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Here on Slice we've discussed all manner of methods for reheating pizza: the classics; the scientific; desperation driven; the George Foreman. But despite having all the know-how to revive last night's pizza, sometimes you just want it cold. Isn't there pleasure in diving into the leftovers without making a big fuss? Why try to revive the iced slice to its former greatness when it can offer its own brand of satisfaction in its leftover state? If you secretly have just as much affection for pizza cold the next day, vote "way!"
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
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Situated in Torre del Greco, this hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Museo Archeologico Virtuale and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Ercolano Ruins. Pompeii Excavation Site and Odeon are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a conference center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 1076 square feet (100 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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A hard-working teacher has earned himself the accolade of Rochford District's Citizen of the Year thanks to his work in the community.
Martin Butler, 52, is an active member of Hawkwell Baptist church and spends a lot of time working with young people.
He is also known for helping a football team of ex-offenders to play locally in order to help with their rehabilitation into everyday life. On top of this, he finds time to fundraise for various charities.
Mr Butler, who works at Kingswood Junior School, in Basildon, said: "'It was, to say the least, a complete surprise to receive the award. I am sure there are far more deserving people than myself."
His efforts have included being a helper with the Boys' Brigade and Youth Club, and in 2012 he started a youth group for children from church families and their friends called TLC (which stands for The Lord's Crew).
The youngsters meet on a Sunday evening and participate in playing instruments and singing in a youth band, short drama productions relating to a topic that means something to them, and they also have time to share problems and achievements with each other. With Mr Butler's guidance, several of the older teenagers have gone on to lead family services at the church by themselves.
Until recently, he also managed Hawkwell Baptist Church Youth Football Team. He now manages Hawkwell Baptist Church Men's Team which is open to church and non-church members and has recently supported 'Achievement Through Football' (a Shoebury organisation) to arrange for the acceptance of a team of ex-offenders into the Football League of Churches.
Mr Butler, who lives in Rochford, added: "I enjoy helping out in the activities I have been recognised for although I won't take credit for them - the church's junior and senior football leagues existed long before I became involved.
"I have been a committed Christian for many years and recognise that for young people today, it can be quite a tough thing to do to say you go to church. Hawkwell provides many activities for our local youngsters and I just felt it was right to provide our church kids something to keep them engaged beyond primary school years, in addition to the already successful youth club and Boys' and Girls' Brigades in the church, so I began a Sunday night group for them which although I am no longer running, still exists."
Mr Butler also runs various quiz nights which have raised funds for charities including 'Smellies for the Sick', which provides toiletries for those who are taken into hospital unexpectedly, and' LOSS' which is a local charity which supports children and young people who have suffered a significant loss in their lives.
He said: "We couldn't believe that people were charging charity events up to a £100 to organise a quiz when writing a few questions takes such a little time. We literally take a token payment to cover printing costs.
"It seems immoral to take anything for doing them really, particularly when they are such a worthwhile causes. And to be honest, we enjoy doing them!"
Mr Butler was honoured at a gala evening at the Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh, which was hosted by the Chairman of Rochford District Council, Councillor Barbara Wilkins.
She said: "Despite having a young family Martin continues to tirelessly support the local community in all aspects, both through his church and outside of it. I feel that the Citizen of the Year Award is extremely important because it gives us a chance to honour people like Martin who make such a difference to the lives of the people around them. He is a great asset to the whole community and his commitment and enthusiasm deserves recognition."


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"I'll always be a part of Donnie Walsh."
-Ron Artest, Denver Post, 12.28.05
Here's a related article:
ESPN.com: NBA
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Updated: July 25, 12:00 PM ET
Houston, Finley gone; other big names staying put
By Marc Stein
Imagine a free-agent universe where a slew of big-name vets become available in late July because their contracts are too expensive for their current teams to keep.
Don't expect the Magic to cut Grant Hill and his healed ankle.
Imagine a marketplace that suddenly offers up, say, the stately Grant Hill at a starting salary of no higher than $5 million.
Imagine a former All-Star like Eddie Jones in the same price range. Or a scorer in the Jalen Rose class.
Imagine Chris Webber being cut loose and, to really spite his old friends in Sacramento, joining Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers in a cut-rate deal.
Well, guess what?
You pretty much have to imagine all that, since roughly none of it will end up happening that way.
When word initially spread about the much-ballyhooed "amnesty" clause in the new labor agreement -- a clause that quickly became known as the Allan Houston Rule -- it wasn't fans alone salivating over such possibilities.
The one-time opportunity all teams will have to waive a player without paying any luxury tax on the player's guaranteed contract had front offices buzzing for a while, too.
The widespread first impression in circulation made the Hill, Jones, Rose and Webber scenarios seem plausible. Virtually every famous name in the league possessing an unwieldy contract has been mentioned as a possible amnesty candidate ... to the delight of capped-out contenders hoping to pounce on those vets at bargain prices.
"A lot of us," said one Eastern Conference executive, "have been curious to see how many players will be available for the ($5 million mid-level exception) that have no business being available for the mid-level."
No one foresees a bonanza any longer, though. Curiosity has been replaced by the reality that most teams aren't eager to waive productive players -- while continuing to pay their salaries in full -- in exchange for mere tax relief.
Amnesty moves, you see, provide zero salary-cap relief.
We repeat: No cap space is gained by waiving an amnesty player.
As a result ...
Conversations with numerous personnel folks around the league over the past month suggest that not even half of the NBA's 30 teams plan to make an amnesty move.
And all indications are that there's less-than-little chance that Hill, Rose, Jones, Webber or even Portland Trail Blazers shot-blocker Theo Ratliff would be set free by their current employers.
The Dallas Mavericks' Michael Finley is the only All-Star alumnus who's likely to be released while still anywhere close to his All-Star self.
The New York Knicks' plans to waive Allan Houston have become synonymous with the rule, obviously, and the Los Angeles Lakers' Brian Grant is another reasonably big name who's sure to be released. Knee problems, though, mean that neither is still regarded as a certain difference-maker.
Finley, then, stands to be the only impact player available. Portland's Derek Anderson and Indiana's Austin Croshere are among the more prominent maybes, but neither is on par with Finley. The 32-year-old's scoring average has declined for six straight seasons, and his salary for 2005-06 is nearly $16 million, but Finley did uncork a 31-point playoff game at Phoenix in the second round.
"Remember that a lot of the guys you're talking about are still good players," said one Western Conference executive. "At some point -- probably at the end of their contracts -- they're going to be tradable. Every contract at some point becomes tradable. Teams aren't just going to get rid of good players if they're not getting any cap relief."
Michael Finley can still fill up the hole every now and then.
Said another Western Conference executive: "The rule really only helps teams that are close or above the luxury-tax threshold, which will probably be around $61 million [next season]. "If a team doesn't look like it will be close [to the threshold] over the life of its worst contract, they won't use [the amnesty provision]."
Thus the rule appeals mostly to the teams with the fattest payrolls and biggest luxury-tax bills, such as New York and Dallas. The potential tax savings -- more than $50 million in Finley's case -- virtually forces Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to release his former face of the franchise unless Dallas can concoct a trade first, as it still hopes.
The scariest part for the Mavericks is that -- beyond the fact he'll receive all of the $52 million left on his contract -- Finley would then be able to go to a Dallas rival such as Phoenix or San Antonio for as little as a veteran minimum contract in the $1 million range. If he's inclined to hold out for the best financial offer -- a multi-year deal starting at the full mid-level of $5 million or so -- Finley will weigh offers from at least two up-and-comers: Denver and his hometown Chicago Bulls.
The outlook is far different with most of the other high-profile cases who were once thought to be at risk, again because there is no cap relief for the teams who do the releasing.
The Heat, for example, are too close to a title to dump Jones and get nothing back for him, especially with just two years (at $30 million) remaining on his contract. If it made Jones an amnesty casualty, Miami would still be well over the cap and unable to land a quality replacement.
Rose also has just two years left on his deal -- at $32 million total -- but the Raptors have two high-salaried players still on their books (Alvin Williams and the since-released Alonzo Mourning) who are far less productive than Rose. The same goes for Boston and Raef LaFrentz (four years and $47 million left); Mark Blount struggled far more than LaFrentz last season to justify his salary ($33 million over five years).
