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Daniel Radcliffe Reacts to the Death of 'Harry Potter' Actor Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths, who played Uncle Vernon Dursley in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and its sequels, died at the age of 65 on Thursday, March 28. According to his agent, Simon Beresford, Griffiths died of complications following heart surgery at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.
"Richard brightened my days and enriched the life of anyone he came into contact with," said Beresford. "On stage he allowed us to share in our own humanity and constantly question our differences. Richard gave acting a good name. He was a remarkable man and one of our greatest and best-loved actors. He will be greatly missed."
Funny and clever are two words that describe the prodigiously talented Griffiths. "Richard was by my side during two of the most important moments of my career," Daniel Radcliffe, who worked with the actor in "Harry Potter" and stage play "Equus", said in a statement. "I am proud to say I knew him."
"In August 2000, before official production had even begun on Potter, we filmed a shot outside the Dursleys' [home], which was my first ever shot as Harry. I was nervous and he made me feel at ease," Radcliffe continued. "Seven years later, we embarked on 'Equus' together. It was my first time doing a play but, terrified as I was, his encouragement, tutelage and humor made it a joy. In fact, any room he walked into was made twice as funny and twice as clever just by his presence."
Griffiths was born to parents who were deaf and mute in 1947. "The first language he learned was sign. And therefore his ability to listen to people with his eyes as well as his ears is incredible," said the director of "Equus", Thea Sharrock, in a 2008 interview.
When Griffiths was 15, he left school and later returned to education to study drama. In 1980, he married Heather Gibson, whom he first met in 1973 during a production of "Lady Windermere's Fan".
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COLUMBIA STATION — The Columbia Raiders sported the area's most explosive offense and had a shutdown defense during an unblemished regular season. So it was in stunned silence that the Raiders faithful watched their team struggle mightily on both sides of the ball during a 31-0 defeat to Smithville in the Division VI regional quarterfinals Read More…
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PERRYSBURG — North Ridgeville, for most of the first half Friday night, stood toe-to-toe with the No. 1-ranked Division II team in the state in Perrysburg, holding the Yellow Jackets, who averaged 40.6 points per game during the regular season, scoreless for nearly 20 minutes. Then, disaster struck, and Perrysburg was right there to pounce, Read More…
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EATON TWP. — Midview's Logan Bolin knows he may be called upon in multiple ways to help his team win a football game. Such was the case Friday night in a Division II regional quarterfinal against Olmsted Falls, when Bolin scored three touchdowns — one on a run as the Middies' quarterback, one on a Read More…
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83457192016-07-01T03:00:30.199-07:00Pajama Guy"You couldn't have a starker contrast between the multiple layers of checks and balances [at '60 Minutes'] and a guy sitting in his living room in his pajamas writing."
 -Jonathan Klein, former CBS Executive

Pajama Guyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-88615948699261516732016-07-01T03:00:00.000-07:002016-07-01T03:00:30.205-07:00The last time anyone saw ColumbusGuyHe was hopping the No. 2 bus to campus.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-24925787361463051822016-07-01T00:03:00.005-07:002016-07-01T00:10:22.374-07:00Behind The ScreamsRoadies, created by Cameron Crowe, is about those invisible people who make rock concerts happen. It's Showtime's ill-timed attempt to have an hour about the music biz, premiering as it did just after HBO canceled the expensive flop Vinyl. But after sampling the first two episodes, I'm surprised at the bad reviews. I think they've got something.

It's no classic, but it's fun. The dialogue is snappy, the characters likable. It's a little sentimental, and it's light, but that's what we need after the very heavy Vinyl. The one thing that clearly comes across in Roadies is the passion for music, the love for rock, which I'm guessing is the main reason former rock critic Crowe did it in the first place (along with fellow executive producers J. J. Abrams, Winnie Holzman and Bryan Burk).

The plot is fairly straightforward. We meet the crew that runs the tour of the fictional Staton-House Band. The group is apparently a big deal, since they're playing arenas. (Other real rock names are mentioned, but so far we haven't met any of them doing cameos.) There's Bill (Luke Wilson), tour manager, Shelli (Carla Gugino), production manager, rigger Kelly Ann (Imogen Poots), sound person Donna (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and a few others. Into their life comes British financial advisor Reg (Rafe Spall), who runs a tight ship. He fires a few people (including the venerable, beloved Phil) and demands everyone else take pay cuts. Reg isn't the bad guy, exactly, but he's a sign of the new way things will be done.

Most of the characters have their own issues, in addition to getting the show on. For instance, Bill and Shelli seem to have a thing, even though Shelli is married (to Taylor Swift's tour manager), and Kelly Ann wants to quit and go to film school. But so far, this isn't a high tension show, which is fine with me--the main thing is it captures the atmosphere of this world.

It's set in the present, but the feeling is retro. Much of the music we hear, in fact, would fit comfortably in the '70s. This is familiar territory for Crowe, of course. He started out as a writer for Rolling Stone, and one of his most famous films is Almost Famous, about a rock band and its followers. Some consider it a classic, but I consider it a missed opportunity--I don't think it quite clicks, especially due to miscasting. But maybe Roadies will do it right. I already like the cast better.LAGuyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-54042389721374485272016-06-30T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-30T03:00:31.159-07:00News from 1950
Men work longer hours than women and women do more housework, report finds
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-23381595335114803012016-06-30T00:05:00.000-07:002016-06-30T00:05:47.069-07:00The Good Old DaysA lot of people have been talking about George Will's decision to oppose Donald Trump, telling the GOP to "Grit their teeth for four years and win the White House."

Okay, but have people already forgotten he wasn't saying things that different four years ago? As he put it in his column, "the presidency is not everything, and there will be another election in the next year divisible by four."

If you're curious, here's what Pajama Guy had to say about it back then.LAGuyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-46415189575336652832016-06-30T00:03:00.002-07:002016-06-30T00:03:08.772-07:00Scotty Has Been Beamed UpLet's say goodbye to Scotty Moore, Elvis's guitarist. He lived twice as long as the King.

LAGuyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-5941374085702890662016-06-29T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-29T08:55:12.133-07:00Isn't this a bit premature?So what does Sun Tzu have to say about this? Seems hasty to me. At this pace they'll force even Hillary to go war against email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-29812978098067260852016-06-29T00:03:00.001-07:002016-06-29T00:03:03.151-07:00New VagueThere's a new print of Jean-Luc Godard's Bande a part (1964) making the rounds. I'd never seen it in a theatre so I decided to check it out, even if I had misgivings.

Godard was the newest of the French new wave filmmakers of the 1950s and 60s, and arguably the most celebrated, but he often felt to me like the emperor's new clothes. He did startling things with film technique, sure, but while some claimed he was commenting on or deconstructing cinematic language, it seemed to me here was a guy who couldn't tell a story if his life depended on it.

I saw all the "narrative" films by Godard from his 60s period, before he got really radical, but I watched them more out of a sense of duty than delight. I wanted to see what everyone was talking about. Bande a part is a good example. It does have a story (taken from a novel), done in one of Godard's favorite genres, the gangster film, but it has few of the conventional payoffs of such films. I wondered if seeing it on the big screen, with an audience, would change my mind.

Well, a little, but not much. We've gone from the emperor's new clothes to the emperor's weird clothes. The basic plot has two men romancing a woman, but also using her for a caper where they steal money from the rich, older man she works for. They plan a heist but it doesn't work out as planned. This is a concept that's worked before, but in Godard's hands, you're not going to get what you expect.

You can tell from the famous opening credits he doesn't play by the rules.

Then there's the most famous moment in the film (perhaps in all of Godard) where the three go to a café and decide to dance.

There's also a bit where they're waiting to pull off the heist and decide to visit the Louvre.

Godard has lots of ideas, he just doesn't want to incorporate them into a dramatic whole, and doesn't produce (or is incapable of producing) traditional things like consistent characters, suspense, dramatic arcs. Thus he can be fun in short doses, but his features tend to be a slog.

Most of Bande a part has the characters--who rarely act like recognizable human beings--moping around, discussing philosophy, falling in and out of love for no reason, driving around aimlessly and pretending they're tough. When there's finally a little action, you don't care that it's awkwardly staged--at least something is happening.

Pardon me for being bourgeois, but if Godard is going to upend traditional narrative, he better replace it with something worth watching. It was nice to finally see the movie up on a big screen, where you could make out details and enjoy the locations, but being stuck in a theatre sometimes made you wish you were back home with a DVD you could pause or, better, fast forward.LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-61324028734345304402016-06-28T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-28T03:00:10.171-07:00Cut to the chaseWhy not just target conservative Republicans? They can reach a memorandum of understanding with the IRS and the Obama and Clinton administrations will subsidize them and work to award the Nobel email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-18696029415100389822016-06-28T00:03:00.002-07:002016-06-28T18:49:07.774-07:00Winter Is HereAfter having spent a long, and I mean long, time writing a review of "The Winds Of Winter"--the final episode of this season's Game Of Thrones--I pushed the wrong button and deleted it all. (Actually, I pushed two wrong buttons, but both were in different places from what I'm used to since I just installed a new keyboard.) So rather than a lengthy recap, let me simply give a few impressions.

A fine ending to what was often a shaky season--in fact, the last two seasons have been weaker than usual because of certain plotlines: dependable Arya was stuck in Braavos, dynamic Dany was stuck in Meereen, and Dorne was, well, Dorne.

"The Winds Of Winter" might have had the biggest body count of name characters ever--off the top of my head, Lancel, Pycelle, Tommen, Margaery (ouch), Mace, Loras, High Sparrow, Walder Frey (and a couple of other Freys baked into the pie) and Lyanna Stark (though she's been gone a long time).

Also, you'd figure the main story of the hour would be the trials in King's Landing, but they took care of that whole thing right off the bat, which was good, because then you had to wonder what would happen next.

Other thoughts--

--after all the talk of Dany being the first woman in charge, Cersei beat her to it

--poor Daario, groomed for the big leagues only to be stuck in the minors

--the Imp was already the Queen's Hand, but Dany did the Wizard of Oz trick, giving him a trinket to make it official

--first burning a princess to win a battle and now serving some kids to their father--the show is very Greek

--Davos says he'll kill Mel if she returns, but he's tried to kill her before and failed, and anyway, didn't he just hear Jon say she can't come back, which means it'd be Snow's duty to exectute her?

--Lady Mormont has gone from unknown to audience favorite in record time

--Littlefinger tells Sansa he wants to sit on the Iron Throne with her at his side, but no matter how bad her previous betrothals were, I think the easy part of that equation may be getting the throne

--there was a new musical score for all the King's Landing stuff and I didn't like it at all

--Benjen said the dead can't cross the Wall, so why is everyone worried about their army?

--we finally get the Snow origin (essentially), but it's hard to believe anyone was surprised

--how can Unella be Gregor's sex slave if he's a zombie?

--Pycelle was always a survivor, so it was sad to see him go

--last week I noted I don't like giants, but I like the urchins doing Qyburn's bidding even less

--so the secret mission of Varys was to line up support in Dorne (and get the Tyrell's thrown in as a bonus?), but how did he get back to Meereen so fast to be on Dany's warship when that should have been Grey Worm where he was standing?

Anyway, season six is over. It takes so long to get here, then it's over so fast. So where do we stand after they cleared the table and reset it?

Cersei is now in charge of Westeros, but how many troops does she have? She's got the Kingsguard, which is for protecting the castle, and the Lannister army, which isn't as tough as it once was, not to mention general Jaime seems to be having second thoughts. Meanwhile the Frey's have been wiped out at the top.

Against her, you've got the fast-approaching Dany with a bunch of ships, the Unsullied, the Dothraki horde, whoever is following Theon and Yara and three dragons. (I think she's leaving the Second Sons behind.) You've also got her potential alliance with the Martells and the Tyrells (who oppose the Lannisters in any case). And the Starks, now united with the other Northern families (and probably the Knights of the Vale) sure don't like the Lannisters. There's not enough wildfire in the world to stop all that opposition.

