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By William Crossley
6:00pm Wednesday 28th May 2014
By William Crossley
MEET the new face of express train travel in Oxford, Didcot and the Cotswolds.
This is the nose of the IEP trains which will operate Great Western high-speed services between Oxfordshire, London, Bristol and South Wales from 2017.
Construction of the first of four prototype trains is now under way at Kasado in Japan, at a factory owned by Hitachi.
The company, which made the Class 395 Javelin trains used on high-speed commuter services running between Kent and London, is building a plant at Newton Aycliffe, in County Durham, to manufacture the rest of the fleet.
The first prototype is due to be completed next month and will arrive in the UK to start tests in the autumn.
High-speed trial running is expected to take place next year between Didcot and Reading, once overhead electric wires are installed there as part of the Great Western main line electrification programme.
A full-size mock-up of parts of the train was produced by DCA Design International, of Leamington Spa, to help develop the final design.
Staff from First Great Western have been involved in the project, with drivers asked to give their views on the layout of the cab. As well as the nose cone and driving cab, the mock-up includes standard and first class seating areas, toilets and the luggage and cycle racks which will be installed in the vestibules of coaches.
Two versions of the 125mph trains are on order for Great Western services, 21 nine-coach Class 800 electric trains and 36 five-coach Class 801 bi-mode, electro-diesel units. These will use electricity from overhead power cables where these are installed, then switch to underfloor diesel engines on non-electrified routes, such as the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester.
After a recent visit to DCA's workshops in Warwick, Rail Minister Stephen Hammond, above, said: "I was very impressed with the mock-up of the Class 800/801 train, and interested to hear about the lengths that the designers have gone to in ensuring that the views of passengers and other stakeholders have been included.
"The new trains will provide passengers with an improved travelling experience. I look forward to seeing them come into operation."
Draft seating designs show the nine-coach trains will have about 630 seats. The five-coach sets will have about 320 seats and will be able to couple together to create a 640-seat train for busy peak services.
Another 12 five-coach electric trains, 10 five-coach bi-mode trains, and 13 nine-car bi-mode trains are also on order for the East Coast rail franchise, which links London with Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.
The IEP fleet was ordered by the Government under a £5.8bn private finance initiative contract with Agility Trains, a consortium of Hitachi and British infrastructure management firm John Laing.
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For a sports franchise in its second full year, FC Tucson sure had its share of firsts.
In 2013, the USL Premier Development League soccer club reached greater heights on the field, set records in the stands and started new programs involving the community.
"I think we're maturing into a real soccer club," said Greg Foster, one of FC Tucson's managing partners. "This has been a really great summer from the perspective of having more connections with the community."
Those connections included starting up a youth team, holding its first formal camp and turning match days into doubleheaders that included games involving local recreational teams and Tucson Soccer Academy FC, a new entry in the Women's Premier Soccer League.
"One of the things that's important to us is that we are a fully integrated club, and that's everything from the grass roots level to the highest level of the game," Foster said.
"We're fortunate because we are in a position to host Major League Soccer teams in Tucson for the preseason. … We also need to be concentrating on the grass roots side of the game - recreational youth players, recreational adult players."
But that didn't take away from the focus on the team, which became the first Arizona squad to reach the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when it traveled almost 900 miles to defeat a professional team, the San Antonio Scorpions, 4-3 on penalties on May 21.
"All that travel and that success was so emotionally and psychologically draining," coach Rick Schantz said of the club's first Open Cup run that ended with a 2-0 road loss to the Houston Dynamo of the MLS. "Not just for the players, but for the coaching staff. None of us had ever been in that situation.
"It kind of put a damper on the rest of the season a little bit. You go from the highest of highs to all of a sudden the grind of the season."
Playing with a much younger team than the prior season - this year the average age was about 21; last year's squad was closer to 24 or 25 - FC Tucson finished 2013 with 10 wins, six losses and four draws overall. In the USL PDL, it went 5-5-4 and finished in fifth.
That's one place where the club will be looking for an elusive first - first place in the division and beyond.
"The reality is that the West Coast plays some of the best soccer in the United States," Schantz said.
"Since we're getting a lot of the best players, that's what we should really aim for - not only winning the division and the playoffs and the national title but setting the bar for the PDL."
One of the things that should help them set the bar next year is a new stadium.
The facility, which is just a goalkeeper's punt from the current digs at Kino Sports Complex North Field No. 5, is set to be finished by late October. The main stand will seat about 1,800 and, with added bleachers placed behind the endline, the venue is expected to have a capacity of more than 2,000.
"I think we are one of the only PDL franchises that has its own soccer-specific stadium," Foster said.
For the first time, the club topped the 1,000 mark for a home USL PDL match. It accomplished the feat three times, including a high-water mark of 1,061 in the season finale July 20.
"I'm never satisfied until the building's filled out completely," said chief business officer Chris Keeney.
"But I would say it was a great year because we did go over a thousand three times, and we increased our overall average (to 771 a game).
"The crowd evolved. It got better and better, especially as the season went on.
"They really started getting into this thing I like to call the 'authentic soccer experience.' There's the singing and the chanting, and there was more progressive involvement."
"The new stadium raises that visibility all the more. It's another game-changer."
And the latest first for a club that's changing the game in Tucson.
FC Tucson firsts in 2013 season
• First U.S. Open Cup match (May 14 against Phoenix FC)
• First U.S. Open Cup win (2-1 over Phoenix FC on May 14)
• First Arizona team to reach the third round of the U.S. Open Cup (with 4-3 win on penalties over the San Antonio Scorpions on May 21)
• First crowd over 1,000 for a USL PDL home match (FC Tucson accomplished the feat three times in 2013)
• Holds first formal soccer camps
• Creates first youth team
• Claims first win over Ventura County.
• Turns match days into doubleheaders for first time


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April 14, 2013
White, VanNatta spark Augustana
|Freshman Walter White threw 4 2/3 innings of scorless relief Sunday to earn the win as Augustana defeated North Park 3-2 at Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field.
MOLINE, Ill.-Freshman Walter White (East Peoria HS, East Peoria, Ill.) went the final 4 2/3 innings Sunday, holding North Park scoreless and making three first-inning runs stand up as Augustana won 3-2 at Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field. The 19th-ranked Vikings improve to 19-5 on the year and 7-3 in the CCIW. North Park falls to 14-12 overall and 7-4 in the league.
After Augustana starter Ben Heaton (Bloomington Central Catholic HS, Heyworth, Ill.) stranded two runners in the top of the first, his teammates staked him to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. Jacob Van Duyne (Wilmington HS, Wilmington, Ill.) led off with a single to center and stole second one out later. Kurt Schmidt plated him with a double to left and scored himself on a Grant Stewart (Sterling HS, Sterling, Ill.) single. One out later Mark VanNatta (Alleman HS, Moline, Ill.), who had four hits in the contest, doubled down the right field line to score Stewart.
After leaving seven runners stranded through the first four innings, North Park finally got to Heaton in the fifth. The senior right-hander fanned Mike Caduto to start the frame, but gave up a Zak Worsley single and back-to-back walks to Mike Kane and Kyle Williams to load the bases. Joe Belmonte's single scored Worsley to make it 3-1, ending Heaton's day.
White walked the first batter he faced, forcing in a run, but that would be all the visitors would manage against the freshman right-hander. He got Lou Diaz to pop to short and fanned Vince Campanella to end the inning.
