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Twins were a novelty when Violet and Daisy were born in 1975. Even if they had not been blessed with the unique ability to sense the future and to know other people's secrets, the identical sisters would have attracted attention. Once their strange gifts became obvious, they drew way more notice than Daisy, the conventional twin, could stand. One girl called them witches.
Readers who recall racing through Curtis Sittenfeld's best-selling 2005 debut novel, Prep, might be disappointed initially by the slower pace of Sisterland, her fourth novel. Those who stay with it will discover a thoughtful, sometimes funny book with characters that endure.
Set mostly in conservative St. Louis, much of the story is about life as a contemporary stay-at-home mother. Mixed in are chapters that recall Vi and Daisy's own troubled childhood — their beautiful, depressive mother and ineffectual but kind father.
The novel speeds up once the twins reach middle school and high school, with the burgeoning dating scene and a classic mean girl. This is a period that Sittenfeld has already demonstrated she knows perfectly.
Once the Shramm twins head off to their respective colleges, Daisy changes her name to Kate at the University of Missouri, to escape their recent pasts. Violet will remain "Vi." She has never been one to change anything about herself to suit others. Before long she becomes a dropout, even from laid-back Reed College. Her bliss lies in embracing an alternative lifestyle, wearing strange clothing and helping others to find their spiritual path.
Outrageous Vi brings humor to the book and often speaks with surprising common sense. Kate's obsession with perfect child-rearing prompts Vi to say: "Children are nothing but a problem people create and then congratulate themselves on solving."
Even Kate's husband, Jeremy, is quick to agree. He is another well-presented character; his kindness and intelligence balance the insecurities his wife brings to their marriage.
Kate's strength is that she can recognize how insular her life is, and know what about it irritates Vi. But to Kate, the fact that her own life is suburban and conventional amounts to a victory over her past. As Vi embraces her powers to sense, Kate works to hide hers.
Unfortunately, the many pages spent depicting Kate's life as a 34-year-old mom capture boredom almost too well. At a crucial point, Kate realizes she has one small life, but Jeremy, who is a professor at Washington University, has his choice of two lives — one that's the same as hers and one far larger. It's hardly an unexpected epiphany, but it creates a basis for the book's surprise ending.
There is not a lot of plot to Sisterland. For many pages the characters muddle along, living their lives. Kate and Jeremy's best friends are an interracial faculty couple who fit well with them, sharing pizzas and child care. When you forget the rest of the book, you will remember this neighborhood of well-drawn characters.
All of St. Louis seems gripped by Vi's prediction on national TV that a major earthquake will hit the city on Oct. 16. Even Matt Lauer wants to know what will happen. Kate is embarrassed by Vi's public personality, but knows enough about the reality of senses to take the prediction seriously — maybe too seriously.
By the end of the novel, much of what seemed fixed in the beginning has moved, as if there had been an emotional earthquake hitting this family. Sittenfeld leaves readers once more with a sense of how your family of origin and position within it affect everything you do.
As Vi tells her twin near the end of the story, there's no escape: "Wherever you go, you'll always be living in Sisterland."
Sittenfeld also wrote The Man of My Dreams and American Wife, with a main character modeled on Laura Bush.
Anne Morris, a member of the National Book Critics Circle, lives in Austin.
Curtis Sittenfeld
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Border Tax Adjustment without Borders: The EU Carousel of VAT Fraud
This article focuses on the carousel of VAT fraud consisting in multiple undue VAT rebates for goods exported and re-exported between EU countries. This fraud has been developed as a form of border VAT adjustment since the abolition of the borders within the EU countries. The carousel is modelled as a Nash equilibrium chain-game beginning at the retail stage where fraudsters try to capture an unsatisfied demand for the traded goods by means of a reduction of its final price. This can occur because at the final stage the good can benefit from multiple subsidies deriving from undue VAT rebates and because of the power of the fraudster in affecting the prices of production factors. We explore the effects of the carousel fraud game on intra-community trade and analyse the implications for tax authorities.
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we're entering a family-unfriendly economic system
There's been a lot of hue and cry about the changes to child benefit and stuff, and Stephanie Flanders of the BBC has spelled it out over a couple of posts.
She gets away with it where it's probably incendiary for me to tackle this, because
a) she's an established writer and understands the subject better
b) she's a woman
c) she has kids
But I'm going to tackle it anyway, because the reason why we are entering a family-unfriendly economic future surprised me, even though I had a gut feel of it. The thrust of her argument is that
Labour tilted the tax and benefit system in the direction of children and families, particularly low income single parent families. For better or worse, that is what their target of eradicating child poverty encouraged them to do. It is going to be hard to raise serious money from the benefit system without tilting it back.
Now I had been aware that I wasn't personally getting any of the gravy over the last 10 years. That's a good thing in many ways, having managed to screw down my outgoings there are limited ways the government can manage to shaft me. They can't take away my benefits because I don't get any. They can raise taxes and obviously the VAT increase next year will hit me.
But what I hadn't realised is just how much gravy people with children did get out of Labour. The government can reduce the deficit by either taxing more or spending less, and because the ConDems emphasis is on the latter, it means that people with children will be taking most of the pain, just as they took most of the gain in previous years. Single parents are apparently about 16% better off as a result of Labour's changes, whereas I am about 4% down. That great sucking force you hear out there in the distance is the sound of much of that about to be rolled back.
Relative to people with children I expect to be 20% better off when Cleggeron have finished. Unfortunately this will be achieved along the lines of the second part of Gore Vidal's aphorism
it is not enough to succeed, others must fail
I don't expect to be any better off at all, it is just that families with kids will lose a lot of the extra bungs and sweeteners society has given them to make having children easier/less expensive.
Before people start screaming that it isn't fair, perhaps you might want to ask yourself whether getting free gravy was fair in the good times. It wasn't fair to me, for instance. Twice in my life I asked myself the children question, and each time I didn't really feel I could manage to support a family for 18 years.
Before the aggrieved hordes of the Daily Mail and the Torygraph seize on that as proof positive that as a higher-rate taxpayer it shows I know you can't raise kids on 44k of course I could have kept the wolf from the door, but to me life is about more than that. Many people get an awful lot out of having children, and if I had that sort of desire I would prioritise this up the stack and manage somehow.
I didn't do it because I didn't want to hard enough. It's called making choices in life, knowing your values and acting accordingly. It's not the Government's job to get involved in my lifestyle when if comes to such individual and personal decisions, unlike with services we all need, like healthcare and policing. And yeah, I know it's different for guys.
