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You did a wonderful job capturing the tones and texture of his skin and the range in values is excellent! Gorgeous work
Me encanta el uso de sombra y luz aquí, está increíble!
Yep! That's him! You caught a great countenance to his face. It's a great piece of work!
500 years from now someone's going to uncover this picture and is gonna say: Antonio Ban...who? Nice drawing though!
Great work on capturing his expression, you did it so well
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Another great portrait! Nicely drawn!!
fantastic portrait!!!!
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Por supuesto..., excelente de nuevo...! I love the details!
Very good drawing!!
Looks really good! You did a great work
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Roman-slayer Seger kicks it backstage with Roman-idol Springsteen.
Last week I enjoyed an enormous slice of pepperoni & mushroom at Talarico's Pizzeria in West Seattle. I was only stopping in, but the place was so cozy I looked forward to a time I could dig in for a few pops. The huge dark wood room and full wrap-around bar totally reminded me of Cheers. As soon as I learned they had karaoke, I was back on Monday.
Roman-slayer Seger kicks it backstage with Roman-idol Springsteen.
The place was pretty busy when I arrived at 9:30. The Chiefs/Chargers game was just going into the 4th quarter. That told me I could probably get down two, maybe three beers and a shot before karaoke started. The KJ started setting out books at 9:45; a pretty thick catalog. The black books were organized by title and the white, by artist. Naturally I grabbed the artist catalog. I never start from "A" anymore. I just cover my eyes, pick a spot in the book, and that's where the search begins. After a couple pages I was in the "M's" and came across that Van Morrison song, "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)." It's pretty much my favorite song of his. I've seen it in books two times before, but both places mysteriously didn't wind up having it. I wrote the song & number down on the slip, specified it was by Van Morrison, turned it into the KJ, and had Huey Lewis ready in case he couldn't find it.
Monday Night Football ended around 10:15 and a friendly looking guy who looke dto be in his eighties named Big Al got up and sang "When I Fall in Love." He was a crowd favorite--people were smiling & clapping as he took the mic. But if I'm being honest, he sang like a basset hound howling at the moon. I remembered I turned in my slip right after him so I thought to myself, "easiest act to follow ever."
But the KJ, in a strange move, decided to put himself up next and sang "Moondance" -- a Van Morrison song. I thought it was a really odd thing to do to snake in and sing the artist I was just about to sing. He's lucky I'm a karaoke pro, and there's no way he'll ever outdo me, but what if I wasn't? What if I was a person who has to muster up courage to sing in front of people? Why would he, as the host who is supposed to think on behalf of the singers, want to take away someone's thunder like that? It made me really want to come through on this performance, but it was the first time I had ever done the song, and I was not nearly lubed up enough.
I took the stage. There were still a lot of people in the bar. I looked up to the prompter, saw a full screen of "Da da da dat DAT da-da da-da-da, Da da da dat DAT da-da da-da-da" and went for it. In retrospect I must have been crazy to lead in with this one. My voice was not loose at all and my timing was way off. On top of that - I did not know this song as well as I thought I did. Van Morrison kind of has that same thing going that Mick Jagger does where you don't understand half the lyrics he's singing. The key is to not read the words verbatim on the screen but to just pronounce them the way it's sung in the song. A gal walked by as I was singing and told me "great song," but she was hammered. When it was over I felt that roughed-up feeling I get in my gut get whenever I bomb. I could tell by looking at the crowd they were embarrassed for me. When I got back to my stool the dude to the left of me didn't even want to look at me.
The first rotation had only one female performer, but the male singers delivered some pretty good moments. We got an inspired "Coming to America" and this one guy's rendition of Jim Croce's "I've Got a Name" made me put that at the top of my next-to-sing list.
My favorite part of the night was after this guy did a really solid Chili Peppers' "Soul to Squeeze." He invited all the ladies in the house to come check out his buddy at the end of the bar and called him "the sexiest man in West Seattle". His buddy looked a little embarrassed, but took it in stride. The KJ decided to chime in and said over the speakers, "Whaaat?! Where? Who's the sexiest man in West Seattle? Who you talking about? Show him to me. Who - that guy? Ahhhhh, nu-uh, pssssst. He is not. I'm the sexiest man in West Seattle." Women smiled back at him from their stools with a look that said, "whatever you say, dude."
My next song up was "Night Moves." I handed it in as I took the stage for the Morrison number but was feeling self-conscious about the pick. Bog Seger songs are usually my specialty, but this one is hit or miss. I can't count on it the way I can "Main Street" or "Against the Wind." I knew I was going to be up soon because Big Al was up again, so I chugged down what was left of my final $2.50 PBR tallboy and prepared myself for redemption.
After Big Al was done, the KJ played a concert video of Stevie Ray Vaughn on the screens and stepped out for a 12-minute smoke break. I've been to over 60 different karaoke bars throughout six states and two countries in the past year and have never seen anyone stop the show to smoke a cigarette. Plenty of KJ's smoke, but they slip out during performances. My KJ buddy Josh waits for when someone picks a song he hates, then excuses himself to have a puff. Somebody has to straighten Talarico's guy out.
When the KJ returned he called me up. This version of "Night Moves" didn't give provide heads up as to when to start singing, so I came in late. Then I started to notice if I sang along to the color change on the lyrics it was totally off with the rest of the song. I've seen this with other places that still use the old laser discs--the instrumental and lyrics get out of sync. I made the adjustments, but this song kicked my ass again. It wasn't my best night, to put it mildly.


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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Christina Aguilera join a host of stars to perform in a TV concert for the superstorm victims.
07:46, UK, Saturday 03 November 2012
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Christina Aguilera were just some of the entertainers who performed for a television charity concert to help victims of superstorm Sandy.
The one-hour NBC programme, Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, aired on several US TV channels.
Its stars, songs and lyrics were closely identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of the deadly storm.
The telethon was a mix of music, storm footage and calls for donations from the likes of Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, James Gandolfini and Jon Stewart.
The musical mood was sombre but hopeful, from Aguilera's Beautiful to Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer and Mary J Blige's ballad of resilience The Living Proof.
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The show ended with Springsteen and the E Street Band tearing into Land Of Hope And Dreams.
"God bless New York. "God bless the Jersey shore," said Springsteen, New Jersey's native son.
Sandy has killed more than 90 people in the US, having previously killed 69 in the Caribbean.
As well as the NBC concert, The Walt Disney Company is also helping the relief efforts with a donation of $2m (£1.25m).
Disney/ABC Television Group has also designated November 5 as a Day of Giving when viewers will be encouraged to donate to the Red Cross.
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I need some easy way to divide 64b unsigned integers in assembler for x86. My number is saved in two 32b registers EDX:EAX and I need to put result back to EDX:EAX. Factor is in 32b integer. Some code, please?
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If that interpretation is correct, then it's actually easy to do in 32-bit code.
The idea is that you divide both "halves" of the dividend by the divisor and reuse the remainder from the first division for the second division.
C code illustrating how to do it:
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And now the equivalent division code in assembly (NASM syntax) without checking for division by 0:
What about using the div instruction?
Quick terminology recap: numerator/divisor = result + remainder/divisor
First check if the divisor is zero (abort if it is).
Shift the divisor left until the MSB is set while keeping track of how many shifts you did:
Set the current result to zero:
Now shift the divisor back to its original position; while subtracting current divisor from remaining numerator and setting a bit in the result whenever current divisor is less than current numerator:
At this point EDX:EAX is the same value it was, EDI:ESI is the result and ECX:EBX is the remainder.
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The xmobar package
Xmobar is a minimalistic text based status bar.
Inspired by the Ion3 status bar, it supports similar features, like dynamic color management, output templates, and extensibility through plugins.