The Magic, meanwhile, have come too far with Hill to oust him now, just when it appears -- as an All-Star reborn -- that he's sturdy enough to make a huge difference with a contender somewhere.
And Webber?
For all the concern about his mobility, cutting Webber holds little appeal to the Sixers. He had less than half a season alongside Allen Iverson, and Philadelphia just fired Jim O'Brien to bring Mo Cheeks back to town. Philly understandably wants to give the Iverson-Webber partnership more time to click under a new coach ... especially since the Sixers would still be required to pay the $62 million over the three seasons that remain on Webber's contract.
"The Lakers would love that," said one Webber confidante. "But it's not going to happen. Trust me."
So, no bonanza.
No matter what you might have heard or wished for.
So, it sounds like Finley, Houston and Grant are sure-things to be released under the new amnesty clause; while Croshere, and Anderson are maybes. Aaron McKie has also been mentioned as likely to be cut.
I personally think releasing Cro is a no-brainer, financially. I also expect Finley and Houston to command most if not all of the MLE from bidding teams, so they're likely not options for the Pacers. Don't know much about Anderson.
Here are the questions: Would you rather use the remaining 1.5M or so from the MLE to resign Dale now, or wait and hold out hope we might be able to pick up Grant when he is released? By releasing Cro, do you think we could (should) get both Dale and Grant? Any interest in Anderson or McKie?
"I'll always be a part of Donnie Walsh."
-Ron Artest, Denver Post, 12.28.05
Here's Stein's FAQ on the amnesty rule. Answers a lot of questions people here have been asking...
ESPN.com: NBA
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Updated: July 25, 11:59 AM ET
Allan Houston Rule FAQ
By Marc Stein
You've heard about the NBA's new "amnesty" clause, also known as the Allan Houston Rule.
Now you want to know how it works.
The following FAQ explains every aspect of the rule currently known to the league's 30 teams . . . and we say currently simply because a tweak or two is still possible before lawyers from the NBA and the Players' Association finalize their new labor agreement in time for Thursday's scheduled unveiling at 6 p.m.
Q: What is the Allan Houston Rule?
A: More formally known as the "amnesty" rule, this provision grants teams a one-time exception to waive a player without paying any further luxury tax on the player's contract, regardless of how long or how rich the contract is.
Q: What is the deadline for capitalizing on this provision?
A: The window for releasing an amnesty player opens when the new labor agreement takes effect Thursday and was originally scheduled to close Oct. 1. Yet sources close to the final bargaining sessions tell ESPN.com that there is a growing movement -- with nudges coming from the union and a handful of teams -- to move up the deadline for releasing "amnesty" players.
Two front-office executives told ESPN.com over the weekend that they expect the Oct. 1 deadline to be brought forward, mainly so amnesty players aren't shut out of the free-agent market all summer and left scrambling for a new team two days before training camps start.
Q: Can teams save this one-time exception for later in the season or future seasons?
A: No. NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that multiple teams have pushed for the rule to be tweaked to allow teams to be able to save the one-time provision for use during any of the six seasons in the new labor agreement. The league, however, apparently isn't budging there.
Q: Do teams have to waive a player?
A: No. The league-wide consensus actually suggests that fewer than half of the NBA's 30 teams will make use of the amnesty provision.
Q: Does the contract of an amnesty player drop off a team's payroll?
A: No. And the provision provides only luxury-tax relief, with no salary-cap relief. So a team can't release a player to gain cap space.
Q: But any player on a team's roster can be released?
A: Yes. Any player who appears on a team's 2005-06 payroll list is eligible -- except those acquired after June 21.
That includes players who are no longer with a team but whose salary still appears on the payroll. One prominent example is Alonzo Mourning, whose contract was bought out by Toronto for an estimated $11 million in March. Mourning has since signed with the Miami Heat, but the Raptors can still make Mourning their amnesty player to avoid paying the luxury tax on what they still owe him.
Q: When will we start seeing players released under this provision?
A: Most executives and player agents expect teams to wait as long as they possibly can, which is what sparked the movement to bring the Oct. 1 deadline forward. Delaying an amnesty waiver gives the team involved as much time as possible to explore trade options, limited as they tend to be for players with big salaries, and thus take every precaution against losing an asset without compensation. That strategy also keeps the player off the open market as long as possible, setting up teams interested in signing an amnesty player to potentially miss out on most other free agents if they have to wait until October.
Q: Can a team re-sign its own amnesty player at a later date?
A: No. Amnesty players are prohibited from re-signing with the team that released them for the life of the terminated contract.
Q: Can one team sign multiple amnesty players?
A: Yes. Let's say, hypothetically, that Houston and Finley both wanted to sign with Detroit. Both would become unrestricted free agents after being released by the Knicks and Mavericks, so the Pistons would indeed have the right to sign both.
Q: Who does this rule benefit the most?
A: Teams with extremely high payrolls. New York and Dallas can save roughly $40 million and $50 million, respectively, in luxury-tax payments by releasing Allan Houston and Michael Finley. But Houston and Finley get the biggest benefit by far. Not only is Finley guaranteed to receive every penny of the $52 million left on his Mavericks contract, he also becomes an unrestricted free agent who can sign a separate long-term contract.
Q: Is there a reduction in a team's financial obligation to an amnesty player once he signs a new contract with another team? Or can a player double-dip?
A: The league says no, there's no reduction, and yes, double-dipping is permissible. That's why the biggest beneficiaries of the amnesty clause are the players released under this provision. They don't lose any money from the team that waives them and they have the opportunity to fully double-dip.
Q: Is there any way for a potential amnesty player to convince his team to release him sooner than Oct. 1 and thereby increase his free-agent options?
A: Besides begging, the only apparent means is consenting to a buyout in which the player agrees to reduce the amount of guaranteed money left on his contract in exchange for the immediate right to find a new team.
Q: Can a team that doesn't have a payroll more than the luxury-tax threshold exercise the amnesty option?
A: Yes. Non-taxpayers can make an amnesty waiver for tax relief in future seasons provided that the player is released before Oct. 1.
Q: Why was this rule adopted and what are teams really gaining if releasing an amnesty player results in no cap relief and doesn't stop the player from collecting all of his checks?
A: Taxpaying teams have long complained that the NBA's financial system offers no mechanism for teams to undo or recover from a contract mistake. This is a one-time chance for teams to at least free themselves of the tax consequences of what is deemed a bad contract.
Sources indicate that some of the league's smaller-market (and more fiscally responsible) teams fought the implementation of the Allan Houston Rule, arguing that the league's big spenders already have big advantages when it comes to player acquisition. Those appeals were denied.
Q: Besides Finley and Houston, who is likely to be released under the Allan Houston Rule?
A: Brian Grant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia's Aaron McKie are widely considered the only other locks. See Chad Ford's team-by-team breakdown for other candidates.
"I'll always be a part of Donnie Walsh."
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Review Roundup: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Starring Hoffman, Garfield & More - All the Reviews!!
The new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece DEATH OF A SALESMAN directed by eight-time Tony Award® winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield, making his Broadway debut as Biff Loman opened tonight Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Barrymore Theatre, where it will play a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN also features Finn Wittrock as Happy, Fran Kranz as Bernard, Bill Camp as Charley, John Glover as Ben, Glenn Fleshler as Stanley, and Stephanie Janssen as Miss Forsythe.
The production features a recreation of the original ground-breaking and Tony Award-winning scenic design by Jo Mielziner, with costume design by Academy Award winner and five-time Tony Award nominee Ann Roth, lighting by five-time Tony Award-winner Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Tony Award-winner Scott Lehrer.
Let's see what the critics had to say...
Robert Feldberg, The Record: "Under the direction of Mike Nichols, the production overall has an uneven, uninflected quality, without the dramatic solidity or shadings of personality that make a work spring to vivid life. Expectations are sky high when a superb actor like Hoffman takes on a storied role like Willy Loman, the traveling salesman whose delusional pursuit of the American Dream has become a symbol of middle-class tragedy. So, even though Hoffman is never less than capable, and has several impressive scenes – just watch him crumble as Willy bounces into his boss's office seeking a favor, only to discover he's being fired – the portrayal is ultimately disappointing."