It's going to be a rough ride, people.
Yes, it makes me want to scream at the TV when I hear people saying "these benefit cuts will hit the least well-off hardest".
Of course they should! There was a limit to how much even Labour could give benefits to the better-off.
It might have been right or wrong to redistribute money to the poor, but we surely shouldn't be surprised.
This is aside from giving money to anyone who happens to have a kid, including the wealthy – something Labour themselves should have done away with in their effort to target spending on those who needed it. Alas, no votes in it for them.
Probably the biggest middle class clawback announced so far will be via student funding. This will help to reduce excess capital held by baby-boomers as they seek to prevent their children from accumulating too much debt.
As for lower income families, reduction in support will mostly go towards paying interest on national debt. Not much, I suspect, will find its way towards the childless.
[…] We're entering a family-unfriendly era – Simple in Suffolk […]
by SLS
by Alex
18 years? Realistically 30-40.
Both me and my sister were only properly able to move out of the family home (without "boomeranging") in our 30s. (both of us made previous attempts which failed due to various reasons).
Neither of us have children. My sister got married a few months ago, I am single and at present choose to remain so as most eligible women my age seem to already have kids by another partner – one part of me wholly refuses to do the "stepdad" thing, but at the same time I would not be able to *not* look after a kid that turned up at my house in the same fashion I would (temporarily) look after a stray dog or cat I found.
I also (perhaps being even more incendiary than yourself) have noticed a phenomenon amongst people of all social classes (and even those who profess to be otherwise) to select their partners as a short/medium term source of extra finance and resources in return for a measured amount of affection including carnal favours, rather than a long term commitment, whether or not kids are produced. When a relationship gets "boring" they go on to the next one, despite the fact kids do fare better when parents stay together.
I am no sexist nor right winger and strongly believe in fairness for both genders but feel this needs to be stated.
Some (most?) blokes are relatively happy with this arrangement – they put up, pay up and then go on to the next "bird" – I am not. Other blokes claim to be OK about this until the relationship goes tits up and then they react violently, and then very ugly things happen as we both must regularly see in the Evening Star.
OTOH I'm not a high earner but I've noticed in comparison with many others my age (especially those in relationships with kids) the amount of money *not* having kids(s) has saved me. Thats just cash, I'm not even thinking about the stress factor of raising kids in an increasingly turbulent world!
I wouldn't have been able to buy a new camera this year if I had kids to look after, and I'd probably *have* to drive a car rather than consider it as a medium/long term "nice to have" option (I don't own one!). Even if I were getting all sorts of benefits I'd find having kids hard to afford. That said my own parents (obviously) managed this in the 1980s…
[…] in my post on entering a family-unfriendly economic system […]
[…] Well, Gideon's had his say yesterday. I figured I'd wait around for the churnalists to go through the fine print before taking the opportunity to shoot my mouth off, or perhaps to bleat that it's unfair, because middle class me is taking the bullet in some way akin to our army of fragrant Guardian-reading SAHMs. […]
by what are all you moaning minnies on about, you've never had it so good? « Simple Living in Suffolk
[…] you're probably having a pretty good recession. True, you get pasted with tax rises and a cut in Tarquin and Jemima's child tax credit, but against that your mortgage payments have gone down. Even when I nuked my mortgage in 2008 the […]


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WebReference.com - Part 3 of Chapter 7 from Essential Blogging. From O'Reilly (1/4).
Essential Blogging, Chapter 7: Advanced Radio UserLand
Understanding How Radio Works
[The following is the conclusion of our series of excerpts from chapter 7 of the O'Reilly title, Essential Blogging.]
At its core, Radio is a very sophisticated piece of software-as sophisticated as you can purchase from any vendor today including Microsoft, IBM, and Sun. Here are some of the key components that make up Radio:
Overall content management system
Object database
Scripting language
Network engine
Content publishing preprocessor
XML engine
Logical, consistent URL structuring
SOAP and XML-RPC server and client engines
Open architecture
Each component is discussed below. Please note that depending on your level of "geekiness," you may want to skip this section.
Overall Content Management System
The Radio blogging tool really began life as an earlier product from UserLand called Frontier, a powerful content management system (CMS). A CMS is designed to make web publishing much easier and more powerful. At the simplest level, a CMS isolates content from presentation. This lets you alter your web publishing with a few clicks of the mouse rather than hours or days of HTML changes.
For example, a CMS lets you globally change your web site's look and feel just by applying a theme or style to it. A CMS also lets you globally manage and fix broken links. If this sounds like Radio, you're correct-Radio is a full CMS and has features normally found in larger, more complicated, more expensive products.
Object Database
One of the problems with typical web publishing is the huge number of individual files involved. Radio's object database, the .root files it uses, takes care of managing all the files involved in your blog. Additionally, if you are a developer, you can use Radio's object database in your own applications where you need storage of variable length objects.
Scripting Language
Although it's not covered in this book, Radio has a full scripting language, UserTalk, which you can use to build custom applications. Much of Radio, in fact, is actually written in UserTalk. This means that if you need to change how a built-in Radio function works, you generally can. Additionally, Radio has a full development environment for UserTalk, including a debugger and a unique outline-based scripting environment. For more on UserTalk, see http://www.fuzzygroup.com/go/?usertalk.
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Couches and chairs could soon be a normal sight on Calgary streets after Ald. John Mar's idea to set up pop-up parks passed a hurdle at city council Monday morning — although in a narrow vote.
The so-called "s-PARK" would be set up for about a month at a time before the furniture would be moved to a different area of the city.
The pilot project will cost $20,000 and, if successful, another $70,000 would be spent to expand the project.
The test phase is being delayed until summer 2013.
"We've waited 100 years for this, we can wait another," said Mar.


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This Is Peaty Episode One takes you on an international whirlwind adventure. Starting at the legendary Ingle Gym, Sheffield, along with close friend and Heavyweight boxer David Howe, Steve hasn't been slacking in the off-season, that's for sure.
Getting in quality Downhill runs in the UK is tough for someone like Steve, who's nearest uplift is almost 2 hours away… So any excuse to head for San Romolo has to be a good one. Staying over at Argentina Bike with SPS rider James Swinden in tow, one Piaggio purchase later and a few amazing days in the sun, the season was off to a solid start…
It might have been an early start to the season this year, but everyone came out swinging at Round 1 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Huge Jumps, Dropper Posts, Weetabix and an 'almost' fairytale finish for the Santa Cruz Syndicate. Obviously psyched for his team-mate Greg Minaar, but a tough start to the year for Steve, back in 15th place. But don't worry he's not out of reach just yet though, with a long season still to follow.
