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In his 29 years as co-founder and now artistic director of San Diego Repertory Theatre, Sam Woodhouse has tried just about everything. Everything, that is, except Lear.
Considered the most challenging role in the theatrical canon for a mature actor, King Lear is something Woodhouse is approaching this month with a great deal of awe, respect and just a touch of fear. He'll assay the role of Shakespeare's vain and foolish king in a San Diego Rep production opening in previews on March 19. Rep associate artistic director Todd Salovey directs the production, which co-stars actor Armin Shimerman (better known as the Ferengi, Quark, on the television series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine") as Lear's patient Fool.
"King Lear" isn't staged very often in San Diego, so for many audience members, the Rep production will be their first exposure to the epic tragedy. Considered by many to be Shakespeare's greatest play, "King Lear" is the story of the fictional English King Lear, who impulsively decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters according to how much they love him. His two greedy eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, lie about their adoration, but his youngest daughter, Cordelia (who truly loves him) refuses to participate in the game of one-upmanship and she is disinherited. Goneril and Regan divide the kingdom, banish their destitute father into the wilderness and begin scheming against one another. A side plot involves two battling half-brothers and their unlucky father, Gloucester. Cordelia eventually returns to save her father, but with tragic results for all.
During a break in rehearsals last week, the 55-year-old Woodhouse discussed why after three decades of producing, directing and performing in San Diego theater he's finally ready to take on the title role in "King Lear."
Q: Sam, what drew you to Lear this season?
A: Having been lucky enough to be in the same job for 29 years, I find as I get older that I need to embrace and take on extremely challenging projects that are very difficult to make successful. I think that we learn, and I am most inspired by, that which contains the greatest challenge and difficulty.
Q: Is it as difficult a role as legend has it?
A: The physical and emotional experience of traveling through this play leads one to a point of mental and physical exhaustion. We're talking about a man who starts out thinking he can command thunder, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes and ends up barely able to move and see. In that reach for the sky and fall to the most simple level of existence, a certain wisdom emerges and there is —— for me, the actor —— an emotional and physical, and hopefully spiritual, simplicity that emerges from the journey onstage in the play. When I find myself on the apparent deathbed and wake from thinking I'm dead, it feels like I've awakened from a giant psychic storm.
Q: What makes "King Lear" such a great play?
A: Some scholars say the play itself in production can never approach the brilliance of the play on the page. The breadth and scope and depth of Shakespeare's writing and imagination was so extensive and diverse that it's hard to realize onstage. Here was a man who was writing at the peak of his powers and he was writing a sweeping epic that worked on so many levels. It deals with man's relationship to the gods, to the natural world and to his family. And it deals with madness and wisdom. It's hard to pull it all together. But we have assembled a first-rate company of actors who I'm thrilled to be working with, and we're hoping that people will want to come see it. If this is the greatest play ever written and you haven't seen it, wouldn't you want that rare opportunity? And if you've seen it before, why not spend another evening in the presence of genius?"
Q: Your company received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' "Shakespeare for a New Generation" program, which will allow you to share the play with thousands of South County schoolchildren. Do you think young people will connect with "King Lear"?
A: Of course. One of the central stories is about a father and his youngest daughter. Young people have strong responses to the quest of a young daughter. I saw this when I was playing Hamlet's father in "Hamlet." I could feel the young people pulled like a magnet to Hamlet and the issues he was dealing with. I also know that the Gloucester story in "King Lear" has a modern element to it (he laughs when the Gloucester subplot is compared to an episode of "The Jerry Springer Show," then adds: "You said it, not me, but there is melodrama and there is drama. It's rock 'n' roll and thunder and lightning."
Q: These are lean times for the theater industry and Shakespeare isn't an easy path to riches. What compelled you to produce "King Lear" now?
A: One of the things I think about as producer —— and an actor in the lead part —— is that we are waltzing with a masterpiece. In the same way one wants to revisit a van Gogh masterpiece or watch a symphony play the same piece over and over, audiences have the same relationship with "King Lear." There is no definitive way to do this play. I think that one could tackle it 10 times in one's career and continue to be challenged. As an audience member it's boundlessly stimulating because there's something new every time you come to it. It's that rare opportunity to walk hand in hand with the gods.


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I found another set of instructions on how to get the Fisher Paykel GWL15 washer to play the theme song to Beverly Hills Cop. Although the tune didn't sound much like that song to me. The national anthems come closer to sounding like what they are supposed to. As far as I'm aware no one has offered video proof that this isn't some internet spoof. I can confirm with video that you can in fact turn your Fisher Paykel washer into a jukebox. From what I've read the Fisher Paykel Intuitive washer model will do this as well. What I've seen so far states that the actual music may be different depending on your washer model. I'd love to say that I found all of this out on my own. That I had been some super geek and hacked the firmware that runs our Fisher Paykel GWL15 washer. Unfortunately that isn't the case. I'll included the instructions on how to do this and give credit to those that got me started on this journey. Although I think I may be the first person to offer actual video proof of this on the internet.
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Published on September 22nd, 2011 | by Jules Yap11
Sitting + Standing Desk Combo
Materials: 2x Lack Wall Shelf (191cm), 2x Expedit Shelving Units (2×2) , 1x Expedit Desk, 6x Lack Shelf (26cm)
Description: My wife and I just moved into our new home and decided to convert our upstairs hall area into a study for both of us. She wanted a regular sitting desk, while I was stubbornly adamant to have my own standing desk. I'm 6′ feet tall so I couldn't use a previously mentioned Expedit standing desk because I wasn't tall enough for that one.
First I started by assembling a 2×2 Expedit Shelving unit as normal. And then with 2 metal brackets I bought from the hardware store screwed an Expedit desk to the top of the shelving unit. (note: the brackets supplied with the desk will only fit a 2×4 or 4×4 Lack shelving unit, to fit a 2×2 unit you'll need to buy a separate bracket and do-it-yourself).
Next I screwed on a Lack shelf (26cm) onto the top of the Shelving unit. This acts as the base for the Lack shelf (121cm) to become my standing desk.
Finally I assembled a second Expedit shelving unit with a Lack shelf (26cm) base and connected the two via a 121 cm Lack shelf. This acted as the standing desk.
One lack shelf was not sufficient so I repeated steps 2and 3 again for a second 121cm Lack shelf. A single lack shelf doesn't have enough depth to be a desk.
Then to top of it a of a few accessories for the Expedit Shelving units and a couple of lamps give the shelf a nice feel to it.
See more of the Lack + Expedit standing desk.
~ Keith Rozario, Malaysia
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Good work. I would improve the design a bit by eliminating the visible L-brackets. Just drill a couple of holes on the top of the two base shelves, and another couple under each "leg" of the high desk. Make sure they are aligned. The diameter of the hole should be just under the diameter of the ubiquitous Ikea wooden dowel. The depth should be 1/2 the length of the dowel. Then insert the wooden dowels in the holes and attach the high desk to the base shelves over the dowels. Use a dab of glue on the dowels if this is a permanent installation.
The height of the 2×2 expedit is 79 centimeters and the height of the desk is 76 cm. So is your desk just tilted (by looking at the picture it seems that it is) or did you put something under the desk to make them equal at height?
Is the expedit desk and the 2×2 by itself, when attached, pretty sturdy? I want to make a desk like this, and want to know if its sturdy enough to do work on and possibly hold heavy books and a computer.
exactly what I was looking for! thank you! building it soon!
