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Year after year, health insurance costs are shooting ahead of any reasonable basis in the general cost of living. Despite high premiums, insurance holders face out-of-pocket expenses from operations and follow-up visits amounting to thousands of dollars. More and more working families are finally, and reluctantly, cutting themselves free from the increasingly burdensome premiums of private cover.
We might speculate that growing trends of "medicalising" the ageing process and also reflexively ordering swathes of imaging and pathology are part of the problem. But there is one other cause that surely isn't speculative: the behaviour of practitioners in the specialist medical sector.
One Canberra specialist is charging $360 for the initial consultation, which seems to occupy not much more than 20 minutes, and qualifies for a $70 Medicare refund. The same doctor charges $220 for all subsequent visits, which are about 15minutes' duration, and qualify for a $30 government refund.
When doctors become a problem by rorting "the system" for all it's worth, action must be taken. Is the government really so frightened of the AMA that it is trading away the common good to the soaring demands of these profiteers?
Ross Kelly, Monash
Cancel the subs
The concept of opportunity cost is one of the great contributions of economics. For the cost of one submarine, we could either fund Gonski for six years; or reinstate the whole of the recent foreign aid funding cuts; or retire around one-quarter of all HELP student debt; or build around six new hospitals; or reduce the current Budget deficit by one-third.
If you wanted to be really generous, $1000 could be given to every taxpayer. That's just one submarine. Imagine what could be done if none of the 12 were purchased. It's all about choices, and Australians deserve to be better informed on just what those choices are.
Rod Price, Jerrabomberra, NSW
Save earth first
The 2016 Defence White Paper issued last week contains this paragraph: "Climate change will see higher temperatures, increased sea-level rise and will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. These effects will exacerbate the challenges of population growth and environmental degradation, and will contribute to food shortages and undermine economic development."
Logic demands that this would require greater spending on means to mitigate climate change (such as support for renewable energy), on family planning (given population growth is deemed a "challenge"), on the Green Climate Fund (to help developing countries adapt to climate change), on agricultural research (to maintain yields as temperatures rise), and on overseas aid generally (to enhance economic development).
What is the government's response? Increase defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP, including acquiring 12 submarines. It will no doubt cry poor when it comes to funding the above.
Jenny Goldie, Michelago, NSW
Abuse is never OK
I ask George Pell and his supporters to explain to me in relation to child rape how "they were different times".
Weren't these the same times the Church was demanding state-initiated punishment for extramarital sex, homosexuality and teen pregnancy?
Wasn't the Church harassing and scaring children over masturbation?
When was it ever fine to rape children?
John Murray, Ben Bullen, NSW
Ah, a mind-reader
NSW's Judy Kelly (Letters, February 2), who thinks Cardinal Pell is "sitting like an obdurate cane toad in Rome on day two of the Royal Commission", claims the cardinal "has shown not a shred of empathy, compassion, feeling, or discomfort". How did Judy arrive at that conclusion? Is she able to delve into a person's heart and mind, and make a judgment?
Henk Verhoeven, Beacon Hill, NSW
Selective memory
Henk Verhoeven (Letters, February 24) complained that it was wrong to compare Australia's off-shore refugee detention centres with the Nazi concentration camps and the Soviet gulags.
And yet, in a letter published in The Age on March 3, he finds nothing wrong with comparing Cardinal Pell's questioning by the Royal Commission under due process of law with "the worst form of an inquisition".
Methinks the man is being selective about making comparisons.
Rajend Naidu, Glenfield, NSW
Growth a puzzle
It seems to me that the important message in Peter Martin's article "GDP: Game changer. Economy picks up as income dives, budget weakens" (smh.com.au, March 3) is that nominal GDP growth remained "extraordinarily weak", with no expected increase to government revenue.
If government revenues don't increase, does this not imply that there is no meaningful benefit to the country, as government revenue is supposed to reflect actual economic activity (other than tax avoidance).
Clearly there is something wrong with the measure of growth being heralded by the government, especially when personal spending is being propped up by an erosion of personal savings which can only serve to weaken the ability of individuals to self-fund their retirement.
Dr Bradford Sherman, Duffy
Senate flawed
The Coalition and the Greens are proposing changes to the senate voting procedures, and seeking to ram these changes through Parliament before the next election. They use as an argument that it is not democratic that people like Ricky Muir are elected as senators with as few as 479 first preference votes.
Senator Muir actually received more first preference votes than three LNP senators who were elected at the same time – Matthew Canavan (Qld, with 325 votes), Michaela Cash (WA, with 349 votes) and Linda Reynolds (WA, with 325 votes).
At the 2013 elections, the major parties (LNP, Labor and the Greens) received 75 per cent of the votes, but achieved 85 per cent of the senators elected. So, 25 per cent of voters supported the minor parties, but received only 15 per cent of the senate positions.
The government and the Greens have an interesting definition of democracy. All they are doing is seeking to entrench their own positions, without community consultation. The LNP and Greens connivance on senate voting changes have nothing to do with the democratic process.
Australia should be thanking the independent senators for saving the country from the worst excesses of the Abbott government.
R. King, Melba
Trams off track
Brendan Lyon ("Liberals have to get over their unhealthy obsession", Times2, March 2, p5) thinks that the ACT Liberals should ignore the facts and drop their opposition to the Capital Metro – this from a paid booster for the construction industry. In contrast, Kent Finch ("Why the ACT needs to hedge its public transport bets", Times2, February 26, p5) uses evidence and insight to make a clear and compelling case to put the tram on the backburner.
As he notes, there are truly transformative new transport technologies on our doorstep, and we should wait to see where they take us before embarking on an option that is otherwise inflexible, costly and largely irreversible if it is ultimately found wanting. Fools rush in, as they say, and we would be doubly foolish to listen only to the deeply vested interests of the construction lobby.
Vernon Topp, Kaleen
Brendan Lyon seems to be acting as a mouthpiece for ACT Labor. The ACT government decided in its business plan (October 2014) to shoulder the revenue risk for the Gungahlin tram so the selected consortium couldn't lose financially. If the tram's patronage is lower than the projections, ACT ratepayers will be called upon to ensure the tram consortium gets the promised return. You can't blame the consortium for signing up for a low-risk investment, but we should all ask why, if the Gungahlin tram is such a great project, did the ACT government decide ratepayers should shoulder the patronage/revenue risk?
Bill Crawshaw, Fadden
Reefs are resilient
I'm disappointed you published advocacy by 350.org in your news section ("Heat puts reef at risk of bleaching", March 2, p5). It belongs in the opinion section.
Allow me to correct Russell Reichelt's misinformation. Corals bleach naturally under a variety of conditions. They consume their symbiotic algae often for a host of reasons.
Corals are resilient and have existed and evolved through 400 million years of stress.
Furthermore, Mr Reichelt's pointer to a higher authority is irrelevant. NOAA is under investigation by Congress for data-fiddling. Australia's BOM should be queried too.
Gerry Murphy, Braddon
Let drivers self-test
Kate Morris (Letters, February 28) canvassed the subject of blood alcohol testing in public places. I have been trying for 17 years to convince the ACT government that clubs, bars and pubs should have an Australian Standard self-testing unit on their premises. This would allow the public to test themselves as well as assisting those who serve alcohol to meet requirements for the responsible serving of alcohol.
Unfortunately those against introducing such equipment are referred to as "vested interests". The recent NSW/ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance paper being studied by the ACT government states, "consideration should not be given to mandating alcohol breath-testing units. While this measure may assist in determining a patron's intoxication levels it should not be seen as a harm reduction measure". Why then do the police remove a driver from the roads if they return a BAC reading of over .049 if it is not to stop harm. The NAAPA report gives the government a reason for doing nothing.
