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segment and flight
Josep Andreas
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Jan 10, 2005 14:46:00
I was confused about the discussions on segment and flight on this site.
Than I looked at the real world:
126.96.36.199 User-User Instance Connections
A Flight object represents only a flight segment, that is, the flight from departure at one airport to arrival at the next airport. However, it is of interest sometimes to examine a sequence of flight segments. Instance connections between pairs of Flight objects can be created to define, for example, a flight itinerary or an airframe itinerary. A flight itinerary describes a "continuing flight" with stops en route (e.g., a flight known to passengers by a particular flight number) and can be used to study accumulated flight delay. An airframe itinerary describes the use of a particular aircraft ("airframe") during flight segments and can be used to track and schedule maintenance for that aircraft.
Says it all, or not?
I think the itinerary in this case refers to 'airframe itinerary'.
(because of 1-1 relation between flight and itinerary)
what do you think?
Gavin Andrews
Joined: Aug 09, 2004
Posts: 18
Jan 10, 2005 16:15:00
This probably won't help...
I believe flight, segment, etc. are all jargon and their usage is different around the world....
For instance I'm based in London and when I fly somewhere I expect to get on a plane and arrive at my destination... I might change flights but not many times...
However, I remember a trip to the USA... I flew to Boston and needed to get to Owego... The flight stopped off along the way... i.e. I stayed on whilst we picked up/dropped off passengers... more like a bus...
I don't think it matters as long as you are consistent. Define the terms yourself and stick with your definitions.
Good Luck
Josep Andreas
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Jan 11, 2005 10:34:00
With respect to the segment flight issue (1-1, 1-n)
My considerations:
You want to book a flight from A->B for a specific time.
The system might respond as follows:
1. FlightAAA: A->B
(this is one segment, no problem with BDOM)
2. FlightAAA: A->C->B (or even worse: A->C->D->B)
These are two segments (right?)
But...How many flights is this?
A: If this is 1 flight then the flight object will become a mess.
(how do you store the city-stop-over, arrival time,..,..,, in one flight-object). And the the BDOM will break...
B: if A->B->C is two flights, you will have no problems with the DBOM
3. System responds with FligtXXX: A->C and flightYYY: C->B
(two flights, two segments, no problem);
Deepak Pant
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Joined: Feb 13, 2004
Posts: 446
Jan 11, 2005 11:57:00
Hi Josep,
I am still confused on this never-ending debatable issue of Segment, Leg and Flight. But here is what my current understanding is:
If a customer is preparing an itinerary for a roundtrip trip from Boston to Atlanta then:
(a) There are two segments:
1. Boston to Atlanta and
2. Atlanta to Boston.
(b) Each of these segments can have one or more Legs and each leg will have a unique flight associated with it.
(c) If Boston to Atlanta requires a flight stopover for passenger pick up/drop off, with no change in the Flight # etc then it is one leg. This means that there is a direct flight between Boston to Atlanta, which has one stopover.
(d) If Boston to Atlanta requires a change of Flight (and hence flight #) at New York then it has two legs.
1. Boston to New York is one leg and
2. New York to Atlanta is another leg.
(e) If Boston to Atlanta requires no stopover then again there is one leg, This means that there is a direct flight between Boston to Atlanta, which has no stopover. It is a non-stop flight.
Using this understanding helps me in several ways:
Change Itinerary use case allows the customer to - select and change a segment (from an existing itinerary) by deleting it. It says the selected segment is deleted and prepare itinerary use case is executed.
In my case if customer changes the Boston to New York segment then all the legs associated with it also get deleted. This way I do not have to worry about dangling objects or extra validations.
Similarly pricing an itinerary is equal to total of all the segments, which again is equal to the total of all the legs.
Let me know what you feel about this
Josep Andreas
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Jan 12, 2005 11:48:00
Yes, I think this is probably the desscription that matches the BDOM best.
Without changing the BDOm.
Alastair Calderwood
Joined: Jan 13, 2005
Posts: 22
Jan 13, 2005 15:17:00
Hi Josep,
Agree that Segment is either a leg or outbound/return flight, but to conform to the BDM, Itinerary-Segment should be a 1-n relationship and Flight-Segment should be 1-1.
I think that Flight and Segment have different uses in
. Flight looks as though it could be an entity bean holding the flight details (flight ID, departure/arrival time & airport, plane type).
A Segment seems to be what the customer buys, i.e. it is created by a session bean when reserving the flight, but unlike Flight it is not an entity bean and so can be deleted without affecting the database, if the customer decides to abandon the reservation.
An Itinerary might be seen as several Segments that are bought together, or there could be a rule saying that Segments are linked if they are consecutive (one arrives at airport A, the next leaves from airport A within a given time). I don't think it matters so long as you state your assumptions.
Jo Sutherland
Joined: Jan 14, 2005
Posts: 2
Jan 14, 2005 04:19:00
Hi Josep,
I've come to a similar conclusion to your one. It's good to hear the traffic control people think so too!
The bit I've been thinking about is how the system searches for routes - obviously it can easily search for direct flights ... and you could implement logic to get it to search for linking flights that leave within x many hours ... but you don't want it to offer customers the option of flying from New York to Orlando via Seattle.
So I am thinking of adding a couple of classes which allow the company to define valid routes. So from my example, they might say that the only valid routes for NY-Orlando are NY-Orlando and NY-Washington-Orlando.
Am I taking this too far?
Jeff Wachhorst
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Joined: Mar 09, 2004
Posts: 41
Jan 17, 2005 16:48:00
The question I have regarding how the system searches for routes is this: Would accessing the module(s) containing the valid legs for trips between two places really be the responsibility of this application?
Or, is there already a pre-determined set of flights that are available for a trip between two particular places? That is, is someone ELSE in charge of what flights actually exist in the database for a given trip between 2 places at a given time?
Dan Huskins
Joined: Dec 29, 2004
Posts: 15
Jan 20, 2005 14:56:00
For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a pilot for Delta. From what I understand, Flight Numbers (associated with a Flight) are assigned by an outside entity for all commercial flight. A Flight Number normally correlates with a particular departure and destination city at a particular time of day. So, for instance, flight 337 may depart at 9:05am on Mon, Wed, and Thu of any given week for an Airline. Consequently, a flight number can be executed with multiple types of equipment.
So if an itinerary contains a layover, it would contain multiple flight numbers, and it would be associated with a particular date and time.
From what i can tell, a real-world flight system is beyond the scope of this project; it's probably best to define it one way or the other and stick to it.
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Is this a picture of iOS 7?
