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'Another black gang member'
Family of slain man says paramedics failed to act swiftly due to racial misconception
By André Coleman 06/27/2013
In a claim for damages filed against the Pasadena Fire Department, the parents of a 23-year old African-American man allege emergency medical technicians failed to rush their son to the hospital because they thought he was "just another black gang member who got himself shot," a charge strongly refuted by Fire Chief Calvin Wells.
"We gave him the best possible care we could, just like we would anybody else," Wells told the Pasadena Weekly. "Our response time in this situation met the national standards."
According to police, Joseph Eric Jones of Pasadena was shot and killed after he and several friends attempted to detain a man they claimed tried to rob them on the night of Sept. 26 near the corner of Howard Street and Mentone Avenue in Northwest Pasadena.
During the robbery, Rashad McCoy, aka "Lil Weez Sack," fled on foot after one of the men he allegedly attempted to rob ran to get help from nearby friends, who ultimately joined in the pursuit. Police said McCoy hid in a backyard in the area of Stanton Street and Newport Avenue and, according to police, waited for the victims to approach.
As Jones came near the bushes where McCoy was hiding, McCoy allegedly shot him in the upper torso and fired several shots at his pursuers before escaping to a waiting vehicle.
Friends attempted to rush Jones to Huntington Hospital, but were stopped en route by Pasadena police. At that point, officers called for paramedics, according to department spokeswoman Lt. Tracey Ibarra.
"He did not die immediately and his friends tried to rush him to the hospital. Police were responding to the shots fired calls and saw the vehicle racing away and pulled them over," Ibarra told the Weekly.
McCoy was arrested in Palmdale on Nov. 20 and is being held on $2 million bail at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. A pretrial hearing in Pasadena Superior Court is set for July 17. McCoy has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and gang and weapons charges, making the 23-year-old eligible for the death penalty.
"Our son died as a result of the negligence on the part of the Pasadena Fire Department's paramedics who failed to make a timely effort to get our son to emergency surgeons at the Hospital," states the claim signed by David and Faavaoa Jones, the victim's parents. "We feel that this lack of effort was caused by the fact that the EMS personnel thought Joseph was just another black gang member who got himself shot.
"However," the claim goes on, "that was very much far from the truth, as Joseph was the victim of an armed robbery, a college student accepted to Stanford University, a member of the family that was waiting for escrow to clear for the purchase of an exclusive home in the hills above the Rose Bowl and a member of a family with controlling interest in a cargo airline."
The family did not list an attorney on the claim filed with the city, which is seeking more than $25,000. Their address and phone number, which are not listed, were redacted from the copy of the claim released to the paper.
Pasadena Fire Department Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian told the Weekly the department met or exceeded national response times at every step of the emergency.
The first call for trauma treatment went out at 12:07 a.m. and 3:35 minutes later an engine from Fire Station 36 at Fair Oaks Avenue and Hammond Street was on the scene with at least one paramedic onboard. The industry national average response time is five minutes or less. At 12:15 a.m., an ambulance arrived on scene, just under the eight-minute national response time average for paramedics arriving at crime scenes. Jones arrived at the hospital shortly after 12:31 a.m., Derderian said.
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I, David Jones is the father of Joseph Jones and I would like to make clear about some points in this story. It was not friends of Joseph who was trying to rush him to the hospital. It was myself the driver, his mother and his two other brothers. The other son that makes the forth was not there.
My claim never stated an amount of money for our son's wrongful death. We are honest people who want justice!
If we were in the time of World War II and Joseph received the gunshot wound that he had in his upper torso, he would have a 50% survivable rate.
Today with modern medical technology it would be 90%. If Joseph was taken to an emergency trauma
hospital on time he would have survived. Joseph died down the street from the hospital.
David Jones, again to finish. I was there when I saw how the paramedics recklessly took their time with my son even after my other son's and his mother begged them to load and rush Joseph to the hospital. The Paramedics never responded and never asked a single question from our family. You people out there know how when we have emergencies there are paramedics with a clipboards who comes over and ask info about our loved ones. THEY DID NOT DO A DAMN THING FOR US !!!!!!!


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"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it LOVE."
- Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly
PROFILE UPDATES (April 4th, 2011): New pic.
The name's Infernal Hymn. Of course, that's not my real name...DERP. Just call me Joseph or Jerry (a nickname I've received in High School for some odd reason). I just turned 22 last November and I live in fabulous New York City, living an ordinary life. It has it's moments but, I'm not going to bore you with much detail.
Random Facts!:
- I am from the Philippines! Woo!
- I absolutely loooovvveeee Frank Sinatra! Fly me to the moon, pl0x?
- Grimmjow is my favorite Bleach character of all time. Why? 'Cause he's SMEXY.
- My favorite number has always been 6. Coincidentally, that happens to be Grimmjow's assigned number! It's..DESTINY. <3<3
- I like love cereal. Almost like a fetish. >__>
- Fighting games are hawt, especially SC and Tekken.
- I'm a Lili player. I wait for you to make a mistake and then BAM, I punish with all her girly might. Hopkick FTW.
- I love yaoi. Though not as much as cereal.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion is my life. Well, not really..but I am a pretty big fanboy.
- Any show about food is win. Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, and Iron Chef top the lot.
- I love Doctor Who. David Tennant is the best doctor so far.
- My hobby is writing. Although I haven't completed a single story, EVER. It's 'cause I have a giant case of writer's block mostly every time I try to do so!
- I recently just got into watching Project Runway. Just saw the season finale last night and I must say, I'm hooked. Favorite show on Bravo!
- Blueberry muffins are sex. Period.
- O-Ren Ishii from Kill Bill is my idol.
- I can't drive yet and I'm TWENTY years old. Public transportation spoils me.
- Pac Sun and Zumiez are my favorite stores, EVER.
- I think my nieces are sooo ANNOYING. Good god.
- DBSK = LOVE. Xiah and Hero are the best. =D
- Setsuka = a demon. Fear her.
- Korean Beef Stew is probably my most favorite dish ever since it was introduced to me. I love it so. If you can make it, I'd probably rapethank you on site.
- I'm a student nurse in the making. Beware of my nursing powers?
- I hate wind. It messes with my hair. .__.