Val Di Sole is basically Wharncliffe but a bit longer anyway, right?


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MO0805-EC Operation Guide 3070 ( B ) Getting Acquainted Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to read this manual carefully. Applications The built-in sensors of this watch measure direction, barometric pressure, temperature and altitude.
See "Timekeeping" for more information about manual time settings. • The U.S. time calibration signal can be picked up by the watch while in North America. The term "North America" in this manual refers to the area that consists of Canada, the continental United States, and Mexico.
• The Level 5 receiving indicator is displayed only when the watch is able to receive both time and date data successfully. It does not appear when only time data is received.
180° 90° • While the watch is taking compass readings, it displays a direction angle, a direction indicator, and four direction pointers, which change dynamically when the watch is moved. The direction angle, direction indicator and direction pointers all disappear from the display after the compass reading operation is complete.
• At this time, display. 3. Place the watch on a level surface, and position it so that its 12 o'clock position points north (as measured with another compass). 4. Press C to start the calibration operation. •...
Direction angle of Memory). current reading 4. After setting the map, keep the map and watch pointed in the same direction as you press E to record the currently displayed direction in Bearing Memory. • See "Bearing Memory" for more information.
Altitude Current time 4. Press E to exit the setting screen. • If you selected display format 3 or 4, the watch will measure the altitude differential. See "Altitude Differential" for more information. Saving Altitude Data An altitude data save operation saves data in three different records: periodic records, a current session record, and a historical record.
The following operation is performed simultaneously with the operation described under "How periodic records are created and saved". a. When you hold down A to start a save session, the watch will clear data that is already stored in the current session record.
Operation Guide 3070 ( B ) 3. In the Altimeter Mode, press E to take an Altitude differential altitude reading. • This causes the altitude differential value to appear at the top of the display. 4. While monitoring the difference between the...
Operation Guide 3070 ( B ) Stopwatch The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, Hours split times, and two finishes. • The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 1/100 second 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds. • The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
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If you experience problems getting the special rechargeable battery to charge fully, contact your dealer or CASIO distributor about having it replaced. • Never try to remove or replace the watch's special battery yourself. Use of the wrong type of battery can damage the watch.
Data Recall, Alarm, Receive, Digital Compass, or Barometer/Thermometer Mode. • If you do not perform any button operation while in the Altimeter Mode, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically after nine or 10 hours (altitude measurement type: 2'00) or after one hour (altitude measurement type: 0'05).
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I'll just have anything with tequilla in and the margeritas and a couple of pina colados and, and, and
I like a pina colada, too, quartina. I'll have to get more ingredients in!!
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You are very gentle today, John.
I squash flies, Lis, and that would be a terrible end!!
Rozana, you shouldn't be listening!lol. Smouldering is good. There is a "frisson" between us!! You might have gathered that I'm John and live on Anglesey in North Wales, UK. I do have an African Grey called Layla And they do give you so many laughs. It's a shame that you had to give yours up - I would (and I imagine that you were) be in tears. There is a jig of Layla in the back catalogue but it would be a pain looking through them all. I'll post another today. Don't "eavesdrop"!!
I've bookmarked this for evening cocktail hour, John. If the sun finally breaks through I can have a sundowner! :-D
I would also like to be a fly on a wall in Wales
Parrotman and Callas...smoldering! I love being the fly on the wall, and also have enjoyed the puzzles created by Parrotman! Wondering whether you own a parrot. I had to give mine up to move to a place that doesn't allow..still have a goal toward getting another! Mine gave me big laughs everyday! (In Minneapolis, Mn)
I prefer strawberries so you can have the cherries
Can I have the cherries, pls? You did promise champagne, but I much prefer coctails - and keep them coming


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Winter in New York City: Amid sleet and snow, Doc Ford is at the Explorers Club with his new friend, former (and maybe current) British agent Sir James Montbard, researching a jungle expedition, and awaiting the arrival of an attractive U.S. senator with whom Ford has become more than friendly. Her car pulls up, she starts to get out, and the unthinkable happens: an assassination attempt right before their eyes. Ford engages, critically injuring one of the attackers, but the senator vanishes - dead, authorities fear - until they receive her kidnapper's ultimatum.
Ford goes on the hunt, with the help of his friend Tomlinson, on an odyssey that moves to the Florida Keys and beyond. If what happened before was unthinkable, it's nothing compared to what they discover. The senator's captor has a definite agenda, and to make sure she isn't rescued before his 36-hour deadline is up, he's put her someplace he's sure no one will find her: he's buried her alive....
Randy Wayne White's novels have always won praise for their remarkable imagination, intrigue, and some of the best characters in suspense fiction. Nothing, however, will prepare his readers for the extraordinary chilling events of Dead Silence.
©2009 Randy Wayne White; (P)2009 Penguin Audio
"Like a DOC out of water"
Story was OK but Doc belongs in Florida. Only thing entertaining about the story was the Kid. Want to hear more about him and relationship to Doc. Needed Tomlinson and the Dinkin's Bay crew to put the humor in the story-sadly missed. Sure hope his next is better and more like the rest of the series.
"Loved the Narrator as much as the book"
Another great book from Randy White. I got the book mainly because of the narrator. I had listen to him on another White book and loved him as much as the book. The characters were different, but fit exactly the part that White and me want them to. Try this book and you will not be disappointed.
"Doc without Sanibel"
I have loved this series, but "Dead Silence" is not the equal of most of the early books. It's got action aplenty, and I liked the new young character, but "Doc" just isn't at his best away from Sanibel, his lab, and the recurring local cast. Prime entries of this series rely on a wonderful sense of the author's love/hate relationship with modern Florida. Perhaps Randy Wayne White is not as enthusiastic as he once was.
Anyway, don't let this be your first experience of Doc Ford. Go back to the earlier books of the series.
"A bit different then others in the series"
I was very pleased with the book. I laughed in parts as I listened to it. I thought it was well written and the book moved along nicely. I think the way all the various characters were brought together at the end in a great way. I was surpised at some of the connections.
Doc was Doc in the book.. with his glasses held with fishing line . Enjoy the book for what it is.