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Xmobar - A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar ABOUT ===== Xmobar is a minimalistic, text based, status bar. It was inspired by the Ion3 status bar, and supports similar features, like dynamic color management, output templates, and extensibility through plugins. See xmobar.config-sample for a sample configuration. Try it with: xmobar xmobar.config-sample DOWNLOAD ======== You can get the Xmobar source code from Hackage: http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/xmobar To get the darcs source run: darcs get http://gorgias.mine.nu/repos/xmobar/ The latest binary can be found here: http://gorgias.mine.nu/xmobar/xmobar-0.7.bin A recent screen shot can be found here: http://gorgias.mine.nu/xmobar/xmobar-0.7.png INSTALLATION ============ tar xvfz xmobar-0.7 cd xmobar-0.7 runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --prefix=/usr/local runhaskell Setup.lhs build runhaskell Setup.lhs haddock (optional for building the code documentation) runhaskell Setup.lhs install (possibly to be run as root) Run with: xmobar /path/to/config & or xmobar & if you have the default configuration file saved as: ~/.xmobarrc CONFIGURATION ============= Quick Start ----------- See xmobar.config-sample for an example. For the output template: - %command% will execute command and print the output. The output may contain markups to change the characters' color. - <fc=#FF0000>string</fc> will print "string" with #FF0000 color (red). Other configuration options: font: Name of the font to be used bgColor: Backgroud color fgColor: Default font color xPos: x position (origin in the upper left corner) of the Xmobar window yPos: y position width: width of the Xmobar window height: height align: text alignment refresh: Refresh rate in tenth of seconds commands: For setting the options of the programs to run (optional) sepChar: The character to be used for indicating commands in the output template (default '%') template: The output template Command Line Options -------------------- Xmobar can be either configured with a configuration file or with command line options. In the second case, the command line options will overwrite the corresponding options set in the configuration file. Example: xmobar -B white -a right -F blue -t '%LIPB%' -c '[Run Weather "LIPB" [] 36000]' This is the list of command line options (the output of xmobar --help): Usage: xmobar [OPTION...] [FILE] Options: -h, -? --help This help -V --version Show version information -f font name --font=font name The font name -B bg color --bgcolor=bg color The background color. Default black -F fg color --fgcolor=fg color The foreground color. Default grey -x x pos --xpos=x pos The x position. Default 0 -y y pos --ypos=y pos The y position. Default 0 -W width --width=width The status bar width. Default 1024 -H height --height=height The status bar height. Default 15 -a align --align=align The text alignment: center, left or right. Default: left -r rate --refresh=rate The refresh rate in tenth of seconds: default 1 sec. -s char --sepchar=char The character used to separate commands in the output template. Default '%' -t tempate --template=tempate The output template -c commands --commands=commands The list of commands to be executed Mail bug reports and suggestions to <email@example.com> The Output Template ------------------- The output template must contain at least one command. Xmobar will parse the template and will search for the command to be executed in the "commands" configuration option. First an "alias" will be search (internal commands such as Weather or Network have default aliasing, see below). After that the command name will be tried. If a command is found, the arguments specified in the "commands" list will be used. If no command is found in the "commands" list, Xmobar will try to execute a program with the name found in the template. If the execution is not successful an error will be reported. The "commands" Configuration Option ----------------------------------- The "commands" configuration option is a list of commands' information and arguments to be used by Xmobar when parsing the output template. Each member of the list consists in a command prefixed by the "Run" keyword. Each command has arguments to control the way Xmobar is going to execute it. The option consists in a list of commands separated by a comma and enclosed by square parenthesis. Example: [Run Memory ["-t","Mem: <usedratio>%"] 10, Run Swap [] 10] The only internal available command is Com (see below Executing External Commands). But by default Xmobar comes with a plugin consisting in a set of system monitors. This plugin installs the following internal commands: Weather, Network, Memory, Swap, Cpu, Battery. To remove them see below Installing/Removing a Plugin Other commands can be created as plugins with the Plugin infrastructure. See below Writing a Plugin This is an example of a command in the "commands" list: Run Memory ["-t","Mem: <usedratio>%"] 10 Internal Commands and Aliases ----------------------------- Each command in the "commands" configuration option list has an alias to be used in the template. Internal commands have default aliases: Weather StationID Args RefreshRate - aliases to the Station ID: so Weather "LIPB" [] can be used in template as %LIBP% - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "station", "stationState", "year", "month", "day", "hour", "wind", "visibility", "skyCondition", "tempC", "tempF", "dewPoint", "rh", "pressure" - Default template: "<station>: <tempC>C, rh <rh>% (<hour>)" Network Interface Args RefreshRate - aliases to the interface name: so Network "eth0" [] can be used as %eth0% - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "dev", "rx", "tx" - Default template: "<dev>: <rx>|<tx>" Memory Args RefreshRate - aliases to "memory" - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "total", "free", "buffer", "cache", "rest", "used", "usedratio" - Default template: "Mem: <usedratio>% (<cache>M)" Swap Args RefreshRate - aliases to "swap" - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "total", "used", "free", "usedratio" - Default template: "Swap: <usedratio>%" Cpu Args RefreshRate - aliases to "cpu" - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "total", "user", "nice", "system", "idle" - Default template: "Cpu: <total>" Battery Args RefreshRate - aliases to "battery" - Args: the argument list (see below) - Variables that can be used with the "-t"/"--template" argument: "left" - Default template: "Batt: <left>" Internal Commands Arguments --------------------------- These are the arguments that can be used for internal commands in the "commands" configuration option: -H number --High=number The high threshold -L number --Low=number The low threshold -h color number --high=color number Color for the high threshold: es "#FF0000" -n color number --normal=color number Color for the normal threshold: es "#00FF00" -l color number --low=color number Color for the low threshold: es "#0000FF" -t output template --template=output template Output template of the command. Commands' arguments must be set as a list. Es: Run Weather "EGPF" ["-t","<station>: <tempC>C"] 36000 In this case Xmobar will run the weather monitor, getting information for the weather station ID EGPF (Glasgow Airport, as a homage to GHC) every hour (36000 tenth of seconds), with a template that will output something like: "Glasgow Airport: 16.0C" Executing External Commands --------------------------- In order to execute an external command you can either write the command name in the template, in this case it will be executed without arguments, or you can configure it in the "commands" configuration option list with the Com template command: Com ProgarmName Args Alias RefreshRate - ProgramName: the name of the program - Args: the arguments to be passed to the program at execution time - Alias: a name to be used in the template. If the alias is en empty string the program name can be used in the template. Es: Run Com "uname" ["-s","-r"] "" 36000 can be used in the output template as %uname% Run Com "date" ["+\"%a %b %_d %H:%M\""] "mydate" 600 can be used in the output template as %mydate% PLUGINS ======= Writing a Plugin ---------------- Writing a plugin for Xmobar should be very simple. You need to create a data type with at least one constructor. Next you must declare this data type an instance of the Exec class, by defining the 3 needed methods: run :: e -> IO String rate :: e -> Int alias :: e -> String "run" must produce the IO String that will be displayed by Xmobar. "rate" is the refresh rate for you plugin (the number of tenth of seconds between two successive runs); "alias" is the name to be used in the output template. That requires importing the plugin API (the Exec class definition), that is exported by Plugins.hs. So you just need to import it in your module with: import Plugins After that your type constructor can be used as an argument for the Runnable type constructor "Run" in the "commands" list of the configuration options. This requires importing you plugin into Config.hs and adding you type to the type list in the type signature of Config.runnableTypes. For a vary basic example see Plugins/HelloWorld.hs that is distributed with Xmobar. Installing/Removing a Plugin ---------------------------- Installing a plugin should require 3 steps. Here we are going to install the HelloWorld plugin that comes with Xmobar: 1. import the plugin module in Config.hs, by adding: import Plugins.HelloWorld 2. add the plugin data type to the list of data types in the type signature of "runnableTypes" in Config.hs. For instance, for the HelloWorld plugin, change "runnableTypes" into: runnableTypes :: (Command,(Monitors,(HelloWorld,()))) runnableTypes = undefined 3. Rebuild and reinstall Xmobar. Now test it with: xmobar Plugins/helloworld.config As you may see in the example configuration file, the plugin can be used by adding, in the "commands" list: Run HelloWorld and, in the output template, the alias of the plugin: %helloWorld% That's it. To remove a plugin, just remove its type from the type signature of runnableTypes and remove the imported modules. To remove the system monitor plugin: 1. remove, from Config.hs, the line import Plugins.Monitors 2. in Config.hs change runnableTypes :: (Command,(Monitors,())) runnableTypes = undefined to runnableTypes :: (Command,()) runnableTypes = undefined 3. rebuild Xmobar. AUTHOR ====== Andrea Rossato <email@example.com> CREDITS ======= Thanks to Robert Manea and Spencer Janssen for their help in understanding how X works. He gave me suggestions on how to solve many problems with Xmobar. Thanks to Claus Reinke for make me understand existential types (or at least for letting me thing I grasp existential types...;-). Xmobar incorporates patches from: Krzysztof Kosciuszkiewicz and Spencer Janssen. LINKS ===== The Xmobar home page: http://gorgias.mine.nu/repos/xmobar/ Xmobars darcs repository: http://gorgias.mine.nu/repos/xmobar/ To understand the internal mysteries of Xmobar try reading this: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/X_window_programming_in_Haskell


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South Carolina has another week to figure it all out before the Gamecocks play again, but it doesn't sound like redshirt freshman Stephen Garcia should get too comfortable as the full-time quarterback.