T. Toohey, Crace
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, inflation between 2002 and 2015 averaged 2.6per cent a year and is now around 1.5per cent. So why would Sussan Ley claim a "win for consumers" that health insurance rises are now 4.1per cent above inflation, compared to the average between 2002 and 2015 of 3.5per cent?
Kent Fitch, Nicholls
In today's economic climate, only a politician whose salary has risen by more than 5.6per cent in the comparable period would consider that amount to be a reasonable rise for health insurance premiums.
Phil O'Brien, Flynn
Cardinal Pell refuses to accept any responsibly for decades of Catholic child abuse, and now has dug his own grave by saying that child abuse was of "not much interest to me." The Greeks have a saying that applies to Pell. "A fish rots from the head down." Pell should resign. Failing that, Pope Francis should defrock him for moral depravity.
Graham Macafee, Latham
If Brendan Lyon ("Liberals have to get over their unhealthy obsession", Times2, March 2, p5) is so concerned about supposed sovereign risk he would advise the Capital Metro consortium to hold off signing any contracts until the next election. That would give them the certainty they desperately crave.
Gordon Williams, Watson
Unfortunately "Stop the deficit" is not as simple as "Stop the boats". Making Scott Morrison Treasurer is like making the captain of the football team the captain of the debating team. Different skills required. Caveat: Not all football players are David Pocock.
Peter Edsor, Bungendore
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Re: Mathematica 4.2: Problem with online help.
Hi Jacob:
Your machine information and OS EXACTLY matches mine (except that my pagefile
is NOT on a separate physical drive -- perhaps this is a clue as to where to start),
and I had no problem building the help file. Hence, as you say, this must
be a problem for Wolfram to address. Perhaps, someone from WRI will enlighten
us via this newsgroup.
Jacob wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 05:41:08 GMT, TerryH <tharter at attglobal.net>
> wrote:
> I too have been unable to get the help browser functioning. I have
> exactly the same problem. When trying to open the help browser it gets
> to the point where it says "scanning index file" and freezes. I tried
> all the suggestions in the faq and the links provided here to no
> avail. I'm running Winows 2000 with service pack 3. I have 512mb of
> memory with a 768mb pagefile on a separate drive, so I don't think
> that's an issue. Mathematica 4.1 ran just fine on this setup, so
> judging by the number of other people affected by this, I'd say it's
> some kind of bug with 4.2. Hopefully Wolfram will address this with
> either a link that will provide a fix that actually works, or a patch.
> >What is your operating system? How much memory do you have in your machine?
> >Also, how big is your pagefile? Sounds to me like the rebuild ran out
> >of room to do its thing in.
> >
> > I just installed Mathematica 4.2, and had no problem rebuilding the help index.
> >Subsequently, I ahd no problem using the Help browser either.
> >Hope that helps!
> >....Terry
> >
> >ddtl wrote:
> >
> >> >I'd start with the following FAQ.
> >> >
> >> >http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/interface/helpbrowser/howrebuildindex.html
> >> >
> >> >-Dale
> >>
> >> Sorry that i failed say it immediately in a first place, but of course
> >> i did try it FAQ at first, and both tried to delete cache and rebuild
> >> index, but results where the same - whenever i try to invoke help
> >> browser (or rebuild index, for that matter), mathematica stops
> >> responding (i did read your answer to the same question asked
> >> a week ago before - actually that is why i turned to the FAQ).
> >

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Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Matthew Wilder, director of 'Inferno', says he's relieved troubled star Lindsay Lohan is no longer attached to his project.
Wilder had a tough time when Lohan her never-ending legal woes constantly threatened to torpedo the project.
And now that she is facing the possibility of up to three years in state jail if she is charged with felony grand theft plus six months for breaking her current probation, Wilder has been left scratching his head.
"To tell you the truth I have a total sense of relief because the reality is we would never have got our movie made if Lindsay Lohan was still attached to it," RadarOnline.com quoted him as saying.
"We are now due to start filming in New Orleans in April with Malin Akerman instead of Lindsay Lohan and everybody cannot wait.
"Despite everything that happened with Lindsay I would be horrified if she went to jail and to tell you the truth I just feel sorry for her because sadly she has some real issues to deal with.
"It was funny because the paparazzi followed Malin recently but it was a completely different vibe to Lindsay because she is such a different person.
"I can now just look forward to making our movie without any distractions and that just couldn't happen when we were involved with Lindsay Lohan.
"I'm not sure if I was surprised or not that she got into trouble again I just wish she could get her life together at some point despite everything she put me through," he added. (ANI)


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Cause for pause
I'm a spa junkie. I love nothing more than entering a plush spa with the smell of neroli heavy in the air, a water feature flowing in the background and a friendly therapist only too willing to let me do absolutely nothing for at least half an hour as she pummels my knotted shoulders, shifts my meridiens, jostles my chakras and paints my toes.
I don't care what the treatment is – simply allowing myself the time to be pampered is my golden ticket to a place of sanity. The healing effects usually last for a day or 2 and then the treadmill of life takes over, and in no time at all I am looking for my next indulgent spa fix.
The good news (for people like me) is that there are many excellent spas in South Africa, and the recent Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Awards 2012, held at Montecasino, highlighted the calibre of the local industry. This year's list of winners was impressive, as always, and will certainly help in planning my trips to the spa over the next six months.
In the Day Spa category, the new (and ultra-modern) Life Day Spa in Rosebank walked off with top honours. The Shambala Wellness Spa in Port Elizabeth and the Danika Spa in Klerksdorp also received special mentions.
This year's list of winners was impressive, as always, and will certainly help in planning my trips to the spa over the next six months.
I had never heard of the Danika Spa, but it appears to have a regular showing at the Les Nouvelles Awards – definitely one to look up if I ever find myself in Klerksdorp.
Fordoun Spa in KwaZulu-Natal won the Boutique Hotel Spa Award, which is not surprising – it has always had a reputation for doing things a little differently. It is 1 of the only spas in the country with a traditional African healer on its staff, and Dr Elliot Ndlovu has worked hard with Fordoun to create a range of products inspired by African wisdom and nature.
Etali Safari Lodge in Madikwe won the Safari Spa category. This unpretentious spa makes the best of its natural surroundings and adheres to a holistic philosophy in which nature has the leading role. Duma Manzi Eco Lodge and Spa received kudos for being ecologically friendly, while Donald Perry (from Duma Manzi) walked of with the Spa Humanitarian Award for his dedication to empowering communities and using green energy (among many other remarkable achievements).
The beautiful Umngazi Spa along the Wild Coast (Eastern Cape) won the Unique Spa Concept Award, which is not surprising – this spa, set on a hillside with incredible views of the coastline, continues to offer a top-notch spa experience that embraces local culture and offers a unique spa experience.
I'm not one to take travel awards too seriously, but what the Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Awards do for me every year is give me a new 'must experience' spa list. And for that my chakras are eternally grateful.
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Information: Member of AVMA and CVMA. Treat both large (farm) and small animals
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Tel: 303-530-2500
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thanks for that. my fav bill murray also t.robbins pretty funny .for some strange
reason (AND I REALLY LIKE THE GUY) i also enjoyed it when bmurray got shot in zland...
those were fantastic!
That was a good laugh chich, thanks.
you're welcome. By the way, Jennifer Garner does look like a ducks vagina.
Thanks Chich, That was a great way to start a day...laughing my ass off. I was partial to the Clooney one and Murrays, good stuff.
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While I stood listening, discreetly dumb,
Lorraine was having the last word with me:
I know, she said, I know it, but you see
Some creatures are born fortunate, and some
Are born to be found out and overcome,
Born to be slaves, to let the rest go free;
And if Im one of them (and I must be)
You may as well forget me and go home.
