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WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL players union has set up a system to provide safe rides for its members.
The agreement with Uber Technologies allows players to use smartphone technology to connect to reliable drivers. In a statement released Wednesday, the union says the partnership "underscores the NFLPA's ongoing commitment to ensuring its members have access to safe, discreet and professional transportation when they need it."
Beginning this month, NFL players will be able to summon a ride in any of Uber's international locations, including nearly 17 NFL cities and Pro Bowl host Honolulu. Once a ride is requested via Uber's smartphone app, a ride will arrive within minutes.
Uber and the union will distribute personalized key chain cards containing ride credits to every active NFL player.
"Certainly the issue of player safety and community safety continues to lead us to find new and better ways to keep our players safe and members of the community safe," said NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. "We've brought state-of-the-art technology and marketing in this effort to keep the players and the community safe.
"In our world, we know discipline plays a part in changing behavior, but we really wanted to start this to look at doing a better job by treating it as a public health and safety and responsibility challenge. We believe this partnership with Uber meets that."
By using the smartphone app, players will be able to summon a ride without having to make an actual phone call or give directions. A GPS system is built into the program.
Many NFL teams have offered safe rides to their players for years and also provide assistance from their security and player engagement departments.
Still, there have been problems. As Smith pointed out, last December, the Cowboys Josh Brent tested positive for a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit after the car he was driving crashed and killed teammate Jerry Brown. Brent, who has retired from football, could get 20 years in prison if convicted.
"The goal for us is to change behavior," Smith said. "Currently in the United States we have increased enforcement and penalties, there's been increased focus (on drunk driving). Last year, we had a tragic accident in Texas.
"There already are dramatic penalties far above what the commissioner can impose in the NFL."
AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org


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Author Lecture Series, Featuring Edward Renehan, Jr. on Wed., March 29 and Benjamin Friedman on Thurs., May 18. 6pm registration, 6:30pm lecture, 7:30pm reception & book signing. NYU Stern School of Business, Schimmel Auditorium, Tisch Hall, 40 W. 4th St. Call to reserve a space. 212-998-4040.
Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction, For the Congress of International Modern Architects featuring live jazz music and a talk by Land/Earth Artist Alan Sonfist. April 17 - April 24. Auction and Reception, Mon., April 24 from 6 - 8:30pm. RSVP to email@example.com. Paul Rodgers, 9W Gallery, 529 W 20th St., 9th Floor.
Comedy: Better than Reality, Comedian and satirist Andy Borowitz will headline this year's McLuhan Lecture, commemorating the Canadian media visionary who coined the phrase, "the medium is the message." Borowitz discusses politics, media and entertainment in his parody news column, The Borowitz Report, and on CNN's American Morning. Tues., March 21. New York University, Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St., bet. University Place & Greene St. Free. RSVP required, call 212-596-1680 or email email@example.com.
Cornelia Street Café Events, Enjoy live entertainment nightly including musical performances and poetry readings. Check www.corneliastreetcafe.com for detailed information. 29 Cornelia St., bet W. 4th and Bleecker Sts. 212-989-9319.
Dirty Laundry: Loads of Prose, Reading series features Jonathan Baumbach and Cintra Wilson and a musical performance by John Frazier. Thurs., March 23 from 9:45-11pm. Avenue C Laundromat, 69 Ave. C at 5th St. Attendees are invited to bring their dirty clothes to wash. All attendees will receive a box of laundry detergent with a suggested $5 donation.
Discussion, American Muslim Communities: Security Risk or Source of Hope? Wed., March 22 from 6:30-8:30pm. Jurow Lecture Hall, NYU's Silver Center for Arts and Sciences, 100 Washington Square East at Washington Place.
Event Planning Lecture, From premieres to fundraisers and festivals, special events are bigger than ever. Hear party-planners inside tips on how they pull it all together. Mon., March 27 from 6:30 to 8pm. THE NEW SCHOOL, Lang Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 2nd Fl., 55 W. 13th St. Free. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 212-686-5005.
Foodways: Making a Sabbath Cholent, In the tradition of stone soup, participants will cook a Sabbath cholent and learn about Jewish food and holiday customs. Also walk through the hearth in the century-old Rabbis study. Mon., March 27 at 11am. Eldridge Street Project, 12 Eldridge St. www.eldridgestreet.org.
Grand Opening Week,Children and parents are invited to try an art, music, exercise or dance class before registering for a Spring term class. Free trial classes will be offered April 3-8. Spring semester runs April 10 - June 30. MiniMasters, 100 Reade St., 212-374-1747, www.minimasters.com.
The Mother of All Enemies, The New York debut of Paul Zaloom's new show, a mutation of the traditional Middle Eastern Karagoz shadow puppet play. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Neo-Sincerity at ApexArt thru April 8. Performances are March 30 - April 9. Check www.theatermania.com for more information on show dates and times. COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS, 279 Church St., bet White & Franklin Sts., one block south of ApexArt. 212-352-3101.
Native American Auction, The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will hold their 27th annual Spring Auction of fine quality Native American jewelry, pottery and other hand-crafted items. Sat., March 25 at 8pm ,preview at 7pm. American Indian Community House, 404 Lafayette St., 8th floor, near 4th St. Proceeds benefit the American Indian Scholarship fund. Free. 201-587-9633.
Pre-Passover Nosh & Stroll, Enjoy the annual food frolic with samples of pickles, matzah and chocolate-covered macaroons. Sun., April 9 from 11am-1pm. Eldridge Street Project, 12 Eldridge St. www.eldridgestreet.org.
Save Darfur Campaign, The Village Independent Democrats will be hosting a speaker from the Save Darfur Campaign who will discuss the ongoing genocide there and what can be done locally to help. April 6 at 7:30pm. Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St., intersection of Bleecker St. and 7th Ave. South.
Shakespeare's Birthday, The Shakespeare Society will celebrate Shakespeare's 442nd birthday with a four-hour marathon of play and poetry readings, as well as musical performances based on Shakespeare's works. Sun., April 23 from 3:30-7:30pm. Free. Peter Norton Symphony Space, 95th St. and Broadway.
spring bling, A performance spectacular with all the excess and twice the greed that you've come to expect from the Billionaires for Bush. Saturdays at 7:30pm. Each night has its own theme. March 25 is "Scandals Night," "Billionaire War Bacchanal" on April 8 and "The Big Tax Day Blowout" on April 15th. Ace of Clubs, inside Acme, 9 Great Jones St. 212-352-3101. $12.
We Used to Go Out, You know that time in a relationship where you should break up but instead stay together and make your lives miserable? Thursdays thru April at 8:00pm. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 306 W. 26th St., bet 8th and 9th Aves.
Whiskey Tasting & Book Signing, Enjoy a sample of whiskey while hearing passages from The Whiskey Rebelion. Tues., April 11 at 5:30pm. Wall Street Rising Downtown Information Center, 25 Broad St. Visit www.eldridgestreet.org to make reservations.
AD SALES COURSE, Come for a crash course in the field of ad sales and learn how the success of TV shows, print media and websites depends on advertising revenue. Wed., March 22 from 6:30 to 8pm. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Tisch Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 200, 40 W. 4th St. RSVP to email@example.com or call 212-686-5005. Free.
Basic boating course, A good beginning course for anyone interested in pleasure boating, either sail or power, and a good refresher course for those with experience. Offered by North River Sail and Power Squadron, a nonprofit boating organization. The eight week course begins March 28. Classes are Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30pm. Murry Bergtraum High School, 411 Pearl St. Register on the first or second night of classes. www.NorthRiverSquadron.org. 212-217-2900.
event Planning Lecture, From premieres to fundraisers and festivals, special events are bigger than ever. Hear party-planners inside tips on how they pull it all together. Mon., March 27 from 6:30 to 8pm. THE NEW SCHOOL, Lang Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 2nd Fl., 55 W. 13th St. Free. RSVP to email@example.com or call 212-686-5005.