There are more questions surrounding the leaked picture, including the use of the wooden Newstand icon which would seem to violate the no-skeumorphics approach that Ive has been purportedly aiming for. There also seems to be too much white space between the status bar and where the icons begin. And lastly, there is something unsettling about the angle of the icons on the screen.
With only a week left until iOS 7 is introduced, we'd expect some more images to leak before the introduction of the real thing. Stay tuned.
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1. HASHTAG (unregistered)
If they want to give us a leak, at least make it look credible.
10. metalpoet (unregistered)
whoever took this pic is a moron because you can barely see anything on it besides a huge glare
33. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
iBeg to differ, I can see everything and, STOP THE PRESSES, it looks just like iOS 188.8.131.52.55.974.01.397542 .....
47. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Exactly I've seen all I need to see...but which company tests there OS in the dark....
41. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
I hope, I'm hoping this is the real iOs7....!
43. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
Wow! Innovation at its peak!
54. bfuller2006 (Posts: 53; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Are you kidding me or was that sarcasm, looks like the same s**t to me...
50. ZiadMohamed (Posts: 21; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
well said, I hope they don't leaked it.
52. BomberXL (Posts: 82; Member since: 17 Jan 2012)
seriously, in the world of tech we live in, nobody credible will think about taking a picture of something like that, with less then their best picture taking skills.
2. 0ldsnake1 (Posts: 3; Member since: 31 May 2013)
Why is the Battery icon and clock so far up !? -FAKE-
3. msa1988 (Posts: 418; Member since: 30 Mar 2010)
It looks exactly the same...
39. akki20892 (Posts: 3849; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
no it's not dude, look closely it's a flat LOL
they will say we have customize whole os and people will say ios is customize lol
44. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
No dude. Can't you see innovation?
4. DroidSTILLDoes (Posts: 14; Member since: 03 Jun 2013)
Considering it looks exactly like ios 1-6 I say...it's legit.
- apple
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Pick one
5. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
If trends keep up were looking at a full fledged iphone remote in a few years.
21. darkkjedii (Posts: 17554; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
40. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
55. bfuller2006 (Posts: 53; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
lol I just basically said that to someone earlier
6. alltechinside (Posts: 248; Member since: 21 Apr 2013)
I think this is it. It didn't look that flat to me but it looks like it's something apple would do. The icons did certainly change but they didn't change much either. (Well it looks more or less the same) I'll hold my judgement until I see the real thing.
51. quakan (Posts: 1319; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
This is more than likely a Cydia theme applied to iOS 6 and then photographed (or possibly a screenshot) and pulled up on someone's screen. Notice how the image doesn't fit properly on screen?
7. kozza3 (Posts: 671; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
looks like a picture of a picture
11. kozza3 (Posts: 671; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
lol look at the image url :P
31. rocketlog (Posts: 26; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
Nice spot. hahaha.
8. _Bone_ (Posts: 2150; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
13. sipha (Posts: 426; Member since: 12 May 2012)
lol. its so hard to tell sarcasm on text, but you executed that perfectly rendom person!!
9. ZeroCide (Posts: 751; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
This is a bad picture. Was it taken with an iphone?
18. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
the iphone camera really isn't that bad...
24. ebubekir26 (Posts: 313; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
it's not bad,
but THIS fake picture is bad, I mean.. just look at it
23. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1166; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
just saying last time phone arena made a blind camera test you guys all voted for the iphone 5
35. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
This Android Fandroid will admit that the Camera is one of the iPhone's few redeeming factors....
And maybe design(If it was bigger)
12. Yassham (Posts: 28; Member since: 09 Jan 2011)
Looks like the fake iPhone (Made in China)
15. sipha (Posts: 426; Member since: 12 May 2012)
The real iphone is Made in China!! :)
26. Jack58221 (Posts: 152; Member since: 23 Feb 2013)
the fakes are made there too...
14. chrislars (Posts: 77; Member since: 11 Apr 2013)
of course its terrible quality lol
16. damokles (unregistered)
dudes chillout, maybe the chinese guy risks his life for us to show us a picture! :D
17. rassouli5 (Posts: 51; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
I bet you, it has the same design of iOS 6 but with an extra row :D
19. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
If Apple took MIUIv5 and cloned it perfectly then gave the next iPhone a 4.7(or around there) screen
.... I would ditch my GS4 and get the new iPhone
I would also s**t bricks and eat my d**k(As people on reddit say).
20. PermanentHiatus (Posts: 267; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
Icons, icons, and more icons. I see Jony Ive has done a masterful job of completely transforming iOS.
Good decision putting a hardware person in charge of software, Apple!
29. glentomas123 (Posts: 70; Member since: 01 Jun 2011)
Are you kidding??? This is Magical!!!
36. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
Are you kidding??? This is Universe-Changing!!!
Them Aliens 10000 lightyears away will know the Apple iPhone 5S's greatnesses
22. darkkjedii (Posts: 17554; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
34. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
No it's not, it's the REAL iOS 6.xYzWhAteVa
25. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Most likely Just a jailbreak theme...
27. Jghelfi (Posts: 5; Member since: 22 Aug 2010)
Jailbreak theme much?
28. AstronautJones (Posts: 296; Member since: 01 Aug 2012)
Definitely not a picture of an iPhone. The icons and image on the phone are not squared or level with the phone. A picture of a phone with a screen displaying a picture of the iOs at best.
And I say not genuine at that.....
30. kopkiwi (Posts: 42; Member since: 31 May 2013)
I'm not seeing a difference...seems like another Apple sideways "upgrade"
32. arqjav (Posts: 55; Member since: 29 Dec 2009)
What's the difference????Is the same old boring interface,is legit hahahahah.
37. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
that's it looks the same
38. saenaedewe (Posts: 70; Member since: 01 May 2013)
It's just a picture of an iphone 4/4S -> only 4 row of icons
42. jameshoe (unregistered)
45. Jayzee (Posts: 22; Member since: 30 Mar 2013)
Am I only the one who thinks that Apple only flattened the Icons of the Homescreen ?
46. clevername (Posts: 1435; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
What the heck Alan? Couldn't see for yourself this is fake? Or was it just slow today? I'm not even gonna list what's wrong.
48. LumiaLover (Posts: 160; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
exactly the same as every other IOS version?
49. xtremesv (Posts: 292; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
OMG!!!!!! It's outstanding, amazing, marvelous, unbelievable, astonishing, revolutionary, the best mobile OS since iOS 3... you'll get new icons.