Keith, you're awesome! I built this combo desk this weekend and I love it! This is exactly what I needed. I didn't want to commit to a standing or sitting desk, and now I get the best of both worlds. I also love how much space I have for my equipment. I'm 5'6″ and the standing desk fits me well ergonomically. Thank you so much for posting this!
I like it, but I think it would have been better with the standing desk to the right, so the lower desk is on the left and gets more light from the window.
Hey Justice,
A standing desk is a great idea, but if you work from home (like I do), then standing 2 hours straight for a long meeting or a call is really hard on the legs…so you need a chair to sit down once in a while.
Great way to improvise without sacrificing style. Good work!
Where did the chair for the sitting desk come from?
Why do you need a chair for your standing desk?
This is awesome! Well made, sir.


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I haven't watched last night's show yet, so I'll have to see what JR and Karina say... JR's my guy [this doesn't mean I think he revolves around me!], so I hope I won't be too disappointed.
Tristan is such a breath of fresh air - handsome, talented and unpretentious, he goes about doing his job with no other thought except what is best for his partner. What a surprise! And in such contrast to Maks, who is just dragging the show down nowadays.
I have found it interesting that there seemed to be NO difference of opinion as to Khate G after her "performances" on DWTS, but many have indicated that they are finding a softer side to Nancy that has surprised them. And it's refreshing that people can admit a change of mind.
I didn't have any opinion of Nancy Grace before her being on Dancing With the Stars because I hadn't heard of her until then. I don't like the bad attitude she's shown in her rehearsals with Tristan. Her dancing hasn't been bad, though, so if she just shuts up and dances, I'll be ok with her staying on the show a bit longer. Not so I can watch her, so I can watch Tristan!
What a baby Chaz is. I just saw an after interview where he whines that the judges were extra hard on him each week. They spent weeks lying to him and sugar coating each performance and thats what kept him there this long. If you are going to be someone who publically goes through a gender change, you would think you can take a couple sarcastic comments. Especially when you are doing a terrible job at what youre supposed to be doing.
I lost a good deal of respect for him hearing him cry like that. Now go back to being a nobody.
However, on GMA, he very explicitly said that's all he had to apologize for, and then he really let loose with both barrels. He pointed out that the judges are allowed to make whatever insulting comments they like about the dancers (he specifically mentioned "comparing us to animals") without apologizing, and yet they aren't allowed to say anything in return, which is basically true. Bruno never apologized on air (or at all, really) for his revolting pussy remark with regard to Karina last years, for instance. The most he said was that English wasn't his first language and he didn't mean pussy in that sense. Personally, I find it kind of hard to believe that Bruno, the king of the double entendre, didn't know that's how the word pussy could be taken, but even if he didn't, he could still have told Karina that he was sorry he inadvertently offended her. Then, when they asked him about what he thought of other dancers going to the judges afterwards and apologizing for his (Maks') remarks, he let loose on Derek, who apparently did exactly that. He said that if he'd been given Nicole, Jennifer, and Ricki in a row as partners, he might find the judges' marks and comments "fair" too. Man, it's going to be interesting in the celebraquariam this week. Seems to me it would be a very good idea to bring Carson back, because Brooke will just stupidly fan the flames, whereas Carson might be able to keep everyone laughing.
Later, they had Lacey and Chaz on, and they both (wisely, IMO) politely refused to make any kind of comments with regard to what Maks had just said. Lacy did say, however, that the judging has been unfair and inconsistent, and Chaz reiterated his earlier statement that overweight women are praised for losing weight on the show, but he was compared to things that are round--Ewoks, basketballs, penguins etc. (though, really, I don't think penguins are exactly round)--because he's a guy. I've been trying to remember--were the Woz or Kyle or Warren treated similarly, because they were all heavier male contestants? Kyle and Warren were, obviously, much better dancers, which may have mitigated those remarks, but the Woz certainly wasn't. I also saw a clip of Lacey on E! saying that the judges have their favorite couples and she and Chaz just weren't that this season. Realistically, though, however sensitive Chaz has been to Bruno's remarks, they may not have been absolute judging favorites, but they were, for the most part, treated more gently than a number of people have been this season or in past seasons, including people who were better dancers.
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Spring is quickly melting into summer in the Valley, and armchair sports fans are settling in, sticking their sweaty thighs to leather La-Z-Boys for the NBA and NHL playoffs and the return of the D-Backs. In contrast, the climb to hellish temperatures bodes ill for participatory sports enthusiasts, who look forward to sweat and sunburn. Such physically ambitious souls should be heartened by this weekend's inaugural Tempe International Triathlon, to be held at Tempe Town Lake on Sunday, May 5.
The international-distance triathlon consists of a 1,500-meter swim in Tempe Town Lake, a 40-kilometer bike race and a 10-kilometer run. To some, the first leg sounds appalling -- a dip in the brown muck that Tempe passes off as a lake? Organizer Jonathan Grinder, of Tucson Racing Inc., is quick to assure that the much-maligned mud puddle presents absolutely no health hazards to swimmers.
"The City of Tempe is one of the most stringent organizations I've dealt with," Grinder says. "If the water doesn't comply, the event doesn't happen." Grinder also explains that Tempe Town Lake has a clay bottom, which accounts for the brown pall over it.
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Starts at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 5, Participants can register for the event until May 4. For fees and information, see www.3disciplines.com.
The race course, which covers Rio Salado, Priest, Washington and Curry, is described by Grinder as a "fast course, challenging but user-friendly." There are minor hills to bike and, despite the early morning start, the heat could be as great a factor as the incline. Winners will finish the race in just under two hours, spending approximately 20 minutes swimming, an hour biking and 35 minutes running.
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The organizers expect the triathlon's urban setting will attract national and international athletes in future years, and they hope the event evolves into "one of the Valley's must-do events." With sufficient sponsorship, the Tempe International Triathlon could host the 2004 Olympic trials, which should excite even metabolically challenged sports fans.


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As Tony G mentioned in the comments Wednesday night, SPY has a bearish descending-triangle pattern on its chart. The pattern has been established over three weeks, so it looks pretty solid. Here is a 60-minute chart (click to enlarge):
(I find that hourly charts are the best for spotting emerging patterns.)
If you look at a TRIN chart over the same period, you will see that the last two Monday Massacre sell-offs were dramatically more intense than the first sell-off that began on August 11th. The TRIN takes into account not only the number of stocks advancing/declining, but also the volume.
I think that this increasing intensity is due to bulls having their mouses hovering over the sell buttons on their screens. Bulls with profits in this bear-market rally look like they are being very quick to lock them in by selling in when the market starts falling.
A couple of weeks ago, I got burned by trying to play a descending-triangle pattern on the USO. An oil inventory report was released and USO blew out of the pattern to the upside. I miss-played that set-up because USO was oversold, and the pattern was only about three days old.
SPY's descending-triangle is very well-defined over a nice period of time. SPY is also overbought on a short-term basis, and a longer term basis. Good news in the form of the durable-goods number on Wednesday morning, failed to break SPY out of the pattern to the upside, so it looks like the large players have little interest in accumulating stocks, even on good news.
I like the set-up technically. I also like it fundamentally. The economy is clearly slowing. So is the global economy. And the credit crisis is actually getting worse judging by credit spreads, and more banks being added to the FDIC's trouble list.