Jazzercise at Lunch, When you love your workout, results come easy. Jazzercise combines elements of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and more to create truly effective dance-fitness programs for people of every age and fitness level. Tues. & Thurs. at Noon starting classes will also be held Mon. & Wed. at 1:10pm. Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St, bet Church and Broadway.212-374-1175. www.jazznewyork.net. $45 monthly. Ongoing.
open call, Applications are being accepted for the Lower East Side Rotating and Long-term Studio Programs which are funded through generous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Greenwall Foundation. The program offers two free six-month residency sessions to 8 visual artists a year. Session 1 is June 4 Nov. 30. Session 2 is Dec. 4, 2006 - May 31, 2007. Each artist will be offered a stipend. Contact the Artists Alliance Inc., 107 Suffolk St. #411. 212-420-9202.
outside/Input, A new interdisciplinary series for artists from a wide variety of disciplines who have previously created interdisciplinary or challenging works and wish to explore new forms in the performing arts. Selected participants will engage in a creative exchange, resulting in live collaborative performance. March 4: Works in Progress - The Bride, Kevin Augustines Lone Wolf Tribe Dysphoria, Alec Duffy & Company. All events begin at 10pm in the Parish Hall, ST. MARKS CHURCH, 131 E. 10th St. $5.
spring bling, A performance spectacular with all the excess and twice the greed that you've come to expect from the Billionaires for Bush. Saturdays at 7:30pm. Each night has its own theme. "The Wearing of The Green" on March 18 is a chance for Billionaires to wear their cash on their sleeves; March 25 is "Scandals Night," "Billionaire War Bacchanal" on April 8 and "The Big Tax Day Blowout" on April 15th. Ace of Clubs, inside Acme, 9 Great Jones St. 212-352-3101. $12.
Summer Intensive Fun Ballet Camp, Offered by New American Youth Ballet. Students enjoy ballet, crafts, music, cooking, dance, museum visits and other activities. Children learn in a creative, professional environment that nurtures natural talent. Camp runs July 5 - Aug. 3. Session A: ages 4-6, 9am-2pm. Session B: ages 7-10, 10am-3:30pm. Register for all 5 weeks or per week. 98 Battery Place. 212-945-2926. firstname.lastname@example.com. www.newamericanyouthballet.org.
Summer dance classes, New American Youth Ballet is offering classes for ages 2 yrs to adult. Offered on Mon., Tues. and Thurs. afternoons. Choose from Me & My Shadow, Open Kids Ballet, Teens and Adult Boot Camp. Enjoy a unique ballet experience in a professional and relaxed atmosphere. Enroll in one class or take a summer of classes. Classes run July 5 - Aug 3. 98 Battery Place. 212-945-2926. firstname.lastname@example.com. www.newamericanyouthballet.org.
Free Union Square Neighborhood Tour, The Union Square Partnership sponsors a two-hour tour exploring Union Squares entertainment history, first as the birthplace of Vaudeville, and now as the heart of Off-Broadway. Stories of social movements and events, such as the first Labor Day Parade, explain how Union Square became a National Landmark. Home of the original Macys, Tiffanys, Lord & Taylor and Academy of Music, the tour sheds light on Union Squares continued neighborhood development. Every Saturday at 2pm. Meet at the Lincoln statue located at the 16th St. transverse in Union Square Park. Just show up, no reservations are necessary.
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This week at Mizzou Law we will sponsor another Life of a Lawyer on Monday, November 12th in Room 3 at 1:00 pm. Gail McCray, Legal Counsel for the Missouri State Teachers Association will have lunch with students interested in Education Law. The "Life of a Lawyer" series provides students the opportunity to interact and network Continue Reading »
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Lafayette Little League Shuts Out New York To Win Second Game Of Junior League World Series
The Lafayette Little League Junior League All Stars (13-14 year old) are now 2-0 in pool play after defeating Massapequa, New York, (US East) by the score of 5-0 in the Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan.
The players representing the Hub City jumped out on New York 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st innings. They then added another run, taking a 2-0 lead into the top of the 4th inning. That's when New York looked like they may be able to get a run or two on the board, but left two walked batters on bath to end their half of the inning.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, Lafayette then put the game away after Miguel Reyes hit a 3-run homer to give them a 5-0 lead, which was all they needed.
Three Lafayette pitchers - Colin Thibodeaux, Emile Leger and Brandon Duhon - combined to keep New York off the board in this matchup.
Next up for Lafayette is the team from Tennessee (US Southeast). The two teams are scheduled to play at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday on ESPN 1420 and www.espn1420.com, weather permitting. James P. Bitterman will have the call.
Meanwhile, watch this news report filed by a TV20 Detroit News. They feature some Lafayette parents and talk about the economic impact the Junior League World Series brings to Taylor.


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Tonight, a handful of the superheroes of Troop 39 who raised $8000 for the UNC Children's Hospital presented a check to Dr Wesley Burks.
The scouts were also treated to a guided tour of the hospital to show how their hard earned dollars that they raised are put to good use.
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A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by former MF Global customers to depose the collapsed brokerage's former chief Jon Corzine.
In a written ruling in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Judge Martin Glenn said the Commodity Customer Coalition, which had sought permission to question Corzine and other former MF Global insiders, lacked standing because it is not a direct creditor in the case.
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The coalition, a grassroots group led by Chicago-based commodities trader James Koutoulas, bills itself as representing the interests of thousands of traders whose accounts at MF Global were frozen when the company went under.
But the coalition itself is merely a "'watchdog' entity with its own independent goals," hoping to depose Corzine "in furtherance of its own interests" rather than those of the MF Global estate, Glenn said in his decision.
MF Global went bankrupt in October 2011 after its heavy exposure to European sovereign debt spooked investors. The case has become a political firestorm as investigators in Congress and elsewhere try to identify the source of an estimated $1.6 billion hole in customer trading accounts.
Most commodities customers have recovered about 80 percent of the value of their accounts through payouts by James Giddens, the trustee in charge of finding as much of the money as possible and liquidating MF's broker-dealer unit.
Giddens last month announced a key settlement with MF Global affiliates that is expected to raise those payouts even higher.
The coalition has said Corzine should face criminal charges for his role in the company's fall, though the exact nature of that role has been unclear. Many officials, including the Department of Justice and the FBI, have been investigating the case and have spoken to MF Global executives.
Giddens said in a June report that Corzine failed to address growing liquidity needs as he built the firm into a global investment powerhouse, using customer funds to cover liquidity gaps as the firm teetered on the brink.
But Corzine, the former Goldman Sachs chief and former Democratic New Jersey governor and senator, has denied wrongdoing. Reuters reported in September that prosecutors are close to wrapping up a criminal inquiry into MF Global's collapse and are unlikely to file criminal charges.
The coalition in November sought permission to depose Corzine, Chief Financial Officer Henri Steenkamp, former Chief Operating Officer Bradley Abelow, General Counsel Laurie Ferber, former Treasurer Edith O'Brien, and Christine Serwinski, former finance chief at MF's North American brokerage.
Koutoulas could not immediately be reached for comment.
The liquidation of MF Global's North American brokerage is In re MF Global Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-2790. MF Global's bankruptcy case is In re MF Global Holdings Ltd, in the same court, No. 11-15059.
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Acadia Crime Stoppers Trying To Identify Suspects In Cell Phone Thefts
On Saturday, August 31, two people were seen taking 35 cell phones from the electronics counter at the Crowley Wal-Mart.
Police say the first suspect, a female, gained access to the electronics checkout counter. She is described as a black female in her early 20's, medium build, around 5 feet to 5 feet 5 inches tall with long straight black hair. The woman was seen wearing a red jacket and khaki pants.
The second suspect, a man who police say served as the look out, is described as a black male in his early 20's with a slim build about 5 feet 10 inches to six feet tall. He was wearing a red baseball cap with a black jacket that had a Batman emblem on the front and khaki shorts.
