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Mass Effect 2 ReviewBy Adam Sessler - Posted Jan 26, 2010
Mass Effect 2, Bioware's sequel to the 2007 sci-fi role-playing blockbuster, evolves beyond its predecessor's quirks to deliver one of the richest RPG experiences ever.
The Pros
- Exquisite storytelling
- Exciting combat
- More game than you expect
The Cons
- Mining tests patience and fingers
To Read Specific Commentary for Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3, Click Here
Mass Effect was an act of great ambition that, amongst its myriad successes, was hampered with troublesome design elements: A confounding inventory system, irritating driving sequences and cookie-cutter side missions. Despite these issues, my appreciation for the game lay in the joy of what it got right: Exceptional storytelling, character development and squad combat. Sequels -- especially sequels so far into a console cycle -- don't have the benefit of charm to carry the players through their design flaws and Mass Effect 2 finds itself in the position of having to reinvent many of its core elements without sacrificing those glimpses of greatness that distinguished its predecessor. Thankfully Bioware, the game's developer, was apparently as aware as anyone of this challenge and Mass Effect 2 is an astonishing accomplishment that improves and streamlines on design, delivers even greater breadth and depth to the storytelling and offers up combat as satisfying as anything found in a contemporary shooter. For a game that asks so much of the player to invest in the experience, it delivers in dividends of satisfaction not seen since Fallout 3.
Go Humans!
Mass Effect 2 begins shortly after the first installment, with Commander Shepard chasing the sentient AI known as the Geth across the galaxy to finish the extermination begun at the conclusion of the original game. While many may know what happens next, I would be remiss to say any more as Mass Effect 2 delivers the drama and surprises from the first ten minutes on. The game involves Shepard's new association with a pro-human organization called Cerberus, led by the enigmatic Illusive Man (voiced by Martin Sheen). The inhabitants of human colonies on the fringes of space are disappearing and a strange insectoid race called The Collectors may be behind it, although questions linger whether their actions may be in the service of more familiar evils. Rather than the battle coming to civilized space as in the original, here Shepard must build a team and take the battle to the bad guys, a mission that the game never lets you forget may end in death for all.
This main narrative thrust is served up with all the operatic grandeur one would expect and doles out revelations at just the right pace before committing the player to a very satisfying denouement, but Mass Effect 2 also takes its time with storylines that are more tangential to the end-of-humanity scenario that give the game a wonderful sense of breadth and intimacy. These tend to be in "Loyalty" missions that open up after assembling team members and revolve around resolving personal matters for the character that should prove them less distracted in the seemingly hopeless final mission. If the overall game is a massive sci-fi novel then these scenarios could be characterized as short stories that take their cue from classic sci-fi of the Asimov variety, posing moral dilemmas without the comfort of clear resolution. The members of your squad, many of whom in the original only stood out for the powers they brought to bear in combat, become more fully drawn through these missions and bring a greater emotional resonance to the game's conclusion.
While story is always a key element in a Bioware game, their unique contribution to videogames is in the storytelling and the role they afford the player to shape the narrative's course. This was the high point of the original and it only gets better in the sequel. Using the "Paragon/Renegade" split in character development (ME's version of Good/Evil), the dialogue is punchier, more efficient and appears to build on earlier choices in the game more clearly with color-coded extreme dialogue options popping up with increasing frequency as the game progresses.
The player's sense of ownership over Shepard is essential to making Mass Effect 2 work and is the crux of the game's magic. Here it works beautifully and creates its own challenge as some decisions are discomforting but with payoffs as visceral as any combat sequence. This is most evident with the game's new "interrupt" system. During a cutscene a prompt to pull a trigger for either a Renegade or Paragon action appears on the bottom of the screen, activating it unleashes a dramatic decision in the cutscene such as hitting someone during interrogation or pushing them out a window (yes, I played Renegade). The severity of these actions is nothing short of thrilling and giving such license to the player moves the "role-playing" from intermittent decision making to wholesale designing of the drama.
Happiness Is a Good Gun
To anyone that played the first Mass Effect, the strength of the storytelling should be the least of the surprises in ME2; it's the gameplay that will shock anyone who had to look past several poorly-implemented aspects of the first game. The combat in the game is deigned to be played real-time, with far less management of the other two members of your squad. In fact, Mass Effect 2 could be played without once issuing any order or pausing the action to set up one of Shepard's powers, but you would need to have a remarkable eye and steady dexterity. Your squadmates' gun combat is fully automated and the AI never once failed me; if anything, they can be too good -- but not enough to remove enjoyment from the highly satisfying combat scenarios. Precise controls and region-specific damage replace ME's less-than-thrilling aiming and shooting . The number of weapons in each class has been reduced significantly, which should be cause for celebration for anyone who endured the inventory screens of the first; moreover, when you do find a newer, better version of the weapon class, you feel it and it feels good.
The slightly more esoteric Biotic and Tech combat abilities return with new additions and overall improvements. Each skill has a clear benefit on the battlefield, even early on when their strengths are weaker. This time the use of any power precludes using any other until a cooling down period is completed (with the exception of latent power like incendiary ammo which stays active until turned off). This restriction adds strategy and highlights a greater emphasis on the use of "traditional" weaponry. Despite the restrictions, real-time powers are a thrill to use. There's nothing like shooting enemies and then letting loose a devastating shockwave that knocks several bad guys off their feet, all without needing to pause the game. It's a sublime exercise of power in Mass Effect 2 and only serves to heighten the excitement of battles by reducing the need to continually stop down to issue commands.
Excitement is key to Mass Effect 2's battles and their composition demonstrates how much attention was focused on this aspect of the game. Within each battle is a careful pacing that ups the ante and challenges the decision making and new powers such as the Vanguard skill (which propels Shepard at a particular enemy, knocking him on his feet and leaving him prone) open up a much needed variety and sense of accomplishment with each success. While the combat environments themselves are somewhat pedestrian when gazed upon coolly, such issues fall by the wayside with the openness of the combat options. While death was infrequent, I never tired of getting back in the fray, as Mass Effect 2's combat is easily one of the most profound revamps of gameplay from one game to the next in a franchise; bearing witness to the havoc I wrought with my personally-designed Shepard will stand out at year's end as one of my highlights.
The path you walk to create your agent of destruction is yet another of Mass Effect 2's aspects that were dissected under the microscope and came out much better than before. While all aspects of Shepard and his squad can be upgraded, a variety of currencies regulate these areas of improvement. The most traditional upgrade comes from leveling up Shepard and his squad, which elicits a couple of points that improve Biotic and Tech powers as well as a catch-all category that encompasses Health, Shields and improved points towards your Renegade/Paragon disposition. This much-simplified skill tree makes life much easier to plan out growth with only 4 upgrade slots for each power with each improvement showing immediately noticeable effects. Even better is a mid-game option to reallocate the points, allowing for a jack-of-all-trade approach initially with specialization occurring later on, when one's predilections have taken shape.
