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New Forum Tower Rooms at Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Caesars Palace Las Vegas is the world's best known resort-casino, celebrating the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome in an 85-acre destination location that sets the standard for entertainment, dining and luxury. Caesars Palace is in the final stages of their Forum Tower renovations - where all the rooms, suites, corridors and elevator lobbies are being renovated top to bottom.
Available to book as of January 31, 2008, with travel beginning in April, the new Forum Tower Rooms will be considered an upgrade room in addition to the Palace and Augustus Towers. Forum Tower Rooms will now feature two LCD televisions (the second built into the bath mirror), wired and wireless Internet service, iPod docking station, oversized showers with dual rain bath showerheads, plus more.
Third Night Free in New York with the Signature Collection Hotels
January 15, 2008
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
A free night in NYC? The city that's notorious for the cost of its hotel rooms? Bring it on! Manhattan's Signature Collection of luxury hotels-- including the The Carlyle, Loews Regency, Four Seasons, The Peninsula, The Ritz-Carlton Central Park and the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, Mandarin Oriental, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Jumeirah Essex House, The St. Regis Hotel, The Waldorf Astoria, and Trump International Hotel and Towers-- have announced this incredible promotion for Winter 2008. Guests receive a complimentary reservation for a third night at participating hotels after paying for the first two nights, until February 29, 2008. Now here's your chance to stay another night, experience all the city has to offer and enjoy the city's finest hotels at tremendous value! Plus, Signature Collection Third Night guests will receive a VIP package at Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store as an added benefit, including an exclusive personal shopping experience.
An Interview with the General Manager: Cliff Atkinson of Gramercy Park Hotel
Cliff Atkinson was promoted to General Manager of the Gramercy Park Hotel in July 2007 after joining as the Hotel Manager in October of 2006 with more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Five Star Alliance: How did you come to be General Manager of the hotel?
Cliff Atkinson: I was recruited by Ian Schrager to be the Gramercy Park Hotel Manager in September 2006 and I assumed the General Manager position in July 2007. I was very excited to incorporate my traditional luxury hotel background with the modern luxury that Gramercy Park Hotel introduced to the market.
Five Star Alliance: What is the best thing about the hotel's location? What is your favorite thing to do in the surrounding area?
Cliff Atkinson: The best thing about our hotel's location is the access to Gramercy Park. My favorite thing to do on a Sunday is to grab a New York Times, with a morning coffee and sit in the park and read my paper all year round. It is so quiet and peaceful, right in the middle of New York City!
Five Star Alliance: Which do you consider to be the best rooms in the house? Not just the suites, but also any particular standard rooms that have great views or unusual advantages? If you were checking into a standard room at the hotel, which one would you request?
Cliff Atkinson: My favorite rooms are our Loft rooms. They really feel like an artist's loft from the 1920's… very Bohemian. I recommend our "05" rooms, which have fantastic bathrooms and a large open feel.
Five Star Alliance: If you were considering staying at the hotel as a guest, what would you want to know about the hotel before checking in?
Cliff Atkinson: The Private Roof Club access and the weekend Dim Sum brunch in Wakiya.
Five Star Alliance: Tell us what you feel is the most distinctive or unique feature of your hotel? What best describes the personality of the hotel?
Cliff Atkinson: I think there are five distinctive points about our hotel:
1. The unique design of the rooms. – They are different than anything in the market today, with a design created by Ian Schrager, the patriarch of the modern hotel industry and Julian Schnabel, a world renowned artist. The rooms set themselves apart from the usual homogeneous look of the majority of hotel rooms.
2. Our location – The Gramercy Park area is becoming the "new midtown". It is close to both the traditional Midtown Manhattan shopping and the exciting dining and night life of downtown Manhattan. Plus, our location directly on Gramercy Park provides our hotel guests with an experience like no other by allowing exclusive access to New York's only private park.
3. Our Food and Beverage – Our options for dining and entertaining are truly world class from our Chinese restaurant, Wakiya, to the exciting nightlife of our Rose Bar, to the comfortable, laid back garden atmosphere of our Private Roof Club. Guests don't feel like they are in a hotel but rather a private mansion with an incredible selection of personal chefs!
4. Private Roof Club – There is simply nothing like our Private Roof Club anywhere in New York City. It is accessible to hotel guests only, it provides a private retreat with incredible artwork and is covered and temperature controlled 365 days a year. It is truly special.
5. Our Service – Our approach to service is the same approach I used at former Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Hotels and Resorts. Ian Schrager has the eye for the design and can create a hotel space like no other. It is my job to ensure the service is at the level you would experience at the World's top luxury hotels packaged in this unique hotel casing.
Five Star Alliance: Who are your customers and where do they come from?
Cliff Atkinson: Our hotel guests are the global luxury traveler, with over 40% international. The demographic spans all ages from young 20's to mid 60's – anyone who wants a luxury experience that is special, unique and personal.
More About Mr. Atkinson:
Prior to joining the Gramercy Park Hotel, Cliff worked for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group for seven years and held various positions within the company, most recently as the Executive Assistant Manager for Mandarin Oriental, New York. Before Mandarin Oriental, New York, Cliff was the director of Revenue Management for the Group's properties in North America and Europe from 2000 – 2003. Cliff began his career in the hospitality industry with Hilton Hotels in Revenue Management and as Director of Front Office Operations and other various management positions in Rooms Division.
Cliff attended City College of San Francisco with a degree in Hospitality Management as well as the University of San Francisco and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Cliff resides in Manhattan with his wife Jennifer and is currently pursuing his MBA.
A Little Bubbly in Paris at the Hotel Meurice
Live the legend at the glamorous Parisian landmark, Hotel Meurice. It's not just the prestigious location on the rue de Rivoli-- facing the Tuileries Gardens-- that makes this the "hotel of kings." Host to royalty and the international jetset, the Hotel Meurice is Paris at its most posh and fashionable. Fashion week is on the horizon, so why not plan a trip to the City of Light to check out all the action and get pampered like a celeb at the fabulous Hotel Meurice? Surrounded by cafes and trendy boutiques in the heart of the chic 1st arrondissement, the Meurice is smack dab in the middle of it all in Paris. Special offer: If you book with Five Star Alliance, you get a free bottle of champagne in-room upon arrival.
