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Dawn of the Dead
I'm not sure I can recall witnessing an opening sequence quite like the one I saw in Zack Snyder's remake of the classic horror film 'Dawn of the Dead.' Besides being rather lengthy (it's over ten minutes before we see the opening credits), it has a bizarre creepiness about it. There's something about the cinematography employed to show us 'the beginning of the end' that I really liked: that extra long image of the little girl skating away, the skyview of Sarah Polly's car as she rides home from her shift as a nurse, the picture of perfect serenity, and those intimate scenes we see of her and her husband 'the day before.' It all makes it more tragic, when, quite unexpectedly, morning comes, and with it, the end of all that is sane. The pure chaos of the scenario, an outbreak of a dangerous break of a virus that turns those infected into ghouls, comes so suddenly that it grips us by the throat.
This is one hell of a horror movie. Even for someone as jaded as myself, who has become totally jaded to any real horror thrills, I was taken aback by how uncomfortable the movie made me feel. Our heroes, holed up at the now abandoned local mall, join small groups of survivors and find themselves fighting each other as well as the zombies when the plague starts creeping ever close to bringing them all to the brink of annihilation. The zombies have an easy-to-spot weakness: one shot to the head takes them out, but they're extremely fast, and a single bite from them leads to hopeless infection and mindlessness. Although some of the story makes little sense (for instance, if the zombies can only transmit the virus by bite and the heroes are in a mall, couldn't they don the heaviest attire imaginable rather than skimpy t-shirts?), there are lots of great twists and snappy dialogue along with the required creep-outs, gore, and slaughter.
And there's some surprisingly great humor. Easily the most memorable of the light-hearted, break-the-nerves moments is when our heroes are situated atop a roof and challenge a local gun shop owner to take out look-alike zombie celebrities, which he does with ease. It's a much needed laugh to relieve the audience of a lot of built-up jitters.
Overall, this is a remake that actually works. The characters, for all their strength and weaknesses, are decently fleshed out for a horror movie. There a few unexpected surprises that even the most attentive viewer will take pleasure in. And the action moves along at a clean, fast pace. The few holes that exist in the plot and the somewhat unsatisfying conclusion are the only real problem areas, but these are to be expected in the genre. Overall, I definitely recommend it, even to the squeamish. It's messy fun for everyone. And make sure you stay until AFTER the credits roll. You'll be glad you did.
Grade: A-
I've been to thousands of movies in my lifetime and own hundreds of videos
and DVDs, so I am a fan but not a bona fide film critic. This is my first
online review.
My wife and I saw the original Dawn of the Dead 25 years ago at a midnight show and left wired enough to talk each other down till the morning. Perhaps a quarter of a century has inured us to the violence a bit since we just watched it again (rental video) last week prior to yesterday's venture to the local multiplex to see the remake/"reimagining" and were mostly unperturbed by the revisit.
For some reason, I was hooked on the new Dawn months ago from the teaser and, subsequently, the actual trailer. The Sparklehorse song in the former fit perfectly and the suburban shot followed by killer Vivian and closing with the burned projector film of the latter was intriguing in its own way. So I was primed to see the movie, usually a recipe for disaster since preview expectations are rarely fulfilled by the finished product. This time, however, they were.
The cast was uniformly believable and, more important, empathizable (at least with the good guys who got sorted out along the way). Even the playboy jerk had several relevant lines. Polley was a good, strong female lead (with another great rebuttal -- "No, I'm a * nurse" to a query about her medical skills) and Rhames a cheerable, if reluctant, hero. The camaraderie, such as it was, worked, and visceral me-first survival gave way more often to self-sacrifice.
So, what's not to like? The fundamental premise that a classic got remade? Doesn't wash. These are two different movies with the same name and similar premises but very different attitudes. (Better special effects didn't hurt, either, although this new version was oddly less disturbing sans zombies munching on dismembered body parts.) Speedy zombies (except for the "twitchers")? No problem; hey, they're hungry and, as always, persistent. My attention was held for the better part of two hours; the story was interesting; the outcome ambivalent; the characters arisen to the task at hand, becoming coldly rational to the divisions between life and death and zombiedom; the music weirdly appropriate; the black humor welcome respite. No, Dawn of the Dead isn't Citizen Kane nor is it a sacrilegious assault on the horror genre. It's solid filmmaking that's entertaining and thought-provoking. Otherwise, I suspect Romero would never have put his imprimatur on the remake.
If you haven't guessed already, I can't sing the praises of this movie
enough - at last, a zombie flick that is two very important
1) Not a B-Movie; 2) An absolutely cracking A-Movie.
Having just got back from the cinema still amazed with the quality of this film I don't know where to begin. The good acting, the spot on cast, the refreshingly unbearable scares, the "Paul Verhovenesque" completely unnecessary but compellingly disgusting gore, the almost uniquely un-Hollywood ending... It's all there.
What is even more amazing about this movie is that it's [re]creators have also managed to tap into what will surely be the unanimous expectations of the target audience. There are no unwanted and unnecessary messages of family values, cheese, cuddles, and love will conquer all, which is fabulous because it leaves far more room for classic lines like, "Tell him to shoot Burt Reynolds" and then the ketchup-tastic head shot that follows. Now you have to admit, that line really can't fit perfectly in to many movies but in the ever consistent mood of Dawn of the Dead, it's right at home.
Ving Rhames is easily the second best thing in the movie (second only to the fast moving, constantly hungry and occasionally limbless zombies) once he actually starts speaking, and it is welcoming that Sarah Polley's Ana is as composed as she is subtle which is great for the audience because for a change the lead female character is not screaming every 30 seconds because, oh my god, someone is trying to bite me whilst drooling oodles of blood and saliva all over my nice white t-shirt. again!
Her character is only clichéd and therefore flawed once throughout the campaign. As the genius of the group, she is the first to work out that when people are bitten they become very ugly, very quickly and develop a penchant for biting others. However she is still inexplicably opposed to killing the aforementioned soon-to-be cannibals. I don't know about you but whilst she was still talking through the morale dilemma of killing would-be zombies before they turned, I'd already be choosing which sponge I was going to use to clean my shoes after removing my trusty shot gun from a red blob that used to be somebody's face. Maybe that's just me though. us Sagittarians are very impulsive.
