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While the Ottawa 67's bus was purring at the curb outside the Civic Centre yesterday for the trip to Sudbury, 67's coach/GM Brian Kilrea was growling.
The fumes from an idling Kilrea can be more toxic than a diesel engine. Kilrea said his club is going to have to be a lot more disciplined in their Eastern Conference semi-final against the Wolves (Game 1 tonight, 7:30 p.m., Team 1200) than they were in their opening-round win over the Barrie Colts.
"You can only tell them so many times," said Kilrea.
"Hopefully, it'll sink in."
The 67's dodged a bunch of bullets against Barrie in their 4-2 series win, thanks in large part to the outstanding play of Ottawa goaltender Danny Battochio.
The fifth-seeded Wolves and St. Isidore's Benoit Pouliot, their leading playoff scorer, ousted the No. 4-seeded Brampton Battalion 4-2. They likely won't let the 67's off the hook so easily. The series against the Wolves is going to be more physical than the set against the Colts, so discipline might be even more important.
Not that the 67's will be shy about meeting whatever physical challenges might be put in front of them by the Wolves.
"We're going to have to step up and answer the bell. We're not going to go out looking for fights, but nobody on this team is going to let their teammates or themselves get pushed around," said defenceman Brad Staubitz, the 67's impressive physical presence.
"A lot of the guys on this team can hold their own in this league. There's no doubt it's going to be a tough battle."
With the first, third and fourth-seeds out in the first round (not that there was that much of a spread between the playoff clubs), the path to the Eastern Conference title is no worse than an even-money trip now.
If the powerful London Knights, hosts of the Memorial Cup, emerge from the West, the Eastern Conference title is also a ticket to the national championship.
"We're excited. It's wide open," said 67's captain Will Colbert. "Three out of the four series in the first round were upsets on the Eastern side. Anything can happen."
Colbert said the club will depend on some scouting reports from Staubitz and Jamie VanderVeeken, who both saw more of the Wolves before being traded to Ottawa. The 67's had played their two games against Sudbury by Oct. 1 with each team winning on home ice.
Game 2 is Saturday in Sudbury before the series shifts back to Ottawa for games Monday and Wednesday (7 p.m., Ticketmaster.ca, 755-1166 or at the 67's store, 1015 Bank St.).


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Defense Budget Smoke and Mirrors: Aboulafia at IESF
It is an interesting time to be in the military and aerospace (mil/aero) community. The market has been marked by a wealth of alternating highs and lows, recessions and successes—and that's just since the turn of the century.
Several years of notable growth came to a halt near the end of the past decade, which was followed by a significant decline in investment. Today, however, the overall mil/aero market has emerged from the doldrums, moving out of the red and into the black—well, for the most part.
After a lot of losses and red ink in the years from 2008 to 2012, the mil/aero community delivered $170 billion (U.S.) in new aircraft in 2013, described Richard Aboulafia, vice president, analysis at Teal Group Corp. in Fairfax, Va. In a keynote presentation at Mentor Graphics' Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum (IESF), entitled "Back in Black: Aviation/Defense Industry Overview and Forecast," Aboulafia provided a comprehensive snapshot of the market and market drivers.
Large commercial airliners, or big jets, accounted for more than half of the market in 2013, Aboulafia described. Jet airliners, more commonly called jetliners, reached $94.4 billion last year. How did airframe manufacturers react to this trend? Industry pundits to sit back and enjoy the ride, rest on their laurels, lick their wounds, and refill empty coffers drained during tough times. To the surprise of many, manufacturers went into what Aboulafia calls "hyper growth mode." Aboulafia even noted during his keynote that, despite his considerable experience covering the mil/aero market, he had not seen this before.
Aboulafia is one of this geek's favorite aerospace forecast and market health speakers stating, "I have never seen a defense budget as full of mirrors and smoke." This geek certainly hopes to see Aboulafia at next year's mil/aero IESF!
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AN Essex County Council report may have effectively sunk plans for a huge new housing estate near the Blinking Owl cafe, off the A127.
Borough councillors are pushing for the 313-acre site off the A127 to be included in Castle Point's new Local Plan, as a way to spare sensitive green belt land from development.
However, County Hall has officially come down against the idea of developing the site before 2031.
In a 12-page report on the Local Plan, the county council says local infrastructure would not be upgraded in time to cope with so many new homes in that location.
Senior county planning official Andrew Cook's report points out the borough council was originally advised to keep the land free of development until 2031.
He added: "Essex County Council would object to the allocated site, given concerns regarding inappropriate access opportunities to the A127 and A130 and the high cost (about £60million) of any arrangements required to maintain flows on the strategic road network.
"Access to the site from the existing urban area would exacerbate congestion at nearby junctions Tarpots and Woodmans Arms."
The report also raises concerns about six other housing sites in the local plan, recommending Castle Point Council should allow 600 homes on land off Kiln Road, Thundersley, instead of 450 as other proposed sites might not end up being developed.
It suggested a proposed 600- home development at Thorney Bay Caravan Park, Canvey, would put the island's primary schools under undue pressure.
And Mr Cook questions the need for a proposed new primary school as part of plans to build 800 new homes off Jotmans Lane, Benfleet. A Castle Point Council working group is due to look at the viability of the Blinking Owl site this summer.
However, opposition councillor Dave Blackwell said the report had "killed off the Blinking Owl site stone dead".
Mr Blackwell, who leads the Canvey Independent Party, added: "No inspector will accept this site if it was added to the Local Plan, now County Hall has objected to it.
"The council has had four years to get this sorted and approach all the landowners, but now it's too late."


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A CENTRE which helps people with disabilities to lead a more independent life will be meeting for coffee on Thursday.
SPECTRUM Centre's coffee mornings are a chance for the carers, relatives and friends of people with disabilities to meet each other at the centre in Rose Road, Southampton.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 10am to 11.30am. To find out more call 023 8020 2637.


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IPSE is searching for Britain's most talented young self-employed people to enter the Aspire Award, to be in with a chance of being crowned the UK's most promising independent professional and the winner of £3,000!
So if you're under the age of 23 and see yourself as one of Britain's brightest and best young go-getters, register your interest in the award today!
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Taken during the journey from Whistler to Banff. This was one of the early opportunities to see the Rockies in their full majesty. I'm not sure of the exact location.
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thien (2112) 2003-07-13 20:07
Another excellent landscape shot. Multiple layers with sweeping diagonal works very well. Very well done.
smiley (613) 2003-07-13 21:59
Crop out that road and it looks like a winner to me. If I had to guess this looks east of Revelstoke and still west of the paint pots. Just a guess though as I have only made the trip once. Nice job here.
AdrianW (2274) 2003-07-13 23:33
Nice shot! I think there's a slight colour cast though - looks a little more cyan than I'd expect. I'd also consider boosting the contrast a little :-)
touristdidi (8583) 2004-01-02 3:45
the clouds from peaks of their own...... so pretty....
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ROCHESTER -- Anthony Parker has no trouble explaining why the players of Maccabi Tel Aviv probably are not thrilled about playing against the Raptors in front of a partisan crowd at the Air Canada Centre tonight.
"The thing is this is the pre-season, this is the time when they're supposed to be getting better as a team, playing European rules and getting used to playing against European players and that's not what they're doing," the Raptors guard/forward, who played for the Israeli team the past five seasons, said yesterday.
"They're playing against a bunch of these NBA teams and not in Israel. They're travelling all over the place and spending a large amount of time away. It's hard to prepare when you're doing all this travelling and (going through) time changes. It's tough, mentally and physically."
Indeed, some of Maccabi's players and coaches have grumbled about their four-game global tour against NBA teams, which wraps up tonight with a second game in as many years against the Raptors. Maccabi's Nikola Vujcic referred to this year's tour as "stupid."
Last season, Maccabi made a quick two-game, three-day trip to North America, which included a memorable 105-103 win over the Raptors on a buzzer-beating jumper by Parker.
But it has been a different story this time around as Maccabi lost games in Europe against the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns last week before getting hammered 93-67 against the Cavaliers Tuesday night in Cleveland. Maccabi, a Euroleague finalist the past three years, plays its first Euroleague game next week.
"The more success the team has, the more opportunities and maybe obligations they have around Europe and around the world. But maybe they need to scale it back just for the good of the team the next couple of years," Parker said.
Parker got a good laugh earlier this week when he read a quote from ex-Maccabi teammate Derrick Sharp, who was asked about facing Cavs superstar LeBron James.