Last Minute Caribbean Getaway: The Regent Palms, Turks and Caicos
Escape the cold and enjoy serious savings in the postcard-perfect Turks and Caicos islands, the newest "it" spot in the Caribbean. Just because it's January doesn't mean the holidays have to end. The award-winning Regent Palms has some last minute getaways that are too good to be true. Plus, you can scope out the brand new Regent Spa which just opened this month. Book the "Welcome to 2008" package and get five nights for the price of four in a Luxury Ocean View Room! You'll also score a 30 percent VIP discount on all signature massage services and two welcome cocktails as you watch the sun set over Grace Bay. The rate starts at $875 per night, available through January 31, 2008. Or book the "Four Night Holiday Recovery" and get a couple's massage, dinner for two at Parallel 23, an in-suite breakfast with champagne (complimentary continental breakfast on the other mornings), and complimentary non-motorized water sports. Valid until January 26, 2008, priced at $3,360. Nota Bene: Kids under 12 stay free at The Regent Palms!
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report: 2008 Grand Award Winners
Hot off the press. Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report-- a connoisseur's worldwide guide to peaceful and unspoiled places-- just released the list of 2008 Grand Award Winners. (Subscription to this monthly pub, targeting the affluent traveler, costs $499 per year.) The elite bunch in the U.S. and Canada that snagged the award? British Columbia's Wickaninnish Inn, The Wheatleigh in the Berkshires, Montana's Resort at Paws Up, and the Heritage House in Mendocino, Cali.
Suite Promotions and Reasons to Love The Peninsula Tokyo
In the age when so many hotels suffer deficiencies of design-- weird showers and light configurations, complex alarm clocks, bizarre remote controls-- the new Peninsula Tokyo is absolute perfection. Not only does it have a superb location, spa, and luxurious facilities, but it also offers honest-to-goodness comfort and a true home away from home experience. As the New York Times recently raved,
There is a place, however, where many of these failings have been conquered though intuitive technology and smart design, a place marked by such endemic comfort and ease that home itself begins to seem like a downgrade. It is the newest Peninsula hotel, a 24-story building opposite Hibiya Park in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo, with what may be the world's most fully thought-through hotel rooms.
The technology is mind-blowing. Phones which show the time and weather of your hometown when you call to confirm you've arrived. Adjustable humidity levels in the room. Lavazza espresso machines. No-fog television screens in the bathrooms, along with remote controls for light and music (and a unique "spa" function in the tub, which automatically softens the lights and changes the music). Skype built in to the telephones. Portable phones which work all over the hotel, and switch to cellular networks when you take them in the street.
Book the Suite Life package and get the second night free when you reserve a two-night stay. Or enjoy the Winter Escape promotion, from JPY 56,000, choose a room upgrade, or dining and spa credit-- along with complimentary daily breakfast, Internet, and access to the Fitness Club.
Tavern N Town at Beachside Resort: Best Dining in Key West
Celebrity Chef Norman Van Aken-- the guy who coined the term "fusion cooking"-- has returned to Key West. Recipient of numerous accolades including the James Beard award, the "Founding Father of New World cuisine" is renowned for his South Florida restaurants. Van Aken's newest venture, Tavern N Town, marks his full circle return to Key West, where he opened Louie's Backyard in the mid-80s. Located at the brand new Beachside Resort and Conference Center, the two adjoining restaurants share a two-story space, but offer different dining experiences. Tavern serves up smaller plates and more casual fare, while Town-- not yet open-- is the place for gourmet fine dining. For a true epicurean delight, choose the chef's signature dish, Pork Tenderloin Havana, served with sherry jus, plantain crema, black bean corn-salsa, pickled red onions and pan arepa. Take a seat in front of the theater kitchen (gleaming with new appliances) and get ready for the action.
Renovated Mandalay Bay Guest Rooms
January 11, 2008
By: Courtney W. May
Last month I had the chance to spend 3 days at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Amazingly, they've totally renovated all of the guest rooms since the last time I stayed (August 2004) and upgraded all of the rooms and the amenities - the older floral bedspreads that are no more. You can view all of the photos I took of my renovated room (23114) and get a better idea of what the new design offers.
The best part of the new look and feel? 2 flat screen televisions, floor-to-ceiling windows, strong wireless internet (for a fee of course), iPod docking station, friendly housekeeping and front desk, great closets and floor space. Plus the rooms generally feel and look nice to be staying in.
The cons? Because the television is so high-tech (multiple interactive channels, internet, etc), it is painfully slow to flip through the channels or find what you want quickly. This is a problem I've had at some of the best hotels - and hopefully is just a matter of time until hotels get wise to a fix. The only other con was that the bed was incredibly soft. I don't just mean kinda soft, I mean fall through the mattress soft. There was a huge down pillow-top on the mattress which was overstuffed and for that reason, pretty uncomfortable. The solution? You can take it off, but that means making the bed again for yourself. Or of course you can ask room service to do it before you arrive - which I highly recommend.
With some of the least expensive rooms on the strip when compared with comparable 4 star hotels, Mandalay Bay was well worth the price - and all guests will appreciate the renovated look and feel.
By: Courtney W. May
New and Noteworthy: La Casona Inkaterra Set To Open in Cusco, Peru
January 11, 2008
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
We're big fans of Inkaterra's rustic boutique hotel located in the heart of Machu Picchu's Historical Sanctuary. So we were thrilled to learn about the opening of Inkaterra's La Casona Hotel in Cusco, a lovely gem that's the perfect base to explore the "Lost City of the Incas." (Cusco is the gateway town to Machu Picchu.) Built over the palace of Inca Manco Capac (founder of the Inca Empire), the 16th century manor house was beautifully restored as an 11-room hotel centered around a gorgeous courtyard. Showcasing an exciting mélange of Incan cultural tradition and contemporary comforts, La Casona is the the city's first luxury boutique hotel. Amenities include wireless Internet, private butler service, open fireplaces, spacious bathrooms, iPod docking stations, and a private spa. Plus, your stay is guaranteed to be 100 percent carbon neutral. Opening is scheduled for February 2008.