- I just recently became a Registered Nurse and now currently job hunting. So far...NO LUCK. Le sigh~
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We ate there after our wedding,I made reservation online from New York,Just wanted to impress my wife(she is from Finland)mostly because it suppouse to be romantic place to take a lady to nice italian place after gondola ride.. the worth italian food ever!! Annoing,not friendly stuff,Awfull food!!!Just imagine very small peace of lobster clow on the top of boiled carrots and cucambers!!! The cold antipasto included 1 (!!!) slice of sopressata, 1 of Boar's head ham,slimy slice of mozarella and pitted olives from the can(( Buttersquash soup was like "Campbells" also from the can.In online menu I found Kumomoto oysters; tuna carpaccio,but chef told me he cannot make one(( Our bill was 72$ for this terrible experiance,and I felt shame..
I do not know who paid the people to give good reviews to this restaurant, but I KNOW good food- especially Italian food and this was just the usual American pseudo Italian fare. The service was excellent, BUT it was ridiculously priced and the food was pedestrian at best. Don't waste your money, unless you really WANT to
Went here for dinner were seated overlooking the gondola rides. Service here is amazing. You get what you pay for so don't expect a cheap meal. Had the saffron lasagna, it was to die for!
Fast becoming one of our favorite places to eat. Had eaten lunch there different times & decided to try the Sunday brunch. It rivals The Sterling. Wonderful food & attentive, knowledgable service. Bring your check book as it is pricy but definately worth every penny. Looking forward to trying supper next.
Perhaps not a bad meal, but south of mediocre for the price. I ordered a seafood pasta dish recommended by the waiter that was uninteresting at best. My wife's risotto was pretty good. The soup may have been a watery split pea concoction, though it was not supposed to be. The drinks were $9 each. The restaurant itself was well put together, but the food and staff left much to be desired.
Three of my friends and myself ate at Zeffirinos for dinner on Monday 11/7/05. We had the worst service I have ever had at any sit down restaurant. Both the waiter and the busboy were inefficient and very inattentavie. We asked for bread when the busboy servered our water, and although there was a service table full of bread baskets within eye sight of our table the busboy never brought us the basket. One my friends went to the service station and brought back the bread. Seeing this another waiter came over to ask if we had a problem and we told him, yes, we never received our bread. He shrugged and walked off. Eventually we had to get up and get our own butter.
The bottle of white wine we ordered was opened, poured and placed in an empty ice bucket. We finally put the empty bucket upside down on the table with the wine bottle sitting on top of it. When the waiter came over and saw this, his comment was, "I told them to put ice in it."
When the waiter brought the pasta dish we ordered he asked if we wanted fresh ground black pepper. Instead we asked if he could bring us crushed red pepper. He gave the order to the busboy and it arrived many minutes after we had finished our pasta course. The busboy told us he was sorry, but he was very busy and had to tend to other tables. When the Cesar salads came, we were not offered the fresh ground pepper and we got up and got the pepper mill from the service table and served ourselves once again.
We told our waiter on no uncertain terms that we were very dissastisfied with the service. He apologized, but no manager ever came over to talk to us.
Two other notes: The entree I ordered was not available even though it was only 7PM. One of my friends ordered minnestrone soup and was served split pea, and when confronted, the waiter told him that was the minnestrone.This was minnestrone with no pasta or vegetables except for green peas. Considering the dinner with wine cost over $100. per person, I would definitely not recommend, nor eat at this restaurant ever again.
stopped in for a quick lunch.VERY GOOD!!!!!had the raw oysters and fresh mozzerlla both very good!!!wish I had time to go back for a big dinner.highly recommend
We were very disappointed in the food and service delivered to us by Zeffirinos. The waiter recommended that some of us (we were a party of 8 celebrating our 40th birthdays) try a new dish that featured Escolar, a fish that none of us had heard of before. The two who had it became violently ill hours later with nausea, abdominal cramping, and oily diarrhea that persisted for a week. When we approached the assistant manager the next morning when we deduced that the two that been sick were the two who had that dish, she denied any responsibility. Only when we later presented evidence (Escolar had been banned in the US by the FDA until 1991 because it was known to cause such problems)to the manager and complained to the Venetian Hotel itself, did they finally credit us back the cost of the dish (around $33). Frankly, we felt that recompensation for the whole greater than 300 dollar bill would have been more appropriate. Our experience and their handling of the matter was a true disappointment. Not a class act, for sure.


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How big a micro sd card will the 43 take?
I checked the Archos site but i could not find any info on how big a sd card you can put into the 43
anyone know?
I know.
Just to be clear: You can't put ANY SD card in the 43. It takes microSD and microSD-HC cards, and they are all the same physical size.
MicroSD-HC cards up to 32gb of capacity will work on the 43. ;)
Thanks Olley
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Two PB restaurants continue offering "flavor"ful September dining deals
- 6:10 pm Friday, October 4th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
Now that it's October, the annual September-long collective restaurant promotion called Flavor Palm Beach is over and dine with, right? Not so fast.
A couple of Palm Beach restaurants that participated in Flavor, which offered three-course lunch menus for $20 and/or three-course dinner menus for $30 or $35, are continuing the deals on their own.
They include The Breakers' onsite Italian Restaurant, offering a $35 three-course dinner menu, and Café L'Europe, which participated in Flavor at a higher price-point with a $45 three-course dinner menu.
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Horsham, Britain's brewtown
Bill was badly damaged by the collapse of his much-loved family business. "I was fed up with the brewing industry," he said, "and took over the former King & Barnes fruit machine business. That was a big
mistake: I knew nothing about fruit machines. A lot of people told me to get back into brewing, as many local drinkers didn't like the Badger version of our Sussex Bitter."
Bill took away a five-barrel plant and cask washer and installed them in 2001 in premises in the Foundry Lane industrial estate in Horsham. He didn't want to follow the path of many micros by making dozens of
beers. He did some trial brews until he was satisfied with the flavour of just one beer and then announced the arrival of Horsham Best Bitter.
"I launched it in May 2001 and then thought 'Where can I sell it?'" He had the good fortune to bump into David Mallard, the former King & Barnes tied trade manager, who not only offered to sell the beer but also
said he didn't want to be paid until sales took off. "David had great knowledge of the pub trade in the area," Bill said, "and within a year we grew to 30 barrels a week and now we're doing 50. There are a lot of pubs in the area
owned by Enterprise, where the publicans are allowed to take guest beers. There are also seven or eight Wetherspoon pubs that have become good customers and where the managers have considerable freedom of choice."
Bill has 200 accounts, which include 40 regulars. He has bought one pub, the Lamb at Lamb's Green, which he runs as a showcase as a country pub serving good food and beer. David Mallard has retired but Bill now has a
brewer - which gives him freedom to run and expand the business --and has full- and part-time sales people.