Since we all have limited attention spans and I'm mindful of not giving too much away about what happens in the move, I'll wrap up by saying that those of you out there who enjoyed this film's original version and have gone on to enjoy films like Starship Troopers, Robocop, Resident Evil etc., then this is definitely the film for you. And even if the above are not representatives of your particular favourite genre, consider this. I went to the cinema with four friends tonight, one of whom stated before paying his money for the ticket, `I don't know why I'm bothering, I hate [rubbish] like this'. He was the one laughing the loudest and coming closest to vomiting throughout the film, and all of us came out saying, `how many Oscars has this been nominated for'..? Sarcastically - yes, but if it was nominated, it'd get my vote. The only thing that could have made it better was Steven Segal instead of Burt Reynolds but you can't have everything.
I reviewed this film back in March 2004, and said, "Wow! I just got
home from seeing dotd-2004 and can't wait to add it to my collection."
Well, I just added it - the Unrated Director's Cut in widescreen
edition. After watching it this weekend, I just had to add a footnote
about this version of the film.
Comments from other reviewers have sometimes made reference to a lack of character development in the film. The UDC version restores this kind of content, and is one way that the UDC version improves on the theatrical release. I see better character development in this version of dotd-2004 then in the (1978) original version of Dawn.
The other improvement the UDC version makes is to restore some really excellent gore shots. If you're into that thing, of course. And if you're not - well of course you're into it - that's why you're checking out this film!
I went into this movie completely excited. And I wasn't even really
disappointed either. The acting was very good, and I actually loved how
they didn't follow the exact storyline. They took the basics of the
original Dawn of the Dead and made it more contemporary. I knew they
wouldn't be filming the movie at Monroeville Mall (the mall just 15
minutes outside of Pittsburgh where they filmed the original) but it
was still awesome none the less.
The script worked rather well, and the movie flowed nicely also. Granted I wasn't a huge fan of the fast moving zombies, but I suppose I can let that go because truthfully, maybe before rigor mortis sets in, you'd be able to move quickly, who knows? But I do know that I was on the edge of my seat through many parts of the movie, and you start to really care about the characters in the movie. I am anxiously waiting for 1 week to pass so that I can get my copy of Dawn. I already have it pre purchased.
8/10 rating.
The movie missed a perfect 10 for the simple fact that zombies SHOULD NOT run that fast.
Shortly after a number of strange cases begin to appear at the hospital
where Ana (Sarah Polley) works, a bizarre zombie "epidemic" hits the
Milwaukee, Wisconsin area full force. Sarah escapes her immediate
threats and meets a number of other humans who decide to seek shelter
inside a large shopping mall. As they learn that the zombie outbreak is
much more widespread than anyone could have imagined, their chances of
survival grow increasingly dim.
I know an awful lot of genre fans rail against remakes, but like the update of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), this version of Dawn of the Dead is so good that we should instead be clamoring for more.
Writer James Gunn and director Zack Snyder knew that they had to come into the remake with both barrels blasting. Hardly five minutes into the film we're already into hardcore, high tension, gore-filled horror material. In lesser films, our introduction to full-fledged zombie activity would have been dream material as a kind of teaser. Gunn and Snyder dispense with such weak-willed tactics and immediately launch into Armageddon. We quickly move to a wide shot of explosions, brutal car crashes and other mayhem.
We do finally get a breather while we're learning our cast of characters at the mall in nicely written scenes that bring out personality and depth to the relatively large cast, but horror fanatics need not fret that the film will evolve into a drama--tension and gore are never far removed from the film.
Gunn and Snyder earn credit for both paying homage to their source material and taking off into other interesting directions. This remake is just as intense and titillating as Romeo's original, but with a different spin.
The cast is excellent, the cinematography and editing exciting and innovative, and the makeup and "creature" effects are top notch.
Even though I've seen greater quantities, the DVD for Dawn of the Dead also has some of the best extras I've seen on a disc in terms of quality. You get two excellent short films that effectively extend the feature. In one, a new character from the remake, Andy (Bruce Bohne), who runs a gun shop across the street from the mall, gives us a 15-minute video diary of his last 15 days. It's similar in some ways to the feel of The Blair Witch Project (1999), but for my money, it's much better than that film. In the other, we get a 30-minute condensation of the news broadcasts following the outbreak of the zombie "epidemic". This also easily beats any mock horror documentary (such as The Last Broadcast (1998)) with its hands tied behind its back. Make sure you at least rent the DVD to check out these extras.
As a HUGE fan of the original Dawn of the Dead I was very skeptical of
remake. I wasn't expecting an Academy Award winning blockbuster or
anything, but I did want to see the remake do the original justice. I was
impressed with the filming more than anything. This is an action movie
rather than horror. The outdoor scenes are filmed with a grainy,
camera which gave the audience the feeling of being disoriented much the
same way the characters would have felt. The movie was not made in the
MTV-generation style that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was. Dawn of
the Dead stuck to the same mythology of the first without giving it a
complete reimagining. I could imagine the two movies co-existing, but in
different parts of the world.
One of the key differences that I did like was the idea of the zombies running. This made them come across as more menacing rather than being the slow clunkers that are seen in the original trilogy. The idea of being able to walk right past them was abandoned. I also feel that the movie did a good job of showing how quickly people would turn on one another and watch out for themselves only.
One of my favorite "realisms" of the movie is how the characters are too attached to their loved ones to shot them when they become zombies. I'm certain that many of us would react in the same manner if something like this were to actually happen (yes, I know it's impossible). Also, it was interesting to have so many people make it to the mall instead of only four as in the original. Of course some of these characters fit the generic stereotype of a movie such as this, but I'm not surprised considering modern audiences would need such characters to maintain their interest. This was a movie made for film viewers, not film makers. We have the strong and silent male hero, the quick-thinking blond heroine, the official dumb jerk, the official slut, the young and naive girl who loses everything and needs the group's protection, the angry challenger for group leadership who has a change of heart and becomes heroic, the young trainee who disagrees with the angry challenger yet follows due to a sense of duty, and the stupid follower who gets his comeuppence.
One aspect that was missing from this remake was the original movie's social commentary on the commercialism of people. Ken Foree's character of Peter mentioned this in the original whereas Ving Rhames' Kenneth was more of a silent action hero never having much to say. This was another reason that I saw this as a simple action movie -- though I will say that Rhames has more acting ability than Governor Schwarzenegger, Sly, Seagal and Van Damme combined. Rhames also LOOKS like an action hero rather than today's prettyboy "action heroes" such as Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves -- who all look like they couldn't fight their way out of a cooking class for senior citizens.
All in all this movie was not better than the original and won't be nominated for any Academy Awards, but if you're looking for entertainment and can stomach the blood it's worth checking out. I can't wait to buy it on DVD someday.
How will mankind behave in the end times? Will we turn into raving
and attack one another? Will we try to slavishly hold onto some fabric of
our society? Will we kick back and accept what is happening?