You tell me not to say these things, I know,
But I should never try to be content:
Ive gone too far; the life would be too slow.
Some could have done itsome girls have the stuff;
But I cant do it: I dont know enough.
Im going to the devil.And she went.
I did not half believe her when she said
That I should never hear from her again;
Nor when I found a letter from Lorraine,
Was I surprised or grieved at what I read:
Dear friend, when you find this, I shall be dead.
You are too far away to make me stop.
They say that one dropthink of it, one drop!
Will be enough,but Ill take five instead.
You do not frown because I call you friend,
For I would have you glad that I still keep
Your memory, and even at the end
Impenitent, sick, shatteredcannot curse
The love that flings, for better or for worse,
This worn-out, cast-out flesh of mine to sleep.
Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Poem: The Growth of Lorraine
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For the past 60 years, the West has been operating on borrowed time in its dealings with the Arab world.
Nathan Lane got the call the week he opened on Broadway in On borrowed time and in the film Frankie and Johnny.
Putting that aside, I like the notion that Emma is living on borrowed time, that there is a ticking clock affixed to her neck.
Then nine years later we did On borrowed time by Paul Osbourne back at Circle in the Square.
I'se on borrowed time, I knows dat, but dat ain't worryin' me none.
You are all living on borrowed time; and but for our pleadings, it would be still less.
I am now living on borrowed time, being in my seventy-ninth year.
He was well into the thirties and his life's goal was still tantalizingly far before him, and he living on borrowed time.
I've been living on borrowed time for a year, anyhow, so I have no right to kick.
Nevertheless it's certain that those two, whoever they may be, are here on borrowed time.


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So if you're tried installing Windows 7 on your PC and it's failed a couple of time due to various annoying reasons, you've probably come to realize that there is a large chunk of disk space being eaten up by a folder called Windows.old.
Windows.old is automatically generated whenever you perform an installation of Windows 7 with a previous version of the OS already installed. It created this Windows.old folder in the root of the Windows partition and stores the previous operating system and data.
In case you try to upgrade from Vista to 7 and it fails, you can always revert back to Windows Vista safely. The only issue with this is that every time the install fails, another copy of the previous OS is copied into Windows.old.
So if your Windows 7 install failed 2 or 3 times, that Windows.old folder can become very large very fast! On top of that, the folder is not automatically deleted once you are up and running with Windows 7, so you have to get rid of it yourself.
Note: Removing the Windows.old folder will result in your inability to be able to revert back to the previous OS installed. You will have to stick with Windows 7.
So how do you get rid of the folder? Well, you have to use the Disk Cleanup utility! Here's how to go about it.
The first method will describe how to delete the Windows.old folder on Windows Vista. If you are in Windows 7, follow the second set of instructions.
Click on Start, then All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Cleanup. Make sure you right-click on Disk Cleanup and choose Run As Administrator.
In the Disk Cleanup Options dialog, make sure to check the Files from all users on this computer box.
Then in the Disk Cleanup – Drive Selection dialog, click on the hard disk where the the Windows.old folder is and click OK. The system will then scan the drive for unnecessary files.
Click on the Disk Cleanup tab and look for a checkbox that says Previous Windows installations. Check it and click OK. Then click Delete Files when prompted.
Windows 7 Instructions
If you are in Windows 7 and want to delete the Windows.old folder, it's a similar process, but not quite the same.
Again, open Disk Cleanup via the Start Menu and when the dialog pops up, choose the drive that has the .old files on it and click OK.
The system will perform a scan and another dialog will pop up with the selection. Now click on the button Cleanup system files at the bottom.
Now choose the drive again that has the .old files on it. The system will perform a second scan of files that need to be cleaned up.
Finally, a dialog will pop up with another set of check boxes. Scroll down until you find one labeled Older versions of Windows and click OK.
That's it! That should get rid of those space-hogging .old folders forever! If you have any problems getting rid of them, post a comment here and I'll try to help. Enjoy!


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Official Journal of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain,
the European, Asian, and Ibero-Latin Academies of CraniomandibularDisorders, and the Australian Academy of Orofacial Pain
ISSN 2333-0384 (print) •
ISSN 2333-0376 (online)
Winter 2004
18 , Issue
Reduction of Clinical Temporomandibular Joint Pain Is Associated with a Reduction of the Jaw-Stretch Reflex
Kelun Wang, PhD, DDS, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, PhD, Dr Med Sci, Thomas Jensen, DDS, Peter Svensson, DDS, PhD, Dr Odont
Aims: To examine the jaw-stretch reflex after injection of local
anesthetic (LA) into painful temporomandibular joints (TMJs),
since the functional role of jaw-stretch reflexes in patients with
painful temporomandibular disorders is still not well understood.
Methods: Thirteen female patients with a clinical diagnosis of disc
displacement without reduction and TMJ pain participated in this
open study. Reflex responses were evoked by fast stretches at 15%
of the maximal voluntary contraction level before and after injection
of 1 mL carbocaine into the painful TMJ. Electromyographic
(EMG) activity was recorded from the left and right masseter and
temporalis muscles, and the mean level of prestimulus EMG activity
and peak-to-peak amplitude of the stretch reflex were measured.
Visual analog scale ratings of TMJ pain and TMJ pressure
pain thresholds (PPTs) were also obtained. Eleven healthy women
were examined with the same protocol (except for PPT determinations)
before and after injection of LA into the TMJ. Results: In
patients, injection of LA reduced the TMJ pain during jaw movements
and maximum clenching (P .021) and increased the PPTs
in the painful TMJ (P .01). The prestimulus EMG activity in the
masseter on the painful side (feedback muscle) was unaffected by
the injection of LA (P .262). There were no significant side-toside
asymmetries of latency or amplitude measures of the stretch
reflex in the patient group. Both the peak-to-peak amplitude and
the normalized peak-to-peak amplitude of the stretch reflex were
reduced in the masseter and temporalis muscles on the painful side
and in the masseter on the nonpainful side after LA injections (P
.048). There were no effects of LA injections into the TMJ in
the healthy group on any EMG or stretch parameters. Conclusion:
These results do not support the notion of asymmetries in the jawstretch
reflex in patients with TMJ pain, but they do suggest that
the reflex sensitivity can be influenced by nociceptive activity from
the TMJ area. J OROFAC PAIN 2004;18:33�40.
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Pascal Chimbonda and Franck Ribery have been handed places in the France squad.
Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda is the shock inclusion in Raymond Domenech's World Cup squad.
The full back has had a superb season at The JJB Stadium, but it was not felt that he had done enough to impress France coach Domenech.
However, Domenech has clearly had his eyes trained on the North West of England as Chimbonda has been included alongside the likes of Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane.
Fabien Barthez has been handed the number one jersey ahead of Gregory Coupet, meaning he will in all probability take the field in the opening game.
"It's now confirmed that Barthez will be number one, Coupet number two and Landreau (three)," said Domenech.
Marseille sensation Franck Ribery has been included in the party, as has Manchester United's Louis Saha, but there is no place for either Nicolas Anelka or Robert Pires.
Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong has kept his place despite a shaky spell on Tyneside, but his former Auxerre team-mate Philippe Mexes has missed out.
"It was a hard task to come up with that list, It did not happen with a magic wand," said Domenech.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Staff and front office personnel from the Minor League Baseball office and six MiLB clubs will join executives from Major League Baseball's Central Office, all 30 MLB Clubs, MLB Network and MLB Advanced Media for the 2013 MLB Diversity Business Summit this week. This year's event, co-hosted by the Houston Astros, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Houston and the George R. Brown Convention Center on June 18-19.