His spick-and-span brewhouse, with wood-jacketed mash tun and copper, has grown to 10-barrel capacity. He has expanded the product range and, as well as the 3.8 Horsham Best Bitter, Bill now brews a 4.8%
Red River Ale, named after the local river that runs through the town, seasonal summer and winter beers, and five bottle-conditioned beers. Bill has added a small bottling line and will start to sell beer by mail order.
With beers bursting with rich malt and hop character, using the finest Maris Otter malt and English Challenger, Goldings and Progress hops, Bill has restored the good name and good taste of King to Horsham and the
surrounding area, and is enjoying life again. As he says, it beats looking after fruit machines.
"The capital involved in building a brewery and bottling line is enormous," Andy said. "We got support from local people and industry: people felt affection for King & Barnes and wanted to help us. Our shareholders include an electrician who carries out wiring for us and a label designer."
A brand new and multi-functional brewhouse capable of producing ale, lager and stout was built in Scotland to Andy's design. A fast and reliable bottling line was imported from Italy. The beers are currently bright and are sterile filtered.
"It's a much better system than pasteurising," he said, "because it maintains the hop notes in the beer. Bottle-conditioned beers will be a cinch when we get around to them." He is already packaging live bottled beers for several micros, including Bath Ales, Coniston, Rebellion, and Hen's Tooth for Greene King. Packaging amounts to 400 barrels a week on top of 80 barrels a week of his own beers.
A stainless steel mash tun and copper feed four fermenting vessels inside the brewery, with additional 60-barrel conical fermenters in the yard outside, which are used for lager. The local water is soft, which is ideal for lager brewing, and gypsum and magnesium salts are added for ale production. With the exception of lager, all the malts and hops used at Hepworth & Co are sourced from Sussex.
The first bottled beer produced in 2001 was the 4.2% Pullman. "It was the beer we wanted to drink in the brewery," Andy said, "but some people found it too bitter so we added Iron Horse at 4.8%, which is both stronger and slightly sweeter."
He third beer is Sussex Light Ale at 3.5%, a successful attempt to recreate a style that was in danger of disappearing. It's a tangy and refreshing beer brewed with Admiral and Goldings hops grown in Sussex.
Andy's lager is called Blonde and is fermented with a traditional lager yeast culture imported from Bavaria. It is organic, 5%, and comes in a big 660ml bottle.
Pullman is on sale in Tesco, with Iron Horse in Sainsbury's. A number of independent off-licences stock the beer and the specialist Beer Essentials in Horsham is the single biggest outlet for Hepworth beers.
Now, three years down the road, Andy has started to build on the success of his packaged beers by moving into the cask sector, though cask ale was brewed at Hepworth & Co back in 2001 when Ray Welton of
Welton's Brewery rented part of the site.
There was certainly a K&B connection, for Fred Martin, a former head brewer at Horsham taught Ray how to brew. Ray is an engineer by trade and he has used his background to construct a brewery that is radically different to Andy Hepworth's and Bill King's. It's case of something old and nothing new, with fermenters built from old Carlsberg tanks, parts of a mash tun from a brewpub in Croydon, and a copper that Ray found on a dump with a tree growing inside it.
"I've picked up bits and pieces from everywhere," he said. "It's the Steptoe in me."
He found it hard to make money in Dorking, in the days before Progressive Beer Duty was introduced for small brewers. Ray mothballed the plant and then moved in with Andy Hepworth when the Beer Station got under way.
"I moved to the new site 14 months ago - the split was amicable as Andy needed more space," he said.
Ray is now brewing 40 barrels a week and employs a driver, Mike, to distribute the beer. He doesn't clash with Bill King as he tends to sell beer to old contacts in the Dorking area and south of the M25. The small specialist pub company Brunning & Price also takes his beer for outlets in Cheshire and North Wales.
"I'm only brewing cask beer at present - I'm learning to walk before I can run," Ray said. "But I'll be bottling in 2005."
He's no Steptoe where beer is concerned. He has a keen eye on the modern beer market and his bottled beers will be suitable for vegans, made without the use of fish finings. His cask beers use no chemicals or additives. His Optic malts come from Warminster Maltings and range from pale through crystal to amber and chocolate. He even puts Grains of Paradise, used in gin making, in one beer: "That way you get the curry with the beer!"
Hop varieties include Admiral, Bramling Cross, Challenger, Goldings, Northdown and organic First Gold and Saaz.
The beer, with such a modest strength, is reminiscent of the "boy's bitters" brewed for agricultural workers in Victorian times. It's wonderfully refreshing, with lots of spicy and peppery hops, balanced by biscuity malt and tangy fruit.
What a remarkable portfolio of beers is available in a town that lost one brewery, but gained three.


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Bloodborne Will Be One of the Playable Titles at GamesCom Next Month
Posted by Sammy Barker
PS4 exclusive netting public playtime
Did you think that you'd need to wait an age for your next glimpse at From Software's impending PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne? With the release still seemingly on track for an early 2015 release, the Japanese studio has revealed that the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls will be on display at GamesCom next month – and attendees will get to go hands-on with the gothic affair.
"There we can gauge firsthand the reaction to the game," producer Jun Yoshino enthusiastically told Digital Spy. The title was on display at E3 in June, but Sony opted to present it privately to the press behind closed doors. One sneaky glimpse of the affair did leak, which has heightened enthusiasm ahead of next month's big show.
The event itself is set to run from 13th August, and Sony has already promised that there will be other surprises on display. Media Molecule, Guerrilla Games, and various other first-party outfits have unannounced projects that they could unveil – but who's your money on?
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Huntsman to shift HQ from Basel to Singapore
March 4, 2009-- Home Textiles Today,
Basel, Switzerland – Textile dye and chemical treatment producer Huntsman Textile Effects plans to establish new headquarters in Singapore.
The company, a unit of Huntsman Corporation, called the move "a major milestone of the division's previously announced restructuring" that and will aid its "focus on serving selected global market segments from the region most expected to fuel growth in the years to come."
The current Huntsman Textile Effects HQ site in Basel will continue serving manufacturing, research, and European customer service functions, the company said.
Paul Hulme, president of Huntsman Textile Effects, said, "The relocation of the divisional headquarters and its leadership team is the next important step in our restructuring program and will ensure that the business is fully aligned to market trends and customer needs." He added, "It also brings us closer to our sales and customer support organization in Asia, which is already the largest in Textile Effects."
The move, to the existing Huntsman Gateway Center at Beach Road in Singapore, is expected to be completed by mid-year.