The Head Ball Coach insists he doesn't like shuffling back and forth between quarterbacks, but his history suggests otherwise.
Steve Spurrier is now saying that Garcia and Chris Smelley may end up sharing the snaps in two weeks against Tennessee. Garcia started and played in the 24-17 loss to LSU last week after rallying the Gamecocks a week earlier on the road in a 24-17 win over Kentucky. But Spurrier's not thrilled with some of the decisions Garcia made last week, particularly all the sacks he took, and is talking like Smelley is going to get another shot.
"Right now, Chris Smelley and Stephen Garcia both deserve to play some, and both have not secured the position," Spurrier said. "When you have two of similar talent, you play two. That's what LSU does."
As for Spurrier's philosophy on playing two quarterbacks, it's pretty simple.
"My experience is you keep trying a couple of them if one is not clearly your best," Spurrier said.
In other words, look for Garcia to start against the Vols with Smelley also getting a shot in the first half.


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Sin Alas has a lot going on, both plot-wise and stylistically, and it often gets quite theatrical, but the overall effect is that of a…
Sin Alas has a lot going on, both plot-wise and stylistically, and it often gets quite theatrical, but the overall effect is that of a…
The bad news is, there are about ten movies in here. The good news is, most of them are fun.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
Members of AAFCA pay tribute to Prince as a cinematic artist.
An article about the upcoming reissue of "Two Weeks in the Midday Sun."
Scout Tafoya celebrates the cinema of Terrence Malick and his most recent film, "Knight of Cups," for the 29th installment of the "Unloved" video essay…
Members of AAFCA pay tribute to Prince as a cinematic artist.
A report from a panel at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival about diversity in the light of the 2015 Oscar ceremony.
FFC Seongyong Cho on Paul Weitz's "Grandma."
A preview of dozens of films coming out this summer.
An essay on the legacy of actress Joan Crawford.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
A FFC essay on Paul Schrader's 1997 darkly powerful drama Affliction.
A celebration of actresses Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg in anticipation of an upcoming series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in NYC.
An analysis of recent faith-based releases, including "God's Not Dead" and "Heaven Is For Real."
Lists from our critics and contributors on the best of 2014.
An appreciation of Nastassja Kinski, on the occasion of a tribute to her at the Film Society at Lincoln Center from November 27-December 3, 2014.
Oliver Stone discusses "Born on the Fourth of July" with Editor-in-Chief Matt Zoller Seitz at the 16th Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival.
Is the director's explicit "The Canyons" the nadir of his career—or its climax?
Marie writes: Last week, in response to a club member comment re: whatever happened to Ebert Club merchandize (turned out to be too costly to set up) I had promised to share a free toy instead - an amusement, really, offered to MailChimp clients; the mail service used to send out notices. Allow me to introduce you to their mascot...
Marie writes: the great Ray Harryhausen, the monster innovator and Visual Effects legend, passed away Tuesday May 7, 2013 in London at the age of 92. As accolades come pouring in from fans young and old, and obituaries honor his achievements, I thought club members would enjoy remembering what Harry did best.
No favorable review I've ever written has inspired more disbelief than my three stars for "Speed 2." Even its star, Sandra Bullock, started mentioning in interviews her disgust with herself for agreeing to star in it. It's frequently cited as an example of what a lousy critic I am. (Note well: Siskel also gave it thumbs up.) All the same, I'm grateful to movies that show me what I haven't seen before, and "Speed 2" had a cruise ship plowing right up the main street of a Caribbean village.
Marie writes: I can't prove it but I'm convinced they're related.
Marie writes: my friend Cheryl sent me the photo below, taken by an ex-coworker (Cheryl used to work for a Veterinarian.) The wolf's name is Alpha; one guess why. He's from the Grouse Mountain Wildlife Refuge in North Vancouver; not a zoo. The veterinary clinic is also located in North Vancouver and Alpha is having his regular dental check up and cleaning. (Click to enlarge.)
Marie writes: While writer Brian Selznick was doing research for his book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret", he discovered the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia had a very old automaton in their collection. And although it wasn't one of machines owned by Georges Melies, it was remarkably similar and with a history akin to the one he'd created for the automaton in The Invention of Hugo Cabret...
Marie writes: Belgium club member Koen Van Loocke has submitted the following and it's so awesome, I have no words. But first, background..The Cinematic Orchestra is led by composer/programmer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, who formed his first group "Crabladder" in 1990 while a Fine Arts student at Cardiff College. The group's fusion of jazz and hardcore punk elements with experimental rhythms, inspired Swinscoe to further explore the musical possibilites and by the time the group disbanded in the mid-'90s, he was playing DJ at various clubs and pirate radio stations in and around London.
[This was originally published at MSN Movies in 2006, but MSN has taken down their archives.]
"You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit, and you know it." -- Charlie (voiceover by Martin Scorsese) in "Mean Streets" (1973)
If I do bad things, am I a bad person? Can I be a good person despite the bad things I've done? Can I compensate for the sins I commit in one part of my life by doing good works in another? Is forgiveness possible? Is redemption achievable? Or does it even matter if there's not really anyone, or anything, watching over us and keeping track?
Those are some of the Catholic concerns that have preoccupied filmmaker Martin Scorsese throughout his career. His latest film [circa 2006], "The Departed," is based on "Infernal Affairs," a 2002 Hong Kong thriller directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, about two moles: an undercover cop who has infiltrated a criminal gang, and a crook who is embedded in the police department. So, who's the good guy and who's the bad guy? Frank Costello, the gangster kingpin played by Jack Nicholson, says: "Cops or criminals: When you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" And what about when you're pointing one? In the cosmic sense, we're all facing that loaded gun, and brandishing one, every day. And the difference -- if there is any -- is what Scorsese makes his movies about.