"For me, LeBron is just another great player," Sharp told Israeli reporters. "I played Anthony Parker numerous times during practices and I don't see any differences."
Parker, however, isn't letting his head get too big.
"I think if we were at a park and (Sharp) had to pick me or LeBron (as a teammate), he'd pick LeBron," Parker said with a smile.
"I have not been compared to LeBron (before) and he's not comparing me to LeBron. I think what he means is they've played against great players and they would approach LeBron as any great player.
"They're not going to be in awe of him, but they respect everything he has done."


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A report out yesterday from the California Association of Realtors trade group announced that the state's housing affordability index dipped below 50 percent in the third quarter of 2012.
Rising home prices across the state contributed to affordability, which the Association defines as the percentage of households that could afford a median-priced home assuming they have a 20 percent down payment available and can qualify for a market average interest rate. Though interest rates remain near historic lows (the survey assumed the typical rate for a new borrower to be 3.72 percent), increasing values still found that only 49 percent of households that could obtain such terms would be able to purchase a median-priced home, down from 51 percent in 2012's second quarter.
In San Diego the numbers are even worse, though they show signs of improvement as compared to the statewide dip. Forty-three percent of local households can now afford a median-priced home here, down from 44 percent three months ago but still up a tick as compared to a 42 percent affordability rating last year.
To buy one of San Diego's median-priced homes, currently valued at around $394,000, prospective owners would need an income of $76,370 to afford the $1,910 estimated monthly payment.


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Today Congressman Scott Rigell voted to continue the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to provide federal funding for programs and organizations that help assist women who are victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual assault. The bill passed the House 222-205 and now goes to the Senate for consideration.
"As the father of three daughters, I am grateful there are programs in place to assist women who are suffering from abuse and domestic violence," said Congressman Rigell. "We must ensure these programs are there in the future for those who need them."
H.R. 4970 would reauthorize funding for VAWA grant programs for five years and provide more than $660 million in funding per year to help prevent domestic violence and protect victims of abuse. The Act also establishes a number of grant programs within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for state, local, and tribal governments and victim service providers.
The bill also makes several key improvements to current law including nearly doubling resources for eliminating the backlog of unprocessed rape evidence kits and cracking down on the fraud identified in the immigration program.
Source: http://rigell.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=295734


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Nothing is worse than having a home full of empty walls. You can make your home feel warmer in an instant by filling your walls with beautiful wall decals. Doing up a baby's room can be a lot of fun, especially if you are a new mom. Winnie the Pooh wall decals bring warmth and brightness into an otherwise dull nursery. With their vibrant shades and appealing characters, they are perfect for children's rooms. Suitable for children from toddlers to tots, these adorable stickers will ensure a peaceful environment for play and sleep. If you're searching for a terrific alternative to wall posters, you've come to the right place. In this article we'll discuss the five of the top benefits of wall decals for kids. When you've finished reading you'll have a great understanding of why kids wall stickers are the perfect way to decorate your child's empty walls. Sports are a massive part of a lot of people??s lives, and it is also a massive part of a lot of children's lives. This is great because sports wall decals can really liven up a child's room in just a few short minutes, and can bring their hero right into their life. Spice up plain looking walls with fantastic Custom wall decals. You can have attractive walls without hassles thanks to these unique decals. A picture of your choice can be enlarged and converted into a decal. Your child's picture, a cherished moment or your pet dog can adorn your walls. What's more, they make lovely Christmas presents! Ikea furniture has been the founder, owner and keeper of the concept of cost effective and minimalist decorating for global households for over 50 years. Renowned for their simple self assembly, the furniture items tend to be in a concise range of finishes- normally beech, dark brown, white and black. Accessories provide more colour, however the base concept is aligned with Scandinavian minimalism. To create a truly unique and individual treatment for your Ikea (and similarly styled) furniture, the use of customised wall decals or designer graphics is a great way to achieve "your look".
Graphic Wallpaper – Personalize Your Handset With Cell Phone Graphics
The best way to give your handset a personalized look is to fill it with cell phone graphics that reflect your taste and over all personality. Having a unique wallpaper or screensaver on your mobile phone sets it apart from the other handsets. Wallpaper is the picture that appears on the background of the phone's display screen and is usually something that is pleasing to the eye. One of the ways to make your personal computing enjoyable is to personalize appearance of your desktop or the laptop. In doing so, we often download themes, wallpapers, screensavers and graphics with which we decorate our PC or laptop. Since the inception of GUI (Graphical User Interface) in personal computing, these have become very popular for computer users of all ages. Getting wallpapers and logos for your mobile phones There are many types of free wallpaper design available on internet, but those do not come in use for customized branding purpose of individuals or companies. On the other hand if somebody has a website for selling customized wallpapers, there is less chance that all the wallpaper is sold! So we have to keep few points in mind to boost sells of wallpapers and about qualities of custom wallpaper design. Welcome to the world of 3D illusions. Roots of this art actually date back to 1838. It began with simple observation and expanded into crude drawings and from there moved into a more advanced form in the late 1950s when professionals were studying how our vision works. This completely new art form taps into the natural abilities of our eyes and our minds. You see since we each have two eyes, with each one sending a visual message to our mind, the mind must somehow combine these two images into one or we would have double vision (see two of everything). Representing and manipulating an image data by a computer is called Computer Graphics. It is shortly referred to as CG. The development in this field has created a drastic change in media like animation as well as video game industry. Most of the mind blowing effects in cinemas are the result of the advancement in Computer Graphics. Here let us discuss some of the basic concepts and principles in CG.
Wallpaper For Your Home – Wallpapers – How To Pick Free Christmas Wallpapers For Your Desktop
Wallpapers are wonderful decoration for desktop, since it enhances the look of the computer screen. It is also great for taking away boredom, as cool design can enlighten the mood of any person especially if they are working very hard in front of the PC. Some people prefer painted walls over wallpaper but those people may be missing out on some real advantages of wallpaper. It seems that wallpaper tends to go in and out as a popular trend, but no matter if it is popular or not, here are 5 reasons why you should choose wallpaper for your walls. Thinking of using wallpaper in your home other than on the walls? Like to create a wow factor with wallpaper? Do you want the flexibility of being able to change the wallpaper frequently? With so many design options for your walls, the decision to wallpaper might be hard to make. Here are the top ten reasons to use wallpaper in your home. The bathroom wallpaper can be found in various colors and it is an affordable alternative to update your space. When you are going to select wallpaper, you should consider about the existing design and style of your room. Bathroom can attract the moisture and the humidity, so it is very important to find wallpaper which will withstand these conditions. With many designs and patterns available to choose from, you should pick up some samples in order to help you arrive on your final decision. Color has always made a difference in our lives. Color can brighten a plain white wall and color is one of the most popular motivators that people use to determine what wallpaper they would like to use in their home decor. Whether we realize it or not, color effects our lives and helps to set our moods. Some colors brighten our lives and naturally make us smile, while others make us tired or just simply relax us. This article will provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions when selecting the right wallpaper for your home.
Trendy Wallpaper – Decorate Your Desktop Or Laptop Screen With Dazzling Military Wallpapers
One of the ways to make your personal computing enjoyable is to personalize appearance of your desktop or the laptop. In doing so, we often download themes, wallpapers, screensavers and graphics with which we decorate our PC or laptop. Since the inception of GUI (Graphical User Interface) in personal computing, these have become very popular for computer users of all ages. The cell phones have evolved into a highly sophisticate computers. Along with the organizational and mathematical features one can now find aesthetic features. Wallpapers on the cell phone act as the desktop wallpapers. Believe it or not, wallpaper in the home has been making a major comeback. Wallpaper was once a hot commodity – back in the 60s and 70s – but became less popular in the 80s and 90s. It wasn't until recently that homeowners and interior decorators started to recognize the value of wallpaper once again – and that is largely because wallpaper has come a long way over the past 50 years or so. In fact, it is nothing like the wallpaper you remember hanging on the walls in your grandma's house. Today's home wallpaper is chic, trendy, vibrant, and a great addition to any home. Technological developments have contributed a lot in the entertainment segment. With the introduction of gadgets embedded with high-end features, having fun has become an easy process. Create a trendy kitchen in one of this years hottest color schemes, Teal Blue and Lime Green! It's easy to pull off this hot new trend when you follow the tips and tricks outlined in this article. Cell phones are the very important part our life these days. This is device which make you to interact with the many people.There are many ways due to which you can make your cell phone look fashionable, attractive and trendy.