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Significant NFL Replay Rules Changes ProposedSignificant changes to the use of video replay, including reviewing all fouls called by game officials, will be proposed by the NFL's competition committee at next week's owners meetings.
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Chocolate Toffee Cake
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Ready Time: 180 min
- Yield: 16 Servings
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 package Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Devil's Food Premium Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 (8 oz.) package toffee baking bits, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with no-stick cooking spray. Line each pan with parchment paper.
- PREPARE cake as directed, using water, oil, sour cream and eggs. Reserve 1/3 cup toffee bits. Stir remaining toffee bits into batter. Pour into prepared pans.
- BAKE 30 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 to 15 minutes in pan. Remove cakes from pan to cooling rack. Remove parchment paper. Cool completely.
- HEAT butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat about 7 minutes or until golden brown. Place chocolate in medium bowl and pour in butter. Add corn syrup and vanilla. Stir occasionally until chocolate is melted. Let stand until mixture thickens slightly, about 20 minutes.
- PLACE one cake layer on serving plate. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Sprinkle with half the reserved toffee bits. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top, allowing to drip down sides. Garnish with remaining toffee bits.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/16 of cake), Calories 390 (Calories from Fat 210), Total Fat 23g (Saturated Fat 11g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 370mg, Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 28g), Protein 5g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 8%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post6037711009596468322..comments2016-10-11T01:00:52.895-07:00Comments on Devon Yanko: Facing fear and moving forward- Hardrock 100 pacingDevonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-14453055837862452192011-07-18T15:08:34.806-07:002011-07-18T15:08:34.806-07:00Devon, great capture of your experience at Hardroc...Devon, great capture of your experience at Hardrock. People ask me why I keep coming back to this run year after year and now I'll just send them a link to your report. Thanks...

BTW: I was one of the runners who went up and cut those steps in those snowfields on Oscar's a week before. Just imagine what it's like going up without the steps? ;-)
Also this was my 8th running and I only have 2 finishes, I think you and your readers now understand why! I have been coming back since pacing Sue J. in 2000...and will always be there either as a runner, course marker or pacer. I can't imagine not being in the San Juans in July.ultrastevephttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-88600818838332726812011-07-14T12:45:40.077-07:002011-07-14T12:45:40.077-07:00Hey Devon. Nice job capturing the experience in wo...Hey Devon. Nice job capturing the experience in words and for helping Nathan reach the rock. There were several times I had to ask myself why I was out there and only truly found out later after Silverton was behind me and I could process all the fear, pain, and, oddly, joy.
Great job getting it done, Nathan!Footfeathershttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-33996210998171221262011-07-14T06:57:24.634-07:002011-07-14T06:57:24.634-07:00This is the 3rd or 4th race report I have read on ...This is the 3rd or 4th race report I have read on this year's HR. All reports told quite different stories BUT all were epic, inspiring, AND terrifying!! What a major accomplishment!! Congrats!!Wesleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-36848259155738109592011-07-14T06:39:39.913-07:002011-07-14T06:39:39.913-07:00Congratulations to Nathan. Hardrock is truly an i...Congratulations to Nathan. Hardrock is truly an indescribable experience. It changes everything you know about running in mountains. Perspective is forever altered. At least that was my experience.Roosterhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-7302878877664757552011-07-14T03:02:21.964-07:002011-07-14T03:02:21.964-07:00What an amazing post Devon! I didn't know abou...What an amazing post Devon! I didn't know about some the difficult conditions of Hardrock. It is awesome that Nathan and you got through the hard parts together. You both are fantastic runners. Congratulations to both of you.Delorishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-27727190665208415482011-07-13T17:47:53.215-07:002011-07-13T17:47:53.215-07:00That ice on Oscar was horrifying. Bravo to Nathan...That ice on Oscar was horrifying. Bravo to Nathan for gutting it out!Dylan Bowmanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-31006730852497806022011-07-13T16:51:29.201-07:002011-07-13T16:51:29.201-07:00What an amazing report! I find me breathless readi...What an amazing report! I find me breathless reading these words that makes me think about: why not can I try to be the firt Brazilian trail runner to face this race? Yes, I know, there is a long and hurting way do be able. No problem. When I read a beatiful motivating words like you wrote here I fell me inspired to train more happy and serious.

Thanks for share your experience with us.

Good recovery and hope to see you soon!

PS: Apoligize my poor english =)George Volpãohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-312059613807477769.post-24147041383935427792011-07-13T16:10:52.630-07:002011-07-13T16:10:52.630-07:00Devon, freaking beautiful. You have pinpointed exa...Devon, freaking beautiful. You have pinpointed exactly why we do this crazy shite. I don't know Nathan very well, but this makes me so proud of him. I hope Nathan (and you) are recovering well. Thanks for this.Meghanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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If you've seriously fished bass tournaments very long, you've undoubtedly been faced with this dilemma: stay close and maximize your time with a lure in the water, or make the long run and sacrifice precious time for a limited amount of potentially more productive fishing. Those who know me, know that I'm not afraid of making the run. I regularly fish Kentucky Lake where there are 100+ miles of productive water. Last week I was faced with just such a decision. I fished the southeastern regional for the BASS Weekend Series. The tournament was to launch out of KY Dam Marina on the extreme northern end of the lake. A couple of years ago, I made many long runs from the north end of the lake to the south because all of the tournaments were won south of Paris, TN. This year has been a little different. The grass that used to hold the giant bass down south is no more, so winning areas have been a little more diverse this year. However, in the fall, the Paris to New Johnsonville stretch of the TN River is well known for producing winning stringers. The week prior to our tournament, a tournament out of the North end of the lake took about 15 pounds a day to win, while a tournament on the south end took over 20 pounds/ day to win. Those results told me that, if I wanted to have a chance to win, I needed to focus my time down south.
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The monitor has a standard color gamut, slightly smaller than sRGB in reds and larger than it in greens.
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The response time diagram shows a typical picture for a MVA matrix with RTC. There are long transitions from black to dark grays and quick transitions between all other colors. The response average is 7.5 milliseconds, which is a good result for *VA matrixes, most of which have a response of 9-10 milliseconds and few are quicker than 7 milliseconds. By the way, the number I achieved in my tests is even lower than specified by the manufacturer – the difference of half a millisecond must be due to slight differences in the measurement methods.
The RTC error average is 7.2% with noticeable (up to 20%) errors on transitions from black to gray. They are going to be visible not only in games but also in Windows applications. So, although 7.2% is not a critical number, the L245WP is going to look worse than monitors with a higher average of errors, but with no errors on black-gray transitions.