They were seen leaving in a what is believed to be a white Chevrolet Equinox or similar type car.
If you have any information regarding this crime please call the tips line at 789-TIPS / 789-8477.
All callers will remain anonymous and can receive up to a $1,000 cash reward.


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Human eyes can differentiate between several thousand colours, assess the speed of a flying tennis ball and recognise letters as well as images in less than a fraction of a second. However, all of this works perfectly only if your eyes are absolutely healthy. Millions of people suffer from visual impairments. They have to wear spectacles. A vision test performed by your optometrist or ophthalmologist will tell you whether you are near sighted, far sighted or whether you are suffering from any age-related vision impairments.
Myopia, hyperopia or presbyopia - eye experts use plenty of Latin vocabulary to describe visual challenges. As a patient, do not let the language confuse you, because all of these medical terms simply refer to a wide variety of vision impairments.
In plain English, myopia is called nearsightedness, hyperopia farsightedness and presbyopia refers to age-related vision impairments. More than half of the German population struggles with one or the other imperfection when it comes to visual acuity. A vision test determines the actual condition instantly. As a result, appropriate spectacle lenses can be prescribed and perfect vision is restored.
Rays of light that reach the eye from a distance are bundled by the retina, which results in the creation of a distorted image. The near sighted eye, i.e. the one affected by myopia, is either too long or the refraction rate of the lens is too high. As a result, objects in the distance cannot be recognised clearly.
We recommend visiting your optometrist or ophthalmologist once a year for a brief vision exam. If you are one of the many people who go through life without needing glasses for many years and suddenly realise that you cannot make out road signs anymore while driving, you should definitely make an appointment for an eye exam.
How does myopia develop?
In most cases, an excessively long eyeball is the cause of myopia. Even a discrepancy as minute as 1 millimetre can result in near sightedness with a severity of about -3 dioptres. Given that the human eye's accommodation can only enlarge the refractory rate, the eye cannot compensate for near sightedness without a visual aid.
The root causes of myopia remain a mystery. The only fact that has been established to date is that genetic factors do play a pertinent role. This is one of the reasons why a higher percentage of people of Chinese heritage suffer from myopia than people with a European background. Genetic myopia starts in school age children and usually varies from -2 to -4 dioptres. The process usually comes to a slow halt during puberty or in young adults.
How spectacle lenses correct myopia
To restore perfect long range vision in myopia patents, the excessive refraction rate has to be complemented by a diffusion lens (minus lens) in such a manner that the light rays meet on the retina, making it possible for the eye to generate a sharp image on the retina.
In eyes affected by this condition, incoming light rays are bundled behind the retina and create a distorted image. The farsighted eye, i.e. the eye affected by hyperopia is too short and the refraction rate of the lens is not sufficient. This condition can cause the following problems:
Make an appointment for an exam with your optometrist or ophthalmologist if you have repeated headaches after reading or doing close-up work, for instance on a computer. Younger eyes can actually compensate hyperopia with the assistance of the eye lens's accommodation strength. Many younger people affected by this dysfunction do not even notice it until they are older. However, if you notice any such symptoms, take them seriously and have your eyes checked.
How does hyperopia develop?
The eyeball of patients suffering from hyperopia is either too short or the refraction rate of the lens is insufficient. As a result, light rays are bundled only once they are behind the retina. People with normal vision have eyes that stay completely relaxed when zooming in on objects that are nearby.
The refraction rate of the lens has to be increased in farsighted eyes to provide sharp close range vision. This can be achieved only if the ciliary muscle is tightened, which causes the lens to bend more. This added muscle tension can cause the above described ailments. Many people do not even complain when this added strain causes migraines, which is why many of them continue to suffer until their hyperopia is finally diagnosed.
How spectacle lenses correct hyperopia
After a vision test (see details above) at the optometrist or ophthalmologist, spectacles with convex lenses are prescribed to ensure that the light beams coming from objects in the distance are bundled on the retina without the eye having to struggle to compensate for this vision problem through its accommodation strength.
As the lenses of our eyes change with age, we may eventually find ourselves confronted with an age-related vision problem. Starting at around age 45 the lens begins to lose its capacity to adjust to the close-up vision tasks it is required to handle. This is evident in the following symptoms:
See your optometrist or ophthalmologist as soon as you notice your first vision problems, for instance if you suddenly find reading very tiring.
How does presbyopia develop?
The root cause of this vision problem has been determined: As we age, the content of water in the eye's lens diminishes, while the insoluble protein content increases. As a result, the lens becomes stiffer and loses its elasticity. Consequently, it can no longer bend as much as it needs to for the human eye to be able to see clearly up close.
Presbyopia begins to develop around the age of 45. In the early stages, only minimal corrections of about +0.75 dioptres are required. As the years pass, the accommodation strength continues to decline. The process is usually complete after the age of 60 and the impairment remains on the same level.
How spectacle lenses correct presbyopia
Once the patient's visual acuity has been determined, this visual impairment can be compensated with a variety of lens options. Patients, who were previously blessed with normal vision, will need reading glasses with concave lenses. Depending on the close up strength, these glasses have to be taken off during some close up work, for instance while working on a computer.
The situation of people who were previously nearsighted or farsighted is a little more complicated. Nearsighted patients need reading glasses with weaker diffusion lenses. Farsighted patients are prescribed stronger concave lenses and reading glasses. Because most users do not like having to constantly switch between spectacles, most people who are farsighted will opt for varifocal lenses.
In addition to covering both – long and short range vision issues – they also have a corrective zone that allows users to comfortably see at medium range distances. Varifocal lenses Varifocal lenses provide seamless transitions from close to far. In fact, they emulate our natural vision patterns. Modern glasses are so easy to get used to that the familiarisation periods are now amazingly brief.
This visual impairment is caused by an irregular curvature of the cornea and in rare cases, irregularities in the lens. Those affected by this condition see distorted and blurred images. Almost all people have very mild forms of astigmatism, because a precise standard does not exist in nature.
Experts believe that the condition is caused by excessive lid tension, which makes the eye surface take on a slightly elliptic form. As a result, the refraction of the incoming light is increased. Objects are seen in blurry and distorted patterns and a dot shaped light source looks like a line.
In most cases, astigmatism occurs in conjunction with myopia or hyperopia. Experts distinguish between two types of astigmatism: Patients with regular astigmatism have only two different refraction levels. Those suffering from irregular astigmatism have corneas that are shaped so irregularly that the incoming light is not bundled in a single, but in multiple points.
How spectacle lenses correct these conditions
Patients who have regular astigmatism are prescribed cylinder lenses. They refract the light in different directions. Pertinent prescriptions do not only stipulate details about the myopia or hyperopia but also the degree levels for the cylinder lens..
Important information: Children who have these vision problems should start wearing spectacles made for their specific needs as early as possible. Otherwise, the patient might suffer from headaches, double and distorted vision as an adult because the brain has learned to correctly interpret the objects depicted incorrectly on the retina. As a result, it has to be retained.
The only correction for irregular astigmatism is available in the form of special contact lenses. They allow the tear film between the cornea and the contact lens to compensate for the irregularities.
How ZEISS lenses can make driving less stressful and safer.
The ZEISS Vision Science Lab at the University of Tübingen in Germany carries out fundamental research into vision
How our brain compensates for perplexing design flaws in the human eye.
Spectacles for near and far, progressive spectacles, sports spectacles, reading spectacles or spectacles for the workplace: what do you need to know?
Or: When is the best time to go for an eye sight test?


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Voices in my head – A guide to headphones
Headphones have enjoyed a diverse technological history, Paul Rigby looks at their past, present and future. Headphones are one of the most personal items in anyone's hi-fi. They generate some… Read more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing the Republican National Convention, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bemoaned the lack of civility and cooperation in American politics. "We are demanding that our leaders stop tearing each other down, and work together to take action on the big things facing America," Christie said.