53. ushoda (Posts: 34; Member since: 17 Aug 2011)
this is an iphoneception
is a picture of a picture taked with the iphone in the picture xDDD
if you take a closer look at the top, you can see a withe battery icon right down the battery icon from the phone
56. Dawallace718 (Posts: 1; Member since: 08 Jun 2013)
If it is, what will be the difference and what new features will be added that is not already an android stock?
58. hms2407 (Posts: 94; Member since: 25 Apr 2013)
change log :P


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Brianna Hollister led all shooters with a 541 to take medalist honors at the Civilian Marksman Program Hawaii State Air Riflery Championships on Tuesday at Kamehameha-Hawaii. Gavin Au of Leilehua was the top boy at 540, and Waiakea took both team titles.
Hollister was the best shooter on the day it mattered, rising up from eighth place at the ILH championships the week before. She shot 22 points better on Tuesday, mostly because she wasn't trying to shoot better.
"Today I just thought I will do my best," Hollister said in a phone interview. "I just tried to have fun. I think the previous week I was too concerned about the outcome and I thought about it too much. I wanted to focus more on how to get the good score rather than the score itself."
Hollister beat Waiakea's Karise Kuroda by four points for the girls title, and Au by a single point for the highest score overall. She hit the bull 19 times.
A girl has been the top shooter seven times in the 14 state championships with one tie, but it is the first time it happened since 2009.
Hollister dominated the prone position with a 193 (12 bull's-eyes), but struggled when the event moved to standing with the fourth-highest score among girls. She said all that she thought during the five minutes between standing ended and kneeling began was that she should have practiced kneeling the day before but ignored it to give her a better chance at standing.
Hollister, however, had the third-highest score in the kneeling at 180 to wrap up the title.
"Practice does matter," Hollister said. "But you have to practice the right things. I got through the kneeling just by keeping my focus. The coach tells us to never give up on a shot and I tried to do that."
Hollister, a junior, may have a state title to her credit but not a team title this year. Punahou was never really in contention to defend its championship despite Hollister's score. Waiakea took the crown behind Kuroda's second-place finish and the efforts of Crystal Rances (13th), Linsey Kimura (14th), Kellie Iwasaki (18th), Jamie Ikeda (19th) and Karyl-Lin Yamakawa (23rd).
Mid-Pacific finished second, 15 points behind Waiakea.
Leilehua's Au grabbed onto the boys lead in the prone and held it, shooting a 194 with 10 bulls.
Punahou's Noah Kwock made a run at him after that, matching Au's scores in standing (170) and kneeling (176). Au finished at 540, comfortably beating Kwock's 532. Abraham Sylvester of Waiakea took third at 532, but his effort earned him a piece of the team trophy. Justin Joe Gray (fifth), Tyler Aburamen (10th), Brentson Kinoshita (11th) and Cody Yamada (22nd) helped the Warriors to the sweep.
The Buffanblu were six points short of a repeat, scoring 2,084 to Waiakea's 2,090.


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Thanks to anyone who can tell me what kinds of documents these are from an Italian archive. What type of information would I expect to find in each of them?
1 - atti privati e dei repertori di notai, cancellieri e uscieri
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I just posted this over on the Italian Genealogy Forum.
Maybe this is not the best forum for this question.
Maybe this is not the best forum for this question.
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Firstly there is the illegality of the kidnap with help from usual Saudi scumbag allies and the subsequent lying and propaganda.
Mr Amiri was undertaking the Haj (pilgrimage to Mecca) a year ago when he was abducted by CIA agents. This can only have been done with Saudi approval. No surprise there.
The US then embarked on a campaign of lies and propaganda which ranged from 'not knowing where Mr Amiri was' to constructing fake videos where an impostor claimed to be him and wanted to 'defect' through various other deceptions.
Note the use of fake videos and stand-ins which is exactly the same MO as the fake Osama messages from then same source.
Which brings us to the second point: while this lying was going on Mr Amiri was being tortured. Not in Guantanamo or outsourced to some friendly fascists like Saudi but IN THE US.
So; so far we have illegal kidnapping, lies and torture. But there's more:
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He also denied he had been heavily involved in Iran's nuclear programme, saying he was a "simple researcher who was working at a university....I'm not involved in any confidential jobs. I had no classified information. I had nothing to do with the Natanz and Fordo sites," he said, referring to Iran's two uranium enrichment plants.
So two points of interest here:
1) Israeli agents had been present during the interrogations
It seems that the torture was overseen by the Israelis - and this seems also to fit with the general MO of this case where an innocent man is kidnapped with blatant disregard for sovereign and International law as well as the ant-Iranian motives.
2) ....to use me for revealing some false information about Iran's nuclear work
Get that? FALSE INFORMATION.
If the information received from the torture sessions were true then it would be the justification needed for the planned attack on Iran.
But it wasn't true.
Ie - there is NO evidence. So they need to manufacture some. Hence the 'false' bit.
This is not about stopping any nuclear ambition of Iran - it is about justifying an invasion already planned by the US and Israel and finding a reason the sheep will swallow to justify the deaths (American not Israeli) that it will cost.
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Maharajganj (Bihara)/ Howrah (WB), June 2 (ANI): Voting for bypolls in Bihar and West Bengal began on Sunday morning amidst high security.
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Microsoft pushes Intel for 16-core Atom chip
updated 03:40 am EST, Fri January 28, 2011
Using its position to shape chip design?
Microsoft is using its purchasing muscle to push Intel into developing a 16-core Atom chip for its server farms, according to a report. Microsoft is keen to reduce its power consumption in its huge data centers and believes that Intel's Atom chips, with its low power consumption design and x86 compatibility will deliver the savings that it is looking for. Currently most of Microsoft's server farms use Intel's Xeon server-class chips, which while delivering processing grunt, are also relatively power hungry and generate a lot of heat. A 16-core Atom would deliver the necessary processing power, but would run significantly cooler and would be cheaper to deploy.
The request comes at a time when data centers are beginning to look at other emerging options in the low-power chip segment. Dell is already selling servers that utilize Via's Nano processors. AMD is also developing cost-effective multi-core server chips as it hunts for greater market share. Further, Intel is coming under pressure from ARM-based processors in the low-power chip segment, whose chip designs have already marginalized Intel in the smartphone and tablet wars.
Microsoft uses the scale of its business to give server makers very strict specifications in terms of its requirements when awarding contracts. For Intel's part, a company spokesperson has said that they have no formal announcements to make about the use of Atom chips in data centers.


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ANCYL regional chair attacked with rockComment on this story
Johannesburg - It hasn't been smooth sailing for the ANC Youth League as it criss-crosses the country whipping its members into line with the ANC's vision, with an altercation at its Limpopo meeting leading to a member being hit over the head with a rock.