`Dawn of the Dead' in some ways tries to answer that question. The movie, a remake of George Romero's classic 1978 sequel to `Night of the Living Dead,' throws a group of people together while society crumbles around them and allows the viewer to watch as humans seek to survive an onslaught of the undead.
The movie opens with the unimaginable happening. Hordes of zombies have overtaken Milwaukee and numerous survivors are both fighting off the monsters and trying to escape the city. One such group includes Ana (Sarah Polley), a nurse who is running scared after losing her husband, Kenneth (Ving Rhames), a tough-as-nails cop, Michael (Jake Weber), who tries to be two-steps ahead of any dangerous situation, and Andre (Mekhi Phifer), whose trying to care of his pregnant wife.
Seeking shelter from the waves of zombie attacks, the group decides to head toward a local mall and hole up there until help arrives. Once inside they join with security guards and use the shopping center as a refuge from the undead while trying to piece together what's left of their lives.
The plot is pretty straightforward, and relies mostly on cliché themes to move the story along. So as a rule, most films such as this tend to be predictable and quite tepid. Luckily, `Dawn of the Dead' has strong personalities to fall back on, making it thankfully every bit a character-driven drama as it is a horror-action piece.
As Ana, Polley convincingly plays a waif turned survivor with just the right amount of emoting. She is strong and vulnerable at the same moment, trying to remain reasonable in unreasonable times. Weber also fits this bill as Michael, a man with a shady past full of regret who tries to fill others with hope while remaining a stark realistic.
Rhames' performance clearly commands the most attention. As Kenneth, he becomes the group's de facto leader and top man of action. He keeps the clearest head when trouble is afoot and leads the group out of one scrape after another. Rhames gives the character a silent strength that provides the film with a much needed human edge.
First time director Zack Snyder moves the film along briskly and effectively, keeping the action scenes tight and the dramatic scenes quiet. There is no heavy-handed sermonizing here that tends to infiltrate most big-budget horror movies -- Snyder wisely lets the images speak for themselves.
The horror itself is shocking and grabs your attention, which is a plus considering most of the recent crop of thrillers. The fact that it is happening to sympathetic characters that we care about is another feather in the movie's cap.
All to often most horror movies are just excuses for numerous poorly developed characters to be killed in awful ways for the enjoyment of the audience. As far as recent zombie movies go, `Dawn of the Dead' thankfully remains closer to `28 Days Later' than `House of the Dead.'
However, despite all the movie's strengths, it still pales in comparison to the original. Romero's `Dawn of the Dead' took the premise of people trapped in mall and used it to make some pointed social commentary about consumerism. The first '`Dawn' had human characters selfishly hoarding material goods for themselves, using the mall not only as a refuge from zombies but also as their own personal palace that provides them with more items than they could ever need.
It's to the detriment of the new film that it never takes the concept to this level. Here, the story seems to take place in a mall because it's a cool place for a horror movie, not because it can draw out anything interesting in the characters themselves. Also, in the original the zombies wanted inside not only to eat the humans but also because they are drawn to the shopping center since is was an important place to them when they were alive.
It's a shame that this time around viewers won't get the chance to see zombies wandering around JC Penney or stumbling up and down escalators, the joke being humans amble about aimlessly themselves like the undead at the mall.
`Dawn of the Dead' is a very bloody and terrifying film but it lacks the superior gory effects from the 1978 movie. That should not stop the squeamish from twitching in their seats due to the horrific content onscreen.
Good acting and smart thinking elevates the proceedings among most other horror offerings, but compared to Romero's original it lacks the observations necessary to make it a classic. The first film remains an intelligent critique on human actions during the apocalypse, while this is just a suspense drama that is dressed to kill.
8 out of 10 stars. Not as good as Romero's original, but still one heck of a shot in the arm to cure the memory from most modern horror misfires.
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Returning from a busy day in the hospital, Ana spends time with her
when a neighbours daughter comes into the house and attacks her husband.
dies before returning to life and attacking Ana. She runs and escapes in
car, driving through a neighbourhood rife with violence and fires. After
crashing her car, she hooks up with a group of armed survivors who take
refuge in a mall. The group settle in and fortify their position as an
of the undead gather outside.
Before I start my review, let me just say that this will be biased as I am always easily won over by zombie movies. The fact that they just keep coming (fast or slow), lack character and only want to kill really just freaks me out. So I tend to get easily scared by the genre (even if `enjoy' is perhaps not the right word) and be easily more negligent towards their faults. Despite telling myself that I wouldn't bother with this film as it would scare me, I went for it anyway in a fit of `confront your fears' type of stupidity! The film starts with a creepy opening and pretty much manages to keep the pace up for the whole film. It, like the zombies, moves fast and brutally throughout and is very, very tense.
Others have complained about the lack of gore - however I found the graphic exploding heads to do that more than enough for my tastes! Better than gore is the atmosphere. The use of news footage is not original but it succeeds (along with the aerial view of the town) in creating the impression of a world turning to sh*t. I don't know about you but this scares me and the film did it well. The speed of the zombie attacks makes for a thrilling ride and it did make me very tense - Snyder managed to make the whole film a threat (especially for a first time director) and I honestly have a very stiff neck a day after seeing this simply because my body was tensed up for the whole film!
The pace of the film also serves to cover the real problems in content and plot. Unlike the original there is no satirical swipe on consumerism - the fact that the zombies are just wandering aimlessly around the mall like they used to in life is pretty much ignored here - but times are very different now I guess. The plot itself also has quite a few stupid moments where the characters act in a way you know they wouldn't in real life. For example people go on suicide missions for little real reasons and you can tell that the script is just doing it to create more action. However, when you are into it, these things don't really seem to matter. The film may be a little silly when you think about it but it does have a good ending - downbeat and realistic (or at least as realistic as it can be!) and left me with no hope of a happy ending - in this regard it is everything that `28 Days Later..' is not.
The cast is good even if the script places their characters secondary to the action. Polley is used to slightly more substantial roles but still does well here. Rhames is lumbered with a religious background that is never explained, but he is a great presence throughout. Weber is the standout role however. His character is a slightly less cartoon version of Evil Dead's Ash. He is the unwilling hero but yet he seems to accept all the obstacles he comes across. He also manages to be one of the group that the audience cares about - most of them are fodder and we know it! Phifer is a good actor but seemed too `gangster' to really be driven to this degree by his family. The rest of the support cast are mostly just there to get eaten but they do OK.
Overall this is not a great film - but it is an effective one. As a film it lacks subtext, comment and plot logic. However as a thriller it is fast paced, gripping and tense with a satisfyingly bleak conclusion. Snyder does a good job as a first timer and creates an atmosphere that is gripping even if it lacks originality. Like I said, I don't deal with zombie movies very well and am easily scared but I reckon that this should satisfy many a Saturday night thrill-seeking crowd even if it does nothing for your brain apart from it's risk getting eaten.