Augustana missed several scoring opportunities in the game, stranding runners in scoring position in the second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
Meanwhile, North Park was doing very little with White. He allowed just two singles and only one North Park runner reached scoring position against him. He set the side down in order in the ninth, fanning Williams to end the game. In 4 2/3 innings, he gave up two hits and a walk and struck out five. He picked up the win to improve to 3-1 on the year.
The Augustana attack was led by VanNatta, who went four for four with three doubles. Van Duyne and Stewart each finished two for three.
The Vikings are back in action on Monday April 15, facing North Central in a contest that was originally scheduled for last week, but was postponed by inclement weather. First pitch at Swanson/Brunner is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.


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The original whip-cracking adventure storms Virtual Console
Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on Earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: to destroy the curse of the Evil Count, once and for all. Make your way through six monstrous floors filled with bats, ghosts, zombies, and every kind of ghoulish creature you can imagine. Use the legendary whip Vampire Killer and a host of deadly weapons to battle your way to Dracula's chamber and the ultimate duel of good vs. evil.
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new sub, infiniti kappa perfect 10 dvq?
I currently have a JBL BP600.1 amp http://www.jbl.com/car/products/prod...CheckProduct=Y It's 600Wx1. I'm looking at buying a sub for it. It will be in a 2002 S-10 extended cab. For highs, I have a set of Infiniti Kappa Perfect 6.1 powerd by a 75x2Watt Orion amp. I really like the kappa perfects, they sound very clean. I'd like to make sure that whatever sub I buy has a nice, tight, accurate bass. I'm not looking to win an SPL contests.
Anyway, I was thinking of getting an Infiniti Kappa Perfect 10"DVQ and installing it in a sealed box. http://www.infinitysystems.com/carau...t.aspx?ProdId='KAPPA+PERFECT10DVQ'&Ser=KPE&Cat=SUB It's rated at 400W and has dual voice coils. Would this sub work well power wise with the JBL BP600.1 amp? Do these subs sound good? Or would you recommend a different sub?
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Lottery career in the cards for BSCJ student
Scott Brown and lady luck are fairly close. He's one of only two lottery investigators for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and after a few starts and stops, is just a statistics course away from earning his bachelor's degree in criminal justice. "It was always eating at me that I didn't finish," Scott says.
Most days Scott, originally from Madison, fields questions from players and the 4,800 retailers who offer the Wisconsin Lottery. He occasionally investigates fraud and theft or aids in larger inquiries, but for the most part he works hard to keep a low profile. "I'm sort of a fire extinguisher when there's a problem, and if your name isn't in the paper, it's a good day."
Working in Wisconsin's prison system for 10 years in various positions, including youth counselor and sergeant, Scott started pursuing his bachelor's degree in 1992 at Edgewood College, Madison. He realized, however, that learning in a classroom was claustrophobic and started taking online criminal justice courses at UW-Platteville in 2008.
"It was a blessing because I just couldn't sit in a classroom anymore. There were sometimes 200 students in one class and it was hard for your voice to be heard. But when you're online: 'boom,' you're heard."
Like all UW-Platteville Online students, Scott appreciated the support and motivation by faculty, especially Gary Apperson, a retired police officer who teaches online from Alaska. Apperson often tutored Scott on writing "A" papers for any course in the program.
Scott advises online students to understand their limitations and consider starting with just one class. "Learning online can be intimidating at first, but just keep chipping away and don't expect things to happen overnight. Don't leave it on the table until you change your mind."
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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Mexican Gray Wolf Hearings In New Mexico, Arizona Expected To Draw Hundreds
Large turnouts are expected at two upcoming public hearings on proposed changes to the Mexican wolf management plan, including expansion of the wolf-management areas in Arizona and New Mexico. The hearings, Aug. 11 in Pinetop, Ariz., and Aug. 13 in Truth or Consequences, N.M., will be the final opportunity for verbal testimony on proposed changes to management of the endangered Mexican gray wolf population in the two states. Public hearings last year in Albuquerque and Pinetop drew a total of around 1,000 people, most of whom were not allotted time to speak. As determined by a settlement agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must complete its rule-making on changes to the Mexican wolf management plan by Jan. 12, 2015...more
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SMIC in crosshairs of private equity again
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BEIJING Foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is once again capturing attention as a target for private equity. The company is reviewing offers worth $600 million for up to a 25 percent stake, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
The paper cited unnamed sources in a Monday report saying Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Bain Partners, and General Atlantic were all interested in buying a stake in SMIC, which is China's largest chip foundry.
SMIC chief executive Richard Chang is holding out on a decision, in part to see if others come in to bid and also because he wants to ensure that he would remain in control, according to the paper. Chang founded SMIC in 1999, and quickly grew the company into the world's third largest foundry. However, it has struggled with profitability.
SMIC eked out a profit in the fourth quarter, but failed to remain in the black for the entire year. In 2006, revenue hit a record $1.46 billion, but losses totaled $40.4 million. The fourth quarter's modest $1.2 million profit came, in part, because SMIC sold some old equipment to a fab in Chengdu that it will manage for local investors, including government entities.
In January, SMIC said it would implement a few strategies to improve its chances of attaining consistent profitability, including a new method for calculating depreciation.
Depreciation continues be a significant drag on SMIC, totaling $964 million last year. To help alleviate this, the company said it will begin lengthening the depreciation period of some of its equipment.
Depending on the expected lifetime of the tool, depreciation will be applied at five, six or 10 years. The traditional period had been five years. Under the new system, depreciation should total about $800 million this year.
Rumors of private equity interest in SMIC first emerged in March, sending its stock up 9 percent in Hong Kong. SMIC has reportedly hired investment banks Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank to find an investment partner.
In 2004, SMIC raised about US$1.8 billion in an initial public offering. Its shares now trade 59 percent below the listing price of HK$2.69 each.


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Pekin school year underway
PACKWOOD — The 2014-15 Pekin school year began with a well-attended open house on the evening of Aug. 18.
Elementary and middle school students found their classrooms, brought supplies and met their teachers. Pekin seniors McKenna Gambell, Shelbi Talley, Maggie Brown, Madelyn Baker, Whitney Horras and Mallory Reed greeted middle and high school students, answered questions and handed out schedules.
At 7 p.m., Karen Gale from the FBI spoke with parents and students about Internet safety. Gale reminded parents that just as the school has rules for computer usage, parents also needed to have rules. She encouraged parents to talk with students regarding their technology usage and to set expectations.
Despite the rain, Pekin Community School District students went to school Wednesday, with high expectations and great excitement. The year began with the presentation of the colors by Richard Bond, Frank Neff, Leroy Robison, Jim Archer and Paul Steele. The Pekin student council president and vice president presided over the elementary and secondary student body recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Next, Pekin High School music students led the singing of the national anthem.
Pekin secondary students stayed in the gym for information regarding schedule changes, the opportunity to zipline with the National Guard in physical education classes and meet new staff.
New Dean of Students Tim Hadley gained the students' and staff's attention when he appeared to drop a baby. He used the opportunity to remind students that a school year is a new opportunity —so "don't drop the baby."
Middle school students returned to class, while high school students began an informative morning.