The league's national working committee (NWC) met the Limpopo provincial and regional executives on Tuesday, where the league's Sekhukhune regional chairman, Jeff Nkwana, was attacked.
ANCYL Limpopo spokesman Nono Mabunda said the NWC had been well received, and the attack had happened only afterwards.
He said the NWC had conveyed the message for the league to toe the line.
Mabunda said the fight was the work of "hooligans" who didn't belong to the league.
"A fight ensued after the meeting. Some people called for the disbandment of the province.
"Nkwana was hit with a rock on the head," said Mabunda, adding that the doctor who treated Nkwana said the attacker had "intended to kill him".
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Croatian support for EU membership grows: poll
(ZAGREB) - Support among Croatians for European Union membership has significantly grown in the past months, according to a poll released Thursday.
Some 76 percent of those polled said they would participate in a referendum on Croatia's EU membership; 64 percent of respondents said they would cast a 'Yes' vote, showed the survey conducted by the Ipsos Plus agency.
The numbers are 12 percent higher then those from one of the previous polls done in June, results showed.
Some 29 percent would cast a 'No' vote at the referendum, while the remaining seven percent said they were still undecided, according to the poll of 1,000 people that was carried out in November.
The poll, commissioned by the foreign ministry, showed that of all those questioned -- including those who did not intend to vote in the referendum -- 52 percent backed EU membership: 10 ten percent up from the June figure.
Thirty-five percent were against Zagreb joining the 27-nation bloc and the remining 13 were undecided.
Andrej Plenkovic, state secretary for European integration, told AFP that the increase in support was because officials had stepped up their efforts to explain the benefits of EU membership.
"Also, the talks are nearing their end and people see that it will not take years before they are concluded," Plenkovic added.
The former Yugoslav republic hopes to conclude EU membership talks next year and become a fully fledged member in 2012.
"It is realistic to expect that the support will stabilise around two-thirds of those who would vote" for Croatia's membership, said Plenkovic.
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Green Bay Packers running back DuJuan Harris (26) sprints upfield on a carry during the first quarter of Saturday night's NFC wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams (93) is at left. Packers guard Josh Sitton (71) is at right. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media
Three months ago, DuJuan Harris was an out-of-work running back trying his hand as a car salesman in Jacksonville.
On Saturday night, however, the 5-foot-8, 203-pounder stared down the tunnel at Lambeau Field as the starting running back for the Green Bay Packers.
Facing the Minnesota Vikings for the third time in 35 days, Packers coach Mike McCarthy stuck with his hot-hand approach to handling backfield snaps and Harris responded. He totaled 100 yards, including 66 in the first half, in the Packers 24-10 victory.
Out of football for two months before the Packers signed him to the practice squad in October, Harris rushed for 70 yards on 14 carries in last weeks 37-34 loss to the Vikings to earn the extra reps this week over veteran Ryan Grant and second-year man Alex Green.
While Harris dropped a third-and-1 check-down pass during the Packers first drive, he came through with a team-high five catches for 53 yards the rest of the way and scored the teams first touchdown on a 9-yard run to close the first quarter.
I had to stop thinking about it and move on, Harris said of the early drop. I was really mad about it. I shouldve had it. It hit my hands. I should have had it, but I finished strong. I told myself I wasnt going to let it happen again.
Harris finished with a career-high 17 carries for 47 yards, and a majority of his production came in the critical first half, including his touchdown up the heart of Minnesotas defense that was originally ruled down at the 1 before being overturned after a McCarthy challenge.
The Packers tried to incorporate Grant a little, especially down the final stretch, but he rushed for only 7 yards on seven attempts. Green, who went down with a concussion two weeks ago, was active for the second straight week but wasnt a part of the game plan.
That leaves Harris, who believes he has what it takes to be an every-down back in the NFL despite his small stature. While McCarthy maintains the team will play its hot hand at running back, that looks like the job Harris will take into next weeks rematch against San Francisco.
Well see how the week goes, Harris said. Game plan could be a little different, so were just going to watch film and see what we need to better.
Packers fullback John Kuhn became the only NFL player to score a touchdown in each of the last four postseasons with his 3-yard run in the second quarter. He also became the only player in Packers history to have a rushing and receiving touchdown in two postseason games after a 9-yard catch from Rodgers on the Packers first drive in the second half.
Welcome back
In the 10 weeks prior to Charles Woodson being cleared for contact in a game, the 15-year veteran defensive back kept up on his reading.
He read the media reports that questioned his ability at 36 years old and his chances at returning from the broken collarbone he sustained against St. Louis on Oct. 21.
So it was Woodsons goal to show the pundits he still has something to give a Packers secondary loaded with young talent.
With bigger shoulder pads and a new-look facemask, Woodson lined up at safety and made six tackles, including a 2-yard stop of Adrian Peterson.
For a guy like myself to sit on the sideline and watch your team play, win or lose, its hard to watch, Woodson said. Ive read a lot of things about me and what I cant do anymore. I felt like I couldnt defend myself, so to be able to get out on the field and kind of remind people what I do on Sundays and Saturday or whenever, that felt good.
The Packers hoped to have Woodson back three weeks ago against Chicago, but team physician Dr. Patrick McKenzie didnt feel comfortable clearing him until this past week. Throughout the entire process, Woodson said he and McKenzie remained on the same page.
He just didnt think it was ready yet, Woodson said. I heard a report that there was frustration between me and our doctors. That was never the case. My frustration was about not playing, but me and Dr. McKenzie have been on the same page 100 percent since it happened. I trust his opinion implicitly.
Surprise inactives
The Vikings were forced to start third-year quarterback Joe Webb because Christian Ponder was inactive with the elbow injury he sustained in last weeks game.
Ponder was hurt on a hit by Packers safety Morgan Burnett in last Sundays regular-season finale, but finished the game. He tried to throw in warmups on Saturday night, but tossed only about 10 passes before exiting.
So the Vikings turned to the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Webb, who has thrown for 853 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions in 17 appearances (three starts), but took only one snap during the 2012 season.
Packers inactives were wide receivers Donald Driver and Jarrett Boykin (ankle), cornerback Davon House (shoulder), running back James Starks (knee), linebacker Frank Zombo and defensive linemen Jordan Miller and Jerel Worthy (knee).
Driver was a healthy scratch in the regular-season finale against the Vikings. House was listed as probable and said Thursday he felt good to go after missing last weeks game with shoulder/hip injures.