Then he proceeded to tear Barack Obama down. The president, Christie said, is not a leader but part of a movement that preys on vulnerabilities, frightens with misinformation, has "failed America" and wants the American people to "live the lie."
Christie wasn't alone. After speakers criticized everything from Obama's healthcare initiatives to Vice President Joe Biden's golf game, Democratic operatives were howling as if political discourse had hit some kind of historical low. But the GOP hardly holds the monopoly on divisive rhetoric.
"What have they said about (GOP nominee Mitt) Romney? Killed a woman?" says Merle Black, an Emory University political scientist, referring to a pro-Obama Super PAC ad featuring a steelworker laid off by a company shut down by Romney's firm, Bain Capital. The man's wife died of cancer after they lost his health insurance.
"The campaign that Obama has put on so far is relentlessly negative," Black says. "It's all attack, attack, attack."
And so it goes: In divisiveness, we are united.
The fundamental narrative of American politics in recent years contains two powerful threads: First, demand a better discourse among the people who run the country. Second, do everything you can to make sure that better discourse doesn't take root. These days, though, it seems as if the calls for civility and the acts of incivility show up in the same speech, if not the same paragraph.
Amplified nationally, this becomes more obvious. But is it new? Hardly. The political dig, sometimes disguised as a compliment, goes back to ancient Rome and Marc Antony — or at least Elizabethan England, when Shakespeare put words in Antony's mouth, giving him a soliloquy in his eulogy of Caesar. "Brutus says he was ambitious," Antony orates. "And Brutus is an honorable man." The sarcasm drips.
Over and over, today's politicians say they want a more civil discourse. Then they deploy vitriol. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who briefly ran for the GOP nomination in 2000, got on stage Tuesday and did everything but call Biden a liar.
"Folks, let me tell you this — Joe Biden disputes a lot of those facts," he said after listing a number of Romney's accomplishments as head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and governor of Massachusetts. "But Joe Biden told me that he was a good golfer, and I've played golf with Joe Biden. I can tell you that's not true, as well as all of the other things that he says."
Obama campaign Senior Strategist David Axelrod said people who tuned in to hear how Mitt Romney was going to improve their lot got "a relentless cavalcade of insults and ideology, anger in place of answers, from a party more bent on tearing down the President than lifting up our country." And Obama senior adviser Robert Gibbs, on MSNBC, characterized the night as "a very angry convention" and "full of insults."
Black's response: "Let's get serious here."
"They've always done that," he said. "Conventions always beat up the other side. They were doing that before there WERE conventions. Gosh! Stop the presses."
When former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, no slouch when it comes to sharp elbows, heard Gibbs' comments Wednesday morning, he wondered whether they'd attended the same convention.
"If you listened to last night's speeches, they were anything but angry," the former GOP presidential hopeful said. "Mrs. Romney, I think, gave a beautiful speech. It was about her husband; it was not focused on President Obama. And Christie's getting criticized for not focusing on President Obama enough! "
In the old days, the conventions were largely internecine slugfests, the nominee being the one who came out with the fewest lumps. Today, delegates already know going in who the victors are, and so are able to devote more time to laying into the other side.
Aboard Air Force One Wednesday, Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the president didn't even bother watching the GOP speeches. She called Romney and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan the "most unpopular presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee in modern history."
The quest for civility in politics is a largely quixotic one. While still recovering from two gunshot wounds suffered in the January 2011 assassination attempt on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, aide Ron Barber launched The Fund For Civility, Respect and Understanding. This spring, when Barber announced he would seek the Arizona Democrat's seat, a consultant declared that it would be "a civil campaign."
Washington Post writer Felicia Sonmez wonders if that's even possible.
"Can a candidate in 2012 run a campaign based on civility?" she blogged. "And what does a pledge to stay civil matter, in the end, if outside groups and party committees will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars launching negative attacks on the candidates' behalf, anyway?"
Earlier this month, comedian Judah Friedlander — best known for his role as hirsute writer Frank Rossitano on NBC's "30 Rock" — announced his candidacy for president. In a mock news conference, Friedlander said he was fed up with Democrats AND Republicans.
"We're the Party Party," said the self-anointed "World Champion" in the polyester baseball cap. "Enough of people hating each other. Enough of red states and blue states. Last time I checked, this country was red, white AND blue."
Black and blue is more like it. Though, as we close, it's worth putting out this footnote: Barber, the civility candidate in Arizona, won his primary Tuesday.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel raised his goal for the number of tourists who visit Chicago annually on Wednesday, the same day the city announced it had record hotel occupancy in 2013.
"We look forward to the year ahead as we continue to build momentum overseas and further position Chicago as the premier destination for U.S. travel," Emanuel said.
Emanuel previously hoped for 50 million visitors a year by 2020. Now he says he wants 55 million visitors annually by 2020. City officials say about 46 million people currently visit Chicago every year.
Emanuel announced new tourism efforts, too, including an international competition to light the city at night. The city will seek entries from artists, architects, planners and designers from the around the world, Emanuel said.
Chicago also plans to heavily promote both domestically and in China a citywide Chinese New Year celebration running from Jan. 31 to Feb. 14.
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Ibn Umar narrates:
The worst lie is for someone to say he had a dream that he did not.
Bukhari, Tabir: 45, Musnad 2:96, 119
Reference: Jami'us Sagir / (A translation based on the Feyzul Kadir collected by Suyuti)
In the Qur'an, Allah makes it unlawful to lie. Our prophet (saas) reveals in this hadith that it is a lie to for someone to say he had a dream that he did not, in the same way that it is a lie for someone to say he did not do something that he did, or to deny saying something that he did say. Indeed, our Prophet (saas) stated this was the very worst lie. Telling people that describing a dream one has not had as if one had experienced it is unlawful, and warned them against such a sin.
In one verse of the Qur'an Allah says that lying will prevent a person attaining salvation:
Allah does not guide any unbridled inveterate liar." (Surah Ghafir, 28)
In the same way there is a rise in all sins in the End Times in which we are living, it has also become common for people to tell another they dreamed things that they did not. So much so that in another hadith our Prophet (saas) says that unlawful things will start being regarded as lawful in the End Times:
"Unlawful things being regarded as lawful ... is one of the signs of the Last Day." (Ölüm-Kıyamet-Ahiret ve Ahirzaman Alametleri, p. 454
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Stanley, a senior at Latta High School and an All-American offensive lineman, announced his decision at a news conference in front of his classmates Friday afternoon.
Stanley is a top 10 South Carolina recruit, and some say he is the number one offensive lineman recruit in the state.
Stanley had offers from many schools, including Alabama, North Carolina and Clemson.
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"Opera 10 beta 3 was released Wednesday for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. With a strong European following, the preview version has been able to keep this popular alternative browser competitive by offering page rendering quality comparable to Google Chrome, while offering a robust list of features."
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I just wondered if I was the only one puzzled by the 'strong European following' comment. I repair and maintain PCs for home users, and have so far never come across one home PC with Opera on it. I'm in the UK, btw.
I don't think your personal experience in fixing computers (as good at the job as you may be) is really a fair statistic for Opera's UK market share.
I'll explain why:
Opera is still very much an "industry secret" so I doubt many PC users who are unable to maintain their own computer, would be the kind of PC users to have heard of (let alone installed) Opera.
If novices were to have installed an alternative to IE, it might be:
* Firefox (because of it's existing market penetration - it's reached "critical mass" where non-techies have started recommending it to their non-techy mates),
* Chrome (due to Google being a household name)
* and Safari (due to it being Apples preferred browser)
Opera, however, neither have a household name backing them nor have "critical mass" as a form of advertising and distribution.


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REDFORD, Michigan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday threw his support behind labor unions opposed to a Republican-led drive for "right-to-work" laws in Michigan, saying efforts to pass such measures were not about economics but about politics.