Of course, none of it matters if the Army of the Dead start marching.

There are a number of free agents out there. Not sure where the Hound is or what he wants. Brienne is still on the move, though presumably returning to Winterfell. Mel, who has gone from dangerous fanatic to sympathetic wanderer, has to go south--maybe she'll find her old friends at the Brotherhood Without Banners (and Gendry and Hot Pie). Arya should return to Winterfell, or does she prefer to be faceless and knock off people as she sees fit? Will Jaqen be after her to make her stop using those masks? Then there's Jorah, seeking a cure. Euron is seeking his niece and nephew, but does anyone care? And just what will Samwell be doing at the Citadel, aside from catching up on back copies if Maester's Monthly?

We're in the home stretch. We'll know how it works out soon enough. Or not soon enough, but eventually, and that'll have to do.LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-83192426054291443532016-06-27T03:05:00.000-07:002016-06-27T03:05:22.289-07:00Why Aziz Ansari makes me scared for my familyYou can't argue with the math, apparently: Zero percent of American Muslims are terrorists.

I wonder what the percent is who understand, support and prefer Muslim terrorists over U.S. culture. That probably rounds up to an integer greater than firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-36233237921516800172016-06-27T00:03:00.001-07:002016-06-27T00:03:01.433-07:00What You Like Is In The LimoI was just reading Michael Coveney's biography of Maggie Smith. She's one of the premiere actresses of our day--a leading lady on stage, where she's received accolades for both classic and modern roles, and film, where she's gotten six Oscar nominations and won two. She's has a great gift for comedy, but is equally at home in straight drama.

Yet, if you asked the average person how they know Maggie Smith, most would probably say "she's the nutty old Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey." (Or perhaps the headmistress at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies.)

Smith is great as the Countess, deserving the Emmys she's won. And I can't blame her for taking the job--it's work, and it's probably decent money. But sitting in a chair and cracking those tart-tongued one-liners is the kind of thing she can do in her sleep. It got me thinking, how many other fine, classically-trained British actors are known for flashier, modern roles in TV or movies?

Here is a partial list:

Judi Dench. A prominent stage actress who later became a respected name in films, garnering seven Oscar nominations, she's probably best known as M in the James Bond series.

John Gielgud. Arguably the greatest Shakespearean actor of the twentieth century, he gained his greatest fame--and only Oscar--as wise-cracking Hobson, the butler (or was it valet?) in Arthur.

Alec Guinness. A fine stage actor who became one of Britain's best film actors, he is best known today as the iconic Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars films.

Ian McKellen. He spent much of his career doing great work in the theatre, but once he hit his 60s, became well-known for leading roles in two gigantic franchises--Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings films.

Gary Oldman. A successful stage actor, he gained notice as a young leading man in art films. But then he really got famous when he appeared as support in blockbusters such as his Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series. Today, he's probably best known as Commission Gordon in the Batman series.

Diana Rigg. Gained early notoriety in television as Emma Peel in The Avengers, but regularly returned to the stage, where she was a leading lady for decades. Today, she's probably best known as Lady Olenna in Game Of Thrones, where she seems to be doing an imitation of Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess.

I wonder how these actors feel about their late-found fame. Alec Guinness was happy to make so much money that he could retire in comfort, but he didn't particularly enjoy being known worldwide as a wizard in a kid's film. As for the others, after decades of doing good work in relative obscurity (they were big in certain circles, but weren't stopped in the street), to be suddenly recognized everywhere they go, and make some nice paychecks, I would guess has them tickled.LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-82292317541598098322016-06-26T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-26T00:03:03.794-07:00Weezer GeezerIn the midst of all the Paul McCartney celebration, I missed Rivers Cuomo's birthday. Let's rectify that.

First, here we are in the 2010s, watching a video from the 1990s, about a show aired in the 1970s with stories set in the 1950s.

LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-38048326399162085642016-06-25T04:57:00.001-07:002016-06-25T04:57:46.833-07:00What to say, what to say?"The US has been warned about its high poverty rate in the International Monetary Fund's annual assessment of the economy. . . It recommended raising the minimum wage and offering paid maternity leave to women to encourage them to work."

Oh, what to say to Ms. Lagarde, what to say? How about "Fuck off, fascist."

An economist recommending raising the minimum wage and paying people not to work to encourage work, as good an idea as ensuring insurance coverage by mandating the scope of coverage. I'm beginning to regret my remarks. They're not strong email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-39964787999571789632016-06-25T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-25T00:03:01.872-07:00June JamLet's celebrate a few musical birthdays.

Clifton Chenier:

Eddie Floyd:

Harold Melvin:

Carly Simon:

Allen Lanier:

George Michael:

LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-67844578285744872962016-06-24T00:03:00.004-07:002016-06-25T11:41:49.318-07:00The Thrill Of It AllThere are a lot of turning points in the story of the Marx Brothers. New York street urchins in the 1890s, one by one they entered Vaudeville in the early days of the 20th century. They were a musical act but morphed into a comedy act. They hit the top in Vaudeville, but were stuck there--until they managed to get a Broadway show and were discovered by the tastemakers. They were the toast of Broadway until they moved to Hollywood in the 1930s and became film stars. They switched from Paramount to MGM in 1935, but their career as a team petered out somewhere in the 1940s, though Groucho went on to great fame in TV in the 1950s.

If I had to pick the most significant turning point, it'd be May 19th, 1924, when they first opened on Broadway in an unassuming revue called I'll Say She Is and became overnight sensations. Everything up till then had been preparation for this moment, and everything after was them at the top showing the world what they could do. This show is also the Holy Grail--their earlier Vaudeville apprenticeship can be generally understood, and their later Broadway shows, The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers, were turned into movies and are even sometimes revived on stage, but the Broadway show that launched them is all but lost. Books about the boys describe it somewhat, but Marx Brothers fans want to know more.