Watching certain Scorsese pictures today ("Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "The Last Temptation of Christ," "GoodFellas," "Casino" and others), you can appreciate the ways they both reflect and question the prevailing moral climate in early 21st-century America. It's a topsy-turvy universe in which the President of the United States himself insists that judgments about "goodness" and "badness" are not to be based upon actions, but are simply pre-existing existential conditions. Good or bad, right or wrong -- it just depends on which side you're on.
The Grand Poobah writes: Unless we find an angel, our television program will go off the air at the end of its current season. There. I've said it. Usually in television, people use evasive language. Not me. We'll be gone. I want to be honest about why this is. We can't afford to finance it any longer.
To read the full story, visit "The Chimes at midnight" on the Blog.
"Melancholia" is now available On Demand; in theaters November 7.
Of the Four Bodily Humours -- sanguine (blood), choleric (yellow bile), melancholic (black bile) and phlegmatic (phlegm) -- Lars von Trier has probably been most closely associated with the choleric, as expressed in angry, violent, inflammatory, irritating and caustic films such as "Breaking the Waves," "The Idiots," "Dancer in the Dark," "Dogville," "Manderlay," "Antichrist"... The latter felt to me like a glossy fashion magazine's idea of a horror movie ("Evil Vogue" -- all it was missing were the scratch-n-sniff Odorama perfume ads), but von Trier¹ claimed it grew from deep inside a cocoon of depression.
"Melancholia" strikes me as a more focused and harrowing portrait of clinical depression, a glowing, black-bile-on-velvet portrait of despair so bleak that it destroys the entire planet. Two planets, in fact: one is Earth and the other (quite similar looking but much, much larger) called Melancholia, a kind of massive-planet-sized anti-matter particle which we see collide with and engulf the Earth (from deep in space) in the opening montage... and again, from a terrestrial perspective, at the end.
If Terence Malick's "Tree of Life" is, as I described it earlier in the year, "a movie about (and by) a guy who wants to create the universe around his own existence in an attempt to locate and/or stake out his place within it," then "Melancholia," by my reckoning, is a movie about (and by) a person whose depression is so inescapably great and soul-destroying that it envelops and annihilates the world. Because it has to. There's nowhere else for it to go. Also, it's important for the depressed character/filmmaker to firmly assert that the only life in the universe is on Earth, and that all of it is annihilated. Hope of any kind is not an option. Besides, anything less that than the obliteration of absolutely everything would spoil the perfection of the happy ending for von Trier and Justine (Kirsten Dunst), his Bride of Oblivion.
"I realize that most of the turning points in my career were brought about by others. My life has largely happened to me without any conscious plan. I was an indifferent student except at subjects that interested me, and those I followed beyond the classroom, stealing time from others I should have been studying. I was no good at math beyond algebra. I flunked French four times in college. I had no patience for memorization, but I could easily remember words I responded to. In college a chart of my grades resembled a mountain range. My first real newspaper job came when my best friend's father hired me to cover high school sports for the local daily. In college a friend told me I must join him in publishing an alternative weekly and then left it in my hands. That led to the Daily Illini, and that in turn led to the Chicago Sun-Times, where I have worked ever since 1966. I became the movie critic six months later through no premeditation, when the job was offered to me out of a clear blue sky."Visit "I was born inside the movie of my life" to read the opening pages from Roger's forthcoming memoir to be published September 13, 2011.
Marie writes: I love illustrators best in all the world. There's something so alive about the scratch and flow of pen & ink, the original medium of cheeky and subversive wit. And so when club member Sandy Kahn submitted links for famed British illustrator Ronald Searle and in the hopes others might find him interesting too, needless to say, I was quick to pounce; for before Ralph Steadman there was Ronald Searle... "The two people who have probably had the greatest influence onmy life are Lewis Carroll and Ronald Searle."-- John LennonVisit Kingly Books' Ronald Searle Gallery to view a sordid collection of wicked covers and view sample pages therein. (click to enlarge image.) And for yet more covers, visit Ronald Searle: From Prisoner of War to Prolific Illustrator at Abe Books.
"I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." - from LIFE ITSELF
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Marie writes: every once in a while, you'll stumble upon something truly extraordinary. And when you don't, if you're lucky, you have pals like Siri Arnet who do - and share what they find; smile."Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms.""My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book's internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception," he says. - mymodernmet
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Marie writes: what do you get a man with a massive book collection who has artwork by Edward Lear and huge canvases by Gillian Ayres? What would a man with a Pulitzer and a Webby now renowned for the verbosity of his tweeting, like for his birthday? Much pondering went into answering that. Until suddenly a light-bulb went on above my head! (Click image.)Of course! It's so obvious - turn the Grand Poobah into a super hero! Super Critic: battling the forces of bad movies and championing the little guy, while tweeting where no critic has gone before! In the process, we'll get to see him wearing a red cape and blue tights. Perfect.Note: the artwork was done by Dave Fox of INTOON Productions. He makes personalized comic book covers and animation cels. Diane Kremmer, a long time friend and fellow artist, works and lives with Dave on Pender Island (one of the Gulf Islands off the coast of BC near Washington State.) I spent last weekend with them and took advantage of Dave's cartooning skills. I mention this because he did all the work. I just sat there and drank his wine. :-)


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ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia State University officials say that six students have complained after seeing fliers around campus advertising a new student club known as the White Student Union.
Freshman Patrick Sharp says he started the club so that students of European and Euro-American descent can celebrate their shared history and culture. He said members can also discuss issues that affect white people, such as immigration and affirmative action.
Sharp, who is from Birmingham, Ala. and enrolled at the Atlanta school this summer, said any student can join and that he would work with other clubs, such as the Black Student Alliance, on common issues.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/19xKRfU) reports that whites comprise 38 percent of Georgia State's student body, followed by blacks at 35 percent, Asians at 12 percent and Latinos at 7 percent.
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The ProFootballTalk crew discusses the latest on situation with Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito.
ProFootballTalk: The mess in Miami continues
Danny Amendola reworks contract with Patriots
Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola has altered his contract with the Patriots for the second straight season.
Amendola was set to make $5 million this season and was on the books for a $6 million salary in 2017, numbers that led to some discussion that he could find himself a cap casualty. As he did last year, Amendola has traded in some of that money.
Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports reports that Amendola signed a new deal that will pay him $7.35 million over the next two seasons with $750,000 more available through roster bonuses and catch incentives.
Making less money should help Amendola's job security, but the Patriots have added several receivers in free agency and the draft that could change the makeup of the receiving corps by the time September rolls around. Chris Hogan, Nate Washington and fourth-round pick Malcolm Mitchell join holdovers Keshawn Martin and Aaron Dobson as other options to go with Julian Edelman in New England.
Will Sam Bradford retire?
The Eagles and quarterback Sam Bradford remain at an impasse.
The team, which committed $22 million in fully-guaranteed money to Bradford under a two-year deal, envisions Bradford to be the Week One starter. Bradford, who accepted the two-year deal without a gun or other weapon pressed to his head but who now believes he'll be getting the hook sooner than later, wants to be traded. The other 31 teams are bemused, at best, by his availability.
So what happens with Bradford? Via PhillyInfluencer.com, Reuben Frank of CSN Philly thinks Bradford will retire.
It could end up being the only way out of the corner into which Bradford has painted himself. But it would be expensive; he'd immediately forfeit the $11 million signing bonus he received earlier this year from the Eagles if he retires.