Michael Sommers, New Jersey Newsroom: "You cannot back travel in time to witness a celebrated stage production of yesteryear, but director Mike Nichols offers the next best thing to it in his wonderfully reverential revival of 'Death of a Salesman.' ... Rather than devising his own concept, Nichols gracefully employs designer Jo Mielziner's famous original setting and composer Alex North's original score to re-create the same visuals and musical moods that Broadway audiences experienced in 1949. In choosing 44-year-old Philip Seymour Hoffman to portray Willy Loman, Nichols directs an actor who easily incarnates the man's age in the drama's present day, when Willy is in his sputtering 60s, and also in the flashbacks to his prime 20 years earlier."
Roma Torre, NY1: "It's the fifth Broadway production of the landmark play. But this time Mike Nichols went back to the drawing board with some of the original 1949 designs -- a brilliant move that somehow breathes new life into the 63-year-old drama. And while I've seen all of the Broadway revivals, with this inspired production it's as if seeing the play for the first time."
Scott Brown, Vulture: "In Mike Nichols's thunderous new production of Arthur Miller's Salesman (really a meticulous reproduction of the 1949 original) - a suite of perfectly staged funeral games, down to the smallest role - the main attraction is this titanic grapple between American gods, embodied by two actors who know a parable when they see one and know how big a performance it calls for (i.e., oversize). ... The play belongs to Garfield and Hoffman, as it must. Both know how to weaponize language. (Garfield, especially, has used his Brit's ear for High Brooklynese to great declamatory advantage: He treats Miller like Shakespeare, finding the rhythms, then secreting them inside a natural reading.) And both are performers of demon strength who are always on the razor's edge of succumbing to their own "technique," but, miraculously, don't. Hoffman's habits as an actor are, of course, better known, and may register occasionally as habits; sometimes too good a fit can be as distracting as a bad one. This is, of course, the great challenge of Willy: to play a small man larger than life. Hoffman meets that challenge fiercely, dressed to perfect disadvantage."
Sarah Hughes, The Independent: "Making his Broadway debut, Garfield adeptly captures Biff's vulnerability, showing us a broken man-child still caught between adolescent and adulthood, forever relieving the moment when his belief in his father died. His desperate final plea ('I'm a dime a dozen and so are you') is so nakedly emotional it is barely possible to watch. Meanwhile, Finn Wittrock lends solid support as the callous, carefree Happy and Linda Emond is quietly affecting as the worn-down Linda reminding us 'attention must be paid.'"
John Lahr, The New Yorker: "Nichols's satisfying production [gives] his staging of the play a particularly shocking subliminal punch. And Hoffman, an eloquent package of virulence and vulnerability, finds all the crazy music in Willy's disappointment. Gravity seems to hang on his lumpy body like a rumpled suit, tethering him to the shaky ground he stands on."
David Cote, Time Out NY: "Hoffman makes Willy his own: stamping the iconic figure with hangdog gravitas, slow-burning humiliation, fast-flaring passion and a genius for making each moment acute and dangerously raw. In short, Hoffman is stupendous; I can't wait to see him do it again when he's retirement age. ... Down the line you won't find a single weak performance or slack beat in this remarkably tight and muscular staging. The scenes crackle, Miller's poetry sings and the machinery of domestic tragedy clicks horribly into place."
Ben Brantley, New York Times: "Emotional distance sprang, for me at least, from a feeling of disconnection between the leading actors (all, I would argue, miscast) and their characters. ... Mr. Hoffman, Ms. Emond and Mr. Garfield all bring exacting intelligence and intensity to their performances. They make thought visible, but it's the thought of actors making choices rather than of characters living in the moment. Their reading of certain lines makes you hear classic dialogue anew but with intellectual annotations. It's as if they were docents showing us through Loman House, now listed on the Literary Register of Historic Places. ... Two performances stand out, luminous and palpable, for their authenticity. As Happy, the younger son forever in pursuit of Dad's affection, Finn Wittrock provides a funny, poignant and ripely detailed study in virile vanity as a defense system. Bill Camp, as Charley, Willy's wisecracking next-door neighbor, wears on his face an entire lifetime of philosophical compromises, small victories and protective cynicism. And he speaks so deeply from character that he makes even a line like 'Nobody dast blame this man' sound as natural as 'hello.'"
Howard Shapiro, Philadelphia Inquirer: "What makes this production so powerful is the way Nichols draws clear characters from everyone - even the waiters in a late scene seem to have back-stories hidden somewhere in their portrayals. ... From its opening, when Willy returns abruptly from a business trip, to its requiem in the final moments, Nichols squeezes these juicy characters. Miller gives Death of a Salesman a muscular narrative arc, and this revival provides the intensity to flex it and strike."
Michael Musto, The Village Voice: "Philip Seymour Hoffman doesn't look the part of the 63-year-old salesman at the end of his rope, but he's not afraid to play the character's unsympathetic traits and he's poignant when Willy uncharacteristically realizes he's furthering his own destruction before diving right back into it. ... Yes, there have been better Salesmen, but this production is a solid reminder of the play's sturdy brilliance in dissecting the dark side of the American dream."
Jeremy Gerard, Bloomberg:"It's uncommonly rare to watch a revival and suddenly attune yourself to the sound of weeping around you, the shaking of your hand as you take notes and, most important, to recognize that what you're feeling must be very much like what audiences must have felt at the opening of a great new drama. But that's what I felt at the critics' preview of Mike Nichols's magnificent revival of Arthur Miller's 1949 epilogue for the American Dream, 'Death of a Salesman.'"
At the end of this "Salesman" I felt that I understood Willy and Linda and Biff, and was grateful for the insights that the actors playing them had offered. But I felt I knew Happy and Charley, that I might run into them on the street after the show. I also felt for them. The gap between those two sets of reactions explains why "Salesman," now and forever a great play, never quite achieves greatness on the stage this time around.
Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal: "Philip Seymour Hoffman, the star of Mike Nichols's revival of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman,' is following in the well-remembered footsteps of Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy, and it's a tribute to his talent that you won't feel inclined to compare him to any of his predecessors. ... The genius of Mr. Nichols's unostentatiously right staging of 'Death of a Salesman' is that each part of it is in harmony with Mr. Hoffman's plain, blunt acting. Like his star-and the rest of his perfectly chosen cast-Mr. Nichols has disappeared into the play itself. The result is a production that will be remembered by all who see it as the capstone of a career."
Thom Geler, Entertainment Weekly: "Compliments must be paid. Director Mike Nichols' stirring Death of a Salesman, running on Broadway through June 2, harbors no radical agenda, no modern glosses or reinterpretations of Arthur Miller's text. Instead, Nichols & Co. play it straight. And rarely has a classic work seemed straighter, or truer."
Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY: "Garfield vividly traces Biff's evolution from a confident, charismatic teenager to a man crippled by his father's expectations and mistakes. The U.K.-bred actor's body language, spry and vigorous in youthful scenes, slackens; even his canny New York accent sharpens, as a local's might, in excitement or under duress. ... All the performances are at once authentic and timeless, much like Jo Mielziner's abstract set design and Alex North's haunting incidental music, both restored from 1949's original staging."
Marilyn Stasio, Variety: "It's a bit of a mystery why Nichols chose to cast the lithe and slender Garfield in a role that seems to call for more brute strength than athletic grace. The thesp is far better suited to his upcoming movie role as the new Peter Parker in "The Amazing Spider-Man," and the physical incongruity is disconcerting enough to put him at a disadvantage initially. But by the end of the first act, the actor is holding his own, and when Biff finally spurns his father's false values and asserts his own ideals, Garfield claims the moment and scores big-time."