According to MLB, this "premier sports employment and supplier diversity trade fair" gives job seekers and entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to meet with Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball clubs, as well as with sponsorship partners. Minor League Baseball clubs participating in this year's event are the Corpus Christi Hooks, High Desert Mavericks, Iowa Cubs, Oklahoma City RedHawks, Omaha Storm Chasers and Quad Cities River Bandits.
The 2013 MLB Diversity Business Summit includes speakers from baseball and business including Allan H. (Bud) Selig, commissioner of Major League Baseball; Pat O'Conner, president & CEO of Minor League Baseball; and Jim Crane, owner and chairman of the Houston Astros, among others. A reception at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, followed by a Milwaukee Brewers-Houston Astros game on June 19 also highlight the summit's schedule of events.
"Minor League Baseball and our clubs are proud to once again take part in this historic business event," said Minor League Baseball president & CEO Pat O'Conner. "As a member of Commissioner Selig's On-Field Diversity Task Force and the MLB Diversity Oversight Committee, as well as through the Minor League Baseball Diversity Initiative, I am fully committed to seeing that diversity within all levels of baseball is embraced and fostered. This summit certainly does that."
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The Indiana War Memorial Foundation is launching a program to honor Hoosier veterans by placing their names on bricks that will encircle the landmark Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.
The foundation says the bricks will help ensure the nation's heroes will not be forgotten. The bricks can be purchased for a $100 charitable donation. Each brick will be engraved with the name, rank, branch and dates of service of an individual veteran.
Indiana War Memorial Commission Executive Director Stewart Goodwin says the program will begin with the dedication of five bricks, including two honoring former Indiana Govs. Edgar Whitcomb and Joe Kernan. Whitcomb served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, while Kernan served as a Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam.
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March 09 2013
Ain't It Cool reviews Much Ado About Nothing. "The reason Whedon has such a huge fan following is that he never forgets that it begins with interesting characters. The characters of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING are complicated creatures, and Whedon and the actors breathe life into them in a facile way."
May 04 2012
(SPOILER) Even The Amazing Atheist loves The Avengers. Infamous Youtube curmudgeon and author Terroja Kincaid AKA "The Amazing Atheist" gives The Avengers a loud, profanity-laced and spoiler-filled positive review. Mathew "Film Brain" Buck of TGWTG.com also gives the movie a big thumbs up (without any major spoilers). Another positive review can be found at tor.com (h/t to teel77). Jeremy Jahns also gave it a positive review on Youtube. The Assignment X review can be found here.
May 03 2012
(SPOILER) Roger Ebert reviews The Avengers. He gives it three out of four stars. ETA: And The New York Times interview can be found here (h/t to C. A. Bridges) More...
May 01 2012
(SPOILER) Richard Roeper reviews "The Avengers". He gives the movie an "A" rating. And in this new clip Joss Whedon does a 1:44 length commentary over a previously released scene.
April 12 2012
(SPOILER) A NON-Review of Avengers from ComicBookMovie.com. Extremely positive and hints of spoilers.
January 23 2012
Jeremy Jahns reviews Dollhouse. One of the most famous YouTube reviewers make a six-minute comment on how much love he has invested in it. Holy cow!
August 14 2011
Hitfix's early look at the pilot of Sarah Michelle Gellar's new series 'Ringer'. Spoiler-free, but mostly negative.
March 07 2011
(SPOILER) After Ellen reviews the pilot script of SMG's new series "Ringer". They say it's the right vehicle for her. Obviously includes spoilers for Sarah's new show.
October 19 2010
September 14 2010
'Firefly' Rewind - 'Serenity' (the motion picture). TV critic Alan Sepinwall offers a "rewind" review of Serenity.
April 21 2010
Cultural learnings review of "Prophecy Girl". Myles McNutt finishes up season one of Buffy for the cultural catchup project.
April 11 2010
Cultural Learnings - Buffy Catchup. Internet critic Myles McNutt begins his cultural catchup project with his first foray into the Buffyverse and weekly reviews.
March 24 2010
Dollhouse video review. I've never seen these podcasters before (I'm not sure they've posted anything before), but I enjoyed their enjoyment of Dollhouse. And I'm looking forward to their review of Firefly. More...
February 11 2010
IGN Reviews Dollhouse Season 2. A mixed review for Dollhouse's second and final season.
July 31 2009
DVD Verdict reviews Dollhouse: Season One. A very in-depth, highly favorable review, but it's a screener copy, so no discussions of the extras, besides commentaries. More...
July 18 2009
(SPOILER) "Echo" - A review. The reviewer calls the original Dollhouse pilot "heart-stoppingly beautiful and noir-tastic". Another review also questions the decision to scrap "Echo".
July 15 2009
Aaron Sherman reviews Dollhouse Season 1. Summary: "So, is it worth buying the season one DVDs? Yes, I believe it is."
May 08 2009
(SPOILER) AICN's Hercules has seen the Dollhouse finale. "What's good? The shows remarkable cast. The realization that weve come to care a great deal about so many of these awful people."
February 23 2009
The New Yorker reviews Dollhouse. "Whedon is back on Fox, and the second time is probably not the charm." More...
February 16 2009
Largely positive review of "Dollhouse" from Keith Topping. Keith Topping, author of the Slayer and Hollywood Vampire guides to The Buffyverse has seen Dollhouse and rather liked it. More...
Have a Little Faith in Dollhouse. Nathan Alderman of teevee.net responds to Tom Shales' "venomous" review of Dollhouse. Spoilers if you haven't seen Ghost.
February 13 2009
Metacritic scorecard for Dollhouse. Some people expressed interest in the Metacritic score Dollhouse would receive in the recent "reviews" post, so here it is. More...
February 12 2009
(SPOILER) Lurching into familiar Fox territory. Salon reviews Dollhouse and likes it. But a review from Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle calls the first three episodes "a major disappointment". The ScrippsNews review says "Dollhouse' certainly isn't awful, but neither is it remarkably good".
February 09 2009
(SPOILER) Variety review "Dollhouse". The trade takes a look at the first few episodes and isn't overly sure what to make of the show's potential as a series. New York Magazine, on the other hand, is a lot more positive.
July 17 2008
'Dr. Horrible' diagnosis: It's a big hit online. Dr. Horrible story on USA today. And add your Act II reviews and articles to this thread.
June 27 2008
Review of Runaways 30! The long-awaited issue is read and reviewed by a Whedon-fan.
February 21 2008
(SPOILER) Review of Runaways #29. The issue came out this week.
January 29 2008
The Nexus reviews Astonishing X-Men #24. The issue will be, to quote Mark Stoddard, 'the penultimate issue of this stellar run'. More...
January 28 2008
Popular Mechanics compares all the Terminators, including Cameron. Popular Mechanics compares all of the Terminators in the movie/TV franchise, from Arnold Schwartzenegger to Summer Glau. According to the editors, the Cameron Phillips model seems to be very impressive.
January 24 2008
(SPOILER) Astonishing X-Men #24 review. IGN's VERY positive review of Astonishing X-Men #24. The word "classic" is used quite freely.
December 02 2007
Chief Seattle's character sketches: Wesley. Chief Seattle has updated his indepth Angel review site with a fascinating look at Wesley's character from his beginnings on Buffy to his tragic end.
November 11 2007
(SPOILER) Buffy Season 8, Episode 8 Review at The Nexus! New review of the new issue - issue 8 of season 8 - over at the Comics Nexus. More...
November 07 2007
(SPOILER) ASTONISHING X-MEN 23 Review at the Nexus! A new review of the new issue of Astonishing X-Men, by Joss. There's also another review over at Leave Your Spandex at the Door.
