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The Review at a Glance: (max score: 5 )
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Studio and Year: Disney - 1991
MPAA Rating: G
Feature running time: 85/92 minutes
Genre: Animation/Family
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 1.78:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 7.1 Master Audio, French/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH/ESL, French, Spanish
Starring: Voices of: Robby Benson, Paige O'Hara, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden-Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Richard White
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Music by: Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Written by: Linda Woolverton, Roger Allers
Region Code: 1
Blu-ray Disc release Date: October 5, 2010
"A beloved Disney Classic"
Film Synopsis:
Set in and around a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Beauty and the Beast follows the fantastic adventures of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects. In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle's inventor father stumbles upon the Beast's castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father's place. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast's exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.
My Take:
I love this film. I haven't seen it in a long time but watching it again brought back wonderful memories of watching it countless times with my kids when they were little. Beauty and the Beast is an enamoring film with incredibly endearing characters and one of the most memorable music scores in film history. It received two Academy Awards for music in 1992, three Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture, Best Original Score and Best Original Song in 1992, and two Grammy Awards in 1993. It is listed as number seven on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Animated Films, and helped define Disney animation for a new generation as the second film in the "Disney Animation Renaissance" (1989-1999) which launched with The Little Mermaid and revitalized animated features by captivating mature audiences while still delighting young viewers. Walt Disney was truly a pioneer whose vision has brought us some of the most beloved characters (both animated and living) in American cinema. Beauty and the Beast has become a part of our entertainment culture and has been replicated in various forms that are recognizable all over the world. This is a classic that easily stands the test of time and like many of Disney's animated films has touched and will continue to touch generations of viewers. My daughter was quite a fan and loved singing along to the musical numbers. I am sure that my children, like me, will share the experience of Beauty and the Beast with their children when the time comes. What an immeasurable legacy for Disney, which is a class act with an impeccable track record for wonderful family oriented films.
This Diamond Edition home video release of Beauty and the Beast is another example of their long standing dedication to offering quality home video releases. They, like several studios, have shown a fervent commitment to the Blu-ray format. Disney high definition Blu-ray discs have consistently been technically impressive as well as providing worthwhile bonus supplements. I appreciate the attention to detail and implemented features such as their enhanced menu navigation, BD-Live features/interactivity, Movie Rewards, Fast play, the inclusion of a DVD version of the film in the multi-disc Blu-ray release packages, and in this case their Beyond Beauty: The untold stories behind making Beauty and the Beast feature which is innovative and just plain cool. Let's not forget their willingness to digitally restore their films and bring them to life in a way that doesn't negate the original elements. I can't think of a better way to experience them all over again or perhaps for the first time.
My review copy is the three disc Diamond Edition which comes in the standard DVD style amaray case and includes a Blu-ray guide insert, Disney Movie Rewards code, and the two Blu-ray discs and DVD. Blu-ray Disc has come a long way in the last year or so. We are beginning to see what the format is capable of and from what I can see Disney is looking toward the future by providing high quality releases that will hopefully solidify the place of this great medium. I am thrilled that this masterpiece has finally arrived in high definition. I can assure you that the wait was well worth it.
Parental Guide:
This film is appropriate for all ages.
AUDIO/VIDEO - By The Numbers:
REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
**My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.**
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Audio: 88
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Video: 100
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Beauty and the Beast comes to Blu-ray Disc from Disney featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 22 Mbps and lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 5.7 Mbps.
With digital animation taking center stage over the last decade or so it is refreshing to come back to Disney's hand drawn animation. Animation can sometimes be difficult to thoroughly judge when evaluating its video quality. There are aspects shared by both high definition and standard definition in terms of the absence of defining texture and lesser dimensional perspective. Objects in backgrounds are two dimensional which isn't a problem but images can appear to have less depth. I have noticed that with good high definition animated video this is still the case but rendering is notably improved. Such is the case here. Images have excellent visual depth with deep, rich, color fidelity and stable contrast that enhances dimension. I can fully appreciate the attention to detail that went into design of each of the animated characters. Contrast and brightness is stable and strikes a wonderful balance that highlights the multi-layered grays and delineated chromatic elements within the video. This accentuates the varying levels in the light and dark segments visible within the village, forest and interior of the Beast's castle which bolsters dimension. Blacks have excellent depth and dynamic range while falling just shy of the ink like levels of the best discs available in high definition. This is merely an observation and doesn't necessitate a deduction from a superlative and flawless presentation that simply looks stunning.
Disney provides a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 channel surround mix which retains much of the feel of the original soundtrack while adding a bit of polish. This was a well balanced presentation that features high level detail in a resplendent blend of dialogue, sound effects, bass and music that maintains a frontal perspective with discretely placed effects and atmospherics that utilize the entire soundstage. The film's award winning music sounds simply marvelous as the variety of musical numbers take center stage to create an involving surround experience. This isn't a dynamically enhanced mix but bass response is both discerning and appropriate in support of the soundtrack's elements. The audio is crystal clear, free of the edginess and never shows its age which says something for the care that went into the encoding.
Bonus Features:
This is a three disc set that includes two BD-50 Blu-ray discs containing the high definition versions of the film and bonus features plus a standard definition DVD containing the three versions of the film and bonus content.
- Special Extended and Theatrical versions of the film
- Storyreel PiP Mode: An enhanced viewing of the theatrical cut in an early version as seen via storyboards, rough cut animation, and preproduction modules
- Audio commentary with Don Hahn, Gary Trousdale, and Kirk Wise
- Sing along mode
- Disney's Fast play
(HD) Beyond Beauty: The untold stories behind making Beauty and the Beast - This interactive documentary experience takes fans on an in depth journey not only behind the scenes of the production but into the world of Disney. Using the remote and pressing enter when prompted by the appearance of an icon onscreen allows fans to expand areas of the documentary to reveal more about each topic and peeling away layers of additional content which includes Walt's fascination with fairy tales,Kurt Wise/Gary Trousdale short, Broadway's adaptation of the film, deleted scenes, casting, animation/production galleries, history of animation, tribute to Howard Ashman and more…
- (HD) Composing a classic: A musical conversation with Alan Menken, Don Hahn, and Richard Kraft – 20 minutes
- (HD) Deleted scene with intro by Roger Allers
- (HD) Alternate opening with intro by Peter Schneider
- (HD) Broadway beginnings – 13 minute featurette
- (HD) Music video – "Beauty and the Beast" by Jordan Sparks
- Enchanted musical challenge – Quest/trivia game
- Bon Jour who is this? Teleplay game – Secret identity game for 2-8 players
- Classic DVD Features:
- The story behind the story
- "Beauty and the Beast" music video by Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion
- Early presentation reel
- Alternate version of "Be our guest"
- Alternate score "The transformation"
- Deleted song
- Animation tests
- Camera move test
- Trailers and TV Spots
- Sneak peeks
- Disney BD-Live enabled
- Bonus DVD of Beauty and the Beast
Final Thoughts:
Beauty and the Beast is one of the most beloved Disney animated feature films and a personal favorite. Seeing it brings back fond memories of watching it with my children when they were little. Beauty and the Beast has been highly anticipated for release in high definition and I am happy to report that the results are spectacular. Kudos to Disney on a well rounded Blu-ray Disc offering that presents this wonderful family film looking and sounding better than ever. It is brimming with bonus features including Blu-ray disc exclusive and interactive features that present fans with a great way to enhance the high definition experience. This set is a must have and gets my highest recommendation. Enjoy!