Wall Decal Wallpaper – Decorate Your School Locker With Wall Decals
Want to find a fix for blank and boring locker walls? Using magnetic locker wallpaper is a fun and easy way to decorate a school locker. The wallpaper is removable and you can find a wide array of designs that are well suited for a boy or girl. However, thinking outside of the box, I thought of another way to add spice to your school locker by using wall decals. Vinyl wall decals can decorate your walls and chart the growth of your children from infancy to adulthood. Your walls become a living entity that flourish and change with the times. Vinyl wall art is easily changed when outgrown. Ever wonder how our friends walls look so decorative, looking like they were professionally done? The solution is much simpler than we think. Wall decals are the in thing now for easy and quick wall decors that can brighten up any room in the house or workplace. These days, do-it-yourself home decors are the way to go. This saves us a lot of money plus we can be more creative when working on our own. With wall decals, we can immediately start-off on livening-up our walls even if we are on a tight budget. They've suddenly become the rage and for good reason. It used to be that wall decals or wall stickers, were sold primarily as an alternative to permanently alerting a child's room for the sake of kid decor. There were wall sticker options for all sorts of children's room themes. But, the market has since expanded and wall decals have grown up. Companies are springing up with collectives of visual artists, creating walls decals or wall tattoos that are as artistic as they are functional. They are easy to install and fun to look at! Those vinyl wall decals you've seen in showrooms, offices, and hallways, living room walls and department stores as well as just about everywhere else now days have become quite the fashion statement. Easy to install and simple to remove, they brighten up any room with a bold statement, or a more subtle yet descriptive message. Choose from a wide assortment of ideas and go big with graphics and copy that only you can imagine and create.
Wall Covering – Choose Appropriate Wall Coverings for Your Home for Attractive Look
Wall covering are now popularly being used at many homes and offices they are used over the walls and helps in adding textured look to it. The wall covering are also known to protect the wall from any kind of damage and covers the damaged portions the wall. Cleaning the covering is very easy and it's easy to repair it as well. They can make the wall and the rooms look elegant and are quite durable. Their affordable price also helps in making them popular and allows people to buy them and enhance the beauty of their homes. Modern wall coverings today, play an important role in home interior design. Designer wall coverings come in a variety of material and qualities and most of them are very easy to install and maintain. However, wall coverings in material like silk, Mylar and bamboo need expert help for installation. There are almost endless innovative ideas to freshen up and brighten your interior decor. But decorating the ceiling and walls with stylish wall coverings is the most creative and prudent way to bring a fresh feel to your home. Wall coverings include all such materials that are used to protect, cover and adorn the walls and ceiling. These coverings come in different varieties and qualities
Retro wallpaper is fab. At least that is what they might have said in the language of the 70s. Actually the term does not just refer to the 70s as some are inclined to think. It features many vintage patterns of antique wallpaper and with this style, as with so many things that come back into fashion at a later age you can really give you home improvement project a sense of authenticity. This is because 'retro' means any culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion from the past. Other terms are, from the 'old fashioned', 'timeless' or 'classic'. Last time we looked at wallpaper paste and which paste will suit you for the job in hand. In this article I'm going to let you know how to prepare your wall ready for papering. If you are brave enough, or foolish enough, to want to hang your own wallpapers, here is some advice for you on choosing the right TYPE of paper. Expensive does not mean easy to hang… It is commonly thought by some people that wallpaper has had its day and that it is now old fashioned. It might be assumed that most people prefer to paint their walls, saving cost and hassle. This is definitely not true judging by Graham and Brown wallpaper. Whilst paint might be the easiest, cheaper option, it is not tops on style, subtlety or sophistication. Do you prefer paint over paper but would like to add more interest to a room? Paintable wallpapers are the perfect combination of paint, texture and pattern. Available in a rich selection of retro, traditional, geometric, contemporary and innovative styles and patterns for commercial and home interiors. We keep hearing that our websites need to be 'user-friendly'. But exactly how do we go about ensuring this criteria is met? This article gives some practical steps to show the way.
History doesn't reveal as much about wallpaper as perhaps it should. On the other hand as it is by definition temporary, it's perhaps unsurprising that less hard evidence of it remains than of murals and paintings. The pyramids and caves of our own distant forebears were not, so far as we know, wallpapered. But then we have come a very long distance since that time. I tend to tire easily of trends, especially cliche, over-used ones. For some reason, I have never tired of this one. And I am not alone. "I want zebra print wallpaper in my room!" Some parents are still hearing this from their children. When a kid says this, they normally mean they want their entire room covered in zebra print wallpaper. This can prove to be a big headache for the parents, unless they can find a way to talk them down to getting just a border of zebra wallpaper in their room. Now… how to do this? Children are stubborn, and throw tantrums when they don't get their way. To convince your son or daughter that the best way to go is to get a border, you have to first convince them that it is their idea. When it comes to creating a great vintage look, leopard print wallpaper is a fun solution for a retro-room. This interesting design was used to create much bolder statements in the past than what would be fashionable for the modern home decorator's taste. However, taking a comparative look at its uses then and now, demonstrates that it is as valid for decorating in modern times as it was back then. Miss E Wakerly is making quite a name for herself and it's not difficult to see why given her clear talent and eye for the sublime. Here I take a look at what is making the young London designer such a hot topic of conversation in design circles. The design of your wallpaper can really lift the look of your room. From simple, subtle colours to bold and bright prints and patterns, your choice of wallpaper design can make all the difference to your decor – as well as giving you a chance to reflect your personal tastes through your choice of decoration.
Wallpaper Ideas – Top Tips On How To Hang Wallpaper In Your Home
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Savage Guardians: Why Bands Are Right About Cameras At Gigs
Jeremy Allen
, April 22nd, 2013 06:39
Jeremy Allen normally gets annoyed at people leaving notes telling him what to do. But in the case of Savages and Yeah Yeah Yeahs instructing their audiences not to wave their cameraphones around like bellends, he can get behind the cause... even if it is doomed
I don't know about you but I've never been much of a fan of note leavers. Whether that's prescriptive public safety notices you'd hope weren't necessary ("don't put your limbs in the cage unless you want your arms ripped off by gorillas") or flatmates who really should get out more letting you know they know you've been surreptitiously skimming their Utterly Butterly when they've not been guarding the fridge. Being told what you can and can't do by others is galling, and so it is with some surprise that I find myself sympathising with Savages, who on Tuesday issued a notice at one of their shows in Seattle requesting patrons refrain from playing with their mobile handsets during the concert or from taking photographs/filming:
"OUR GOAL IS TO DISCOVER BETTER WAYS OF LIVING AND EXPERIENCING MUSIC," read the note, deliberately emblazoned in bold case. "WE BELIEVE THAT THE USE OF PHONES TO FILM AND TAKE PICTURES DURING A GIG PREVENTS ALL OF US FROM TOTALLY IMMERSING OURSELVES. LET'S MAKE THIS EVENING SPECIAL. SILENCE YOUR PHONES."
It follows a similar, more indelicate missive issued by Yeah Yeah Yeahs in April, where the trio urged fans in attendance not to watch the show "through a screen on your smart device," before telling those who'd paid to see them to "put that shit away as a courtesy to the person behind you and to Nick, Karen, and Brian."
Having watched Lana Del Rey at a HMV invite-only show in the intimate surrounds of the Jazz Café last year, I was astonished by how many of the audience thrust their phones into the air as the singer appeared on stage, and who didn't put them away again until the brief appearance was over. These young punters had - unbeknown to them at the time - won tickets for purchasing Born To Die in a traditional format, and so given that some were first-time gigs goers, it was annoying to witness more than 50% sizing up Lizzy Grant like she was about to get a happy slapping. In some cases you'd wonder if they'd seen her at all with a naked eye. I came away from the show feeling less like I'd been to a gig and more like I'd witnessed a rally for amateur paparazzi, and uneasy that the assembled were less interested in the artist and more a celebrity commodity to grab a piece of. It made me wonder if this was to become the norm.
In the 25 years I've been attending gigs, technology has changed a few things: most notably it killed off the moshpit (or at least confined it to hardcore shows) so concerned are people about losing their smartphones. On a more positive note, you no longer have men in raincoats mooching down the front bootlegging gigs with a tape recorder strapped to their leg, because who these days would buy a dodgy cassette of a show when they're not even prepared to fork out for the recorded version of songs? Those things aside, I would assert not much has changed, or at least I would have done. People pay their money to participate, they turn up, make some noise when the band or artist comes on stage and for the encore and then everyone goes home happy. It's the same as it ever was, right? But throw technology into the mix and perhaps expectations are more disparate than I'd considered. Perhaps being there making some noise isn't enough anymore?