Weapon and armor enhancements are facilitated through research which comes from scanning particular objects in the game or purchasing the knowledge at several outlets throughout the universe. To actualize the majority of these upgrades requires metals that are mined from the multitude of planets scattered throughout the universe and occasionally found in missions. The final currency in Mass Effect 2 is money, or credits, which purchase some improvements right off the shelf and is earned by completing missions and looting. In the single greatest improvement in ME2 the conversion of loot into currency is automatic; if you don't need it, the resource immediately goes into your bank account as cash. The end result is a tightly-knit economy in Mass Effect 2; no one currency is in abundance and decision about improvements should be carefully thought through -- just about everything in the game can be acquired but prioritization is key. The intent of such a regulated upgrade system in Mass Effect 2 is clear: Power-leveling and grinding, a major distraction in many an RPG, have no hold here.
With one exception: Mining. The primary means by which you find valuable metals is by scanning planets which pick up readings for deposits and using a probe to extract it from the ground (or gas). The scanning process requires keeping the left trigger depressed and delicately moving the scanning reticule with the right analog stick. To call the process tedious is an understatement. The amount of mining required to satisfy all the upgrades of value (which are most) is extensive. While I take issue with the procedure in the game I am sympathetic to its apparent implementation; in order to keep the economy in balance, the mining cannot be too pleasurable or players will frontload with minerals and upgrade too fast. Having said that, there are better strategies to keep player advancement in check without being so onerous. In fact, if the process of mining could have utilized a toggle to scan, rather than forcing the player to hold in the trigger, which causes incessant hand-cramping, the experience would have been decidedly more tolerable.
In light of the myriad accomplishments in Mass Effect 2 the mining is a small blemish that fades from memory once you reengage with the rest of the game. The awe from the very beginning never lets up as you are sped along on an adventure that takes on the indulgent glory of a multi-course meal, where every stage is worthy of careful savoring and the entire affair is one to recount long after it has passed. I can't help but feel that am doing Mass Effect 2 a disservice. It's essential to break the game apart into it various components for evaluation, but its magnificence truly emanates from how well these factors work together in harmony. Bioware has long been on the road to make a game like Mass Effect 2. Each new title has demonstrated a move in a new direction, some more effective than others; this game feels like the creative culmination of those efforts and the team has pulled it off masterfully. Dismiss preconceptions born of the first Mass Effect or what you think the game is supposed to be and succumb to one of the most impressive feats in gaming.
Mass Effect 3 PS3 Review by Nikole Zivalich
To the annoyance of 360 fanboys everywhere, sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 2, X-Play's Game of the Year for 2010, is now available on the PlayStation 3. I'm happy to report that Commander Shepard and company have made the console transition without sustaining any major damage.
What's been embettered? The PS3 version was built on the Mass Effect 3 engine, has 1080p HD graphics and several other minor additions, but you're basically getting the same (awesome) game as your 360 and PC brethren.
Gamers might assume that, since it's on the PS3, ME 2 has superior graphics, but this isn't always the case. Before you cry Sony hate, yes, the battles in space look amazing, but the graphics aren't always what you'd expect. At the risk of being nit-picky, there are several sequences in the game where textures fail to blend or cut-scenes are washed out. Some examples: On the prison ship Purgatory, there are textures on the walls, floor and on the crews' uniforms that look grainy and even pixelated. Some of the cut-scenes have too much light and not enough shadow, like on the battle for Horizon, a cut-scene that is noticeably washed out. I don't think these graphical failings have anything to do with the PS3 itself; they're probably caused by Mass Effect 2 not being as advanced as Mass Effect 3's engine. Overall, the visual flaws are minor. Mass Effect 2's graphics are stunning, and the The 1080p visuals are a really impressive way to immerse yourself in the Mass Effect 2 universe.
The PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect 2 comes with a bunch of the game's extra content, including Overlord, Kasumi's Stolen Memories, and The Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC for free. These DLC packs were released throughout the year for the 360, so many (most?) Mass Effect 2 fans had already beaten the game before downloading the DLC, and therefore didn't really care. Having these packs in the game from the jump makes Mass Effect 2 feel complete. In fact, The Lair of the Shadow Broker is one of the DLC packs meant to bridge ME2 with ME3, so playing it is vital to the story; not paying for it is icing on the space cake. Score one for the PS3 version.
As much as I enjoyed having most of Mass Effect 2's DLC integrated from the start of the game, I was bummed that BioWare didn't take the opportunity to flesh out DLC-only crew members Zaeed and Kasumi into more complete characters. With the DLC, they're squad mates from the beginning, so even some extra dialogue choices would make them seem less like second-class space citizens. Of course, not all of the DLC is free. There is only one free piece of DLC out of seven, but the pay-to-play packs don't advance the story, they just give you stylish outfits.
Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 starts on a serious note, with a grim cut-scene featuring the destruction of your ship and the death of Shepard. But just as you begin embracing the somber mood of the game, a brightly colored comic book pops up. That book, Mass Effect: Genesis, is the interactive backstory BioWare and Dark Horse put together to help PS3 gamers become familiar with the Mass Effect story.
The comic itself is not animated but is shaded with colors more vibrant than usually seen in the game. The lack of color continuity doesn't do the serious tone of Mass Effect, either game, justice, but that doesn't mean the comic's graphics aren't beautiful.
A backstory comic is an interesting idea, and I can't think of a better way to fill someone in on the details of a 20+ hour RPG like Mass Effect (aside from actually playing it.), but it's a far cry from grinding through the first game. Mass Effect: Genesis explains parts of the first game well. It documents the events of ME accurately and sequentially, but not completely, so when the time comes for you/Shepard to make the tough calls you would have made in Mass Effect, you often just don't have enough information. We learn about Shepard's fight against Saren and the Reaper ship Sovereign, but details about the Geth and Proetheans are left out. Should you kill the "angry" Rachni queen? You don't know because the comic doesn't say why she's angry, nor does it say how she plans to carry on the remainder of her life. Who should you allow to take over, Anderson or Udina? You have no way of knowing Anderson stood by you throughout Mass Effect, and that Udina was the jerk who constantly tried to prevent you from being a hero. Should you kill Wrex? No, you should not, but first-time gamers will have no idea why. When asked who you should you let die, Kaidan or Ashley, you don't know Ashley is speciest (alien racist) and that Kadian is my soulmate. (Maybe that last part is a personal choice.) The comic is not an adequate substitute for playing Mass Effect, but those new to the universe will be thankful for what little backstory the comic offers.