Matt Windman, am NY: "At age 44, Philip Seymour Hoffman is still too young to be playing the 60-year-old Willy Loman. In a kind of dazed stupor, his Loman effortlessly switches between his out-of-control egotism and his private fears and insecurities. Still, Hoffman lacks the commanding ferocity that Brian Dennehy brought to the role in the 1999 Broadway revival. Rising film star Andrew Garfield, also too young for his role as Biff, holds his ground against Hoffman as they roar back and forth, and he emphasizes Biff's shame and discomfort. ... Linda Emond gives a radiant performance as Linda, stressing the character's unconditional love for Willy and her sober-minded ability to understand the realities of his situation. When she pronounces the now well-known line that 'attention must be paid,' a chill pervades the theater."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter: "Impeccably cast down to the smallest roles, with an ensemble led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linda Emond and Andrew Garfield, this emotionally wrenching production evokes the unmistakable atmosphere and attitudes of mid-century America while also putting down trenchant roots in today's world. ... I had never before experienced the overwhelming impact of the drama to this degree, nor appreciated the extent to which Miller's observations are culturally specific while at the same time universal and prophetic."
The Economist: "The play's greatness is innate; it lies in the way its action and dialogue swoop from one moment to the next, between past and present, elation and fury, reality and imagination. The audience is seated in the rollercoaster of Willy's mind. But for all of his manifest madness, it is crucial that Willy retain his pathos and never become absurd. It takes strength and skill to maintain this balance, on the knife-edge between insanity and a merely fearful sanity, for over two hours. Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers this bare-knuckle ride without losing his balance for a moment. Though only 44, he inhabits this Willy with an unsettling intensity. Such a powerful force at the centre of such a powerful play will inevitably make those around him seem small. Despite strong performances, many of the other cast members are occasionally flat or awkward by contrast with Mr Hoffman."
Linda Winer, Newsday: "Let's get this out of the way at the top. Philip Seymour Hoffman is too young and soft to be the standard-issue iconic Willy Loman chiseled on the Mount Rushmore of American drama. Andrew Garfield seems too delicate and sensitive to be the Biff we know as the curdled former high-school quarterback and big Willy's golden-boy son. And none of that matters a bit in Mike Nichols' revival of "Death of a Salesman," a wrenching, powerfully inhabited production that honors Arthur Miller's 1949 masterwork -- complete with original sets and music -- while finding new shades of humanity all its own."
Mark Kennedy, Associated Press: "The still-vibrant, still-powerful story of Arthur Miller's Willy Loman returns to a nation now emerging from a Great Recession, awash with consumerism, disgusted by greed and where audience members are striving pointlessly to be "well liked" on Facebook. Crisply directed by Mike Nichols and starring a heartbreaking Philip Seymour Hoffman, this "Death of a Salesman," which opened Thursday at the Barrymore Theatre, is now a gloomy 63-year-old mirror – the same age as Loman is in the play – held up to the world to prove that little has changed. ... Hoffman will deservedly get attention for playing one of the most iconic American stage roles with vigor, but this production gets its heart and soul from Loman's wife, played with ferocious love by Linda Emond. She is holding this family together with her nails, watching her husband fall apart, taking his abuse, soaring with his hopes, playing interference between him and her sons, and generally walking on eggshells."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune: "Garfield shows us a young man who is troubled, angered and deeply affected by the hypocritical rhetoric of his father. But he does not show us a young man who has gone out and failed. His visage is infused with articulate, attractive innocence; yet when you've been in jail, you have scars, scars that Biff needs, because it finally drives him to action."
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times: "Garfield plunges to the sea-floor bottom of this fractured father-son relationship and reveals unspeakable heartbreak throughout his perilous descent. Attention must be paid to such a performance, which not only supplies the production's turbo-charged catharsis but also reminds audiences of the incredible power of great plays when they are inhabited by an actor willing to expose those primal wounds that in real life are just too painful to reopen. ... Garfield, in one of the most emotionally naked performances I've ever witnessed in the theater, lets us see the crippling weight of Willy's overblown expectations. This young man becomes the play's protagonist in a kind of Oedipal stage reversal that is thrilling to behold. ... Nichols' painfully timely "Death of a Salesman" may have too many flaws to be one for the ages, but Garfield has made it one that I'll remember for as long as I live."
Peter Marks, Washington Post: One must pay attention to a man even as inattentive as the loutishly bewildered Willy Loman, whom Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays so effectively in director Mike Nichols's steel-girded Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman," which officially opened Thursday night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. In concert with Andrew Garfield's embittered Biff, the drifting elder son of the defeat-racked Loman household, Hoffman finds a revealing new way into the psyche of a character Arthur Miller introduced 63 years ago as the damaged end-product of a system that leaves workers to sweep up after the ashes of their dashed hopes."
Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star: "This play, like most of Miller's early work, exerts its will on an audience in an extraordinary way. It's like a freight train that slowly picks up speed, and before you know it, it is hurtling down the tracks, in danger of derailing at any moment. Put this material in the hands of a smart director and gifted actors, and the results can be breathtaking. And that's certainly the case with this show."
Roger Friedman, Forbes: "PHS and Garfield are stunning. Emonds and Witttock are exceptional. All the supporting players are top notch. Nichols has given "Death" a new life, illuminating its intricacies and sophisticated architecture. There isn't a false note played. Rudin will now have the top grossing musical ("Book of Mormon") and play at the same time."
Joe Dziemianowiczny, NY Daily News: "In Mike Nichols' powerful and emotionally rich revival at the Barrymore, Philip Seymour Hoffman resists playing Willy as larger than life, but to scale. As a result, the play has never felt more like an ensemble drama. That fits. It's a story of a desperate family, not just the delusional dad."
Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Post: "Hoffman faces a big problem in that he's 44 to Willy's 60. It's hard to buy him not only as a man nearing retirement age, but as the father of two grown sons. [...] Despite its central miscasting, the production is quite watchable. A big reason is the power of the play itself."


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Kwahadi dancers tell the story of the Plains Indians. (Courtesy Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Palo Duro Canyon is the 2nd-largest in America. (Courtesy Amarillo Convention & visitors Bureau)
The Big Texan Steak Ranch - home of the 72-ouncer. (Courtesy Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Waikiki in Honolulu packs a lot into its small, 500-acre landscape. At just two miles long and half-a-mile wide, there are nearly 300 hotels with over 50,000 rooms to choose from. And according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, those rooms keep filling up.
It's that time of year again...where spirits are higher, people smile more, and winter takes on a wonderful, warm glow in which snow is beautiful rather than a bother. It really is the happ-happ-happiest time of the year.
Does paying all cash for a home give me an upper hand over other offers that require financing?
All over America, there are wild and wacky alternatives to traditional places to stay when we travel. B&B's and small inns are emerging from all sorts of buildings that had previous lives...in many cases, about as far from "places to stay" as you could possibly imagine.
Spring has sprung! With it comes a number of very interesting - and, often, unusual - "experiences" this year! And this is the best time of year to do, experience, and see them!
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Tysons Land Use Task Force to Hold Six Public Workshops
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
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Feb. 23, 2007
Tysons Land Use Task Force to Hold Six Interactive Public Workshops in March
The Tysons Land Use Task Force will hold six identical public workshops the week of March 19 designed to solicit interactive participation from the Fairfax County community about the future of Tysons Corner. The workshops will be held at the Capital One Building, 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean. The workshops are scheduled for:
Monday, March 19
6:30 to 10 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
8:30 a.m. to noon
1:30 to 5 p.m.
6:30 to 10 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
1:30 to 5 p.m.
6:30 to 10 p.m.
Reservations, taken on a first-come, first-served basis, are required to participate. To register, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/tysonscorner or call 703-324-1344, TTY 711. A report-out session that summarizes all workshops is scheduled for Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Capital One Building.
The workshops will begin with short presentations about Tysons Corner, followed by a two-hour exercise. During the exercise, participants will be divided into groups of eight, along with one facilitator and one note-taker. Participants will explore alternative models for growth that have been developed for discussion purposes based on previous stakeholder feedback and the task force's guiding planning principles.
"The alternatives are not preferred plans," said Clark Tyler, task force chair. "In fact, these are not design plans, but rather just concepts to figure out what kind of place Tysons should become depending on changing emphasis on jobs and residential growth. The interactive discussion that hundreds of participants will engage in will give the task force better insight into possibilities and preferences for the future of Tysons Corner. These growth options, on their own, will not exist after these workshops."