Obama used a visit to an auto plant in the cradle of the American labor movement to weigh in on the controversial push in the state legislature to impose new restrictions on unions, part of the Democratic president's political base that helped him win re-election last month.
"What we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages and working conditions," he said to loud cheers from workers at the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Michigan. "We shouldn't be doing that."
"These so-called right-to-work laws, they don't have to do with economics, they have everything to do with politics," Obama said. "What they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money."
Union members and others opposed to Michigan becoming a right-to-work state plan major protests in the state capital Lansing this week. Organizers expect thousands at a rally on Tuesday when the state legislature reconvenes.
With Republicans in control of the legislature and the Republican governor committed to sign the laws, Michigan could become the 24th right-to-work state by the middle of the week, dealing a stunning blow to the power of organized labor in the United States.
Michigan Republicans surprised labor unions on Thursday by pushing through the legislature in a day a proposal making union membership and dues voluntary in the private sector. The state Senate also voted to apply that to the public sector, except for police and fire unions.
Unions may not be able to stop Michigan Republicans from making the laws final on Tuesday, political analysts said. Governor Rick Snyder, who once opposed right-to-work as a divisive issue, has said he will sign them into law.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)


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Casual admin scripters have few worthwhile sources of advice for good scripting style. There certainly are sources, but they're generally complex, programmer-focused, and don't deal with the real-world issues for writing better scripts. The practical points for effectively working with VBScript are brief:
1. Get a good text editor.
Syntax highlighting, complex search and replace, and customizable layout all make reading and modifying code better. If that weren't so, C programmers would all use Notepad. The Cadillac of script editors is, of course, PrimalScript. If that's beyond your budget, there are good tools with prices all the way down to free - such as ScITE and PrimalPad.
2. DO NOT start scripts with On Error Resume Next
On Error Resume Next shows up in scripts everywhere, and it keeps you from finding out when and why scripts have problems. When it's ok for a specific statement to fail, put On Error Resume Next immediately before the statement. Immediately after the statement, put any code that tests error values. Follow this with On Error Goto 0 to turn error display back on.
3. DO start with Option Explicit
Starting with Option Explicit isn't to force you to use explicit declarations for each variable. It's to protect you from minor mistakes you make when you edit a script.
4. Use readable, precise, economical variable names
Complex naming schemes harm scripters more than they help. Rather than obsessing about names, pick readable, precise, economical names. A variable name should communicate what the variable is. If you're storing the path to a file in a variable, a good name is filepath—or, if you like the extra hint provided by using a prefix to identify variable content, sfilepath may work. Using filename or file implies that it's merely the file's name or a file object. Studies suggest that in the easiest-to-maintain code variable names range from about 9 to 16 characters in length, so be moderate in the length you use. In the case of objects or concepts you use regularly, short unique names are ok; workhorse technologies like WMI are highly recognizable by name.
5. Comment hacks and struggles
You need to understand what code does when you (or someone else) reads it later. Comment on the specific parts of a script that need it. If you took shortcuts to solve a problem, explain the limits. If you struggled with a concept before getting the syntax right, explain it right there so you'll grasp the idea in six months.


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"My friend !?"RoyalDude wrote:It's all pointing to a buyout. First Lou will get waived then After all the GMs have snubbed there nose to that contract. Gillis gets out the papers and Aqua gets out the pen with an angry eye casted upon Gillis that says "you're on borrowed time now my friend"
It's obvious now that contracts like Lou's and Vinnys and Bryzs just ain't no good for the payroll
That the nicest thing you've ever said about ol luggage eyes...
On the surface yeah it's not looking good for a trade, but bryzglalov is a sieve and vinnies best days are behind him 04 being nearly a decade ago. Whilst luongo is in his prime and that position is longer lived..,
I still believe that his contract is a negotiating ploy to get his trade value down.


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Methods: In this randomized, open-label, one-sequence crossover study, nelfinavir 1,250 mg twice a day was dosed for 17 days, followed by 14 days of nelfinavir 1,250 mg twice a day plus low doses of ritonavir of either 100 mg or 200 mg orally. Twenty-four healthy volunteers were evaluated for pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir, its metabolite M8, and ritonavir. Plasma concentrations were measured up to 12 hours after morning and evening dosing, respectively, on days 14 and 31.
Results: Ritonavir increased the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of nelfinavir by 20 percent (p=.024) and 39 percent (p=.001) after morning and evening administration, respectively. The AUC of nelfinavir metabolite M8 was increased by 74 percent and 86 percent after morning and evening dosing (p<.001 for both).
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The Dark Side of Genius
- The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
- Letto da: Jeff Riggenbach
- Durata: 23 ore e 30 min
- Versione integrale
- Data di pubblicazione: 22 08 2012
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Sintesi dell'editore
The story of the man who changed people's relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award-winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America's greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the dark drama of a man possibly trying to kill his wife, to the humorous problem of disposing of a body, to the ecological underpinnings of an attack by fowl fiends in a sleepy harbor town.
Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the roots of Hitchcock's obsessions - with food, murder, and idealized love, among others - and traces the origins of his incomparable, bizarre genius, from his childhood and education to the golden years of his career. Based on interviews with his writers, actors, and longtime associates, and on exhaustive research, The Dark Side of Genius is the definitive biography of Alfred Hitchcock.
Donald Spoto is the author of more than 20 books, including best-selling biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, Laurence Olivier, Marlene Dietrich, Ingrid Bergman, and Audrey Hepburn. He lives with his husband, Danish artist and school administrator Ole Flemming Larsen, near Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- bookbug
- 24 12 2012
Hitch's life and phobias keep you "Spellbound"
Having read this book decades ago, I was thrilled to purchase this audiobook. It's just as fascinating as I remembered. If you are looking for technical details of Hitchcock's movies, forget this one. However, if you want a psychological analysis of Hitch's life and his many phobias, you will be spellbound. Born the son of a Cockney grocer, Alfred Hitchcock began writing titles for silent movies. All Hitchcock's movies contain his fears, fascinations (especially with his leading ladies), and phobias. The author, Donald Spoto, was the first to dehumanize Hitch's genius by revealing his dark side, but somehow this makes future viewings of Hitchcock's films more fascinating.
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- Erik
- 22 09 2013
The Last Word
Any additional comments?
I first discovered Psycho when I was 9 years old, and the ride began. I'm 36 now and I've seen everything Hitchcock, read everything Hitchcock, and even subjected myself to a couple of embarrassing biopics (Hitchcock; The Girl). Donald Spoto's "The Dark Side of Genius" is, quite simply, the only source you'll ever need on him. All the others are just lovely picture books.
It's all here. The story of an artist with a grotesque sense of the world, who hid inside his body and behind his camera, fighting like hell to get it perfect every day of his life. He was funny, he was vicious, and he was charming. His films speak for him, but after reading this you'll have a greater sense of what's being said....and why.
Spoto's biography is not melodramatic, nor does it fall prey to camp or long perpetuated rumors. If you seek that, turn elsewhere, because this book only addresses the facts. Jeff Riggenbach's narration is also matter of fact and serves the material well.
All of that said, it's a delicious read. Enjoy.
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- Nathaniel
- 06 11 2012
Annoying silent gaps; poor editing
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
This is certainly a fascinating and comprehensive biography of Alfred Hitchcock, but I must comment on the annoying silent gaps throughout this 3 part audiobook. Just when you think a sentence/paragraph is complete, the narrator continues the thought, a beat, even two or three beats too late. It's annoying and unfortunate because it is a good book. This nuisance can be corrected with a little patient editing of the silent gaps.
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- Audio Diva
- 29 04 2016
Very dark cookie
Where does The Dark Side of Genius rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
Every story is different and I read(listen) all the time. Never not have a book going.I would say among the Bio's I have read, the book is well written. How ever the end was not at all good. I think the way the writer ended the book was due to having to finish the book and he had no more time.
