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- Network: Starz
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 21, 2011
Season #: 1, 2
- Starring: Jonathan Groff, Kelsey Grammer, Kathleen Robertson
- Summary: Season two sees Chicago mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) with a new advisor in Ian Todd (Jonathan Groff) as Kane battles his enemies even as he medicates himself to hide his condition.
- Genre(s): Drama
- Creator: Farhad Safinia
- Season 2 premiere date: Aug 17, 2012
- Episode Length: 60
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Score distribution:
Positive: 16 out of 18
Mixed: 2 out of 18
Negative: 0 out of 18
No relaxing allowed with Boss. Sorry about that, and sorry for this series, which remains smart, absorbing and particularly well done.
[Boss brings] back its intoxicating blend of soap-opera sudsiness, Shakespearean tragedy and scathing insight into big city politics, Chicago-style.
Boss' mix of deft footwork and bull-in-a-china shop clumsiness can be off-putting, but it's always anchored by Grammer's alternately scary and mournful lead performance, and you're never in doubt that there's a fully formed sensibility behind it.
Although the characters have only scant or fleeting redeeming personal values, we continue to buy into their machinations because of how they are created and because of superbly convincing performances at every level of the cast.
Though the series has its share of larger-than-life moments that ring hollow, its knack for extracting quiet beauty from all the mayhem lends Boss's best scenes the precision and artistry of a monstrous ballet.
There are fitful moments that work, but the show also manages to shoot itself in the foot regularly.
Score distribution:
Positive: 3 out of 3
Mixed: 0 out of 3
Negative: 0 out of 3
Jan 13, 2013What a cracking season! I don't understand why Boss did not rate through the roof.
Easily one of the best shows again in 2012. Kelsey GrammerWhat a cracking season! I don't understand why Boss did not rate through the roof.
Easily one of the best shows again in 2012. Kelsey Grammer is riveting in ever scene supported by excellent performances throughout the whole cast.
Above all else Boss is entertaining and throughout season 2, continued to be less than predictable at every twist and turn in the plot.
Considering the rubbish that keeps getting renewed I can't believe it got cancelled.
Hopefully the movie eventuates. the story deserves an ending.… Expand
Nov 14, 2012The only thing this show has against it is that it's not being watched by millions, nevertheless, it's as good as it gets: superb acting,The only thing this show has against it is that it's not being watched by millions, nevertheless, it's as good as it gets: superb acting, intrigue, sex, dirty politics and murder, all with an excellent production.… Collapse
Sep 8, 2012No Emmy nominations, but a group of loyal followers! Yes, Boss is not being watched by millions of people, that is what turns it into aNo Emmy nominations, but a group of loyal followers! Yes, Boss is not being watched by millions of people, that is what turns it into a dramatic "treasure". Kane is the major no city would want and that's what makes it irresistable to watch: we love tiranny in some way. Keep it like that, Grammer!… Expand
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PETA claim simmers down as DA drops caseLobsters, crabs not protected under law
Rockland — The District Attorney's Office and Rockland police will not pursue a case of animal cruelty against a Rockland processing plant, according to a letter released by District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau Sept. 30.
In the letter to Dan Paden from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Rushlau said he would not ask police to continue the investigation, because Maine's animal cruelty laws, as he interprets them, do not apply to lobsters and crabs.
PETA released a video online Sept. 17 claiming lobsters and crabs are being treated cruelly at a Linda Bean's Rockland processing plant, but those operating the plant say they are not violating any laws or standards.
The group sought a criminal investigation and submitted video it claims was recorded at the plant.
The video shows workers ripping the legs, heads and shells off live lobsters, and breaking apart crabs' shells with sharp spikes. The organizations said these practices violate Maine's cruelty-to-animals statute, which prohibits killing an animal by a method that does not cause instantaneous death.
Rushlau said the statute applies to "sentient" animals, and, as the word is not defined by the Maine Supreme Court, it is open to interpretation. He traced the origin of the term to 1973, when the word sentient replaced brute in the wording of the law. The explanation for the substitution was not explained, he said.
In the letter, Rushlau wrote, "Further, harvesting of lobsters and crabs was a significant industry in 1973, as today, and any Legislature would consider the effect on that industry before expanding the reach of the animal welfare laws."
The material sent to his office does not constitute a prosecutable offense, he added.
Attorney Steve Hayes, representing Linda Bean's Perfect Maine lobster company, said there is nothing in the video directly confirming that the plant in the video is Linda Bean's in Rockland.
He said Linda Bean's plant meets or exceeds all industry standards and does not violate the state's cruelty to animals statute.
Both the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Maine Lobstermen's Association have put out statements denouncing PETA's campaign against the lobster industry.
PETA's counsel, Amanda Schwoerke, responded to Rushlau in a letter, thanking him and the Rockland Police Department for their attention on the matter, but asked him to reconsider his decision.
"Basic rules of statutory construction dictate that the definition of "animal" unequivocally applies to the lobsters and crabs being mutilated and tortured by workers at Linda Bean's Maine Lobster," she said.
"Maine law makes clear that when a word's plain meaning is unambiguous a review of the legislative history—which in this case is nonexistent in any event—is both unnecessary and improper. The Maine Supreme Court "look[s] to dictionary definitions when determining the plain meaning of words," she added. As PETA's evidence amply shows, lobsters and crabs are "sentient" and feel every agonizing second of having their legs, shells, and heads ripped off their bodies, as occurs at LBML, the letter said.
Schwoerke also said the legislators whose 1973 intent Rushalu sought, could not "be privy to today's ample scientific evidence that lobsters and crabs feel pain or the fact that quicker, less-cruel slaughter methods—such as electric stunners and hydrostatic pressure, both of which are used in Maine— make all the suffering documented at LMBL particularly unnecessary."
Courier Publications' reporter Juliette Laaka can be reached at 594-4401 ext. 118 or via email at email@example.com.