During the small group exercise, participants at each table will identify where they live or work and point out key landmarks, such as popular restaurants, busy intersections and other features of the area. They will be asked what needs to be preserved and what needs to be changed, such as pedestrian access, transportation connections, parkland and land use in general. Participants will then discuss Tysons based on districts that have been identified through the perspective of one of the alternative models. Participants will then allocate LEGO® bricks for housing and commercial land uses while discussing the potential impacts and consequences.
The workshop will end with a report from each table.
The public workshops continue the extensive public outreach by the Tysons Land Use Task Force. Additional planning and public outreach activities to be conducted this year and the approximate time frame include:
- April: Refinement of alternative models based on input from the public workshops.
- April-June: Evaluation of refined alternative models to understand feasibility and ramifications.
- June: Presentation of refined alternatives to the public for comment.
- July-August: Development of a preferred model using public comment and findings of the evaluation.
- September-November: Refinement of the preferred model based on public comment.
- December: Final model presented to the task force.
The task force will use the final model and the results of the planning process to develop detailed recommendations for revising the 1994 Tysons Corner Comprehensive Plan. The task force's recommendations will be presented first to the Fairfax County Planning Commission for its consideration and then to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
The task force's planning principles, meeting schedules, presentations and additional resources can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/tysonscorner. To sign up for e-mail or printed mail updates, visit the Web page, call the information line at 703-324-1344, TTY 711, or e-mail email@example.com.
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Muskingum College announces selections for 2003 Summer Fellows Program
MAY 15, 2003 - Twelve Muskingum College students will work with eight different faculty members this summer on a wide and complex variety of projects as part of the college's 2003 Summer Fellows Program.
The Summer Fellows program at Muskingum, now in its fourth year, allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in the pursuit of highly specific and challenging areas that they are studying as students. To be considered for a fellowship, students must write a detailed proposal of what they intend to study and what they hope that study will achieve. This is done in tandem with the faculty members with whom they intend to work, and who must provide the formal nomination for the fellowship.
Proposals are then considered by the office of the vice president of academic affairs for approval.
This summer, the following students and faculty will conduct fellowships:
Stephanie Bear '04 and Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Eric Law will research volcanic rock from a lamprophyre dike in Johnstown, Vermont.
Christopher Hiner '05 and Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Eric Law will do a survey of radon gas concentration in New Concord soil and rock by testing of radon in area homes.
Eli Hacker '05 and Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Conservation Studies Dr. James Dooley will study the capture-recapture of wild animals and the community structure of turtle populations at The Wilds, an internationally recognized wildlife preserve in Cumberland, Ohio.
Ala Iaconi '07 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lois Zook will conduct electrochemical experiments on the per fluorinated ion exchanged polymer Nafion(TM).
Nikhilendra Singh '05 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lois Zook will conduct studies of bimetallic catalysts in fuel cell systems.
Joseph Seaman '07 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lois Zook will characterize the transport mechanisms for ion flux in polymeric systems.
Heather Nees '06 and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr.Paul Szalay will investigate materials for the ability to purify water through metal ion sequestration.
Kylie Peters '05 and Charlotte Worstall '05, with Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Walter Huber, will conduct collaborative research and coauthor two papers: Social Capital Within the University: Size Reconsidered and Budget Maximization and Citizen Control: A Comparative Analysis of the 50 U.S. States.
Daniel Shuey '06 and Professor of Speech of Communication and Theatre Dr. Jerry Martin will write special scripts to address the needs of young students and senior citizens to be used by the John and Annie Glenn Historic Site.
R. Nyle Strain, III '05 and Professor of Sociology Dr. Steve McGuire will research the effect of the decline of the pottery industry in Zanesville.
Betsy Zunk '07 and Assistant Professor of Geology Dr. Stephen Van Horn will research the petrology of Pennsylvanian sandstones in southern Ohio.
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MORAGA, Calif. -- Saint Mary's men's basketball coach Randy Bennett will continue to preach the importance of defense until he puts his famous yellow notepad away and stops coaching.
It appears his Gaels are getting the message.
A first half filled with great play on the defensive end and opportunistic offense carried the Gaels on Thursday to a 81-48 victory over San Diego at McKeon Pavilion.
Beau Levesque scored a career-high 20 points to lead Saint Mary's (16-4, 5-1 West Coast Conference). Brad Waldow added 15 points, Mitchell Young had 10 and Matthew Dellavedova dished out a season-high 11 assists.
Cameron Miles, Johnny Dee and Mike Davis each had 8 to lead San Diego (11-10, 4-2).
Saint Mary's took the lead early and never relinquished it. An 11-4 run got the Gaels started, with a free throw by Beau Levesque capping the streak.
That lead would only continue to balloon, with Levesque the main protagonist on offense. He scored 14 points in the first half alone, just four off his career high.
While the Gaels were efficient early on offense, they were even better defensively.
San Diego shot just 35 percent in the first half, and saw Saint Mary's win the rebounding battle 16-11. The Gaels succeeded in slowing the Toreros heralded backcourt of Dee and Christopher Anderson, holding the duo to just two points in the first half.
"We're getting more consistent. I think (Jordan) Giusti in the rotation helps," Bennett said. "I think we're changing as a team. Our depth is much better."
Owners of a 42-19 lead at the break, the Gaels only continued to pour it on early in the second half. Five points from Young keyed an 8-2 run to begin the half, expanding the Saint Mary's advantage.
While the Gaels' usual floor game was in fine form, Saint Mary's also took to the skies on Thursday.
Several alley-oops ignited the crowd, with perhaps the biggest roar from the crowd coming when Dellavedova found Waldow for a thunderous jam with 15:39 left. San Diego coach Bill Grier called time out, and the McKeon faithful continued to cheer well into the break.
With the score one-sided, a full Gael Force student section began the chant for Paul McCoy to check in for the first time at McKeon Pavilion and head coach Randy Bennett obliged, inserting McCoy with 9:56 to play.
The senior guard, who made his Gaels debut on Saturday in Portland after two years missed due to knee injuries, scored his first points with a pheomenal up and under layup on a fast break late in the game. He finished with two points.
"He was a tremendous athlete. Football, basketball, track, he's a big time competitor and he hasn't got a chance to show it," Bennett said. "Now, we all get a chance to see him play and I think people are going to love that guy because of how hard he plays."
Saint Mary's returns to the hardwood on Saturday when it hosts Pepperdine at 3 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting the Tickets link on SMCGaels.com, or by calling the SMC Athletic Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx. The game will also be televised locally on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.


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Hello everyone!
It's great to be here! Despite my corny username, friends call me Dan. I used to be on E-sangha when suddenly my account ceased to function...then I got a Facebook message from venerable Dhammanando (through the Pali group) about these forums and thought it'd be great to join and continue discussion.
So a little about myself...I'm a Penn State freshman majoring in Art History and Japanese. I have been Buddhist for about...oh, 2 years I believe. Time sure does fly. I often call myself and Independent Theravada Buddhist for personal reasons, but nevertheless find much interest in all forms of Buddhism and other religions for that matter! Funny thing is, of all the religious groups on campus, there are none for Buddhism. I'm thinking about starting a group for lay people of all Buddhist traditions to come and practice meditation and discuss various ideas from the suttas. Hope that goes well...
So I hope to contribute and get along with everyone here. I'm glad to meet you all and hope we have a wonderful journey.
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Movie directed by Darren Aronofsky. Cinematography by Matthew Libatique. Gallery includes movie stills featuring Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Ellen Burstyn. Was nominated by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 2007 for 'Best Science Fiction Film' and 'Best Special Effects'. The movie recieved numerous other awards and nominations, most notably for best cinematograpy (Matthew Libatique ) and outstanding visual effects..
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Special for The Willits News
Holiday favorites are part of Ukiah Symphony's second concert of the season at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 2.
The concert highlights the talent of violinist Roy Malan.
Under the direction of Les Pfutzenreuter, the Ukiah Symphony has been providing classical music in a welcoming environment for musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels, making beautiful music together.
