because Quinto is only a few years younger than Leonard Nimoy was when he debuted as Spock on NBC in the 60s. There's not a lot of info about the plot of the movie, only that it takes place before the original show and involves Starfleet, so I'm not sure exactly how young Kirk and Spock are supposed to be (plus we're talking about a half Vulcan here so getting into those details are probably pointless).
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