Did it ever occur to PETA members that there are more productive ways to use their time and money. Such as paying for drug counseling for the mother just picked up for driving under the influence with 4 children in the car. This families life is much more deserving than a few lobsters. I don't know the person picked up so am not campaigning for her.

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Skip to comments.A MINORITY VIEW: The Racism of Diversity
Posted on 08/08/2009 10:34:57 AM PDT by jessduntno
The Racism of Diversity
The U.S. Naval Academy's PowerPoint display explains diversity by saying, "Diversity is all the different characteristics and attributes of individual sailors and civilians which enhance the mission readiness of the Navy," adding that: "Diversity is more than equal opportunity, race, gender or religion. Diversity is the understanding of how each of us brings different skills, talents and experiences to the fight -- and valuing those differences. Leveraging diversity creates an environment of excellence and continuous improvement to remove artificial achievement barriers and value the contribution of all participants." Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of Naval Operations, says that "diversity is the No. 1 priority" at the academy.
Diversity at the Naval Academy, as at most academic institutions, is not about equal opportunity but a race and sex spoils system to achieve what the Navy brass see as a pleasing race and sex mix. They accomplish that vision by the removal of "artificial achievement barriers."
Let's go over what the Naval Academy sees as an artificial achievement barrier.
A black candidate with B and C grades, with no particular leadership qualities, and 500 on both portions of the SAT, is virtually guaranteed admittance. A white student, who's not an athlete, with such scores is deemed not qualified.
Many black students are admitted to the Naval Academy through remedial training at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, R.I., which is a one-year post-secondary school. Finishing the year with a 2.0 GPA, a C average, almost guarantees admission to the academy. A C average for remedial work is nothing to write home about.
(Excerpt) Read more at economics.gmu.edu ...
Hmmmmmmmmm...is the Professor explaining to us why we can not see Zero's scholastic and written college and State Assembly and Harvard Law paper trails?
A little weird though, because he seems to be implying that athleticism at Annapolis gets you in...does this explain the Navy's dominance in Football? Hmmmmphh...
Or is this an example of overall "acedemic common sense?"
I think he makes his own case for the elevation of black scholars based on race...
Professor Fleming was on the admissions board, where the standing instruction is not to write anything down because "everything is 'FOI'able" — meaning it can be demanded under the Freedom of Information Act. Such an instruction highlights the dishonesty of race preferences. The dishonesty doesn't stop there. The academy will go to great lengths to retain black students. When Professor Fleming charged a black student with plagiarism, he was not properly informed of the hearing and subsequently the student's peer group found him not guilty. Honor violations by black students are usually "remediated."
Did you read the entire article?
"Diversity at the Naval Academy, as at most academic institutions, is not about equal opportunity but a race and sex spoils system to achieve what the Navy brass see as a pleasing race and sex mix. They accomplish that vision by the removal of "artificial achievement barriers."
This statement sounds like a direct lift from an Ayn Rand novel. (The part about removal of "Artificial" achievement barriers.)
The true mantra being; "Our Diversity Is Our Disaster."
"Did you read the entire article?"
"The true mantra being; Our Diversity Is Our Disaster.
Or even worse, the dishonesty of the achievement of diversity becomes the the truth, not because it is the truth, but because it is it's closest approxination of what should be true.
The root word of "diversity" is "divide". That is exactly what "diversity policy" does.
Really not fair to the black students who would qualify under the "standard" standards.
Not fair to the people who have to serve under low-achievement officers.
Not fair to the country.
"Not fair to the country."
No. when the Clinton's came into office and beginning in '93-94, the drumbeat got louder and the "level playing field" mantra was used at every opportunity...the school was changed forever...
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You are bidding on an Absolutely Beautiful Kaufmann K55K German Military Officers' Pocket Knife. I know virtually nothing about this knife except what was told to me by the gentleman from whom I bought it. He said that this knife along with others just like it were presented to the top German Military Officers by Hitler himself as gifts. That is the name of the Officer on the back of the knife "CARL SPAETER, MUNCHEN". I am not sure what the "GF" on the front means other than maybe "German Fatherland", just don't know. The only thing that I can see wrong with this knife is that the smaller triangle shaped blade may have been longer at one time in its life, not sure though. The regular knife blade is near 100% and snap back is good. The main blade is stamped with "K55K with "KAUFMANN" directly under it and "ROSTFREI" below that. One of the other blades has "SOLINGEN" stamped on it. If anyone out t has more info on this knife EMail me with it and I will post with this listing. The handles also look good as you can see by the pictures. The knife looks exactly like the pictures, beautiful. It measures 4-1/4" closed. I will give a refund if not as described. You can E Mail me with any and all concerns before bidding. T may be something you need to know, just ask and I will try. You must be at least 18 years old to bid on this knife.... read more


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Are you ready for some football?
For 36 years, it's been the catchphrase for a continent's worth of Monday night sports viewers. But the show closes for good this weekend, when ABC's Monday Night Football kicks off for the final time. The property moves over to ESPN starting next season (you'll see it on TSN in Canada).
While MNF remains a consistent top-10 program on U.S. television, its cachet -- and ratings -- have diminished greatly in recent years. Matchups like Monday's finale (New England-New York Jets), the latest in a season-ending run of duds, certainly haven't helped.
But ABC is aiming for a memorable finale, no matter what happens on the field.
Frank Gifford and Dandy Don Meredith, MNF stars during its 1970s and '80s heyday (alongside Howard Cosell), were brought back for a taped opening segment with current MNF play-by-play voice Al Michaels (who'll carry on with ESPN next season).
Clips of MNF's greatest games will air throughout the night, as well as a look back of some of the most famous celebrity visitors (John Lennon and ex-president Ronald Reagan, to name two).
They'll even have Meredith close out the show with Turn Out The Lights, a song he often broke out to signal a game was moving into blowout territory.