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***********Spoilers Within********** When I first hear they were
remaking Dawn Of The Dead, I imagined it would turn out much like any
number of movies that should have never been remade. I swore up and
down never to see it, and when it actually got better than average
reviews, and was #1 at the box office for a few weeks, I simply thought
"well, there must not be anything else better playing".
Usually when I watch a crappy movie, I turn to someone in the room and say "wow, I could have made a better movie than that" (yeah, I'm THAT guy). However, after a friend of mine brought Dawn Of The Dead over, I said "If I was going to make this movie, that's exactly how I would have done it".
The remake of DOTD is probably one of the best horror movies I have seen. It has enough blood and guts to satisfy the gore freaks, but not too much to offend the casual viewer. I also really liked the (intentional) humor throughout the film. What really surprised me is that unlike most horror movies, you really get to know and care about the characters (most of them at least). You cheer when some of them die and frown when others stay alive.
In most movies, the characters are quite two dimensional, and you can generally pick out from the first five minutes which ones will live and which ones will die. With this movie, villains become heroes and heroes become villains. I wanted so badly for the character of CJ to die, but by the end of the movie, I was sad to see him go.
All in all, this was a wonderful remake, and I hope remakes of other movies are just as good as this one.
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In one corner of the kitchen is the doyen of Australian cooking - the Mrs Beeton of her age - in the other corner is the Spice Girl of the new cookery school.
Not wooden spoons at dawn perhaps, but Stephanie Alexander and Donna Hay are duelling for supremacy in an increasingly lucrative publishing sector.
Just behind Guinness World Records, the perennial bestseller entrenched at the top of the non-fiction list, Alexander and Hay jostle for second spot in the pre-Christmas sales bonanza that feeds the books industry. Last year, sales of food-and-drink titles reached a seasonal peak of 120,000 copies a week.
Alexander is the Melbourne veteran who has just published an expanded and revised edition of her Cook's Companion; Hay is the Sydney thirtysomething writer whose Instant Cook currently has its nose in front.
Alexander's book is regarded as a bible for foodies, perhaps the nearest modern equivalent to Isabella Beeton's 1861 classic The Book of Household Management: full of information, techniques and skills, it is for the cook who has time and inclination. Hay's is predicated on speed, style and convenience, and is for the person who wants to produce a good-looking home-cooked meal without spending too much time in the kitchen.
According to Nielsen BookScan, which surveys more than 1000 booksellers around the country, Hay's book is No. 2 in the non-fiction charts, with Alexander's at No. 3. Since the new Cook's Companion was published at the beginning of last month it has sold 10,110 copies worth more than $1 million to retailers, while Instant Cook has sold 8433 copies since it appeared on October 15, worth almost $267,000.
But The Cook's Companion has staying power. It was originally published in 1996 and data since Nielsen's surveys began in December 2002 show that it ranks 13th among best-selling food-and-drink titles, having sold more than 300,000 copies. All those above it have been published since 2000.
Tim White, owner of specialist bookshop Books for Cooks in Fitzroy, says that since early this year when the first edition of Cook's Companion went out of print he has had at least two inquiries every day about a new edition. Although Alexander and Hay are in very different markets there can be an overlap, he says.
"Donna Hay readers are younger and want modern Australian cooking: a touch of Asian, a touch of comfort and a touch of the Middle East. She provides an entree into cooking. For these readers, Stephanie Alexander's book is a 21st present or an engagement present. We tend to sell Cook's Companion to people interested in Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson, people who shop at markets rather than supermarkets."
In the six weeks to October 16, the food-and-drink sector grew by 1 per cent in volume but 9.8 per cent in value.
Alexander's book (recommended retail price $125) probably accounts for much of the value growth. However, both the Companion and Instant Cook (recommended price $45), are available at big discounts, particularly in some chains where they are used as "loss leaders", popular titles reduced so heavily that a store can make little or no money from them but can pull in customers.

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Sections of Water Street and Crescent Road were blocked following fears of falling debris and potential building collapse, and Denbighshire Council recently applied to the Welsh Government for permission to demolish the former club.
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Jawaid Iqbal, of Kamranz takeaway and Matthew Corry of Abbey Pets, claimed the prolonged closure profoundly hit businesses in the area.
Mr Corry said: "I welcome the re-opening, but I have some concerns that it's not a permanent measure. This could go on for a long time, and as it is the business is down. This has been the quietest Easter I've had the whole 10 years we've been here."
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Chronic pains can affect the life quality. This study has performed in the first time in Mashhad.The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of acupuncture on the life quality of 150 patients who suffered from chronic pain. Some people like performing acupuncture because they believed it's free of risks and beneficial.
In order to achieve this purpose, we had examined the life quality of the patients before and after acupuncture. This study was randomly performed on 150 patients aged between 17-75. They were suffering from chronic pain.
The questionnaire is based on WHO QOL. The questionnaires were filled out once before acupuncture and once 12 weeks after it.
Chronic Pain
Procedure: acupuncture
Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|Islamic Azad University and Dr Sadre Nabavi Clinic
- quality of life improvement [ Time Frame: up to 3 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: accupuncture,
The patients went through acupuncture for 8 -10 sessions and either once or two times a week. The number and the place of needles were 8 -12 for each patient which were located on the right place.
Procedure: acupuncture
The patients went through acupuncture for 8 -10 sessions and either once or two times a week. The number and the place of needles were 8 -12 for each patient which were located on the right place.
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|17 Years to 75 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- aged between 17 - 75 years old,
- suffering from arthritis pains,
- migraine backaches,
- muscular spasms,
- pains in the neck, and in the knee
- duration of disease over 1 year
Exclusion Criteria:
- tacking pain relief
- pregnant women
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01651338
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|Dr sadre Nabavi clinic
|Mashhad, Khorasane Razavi, Iran, Islamic Republic of
|Study Director:
|Shahinfar medical university Fathi Najafi, phD student
|Responsible Party:
|Tahereh Fathi Najafi, ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
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|NCT01651338 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
iaum ( Registry Identifier: iaum )
|Study First Received:
|July 17, 2012
|Last Updated:
|July 25, 2012
Keywords provided by Tahereh Fathi Najafi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran:
quality of life
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Chronic Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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'Weeds' Recap: A Shoe For A Shoe
This episode was all about a mother lion and her cubs. Nancy Botwin is back in action and I have to say I don't miss Nathalie much at all.