I think the big funds will likely be able to keep the market from breaking down as they bid underneath to keep their monthly numbers looking good. While they are not always successful at the end of a month, with light holiday volume, they should be able to do it this time.
So, I'm thinking that SPY doesn't break $126 this week, but will probably do so early next week. And then SPY should quickly proceed to testing $125.
SPY has tested, and bounced off of, the support around $126 twice so far. The textbook says that the third time is usually the charm. So, I have taken a short position in the futures, and am hoping that the big funds can hold things up long enough Thursday for me to complete an all-in short deployment.
SPY's old breakout area at $129 served as resistance Wednesday. So, our trading range is $126-$129. If any of this week's remaining economic reports pushes SPY above $129, I will be shorting as I think it will likely prove to be a false breakout.
Keep in mind that the tape has not rolled over yet, as of Wednesday's close, though the futures are down a couple of points as I write this late Wednesday night.
Thursday and Friday will be very interesting. On one hand, you will have the big funds bidding underneath in a low-volume environment. They usually win. But on the other hand, you have increasingly jittery bulls itching to get out alive. With at least a neutral news flow, I expect the big funds to win with SPY perhaps being range-bound between $127-$129 for the rest of the week.


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I bought the first version of this almost 4 years ago. It did eventually burst this summer, and I was lucky enough to find a replacement on ebay as they have become harder to find. We never have much luck with inflatables, so getting over 3 years of use, with one and then two boys battering this senseless, jumping on it and bouncing about the trampoline and generally climbing all over it is pretty good going in my book.
This toy is recommended for ages 6 and up, but to be honest I don't see much older children getting a lot of use from this. My oldest will be 6 soon, and he does still play with it, but not nearly as much as he did when younger. He does like knocking it down so he and his brother can both ride this across the trampoline until someone falls off, and will knock it down a few times, but I can't see it being worth buying at his age. I would guess this to be about 4' tall, so it towered over my son, who when he got this on his second birthday.
I have found young children either love or hate these bigger then they are knock about toys. I do remember one young relation being terrified of a clown toy like this. At first my son would just push him over and watch him bounce back up while shouting out one of his catch phrases "d'oh" , "ohhh why me", or "after lunch, can I whip you?". But as he got older he really loved battering this thing usually taking a running leap at it and rolling about the ground. By the time it finally gave way and developed a leak his younger brother had taken quite an interest in it, and ended up asking all the time for Simpson back, so I ended up buying a new one from ebay. The original cost me £2.00 in a bargain basket, but I ended up spending nearly £10 for a replacement, missing the voice box. Still I am happy enough with that price for a toy that has given the children so much active fun and has been very sturdy and well made.
As mentioned this toy is roughly 4' tall. It is available with Homer in his classic jeans and white t-shirt, or boxing attire as seen here. There is a small pouch at the back which holds the voice box. I was able to just pop the box from the old toy into the new, or you could choose to leave this out as I can assure you, 3 phrases grow old very quickly. I believe the box takes 2 AA batteries which will last for years. The base of this toy is filled with water, which gives it the weight to keep bouncing back upright, while the rest is obviously filled with air.
I can not really think of any drawbacks to this toy in our house except that it takes up a lot of room inflated, and it is nuisance to take down and fill up again - especially without a pump. I do think some very small children may be frightened of it bouncing back up, and there is a slight possibility of it knocking a small child down as it bounces about, especially if two children are beating it at once. I can also understand that some people will find this toy offensive as too violent. Other than that, I think it's a brilliant toy and a good way to tire the children out. Both my sons have really enjoyed it, and I am very impressed that it has lasted so long, so this gets five stars from me.
It is occasionally available on Amazon or ebay, as well as various online toy shops. Prices can range from about £6 - £25.


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660 at The Angler's Resort
8 Oz. Burger Bar
The Sunday unlimited Bloody Mary Bar at 8 Oz. sets you up with vodka and an inspired array of stuff to put in it, from various Bloody Mary mixes to beyond-the-norm toppings like fried onions, anchovies, and broccoli. 1080 Alton Road, Miami Beach, 305-397-8246
One of the Beach's more elegant drinking locales (think cream velvet banquettes and billowy gossamer curtains), 660 at The Angler's Resort serves bottomless Bloody Marys on Sundays. An attendant with a cart full of ingredients tops your cocktail with delicious goods such as cornichons, olives, and celery. The Angler's Resort, 660 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 786-594-5811
Berries in The Grove
This charming little gem in Coconut Grove runs a Bloody Mary special all day Saturday and Sunday. Bartenders make the mix from scratch, then add ingredients to suit your taste, and adjust the level of heat and tang with components such as soy sauce, olive brine, extra lemon juice, and sriracha sauce. 2884 SW 27th Ave., Miami, 305-448-2111; berriesinthegrove.com
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Ask bartender Michelle Zapata to serve you a Bloody Mary using her secret, paprika-based spice mix. Besides the essential ingredients, Zapata uses juice from fresh tomatoes, lots of lemon, and a glass rimmed with smoked salt and white pepper for extra oomph. Turnberry Isle Hotel & Resort, 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Miami, 786-279-6600; michaelmina.net
Edge Steak & Bar
Bartender Penelope Carballo is the Bloody Mary expert here, adding just the right amount of Edge Rub (the rub used on the restaurant's steaks) and Hot Source, made with peppers from the restaurant's garden, to attain the desired piquancy. Brunch offers a bottomless Bloody Mary with special add-ons, including wasabi peas, pickled beets, and bacon salt around the rim. Four Seasons, 1435 Brickell Ave., Miami, 305-381-3190; edgerestaurantmiami.com
This Grove mainstay does Bloody Marys four ways: the classic signature GreenStreet Mary, the Bloody Maria (tequila and jalapeño), the Bloody martini (cucumber vodka), and the Red Geisha (vodka, cilantro, wasabi, and Asian spices). 3468 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove, 305-444-0244; greenstreetcafe.net
The River Seafood & Oyster Bar
This Brickell spot offers a noteworthy housemade classic rendition featuring horseradish, celery salt, and Pickapeppa. Change things up a bit with a smoky Peruvian chili spice (made with puréed peppers) and a shucked oyster shooter on the side. 650 South Miami Ave., Miami, 305-530-1915; therivermiami.com
Town Kitchen & Bar
This stylish South Miami hangout has some "bloody" interesting add-ons to its cocktails, including charcuterie and blue cheese-stuffed olives. For a professional touch, house master Elizabeth Tweedy fixes up a fiery Bloody Mary recipe made with jalapeño=flavored tequila. 7301 SW 57th Ct., Miami, 305-740-8118; townkitchenbar.com
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
With one of the most extensive whiskey lists in the city, it's no surprise Yardbird features a special Bloody Mary made with bacon-infused bourbon. Garnishes—such as pickled green beans, olives soaked in vermouth and stuffed with a baby pickle, pickled okra, and crispy bacon— add a layer of surprise. See our sidebar for details on the recipe. 1600 Lenox Ave., Miami Beach, 305-538-5220; runchickenrun.com
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A question about kernel upgrade...
I did a clean install of Slackware64 14.1 off dvd media. This came with kernel 3.10.17-x86_64.
I am running a i7-4770 processor and slackware64 8 cores or 8 penguins on boot. I setup a mirror in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors for the slackware-current repo.