Good old fashion fun and a place to escape!
Intellectually challenging, informative, intriguing, induces future speculation for follow on books, makes me want to buy other books by this author and with this superlative narrator.
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reminds me of lee childs reacher novels...
"Dead Silence"
It starts off strong, does not finish well. I like Doc. Ford writings
"Distracting Reader"
I am a big fan of Randy Wayne White and have read all his previous books. Perhaps because I could never imagine the voice of the reader belonging to Doc Ford, I found his reading style distracting. I stopped listening, bought the book and finished it the same day. It is a great story, just not when performed by this reader.
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Irish girls basketball loses in first round
The Rosemount girls basketball team lost to Burnsville 62-55 in the first round of the section tournament Thursday night.
The Irish -- seeded No. 4 -- had beaten the fifth-seed Burnsville twice during the Lake Conference season. The game was played at Lakeville North high school.
In the other Section 3 action, top-seed Lakeville North beat Park 54-40. Second-seed Eastview beat Lakeville South 71-36, and No. 6 seed Apple Valley upset third-seed Eagaan 53-43.


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Issue No. 10 - October (1973 vol. 22)
pp: 957-960
H.Y.L. Mar , Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa
For the Hadamard matrix, a modified factorization procedure is developed that is likely as economical in storage requirements and in the number of computational operations as the conventional fast Hadamard transform. Using this specific factoring method, the procedure for obtaining the fast Hadamard transform may be interpreted as operations on an H diagram. The H diagram was originally derived by Marihugh and Anderson [1] to provide a graphical representation for logic functions.
Fast Hadamard transform, H diagram, Hadamard matrix, Hadamard transform, hypercube, Kronecker product, matrix factorization, spectral coefficients.
C.L. Sheng, H.Y.L. Mar, "Fast Hadamard Transform Using the H Diagram", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 22, no. , pp. 957-960, October 1973, doi:10.1109/T-C.1973.223624


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|Tempe Regional Capsule
|Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark, Tempe, Ariz.
|No. 1 Arizona State (45-11)
|32nd appearance, automatic, Pacific-10 Conference champion
|No. 2 Vanderbilt (40-20)
|Seventh appearance, at-large, sixth place in Southeastern Conference
|No. 3 Oklahoma (32-24-1)
|30th appearance, at-large, eighth place in Big 12 Conference
|No. 4 Stony Brook (34-24)
|Second appearance, automatic, America East Conference champion
Arizona Statevaulted to the top of the rankings with a 19-0 start, including six wins against regional teams Vanderbilt, Michigan, Arkansas and Troy. The Sun Devils went 27-1 before leaving the state of Arizona for the first time in early April—when they promptly lost a series at Stanford. But the Sun Devils withstood injuries to first baseman/lefthander Ike Davis (.378/.451/.773 with 16 homers and 68 RBIs; 4-1, 2.66 with four saves) and relievers Reyes Dorado (3-1, 5.73) and Stephen Sauer (4-1, 4.28), and all three should be available and close to full strength this weekend. ASU's offense retains the core of its 2007 Omaha team, led by Davis and junior third baseman Brett Wallace (.412/.527/.764 with 20 homers and 78 RBIs), who amazingly won the Pac-10 triple crown for the second straight year. The Sun Devils did have to replace five starters from last year's team, including the slick middle-infield tandem of Andrew Romine and Eric Sogard, who helped ASU lead the nation in fielding percentage. The middle infield has been a weakness this year, as ASU's fielding percentage slipped to .969 (54th in the country).
Vanderbiltlost first-team All-Americans David Price and Casey Weathers from last year's SEC championship team, but the Commodores returned a bevy of quality seniors in the lineup, led by outfielders Dominic de la Osa (.305 with 10 homers and 26 steals) and David Macias (.355 with eight homers) and second baseman Alex Feinberg (.312 with 10 steals). Experience and poise are Vandy's greatest assets, but it doesn't lack star power either thanks to shortstop Ryan Flaherty (.325 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs) and potential No. 1 overall pick Pedro Alvarez, who returned from a broken hamate to hit .312 with nine homers in 37 games. It took some time for Vanderbilt to break in some fresh faces on the mound this year, but redshirt freshman righty Caleb Cotham (7-5, 4.26) emerged as a reliable complement to sophomore ace Mike Minor (6-3, 4.26). The Commodores might be wise to start Cotham against Oklahoma and save the lefthanded Minor for Arizona State's big lefthanded bats.
Oklahomawas the most controversial at-large selection after going 9-17-1 in the Big 12 and failing to win a series all year against a regional team. But the Sooners did win games against Texas A&M and Missouri in the Big 12 tournament, getting a complete-game, 12-strikeout masterpiece from ace sophomore righthander Andrew Doyle (8-4, 4.38) in the win against the Aggies. He gives Oklahoma a decent chance against Vanderbilt in the opener. The Sooners finished the regular season with a .316 average in Big 12 play, the best mark in the conference, with seniors Mike Gosse (.359 with seven homers and 48 RBIs) and Aljay Davis (.352 with 13 steals) leading the way. That pair and leadoff man Jamie Johnson (.350 with 20 steals in 21 tries) really make the Sooners go.
Stony Brookwas the preseason favorite to win the America East, and though the Seawolves finished second in the regular season, they allowed just three total runs in three games during a perfect run through the conference tournament. Hulking ace Tom Koehler (6-4, 3.70 with 107 strikeouts and 90 innings) gives Stony Brook a fighting chance against Arizona State thanks to a lively fastball that tops out at 94-95, a slider that can be plus at times, and a decent curveball and changeup. Fellow senior righty Gary Novakowski (7-4, 4.37) pitches in the 86-88 range, but his quality slider and changeup look the same as his fastball out of his hand, and he turned in his best start of the year in a 1-0 conference tournament win against top-seeded Binghamton, striking out nine over eight shutout innings. The Seawolves also have strong defenders up the middle in catcher Justin Echevarria and switch-hitting center fielder Brian Witkowski (.348/.431/.604 with nine homers and 12 steals), who is their best overall player.