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Definitely a Disney classic collect!
I call them as I see them and didn't compare this to The Princess and the frog although both are reference quality. Quite frankly I just don't how this could look any better especially in light of its age.
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Thanks for the review. You will see lots of me here in the next month awaiting your impressions of BDs I just gotta have. It has been quite dry for me the last few months for purchases.
Couple that with my 10% off at Moviestop...Im in the 10-11 range...wooop !
I've never seen this...my wife has it on VHS ...as she collected
all Disney movies yrs ago.
Thanks for the great review King P...as usual , you never dissapoint.
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If the aliasing is indeed inherent in the source then I would give it a 97 as it still has some banding. also found some definite halos in a few scenes at the beginning.
EDIT ADD ON: Paku set me straight elsewhere on this site.
If you're talking about the HighDefDiscNews caps, those were taken using a poor chroma upsampling method which causes aliasing particularly in red areas, and that's entirely a decoding error and is not on the disc (compare to the reds in the proper blu-ray.com caps.)
But there's still another type of aliasing present which is not due to any decoding.
It's worth noting, in motion, this stuff is really tricky to spot. I totally feel for Ralph when people throw stuff under a microscope like this and are "surprised" he didn't catch it. I think back to the one column reviews I used to read in Home Theater Magazine and the antiquated systems they watched those discs on. How did we ever survive? ;-)
I'd guess part of it is due to the animation style. Kind of like Cars vs Ratatouille. Rat is newer and more likely the more advanced film made technically, but Cars has a visual look that leaps off the page with bold lines and heavily saturated characters. (Red car VS gray rat? The red car's gonna win.)
Frog has lots of soft gradients and layers where Beast has strong colors and stark lines. It pops more by design.
Just a thought anyway.
I could put up hundreds of frames with aliasing in them. As far as I know this was the first disney animated movie that incorporated some cgi and I have a feeling some of this has something to do with the aliasing problem guest a guess though.
The Banding was in 3 or 4 places always on her cheek. but it didn't rear its ugly head anywhere near as often as the aliasing which is my main gripe as it was present throughout the the picture. I must admit it is very hard to stop banding completely with an 8 bit format especially on animation but its the aliasing that bothers me. also 100 out of 100 is perfect the really good thing about the 100 scale versus the 5 out of 5 is that you aren't limited by halves you can give something like this movie a 97 for pq.
I am a bit confused by the Perfect review this received for PQ :/ It suffers from banding and aliasing. First check out the major banding on her cheek on the first image (click on image to zoom in) and note the jagged edges or stair step lines on the following second image down. (aliasing) (again click on image to zoom in) and in the third image down.
If the aliasing is indeed inherent in the source then I would give it a 97 as it still has some banding. also found some definite halos in a few scenes at the beginning.
As I stated earlier I call them as I see them. I am not going to get into a debate about screen captures from an unknown origin or allow this thread to be derailed by them.
My review stands on its own. If you disagree that's fine but please don't post screen caps in one of my review threads ever again.
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It's worth noting, in motion, this stuff is really tricky to spot. I totally feel for Ralph when people throw stuff under a microscope like this and are "surprised" he didn't catch it. I think back to the one column reviews I used to read in Home Theater Magazine and the antiquated systems they watched those discs on. How did we ever survive? ;-)
I wonder if some of these guys critique their wives/gf's on their looks as much....
I prefer spending my time watching movies than looking for flaws in it's production.
thanks for the review Ralph, got it on pre-order for my kids.........
I'm sure most feel this way. It just so happens that some people are far more susceptible to be sucked out of the film due to these anomalies than others. ^_^
Considering its age I agree with you. I dont think it could look any better. Disney are doing some great work with their blurays. Good review btw.
I am sorry I was trying to be nice by saying you do this site a service but your feelings have obviously been hurt. The screen caps are from the US disc and were taken with avsp and ffmpegsource. I must also say that this sentence is inaccurate in your review. " The audio is crystal clear, free of the edginess and never shows its age which says something for the care that went into the encoding." You obviously don't understand digital audio unless your listening to lossy, the encoding doesn't matter with lossless and it really doesn't matter with the lossy either as there are few things you can do when encoding audio (choose bitrate and the number of channels pretty much lol).It's the mastering that makes something sound good. I was just trying to bring up some VALID points but I take it you don't want any input that is of a different viewpoint than you own so no I won't post in your review thread anymore I didn't mean any disrespect.
Apparently you're new here. Anyone that follows my reviews know that I have no problem with opinions that differ from mine. I won't bother to entertain your remarks regarding my description of the audio as their purpose is quite transparent.
I didn't see your original post as being disrepsectful however I wanted to ensure that you understood that I view the posting of screen captures (especially from an unknown source) as having too many variables to warrant discussion. My review threads are not the place to post them.
This is all I will say on the matter in an open forum as this has derailed the thread far too much already. Your decision not to post anymore is your own.
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I must also say that this sentence is inaccurate in your review. " The audio is crystal clear, free of the edginess and never shows its age which says something for the care that went into the encoding." You obviously don't understand digital audio unless your listening to lossy, the encoding doesn't matter with lossless and it really doesn't matter with the lossy either as there are few things you can do when encoding audio (choose bitrate and the number of channels pretty much lol).It's the mastering that makes something sound good.
This is all true but it's merely a slip up on the right term to use. Others have pointed out minor mistakes in reviews in the past (with AVS readers as your eyes, it's nearly impossible to not make a minor gaffe here or there) and Ralph has been quite good at rectifying the mistakes.
He's also had plenty of people disagree on the ratings given. (The audio on Avatar for example not having enough "killer bass" to merit a 100.) Again, he's been happy to agree to disagree.
The overall point being, these reviews are for the enthusiast who sits down and watches a film as an overall experience. We're talking about arguing over a 97 vs 100. If I can find reviews that get it that close to my own takes, I'd be ecstatic. It's splitting hairs at this point. You're allowed your input and at that point, I'm not sure there's much else to say.
"I just love happy endings!" ^_^
(wait... wrong Disney movie...)
I see by the breakdown of features that the movie's "storyboard form version" is only in PIP. I hope this isn't the case as it would be nice to have this as full size video instead. I believe it was originally known as the Work in Progress version. I do have it [thankfully] on Laserdisc and can still enjoy it that way [if the notes by you are true]. I have 2 still-working LD players and probably 100 titles that have never gone to BD or DVD video [as far as I know].
Still gonna be a day one purchase for me though from Best Buy as it comes with a free Steelbook case when pre-ordered!
Just realized, I've been into optical form video for quite a looooong time!!
Just kidding guys....I absolutely appreciate the work King P and Lee do , I like the way they convey and deliver their
take on what they viewed...sure some may not agree with a silly star or a number...but WE CAN UNDERSTAND the review.