In high school DENS, students received their new 1:1 technology tool. The Pekin school board approved the purchase of Dell Chromebooks for all sixth- through 12th-grade students. Despite some glitches, students signed Chromebook agreements and had an opportunity to explore their device.
Throughout the morning, students heard about the multiple opportunities Pekin has for involvement. Tim Magill, student council supervisor, talked about homecoming, while fine arts teachers Erin Almelien, Brenda Hagedon, Derrick White and Chandra Snicker encouraged student participation in vocal music, art, instrumental music and speech and drama. Antoinette Wittrock and Joe Donovan spent time going over the state's No Pass No Play policy, Pekin's academic eligibility policy and Pekin's community service and silver cord requirements.
Thursday morning, students continued with Google lessons, zipline rides and discussions about the student handbook. Seniors and juniors had opportunities to discuss graduation and prom. Jostens representatives provided information to sophomores on class rings and seniors on graduation.
Indian Hills Community College staff, Sigourney Superintendent Dave Harper, Sigourney Secondary Principal Shannon Webb and Pekin Principal JoAnne Morenz, welcomed students to the Keokuk County Career Academy at orientation Thursday evening. Magill and TAG coordinator Lori Eads met with Pekin students taking online college-credit classes through Indian Hills Friday. All Indian Hills classes, both online and through the Keokuk County Career Academy, began today.
Students attended their morning classes during the afternoon Wednesday and their afternoon classes during the afternoon Thursday. The week culminated Friday with the fall sports preview and a back-to-school dance sponsored by yearbook sponsor Erin Almelien and her class. Students in attendance at the dance received their 2013-14 yearbook.


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EU steps up legal action vs Italy over Naples waste
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will step up legal action against Italy over the country's handling of a rubbish crisis in Naples, it said on Thursday.
"The European Commission is sending Italy a final written warning over the chronic waste crisis plaguing Naples and the rest of the Campania region," the EU executive said in a statement.
Thursday's move is the final step before Brussels takes Italy to the European Court of Justice -- Europe's highest court.
"In view of the situation's urgency and gravity, the Commission is giving Italy one month to respond instead of the usual two month deadline," the statement said.
Refuse collection in Naples and the surrounding Campania region stopped around Christmas when almost every dump was declared full. As a result, hundreds of metric tons of rubbish has piled up in the streets, triggering sporadic violence.
"The situation in Campania is intolerable. The Commission ... if necessary will use its powers to seek fines, until the situation in Campania is brought into line with the EU waste management standards," EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said.
The Commission launched legal action against Italy last spring for breaching EU waste legislation amid a previous breakdown of rubbish collection and disposal in Campania.
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Ever since its original conception on the Xbox, Tomonobu Itagaki's Ninja Gaiden has been hailed as one of the most difficult games to come out in recent gaming generations. With each port of the title, the game has gotten easier, though players may be reluctant to try difficulties such as the "Dog mode." As Ninja Gaiden 3 looms over the horizon, Tecmo Koei has released Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus , a port for the Vita that includes everything from the original tite and another new difficulty as well.
Anyone too insulted to try the infamous Dog mode may be more inclined to try the new Hero mode, though conversely, they may feel babied by this name. Giving players the ability to do infinite Ninpo attacks when their life hits critical lows, the new difficulty never feels too easy, but it does offer that helpful hand when enemies become overwhelming. Masochists and series faithful won't have to worry; the original controller-breaking difficulty is here in full form and ready to frustrate a whole new generation of gamers.
For those unfamiliar with the series and its gameplay, players star as Ryu Hayabusa, the same ninja who has graced other Tecmo games such as the Dead or Alive series already. The series is known for its unrelenting difficulty, which permeates every aspect of the game from the beginning. Mindlessly strolling through the game and hacking away at the sight of enemies will surely get players killed and an offer to abandon the way of the ninja in favor of Dog mode. Rather, survival and success requires a diligent eye to watch for incoming enemies and the proper reaction of blocking and dodging attacks. It is one of the more engaging action games out there and remains so eight years after its original release.
Completionists and curious players are likely to explore the game's various environments, eventually discovering alternative weapons ranging from double swords to Rachel's hammer. While it's never necessary to find these weapons to defeat the game's bosses or increasingly difficult enemies, the weapons all work differently; weapons rarely become a novelty in lieu of a newer, stronger weapon, but players choose them based on preference instead. Interestingly, Sigma Plus's Ninja Trials mode provides not only a quick challenge for daring players, but a chance to try out various weapons, which are included to help tackle challenges.
Taking advantage of the Vita's new features, Sigma Plus does implement the gyroscope and rear touchpad in interesting and fun, albeit often needless ways. While players can look around and aim their bows in first person mode using the gyroscope, it is hardly helpful. Most of the time, I found myself just shooting the bows traditionally and never looked around the environment, which had no impact on my gameplay anyway. In addition, ninpo attacks can now be powered up by pressing the rear touchpad as instructed, which somewhat resembles doing actual hand seals; however, it was problematic at times considering the imprecision of the touchpad and the difficulty in aiming for the correct spot.
Like many other Vita games already, Sigma Plus looks great on the system and resembles the console version to a virtual perfection. Though the screen never fills up to the madness that players would expect of hack and slash titles like the Dynasty Warrior series, there's still certainly a lot of action going on with ninjas swarming Ryu or explosions all about, yet the game keeps its smooth frame rate. Despite the third iteration gracing consoles soon, this still looks as beautiful as ever on the portable's 5-inch screen.
While gamers who have already had their time with Ninja Gaiden will find little to justify a full priced purchase here, anyone who has not yet touched the game, perhaps out of fear from the game's notorious difficulty, will certainly want to pick this up. The new hero mode is probably the most notable addition, allow players to experience the full range of Ninja Gaiden's difficulty without sacrificing anything. In the modern era of hand-holdingly easy games, Sigma Plus serves as a beautifully crafted reminder of how difficult and frustrating, yet engaging and fun games can be.
Available on: Vita; Publisher: Tecmo Koei; Developer: Tecmo Koei; Players: 1; Released: February 22, 2012; ESRB: Mature; MSRP: $39.99; Official Site
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While many might be somewhat more familiar with his outstanding work as a cinematographer ("The Thomas Crown Affair", "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", "Secret of Roan Inish"), Haskell Wexler gained strong praise for this groundbreaking writing/directing effort in 1968, which saw the Chicago-born Wexler go home to build a fictional film around the Democratic National Convention, which, as many know, turned violent, with riots and protests - several of which are shown throughout the film.
The usually superb Robert Forster plays John, a television cameraman who has apparently become rather detached from the kind of events that he witnesses on a daily basis, as is evident in the film's opening scene at an accident. Wexler thought that the Convention would be a volatile event and he was right; the director wanted to make a film that mixed fiction and reality and he did - the actors work and stay in character in the midst of real, true chaos around them.
Meanwhile, John falls for a woman named Eileen (Verna Bloom) who has recently moved to the city with her child. These scenes are well-played, but it's when the movie follows the Forster character doing work that the film is even more engaging - it doesn't feel written, but it is. The film's documentary-style of shooting also gives it a greater feel of reality.
While the supporting performances are very good, Forster's performance is exceptional and I'm suprised that he didn't get considerable awards notice for it. It's a great effort, portraying a character who is certainly tough and unsympathetic, but there's intensity and moments of realization where he's re-awakened to the events that are going on in the world around him.