Still, there's a potential Carson-Palmer-in-2011 appeal to a retirement decision. Like the former Bengals quarterback did five years ago, Bradford could call it quits (losing the signing bonus but avoiding the fines and forfeitures that would arise from holding out while under contract) and wait for another quarterback to tear an ACL or pop an Achilles or (like former Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell did two days before the trade deadline in 2011) break a collarbone.
Bradford would simply sit and wait until a trade opportunity arises, whether it happens later this year or next year. If the opportunity never arises, he'd simply never play again.
With no one currently clamoring to make Bradford "the guy" and with Bradford unwilling to be "a guy" in Philadelphia, this is the only approach that makes sense — costly as it may be.
49ers offensive players like "quicker," "very detailed" Chip Kelly scheme
When Chip Kelly's three-year run as the head coach of the Eagles came crashing to an end late last season, it wasn't easy to find players raving about playing for him.
Things are a bit different for his charges with the 49ers at this point in his tenure with the team, at least the ones on the offensive side of the ball. The 49ers have been learning Kelly's up-tempo system and getting used to the hand signals that help keep the pace up, something wide receiver Torrey Smith calls "very organized and very detailed." Tight end Garrett Celek likes the simplicity of the offense compared to what the 49ers were running in the past.
"In the past we had a lot of delay-of-games because either we're not getting the play in time from upstairs or it's just taking the quarterback too long to read the whole play out," Celek said, via CSNBayArea.com. "Where now, it's a lot quicker. We have hand signals, so you can't have 15 words through hand signals, stuff like that. It's got to be boom, boom, boom. So when you got less verbiage, it's easier to remember. It's kind of genius."
There was plenty of positivity about Kelly's system when he first got to Philadelphia as well, but the warm feelings wore off as time went on. Personnel issues had something to do with that, however, so we'll see if moving back to just coaching makes for more sustained good feelings in Santa Clara.
Eagles sign two more picks
Quarterback Carson Wentz is the only unsigned member of the Eagles' 2016 draft class.
The Eagles announced Friday that third-round guard Isaac Seumalo and fifth-round tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai have signed their rookie deals. The team's other five draft picks signed their four-year contracts with the team earlier this week.
While the Eagles list Seumalo as a guard, he got time all over the offensive line while making 37 starts at Oregon State over the course of his college career. If he's going to see a lot of time as a rookie, he'll probably have to beat out Allen Barbre and others at left guard as the rest of the starters on the line are more entrenched at this point. If not, his ability to play multiple positions should help him earn a reserve role.
Vaitai, who seems destined for a nickname, played both tackles during his time at TCU and will be vying for a job backing up Jason Peters and Lane Johnson as a rookie.
Giants center says some teammates "are just happy to be there"
It's great for teams when players work hard in the offseason to improve.
It may be less great for teams when certain players imply they're the only ones doing so.
Giants center Weston Richburg didn't name any names, but suggested that he was the only one spending extra time on his job. During a roundtable with Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com and a number of NFL linemen at the facility in Arizona where they train together, Richburg made some comments which are going to require some explaining back at Giants camp.
"The percentage of guys who are just OK to be there [in the league] is pretty high," Richburg said. "This is pretty rare. The majority of my offensive line is not doing anything right now. . . .
"I know a lot of guys are just happy to be there. That's the difference between them and the guys who are here."
Richburg's working at the facility run by former NFL lineman LeCharles Bentley, and was training with Bears blockers Kyle Long and Bobby Massie and Titans guard Chance Warmack (who also made some headlines with his opinions).
Of course, it's called the offseason for a reason, and his teammates have the right to spend their time off however they choose. Considering the offseason rules were collectively bargained to restrict the amount of time players had to spend on the job during the time between games, it's reasonable to assume that many players value the ability to get away.
While it's admirable for Richburg to want to put in extra time to improve his craft, there's a fine line between patting yourself on the back and sticking a knife in someone else's.
Stan Kroenke compares Jared Goff to Kurt Warner, who he endorsed
The Rams had a big decision to make this offseason, so they trusted the guy who nailed it the last time they weren't sure which quarterback to go with.
The fact he signs the checks helps too.
According to Jarrett Bell of USA Today, Rams owner Stan Kroenke thought back to the team keeping Kurt Warner when it was time to make the call to trade up and select Jared Goff with this year's first pick.
He said then-coach Dick Vermeil asked him his opinion on what seemed like a smaller decision, asking him how he came down on the Will Furrer-Warner battle for the third-string job.
"Dick Vermeil asked me my opinion on who the third quarterback should be," Kroenke said. "I had a great relationship with Dick. Dick loved Will Furrer, the type of guy we'd all want to marry our daughter. He worked his tail off. Came out of Virginia Tech. I liked Will. Nobody knew anything about Kurt, but I watched the scrimmage, and this is the similarity with Goff: I told Dick, 'OK, I've never played football, but you want my opinion? The kid from Northern Iowa can see. He's got vision. It's like a really good point guard. Some guys have it, some guys don't. Whether it's Arena Football that gave it to him or whatever, but he can see.'
"And Jared has that. It's the vision thing."
No one has questioned Kroenke's business acumen, as he's one of the wealthiest of the wealthy club of NFL owners. And he's kept a very low profile when it comes to football decisions, preferring to stay in the shadows and rarely giving interviews.
But he insisted the move for Goff wasn't about making a splash in his new Los Angeles home, but making the best football decision.
"I said it had to be about football. It can't be about headlines," Kroenke said. "Headlines don't win football games. Maybe that makes you feel good in the spring, but it doesn't win you anything. But the cool part is that [coach Jeff] Fisher said, 'If I were still in Tennessee, I'd do it.' And then we ran analytics and felt the compensation that we gave up was right in the ballpark, that we weren't super over-paying. So we felt it was thought-out well and done for the right reasons. Fine with me."
If Goff works out as well as Warner did for the Rams, Kroenke will have no problem with the investment. And he'll also probably be asked more often about football decisions.
Jets tried to make trade with Giants, couldn't get it done
The Giants were happy to steal the Jets' Snacks this offseason, but they didn't want to go back for seconds.
The Jets admitted they were trying to trade up in last week's draft to get to Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil, but according to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, they failed to get a deal done with their co-tenants in MetLife Stadium.
The Jets offered the Giants their second-round pick to move up from 20th overall to the 10th spot.
The Giants hesitated, having already lost out on targets Jack Conklin and Leonard Floyd the two spots ahead of them. And they were afraid if they went back too far, they'd have missed on cornerback Eli Apple, who they took at No. 10.
If Tunsil had been off the board, the Dolphins might have gone with Apple at 13 given their need at cornerback. That would have left the Giants to pick from the next tier or corners, as the next one taken was Houston's William Jackson, who went 24th to the Bengals.
There has been some cross-pollenation between the two franchises. This offseason, the Giants signed defensive tackle Damon "Snacks" Harrison in free agency. Others have worked for both franchises, from Don Maynard to Bill Parcells, but the two have never traded with each other.
There has also been the normal intramural squabbling between the two, going back to the design of their shared stadium, so perhaps it's not a surprise they could get a deal done.
Jaguars sign Brandon Allen, Tyrone Holmes
The Jaguars took two players in the sixth round and they've signed them both to four-year contracts.
Quarterback Brandon Allen and defensive end Tyrone Holmes became the first two members of the Jaguars' draft class to agree to deals with the team. There are five other picks to sign before the Jaguars will have everyone under contract.
Allen was the only offensive player that the Jaguars selected with their seven picks after making 34 starts during his time at Arkansas. With Blake Bortles and Chad Henne locked into the top two spots of the depth chart, Allen will try to show enough promise to warrant a spot as the team's No. 3 option.
Holmes led the FCS in sacks with 18 at Montana last season, which was enough for the Jaguars to use a pick to find out if his ability to get to the quarterback came with him to the NFL.