The wording of Savages' note is interesting. If it seems randomly antsy it's nothing of the sort. Carefully worded, it's certainly in keeping with the name of their forthcoming album - Silence Yourself- and could easily be an outtake from the spoken manifesto delivered by Jehnny Beth at the outset of their new video 'Shut Up'.
Interference via smartphone prevents "all of us" from "totally immersing ourselves", and the "all of us" part is key: that's artist and audience, all in it together. A show is ephemeral by its nature. If you grow up with little money like I did then the gigs you chose weren't just pop concerts but life-changing, identity-forming events. What is becoming lost is the idea of a transient spectacle, a one-off never to be repeated, intimate one night stand between those on stage and those in front of it. The use of mobile phones threatens to take away that intimacy and cheat those people in the room while giving a (sometimes literally) distorted impression to those who weren't in attendance in the first place - and why they'd want to see an out of focus performance from 400 feet away recorded on substandard equipment is anyone's guess.
It wouldn't be so bad if the picture of the singer being taken didn't invariably look like a fire on a faraway hill. Is that a song or an elephant being fisted in the back of a Formula One car while a Jumbo jet full of circus performers flies overhead? I can't quite make it out. So congratulations, you've only gone and spoiled the view of all those people stood behind you holding your iPad up so 184 people can watch a blurry and distorted 45 seconds of Lady Gaga from four miles away on the internet; your lonely footage will pray tumbleweed might stop by and give it a like one day, living in silence in some cyberspace equivalent of a grief hole away from the rest of the well-thumbed action the internet has to offer.
Our word 'souvenir' is the French word for 'memory'. So why isn't a memory of an event souvenir enough? It used to be not so long ago. Jarvis Cocker said something along those lines in 2006 when he ran a series of musical workshops in London and Paris that people could turn up to and join in if they felt the desire: "People feel the need to film events on their phones so they can relive it later," he told The Quietus. "It drives me insane at concerts. It's just happening, innit? Why not just look at it? It seems stupid to have something happening in front of you and look at it on a screen that's smaller than the size of a cigarette packet... There's something nice about having an experience and how it changes as it goes into your memory. It always gets altered by being filtered through your brain. If you have it all on DVD or mpeg files, you're cutting out that imaginative factor because you can see it again and again."
"We're in an age where everything is accessible," Mike Patton told the Quietus in 2011, "and I'm not convinced that that's a great thing. That's the best way that I can put it. I'm off to see Portishead playing here in San Francisco and I'm not going to record the concert, I'm going to record it in my head!"
So here are three simple things to remember when you're using your smartphone at a gig.
a) Invariably what you're trying to record will look (and sound) terrible.
b) It's intrusive. Think of the poor goons stood behind you.
c) Should you need a c) then it's also theft. That's right, you're counterfeiting your favourite pop band and making them look like arse. Patrons are more often than not requested not to use phones in art galleries, and the majority respect that. In that sense Savages have every right to attempt to protect their own art.
So is leaving notes about the place po-faced? Perhaps. Will it do any good? I'm doubtful. Technology is more powerful than art now in most people's consciousnesses, and unless most of earth's satellites are taken out in a freak meteor shower then this is likely to remain the status quo. You sense Savages are fighting a losing battle, and yet if bringing people's actions to their attention and making them think 'what am I doing?' for at least one moment has been achieved by a prohibitive note, then that's at least a small victory in the war with the Philistines. It's a war that's almost certainly unwinnable, but it's important to go down fighting.
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Apr 22, 2013 11:18am
That Savages thing is awful, just awful. They sound and look like the devil children of Tony Blair. Speaking of the late 90's, the pre-cameraphone days, the best gig experience was watching Mark E Smith stub his cigerette butt out on an over enthusiatic rock photographer.
Apr 22, 2013 11:23am
I think the only reason the Yeah Yeah yeah s ban cameras is because Karen O doesn't want the internet littered with unflattering videos and photos of herself. Nothing to do with the audiences enjoyment of the gig.
Apr 22, 2013 11:28am
In reply to Krautshire:
"They sound and look like the devil children of Tony Blair." er, how?
Apr 22, 2013 11:54am
I'm convinced the only reason Jeremy Allen wrote this article was so he could use the pun 'savage guardians'.
Apr 22, 2013 12:07pm
I made a video about phones at gigs a while back as a result of my experiences at the africa express festival... People with phones and crappy cameras at gigs... what a waste of energy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd1NF8EMaKg
Apr 22, 2013 12:18pm
In reply to Ted G:
I know you won't believe me Ted, but that really was an afterthought
Apr 22, 2013 12:53pm
there's a difference between taking a few photo's of yer fave band,or even recording a few songs..but when you stand there throughout the gig,in the 'pit',centre of DANCEfloor, or whatever,holding your overpriced/soon to be outdated phone thing in the air,blocking my view,dont be suprised,or expect any apology if i 'knock' you,tumble into you,get pushed into you etc when i'm DANCING on the 'DANCE'floor(gettit?),having a good time,like we used to in 'the old days'.. please stand at the side,the back,or better still,stay at home...thank you,fuck you,& goodnight.
Apr 22, 2013 1:02pm
Ginger Wildheart handled this situation rather well at the recent Earth Vs gigs by imploring audience members to grab mobile phones out of the outstretched hands of anyone ruining their view and chuck the wretched thing at the stage.
While no phones were actually chucked, every single camera-phone suddenly dissapeared from sight (well for a couple of songs anyway).
Apr 22, 2013 1:34pm
Phones at gigs are pretty annoying - but not nearly as annoying as people talking throughout a gig. People seem to like talking in the quiet bits most of all. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the odd exchange between friends whispered in the ear. Some gigs you hear "rah, rah, rah" all the way through as though live music is just some background soundtrack to a night out rather than the night out itself.
Apr 22, 2013 1:37pm
In reply to Luke Turner:
Gaudy, unimaginative, prententious and very, very dull.
Apr 22, 2013 1:37pm
You can't help but sounding like a boring old fart when you object to something like this but, nevertheless, I do think it's shit and should be banned outright.
Apr 22, 2013 1:37pm
In reply to Luke Turner:
Gaudy, unimaginative, prententious and very, very dull.
Apr 22, 2013 1:57pm
I wonder how large the intersection is between 'people who get annoyed by other people filming at gigs' and 'people who actively seek out clips of gigs they missed'?
I'm certainly in there.
Apr 22, 2013 6:13pm
remember seeing Lost Highway by David Lynch and keeping this lines with me:
Ed: Do you own a video camera?
Renee Madison: No. Fred hates them.
Fred Madison: I like to remember things my own way.
Ed: What do you mean by that?
Fred Madison: How I remembered them. Not necessarily the way they happened.
that's what cell phones are killing for the young today. you'll take your AVIs and see things EXACTLY as they were, and, year after year, they'll look LESS like your own memories. then you'll get sick of this truth kicking anything your imagination made up about the best times of your life and erase them. and will be sorry by seeing the concert by long gone leonard cohen only by screen of your ipod. call me ol' fashion, but i BET you´ll hear a this scenario above from the mouth of today's teens a lot in the future days...
Apr 22, 2013 7:18pm
I thought the mobile phones were bad enough but I've had people holding up bloody iPads recently blocking my direct view of the artists I've paid good money to see.
Apr 22, 2013 7:37pm
As someone who was recently fortunate enough to see Savages live and in a tiny venue I can tell you they should be experienced as close to the stage as possible and unencumbered with digital technology. They are raw and powerful and damn fun to experience.
I have no problem with someone wanting to record the concert with their phone or iPad, just keep it the hell outta my view lest you lose it. And I agree with Mr. Allen's sentiments - those who choose to do these recordings are rewarded with a shaky, horrible sounding soundtrack to what might have been a great gig to experience in the first person. If that's your cup o' tea, and it doesn't get in my way, then drink away.
Apr 22, 2013 7:41pm
I've been covering music for 13 years now, and I agree that phone cameras have become a real nuisance. I think, however, there's a reasonable solution to this that most everyone can be happy with.
Many bands have rules regarding photographs taken by professionals. Oftentimes a photog will be told "only the first three songs." Why not extend this rule to the entire crowd? The phone people can hold up their devices, take their pictures and videos for three songs, get their take-home memories, and then everyone can enjoy the rest of the concert.
This way fans could capture that image that says "I was there," while also actually being able to be there, in the moment, enjoying their favorite band.