This is an intense, provactive film with a lot to say, which also seems not at all dated today. While it's a bit suprising that the film was originally given an "X" rating upon its original release (later re-rated as an "R"), this is still a powerful film about the time period that everyone should see.
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VIDEO: Paramount presents "Medium Cool" in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The studio's efforts here are quite above my expectations for the look of the small, 32-year-old picture. Sharpness and detail are not entirely consistent, as some scenes look suprisingly well-defined and detailed, while some interior scenes look simply crisp. Overall though, the few moments that seemed slightly softer in comparison are an extremely minor complaint.
That's really all there is to discuss with this transfer - very minor complaints. There's a few specks on the print used and some minor dirt, but I've seen worse on films released less than 32 months ago, so a film released 32 years ago looking simply a tiny bit worn in a scene or two is certainly pleasing. No edge enhancement and no pixelation were noticed and the result is a clear, natural image throughout. Some grain appears, but it's very light, consistent and I didn't find it a bother.
Colors are subdued, but not faded and appear largely natural and accurate. Overall, I was more than pleased with Paramount's effort here; either the film has been kept in superb condition or they have taken time and care to clean and restore it to this level of clarity. Either way, very fine work.
SOUND: "Medium Cool" is presented in mono and there's really not a whole lot to discuss. The film is almost purely focused on dialogue; while Paramount has often remixed older films for Dolby Digital 5.1, it wouldn't have made much sense with this film. At least audio quality remained pleasing, as the dialogue came through clearly and some sounds of the surrounding environment were occasionally heard in the background without overshadowing dialogue.
MENUS:: Basic, non-animated menus that essentially use film-themed images and cover art.
Commentary: This is a commentary from director/writer/cinematographer Haskell Wexler, editorial consultant Paul Golding and actress Marianna Hill. Recorded in Scotland in Summer, 2001, this is a particularly fascinating commentary that really has all of the participants able to do a strong job remembering very specific details about the production of the film, the look of the film, as well as some of the pre-production planning and later work (editing, etc). Hill doesn't talk too much, but occasionally does provide a nice actor's perspective about what it was like to work on the film, while the other two provide historical and technical details. Certainly worth a listen.
Also: The film's theatrical trailer, complete with the X-Rated card at the end of the trailer.
Final Thoughts: A stunning, effective and well-acted mixture of fiction and reality, "Medium Cool" is an impressive piece of work that still stands up quite well today. Paramount deserves praise for their fine effort with the film, not only offering it with suprisingly clean and fresh picture quality, but good audio and a fine main supplement. Highly Recommended.


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If things had gone slightly differently on the night of December 22, 1989, the Denver Art Museum's current show Old Masters Brought to Light: European Paintings From the National Museum of Art of Romania would never have happened. Because that night, as the iron grip of reviled Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was being forcibly loosened, the museum that housed these old masters came under mortar and tank fire and was partly destroyed. Miraculously, only a handful of paintings were lost, though more than fifty were damaged, some of them severely.
The partisans who attacked the museum did so because the building doubled as the presidential palace where Ceausescu and his wife, the equally hated Elena, resided. The Ceausescus had already fled by the time the museum came under fire. Despite their hasty retreat, however, they were soon caught, and were tried and executed on Christmas morning.
It's interesting to note how little is made of these events--so relevant to Romania's National Museum of Art--in either the Old Masters show or in the handsome accompanying catalogue. In fact, dictator Ceausescu is not even mentioned. But such amnesia concerning recent history is not entirely unexpected. After all, forces representing the current Romanian government are the ones who directed rocket fire into the museum that winter night. That's something the Romanian government would now like to forget, and without its cooperation, this show could not have left Bucharest. So we'll go along with the DAM and let bygones be bygones.
Though relatively small and surely no blockbuster, Old Masters has been handsomely installed in the new Frederick C. and Jane M. Hamilton Exhibition Galleries and is well worth seeing. Organized through the Virginia-based Art Services International, a nonprofit group that facilitates loan exhibitions from around the world, it was guest-curated by Diane De Grazia of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
De Grazia, a renowned authority on European art, had her work cut out for her, and not just because she had to pick through a collection that was the target of an artillery barrage. There was also the fact that this collection isn't really a collection at all, but rather fragments of dozens of collections that have been patched together over the past century.
The core of the original collection consists of paintings gathered by King Carol I, who ruled Romania from 1881 until his death in 1914. When Carol died, his artwork became the property of the state and formed the basis for the Royal Picture Gallery. Working with Felix Bamberg, a German diplomat turned art dealer, the king had been active in purchasing pieces from members of the European nobility who were hard-pressed for cash. In this way, artifacts from the homes of the Marquis of Salamanca and the Duke of Dalmatia made their way to the Royal Palace in Bucharest.
King Carol had frequently commissioned copies of famous paintings he couldn't afford to buy, proving in the process that he was no connoisseur. Luckily for Romanian posterity, Bamberg was. And it is the German diplomat as much as the king who is responsible for many of the best things in the Old Masters show, in particular the rich assortment of Spanish art.
During the time that King Carol was putting together his collection, a number of wealthy Romanians were also buying European art. Several of these private collectors eventually wound up opening their own small museums, and by the 1920s, these institutions, which included the Simu Museum and the Stelian Museum, dotted the capital city.
The catastrophic upheavals of World War II had a profound effect on the Romanian national collection. During the war, the country was run by Nazi collaborators and occupied by German troops. Both the collaborators and the Nazis were eventually routed by the Soviet army, which propped up Romania's small communist party and put it in power. In 1947 the People's Republic of Romania was established, and the monarchy, then headed up by King Michael, Carol's grandson, was abolished.
In the early 1950s the new government seized the Royal Palace and converted it to the newly founded National Museum of Art of Romania. The government then closed many of the country's small museums, including the Simu and the Stelian, and merged their collections into the National Museum. The National Museum was further expanded with works confiscated from rural mansions.
Choosing from that artistic hodgepodge, De Grazia selected 27 paintings for Old Masters that cohesively survey European painting from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. She made her selections in part with an eye toward including works that haven't left Romania in generations, and none of the paintings in the show has been seen in this country before. De Grazia has done her job so well that you'd never guess these works were originally brought together by bureaucrats rather than curators.
De Grazia initially divided the works according to where they had been painted, but as installed by DAM European-art curator Timothy Standring, the exhibit is organized according to subject matter. There are obvious pitfalls to that sort of approach--just look at the DAM's confusing display of its own European collection on the sixth floor--but downstairs, Standring has sidestepped them all. The show actually makes better sense in the Hamilton Galleries than it does in De Grazia's catalogue.
The dominant theme in Old Masters is Christian imagery, which Standring has sprinkled through the series of galleries. The first two rooms are filled with depictions of the Virgin Mary and scenes from the Old Testament. Another large gallery is devoted to scenes of the Crucifixion. Finally, in a fourth and final gallery, the lives of the saints are arrayed along with other religious scenes.
Some of the strongest pieces in the show are the paintings of madonnas in the front galleries. Devotion to the Virgin was all the rage during the period surveyed by the show, and Domenico Veneziano's "Virgin and Child," a tempera on panel from 1430-1435, is a case in point. The painting lays out many of the Renaissance innovations that emanated from the Florentine school, including perspective and luminosity. Veneziano captures an exhausted Virgin holding her unruly nude Child, who is seen pulling at her garments. "Virgin and Child" has a bad crack up the middle and is covered in crazing. Such scars are typical of the paintings in Old Masters, many of which display the ravages of both time and bombardment.