And now we have a book to slake that thirst, Gimme A Thrill, by Noah Diamond. He's done deep research and describes how the show came about, as well as what was in it. He tells not just about the Marx Brothers themselves, but Will B. Johnstone, a multi-talent who wrote the book and lyrics, and helped developed their characters before George S. Kaufman ever laid eyes on them; Joseph M. Gaites, their low-budget Broadway producer who tended to make money with even lower-budget touring shows; James P. Beury, the other producer who helped get them across the finish line; and all the performers, including leading lady Lotta Miles.

Turns out many of the tales told about the show--usually by the Marx Brothers years later--aren't true. They said the producer (Beury, though they didn't use his name), was a pretzel-salt magnate who only invested in the show to get a spot for his no-talent girlfriend. Actually, Beury's money came from coal, but he was serious about show biz--this wasn't his first production--and there probably was no girlfriend.

Just before they signed on to the show, the Marx Brothers were in trouble. A tour of England hadn't gone well, and since they'd done it without the permission of vindictive Vaudeville impresario E. F. Albee, they found themselves banned from the top houses on the circuit. They took up an offer to play in the "Advanced Vaudeville" that Broadway's Shubert Brothers were trying to make work, but that came to little. So they were looking for something to reignite their careers. Gaites, working with Johnstone, had twice produced revues based on the idea of a lovely young lass searching from scene to scene for a true thrill (hence the title of the 1922 revue Gimme A Thrill), but they hadn't worked out. Then the Marx Brothers were added into the mix, which was all the show really needed. (They're all any show needs).

They opened out of town in Philadelphia where they were such a hit they played through the summer. That was followed by a never-ending tour around the country. Gaites was making so much money it seemed he didn't want to get to Broadway. The Marx Brothers were getting antsy. Beury bought out Gaites and after playing for a year--and improving along the way--the show finally became the New York smash it was meant to be.

The Marxes ruled Manhattan. Everyone wanted to see their show, and get to know them. And Diamond does a great job walking us through each scene of I'll Say She Is--with or without the Brothers. Some of it is known to fans--especially the theatrical agent scene, which they later filmed as a promotional short for Paramount--and the big closer, with Groucho as Napoleon (as Groucho) and the others as Josephine's lovers. People at the time said the last bit was the funniest thing they ever did. After running the better part of a year, I'll Say She Is went back out on the road, until the tour ended abruptly when Chico walked out on the show (probably running from gangsters whom he owed money).

So if you want a book that really gets into I'll Say She Is, you can't do better than Gimme A Thrill. Yet that's only the first half. The second half of the 360-page book is author Diamond's story. He grew up a big fan of the Brothers, and become a writer and performer. Then he got the idea of putting on the first production of I'll Say She Is since 1924. His research got him information most fans thought lost--including old sheet music and Johnstone's typescript of the show (a bare-bones version).

Diamond reconstituted the show, and also rewrote it, always with a view of being faithful to the meaning of the work. Then, in 2014, ninety years after the original opened, it was performed at the New York International Fringe Festival. Diamond played Groucho. This led to offers--including a book deal--and a production that is now playing off-Broadway. I'm hoping some day it gets out to Los Angeles.

A fine book, written with care (a few minor errors, but I'll let them go) and love. LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-37267068392019426282016-06-23T03:43:00.000-07:002016-06-23T03:43:09.090-07:00Hate it when that happens IIGeez, agreeing with Oliver Stone?

"It's a form of fascism"

Close, Olly. It is fascism. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-71343054480031263752016-06-23T00:03:00.005-07:002016-06-23T00:25:16.640-07:00Reboot BootedHBO has canceled Vinyl, after renewing it originally. Why? The simple answer is it flopped--viewership was low, the critics didn't like it, and the show was expensive. There was a plan to rethink it for season two, but the channel decided it was better to quit while they're behind. It's doubtful they would have given up, though, if HBO hadn't just named a new president--a new broom sweeps clean.

I don't think Vinyl would have been able to reverse its ratings. Still, a sad thing. As badly as they screwed things up, the show had potential. What did they do wrong? Let me count the ways:

1. Showrunner Terence Winter. I suppose he can write well, and maybe he's got ties with producer Martin Scorsese, but the last show he created, Boardwalk Empire, was a mess. It may have lasted several years, but it never found its footing. (HBO likes Winter and David Milch, though they often crap out. Meanwhile, they turn down shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad. It's easy to be right after the fact, but has HBO been betting on the wrong horses?)

2. The time period. Doing a show about popular music of any era limits your audience, but 1973 was a bad choice. The 60s, yeah, even if they're overdone. The later 70s, once punk (and disco) changed things, might also work. But this transitional period, even if there's a wide mix of styles at the time, falls between two stools.

3. The darkness. Protagonists need problems, but there's also got to be some fun. Here's a guy who's running a record company, which sounds like a dream come true, but all we see is him failing and flailing. His marriage is falling apart, his business is going under, he's got a drug problem, he can't do anything right. Just a little lightness, maybe even the occasional clear success, would have helped.

4. The murder. This was the biggest plot mistake. The pilot had the lead character involved in the killing of a man, and it was there the whole season, hanging over everything, crushing the fun out of the show. Perhaps they thought they needed something weighty for the drama, but how many murders were there on Mad Men? This is about the music business in the 70s--there's enough going on (including certain criminal activity) to keep us intrigued if done well.

5. A better arc. There can be a lot of things going on in a serial, but there should be clear goals that the characters are aiming for. It sometimes seemed every episode the show would go in a new direction, meaning there was little cumulative power.

6. Secondary characters. A few seemed to be working out--especially Ray Romano and June Temple's characters--but most weren't well-defined, or didn't have enough to do. Perhaps they would have blossomed if the show had another season.

7. Is it real or is it Memorex? The show had an unhealthy mix of real people of the era (played by actors, of course) and made up characters, include "famous" ones who exist in the reality of the series. Maybe they hoped for some of the excitement of the era by using actual names, but it led to a weird and sometimes uncomfortable mix.