Worthy is out for the season with a significant knee injury he sustained against the Vikings. He was on the sideline with crutches during the game while doctors wait for the swelling in the knee to go down.
As far as Im concerned, its like a really serious bone bruise and something thats going to take some time to heal, said Worthy, one of the Packers two second-round picks last April. Have some doctors stuff and rehab (coming up), and just making sure I do the necessary things to prevent an injury like this next time.
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield (broken hand) also played after being listed as questionable.
Extra points
♦ A week after having only one sack and no turnovers against Ponder, the Packers pass rush turned up the pressure on Webb.
It started with fifth-year veteran Erik Walden, who had three tackles, two quarterback hurries and one sack in a platoon with rookie Dezman Moses opposite Clay Matthews.
Waldens day got off to a rough start with a misread an option play by Webb on Minnesotas second drive that went for 11 yards, but he redeemed himself a few plays later when he coaxed Webb into an ill-advised lob on third down.
Its cool. Coach knows best, Walden said of splitting snaps with Moses. Anytime youre a player you want to stay in. Its been working out. Dezman is a great player. Hes making plays. We have a good three-man rotation and whatever coach has in mind were rolling with it.
♦ Wide receiver Jordy Nelson stayed on the sideline for the first three drives before coming onto the field midway through the second half. He was probable to play with a knee injury he sustained against the Vikings six days earlier.
♦ After wide receiver Randall Cobb missed last weeks game with an ankle injury, the Packers opted to use him only on punt returns and utilized Jeremy Ross on kickoffs.
♦ Saturdays paid attendance of 71,548 was the fourth-largest crowd in Lambeau Field history.
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Paul Millsap
Paul is the man. I have been saying this for two years. This kid can flat play.
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We have some weaknesses, i.e the road. Can we do this thing? The west is so tough, but the Jazz have a cool depth and scoring ability. Wierd team to figure out, sometimes. Home court is unreal, the road is twilight zone. Beat the good teams and lose to all of the worst, or so it seems. Hard team to figure out. So athletic, yet so young. So precise, yet so erratic at times. Wow. We are probably a year or two out, but on the right track. Thoughts?


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InnerView with Ryan Call and Rick Palacio, state party chairs
The Colorado Statesman
When 36-year-old Rick Palacio was elected to head the Colorado Democratic Party in March, he became the youngest state chair in living memory. Three weeks later, he lost the title when Republicans elected 35-year-old Ryan Call to chair the state GOP.
As both state parties gear up for what is shaping up to be a monumental election year in 2012 — by most accounts, swing state Colorado's electoral votes could prove key to the presidential race — the new state chairs visited The Colorado Statesman for an in-depth interview about their jobs and their parties.
Both emerged from contested elections for state party leadership this spring, and both take the place of veteran politicos who helmed Colorado's parties through a series of game-changing elections.
They have big shoes to fill. Palacio's predecessor, Pat Waak, served three two-year terms, brought the Democratic National Convention to the state in 2008, and helped Democrats solidify legislative majorities, flip congressional seats and steer electoral votes to Barack Obama, only to see many of those gains reversed in last year's election. Call's predecessor, Dick Wadhams, served a pair of two-year terms, capping a history nearly unprecedented in Colorado politics helming successful senatorial and gubernatorial campaigns. Both Waak and Wadhams announced near the beginning of the year they weren't seeking another term.
Newly elected state party chairs Democrat Rick Palacio, left, and Republican Ryan Call are pictured in The Colorado Statesman offices on May 9 after sitting for an hourlong interview with the newspaper.
Photo by Ernest Luning/The Colorado Statesman
Palacio hails from Pueblo, where he made a bid for county clerk in 2006. He worked for U.S. Rep. John Salazar and, most recently, for then-Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the Maryland Democrat who was second in command to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she ran things in the House of Representatives.
Call grew up in Denver, led campus Republican organizations, was Denver County chairman, and served as legal counsel to the state GOP for several years before running for the top job. He is an attorney with the Denver firm Hale Westfall.
Palacio and Call joined Statesman editor and publisher Jody Hope Strogoff and political reporter Ernest Luning for an hour-long interview at The Statesman offices on May 9. Their predecessors, Waak and Wadhams, regularly sat for InnerViews with The Statesman. Read those, along with more than a dozen others with prominent Colorado political figures, archived online at www.coloradostatesman.com/innerview.
Below is a transcript of the conversation with Palacio and Call. It has been edited for length and clarity.
Colorado Statesman (CS): Welcome to all of you, we're very appreciative of you coming by and look forward to introducing you and having a conversation.
CS: Have you followed each other a little bit in some of the press accounts? I'm sure you follow it somewhat, that you know who won?
CS: Can you each tell us a little bit about what you've been doing since taking office? [To Palacio] You've been in a little bit longer —
CS: — two or three weeks more than Ryan. But I imagine the first few weeks are sort of an indoctrination process? Or, do you want to tell us about it and then we can have Ryan tell us about his first three weeks?
Matt (Inzeo, the press secretary) is new to the shop, Alec Garnett is executive director. So just mostly staff set-up and getting to know the various legislators that we have in our caucus in the Senate and the House and visiting with our U.S. House delegation and our U.S. senators. So it's been a getting-to-know-you sort of two months.
CS: Do you know all the names of all the legislators yet?
CS: OK. There are a bunch of new ones, and we were just learning a couple of months ago ourselves.
CS: You have had a State Central Committee meeting since you were elected?
CS: Ryan, how's it been — hitting the ground running?
Like Rick, I think I did have, obviously, a lot of chance to interact with both our leadership as well as elected officials quite a bit during the course of the campaign (for state party chairman), and I have interacted with a lot of these folks over the years just in my capacity both as kind of leadership as well as the state party. So those relationships were ones that I've had a chance to kind of renew and strengthen in a new approach. And that's been fun, to be able to be in a position where you can really hopefully leverage what resources and efforts that the party can bring to bear to help them be successful in their individual initiatives. Whether that's echoing the Speaker's most recent sort of position on a piece of legislation or a legislative approach or whether that's reaching out and helping facilitate a county organization or chairman who's brand new in his post and trying to figure out the ropes. That's been very rewarding for me.
CS: You've made some hires too?
CS: Both of you had contested elections. Do you feel that there was any bitterness left over, having run against a couple of Democrats and Republicans? Or do you think everybody's kind of united? Have you had the need to reach out to some of the groups that perhaps weren't supporting you at first? Rick?
CS: Ryan?
CS: You guys feel free to talk to each other too.