Something tells me it just might turn out to be appropriate for MNF's final curtain call.
THE ROAD TO TURIN: The CBC unveiled its preliminary schedule for the Turin Olympics this week, with 245 hours of coverage planned from Feb. 10-26. On a typical day, live events will air from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with an evening wrapup show running from 6-11 p.m. Evening host Brian Williams will work from the CBC's Toronto studios, with morning and afternoon hosts Terry Leibel and Ron MacLean on site in Italy. TSN's complementary coverage will span 125 hours, with the CBC supplying all on-air commentators for both networks. About half the event coverage is expected to be available in high-definition format. Event time worth noting: The men's gold-medal hockey game, 8 a.m. on Feb. 26.
BRINGING IT HOME: Another holiday tradition that continues to grow -- Hometown Hockey on Rogers Television. Starting Tuesday, Rogers stations across Ontario will be chock full of minor hockey programming. Locally, the highlight comes Jan. 2, with extensive coverage of Bell Capital Cup championship games at the Corel Centre. Tuesday's slate includes A Cup of Their Own, a documentary exploring the growth of women's hockey. It debuts at 7 a.m., with three repeats later in the week. At 6:30 p.m. each day during the week, Rogers at the Rink Tonight provides a wealth of minor hockey news. For more details about Hometown Hockey, log on to www.rogerstelevision.com.
AROUND THE DIAL: All 14 TSN games at the world junior hockey championship are being made available in HD format ... A tournament preview airs tonight at 7 ... CurlTV.com has cut a deal with CBC to offer live webcasts of about 70 games from Season of Champions events in 2005-06, including morning draws at the Scott Tournament of Hearts and Brier ... Last Saturday's Senators-Leafs game on CBC drew an audience of 1.393 million, slightly lower than Hockey Night in Canada's season average of 1.533 million for its early game.


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NEW YORK — The schedule for taking the cross that symbolizes World Youth Day to locations across Canada was interrupted Feb. 24-25 for a pilgrimage to New York's Ground Zero, the site of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, director of the World Youth Day scheduled for July 23-28 in Toronto, said 110 people gathered in Toronto for prayer at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 23, and then made the 12-hour bus trip to participate in the visit of the cross to New York.
Joined by youths and youth workers from the New York area, they came to St. Patrick's Cathedral the evening of Feb. 24 for a Mass that began with the processional hymn, "Lift High the Cross."
Auxiliary Bishop Anthony G. Meagher of Toronto, who heads the Canadian bishops' committee for World Youth Day and traveled with the group, was celebrant and homilist for the Mass.
He said what happened at the World Trade Center was frightening, but that the cross was a sign that God would conquer the evil seen in that event.
The pilgrims were coming to New York to say that "not us but this cross will be a sign of hope," the bishop said.
Father Rosica said the delegation included 75 young people from nine countries and 25 Canadian dioceses.
While the Mass reflected the bilingual English-French composition of Canadians, the international character of the World Youth Day was shown through the prayers offered also in Filipino, Italian and Spanish.
Also participating in the pilgrimage, Father Rosica reported, were representatives of the police, fire and emergency medical services who would assist with World Youth Day and who were coming to offer prayers for their counterparts who served and in many cases died at the World Trade Center.
He said the group also included the wife, children, parents and mother-in-law of Kenneth Basnicki, a Ukrainian Catholic who had come to New York from Toronto Sept. 11 on business and was killed at the World Trade Center.
"We have come as pilgrims," Father Rosica said at the Mass. "We have come to express our solidarity, gathered around the cross."
The cross, which is 13 feet high and made of wood, was originally given to the youth of the world by Pope John Paul II in 1984, and has come to symbolize World Youth Day events somewhat as the torch symbolizes the Olympics.
Last year on Palm Sunday, the Pope gave the cross to a group of Canadian youth, and it has since been taken to churches and other locations throughout Canada.
Just before coming to New York, it had been in Hamilton, Ontario, and on Feb. 26 was to go to Timmins, Ontario.
For the concluding journey, it is to be taken from Montreal to Toronto on a walking pilgrimage April 30-June 9.
The cross, carried in a case, was brought to New York in a special trailer pulled by a van, and set up at St. Patrick's Cathedral in the chancel near the archbishop's chair.
After the Mass, it was brought down to the congregational level for veneration during a prayer vigil that was part of the preparation for the visit to Ground Zero the next morning.
Father Michael Martine, CYO director for the New York Archdiocese, said 200 young people from the New York area, including some who would be going to the World Youth Day, had come to join the Canadian visitors for the Mass.
Concelebrants for the Mass included priests from the Archdiocese of Newark and the dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, as well as Canada and the New York Archdiocese, he said.
Special music, including singing of the World Youth Day 2002 theme song, "Light of the World," was provided by a youth choir led by the archdiocesan scouting director, Eugene Jaconetti.
Welcoming the visitors, retired Auxiliary Bishop Patrick J. Sheridan of New York called the visit "a wonderful gesture of prayer and solidarity."
"You have touched us very deeply with this gesture," he said.
Bishop Sheridan also commented jokingly that he was welcoming the Canadian visitors in spite of the fact that the Canadian hockey team had just beaten the United States that afternoon "fair and square."
Bishop Meagher responded that he had not planned to mention the game because it might seem like gloating.
After spending the night at the Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House on Staten Island, the pilgrims returned to Manhattan for a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Renato R. Martino, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, at Our Saviour Church, and then made the visit to Ground Zero.
Returning immediately to Canada, the visitors were making their New York trip totally as a pilgrimage of prayer — with none of the shopping, Broadway plays or restaurant dining of the typical New York tourist.


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A 20-year Weston tradition continues on Saturday, May 25, when hundreds of runners, walkers, and strollers take to the streets at 8:30 a.m. for the Weston Memorial Day 5K Road Race.