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In my soul a window opened
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But a wish, so cruelly broken
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I'm so in love, but deprived of loving,
like nightingale without a voice,
Why the fate so mercilessly has poisoned
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It quite true, you live only twice –
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Russlan and Ludmilla Overture | Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Songs to Poems by Rueckert (Seven Last Songs) | Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
"Liebst du um Schoenheit"
"Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen"
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Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in a, Op. 129 | Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
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Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
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Concerto in E minor, Op. 18 | Oskar Böhme (1870-1938)
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Fantaisie Brillante on Themes from Carmen | François Borne (1840-1920)
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Galarraga bullish on Cabrera at first
Galarraga bullish on Cabrera at first
At the World Baseball Classic, Cabrera is handling first for Venezuela, and he's working closely with former big league first baseman Andres Galarraga.
A third baseman early in his career, Cabrera appeared in 143 games at first base for the Tigers in 2008.
Galarraga says Cabrera's hands are very good, and he is concentrating on his footwork around the base.
"Right now, he has a new position at first base and I'm trying to help him," said Galarraga, a coach on the Venezuelan staff. "He's looking really good. He has great hands. I'm just trying to help him [with his feet] around the base, and catching throws.
"Soon, he's going to start moving his legs a little quicker to get to the base earlier. That will get him ready for the bad throws."
Galarraga, who retired after 19 big league seasons in 2004, feels Cabrera can be an elite defensive player -- so much so that he sees a Gold Glove in Cabrera's future.
"I think he's going to be a Gold Glove [winner] soon," Galarraga said. "He can be that good."
Cabrera has never been known for his glove. He broke in with the Marlins in 2003 playing left field, and he moved to third base in 2006. As his body got bigger, his range in the field shrank. He committed 23 errors for Florida in 2007 and had a .941 fielding percentage.
With the Tigers in 2008, he appeared in 14 games at third base and made five errors before he was moved to first base.
After making the switch in Detroit, he made progress in the field. He committed nine errors and had a fielding percentage of .992.
Cabrera's clout has always been at the plate, where he is one of the most feared hitters in the game.
Cabrera has a string of five straight seasons with at least 112 RBIs, and he has 650 in his career to go along with 175 homers. His career batting average is .309.
Galarraga, one of the most popular players ever to come out of Venezuela, says Cabrera has the potential to become the greatest player his country has ever produced.
"Offensively, he's going to break a lot of records, no doubt," Galarraga said. "He's been getting 100 RBIs for years, and he gets 30-35 homers. That's what is expected of him every year.
"He started really early. Miguel put up some numbers early in his career. It all depends on injuries. If he takes care of his body, and he stays strong all year round, if he does that, he's going to be the main man."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Jose Mourinho has played down reports of a new rift with Juan Mata after he replaced the United substitute in stoppage time at Wembley.
The Old Trafford supremo insists Mata understood his decision to take him off and introduce Henrikh Mkhitaryan during the Red Devils' Community Shield victory over Leicester City.
Mata had earlier replaced Jesse Lingard, who scored the opening goal in the 2-1 win, after 63 minutes and was visibly unhappy as he left the field in the 93rd minute of the match.
But Mourinho played down reports of a further rift with Mata, who reportedly fell out with him at Chelsea, and says the decision was made to combat Leicester's aerial threat.
"He's fine now," the manager said.
"The last five minutes were a nightmare. Kasper Schmeichel, for sure, we have seen videos of his dad going up [for corners] like that. I thought their right-back was Rory Delap throwing the balls 50 metres.
"The last minutes were really difficult. I know I did something that is not nice to do. He [Mata] understands what we did. I couldn't take off [Marouane] Fellaini or [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic. They were very important to be on the pitch for the 'Rory Delap' throw-ins. We wanted to win the game, and we did it."


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Just need the dog to pedal then it would be a tandem :-)
Just saw this in our local paper. If they could get the dog to provide some pedal input would it count as a tandem? :)
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In programming, there are many use cases for doing things in an asynchronous way. In almost all cases, it comes down to executing an operation that may take a while, without blocking user interaction or other program execution. Perhaps the most common example of this is making a web request, waiting for its response, then doing something with said response. While you are waiting for the response, the user interface shouldn't freeze.
This is where asynchronous operations come in. In essence, you tell the computer to "do X, and whenever that's done, do Y. In the meantime, let me go about my business". A real life analogy would be heating food in a microwave oven: You put your food in there, tell the oven what to do and to notify you when it's done. While the oven is doing its thing, you can get on with setting the table. When it's done, it gives you hot food, which you can then serve.
Callbacks: The Old, Ugly Way
If you are used to Java, you would often implement asynchronous operations by supplying a callback: a function that gets invoked once the operation is completed. You either instantiate and override a class that implements the required callback functions, or implement the interface directly in your class. The code to execute once the operation completes is nested at least two levels deep, or lives in some other method. Your options are to do some cumbersome nesting, or to artificially split up code that is part of the same action.
C# allows you to do both of those, but offers a much tidier approach. Out with the loads of extra classes and interfaces, in with
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In C#, if you want to do asynchronous work, start by adding the
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In this method, you can now use the
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var itemPrice = await api.getPrice(itemId);
The code in this method will execute up to this point, and not go any further until
api.getPrice has finished its work and retrieved a value. Once in it has retrieved the item's price from wherever, execution of our method continues at the next line, like regular program flow.
At this point you may object, since nothing but a few keywords distinguish the example from a normal synchronous program. The difference lies in the fact that other code is free to run while the awaited call is ongoing. The user interface will not become unresponsive.
async method behaves exactly like a callback would. In contrast to a callback, all our related code gets to stay in one method, and remains easy to follow, much like a normal procedural program.
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Dr Pettit's book publisher David Hancock, Co-Founder of Morgan James Publishing NY, commented on an earlier version; "It is quite brilliant".
Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia (PRWEB) March 2, 2010
MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids, a world wide web based MouthWise Oral HealthCare education resource, is a brain child of author, dentist, oral healthcare educator Dr Garth Pettit. Dr Pettit has released 15 videos titled Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist to promote MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids which he believes give kids their best possible oral health and oral healthcare education. MouthWise education is based on his oral hygiene instruction Treat Your Whole Mouth, not on the instruction Brush Your Teeth.
Dr Pettit believes Treat Your Whole Mouth is an ideal oral hygiene instruction that will help children more predictably to prevent common easily-preventable oral diseases such as tooth decay, gum diseases, bad breath stained teeth and bad smiles. But there is more to oral health education than just an oral hygiene instruction, he says, and children deserve the best available oral health education which, he says, is MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids.
Dr Pettit claims that children's ideal oral healthcare educators are their parents and their ideal oral health educators are schools and school teachers and that it is never too early or too late to begin oral health education. MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids has all the help required for untrained oral health educators. Previous experience or knowledge is unnecessary for anyone wanting to help educate children to prevent oral diseases.