Andy somehow gets out of DCFS 'peeing on baby' problems. Yeah right? Silas is however, fluent in sign language. Handy.
Cesar wants to trade little Stevie for Shane. Doug hasn't eaten in awhile and Andy is putting on the war paint, aka mascara. He and Esteban are 'frenemies' after all.
Meanwhile, Nancy shows up to the 'museum' or rather the shit ass arcade carrying not a baby, but a MF bow and arrow yo! If Cesar has all this experience, how did he not see that coming? I mean I did and I haven't had my ear cut by Colombians or my ass turkey basted.
This week's Weeds recap continues after the jump.
Doug nearly escapes, but reevaluates his decision. I'm thinking the
hunger got to him. That fat kid totally threw out his brand new
milkshake! Ignacio is a smart kidnapper. But he underestimates Shane big
time. Or maybe he knows exactly the test he is giving his favorite
student. I just found out about a new fad diet I'm really
psyched on, cotton balls soaked in gelatin. Apparently, there are
possible side effects. Cesar's wife has heard this whiny cry
from some bitch about to get killed before and she isn't falling for it.
Esteban refuses to talk to Nancy. A little hypocritical I'd say.We
all knew that Nancy doesn't have the balls to actually kill someone in a
public place. But that asshole would have been dead if the locale would
have been different. 'Pequeno Diablo' does have balls however and he
definitely would shoot Ignacio point blank. Hence the reason Silas
essentially referred to his brother as 'a serial killer that only kills
other serial killers'. Sounds oddly familiar. Like the same network
familiar. The silver lining in this, other than the fact that
the whole gang is back together, is that Ignacio encourages his trainees
to follow their dreams. And the creepy part is that Shane Botwin is
most likely to follow through. Nancy is actually sad about
leaving Esteban. That crazy bitch. She has relationship issues for sure
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Over the last couple years Apps for Doctors and Nurses to do their jobs better have evolved. At first privacy was the main issue. As Smartphone users grow more comfortable with privacy and other issue the Medical Apps have improved.
The first day of summer June 21, 2010 MyMediConnect Announced Mobile Devices Supported Include iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and smartphones with Android and WebOS Mobile Operating Systems.
What users can do with this software:
- Consumer Users Can Share myMediConnect Personal Health Record with Physician During Visits
- Mobile Devices Enable Anywhere, Anytime Access to Consumer Digital Health Records.
Again beyond the arguments of privacy, say your a skier in the Back Bowls of Vail. You drop in and slam, next thing you know your on a sled heading to PHQ Buffalo at mid Vail. You could pull out your Mobile Device and let Ski Patrol know your complete medical history. The situations that this type of software could help make lives better is endless.
myMediConnect (formerly PassportMD) is one of only four PHR systems chosen by the Obama administration to participate in the current Medicare PHR pilot program. myMediConnect was created to manage and integrate multiple aspects of an individuals health and well being including tools to import medical records, become better educated and informed about health care issues, track progress towards personal fitness goals, connect more easily with physicians, effectively research HSA providers, and save money on medications.
myMediConnect mobile device users benefit from convenient access to personal health record information on-the-go for personal use, and can easily share medical history information with a physician. Members also enjoy the ability to quickly look up medications taken previously, for example while standing in line waiting to consult with a pharmacist.
Off topic or not, this is Henry. He is a Rescue and Avalanche Dog in Vail CO. Why is Henry here you ask? We had no images for MMC and Henry popped up on our computer. If you make your way to Vail Henry could be the best friend you ever had if you drop in a go slam.
Henry has had a warming hut named after him at the top of Mid Vail at Buffalo. Shush! its a secret because know one ever uses it and its heated. They also have a outdoor gas grill. Best place in Vail to eat lunch.


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New York —The Internet is a playground for the six in ten (57%) who say they have used it in the past three months to visit sites for information about their hobbies and personal interests, finds a new poll by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News. Downloading and streaming media – music (43%), movies (34%) and television (22%) – is a popular pursuit, as are video games (27%) and gaming online for money (13%).
A majority (57%) of global respondents who are connected online report they use the internet to 'visit sites for info on hobbies and personal interests.' Surfing for personal use is most popular among Internet surfers in Turkey (72%), China (71%), Hungary (67%), Japan (65%), South Korea (65%) and Sweden (64%). Only one in three (35%) Saudi Arabians report they use the web in this way, followed by four in ten of citizens in Mexico (40%), Brazil (41%), Spain (45%) and India (45%).
Downloading and streaming is a popular activity, particularly of music: four in ten (43%) of global citizens online say they have downloaded/streamed music in the last three months while three in ten (34%) say so about movies and two in ten (22%) do for television. China is the world leader on all three forms of media by considerable margins. Majorities of Chinese Internet users say they downloaded/streamed music (72%), movies (71%) and TV (55%). Turkey (62% music, 58% movies, 34% TV) is also a global leader on this measure.
On the flip side, only handfuls of Japanese web surfers say they downloaded or streamed media in the last three months (24% music, 9% movies, 9% TV). France is also at the bottom of each list: music (24%), movies (15%) and TV (7%). Notably, even the lowest-ranking countries show at least one in four have downloaded or streamed music online.
Three in ten (27%) say they have 'played video games online' and 13% have done 'online gaming or playing for money (e.g. poker, bingo).' China is also the world leader of online video gamers (61%), followed at some distance by Poland (47%), Turkey (38%) and Mexico (33%). The Swedes (13%) are least likely to play video games online, joining South Korea (16%), Hungary (17%), Japan (18%) and France (18%) at the bottom of the list.
With online gambling for money, Indians are the most keen among the 24 countries surveyed: one in four (26%) say they did so in the past three months. Saudi Arabia (23%), Poland (21%), South Korea (20%) and Sweden (20%) are next. Those connected online in Italy (6%), Germany (6%), Mexico (7%), China (7%) and Australia (7%) are least likely to say so.
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The weather again played a role as the Dolphins started Organized Team Activities today in Davie. This time the rain came early and the team practiced inside the bubble, but it didn't affect the workload on Wednesday morning. The focus was primarily on more red zone situations and tempo again was at a rapid pace. There were some encouraging signs on both sides of the ball, and here are some of the highlights of today's workout.
1) Defense Looks Sharp – The one constant today was the ability of multiple defenders to make plays on the football and getting some takeaways from the offense! Not only did players look comfortable in defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle's scheme, they played with quickness and were decisive when attacking the ball. Linebacker Koa Misi and safety Kelcie McCray both had interceptions in competitive drills today, and linebackers Philip Wheeler and Dannell Ellerbe looked like they were settling in quickly. Cornerback Brent Grimes again impressed me with his technique and skill, and his body language screams with confidence.