If you buy a copy of the game you won't have to sit through the 15+ minute comic unless you want to. If you download it from the PlayStation Network it will automatically play after the first scene.
If my review seems to be focused on small complaints and differences between the PS3 and 360/PC version of Mass Effect 2, it's because the story, gameplay, combat, and controls are essentially unchanged, and Mass Effect 2 is just a great game. Is the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 the ultimate ME 2 experience? No, but that has nothing to do with the fact that it's for the PS3 and everything to do with gamers not being able to play part one of an amazing trilogy--you're just not going to have the best experience if you start in the middle. It would be like watching The Empire Strikes Back without having seen A New Hope. Unlike a lot of games, Mass Effect really suffers if you haven't played it all the way through.. IPC, Xbox or PS3: Mass Effect 2 is rad. Play it.


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Great Live Moments - Michel Camilo
April 4, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: april 24, art tatum, bassist, Birthdays, drummer, happy birthday, Iridium, jazz blog, jazz record, latin heat, lincoln, lincoln goines, Listening Post, Live Music, michel camilo, native dominican republic, night in tunisia, pianist, piano trio, tea, trio sound, wbgo, wbgo blog
Happy birthday today to pianist Michel Camilo.
WBGO recorded Michel's trio at Iridium on April 24, 1997.
Michel Camilo, Bassist Lincoln Goines and drummer Cliff Almond had a killer piano trio sound. Listen to "A Night in Tunisia" from the WBGO Archives.
And do you know what inspired Michel Camilo to play jazz? Hearing Art Tatum play "Tea for Two." When Camilo was 14, he heard that jazz record in his native Dominican Republic. Since you cannot see Art Tatum magic on a record, and you can no longer see him play, you'll have to check out this re-performance of "Tea For Two."
Great Live Moments - Coming Monday, March 31st
March 28, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: broadcast recordings, consecutive weeks, dexter gordon, james moody, jazz appreciation, jim hall, Listening Post, Live Music, michel camilo, roy hargrove, showcase, vault, wbgo, weekday
Make plans to visit the WBGO Blog on Monday. We'll be presenting Great Live Moments - selected material from WBGO's extensive archive of broadcast recordings. Our blog will showcase one song per weekday for five consecutive weeks. Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Jim Hall, Michel Camilo, and Roy Hargrove - and that's just the first week. WBGO celebrates a birthday in April, which coincidentally is Jazz Appreciation Month. We've been recording great jazz for 29 years, and we want to share some found moments from the jazz vault with you. So come back Monday.


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Credit for the Keck image: A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), D. Leonard (San Diego State University), and D. Fox (Pennsylvania State University).
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Sigmar Polke (1941–2010), a giant of postwar painting and the originator, with Gerhard Richter, of Capitalist Realism, Pop Art's darker German variant, is at last getting the retrospective he deserves. Polke's signature non-signature style and exploration of unconventional materials and techniques have already made him a hero to several generations of painters. More of an influence on today's artists, however, may be his embrace of multiple mediums and his frequent blurring of boundaries between them. This exhibition is the first to present Polke's prints, photographs, films, installations and performances alongside his paintings and drawings.
The show, which will travel to London and Cologne, is massive, spanning nearly 50 years and comprising over 250 works. It includes images taken from art history, books on magic, naughty cartoons, television news, and Polke's private life; materials such as found fabric, coal, adhesive tape, meteor dust and bubble wrap; and styles that range from debased Pop—dull colors and clotted Ben Day dots rendering ominous American-style consumerism—to hazy abstraction.
Serving as an introduction to the exhibition, and underscoring the diversity of Polke's output, is an installation of a dozen or so mostly large, finished works from different periods of his career. Among them is a 1960s midnight blue wall hanging (sprinkled with cardboard circles replicating a star map on which the artist has traced a constellation of strings spelling S.P.O.L.K.E.), as well as a 2003 minimalist abstraction made from sewn-together fabrics. Running throughout is a selection of Polke's films, created from the 1970s on, which have never been previously exhibited
Everywhere major works jostle for space with apparently minor ones, underscoring Polke's fluid and nonhierarchical approach to making art. For many of Polke's detractors, this approach makes even his most powerful works seem suspect. But Polke's primary concern was to skewer authority in all its forms, whether scientific (a work purporting to be a genetic history of cardboard chillingly recalls the Nazis) or artistic (don't miss Polke and artist Christof Kohlhöfer's hilarious filmic send-up of Conceptualsim).
Polke's irreverent attitude had a lot to do with his biography. Born 1941 in Silesia (now part of Poland), Polke escaped with his family to West Germany when he was12; they eventually settled in Dusseldorf. The country's willful amnesia regarding the Holocaust, and its growing fondness for consumer goods at a time of continued deprivation, sharpened Polke's eye for false appearances. So did encountering Joseph Beuys at the Düsseldorf Arts Academy in the 1960s: Polke never bought in to the older artist's charismatic persona.
Polke's propensity for skepticism is evident from the start of the show, which opens with Ben Day dot paintings from the 1960s, derived from ads. These works subvert the optimistic tone of their source material, as in the case of an enlarged halftone image of two bathing beauties who look more grotesque than glamorous.
Somewhat later comes a group of paintings in which abstraction is equated with the German suppression of memories of the recent past, most obviously in one featuring a constructivist design that appears to incorporate the swastika. In keeping with Polke's genius, though, many of these canvases—including a composition of four vertical stripes of different colors on a brown background, plus an arrangement of yellow squares on a gray blanket—are drop-dead gorgeous.
In the 1970s, Polke began to take photographs, which range from documentation of performative actions and tabletop sculptures to layered, aleatory pictures in which scenes from real life are manipulated into otherworldly visions. (Polke at that time was consuming heroic quantities of hallucinogens.) Many of these images cross the line into painting, as in a spectacular series of large-format pictures—blotched, blurred, stained and folded—of The Bowery and its denizens.
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A grand finale of sorts consists of a room of Polke's imposing "Watchtower" paintings—each incorporating an image that could be a hunting blind or a concentration camp guard's tower. But in the spirit of Polke himself, the exhibition does not end here. Rather, it trails off over the course of another couple of galleries devoted to his xerographic works and "Printing Error" canvases, which feature blowups of irregularities the artist found in printed images.