A gorgeous oil on canvas by Boccaccio Boccaccino has a different style than the Veneziano--it was painted nearly 100 years later, after all--but it takes the same subject and bears the same title. In Boccaccino's painting, a placid Virgin, her head cocked to one side, holds the Child's foot and head as he stands on a table. The faces of the Virgin and Child are beautifully done, and the classic composition, with the figures posed before drapery and an open window, is exquisite.
Even to students of the genre, Veneziano and Boccaccino will be obscure names. And many of the finest paintings in the Old Masters exhibit are by artists who could fairly be called minor players. However, the collection does include some big names. Perhaps the most important painting in the show is "The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist," an oil on canvas from 1620-1622 by Flemish baroque master Jacob Jordaens. In this painting--which does not derive from a biblical story--the Holy Family is posed in a circular arrangement, their faces lit against the deep, dark shadows of the background. This lends a theatricality to the piece that is a signature of the baroque movement.
Another big-name baroque artist, Pietro da Cortona, who worked in Rome, uses the same device in the wonderful 1641 oil on canvas "The Virgin Appearing to Saint Francis." In this painting, an apparition of the Virgin and Child descends via an angel-borne cloud into a night garden where Saint Francis is praying. The background, which was originally intended to be dark, has darkened still further over the years, obscuring many details and even some of da Cortona's original figures.
This same darkening effect crops up again in "Haman Begging the Mercy of Esther," a 1655 oil on canvas by Rembrandt. Questions of authenticity have plagued many purported Rembrandts, but this one has been cleared by Holland's authoritative Rembrandt Research Project. Nonetheless, it's in terrible shape, despite having just gone through a state-of-the-art restoration. The surface is so muddy and covered with cracks that it's hard to make out much more than the main elements, and some of the crisp detailing seems to indicate recent repainting.
The large center gallery, which is devoted to the Crucifixion, contains some compelling examples of early northern European painting. "The Crucifixion," an anonymous oil on panel painted in Southern Germany during the sixteenth century, is tremendous. Christ is seen in death on the cross; on either side of him are the two thieves. Below this tragic scene is a crowd that includes soldiers and the Virgin, who has collapsed in her lamentations. Though painted in the 1500s, there is no sense of real space--the figures are simply piled on top of one another. It appears that the artist was unaware of an Italian invention from a century before: pictorial perspective.
The same ignorance of Italian innovation is seen in another, later painting of the passion, this one done in Flanders. In "Christ Carrying the Cross," an oil on panel painted between 1553 and 1560 by the artist known as the "Master of the Augsburg Ecce Homo," the dominant compositional device is the strong diagonal created by the cross. The lack of perspective is obvious as Christ struggles on his way, beset by grotesque villains who dog his every step.
The grand finale of Old Masters comes in the last gallery, where a variety of religious works, including many of the important Spanish paintings assembled by King Carol, are on display. The two mannerist-style El Grecos are really something and have generated a lot of local word of mouth, even though there are questions about their authenticity--some of them raised by De Grazia's own catalogue entries.
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The two paintings have been hung side by side, and this is fitting, even though their radically different styles reflect the thirty-some years that separated their execution. In the riotous oil on canvas "The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion" of 1580-1582, El Greco shows off a tortured and awkward handling of the figures and his taste for bold clear color. The composition has been conceived as a spiral, with the figures in the foreground linked by a battle standard to those who fly through the air in the background.
The other El Greco, "The Marriage of the Virgin," an oil on canvas from 1612-1614, is thoroughly different. The figures have been lined up horizontally across the picture and the details obscured in smudgy brush strokes. The palette is distinct, too--a dusty array of tones that stand in contrast to the bright shades used in the older work.
For obvious reasons, the Old Masters show seems particularly appropriate this time of year. So when the garish holiday display at the nearby City and County Building beckons, consider instead a trip over to the DAM. The attraction there is more subtle, but it comes much closer than the snowmen and reindeer to expressing the real meaning of Christmas.
Old Masters Brought to Light: European Paintings from the National Museum of Art of Romania, through January 25 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, 640-4433.


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Textbook evolution disclaimer bill dies in committee in Mississippi
by Nick Matzke
On March 9, 2004, House Bill 1288 died in the Education Committee of the Mississippi House of Representatives. The bill required that any textbook teaching evolution have a disclaimer inserted inside the front cover. The disclaimer describes evolution as "a controversial theory some scientists present as an explanation for the origin of living things." The disclaimer continues, "No one was present when life first appeared on earth. Therefore, any statement about life's origins should be considered a theory." Evolution is also described as an "unproven belief that random, undirected forces produced living things" and raises several "unanswered questions about the origin of life that are not mentioned in your textbook" including the Cambrian explosion and the lack of transitional forms in the fossil record. The bill was introduced by Representative Wells-Smith, with 19 co-sponsors. HB1288 died after it did not meet the deadline for House bills to be reported out of committee. Most of the wording of HB1288 is derived from the Alabama textbook disclaimer (analyzed by Kenneth Miller here).
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Your stomach's growling. The refrigerator defies your groans and refuses to magically stock itself. Fear not, hungry one: you only need a few simple ingredients to satiate yourself. Forage for some cheese (jalapeno jack or cheddar work best), a tortilla and a can of black beans. In no time, dinner is served.
Plus, as a bonus, you can dress this basic meal up with any other ingredients you find along the way. Tomatoes? Go for it. Peppers? Of course. Leftover chicken, shrimp or pork? Layer it on. Gummy bears? Uh, maybe not.
My basic variety includes a little taco sauce, which lends a practical use to those Taco Bell sauce packets lying in the junk drawer.
Kitchen gadgets needed: butter knife, teaspoon, pan, spatula
Ingredients (serves 1):
- 1 whole wheat tortilla (or any variety you have on hand)
- 6 teaspoons shredded cheese, divided
- 4 teaspoons black beans
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce (or medium taco sauce)
Time commitment: 5-6 minutes
- Lightly coat the surface of the frying pan and one side of the tortilla with cooking spray. Place the tortilla in the frying pan with the sprayed side down.
- Sprinkle 3 teaspoons of shredded cheese on one half of the tortilla, leaving a ¼-inch border around the edges. Layer on the beans and top with the remaining cheese.
- Drizzle taco sauce on the cheese if you're using it. Fold the tortilla in half, sandwiching the beans and cheese.
- Turn the burner to medium-low heat. Cook until the cheese starts to melt and the underside of the tortilla is lightly browned, about one and a half minutes.
- Flip over the quesadilla. Cook for another minute, or until the cheese is fully melted. Let it cool a few minutes before slicing into three triangular pieces so the cheese doesn't ooze out.