The USATF-certified course begins on School Road and winds through Lords Highway and Old Hyde and Norfield roads, before looping back to finish at the high school.
The event is the single largest fund-raiser for the Weston High School PTO.
In addition to winners in various age categories, cash prizes are awarded to the top overall finishers, including for the first ($100), second ($50), and third ($25) male and female finishers overall.
A one-mile Kids Fun Run for students in kindergarten through fifth grade will begin at 8 a.m. It features a 440-meter run (one lap of the high school track), a one-mile run (four laps), and a 100-meter sprint and 110-yard dash.
Refreshments will be provided as well as free race T-shirts for the first 500 registrants.
Registration may be done online at weston5k.com, in person the day of the race or by mail. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by May 19.
The fee is $20 through May 22. It is $30 May 23 and 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Weston High School cafeteria and on race day from 7 to 8 a.m.
The Fun Run fee is $10 in advance or on race day.
Volunteers are needed for registration and various activities the day of the event. For more information, visit weston5k.com.


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A Disaster Response Unit has been placed on alert by The Salvation Army of Augusta to deploy, if needed, to areas affected by Hurricane Isaac.
The team of volunteers, including local administrator Capt. Tony Perez, has been trained by The Salvation Army's National Disaster Training Program. In preparation for a possible deployment, the team is checking its inventory of food and supplies.
Financial donations to assist those affected by the disaster can be made by visiting www.salvationarmyusa.org or calling (800) 725-2769. Donors can also contribute $10 via text message. Text the word "STORM" to 80888.
Checks can be made out to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief. Specify the check is for 2012 hurricane relief and mail to P.O. Box 1959, Atlanta, GA 30301.


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The pace of the Red Bull cars this weekend has really shocked its rivals, all of whom are heading back to the drawing board after the updates their brought here seem to have taken them further away rather than closer to the pace setters.
"I came here thinking that we could really put on a challenge now and it's not gone that way. We really need to look into it, in terms of our competitors we are not where we want to be and we have made a small step back, " said Nico Rosberg, currently second in the world championship.
"One team is untouchable while the other top three teams are very close," said Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali.
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn broke down exactly how the Red Bull is setting such unreachable lap times in qualifying trim,
"We can see where they are quick," he said."Turn 9, the high speed corner, they are quite exceptional through. It's high speed corners and this is a track where there are lots of high speed corners. That's their strength. It was also their strength last year but they had a weakness in slow corners last year. This year they are good in slow corners and had retained their ability in high speed corners."
What is particularly striking is that they are only 20th and 21st through the speed trap 9km/h slower than the Ferrari, which is a lot to give away.
World Championship leader Jenson Button said," They have very good traction and they can carry speed through the corners because they have a stable rear end. On corner exit they are very strong. I'm a little bit surprised at how quick they are. They are in a very good position."
Everybody has come to Barcelona with improvements to their cars. Red Bull has been secretive about the new parts it has on its car, except to admit that the mechanics have had hardly any sleep over the last two nights as they fitted the new parts. There are obvious updates on the front wing and detail on the diffuser, there is also some improvement to the floor. Clearly the downforce creating elements of the rear of the car, the diffuser and the rear wing are giving the car a very stable rear end and this is balanced out by a large and sophisticated front wing.
However McLaren believe that the Red Bull is not so far ahead in race trim as it is harder on its tyres than the other top teams. With the top ten cars starting the race on the soft tyres on which they qualified, the long fast corners will ask a lot of questions of the front left tyre and it will be interesting to see how the Red Bull handles the opening stint on full fuel tanks.
From what we saw in Friday practice, however, the Red Bull looked pretty good on the long runs. Webber did a 19 lap run which was pretty consistent in the 1m 24s and 1m25s, tailing off in the final three laps into the 1m 26s. At the same time Schumacher did a 14 lap run which started in the 1m25s and slipped into the 1m26s after six laps.
"It´s a surprise for all the others but also for us," said Vettel. "It´s a dangerous thing as well because we need to keep pushing and also to confirm it tomorrow (in the race).
"It might look comfortable today but you only get points in the race – we´ve been in this position before…"
It's either all of that (what people are saying) or also the way in how Adrian Newey and Christian Horner handle the team and how they provide stability, technical direction and good reference points for everyone. Associate all of it with a good driving pair and I guess everything will just fall in place. I think other teams lack the reference points. Mercedes has Ross Brawn but McLaren and Ferrari is a bit more disperse.
It is no secret (except to McClaren who let him go) that Adrian Newey is an awesome designer but lets not forget this is about the race weekend.
Last year with refuelling the expectation is that the pole sitter can go and forget the rest but tyres are more important with no re-fuelling and as this article states the success for any team is to ensure that they operate well across the needs of qualifying and the 2 hour race session which require a car that can do both.
The red bull is an awesome qualifying car but shows weaknesses over the distance and as this article mentions is not as good to the tyres and Spain can hurt tyres.
Saying all of this, they have the opportunity of clean air and less trouble (unless Mark tries to take Vettel at the start and they touch!!!)which does give them an advantage and the ability to treat their tires with more respect than if you are in a position where you have to take the battle to a car in front of you.
Bottom line is this will make a for a great race.... can't wait.
I think Hamilton and Alonso will manage to pass the Red Bulls
Highly unlikely. With a one second advantage in quali., they are going to ahead by a comfortable margin on race pace as well.
Also remember they have the Renault engine which is very very fuel efficient, hence allowing them to less weight than McLaren and Ferrari. Also, the Renault engine has been improved on reliability grounds. So, I don't think they are low on horsepower compared to their rivals.
The great picture on the article sums up Red Bull this weekend. A bit of a blur and impossible to catch.
... Please let the race tomorrow be closer than quali. 🙂
Adrian Newey has built a rocket ship to be sure. But Ross Brawn is a genius and McLaren's development rate last year was immense. I'll be amazed, and plenty disappointed in the rest of the grid, if the Red Bull's aren't reeled in by Silverstone.