Polke's persistent undermining of anything resembling a fixed perspective or a higher truth resulted in a multivalent body of work in which there are no conclusions but only a multiplicity of images, ideas and meanings. En masse, his works induce bafflement, then exhaustion and finally, exhilaration.—Anne Doran
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PHOENIX — Facing a struggling Western New Mexico squad, the Eastern New Mexico University softball team was set to close out a 4-1 run through the Schutt Sports Division II Leadoff Classic on Sunday.
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With ENMU leading 10-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Western then loaded the bases with one out. A fielder's choice scored a run but produced the second out.
A walk and six consecutive hits followed, and the stunning eight-run rally lifted Western (2-6) to an 11-10 victory.
Earlier, ENMU (5-5) run-ruled Lacey, Wash.-based St. Martin's 9-1.
Junior pitcher-first baseman Kristen Cruickshank had a huge weekend. She earned the pitching victory in two games, including Sunday's five-inning opener against the Saints, and also homered in each of the five games — six in all, giving her seven roundtrippers for the season.
Alex Mayo Otis and Cruickshank hit back-to-back, one-out homers in the bottom of the seventh on Saturday as the Zias edged Montana State-Billings 6-5. Then Cruickshank, who is batting .514 (18-for-35), went deep twice to drive in four runs in a 5-3 victory over previously unbeaten Dixie State later Saturday.
In Sunday's first game against St. Martin's, ENMU nursed a 1-0 lead on Mayo Otis' first-inning RBI single into the top of the fifth. The Zias erupted for eight runs on seven hits, highlighted by a two-run double to right-center by Josette Aguirre, a two-run single by Michelle Williams and Cruickshank's two-run homer to left-center.
Cruickshank carried a three-hit shutout into the bottom of the inning, but gave up a leadoff homer to senior catcher Kaci Hernandez and two singles before finishing it off.
Cruickshank then posted her second six-RBI game of the season, raising her total to 23 so far, with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate against Western. She gave the Zias a 3-1 lead with a three-run homer in the third, doubled home two more in a six-run fourth that made it 9-2 and added an RBI single in the sixth.
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The Gardiner Museum and Chef Simon Kattar of à la Carte Kitchen Inc present the Bistro Music Series, an exciting new food and music series featuring a sumptuous culinary experience and a musical program with performances by some of Toronto's best musicians.
Join us for an evening of classical music performed by two talented, emerging musicians - Esther Sang Mi Kim (piano) and Brandon Cherwin (clarinet). Featuring works by Aaron Copland, Pierre Sancan and Robert Schumann, Chef Simon Kattar will create an inspired menu to match. Compositions by Mozart and Chopin will also be performed throughout the evening.
Price is inclusive of taxes for food. Gratuities on services is excluded. Excludes beverages and extra items ordered and corresponding taxes and gratuity. Price is per person per dinner.
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Recipient of The Gertrude Thompson Memorial Piano Scholarship, The Emily Tedd Scholarship/Bursary, The Pierre Souvairan Scholarship, The Margaret Parsons-Poole and Clifford Poole Scholarship, The Frances Carlisle Moran Scholarship, The Gordon Kushner Piano Scholarship, The Madeline M. Field Piano Scholarship, The B.H. Carman Memorial Scholarship, The Margaret Miller Brown Memorial Scholarship, The William Henry Craig Armstrong Memorial Scholarship
Ms Kim was born in Korea, Republic and migrated to Sydney, Australia at the age of ten.
She started piano and violin at the age of five, and at the age of seven, Esther had a privilege to study as an academy student at the 'Seoul Arts Centre'. She continued her music education with Professor Nikolai Evrov and Professor Margaret Hair at the Sydney Conservatory of Music.
After graduating with her secondary schools education with a Full Tuition scholarship from the top private school in Sydney, Australia; Ravenswood School for girls, Esther is currently in third year studying under Professor John Perry and David Louie.
She is widely building her career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist. She holds the Associate and Licentiate Diploma in Performance. She won numerous awards, scholarships, and concert tours in Australia, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, and Czech Republic.
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American clarinetist Brandon Cherwin's recent engagements include numerous concerts in the New York City and New England area, including at the MATA Interval Series, at I/O Fest, and at the Tribeca New Music, DUMBO Arts, Xperimental <3, and Moving Sounds Festivals. Brandon has performed concertos with the Johnson City Symphony in Tennessee, with a conductor-less chamber orchestra at the Banff Centre, and with Contemporaneous, a new music ensemble based in New York.
In the 2012-2013 season, Brandon premiered solo pieces by both Kaija Saariaho and Sean Hickey, as well as chamber works by Pasqual Corrado, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Ryan Chase, Elizabeth Ogonek, and Dylan Mattingly. Additionally, Brandon was an artist-in-residence at both the Cell Theatre in New York City, and at Williams College in Massachusetts.
Brandon has been a participant in the New York String Orchestra Seminar, with performances at Carnegie Hall, the Sarasota Music Festival, in programs at the Banff Centre and Brevard Music Center, and was selected to perform with the Conservatory Project Chamber Ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Brandon studied previously with Alan Kay and Mark Nuccio at the Manhattan School of Music, and with Richard Hawkins at the Oberlin Conservatory.


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Announcing Legends of Grimrock Nexusposted by AxelDominatoR Game NewsIt is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of the newest Nexus website, Legends of Grimrock Nexus, through my proxy, Axel.
Legends of Grimrock is a great throwback to the era of Dungeon Master style games, where you control a party of up to four characters and delve into the mysteries and puzzles of dungeons. For those of you who aren't aware of Legends of Grimrock, here's some of the blurb from the official site:
"Legend of Grimrock is a dungeon crawling role playing game with an oldschool heart but a modern execution. A group of prisoners are sentenced to certain death by exiling them to the secluded Mount Grimrock for vile crimes they may or may not have committed. Unbeknownst to their captors, the mountain is riddled with ancient tunnels, dungeons and tombs built by crumbled civilizations long perished now. If they ever wish to see daylight again and reclaim their freedom the ragtag group of prisoners must form a team and descend through the mountain, level by level."
Legends of Grimrock is available for $14.99 right now from multiple different digital distributers, including Steam, GOG.com and Gamers Gate.
The developers, Almost Human, are due to launch their modding tools that allows users to easily create their own dungeons and items for the game and share them with others very soon. Almost Human have also kindly given us access to the closed beta and versions of the game so that we could quickly set up a Nexus site and integrate the game in to our Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). If you're new to the Nexus, NMM is our very simple to use mod management software that allows you to one-click install mods directly from the site and on to your computer, with no need to fuss about with zip files and folder placements. The latest version of NMM, available now, is fully compatible with Legends of Grimrock.