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A former Citadel business professor accused of owning and sending video child pornography has been federally indicted.
Richard Pokryfka, 70, of Charleston, was indicted on two counts: distribution and possession of child pornography. He'd originally been charged in state court in June.
Pokryfka worked for the school from August 1975 until January 2007, when he retired, according to the school's marketing director, Mark Danes. Danes said he appears to have had no connection with The Citadel since he retired.
The case stems from an ongoing child pornography investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, according to an arrest affidavit. During the investigation, Pokryfka allegedly sent authorities three videos of children engaged in various sex acts, including one featuring a girl believed to be between the ages of 5 and 10, the affidavit stated.
Deputies and Homeland Security agents searched Pokryfka's Palmer Creek Bend home in June and found a video depicting a prepubescent girl engaged in a sex act with a man, an arrest affidavit stated.
Reach Natalie Caula at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.

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Alien Textures 'Weird Stuff'
Alien Textures 'Weird Stuff'
Geologists Just Scratching the Surface
Nearby where the Spirit rover is now surveying, one of the most unusual formations has geologists scratching their heads for a good terrestrial analogy.
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"The soil was stripped up and folded in an interesting way," said Jim Bell, who designed the panoramic camera that Spirit used to photograph the "mud-like" patch. "It has quite alien textures."
|A section of the large color panorama from the Mars Spirit pancam, showing the alien textures. Middle foreground shows what may be surface abrasion from retracting airbags, but the larger 'mud-like' or cemented surface has an unusual texture that geologists are intrigued about sampling. Large image [2 Mb]
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"It is bizarre," said Steve Squyres, principal investigator on the NASA team. "It's strangely cohesive. It's not like anything I've ever seen before. It's weird stuff."
Squyres said the patch looked similar to but not exactly like what had been termed "duricrust" at the landing site of the 1976 Viking probe.
"One suggestion for these has been that moisture was getting through the soil and evaporating and leaving behind some salts that help cement the soil together," he said. "Our instruments will be very good at measuring that."
Duricrust involves places where the dust is cemented locally to about a few millimeters to a few centimeters' depth. For most examples, duricrusts are speculated to be caused by water that sublimates from ice that's relatively deeper below the surface and then migrates toward the surface. It condenses very briefly at the surface, melting cementum — that is clay-like material — and very loosely binding the Martian sand together.
Martian sand grains are maybe on the order of tens to hundredths of microns in size–much more like flour than sand, with sizes much smaller than the width of a human hair.
The abrasion imaged in the foreground is thought to be part of the trail from an airbag retracting and scratching the surface. But the mud-like patch in the upper right is what is considered a more exotic geological surface.
Matt Golombek, chief scientist for the 1997 Pathfinder mission, told Astrobiology Magazine about his initial impressions from the panoramas: "We didn't see any dunes, really, just a few small ones, like [at the] Pathfinder [site]. We saw what looks like a lag deposit, like you've taken away all the fines and what you're left with are the rocks that are too big [for the wind] to move. And a duricrust surface, which is a more heavily cemented surface, particularly in the center of a bowl-shaped crater [visible in some images]".
Terrestrially in snowy areas, this kind of duricrust is closest in texture to the crust that forms on those extremely cold winter days when the powdery snow was underneath but there's a crust on top. If you're light enough, you can even walk on that crust, as it will support your weight. The Martian duricrust is not thought to be that thick or strong, but the particular cemented area in some parts of the panorama has scientists intrigued about testing its real texture, composition and strength.
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—To determine differences in access to care and medical outcomes for Medicare patients with an acute or a chronic symptom who were enrolled in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared with similar fee-for-service (FFS) nonenrollees.
—A 1990 household telephone survey of Medicare beneficiaries who reported joint pain or chest pain during the previous 12 months.
—Stratified random sample of HMO enrollees (n=6476) and comparable sample of FFS Medicare beneficiaries (n=6381).
Access and Outcome Measures.
—Care-seeking behavior, physician visits, diagnostic procedures performed, therapeutic interventions prescribed, follow-up recommended by a physician, and symptom response to treatment.
—After controlling for demographic factors, health and functional status, and health behavior characteristics, HMO enrollees with joint pain (n=2243) were more likely than nonenrollees (n=2009) to have a physician visit (odds ratio [OR], 1.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03 to 1.38) and medication prescribed (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.14 to 1.60). Patients with chest pain who were enrolled in HMOs (n=556) were less likely than nonenrollees (n=524) to have a physician visit (OR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.30 to 0.82). For both joint and chest pain, HMO enrollees were less likely to see a specialist for care, have follow-up recommended, or have their progress monitored. There were no differences in complete elimination of symptoms, but HMO enrollees with continued joint pain reported less symptomatic improvement than nonenrollees (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.59 to 0.86).
—Reduced utilization of services for patients with specific ambulatory conditions was observed in HMOs with Medicare risk contracts, with less symptomatic improvement in one of the four outcomes studied.(JAMA. 1994;271:1487-1492)
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Lancaster County emergency officials reported a chemical spill Friday night.
A 55-gallon drum of urethane was spilled inside a trailer at a Case New Holland warehouse in the 100 block of Hoover Avenue, officials said.
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Oswego, NY -- Oswego County has already spent the $100,000 that it budgeted for 2014 to cover the cost of housing inmates at out-of-county jails.
In the first two months of the year, the county has spent $130,000 to house inmates at other jails due to the overcrowding at the Oswego County Correctional Facility. To help reduce the cost, the county is looking at other alternatives to incarceration.
The Oswego County Legislature will vote Thursday on a budget modification request from Oswego County Sheriff Reuel A. Todd to cover the additional cost of housing inmates out-of-county.
"A minimum of $30,000 is necessary at this time to process payments for costs that have already been incurred," Todd said in news release. "We are requesting additional funding to cover estimated expenses for the rest of the year."
Todd said the overcrowding at the county facility is due to several factors including more local arrests for drugs and other felonies, longer jail sentences, the number of days defendants await sentencing and the closure of state prisons.
Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes also said the county is prosecuting an increase in the number of felony cases in county court. Between 2009 and 2011, an average of 218 cases went through the court each year. In the past two years, the court has prosecuted 312 felony cases per year, Oakes said.
"We are seeing an unprecedented level of criminal activity that is related to the use and abuse of drugs, including prescription medications," Oakes said in news release. "Substance abuse is one of the things we need to address in order to lower the crime rate and reduce jail costs in the long term."
The Oswego County Alternatives to Incarceration Board was created to address the problem. Some of the alternatives to incarceration that the board is exploring are electronic monitoring and a pretrial release program for individuals who do not pose a risk to residents.
The pretrial release program allows defendants to remain in the community under supervision by the Oswego County Probation Department while they wait for sentencing in their cases. Drug Court and probation violators are also taking part in the program as a way to free up space in the county jail and to allow them to continue their rehabilitation treatment and employment.
The cost of housing an inmate in jail can be around $100 per day. The cost of the electronic monitoring is about $7 per day for equipment plus the contract on-call rate for evenings, weekends and holidays.
"Each of these measures helps save space in our jail, so that we will not have to send as many people to other facilities," Todd said.
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Emmylou Harris has been the epitome of integrity in country music -- and real, folk-minded country, not the corny nostalgia or mall pop that assembly-line Nashville often forces on its artists. Her sweet, pure, high-lonesome voice may sound as if it could have echoed through a holler in the Smoky Mountains a century ago, but the Alabama-born singer also made her name pioneering country-rock with ex-Byrd Gram Parsons. Like many of the best artists in any genre, she's both a classicist and a modernist, which means that her music rarely dates.