Jenson will be happy to have built a small lead in the earlier rounds and he's the best driver to take advantage of changeable conditions in races.
The season is not a one-Bull race yet.
The thing to remember is it isn't just newey. He has a good team behind him, and I think he seems best able to get the best out of all of his team, as well as being outstanding individually. I suspect mclaren may be keen to get him back 🙂
how quick would they be with a merc engine!
Seems to me that at least half the gap is down to the soft tire. In Q1 when both were on hard tires, the gap between McLaren and Red Bull was far smaller.
The start tomorrow is going to be VERY exciting!
The remainder of the season will be just as interesting as how many times Red Bull drops their ball. Unless you're a fan of them.
They really should be able to win all races from now on.
"...the long fast corners will ask a lot of questions of the front left tyre and it will be interesting to see how the Red Bull handles the opening stint on full fuel tanks"
I like this part a lot.
Looks like Red Bull made a further step ahead of the other three team whereas the three team behind seems getting closer and closer to each other. One thing that I'm surprise though is to see how far is Massa from Alonso; about half a second? that's way too much. Is also nice to see Button so close to Hamilton; that's they it has to be between team mates. The McClaren team has to be very happy with the way Button has been performing to far this year.
T.V chanels all over the world who have paid squillions to screen this race must be praying for rain tomorrow.
Without rain this race has got bahrain stamped all over it
I forget - how many zeroes in a 'squillion' ? ;D
Is it not possible actually that with this mass improvement in 1 lap pace it may very well hinder them at the START of the race tomorrow?
I mean yes you did mention their consistency with a longer fuel run, but how much more fuel was that in comparison to the low fuel quali trim?
What I'm trying to say is that it may be possible that the Red Bull is brilliant in a fuel range up to a point and beyond this it really hurts their pace.
I don't think so. Remember that they have been very consistently fast when in clean air at the front in Bahrain, Melbourne and Malaysia.
They might be slightly tough on their tyres but not to the extent that their opponents hope and make out in their bid to keep their own morales up.
How amazing !!!! This car is awesome, it is not RedBull anymore it's RedBOLT !
This is worrying for RedBull though. If the race is dry and they manage to loose it, they will take a big hit. Up to now, they didn't live up to their Saturday's promises with a mixture of reliability issues, strategy bad calls and a less impressive race pace. But if they manage to spoil it on Sunday, they might find it hard to recover.
If McLaren has a good race pace, I'll go for WEBBER/HAMILTON/VETTEL for the podium.
If RedBull are as impressive in race trim, I'll go for WEBBER/VETTEL/HAMILTON or ALONSO.
The start will be crucial though and the race boring 100% sure. After a couple of laps switch the TV off !
Nothing to do with RedBull, Great Season right now :
- James Allen Blog is really taking off
- Lewis Hamilton is being humbled by BUTTON, a lighter head might help him go quicker !
- Schumi is back (I was sure he was over, I was wrong and happy to be wrong)
Well done Red Bull... Go Mark!!!!
The red bulls have been in this position before. They don't always capitalize on it. Anything can happen in a race. It's wide open anyone in the top 4-6 could win with the right breaks.
Red Bulls performance margin is certainly huge in quali, lets see what the margin is during the race....
With teams itching to get onto their 2011 designs, the uncertainty over the tyre supplier(s)and diameter AND an apparently clear advantage to RB right now....me thinks that designers and engineers are not going to be getting so much sleep in their respective F1 homes!
This should give RB an advantage that could well see them 'steal' competitors design-time away from next years cars just to try to cut the deficit!!
The RB looked exceptionally stable through the fast corners and not at all twitchy.
Teams budgets are quite secretive and the comment about RB's being substantially less than others is very interesting. With Newey they save on regular hair-cuts and styling products but that's about it..., right?!
Would be good to see the top ten list of budgets for sure!!
For the budgets, here's the link to an article in Pitpass quoting a report by Chris Sylt. It includes a list of the **estimated** budgets for 2010. I guess these can change during the year with any new sponsors. I wonder what the actuals will be ....
If I were Ferrari I would be seriously worried about any capping of budgets....if those figures are correct.
what are the respective headcounts of the f1 teams?
400 sounds about right but I think you mean 2009 for Brawn. All the headcount numbers above are for end of year 2008 and the Brawn cuts were made soon after the 2009 season began. We will have a precise figure over the next few months.
Hope this helps. Here are the latest (2008) headcounts:
Force India: 288
Williams: 533
Renault: 546
McLaren: 611
Red Bull: 594
Toro Rosso: 169
Brawn: 717
I can't imagine that in race trim RBR will be a second faster than Mclaren. A few tenths certainly, but not a second.
If Lewis can get a decent start off the line and a clean drive down to the first corner, then he might be able to take advantage of a Webber/Vettel skirmish into the first corner.
The start and the first few corners will dictate what's looking to be a yawn-fest I'm afraid.
YOU CAN SUM IT UP IN TWO WORDS ( Adrian Newey )
What impresses me more than the RedBull's pace is Mark Webber's!
He has got to be one of the most improved drivers ever??.. i never really rated him when he was just cruising around the middle of the pack complaining about everything but his driving. Now he not only keeps up with Vettel, but beats him handsomely! And Vettel is the one who is supposed to be the new superstar.
Well.. hats off to you Mark, i'm glad to say i misjudged your skills.
Not many column inches are spent singing your praises, but i think you are fast becoming one of the stars of F1.
Well done.
Oh.. and i would have loved to see DC in this car after all the hard work he put into it!
Yeah me too. I so wish DC was driving this year deserves a title
It's simple; Adrain Newey. He's back where he was with Williams and the FW14B. Brilliant. He's been comfortable with Red Bull from the moment he arrived there from McLaren. He was smothered at McLaren by Dennis. At Red Bull his abilities can flourish in a team that appreciates him and that is so unified under Christian Horner.