What did you like best about this story?
Learning about Hitchcock's quirks, brilliant thinking, and strange connections with certain people.
Any additional comments?
Interesting life, and a story to tell. Dark man. disappointing ending.
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- Dubi
- 27 07 2015
One Side of Genius
The good news is, this biography of Alfred Hitchcock is mostly about how he made each of his movies. The bad news is, it is mostly about his movies. What we love about Hitch is his work, prolific in scope, perfection in retrospect, so the focus on his pictures is what we mostly want to hear about. But we don't know much about the great man's guarded personal life, even after 20-plus hours of Spoto, based on painstaking research into every aspect of his life, and that is a missed opportunity to learn more about what made him tick.
What it boils down to is that the insatiable gourmand seems to have been sexually repressed (seems to have been -- no proof). What matters most is that, even if true, he channeled that energy into eliciting some tour de force performances from the series of elegant blondes who graced his pictures. Although he did go a little overboard with poor 'Tippi' Hedren, the part of this book that inspired the HBO movie The Girl, Hitchcock himself never really recovering from the experience of making The Birds and Marnie with her.
Either way, if you're a Hitchcock aficionado, you will find everything there is to know here. Every movie in great detail, at least three movies being juggled at any one time -- one he currently in production, one most recently completed, one in the planning process. Always of interest in a retrospective like this is contrasting contemporaneous reactions from the time a movie was made with conventional wisdom as it has evolved with 20-20 hindsight. An added bonus are the details of his work on his TV show, often overlooked.
The one big problem is the narration. This is an old recording. While Jeff Riggenbach does a fine workmanlike job, you can hear the pauses and cuts and breaths. This book deserves an audio upgrade.
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- t murd
- 11 01 2015
Dark Side of Bordem
What did you like best about The Dark Side of Genius? What did you like least?
The book was very long and the author went on tangents that made it hard to follow. I did enjoy learning more about Alfred Hitchcock and his eccentric waysl.
Would you be willing to try another book from Donald Spoto? Why or why not?
Doubtful, he needs to bring it in a bit, too may rabbit holes that went nowhere and wasted my time.
Which character – as performed by Jeff Riggenbach – was your favorite?
It is a narrative book, henceforth no characters. He did however keep a consistent tone and was easy listening.
Was The Dark Side of Genius worth the listening time?
Not really, I could have read Wikipedia or Cliff Notes version and would have been as satisfying.
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- bethany
- 01 12 2014
truly enjoyable
Where does The Dark Side of Genius rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
this book has as many shocks for me as a hitch film fascinating truly shows the many sides (very dark ones) of one of the greatest directors of all time
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- Laura
- 19 11 2012
a boring story
Mr Riggenbach's reading, though smooth, was somewhat off in spots, with some words mispronounced and/or with emphasis in the wrong part of the sentence, There was something robotic about it.
The story itself was not very interesting, seeming to get bogged down in meaningless detail while skipping over the most interesting part (his relationship with Tippi Hedren and its effect on her career). Its tone toward its subject was a little tentative.
I don't think I would purchase another book written by Mr. Spoto in any form.
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- Linda Lou
- 01 11 2014
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Not really. It's way to long, repetitive, and doesn't really get to the meat of the real Alfred Hitchcock - The Man. Since the Hitchcock family didn't authorize this biography and refused to open up any personal insight or documents, this is just a well-researched book on public information.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
If Spoto had refrained from merging his 1976 book "The Art of Alfred Hitchcock" into what is supposed to be a biography. That book is a comprehensive analysis of every Hitchcock film over 50 years. Here, Spoto just interjects his take on every tiny bit of each film, giving the reader more about the films than the the life of director. I had it when Spoto named every actress who read for "Rebecca" - THIRTY-THREE of them! Really? What did that have to do with the "dark genius" behind Hitchcock?
What aspect of Jeff Riggenbach's performance would you have changed?
He was rather boring. But what was really appalling is his mispronounciation of common words. At first, I gave him a pass on words with 4 syllables, but then he pronounced "banal" wrong. The clincher was the kid game "Blind Man's Bluff" which he called "Blind Man's BUFF" - not once, but four times!
What else would you have wanted to know about Donald Spoto's life?
Nothing since this book is supposed to be about ALFRED HITCHCOCK!
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- Barry
- 11 02 2016
Too many assumptions..not enough facts
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I guess I would focus more on the movies, rather than the pop culture psychology that permeates this book.
What could Donald Spoto have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Spoto seems more interested in the salacious rather than just dealing with the known facts. There are endless stories about Hitchcock harassing Tippi Hedren, but nary a word from Grace Kelly or Eva Marie Saint or Ingrid Bergman or Julie Andrews. The entire book becomes a hack job based on Hedrens (And to a lesser extent Vera Miles) miserable experience with Hitchcock. There seem to be a lot of people who enjoyed working for and with Hitchcock....their voices do not appear in this volume. Few, if any memories from stars like James Stewart, Cary Grant....etc. The only people that get sizable quotes are those that did not like Hitchcock. Its just too one sided and becomes boring.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
The narrator was fine
Do you think The Dark Side of Genius needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No....this depiction of Hitchcock has now become the "truth" for the modern film fan. Its too late to go back and interview any of the principles involved with Hitchcocks work. This book is as much a missed opportunity as a thoughtful exploration into the man behind the camera.
Any additional comments?
This is a Blackstone Audio book that has been recorded from audio tapes. The overall quality is good, but the editing of the tapes is lazy and poorly done. Several times you can tell where a cassette ended and a couple of words end up getting chopped off later in the book. At one point the narrater wanted me to "Turn Cassette 7 over to continue the story"....that stuff should be edited out for these digital editions.
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- barjil
- 26 08 2012
Spoiled by narrator
I listened to the trial reading before buying this book, which I was really interested to have. The narrator sounded OK for that brief time but since then I have had to stop listening after enduring five chapters. I am obviously used to American pronunciations such as Birming-HAM and could cope with some of the mispronounced names but he is going to call AH's wife Awlmah for 23+ hours, whereas she is Alma. But there are hideous mispronunciations of ordinary words and ultimately one is just waiting for them to happen and this destroys any possible enjoyment. Very disappointing as it's obviously a most interesting book - shall have to read it in print!
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- Stephen Amos
- 08 06 2016
great story, terrible production values.
This is an amazing story, a look into the mind and films of one of the greatest directors ever. It is well written and researched, however, the presentation is awful!
The narrator had a good voice but, occasionally, he pauses in the middle sentences for over 3 seconds (I timed him). This is really annoying, leading you to believe a new paragraph is about to begin when the sentence hasn't been finished.
On a number occasions there seems to be sentences missing, the narrative jumping from the middle of one sentence into another and towards the end the narrator tells us it is 'cassette 7'
Really shoddy, which, given the content , is especially disappointing.
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- Cyrus
- 29 01 2016
Deadly Dull Narration
What disappointed you about The Dark Side of Genius?
Very disappointed in this audio book. The book itself, although it covers all of Hitchcock's life, and serves as a good introduction to his life and work, it is very pedestrian, mostly stating the matter of fact events in a straightforward time order.
What was most disappointing about Donald Spoto's story?
It did not expand and explain Hitchcock's greatness - there was no excitement, no explanation of why he was a genius. Very pedestrian.
How could the performance have been better?
This is the main problem - the narration is dull, dull, dull. A dreadful, deep, mumbling, monotonous American drawl. Awful - no intonation, excitement, feeling.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment - was very excited to hear a good biography on Hitchcock.
Any additional comments?
Listen to the sample before you buy.