Apr 23, 2013 1:27am
I've been to lots of gigs where phones or similar have been a prominent feature, but I would literally have to be looking for any reason to be annoyed to consider it a nuisance.
When it's a request from a performer one always has to be at least a little bit suspicious of the motive... Whilst it's possible (or even likely) that the bands mentioned specify against the use of cameras selflessly for the benefit of those who are too easily irritated, it will always remind me of Sarah Millican's hypocritical high-horse from early last year...
Apr 23, 2013 7:52am
Whilst I agree completely with the sentiment, I can't help but think the intention here has been to garner some free publicity for the bands concerned. It seems to have worked as well.
Ultimately, how are we intending on stopping it, confiscating phones, tutting loudly (cos that's really worked with illegal downloading eh?)
Apr 23, 2013 1:23pm
I think they need to take it up a notch. Have flyers/signage warning mobile/cameras will be shot on sight & distribute water pistols at gigs. Tablets waved at gigs should actually be shot with real guns.
Apr 24, 2013 6:22pm
Don't blame a band at all for not wanting a thousand phones pointed at them all gig. But certainly outright ban seems insane. They have to know that part of the fun of going to gigs these days is to take a pic and put it on fb so that all your less-privileged friends can drool over your awesome life. They need to let people take pictures if they want.
With that said, there's a big difference between recording a video of a whole damn song and sneaking a quick pic to show your friends to help describe where you were in the crowd or whatever. General rule for all parties should be: don't be a jack ass and have some respect.
Apr 25, 2013 1:49pm
I've said this already on Facebook but I wanted to share it here. First, let's not put everybody who films shows in the same bag. It's not the same a chav taking 30s of noise with her iPad in the air and her elbow in your nose as people like us, shooting from the front row with proper cameras that never go over our heads.
Second thing, what Yeah Yeah Yeahs did was such an obvious PR gimmick that questioning that would be naive. It was a good move because in one fell swoop they avoid getting new material getting leaked out of control (which was obviously the intention) and, at the same time, they don't look uncool for asking their fans not to leak their stuff by making the opinionated masses turned against people filming. And for 2 weeks everybody's been talking about that note, coincidentally at the time of their album release. Surprise, surprise...
And then point by point from the article:
a) "Invariably what you're trying to record will look (and sound) terrible." Absolute bollocks. My camera has the same sound quality you can get with a basic professional sound recorder and with all the HD compacts you have around with wide lenses and 40X zoom it looks beautiful if you know how to use it. I've had footage requested for the movie Shane Meadows is directing about Stone Roses and for the DVD of Foals at the Royal Albert Hall (just to name the biggest ones), not counting how many times they've been featured on most big music sites or have been used by the own artists or promoters for promotional purposes. Literally just got a message from Pere Ubu asking me for my footage of their last gig in London to make an edit of them. And, yeah, if you put together the 5 biggest channels of people doing this kind of stuff in the UK you get way over 10-15 million views. So there's more than enough demand for quality fan footage.
b) "It's intrusive. Think of the poor goons stood behind you." It's not if you're right at the front and your camera is below your nose. At the last British Sea Power show at Shepherd's Bush Empire they allowed a dozen photographers stay for the whole show in the pit which meant we only saw backs of very disconsiderate heads for most of the night. THAT is intrusive. And same with the bitch that puts her iPhone on your nose. Or with all the idiots talking when they shouldn't.
c) "Should you need a c) then it's also theft." That gets solved very easily by getting in touch with artists or management as I've always done. 90% of artists don't care or are actually quite happy about getting good quality footage for free. And if they do for whatever reason (I've got from "we fucked up half the set" to "I'm a bit self-conscious" passing through the "we don't want to spoil the surprise for the rest" or "we want to keep the unreleased material offline until it's properly out") I'm more than happy to keep the videos for myself, no problem whatsoever. And, yeah, I've filmed Savages. And, yeah, I've got in touch with them and I've been lucky enough there weren't complaints about them so those videos are still up. I wouldn't call them hypocrites for having used fan footage in the past or try and find hidden reasons for this move now though, they're great people who have taken care of their live music since the very beginning. It was the only thing they had and they've actually filmed professionally most of their shows even when they were playing the tiny venues. I've seen them 4 or 5 times and I only filmed half a set of their biggest, least intrusive show basically for myself because I know they're not happy about it. I only uploaded them because half of my friends are friends with them and I knew I could get in touch with them one way or another.
In the end it's not about filming or not filming, it's about common sense and consideration for the rest. Whether it's filming, or idiots chatting over the artists or couples who are *just* in their night out and they get all lovey-dovey on you and don't care about the music or people who push you around. On the other hand, I'll say what has been said a lot as well. The main reason why I'm at the front is not to film is because I get equally annoyed by this sea of idiots therefore I get to the venue earlier and instead of camping at the bar with a pint in my hand I go to the front and stay there. You don't want to make the effort? Suffer the consequences then. Or are we going to start complaining about tall people blocking short people next?
Apr 26, 2013 6:55pm
There was reports a couple of years ago that Apple have a patent on software that responds to transmitters that can be installed in venues and disables iphone video recording. Shame we've never seen it in action. I recommend a donkey punch to the offending moron.
Apr 26, 2013 7:06pm
Want to know a really sad thing?
Last year I worked with a bloke who toured with Bob Dylan. He told me that Dylan had cheap video recorders set up at the sound desk so he could watch the show afterwards from the point of view of a youtube viewer, with the idea being he could tailor his show to the dickheads holding their phones above their heads. One day, having watched the show recording, he says "what are those black lumps along the front of the stage?", and he was informed they were the "front fills", which are the speakers for the people in the front few rows who don't get the full force of the main PA. "Get rid of them" he says, "they don't look good", or words to that effect. So they were removed for the rest of the tour, to the detriment of ticket- and merch-buying fans.
Apr 28, 2013 12:00am
Me and my fella recently went to a gig and had a beltin spot with a great view of the stage. As soon as the first song kicked in some knobhead stood right in front of us, phone aloft, and 'face-timed' someone for about three quarters of the gig! I ASK YOU!?!! Great article. It put into words what I've been thinking for a long time.
Apr 28, 2013 2:26pm
In reply to Andres:
' It's not the same a chav taking 30s of noise with her iPad in the air and her elbow in your nose as people like us, shooting from the front row with proper cameras that never go over our heads.' You seem like a right nobber mate
May 6, 2013 2:52pm
In reply to Andres:
please tell me you are a master of the arts of troll?i hope you are......for your sake
May 7, 2013 8:43pm
It's not a losing battle if the band starts by telling people not to film, and that if they see it they'll stop playing. That should do the trick.
May 10, 2013 4:08pm
I have a "10 second/3 time rule". I simply slap the phone out of their hands after 10 seconds or after 3 pictures. Since they are staring at their bright ass screen, they don't have time for their vision to refocus to the ambient light...they never knew who did it :)
May 16, 2013 8:49am
In reply to e:
May 16, 2013 2:01pm
"your lonely footage will pray tumbleweed might stop by and give it a like one day".. excellent!
May 16, 2013 8:38pm
Like vacation video... who actually watches that crap after the filming of the live event anyway? People recording are actually short-changing themselves out of the money they paid to get in to have the experience in the first place.
May 17, 2013 4:07am
Chill peeps, Google Glass V3.421 will put an to this once and for all
May 21, 2013 1:50pm
In reply to e:
So you assault people if you don't like what they are doing, if it goes on for more than ten seconds? You are an immature goon who can't control himself. Bet the girls are impressed.
May 24, 2013 3:10am
I think everyone here is being a bit fucking precious.
May 24, 2013 11:28am
In reply to F...:
...the "girls" with the obstructed views are I'd bet.
May 24, 2013 8:06pm
I like the way you build up the argument about how the video quality is so bad that nobody ends up watching the video, then you eviscerate your own argument by throwing in a line about how it's "theft". Surely something so valueless can't be "stolen". You further presume your readers buy into modern notions about protecting "intellectual property", which is currently what, artist's life + 70 years and growing? That, sir, is theft.
Fans who want to support the artist know they can't do that by buying albums - typical artists get less than 2% of physical media retail sales. Fans who want to support artists do so by going to live shows, which is where artists make their money.
Stick to the argument about how sticking an iPad in front of the face of the guy behind you is rude; that's the stronger argument.


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Texas Tech defensive end McKinner Dixon is expected to be ineligible for the upcoming season, Tech coach Mike Leach said Thursday.
That news came on the same day that defensive end Brandon Sesay found out for sure that he qualifies to play this season.