2) Hartline and Matthews Looking Sharp – Wide receivers Brian Hartline and Rishard Matthews continue to impress me with their ability to run crisp routes and catch the football. Both have also looked clean getting in and out of their routes and finding the soft spots when attacking zone coverage. Hartline was on the receiving end of a touchdown from backup quarterback Matt Moore, who also connected with receiver Brandon Gibson on a would-be score. Matthews has the ability and skill to challenge for one of the remaining spots in the receiver rotation if his production continues to flourish.
3) Some Young Players To Watch – It's never too early to get excited about some of the new faces trying to make a name for themselves. Some of the players that caught my attention today:
– Second-year linebacker Josh Kaddu looks like he has a better understanding of spacing in pass coverage.
– Running back Lamar Miller displayed his trademark speed and looks like he belongs.
– Tight end Kyle Miller catches everything thrown his way and might challenge for the last spot at this position.
– Placekicker Caleb Sturgis has a range that might be difficult to ignore as we get closer to training camp and into the preseason.
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AFAIK, when destructive testing is needed, most manufacturers contract with HP White or do it in house. Prooftesting is also usually done in-house in the USA, we don't have government mandated "proofhouses" like Europe does. Most proof loads are either loaded by the gun manufacturer or are bought on a very restricted basis from commercial ammo makers. You can bet Colt and Marlin have tons of signed agreements with CCI or whoever before they can buy any proof loads. Same goes for load data, someone somewhere would sue.
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There are several pressure transducer setups out on the market now, in the $600-$700 range last I looked. You glue the sensor to the chamber area, shoot, and a USB doohickey samples the signal and sends it to a laptop, running software that generates a nice graph for you.
They're also reuseable, so you can use the transducer on multiple firearms, or all day while you're developing loads.
Expensive, but you can use them over and over, like a chronograph.
I recall the one I priced was $300 assuming you just need the transducer and software. I'll supply my own laptop computer I was planning to get one of those sometime I have a chance to actually do some more testing.
Thought it was this one:
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... however they only advertise their 2.0 wireless-only solution. I guess they have upgraded since I last priced them
You can use this information to compare to known loads as well. QuickLOAD software reportedly has pressure information attached to their application but I have not used it.
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ESSAY WINNERS — These River Valley students read their prize-winning essays to the members of the Pope County Historical Association Friday of last week. The essays will be published in the association's Quarterly. From left, Jessica Taylor, daughter of John Taylor and Patty Hughes, "Potts Inn," third place award of $25, Pottsville Middle School student of Tina Taylor; Emma Gregory, daughter of Eric and Trish Gregory, "Dwight Mission," honorable mention award of $10; Pottsville Middle School student of Tina Taylor; Rachel Haralson, daughter of Melissa and Kevin Haralson, "Economy Community," honorable mention award of $10, Atkins Middle School student of Renee Dixson; Kaelyn Pearson, daughter of Joe and Sarah Pearson, "Latimore House in Russellville," first place award of $100, Pottsville student of Tina Taylor; Katelyn Dunlap, daughter of Jana Dunlap, "Nogo School House and Community Building," second place award of $50, Atkins Middle School student of Renee Dixson; Moira Murdoch, daughter of Gail and Mark Murdoch, "Lee Barnes, The Last man Hanged in Pope County, first place award of $100, Atkins High School student. Tory Pack, daughter of Sherry and Ronnie Pack, "Montgomery/Hays House," honorable mention award of $10, and student of Renee Dixson is not pictured. The association meets the second Friday of each month at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Guests are welcome.
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Airport hotels are springing up at main hubs but there are some points to consider before you book.
THERE are few major cities without a big-brand airport hotel these days. At airports around the world you can get off a plane and head straight to a hotel of four- or five-star standard, with restaurants, exercise facilities and spa treatments on offer.
Sydney is set to get its first true airport hotel next year, with work under way on a 317-room property next to the international terminal.
The four-star hotel, which will be operated by Rydges Hotels, will be within walking distance of the terminal and give travellers a room right at the airport, without the need for transport.
The thing to know about airport hotels, if you haven't already learnt it the hard way, is they are far from created equal.
Hotels that sell themselves as "airport" properties vary enormously in terms of access, convenience, facilities, quality and price, making it hard for travellers to know what to book.
While such hotels have done a good job of marketing the benefits of a comfortable bed and a hot shower during a long journey, sometimes it pays to consider other options. First and most obvious is price. Some really know how to charge.
I recently paid nearly $200 for just eight hours in an airport hotel in Asia because the timing of my flights did not qualify me for the cheaper day-use rate.
A search for rooms at the Sofitel London Heathrow, which is often touted as the best airport hotel in the world, shows you can expect to pay well in excess of $200 a night during the week, when business travellers are on the move.
This is a big expense if you really just want a shower and a way to pass the time.
The other big point to consider - and this can require some investigation - is access to the hotel.
While in airports such as Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok you can wheel your suitcase or luggage trolley straight into a hotel via an air bridge, many airport hotels require a trip in a minibus or taxi.
This is often at no charge but it can take and feel a lot longer to get to your hotel and settle in.
The key to deciding whether an airport hotel is the way to go - and how much you are prepared to spend - is thinking about what you really want it for.
If you can't sleep on aircraft and think you will be able to get a few hours' kip on a hotel bed, it is probably worth the expense. However, some big airports are introducing private rest suites with day beds to serve the same purpose. If you just want a shower and a change of clothes, do some research on what is on offer at the airport as many have such facilities for a modest fee.
Many airports also have internet kiosks, massage stations, game stations, hairdressers and other services to help pass the time.
At Singapore's Changi Airport, for example, you can use the rooftop swimming pool at the Ambassador Transit Hotel for about $10, which includes a shower, towel and a non-alcoholic drink.
My mother-in-law recently had a seven-hour stopover in Hong Kong and decided she would be better off filling in the time with a meal and a massage, rather than checking into the airport hotel.
Most of these hotels offer day spa facilities and many airports also have massage and basic treatments.
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|Fast break: Celtics suffer letdown against Cavaliers
|10.27.10 at 9:54 pm ET
It was the second night of the first back-to-back of the season and the Celtics were playing in a decidedly different atmosphere than the one they experienced in Boston on Tuesday. Still, there are no viable excuses for the Celtics, who blew a fourth-quarter lead in a 95-87 loss to the Cavaliers. (Recap.)
The Celtics played with fire throughout the game and it ultimately burned them, especially down the stretch where they were outscored, 13-3.
Too many turnovers: The main problem with the Celtics offense remains turnovers. They had 10 in the first half and another nine in the second. The Cavs wound up with nine more shots than the Celtics, one reason why they were able to win despite shooting under 45 percent.