In an article titled "Preschools Add Brush-and Spit to Day, HAVERHILL, Mass.", in the New York Times by Katie Zezima on January 29, 2010 Sherri Killins, Commissioner of the Department of Early Education and Care states: "According to a 2003 state study, one in four Massachusetts kindergartens have dental disease. Poor dental care is the most common, chronic childhood ailment, and if untreated can result in pain, infection and other devastating impacts on a child's health". Dr Pettit recommends that children from 3 to 4 years be shown Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist videos 1 & 2 just to begin their oral health education.
About this more recent report, USA Dental Statistics - looks like "C" grade states could do with some extra "preventative" support! February 23, 2010 By Alison Young, USA TODAY, Dr Pettit commented "Their best "extra "preventative" support" would be to show kids all fifteen, free, Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist videos"!
In the Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist videos and in the MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids Dr Pettit uses the character GarGar The Dentist and several animal character friends to make it fun for children to understand fundamentals of oral health, oral healthcare, oral diseases and oral disease prevention.
Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist Visit 1 video is Treat Your Whole Mouth is Better Oral Hygiene Than Brush Your Teeth. It is decision time for kids between two alternative oral hygiene instructions. They can decide which is the better instruction for themselves, to do what they need to do to make and keep their whole mouth healthy for the rest of their lives,.
In February 2008 an early Power Point version of Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist Visit 1 video was viewed by Dr Pettit's book publisher, David Hancock Co-Founder of Morgan James Publishing NY. David's comment; "It is quite brilliant".
Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist Visit 2 video, Mouth Painting I Will Go, is a delightful oral health song. Kids are more likely to remember what they need to do to keep their whole mouth healthy for the rest of their lives.
Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist Visits 3 to 15 elaborate on MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids. The oral health education program that educates children on basic concepts of oral health, oral healthcare, oral disease and of oral disease prevention. It's fun and simple for everyone, parents, teachers, schools and kids alike he says.
MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids is a resource available to MouthWise Membership PLATINUM members at DrGarthPettit.com
Asked had any research study comparing the two oral hygiene instructions been undertaken Dr Pettit replied, "No but three approaches for such research to separate universities made on my behalf by a Minister for Health, a Director of Oral Health Services and a visiting American dentist failed to initiate any such research. That was disappointing, but "Americans will be spending $106 billion on dental care this year (part of the "Alison Young, USA TODAY" report) and that is evidence enough that Brush Your Teeth is not working". He went on to say "To those who may have concerns, my books, C.D. and additional help resources created for MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids, all based on Treat Your Whole Mouth, have been reviewed and recommended for use in Northern Territory and Queensland schools in Australia."
"The public release of these 15 videos, titled Kids Visit GarGar The Dentist, promoting the oral health education program MouthWise Web Adventures 4 Kids, creates a wonderful opportunity for open-minded parents, teachers, schools and anyone remotely concerned with children's well being, to instantly begin helping prevent easily preventable oral diseases in children. Diseases in children such as tooth decay, gum diseases, bad breath, stained teeth and bad smiles would then rapidly become history" he commented.
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|CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008 - Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno assumed command of Multinational Force Iraq from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus during a ceremony at al Faw Palace here today.
The change of command occurs after incredible progress in the country, said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who traveled to Baghdad to participate in the ceremony.
Authorities are investigating the deaths of two 3rd Infantry Division soldiers who died in a non-combat related incident at a coalition patrol base in Iraq at 1:02 a.m. Sunday.
CAMP SPEICHER, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008 - Tomorrow's Multinational Force Iraq change of command also signifies a shift in the coalition mission in the country, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said while en route to Iraq to participate in the ceremony.
Although threatening weather forced the event indoors into the main post chapel Friday, Fort Stewart gave its two deputy division commanders a welcome that was both ceremonial and warm.
Fort Stewart and the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division will officially welcome two leaders at retreat today at 4 p.m. at Marne Garden.
Someone has to do it. The U.S. Army's First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division is joining the ranks of those special civilian and military members who prepare the nation for the unthinkable: consequences pertaining to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive events on U.S. territory.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday plans to order 8,000 more combat and support troops out of Iraq by February, a measured drawdown that will leave nearly the same level of U.S. forces in the war zone for the rest of the year.
The final elements of the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Texas National Guard were arriving Saturday at Fort to train before heading for Iraq.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed confidence yesterday that Washington and Baghdad will reach an agreement before the year's end on the future role of U.S. forces in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 - Starting a business requires cold, hard cash and moral support, both of which are now available to military spouses through a Virginia-based organization.
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Lately I have really been grappling with what music "does." As I continued to ponder this thought, I tried to make myself more aware of how I use music on a daily basis. I also took a step back to observe how others used music in their lives and what purpose it was serving. It has truly amazed me to see how many different roles music takes on in the lives of others. As with most blog posts, I won't be presenting anything new, but rather I am looking forward to renewing your outlook on music while challenging you to take a minute to be reflective on how music is guiding your life.
1) Music soothes
This past weekend my wife and I had the opportunity to go camping with my family. We love to camp, and love to spend time with our nieces and nephews. As with most family get togethers, routines go by the wayside and the little ones were up way past their bedtime. They were also experiencing a lot of new experiences, one being that of sleeping in a tent. Long story short…our nephew was really struggling to fall asleep and the new sounds of camping were scaring him. So what did we use to help calm and soothe him? By simply putting on a simple soft classical music playlist, he was quickly out cold and enjoying his first tent experience. I can't even begin to count how many times in my life that music has been there to help soothe away my fears or pains.
2) Music connects
To me this is the most basic outcome of making music with others. Those who have had the opportunity to sing in a choir understand this concept. Through the struggles of learning and discussing text, through the focus of 50 singers working simulatneously towards the same goal….music connects.
3) Music accepts
Yesterday at conference somebody made the remark that "choir is the place where even the blacksheep society can fit in." I really believe that this has truth to it. I look around the conference dining hall and just notice how many different personalities and individual characters are united in a common thread. A few years ago, I asked all of my students why they did choir. It was amazing what kind of responses I received, but a response from a 6th grader really stuck out to me. She said, "In choir, the only labels that we have are Soprano, Alto, or Bass. Choir doesn't label us as fat or short or athletic or nerdy." I was speechless when I read this…but it is so true. I think as directors, we have the opportunity to provide an environment where ALL students feel accepted!