At the moment the Grimrock Nexus site is quite bare as we've only just launched, and the open beta for the modding kit has only just started. I will be working closely with the Grimrock modding community to get the site up to scratch as soon as possible and ensure we can provide the very best and most feature rich service for all the mod authors out there. If there's anything you think the site needs, just let me know.
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Kelly Whitley
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Gender: Female
Athlete Year of Birth: 1992
Athlete Place of Birth: Elgin, Ilinois
Athlete Weight: 114
Athlete Height: 5'4"
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Athlete Biography
All my family members have done triathlons for fun at some point in their lives, but I am the only member of my family that trains in the sport consistently. Each member of my family competes in different sports for fun. My sister, Taylor, plays college basketball at Indiana State University. The dad has had a big influence on my sporting career from the start, always suggesting that I gain a love for all kinds of sports, so that later in life I can really enjoy being active with friends. Coach Dickson and Coach Romas have had a big influence on my triathlon career up to this point.
Like my teammate Kevin McDowell, I entered a local triathlon a few minutes from my house and really enjoyed it, so I joined the team I'm on today. I've always liked to swim, run, and ride my bike in the neighborhood since I was very young, so the sport fit in perfectly for me.
During an average training week, I do 7.5 hours of swimming, five hours of cycling, and six hours of running.
I've done some local volunteer coaching for youth in my area. We also actively train with the younger athletes in Multisport Madness on a regular basis, so there is continual interaction there with developing athletes.
My favorite ITU race so far has been the Monterrey YOG qualifier. This was my first ITU race and the first time I had even been outside the U.S. I enjoyed the venue very much, especially competing against such good competition, including Mexico's Adriana Barraza, Canada's Christine Ridenour, and others. There were several girls deserving of this opportunity that I have to go to Singapore for the YOG.
It's a stiff goal, but it is a dream of mine to one day represent the United States in the Olympic Games.
Outside of triathlon, I'm your average teenager. I spend a lot of time with my sisters when I'm home, I go out with my friends when I can, I attend high school sporting events, go to school, study, do homework, participate in sports at my high school. I've been extremely fortunate in my life to be healthy and have the support system that I have always had. I haven't had to overcome any real obstacles in my life that many people, especially some children, face today.
Something that the triathlon world doesn't know about me is that like my dad, I bite my nails. I'm a horrible singer.
Athlete Language: English
Athlete Other Sports: Cross country, basketball, track
Athlete Education: Entering senior year of high school
Athlete Proudest Moment: My proudest moment within triathlon has been earning the qualifying slot to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Outside triathlon, I\'m proud of my high school cross country team winning the first team state championships in the history of the school, then repeating as Illinois state champions my sophomore year in high school.
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A momma friend of mine made a few comments today that now have me all worried. I told her Sofia was tired alot lately and has her cranky moments throughout the day where she just wants to be held or she walks around rubbing her eyes (usually around 4-5 pm). She takes one nap a day from 11-2ish, usually.
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Marine LifeElizabeth Willis '13 | June 16, 2010
So far, and although it is still early in the season, we have found four nests on Mounda beach, two nests on the Koroni/Lefkas beach, four nests on Avythos and three nests on Megasamos. We have had eight false crawls on Mounda beach, which is high enough to suggest that we will either have more nests on Mounda soon, or otherwise the lights and sun beds on the beach at night are in fact affecting the nesting of the female turtles. This has been a slow season so far, which can happen because turtles do not always nest every year. But turtle activity is picking up since just last night we had two nests on Mounda.
On the conservation side of this project, apart from cleaning the beaches of rubbish and alerting tourists to turtle activity we often go snorkeling in the morning and late afternoon and monitor other marine life in the area.
While snorkeling during the past two weeks we have come upon turtles on multiple occasions. I have seen two females, untagged and still a bit small, which means that they are probably still too young to breed and nest. I have also come across three males, which can be told apart from the female by their long and thick tails.
I found one of the turtles (who we call Wendy because of a distinctive 'W' marking on her shell) while she was feeding. This was very interesting to watch– turtles eat rather slowly, with their eyes closed and seem to relish nosing about in all the sea grass and kelp on the reef. After she finished feeding and noticed me, I followed her for about half an hour, diving down to clean off her shell and swim with her until she was ready to be left alone and swam off.
The life that exists underwater here is very colorful with a lot of variety. We have come across starfish, sea urchins, Moray eels, a fire worm, an octopus, and many different varieties of fish, kelp, sea grass and algae. There is also a lot of coral and sea sponges, although there doesn't seem to be much variety there. We have depictions and explanations of all of these in the Environmental Centre to explain to tourists, so it is great to snorkel and understand exactly what I'm telling them about since I've seen it!
There are some sad aspects to the calm and unhurried life of sea turtles–just the other day we got a call form a German tourist reporting a dead turtle on the beach of Sision. It was reported to be missing a flipper and have lacerations across its shell. We sent a team out to investigate that area, but there was no sign of the turtles or anything that could have caused it damage.
We hope that talking to fishermen, who usually cause the most harm to turtles, will reduce the problem of finding hurt or dead turtles. Sea turtles do not have any predators once they mature and so their danger of extinction has arisen from human exploitation and hunting. We have had to swim out and cut through fishing nets and drag them out of the water to prevent unsuspecting turtles coming to shore from harm.
We do have interactions with fishermen and try to get across the importance of their cooperation in the endeavor to protect the sea turtles native to this area, but usually it isn't that simple. Enforcing the law that protects the beaches of this area and the life they sustain has never been an easy task and we can only hope to increase and improve our relations with fishermen and hotel owners in the area and reduce their negative impacts on the turtles.


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A welcome diversionJanuary 09,2013
The appointment of Robert Sand to help set up special courts to handle drunken driving cases is a step by Gov. Peter Shumlin toward fulfilling his promise to reform the states corrections and judicial system.
As the longtime states attorney for Windsor County, Sand has established a reputation as an independent and creative thinker on questions of crime and punishment. He has argued for the decriminalization of small-time drug possession charges, partly to keep young offenders from becoming snared in the corrections system, which often damages people rather than helping them toward a productive life.
His progressive ideas on drug issues rankled Gov. James Douglas, who took exception to Sands recommendation of court diversion in a marijuana possession case with a Windsor County lawyer as defendant. But the times are changing.
Shumlin favors reduced criminal liability for marijuana possession, as he favors other measures to steer defendants away from the prison system and toward programs that will put the correction in corrections.
The new DUI courts that Sand is charged with setting up are in line with the successful creation of drug courts in several Vermont jurisdictions. The idea is to use the criminal case as a lever to push defendants toward programs that will help them address the addictions or abuse that are the root cause of their criminal actions.