I've been to some sites and can't understand all the drivel and metaphores some of these clowns are saying... I can't believe
some get paid for it ...but the King and Lee do an outstanding job and I couldn't ask for more.
I trust what they say and hinge alot of my decision on their experience... Im not gonna worry about a silly line on hand drawn material...
Just relax and enjoy !
You're more than welcome.
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Session 2 with better traction and longer throwing area yet compromised. I need to retract the longest mid ever statement after seeing how my Eclipse Axis flew. It had a sunken flight plate from storage and i tried to return it to factory original shape. I think i was unsuccessful in a positive way by not being able to pop the top back to as tall as normal. The disc is minimally concave in one part of the flight plate in the middle but mostly flat. An accidental disc is needed to beat the Warship though. Still the Warship was almost as long with only a couple of feet of difference on average. The Axis grew wings and i think it is faster due to minimally lower profile than normal Axes. The TP Warship i threw kept on trucking with considerably more HSS so it is easier and more reliable for me and i may well have unclean releases with the Axis. I like my shorter more HSS non turning and almost non fading Star 180 Coyote more. The Coyote won't stray off tunnels from the fade or the turn if the thrower hasn't missed the angles or given OAT to the throw. The Coyote won't lose more than 10' if thrown high and the Warship goes low with line drives. The Coyote glides better maintaining flat flight longer having a slower cruising speed. If you think of altitude retention alone then the Warship is better with 400' power with drivers. The Warship needs that power to stay at or above cruising speed because it is much more LSS.
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Soybean futures had also declined Tuesday night, then staged a modest comeback during the Wednesday pit session. There seemed to be no obvious reason for the bounce, especially with the latest South American forecasts appearing very supportive of a larger Argentine soy harvest. We suspect news that domestic processors were slowing their purchases on diminished demand for soymeal played a role in the bounce, especially with soybean oil leading the way higher. Calendar spreading in the beans and between the products also seemed very prevalent. March beans ended Wednesday trading 2.25 cents higher, at $14.23 cents/pound, while March soyoil surged 0.56 cents higher to 51.66 cents/pound, and March meal slipped $2.2 to $408.1/ton.
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One Side of Pallet Burning - - Why?
Hi. The roof of my mouth on the left side is burning very badly. I am also experiencing sinus pain/pressure, and a fever. What is causing the burning and is there anything I can do to make it stop?
The most likely cause of a localized pain on the roof of the mouth is a trauma injury such as a scrape or a burn. The most common source of a burn is reheating food with a microwave and not waiting until it has cooled a little bit. Some foods heat more quickly than others. the most common example is reheating pizza. The cheese reheats much more quickly than the rest of the pizza. When you pick up the pizza, it does not feel that hot but the cheese is hot enough to burn the part of the mouth it contacts, usually the roof of the mouth.If this is the case, it should heal in 7 - 10 days. If it is not, see your dentist to get an accurate diagnosis. The other symptoms may be unrelated to the roof of your mouth. Your dentist can tell you if you need to visit a physician.
D Stanley Sharples, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Primary Care Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Operating income for Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. was almost 74% less in the third quarter this year compared to 2012, but company officials said they are pleased with top line growth and plan to continue to diversify, pointing to recently acquired tomato property in Florida that should be producing by early 2014.
Chairman and chief executive officer of the Coral Gables, Fla.-based company, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, said during a conference call Oct. 29 that Fresh Del Monte would begin planting tomatoes in some of the Florida fields "soon," referring to U.S. tomatoes as a "local" product.
"We are overdue to grow our own products in North America," the chairman said, adding that the acquisition of 3,300 acres in Florida and 2,500 in Virginia from East Coast Brokers and Packers Inc. would enable Fresh Del Monte to have a 12-month tomato supply. He said the land would be planted in phases, but did not say how much would be in production by January 2014.
The third-quarter income drop is a result of higher costs, especially related to bananas, even though banana sales increased 12% compared to the third quarter of 2012, officials said.
The company's balance sheet showed banana sales, which made up 47% of revenue, increased to $402.3 million from $359.8 million in 2012's third quarter. But, gross profit shrank to $1.3 million from $12 million in the third quarter of 2012 because unit costs rose 12%. Banana volume was up 3% and worldwide pricing grew 8%.
Fresh Del Monte reported sales of other fresh produce increased 9% to $366.1 million this year during the third quarter. Prepared-food sales were down 1% to $92.7 million.
For other fresh commodities, the company reported that:
- Gold pineapple net sales decreased 7% to $114.9 million. Volume decreased 10%. Pricing increased 3%. Unit cost was 3% higher;
- Fresh-cut net sales increased 7% to $105.5 million. Volume increased 8%. Pricing was in line with the prior year period. Unit cost was 5% higher;
- Melon net sales increased 37% to $9.8 million. Volume increased 4%. Pricing increased 32%. Unit cost was 20% higher;
- Non-tropical net sales increased 35% to $81.5 million. Volume increased 25%. Pricing increased 7%. Unit cost was 17% higher; and
- Tomato net sales increased 39% to $22.1 million. Volume increased 20%. Pricing increased 16%. Unit cost was 14% higher.


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Disney Junior has a special celebration planned. Apparently, Jake of Jake and the Never Land Pirates has a birthday coming up and the network is ready to parrrty.
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Arrr ye looking to send some birthday greetings to our favorite first mate? Disney is looking for a few landlubbers to put on TV.
Starting Thursday, January 31, parents can download a printable birthday card from the Disney Junior website. Have your pint-sized pirate decorate the card and show it off in a taped birthday greeting. Then, upload your creation back to Disney's website.
All of the videos will be posted to DisneyJunior.com. However, the network will seek out a few special treasures to put on TV! Those selections will air on Disney and Disney Junior between Monday, February 25 and Friday, March 1 — the date of the very special episode, "Jake's Birthday Bash."
Even if you don't make a greeting or get on TV, there's a bevy of booty to be found on the Disney website. Look for pirate-themed recipes, crafts, party favors and a "Pin the Tail on the Croc" activity. Kids can also help Jake hunt for presents in an interactive treasure hunt, which will launch on the same day as his special birthday episode.