Smetana's "The Moldau" will start off the program. The exciting "Violin Concerto" by Tchaikovsky, with artist Roy Malan, will delight audiences, just as will the ever familiar "Nutcracker Suite No. 2" (Tchaikovsky). The event will be concluded with "White Christmas," by Irving Berlin, and "Sleigh Ride," by Leroy Anderson.
All concerts are open seating and are held at Mendocino College Center Theatre, 1000 Hensley Creek Road in Ukiah.
Individual concert tickets are $20, adults; $18, seniors over 65; and $5 for those under age 18 (or ASB). Family rates are available Saturday night. Season tickets are available at a discount.
Individual tickets are available at Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah. For more information, call 462-0236 or visit www.ukiahsymphony.org.
Roy Malan is the founder and co-director of the Telluride Chamber Music Festival in Colorado and has been a concertmaster and solo violinist for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra during the past three decades.
He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Juilliard School in New York. He also studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia-the world-renowned conservatory where Efrem Zimbalist spent 40 years teaching and served as director from 1941 to 1968.
Malan joined the UCSC faculty in 1980 as a lecturer in the Music Department, specializing in the instruction of violin and viola. He has recorded widely and toured throughout the United States and Europe, as well as Latin America, Asia, and Australia. He recently performed at L'Opera in Paris, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress.
Malan also is a founding member of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.


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A Short Iron Condor
Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 10:33 AM
A short condor occurs when a trader combines a bear call spread and a bull put spread. It is essentially combining two credit spreads as one trade. The trade is executed by buying a lower-strike out-of-the-money put and selling an out-of-the-money put with a higher strike. Then the trader sells an out-of-the-money call with a higher strike and buys another out-of-the-money call with an even higher strike. Learning to trade more advanced option strategies like an iron condor is not essential for option traders but it can give you more means in which to possibly extract money from the market.
One of the rationales behind selling an iron condor is implied volatility (implied volatility is - simply defined - the volatility component of an option price). When IV is inflated (meaning the implied volatility has pushed the option price higher) it lifts the premium values for option sellers. In addition, the profitable range on the short iron condor is can be rather large depending on how it is implemented.
A short iron condor consists of four legs and results in a net credit received. As for profit potential, the maximum potential profit is the initial credit received upon entering the trade. This profit will occur if the underlying stock price, on expiration date, is between the two middle (short) strikes.
One of the benefits of a short iron condor (and potentially options in general) is limited risk. For short condors, the maximum loss comes when the underlying stock price drops below the lowest strike or above the highest strike. If you want an equation for max loss, think of it as the difference in strike prices of the two lower-strike options (or the two higher-strike options) less the initial credit for entering the trade.
Being that we are in the mist of earnings season, it may be best to construct the iron condor to expire before the actual announcement. If not, then it may be best to exit the trade before the announcement especially if the trade is profitable up to that point.
John Kmiecik
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Mountain bike helmets have come a long way in the last few years. An emphasis on all-mountain and freeride equipment has led to helmets with added coverage, especially on the back of the head. True downhill helmets are full-face and resemble motocross helmets. If you want to reduce weight without sacrificing safety, look at carbon fiber helmets.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Howard Schnellenberger was in Beaver Falls, Pa. for nearly a week.
He had run out of clothes, then out of money. He would be there as long as it took to persuade a quarterback named Joe Namath to come to Alabama.
The order came from the boss, head coach Bear Bryant. It was not optional.
Schnellenberger brought Namath home, and they walked onto the practice field together.
Bryant was on top of his 40-foot coaching tower, and, 51 years later, Schnellenberger still hears that voice.
"The bullhorn came on: 'Send that boy up here,"' Schnellenberger said Friday. "And Namath went up in that tower.
"Now, the governor of the state hadn't been in that tower. Neither had the president of the university. The players were all wondering. What was Namath doing in the tower?
"They came down and Coach Bryant said, 'Well, he's committed to Alabama.' To this day, I don't know what was said."
Namath was such a mythic passer that he threw for 25 touchdowns. In three years.
Then came the Jets and a Super Bowl guarantee, and equally mythic Manhattan evenings. But Namath never outgrew Bryant. Neither has Alabama, 30 years after his death.
Bryant went 76-8-4 from 1960 through 1967. He went 97-11 from 1971 through 1979.
So when Nick Saban goes 60-7 over a 5-year span, everyone else in America calls him dominant. In Alabama they just call him appropriate.
This Crimson Tide-zilla claims 14 national titles and can win its third BCS version Monday night against Notre Dame. Alabama had won before Bryant, but he was the first coach who became a graven image.
"Big, tall, good-looking guy," Schnellenberger said. "Women loved him. Men respected him. He knew you could make young men think they were better than they were, by getting them together and beating the hell out of them. The ones that stayed knew they were stronger than mortal men."
Yet, during the season, Alabama rarely wore pads to practice. Bryant had the offensive players sit in chairs and point to the places where the defense was soft. Fortunately they never had to play against their own. In 1961 the Crimson Tide gave up no more than seven points in any game, and 25 overall.
Schnellenberger has his own charisma, of course.
He took Miami from oblivion to the 1983 national title, then catapulted Louisville into the Fiesta Bowl.
He also established the program at Florida Atlantic, from a point where "we didn't have a nail to hang a jockstrap" to two bowl victories, Conference USA membership and a 40,000-seat on-campus stadium.
These days everyone asks him about FAU alum Alfred Morris, the sixth-round draft choice who has rumbled for 1,613 yards for Washington, second in the NFL
"There's no excuse for teams not knowing about him," Schnellenberger said. "We sold him as hard as we sold anyone. Alfred has clarity of purpose, great intelligence. Football is his first and only love, other than his 1990 Mazda."
Schnellenberger is 78 now and serves as FAU's "ambassador," which means he's raising money. He laughs at TV guys who talk about "eight in the box" and "setting the edge," but he still watches, and doesn't doubt that Bryant would have won regardless of trends.
"He had a father-son relationship with all of us," Schnellenberger said. "But he was always the coach. I never remember him letting his hair down. People talk about Bear Bryant stories, but they aren't any. You'd have to make them up.
"He wanted me to help with the passing game. I finally persuaded him to let us split one of the ends out. Then we lost to Georgia Tech and the world nearly came to an end, so he let me split out two guys, and then he let Namath actually drop back. Later he won with the wishbone."
Namath had signed with Maryland, but was rejected academically. A panicked Tom Nugent, the coach, begged Bryant to sign Namath before an Eastern school did.
"I found Joe downtown wearing a Zoot suit, flipping a key chain in front of the pool hall, like the Fonz," Schnellenberger said. "I was having to write hot checks to get us home. I thought, 'I sure hope he doesn't want a cup of coffee in the morning because I only had 50 cents.'
"But the NCAA wouldn't let us pay for him to come to school. So we had to send him home and have him come back. Actually he only got as far as Birmingham. Some of Coach's friends entertained him for a few days."
The old coach shook his head and smiled. For Schnellenberger and Saban and the rest, there will always be an older coach.
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By Jatin Thakkar and Soham Sarkhel
Disasters often strike without any prior warnings. Sadly in the case of India, the English precursor to what might happen to them in Australia was blissfully ignored. The result, a 4-0 whitewash against the Aussies. Fearing the diminishing interest in the sub-continent the broadcast provider- in this case STAR Cricket wasted no time in airing a promo and tried to rekindle interest amongst the viewers. After all it's the World Champions facing off against the World Cup runners up and the Aussies side by side.
Sadly though, all the three teams are just a shadow of their former self especially when it comes to their overseas ODI performances. The fact that all the three teams have lost their last overseas one day series shows their susceptibility to foreign conditions. That being said, this series would indeed be the perfect foil for all the three teams to get their act right. With all the three teams riding high on their youth quotient, the youngsters will too look to prove their mettle on the international circuit. Impact Index here analyses the chances and the opportunities for all the three teams in the upcoming tri-series.
Here is the chart of best players in various departments for all the teams based on Career IMPACT of all the players involved.
Michael Clarke has had a productive last one and a half year in the ODI format and will look forward to carry his brilliant test form this summer into the shorter format. He has been the batsman with the highest impact for Australia in the last one year (2.19) and is a potential game changer especially in the ODI format.