Harris was feted with a boxed set of her vintage material in 1996 (the wonderful "Portraits"). But the singer, who turned 60 in April, has co-produced an alternate, updated picture of her career with "Songbird," a four-CD-plus-DVD set of her favorite rarities and underdog songs. Ranging from 1969 to 2006, the collection features previously unreleased tracks, live performances, soundtrack numbers and starry duets. It's not only a boon for fans, but a good introduction to what makes Harris special.
The first disc highlights her '70s heyday, including two gospel numbers with Parsons. She covers "Coat of Many Colors" by key influence Dolly Parton, and gives a country makeover to Beatles' "For No One." There's "Tulsa Queen," a signature tune she co-wrote with Rodney Crowell, plus duets with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Best, though, is a great live version of Bruce Springsteen's "Racing in the Street," which Harris makes sound like a prewar folk song.
Disc 2 ranges from the '80s to Harris' recent Nonesuch albums. "The Sweetheart of the Rodeo" features harmonies by Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Vince Gill. There's a cover of Lucinda Williams' "Sweet Old World" (from the Daniel Lanois-helmed "Wrecking Ball") and a live take on "Prayer in Open D," with her rocking Spyboy band. Discs 3 and 4 emphasize outtakes and duets, with the aching "Falling in a Deep Hole" one of the set's prime discoveries. The gospel "Palms of Victory" is from a dry run for Harris's old-time trio with Parton and Ronstadt. The beautiful duet with Sheryl Crow on "Juanita" comes from the "Return of the Grievous Angel" album Harris produced as a tribute to Parsons. "Here We Are," an affecting duet with George Jones, is an object lesson in the art of country singing.
The DVD features nine clips across three decades, including one of Harris looking like a vision as she sings a heartbreaking "Together Again" live on the BBC's "Old Grey Whistle Test" in 1975. This set can be picked up for as low as $60. But it may prove expensive, ultimately; once hooked, a listener may find it essential to buy that earlier boxed set, or at least the two-disc "Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years."
Download this: "Falling in a Deep Hole"
-- Bradley Bambarger
FOLK-GRUNGE: "Music For the Motion Picture 'Into the Wild'" Eddie Vedder (J)
Eddie Vedder doesn't exactly venture into uncharted territory on the soundtrack to the upcoming Sean Penn-directed movie, "Into the Wild." The Pearl Jam frontman's first solo album is dominated by the kind of dusky, soul-baring acoustic ballads that wouldn't sound out of place on a Pearl Jam CD (though they would likely have a lot of harder-edged songs between them). It's not bad, but it's not a notable step forward in any direction.
It's also pretty short -- seven of the 11 tracks clock in at under three minutes. "Tuolumne" is minute-long instrumental, while the 90-second "The Wolf" includes only wordless wailing. The album-closer -- the pretty, hopeful "Guaranteed" -- comes in two versions, one sung and one hummed.
Those looking for something a little less ruminative and a little more cathartic might want to check out "Far Behind," where Vedder builds to a roar, or "Hard Sun," where he creates a wild wall of sound. Much of this album feels functional, as if the songs exist only to create a mood for a movie scene. But "Hard Sun," which was written by Gordon Peterson (who releases CDs under the name Indio), has a riveting dramatic flow of its own.
Download this: "Hard Sun"
-- Jay Lustig
CLASSIC-ROCK PROTEST: "Hope & Glory" Ann Wilson (Zoe/Rounder)
Veteran Heart belter Ann Wilson has made an anti-war album that is as smart as it is deeply felt. "Hope & Glory" also pays tribute to longtime influences (Led Zeppelin, Elton John) even as it drafts in collaborators from among Heart's spiritual descendants. That "Barracuda" voice is less supple than in Heart's '70s glory days, though dusky maturity has its own appeal.
Producer/multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink (longtime studio partner of k.d. lang) frames Wilson's voice with mostly organic arrangements. But the many starry duets -- with the likes of John, lang and others -- often feel freeze-dried, from the parts being cut in studios far apart. Still, there are good things, such as an inventive makeover of Neil Young's "War of Man," with Alison Krauss' lacy harmonies rubbing nicely against Ann Wilson's grainy lead. The disc's lone original -- the quietly tuneful "Little Problems, Little Lies," by Wilson and Mink -- is also a highlight, its title ironic in the mind of a dying soldier in Iraq.
Elton John -- singing with Wilson on his Vietnam-era "Where to Now, St. Peter?" -- blusters like he's on Broadway. Wynonna Judd is wooden in the Animals hit "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," while there's ersatz hootenanny for John Fogerty's "Bad Moon Rising" with country hit-maker Gretchen Wilson (no relation). The trio of Ann Wilson, Shawn Colvin and Rufus Wainwright also feels worlds apart on Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." More genuine is the gritty pairing with Heart sister Nancy Wilson in Jesse Colin Young's "Darkness, Darkness."
Of Ann Wilson's solo numbers, she handles the Viking war cry of Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" with surprising subtlety, though Mink is no Jimmy Page. The rendition of John Lennon's "Isolation" fares her better; she even gives the song a new twist, the lyrics sounding like they apply to a public that feels powerless to stop what's carried out overseas in its name.
Download this: "War of Man"
-- Bradley Bambarger
NEW-MODEL REGGAE: "Ticklah vs. Axelrod" Ticklah (Easy Stars)
The Brooklyn-based Easy Stars label brought us two of the coolest reggae albums in years -- "Dub Side of the Moon" and "Radiodread," improbably marvelous song-by-song re-creations of Pink Floyd and Radiohead discs. Keyboardist/producer Victor Axelrod, a/k/a Ticklah, was part of the Easy Stars All-Stars crew that created those albums (not to mention the session group for Amy Winehouse's "Rehab"). With "Ticklah vs. Axelrod" -- the title alluding to a competitive tradition in Jamaican music and the creative tussles in his own head -- this ingenious studio mole has fashioned a disc of equally sensuous allure, as deeply rhythmic as classic reggae but sonically modern and melodically involving, too.
There are great dub-style instrumentals here, with "Two Face," "Scratch to Win" and "Nine Years" among them -- all coolly tinkling keyboards, slow-rolling horns and a bottom-less rhythm section, subjected to sonic manipulation like an aural carnival ride. The vocal tracks are even better, headed by "Want Not," featuring singer Tamar-kali of the Easy Stars All-Stars; her warm, soulful tones make a Zen meditation against desire sound like the sexiest thing ever. Even a song about the Rastafarian distaste for the other white meat -- "Pork Eater," with vocals by grinning reggae man Rob Symenonn ("Some of them are pork eater/Piggy wiggy/Them eat of the swine/Don't know what's on their mind") -- is impossibly catchy.
A man of the world, rhythmically speaking, Ticklah twists the dials on the salsa beat, too, lending a loping, hallucinatory vibe to "Mi Sonsito" and "Si Hecho Palante" -- two tunes from Eddie Palmieri's songbook, featuring wonderful singing by Mayra Vega. As smart as it is endlessly groovy, "Ticklah vs. Axelrod" is one of the year's most addictive albums in any genre.
Download this: "Want Not'
-- Bradley Bambarger
CELTIC NEW AGE: "Nights from the Alhambra" Loreena McKennitt (Verve)
Canadian-born to parents of Irish and Scottish heritage, singer Loreena McKennitt has made a career of creating Celtic-tinged, new-agey music. With a big, piercing voice and her windswept music, she is often compared to Enya, though McKennitt uses less electronics, giving her more of a ancient-folk vibe -- Middle Earth before Peter Jackson got there.
McKennitt was apparently taken with the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, so performed there. The concert was broadcast on PBS and is now on DVD and CD on this three-disc set.
Fans may want to go for this elaborately staged concert, but newcomers might want to go for one of McKennitt's single discs first.
Download this: "The Mummers' Dance"
-- Marty Lipp
GYPSY CLASSICAL: "Maskarada" Taraf de Haidouks (Crammed Discs)
After being "discovered" by two western European producers, the Gypsy, or Roma, musicians of the Romanian village of Clejani were launched on the world. Their hyperactive playing and raucous, odd-metered rhythms made them an international hit, helping to spawn new interest in Roma music.
This time out, the multigenerational group takes on classical compositions that were written by Bela Bartok and others who weaved folk elements into their music. The Haidouks, who cannot read music, were taught the works and then made them their own.
They still play at a breakneck pace with incredible precision, but their overall sound is softer, rounder and more orchestral. A brilliant idea well executed.
Download this: "Asturias"
-- Marty Lipp
Also in stores: "All the Lost Souls," James Blunt (Atlantic); "90 Millas," Gloria Estefan (Sony International); "Playlist," Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (Arista); "Kill To Get Crimson," Mark Knopfler (Warner Bros.); "Ultimate Victory," Chamillionaire (Motown); "Last of Seven," Pat Monahan (Columbia); "The Last Sucker," Ministry (Megaforce); "Adrenaline Rush 2007," Twista (Atlantic); "The Greatest Songs of the Seventies," Barry Manilow (Arista); "Psychedelic Sunrise," the Chesterfield Kings (Wicked Cool); "Bitchin'," the Donnas (Purple Feather); "Ripe," Ben Lee (New West)