Dixon played for Tech as a freshman in 2005 before becoming ineligible and spending the last seasons elsewhere. After re-signing with Tech last December, he's back on the outside looking in.
"His current status is it looks like he's going to be ineligible, so he's last team,'' Leach said. "I don't know if they'll appeal it or whatever, and if they do and if that's granted, then he might move up from there. But right now we're not going to waste reps on him until we know something.''
The news was the opposite for Sesay. Though he's been practicing this week, Sesay needed to successfully complete a class in summer school.
"It's a beautiful thing right now,'' he said. "I'm just very excited about what I can do and what the team can do for me. I'm just ready to make it happen, academically and on the field.''
Sesay's working at left defensive end with returnees Jake Ratliff and Brandon Sharpe.
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Tech offensive line coach Matt Moore said incumbent Shawn Byrnes was the No. 1 center going into spring practice and said Stephen Hamby was the No. 1 center after spring ended.
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"They're still battling," Moore said. "Even though Hamby was named the starter coming out of spring, they're still going to equal up the reps, and I don't know who's going to come out of camp as the starter."
Tech camp a popular place
The combination of high expectations for the team and pleasant evening weather has made the first week of practice an event. More than 100 fans a night have been showing up to watch workouts on the Tech practice fields.
Tech players seem to be getting a kick out of seeing as many fans as teammates on the sideline.
"This is awesome," deep snapper Austin Burns said. "It's like an NFL camp."
Stadium plan wins approval
Tech regents on Thursday approved plans to add a five-level east-side building to Jones AT&T Stadium with a projected opening in 2010.
Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said the athletic department has $19 million to $20 million committed to the project and needs an additional $5 million to $6 million, which it hopes to take in with a fund-raising campaign this fall.
Tech officials say the east stadium building will contain 26 luxury suites and 550 club seats.
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One-on-one drills matching offensive linemen and defensive linemen are a staple of Tech practices.
Here are highlights from Wednesday's segment: OG Jake Johnson impressed everybody watching when he grabbed DT David Neill up high and slammed him to the ground. It looked like something straight out of WWE. ... DE Brandon Sharpe had some trouble with OT Mickey Okafor, but Sharpe wound up getting the redshirt freshman off his feet and piercing the pocket. "Give me 74!" Sharpe called out, referring to the guy Okafor backs up, starting tackle Rylan Reed. ... DE Sandy Riley made a good inside move to get past OT Chris Olson. ... OG Lonnie Edwards held his ground going against DT Richard Jones, and C Shawn Byrnes stoned DT Britton Barbee.
Young RBs: Good with the bad
Freshman RB Harrison Jeffers broke a big gainer behind the left side of the line during Wednesday night's practice. But he was swarmed on his next carry and dropped the handoff on the one after that.
At least Jeffers didn't get blasted the way fellow freshman Brandon Reid did. The newcomer from Canutillo got leveled by MLB Sam Fehoko during the 11-on-11 team period. The play went for a 2-yard loss.
In brief
Other notable plays from Wednesday's team period: DE Daniel Howard put a jarring hit on RB Aaron Crawford, causing Crawford to drop a pass into the flat. ... FL Mike Crabtree was matched up against CB Taylor Charbonnet, and the ball came to Crabtree on an inside screen. Charbonnet couldn't wrap him up and Crabtree turned the play back outside to get 16 yards. ... RB Shannon Woods had a sweep around right end that went for a touchdown from about 15 yards. ... Graham Harrell and backup QB Taylor Potts threw a touchdown pass apiece in the goal-line offense drill at the end of the workout. Harrell's went to IR Detron Lewis, Potts' to FL Lyle Leong.
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Everything I learned in life I learned in rally school.
Hot Lap: Sitting Shotgun with 2011 Rally America National Championship Winner, David Higgins
5:30 AM, Los Angeles | Waking up at the crack of dawn for school is hardly an ideal way to start the day. Unless, of course, you're getting up early to attend rally driving school for a crash course in four-wheeled mayhem. Over the course of our day we partook in rapid-fire lessons on the counterintuitive principles of rally driving: steering with one's feet via the throttle, the patience involved with trusting a moving car to correct itself, and of course looking not just to the curve ahead but the one beyond that. And what better way to learn than sitting with the grandmaster himself? Watch as we sit shotgun with 2011 Rally America National Championship Winner David Higgins for a hot lap.


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Tactical Pants - Galls
A popular choice for public safety professionals, the Galls Tactical Pants are...
Just three hours after 5-year-old Maria Cuellar was lured into a stolen ambulance and kidnapped in April, she was returned unharmed. For that, her Houston family can thank another Texas girl who was not so fortunate: Nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while bicycling near her grandparents' Arlington home in 1996 and did not come back alive.
Her body was found four days later ina creek bed. Her throat had been cut.
Out of Amber's death came a new way to alert the public quickly when a child has been snatched -- often within the crucial first hour or so. The system, named for Amber, utilizes the same emergency broadcast network that radio and TV stations use to warn of dangerous weather and other potentially catastrophic conditions.
Four states and nearly two dozen cities and communities have adopted the AMBER Plan, as it's called. Now it's coming to the nation's capital.
At a news conference today launching the Washington area effort, organizers -- among them the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and area law enforcement officials -- plan to announce that two TV stations and about a dozen radio stations have signed on to participate. Participants include WTTG-TV (Channel 5) and WJLA-TV (Channel 7) and radio stations WTOP and WMAL.
"We're literally putting millions of eyes on the road looking for that abducted child or abductor," said Dee Anderson, a sheriff in the Dallas area who helped start the AMBER system in 1997. "It's a tremendously powerful tool."
While the program has run into controversy in some places, it also has been credited with the return of 16 children. The Alexandria-based national center for missing children plans to use the Washington program as its nationwide model.
About 4,500 children are kidnapped by people other than family members each year in the United States, a number dwarfed by the 354,000 abducted by relatives and the 450,000 who run away, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
In the grim business of finding those taken by strangers, getting the word out fast can make the difference. Police say their chances of finding a child alive are best within the first few hours of an abduction.
Broadcasters came up with the idea of using the Emergency Alert System, which airs bulletins warning communities about severe weather and other potential emergencies.
Along the way, it has attracted some criticism. In Texas, for example, organizers tightened the criteria to get on the air after radio listeners complained of too many alerts related to child custody disputes.
Some broadcasters have been slow to sign on, saying they are reluctant to turn over airtime to police agencies. Others say that the Emergency Alert System should be reserved for community-wide dangers and that broadcasting abduction alerts opens the door to demands by others for a share of airtime.
Indeed, a Dallas group now wants to use the Emergency Alert System to broadcast descriptions of missing Alzheimer's patients.
Law enforcement officials say they have strict guidelines to determine whether an abduction is eligible for the alert system.
In most cases, the missing child must be younger than 15, and the police must believe that the youngster is at risk and that abductor and child are probably still in the area. A description of the abductor or abduction also must be available.
Using those guidelines, organizers expect that the Washington alert system will be used four or five times a year.
"The best-case scenario," said Prince William County police Lt. John Collier, who helped set up the system, "is that we never have to use it."
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Digital Currents
Multimedia exhibition and performance by: Mariusz Dabrowski, Ben Dunkle, Jamie O'Neil, Bartosz Smoragiewicz Quintet and Przemyslaw Moskal.
Digital Currents explores relationship between the old and the new media: painting and video art, printmaking and pixelmaking, dance and telepresence, music and interactive art. Join us for this truly multimedia event.
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Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 pm
Admission: Free, reception to follow.
Phone: (212) 904-1990
Location: The New Dance Group Arts Center, 305 West 38th Street at 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018.
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Infinity Blade III updated with…Keanu Reeves?
Kicking off Friday, December 13, and running through Tuesday, December 24, the 47 Ronin ClashMob invites gamers and moviegoers to join forces in an effort to defeat the imposing Samurai Brute before he appears in the film on December 25. If the Mob is successful, they'll be rewarded with the Brute's sword, which will be added to their in-game arsenal for future battles. This unique challenge is the only opportunity players will have to obtain this exclusive weapon!
47 Ronin stars a half-Japanese and half-British named Kai, played by Reeves. He joins a group named the ronin which is looking to take revenge on Lord Kira, the person that killed their master. The movie is scheduled to open on Christmas here in the US. If you want to get in on the game and try to get the Samurai Brute's sword, head on over to the App Store and download Infinity Blade III if you haven't already, available to download for $6.99: Infinity Blade III.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Infinity Blade? Looking forward to trying out this ClashMob? Let us know in the comments, or tweet me @TiP_Kyle.