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text: Vincent said: > couple of comments around the hashes interface: > > * updateCtx works on blockLength, instead of working on arbitrary size... So for performance reasons you seem to prefer Semantics 1.2? """ 1.2 Multiple of blockSize bytes Implementations are encouraged to consume data (continue updating, encrypting, or decrypting) until there is less than blockSize bits available. """ Also, I'll amend 1.2 and say the hashUpdate/encrypt/decrypt functions should only consume n * blockSize bytes, tracking the remainder will be done at the higher level. Also, the higher level default implementations should only pass n * blocksize inputs to these functions. I can see how that's reasonable and am strongly considering using these semantics instead of 1.1. > * hash is a generic operation based on the class Hash. In my case, it improve > performance by not running the pure init/update/finalize exposed, but use the hidden > impure function. I realized yesterday it's not as much as i though since i had > a bug in my benchmark, but it's still there (100ms for 500mb of data). Humm, 0.2 sections / GB is significant so again I can be swayed - it isn't like I can't have a default definition of hash (and others) when its part of the class instance. > * Why is the digest of a specific type ? I like representing different > things with different types, but i'm not sure what do you gain with digests > though. This I am less flexible on. My thought on how people will use this library is centered around the instantiation of classes on the keys used or resulting digests. Anyone wanting ByteString results can simply use Data.[Serialize,Binary].encode. Here is a user getting a sha256 hash: let h = hash contents :: SHA256 or the type could be implicit due to context (not shown): let h = hash contents > * is strength really useful in the Hash class ? it might be accurate when the > thing get implemented, but i'm not sure what would happens over time, and flaws > are discovered. would people actually updates it ? Will people actually update it? I hope so but if they don't are we really worse off than not having any strength numbers? People who care about strength will likely keep track of the algorithms on which they depend. I added strength largely because the Hash class came from DRBG (NIST SP 800-90) and that needed strength values. If we don't have strength then applications like DRBG need a way to know which algorithm each data type represents then to look up that algorithm their its own table of algorithm strength - very messy. I'd imaging crypto-api would have to look something like: \begin{code} data HashAlgorithm = MD5 | SHA1 | SHA256 | SHA512 | ... class Hash d c | d -> c, c -> d where ... algorithm :: Tagged d HashAlgorithm ... \end{code} I don't consider this a win - crypto-api now enumerating all hash algorithms wanting Hash instances. > The blockCipher should exposes the chaining modes as overridable typeclass > functions, with default generic implementations that use encryptBlocks. For > example the haskell AES package has different C implementations for each > chaining modes (e.g. cbc, ebc), and i suspect that using a generic chaining > implementation would slow things down. As with "hash" being part of the hash typeclass, I don't have a strong objection here. It allows particular implementations to be slightly higher performance and does not preclude default definitions. This is rather messier than I wanted, but the reasoning seems sound. WRT your specific examples: encryptBlocksCBC :: k -> ByteString -> (k, ByteString) decryptBlocksCBC :: k -> ByteString -> (k, ByteString) These I do object to. The key does not change as the CBC algorithm progresses, but contextual information does. My initial mode implementations have types like: cbc :: (BlockCipher k) => k -> IV k -> ByteString -> (ByteString, IV k) In other words, initialization vectors are explicit and separate from the key. The type parameter on IV allows us to build an IV of proper size, something like: buildIV :: (BlockCipher k, MonadRandom m) => m (IV k) and it is always true that iv :: IV k iv <- buildIV B.length (encode iv) == blockSize `for` (undefined :: k) > and my last comment, is that i don't understand the streamcipher interface > you're proposing. I've got a (inefficient) RC4 implementation that has this > interface: > > stream :: Ctx -> B.ByteString -> (Ctx, B.ByteString) > streamlazy :: Ctx -> L.ByteString -> (Ctx, L.ByteString) My interface was just a quick hack with me understanding it would likely change - I didn't know there was a Haskell RC4 binding or implementation and will happily follow your lead here. Is this implementation on hackage? Cheers, Thomas


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I disagree. Last point first, I'm not sure how you define "casual", but I don't think there's a less apt word for Blizzard's core audience. World of Warcraft? Diablo II? Starcraft? Warcraft III? There are more people who've put in a thousand (1000) hours or more to any ONE of those games than there are people who've put 1000 hours into all of our beloved CRPG classics COMBINED. I don't have empirical data here, but do you honestly think that's incorrect? I mean, frigging WoW? In how many games can people can play 10-15 hours a week for 2 or 3 years and still be called "casual" by the hardcore players? I think if you're going to call Blizzard games casual, you'll need to provide some examples of what games are hard-core.


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The American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life is planned here May 9 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Relay for Life involves teams of 10 to 15 people who camp out at and take turns walking or running around the FSDB track in half-hour to hour intervals for 18 hours. When not taking a turn on the track, the participants are invited to join other events - contests, food and fun for all ages.
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For further information call 825-4132. The first meeting for this year's event will be a team captain's meeting at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, at 2155 Old Moultrie Road.
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Alvarion® Showcases Public Safety Technology at ASIS International Security Show
ASIS International's 55th Annual Seminar and Exhibits
Anaheim, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, will be exhibiting at ASIS International the company's recently announced and industry's first 802.16e WiMAX all-in-one, all-outdoor solution for the 4.9 GHz and 5.1 GHz license-exempt market. Alvarion will demonstrate live how the new BreezeMAX® Extreme 5000 solution's high-scalability, flexibility and robust performance enables broadband applications for safe cities, protection of critical assets and homeland security.
In addition, Alvarion will host profit-enhancing VAR workshops on the morning of Sept. 23 at the Anabella Hotel. The workshop will feature training and demonstrate the value of broadband wireless to value-added resellers and its customers, and highlight how to shorten sales cycles and increase profits.
WHAT: Alvarion at ASIS International
WHEN: Sept. 21-24, 2009
WHERE: Booth #2261, Anaheim Convention Center
WHY: Live demo of wireless video surveillance solutions for public safety and homeland security, and Ashish Sharma, VP of Corporate Communications, speaking on enhancing public safety with wireless video surveillance
"One of the most recent challenges security professionals are facing today is the deployment of viable, cost-effective standard security network infrastructures over multiple sites," said Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion. "The new BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 solution provides a leading standard-based wireless solution for not only a video surveillance network, but also supports a complete converged public safety solution combining video surveillance, first responders and other remote sensor technologies."
Attendees can learn more in "Enhancing Public Safety with Wireless Video Surveillance Solutions" session with Ashish Sharma, VP of Corporate Communications of Alvarion, and Brad Silvernail CEO of Carolina Security, on Monday, Sept. 21 at 11:00 a.m. PT in the Solution Theater in Hall C, booth #3963.
Key features of the BreezeMAX Extreme 5000:
-Carrier-class 802.16e WiMAX for 4.9 GHz and 3.1 GHz bands for public safety and homeland security
-All-in-one, all outdoor solution for rapid, zero footprint deployments
-Leverages WiMAX 802.16e quality of service for enhanced and swift delivery of triple play services
-Optimized real-time video handling with powerful interference mitigation techniques
-Designed to fit – efficient delivery of broadband applications to any environment
If you are interested in meeting with Alvarion at the show, please contact Christine Buzzetta at email@example.com.
About Alvarion
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest WiMAX pure-player with the most extensive WiMAX customer base and over 250 commercial deployments around the globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX market, the company offers solutions for a wide range of frequency bands supporting a variety of business cases. Through its OPEN WiMAX strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy end-to-end turnkey WiMAX projects, Alvarion is shaping the new wireless broadband experience (www.alvarion.com).