The other two senior members in the side have also hit a purple patch of late and things can only augur well for Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. Though there have been many critics of Ponting asking for his head, he has actually managed to string together decent one day innings' in the past one year, with his century against the Indians in the World Cup headlining his act. The only problem with him however has been his 50 to 100 conversion. His batting impact of 1.80 in the past one year shows that his contributions have been crucial to his team on a regular basis. Although Michael Hussey was the top scorer for Australia in the one day series against South Africa his Batting IMPACT for the last one year has been a meager 1.24 and he will look to improve on that.
Together, Hussey, Ponting and Clarke will also lead Australia's ability to absorb pressure while batting given their expertise in the department over their careers.
David Warner has not yet been able to build on his starts in the one day format and he too will want to cement his place as an opener for his team. Matthew Wade is yet to debut in the ODI format but his man of the match performance in the first T20 match against India should be a good precursor to his batting talent. Mitchell Marsh and Daniel Christian on the other hand will both be trying to fill in that all-rounder's spot which is up for grabs. Again both of them are relatively inexperienced in the international stage and this tri-series will be a good stage to test their cricketing acumen.
David Hussey being the rustic sort of player he is, will be a key utility player for the Aussies in this tri-series. His career Bowling IMPACT of 0.98 shows his ability to bowl off spinners during the middle overs complimented with his career Batting IMPACT of 1.53, Hussey should be able fill in the spot of an all-rounder if both Marsh and Christian fail in that role.
Australia's bowling department is reasonably inexperienced and it will be up to Brett Lee to spearhead a promising fast bowling attack. Brett Lee clearly heads the bowling IMPACT list with his Bowling IMPACT of 2.38 in the last one year. An even better understanding of his role can be gauged by the fact that his failure rate of 8.33% in last one year is the lowest amongst all the bowlers in this tri-series. Over his career, Lee has shown great calibre for Big Match performances and series defining ability and is the best bowler on that count in this series.
Ryan Harris and Mitchell Starc haven't featured in many ODI's for Australia but whenever they have been given the chance, they have performed commendably in that scenario. One more success story for Australia has been the performance of the left arm off spinner Xavier Doherty. Doherty in the last one year had a bowling IMPACT of 1.99, the best amongst all the other spinners.
Without going into any debatable discussion of what a century might do to Sachin Tendulkar's career; this will actually be the first time he will be featuring in the Indian ODI line up after the World Cup final win. His one day records are unparalleled and hence there is absolutely no element of surprise in the fact that his career Batting IMPACT of 2.61 is the best amongst all the other Indian batsmen. Tendulkar is also the highest impact batsman in the series when it comes to Big Match performances and Series Defining abilities. His performance in the 2008 CB series also conforms the above mentioned fact.
His partner Virender Sehwag is having a lean form with the bat in Australia and his last one year Batting IMPACT of 1.60 shows a drop in comparison to his career batting impact of 1.75. If one takes out his innings of 219 against the West Indies then it will further drop to 1.30. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli on the other hand have been the lynchpin of India's batting order lately. Their chasing impact of 0.28 and 0.30 respectively over the last year is right at the top amongst all the current players and shows their effectiveness in the top order for India.
Rohit Sharma had a brilliant series against the West Indies and his pressure impact is the highest amongst all the Indian players. Another player who has a good pressure absorbing capacity is Ravindra Jadeja, his pressure impact of 0.23 is the second highest amongst the Indian team members. The Indian captain on the other hand is having a torrid time presently but if one has a look at his one day records, he has done exceptionally well. Dhoni's career impact of 4.04 is the highest amongst all the players playing in this tri series. His failure rate is 45% as a batsman (second only to Tendulkar in this series) beyond which he has also handled the burden of captaincy and wicket keeping exceptionally well for India.
With Zaheer Khan spearheading the attack, the inexperienced bowling line up will have a lot to prove in the upcoming tri series. The importance of Zaheer Khan who ended as the highest wicket taker in India's world cup winning campaign is well accentuated by the fact that his bowling impact in the last year has been a staggering 2.84 compared to his career impact of 2.1.
The Indian selectors have shown plenty of faith in Vinay Kumar throughout this tour but if one has to take a look at the numbers, it will come as a bit of a shocker that Irfan Pathan actually has the second highest bowling impact in the team with an impact of 2.06 compared to Vinay's dismal impact of 1.51. Pathan is also India's highest impact bowler when it comes to building pressure with quick wickets.
Coming to the spin department, Ashwin will considerably enjoy the change in the format where he has an IMPACT of 2.05 and also is India's highest impact bowler when it comes to bowling economically as well as breaking partnerships. His failure rate of 23.53% in the last one year shows his importance to the team. Rahul Sharma on the other hand would be looking to make a mark in this tour. The Australian pitches will suit his type of spin bowling and it will be interesting to see what he does if given a chance.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has had a torrid run in the last year and a half, having lost 4 out of 5 bilateral series. In the only series that they have won, they won it against a lack-luster West Indian side. Their run to the World Cup finals has been the only silver lining for them at a time when their team went and is still going through rapid transformations. The loss of Muralitharan has jolted them hard and one gets the feeling that they are still reeling under the same pressure on the bowling front.
The Sri Lankan mainstay for the last 6-7 years have been the duo of Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jayawardene and therefore it doesn't come quite as a surprise that they do indeed head the batting impact chart for their team with Impacts of 2.25 and 2.01 respectively in the last one year.
One surprising revelation though in this factor has to be the performance of the opener Upul Tharanga in comparison to his partner Tillakaratne Dilshan. The consensus would go by the fact that Dilshan is a far superior player than Tharanga. However the latter has performed more regularly in his usual laid back attitude and has a batting impact of 1.80 compared to Dilshan's 1.53 in the last one year.
Angelo Mathews is the only genuine all-rounder (Batting and Bowling IMPACT above 1) in the Lankan lineup. His pressure impact of 0.15 (highest in the team) shows how crucial a cog he has become in the Sri Lankan middle order. His career failure rate of only 38% shows his importance as an all-rounder to his team.
Lasith Malinga as always holds the key for Sri Lanka in the bowling department for Sri Lanka in this tri series. His bowling IMPACT of 2.20 and a failure rate of only 31% in the last one year shows his importance as the strike bowler in the team.
Nuwan Kulasekara's form has dipped in the recent past and he has repeatedly failed to take wickets regularly upfront for Sri Lanka in the recent past. His last year's woeful bowling IMPACT of only a 0.9 is a far cry to his career bowling IMPACT of 1.8. For Sri Lanka to perform well, it will be necessary to have both Malinga and Kulasekara perform consistently with the new ball given that both also show the highest ability to build pressure (Pressure Building IMPACT) on batsmen with quick wickets amongst Sri Lankan bowlers.
Even though Rangana Herath has performed reasonably well in the test format in the recent past, his one day exploits has been unheard of. For a bowler to fill Murali's boots is no mean job. According to IMPACT Index, in the last one year before Muralitharan retired he had a Bowling IMPACT of 2.57 whereas Rangana Herath has a career Bowling IMPACT of only 1.28.
The rest of the bowlers in the team including the likes of Chanaka Welegadara and Dammika Prasad have been relatively untested. Although Welegadara has an impressive bowling IMPACT of 1.96, Dammika Prasad needs to improve on his bowling IMPACT of 1.40 to warrant a place in the team.
Thisara Perara and Farveez Maharoof will fight it out for the number seven spot in the Lankan team. Although Perera is likely to get the nod due to his superior batting as well as bowling impact than Maharoof, a direct result of his bowling skills and his hitting abilities with the bat.
Comparing all the three teams, it is very much evident that Australia holds the slight advantage going into the tournament with their TEAM IMPACT of 3.27 overpowering India's 2.87 and Sri Lanka's 2.34.
Going by the IMPACT numbers, it seems that Sri Lanka will have a really tough job on their hands to overshadow the other two teams especially in the batting department. The Batting Index calculation for the Top 7 batsmen for Australia shows 2.13, for India it is at 2.07 but for the Sri Lankans, well they have a really tough mountain to climb if they have to have any chance of salvaging some pride in this tournament. Their batting index of 1.68 is a far cry compared to the other two teams' batting line up and may find themselves wanting in the batting department. Their shameful 43 run all out act against the South Africans a few days back gives testimony to that fact.