Still, I'm sorry to see it go. The idea was good, it had a good cast and a good look, and I certainly would have given the reboot a chance. A missed opportunity.LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-10214652995517788842016-06-22T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-22T00:46:58.778-07:00FreakyA decade ago economics professor Steven D. Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner came out with Freakonomics, a surprise bestseller that taught people to look at the world as an economist does. For example, they believed a significant but rarely-discussed factor in America's dropping crime rate was legalizing abortion, which meant many children who would have grown up to be criminals weren't born to begin with.

Some of their claims are controversial, but their basic way of looking at things is a useful antidote to how a lot of policy is discussed. When trying to solve a problem, or deal with a tricky situation, it's worth noting, for instance, that people respond to incentives, or that conventional wisdom needs to be tested like everything else. It may sound obvious, but many people get stuck in certain ways of thinking.

Levitt and Dubner started their own Freakonomics industry, doing consulting work and following up with two more bestsellers, SuperFreakonomics and their latest, Think Like A Freak--which I just read. It's a fairly short book (a little over 200 pages of text) that "offer[s] to retrain your brain." I don't know if it goes that far, but, like their previous work, it does suggests helpful ways of looking at things.

What, then, is thinking like a Freak? It's not that hard to describe, though it can be hard to do. First, admit what you don't know. Many people make the same mistakes over and over because they won't admit it, or are afraid to be revealed as ignorant.

Identify what the actual problem is--not what everyone says it is, but what the data show it is, as best you can discover. And try to break down the problem into smaller parts, which are easier to study and easier to solve.

Ask basic questions, as if you know nothing about the situation--come at it fresh. And, while investigating a problem, try to ignore your moral compass (at least short term) since it can get in the way of effective solutions. Also remember that we all hold deep biases--so deep that we're essentially blind to them.

Never forget that people respond to incentives, but also that they'll try to game the system. Try to come up with experiments that can force out into the open how people respond--not just what they say they'll do, but what they'll actually do.

Finally, be ready to quit--don't throw good money after bad.

That's pretty much it. Perhaps not earth-shattering (especially after their first two books), but, if followed, revolutionary. In any case, the fun part of their books--the reason they sell--are the stories they tell.

For example, they explain how a young, slight Japanese man revolutionized the world of eating competitions by experimenting with different ways of swallowing a hot dog rather than shoveling it down as everyone else had been doing. Or how one medical researcher overturned decades of thinking on what causes ulcers by simply doing some basic research (which took a while to be accepted, as most challenges to conventional wisdom are). Or how a philanthropist figured out that a great way to appeal to potential donors is to promise to stop bothering them with appeals once they pay. Or how a crazy rider in a rock group's contract (no brown M&Ms) wasn't so crazy, but was designed to ensure the concert promoter was paying attention.

The book is easy to read--a key to their success--though I find the style (which I'm guessing is mostly Dubner's) to be a bit too folksy at times. The ideas won't be much of a surprise if you've read their previous work, but it's still a reminder that we can take certain things for granted, and need to try a different approach now and then.LAGuyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-27621561262848991492016-06-21T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-21T03:00:00.196-07:00I'm sorry, Eric, I can't do that
"We'll make make sure that people know how to turn this stuff off should we get to that point."

He just seems like a man you can trust. Zero and one, baby.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-71657797002404145452016-06-21T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-21T00:14:00.200-07:00Revenge Served Hot"Battle of The Bastards" is a fine Game Of Thrones episode, maybe the best of season 6. It was also very satisfying in that, generally, the good guys won--something never guaranteed on this show. (Though with Arya taking down the Waif last week, are we on a rally?)

The episode gave us two, two, two fights in one. This is nice, since I'm generally disappointed when they spend an hour on just one story. And the latter battle is, I think, the best they've ever done. (I know most would pick "Hardhome," and that was good, but it was a little more confusing and had less plot.)

We start in Meereen. Those backstabbing Masters are lobbing firebombs at the Pyramid. Dany and the Imp are up top--he wonders if they should take shelter, but she's become fearless. (I hope she understands that while she has dragons, she's not one herself.) He notes Meereen's commerce has come back, but it's a pretty weak defense of his tenure. Her idea, at this point, is to kill everyone and burn their cities to the ground. Gets to be more like her father every day. Tyrion convinces her to try a different approach.

And we get a parley where Dany and her crew meet the three head Masters (but not headmasters) to discuss the terms of surrender. The Masters think she's surrendering but we know better. Just when they think they have the upper hand, she goes all Avatar as Drogon appear at her command. They fly high above the city as her two other dragons are let go and fly behind. I'm glad the show didn't waste too much time on figuring out how to work dragons--we're just glad to see them.

You can excuse the Masters for not being prepared--no one alive is used to this threat. They burn the ships in the bay (with people still in them--the Masters were kinder when they burned Dany's ships). Also--as if it's needed--the Dothraki horde (and Daario) finally ride into Meereen and start killing with gusto. Pillaging is what they do for a living, after all.

Back at the parley Grey Worm explains Dany's terms. She'll keep whatever ships are left, of course. Also, the slaves who protect the Masters can now go home. As to the three Masters, one of them will have to die for violating their pact. Two of them immediately give up the third, noting he's lowborn. I know they're under a lot of stress, but they do realize they're talking to Grey Worm and Missandei, two former slaves. Did they really think that lowborn stuff was gonna fly? Grey Worm slits their throats and Tyrion pretends he's in Inglourious Basterds, telling the one living Master to let everyone know what happened.

Now we're in the North. Jon, Sansa, Davos, Tormund--and is that Lady Mormont!?--are having a parley with Ramsay Bolton. We had a parley last week, and two already this show. You could have made a lot of money on a parley parlay.