Qualifying is one thing and the race is another. Its only after the race we can deduce if the RB6 this season is anything similar to the FW14B in 1992.
I wish Webber would make up his mind if he wants to be a top tier or third tier driver. It has always been diamonds or rocks with him. Yesterday he was extremely classy, but lets wait and see which Webber turns up today.
Maybe it's the same old story of the Red Bull being really quick but giving up the ghost on about lap 20. Their ability to convert poles into wins is shocking. I actually think a Mclaren will take it, but I'm heavily biased. There is a definate danger of a Bahrain here though! Could be all over by lap 2!
Saying that, respect to Newey and Horner - they have created a rocket.
its no good being a sprinter in a marathon,good tyre,and fuel management meanssmooth and consistant driving,look no further than mr.button
Just thought of something about Ferrari's method of stalling the rear wing. Yes we have seen multiple times drivers taking hands off the steering wheel and there hasn't been any fuss about it until now with Alonso using the device whilst also changing the brake bias at the same time.
I am going to assume Ferrari have obviously analysed the best design for their stalling device to work, but surely it would have been better from a driving point of view if the driver used their elbow instead? Cause it would mean atleast they could still have one hand on the wheel and reduce the risk of the drivers making a mistake coming up to the braking point for a corner. Just a bit of a brain storm.
Adrain Newey was a genius in aerodynamic design maker. Which is the most important thing in every
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Telenor will mark the launch of its service next month by putting 10 million SIM cards on the market, a company spokesperson told Mizzima on August 5.
The long-awaited announcement comes just days after Ooredoo officially launched its service on August 2.
Telenor Myanmar public relations officer Ko Soe Thu Tun said the service would be launched in Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, but did not specify a date.
"We are now ready to launch with 10 million SIM cards and 800 towers," he said.
The cost of the cards will not exceed K1,500, Telenor Myanmar vice president and head of communications Hanne Knudsen told Mizzima.
Ko Soe Thu Tun said Telenor will launch with 2G and 3G services and eventually plans to offer 4G when it becomes more widely accepted.
"We added 2G network service so that users can easily buy the low-cost handsets and use internet and also they can use with their current handsets," he said, adding that the 2G network would have connection speeds of up to 250KB and the 3G network, 7.2MB.
"It will be a little bit slow if users use the internet extensively," Ko Soe Thu Tun said. Telenor users could also have free access to Wikipedia, he said.
Ooredoo begin selling its K1,500 SIM cards a few days ahead of its official launch.
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Last week, Frank Ocean decided not to make his fight with Chris Brown a legal matter and withdrew his request to press charges against the troubled singer. After careful consideration, he decided to take the high road and push toward peace rather than vengeance. Unfortunately for WIP Nightclub, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker does not feel the same way. He just updated his pending lawsuit over the Brown/ Drake fight to include this latest brouhaha.
According to TMZ, Parker and his attorneys are trying to make the case that Brown never should have been let into the nightclub prior to the now infamous brawl. In order to help illustrate their point, their filing includes a laundry list of the pop star's previous offenses including his domestic violence incident with Rihanna. This Ocean fight obviously shows a continuation of that pattern, but since it happened after, I'm not sure it will really affect the outcome of the case at all.
The brawl in question occurred last summer. Drake and Brown reportedly got into some kind of confrontation over Rihanna, someone threw a bottle and the whole place devolved into chaos. Parker was struck in the eye by a shard of glass and was forced to go to the hospital. He later filed this twenty million dollar lawsuit against the club.
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AICON's new 3D Arena is a tracking system that enables vehicle designers to determine the absolute position of machines in working space, including processing machines such as mobile milling machines or measuring devices such as white light scanners. The designers can work flexibly with mobile machines that can be moved around in the working station without problems, the company says.
The model can be viewed and processed from different angles without impeding stationary milling or measuring machines.
Up to 15 MoveInspect cameras are mounted on a frame above the working space and outside the designer's focus (e.g., ceiling-mounted). They cover a measuring field of about 6 x 9 meters. Depending on the task, the number of cameras and the size of the measuring field can be customized. The camera system captures the position of a mobile milling machine, a white light scanner or other tools or instruments. The solution continuously determines its position in working space in reference to the vehicle model. If the machine is put aside and brought back after a break, the tracking system recognizes it and sets up the processing program according to the coordinates. The machine can immediately continue working without issue.
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The new Model 6826 VME A/D Converter board from Pentek, Inc., is designed to boost signal bandwidth by nearly an order of magnitude, delivering single- or dual-channel data acquisition at 2 GHz samples/second with 10-bit resolution.
According to Rodger Hosking, vice president of Pentek, Inc., the board's ability to accept either single-ended or differential inputs preserves signal integrity across a variety of analog signal sources.
Using the using the new Atmel AT84AS008 A/D circuit, the board directly digitizes signal bandwidths up to nearly 900 MHz, and can capture wideband radar and communication signals as a single channel instead of digitizing several smaller bandwidth slices.
At the heart of the board is the Xilinx XC2VP100 Virtex-II Pro FPGA, which serves a powerful signal-processing resource for the formidable stream of data from the A/D converter.
On-board logic first de-multiplexes the 2 GHz raw 10-bit A/D samples by a factor of eight, producing 80-bit words at a reduced rate of 250 MHz for successful delivery into the FPGA.
The FPGA then performs various standard functions on the data, including memory transfers, formatting, triggering, gating and delivery to FPDP and VMEbus interfaces. It also handles the switched serial fabric VXS interface using the on-chip RocketIO gigabit serial transceivers.
Since most of the logic and DSP resources remain unused for these factory functions, developers can take advantage of these parallel processing structures to implement custom signal-processing algorithms and process captured data in real time.