Jermaine O'Neal will need some time: Give Jermaine O'Neal credit for getting himself healthy enough to play after a variety of training camp injuries, but he was not effective at all in 12 lackluster minutes. O'Neal fouled out with two points — his first points of the season — along with three turnovers and two rebounds.
Fourth quarter techs: Nate Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal picked up technical fouls on the same play, which helped propel a Cavaliers run. Fourth-quarter techs are a major no-no for Doc Rivers.
Kevin Garnett looks fresh: Garnett had his second-straight double-digit rebounding game with 15 boards. There's a long way to go, but Garnett looks so much more athletic than he did at this time last season.
Glen Davis knows his role: The Celtics bench needs to fine-tune things, but Davis has assumed the role of sixth man. He saw action at both the center and power forward spots and scored 14 points to go with five rebounds in 33 minutes of action. He and Marquis Daniels have been the top reserves.
Managing minutes: Rivers acknowledged that he played his veterans too many minutes in the opener, and despite the second-half run by the Cavs, he kept his starters on the bench and let his team play through it. Ray Allen and Paul Pierce went from 40 minutes down to the mid-30's and Garnett clocked in at a more reasonable 30 minutes. Managing minutes may have cost the Celtics the game, but Rivers is going to keep the long view throughout the season.
|Halftime observations: Celtics-Heat
|10.26.10 at 8:42 pm ET
After all the buildup and all the offcourt drama, there was finally a basketball game to be played between the Celtics and Heat. The start was ragged, which was either a by-product of all the hype, or simply two very good defenses playing all out and contesting every shot, rebound and pass.
Either way, the Celtics took a 45-30 lead into halftime thanks to spectacular defense that held Miami to 27 percent shooting (11-for-41) and forced nine turnovers.
The Celtics took a 16-9 lead after one quarter and the numbers were as ugly as the score suggested. The C's shot 35 percent (7-for-20) with five turnovers. The Heat were much worse, making just 4-of-17 shots and registering six turnovers.
The Celtics settled down in the second quarter and led by as many as 18 points, but the Heat's struggles on offense remained.
After a rough start where he missed a couple of chippies at the basket, Shaquille O'Neal came over to the Celtics bench where Kendrick Perkins whacked him twice in the head. It must have helped because O'Neal soon converted two dunks off gorgeous feeds from Rajon Rondo.
Rondo racked up six assists in the first quarter and will get a ton of easy assists simply lobbing the ball up to O'Neal. Rondo was the best player on the court in the first half.
They're not the original Big Three, but the Celtics version reminded people that they're still pretty good. Ray Allen led all scorers with 11 points, while Paul Pierce filled the stat sheet with eight points, five rebounds and two assists. Kevin Garnett was active and had good spring in his step, but he also missed a dunk and had another shot blocked. Still, Garnett showed far better range on defense than he showed much of last season.
Any lingering notion that the Heat would storm the floor and become a juggernaut right off the bat were put to rest early in this game. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James shot a combined 2-for-11 in the first quarter and things didn't improve much from there.
Carlos Arroyo started at point guard, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra went with Wade or James at the point for most of the first half. Miami hasn't had much time together during the preseason and it showed in the first half. The Heat offense looked disorganized and was obviously inefficient.
When Delonte West returns, the Celtics will be two-deep at every position. Until he returns from his 10-game suspension, however, Doc Rivers looks like he will go with a nine-man rotation with Marquis Daniels getting time at both wing positions behind Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
The Celtics bench was strong in the first half with 14 points and seven rebounds. Daniels led the way with six.
|Kendrick Perkins eyes late January return
|10.26.10 at 7:25 pm ET
If Kendrick Perkins had a choice he would have tried to play opening night, but it's not his call and so he is resigned to making the most out of his current situation while he rehabs from knee surgery. Perkins is down 10 pounds to 271 (he'd like to lose 10 more) and has made it a goal to make 300 free throws every day. He doesn't know a firm date yet for his return, but he said his goal is to be back by late January.
Perkins has been working to strengthen the muscles around his knee with squats and other leg exercises. He said his rehab was more of a mental test than anything. "It depends what kind of person you are," Perkins said. "If you're a mentally strong person, you can get through it."
Perkins also said that he wasn't threatened by the presence of Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal. "I can't bring what they bring to the table and they can't bring what I bring to the table," he said.
|Celtics put Kendrick Perkins, Avery Bradley and Semih Erden on inactive list
|10.25.10 at 8:36 pm ET
The Celtics had already trimmed their roster to the league limit of 15 players, but their opening night roster is now official as they placed three players on the inactive list: Kendrick Perkins, Avery Bradley and Semih Erden. The Celtics will have to play the first 10 games of the NBA with just 11 active players because of Delonte West's suspension. League rules dictate that suspended players must be carried on the active roster.
The inactive list is not like injury lists in other sports. Players don't actually have to be injured to be on it and there is no mandatory amount of time that a player has to stay on it once he is deemed inactive. It can also change from game to game. There were no surprises for the Celtics. Perkins and Bradley are rehabbing injuries, while Erden is dealing with a shoulder injury.
The Heat had a minor surprise as they placed Mario Chalmers on the injured list along with Mike Miller, who is out until January with hand injury, and rookie Dexter Pittman.
|Celtics practice what Doc preaches
|10.23.10 at 4:08 pm ET
The Celtics went through a hard practice at Waltham Saturday. This was a different sort of workout than the one they endured Friday, which stretched out past three hours. As the curtain lifted, they were going through a scrimmage, complete with refs and all the intensity you would expect from a regular season game.
"It was the best practice we've had in a while," Doc Rivers said. "It was good to see. Following yesterday's fiasco of a practice, I thought today was phenomenal."
But what really stood out was the sight of Kendrick Perkins, whiteboard in hand, drawing up a play for the second team (usually referred to as the White Team for their jerseys, as opposed to the starters, who wear green). The play was for Von Wafer to come off a back pick, but it didn't go according to plan.
"We needed a 3 at the time," coach Perk explained. "We were down six. So I went with a Doc play. We didn't execute it right."
This whole exercise was by design. It's something Rivers learned from Mike Fratello when he played for him in Atlanta. "I saw something during the game," Rivers said. "We came into the huddle and I said we've got to run this. We did it and we won the game, but that was the last time he let me do it."
Rivers has tried this out with his players at various times — Gabe Pruitt called up a game-winner a few years back — and the benefits work both ways.
"You see a lot when you're hurt and on the sidelines," Perkins said. "You put yourself in the coach's shoes and see what they're going through. I'm just trying to install it in my head so when I get in there I won't make the same mistakes."