Bolton is good here, saying how much he misses Sansa. He probably does, but he's also trying to get Jon's goat (which isn't that hard). In addition, he's got the arrogance of a guy with the odds in his favor. He outnumbers them 2 to 1, and holds Winterfell, which can withstand enemies (we've been told in previous seasons) even if the odds are 10 to 1 against. Jon offers the old-style war (which Tommen will probably be banning soon)--he'll fight Ramsay, winner take all. Ramsay turns him down, and, to be fair, it's a bad deal when you're going to win the next day. Jon thinks Ramsay's men won't want to fight when they find out he's a coward, but Bolton throws Rickon in their faces. (He also throws an actual face--Rickon's direwolf--at them.) You'd think Sansa might be moved, but she's gotten to be pretty cold (like a Northern girl)--"You're going to die tomorrow" she says. Ramsay then threatens the fighters with his hounds, but tough old guys like Davos and Tormund can take it.

That night, back at camp, they plot their strategy. One night left and they're still planning? Haven't they had months to think about this? This would sure be a good time for Robb Stark--questionable taste in marriages, but the best military thinker around.

Davos notes that Ramsay will meet them on the battlefield or the North will think he's a sissy. I'm glad Ser said this, since it was bothering me why Ramsay wouldn't just shut the gates and wait them out. It is his style to attack, actually, as he did with Stannis. Speaking of Stannis, they speak a bit about how he defeated the Free Folk--Davos looks at Tormund, but the two haven't had it out on this. I guess they've moved on.

Back to strategy. Snow notes they're digging trenches to avoid pincer movements from horseman. Davos says it's crucial Bolton charge at Jon, so they need patience. They can buckle at the center and come at him on three sides (a tactic from the Battle of Cannae--has Davos been reading Roman history?). Jon wants him angry so he'll come at them and not be thinking straight. They retire. Sansa comes up to Jon and starts whining about how they wouldn't let explain who Ramsay is, since she knows him best. Pardon me? I didn't see anyone keeping her from talking.

Anyway, she notes he toys with people and lays traps. True enough. Worse, she knows they'll never get Rickon back--he's too big a threat to Ramsay as heir to Winterfell. She also says it would be better if they waited till they had a bigger force. Time out. She knows of the knights of the Vale, and even sent a raven to Littlefinger, so why hasn't she told her brother? She would rather they rush into certain slaughter? Play head games with Ramsay, not with Jon. (Is she afraid he won't take help from the guy who helped kill their dad--Jon is working with the Wildlings, so how picky does she think he is?) She also says she'll die before she goes back to Ramsay. Jon promises he'll protect her, but she notes no one can protect anyone. If there's a lesson to learn from Game Of Thrones, that's it.

Tormund and Davos, apparently buddies, walk through camp at night. They both followed kings who were defeated. Now they follow another man, and he's not a king. Maybe that's progress. Tormund goes off to drink. Davos can't sleep before a battle so decides to take a long walk. (Won't he be tired during the battle? He was more a smuggler than a fighter, I guess.)

All along I've been wondering where's Mel. Did they bring her with them? Where else should she be? And sure enough, she's in her tent and Jon enters. Now would be a good time for some of that blood magick. He has an interesting request--if I die, don't bring me back. Hey, I don't work for you, I'm just a vessel for the Lord Of Light. Will we have to do this again?

Just before light of day, Davos comes to where there was once a fire and sees Shireen's toy. We were waiting for him to find out. He's going to have some harsh words for the Red Woman, one assumes.

We're back in Meereen. The Imp is mad at someone for making dwarf jokes back at Winterfell. Turns out he and Dany are meeting with Theon and Yara. It's fun to see different combinations of characters meet. Good thing these two came sailed in after that last battle or they might have been burned.

They will give Dany their ships but want her to give the Iron Islands their independence (and also kill Uncle Euron). Euron will offer up ships as well, but he'll want to marry Dany and then get rid of her once he's on the throne. This could still be tricky, notes Tyrion--you can't run Westeros and let everyone be free. But they're just asking, not commanding. Dany notes the Greyjoy's father was a terrible king and Yara says We have that in common. Oh, snap! She keeps it up with the comebacks, and I wish Dany had gotten her in line, rather than smiled. Hey, don't think just because we're both women that I'll put up with backtalk.

Dany's demands: support my claim as Queen, and stop looting (which, like the Dothraki, is how you earn a living). I'll guess they'll have to learn a trade, start making something worthwhile. Or maybe they could turn Pyke into the best waterpark in the Seven Kingdoms.

It's dawn at the Battlefield outside Winterfell. We're with Jon. We sees some of those burning X's that the Bolton's love--are those real men on them, or dummies. (Is this Burning Man?)

Ramsay's forces are arrayed, and more impressive. Ramsay comes forward. With Rickon. He pulls out a knife and...cuts Rickon's rope. Run to your brother, boy. Serpentine, Rickon, serpentine! This is Ramsay at his best. He's messing with Jon (and Rickon) and we know he loves a good chase. As Rickon runs, Ramsay calmly shoots arrows, just missing. Meanwhile, Jon rushed toward him on horseback--maybe not wise, but he can't help himself, as Ramsay knew. He's got Jon on full tilt, when the idea was for it to go in the opposite direction.

Just as Jon is about to swoop in and pick up his brother, an arrow goes through Rickon's heart. Rickon, like Osha, came back after being gone for so long, just to be killed after very little screen time.

Now Jon is in the middle of the battlefield, facing the horsemen Ramsay just sent. They'll mow him down, except just as they're about to clash, Jon's forces pass him and the battle is on. Ramsay lays back, ordering his men to shoot volleys of arrows into the battlefield. Where they land he knows not where. He's killing his own men along with Jon's, which is fine with him, since he's got the numbers (and the sadism). Davos refused to let his side's arrows fly.

We're right in the middle of the battle with Jon, who slices through a bunch of fighters (though they don't shatter like White Walkers), and is saved more than once by his star power. Tormund and Wun Wun are there too, getting in their punches. As I've noted before, I don't like giants in this story. Dragons--sure, they're baked into the cake--but giants seem too much for me. Jon's people took one down at the Wall, and I hope Wun Wun buys it, too, even if he's fighting for the good guys.