4) Music energizes
I think that this is an obvious reflection, but worth touching upon. If you are reading this post, there is a fairly good chance you are a choral educator and/or director of choirs in some capacity. I would also go out on a limb to say that you consume other styles and genres of music. For me, choral music provides a renewed sense of energy. But what about pop, jazz, R&B, or country for example? Next time you have the opportunity to go to the gym, look around to see how your fellow partners in health are using music. For many individuals, music is a means to either enhance their workout experience, or for others like me….to help me survive my workout experience 🙂 Regardless, I believe that every community, society, or group of individuals use music to help provide a sense of renewed energy.
As you can assume, I could add so many more quantifiers to this list…but instead I encourage you to become a participant of this blog. What does music do for you? What purpose does it serve? To me, music is the most natural form of communication and expression that is available. It takes speech and raises it to a new level. It is a vulnerable opportunity to show others who you are and how you feel. I know that the power of music has made a substantial impact on my life, and I would not have traveled the path I am on if it weren't for the working powers of music!
I wanted to end with a video of a piece of literature that our new president-elect shared with us yesterday in her address to the membership. I again encourage you to remember that "if music be the food of love….sing on"


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Now if that is acceptable to all I will make the molds. If anyone can post a pic of the real one so I can see if it needs details like rivets, screws or whatever then I'll move ahead and do one. My parts come out of the molds pre-primed and ready to paint. I'm also thinking of making an inner skin that would laminate around the wing saddle to stop canopies coming off due to wing/body flexing etc.
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Took the sbach out for a flight today. Flew beautifully as usual. Everything is standard except the servos. I've only got about 6 flights on her. I run it on a turnigy 4s 4000mah 40-50c battery pulls about 65amps
During the flight I was gliding around on 0% throttle and then pushed to 100% very quickly and heard a bit of a clunk sound. I landed the plane and reproduced the same thing on the ground. Which caused the motor to shudder slightly before going to full throttle and a small puff of smoke came out of the motor or esc. The motor was too hot to touch afterwards. I have since put another half battery through on the ground and everything worked flawlessly but again afterwards the motor was too hot to touch.
Maybe I was just too rough on the motor by going from 0 to WOT so quickly but should the motor be that hot? Also now I'm a bit worried about failure during flight after seeing the puff of smoke.
Where There's Smoke...
Any type of unusual electronics behavior is never good. Sometimes there isn't even any indicator to alert the user there could be a problem. Most times it's the ESC timing that's set incorrectly for the motor's KV rating. Could also be the ESC's motor start up programming. It might be set a for soft start, like when flying Heli's. However, these usually don't cause the ESC to emit puffs of smoke though. Just thinking out loud & offering suggestions...
Over the years, I've had ESC's burn up twice while in flight. One time there was just a puff of smoke, & the motor qiut mid-flight. The ESC ended up failing entirely but it worked long enough for me to make an emergency (dead stick) landing. Thought it was the motor but in the end it was the ESC.
Another time the motor acted funny right after launch so I quickly landed the plane. I decided to check the throttle on the ground & as soon as I gave it power the ESC caught fire... Torched the interior & coated the battery bay with black soot. Not a pretty sight & very nerve-wracking dealing with an electronics fire...
Only advice now is to check the bullet connectors & wiring from the ESC to the motor to see if you might have a cold or bad connection somewhere causing an open circuit... Also, you should just replace the ESC altogether before flying her again since it can no longer be considered flight worthy but I'm sure you've already come to that conclusion...
Successful Maiden...
Got three great flights in here in So Cal. Surprisingly, I wasn't very nervous about flying the largest foam plane I've got, aside from a 1.8M powered glider that I used to have.
Did a thorough pre-flight, taxied her out onto the runway, lined her up, throttled up & away she went. She didn't lift off as fast as I thought she would but she rose up with authority. First flight was mostly used for trimming. Had a pretty strong roll to the left so it took a fair amount of right trim to correct that. The CG was a bit too far forward for my tastes since it needed up trim to fly level. First landing was uneventful. She will balloon a bit if you're too heavy on the sticks but not as bad as some of the other planes that I have. Did a two-hopper & brought her back to the pits for a fresh Turnigy nano-tech 4S 3300mAh pack. On the second & third flights I shifted the pack back about 1/2" & that little adjustment was all it took to get the CG sorted out. She flew neutral, both normal & inverted. Did I tell you she really likes to be flown inverted?
One thing's for sure, she's a big & heavy plane but she floats around like a much smaller & lighter bird. Super smooth flyer, too. All the motor & prop work paid dividends as the motor did not strain at all no matter what the throttle setting. She's a joy to fly, especially inverted, so stable & yet very light. It almost felt like I've flown this plane before. The guys at the field were commenting that it looked that way to them. Almost felt like I was flying a monoplane version of my Dynam Peaks 42 that I really, really enjoy flying. Rolls were very crisp at mid-rates & she climbs like she's got helium infused in the foam. She snaps much faster than I thought she would & even managed to do a KE spin by accident, though. Still not sure what I did but it was fun to watch... Probably the most memorable part of all the first three flights was the last landing... Brought her in for final, lined her up down the middle of the runway, eased off the throttle, kept a slight nose down angle of attack, leveled her off at about 12" off the deck, cut the throttle while pulling up elevator & she stuck a perfect three point landing with no bounce!!! I was so stoked I yelled out loud & said "stuck that one!" which I've never done before... Couldn't help myself...
This HK Sbach 342 EPO is a great performer. You can fly her around at half throttle taking it easy & then you can pin the throttle & bang the sticks to the corners & she'll really exhibit some very satisfying aerobatics. Mine is basically stock except for using a 14x7E prop & replacing the elevator servo that failed when I first assembled her. I did have other problems with the prop adapter & spinner but that's about it. Using the stock aileron & rudder servos & the stock tail wheel & rudder linkage with no issues to report right now...
Cant' wait to get more & more stick time with this solid ship... Guess I'll need to keep making room for her in the rig since she will be going to the field with me a lot now. Seems that I've found my new favorite plane...
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Regards the composite cowl. I removed mine today to size it all up. Due to the way the foam cowl is designed a composite replacement would require three spacers to be glued on the inside lip for attachment. One on either side for the two attachment screws and one at the bottom just to keep it even and firm.