CS: If something comes up and you'd like to interject —
What that did is it sort of crystallized the voting membership in the Central Committee into the leadership, the county organizational leadership; the chairs, the vice chairs, as well as the elected officials. And candidly, I think that helped us get more clarity in terms of the operational side. The vote count may have been differently if we had a much larger sort of representation of just regular activists that aren't necessarily responsible in leadership, but have a better and maybe more thorough understanding of the actual operational side of winning elections. So we certainly saw an impact as a result of that, but at the same time most of our people really are focused on the task at hand in terms of elections.
CS: What about the make-up of the Dems?
CS: First come, first serve?
CS: At each meeting.
CS: You have to find that particular person.
CS: So it's a real free for all?
CS: Curious since you bring that up, the next year is going to have a different election calendar, partly to make sure the military vote gets out there in time, but that's going to move everything up quite a bit except the caucuses. What's your take on that? How's that going to work?
CS: Three weeks — not as far as some of the rest, but yeah, everything's more compacted.
CS: But you've got a more condensed season between caucuses, county assemblies and state assemblies.
CS: And the state assembly's in the middle of the legislative session. It's going to be different. Do you feel that it's going to run OK?
We don't have that same sort of proportional representation, but at the same time, I think in the long run it's probably better for us, at least, to have a little bit of an accelerated primary calendar and more time to make the case to the general electorate, rather than the previous model which made it very difficult to sort of retool after — especially after a divisive primary. And while that may benefit one party one particular year, I think overall it probably benefits both parties to be able to present a good, clear difference between their candidate once they've got it figured out, to the general electorate.
CS: — start two months earlier?
CS: With it happening so early, though, and so close to the (legislative) session, do you think that's going to have an impact on drawing from the legislature for candidates? Maybe not this year so much but in future years, that legislators aren't going to have very long to campaign when they're not in session, raise money, some of the restrictions on that. Do you think that'll change the make-up?
CS: And of course going into 2012 we have no U.S. Senate or governor, statewide races. We have, of course, the congressional and a presidential.
CS: And the regents, absolutely. And the Legislature, control of the Legislature. But do you see the presidential as the key race for Democrats and Republicans? Would you touch also a little bit on the congressional races? Is the presidential (race) going to be job one for both of you and then whatever else you have time for?
CS: How confident are you that President Obama can again carry Colorado? Because traditionally, other than 2008, it usually goes to a Republican. What's your assessment of how the Democrats could possibly do?
CS: Any indication whether Colorado is going to be a Romney state or is it way too early to — ?
CS: Did Newt Gingrich announced this morning that he's going to — ?
But that's part of what healthy elections are all about, is drawing stark contrasts between the two different ideas and approaches to fixing America's and Colorado's challenges, and I think that that's where Republicans will do well. Now I will say that Republicans are an independent-minded bunch of folks, and so my challenge is keeping everybody on the team working towards those common goals. And I'm sure that my colleague probably feels the same way, recognizing that politics and particularly party politics is a coalition sport. And keeping all the people on the team working together towards those common objectives is a challenge I think we both have to deal with.
So, as far as Romney goes, I think you may have a much more difficult time getting your Republicans to rally around Mitt Romney, if he should be the nominee. I think, actually, Romney might have a difficult time even getting the nomination in Colorado. Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, many of those on the far right, I think, are just a little bit too extreme for Coloradans. You're absolutely right about Coloradans. You said the GOP is fairly independent, Republicans in Colorado are fairly independent. I would say that Coloradans generally are very independent folks and that's partially what makes Colorado such a battleground state, is our independence. It's sometimes difficult to tell which way we're going to swing and I think that the barometer right now isn't necessarily the best for any of the Republican hopefuls that are out there, which even furthers my confidence in President Obama in 2012.
CS: We could keep disagreeing on that all day.
CS: Agree to disagree. Can we get a prediction from both of you? Other than presidential, what do you think is going to be the most hard fought contest next year? For control of the State House, State Senate or some of the congressional seats?
CS: OK, and what's your take on — ?
CS: Speaking of candidates, one of the issues of your predecessors seemed to be, especially on the Republican side, the role of the state chairman in "vetting" candidates — or recruiting candidates. How do you two view your roles as state chair in terms of candidate recruitment? And we'd be curious too, what's actually gone on with that. Have people been approaching you to run?
CS: Do you find that there are some people who — because that was an issue in your race (for state party chair) — that some people think it's still the role of the state chair to perhaps vet them more or put the thumb on the scale?
It's also a long game for us in terms of candidate development and recruitment, and so we will also in the upcoming elections not only focus on the congressional seats and the presidential election and certain legislative races, but we intend on providing a lot of help and resources and support to those folks that are running for local office — county commissioners or even municipal offices — that may be up in the course of the next few years, because we see that as a great farm team for developing good, principled candidates that have some experience in government and can then do much better in a higher office. It's a long-term game.
CS: Rick?
CS: OK. Have you been approached by folks looking to run for office already? Is it already underway? Is it too early?
CS: OK, and as far as kind of working on a farm team out there in some of the municipalities, counties, maybe even school boards, are you having a hand in that? Is that something that's in the state party's purview?
CS: How so?
CS: You both have been on the road somewhat. Can you talk about where you've traveled since taking office?
I have been doing a lot in terms of going to Lincoln Day Dinners and spring flings in Park County and Saguache County and down meeting with local leaders in Pueblo or in Fort Collins and on the Western Slope, certainly, Grand Junction. So we get around. That's a big part of, I think the job of the chairman, is to show the flag and to be able to reach out and make sure that we're in close contact with our local leadership and that they know that we're an active resources to helping them be successful in their initiatives in the counties.
CS: That's a busy schedule. You've also been back to D.C. for some (Democratic National Committee) business? Can you tell us anything about that?
CS: Three-day whirlwind?
CS: OK. Have you been back to D.C. for any (Republican National Committee) business?
CS: A lot of that happened before you came aboard.
CS: Rick, are you spending any time fundraising?
CS: Is it hard?
CS: Ryan, you've got a new thing going with the Capitol Club [a monthly Republican lunchtime fundraiser featuring noted speakers in downtown Denver].
But like my colleague, I mean much of my day is spent on the phone or in meetings raising money for the party and I think, like him, our people understand, and our supporters and donors and contributors over the years understand, what is at stake in the upcoming election, and they have also been very generous in their willingness to help us be prepared for 2012.
CS: Although we're two days before the last day of the legislative session here — so this might be a little bit premature — but other than the budget and redistricting, two things that the Legislature had to do this year, I'd be curious, what you think was the most significant legislation that was passed this session, and also curious what you would have liked to have seen happen that didn't.