There are mountains of dead men and horses, and Davos sends the rest of Jon's soldiers into battle. Ramsay's got plenty in reserve (Karstarks, Umbers, etc.) and finally sends them into this pile of death. Their formation is what I guess you'd call a sort of circular phalanx, with spears and shields in front. Like an old movie with the walls closing in, they're going to suffocate Jon's men. Snow et al fight valiantly, but there's no way out.

Then we hear a clarion call and it's--actually, I wasn't sure what the symbol of the knights of the Vale was, except a bird and a moon seems like it'd be the Moon Door people. They look a bit like Stannis's soldiers swooping in north of the Wall, but it's more personal. Littlefinger is there (far away from the fighting) with Sansa. They're smiling. Why is Sansa smiling? If she'd waited one more day the battle could have been won with less men dying. (Hey, they're just Wildlings.)

Ramsay's people are mowed down, and for the first time he loses his cockiness. He retreats behind the walls of Winterfell, where he can presumably hold out a long time. Except he didn't count on Wun Wun, who crashes through the door. Soon Jon's men are inside and it's over, though Wun Wun dies (about time). Ramsay says now would be a good time for one-on-one. Surprisingly, Jon agrees, blocking Bolton's arrows with a shield and then punching him repeatedly. Just as we enjoyed Joffrey get slapped around in earlier seasons, so did we enjoy this. We've been waiting a long time to see Ramsay suffer, and while this may be fan service, it was earned. (Meanwhile, Davos seems ready to confront the triumphant Mel.)

But Bolton's not done. Jon leaves something for Sansa. They tie him to a chair in a cell where he and Mrs. Bolton have a nice chat. He tries to get into her head, but she tells him his name and house will be wiped out and forgotten. (Women sure have a vengeful streak this episode.) Then, with poetic justice, she releases the hounds. They may like Ramsay, but they like how he tastes better--he hasn't fed them in a week, and soon he's a Scooby Snack.

She walks away as he screams, smiling like Carrie Mathison. End of show.

That was fun. Only one more to go this season. I expect it'll be mostly about King's Landing, where thing are reaching a boiling point. Of all the other characters, I most hope we see Bran next week, so we can finally get Jon Snow's full backstory.

For much of Game Of Thrones, the most hated character was Joffrey. When he was taken care of, Ramsay took his place (and was more dangerous--just as cruel, but smarter). Now that he's gone, who's the main villain? I guess the Night King. And even without him, we've got a lot of battles to go, since a whole bunch of people are fighting for King's Landing. Things are coming to an end, but it's still hard to see who will win this game.LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-44052065211359713582016-06-20T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-20T00:03:00.871-07:00Giving Them AwayPaul was so talented and prolific, he wrote plenty of hits for others.

LAGuyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-7876379953573448762016-06-19T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-19T03:00:09.666-07:00Prostitute sets conditions for surrendering virtue
Germany sets conditions for EU banking union
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-42640085197716068132016-06-19T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-19T00:06:23.887-07:00Mac AttackAfter yesterday (though not "Yesterday"), let's look at the solo music of Paul McCartney.

LAGuyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-49076171225834466432016-06-18T03:00:00.000-07:002016-06-18T03:00:00.146-07:00French for "WTF? WTF?!?"
The Mystery of Jewish and Asian-American Democratic Loyalty
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345719.post-89586083915778494722016-06-18T00:03:00.000-07:002016-06-18T00:03:01.020-07:00All PaulHappy birthday to the greatest songwriter alive, Paul McCartney. Not a bad performer, either.

Today, The Beatles.