October 06 2007
(SPOILER) Buffy Season 8 #7 Reviewed @ LYS@D. Leave Your Spandex @ The Door promptly grants an extended (and insightful) review of the 7th issue of the Buffy Season 8 comic. More...
June 18 2007
Buffy Season 8: From The Mouth Of Babes. 11-year old 'Haileyscomic' offers her thoughts on issue #4 of Buffy Season 8 in the latest installment of her column on Pink Raygun. More...
June 10 2007
Herc's seen episode 8.4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Aint It Cool News' Herc reviews the latest Buffy S8 Issue.
June 07 2007
(SPOILER) Variety reviews Death at a Funeral. Alan Tudyk's upcoming movie gets a mostly positive review, with his storyline getting singled out as "wonderfully played." More...
April 27 2006
GeekIntertainment's Buffy Season 5: part 1 BuffCast is now Online. "An overly optimistic look at Season 5. We discuss the first 12 episodes of season 5, complete with a breakdown of how the characters progressed, and which episodes we thought were the best (No Brainer: Fool for Love!)"
March 14 2006
When Vern had Serenity. Ain't it Cool's lovable lug and the leading seagalogist watched Serenity during the opening weekend. This is old, but looks like it's never been linked. (NSFW if plain text can be) More...
March 09 2006
Home Media Retailing on Serenity: "My New Favorite Movie" This is one of two trade magazines for the home video industry, and this is a new column where writers highlight their favorite movies (as opposed to just reviewing the week's new releases). More...
February 27 2006
Serenity released on DVD in the UK today. So to mark this occasion, here's some glowing reviews from SFX magazine, Empire Magazine and Total Film as well.
Good Astonishing X-men #13 review from Silver Bullet Comicbooks. Five stars.
February 26 2006
Three out of five star 'Serenity' review. "The plot is simplistic, hung on a series of energetic set pieces, which are let down by a lack of imagination and crude computer generated special effects."
February 23 2006
TwoP recaps Serenity. "He stands, so illuminated it's blinding, the harsh light of Miranda behind him like a halo: "I aim to misbehave.""
February 12 2006
Empire UK magazine look back at Serenity. "..that (Joss) chose this tricky and often thankless task as his movie debut while Abrams cosied up to Cruise is evidence that he might be too darn nice for Hollywood." Voting is still open for this year's Empires awards, to be held soon in London.
January 31 2006
Serenity - the animated review. Listen to what the goldfish has to say, very important.
January 19 2006
The Buffy Season 3 GeekIntertainment BuffCast is Now Online. After months of waiting, the brand new BuffCast of season 3 is now available for download at GeekIntertainment. More...
January 17 2006
DVDFile posts a review of Serenity DVD... finally! Normally I'd think we'd probably had enough of these reviews, but this is a great one from a reviewer completely unfamiliar with Firefly.
January 10 2006
Angel season 4 DVD review from TWoP's Sars. One of Television Without Pity's co-founders discusses her problems with the season. More...
January 07 2006
The DVD Archives' Glowing Review of Serenity. Our very own UnpluggedCrazy (Arlo J. Wiley) reviews Serenity for the new DVD review branch of My Film Website, The DVD Archives, citing it as, "just about as perfect a film as could be." More...
January 01 2006
Crooks and Liars, a mostly political blog, pumps up Serenity. John Amato has a sort of mini-review: "Joss Whedon gets major props for making a low budget, Sci-Fi movie that is significantly better than any of the other major releases."
December 28 2005
Eye Weekly DVD review of Serenity. Another good review. Warning - yet more Lucas bashing. More...
December 21 2005
CHUD review of "Serenity" DVD. A newbie's take on the BDM. And a glowing review from DVD verdict. And this is hereby the Serenity DVD review thread. More...
December 20 2005
Review of Serenity DVD. San Francisco Chronicle gives the dvd a glowing review.
Serenity Named Best Sci-Fi film of the year on IGN. Serenity also wins Best Story and Best Trailer of 2005 on IGN, and was a runner-up in the Best Film category. More...
December 15 2005
JoBlo reviews Serenity. They only give it a 4/10. I still don't get how the effects in Serenity are only "so-so". Bwuh? More...
December 14 2005
DVD Talk reviews "Serenity" DVD. Movie: 4.5/5, Extras: 3.5/5, Replay: 5/5
November 21 2005
Series Might Be Dead but Buffy Keeps Vamping. Long review of the series as part of the box set announcement, including references to continuing fandom and academic activities.
October 25 2005
(SPOILER) Serenity analysis by Peter Suderman, who previously reviewed the movie for Relevant. Here he analyzes its political-economical philosophy for The American Spectator... More...
Jon Christensen blogs about Serenity "fan boys" and prospects for a sequel at /FILM. Warning - the blogger has less than kind things to say about Firefly fans and sounds very much like one of those monsters who eats goats and lives under a bridge.
October 20 2005
(SPOILER) A long, hard look at Serenity from Buffista's Nilly. It's probably the most in depth analysis around, full of insight. "Those are characters that may do questionable things, in a world that not only can't find any easy other solutions for them, but practically the opposite, leaves them with no choice but to having to resort to questionable acts and tough choices."
October 13 2005
(SPOILER) Serenity: Death and Rebirth. A blog site featuring a panel of good writers and a bundle of Serenity and Firefly flavoured analysis, review and opinion. More...
October 12 2005
(SPOILER) Why stop the signal when it's this good? "One of the underlying themes in "Serenity" is the right for people to know the truth, which is especially valid in our current times." More...
October 09 2005
(SPOILER) 'Star Trek' never had a robot in a prom dress. "It's kinda quaint, and when Kaylee complains... it takes you a minute to realize she's talking pure filth."
October 07 2005
(SPOILER) GeekiNtertainment's Serenity Review. GeekiNtertainment gives us their special review of Serenity in their podcast. BEWARE! Full of spoilers.
A hard woman is good to find. The portrayal of "strong women" in Hollywood features (including River Tam) isn't quite as it seems, according to Times journalist Kevin Maher. More...
October 06 2005
(SPOILER) Christian film critics review Serenity. Much love and praise from various Christian critics. It is safe to read the overview of reviews, but there are spoilers if you continue on to read the individual reviews. (Temptation is all around us!). More...
(SPOILER) Fighting for Serenity. "'Serenity' offers something many $100 million extravaganzas cannot - heart. The heart of 'Serenity' - and the reason why it is so memorable - is its deep, charismatic cast." More...
(SPOILER) Resurrection devices only exist in real life. A slightly different take on the film including my favourite line " captain Mal (Nathan Fillion, a Han Solo with Dudley Do-Right's mug)". There is also talk of a plot line I've somehow missed despite seeing it 4 times already!
October 05 2005
Jonathan Ross on Film 2005 loves Serenity. This is a summary of his review that aired on BBC1 on Monday, and in the UK this is the big one, THE film show, on air since 1972. And he loved it. More...
(SPOILER) Devin promises to eat his words. CHUD responds to some browncoat mail. More...
October 04 2005
Orson Scott Card reviews Serenity. Stark-ravingly positive review of the BDM by the award-winning sci fi author. OSC even states if Hollywood can't make his book Ender's Game as good as Serenity, he won't let them adapt it!
October 03 2005
Ebert and Roeper give Serenity two thumbs up. It's not up on their site yet but I just caught it on tv. More...
October 01 2005
Look who's "All The Serenity Reviews You Will Ever Need To Read" now. And that makes the 5th installment of our review dump threads. Please post all links to online newspaper/blog/magazine reviews in this thread. More...
September 30 2005
(SPOILER) Have you found Serenity? Post your thoughts about the film, at Whedonesque.org. More...