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New official Red Hot Chili Peppers website launched!
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have just launched their new website and Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer have also posted their first introductory blog entries on the site! RHCP's introductory blog entries…
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Damien Hirst and Flea team up to raise money for Silverlake
By Red Hot Chili Peppers News on November 3, 2011
Flea has teamed up with Damien Hirst to create a line of fifty limited edition SPIN Bass Guitars which will be sold for £50,000 each to raise funds for Flea's music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit organization, facilitating music education. The Multi-Coloured Deluxe Spin Bass Guitars are signed by Flea and Damien [...]
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Great blog posts for reading over the long weekend
Since it's a bank holiday weekend, there won't be another post on The Office Diet till Tuesday. So here's a few great posts elsewhere which I've enjoyed reading during the past week:
- From The Ririan Project
For everyone who's got kids, was once a kid, or is still a big kid at heart (I know I am), this is a great refreshing take on some dieting truths…10 Big Weight Loss Secrets from Little Kids
Have you ever watched a kid entirely engrossed in a project? They have that magical ability to be serious about what they're doing without taking it too seriously. You can do the same with your weight loss. You can live every day with more focus, and every week with more motivation.
- From Diet Blog
Diet Blog is one of my favourite reads, and well worth subscribing to (not just because I write for it ;-)) This recent post by a guest nutritionist was a great read for me:3 Dieting Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
I have worked with thousands of clients in successfully fighting fat and I am now, myself, tiny and fit, a mere fraction of my once fat self. A big part of the problem is that dieters do nothing to change their mental state.
- From Dumb Little Man
I don't have a fast-food habit myself (when a colleague asked me, perfectly nicely, earlier this week, "Would you like anything from McDonald's?" I responded with a "No!" of such horror that he probabably wondered if I had a clown phobia….) But if you're trying to kick fast food, this article's a great one:How to Kill Your Addictions to Junk
I'm going to separate the tasks into kicking crap snacks, kicking fast food and kicking pop (soda to you philistines). Pick whichever will be easiest for you and do that first. A taste of success is incredibly motivating. Then do the one that will be hardest second while you're on an upswing.
- From Cranky Fitness
If you've read The One Secret of Weight-Loss Success [check name], but figure there might be ANOTHER secret out there in the world, this post of the wonderful Crabby's will teach you the secret of success in general. Intrigued? Read on…:Secret to Success Revealed!
People who are successful at losing weight or writing books or climbing the corporate ladder or running marathons? They recognize that the decisions they make everyday are important, so they make them consciously.
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While the Great Recession was quite harmful on its own, it was particularly devastating because it came after a period in the early 2000s in which middle-class incomes stagnated. In fact, the 2012 median income in Colorado fell below its 1985 level, after accounting for inflation. That means middle-class Coloradan households are now earning less than they did nearly 30 years ago—even though the state's economy has grown significantly over this period.
Colorado's middle class, however, has seen very little of this economic growth because an ever-increasing share of the state's economy has gone to those at the very top. In 1980, the middle 60 percent of Coloradan households brought home roughly 52.5 percent of all income earned in the state; last year, it brought home only 47.3 percent. In contrast, the share of income going to the top 20 percent of Coloradans has increased sharply, rising from 42.7 percent of total state income in 1980 to more than 49.2 percent today.
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The Walt Disney Company will begin cutting funding to the Boy Scouts of America in 2015 because of its ban on gay leaders. Although the Boy Scouts lifted its policy on gay youth last year, a ban on gay adult leaders remains in place. Disney does not give money directly to the Scouts but donates money in exchange for volunteer hours. The company has also given small grants to local troops and packs. Meanwhile, the Boy Scouts expressed disappointment over the decision, saying it will affect the organization's ability to serve children.
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The Latin Quarter sits astride Paris' 5th and 6th arrondissements on the famous Left Bank. The Latin Quarter is one of the world's best known areas, housing as it does the famous Sorbonne University. The Quarter was at the centre of the Roman city Lutetia. It is criss-crossed by Boulevard Saint-Germain and Boulevard Saint-Michel. The Sorbonne is not the only university in the city, there are many others Grandes Ecoles and prestigious high schools where an elite education is offered. Because it is the stamping ground of students and professors there are many bookshops and a lively intellectual scene in the atmosphere. During the disturbances of May 1968 the quarter formed the centre of the students' protests. Opposite the Sorbonne is the Hôtel de Cluny which houses the Museum of the Middle Ages with the famous tapestry "The Lady with a Unicorn". Just a few metres away are the gallo-roman baths which date from the first to the third centuries. At the summit of Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, not far from the Jardin des Plantes, the Panthéon radiates over its surroundings and is just a stone's throw from Luxembourg Gardens. Finally at Place Saint-Michel there is a monumental fountain which represents Saint Michel striking down the Devil. By day and by night, this is one of the liveliest quarters of Paris, with its booksellers along the embankments, its historic little streets and its grand houses which still retain all their former glories. Amongst its famous cafés is Les Deux Magots, founded in 1812 and where Picasso, Prévert, Hemingway and Simone de Beauvoir liked to gather. Discover the heart of the Latin Quarter with Pariscityvision.com on our walking tour of Paris Left Bank : Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter.
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Are you ready for some football?! Preparing a game day feast is one of our weekly Fall traditions since game day and snacks go hand in hand. But prepping a game day table can get pricey, so shopping for bargains on our game day essentials helps keep our budget in check. Our local Bottom Dollar Food is a great place to shop for affordable staples and everyday products that are both fresh and affordable.
This Fall Bottom Dollar Food is hosting a FRESHDOWN! sweepstakes to help you cover your game day groceries. I got to sample their products with a gift card that was provided to me, and I'm always impressed by how far my dollars stretch at Bottom Dollar. Thanks to Bottom Dollar not only can you learn more about the sweepstakes, but keep reading for a giveaway for Centsible Life readers.
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The weather is getting warmer and I'm ready to start wearing my hair up and away from my face. I had seen these cute buns all over the place and really loved the, but wasn't sure how they were being done. A friend of mine from Fit Latina was talking about how great the Sock Bun is. I finally knew what it was called, so I started to research. I found out it was SO easy to do. It is my new go-to hair style! From the picture above you can tell it also works great on my daughter!
I created an easy to follow video to show you step-by-step how to get this hairstyle.
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- Start with second-day hair. It works better if you hair isn't completely clean and slick. If it is, add some hairspray or something.
- Put your hair in a high pony tail.
- Take a sock and cut off the closed toe portion. Roll up the sock so it forms a donut shape.
- Pull your hair through the donut shape and tuck the ends of your hair around the sock.
- Roll your sock, tucking your hair as you go. Keep going until you reach the top of your pony.
- If your hair is like mine you don't need to do anything else. If your hair is a little slicker, you may need to put in a bobby pin or two.