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text: Show Hide image Politics 7 February 2013 Our high-speed politicians need to learn the quiet, unassuming virtue of patience Nothing is as simple as it seems. Sign up for our weekly email * Politicians are never happier than when making an announcement. You can see the flash of purpose in their eyes, that ferocious desire to be seen to do something, and what better to demonstrate progress than a major transport infrastructure project – something physical and practical that comes with an engine and the perfect photo opportunity attached: David Cameron, sleeves rolled up on a zooming train; or Nick Clegg in a sharp suit, bounding off a carriage with a rare look of optimism on his drooping face. Cameron's sound bite was a classic of its kind: "It is vital that we get on board the highspeed revolution," he blurbed. "We are in a global race and this government's decision to make high-speed rail a reality is another example of the action we are taking to equip Britain to compete and thrive in that race." It could be a satirical poem. Note the close attention to language: "revolution", "decision", "action" – all the dramatic "doing" nouns are present and correct. Then there's a nice pun ("get on board the high-speed revolution") and, most sledgehammerish of all, a frenzied attempt to appeal to our basest competitive instincts. This "global race" idea has been around for a while, wheeled out by the Prime Minister on the instruction of some zealous adviser with the dead-eyed doggedness of someone who knows he's speaking in code and it isn't catching on. What race? Who else is in it? Everyone? Where is the finishing line, and what do we get if we win? The questions pile up unanswered, but in any case, I suspect most of us aren't that worried about a fictitious international league table when the reality of navigating the HMRC website or paying a gas bill looms. As a politician you have to care about winning – that's the lifeblood of the game. The problem is that anyone who cares more about winning than anything else has to think tactically. Elections always hover in the near future and so there is the constant need for a quick fix or new toy with which to seduce the voter. Politicians are by definition impatient – they have power and therefore cannot understand or tolerate things not happening or any interruption to the constant show of activity. There can't be a better metaphor for political impatience than HS2 – a package of reduced journey times, new jobs and growth all wrapped up in a seductive promise of speed. The faster we go, the better everything must be, so the logic goes. The night of the announcement about high-speed rail, I happened to watch the perfect and opposite expression of this idea. West of Memphis is a recently released documentary about three young men from Arkansas, who in 1994 were wrongly charged with murdering three little boys. In the court's rush to convict, the accused were found guilty, despite a lack of any physical evidence to pin them to the crime scene. The film charts the long, stubborn public campaign that eventually resulted in their release from prison in 2011, after 18 years inside. It is a horrifying depiction of political impatience – the hunger to find culprits demonstrated in the manipulations of the police and the American justice system's dysfunctionality. But it was the portraits of the campaigners and the accused that struck me the most. One was the girlfriend and then wife of Damien Echols, who had been branded the satanic ringleader of the trio and sentenced to death. For year after year, she fought, cajoled, struggled and battled with the political and legal systems to free her husband. Then there was the even greater patience of Damien himself. At an awareness-raising concert, the actor Johnny Depp, a supporter of the campaign to free the trio, read out a paragraph written by Echols while in prison: "I can't remember what it's like to walk as a human being anymore. It's been well over 16 years since I've walked anywhere. There are times when I've thought, surely someone is going to put a stop to this. Ah well, it does no good to dwell on it. Either I waste my energy by focusing on things I cannot change or I conserve my energy and apply it to things I can change." It is the perfect counterpoint to David Cameron's speed-happy sound bite, and as an expression of patience in the face of power (as opposed to the impatience of power), it is poignantly eloquent. Here is a man incarcerated and shackled for so long that he has forgotten the natural movement of his body (when Echols was finally released, he had to keep wearing tinted sunglasses as his eyes were unable to cope with sunlight). Physically trapped, imprisoned for a crime that it was widely recognised he didn't commit, it seemed inevitable that Echols would succumb to frustration and the psychological ravages of injustice. Yet he decided to conserve his energy, and wait. Echols's attitude might seem an extreme demonstration of patience but the word in its original form implies the tolerance of suffering. It derives directly from the Latin, pati, meaning to suffer or endure. It is not just about biding time but about withstanding pain. It is also about realising that the world doesn't dance to your wishes and that there is not always a ready and neat solution. For those in power, such thinking does not come naturally. The instinctive rhetoric is always one of moving forward, of the next bright thing to clutch at to distract us from the general mess – it is the schoolboy desire for a race to win, rather than the quiet acceptance of a more complicated fate. The irony is that even with high-speed rail, our patience as citizens is required – not just the patience of those who deplore its route through their back gardens, or even of those who can't wait to hop aboard and will have to wait 20 years till the thing's built, but the patience of anyone who has been fervently promised by a politician that this will serve up jobs, growth and a brighter future. Nothing is as simple as that. Sophie Elmhirst is features editor of the New Statesman Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 04 February 2013 issue of the New Statesman, The Intervention Trap More


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As most of you know (or *should* know), I hate the Celtics more than anything else in life - even having opera tickets on a game night.
I hate everything about them. I'm not usually kidding around if I say something mean about the Celtics, or Red Auerbach, or thier legion of fans in Central Indiana, or any of those arrogant - ing mother- s. Jay's_Dad@Section222 feels the same way.
So last spring, when we played those heads in the playoffs, Jay's_Daughter@Section222 must've picked up on what I really think of the Celtics, and she went around all summer saying "We don't like the green guys." I thought that was music to my ears.
Fast forward to last night, we were shooting baskets on the little Fisher Price goal in the basement, and I thought it was time to start working on her game face, since the real season starts soon. So I asked her what she thought of the Green Guys? She said, "There are no bad guys."
Jay's_Wife@Section222 seems to think that teaching her good sportsmanship and to respect the opponent is better than instilling my bitterness in her.
Now what should I do?


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Knicks Superstar Amar'e Stoudemire Visits Milbank!
The cheers were deafening as Amar'e Stoudemire, the New York Knicks' newest superstar, took the court. But this wasn't his Madison Square Garden debut, it was his first visit to The Children's Aid Society's Dunlevy Milbank Center in Harlem.
On the afternoon of September 13th, Amar'e thrilled 100 students, ages 8-14, who gathered in the center's gym to meet him and mark the start of the school year with his gifts of school supplies. MSG Network's Gus Johnson had the students chanting and clapping as Stoudemire entered the gym after stepping off of a yellow school bus, his mode of transport from Children's Aid's Frederick Douglass Center, his first stop of the afternoon.
After the Knicks City Dancers performed for the crowd, Stoudemire spoke to the children about the importance of school and of life-long learning. He stressed that most people won't become professional athletes or singers and that education is the key to future success.
Richard Buery, President and CEO of The Children's Aid Society, and Casper Lassiter, Director of the Dunlevy Milbank Center, presented Amar'e with his very own Milbank Flyers T-shirt and proudly explained that the center's boys' basketball team placed fourth in a national competition this summer.
Each student received a bag of school supplies, courtesy of the Garden of Dreams and WB Mason, and had the chance to personally greet Amar'e and the Knicks City Dancers.
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Considering the fact that the shop has officially been open for a little over a year, the Krazy Kutting / Karzicon shop in Yuma, Arizona, has already hit the scene like a tornado! This one-stop shop does everything imaginable, mostly catering to the Lowriding genre of car customizing.
In February of 2008, two like-minded men came together to create the shop. Johnny Aguirre, the owner of Krazy Kutting, and Mando Gonzalez, the owner of Karzicon, came together to create a one-stop shop that would employ a number of highly talented individuals who could make dreams come true for potential customers, and help turn their prized-possession vehicles into dream machines.
Krazy Kutting is only in charge of designing and producing custom car club plaques and bicycle parts, while the staff at Karzicon fabricates everything else. Johnny handles the designing, using computer-aided design (CAD) programming to assist in the cutting, engraving and plating of the plaques.
In the continued goal of keeping as much of their services as in-house as possible, the shop maintains and owns their own equipment, including Flow Waterjet machines. The shop is 100-percent committed to their customers, and coupled with their positive rapport with an ever-growing list of clientele, it is obvious that their friendly service and attention to detail has established them as a profitable business that is built for the long haul. One of the shop's unique service concepts in relation to the plaques which they produce for Lowrider car clubs, is that fact that they are the first company to have absolutely no setup or design fees! This cuts costs for the consumer, and usually gives them a faster turnaround on the products they order.