I ran a slackpkg upgrade-all, which upgraded me to 3.10.30-x86_64. My computer has EFI so I copied the new vmlinuz-huge-3.10.30 over /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware/vmlinuz. I rebooted and I saw the new kernel 3.10.30-x86_64. However, when it boots it only shows 4 cores or 4 penguins on boot.
I'm trying to figure out why this kernel would only recognize 4 cores instead of 8. It's an SMP kernel. Have any of you guys encountered this?
Turned out when I removed the "acpi=off" boot parameter got my 8 penguins back. I guess acpi works with hyperthreading. The fan noise is back down. Thanks.
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Political Discussions in the Workplace
It is not surprising that you can find differing guidelines regarding political discussions in the workplace. So much of the wisdom gets back to that classic consultant's line: It depends.
It depends upon:
- The nature of the workplace. Is your organization supposed to be nonpolitical such as a City Clerk's office? How would customers feel it they overheard the discussion?
- Timing. Are emotions running too high for a calm discussion?
- How well the participants know one another. Relative strangers may be more inclined to ascribe bad faith to each other.
- Whether both sides are committed to maintaining a positive relationship. This commitment will strengthen civility.
- Whether the participants are genuinely willing to consider other perspectives. Are they more interested in clarity than in being right?
- Whether the participants can agree to disagree. Can they hear each other out without harming the team or their relationship?
- How often the discussions occur. The more frequent the discussion, the greater the potential for harm.
- Whether the participants can discuss matters in a polite manner in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
If those items are not present, the team may be stronger if its members save political discussions for their private lives.


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As you may already know This Week in Geek is changing, yet again. I'm going to save the speculation, business and comic auction news for my other blog on WorthPoint, "The Comic Speculator." TWIG will be a post-Wednesday-comic-shop visit blog where I'll be discussing the comics I'm buying/collecting some that I had to pass on. Make sure and post your own weekly stack of comics below.
It's been two weeks and still no sign of "New Mutants" #6. Anyone else out there waiting for this one? Much like the recent issue of "X-Necrosha," and "Invincible," due to shipping errors and allocations by Diamond Comics, many retailers did not receive their shipment of New Mutants. This happens all the time and usually the comics show up the next week. This time, however, all three titles are pretty hot and before replacements could ship, the comics sold out at the printers. In a situation like this there's nothing the supplier can do to get the retailer the comics. At least first-prints anyway. Leaving collector's like me searching for issues and talkin' much smack about Diamond.
Below, you'll find my stack of comics for the week of Wednesday, Nov. 4. Make sure and post your own weekly stack of comics below so I can make fun of what you're reading and vice-versa. For a full list of comics shipping this week click here. To find a comic shop near you click here.
Amazing Spider-Man #610
Assault On New Olympus: Prologue
Astonishing X-Men #32
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #30
Captain America: Reborn #4 of 6
Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #2
Doom Patrol #4
House of Mystery #19
Immortal Weapons #4 of 5
Nova #31
Secret Six #15
Superman: World of New Krypton #9 of 12
Witchfinder: In The Service of Angels #5 of 5
X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #2 of 2
Thoughts on the stack: "Incredible Hercules" writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente have been writing some of the best and most fun silver-age-inspired superhero comics I've read since Bob Layton was writing the Prince of Power. "Assault on New Olympus" builds on a long running Herc storyline isn't going to get press that the "Dark Reign" crossover is receiving which is to bad because but it's going to be worth a read.
"Astonishing X-Men" has made it back into my monthly reading mainly on the talent of artist Phil Jimenez, who is channeling George Perez better than he ever has. I love Jimenez's pencils and even Ellis' story line is better than the previous "Ghost Boxes" story. I'm a big Ellis fan, but a bad shipping schedule mixed with some confusing one-shots made Ghost Boxes really hard to follow.
"Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural" #1 was Marvel Magik at its best. I'm really excited for this title, and with a team like Rick Remender writing and Jefte Paolo and Marko Djurdjevic sharing art duties, it's safe to say there isn't a better young creative team on a Marvel title at present. If you can find issue #1 it's definitely worth your time and money.
"Doom Patrol" has me teetering. I had a discussion with a fellow collector and friend recently about the "snarkyness" of Keith Giffen's Doom Patrol. Like said friend, I've decided to stay on through the "Blackest Night" tie-in, but in all honesty it's hard for me to care about any incarnation of the Doom Patrol, and it's not even Giffen's fault. I love Kieth Giffen. Years of different characterizations and shifted continuity have left me indifferent. I just don't think I care about the Doom Patrol in a starring role. Well see after reading this issue.
"Secret Six" is the meanest, nastiest super villain comic on the market and I love it. This is the comic Marvel's "Thunderbolts" wishes it could be. It's good to see Bane being well written for the first time in years. Thank you Gail Simone and keep it coming.
"X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas" is a desperate bid to get readers to check out the regular Agents title. Let's call it what it is. That said, it's excellent and you should be reading both this and the regular Atlas title. Jeff Parker writes GREAT comics that you should be reading. Comics that aren't even that expensive I might add. Agents of Atlas #1-#11 are selling for less than $20 and you need them. So go and buy. Now. If Agents gets cancelled you are all in trouble.
A preview for the upcoming Marvel title SWORD hit the net this week and it looks to be fun. But like all comic news, there was a fight to be had. And when I say "fight," I mean "debate." Apparently Hank McCoy—the X-Men's Beast—is going to guest-star in the title. No, that's not the problem. The problem is, during his tenure on New X-Men in 2001, Grant Morrison introduced the concept of secondary mutation, which led to our beloved "Oh my stars and garters" blue-furry-beast mutating into something that looked like Vincent from Beauty and the Beast. Here's the question: Which do you prefer? New Beast or Old blue-Beast or even-older Nude-Beast ("nude" only in the sense that he wasn't hairy).
See ya next time true believers!
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Second annual Ferragosto
When: 6 to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 13.
Where: Amici Park, Date Street and State Street, Little Italy.
Cost: $100; VIP table service $150.
Information: (619) 234-4820 or ferragostosd.org
This Saturday, Little Italy is playing dress-up, as the neighborhood hosts the second annual Ferragosto — San Diego's take on the long-standing Italian holiday, derived from the ancient Roman celebration "Feraie Augusti." The event aims to bring a slice of Italy (and its pizza) to Southern California while raising money for historic preservation and youth education in Little Italy.
And don't worry, the dress code of the Venetian masquerade will make it anything but "Jersey Shore." The best of the mask-adorned attendees can participate in a costume contest for a chance to win $500.
Keeping with the Venetian theme, a 100-foot canal with a floating gondola will be built in the park.
Top San Diego restaurants — including Buon Appettito and Bencotto Italian Kitchen — will supply the cuisine, because what's an Italian celebration without pasta?Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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you always need zelda...unless u gotta chip?
Zelda is required, just rent it.
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House of Heroes
COME WIND, Stop The Press, Ashland
The Firebird
2706 Olive St
Saint Louis, MO, 63103
Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is all ages
One, most bands sacrifice originality for "safe" marketability.
Two, most bands place fashion over great songwriting.
Three, most bands think production trumps heart.
But then, House of Heroes is not most bands.
And if you had to pick three characteristics to describe this, their opus, you would have to say it is fearless, uncompromising, and heartfelt.