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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Tarantino' - Atheist Nexus 2016-09-29T15:21:59Z http://atheistnexus.org/profiles/blog/feed?tag=Tarantino&xn_auth=no Nigger: Power, Prejudice & Pride tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-04:2182797:BlogPost:2135988 2013-01-04T15:03:01.000Z Donald R Barbera http://atheistnexus.org/profile/drbarbera
 Nigger! There, now I've said it. Apparently, political correctness, an inadequate grasp of history and a failure to maximize resources have taken the real ugliness from the word and turned it into verbal medallion that hangs in a shadow-box on a museum wall of the minutia of…

Nigger! There, now I've said it. Apparently, political correctness, an inadequate grasp of history and a failure to maximize resources have taken the real ugliness from the word and turned it into verbal medallion that hangs in a shadow-box on a museum wall of the minutia of American Slavery.

Thanks to Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx, nigger is raising eyebrows, stuttering speech and making the politically correct choke on their own spit. Of course, the lovely and talented Spike Lee added his two cents worth without even seeing the movie and to no one's surprise, he fell a cent short. Lee's forgettable diatribe aside, it seems Americans have come out in droves to protest what was common less than 100 years ago.

It seems that over the past five decades in a misguided attempted to end hatred, nigger has been relegated to the shelves of political correctness where it rests, dust covered and replaced with the innocuous "N" word. However, that idea is not only romanticized, it is damn well incorrect. I was here and found myself constantly referred to as "nigra" or "colored." It was no mistake. That is the way it was. Negroes were constantly referred to as "boy," "uncle," and nigger long after slavery ended.

I recall during the 50s, "nigger" coming from the mouth of a white person became dangerous speech as Negroes lost their docility and began to demand their civil rights. By the 60s, for any white, even in the South, uttering the word nigger could turn ugly and even fatal. Yet, to deny that whites referred to African slaves as niggers is to avoid reality, which is always the case in trying to bring old stories to life and stay true to actuality. Kudos to all offended by the word nigger today; but, this is a movie and as "Tarantioish" as it might be aspires to some historicity.

In the 60s, I played baseball in towns that sported signs at the city limits saying, "Nigger Be Gone by Sundown." It was common. We threw games to get out of town alive. We could never be off guard or react to the shouts of "nigger" and "coon" from the crowd. That was 50 years ago; not exactly ancient history.

The power of the word comes in the reaction it provokes and from whose mouth the word happens to emanate. Rolling from the lips of a white person, nigger has incendiary power, especially if the warped face of prejudice is in the vicinity. However, to some, nigger is a term of endearment and pride if spoken by another black. In reality, nigger is a despicable word that rightfully belongs in the garbage cans of history. Unfortunately, that will not happen.

Or, it won't happen without serious thought by all. Until whites remove it from their memory as a term of hurtfulness and degradation making the term moot, it will continue. Until blacks recognize the duality of the message they send with proper or improper usage of the word as well as the message of self demeanment carried by self usage, it will continue.

Flowing from the pen of Amiri Baraka, the word swam easily in a mix of romance, interrogatives and philosophy. Southern bigot Bull O'Connor fired it like bullets, mowing down entire communities and their families as collateral damage. Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown incited riots and fire with staccato delivery and rage filled sermons. The words etymology is complicated and dark, filled with supposition and guess. Today, coming from the mouths of rhyme-spitters and gangster posers, it is little more than filler.

When a word becomes so vile that it can no longer be spoken but only referred to by its first letter only shows the lengths an entire country will stretch to avoid its history. There is no need not to call it as it is. If the word nigger offends, then it should be removed from the vocabulary of all. Social rejection in all communities will take care of the rest.
 Inglourious Basterds Review: Bloody Good tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-08-21:2182797:BlogPost:470994 2009-08-21T05:32:53.000Z LaRae Meadows http://atheistnexus.org/profile/LaRaeMeadows The Inglourious Basterds are sent into occupied France to "kill Nazis", and killing is what they do; along with everyone else in the movie. Quirky dialogue, multi-dimensional characters, and special attention to the aesthetics wraps the audience in a unique movie-going experience.

 Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish-American soldiers called the Inglourious Basterds, to be dropped into France to commit guerilla attacks on Nazis. In nearby France, perfectly mannered,… The Inglourious Basterds are sent into occupied France to "kill Nazis", and killing is what they do; along with everyone else in the movie. Quirky dialogue, multi-dimensional characters, and special attention to the aesthetics wraps the audience in a unique movie-going experience.

 Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish-American soldiers called the Inglourious Basterds, to be dropped into France to commit guerilla attacks on Nazis. In nearby France, perfectly mannered, linguistic master Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Watlz) has been tasked with seeking out and exterminating all of the Jews left in France. It is in this roll that Shosana Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) meets Colonel Landa. It is the crush German war hero Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl) has on Shosana that throws all the characters together in a horrific series of events that only war can justify.

 The first ten minutes of Inglourious Basterds will rile even the most stoic. It's calm dialogue and sparkling appearance drives the overall tension to an almost unmanageable level. By the end of the first scene, I was confused about the morality of the situation, angry at almost all involved, and had given myself sore arms from clenching my fists. Tarantino pulled his line and I was hooked.

 There is no shortage of dark in Inglourious Basterds. People get their faces blown off, Wild West techniques of enemy torture are used, and historic sore spots are poked with pointy emotion sticks. Even though scenes erupt into violence with notice and foreshadowing, a gasp could be heard from across the audience. Writer-director Quentin Tarantino doesn't shy away from exaggerated, unflinching expositions of violence.

 Col. Hans Landa, played by Christoph Waltz, is repugnant, ruthless and vicious. His dialogue is frighteningly elegant, and is nearly always disturbingly calm. Yet, every time he is on screen, there is yet another reason to admire him. This adoration left me feeling dirty and a bit disgusted with myself. There is nothing more disturbing than finding something commendable in a character you want so badly to condemn.

 Landa, Raine, The Inglourious Basterds, Shosana and Zoller are woven into each other's lives one string at a time. It isn't until about halfway through the movie that the audience really understand the scope of their relationship and its consequences. It isn't until the end of the movie that the true nature of all of the characters is confirmed.
 Inglourious Basterds' cinematography makes it almost possible to smell the blood and perfume. It's easy to feel like you are actually in the presence of evil or beauty when the camera refuses to look away from the violence or glamour. There is a ruthless use of angles, lighting and shadow to create a world almost impossible to escape.

 The graphic depictions of violence might be difficult for many thinner skinned people to handle without complaint. Still, the depth of character, quirky interactions and stunning visuals might win over many people who would otherwise be put off by the violence.

 Inglourious Basterds' unmistakable visual style, off-kilter dialogue, unfolding story line and violence is a feast and an embrace of our savage nature.