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- Mark H
- 12 05 2014
A detailed biography of a flawed genius
I am a fan of Alfred Hitchcock. I have watched many (most) of his films and I have read some other insights into his life. This book is the most detailed account of his life that I have read. As a consequence of its length, breadth and detail, it exposes many human flaws which may or may not be true. In hindsight, I would rather not have heard the assertions of his darker side, some of which may have reflected attitudes more prevalent in his era than they are now , or petty eccentricities given an uncharitable spin. So, if you are a film buff that would like lots more details of Hitchcock's life and career then this is a good book for you. If you are a Hitchcock fan, then this might make you see him in a less favourable light because of some of his character flaws, so just keep watching his films and admire his genius.
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This might be one of the saddest things I've ever read. No, it's not some Womynpriest ranting about the Vatican, or a sportswriter waxing poetic about a "gritty" but otherwise terrible baseball player, or anything written by Thomas Friedman. It's a list of "six films that improve the source material." There's nothing inherently wrong in suggesting that a movie is better than the book it is based upon. For starters, The Godfather movie is arguably better than the book as it doesn't cut out any of the good parts but it does excise the superfluous and frankly bizarre sublot from the middle portion of the book. Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List was much powerful than Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark. And though I haven't seen and don't plan to see the latest film adaptation of Atlas Shrugged, it's inconceivable that it could be any worse than the source material.
David R's list, on the other hand, is a bit different.
The Social Network: Didn't see the movie, didn't read the book, and I generally don't care.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: I never saw the movie. The book does drag in certain parts, but it's still a classic. I'll let this one go.
And now this is where he just gets nuts:
Pride and Prejudice (2005):
I'm probably not the target audience for this particular book, what with being a 21st-century twenty-something male. That said, Pride and Prejudice has always struck me as a pretty good story wrapped up in circuitous, indirect writing. It's light and frothy, and entertaining to an extent, but ultimately presented in a way that prevents me from really reaching out and connecting with the characters. I'm only passingly familiar with the much-adored BBC miniseries, but am under the impression that it more or less transcribes the book verbatim.
The 2005 version with Keira Knightley, on the other hand, does a much better job streamlining the story into a vibrant, energetic romance. It still retains the story's amusingly frivolous air, but in a way that, for this viewer at least, renders the story both funnier and more touching than the original novel. Side characters are exaggerated, losing complexity but gaining a more tangible sense of fun — particularly in the case of one Mr. Collins. Director Joe Wright manages to make the dancing and socializing so much fun to watch that you can actually understand why so many people would show up to these parties. And the movie is simply gorgeous in a way that only a movie can be.
Speaking as a fellow 21st Century male, this is heresy. As I wrote on facebook, this isn't even the best film adaption of this story.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
While the Harry Potter books are enjoyable for the most part, there are some notable problems with the series. One of the most obvious is J.K. Rowling's tendency to veer off on wild tangents that derail the forward momentum of her stories. It looks like her editors were able to keep her on track for the first three books (with the third being the series' best), but by the fourth she had become too popular for that. The Goblet of Fire— which, at 752 pages, is a whole book longer than any of the first three books — was filled with wandering storylines: S.P.E.W., the Quidditch World Cup, and plenty of other bits nearly cripple the already improbable storyline.
Screenwriter Steve Kloves and director Mike Newell took a scalpel to the book, skillfully extracting the core plot and character threads while leaving behind nearly everything that didn't matter. Gone are the unnecessary distractions, bringing the characters and growing menace of the story to the forefront. And the movie still retains much of the detail that makes up the world, like Rita Skeeter, the Unforgivable Curses, or the eerie world of the Triwizard Tournament. It just never gets so enamored with any of these ideas that it forgets why we came in the first place.
Kloves and Newell didn't take a scalpel to the book; they obliterated essential sublots and cut out fun little diversions. I recognize that tastes vary, but Goblet of Fire is the best book in the series in my mind particularly because of the fun little side excursions. Yes, I might be one of the few people who doesn't hate the S.P.E.W. supblot, but that aside the movie just falls flat. Also, as my wife has pointed out, the climactic maze scene in the race for the Triwizard Cup is completely bland, as though they just ran out of money in their CGI budget. Rowling's description of that part of the tournament is so much more vivid than what the filmmakers came up with.
It only gets worse.
This is kind of an apples-and-oranges situation. The Iliad (not The Aeneid, like I thoughtlessly wrote earlier) is an ancient epic poem; Troy, a modern action film. They're going after completely different things, going about their aims in completely different ways, and generally couldn't be further apart from each other without being entirely unrelated stories.
That said, I don't get a whole lot out of Homer's original. The way the gods act in his text is distracting, particularly when they swoop into the middle of a battle to remove key players from the action. Homer'sOdyssey includes gods and fantastical creatures much better. Then again, the main conflict in The Odyssey is between men and gods (or at least men and fate). The Iliad's conflict is much more between men; two nations are at war. In the film Troy, the gods were taken completely out of the story, allowing the focus to fall squarely on the war waged over petty revenge and hubris. The human element is much more important, allowing the story to resonate more for its human viewers.
This make me weep openly, as Achilles did at the death of Patroclus. Leaving aside Homer's epic, Troy was one of the most wretched movies ever put on screen. Troy wouldn't be an improvement over a Dan Brown novel, let alone freaking Homer.
And for number one:
War of the Worlds (2005):
Before you burn me at the stake, let me clarify. I'm a huge H.G. Wells fan, and if you remove the different versions from their cultural context I don't know that one is better than the other. However, War of the Worlds is one of those stories that deserves to be retold every now and then, as it can offer a lot of commentary on different periods in history. The first film adaptation was of reasonably high quality; it (like much of that era's science fiction) pitched the story against the fears and imagery of the Cold War.
In the early 2000s, Spielberg came to a realization, "I thought that this story's time had come again." It was a stroke of brilliance to deal with 9/11 through H. G. Wells's century-old classic. The images in the movie arise very organically out of the story, but the specter of 9/11 hangs over the event. Missing-person posters, victims covered in dust, military trying to keep the peace. This allows Spielberg and writer David Koepp to use the text to examine the paranoia and weaknesses of our current society, and as a member of that society, this is somewhat more compelling and noticeably more relevant today than Wells's book, while still retaining the lean structure and addictive concept that make up the core of the story.
It's not as bad as favoring Brad Pitt's version of Achilles over Homer's, but it's still pretty silly. Spielberg is a great director, but his inability to constrain his own innate Spielbergness fails to do Wells justice.
The frustrating thing is that the author doesn't appear to be some high school kid who really hates books. He seems fairly literate, and he's a decent writer. Yet his reasoning for most of these selections is that he just can't deal with the long slog of reading books that have plot points he can't relate to. Or, as one commenter put it:
This is less a post about movies that improve the source material and more about the author's inability to enjoy a complex novel.
I can understand, and as I said, tastes vary. That being said, David R should be banned from public commentary for the rest of eternity.
Oh, I do need to address one of the comments to the linked article:
Just wanted to say that the Lord of the Rings movies are worlds better than the books for a number of reasons, but the one most worth mentioning being the total excision of Tom Bombadil from the screen.
Not only should this person be banned from public commentary for all eternity, he should be shunned by polite society and forced to live in seclusion with nothing but the Twilight books to keep him company.


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Obamacare is a Trojan horse, intended, as Barack Obama has said, to lead to the extinction of private health insurance and its replacement by socialized ("single payer") medicine. So it is pertinent to observe how socialized medicine has worked out in countries where it has been in place for some decades, like the United Kingdom. One key feature of socialized medicine, wherever it exists, is the establishment of death panels. Death panels are needed to ration health care by designating those who are not worth treating, usually by virtue of their age. Thus, the Daily Mail reports:
When Kenneth Warden was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer, his hospital consultant sent him home to die, ruling that at 78 he was too old to treat. Even the palliative surgery or chemotherapy that could have eased his distressing symptoms were declared off-limits because of his age.
His distraught daughter Michele Halligan accepted the sad prognosis but was determined her father would spend his last months in comfort. So she paid for him to seen privately by a second doctor to discover what could be done to ease his symptoms.