Because Suburba is an album like nothing else you will hear today. And for that fact alone, it is a victory of epic proportions. Endlessly poppy, galactically ambitious, and dripping with honest, candid emotion, this is what a rock record is supposed to sound like. This is what a rock record is supposed to feel like.
"I like this album because we chose to write about things that we knew," states frontman Tim Skipper. "We wanted it to sound very American and full of youthful energy. We kept a lot of what we loved about the last record, but we just applied it differently and I think it came out exactly the way we wanted it to."
So, what does one of the most ambitious records of 2010 sound like? In many ways it is a time machine, harkening back to days when music was wide-eyed and meant a whole lot more. Think classic Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, The Who, E.L.O. with a touch of Meatloaf. That's right, Meatloaf. Who else could even attempt to pull off such a mixture than House of Heroes? Yet, here it is...In one sense, it could fit in arenas. And in another it is appropriate for the campfire. Teaming again with producer Mark Lee Townsend (Relient K, Deas Vail), Suburba is broad and anthemic at certain moments, yet vulnerable and intimate at others. There are driving, heavy tracks, as well as worshipful ballads. Make no mistake, the band bled to attempt to make this record not just a soundtrack, but an experience.
"This record is about growing up in middle class suburbia," states Skipper. "It's about fighting for your own identity in the face of society's ideas about love, money, religion and power. It's about having big dreams and going after them with reckless abandon, yet having to reconcile the fact that things aren't always going to go your way. And it's about realizing, throughout all of it, that God is real and is the one constant among all the variables of life."
The opening moments of the first track, Relentless will conjure up images of 4th of July fireworks, backyard bar-b-ques, and humid summer evenings. As the record moves forward you find yourself not just singing along, but seeing vivid imagery as House of Heroes sketches through your ears into your imagination. Hopeful and wide-eyed, House of Heroes harkens the voices of youth in the USA. It's hard to imagine a record by this band that is just a collection of a couple singles and tracks, as they have always put painstaking effort into delivering complete albums. Yet, standout songs on your list would have to include the anthemic album opener, "Relentless" (which belongs on a college bowl game half-time show), "So Far Away" (which belongs on a climactic, season-ending scene of NBC's Friday Night Lights), and "Constant" (which is as worshipful as anything you will hear at a Harvest Crusade or Hillsong Event).
House of Heroes went the extra mile this time around to create lyrics that are cool, calculated, and crafty, while remaining vertical all the while. On "God Save the Foolish Kings" he comments on the search for significance: And we fight 'cause we'd rather break our bones than brave this loneliness, And we draw blood 'cause we're just trying to draw out some significance, But I met God on the street tonight, He said, "Choose your battles wisely or you'll never find me." On "Love Is For the Middle Class," they comment on materialism and unconditional love: If all I gave was love, Would you give up on me? But if you measure love in false securities, I owe you nothin' at all... Perhaps the most poignant moment of all on the record comes in its most worshipful, on the track "Constant," where House of Heroes simply states the following: All thru the night I was fallin', Straining to hear your voice callin'. You never gave out. You never gave in. You never quite gave up on me. You are my constant.
Armed with great touring opportunities and the chops to execute every last note of this glorious record, House of Heroes plans to travel mercilessly in support of Suburba. Having just completed notional runs with powerhouses such as Skillet and tobyMac, as well as Family Force 5, the band has seen a surge of new followers which should propel this record to heights not yet seen by the band. And with the full backing of proven label Gotee Records, there is little that stands in the way...
"This record feels so innocent. We wanted it to sound and feel like the best summer of your life...when everything meant something and the world was wide open."
There are so many options before us as we approach life. There are so many ways we could spend our time. What's great is that each one of us has a destiny to fulfill, each one of us has something specific to accomplish while here for the while on earth. It is a beautiful thing when a person figures this out. The guys in Come Wind have been lucky enough to look into this beauty, and walk away with a mission.
Driven by the conviction that life was meant to be lived, instead of just wandered through, Come Wind seeks to craft music that helps people become who they're supposed to be. More than anything, the band hopes their music ministers to those who hear it and inspires them to do great things.
From Canton, Ohio, Come Wind hopes to break into Ohio's music scene early in 2010. This winter, the band will travel to Nashville to record their first EP. This project is being produced and engineered by Joshua Silverberg, formerly of Edison Glass. The guys have very high hopes for this project, and are extremely jazzed about it.
Come Wind invites everyone interested to be a part of their experience with music. With greatest appreciation for all support, the band is very excited for the future.
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Ashland is a collaboration between Leiam Sullivan and Mark Picchiotti, both of whom have storied backgrounds in the music industry over the past ten years or so. Leiam formed part of the outfit known as Mr Pink, amongst others, being involved in projects by Rollo of Faithless fame at some point, whilst Mark Picchiotti has found grace with Pete Tong with his production work under such guises as The Absolute and Basstoy, in addition to producing and writing tracks for Kylie Minogue's 'Light Years' and 'Fever' albums, in addition to many other high profile artists. Needless to say, the expertise on this project is immense.
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Last year a judge ordered a northwest Indiana man to hold a sign at a busy intersection that said, "I am a thief."
Seems like that "lesson" taught him nothing considering he got himself right back into trouble this week, the Sun-Times reports.
Shane Trentity Woodruff, 21, was charged with fraud, identity deception and theft. A Hobart police officer working security at Westfield Southlake Mall noticed Woodruff's suspicious activity.
The officer asked a sales clerk about Woodruff's activity and the clerk said he presented a woman's ID and credit card, claiming it was his aunt's card, but that the ID and those credit cards belonged to a woman whose purse was recently stolen from her broken into car.
Woodruff managed to spend a total of $690 before getting caught, according to court records reported the Sun Times. Just a few months ago, Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. placed Woodruff on an 18-month probation for two counts of theft.
Part of his punishment was to pay back over $2,000 and hold the "thief" sign on Christmas Eve for three hours.
The judge must have been in a giving mood for the holidays, because after the 30 minutes he wished Woodruff a Merry Christmas and sent him off. Maybe Woodruff thought being a thief wasn't so bad after all since he was let off the hook the first time.
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TORONTO — It's April Fools, and everyone is on guard for their resident prankster.
On the football field, regardless the date, there's always the possibility of being on the wrong side of a trick play. Whether it's a fake field goal or punt, a flea flicker, or the classic statue of liberty play, defences are on constant watch for any possible funny business.
That said, there's nothing quite like watching a trick play being pulled off to perfection.
We've listed some below, but feel free to add your favourite trick play in the comment section.
Today's Debate: What is the greatest trick play in CFL history?


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Benitez dismisses Alonso link with Real Madrid
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ruled out any move to Real Madrid for star midfielder Xabi Alonso as he prepares for further signings to bolster his squad.
Benitez takes his squad to a Swiss training camp on Tuesday, with three matches scheduled for the trip, and he has vowed to add new faces ahead of the Reds' Champions League third qualifying round tie on August 9.
And one of the first could be Jermaine Pennant, with sources close to the player expecting a bid for the Birmingham winger soon.
But first Benitez has been forced to quash speculation about Alonso, saying: 'There has been no truth in stories about Xabi Alonso, we have had no official contact and for sure he is staying here, we do not want to sell him.'
The move for Pennant is expected later this week, with Liverpool still distancing themselves from claims they were on the brink of landing Damien Duff ahead of his move to Newcastle.
Liverpool sources claim they were `offered' the player but did not make a bid. Either way, the club will now certainly move on to Pennant.