The nation has been in the grip of a punitive philosophy toward drug and alcohol offenses, going back for decades. Nationally, one consequence has been the vast expansion of the prison system which holds more inmates than any other nation. Historians have noted that the toll of this punitive approach has hit especially hard at black communities where a crippling percentage of young men are caught up in the prison system. A young black man on a city street is much more likely to be stopped, frisked and jailed for a small stash of marijuana than a young white man on a college campus with a similar stash. Some critics have noted that the nations war on the black community has amounted almost to a re-enslavement of young black men.
The toll of drugs is real, and even marijuana can be abused. But the war on drugs has not succeeded in rescuing Americas cities or eliminating the small but consistent number of people who are addicted to dangerous drugs. Rather, it has depleted communities of potentially productive young men. It is a policy based on fear yielding an end result of social deterioration.
Vermont has played a small part in the war on drugs, mainly because of the presence of heroin and other hard drugs and the dealers who provide them. Heroin is a real menace, and the trade in hard drugs damages communities.
But Vermont is also a state where young people report a relatively high usage of marijuana. Even before the advent of the drug courts police and courts as a rule were not imposing draconian punishments for personal marijuana possession.
DUI, unfortunately, is always with us, and an effort to address the problem of repeat offenders is long overdue. If Sand can establish the means for helping repeat offenders get control of their alcohol abuse, he will have helped the offenders, made the state safer and eased the pressure on the corrections system. Let it be a warm-up for a larger effort to bring the full effect of diversion, drug courts and restorative justice to courts statewide.
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Yeah, I think Bynum is superior to Howard, offensively. Andrew has never had a full season with the Lakers (except this year) and yet he's shown signs of being a better post up player than Dwight who has virtually missed no games for his career.
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MARTINSBURG – If Donte Grantham had a dollar for every time he heard the question, he could buy a college, rather than simply choose one to attend.
"Every day it's 'Have you picked a college?' or 'Are you going to WVU?'" the Martinsburg star basketball player said Monday. "I hear it all the time, no matter where I go."
Not that Grantham minds, particularly.
Still, the process isn't really simple, either, and the 6-foot-7, 200-pound reigning West Virginia Player of the Year said the stress is adding up.
"It's the hardest decision I ever had to make, easily," Grantham said. "It's not easy. All the schools look good."
Monday's news that West Virginia players Aaron Brown, Jabarie Hinds and Volodymyr Gerun had requested transfers further fueled the speculation that Grantham would soon receive a scholarship offer from the Mountaineers.
He maintains that everything was status quo as of Monday, although he was scheduled to travel to Morgantown Monday, though it is not an official visit. Players can start taking official visits after next week's national championship game.
Even with an offer, Grantham still wants to mull over the decision, so no decision is likely to come soon.
"I will make a decision soon, but I still want to think about it and do the right thing for me, and the right thing for my family," Grantham said.
Which means it very well could be West Virginia.
"I think every kid grows up wanting to play for their state school," said Grantham, who averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds for the state champion Bulldogs this season. ""I know (assistant) coach (Marsalis) Basey (a former Martinsburg and WVU standout) is always telling stories from his days at WVU."
Or it could be Clemson. Or Cincinnati. Or Maryland …
The list does seem endless.
The problem is, every school is enticing in its own right.
Clemson already has an offer on the table.
"That's the ACC, that's playing against Duke and (North) Carolina," Grantham said. "It's a beautiful place. Imagine trying to put (turn) that down. That's what I'm saying. It's a really hard and tough thing. Right now, all the schools are equal to each other," Grantham said.
He plans to soon make a list of schools where he hopes to visit when the period for official visits opens back up.
In the meantime, he will be playing in the Scott Brown Memorial Classic in Beckley April 13.
Formerly a Class AAA versus Class AA/A all-star game, the game this year features a national game.
Grantham will join Mountaineer recruits Devin Williams (Montverde Academy, Fla.), Elijah Macon (Wolfeboro, N.H.), Brandon Watkins,(Grady High School, Atlanta, Ga.) and Nathan Adrian (Morgantown) on the Little General All-Star team.
Fellow Class AAA first-team all-state selections Ryan Meadows (Princeton) and Chase Connor (Shady Spring) will also be on that team, along with Woodrow Wilson's Andrew Johnson and both Ra'Shaud Kincaid and Hunter Moles from South Charleston.
"It's important for me to play well, but I'm more interested in getting to play with other Division I recruits," Grantham said. "I've known Nathan Adrian a long time and I'm looking forward to playing with Chase Connor.
They will go against the Crossroads Chevy team, which features stars Travon Landry, (Tennessee) Moses Kingsley (Arkansas) and Dominic Woodson (Baylor) from Huntington Prep.
Former Hedgesville star Q.J. Peterson (VMI) and Ahmad Fields (Utah) will represent Masssanutten Military Academy and Donte Clark (Virginia Tech) is coming from Hargrave.
Ironically, Grantham's teammate and best friend, Jalen Lewis, will be on that team.
"That will be weird, him being on another team," Grantham said. "It will definitely be the first time we've been on different teams in a long time."
It will be a nice respite from the onslaught of questions. At least while he is on the court.
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Morrisey plans to post contracts for seeking outside legal counsel
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Office of Attorney General announced Thursday guidelines for doing business with attorneys outside its office.
The policy would create a series of factors in order to determine whether or not the WVAG office would seek outside counsel, such as whether or not there are sufficient legal and financial resources in the office to handle the case, the amount of experience needed to provide legal services and the geographic area of the case.
If it is found that outside counsel is needed for a case, private attorneys can submit proposals to represent the state on a contingency-fee basis. This means outside counsel will be paid a certain percentage based on the outcome of the lawsuit. The contingency fees will not exceed $50 million, according to the policy.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey plans to post each outside counsel contract on the WVAG website for the length of the agreement, as well as any payment of contingency fees.
"We believe the public deserves to know who is getting paid by the state of West Virginia," Morrisey said Thursday in a telephone interview.
Morrisey said this new policy "takes aim at the good old boy network" of assigning outside counsel in West Virginia, a frequent criticism of his predecessor, Daryl McGraw, that Morrisey has expressed since his 2012 campaign for office.
"(This policy) gives every firm opportunity to make their case as to why they're qualified to work for the state," Morrisey said.
Morrisey recently faced criticism from lawmakers regarding his decision to hire Washington, D.C. Attorney Elbert Lin as solicitor general, though he is not yet licensed to practice law in the state.