If this is cool with everyone then I'll make them. When I get around to making the composite fuselage and wings then the cowl wood fit perfectly without the need for spacers. So with this said. I would not be wasting my time just doing the cowl ahead of time. Give me a couple of weeks to finish up a couple of other molds that are mostly done.
Ryanbe, no those are just wood screws, you need just go to Home Depot ot Ace hardware and get you some screws for a buck.
Ryasn good to hear , Im glad it worked for you. good luck tomorrow
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The RebelDirector: Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen
Cast: Johnny Tri Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Dustin Tri Nguyen, Stephane Gauger
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First date: 2006
When one considers Asian cinema, certain countries instantly command our attention. China (and its Hong Kong companion), Thailand, Japan, and South Korea typically lead the conversation, names like John Woo, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Yuen Wo-ping monopolizing all meaningful discourse. With its history of colonial conflict and Domino Theory demonizing, Vietnam rarely gets a mention. For decades, the US 'defeat' in the region relegated anything associated with the tiny nation to a sour, shunned status. But over the last decade, we've warmed to the work of the former enemy of the state, celebrating everything from its food to its films. Now, the definitive Dragon Dynasty Collection is releasing the highest grossing film in Vietnamese history to DVD, and with its mix of history, culture, and martial artistry, The Rebel reveals a great deal about its sovereign source.
After failing to thwart yet another assassination, double agent Le Van Cuong begins to question his dedication to the French. In Colonial Vietnam during the 1920s, our hero lives the easy life - that is, as long as he plays ball with the ruling elite. But when a rebel girl captures his heart, he decides to give up his life of undercover work and regain his sense of national pride. Naturally, this makes his associate Sy very angry. Pressured by high ranking government officials to stop the freedom fighters or die trying, he soon finds himself tracking his fellow spy through the countryside. Of course, over the course of their journey, Thanh Van Ngo begins to question Cuong's loyalties. Is he really interested in helping her famed father and his resistance, or is this all a trap, a chance for a well-placed mole to infiltrate her trust. With Sy hot on their tracks, it all becomes a question of faith and allegiance to one's traditions and heritage.
On the outside, The Rebel is nothing more than a pretty period piece with lots of historical high points and potboiler plotting. It's the kind of sweeping epic with a doomed love affair at the center and several fringe social statements that sustained Hollywood for several decades. With its attention to detail and feeling of fictional authenticity, director Truc Nguyen clearly understands the needs of the genre. There is nary a false step along the always enticing way. But since this is also a martial arts movie, albeit one draped in the kind of free wheeling fighting one rarely gets a chance to see, everything is amplified. Abruptly, the drama becomes even more serious, the threats and various double crosses that much more damaging. That the director can balance both elements speaks volumes for his talent and vision.
Luckily, he has a cast that's quite capable of carrying out his various intentions. In the lead, Johnny Tri Nguyen cuts a very charismatic swath. Playing both sides of the situation until the last setpiece, he creates an enigmatic lead, one which we question throughout the entire storyline. Cuong is supposed to be the best at what he does, and we definitely see that in the beginning of the film. The opening assassination is handled with deft cinematic skill. And because of the actor's suave persona, we believe he could be fooling his newfound rebel liaison. As the lady in his sights, pop star Veronica Ngo is absolutely amazing. Beautiful, but able to kick butt with genre authority, she's a real find. Her scenes with Tri Nguyen certainly sizzle, and there's chemistry to spare.
But the real revelation here is former 21 Jump Street star Dustin Tri Nguyen. Playing his first bad guy in nearly 20 years in the business, he handles the part with pure evil panache. Sy is so wicked, so lost in his own unhinged world of anger and hate (mostly aimed at his French advisors) that we sense he would do anything to rid himself of what haunts him. That makes his actions even more frightening, especially when he matches Tri Nguyen roundhouse kick for kick. It has to be mentioned that all the actors truly excel at what could best be described as a very gymnastic style of kung fu. Many attacks start out as cartwheels and flips, and when body blows are delivered, the victims fly through the air with incredible power and authority. Our director perfectly paces the moments of marital fisticuffs. They seem to flow naturally out of the body of the narrative. Even the last act train attack seems logical and within the limits of the story.
As they do with all their releases, Dragon Dynasty (a division of Genus Products and the Weinstein Group) overstuffs this two DVD set with mountains of added content - the most important being the full length audio commentary found on Disc One. Led by the consistent presence of Hong Kong film expert Bey Logan, our three leads show up to explain how such a sweeping piece of cinema was made on a ultra-low ($1.6 million US) budget. From the iron mine set to a horrific village massacre, the actors discuss location difficulties, the endless fight training, and the sense of history within the production itself. It's a wonderful conversation, and truly supplements the source. Similarly, the interviews and featurettes found on Disc Two - while repeating some of what we already know - gives us a chance to understand these actors and the struggles they've had to overcome to be part of this effective film.
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The price is great but for nearly the same price you can purchase a more reliable Remington 870. Takes 3.5 shells which makes it a good affordable turkey gun.
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Cannot stand up to the rigors of continued wing shooting. Cycling problems make it very unreliable. Ported barrel makes for an extremely loud report for the shooter.
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I purchased an 835 a few years ago mainly because of the price. I quickly found out that you really do get what you pay for. When I took that gun to a local dove field I experienced a lot of cycling problems. Either the shell (a 2.75) would get stuck in the chamber or the ejector would have problems taking the shell out of the chamber causing a double feed. Needless to say, it made for a miserable day. The same happened when I decided to give it another chance and took it to a duck impoundment, this time using 3in shells. A friend of mine purchased an 835 as well and complained about the gun report being too loud for him. On the other end of the spectrum, my brother acquired an 835 and he absolutely loves it. He mainly shoots doves and sporting clays with it and claims to rarely having any problems. Although, he did mention that after about 3 boxes of shells, the recoil is a little bit more pronounced. Overall I think that unless money is a determining factor, folks would be better served purchasing something a bit more reliable. This gun is great for turkey hunting, where one shot usually does the trick, but I would not trust it for repeated follow up shots. Remember, you get what you pay for.
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Yakima Police have identified the woman killed in her home over the weekend. 62 year old Jerene Matta was found beaten and stabbed to death in her Yakima home at 1809 Greenway Street Saturday night. Yakima Police Captain Rod Light said the woman was killed before someone set here home on fire. However Light says "Matta's body didn't suffer any burns because she was found in a different part of the house away from where the actual fire originated from." Light says that will help in the investigation because her body was in tack.
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