On a more impressive note, Karzicon made parts for "SJ Trokita," the ride that took its 3rd Best of Show truck award at this summer's Lowrider Magazine Las Vegas Super Show. The car, "Freak Show," also took its second Best of Show at the Vegas Super Show, thanks in part to the suspension and engine parts that were produced by Karzicon. "El Cadi 82" took the Best Traditional award in Vegas, with many of its parts coming from Karzicon. In addition to these completed rides, Karzicon has a long list of big projects that they are involved in for 2010.
From custom grilles to A-arms, hydraulic parts, paint, and body modifications, Karzicon handles it all; right on down to putting a design on the head of a bolt! Krazy Kutting handles all the plaques, pendants, accessories, and bike parts as well. You can reach the shop by calling (928) 726-2958 or (928) 750-2324. You may also find pictures of some of their work on their webpage, located at myspace.com/krazykutting and they can be contacted online via their e-mail at email@example.com.


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Jews who took part in the 1849 gold rush in San Francisco helped shape one of America's lesser known Jewish communities — that was at one point the second largest behind New York City.
Mention San Francisco and a myriad of associations are likely to come to mind: trolley cars, Fisherman's Wharf, the 49ers, the Golden Gate Bridge. One thing probably not making it into anyone's Top 10 list: the city's Jewish legacy of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
That oversight should be rectified for those who watch American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco on WHYY-TV on April 12.
The hour-long documentary is the brainchild of Jackie Krentzman, a 52-year-old journalist entrepreneur. She spent three years raising the funding — $1 million, an unusually large number for a documentary that is reflected in the film's historical and geographic scope — and building the team to delve into the forces that turned a remote bayside village of a few hundred in 1848 into a metropolis-in-the-making that boasted the largest Jewish population in the United States outside of New York City by 1870.
The growth was attributed first and foremost to the discovery of gold in the area in 1849, leading to the gold rush, which brought people from all over the world to seek their fortune. Among the hopeful masses of prospectors were a significant number of German Jews fleeing the restrictions of life in their homeland.
Krentzman's crew journeyed to interview Monika Berthold-Hilpert, the curator of the Jewish Museum of Franconia, who provided a chillingly dispassionate translation of the numerous edicts enacted against the Jews by authorities throughout Germany. These included laws that forbade them from working in certain industries and towns, from farming for a living and from any offspring other than the eldest marrying or having children.
Small wonder, then, that the prospect of a trans-Atlantic crossing, followed by the choice of a six-month overland journey, a 13,000-mile clipper ship sail around Cape Horn or a 40-day trek through the pre-canal wilds of Panama didn't daunt those first Jewish pioneers. Among the first wave of immigrants were Levi Strauss, who went on to found the eponymous clothing company; Isaias Hellman, who transformed Wells Fargo from a backwater bank to the gold standard of American banking; and Adolph Sutro, who made his fortune in the Comstock Lode rush in neighboring Nevada that fueled San Francisco's growth after the 1849 gold rush dried up. Sutro went on to become the first Jewish mayor of an American city.
Krentzman was somewhat aware of the city's Jewish history, but had never given it too much thought prior to being commissioned by the San Francisco Jewish Family and Children's Services to write a book commemorating the agency's 160th anniversary in 2010. "I had never made a film before in my life," she said laughingly during a telephone interview. "I'm a magazine journalist!"
Krentzman soon discovered that while there were a number of books that explored the subject, there had never been a documentary that looked at the Jewish community's contributions to San Francisco.
The appeal of the city to the thousands of Jews who trekked there — by 1870, more than 10 percent of the city's population of 160,000 was Jewish — lay in the unlimited ways in which they could contribute. Strauss, Hellman and Sutro were just three of the most prominent examples of how San Francisco embraced its Jewish citizens.
A prime example of this is the 1858 postponement of Steamer Day. Because of the city's remoteness at the time, virtually everything had to be shipped to the city. The cargo ships would arrive irregularly, according to weather and currents, and when they did, the whole city would shut down in a daylong celebration/unloading event. In 1858, one Steamer Day was set to occur on Yom Kippur. In an amazing show of respect and solidarity, the city delayed the celebrations — and the unloading of supplies — for a day to accommodate the Jewish population on its holiest day.
American Jerusalem shows that the city's Jewish establishment did not always return the favor to other minorities. When there was civil unrest and racial hatred directed at Chinese immigrants during a period of high unemployment in the 1870s, American Jerusalem shows, the city's Jews, who had experienced virtually no anti-Semitism, in some cases actually joined in the anti-Chinese sentiments. Krentzman says that part of the reason the Jews were reluctant to get involved was their concern that it wasn't much of a leap to go from blaming the Chinese for societal ills to blaming them.
A decade later, the same issue reappeared, only in a more intimate fashion. As thousands of Eastern European Jews fled the oppression of their native countries for America, the city's Jewish leaders, including the rabbi at the leading synagogue, called for blocking the new immigrants from settling in the city for fear their Old World ways would damage the standing they had built over the past decades. There was even an organized, ultimately futile, effort to purchase land and settle the new arrivals in Baja California, Mexico.
"The anti-Eastern European sentiment was particularly important," Krentzman says, "because San Francisco was the most dominant German Jewish society in America. The agencies there would send people back to the East Coast with a train ticket!"
Ultimately, the Jewish aid societies helped settle and assimilate the new immigrants.
Krentzman says the success that those early Jewish settlers experienced in becoming an integral part of American society also led to a still-evolving balancing act between maintaining identity and assimilating. According to her, the city is a great example of the recent Pew Research Center's Portrait of Jewish Americans — for worse and for better.
Yes, she says, the city has a high intermarriage rate and a low synagogue attendance rate, "but there are many ways to be Jewish here, like social justice groups and the Mission Minyan, where the techsters get together on a Friday night." Whether panning for gold or beta-testing apps, it seems like every generation of prospectors needs to create a sense of community.
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco
April 12 at 5 p.m.


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Mimoco, creator of the MIMOBOT brand of designer USB flash drives, announces their first music-inspired collaboration with none other than the "King of Rock and Roll," Elvis Presley.
With ELVIS X MIMOBOT, Mimoco commemorates several milestones in the everlasting legacy of "The King": the 78th anniversary of his birth; the newly proclaimed Elvis Presley Day in Memphis, Tennessee; and the 40th anniversary of Elvis' 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert, the first live concert ever broadcast. The ELVIS X MIMOBOT release features two design variants, both available with up to 128GB of data storage and in blazing-fast USB3.0 speeds. The line comes preloaded with bonus Elvis Presley Mimory content, including archival Elvis interviews, photographs, and more. The line also comes with the MimoDesk personalization suite, which includes ELVIS X MIMOBOT-themed wallpapers, icons, and avatars. Finally, ELVIS X MIMOBOT is equipped with MimoByte sound software powered with an offering of iconic sounds and character dialogue that play each time ELVIS X MIMOBOT is inserted in or ejected from one's computer.