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Chocolate freedoms of Chanukah and Thanksgiving
The freedom food of chocolate should star in desserts for Chanukah and Thanksgiving. Puritans seeking asylum in North America and Jews hiding from the Inquisition in New Spain (Mexico) had their first encounters with chocolate in the 17th century. Chocolate paves the religious freedom trail.
A group of Pilgrims traveled to what became Plymouth via Amsterdam and stayed near that city's biggest chocolate houses. They called chocolate "the devil's food." Later, a chocolate cake became popular in Amsterdam; local bakers named it "devil's food" — what some say became our Devil's Food Cake. For these Puritan freedom seekers, there was no domestic chocolate imbibing and certainly no ecclesiastical use for chocolate. That devil's chocolate indulged the senses and distracted from worship.
Themselves suspected of being devils, Crypto-Jews living in New Spain hid Jewish observance from the inquisitors. For them, drinking the popular, local chocolate drink melted them into the local customs of their Catholic neighbors. Chocolate seeped deep into Jewish customs and celebratory meals for holidays and lifecycle events. Indeed, these Mexican Crypto-Jews used chocolate for Shabbat Kiddush because wine was scarce in New Spain. For hidden Jews attempting to follow Jewish dietary laws, the pareve nature of the xocolata, prepared without milk, lent itself to the separation of milk and meat. The chocolate could be enjoyed either with a milk meal or a meat meal. I imagine it being sipped on each night of Chanukah, maybe alongside churros (doughnuts) for dipping.
Jews used chocolate in meals of consolation. Holding vigil for the dying Doña Blanca Méndez de Rivera, her daughters and granddaughters spent a day in reflection and prayer, fortified by a special meal of chocolate and pickled fish. The proceedings of the trial of Gabriel de Granada report his testimony about the period of mourning for his father, Manuel de Granada:
"Gabriel sent to her the hard boiled eggs and chocolate which was eaten by the said widow and her children. During the six days preceding the said seventh ... sent chocolate one day of the said six."
At funerals, the Váez family ate chocolate, raisins, almonds, salad and homemade bread.
Chocolate appeared on Yom Kippur menus in the 1640s. This may have been the most frequently observed of the holy days, so much so that many secret Jews even risked writing down the exact date. The theme of atonement resonated for them, as they felt themselves constantly sinning through their public profession of Catholicism. Gaspar Váez broke his Yom Kippur fast with chocolate, eggs, salad, pies, fish and olives. Isabel de Rivera testified that on Yom Kippur, Doña Juana, who was married to the wealthy Simón Váez Sevilla, sent "thick chocolate and sweet things made in her house." Gabriel de Granada and his family washed down their pre-fast meal with chocolate, having dined on fish, eggs and vegetables. Others reported that they preceded the Day of Atonement with fruit and chocolate and that they broke the fast with chocolate and similar treats. Beatriz Enríquez, at the age of 22, testified that when her husband left for long business trips, she took advantage of her sadness to hide her abstinence from chocolate and food on día grande (big day), or Yom Kippur:
"From the window she pretended to be crying over the absence of her husband and with this suffering she was able to hide from her negras [Negro servants] the fact that she ate nothing and did not drink chocolate that day."
In order not to eat on Jewish fast days, Amaro Díaz Martaraña and her husband would stage a falling-out with each other in the morning. When chocolate was brought to them, they would pretend to be offended, spill it on the servants, then reconcile in the evening. To offer chocolate at times when it was proscribed and to receive a refusal in response was to communicate through a coded language. These Jews developed such subterfuges to avoid being outed for drinking chocolate on Catholic fast days (which Catholicism permits) or not drinking chocolate on Jewish fast days (not permitted by Judaism).
Other fasts were also framed with meals that included chocolate. Attempting a fast, 15-year-old Símón de León confessed to the Mexican Inquisition that he ran away from home because he had broken a fast that his father had ordered him to keep by eating chocolate. When he could not bear the hunger any longer, he asked his sister Antonia for some chocolate. Juan de León and his Mexican Converso friends preceded their fasts with chocolate and broke the fasts with chocolate.
Even once Jews were arrested by the Inquisition, chocolate continued to be part of their experience during the capture and in jail. Muleteers hired to transport suspected Crypto-Jews to trial drank chocolate and listed it as a reimbursable expense. The muleteers who captured Rodrigo Serrano in Veracruz purchased chocolate at each night's campsite to be prepared for the next morning's breakfast chocolate. Chocolate both jeopardized the lives of Jews in New Spain and percolated through their ritual observances.
Lift a cup of chocolate to the complex diversities and freedoms of our Chanukah and Thanksgiving legacies and enjoy these cookies, which feature two New World foods: Chocolate from Central America and peanut butter from North America.
1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
Approximately 36 dark or milk chocolate
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Beat the peanut butter, sugar and egg together. Shape mixture into rounds the size of the gelt, flattening the tops. Bake on buttered cookie sheets for about 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly, then gently press one piece of gelt onto each cookie. Cool completely.
Makes about 36 cookies.
Jewish Journal blogger Deborah R. Prinz's books, "On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao," (Jewish Lights) and "On the Chocolate Trail," contain many delicious recipes; Prinz also blogs at The Huffington Post and The Jew and the Carrot. Lesson plans for teaching about Chanukah and chocolate and other bonus materials may be found at her website Jews-OnTheChocolateTrail.org
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Well, me.
I homeschooled the kids for years, and then one day circumstances conspired against me and we sent them to school. In a grand attempt to keep boredom at bay, I dusted off my sewing machine and opened a store on Etsy. I christened it The Rocking Pony, and the blog started from that. I deleted the early posts relating to that. You're welcome.
What do I make? Stuff for kids, of course. A few things for the nursery, bibs and burpers, and a whole closet full of shirts. My kids inspire my designs and wear them with pride. There are a whole lot of other kids across the world wearing them as well. They seem to be a huge hit with the younger crowd. Go figure.
You can find me at TheRockingPony.etsy.com
And if you become a fan on Facebook you'll be privy to insider sales and coupons. Sweet.
But because sewing for kids isn't enough, I decided to start sewing for the dogs, too. That other Etsy shop I have going is called Darla Jane's. Why yes, it is named after our brindle french bulldog. She's a dear and deserved to be immortalized that way. You can find coats, collars, toys and beds for your own best friend there. And everything I make is tested on my pack of frenchies because if it can pass the bully test, it's going to be top quality. Those french types really know how to test a product.