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Alex's DS theories
They may be total BS but is what I have found over the years. Hopefully they can be of help to others out there.
Late at night, tired with not much to do, bad conditions for mindless ranting...
To fly the fastest on a given day totally depends on the weight your model is flying at. Also depends on the power in the conditions, that being, is it consistent, or does the power come and go. The conditions and how you fly to them is a huge part of it I have found. Tekapo has been the biggest eye opener and teaching point for me.
When the power comes and goes and is short in time when it is there, a lighter than normal model I have found better due to it being able to accelerate easier. Example was my 1.6kg Burner at Tekapo during the DS fest getting to 285 to equal the record at the time. Asto flew his much heavier burner later on burning some perfect big laps, but couldn't get over 241. I was pulling much tighter laps and was sitting in the 220s-230s, then as a gust came, it accellerated to 270 in a lap or two. A lighter model needs tighter laps than a heavier one due to not having the inertia to counteract the drag/turbulence. You need to use the DS kick more often in a given time to maintain/gain speed. A heavier model can maintain speed from a previous boost from a power period, even if the current air would not accelerate it to that speed, but it may take twice as many laps to pick up to the same speed as the lighter model. In short, heavy means you can nail the laps easier as you can fly a bigger and longer lap, but may not make the most of the power avaiable. Lighter is harder to fly faster as you need smaller laps but will make use of accelleration from the power when doing so.
When I first flew my D60 at Wainui, the day I went 318, I flew it twice. Both flights I flew the same medium-large laps. Once ballasted it jumped up about 10-15mph in average speed. If I had tightened it up when light, I feel I could have got 300+. Basically what I am saying, it depends on pilot ability too, as the tighter laps are much harder to fly consistently.
Which brings me onto the next point. Laps, the power line WIILL change depending on the gusting of the wind. The boundary layer is always moving and so is the air on the back. I have watched some very erratic laps yeild the same speeds as someone who is pulling in the most perfect and consistent laps. My theory is that they are making use of power that isn't on a good radar line, then pulling a perfect radar line straight after. An example is my 214 run at sugarloaf with my old Destiny. No reads near 200, a few laps up high gaining speed that I couldn't gain down low on a radar line, pulled one down low right in front of the radar gun and, boom, 214 from seemingly nowhere. Sugarloaf is a site that works best doing that. Even tekapo is like that in bigger air. In lighter air it doesn't seem to matter.
In Bigger air it gets rougher. More wind means brings more air movement and means your model is flying through ever changing wind vectors. I feel the higher laps to gain speed then pulling a lower radar gun line lap can yeild some of the best numbers. In medium air trying to nail the consistent lap is the key.
There is much more that my tired brain is missing.
Please feel free to BS me and pull it all apart
My theory is DS is like thermal flying. It is about reading the air and feeling it out with the model, reading the changes and trying to make the most out of what the air is giving you.
Totally agree with you Alex. I enjoy flying lighter models now doing tighter laps. The fun factor is much much more flying lighter models than heavier.
I learnt a lot that big day at Tekapo.
Wind direction is a major factor as well.
Good stuff Alex. Thanks for sharing. For guys like me who don't fly as often, just watching someone fast and trying to decipher what they're doing can be very enlightening.
Damn saw this thread and forgot I even wrote it! I am suprised it even makes sense. Was written near midnight after working for 14 hours lol!
Thanks for your comments.
Yes you are very right, Asto. Wind direction plays a major part. The air tends to spill over when it isn't square on. When you look at the cross section of the hill along the wind vector, it flattens the hill out, meaning if wind is off angel, your ridge isn't as steep or sharp at the top. This makes the air attach to the contour easier and not seperate at the lip cleanly.
This, I feel, is why Weldon and Bird Springs work so well. The valleys straighten the wind perfectly square to the hill. The valley leading up to Weldon isnt as narrow so vector tends to change a little, but still within the workable realms.
This is why tekapo is very temperamental. Is has nothing to straighten the airflow leading up to it. Is has no hills in front of it so wind is smooth and it accelerates leading up to the hill, just vector changes a bit with nothing to keep it in line
I've noticed that what's up-stream of the hill has as a big effect on how good DSing will be on it. With our two main sites: Long Gully & Ngiao, Long Gully has the more classic straight knife-edge ridge (its far from perfect); while Ngaio from first look wouldn't look like the sort of hill that would be much good. They both have very big back-sides. However Long Gully has a same-height ridge 800 meters upwind of it, where Ngiao does not. Ngaio tends to be noticeably much smoother than Long Gully in big winds (gale force and above).
So in our case the better shaped ridge is out-performed by the less classical shaped ridge with cleaner airflow over it.
Totally. We have a great ridge (probably Christchurch's best shaped ridge) funnily enough, called Mt Parker. But it has a hill about 600m in front of it. A little lower, but enough to kill the air. Works in a NW wind. Fastest we have gone there is about 130 maybe 140 something with foam. You need a lightish plane as lift can drop to nothing. Haven't flown it for over 7 years!
Sound good Alex nothing to pull apart here
Only thing I'll add is , also depends what CL range a particular airfoil / plane is best flying at. We have seen on an unballasted D80 tight laps slow is down about 20 or 30mph and medium CL type laps it eats it up. Compared to a K2M do big open low CL laps and it will cruise around @ 200 and start to bang it hard and it will go to 250.. It's definaly the best example.
Ezza and Asto flying light K2m's on an average 20knt day can hands off ds and cruise around or fly it crazy tight and the speed comes.
I agree flying heavier allows you to fly faster easier ( for the average guy) but as you get better and better a lighter ( but not to light) plane will be more fun and you can get similar speeds.
It all comes down to so many variables.... Conditions , hill shape , turbulence , gust length.
Finds power easier , more fun to fly , lands much easier , easier to find a day to DS
Take longer to gain speed from power , easier to fly , lands very hard , Much better in rough air.
I guess why we all need a plane for each condition
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Thank for your comments Alex and explains a bit of why I find DS more difficult in Aus.
On my first DS attempt I achieved 78mph on Tekapo with big laps, since being home our sites are much smaller and I have found simply string 2 laps together difficult. Never really thought about it but the tighter Laps do happen faster and explain some of the issue I have had.
Totally agree, Tim. SO many variables.
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Former National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department director-general Damrong Pidet, a founding member of Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party - known for his impulsive nature - has opened up on why he went back on his word and jumped into politics after retiring.
What is the reason behind your deciding to establish a political party?
I thought that I would open a shop to sell noodles after I retired - but two months after my retirement, no one had been appointed to continue my projects. All my projects had been suspended. There was no reason to suspend my action against illegal activities. That is why I have decided to set up a party to continue my work.
Why didn't you apply as a member of a large party in order that it could push your policies through Parliament?
So you were uncomfortable working with the government?
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Critics say you ordered resorts to be dismantled to pave a way for yourself to enter politics after retiring.
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But no party wanted me because they knew I would be a thorn in their sides.
Your decision to set up a party has nothing to do with your disappointment over not getting the political posts you wanted?
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Those who do not like our policy of environmental conservation, they will not vote for me.
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He is an official - but if he commits wrong, I will fight with the public sector.
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Do not use the word expose - but whatever is a threat against natural resources and the environment, we will fight against it. We will not touch on things we don't have any knowledge about.
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The Name's the Game at The Gallery Golf Club
If you are going to call a golf course facility "The Gallery" you best make sure the property is chock full of holes, vistas and moments worthy of a space to display works of art.