Thanks to her tenacity, Kenneth got the drugs and surgery he needed — and as a result his cancer was actually cured. Four years on, he is a sprightly 82-year-old who works out at the gym, drives a sports car and competes in a rowing team. …
Sadly, Kenneth's story is symptomatic of a dreadful truth. According to shocking new research by Macmillan Cancer Support, every year many thousands of older people are routinely denied life-saving NHS treatments because their doctors write them off as too old to treat.
The linked article has much more, but the point is simple: the easiest way to cut costs in any socialized system is simply to stop treating elderly people. Further, as the costs of a socialized system rise due to inefficiency, the age at which people are "too old to treat" will inevitably trend downward.
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Munitio Billets 9mm Headphones: Press play, listen to the world disappear
It's as if they invited the dark, brooding 19-year-old versions of ourselves into the pitch room.
"So, we're launching a new line of high-end earbuds. What should the design look like?"
"Like we have bullets in our head, 'cause death is cool." (*puts on old, clunky headphones with broken foam covers, resumes listening to the Smiths' Hatful of Hollow*)
The truth is, we would have loved Minutio's Billets 9mm earphones regardless of how they sounded, because that bullet casing design is so damn cool. As it stands, these things are like listening to music in space. The noise cancellation, for starters, is uncanny. We didn't hear the doorbell or the phone while listening to music – quietly, we might add – and each is only 15 feet away. The fullness of the sound is unlike any pair of earbuds we've ever tried, though to be honest nearly every pair of earbuds we've tried before these sounded like styrofoam. The entire package comes equipped with replacement buds as well, and in three different sizes in the event that the default size isn't a perfect fit for your ears. There is a hard black vinyl case to store the earbuds when not in use, and they even included optional earhooks should you require them. Best of all, there is a built-in microphone, making these ideal for cell phones, web conferencing, and they are certainly killer for online gaming. (They have a sponsorship tie-in with Call of Duty, but these earphones are not made for console gaming.)
One thing to consider with these headphones is that the noise cancellation is really, really good, as in you might not hear the car horn, or the whistle, or whatever noise that would otherwise warn you that you're about to get hit by a bus. In other words, wearing these while biking or rollerblading could be risky, and we'd definitely only use one bud when taking phone calls while behind the wheel (assuming that's legal where you live, of course). If you have an audiophile in your life with a warped sense of humor (don't they all?), these Billets 9mm headphones will speak to both their grown-up selves and the inner teen that still lurks beneath the surface.
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Images from the recent flyby of Phobos, taken on 7 March 2010 by the German Aerospace Center-operated (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express, are being released today. The images show Mars's rocky moon in exquisite detail, with a resolution of 4.4 metres per pixel, including the proposed landing sites for the forthcoming Phobos-Grunt mission.
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft orbits the Red Planet in a highly-elliptical polar orbit that brings it close to Phobos every five months. It is the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Mars whose orbit reaches far enough from the planet to provide a close-up view of Phobos.
Like our Moon, Phobos always shows the same side to the planet, so it is only by flying outside the orbit that it becomes possible to observe the far side. Mars Express did just this on 7, 10 and 13 March 2010. The spacecraft also collected valuable scientific data with other instruments.
Phobos is an irregular body measuring some 27 × 22 × 19 kilometres, with debatable origins. It appears to share many surface characteristics with the 'carbonaceous C-type' asteroid class, which suggests that it might have been captured from this population. However, it is difficult to explain either the capture mechanism or the subsequent evolution of the orbit into the equatorial plane of Mars. An alternative hypothesis is that it formed around Mars, and is therefore a remnant from the planetary formation period.
In 2011 Russia will send a mission called Phobos-Grunt (meaning Phobos Soil) to land on the martian moon, collect a soil sample and return it to Earth for analysis.
It is expected that ESA ground stations will take part in controlling Phobos-Grunt, receiving telemetry and making trajectory measurements, including implementation of very long-baseline interferometry (VLBI). This cooperation is realised on the basis of an agreement between the Russian Federal Space Agency and ESA in the framework of the Phobos-Grunt and ExoMars projects.
Mars Express will continue to encounter Phobos until the end of March, when the moon will pass out of range. During the remaining flybys, HRSC and other instruments will continue to collect data.


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POLICE have identified the man who died from a stab wound on Thursday as 32-year-old Toowoomba man Joel Walters.
Mr Walters was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Magna when he was stabbed in the lower left leg on Sunday night in North Toowoomba.
At a media conference yesterday morning, regional crime coordinator for southern region Detective Inspector Darrin Shadlow said no-one had been charged over the stabbing incident, but police investigations were continuing.
He said a number of people were being questioned in regards to the matter. Police are treating the death as a murder investigation.
"We have interviewed and spoken to a number of persons of interest in relation to the matter," he said.
"The investigations are ongoing and we do seek information from members of the public."
Det. Insp. Shadlow said Mr Walters was driven to Toowoomba Hospital on Sunday night by his girlfriend
He said police were unable to speak with Mr Walters before he died on Thursday.
"Unfortunately, the victim had lost a lot of blood prior to arriving at the hospital and was subsequently in an induced coma up until he passed away," he said.
Police have seized the car in which Mr Walters was stabbed and are awaiting results of forensic testing.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The 54-story tower in Warsaw designed by American architect Daniel Libeskind offered potential clients a peek Thursday at its luxurious apartments after years of delay caused by a legal battle.
A marketing suite opened in the Zlota 44 Tower, displaying splendid aerial vistas of the city and apartment interiors in white marble and dark American walnut.
Some 200 apartments are for sale in the 192-meter (630-foot) high building, at prices ranging from 25,000 to 65,000 zlotys per square meter ($7,800 -$20,000). The tower — named for its address in central Warsaw — plans to open next year.
"It was a roller coaster to get to where we are today," said developer Jean-Francois Ott, CEO and founder of the Orco Property Group.
Construction of the tower began in 2008 but residents of neighboring buildings sued, saying it blocked their sunlight. Two separate courts issued two conflicting decisions on the case. Warsaw authorities ended the stalemate by confirming their permission to build the building.
The tower, which is covered in blue-and-white glass panels, dominates the skyline of the Polish capital, along with the neighboring, communist-era Palace of Culture and Science, a gift to the city in the 1950s from Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
Warsaw authorities aim to have skyscrapers built all around that reminder of communist times so the building is not the city's central focus.


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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Voters in a central Florida town will decide on Tuesday whether to re-elect their 93-year-old mayor for a record 20th term in office.
Mayor John Land of Apopka, population 41,000, is facing opposition for the first time in a decade after finishing second in a four-way mayoral election in March. No candidate won more than 50 percent of that vote, resulting in run-off election being held on Tuesday.
Land has lost only once since he was first elected in 1949. In 1967 he failed to overcome criticism he had served long enough as mayor after 18 years in office. His opponents in this election again campaigned for a change in leadership.
Research by the Orlando Sentinel newspaper, which covers Apopka, indicated Land is both the oldest U.S. mayor and Florida's longest-serving mayor.
His opponent in the runoff election is longtime resident and former newspaper reporter Joe Kilsheimer who lead in March with 2,354 votes, or 48 percent of total votes cast. Land won 1,905 votes, or 38 percent of the total.
Land first won office after discharge from the Army following World War II. He said he was paid $1 a month to manage what was then an agriculture community of 2,254 people on a $31,000 budget. He oversaw the initial paving of local roads and the installation of the first sewer system.
Today, Apopka, located 18 miles northwest of Orlando, is Orange County's second largest city with a budget of more than $66 million.
The city drew international attention in 2001 when the Apopka National Little League played in the Little League World Series, losing 2-1 against Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo before a crowd that included then-President George Bush.
Land's mayoral salary reached $153,000 annually in 2007 as the recession hit. Starting in 2008, he waived his salary and started working for free, according to the city personnel office.
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