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The price of copper has been in a free fall. With the global economy and construction expected to slow down, there is no saying where these commodoties will be in the future. However, here are four well-managed companies that will continue to be profitable. If the price of copper rebounds to previous levels, each of these stocks is on track to increase more than 50%.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) engages in the exploration, mining, and production of mineral resources. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and cobalt.
Freeport has fallen from more than $50 a share to $30. The thing I like about Freeport is that it has a gold segment. Even with copper prices falling so low, the price of gold should provide a cushion for the company. Freeport has a forward P/E of 5 and pays a 3.3% dividend.
Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper ores in Peru, Mexico, and Chile. It involves in the production of copper and molybdenum concentrates, smelting of copper concentrates to produce anode copper, and refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes.
If you are a yield-hungry investor, then you may want to take a look at Southern Copper. With the stock being hammered, the yield has risen quite nicely and stands at almost 10%. Although the dividend payments vary greatly, the company has enough free cash flow to cover the payments. This is the stock to be in if you are looking for a high yield as well as getting exposure to the copper market. Not to mention the stock has a forward P/E of 7.6.
Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) engages in the exploration, production, and sale of basic metals in Brazil.
Vale is the largest miner in the world, and is the most diversified of any on this list. Although the direction of the global economy is still largely unknown, Brazil's economy is still weathering the storm well. The company just recently stated that they would be producing ore at full capacity for 2012. They are saying China's economy is still strong. The stock has a forward P/E of 4.8 and pays a 2% dividend.
Teck Resources Limited (TCK) operates as a diversified mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical company.
Teck was not just hit by the recent downturn in the market, but also with the Japan disaster. Customers in those areas deferred shipment, which meant lower earnings. The company has been getting cheap debt and using it for expansion projects. Teck is a cash cow and generates billions each year. The stock has a forward P/E of 5.2 and pays a 2.1% dividend.
The copper market could still remain volatile for awhile and prices could go lower, but regardless, these companies will remain profitable. I think it is completely reasonable to start taking small positions. As always, do your own research before purchasing these securities.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.


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The Research Report
The purpose of the research report is to communicate the purpose, method, findings, and conclusions of a research project to the interested reader. In order to do this clearly and effectively a certain conventionalized format is followed in writing the report. The following discussion is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Associations (APA), which provides the format required for publication of articles in journals sponsored by the APA. Example of acceptable reports can be found by referring to recent issues of such psychological journals as the Journal of Experimental Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, or the Journal of Social and Personality.
Sections of the Research Report
This section is an aid to scientific communication. It takes the place of the formerly used Summary section, and saves time for the reader who wishes to acquaint himself quickly with the investigation. For one who has read the article, the abstract provides a useful review of the salient facts. Although kept very brief (100 to 120 words), this section should provide information from each part of the report. Th. reason for undertaking the research should be indicated (i.e., the problem studied or the hypothesis investigated), the chief aspects of the method should be mentioned, and the major results should be stated together with some notion of the discussion given to them (including conclusions). In general, a sequential representation of major points from each section will be stressed. Refer to the previously cited journals for examples of styles of abstracts. The abstract is placed on a separate sheet of paper, end appears at the beginning of the report. The title, as described below, should appear both before the Abstract and before the Introduction.
The title usually gives the independent and dependent variables involved in the study. Examples are: Y as a function of X; the effects of X on Y. Strive to be precise in your statement of the variable and accurate in your statement of relations being studied. The title is centered at the top of the page, followed by the author's name and institutional affiliation, e.g.,:
Full Title of Report
Author's Name
University of Hawaii
The word "Introduction" does not appear as a heading in the report. This section should indicate the problem toward which the experiment was directed, present background material (including relevant literature), then lead to and culminate in a statement of the problem or hypothesis to be tested.
An introduction should answer the question "Why was the experiment carried out?" Very often an experiment is conducted to extend previous work. In such a case the prior studies are mentioned and cited as references; the relation of the current investigation to the past work is explained. Studies are often undertaken to test hypotheses derived from theory. In this case, the introduction indicates the theoretical background and the derivation f the hypothesis. This should enable the reader to understand how the study actually tests the hypothesis and, indirectly, the theory. Another reason for doing research is to obtain answers that might be applied to the solution of a practical problem. Here an appropriate introduction might be to outline this problem and then to indicate what information must be sought experimentally to help solve it.
Every time a statement based on information in a published work is made the source of that information must be cited. The complete citation of the work appears in the Reference section at the end of the report. In the text the citation is limited to the author and date of the work, e.g., (Woodworth and Schlosberg, 1954). Page numbers are customarily added if the work cited is long.
If material is quoted from any source, the parenthetical citation should include the author, year of publication, and page number where the portion quoted may be found. The parentheses enclosing the citation data are placed right after the closing quotation mark.
The Method section is often subdivided into portions dealing with the subjects (Se) used in the study, the apparatus employed, and the procedure followed.
The subsection dealing with Ss indicates briefly how many Ss were tested and their primary relevant characteristics, e.g., "Ss were 40 male University of Hawaii undergraduates chosen randomly from Introductory Psychology sections." The apparatus subsection is often expanded to cover apparatus and materials where the selection of stimulus items forms an important part of the experimental method in the study.
Under the procedure subsection the design of the experiment must be indicated end the treatment given to Ss under the various conditions must be described. In simpler experiments the design may be presented implicitly as the administering of the different conditions to the Ss is described. In more complex research, the design of the experiment might be outlined in a subsection of its own along with the clarifying aid of a table which shows the different conditions and perhaps the sequence of their administration to different groups of Ss. In describing the tested of Ss, key aspects of instructions that were given to them might be indicated. Where instructions might play an important role ft is customary to quote from them in the preceding subsection. In the case of student reports it is often desirable to have a verbatim copy of the instructions as one appendix.
It is not easy to state how detailed a description of the method is needed. An E should certainly describe every aspect of the investigation which is relevant to the hypothesis being tested or to the results that were obtained, It space permits, he may go further and give factual details that were only indirectly involved in the experimental test. Ideally, a research report should be complete enough to permit replication of the study in all its essential characteristics. In the technical journals, an economy is effected in describing experimental method if reference can be made to an earlier published description of the technique used. Changes in procedure may be briefly described when these are variations in a standard method that has been described before.
The major functions of the Results section are: (1) to present descriptive statistics on the outcome of the study; (2) to indicate the statistical tests that were applied in evaluating the data.