Son of "All The Serenity Reviews You Will Ever Need To Read". Part 4 (blimey it's now a franchise in its own right) of Whedonesque's coverage of all the Serenity reviews out there. So all links to online newspaper/blog/magazine reviews will be posted in this thread. More...
(SPOILER) Revolution Sci-fi goes Serenity all the way. Revolution Sci-fi is behind Serenity all the way by giving Serenity the home page treatment with reviews and articles from the past. They gave Serenity a 9 out of 10. More...
Revenge of "All The Serenity Reviews You Will Ever Need To Read". Part three (already?) of Whedonesque's coverage of the Serenity reviews. So links to reviews are to be posted in this thread. And seeing as it's now the 30th, Serenity opens today in the United States. Best wishes to everyone involved in the making of the movie. More...
(SPOILER) Roger Ebert says Serenity has: '...breathless velocity, much imagination,' and 'the rough edges and brawny energy of a good yarn.' The famous film critic gives Joss Whedon's directorial maiden journey three out of four stars. So there. More...
September 29 2005
Return of 'All the Serenity reviews you will ever need to read'. Part deux of Whedonesque's coverage of the massive amount of Serenity reviews that are going around at the moment. All links to online newspaper/magazine/blog reviews of Serenity are to be posted in the comments section of this thread. More...
All the Serenity reviews you will ever need to read. For the time being, all links to online newspaper/magazine reviews of Serenity are to be posted in the comments section of this thread. More...
September 28 2005
(SPOILER) Entertainment Weekly grades Serenity a B. The reviewer gives the disclaimer of being a Firefly fan. (The grade is on the right side of their page, a little hard to find.) More...
Revenge of the Nerd. Not a review per se but an article on how the movie got made. It has a lot of Joss quotes from the Press junket and is quite positive. More...
(SPOILER) Hollywood Stock Exchange Serenity Review. "Fans of the original TV series will be more than pleased to spend 119 minutes with their old friends, but newcomers will be less satisfied with the pedestrian plotting and small-screen sensibility." (minor spoilers, but I thought I'd play safe). Another review in a similar vein at Australia's "At The Movies". More...
September 27 2005
(SPOILER) God Grant Us the Serenity To accept the things we cannot change, like this movie. Popgurls went to the Serenity Premiere, and this is what they saw.
(SPOILER) Creating Worldwide Browncoat Buzz. First Review from Serenity's screenings at Rio Movie Festival 2005 written by a fellow Browncoat for a Brazilian entertainment website. It contains mild spoilers about the plot. Click here for babelfish translated version. More...
Metacritic.com debuts its "Serenity" page. Only one review there, as of this posting, but it's a page to keep your eyes on. Interestingly... More...
September 26 2005
(SPOILER) Review: Ken Tucker of New York magazine loves Serenity. Major spoilers for the film. More...
Matt Roush of TV Guide praises Serenity with one reservation. More...
(SPOILER) New Serenity Review. From someone who loves Buffy but never saw Firefly. More...
September 22 2005
(SPOILER) A Serenity Trailer Review. Another non-fan perspective on Serenity. More...
September 16 2005
(SPOILER) Broken Frontier's Positive Serenity Review. Review contains *movie trailer-level spoilers* More...
September 14 2005
(SPOILER) Dark Horizons Review of "Serenity". "It's a hard film to review...". According to the reviewer, non-fans will have some problems enjoying the movie.
September 13 2005
(SPOILER) Knowing Serenity. This isn't really a review but from a guy who watched the film but never saw the show and wondering what he was missing to really appreciate the movie. More...
September 12 2005
(SPOILER) Blogcritics review of Serenity. Extremely positive review from someone who loved Firefly but wasn't expecting Serenity to be this good: "Simply put, Serenity astounded me." More...
September 10 2005
(SPOILER) Serenity review at Shiny Shelf. A not-completely-impressed review of Serenity from Doctor Who novel author Mags L Halliday at Shiny Shelf. Some minor spoilers. More...
(SPOILER) Serenity Review at Coming Soon. "Great humor, good special effects, and entertaining performances by the cast make Serenity a great dose of sci-fi now that Star Wars has come and gone." More...
September 03 2005
Sideshow Oz - 12 inch Figure Review of Oz. More...
September 02 2005
Astonishing X-Men #12 review. Well that's Joss and John's first year over, so what did you think of it? More...
August 31 2005
Time Out Edinburgh Fest Round-up Serenity Mention. Time Out likens Serenity to "Howard Hawks in space" More...
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Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal helps Kiwi kids' dreams
Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal helps Kiwi kids' dreams come true
Media release - 1 August 2014: Dreams are wonderful things. But despite what we are led to believe, dreams aren't free and neither are they always easy to achieve. For three-year-old Wiremu le Comte, who dreams of one day becoming a race car driver, and 10-year-old Katie Reed, who dreams of becoming a singer, they have to be healthy to get there.
The Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal helps children like Wiremu and Katie by raising money for much-needed medical equipment for 10 children's wards across the country.
Wiremu was born with a congenital deformity (club foot) and has undergone seven extensive operations at his local Bay of Plenty Hospital. He is now a regular user of a monitoring system purchased with the funds from previous Countdown Kids Hospital Appeals.
Katie was diagnosed with Bronchiectasis (permanent enlargement of the airways of the lung) two years ago, following seven bouts of pneumonia in 15 months. She spends a lot of time in hospital having antibiotics for lung infections, and has relied on respiratory support and blood pressure monitors purchased with the funds from previous Appeals.
From 4 August – 31 October, Countdown stores are working alongside their local children's wards to host fundraising activities. From selling cheese rolls to hosting cake stalls, thousands of Countdown and hospital ward staff will be rallying their communities to support the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal.
Countdown Managing Director, Dave Chambers, says: "Last year we raised a record-breaking $1.22 million thanks to the generosity of our customers, and the commitment from our team and local District Health Boards. We've had some wonderful feedback from the families who benefitted from last year's Appeal and that inspires us to try and raise even more funds this year."
"We are proud to support the communities we live and work in and to making a difference to these kids. It's a way we can get involved and do our bit," he says. Since 2007, the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal has raised nearly $7 million to help change the lives of sick Kiwi kids.
Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal Chairperson, Ruth Krippner, says: "Taking part in local activities is a great way to support the children who need us. As a community, we need to raise as much money as we can to support kids like Katie and Wiremu."
Wiremu's mum, Charlie Tangira considers her boisterous little three-year-old boy as a gift. "When he was born I was just happy that he was here and safe because he was a twin and we lost the other baby", she says. "I'm really thankful for the money raised by the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal; it's helped get Wiremu mobile again. He's so full of life, you can't keep him still."
Katie's mum, Lisa Reed says: "I completely support my daughter in what she says about wanting to live life her way. She tells me "I can do anything I want to do in my life…I don't need to let my lung disease stop me from doing things". With the help of organisations like Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal, carrying on with everyday activities is a lot easier."
Lastly, it's an oldie but a goodie that works its socks off - the great Kiwi tradition of selling raffle tickets. Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal will be selling tickets again this year for shoppers to be in to win a brand new Volkswagen Tiguan, valued at $64,490.
Everyone can participate by making a donation or engaging in local activities and raffles. To donate, simply:
• Visit your local Countdown supermarket and donate at the checkout;
• Purchase a Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal wristband or raffle ticket instore; or
• Donate while you're doing your online shopping at www.shop.countdown.co.nz
More information on Wiremu, Katie and other children who have been helped by the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal can be found at www.countdown.co.nz, as well as at fundraising events and activities across New Zealand.
All funds raised go to the Appeal, with Countdown picking up administration costs.