Adrian Peterson feels like "getting out there" during preseason
The last time that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson carried the ball during a preseason game came in 2011 and the last time he stepped on the field at all in the summer came in 2013, but both could change this year.
Peterson didn't have a good game in the season opener last year, rushing 15 times for 31 yards, and said that he thinks things may have gone better if he'd gotten his feet wet during the preseason. Peterson was on a more extended break in 2015 after missing the final 15 weeks of the 2014 season while on the exempt list, but it left him feeling like he might want to get a little work in before August is out.
"I feel like getting out there and playing a little bit," Peterson said, via the Pioneer Press. "It's something that once that time comes around, I'll have a better feel for, like, 'Hey, I need to get out there just to kind of get the legs moving and get the pads [on] a little bit.' I can tell you, though, I'm definitely more itching towards playing a little more in the preseason than I have the past seven, eight years."
Preseason carries haven't been part of Peterson's life since his 2011 torn ACL, but the desire to get off to a fast start in the regular season could outweigh the concern about an injury in an exhibition game this time around.
Ravens sign the first of their 11 draft picks
Last year, the Ravens had their entire nine-man draft class signed a week and a half after the draft.
They've got a little more work to do this year, but they're at least off to a start.
Via Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, the Ravens signed fifth-rounder Matt Judon to his four-year deal, worth $2.595 million.
He's the first of their 11 draft picks to sign this year, heading into today's start of a rookie minicamp.
Judon, an outside linebacker from Grand Valley State, led the nation with 20 sacks last year. He's among the three pass-rushers they drafted this year.
Licht addresses decision to draft Noah Spence, Roberto Aguayo
The Buccaneers got the guy everyone thought they'd take in round one of the 2016 draft, after they were able to trade down two spots to acquire cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III. It was in the second round that things got more interesting.
With their original second-round pick, the Bucs rolled the dice on pass rusher Noah Spence, who has first-round talent but who slid due to off-field issues. Then, the Bucs moved back into the second round to take a guy that most would say lacks second-round talent because of the position he plays: Kicker.
Appearing on Thursday's PFT Live, Buccaneers G.M. Jason Licht addressed both of his round two decisions.
Asked how comfortable the Buccaneers were that Spence's well-documented drug issues are behind him, Licht said this: "Well you can never guarantee anything in this league but we were as comfortable as we could get with him after meeting with him. Having my director of security . . . meet with him several times and also our area scout, national scouts, everybody involved in the process. Like you said, he owned up to his mistakes. We thought he made some immature decisions and we feel like we have a very strong locker room. Especially on defense with Gerald McCoy, Lavonte David, some of those guys. We thought he was immature at one point and he's owned up to them and now he's looking to move forward. He loves football . . . . We think if a guy loves football and it's taken away from him, he learned a lesson and he doesn't want that to happen again."
With Roberto Aguayo, it wasn't a matter of how much Aguayo loves football but how much the Buccaneers love Aguayo.
"I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time," Licht said. "It's not often that you go into draft meetings or into a school visit and you come back and in fact I remember coming back. I made a visit to Florida State along with several other schools this year, like we always do, but came back and my wife she always asks, 'Who did you like?' And I said, 'I like this Aguayo guy.' And she was shocked. Because I had never talked about a kicker before. . . .
"He's the best kicker I've ever seen coming out of college. So we got the extra fourth-round pick [in the trade down from No. 9 to No. 11] with plans of moving up, because I just wanted to ensure we got him. With the importance of special teams in this league is paramount and we talk about that all the time. So why not take who you think is the best kicker you've ever seen just to sure that up?"
Licht said that the permanent conversion of the extra point to a 33-yard field goal "had something to do" with the decision, but that the move primarily was driven by the team's belief that Aguayo is "a weapon as a field goal kicker, a weapon as a kickoff specialist, and a weapon just all the way around."
"He's super consistent," Licht said. "He's never missed inside the 40 in his career, which is rare. And he's the best and most accurate kicker in college history."
The move nevertheless is a gutsy one, because the reality is that multiple players taken after Aguayo will become extremely valuable, productive members of the NFL. And unless Aguayo quickly becomes the best kicker in the NFL, the Buccaneers will be reminded at some point of all the great players they left on the board.
Friday morning one-liners
G Matt Slauson had his visit with the Bills on Thursday.
RB Daniel Thomas says it's "crazy" that he's in his third tour of duty with the Dolphins.
A look at what LB Kamu Grugier-Hill brings to the Patriots.
The Jets will have 22 tryout players at rookie minicamp.
It didn't take the Ravens long to know they wanted to draft LB Kamalei Correa.
Bengals rookie WR Cody Core liked watching RB Rudi Johnson in his younger days.
USC coach Clay Helton thinks QB Cody Kessler will do well with the Browns.
Looking for undrafted rookies who will stand out at Steelers minicamp.
Which colleges have the Texans drafted from most often?
Several Colts veterans could be impacted by new arrivals in the draft.
It may not have been too tough for the Jaguars to make their decision on T Luke Joeckel's option.
Alabama coach Nick Saban had good things to say about Titans RB Derrick Henry.
Where does Trevor Pryce rank among the best Broncos defensive linemen of all time?
Cornerbacks will be a focus during Chiefs rookie minicamp.
The Raiders hope rookie S Karl Joseph proves to be the missing piece for their secondary.
The odds in Vegas don't favor the Chargers.
Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott's jersey has been the hottest seller among 2016 draft picks.
C Weston Richburg thinks he's working harder than some of his teammates on the Giants offensive line.
The Eagles are calling rookie T Halapoulivaati Vaitai "Big V" for the time being.
TE Jordan Reed's fears that the Redskins wouldn't have enough money for his extension after signing CB Josh Norman went unrealized.
A look at why the Bears didn't draft a quarterback this year.
Lions DE Ziggy Ansah's dad is pushing him to be better in 2016.
An argument that the Packers should have drafted Myles Jack.
G Alex Boone has made a strong first impression on the Vikings.
A breakdown of the undrafted free agents trying to make the Falcons.
Panthers LB Luke Kuechly served as a caddy for TE Greg Olsen at a Charlotte golf tournament.
WR Willie Snead used his time off from the Saints to complete his college degree.
Buccaneers RB Peyton Barber is motivated by the chance to help his mother.
Moving to the defensive side of the ball paid off for Cardinals CB Brandon Williams.
It's time for the Rams' first rookie minicamp since moving back in Los Angeles.
49ers G.M. Trent Baalke cited WR A.J. Jenkins while discussing why the team waited to draft a wideout.
A few intriguing players taking part in the Seahawks rookie minicamp.
Jets get three picks signed
The Jets will hold their first rookie minicamp practice on Friday and it's pretty good bet that most of the focus during and after that session is going to be on how quarterback Christian Hackenberg fares in his first workout since being selected in the second round.
There was time to focus on other members of the draft class on Thursday, however, and the Jets used it to sign three other players to their first NFL contracts. The team announced that they have signed fourth-round cornerback Juston Burris, fifth-round tackle Brandon Shell and seventh-round punter Lachlan Edwards.
Burris was a three-year starter at N.C. State and adds good size to a Jets cornerback group that said goodbye to 2015 starter Antonio Cromartie as the offseason got underway. The Jets traded up to get Shell, who is the great nephew of NFL Hall of Famer Art Shell and who started at both right and left tackle during his time at South Carolina.
The Jets moved on from Ryan Quigley at punter, leaving Edwards and undrafted signee Tom Hackett as the only punters currently on the roster.
Patriots price Seahawks tickets as this year's "elite" home game
The Patriots have one "elite" opponent on this year's home schedule, and that honor goes to the Seahawks.