When it comes to impactful hitters, the Indians have surely got a huge advantage. India's Strike Rate IMPACT of 0.12 is almost the double that of next placed Australia who have a 0.06 IMPACT, Sri Lanka closely follow them with an IMPACT of 0.05.
An all-rounder always determines the elasticity of a team's line up and it is in this case that Australia are lacking the strong guns. The fact that only Michael Clarke has a batting and bowling index over 1 might be a worry-worry sign for the Australians. India and Sri Lanka on the other hand both have specialist all-rounders in the form of Ravindra Jadeja (although his Batting IMPACT of 0.92 is little short of 1) and Angelo Mathews filling up that spot. Although the Aussies have Mitchell Marsh and Dan Christian as all-rounders in their squad, they both are relatively inexperienced in the international arena and will be severely tested in this series.
All in all, even though it seems that Australia are the slight favourites going by the numbers. This tournament promises to be an evenly battered out cricketing contest. Sri Lanka will completely enter the tournament as the dark horses but counting them out will be the last thing both India and Australia would want to do. The Sri Lankans have always revelled with their underdog tags (remember 1996 World Cup) but having said that their chances of winning this tri-series looks very bleak.
If India wins the first few matches of the tournament then there's a very good chance that they might end up winning this one. This Indian team thrives on momentum and some good wins in the initial stages of the tournament will definitely augur well for MS Dhoni's brigade. Australia on the other hand enter as favourites but it remains to be seen whether their inexperienced team can cope up with the travails of a tri-series tournament.
FINAL VERDICT - India and Australia should make it to the finals. India have higher impact players when it comes to Series defining and Big Match ability, thus giving them a crucial edge to win, provided they don't fail to qualify for finals in the first place.
(For more information, go to www.impactindexcricket.com)


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I've seen and heard of people claimingBill Gates ripped off Steve Jobs / Apple
Just read an interesting article about how Bill Gates and Paul Allen stated writing computer language and creating software for computers with their mentor who was a guy named Henry Edward Roberts who just passed.
He's the guy that first sold kits containing all the hardware needed to build a personal computer and then started selling them assembled and ready to go. Bill Gates and Paul Allen got their start writing programs to run on this guy's computers and later started selling software to other computer makers as the personal computer inductry becane to grow
This ought to help clear things.
Article is at:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obit_computer_designer
I've never heard any such claim, though it's worth pointing out that Windows over the years has been somewhat inspired by Apple's OS incarnations.
I actually heard that quite often... Steve Jobs invited Bill Gates to show off a bit with their new OS that would include a graphic interface... and then Bill Gates copied it and launched its own version.
The rumour also has it that Steve Jobs didn't have the idea by himself but that Apple was close to Xerox who was trying to get a graphical and more intuitive interface for their copy machines...
Wether it is true or not, I don't know. Great tale, nevertheless :lol:
Actually, Bill Gate was working on operating systems long before Steve Jobs wasand if anything it was Steve Jobs that got ideas from Bill and the boys.
At any rate, whoever was inspired by whoever...you can be assured that if itwas actually "stealing" there are many many lawyers who would have beenitching to take the situation into court...which never happened.
That pretty much proves right there that nobody stole anything becausethere would have been a big long court case if anyone would have hada legitimate claim on this
Didn't Microsoft buy a $150 million stock of Apple so they could not start a law suit for plagiarism? You can't start a lawsuit if you're going against a stockholder
As far as I remember, the excuse was as a deal to do IE the main browser in Macintosh and it was for 5 years. Microsoft would have no voting right. Those stocks were sold long time ago (this was around 2004 I think) but Apple would have to drop a patent infrigment lawsuit against Microsoft.
So maybe the urban legend is not such a lenged, after all :lol:
But don'tr trust my memory... this was a few years ago and I'm not in the mood of searching for information so I may be completely wrong.
That's not true...stockholders of companies sue all the time...
In the US you can file a lawsuit for anything
The Apple ][ and its operating system were around for several years before Microsoft purchased their first operating system so no Bill didn't have an OS first. Microsoft wasn;t even considering branching out into operating systems until after several versions of Apple had been released.
Prior to IBM approaching Microsoft to produce an operating system for them after Digital Research refused to, Microsoft were in the programming language business - they invented BASIC. It was only after DR refused to supply CP/M to IBM that IBM (who had already convinced MS to give them BASIC) asked them to get them an OS as well. Paul Allen purchased QDOS from a friend of his for $50000 and they reworded it into MS/DOS1.0.
It was some time after that when Apple and Microsoft both copied the Xerox mouse.
The only operating system Microsoft has developed from scratch rather than purchasing something to base it on is OS/2 which they started developing for IBM. When MS split with IBM they both had rights to the operating system and MS renamed their version to avoid confusion and to try to cash in on the name of their graphical interface for DOS. Their OS/2 operating system is now on its seventh version.
According to that article, that doesn't appear to be true.
The guy in the article was building personal computers before there was an Apple personal computer because he was the first guy to build personal computers.
Then, along comes Bill Gates and his buddy and they hire on with this guy to build programs that would work on this guy's computers.
That doesn't contradict what I said. Microsoft developed BASIC in 1975 specifically to run on the Altair computer (they later got it to work on many other computers as well). The first Apple computer was released in 1976. Microsoft didn't get involved with operating systems until 1981, before that they were only involved with programming languages.
So Apple was involved with operating systems five years before Microsoft even though Microsoft satrted the year before Apple.
Anyway they didn't hire on to create anything. They had already written BASIC for the Altair before they approached Ed Roberts.
What happened to geosite? He'd bring some clarity to this argument.
um he got banned :x
Ah yes. That great clarity that he brought
Well, they obviously got paid for their work and what they were doing was the forerunner of the operating system.
That big long court case did happen, filed in 1988 and not finally resolved until 1994. Microsoft won because the court ruled that look-and-feel of computer interfaces was not covered by copyright, only the specific graphics themselves. Nobody can own the concept of a GUI, of menus, of windows, etc. They are ideas, not tangible expressions of ideas. That doesn't mean Microsoft didn't copy, but that it's not illegal to copy those ideas.
Apple Computer Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
If Apple had won that court case then it would have opened the way for Xerox to take similar action against Apple on the same basis.
Then that settles it...Microsoft didn't steal anything from Apple!
Bill is a good 'ol boy :eye:
In fact the very first case of software theft was when someone stole a paper tape copy of a beta version of the Altair basic and gave it to Dan Sokol who had access to a mainframe computer which he could use to produce copies of the tape which were then distributed free. Since the finished version was the first piece of software to actually be sold the owners that produced it were extremely upset at having their companies only product stolen from them after having spent a huge amount of time developing it.
The victims in this first case of software theft was Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
All software prior to that had been given away free (since almost no one had access to the resources to be able to use it anyway). That was the first time that there were enough of the same computer around to make it viable to charge for software. That Dan Sokol and Steve Wozniac were both members of the Homebrew computer club does not mean that the Apple founders had anything to do with the theft of the software from the Microsoft founders.
Doesn't mean they didn't either...
This is far out! A reversal of the old argumentthat says Bill Gates ripped off Apple
Not exactly an argument but rather a collecton of facts.
Bill Gates produced Basic for the Altair on paper tape.Some unidentified person took one of the beta copies of paper tape.Dan Sokol was asked to and did make copies of that paper tape.The copies were distributed through the Homebrew computer club.Steve Wozniac was a member of the Homebrew computer club.Bill Gates had a letter published in several computer magazines requesting that those who had acquired copies of the stolen tape to please pay for the sotware and a small number of people actually did.These events all took place in 1975 prior to either Microsoft or Apple having been founded.
Of course that doesn't stop someone from going beyond the facts to claim that the Apple founders stole from the Microsoft founders but there is nothing in the known facts to support that.
If the Apples founders were members of this group that gained access to what Bill and Paul created...there are no facts that prove they didn't get it and use it in their future products either
More than likely, they did as computer guys back then were getting ahold of everything they could to further their own knowledge and abilities