Supporting images and case study information on Wiremu Le Comte and Katie Reed are available on request.
Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal
• The Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal runs from 4 August to 31 October 2014 and is the company's largest community initiative each year
• It was previously known as the Fresh Future Children's Hospital Appeal and has raised nearly $7 million since it first began in 2007
• The Appeal aims to contribute to the growth and development of NZ by supporting the health of its future – Kiwi kids. With health budgets stretched, funds raised by Countdown customers through Countdown stores can help hospitals buy much-needed equipment.
• The Countdown Kids hospital appeal fundraises for 10 children's hospitals throughout NZ: Whangarei Hospital, Kidz First Children's Hospital (Auckland), Waikato Hospital, Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals, Hawkes Bay Hospital, Wellington Hospital, Greymouth Hospital, Christchurch Hospital, Dunedin Hospital and Southland Hospital.
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by Nate Wooley | November 5, 2012 12:27 pm
[1]Social media company Twitter looks to be heading into direct competition with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB[2]) acquisition Instagram now that it is developing its own photo-filtering service[3].
The new app from Twitter will have similar functionality to Instagram and should be available within months. Users will be able to apply filters to photos and share then with their Twitter followers, bypassing Instagram.
Earlier this year, Twitter lost out on acquiring Instagram after Facebook moved first and acquired the photo-sharing site and its popular filtering software. That led to Twitter's decision to home-brew its own photo-sharing software. Twitter, being privately held, doesn't have the flexibility to pay for a takeover with shares and instead would have to pay cash[4].
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The guitarist's brother Gerald says that the star passed away following medical complications which resulted in a heart failure.
Bob Casale, the guitarist of Devo who is popular for their 1980s' hit "Whip It", has passed away. His brother Gerald Casale, who is also a founding member of the group, says that the guitarist died on Monday, February 17 from "conditions that lead to heart failure." He was 61.
L.A. Times reports that Casale was recently admitted to hospital due to stomach ailments. "During testing, he de-stabilized. They were a little flummoxed," Gerald told the news outlet in a phone call on Tuesday. "He was sitting up, talking and the next thing he was in an ER, life-and-death situation. His blood pressure dropped too low and they couldn't stabilize it in time."
"As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning. He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got," Gerald said in a statement posted on the band's Facebook. "My brother Bob - Devo's anchor. Level-headed, even-keeled and very slow to anger. If he got mad you knew you deserved it," he added in a Twitter post.
Another Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh said in a statement, "We are shocked and saddened by Bob Casale's passing. He not only was integral in Devo's sound, he worked over twenty years at Mutato, collaborating with me on sixty or seventy films and television shows, not to mention countless commercials and many video games. Bob was instrumental in creating the sound of projects as varied as Rugrats and Wes Anderson's films. He was a great friend. I will miss him greatly."
Devo was formed in 1972 by Gerald and Mark. Bob played guitar/keyboard in the band, while Mark's brother, also named Bob, played guitar. Alan Myers played drums for the group. He passed away from brain cancer in June.
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"For LogicPro Only"Like the question here http://tinyurl.com/d3arozs , it would be best if your answer used only "first principles," without any built in classes or libraries invoked.Also, the question below references a "Clock" object. This is the same ClockObject from the ClockSim.java assignment I linked above, if that helps your work at all.Anyway, your timely help would be greatly, greatly appreciated.Here is the assignment:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Make a Java program, PlaygroundSim, that solves the following problem:-On a flat playground, there are a bunch of stationary flagpoles (of negligible diameter), and a bunch of playground balls (one foot in diameter); for reference, we'll assume the center of the playground is at the point ( x, y ) = ( 0, 0 ). At time ( hours, minutes, seconds) = ( 0, 0, 0.0 ) all the balls are kicked with different velocities. Via discrete simulation of the system, your program should output: * An initial report showing the locations of all objects, including the velocities of the balls. * After every time slice, a report showing the location of every ball. * Either a final report indicating the first ball-ball or ball-flagpole collision, giving the simulated time and the objects involved, or NO COLLISION IS POSSIBLE, giving the simulated time at which the program made that discovery.-Data about each flagpole will be given to your program via three consecutive args, namely the letter F, followed by x- and y-coordinates, measured in feet.-Data about each ball will be given to your program via five consecutive args, namely the letter B, followed by x- and y-coordinates for the ball's starting position, measured in feet, followed by the speeds in the x- and y-directions, measured in feet per second.-The final arg, if present, specifies the time slice in seconds; if missing, your program should default it to sixty seconds.-As always, your program should verify the validity of the args.-A typical invocation of your program might look like this:java PlaygroundSim F 0 0 F -1.5 -2.5 B 300 300 -1 -2 B 5 10 3 6 F 14.3 -15 10.0which indicates three flagpoles at (0,0), (-1.5,-2.5), and (14.3,-15); one ball starting at (300,300) which moves at the rate of one foot west and two feet south per second; a second ball starting at (5,10) which moves at the rate of three feet east and six feet north per second; with the simulation to be carried out using a ten second time slice.
At the earliest, it can be turned about 20 hours from now. The latest possible deadline is end of the day Thursday.
However, if this is too restrictive a deadline, it's possible I can turn this in early on Friday.
wow, this is perfect! it does exactly everything it is supposed to, and extremely elegantly too. i can learn a lot from the way you code, and can't wait to break down your work.
thank you so much. this is excellent work.
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Missing child, Alaskan fugitive found in California
A child reported missing was found with a 27-year-old wanted Alaskan woman in California, authorities said.
Jessica Rodriguez, also known as Jessica Barranco, fled Alaska in July 2013 with a child who was reported missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Rodriguez was wanted by troopers for custodial interference and a warrant for her arrest was issued June 27, according to a U.S. Marshals-District of Alaska press release.
Under "Operation Pickup" — an interagency effort that targets fugitives believed to be in the company of a missing child — the U.S. Marshals Service in Alaska worked with Alaska State Troopers and the Juneau Police Department in tracking down Rodriguez. She was found Wednesday in Temecula, Calif., and booked at the Southwest Detention Center in Riverside County pending court proceedings.
The child was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services in California until being reunited with the father, authorities said.


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Japan Minimalist Home Design: Black Box of KashibaThursday, May 8th, 2014
We know that Japan has the largest population and have a problem with the availability of a place to stay. The narrowness of the region make the engineers building there create a trend of Japan minimalist home design with modern, futuristic, and minimal land. Black box of Kashiba is Japan minimalist home design in 85.58 square meters living surface. This residence designed by architects from Horibe Naoko Architect Office. Located in Kashiba-Shi, Japan, Japan minimalist home design realize the clients dream to having a bathroom where they could gaze out on a courtyard. We plant a tree symbol on the page and a bathroom designed to look out on it. Page brings light and air into a bathroom and a kitchen / living / dining room while maintaining privacy for the part.
One characteristic of the Japanese-style interior is the use of either bamboo or bamboo material itself is the typical color of bamboo. In Japan minimalist home design, the color of bamboo can be applied as parakeet floor such or applied for furniture color, for example cabinets, tables and chairs in Japan minimalist home design. The next feature is the use of white color for all walls of the room. Japan minimalist home design the majority use white as the color of the walls without a mixed / other color combinations. The use of white color for the interior wall has the advantage that it makes the room feel more spacious and bright, but it takes extra care because it will be easy to look dirty within a specified period. The exterior is a black box with a square window on the south side. The windows give accent to the facade while also smoothly linking the exterior and interior of the house. Black box of this Kashiba stand out among another Japan minimalist home design.


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[NOTE: I've written an update on this project here related to empty net goals]
In this post, I'm going to combine two tools (one very new and exciting) to try and gain an edge on understanding the 2014 NHL draft class.