New England is one of the many NFL teams that uses variable ticket pricing, charging more money to attend the more expensive games. On this year's schedule, the Week 10 home game against the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football is labeled as "elite" and costs the most, with tickets ranging in price from $111 for the cheap seats to $275 for lower level tickets near the 50-yard line.
The Patriots also label two games as "marquee." Those two games, against the Dolphins and Bengals, range in price from $90 to $245.
The other five regular-season games range in price from $77 to $199, while the two preseason games range from $37 to $95.
The Ravens are on this year's home schedule for the Patriots, but that is one of the five regularly priced games, an argument perhaps that Joe Flacco is not elite.
Will Smith's widow attends ceremony to receive his graduate degree
Wiping away tears and sitting in a wheelchair, the widow of former Saints defensive end Will Smith accepted his graduate degree from the University of Miami on Thursday.
Will Smith was shot and killed in New Orleans on April 9. His wife Raquel was shot in both legs in the incident and is still recuperating, but she was able to attend the graduation ceremony for the University of Miami's Executive MBA program for artists and athletes.
The Saints tweeted a video of the graduation ceremony, showing Raquel being pushed across the stage in her wheelchair as the crowd applauded the announcement that she was accepting the degree, which was being awarded to Will posthumously.
Smith played his college football at Ohio State and received his undergraduate degree in criminology in 2005.
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The Dynamic U.S.-Asia Economic Relationship
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Collyns will be in San Francisco to represent the U.S. at the Asia Pacific Economic Council Deputies meeting this month. He plays a leading role on Treasury's work on international monetary policy, international financial institutions, and regional and bilateral economic issues. He was formerly the Deputy Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund.
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The complete molecular equation is correct if you take away the + sign and replace it with an arrow where the arrow should be.
2. The complete ionic equation is not right. It should be this way.
CH3COOH(aq) + Na^+(aq) + HCO3^-(aq) ==> CH3COO^-(aq) + Na^+(aq) + H2O()l) + CO3(g). All I've done is taken your molecular equation #1 and split each reactant/product into ions if they ionize.
3. Cancel the spectator ions (those that appear on both sides of the equation) and you're left with the net ionic equation.
CH3COOH(aq) + HCOL3^-(aq) ==> H2O(l) _ CO2(g) + CH3COO^-(aq)


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PlayStation VR might be priced and dated at event next month
Sony has begun sending out invites for a PlayStation VR press event in San Francisco next month.
PlayStation VR could cost around £350 at launch
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House has said that PlayStation VR "will be priced as a new gaming platform" when it launches next year.
Project Morpheus is now called PlayStation VR
Sony has unveiled a rebrand for its in-development virtual reality system.
Valve's Vive VR headset will only receive a limited 2015 launch
The Vive VR headset will be the first major VR competitor to reach shelves - but only in limited quantities.
No Man's Sky studio considering Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus support
No Man's Sky may support virtually reality headsets, according to Hello Games founder Sean Murray.
PlayStation Morpheus VR will be at September's GameStop Expo
Sony's virtual reality tech is going to be at this year's GameStop Expo.
Oculus has been helping Sony out with Project Morpheus
Virtual reality's social credentials may remain a source of debate, but it sounds like the industry sprouting up around is quite the happy family.
Sony opening Project Morpheus studio in North West England
PlayStation is setting up a development studio in North West England dedicated to make games for its Project Morpheus VR headset.
Kickstarter alum Among the Sleep surpasses 100,000 sales
First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed.
Project Morpheus is due out in the first half of 2016
Sony is slowly closing in on a final release date for its virtual reality headset.
Oculus warns Sony to make sure Project Morpheus solves nausea problem
Brendan Iribe has welcomed Oculus Rift's inevitable rivals in the virtual reality market, but also urged them to ensure their product is up to scratch.
Project Morpheus VR headset is '85% complete'
Sony reckons that its own entry into the virtual reality market is nearing completion.
Sony: Move was ahead of its time but will be revived by Project Morpheus
It doesn't look like Sony intends to release any motion controlled games in the near future, but PlayStation Move may yet have its day.
Sony is making a 'significant investment' in VR
Virtual reality is a serious part of PlayStation's future, according to Sony's UK boss Andrew House.
VR - is it for the payers?
The owner of London's video game café Loading Bar James Dance shares his thoughts on the new virtual reality headsets and whether they will have mainstream success...
VIDEO: Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus title The Assembly revealed
A new VR-powered title is making it way to Oculus Rift and PS4 via Project Morpheus.
nDreams teases virtual reality game E3 reveal
UK studio nDreams will unveil a new virtual reality game at E3 2014, the developer has teased.
Microsoft's decision has 'killed original Kinect games'; PlayStation Camera could outsell it
Microsoft's decision to remove Kinect from the Xbox One bundle has destroyed any possibility for developers to make games that realise the potential of the motion-sensing camera.
Among the Sleep PS4 edition revealed with Project Morpheus support
Kickstarter success Among the Sleep will see a PS4 release that's to include support for Project Morpheus, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed.
PS4's DualShock 4 light was designed for Project Morpheus
The often unpopular light bar on the DualShock 4 controller was included at the request of the team working on the VR Project Morpheus headset.
Develop's An Audience With to showcase Project Morpheus
PlayStation will offer insight into Project Morpheus and making games for virtual reality at a special Develop event later this month.
Sony: VR is not just for core gamers
Sony wants to prove to the world that virtual reality is not just for hardcore gamers playing on their own.
Sony: Project Morpheus is an easier sell to indies than publishers
Despite Facebook's entry into the virtual reality market doesn't mean the sector won't be led by indie developers.
Project Cars confirmed for PS4's Project Morpheus
Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming racing title Project Cars will be compatible with Sony's Project Morpheus virtual reality headset.
Sony's foray into VR is 'a bad idea', Pachter says
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Ted Simons: Arizona's economy relies heavily on the housing industry and jobs in construction. Today, the Arizona senate passed a bill that aims to diversify our economy by adding more renewable energy jobs to the mix. I'll talk with the sponsor of the bill in a moment, but first, David Majure has more on Senate Bill 1403.
Michael Bidwill: Over the last decade or so, Arizona has ranked as one of the top job-producing economies in the United States. Up until about 2006 and --
David Majure: At a recent meeting on commerce and economic development, representatives of the greater Phoenix economic council talked about the state of Arizona's economy.
Michael Bidwill: We dropped 17th and then 49th and now last in job creation among the 50 states.
David Majure: Arizona's economy is largely built on growth. The more people who move here, the more homes must be built but the current economic recession is proof that Arizona can't rely so heavily on construction.
Barry Broome: The question for us is how do we diversify this economy? And the first question is what industries are going to be big enough and strong enough to shift the market away from simple economic outcomes like housing and construction into export industries.
David Majure: One of GPEC's answers to that question is solar and renewable energy. In recent years GPEC's been trying to get solar manufacturing companies to locate in Arizona.
Barry Broome: We've lost for almost two years, almost every major opportunity we've pursued.
David Majure: GPEC says Arizona is not competitive with other western states when it come to the cost of capital.
Michael Bidwill: Right now we've got 13 companies looking to build projects valued at $3.5 billion, probably 5,000 high paying jobs with benefits that could come to Arizona, waiting on the passage of Senate Bill 1403.
David Majure: Senate Bill 1403 provides income and property tax incentives to companies that locate their headquarters or manufacturing in Arizona.
Michael Bidwill: Senate Bill 1403 will give us an opportunity to compete and that's why GPEC is supporting it.