Morrisey defended his decision and said the process for getting licensed to practice law in West Virginia is nothing new for attorneys moving into the state. Morissey called the critiques "silly," and cited Lin's legal experience as the reason for his hiring.
"We were very fortunate that we were able to recruit a first-round draft pick to come to the state of West Virginia," Morrisey said, adding that internal legal talent would cost the office less than hiring outside counsel to compensate.
While implementation of this policy is set to begin April 15, there will be a 45-day period to allow for public comment, as well as input from clients and the state, according to a press release issued by the WVAG office.
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Police arrested Melanie Jo Fox, 44, on Thursday.
The Tampa Bay Times reports Fox is accused of pulling a 6-year-old girl's hair, kicking her, hitting her with a book and binding her with duct tape. Authorities also say she pushed an 8-year-old boy and used rubber bands to bind his hands.
Fox remained in the Pinellas County Jail early Friday. She's being held on $20,000 bail. No attorney was listed on jail records.
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The Sandcrabs scored early and often as they scampered across the plate five times in the first inning and added two runs in the second before the Beeville pitching settled into the game.
The 7-0 hole was pretty deep, but the Trojans fought back and felt they had a chance.
"It just got away from us early. We are also still struggling with the execution of things that we work on in practice, and then in the game when the lights are on, we are always just a step or second behind," said head coach Tom Carrera.
"We have no quit though and will continue to play, searching for that perfect game which is still coming."
The Beeville boys scored two in the third to cut into the Sandcrabs' lead. The visitors tried to put the game out of reach with two of their own in the fourth inning and followed that up with single runs in each of the next two frames. It was an 11-2 contest heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Trojans last at-bats.
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The Trojans used three pitchers with Marcus Gomez starting. Clay Blackwell came on through the middle innings and held the Sandcrabs in check in most innings. Daniel Amador also took the mound and shut out the visitors over the final two innings, striking out three in his brief duties.
The Beeville bats collected seven hits in the game with Blackwell coming through with two hits in three official trips to the plate and one RBI. Joe Rey Garza had one hit and scored twice. Gomez had an early base knock that plated a teammate. Gomez also scored. Titus Puente contributed one hit in one plate appearance and scored one run. Cameron Kremers was 1-4 with an RBI. Marcos Ulloa collected one hit and scored.
Brandon Nelson reached safely and scored for Beeville. Amador had three good plate appearances and stung the ball each time but the hard hit balls could not find a gap as the Sandcrab outfielders made good catches each time.
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Janesville police said Thomas is homeless and has stayed at the homeless shelter in Janesville, but had more recently been staying at a homeless shelter in Madison.
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Home List of Titles Intramolecular interactions of L-phenylalanine revealed by inner shell chemical shift
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- Title
- Intramolecular interactions of L-phenylalanine revealed by inner shell chemical shift
- Author(s)
- Ganesan, Aravindhan; Wang, Feng
- Abstract
- Intramolecular interactions of the functional groups, carboxylic acid, amino, and phenyl in L-phenylalanine have been revealed through inner shell chemical shift. The chemical shift and electronic structures are studied using its derivatives, 2-phenethylamine (PEA) and 3-phenylpropionic acid (PPA), through substitutions of the functional groups on the chiral carbon C-alpha, i.e., carboxylic acid (-COOH) and amino (-NH2) groups. Inner shell ionization spectra of L-phenylalanine are simulated using density functional theory based B3LYP/TZVP and LB94/et-pVQZ models, which achieve excellent agreement with the most recently available synchrotron sourced x-ray photoemission spectroscopy of L-phenylalanine (Elettra, Italy). The present study reveals insight into behavior of the peptide bond (CO-NH) through chemical shift of the C-1-C-alpha-C-beta(-C-gamma) chain and intramolecular interactions with phenyl. It is found that the chemical shift of the carbonyl C-1(=O) site exhibits an apparently redshift (smaller energy) when interacting with the phenyl aromatic group. Removal of the amino group (-NH2) from L-phenylalanine (which forms PPA) brings this energy on C-1 close to that in L-alanine (delta<0.01 eV). Chemical environment of C-alpha and C-beta exhibits more significant differences in L-alanine than in the aromatic species, indicating that the phenyl group indeed affects the peptide bond in the amino acid fragment. No direct evidences are found that the carbonyl acid and amino group interact with the phenyl ring through conventional hydrogen bonds.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Molecular Simulation
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- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 131, no. 4 (Jul 2009)
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- American Institute of Physics
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Knicks have no chance. They are playing the worst basketball of any team in the league and Chicago is healthier now and motivated to avenge that last loss. Looks like another blowout. You can turn off your TV at halftime.
New York Knicks(6-15) vs Chicago Bulls(7-13)
Friday, 12/14 8:30PM ET Live on MSG
Welcome to MSGKNickz33 pregame show, Im your host Jazzy Jeff and Im here to breakdown tomorrow nights matchup. The Bulls have won 5 out of their last 10 games and are beginning to play better. The Knicks have lost 4 straight and are now tied for the 3rd worst record in the league. The Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat share the same record (6-15) as the Knicks. Only the Seattle Sonics and Minnesota Timberwolves are worse.
Lets take a look at the starting lineups for both teams.
The Chicago Bulls
pg-Kirk Hinrich
sg-Ben Gordon
sf-Luol Deng
pf-Joe Smith
C-Ben Wallace
Tonights Key Matchup is at the Shooting Guard Position.
Fred Jnes vs Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon can score quickly. Fred Jones needs to fight through picks and stay with Gordon while always gettin a hand in his face. Ben Gordon is the Bulls leading scorer averaging 18.1 points per game while Fred Jones has had some good games offensively but his strength is defense. It should be a good matchup for him because Gordon is only an inch taller. Jones is used to having to guard players 3 or 4 inches taller than himself.
What do the Knicks need to do to win?
- Chicago is the 9th best team defensively in the league. Knicks nee to take care of the ball, move the ball around and play as a team.
- The Bulls are the 2nd worst team offensivley, Dont allow them to become one of the best teams on offense.
- Attack Ben Wallace!!!! He's getting older and Curry had a couple of good games against him last year.
- Box Out!!!! Chicago is a better rebounding team. At the same time, the Knicks should be a better rebounding team then they are so they need to work on boxing out and putting more effort in.
- Guard their Guards!!!! Gordon and Hinrich have gotten off to slow starts but when they get going, they can put points up in a hurry. Both of them are good shooters and they can also break down defenses.
Jamal Crawford needs to have another game where he shoots around 50% from the field. His 4 turnovers against Seattle hurt the team so he needs to do a better job of taking care of the ball. Hopefully going up against his former team will fire him up.