Before Saturday's friendly win at Crewe, chief executive Rick Parry had pointedly denied an official move, saying: 'We have not made a bid for Pennant.'
However, that could well change in the coming days with a £5million offer likely.
Liverpool desperately need a right-sided midfielder - left winger Duff would hardly have fitted the bill - with the long-running saga involving Sevilla's Daniel Alves seemingly having stalled.
Benitez used youngsters Paul Anderson and Darren Potter in that role at Crewe, but admitted: 'We are still looking for new players, everybody knows what we are looking for now better than me! I am happy with the young players and they need more experience before being thrown in, that's why we will continue to work in the transfer market.'
Parry has admitted that Liverpool are monitoring two Spanish youngsters - Fran Merida, a teenage midfielder from Barcelona, and Real Madrid's Esteban Granero.
'We are aware of both players, but talk of moves is wide of the mark,' Parry added.
Benitez was impressed with the performance of teenager Craig Lindfield against Crewe after the player struck a fine winner for the Reds.
'The positive thing was the movement of Lindfield and Robbie Fowler, I was very pleased with that,' the Spaniard said.
'Lindfield is a very good player and he has the potential to do well in the game. The understanding with Fowler was excellent. Robbie is very clever and able to make use of good movement around him.
'Lindfield needs to be stronger, but I was really pleased with him. But you cannot build a new star after just 45 minutes. He still has to work hard.
'I still believe we will have more new players soon, we have lots of names that we are considering.'


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Retna – Time Traveler trailerApril 22nd, 2012 | By RJ Rushmore | No Comments »
Retna's latest solo show opens on April 24th at Art Careyes Gallery at the Costa Careyes resort in Careyes, Mexico. And yes, I just repeated "Careyes" 3 times, but it's not my fault that everything relating to this show seems to have that in the name. Anyway, the show is called Time Traveler. Here's a beautiful video trailer for the show:
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More than 50 homes in Allied Gardens lost water service overnight after a water main break late Tuesday.
Crews worked for hours to repair a water main break at the intersection of Conestoga Way and Chaparajos Court.
Neighbors say when the main broke, they heard at least three loud pops and moments later the streets were flooded.
The culprit was a broken 12-inch concrete pipe.
Water damaged some units at a nearby storage center.
As of 6:40 a.m., water service had been returned to the neighborhood.
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Someone at the University of Houston has a puckish sense of humor.
It's one thing to schedule the Harris County Republican Party Convention in one of the school's auditoriums at the same time a history class is meeting there. It takes it to a whole 'nother level when that history class is being taught by professor Bob Buzzanco.
You might not recognize the name, but Buzzanco is a guy who isn't shy at all about expressing his political opinions. Opinions that, he says, got him kicked off of Pacifica's KPFT-FM for being too liberal.
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Buzzanco arrived at his once-a-week Introduction to U.S. History class March 25 to find, instead of the usual 100 or so students, a roomful of Republicans.
"[They] were all white and over 50 -- they looked very much like Texas Republicans," he says. "It was like a Stepford campus."
The prof calmly asked what, perchance, was going on -- Buzzanco style. "I frankly said, 'But I have a fucking class here.'" The GOPers asked him to apologize, he says, but then "the guy told me to go fuck myself, so it was kind of ironic."
He wasn't the only one having trouble. Art professor Steven Potter was giving a midterm that day, and he too discovered the room had been taken over.
"There was a Republican political rally in full tilt, with placards waving, people crying and denouncing all of the evils of the Democratic party," he says. "It looked like a convention on TV or something."
What it didn't look like was a good place to take a 100-question midterm on the history of art.
As with Buzzanco, things weren't settled amicably.
"Their demeanor was horrible with us....They were laughing at me and laughing at our students' situation," he says. (Party officials didn't return calls.) The students did their bit, heckling delegates about cuts in education funds.
UH spokesman Eric Gerber said the mix-up was due to a typographical error made when the GOP reserved the room, and steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.
But if it does, we hope they televise it.
Horse Manure
If you were tooling along Memorial Drive last week, you might have noticed an odd sight -- cops on horseback with radar guns to catch speeders.
Now there's a picture -- some SUV comes by at 60 mph; the cop dramatically rears his horse up on its hind legs and takes off in dauntless pursuit.
Until he realizes a horse can't go 60 mph.
That can't work, can it? Outside of the movies, anyway.
HPD Sgt. Michelle Sandoval says, alas, that the horses do not get involved in any chases. Instead, the officers just point at the speeders and signal them to pull to the side of the road.
"Normally, if you wave to someone it's not that difficult...they know they're the ones speeding, and if they keep on going you just get a license plate and call it in," she says.
The horse-radar program has been "very successful," she says.
So if you're speeding, don't just look out for lurking patrol cars. Keep an eye peeled for horseflesh, too.
It's White in Herre
The Houston Dynamo recently began their first Major League Soccer season here, having moved from San Jose.
Houston's obviously a thriving soccer market; Reliant Stadium regularly gets large crowds to watch visiting teams from Mexico play.
So why are the Dynamo crowds at Robertson Stadium so... white? Is it because they first tried the name "Houston 1836," which unfortunately reminded Hispanics of when Sam Houston's Texians defeated Santa Anna in a bloody battle?
We asked Oliver Luck, Dynamo president and GM.
Q. First game, the fans seemed pretty white-bread. Where's the Hispanic market?
A. People said, "Well, you'll be 95 percent Hispanic." No...it's going to take a slow, gradual build to get the Hispanic fan who is rabid about, say, the [Mexican team] Tigras to embrace the Dynamo.
Q. Is that because they don't think the Dynamos are good enough?
A. No. Their first allegiance up until now has been to Tigras. Number two, I think they need to come out and see how good the quality of play is. Sure, I would think the average Mexican soccer fan would think the Mexican club was better than MLS.
Q. What kind of marketing are you doing to reach Hispanics?
A. We have sales reps. They're making a strong push into the Hispanic adult leagues...My assumption was that it was going to be more of an Anglo crowd [at Dynamo games] initially. That's good, because quite honestly the Anglos are buying season tickets, are buying T-shirts. They're used to that. They're season-ticket holders for the Astros. They have Rockets tickets, Texans tickets. It's part of the normal culture of the Anglo world. Yeah, you buy some sports tickets and take your kids out, take your client out.
Q. And you don't think it's as much a part of the Hispanic culture?
A. I don't think in Houston it is. Back home it may be.
Q. Do you think you'll get a lot of Europeans out?
A. Yeah. There's a Swiss guy with a big Swiss cowbell...A bunch of Brits and Germans and French.
Q. What's the [Dynamo's] "Texian Army"?
A. They're technically independent. They're a supporters club...A diverse bunch of folks. We support them.
Q. The European tradition, naming teams by numbers, bit you in the butt with "Houston 1836."
A. Oh, yeah, absolutely...We talked to a bunch of people. We thought it made sense to celebrate the founding of Houston. We were clearly wrong.
Ungrateful Bastards
There's a nasty e-mail that's begun circulating in Houston that deals with Katrina evacuees.
It says that the City of Austin and the Texas Workforce Commission set up a job fair recently, hired nine buses and vans "to ensure [jobseekers] would be transported in comfort," and went knocking on doors to round up evacuees.
Only one person showed, the e-mail notes. No one applied for a job.