The reader of the report can save time if the results are summarized in concise tables and figures. They should be tied together in proper sequence and never be presented without being referred to in the text of the report. Each table and figure should be presented on a separate page, and placed as closely as possible to the section of the text in which they are discussed.
Tables. Organization and labeling of tables must be properly done if they are really going to aid communication. A complete title is demanded because a reader might turn directly to a table without reading the textual material dealing with experimental results. The title, centered at the top of the table, should identify the statistics being presented, the response measures from which they were derived, and the conditions under which these measurements were taken. Tables are numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals through the research report. It will pay you to study numerous examples of tables in experimental journals to see how a well-planned table summarizes the results of an investigation.
Figures. The term "figure' is applied to a variety of graphic representations which include photographs and diagrams of apparatus, and graphs showing the results of a study. Figures are numbered through the report in a separate series of Arabic numerals. They are mentioned in the text of the report, which might state, for example, that Fig. I shows a schematic diagram of the apparatus."
Figures that portray the results of an experiment may be of a number of several types: histograms or bar graphs; lime graphs connecting plotted points; smooth curves fitted by inspection or by mathematical methods to the plotted data. The type of graph to be employed should be determined by the information that is to be portrayed. For example, a bar graph seems most appropriate for representing separate statistics derived from discrete experimental conditions.
A graph shoving experimental results should be planned and executed with great care. The scale for the dependent variable generally ranges upward along the ordinate; the values of the independent variable, or the designations for the different conditions, are placed along the abscissa. The scale markings should be located along each coordinate so as to take advantage of the available space for the figure. To avoid compressing the performance unduly, the values plotted along the ordinate are often just those, which will include the set of obtained values. The ordinate axis is then "broken" to indicate that the scale does not range upward from zero. The points and lines plotted in the graph are coded in different ways; this coding is Indexed by a key located within the graph.
Below every figure is a figure number and a legend or caption that aids in understanding the graphic portrayal and gives pertinent facts. These legends vary in length. Where several sentences are given, the first is usually a title for the graph with the others adding Information about the conditions under which the portrayed data were gathered. The values of N, the number of Ss in different groups or conditions. And similar data are sometimes included in the legend and sometimes in the key of the figure.
This section is essentially a consideration of the obtained results as they bear upon the problem or hypothesis stated In the introduction. This discussion of the outcome must be guided by the statistical analyses of the data that were reported in the Results section. Agreement or disagreement with previous findings is often mentioned. If the study was formulated to test some theoretical question, the implications of the results for the theory are discussed. The report writer states what conclusions have been reached as a result of the experiment, or indicates whether the hypothesis being tested is considered tenable or is rejected. For the purposes of this course, the conclusion will be looked for at the end of the discussion.
If unexpected results are obtained, It is sometimes permissible in this part of the report to refer to the way in which the experiment was conducted and to suggest possible reasons for the outcome. It should never be assumed that verbal explanations of an unwanted result automatically reverse the findings. Nor is fluency in listing flaws in an experiment any substitute for carefully designing arid executing the study in the first place. The value in discussing a result that was not anticipated lies in the suggestions that it might generate for new ways of experimenting further with the problem.
This section contains the entire 1.1st of references cited in the study. The references are presented alphabetically by authors' names. The forms to be used are as follows:
Book. Woodworth, R.S. and Schlosberg, H. Experimental Psychology. (Rev. Ed.) New York: Holt, 1954.
Chapter In an edited book. Hovland, C. I. Human learning and retention. In S.S. Stevens (Ed.) Handbook of Experimental Psychology. New York: Wiley, 1951. Pp. 613-689.
Journal article. Seashore, R.H, and Seashore, S.H. Individual differences in simple auditory reaction times of hands, foot, and jaws. J. exp. Psychology 1941, 29, 346—349.
The underlined book and journal titles would appear in italics in printing. Thus, any italicized part of references that you see in journals should be underlined when you prepare a report. In listing a chapter, which appears in an edited book the inclusive page, numbers from a BOOK should appear in a listing of references. A specific page in a book may be cited parenthetically in the text of a report. Inclusive page numbers of JOURNAL ARTICLES are always given in a list of references, and a particular page may occasionally need to be cited in a report. A page citation must definitely accompany quoted material.


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Top 5 Most Arresting Actors
When you watch as much TV as I do, you're lucky to see a lot of great actors. But few are the ones who are so great that they make me stop and stare. They're the ones who have my undivided attention when they appear on screen. When they talk, I shut up and listen. They make my jaw drop, my heart break and my head spin. Here's a tribute to five actors who've made me say, "Why didn't I notice you sooner?"
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
The Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee was the first actor to ever catch my attention, when I became a fan of Homicide: Life on the Street in 1996. I was eleven, so I guess I'm off the hook somewhat, but I still feel like I should've been watching him all my life. For the last fifteen years, the mention of his name in a project has been enough to get me interested, because I have never seen him give a bad or even average performance, no matter what the material.
This is the man who defined the perfect interrogation scene; I'm convinced that it's in least in part to how great he was as Detective Frank Pembleton that interrogations are now a staple of crime dramas. He's played one of the top TV cops in the history of television. And even when he's not in a major role, I remember him; his two minutes, if that, on Miami Medical still stick in my head when I think of that now-cancelled show. He's just magnetic.
I feel very lucky that Andre does most of his work on television, because that means I get to watch him every week, and not just when the next feature comes out. I also have no shame in admitting that when he finally won an Emmy for his work on Homicide in 1998, I cried, because I was glad to see him finally recognized for such consistently outstanding work. (I have to wonder: would Thief - for which he won his second Emmy in 2006 - have lasted longer on FX if it was airing now, amongst that network's current crop of acclaimed dramas?)
When I started working as an entertainment journalist, one of my very first interviews was with Andre. After literally growing up watching him work, I was unsurprised that I tripped over my own tongue trying to talk to him. As long as I had been writing, I had been hoping to meet him. They don't make actors more memorable than that.
Jason Clarke, The Chicago Code
This January, after the Chicago Code panel at the Television Critics Association, I walked into Jason Clarke in the hallway. He was on the phone at the time, so we exchanged brief pleasantries and went our separate ways. Having found out just how he can burn up the screen this season, I'm wishing I had that moment to do over again. I certainly missed a chance when it comes to one of the most impressive actors I've seen in a long time.
Firstly, let's get the obvious out of the way: Clarke's Australian, but you wouldn't know by how well he pulls off an American accent. I can attest to this because after our brief meeting, the friend that I was with looked at me and said, "Wait, he's Australian?" Yes, he is. And a handsome one at that.