"You learn a lot," Rivers said. "You see what they're thinking. You see who they think should take the shots. Who they think can make plays. What they learn is they get frustrated when guys don't execute. That's how I feel the whole game. It's good learning tool for everybody."
Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen usually take the honors for the Green Team, Rivers said, while Perkins, Glen Davis and Delonte West often take charge of the White Team. So who calls the best plays?
"Ray," Rivers said. "Because it's always for him. Rondo and Ray are pretty darn good." Read the rest of this entry »
|Kevin Garnett on Celtic pride, Beverly Cleary
|10.23.10 at 3:29 pm ET
You never know what you're going to get from Kevin Garnett in an interview setting. Some days he might be terse. Other days he may be expansive. On Saturday after the C's went through practice, KG was in a chatty mood.
The subject was Celtic pride, and more specifically, the standard that he, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce were able to instill with the team when they joined forces in 2007.
"We've done a good job of policing ourselves, making sure the standard that we've built," Garnett said. "I can't speak on other franchises other than one that I played with, but I know that when you come in here and you look up and see all the retired numbers and banners and see the dedication and the sweat and tears that have been poured into this club, that's a responsibility."
Wanting to keep the conversation going, I mentioned that when veterans come to the Celtics, they find that attitude refreshing. That was when KG dropped a reference to noted children's author Beverly Cleary.
"Think about it," Garnett said. "You're a writer. If you looked up to Beverly Cleary and different writers who were monumental and whatever it is that inspired you, and you come into their office or to their desk or type at their typewriter, if you have any kind of passion, I don't know you personally, but if you have any kind of passion about something and you were able to put yourself in their place while they were writing their stories, then you would feel that. It's no different from basketball. It's a very prideful thing. It's a very honorable thing."
For the record, your correspondent is more of a F. Scott Fitzgerald man, but point taken.
|Jermaine O'Neal has torn cartilage in left wrist
|10.22.10 at 4:26 pm ET
It happened in the first quarter of a preseason game last Friday in Toronto. Jermaine O'Neal went to take a charge and the impact left him with torn cartilage in his left wrist. His latest injury has kept him out of practice and preseason games for the past week, but after going through a full workout Friday, O'Neal said he would be ready to play Tuesday when the Celtics open up the regular season against his former team, the Miami Heat.
"I feel good," he said. "Felt pretty good today. I got a little wrap that keeps it safe. I'm not worried about it."
O'Neal previously missed a week of camp because of a hamstring injury and, earlier this week, Doc Rivers termed this latest setback, "disappointing."
"He has not had the preseason that we would have liked him to have so far," Rivers said Tuesday. "Sometimes you can't avoid it."
While he has missed time, O'Neal seems to have been passed by the other O'Neal, Shaq, in the competition for the starting center spot. But Jermaine O'Neal isn't worried about that aspect.
"We don't compete for the starting time," he said. "We challenge each other just like everybody else challenges each other. It's not about who's starting, who's coming off the bench, it's about making each other better and getting ready for the game."
Jermaine O'Neal said that he and Shaq have had long conversations about their roles, but not about who starts. They know that it will be an adjustment for them, but they both have stressed that they are ready for it.
"We don't talk about anything else," Jermaine O'Neal said. "We don't talk about who starts. There's no animosity. We understand that we're going to need everybody to win a championship this year. There's going to be times where I play well. There's going to be times where he plays well. The key is picking each other up when we need each other. That's all we worry about. Everything else is going to play itself out."
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Porsche AG took step closer to controlling the much larger Volkswagen AG by upping its share holdings to 50.8% in late Monday trading.
But actual formal control of management still eludes the company. Porsche plans to raise its stake in VW to more than 75% this year, with which it expects to gain total control over the Volkswagen Group, which includes Audi, Bentley, Seat, Skoda and Lamborghini. Having more than 75% of shares would allow it to seal a so-called "domination contract" giving it full financial control.
In Germany, a minority investor that owns 25% of a company's shares can block strategic decisions of the company. But in the case of VW, the level is set at 20% by special law that dates back to the 1940s when the state of Lower Saxony, where VW is based, was granted a 20% interest. Porsche has challenged the so-called VW law and has received support from the European Commission. But the German government hasn't yet revised the law to Porsche's benefit.
Porsche has been on a quest to takeover VW for more than two years. And so far it has paid off well. In Porsche's last annual reporting year, it booked only about one-billion euros in operating profit. But it reported 6.39 billion euros in net income, with the boost coming primarily from the increased value of its VW investment.
As Porsche advances its strategy, it is truly the case of the goldfish swallowing the whale. Porsche turns out roughly 100,000 expensive sportscars and sport utility vehicles a year, while Volkswagen churns out about five million vehicles annually.
Behind the combination of the companies is Ferdinand Piech, the grandson of Porsche AG founder Ferdinand Porsche, who was also famous for the design of the Volkswagen Beetle. The Piech and Porsche families control the voting stock of Porsche, though no family member has been allowed to run the company in the last four decades. Instead, Piech rose through the ranks at VW, first running Audi AG and then VW AG. Today, he is chairman of the supervisory board of VW AG, a role he has been able to keep because German securities laws do not recognize his dual role as a conflict of interest the way the laws might in the U.S.
On Tuesday, the long drawn out combination of the two companies may have created a suicide. Stock traders have tried to maximize their own profits by shadowing Porsche's moves. Adolf Merckle, one of Germany's wealthiest businessmen, threw himself in front a train this week, a move reported in the German press to have been prompted by hundreds of millions of euros of losses in risky VW share trading and the rapid crumbling of his pharmaceuticals empire. The 74 year old was head of a conglomerate, which included the Ratiopharm drugs group and HeidelbergCement.
Meantime, Volkswagens ambitious plans to expand its business three fold in the U.S. have been derailed by the Recession and free-falling industry sales. Still, VW managed to report some good news when 2008 sales were tallied January 5. Volkswagen, helped by the Wolfsburg, Germany-based carmaker's luxury Audi brand, increased its share of U.S. car sales to 2.8 percent in December from 2.1 percent a year earlier. Audi's 9.3 percent dip and the VW brand's 14 percent drop were smaller drops than most of its competitors. VW brand sales slipped 3.2 percent for the year, compared with a market-wide drop of 18 percent.
VW in the last year has added a new Jetta model, as well as a new diesel version of that car, as well as the Touran minivan, Tiguan SUV and CC sports sedan (pictured above). "There is a sense of buzz and energy coming back into the VW brand, and it has benefited from the comeback of passenger car sales," says independent marketing consultant Dennis Keene.
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