To simplify FPGA development tasks, Pentek offers its GateFlow FPGA Resources, including the GateFlow FPGA Design Kit, GateFlow IP Cores Libraries and GateFlow Factory Installed IP Cores. In addition, Pentek's ReadyFlow libraries allow the user to control the Model 6826 across the backplane from SBC and DSP boards through high-level C-callable commands.
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The U.S. Army will deploy a football field-sized hybrid airship weapons system in 2012.
I remember being at Lakehurst Naval Airbase in New Jersey some 10-plus years ago watching the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels doing some amazing maneuvers during an air show. We were along the flight line, a safe distance from the aircraft flight path, and on my 10 o'clock I could see a massive old airship hangar in the distance. It simply was an artifact of the days when the ill-fated Hindenburg was destroyed in a terrible accident there on May 6, 1937. Never did I think that maybe someday airships might return there or that they would even be useful in any tactical way to the military.
Well, in May 2006, the MZ-3A lighter-than-air vehicle (LTAV), owned by the U.S. Navy, began regular flight operations at the airbase until 2007, when it was stored away in hangar six at Lakehurst. This airship was used on July 5, 2010, to assist in the BP oil spill recovery operation in the Gulf of Mexico. It patrolled the shoreline from above, direct skimmers trying to corral floating oil and look out for wildlife in harm's way.
Even more exciting is the U.S. Army's new Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a football field-sized hybrid airship weapons system. The Army awarded a $517 million agreement to Northrop Grumman to develop up to 3 LEMV systems. These systems are designed with plug-and-play capability to readily integrate into the Army's existing ground station command centers and ground troops in forward-operating bases, with the main objective to provide U.S. warfighters with persistent ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) capability to increase awareness of the ever changing battlefield. (See Figure 1.)
Can it be that we might see a revitalized "blimp" air base in Lakehurst again? (The word "blimp" is said to come from a British military competition before WW I where two types on non-structural limp airships, an "A" model and a "B" model, underwent evaluation. The "B" model won — hence the funny-sounding "blimp.")
This program is a high-tech twist on the first military use of balloons in the Civil War, which provided observers with an elevated view of the battlefield, according to Rick Zitarosa, a historian with the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society in Lakehurst, N.J.
The LEMV isn't really a blimp. Technically, it's called a hybrid airship, which gains lift from three different sources. One is the same aerostatic lift that a blimp gets from the same on-board helium. Another is aerodynamic lift, now that composite materials allow rigid, shaped hull designs that aren't just balloons. The final element is vectored thrust from four diesel engines and vector vanes, which build an aerodynamic lift.
The value proposition as compared to satellite imagery, fighter aircraft, helicopters or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is that satellite time is extremely expensive and not continuously available. Fighters at an operating cost of $10,000 to $20,000 per hour, plus an additional $10,000 or so per flight hour in recapitalization costs, are not an affordable option. Helicopters are noisy, vulnerable, have low endurance and are not cheap to operate, either. UAVs have lower operating and recapitalization costs and can operate for 20 to 36 hours on station, but that is still limited, and their payloads are likewise limited by weight and aerodynamic restrictions.
Like a helicopter, LEMVs can operate from any small forward base. Their operating costs are near $20,000 for three weeks of continuous eyes on the ground at 20,000 feet, carrying 2,500 pounds of payload including communication relays, cameras and radar sensors.
The LEMV will be equipped with L-3 MX-15 and MX-20D WESCAMTM, miniaturized HD cameras with processing capability and laser designators that can see a signature on a letter from 20,000 feet altitude. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which kill and maim so many of our troops, may be a thing of the past. The LEMV will be able to have a 21-day unblinking stare to see the enemy's attempts to plant IEDs and to track their movements. (See Figure 2.)
The LEMV will be deployed in Afghanistan in early 2012.
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Language is a slippery thing. Just when you think you have it pretty much in hand, it slithers away.
At least it has been that way for more than 200 years.
At least it has been that way for over 200 years.
For a very long time language purists have insisted on using more than rather than over when referring to quantity.
Fussy news editor: More than 20 people were arrested.
The hoi polloi: Over 20 people were arrested.
Enter now the Associated Press Stylebook which is the bible on words and word usage for most journalists. AP now pronounces over as acceptable "in all uses to indicate greater numerical value. The crop was valued at over $5 billion." (The faint sounds you hear in the background are the screams of anguished denial from a thousand newsrooms.)
Left unaddressed by AP in this obviously weak-spined linguistic cave-in (can you guess where I stand?) is whether this usage change works the other way as well:
The plane flew over Tacoma.
The plane flew more than Tacoma.
Beyond personal fulminations, a scan through the What's New section of the AP Stylebook holds up a pretty good mirror to society's concerns.
In early April the AP told journalists they should no longer use the term illegal immigrant or the word illegal to describe a person. Illegal, they ruled, should be used to describe only an action. Illegal immigrant should be replaced by living in or entering a country illegally or without legal permission.
AP's social media guidelines have been broadened to include Android, circles, flash mob, Google Hangout, Instagram and Skype.
For a culture concerned about weapons, AP's media law section now "spells out differences between assault rifle and assault weapon, magazine and clip, and pistol and revolver, and adds entries on bolt-action and lever-action rifles."
If you ever thought of working as a news editor, note you'll need to be current on a lot more words and usages than you might expect.
AP: "Among more than 90 new and revised entries: Advent, after-party, Alaska Native, Asperger's syndrome, athletic trainers, backstage, battleground states, Boxing Day, brain dead/ brain death, clinically dead/clinical death, Carnival, disabled/handicapped, distances, doughnut, dumpster, embryo, ethnic cleansing, face-lift, fetus, Fox, homicide/murder/manslaughter, horse meat, husband/wife, Islamist, landline…and on. And on.
About covers it, doesn't it? Well, actually no.
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nah its not underrated
people overrate beneath the remains so they ask themselves why this isnt better than it is. simple logic
heh i should be a college professor
Hey! My review is still moving in 2012!