He's also an incredibly intense and thought-provoking actor, whose presence compels me to give him my undivided attention. He has that gravity about him, not only because standing next to him made me look waifish (and I wouldn't bet against him in a fight either), but because he has conviction. It's clear that he believes in his character, which in turn makes me believe in that character. He puts himself in each moment so completely that it's not surprising that his performances consistently compel reactions out of me more than any other actor. I've spent the last week and a half watching his brilliant performance as Tommy Caffee in Brotherhood and he's already made me cry twice in six episodes. I don't just mean sniffle, either. I was in tears.
This is to say nothing of his current work on The Chicago Code, which is so good that I'm pulling for his character every week, even though I know that he'll probably save the day. My investment into Jarek trumps even my cynical TV writer brain. And those times when I want to slap him, or when I'm talking back to him? Well, I wouldn't care that much if Clarke didn't give me someone to care about. In only half a season, I feel like I've known Jarek for years. I'm in awe that Clarke has brought the character to full, complete life in just mere episodes.
We hear all about how great of a cop Jarek is, and on most shows, that's hollow hyperbole that we're just supposed to accept as gospel. Yet on this show, I believe it, because the character and the actor have earned it. In turn, Jason Clarke has earned my appreciation, as I find myself impatiently waiting for him to get back on my TV.
I'm hoping that one of these days I'll get the chance to talk to him again. I sincerely regret that I didn't take advantage of being that close to someone this good. Next time, I'm not going to blow it.
Daniel Craig, the James Bond films
Daniel Craig is the definition of what this list is about. Up until Casino Royale (2006), I had never been all that interested in the Bond franchise. A good friend of mine called me out of the blue and told me to watch the latest one. "Are you kidding?" I said. "You know I hate those movies." She was insistent, however, telling me that she knew I would really enjoy it. I relented, rented the movie the following day, and after I picked my jaw up off the floor, I was never the same.
It's hard to pinpoint a moment or a role that sums up how impressed I am with his work. I just know that when I see him in something, I'm unable to take my eyes off of him. I was lucky enough to see him make his Broadway debut in A Steady Rain opposite Hugh Jackman, and I can say that I never looked away from the stage once through the duration. It was something special to be in the same room with two actors of that level, to feel their energy live and see them do what they do without the filters of film or television. They were captivating. Whatever he's doing, whether it's a Bond movie or a smaller project like Flashbacks of a Fool, I can't stop watching this man.
After Casino Royale, I was so impressed by what I had seen that I was watching his films two at a time. I now own everything that he has done that I can find. Needless to say, I was pretty chagrined that I hadn't heard of him before he was cast in the iconic Bond role.
And yes, that friend of mine has said "I told you so."
Being a lawyer on TV is a mixed bag; more often than not, courtroom scenes come off about as interesting as people reading the phone book. Not so when Ben Daniels became Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel on ITV's Law & Order: UK. In a matter of a few episodes, he'd quickly become one of my favorite TV lawyers, not to mention the one I'd pick to represent me in the courtroom. I don't just enjoy watching him, I believe in him.
Why? It's obvious that Steel knows his stuff. He probably sleeps with a law dictionary. The man is a consummate professional who is undeterred when most would give up. He maintains his integrity even when it costs him. He doesn't even have to raise his voice to inspire fear in defendants. And that's all been conveyed beautifully in the performance of Ben Daniels, who makes playing London's top lawyer look effortless. It's because of him that I coined the phrase "graduate of the Ben Daniels School of Badass Lawyering." He sets the standard when it comes to TV lawyers in my book.
A good example of this is last week's LOUK episode, "Denial." There's very little for Steel to do; we don't get a conventional trial, and he has to perform his one major witness examination in a hospital room. Yet that doesn't change the level of Daniels' performance at all. He's still the best actor on the series. This is the same guy who can regularly break the claws out (see "Hounded") without even being ruffled. There are no theatrics; he just gives a consistently watchable performance week after week, which is a lot harder than giving one great performance and a few average ones. Ben's work is never average. I know that when I tune in each Friday, he's going to do something great, and I look forward to it.
I know I'm going to cry when Steel's last episode airs in just a few weeks. In part because he's a great character, but mostly because the man behind him is an astonishingly good actor, and I'll miss getting to see him on my television every Friday.
Justified has quickly become one of my favorite TV series of all time. While there are many reasons why, the primary one is the outstanding individual performance of Timothy Olyphant. He's so good that I'm still disgruntled that he didn't win an Emmy last season.
Olyphant has made Raylan Givens such a layered, watchable character. He has so many different sides to him that even in season two, I'm still trying to get a handle on who this guy is. I do know one thing for sure: I don't want to be on his bad side. One of the many things that Olyphant does right is create a sense of quiet malice - when Raylan tells you to get out of town, you'd better do it, because he will shoot you. He's a good guy with a bad streak, and Olyphant can do both in smart, subtle fashion. It's entirely because of him that I was watching Live Free or Die Hard and rooting for the bad guy.
He's also much more gifted comedically than I think he's been given credit for. Justified is as sharply funny as it is dramatically arresting, and a good deal of that is down to Olyphant's ability to deliver a perfectly snarky line with just the right timing. He can be hilarious - check out High Life or his recent guest stint on The Office, or just watch him any time he makes a late-night talk show appearance. That self-confidence and sharp sense of humor that Raylan has isn't acting; that's natural. He's just as interesting and watchable as any character he's ever played. You can't fake that kind of charisma. Olyphant has it and then some.
No one else could play Raylan Givens to me, because no one else has that mix of qualities that Tim Olyphant has. It's an absolutely perfect match of talented actor and complex character, and we get to enjoy the benefits every week. I'm running out of nice things to say about him. I guess the biggest compliment I have left to give is that I've crossed paths with him in person twice now, and both times I've been too intimidated to say anything. I'm in awe of what he can do.
These are five actors who will always have my attention. Who holds yours that well? Which actors or actresses are you wishing that you had discovered sooner?


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Happy Saturday morning, everybody! Christy here. My goodness, can you believe that we're just over a week away from Christmas? ACK! I am soooo far behind on everything, it's not even funny. Every year I tell myself I'm going to start making Christmas cards and making or shopping for presents months ahead of time, and every year I find myself frantically racing against the clock right up to the very last minute. It's not a pretty sight. ;o) Maybe that should be my one and only New Year's resolution for 2013. MAKE THINGS AHEAD OF TIME. Ha! Well, we'll see.
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