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of Alvarion's management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: potential impact on our business of the current global recession; Alvarion's inability to capture market share in the expected growth of the WiMAX market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, services provisioning, marketing or manufacturing objectives; inability to further identify, develop and achieve success for new products, services and technologies; increased competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; as well as the inability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing, and technology providers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's 20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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This one is off-topic for sure, but it's a great story about a gorgeous car and I figured you guys could at least appreciate it. If not, just skip it... We'll be back with big news tomorrow. Until then, let's check out what was going on at Alfa Romeo...

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Is this FTP? If so, it is normal. There are thousands of probes daily on just about any service you can setup. My home FTP server gets hit daily by about 20-30 random attempts to login. I suggest securing access by locking down the max number of attempts per 30-60 seconds, max # of accesses/sessions per ip, etc.
Running it on a non-standard port will help as well.
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So it turns out that Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers are . . . well . . . Just like everybody else. Capable of getting their bravado kicked in just like common Titans and Bills and Jaguars.
Theirs, though, is an odd form of hubris in that it goes into regular cycles of hibernation. They lose every third game, whether they need it or not, and they apparently do so in part by continually believing that they have finally climbed the final mountain despite being nowhere near it.
They are unlike most teams in that they are not, have not been, and will not be for the foreseeable future, a quarterback-driven team. This sets them apart from Atlanta (Matt Ryan), Green Bay (Aaron Rodgers), Washington (Robert Griffin Le Trois), Seattle (Russell Wilson), Dallas (Tony Romo), New York (Eli Manning), Chicago (Jay Cutler), New England (Tom Brady), Baltimore (Joe Flacco), Denver (Peyton Manning), Indianapolis (Andrew Luck) and Cincinnati (Andy Dalton), to name most of the team still eligible for the postseason. Only Minnesota (Adrian Peterson) and Houston (Arian Foster, if he's still healthy) can say their offenses are run by a non-quarterback.
And only the 49ers can say their most valuable player is a defensive tackle. Justin Smith showed again the difference between the 49er defense and the 49er defense. With him, they have allowed 189 points in 14 ¾ games, an average of 12.9 per game; without him, 71 in five quarters, an average of 56.8.
The truth should lie closer to Figure A than Figure B, of course, but that's the beauty of a small sample size. You can make it say some oversized truths.
And this is the 49ers' truth. Colin Kaepernick is a rookie in thought, word and deed, and dressing him his 50-yard runs and calling it quarterbacking is not the same thing. He will have difficult times because that is the way of all rookies not named Manning and Marino. There is much growing to be done, and he has been given the difficult task of doing his where everyone can see and staple expectations.
Thus, the fixation on him viz. Alex Smith viz. Harbaugh continues to completely miss the central point of this team. It wins when it stops people, because it is a team built upon defense and ball control, an out-of-time mode given the football of the day. If they cannot hold the football and Smith is not there to be the gravitational center of the defense, they are ordinary.
Thus, their difficulties in the final quarter of the New England game and their complete flameout in Seattle. Harbaugh's great quarterbacking gamble has netted the 49ers exactly one lost place in the NFC playoff standings, and yet it isn't the gamble that put them there, but Smith's mangled arm.
Kaepernick is likely to get healthy against a rancid Arizona team, and then (assuming the Packers beat Minnesota and the Bears beat Detroit) there will likely be a first-round rematch with Chicago, only this time without Jason Campbell. Unless, of course the Seahawks lose at home to the Rams, which seems unlikely, in which case . . .
There are other permutations, of course, but let's keep it relatively simple. The real point here anyway is that Colin Kaepernick is not the key to the 49ers, and neither, frankly, is Jim Harbaugh. It was, is, and will continue to be Justin Smith, and he can't play, the 49ers won't likely be doing so much longer either.
Ray Ratto is a columnist for CSNBayArea.com
49ers' success hinges on Justin Smith, not Kaepernick
49ers' success hinges on Justin Smith, not Kaepernick
So it turns out that Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers are . . . well . . . Just like everybody else. Capable of getting their bravado kicked in just like common Titans and Bills and Jaguars.


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I've been thrilled with the number of references to "MST" I've heard since I wrote about it this past spring. I'm not sure if it's the best formulation for the influence of middle class oppression on nonprofit/social justice meeting culture, but at the very least it's been nice to know I have allies out there. (Thanks Truthout for being the latest.)
Since I've also heard some questions about diagnosis – "Is this MST?" – I'm offering these tools on recognizing MST in the United States. Not because I think I have the most accurate lens on middle class meeting culture, but to support continued conversation and reflection on building healthier social movements and nonprofit/grassroots volunteer work cultures. If you have your own "quiz" or tips for recognizing MST in other cultural contexts, please let me know.
MST Self-Diagnosis Quiz
- If there are people present who don't know each other, do you give the group a substantial amount of time (at least 10% of the total) for activities that allow all group members to get to know each other, and that build safety and confidence?
- Is at least 15% of the agenda you've planned breaks/social time? (for instance, I often ask participants to show up at 6 for an evening workshop that runs until 9, but if the group doesn't know each other we won't start the first formal activity until closer to 7pm)
- Have you built-in time for people to trickle-in late? (especially important in multicultural groups)
- If the group starts running behind on the schedule, do you cut bigger items from the agenda to avoid rushing the group along? (As opposed to trying to make the same content fit in less time.)
- If the participants don't seem to have the energy for the material as it's being presented, do you change your plan for the day to match the energy and interest of the group?
- When you meet with co-facilitators, do you emphasize the importance of the group members achieving their goals and overall wellbeing, even at the expense of the content you had selected?
If you've answered "No" to multiple questions, you may want to check-in with co-facilitators to make sure you aren't replicating harmful characteristics of middle class meeting culture.
More MST Clues
What the Facilitators Say
- "I know, I know, we're running behind BUT…"
- "We're going to cut our break short so we can get through all of this…"
- "We're packing-in a lot…"
- "Thank you all for bearing with us, I know it's been a long day and I can see you all want a break, I appreciate you hanging-in there a little longer…"
- "We're past our original end time but since we just have two items left on the agenda I think we can keep going…"
Participant Body Language
- Low energy
- Multiple drooping faces, eyes to the floor
- Glassy, far-away expressions
- Several people leave to take a break in the same five-minute period
- Several people are distracted or "checking-out" with their phones or murmuring to a neighbor
- Sometimes participants being run on MST look pissed-off or resentful, because they feel manipulated


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And, taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.
©2007 Daniel J. Levitin; (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. and Books on Tape. All rights reserved.
"Levitin's snappy prose and relaxed style quickly win one over and will leave readers thinking about the contents of their iPods in an entirely new way." (Publishers Weekly)
"Levitin is a deft and patient explainer of the basics for the non-scientist as well as the non-musician....By tracing music's deep ties to memory, Levitin helps quantify some of music's magic without breaking its spell." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)
"Neuroscience for the right brain"
If you have an interest in how the brain works, and you like music, you'll enjoy this book. The author gives some great vocabulary to the lay person to help to describe music in precise terms without getting too technical. The book walks through the interaction between music and the brain functions and explores some of the ideas that are current in musico-neurophysiology. He spends the last chapter or so of the book on the evolutionary basis of music-brain interaction, which seems out of place in an otherwise cohesive study.
"Intricate Reading"
I advice a core group of musicians and people whose livelihood depend on music to view this book as compulsory. Orchestral composers and conductors, program directors and any student of music all should add this book to their cart and buy it NOW! The information this book contains is simply too foundational and new to pass up.