No. 8 at The Gallery's South Course
With his work at The Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Ariz., just outside Tucson, golf course architect John Fought and, to a lesser extent, British Open champion and 2006 Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman on one of the courses, has fashioned a pair of tracks and an overall experience that is both "museum-worthy" and a challenge to all levels of golfers.
Keeping a focus is the challenge on the North Course, which offers with sweeping views of the high Sonoran Desert landscape among subtle elevation changes and rolling routing. Designed by Fought and Lehman and opened for play in 1998, the North Course has been ranked as the top track in Southwest Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweek's Top 100 Modern Courses.
Thousands of giant saguaros provide golfers with an all-together different experience on the South Course, which Fought also fashioned and opened in 2003. The South differs from North in both terrain and architectural scheme; its links-style routing and green surrounds are reminiscent of Donald Ross' Pinehurst No. 2.
The South Course hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2007 and '08 before that tournament moved down Tangerine Road to the Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain.
Both courses showcase the best of desert golf and are lush, green havens amid an arid environment. "We wanted to create courses that were beautiful and artistic but we also made sure they were more than just pretty pictures," Fought said.
Nos. 1 and 9 on The Gallery's North Course
Rocky Goings-on the North
When The Gallery's two golf courses were being planned Fought was given the freedom to find his routings out of desert hardscrabble that was full of rocks, boulders, canyons and washes.
Once he determined the site for the property's lavish clubhouse, he laid out North on the toughest ground, with the knowledge that another course would be built later on land that was somewhat flatter and less severe.
"When we started to build the North Course, the site was really, really remote and a challenge to work with," Fought said. "We knew there would be plenty of forced carries and holes created along the canyon edges because of the wash that ran through the site and all the rocks, I mean huge boulders."
The North Course plays to a par of 72 and 7,384 yards from its back set of four tees, where it carries a rating of 74.0 and a slope of 142.
The 6th Hole at The Gallery's North Course
The 422-yard par-4 second begins a seven-hole loop into Ruelas Canyon. After dealing with the wash that runs along the hole's entire left side one encounters a green guarded in front by a rock abutment and bunkers on the right and back edges.
At 464 yards, the fourth is the longest two-shotter on North and may actually play longer when you consider it runs 40 feet uphill. The tee shot must carry three cross-bunkers set into a natural ridge line for a clear angle to the green. Avoid the "purgatory" fore bunker deeply embedded seven feet below the fairway, directly in front of the green's apron.
After negotiating North's canyon holes, players must face the massive 725-yard par-5 ninth. With a downhill tee shot to a generous landing area, the second shot is also downhill and gives players several options as there is a bunker left, two bunkers center, two traps right and a large lake bisecting the right half of the fairway. The putting surface is guarded by a cross-bunker short of the green on the left, a deep bunker on the right and a small wash, which bisects the fairway.
"The ninth is daunting on the scorecard but it is very playable because the first two shots are downhill," Fought said. "It's really a placement hole rather than one that requires nothing but length."
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Gallery's North Course
At first glance tghe 558-yard par-5 downhill 11th appears rather docile, but in reality the hole's nine bunkers are precisely positioned to form one of the most interesting strategies on the golf course.
And things do not get easier on the 214-yard par-3 12th - it's the longest and most difficult one-shotter and its green, which measures approximately 6,800 square feet, sits at the base of a plateau with abundant specimen saguaros as its backdrop.
Players will love the chance to go for broke on the 336-yard par-4 17th, the shortest two-shotter on the golf course but definitely not short on options on how to play it. Pinpoint accuracy is required to miss the three fairway bunkers in the prime landing area, and a cavernous bunker in the front of the green must be avoided to have any chance of scoring well. The putting surface is divided in the center lengthwise by a roll, making positioning of the tee shot imperative.
"I love what we were able to do on the North Course," Fought said. "It's a challenge for all level of players, and the variety keeps the player on his toes."
The Gallery's South Course
Fought Channels Ross on South
Fought deeply admires Ross's work and that sentiment is shared by The Gallery's owner, John MacMillan. When it came time for the second course on the property, the entire golf team at The Gallery headed east to Pinehurst, where for three days they played, studied and dissected Ross's ballyhooed work in North Carolina.
"I won the U.S. Amateur in 1977 on a wonderful Ross course (Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia) and I have always loved his work because he is so efficient with his design," Fought said.
For courses built in the desert, there is a limit to the amount of ground that can be grassed because of state-imposed irrigation water restrictions. Who better to turn to for a template of efficiency than Ross, the old master?
The South Course has generous fairways - some as wide as 70 yards - to encourage players to plot the best lines into the raised, angled greens that offer hints of Pinehurst No. 2. In effect, Fought has designed a course that is completely different from the neighboring North.
South sports plateau-type greens (a la Ross), as Fought intended the 7,466-yard, par-72 track to be a thinking player's course. "If you play smart, understand risk-reward and position the ball well," Fought said, "you can have a good measure of success on the South."
South also has a "trickle effect" as the ball rolls toward the valley from greens with lots of undulations and false edges - the center of putting surfaces are often the flattest spots.
Perhaps the best strategic holes are its two short par-4s, the 349-yard seventh and 362-yard 12th. But don't forget its six par-4s of 447 yards or longer (including the 496-yard fifth and the 499-yard 13th) and the pesky 225-yard par-3 third, the hardest one-shotter on South.
The Gallery one of the few private clubs in the country that features two highly acclaimed courses. Among its honors are Golfweek's Best Residential Courses (North is No. 84, South is No. 88); America's 100 Greatest Courses - Best in Arizona (North No. 11, South No. 25); and Golfweek's Best New Courses for 2003 (South No. 31).
If you have a chance to play The Gallery, the memories you will gain will be pretty as a picture.
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Short term dynamic therapy, integrative psychotherapy, systems of therapy, therapeutic impasse. Therapeutic process and relationship. Thinking and Decision Making.
My research focuses on the outcome and process of various psychotherapies (especially psychodynamic and cognitive therapies) for depression, panic disorder, PTSD, substance dependence and personality disorders.
In terms of psychotherapy process research, I have examined the impact of the therapeutic alliance and of therapists' use of theoretically relevant interventions on the outcome of different therapies. I have specific interest on models of therapeutic changes that incorporate both relational and technical factors.
I have great interest in different methodologies to evaluate the efficacy of different interventions (from randomized clinical trials to naturalistic studies)
Outside of treatment research, I have also conducted research on individual core conflicts, personality, and metacognitiion in different populations including Children of Holocaust Survivors.
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R01-MH070664 Dynamic Therapy Vs.CBT for Panic Disorder (Barber, Penn PI) 9/06-6/11. Total Cost $2,422,579
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It's nine years today since Sony launched the PlayStation 2 in Japan. Since then, Sony has sold over 140 million PlayStation 2s worldwide. And, incredibly, the nine year-old console is STILL selling. Long after rivals like the Microsoft Xbox, the Nintendo GameCube and the Sega Dreamcast have been consigned to the scrap heap, the PS2 continues to be the world's best-selling games machine.
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The PS2 was considerably more powerful than its predecessor. It boasted a 128-bit 'Emotion Engine' CPU (co-developed by Sony and Toshiba), which was designed for faster graphics processing. But it was DVD playback that would prove a killer app, perfectly timed to take advantage of a video market that was in transition from VHS to DVD.
Unlike the PS3's Blu-ray drive, upgrading to DVD didn't require any new technology bar the DVD player itself. Fearing that this gave the PS2 too much of a leg up in the console war, Sega planned to bundle the Dreamcast with a multi-region DVD player in an attempt to derail Sony's momentum.
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