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Leica has announced the launch of a new digital camera in the guise of the LEICA C-LUX 2 at PMA 2007 in Las Vegas.
The new 7.2 megapixel camera sports a particularly compact metal body and builds on its predecessor model – the LEICA C-LUX 1.
In addition, the LEICA C-LUX 2 has numerous technical improvements in store. A new high-speed image signal processor, also used in the digital SLR camera LEICA DIGILUX 3, ensures improved image processing and storage inside the camera in what Leica believe will give it the edge of over many other models due to its faster reaction capability.
The LEICA C-LUX 2 is the first ultra compact digital camera from Leica to incorporate "Intelligent ISO" automatic exposure control. The interaction of this feature with the optical image stabilisation leads to sharply focused photos of moving objects even in poor light.
With its large zoom range of 28 to 100mm in 35mm format, the powerful LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT f/2.8-5.6/4.6-16.4mm ASPH. The lens of the LEICA C-LUX 2 offers a wide angle, which is particularly useful for capturing whole groups or interior views.
"The LEICA C-LUX 2 sets new standards in the ultra compact camera segment. This new camera is not only particularly elegant and stylish, but also boasts a top-class Leica-designed lens. As it has the added benefit of an extremely short shutter delay, it would be hard to find a camera in this class with greater flexibility for mastering decisive photographic situations. It is the ideal tool for recording precious memories, allowing the photographer the necessary spontaneity to capture life's unique moments", says Marius Eschweiler, Product Manager for digital compact cameras at Leica Camera AG.
A 2.5-inch screen, 3.6x zoom lens, integrated optical stabiliser (O.I.S.), and a 64MB SD memory card complete the tech specs.
The LEICA C-LUX 2 will be on sale in a choice of black or silver at Leica stockists from May 2007.
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Everything is in here, from the proverbial soup to nuts: Artichoke Dip, Bean And Vegetable Tostadas, Tostada Soup, Tostada With Chorizo, Tostadas, Tostadas de Pollo y Frijoles,
You'll love this book, the recipes are easy, the ingredients are easy to get and they don't take long to make. Foodlovers turn to Tostada Greats for information and inspiration.
Everything is in here, from the proverbial soup to nuts: Artichoke Dip, Bean And Vegetable Tostadas, Tostada Soup, Tostada With Chorizo, Tostadas, Tostadas de Pollo y Frijoles, Tostadas De Tuetano (Marrow Tostadas), Tostadas Estilo Guadalajara ( Fried Tortillas ), Tucson Tostadas, Turkey Tostadas, Vanilla Custard ...and much much more!
This is a very satisfying book, however I would recommend you eat something before you read this book, or you won't be able to make it through without reaching for a skillet or saucepan!
Tostada Greats is packed with more information than you could imagine. 66 delicious dishes covering everything, each employing ingredients that should be simple to find and include Tostada. This cookbook offers great value and would make a fabulous gift.
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Seval Oz Ozveren, VP of finance and business development, told Technology Review: "We are trying to leverage the information found on users social networks to enhance search results. This is similar to what Amazon or eBay already does: 'People who bought this book, also liked this one,' I think there has been a lot of buzz about this whole idea of social search, but nobody has actually done it to date."
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Village greens, vege gardens and vibrant laneways are among the features being touted for a new residential development in Christchurch's city centre.
The four finalists of the Breathe - Urban Village Project competition were announced in Christchurch last night by Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson.
Four consortiums - two from New Zealand, one from Australia and an Italian group - have been picked by the judges from a total of 58 entries from around the world.
The four finalists are:
Walker Architecture and Design and Ceres NZ development
The company has delivered a wide range of urban living projects from individual houses to large-scale residential developments for councils and private developers.
The concept focuses on affordability and design excellence "available to the masses, not just the privileged few", the judges said.
Ceres NZ formed in June 2011 and has been involved in demolition and construction since the quakes.
The design features homes set around four village greens.
"This quirky and slightly chaotic design offers a true village feel that is well connected to its surroundings," judges said.
Jasmax, Viva Project, Evergreen Realty and Latitude Group development
Jasmax architectural firm has 200 staff in three offices across New Zealand. The company has been involved with notable national projects such as Te Papa, Britomart Station and the Air New Zealand Christchurch regional lounge.
Judges summarised this entry as a "living village focusing on strong community connections and environmental stewardship".
Natural materials are used and native plants harness rainwater and capture energy from the sun.
Ganellen, the University of Technology Sydney and Design King Company Architects development
Ganellen, a design and construction company based in Sydney and Christchurch, facilitated the opening of the first commercial building in the Christchurch CBD since the 2011 earthquakes, Press House. The project received International Project of the Year from the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Judges said the development used "modern materials and construction methods" to deliver "edgy urban living".
The affordable apartments would attract young professionals and students to vibrant central city living, they said, and the
village had strong connections to the planned green frame and central city amenities.
Anselmi Attiani Associated Architects, Cresco Group and Holloway Builders development
Italian firm Anselmi Attiani has a particular focus on sustainable design and strongly promotes bio-architecture. The award-winning firm is supported by structural engineering group Cresco, which has expertise in energy, logistics, transport infrastructure and real estate sectors.
Holloway Builders is a New Zealand firm formed in 2012 that is currently working in Christchurch.
The judges liked this entry for its "simple elegance" and clean design. A native garden and good balance of private and shared amenities would "foster community life" and allow for pets and barbecues.
The four groups were given $20,000 to develop their concepts and the winning design will be built on the former Charlie B's Backpackers site on the corner of Gloucester and Madras streets.
Williamson said the competition would "breathe fresh life" into the city and show the rest of the country, and the world, how to make inner cities "more desirable" to live in.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said the urban village would "excite a new generation of residents" to live in the central business district.
"We are rebuilding what will be one of the most modern and liveable cities in the world," he said.
The winning design would be selected in October.
Construction would start in December, he said.
The Christchurch City Council's Share an Idea scheme in 2011 showed residents wanted affordable and sustainable design incorporated in the rebuild.
The judges for the competition include Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud, engineer Kevin Simcock, Ngai Tahu architect Huia Reriti and development specialist Martin Udale.
All 58 entries can be viewed by the public in Worcester Blvd until March 29.
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- Developer: Eidos Interactive
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- Release: Feb 28, 1997
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Arcade Mode
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This is my first Betsy Johnson bra and I am impressed. The fit is great and although it is a simple style, it is also a bit sexy. I like how the hook on the back converts it to keep the straps from showing in racer back shirts. It is very comfortable and reasonably priced.
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Bag is great! The rainbow fade is different than in the photos but I was told during live chat with Zappos that each purse is different so I knew this ahead of purchasing. The live chat session was very helpful; this is my first purchase with this site and I'm very pleased, it arrived extremely fast.
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Really adorable! A lot of details, I especially like the little toes on the frogs. Very right grippings too, so I don't feel like I would lose them. The color really pops, which is why I choose these, instead of the dark green frog ones (jungle book).
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This is a terrific bag, but I was looking for a smaller size. Of course, I found a smaller size at Zappos.
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This watch is beautiful. The only part I didn't catch from the picture provided was the dark blue band. I love the color and it matches the watch well. The watch face is large, but I wear it comfortably on my smaller size wrist. If you don't wear larger watches, it takes a bit getting used but it is comfortable. I have received many compliments. I watched this item for a while and it went out of stock. I am glad I was able to purchase it when more came in.
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The U.K.'s Meercat Workboats says it scored a hat-trick; the Hampshire-based boat builder announced it is moving premises, that Seawork was a huge success and that
Last December, MAN Engines introduced its latest generation in-line six-cylinder engines for workboats. Now the first MAN D2676 LE443 engine off the production
The Hamburg headquartered John T. Essberger (JTE) Group will migrate the primary communication systems of its entire fleet to Sealink, Marlink's global maritime broadband VSAT service.
Two Damen ASD 3212 tugs for towage and salvage specialist Multraship have been named on June 24 at Terneuzen, the Netherlands.
The Multratug 29 and Multratug 30,
Sevan Marine ASA said it has disposed 50 percent of its stake in KANFA Aragon AS to Sembcorp Marine Ltd. for cash consideration of NOK 20 million, representing
About 755 Norwegian workers on seven oil and gas fields could go on strike from Saturday, hitting output from western Europe's top producer, if a new wage deal is not agreed before a Friday deadline,