With that said, qwe3, I hope you're trolling. Metalcore? GTFO.
Album Rating: 3.5haha
How does this have a lower average rating than Roots!?
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and yeah this is prob my fav but schizo rules damn hard too
Funny you should say the drums are amazing, as on Antichrist, Igor didn't even remember to use his feet! XD
i agree but schizo was my introduction to sepultura so it has that spot in my heart
bestial devastation rules damn hard too
yeah dude this has the purest vibe so hard
and fuck those in flames albums lunar strain is the only one that even matters but why are we even talking about them in this thread
LOL things about this album (according to the special edition booklet):
- the guitars are not in tune because they didn't know how to tune up
- Antichrist has no drum footwork
- the lyrics are translated word for word from Portuguese using a dictionary
Ah, early days of popular bands...
antichrist isnt even on this album bro
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- Christian Lindke said...
These people are too cool for me. I'm going to have to wash my eyes after seeing this much pretense in a family portrait.
- December 17, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- David Chute said...
The interesting thing is, this is supposed to represent real life, unretouched version of the couple that became Die Antwoord. Yolandi before she uglied herself up. Perhaps a public persona adopted for show biz is automatically less pretentious because it makes no claim to be real; to be anything other than an act?
- December 18, 2010 at 12:51 PM
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I have found that parts of the UIDropDownMenu can be set up in the XML file. For example,
<Frame name="MyAddOn_Select" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate"> <Anchors> <Anchor point="TOPRIGHT" relativePoint="TOPRIGHT"> <Offset> <AbsDimension x="8" y="-28"/> </Offset> </Anchor> </Anchors> <FontString inherits="ChatFontNormal"/> <Scripts> <OnShow> UIDropDownMenu_SetWidth(240, this); UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(this,MyAddOn_Select_Initialize); </OnShow> </Scripts> </Frame>
The Initialize and Click functions in my AddOn's lua file are much as is on the definition page here. One thing I couldn't find a way to do, though, was to set the origin of the button list shown when you click the DropDown's button; it always wanted to align its TopLeft to the parent's BottomLeft. A more appropriate place for mine would be with right edges aligned.
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HOWTO Edit
This article reads a lot like a HOWTO article... and we've already got one of those on this subject. I think some consolidation and changes to both pages are needed. I've done some work with popup menus, but I wouldn't call myself an expert. Anyone with more experience have any ideas? -- Tuhljin (talk) 20:42, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Changes in 3.0.2 Edit
Blizzard swap around the args for some of the functions in the UIDropDownMenu.lua to make the first arg always be the reference to the frame object. Because of this, functions such as UIDropDownMenu_SetText() have to be changed from UIDropDownMenu_SetWidth("text", frame) to UIDropDownMenu_SetWidth(frame, "text"). I will edit the article to reflect these new changes.
Here is a list of functions I have found in UIDropDownMenu.lua that have been changed:
- UIDropDownMenu_SetWidth(frame, width, padding)
- UIDropDownMenu_SetButtonWidth(frame, width)
- UIDropDownMenu_SetText(frame, text)
- UIDropDownMenu_JustifyText(frame, justification)
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By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Hafner again sits vs. left-hander
ANAHEIM -- Physical issues kept designated hitter Travis Hafner out of the Indians' lineup with regularity in 2008 and 2009. But here in 2010, it's Hafner's struggles at the plate, not struggles with his right shoulder, that have him seeing more time on the pine.Pronk was out of manager Manny Acta's lineup for the second time in three games Tuesday. Not so coincidentally, both of those benchings came with a left-handed starter on the mound for the opposition -- Gio Gonzalez in Oakland on Sunday and Joe Saunders at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. Hafner, who has made all of his starts at either the No. 4 or No. 5 spot of the lineup, has had his problems against pitchers of all shapes, sizes and deliveries, but lefties have especially tripped him up. He is batting .148 (4-for-27) with no homers and two RBIs against them. Against right-handers, he's batting .235 (8-for-34) with two homers and three RBIs. Acta, who noted he has seen "inconsistency in [Hafner's] swing and approach," said Pronk will start against right-hander Ervin Santana on Wednesday. "In sports and in life, you try to put people in a position where they can have success," Acta said.
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ANAHEIM -- Manny Acta summed up the Indians' offense as simply as he could."As Grady goes, we go," Acta said Tuesday. He was referring to Grady Sizemore, of course, and that's a rather grim equation, at this point of the season. Sizemore, the Indians' No. 2 hitter, entered Tuesday batting just .203 with no homers, four doubles, two triples, six RBIs and a .610 OPS. So that's a big reason why the Tribe offense had managed to score just 62 runs in 19 games. But with no physical limitations following the two surgeries he had last September, Sizemore is counted on to break out soon. "He's very close to just getting loose and starting to hit the ball around for us," Acta said. "He's swinging the bat well, and he's ready to snap out of it. I'm anxious to see him start knocking the ball around."
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ANAHEIM -- One of the few bright spots -- and a surprising one, at that -- in the Indians' lineup this season has been fourth outfielder Austin Kearns.Actually, to call Kearns the fourth outfielder at this point would seem a bit inaccurate, given that he's now started 10 of the Indians' 19 games this season. The playing time is a function of Russell Branyan's time on the disabled list and the early struggles of Matt LaPorta and Travis Hafner but also of Kearns' production. He entered Tuesday batting .368 (14-for-38) with four doubles, a homer and five RBIs in 11 games played. Manny Acta managed Kearns in Washington the last two years and said the difference between that Kearns and this one is health. Kearns played in just 86 games in '08 because of a stress fracture in his left foot and right elbow surgery, and he played in just 80 games last year because of right thumb surgery. "He was beat up the last two years in D.C.," the Indians' manager said. "This is a guy who plays through pain. He did it over there, and it didn't help him at all. I can tell now he's healthy."
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