The scouting folks over at McKeen's have put together a very interesting tool: a searchable CHL stats page, which includes all kinds of easily accessible data like even strength scoring, on-ice goals for and against, etc. You can find it here.*
*NB: parts of the site remain buggy. For example, you can't (as yet) toggle between seasons for individual teams. If you find a bug, please report it to the good folks who operate the site: @KatsHockey and @Super_Steef
The other tool is IPP, or Individual Points Percentage.
IPP is simply the percentage of points earned by a player on goals scored for while a player is on the ice. So, let's say a player is on the ice for 10 goals for and he accrues 5 points on those ten goals. In that case, his IPP is 50%.
In general, IPP indicates (over a large enough sample) the strength of a player's even strength contribution to scoring goals while he is on the ice. Elite players, then, tend to have a very high IPP. Over the past four years, for example, Taylor Hall leads the league in IPP with 85% (>2500 5×5 minutes) with Crosby right behind him at 82.8%. Here's a graph, ranked by IPP, of the past four years:
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Now, IPP is a record of what happened on the ice. We can rank players based on their IPP. But, we can't come to any definitive ranking concerning these players. For example, we can't say Taylor Hall is the best player in the NHL because he has the highest IPP over the past four years. That's not the purpose of IPP, or what it indicates. IPP does not, for example, take note of who scores the most, against the hardest competition, etc.
For players with a high IPP, over a large enough sample, what it does indicate is… that those players enjoy a high rate of contribution to scoring goals when they are on the ice. Typically, this indicates that a player is driving his team's scoring while he is on the ice.
For the curious, wishing to read up more on IPP, I suggest these articles: an early piece by Tyler Dellow, a trio of articles by Scott Reynolds (here, here and here). And, Oilers' fans may remember that IPP came up in relation to Taylor Hall's weird disjunction this season between his boxcars and his underlying numbers (Hall had an absurd IPP of over 100% due to gaining points while on the bench – i.e., he made a play that contributed to a goal for but had, in the interim, left the ice). To review that situation, go here and here.
For those wishing to simply play around with NHL IPP stats, head over here.
The 2014 Draft Class
Using the tool McKeen's has made available to us, we can have a look at the IPP of the top ranked CHL forwards from the 2014 draft class.
We get the IPP of a player by simply dividing his even strength points by the even strength goals for scored while he was on the ice. (Feel free to poke around and find the IPP of any player of interest using this method.)
For the purposes of this list, I've looked at every CHL forward listed on Bob McKenzie's Mid-Season Draft Rankings.
(Unfortunately, his "Lottery Edition" only included 8 eligible forwards, so I'm using the larger sample with the understanding some of these forwards may no longer be as highly touted and others worthy of inclusion will be excluded).
Here's a graph with all 24 eligible players. I've sorted the players by IPP, but I've included ES points and On-Ice ES Goals For for reference.
(NB: in cases of a tie, I've ranked the higher ES scorer ahead)
Again, let me caution that this graph does not tell us who the best player is. What it does do is give us a record of which players contributed to a high percentage of their teams' even strength goals when they were on the ice.
This record can be analyzed as an indication of which players drive their team's scoring. That is, a player with a high IPP is arguably a driver of his teams' scoring while on the ice and a player with a low IPP's team is arguably benefiting from the play of others (note: benefiting from the scoring of others here does not mean that this player is reliant on others. It simply means that his team is not overwhelmingly reliant on him for scoring goals at even strength while he is on the ice. Or, simply, his team has other options even while he is on the ice).
There are a number of things this graph suggests that are worth noting.
1. While we already knew this to be the case, it is even more stark now that Draisaitl's Prince Albert Raiders heavily relied upon him for scoring. If we compare his IPP to his linemates, for example, we can see how stark the picture is.
(NB: Valcourt only played half the season with the Raiders)
2. In Draisaitl's case (an IPP of 91%), we should probably expect a regression. In the NHL, elite scorers tend to have an IPP in the high 70s and low 80s.
3. A regression in IPP (say in Draisaitl's case) doesn't necessarily mean a drop in even strength scoring. In fact, it could mean a bump. The assumption here is that as a team improves the players around a player with a high IPP, his IPP will fall as the burden of scoring is more evenly distributed. However, his point totals will either remain at the same level or increase as his team scores more goals with him on the ice.
4. All five players with an IPP of 80% or above could be considered vital team catalysts for even strength scoring while on the ice.
5. Players in the mid-to-high 70s could be considered essential contributors to even strength scoring, who happen to play alongside equally strong even strength scorers. For example, let's look at Bennett's linemates:
This gives you a clear sense of what a relatively evenly balanced even strength scoring line looks like from an IPP perspective (note: again, this does not mean these three players ought to be ranked as roughly equivalent to one another in terms of who the best hockey player is).
6. Those toward the bottom of the graph could be considered lesser contributors to their team's even strength scoring while they are on the ice. This does not mean they are poor even strength scorers. De Leo, for example, despite an IPP of 60%, scored an impressive 55 even strength points. What it does tell us, however, is that De Leo's Winterhawks scored a lot of goals while he was on the ice and he only figured in on a modest number of them. That is, the Winterhawks are an exceptional team and De Leo was, to some non-trivial degree, out-paced by his linemates.
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To reiterate, IPP does not tell us who the best player is. Though valuable, this information has to be used properly and appropriately contextualized.
It does, however, give us a record as to which players are driving even strength scoring for their team while they are on the ice. This record can be used to indicate who might be more of a driver of team scoring and who might be more of a passenger on the gravy train.
It is another tool we can use to evaluate draft eligible prospects as we try to isolate individual player success from team success and get a read on the true talent of each player.


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Wasn't it supposed to be the Miami Heat who were going to have to find a way to play together?
Hadn't the Lakers figured all that out two titles ago?
Maybe the best indicator of things going sideways in Los Angeles is that a Lakers crowd often portrayed as late arriving and laid back was actually jeering the team's effort Sunday in their 104-85 loss to Memphis.
Coach Phil Jackson said a day off and lack of teamwork were the culprits.
"One of the things about having a day off with this team is that they lose focus," Jackson said. "They had a day off (Saturday), and I'll learn better from that."
Superstar Kobe Bryant, 10-for-22 for the field, got his fifth technical foul in six games and Jackson didn't appreciate his performance overall especially when he took 12 of the team's 22 shots in the third quarter.
"Kobe had to screw up the game and start energizing the team by going one-on-one," Jackson said. "That takes the rest of the guys out and as a consequence, that didn't bring us back in."
Bryant took his own shot at Jackson saying ""We've had days off and blown teams out, so I'm not buying any of that Zen (bulls---)," Bryant said.
Just a marital spat or are the Lakers in trouble?
-- Reid Cherner
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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A morning spent in my own kitchen.
Two dozen cupcakes, two dozen rhubarb pecan muffins, and taking the girls to see Mr. Chili for lunch.
I feel so much better…..
I called Mom this morning and she's well. I don't have to worry about anything until I have to be there for the family smack-down meeting tonight at five. Insert sigh of relief here….


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San Francisco's masters of crushing and epic power/black metal finally unleash their self recorded debut The Bastard. Hammers Of Misfortune are the latest band to emerge from San Francisco's burgeoning metal scene (Slough Feg, The Fucking Champs, Impaled, Noothgrush, Exhumed, Dekapitator, Ludicra, The Gault, fellow tUMULt recording artists Weakling and others).
Some pictures of the individual Hammers Of Misfortune
Unholy Cadaver interview from Hellfrost 'zine
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The Lord Weird Slough Feg website
Hammers Of Misfortune on Epitonic
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