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Resources for Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
EP Editorial Staff | January 2, 2003
You already may have accessed your computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) over the web or rented licenses for an entire CMMS through an Internet application service provider (ASP). This is a fairly new method for software application delivery that simply requires an Internet connection and a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Experts seem to be in agreement that "renting" the use of software applications like CMMS over the Internet will grow substantially over the next few years.
The list of web-based CMMS companies is too extensive and the feature sets are too varied for this column; however, a comprehensive directory of CMMS vendors is published at www.mt-online.com/selection/cmmguide.html. Check with your CMMS vendor to learn more about its Internet options for hosting, accessing, and supporting your CMMS software.
Whether you are a single user, network user, or an Internet user of CMMS, there are a number of independent Internet resources that can help you increase software productivity.
Maximo-users.net is not connected with the publishers of Maximo software. It was designed originally to assist Maximo users in connecting with each other to provide advice and exchange ideas for productivity. It has grown into a very impressive resource site for any CMMS user. Visit the download area for free failure code templates, RCM analysis codes, PM descriptions, report templates, MTBF tracker, and more.
Sapcenter.com offers support specifically for users of SAP, the giant German enterprise software supplier for many of the world's largest corporations. SAP is one of the most powerful enterprise software systems available, and it is also one of the most reviled because of the software's complexity. Click the SAP CD tab to learn more about SAP training for the Plant Maintenance module. A list of helpful SAP resource links is also part of this specialized site.
Maintenancebenchmarking.com is running an online CMMS benchmarking survey with a goal of collecting data from 1000 CMMS users. It has logged over 250 responses and is growing daily. Survey participants get access to the benchmarking results in real time and in summary form to compare their CMMS productivity to others from around the world.
CMMSCity.com is an independent CMMS site with a wide variety of white papers, book excerpts, and presentations on various aspects of CMMS/EAM. Articles range from practical topics such as "ROI Calculation for CMMS Projects" to IT-related issues such as ".Net and the Future of Enterprise Asset Care."
Perspective CMMS is a British CMMS consultant's site that gives away many of his secrets online at no cost. It also offers a CMMS audit by e-mail.
We hope you find these CMMS resources useful and that you will share useful maintenance sites with us for future columns. Please send your comments, suggestions, and web sites. MT


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So I am still fairly new to the sport, been spending a lot of time in a field near my house throwing discs. I have about 8 random discs, almost all of them I bought in a used bin from a local pro shop(5$ each). I bought most of them just so when I practiced I did not have to walk out and pick up 2 or 3 discs at a time. I have gotten a bit better and started realizing how the discs will perform, but with everything going through my mind at the time of the throw(keep it flat, pull it tight, stop the elbow...etc...) I hate having to try and change the angle of release for each disc, and my grip rarely feels the same.
Basically I want to have a kind of disc driving range bag that I can take to the field and throw the same disc over and over again instead of switching them all the time. Is this counter productive? What disc would you recommend? And is there anyway to buy decent used discs online in bulk or something? I don't really care about ink or anything like that, I just want some "range discs".


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SOUND OFF: GLEE's Black & White Christmas & Chanukah
Liberally utilizing tried and true heartstring-tugging tropes masterfully displayed in holiday entities as diverse as LOVE, ACTUALLY, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, HOLIDAY INN and even showing some Chanukah action sure to set virtually anybody's menorah fully alight thanks to the Puckerman brothers, GLEE's Christmas episode - this year, aptly titled "Love, Actually" and written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by HAIRSPRAY and ROCK OF AGES movie musical helmer and a recent participant in this very column, Adam Shankman (available here) - was all in all a quite quintessential quintet of seasonal joy, cheer, and, well, glee, broaching the quoin of many and any a viewer's heart valves in so pleasingly enacting its ample entertainment value over the course of the episode's five featured segments within the winning framework. While the split-location structure of the series as dictated by the new style of GLEE 4.0 is assuredly more pronounced than would be the case had the proposed NYC-set spin-off gotten the greenlight by FOX, the cast and creators are making it all work and it is more seamless as it goes on - and the addictive, giddy, all-consuming glee of it all that drew us all in in the first season is still there to relish by the sleigh-ful.
Yuletide Made Glee
GLEE certainly knows how to put both of the es in the ubiquitous holiday cheer of the Christmas/Chanukah season - and the g in gay (in all meanings of the word), as well. Very few TV properties venture into the territory of GLEE - from the outré camp to the insider references to outright insanity that spews forth from the mouths of the more outlandish denizens of the wild and wacky Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk/Ian Brennan-created world of the musical dramedy series, while also affecting a moral-of-the-week message. Tying up many plot-centric and characterlogical loose ends while also setting up some intriguingly compelling dynamics to play out when the show returns in mid-January, GLEE's "Love, Actually" went last year's sensational Christmas iteration one better insofar as its inventive and enlivening design of it all and the stylish way in which it played out, and, while last year's second-season-standout holiday edition may have bettered last night's show in sheer amount and quality of musical material, the musical numbers that were included packed a particular punch in their respective contexts while also glimmering with some gossamer glee.
Plus, as in years past, GLEE: THE MUSIC has released a complete collection of the songs included in the actual show as well as some seriously stupendous bonus cuts by the cast to enjoy whilst wrapping and unwrapping (and rapping, too) - this year, be sure you don't miss Lea Michele's Patsy Cline-esque honky tonk take on "I'll Be Home For Christmas" as well as some other choice cuts on GLEE: CHRISTMAS: VOLUME 3. Yes, the songs included in last night's 2012 farewell amply offered the sugar and spice we have come to expect and enjoy, while also providing a few surprises beneath the brightly bedecked tree, too. But, more than anything, it was GLEE as it most warm, fuzzy, comfortable, safe and sure.
In the first segment of the show, Artie (Kevin McHale) was given use of his lower limps once more in a witty black-and-white-shot, alternate universe GLEE dream-world where Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is a drunk still married to treacherous Terri (Jessalynn Gilsig), Rachel (Lea Michele) is a mousy librarian performing in a community theater chorus and Finn (Cory Monteith), Puck (Mark Salling), Mike (Harry Shum, Jr.) and the rest of the former football fraternity of McKinley High are far from welcoming or even accepting of Kurt (Chris Colfer) and his sexuality, let alone the excesses of the glee club itself (which doesn't even exist). Oh, yeah, and Rory (Damian McGinty) as an angel was a lot of fun, too! Subsequently, as a result of the fantasy sequence, Artie got to cut a rug for the first time in a long time and we were treated to a festive "Feliz Navidad". Who knows, maybe if we are all good little boys and girls a color version will even find its way underneath the true!
Next up, Kurt and Rachel offered a fantastically fabulous modern Manhattan holiday experience to all of us gleeks ala 2012 haute couture hipster in the form of their fabulously decorated and designed holiday party at their beyond-believable NYC abode, though the dire cancer revelation of Kurt's father, Burt (Mike O'Malley), certainly cast more than a mere pallor on the proceedings. Thankfully, Blaine (Darren Criss) made the journey from Lima, OH, to the Big Apple in order to lift Kurt's spirits - or, perhaps not so appreciably so given Kurt's less-than-overjoyed initial reaction at his arrival. What can that possibly spell? We will have to wait and see for the new year to see how their romance plays out, for sure, but "White Christmas" was knock-down, drag-out swoon-worthy moment to remember and revisit thanks to the smooth and creamy vocalization and jazzy, 50s, Bobby Darrin-ish arrangement of it all. Rockefeller Center and the tremendous tree there didn't hurt! So, too, let us all pray Burt makes it to 2013 - and beyond.