"And yet they still get on TV claiming that the United States Government 'OWES THEM,'" it continues. "I say we don't owe them anything and, if anything, they OWE us -- the Tax Payers that are 'WORKING PEOPLE.'" (Working people with a fully functioning caps-lock key, to be sure.)
There's further talk of "mooching off" the "Tax Payers" for the past year. "It is obvious that they don't intend to work as long as they can sponge off the system," the e-mail says.
Larry Jones of the Texas Workforce Commission has gotten several copies of the e-mail, from all over the country.
"People here all around the agency have gotten it," he says.
Snopes.com, the urban-myth-debunking Web site, notes the e-mail is similar to others describing job fairs across the country allegedly unattended by mooching evacuees. Snopes cites an Austin American-Statesman story -- which Jones says is accurate -- that shows 200 people attended the job fair March 22.
Problems with publicizing the availability of buses, officials told the Statesman, resulted in only one person being transported. The other 199 got there themselves. (FEMA spent about $7,800 on the buses and vans.)
Somehow we're not expecting to get a follow-up e-mail straightening things out.
Stirring the Mierda
We apparently touched something of a nerve with our April 20 cover, an illustration of the American flag with Mexico's green and red stripes.
We thought it nicely symbolized immigrant pride on one hand, and on the other the worst fears of immigration foes scared their country was being taken over.
Calls, letters and text messages came in. "Angry, pissed off! Why not just run some Muslim cartoons next to the flag desicration you ingrates!!" said one.
"It is a crying shame when folks have to Mess with the USA flag...The Houston Press MUST be owned & Run by WET-Back MEXICANS...If you're an illeagal...who the HELL Pays the TAXES & Social Security????" said an ellipsis-lovin' e-mailer.
"You should be ashamed of degrading our American flag...If you don't like America Get out! And take your illegals with you, because if the Senate passes any kind of amnesty, we are running them out of the country," chimed in another.
(Our favorite -- "The cover says it all. There ARE too many Italians in the US!")
What to do? It's obvious: Make a T-shirt out of the cover.
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Tales from the BBB
There are a million sad stories in the files of the Houston chapter of the Better Business Bureau. Well, not a million, but there are quite a few. And here is one of them: Bergacci.com, which has a Memorial Drive address.


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NEW YORK (AP) - The Medicines Co. said its anti-clotting drug cangrelor worked in a late-stage clinical trial.
The trial was designed to measure cangrelor's effectiveness in preventing platelet buildup that leads to blood clots in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty procedures. Medicines Co. said in the first 48 hours after surgery, patients who took cangrelor were less likely to die, suffer a heart attack or a blood clot on the surface of the stent, or require bypass surgery because of restricted blood flow than patients who took Plavix, an older drug.
About 10,900 patients were enrolled in the trial.
Medicines Co. makes the anti-clotting drug Angiomax. In the first nine months of the year, U.S. sales of the drug rose about 10 percent to $360.5 million. The Parsippany, N.J., company is also studying a broad-spectrum antibiotic called oritavancin and an intravenous version of Plavix. Both of those products are in late-stage trials.
Medicines Co. says it plans to file for marketing approval of cangrelor in 2013 and hopes to launch the drug in 2014.
Jefferies & Co. analyst Biren Amin said he believes annual U.S. sales of cangrelor will peak at about $370 million in 2020.
Date: January 8, 2013
Source: Associated Press


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German triumph puts England to shame with talented youngsters waiting for their chance
IF EVER there was an image to strike fear into the hearts of rivals, it came as Germany's exultant players bounced giddily out of the Maracana.
Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil, Andre Schurrle and Per Mertesacker emerged chanting 'We are No1 in the world' and following them were two youngsters, not yet in their teens, dressed in shorts and replica kit.
Whether or not Miroslav Klose's twin sons, Luan and Noah, go on to play for Die Mannschaft remains to be seen. Yet the scene felt compelling.
The current crop had only just fulfilled their destiny and yet here the next generation was seemingly being rolled off the production line.
Sunday's World Cup triumph over Argentina in many ways represents the culmination of the German dream, the fulfilment of a vision conceived back at the start of the Millennium in response to squalid failure. And yet there is so much more to look forward to.
"You never know what happens in the future," said Bastian Schweinsteiger, who will parade the World Cup trophy at a civic reception at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate today. "But we are fit, we are hungry, and we have some good players who are 25 years of age and around that age.
"This will give us hunger, absolutely. We want to do it again at the next tournament.
"The most important thing is that we have quality, we have quality players, but we also have the tradition in our game.
"We have the mentality of the Germans, like the guys from 1990 in Rome. We can run, we can make pressure, we can defend, and the mix between this is the solution."
Schweinsteiger, sporting a cut under his right eye after being caught by Sergio Augero's flailing arm, took the opportunity to remind everyone that he remains only 29.
And so the picture builds of a nation primed to rule as Spain did with their triumphs in 2008, 2010, 2012.
Given Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan and the Bender twins were all at home injured when Mario Gotze settled an absorbing final in the 113th minute, strength in depth is not a problem. Indeed, coach Joachim Low's dilemma is who to leave out and not who to select.
Spain will certainly regroup after surrendering their crown in Brazil and will come again. Holland's youngsters will benefit from their work under Louis van Gaal in finishing third.
Yet Germany have the baton and will not relinquish it without a fight.
"I know that we have a very good team, but to win titles is very difficult," said defender Mats Hummels. "Ten teams are capable of winning a title, so it's very hard to make it happen once.
"But we have very good young players in Germany and we can get better. Most of the team is about 25. We have six or seven of us who are born in 1988, so there's a big chance to stay successful in these next years.
"Of course it's just a chance, not a guarantee."
We have six or seven of us who are born in 1988, so there's a big chance to stay successful in these next years
What is not governed by luck is Germany's arrival at this point, a journey which with every step puts our own Football Association to shame.
Germany's response to going out in the group stages of Euro 2000 was to look to reorganise with a new-found emphasis on the need for quality coaching at youth levels. There was a recognition that pace and power alone were not enough to drive a country forward and that pizzazz and panache had a part to play.
The machine needed oiling. Finishing runners-up in the 2002 World Cup to Brazil did not deflect them and when they capitulated again at Euro 2004 their resolve was strengthened.
England's reaction to all those years of disappointment has been pitiful in comparison, with the appointment of Aidy Boothroyd as Under-20s coach in March a glaring example of how parts of the FA still do not get it. Here is a manager renowned for a long-ball style, who is effectively now learning on the job himself while at the same time developing England's best youngsters.
In Germany, the FA and the Bundesliga work together. In England, the FA and Premier League share only cynicism for one and other.
The talk around FA chairman Greg Dyke's much-vaunted commission needs to be followed now by definitive action.
"After 2004 we were pretty much down, out of the group phase in both Euros and took decisive steps then," said Low. "We had to invest more in education and develop players technically better. Just relying on German virtues was not enough because all countries had them.
"Unless we changed we would not go forward so we had to become better on the pitch and created centres of excellence. That brought the results and we are grateful to clubs who did that.
"This win is the product of excellent education and training in Germany.
"We can't adapt to a club team but coaches like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti improved these players. Bayern Munich won titles and this helped the players. It made them self-confident and gave them the belief they could achieve it.
"It is a title that will have value for the future and push the whole country."
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"If you touch my junk I'm going to have you arrested."