CS: Rick, what do you think?
CS: OK. And what would you have liked to have seen the Legislature do that they haven't — barring that they might do something in the next two days?
CS: The interstate compact?
CS: Can I ask a follow up? Rick brought up that civil unions (legislation) was voted down by the few Republicans on (the Judiciary Committee) in the House. And when you talked on the Your Show interview you said that you thought that was something that Republicans could come together and reach some compromises on, that you foresee that something that may be a toned-down version or something like that — that civil unions will pass in years to come. What's your take?
CS: Ryan talked about some things the Republicans did, saying we're helping to get government out of the way to create jobs. What did the Democrats do to stimulate jobs in the state in the legislative session?
CS: Say it's an open question?
CS: Whether repealing the Amazon tax really creates that many jobs, not sure?
CS: But did either party do much that, really? Because that's all people talked about at the beginning of the session.
CS: Would you include the health care exchange as sponsored by Senator Boyd and Representative Stephens as part of that — that was originally a Republican idea, it was a Heritage Foundation idea?
CS: You don't foresee that being a rift over the next year?
CS: You hear a lot about primary challenges —
CS: Its own set-up?
CS: Deval Patrick? Quick question: What do you think of how Hickenlooper has done as governor? Ryan?
CS: Before we close, do you guys have any questions you just want to ask of each other? Quick questions after having the chance to meet, to talk here.
But likewise, I think that we both — I have confidence that we'll both be able to get along while we're being respectful in our disagreement about policy issues. I know that we're both coming at this from one of deep patriotism. We both, I'm sure, care a lot about our country and our state in which we live and we want our citizens of middle class as well as all classes of citizens to have a fair and successful life. And you know, I think the difference here is just the policy and how we get there, so I would hope that as we move forward, that we're able to have friendly, civil conversations. While we may disagree on the way to get to our destination, I know that we have the same destination, really, in mind.


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The Simon and Garfunkel concert that we had bought tickets for was canceled (so was U2, till June 2011!), and I was looking for alternate concerts that we could attend as a "consolation prize." I ran across (in the Ticketmaster listings that I receive in my e-mail) a group called 1964 - The Tribute (see their website and blog). They've been doing this since 1984. Curious, I looked up their website to see if they at least looked like the Beatles, and how close the music could be. On the website there were You Tube videos.
Once I watched those I was quite pleasantly surprised at how well they played the music, and was hooked. We saw this group on July 2nd, and also went to another concert last night: The Fab Four (who began in 1997; see their website). I also looked up the latter's videos after I saw that they were coming to town, too. Based on the videos, my wife and I both gave them the slight edge. I was literally amazed at both groups (by the videos, before the concerts): how well they do what they do.
Going to both concerts was great fun on several levels. First, there is the music, which has its own inherent appeal. It is a fantastic experience to hear it live, and for fleeting moments to believe that you are actually hearing the real thing (just as movies can create an illusion that we are actually "in" the scene or place of the movie). Secondly, there is the acting element involved. It's very enjoyable seeing how well they do (both the mannerisms and the in-between-songs whimsical banter). It's like being at a play where musicians are portrayed (or watching a biographical movie). The third interesting element was comparing the two groups with each other.
In my opinion, it was a mixed bag. My wife definitely liked The Fab Four better (based mostly on the overall concert experience). I like different things about both groups. I thought that 1964 played the music superbly. They were dead on: as close as humanly possible (I'm convinced) to re-create live Beatles songs. The resemblance was almost beyond belief. Exact sounds were replicated with the greatest of care. For example, the twangy end of A Hard Day's Night, with the twelve-string guitar, and the wonderful rockabilly-ish She's a Woman, and the harmonies and overall combined sound. If you close your eyes, it seemed like the actual records were playing. Ticket to Ride was marvelous (The Fab Four didn't play that one).
The Fab Four also replicated the sound well, but I thought they got it about 90% accurate, whereas the other band achieved a musical result about 98-99% identical to the original songs. Ironically, both actually sound more like the Beatles studio recordings than the Beatles did themselves, when they played live (even considered apart from all the girls maniacally screaming), because they are aiming for exact reproduction. It's clearly a labor of love.
But there were equally remarkable musical moments last night, too, with The Fab Four. They go through the entire Beatles career, whereas 1964 - The Tribute only does songs from the 1964-1966 period (e.g., splendid performances of the Revolver cuts And Your Bird Can Sing, Yellow Submarine, and Taxman), and don't change costumes.
The Fab Four had the better "Ringo" of the two (Rolo Sandoval). Strawberry Fields was a standout performance for him on the drums. He sang more like Ringo than Terry Manfredi of 1964 did. But Manfredi was a more than adequate drummer and shook his head more like Ringo does. They both look like Ringo to a roughly equal degree, though in different ways.
The Fab Four "John" (Ron McNeil) sounded more like Lennon, but the 1964 "John" (Mark Benson) did significantly better at the on-stage mannerisms and (but not by as much) the banter. Benson mimics more accurately the distinctive Lennon up-and-down motion of his legs when he sings. Neither one bore all that striking a resemblance to John Lennon (Benson looks more like Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones), but it was close enough and one got used to it after a half hour or so. Thus, it is roughly equal in this respect.
McNeil looked relatively more like him as the night went on, however, with the mustache and sideburns (Sgt. Pepper period) and really long hair and white suit (l1968-1969). But you still had to squint or bend your perception a bit to believe that you were seeing the real person. Both he and Paul last night (The Fab Four) were too short; I noticed that a lot and it was probably the biggest disconnect (three of the Beatles were 5'10" or 5'11" -- with Ringo about 5'9").
The two Pauls were both excellent, with all the mannerisms, expressions, animated cheerfulness, sideways head-bobbing, charm, "cuteness", movements of the mouth all down pat. They both looked as much like Paul as anyone would or could, and even played left-handed bass (well enough musically, to be convincing). The 1964 "Paul" (a fellow Michigander named Todd Rainey, who is actually temporarily replacing the original "Paul" and co-founder, Gary Grimes) had the better voice on the real rockers, but the Fab Four Paul (Ardy Sarraf) did an excellent job as well. Sarraf was much more animated in his interactions with the crowd. That was his biggest advantage. But all in all it is about a "tie" here, too.
The Fab Four wins out (by a considerable margin) on crowd impact, charisma, and the excitement factor. That was my biggest criticism of 1964, but it was nowhere near even a disappointment, and the superior quality of their music and the wittier onstage banter balanced that out. The Fab Four do a lot better at the "show" and "entertainment" aspects, whereas 1964 was better musically (especially in instrumental sound, led by the lead guitar). The Fab Four even had a guy who imitated Ed Sullivan (Jerry Hoban), which was a lot of fun, and provided a comedy / slapstick element.