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SALMON ARM - The sudden closure of an indoor sports facility in Salmon Arm due to exposed asbestos is bad news for athletic groups and the non-profit society which owns the building.
Closed indefinitely while assessments are completed, and after that remediation work, the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Indoor Memorial Sports Complex normally hosts numerous groups including rugby teams, lacrosse players, archery and soccer, not to mention the annual Fall Fair in September and the Salmon Arm Children's Festival in July.
"It's a busy place," executive director for the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association Kevin Harrison says.
The soccer association was notified of the closure the day before spring break, when a soccer camp was scheduled. The association was able to use an outdoor school field for the camp, but has been forced to cancel all indoor soccer practices. The development team, for youths aged 11 and 12, and the select team, ages 13 to 18, are now waiting for outdoor fields to officially open, which is hoped to be happening April 11.
"These teams are without and are unable to practice," Harrison says.
Fortunately, the soccer association was at the tail end of its indoor training season, but Harrison says they could be impacted if the repairs aren't finished in time for the fall season.
The Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association, which owns and operates the building, is hoping remediation will be complete well before then. President Phil Wright says they are currently awaiting a full report on what repairs are required before they can reopen.
"We have the Children's Festival in July, it's important to get it done by then and it will be, I'm sure," Wright says.
Because the association is a non-profit, Wright says the repairs represent a 'major blow' financially.
The arena was built in the early 1960s, and Wright says the asbestos issue was created by the ground shifting, causing the cinder blocks in the walls to crack and expose the asbestos-containing insulation material.
The silver lining of the whole thing, Wright says, is most of the user-groups were moving outdoors for the season anyways.
The soccer association sees another potential silver lining as well; the opportunity to improve the aging facility in conjunction with the needed repairs.
"Maybe this leads to something positive with a better facility," Harrison says.
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Man, it's good to be back. The early months of the year have proven pretty useless for new films (Cloverfield excepted, of course), but now we're starting to get into the real film set for 2008. I've seen both of these this week, so read on to see how I felt about them.
Be Kind Rewind
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover
First off, I was sad to hear that Danny Glover still has that slur in his speech he seemed to pick up filming Shooter last year. I was hoping that was just a part of his character, but it appears that slur is here to stay. It wasn't nearly as distracting in this film, but it still makes me wonder whether old D-Glove had a stroke or something recently to cause such a speech impediment.
Moving right along, Be Kind Rewind has been a project I've been following pretty closely since they announced it last year; I was really excited to hear about the concept. In case you haven't heard, the film follows Jack Black and Mos Def as they try to recreate films using only props they have on hand after Black's character erases all the tapes in their video store. Sounds promising, right?
As one would imagine, the best parts of the movie are the remade films (Robocop, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, etc). Unfortunately, we have to suffer through a painful twenty minutes or so until we get to that point. The humor was nowhere to be found, and the realism was called into question with unnecessary special effects that didn't fit into the style of movie at all. But because it's a Michel Gondry movie, you have to expect that kind of thing. This guy is pretty insane when it comes to filmmaking: his track record includes the extremely strange Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the equally weird Science of Sleep, both of which are up there in the Top 25 Most Bizarre Films I've Ever Seen. Be Kind Rewind is a lot more "mainstream," but flashes here and there still let you know you're watching a Gondry movie. I guess that's what makes him stand out above hacks like Brett Ratner.
The middle of the movie is the best part, with the humor at a high and the story at a low, which translated into more enjoyment for the audience (aka, me). The film also suffered from a mediocre ending you could see coming from a mile away. Acting-wise, it was ok, and the plot (which had so much potential!) was decent at best. Sure, it had "heart" and it was "charming," but that doesn't save the movie from being anything higher than average.
I'd definitely wait until it comes to TBS in a few months and don't waste your $9 dollars on this in the theater. Oh, and during the credits, they told us you could see all their "remade" films at the movie's official website, here. I wish I would have known that before I saw this in the theater, so I'm passing the word along to you.
In Bruges
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
I've never seen anything quite like In Bruges before, and I thought it was fantastic. It was REALLY crude, violent, sad, and funny. I laughed all the way through it, and liked it a lot. It was a stout hour and forty minutes, so the story didn't drag out or get cut short: it was the perfect length. I warn you though - if you're easily offended by language or violence, this is not for you. (The violence wasn't as bad as some other films I've seen, but that doesn't really mean much to you, does it?) I love the tagline: "Shoot First, Sightsee Later." I guess a lot of people haven't heard of this movie, so check out the (R-Rated for language!) trailer here if you're interested.
The story follows two hitmen as they hide out after a job in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for instructions from their boss. One (Gleeson) is really into the scenery and the medieval relics of the town, and the other (Farrell) is miserable and just wants to go home. The two actors are really entertaining to watch, and they play off each other perfectly. It almost made me forget that Colin Farrell hasn't done anything worth watching since 2004. He was great in this role, easily slipping between emotional and funny when the situation called for it. Brendan Gleeson (John C. McCloy of Biocyte Pharmaceuticals in Mission: Impossible 2) was phenomenal to watch, as well, but for different reasons: he's a classical trained stage actor, and he really shines in long takes where he can show off his acting skills without relying on the magic of editing to craft his performance for him. There was one scene in particular (he was on the phone nearly the whole take) that stood out in my mind as excellent work from him. Hopefully this boosts him from bit player to the big time so we can see his talents displayed further in more films in the future.
The character who played Chloe, Colin Farrell's love interest, also popped onto my radar when I was watching this because she had a way about her that seemed oddly familiar. Later I found out I've never actually seen her in anything, which furthers my belief that she's just a great actress because she used nothing but her acting talents to trick me into thinking I'd seen her before. (This is difficult to explain, but the basic thing you should get from this section is that she was really good in this movie.) Her name is Clemence Poesy, and apparently she played Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, so some of you may recognize her from that role.
Ralph Fiennes, whose work I'm not that familiar with, also bears a striking resemblance to local Gainesville celebrity Matthew T. Brummitt. Take a look at the picture below for a better comparison. Anyway, Fiennes was pretty convincing in his role as the hit men's boss who rolls in town to finish the job. In related matters, this man's name is incredibly deceiving. It is actually pronounced "Rafe Fine," which boggles my mind and ensures the fact that he's not American.
The director, Martin McDonagh, also wrote the script, and he proved he was more than capable of both duties. This is his first feature film, but he directed a short called Six Shooter that actually won an Oscar in 2006 for Best Live Action Short Film. (Coincidentally, that film starred Brendan Gleeson as well.) I think we've yet to see the best McDonagh has to offer, but In Bruges was certainly a worthy first attempt. I think this is one of those movies that you have to have a certain sense of humor to enjoy, but if you're anything like me then I almost guarantee you'll laugh and appreciate this film for what it is. Until next time...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Be Kind Rewind, In Bruges
Posted by Ben Pearson at 12:20 PM
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brummitt is still looking as sexy as ever.
- February 27, 2008
nice review. I think Ben's Movie Reviews would be a great place for part 4 of the "007 Days Past February"...meh?
- February 27, 2008
- Ben Pearson said...
If Part 4 involves movies, then I think it'll fit nicely here. (I think that's the one where you list the best Bond movies, but I don't recall what it's supposed to be.)
- February 27, 2008
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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by Roddickulous, Aug 16, 2013.
Cuing the Intelligence series much? :twisted:
wow, similar to the hyper carbon pj
i.Radical was much prettier
^^^ Gosh, is it Halloween already?
Countdown to deletion in 3...2...1...
The white HEAD name on the hoop destroyed PJ.
And the transparent caps do not help.
when I look at this PJ the only thing that comes in my mind is : MIAMI VICE, or any other movie banner designed in the 80's. indeed, RADICAL design.
Are the prestiges spy photos coming up soon? does anyone have such thing?
At the Roger's cup in Montreal I saw Andy Murray walk out on centre court for a practice session with what I thought was his old i.Radical in hand. I thought it was strange. He had 2 frames in his hand as well as his bag on his shoulder. He ended up not using the frame in question. Seeing the new design, it was obviously the new radical or his current frame with updated cosmetics.
wow pics deleted without a trace...how despotic
HEAD really needs a new Marketeer/communitymanager.
Look at BMW. do you really think they dislike it when pictures of their new models leak? No ofcourse not they like it and "accidently" leak themselves. Why? Because that way your customers desires the new frame even before it comes to the market. Alle the duscussions about uggly, pretty, good or bad are done before you want to start selling. People get used to your new design. They have to wait until it comes and their desire grows every day. The minute the new model comes to the market many customers run to the dealers.