Puck and Noah (Jacob Artist) may both be born to be bad, but their rockabilly-styled "Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah" was inspired - especially as imbued with their Springsteen-meets-Bobby-Brown bravado and overall eff-off-ish sensibility. Bonus: guest star Aisha Tyler as Noah's mom! Also, who wants to take bets that Noah has a future as a pool boy for that catty cougar in Hollywood should the music thing not turn out as well as planned? It would be mighty difficult to be more desperate than pitiable Puck at this point - I mean, screenwriting? Jeez! But, like a cat, Puck has nine lives - and always lands on his feet (boots?).
The all-too-likely pairing of the absolute dimmest of bulbs on the GLEE tree, Sam (Chord Overstreet) and Brittany (Heather Morris), found their most welcoming branch to share with their below-mistletoe, pre-apocalypse nuptials - and humorously so - a jukebox-jivin' and jingle-jazzy "Jingle Bell Rock", too! Yet, since the powers-that-GLEE can apparently see into the future (well, at least four days or so), I guess we now know the Mayans were wrong after all. Oops. So, does the marriage still count? Oops... again. Scratch that - and score one for the presence-of-mind of Beiste!
And, hey, Finn managed to subtly continue to out-creep Puck by still sticking around as mentor of the gleeks, an enjoyably joyful moment or two leading the gleek group notwithstanding. But, the question remains: what is he doing in Lima, still hanging out with the gleeks and not fighting for Rachel's affections thousands of miles away? What the what? Furthermore, is his current assignation as glee club director setting the stage for Finn taking on the job full-time come next year when the show picks up? Once again: we well have to wait and see, but the writing seems to be on the wall for that storyline to play out that way - or, if you prefer, the sleigh tracks are laid down pretty clearly in the snow for the road to head in that direction some time soon. Whatever the weather, Monteith has far and away been at his very best this season, so it could work to the favor of the series as long as the character's majorly problematic issues are ironed out more - and soon.
Last, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), Becky (Lauren Potter) and Coach Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) were featured in the fifth and final vignette of the episode, with Marley (Melissa Benoist), her mom, Mrs. Rose (Trisha Rae Stahl), and the ensuing heartwarming storyline with their cash-strapped Christmas made magical giving us the gift of Sue playing an appreciable part in someone's life for once, as well. Marley's "The First Noel" was a vocal highlight of the night, yet again showcasing Benoist's emotive instrument at its best. "That right there was the best Christmas gift I have ever gotten," indeed. Aww! Cue the tears - and not just for that poor, poor 7000-year-old bristle cone pine tree in Sue's living room!
In GLEE's final show of 2012, Season Four continued to remain always entertaining while juggling the impossibly vast cast of characters the show now comprises, near-80 episodes in, capping off with a winter wonderland finale set to a sensitive choral reworking of the MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS staple "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" courtesy of New Directions. What 2013 will spell for the show that has rewritten the rules of what a TV show can be and how a story can be told - and sung - is anyone's guess, but I for one can go out on a Christmas tree limb and posit that it will continue to deliver the goods to Broadway babies, performance lovers and entertainment enthusiasts in general just as it has consistently done all season so far and more than just sporadically in the past three. Season Four shows that this GLEE tree has a lot of growing still to do and is far from being ready to chop down this season or any one soon.
Happy Holidays! Hats off to GLEE in 2012 - and hats on to Santa Claus until we reconvene!
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developer community.
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Bags transcend the seasons
Updated 7:43 am, Thursday, August 2, 2012
Photo: Julysa Sosa, San Antonio Express-News
With summer in full swing, a straw handbag is perfect if you're headed to the beach. But with fall a few months away, a wiser bag is one that will work now and later as autumn kicks in.
And there are many versatile handbags to consider in every size and style: clutch, satchel, hobo, tote and shoulder.
What to consider?
- A bold color, such as tangerine, Bordeaux or red-cheery, is bright enough for summer and perfect for wearing with fall's soon-to-come burnt orange, rust red and deep teal palette.
- Two-fer bags that do double duty such as a tote that can fold over into a clutch or a structured handbag that can transform into a cross-body one.
- Metallic and animal prints are true trends and work well all year.
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- A touch of colorized snakeskin is enough of a pop for summer and chic for fall.
- Look for understated hardware such as a chain handle interwoven with leather, a silver toggle closure or gold, silver or bronze embellishments. These details look right for summer and fall.


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SPOKANE, Wash. — The end for the LSU Lady Tigers came as it does for 63 of the 64 teams that start the NCAA women's basketball tournament, with a thunderclap of stark reality that the season — and for some a career — is over.
With this team and this program, though, there isn't quite the same sense of finality. Perhaps it is the backdrop of the Easter season, a time of renewal, but the aftermath of LSU's improbable drive to the Sweet 16 made it seem more like a beginning than an end.
Yes, the Lady Tigers will have to replace two key seniors on next year's team. Adrienne Webb truly saved her best basketball for the time the Lady Tigers needed it most: the 9-1 stretch that led LSU to its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2008. Bianca Lutley had her key moments, too, like the go-ahead basket she muscled in during the final minute against Penn State.
But if we are dealing in stark realities here, this 2012-13 team will probably prove to be Nikki Caldwell's least talented from a numbers and personnel standpoint. That she was able to get a team with as few as six or seven healthy players at times this far is a remarkable testament to the promise this program holds.
"I know for a fact next year people are going to be worried about LSU," Lutley said. "Next year, and the years after that."
First, though, LSU needs to stop worrying about the body count. There was a genuine risk in the Penn State game that, with a handful of ill-timed fouls, the Lady Tigers could have finished with four on the floor.
Seven players return, led by All-Southeastern Conference forward Theresa Plaisance, freshman All-SEC guard Danielle Ballard and all-everything guard Jeanne Kenney. Center Shanece McKinney, who blossomed as a defensive force, will be a senior along with Plaisance and Kenney.
Caldwell is optimistic that forward Sheila Boykin will be able to return from Guillain-Barré syndrome, which sidelined her for LSU's final nine games. There is little optimism that guard Coco Baker will be allowed to return after a freshman season marred by off-the-court transgressions.
Two big recruits are on the way from the November signing period: 5-foot-10, five-star guard Raigyne Moncrief and 5-10 wing player Jasmine Rhodes.
But the Lady Tigers will need more players than that, especially to employ more of the full-court defense that Caldwell wants to use. For that reason, her staff will be hitting the recruiting trail again to find more low post players and possibly even some perimeter help.
A lot of things have to go right for LSU: more quality recruits, Boykin's return, having the oft-injured Kenney get through a season without exceeding the team's entire medical deductible.