Comparing the two Harrisons was great fun, too. The 1964 "George" (Tom Work) was the better instrumentalist and singer of the two, but you had to strain to make the looks match (he looks a lot more like Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones than Harrison). He did well imitating the mannerisms, particularly when standing still. It looked right when he and "Paul" were singing at the same microphone, as they did in the early days. It conjured up that familiar image.
But with Gavin Pring of the Fab Four it was downright eery, uncanny; spine-tingling. He's a dead ringer for George (he's even from Liverpool!) and he was a master of the late guitarist's mannerisms: especially the characteristic ways (early) George would suddenly look up into the crowd and move his head around, and break out in a smile unexpectedly. His body build was exactly the same. He was the right height, had the skinny legs, and looked considerably younger than Tom Work (the Beatles broke up before any of them were 30 years old). He knew how to stand just right, with the bend of the knee and toe-tapping (my childhood friend and I used to imitate the different ways they stood and would use badminton rackets for guitars, back in 1964-1965. Ahh, the fun . . .).
On several occasions I had goose bumps and my brain came awful close to being tricked: as if I were seeing the real person. As the night went on, it got even better. When they donned the Sgt. Pepper outfits and he had the mustache and a much more serious , stoic demeanor, it was as if George Harrison had risen from the dead or we had been transported back in time: absolutely astounding.
I was greatly moved by the performance of the middle-period "psychedelic" songs (Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour albums of 1967) and was thrilled at what I was seeing and hearing. The height of that feeling was the astonishing performance of A Day in the Life. For a moment or two, I was there: at a concert even the real Beatles never played (as they had stopped touring by then). But it felt like one was witnessing the Beatles playing in 1967.
I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite like it: to have music that one loves and the musicians who played it reproduced so amazingly, with minute accuracy. These guys (both groups) truly have the spirit of the Beatles. I think that's the best way to describe it. It's as if the group is willed back into existence when they perform.
Both groups played everything onstage: no tapes or gimmicks. The Fab Four recreated all of the various sounds of the Beatles more musically complex middle period with synthesizers (such as the original mellotron at the beginning of Strawberry Fields and the tremendous orchestra build-up in A Day in the Life).
Not as many songs from the Beatles last period were played by The Fab Four (oddly, none from The White Album). Here Comes the Sun was slightly off, but adequate. They did a rollicking Get Back, a wildly rocking Revolution, and best of all (in the encore), Hey Jude.
During the latter the whole crowd was clearly sentimental to the max, waving their hands back and forth. We were back in 1968. I was ten, then, but I can remember when Hey Jude came out just like it was yesterday. Unfortunately, Let it Be was absent (one of my very favorites).
Neither concert was all that expensive. 1964 was just $10 for the lawn seats and $20 for regular seating (both were at outdoor amphitheaters). The Fab Four cost $7 and $17. We got an additional break by receiving vouchers that made the tickets only $5 or $10, with no additional $3 parking fee, either. We wound up saving $20. And when we bought regular seating tickets, the guy showed me the seating chart, and I thought we would be way in the back, almost to the grass, as usual. But it was the front: the fourth row!!
Neither concert was all that expensive. 1964 was just $10 for the lawn seats and $20 for regular seating (both were at outdoor amphitheaters). The Fab Four cost $7 and $17. We got an additional break by receiving vouchers that made the tickets only $5 or $10, with no additional $3 parking fee, either. We wound up saving $20. And when we bought regular seating tickets, the guy showed me the seating chart, and I thought we would be way in the back, almost to the grass, as usual. But it was the front: the fourth row!!
Someone had released tickets at the last moment. We had gotten there an hour before the concert started. Well worth it! That was the closest I ever remember being at a concert. Once we saw a play in the second row, and an NBA game in the fourth row behind one of the baskets (thanks to a "connection": those tickets would have cost $450 each).
If you are a Beatles fan, I strongly recommend seeing either of these groups (and there are probably other ones that do a good job, too: check out You Tube videos). You won't be disappointed and will likely be thrilled and wonderfully entertained and transported to another era, as we were.


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Hey guys, I've been lurking for a while and finally bought my first board. I figured I should share this since the new 2013 Smokin website doesn't have a photo of the 156 Superpark yet (just the 159).
Will be pairing the Superpark up with a set of Rome 390 Bosses and a pair of 2013 Rome Bodega boots. Hoping this will be a novice friendly setup to do a bit of everything on the mountain and to try some park when I am feeling comfortable on the board.
Awesome board, but last year's graphics were better IMO (especially the limited edition: surfboard FTW!). YMMV.
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Hey guys thanks for helping me pick my first board; went out and picked up a superpark 159 limited edition. My question is the graphics on my board is different than the one on the website (and others on the web) of Eternal Snow. One thing that stands out is my board has the 159 written horizontally like the board above, where as the one on the website has the 159 written vertically. Also the color scheme is different. On the back, my angry rectangle heads are BLUE on top and NEON GREEN on the bottom, however they're WHITE on the website. Did I get a knock off or these are the newer designs? Sorry I'll try to get some pics up :icon_scratch:
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New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich describes what he says were the anti-Issa efforts in "This Town," a condemnation of Washington self-obsession and self-promotion, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Post.
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Since 1997, four of the boroughs (all but Queens) have sent their residential garbage, often by truck, to landfills as far away as Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. In 2000, Queens began sending residential garbage to transfer stations* in New Jersey. A transfer station is a solid waste management facility where waste is received for subsequent transfer to another facility for further processing, treating, transfer, or disposal.
This movement of NYC trash to such far-away places costs the city $300 million each year, and also releases tons of greenhouse gases in the process.
In an attempt to reduce these costs and also to decrease landfill dependency, Mayor Bloomberg announced the Waste Reduction Plan in January 2012. The plan cuts the amount of waste in the city mostly by increasing recycling efforts and by converting non-recyclable waste to useful energy. The figure below summarizes this plan. Increasing efforts towards recycling is especially needed now: NYC residents are currently recycling only about 15% of their waste production, and this number is actually decreasing rather than increasing. A preliminary report released by the Department of Sanitation showed a general decrease in recycling in the city; this included a 5% decrease in recycling tons per truck-shift, 3% decrease in curbside recycling, and a 45% decrease in the number of recycling summonses issued. This is unfortunate for many reasons, but also disappointing since this comes at a time when revenue from paper recycling is at an all-time high ($33 per ton).
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