But i guess that is not what HEAD wants. No instead all these forums are a ******. Delete everything.
You know what MINI does with forum like these? They participate. And a month before the market introduction they give a vip intro for members of that forum. Now that is marketing at almost no costs. Get people to start talking about your new product. Oh not that is not what you should want.
What is going to take place with the Prestige Mid for 2014? I did not see it on the chart!
Nothing. Closest thing is the Pro Rev but that's only 300g
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and although I preferred the understated look of the youtek, it is better that most of their paintjobs and may look better when viewed properly.
This must have something to do with Murray using the i-radical paintjob for so long. Maybe he suggested it, or someone from HEAD took it as "inspiration".
wow...... that is hideous.........
People said the ig paintjob was ugly and that turned out to be very understated as well.
Personally I like the new paintjob. As I said in the thread that was deleted, I've been waiting for Head to do with Radicals and Prestiges what they did when with the Speeds and Extremes when the IG models first came out with black being the more dominant color. And yeah it does remind me of the iRadical paintjob too.
Interesting that it was stated no 18x20's but the bridge still has 4 string holes. Find it hard to believe they would stray away completely from 18x20.
Got the pictures a few days ago and I thought the frames didn't look that great. Was at my local tennis shop earlier today talking about it.
The owner said he had the graphene radical and brought it out to show me and his head rep happened to be at the store at the time (not sure if he dropped off the frame today, if so lucky timing)
It looks a lot better in person than in the pictures. Definitely reminds me of the i.Radical. The paintjob might grow on me as time goes on more since I still like the IG paintjob more at the moment, but yeah, it changed my mind from "ugly" to "not bad/ okay"
Could you tell if the grip shape changed, or is it still the rectangular shape?
They use the standart Head Pallet (TK82) which is slighty rectangular than usual.
Are you sure about this? The IG Prestige and Radicals I had, used the TK82 (rectangular) pallet . I am pretty sure the TK82S was designed for the Speed line.
Sorry, you're right! I went to check a Youtek i have here... Gotta fix my post.
These racquets will be must-haves! Head is not stupid,
...if they made the racquet that ugly they must be confident that it will be the best feeling and performing racquet ever. That thing must play by itself!
Haha, that's brilliant!
- I have to admit, I never like most of their PJs at first, but then they grow on me. Now I'm really digging the Prestige and Radical Microgel PJ, and the IG ain't too shabby, either - Prestige with black CAP grommets and a black replacement grip is realllllly cool-looking!
Intriguing PJ. Not a fan, but I can see what they were trying to do. I was one of the few who actually liked the IG PJs when they first came out lol..
I didn't pay much attention to the grip shape. Sorry. I was mainly paying attention to the paintjob.
I think its the synthetic leather grip as stock again I hope to be proved wrong.
Too bad, like OP stated, optional cap grommets so Pro doesn't come with CAP grommets standard. Also, yes, new mold from those who have seen the pictures. Didn't delve too much about it since I couldn't stay for too long. Definitely looking forward to trying it out tho.
they really could have tried a littlr harder on the pj. hopefully the prestige looks better
For those who want a clearer picture, search "Tennis Pro Express" on Facebook. They have pictures of the new prestige and radicals. The new prestige has a red cap grommet and is predominately black/red. It looks REALLY NICE
in 5yrs every frame will be 14x16 pattern
Too much fail.
They look very good and are variations on the usual theme.
When will they come back to green? Anyway I love those Red grommets.
Why the red grommets??
TW will now have to stock up on the mg/yt black caps,
Half the new buyers will swap over instantly
Only the Graphene Prestige MP will keep the old mold, so you won't be able to correctly fit the old CAP grommets on the other models.
But does the mold of the new Prestige Graphene Pro actually resemble the current Prestige IG S???
The Graphene Radical paintjob does not look good.. the Prestige much better and red CAPS is interesting, would not mind putting it on the anniversary Prestige MP to see how it looks like.
Prestige cosmetics look strangely similar to the new Babolat Storm line as well..
First the end of the PC600 mold on the mid, then this horrendous paintjob.
They murderer the prestige line. RIP prestige!
I guess they're just rolling with the business. Wonder how the sales went / are going for the Prestige Mid. Apparently not well enough to keep it in the line-up.
Why is that the case? - A 18x20 pattern in a 580 squin racket is probably too hard to play with for too many potential customers. Not that there are still some enthusiasts, but they're just too few.
They now have the MP as the "true" Prestige. Which also kind of explains why they made it the 25th anniversary edition. After all, if the anniversary ed. should have been the original, there wouldn't have been any way around the Mid.
So the YTIG Mid will be the last Prestige to represent the original mold.
It's sort of 1990's colors IMO. Would look good walking out onto the court with a new pair of Nike Air Tech Challenge Huarache shoes. Some cut off shorts would be nice too.
So, Gilles Simon is the new face of the Prestige lineup, eh? I'd have preferred Tommy Haas, even if he is long in the tooth.
I'd have expected them to be more like the Graphene Prestige Pwr...now, having seen the teaser pics, I'm kind of wishing they were.
Any specs on the Graphene Radicals available yet?
They're expensive as hell and the price is always closer to 200€ in Europe and you can't get quantity discount. I'm here talking but i wouldn't buy one if unless i could afford gut.
I think the same way. It's sad they picked the pusher instead of the all-courter. HEAD is just disgusting me right now...
Even if Haas retired tomorrow it would be a nice opportunity to stick his image HEAD forever (even if he played almost the entire career with Dunlop).
So... why were they flying off the self in the olden days? Is it because kids nowadays is all about POWER POWER AND MOAR POWER, and they don't care about timing and good technique?
Any of us who play (or played with one for extended amount of time) know Prestige Mid is a wonderful racquet. And if you've got the strokes, it's just like any other racquets.
I would not make those assumptions. TW is already almost all sold out of the IG Prestige Mid. They have 6 racquets left.:shock:
How is the power level, compared to the current Youtek Radicals?
Dude I love me some vulcans. Coolest race of aliens.
They have a kiind of 90's look to them. I like it. It is a good change from the silly paint jobs of other companies. God forbid a bit of boldness right?
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Saab Combines US Defense Operations
Oct 22, 2013, 08:30 ET from Saab
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global defense and security company Saab is pleased to announce the establishment of Saab Defense and Security USA LLC. This represents the consolidation of several US-based Saab defense companies into a single US defense and homeland security provider. Shared management structures and security governance will increase synergies and improve efficiency. Saab's goal is to build an agile and responsive US company able to deliver innovative, timely and highly-effective solutions to meet local defense and security needs.
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Saab Defense and Security USA LLC (SDAS) brings together the operations of the former separate legal entities, Saab Training USA LLC, Saab Barracuda LLC, Saab Support and Services LLC, and the defense elements of the Saab Sensis Corporation, into a single organizational structure.
Forming the new company is a further step in the long-term development and growth of Saab in North America. As a combined entity, SDAS will have a greater ability to respond to changing market conditions in the United States and in the global defense market making it possible to grow jobs and expertise in the US.
Mr. Jonas Hjelm, Head of Saab's Americas Market Area states, "even when viewed against the background of the current budget situation, the US defense and security market represents nearly 50 per cent of the total global market. This makes it very important for Saab to solidify its position and grow its presence in the US."
"Our existing portfolio of products, systems and capabilities provide us a flexibility to provide quick solutions to meet customer needs and make us an attractive partner to major US defense industries. From its very start, Saab Defense and Security USA has a sound business footing and is expected to remain a profitable company with excellent prospects."
SDAS will operate under a special security agreement with the US Department of Defense. This will ensure the required protections remain in place so the company can sustain and build its defense and homeland security activities.
Mr. Lars Borgwing, former CEO of Saab Training USA, is the President and CEO of SDAS. Lars is committed to building the local business by enhancing and leveraging Saab's current US business base.
"Our four US business units already have strong relationships with local customers and existing contracts. We are determined to exceed the expectations of these customers—that's the best way to earn their continued trust, support our warfighters and to grow our company," Lars Borgwing said.
Saab's Air Traffic Management activities will continue under a separate US legal entity— Saab Sensis Corporation—with a continued focus on the global traffic management market.
Saab Defense and Security USA LLC delivers advanced military technology and systems to United States armed forces and other government agencies. Headquartered in Sterling Virginia it has business units and local employees in four states.
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers' changing needs.
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