But if the pieces come together just right, the expectation will be for LSU to once again start making regular stops in the Sweet 16, Elite Eight and Final Four — not merely occasional visits.


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Nutmeg is the dried seed of the fruit of an evergreen. Warm and sweet, nutmeg adds depth to desserts and savory dishes alike. Sprinkle it on your eggnog, but try it on your potatoes, too!
Botanical name: Myristica fragrans , Myristica fragrans Houtt. , Myristica fragransHoutt.
Mace and nutmeg both come from the fruit of Myristica fragrans, an aromatic evergreen that grows to 66 feet, with dark green leaves, aromatic flowers, and large, brownish/yellow fruit. The female trees produce the fleshy fruit that splits in half once mature. The bright red, lacy covering (the aril) is harvested as mace, while the seeds are used for nutmeg. Nutmegs can be harvested when the trees are 7 to 9 years old, and the tree reaches full harvest maturity after about 20 years.
While M. fragrans is generally the preferred spice, two other species of nutmeg are grown--and sometimes used as adulterants. They are M. argentea or Papuan nutmeg, which is grown in New Guinea, and M. malabarica or Bombay nutmeg, which is grown in India. Imagine the streets spiced with nutmegs and other aromatics. In 1191, that's just what happened when the streets of Rome were prepared for the coronation of Henry VI. Nutmeg was prized in Elizabethan times for its reputed ability to fight the plague. In fact, legend has it that in England a few nutmegs could once be sold at a price that would render a person financially secure for life!
This value was well understood by the Portuguese, who controlled the nutmeg/mace trade for one hundred years, until the Dutch took it over-- for the next 200 years--in the early 17th century. In 1735 the Dutch East India Company burnt tons of surplus nutmeg to maintain a high price.
The term "wooden nutmeg" means a fraud, and "nutmegger" is the word for a con-artist. One explanation for the term is that dishonest Connecticut traders would supposedly whittle "nutmeg" out of wood. (Others say that the nutmeg sold was authentic and that people just didn't understand that it needed to be grated.) In either case, Connecticut is today known as "the nutmeg state."
Native to Asia and Australasia, today nutmeg is commercially cultivated in Indonesia, Malaysia, Grenada, and Sri Lanka. It was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1804, the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in 1802, and Grenada in 1843. Grenada continues to be a leading producer.
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Nutmeg's flavor is a bit sweeter, but more robust than the flavor of mace. It's traditionally used in Italian sausages, Middle Eastern lamb recipes, and various spice blends (some curry powder and garam masala blends, for example). Europeans use it in potato dishes, sauces, baked goods and processed meats.
You'll find nutmeg in recipes for pies, cookies, cakes, puddings, and custards, as well as sauces and soufflés. Try it in soups (especially split pea and tomato soups), and with seafood, fish, chicken, beans, and eggs. It works well with cheeses and a variety of vegetables, too, like cabbage, broccoli, onions, eggplant, spinach and Brussels sprouts. Don't forget to sprinkle it on eggnog, mulled wines and punches. Mashed potatoes are delicious with a light dusting of nutmeg, too.
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Researchers rely on clinical trials to test the efficacy of emerging medical treatments. The following links further define the different types and phases of clinical trials and describe ongoing opportunities for clinical trial volunteers.
Developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health through the National Library of Medicine and in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration, this site provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research opportunities. Participants in clinical trials are volunteers who can gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available and help others by contributing to medical research.
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Developed by the NCI of the National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services, this site links volunteers with studies designed to determine whether promising approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are safe and effective.


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The Willits City Council met March 13 for its regularly scheduled meeting.
The main topic was a public hearing on the city's revision to the 2009-2014 housing element, which has been in the works for several years. After more than an hour of presentation and comments, the council rejected the proposed changes. The vote was 3 to 2 with only Mayor Holly Madrigal and Councilwoman Madge Strong voting in favor.
The dissenting councilmen Bruce Burton, Ron Orenstein and Larry Stranske were asked to forward lists of issues to city staff. This will allow staff to modify the document before bringing the issue back to the council for another try. The potential for a future workshop was also discussed but was left as an open item.
Since 1969, Willits, along with all other California governing bodies, is required to have a "housing element" to support the city's general plan. A housing element communicates what the city will do to provide housing for its fair share of the growing California population. The element details zoning and other land use restrictions and incentives proposed to meet the projected housing needs for all economic segments of the community. These types of restrictions are aimed in part at preventing cities from establishing onerous requirements favoring high-end development only and discouraging more moderate residential development.
Housing elements must be approved by the California Department of Housing and Community Development based on a series of stringent requirements, including the number, type and density of planned residences. If the city fails to include them, HCD will not approve the housing element. If the city doesn't have an approved housing element, it makes court challenges more likely for any decisions the city makes either to approve or disapprove of building permits or developments.
Changes in state law caused a number of the housing element revisions. These included the permitting of second units in all single family zones by right; certain accommodations for the disabled; allowing emergency homeless shelters in any commercial zones; allowing licensed transitional and residential care housing in all residential zones; conditionally allowing single room occupancy units in most residential and commercial zones; permitting farm housing for up to six persons as a single-family residence; and incorporating certain energy conservation standards for all developments.
A number of other changes were recommended by the city's planner Gary Pedroni. These changes were not driven by a specific statute change but thought to be the most desirable way to meet the housing development targets. Provisions include ways the city will allocate the city's limited water resources to promote the creation of low income housing; maximizing the number of residences per acre; removing conditional use permit requirements for residences above commercial establishments; and allowing multi-family housing in areas zoned R-2.
Burton specifically raised issues with the change allowing emergency shelters and residences in commercial zones without a conditional use permit. Stranske was silent on why he voted against adopting the element. Orenstein voiced the view that all developments needed to come before the city council regardless of the allowed zoning.
One item on the consent calendar, a $10,000 claim for flood damage at the home of Harold Hall, was pulled for future consideration. Hall's son spoke to the council about the flooding which occurred December 2 causing $40,000 to $50,000 to the home. He said his dad is 98 years old and had 5 inches of water inside the home on Walnut Street and Poplar Avenue. The family believed the flooding was the result of a combination of poor city maintenance of the drainage ditch along Walnut Street and the addition of substantial paving at the temporary hospital buildings next door. The council listened to his comments and agreed to add the claim to a future closed session agenda.
The council rejected claims filed by the driver and passenger involved in a vehicle crash on Highway 20 at Blosser Lane. It also rejected two more claims associated with the Central Street construction project.
The council passed a resolution accepting the completion of the new Willits sewer plant and the filing of a notice of completion of the C. Overaa and Company contract to build it. Final Overaa contract costs were $13.873 million on an original bid of $11.096 million.
The council passed an ordinance aligning the city's public works contracting practices with state codes by revising Chapter 3.09 of the city's municipal code.
The council introduced an ordinance revising the city manager's authority to match the new Chapter 3.09.
Adoption of an ordinance revising Chapter 8.09 of the city's municipal code eliminating the special demolition fee for demolition recycling was held over until the March 27 city council meeting.
There was no action to report from the council's closed session with legal counsel on the Brooktrails lawsuit and discussions associated with the recruitment and selection of a city manager.