As a critique of the book, there are two general ways in which I perceive this book. First, it is a very intricate review of how our brains process music. I have a general interest in the neurology of psychology and Daniel Levitin proves to be very informative, thus making his book interesting to me. On the flip side of this (my second perception), the presentation is dry. It reminds me of the book "Getting to Yes" (Fisher, Ury & Patton) in that it is good information delivered in nearly monolithically by a narrator. I feel like I am having information downloaded into my thinking brain while my emotional brain is ignoring everything said. Where as Stephen Covey's "The 8th Habit" is read by Stephen Covey, himself, with complete sincerity and from his heart, "This is Your Brain on Music" is tough to listen to considering the intricate details and monotone narrator.
Last, considering the topic, music, I think Levitin had a perfect opportunity to go much further using this audio book as a tool. While there are simple examples of music to support points that Levintin is making, not once when he mentions an actual song does he then play the actual recording of the song on the audio tape. Yes, there are legal recording ownership rights that Levintin would have to negotiate in order to play song recordings on this audio book, but it would have enhanced the book tremendously. Additionally, when speaking about tone and tambour, examples rapidly inserted at the referenced points in the book would have helped. To be fair, I should mention that I am the executive producer of a radio program; I am sensitive to these quality issues.
"Interesting, but Abridged?"
I have always been intrigued with this subject and always wondered why we enjoy music so much, and how our brains evolved to interpret it the way we do.
I listened to every word on this book, and I welcomed the detailed explanation of musical terms and definitions. But I finished wishing that I had listened to the unabridged version. There was a big gap between the study of our the connections between our reptilian and rational brains, and the cultural reasons (mostly sexual) for using music as an expression of ourselves.
I really enjoyed the fact that the author took the time to insert musical examples. Usually audio books are basically read aloud, but this one includes music. I wish it had more of it.
Because the book was abridged, I was left with that strange feeling we get when we listen to a beautiful musical piece, and the last note is left unplayed. A feeling of incompleteness, but the knowledge that the author meant well. If you can deal with those feelings, then buy the audio book. If not, I suggest you read it the old fashioned way.
"Not for the novice musician..."
I bought this book expecting a scientific view of how and why music works. This is one of those occasions where I would say "Be careful what you wish for because I may come true". I got exactly what I expected. Unfortunately, I was so unprepared and uneducated when it came to music that it lost me almost right away.
I would recommend this book for someone is very highly educated in music, is familiar with music terminology, and has a curiosity about the brain and our anatomy of the ear. It is very "heady" and detailed.
I imagine someone who fits the description above will very much enjoy this book and learn a lot from it.
I, on the other hand, found myself taking far too long to process some information. By the time I was able to process it, I had missed about two minutes of the audio book and had to go back.
"Music for the scientist"
This is a scientific approach to how we process music. I love that it has audio samples of musical concepts that laymen may not understand.
Im sorry to say that this book is even better than Oliver Sack's book on the same topic(Im a big fan of Sacks) , though both are worthy reads. Music has a profound physiological effect on us. We all know this to be the case but until now we had no concrete understanding of the hows and why's.
Levitin does a great job relating the mystery and latest scientific probings of this remarkable and profound element in all our lives. Its a fascinating listen, learning whats behind the strange power music has on all of us. Its very rewarding to know what weve learned but also peeks our interest in what revelations are just around the corner.
I think part of the reason music effects us so profoundly is it communicates to that huge yet hidden subconscious part of our minds where we think without and beyond language. Excellent narration and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
"Left me wanting to hear more"
This abridged edition definitely felt shortened - it did sound like many subjects were not fully fleshed out and could have used more detailed explanation.
"Well done could be even more science-based"
I thought this book was very interesting and thought-provoking. I would have enjoyed it even more with injections of more medical or science-based studies and evidence. But it is very good, especially in audio book format since he has audio examples throughout, and these audio clips really bring his points to life. In short, this book is definitely worth listening to and/or reading especially if you like music, which so many of us do.
"Mind Numbing"
The studies examining the effect of music on the brain are off to an interesting start, but Levitin benumbs us with so much detail that the book quickly becomes boring. In the areas where he uses music to highlight his point, his concpts are clear, but where he tries to explain the finer points like tambre and pitch, the book sounds too much like a graduate-level lecture.
I heard Daniel Levitin at a local book store and he was terrific. The crowd, and there was quite a large one, was enthralled as was I. Levitin's studies are ground breaking and will aid science in understanding why we enjoy one type of music but not another.
I will try to finish listening to the book someday, but the first two hours were lente,lente.
"Attempts to please two audiences, fails at both."
Sure, Levitin's broad-mindedness could work in another context.
Yes. The book simplifies both acoustics/music theory and neuroscience to the point where there isn't much useful information about either. If you're even a modestly seasoned traveler in either subject, skip this one. The tone is best described as 'cool dad neuroscientist,' particularly when speaking reverently about dated commercial rock music.
Books don't usually have a deep baritone.
It wasn't a waste of time, just a neutral use of time.
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BOSTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that guard Tony Allen had torn two ligaments in his left knee and would require season-ending surgery.
Boston Coach Doc Rivers said it might be six months before Allen is completely recovered.
Allen tore both his ACL and MCL during a game Wednesday night against Indiana. The diagnosis was made Thursday at a local hospital.
He underwent surgery on his right knee two years ago.
Boston is already without Paul Pierce and Theo Ratliff, who are out long-term with injuries.


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The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Systems on Silicon
Series Editors: Peter J. Ashenden and Wayne Wolf
The demand is exploding for complete, integrated systems that sense, process, manipulate, and control complex entities such as sound, images, text, motion, and environmental conditions. These systems, from hand-held devices to automotive sub-systems to aerospace vehicles, employ electronics to manage and adapt to a world that is, predominantly, neither digital nor electronic.
To respond to this design challenge, the industry has developed and standardized VHDL-AMS, a unified design language for modeling digital, analog, mixed-signal, and mixed-technology systems. VHDL-AMS extends VHDL to bring the successful HDL modeling methodology of digital electronic systems design to these new design disciplines.
Gregory Peterson and Darrell Teegarden join best-selling author Peter Ashenden in teaching designers how to use VHDL-AMS to model these complex systems. This comprehensive tutorial and reference provides detailed descriptions of both the syntax and semantics of the language and of successful modeling techniques. It assumes no previous knowledge of VHDL, but instead teaches VHDL and VHDL-AMS in an integrated fashion, just as it would be used by designers of these complex, integrated systems.


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The tax law allows you to roll over funds from one traditional IRA to another tax-free. But you can only use this technique once a year.
Strategy: Apply the once-a-year limit to all your IRAs. Otherwise, according to a surprising new Tax Court case, you could be socked with a hefty tax bill. (Bobrow, TC Memo 2014-21)
The new case flies in the face of the IRS' own interpretation of the rules.
Here's the whole story: Usually, you don't have to pay any tax when you roll over funds between IRAs, as long as the rollover is completed within 60 days. You can do whatever you want with the money during the 60-day period. What's more, it doesn't matter if you put the funds back in the same IRA or a different one. But the tax law limits such rollovers to one time a year.
Previously, as stated in Pub. 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements, the IRS applied this rule separately to each IRA. But now the Tax Court has extended the reach ...(register to read more)
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