These were the words of a man who refused to have a full body "naked" scan and was then subjected to the new "enhanced pat down" procedure. John Tyner, posted an audio recording of his experience online. Because he did not want someone to "touch his junk" not only was he not allowed to get on the plane, he was also threatened with a civil suit and a $10,000 fine for leaving the designated crotch-touch zone after being told to do so by TSA agents.
We tell our children not to let strangers touch or see their private parts. Do we now need to add, except for government officials? These words have come up again and again in the last few days. There have been numerous reports from people saying they felt extremely violated by the new "enhanced pat downs" (even the words make me feel a little ill) or even that they felt sexually assaulted. There has been a disturbing trend towards more and more invasive procedures at airports, particularly in America. People are starting to wonder, when is it enough?
I hadn't heard about the "enhanced pat down" until, when reading the Sydney Morning Herald today I came across Erin Chase's story of her dreadful experience at Dayton International airport. Erin Chase is a prominent blogger, and described in detail on her blog what happened to her and how it made her feel. I really thought they had gone a little too far with the naked machine, but intimate full body pat downs where they touch your genitals. Nobody should be subjected to that! Erin Chase was not even given the option to go through the backscatter machine since these were not available at that airport.
I have been extremely opposed to the naked machines from the beginning. I must admit, that I am not particularly concerned about people seeing my naked body (I live in naked Sweden after all). But some people are. And nobody should be forced to undergo nude scrutiny if they are uncomfortable with it. But seriously… what are you options now? "Would you prefer your naked body sausage-like as it is wedged into your clothes to be giggled at by officials in another room or would you like to have a stranger touching your naughty bits? Your choice." Ah… can I get counselling with that?
And sometimes it seems you get both anyway. Suzy Guese from Traveling with a redheaded temperament, blogged today about her sister's experience. It seems everyone who went through the naked machine still underwent a pat down. So what's the point then? Not only that but then they decided she had explosives on her hands. The only time I ever even got tested for explosives was at Mt Isa airport. I have never been through such a thorough security (I think they might have been bored). And it is the only time I possibly had explosive residue on my hands. Hell, half the people there had come straight from minesites were they explode stuff all the time. The pat down, however, was very polite.
I wonder what they would do if everybody simply stripped naked and walked through security. It would be gutsy to try but I am certain it would get you arrested. Or worse. Remember, these guys have the power to conduct *gulp* body cavity searches. "There must be bomb in here somewhere."
I know it's cliche to say it, but I think the terrorists might have won. If they polled travellers I wonder what they are thinking about more when they head to the airport… whether the plane will be blown up by terrorists or whether they will be molested by security?
So… what can we do about it? If you are also outraged by this violation of privacy check out Fly with dignity. And if you happen to be travelling on the 24th of November you don't have to strip naked and run through security to take a stand, you can simply choose to be part of National opt-out day and refuse to go through the naked machine.
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Health Canada has licensed more than a dozen caffeine-laden "energy shot" drinks in the past month, at a time when the Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports linking one of the best-known brands to deaths in the United States.
Energy shots typically come in fist-sized bottles that contain as much as 200 milligrams of caffeine – about half of the maximum amount Health Canada says is safe to consume in a day. They are marketed as a natural way to stay alert and are often featured near the cash register at gas stations and convenience stores.
As the popularity of both energy shots and the larger-sized energy drinks grows, governments are grappling with how to regulate their sale. Some experts worry about news reports that teenagers are mixing alcohol with the larger-sized drinks, such as Red Bull, and fear those who use the smaller shots may not be aware of how much caffeine they are consuming at once.
The FDA says it is looking into reports that 13 people have died over the past four years after drinking 5-Hour Energy, a popular brand of energy shot that is also sold in Canada, while Health Canada records show that seven serious reactions were reported as possibly linked to 5-Hour Energy shots in recent years. (Both the FDA and Health Canada note that adverse-reaction reports point only to a suspected link and are not conclusive).
Living Essentials LLC, the company that distributes 5-Hour Energy, has said it takes the reports seriously and is unaware of any deaths proven to have been caused by its products.
Health Canada announced in the fall of 2011 that it would place a 180-mg cap on caffeine levels for single-serving portions of the larger-volume energy drinks, changes that began to come into effect last month. The department also said it would regulate energy drinks as foods and establish new labelling rules. The smaller energy shots were unaffected by the changes and continue to be regulated as "natural health products."
About 20 energy shots were licensed by Health Canada during the past month alone, according to the department's records, with most of the newly approved shots containing between 100 and 200 mg of caffeine.
A majority of the companies that were granted licenses had previously been allowed to sell their products in Canada using an "exemption number," a temporary measure brought in to allow items regulated as natural-health products to stay on the shelves while Health Canada completed a full review. Monday marked the end of the temporary system that allowed the exemption numbers to be granted.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq's office referred questions about the licensing rules for energy shots to the department.
A spokeswoman for Health Canada said all natural-health products are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. "As a result of its review, Health Canada may request a company to make changes to their product in order to receive an NPN [Natural Product Number]. For changes that do not pose a risk to Canadians, a transition phase for products on the market may be permitted, while companies update product formulations and/or labels," Blossom Leung wrote in an e-mailed response.
Bottles of 5-Hour Energy sold in Ottawa stores currently contain 190 mg of caffeine, according to their labels, while the extra-strength versions contain 220 mg. The licence granted by Health Canada in January indicates the higher-strength shot will be limited to 200 mg in the future.
Health Canada could not say whether 5-Hour Energy had been asked to reduce its caffeine levels to obtain its licence, and a spokeswoman for Living Essentials would only say that the company complies with all government regulations "wherever our product is marketed and sold."
Montreal-based RAGE Beverages Inc. said it was asked to include additional warnings on its labels before being issued a licence, including a note that its energy shots are not recommended for children or pregnant or breastfeeding women, founder and president Michel Myara said.
But the department made no comment on the amount of caffeine the shots contained, he said, even when the company increased the dosage. "Regarding the caffeine level, we have voluntarily increased it from 150 mg to 180 mg, without any objection" from Health Canada, Mr. Myara wrote in an e-mail.


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Directing Assignment 250 words
One of the main things that a Director needs to do is to convey a clear story. Choose a play or film in which thought is very important. What ideas were conveyed? How did the director convey these ideas through their work?
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Define a play or film that "thought" is important
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What ideas were conveyed by the director in the chosen piece?
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HOW did the director convey the ideas?
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Despite enjoying some highs along the way, like a first victory at Manchester United since 1978, Albion only preserved their top-flight status by three points.
Steve Clarke and latterly Pepe Mel were unable to turn around the club's fortunes and both men lost their jobs as a consequence, leaving Peace looking for his seventh head coach in four years.
Peace admits performances were not good enough in 2013-14 and wants key lessons to be learnt.
"For a club of our resources, it was always going to be difficult to repeat our highest Premier League finish of eighth in the previous season," Peace told the club's official website.
"However, it was not the campaign we hoped for or expected and, as chairman of the football club, the buck stops with me.
"Our upward curve since returning to the top flight in 2010 has dipped considerably.
"With our search for a new head coach now underway, we've been addressing the areas within the club that need strengthening.
"The most important thing is that we can attempt to correct the mistakes that have been made whilst still a top-flight club.
"For a club of our size, this has, and always will be, our number one objective and we hope that we can achieve this in a less fraught manner in future seasons."
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