Fred Jones needs to worry about defense more than offense. As mentioned in the key matchup, Ben Gordon can score. It will be Jones' job to deny him, which is a tough assignment. Once Gordon gets going, he can score 30 points easily. Thats why you cant allow him to make a couple of shots in a row because thats all it takes.
Quentin Richardson should also not worry about offense, his field goal percentage is very low. He needs to focus on rebounding and doing the best job as he can defensivley on Luol Deng. Deng is a tough player to stop because of his combination of strength and athletic ability.
Theres nothing special about Joe Smith so Zach Randolph needs to take it right at him. Smith does not have a single block in the past 5 games, but he did have a game where he scored 19 points against Chris Wilcox and the Seattle Sonics. This is not what Smith does nightly, hes a solid role player who might not be in the starting lineup the way Chicago continues to change their starter at the powerforward spot. Whoever Zach is matched up with, he needs to score. This team will not win games with their defense so they will have to do it with their offense.
Eddy Curry will go up against his former team also. He will be matched up with Big Ben Wallace. Wallace has clearly slowed down. He is getting older but hes still Chicagos best rebounder and shot blocker. Curry is taller and stronger. He should look to get good positioning down low and take it right at Ben. He had a good game against Wallace last year which he credited for his improve confidence. Hopefully, the same will happen tomorrow night. Curry has not looked confident at all the past couple of weeks.
Chicago has a tough bench. Tyrus Thomas, Andres Nocioni, Chris Duhon, and Joakim Noah are all capable of coming into the game and making an impact. Once this Chicago team gets things together, they're going to be tough because they have a good starting 5 and one of the better benches in the league. Nocioni would be a starter on many teams, he is intense and passionate about the game of basketball. The Knicks also have a talented bench. Look for David Lee, Renaldo Balkmen, and Nate Robinson to come into the game and make a difference. This should be a close game. The Knicks are more comfortable at this point playing on the road then they are at home so we'll see what happens.
Im Jazzy Jeff and I thank everyone for joining me, catch the Knicks and Bulls tomorrow night on MSG.
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Knicks have no chance. They are playing the worst basketball of any team in the league and Chicago is healthier now and motivated to avenge that last loss. Looks like another blowout. You can turn off your TV at halftime.
They gonna keep get beat until Marbury has played 2 or 3 games after comin back. This is proof that without Marbury, the knicks cant even beat teams like the Sonics and 76ers. I hope they get down big early. I want them to get it done and over with so I can go to bed, I gotta wake up 5:30 on Saturday for work. Even if they somehow have the lead at halftime its not worth watching the 2nd half cuz we all know whats gonna happen. I know Ill be stupid enough to stay up and watch the game and the Crawford misses a couple shots and turns the ball over and Chicago now has the lead with 2 minutes left in the game after trailing by 16 at the end of the 3rd. The KNicks have have collapsed offensively here in the 4th quarter and their defense has been poor the whole game. Ive seen it happen too many times but I continue to fall for it. Jerome, Eddy, and Z-Bo have the same problem cuz they continue to fall for Burger King.
Man I like Marbury as much as the next dude. But even with Marbury we probably still would've gotten our ass beat by those teams. This team overall collectively is playing like ****.
Well if you had any hope of Curry coming off the bench instead of starting tonight then sorry...
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"It's only a matter of time before I put a complete game together and get back on track," Curry said.
"I feel good on defense, but ultimately it's the coach's decision. I feel comfortable, but maybe [Thomas] sees something different over there. He's the coach and I've got 100 percent confidence in what he's doing."
yea...Cury dirint mean that...he does want out he just saying that cuz he knwo he mess up a lil bit wit the media in Ny hes DONE!
He also DIDN'T play against the Nets when we won.
And the knicks will win tonight... yea i said it... now where's my & my i need to take the edge off
Chicago will want a win. They are healthy, and they want pay back for last game. they will win..
Ummm didnt Marbury just lose his dad when he played against Philly, and didnt he not play that long?
He was startin to play better before this happened, NO WAY would we had lost those 2 games to Philly and that game to Seattle.
Lilman BK you gotta check on things before you post dumb **** like that but its cool, enjoy your weed tonight, I know I'll enjoy mine. We need sumthin to help with the pain of constantly losin.
And Knicklover, didnt Kidd miss that game also? And Curry Too? What is New Jersey without Kidd?
Curry can't even dunk it down. Knicks suck. I am goin to quit watchin and paying attention to this team for about a week. It will be hard for me to do.
what is david doing out there no defense ... we need curry to block shot not be blocked by nocioni and smith, noah is pretty good I see david lee exploiting his old team mate in noah
Get rid of MARBURY! whatever it takes sorry brooklyn but hes not our answear and IT i rather have you playing for us at the moment then to have any power in the office
Eddy Curry is a *****, straight up. You see how Noah was takin it to the hoop and Curry just hacked him and got called for the foul? I dont get blocked often, but when i do it increase my intensity. I get pissed when i get embarassed and I play harder. Why doesnt Eddy do this? Hes not very competitive, I wonder how much he even likes playin basketball. Wheres his heart at?
Players like Lee and Balkmen are great to have. You know they will give it everything they got. Curry doesn have the same attitude and he just got blocked again by Nocioni. Its a waste, like I keep sayin with his size he should be dominating like Dwight Howard. He'll never reach that level because of his lack of motivation, intensity, and desire.
Dont complain about D Lee. He is one of the better players on this team. He actually cares unlike Curry.. Curry got blocked, as a Center he sucks. No actually as a professional Basketball he blows!


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Dubbed "The Punisher," Alexei Volkov takes a zero-tolerance approach to being cut off while driving his bus on Russia's roads.
Day or night, rain, snow or shine, whenever an errant driver gets in his way, Volkov rams his bus into the offending vehicle without apology -- and records it all on his dashboard camera.
The bus driver then documents the collisions by posting the video footage on YouTube.
In a recent interview which appeared on the Red Hot Russia website, Volkov claimed he's had more than 100 accidents.
"The situation is gradually improving ... due to my educational work," he said.
Volkov says his passengers have nothing to complain about because none have been injured.
And what does the bus company he works for in Zelenograd, Russia, think about his vigilante antics?
"If there is no fault of mine, the management doesn't care," he said. "The bus usually gets only minor damage. If the damage is more serious, they just wait for the insurance payments and then repair [it]."
One of the reason there were so many images of the meteor that slammed into the Earth's atmosphere is because dashcams are so prevalent throughout Russia. Few drivers leave home without the small, inexpensive cameras because they offer proof of what actually happened after an accident. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.