David Majure: The bill is intended to produce high paying jobs. To qualify for the incentives, a company must pay more than half of its full-time employees an annual salary of at least 125% of the state's median income. Currently about $46,300, and cover at least 80% of their health insurance premiums. A company can earn an income tax credit up to 10% of its capital investments depending on the number of jobs it creates.
Barry Broome: The program has an annual cap of $70 million for five years. The way the tax credit is positioned, the company comes in and there's a formula so we know whether or not we're making money on the credit.
David Majure: In addition to income tax incentives, Senate Bill 1403 also provides a property tax break. To companies that invest $25 million or more in new facilities, equipment and infrastructure.
Ted Simons: The state senate passed Senate Bill 1403 today by a vote of 16-12. It now goes to the house for further consideration. Joining me now is the sponsor of Bill 1403, State Senator Barbara Leff, a Republican from Paradise Valley. Good to see you.
Sen. Barbara Leff: Nice to see you too.
Ted Simons: This legislation is designed to do what?
Sen. Barbara Leff: Legislation is designed to bring jobs to Arizona. We desperately need to diversify this economy and need jobs and this legislation is a combination of bringing jobs to Arizona and incenting the renewable energy companies to come for manufacturing, research and development and regional and national headquarters. We really want to bring those companies to this state. We have plenty of exciting generation happening, especially on solar, but don't have the manufacturing jobs and those are the high-paying jobs we want to bring.
Ted Simons: Why don't we have those jobs here? Again, it's a cliche, but you walk outside and there's sun all the time.
Sen. Barbara Leff: You don't need sunshine to do manufacturing and we would like to see the companies do everything here. The generation is going to happen anyway, there are going to be solar panels and we're going to generate electricity through solar. What we don't have are the manufacturers coming and there's a lot of competition among a lot of states to incent them to come to their states. Oregon and New Mexico are competing and offering lucrative incentives because they understand that those companies, when they come, they bring lots of business with them. They'll bring all of the supply companies and research with them and those high-paying jobs.
Ted Simons: What kind of incentives?
Sen. Barbara Leff: Talking about income tax and property tax incentives. Especially it's a problem for Arizona, for capital investment in Arizona. Our property tax for business is just too high and it's hard for capital intensive companies to come to Arizona without offsetting that cost.
Ted Simons: Critics say giving tax credits to one industry isn't fair. Your response?
Sen. Barbara Leff: I think most states do have healthy economies pick out certain industries they want to incent. We have aerospace and semiconductor, bioscience, optics and it's a smart move because you have a lot of growth and other companies that come and the entire economy improves because of that. Look at Chandler with Intel. We're trying to incentivise them. If you sit around and say, whoever comes, fine, you don't end up with the synergy you need to create the economic engine that Arizona needs.
Ted Simons: Again from the critical aspect. The idea of instead of picking one industry, just lowering the tax rate of all businesses, lower it all and solar will follow.
Sen. Barbara Leff: That would be great if we could figure out the way to lower the property tax for business in the state. If you lower that, all residential property tax rates go up.
Ted Simons: Is there a concern that we're talking subsidies with no guarantee of success? It's a new growing industry -- we're not sure what's going to happen. Should we subsidize something we don't know what the return is?
Sen. Barbara Leff: Before a company gets any tax credit, they have to have built their company and spend all of the money and pay the construction taxes and hired all of the employees and show that they're providing 80% of the comprehensive health insurance for the employees and pay above the -- more than half the jobs have to be above the median wage in Arizona. The companies will be here and hire people and people will be working before they can get one penny in a tax incentive back.
Ted Simons: How does that compare with Oregon or New Mexico or Texas or California? Similar or a little bit different?
Sen. Barbara Leff: It's a little bit different. Some states -- I believe New Mexico has a deal closing funds, Oregon has very, very high incentives for companies to manufacturer in Oregon, everybody that wants to be around California. That's the key. California is going to be a large renewable footprint and companies are looking to be around California, not in California, because their tax structure is difficult for business. And different states do different things. This makes us competitive. Not number one, but competitive. We keep losing job after job to other states, and right now there are 13 companies waiting to see what we do, to see if Arizona is saying come to our state. We need and want you and will help you get started.
Ted Simons: I know there was one lawmaker who suggested we're too far behind on this already, why even bother?
Sen. Barbara Leff: Well, that's not true in renewables. Renewable energy is a brand new industry. It's going to only get better. We are not ever going to turn the clock back and not look at renewable energy sources. This is exactly the time to say this is a new industry, come here, grow here. We have no idea what the potential is going to be. I think it's going to be tremendous.
Ted Simons: How many jobs talking here?
Sen. Barbara Leff: Thousands of jobs.
Ted Simons: What parts of the state? Cities, rural areas?
Sen. Barbara Leff: City -- well, probably not in cities. Rural areas, some parts of the city. And then companies in addition to the ones we're incenting will supply those companies and we talked to a glass manufacturing company. They're talking about coming to rural Arizona so they can get their glass products near where the manufacturing is going to occur.
Ted Simons: The incentives? General, how much will it cost the state, initially?
Sen. Barbara Leff: I would say it depends on the definition of cost. We're capping at $70 million a year total of all the companies to come. In order for that to be given, a condition, has to spend $700 million in capital investment. Over a 5 year period there's a $350 million tax credit potential, but that leaves $3.5 billion in capital investment will have occurred in Arizona already if that happens.
Ted Simons: For the person watching right now that runs the nursery or restaurant or any other type of business not getting this kind of incentive, how do you convince that business owner that this kind of break is a good idea?
Sen. Barbara Leff: You have jobs and when you create jobs those jobs create money for people. That money is used by those people to go to those other businesses that you talked about. Look at Chandler and Intel and what's created around it. They'll go to those other businesses and spend their money. Everybody gets helped when you have large numbers of jobs in your community. Arizona is hurting because we don't have enough jobs outside of housing and construction.
Ted Simons: Thanks for joining us. We appreciate it.
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I think this is a time where people will look back on us and see it as a period of practically central bank worship.
The central bankers – Draghi, Yellen, Bernanke – have become almost celebrities in America. People have invested unreasonable hopes in what these central banks can know, and what they can do. I think that, sooner or later, the investing public will become disillusioned of these ideas…. I dare say that stock prices will not continue to rise uninterrupted at the same pace. That's not a very interesting prediction, but the stock market is certainly a cyclical thing. I think it's fair to observe that today's ultra-low interest rates flatter stock market valuations. Stock prices are partly valued based on a discounted flow of dividend income. To the extent that the discount rate you use to value that stream of dividend income, which depends on interest rates, is artificially low,stock prices are artificially high.
I think that the burden of proof is on anyone who would assert that we are in a new age of persistently and steadily rising stock prices.
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Phone: 91 40 2776 6224
Fax: 91 40 2776 6226
Website: http://www.galadapower.com
Galada Power and Telecommunication Limited manufactures and sells aluminum conductors and other allied products in India. It provides EC aluminum wire rods to manufacture conductivity conductors and underground cables; alloy wire rods to manufacture conductors; aluminum alloy conductors for transmission, distribution, and rural electrification; all aluminum conductors; aluminum alloy conductors steel reinforced products; aluminum conductor steel reinforced products that are steel core aluminum conductors for transmission and distribution lines; and special/development conductors. The company also offers specialty rods/wires for electrical applications; specialty wires for mechanical applications; and machines for the conversion of aluminum ingots into rods and conductors. In addition, it provides consulting services to electrical utilities in the construction of new lines and sub-stations, and uprating and upgrading of existing transmissions lines, as well as assistance to BIS/REC for uprating existing standards for materials and construction. The company was formerly known as Galada Continuous Castings Limited and changed its name to Galada Power and Telecommunication Limited in 1994. Galada Power and Telecommunication Limited was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Hyderabad, India.