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On Thursday's Sean Hannity Show radio program, host Sean Hannity discussed the 'Gang of 8' immigration reform bill with conservative commentator and author Pat Buchanan.
After Hannity summarized several of Senator Marco Rubio's pitch points concerning the bill, Buchanan challenged them, saying:
"As soon as this bill passes, every illegal alien in this country is going to know he's not going to be apprehended, he's not going to be sent back, there won't be 'going after' the businesses that hired him – they're basically home free. And when that happens, that message is going to go out to the world and we will have, in effect, the second de-facto amnesty… and you're going to get another stampede to the American border. People around the world will say: 'The American people are incapable of defending the borders of the United States – if you want to go there, get in there, keep your nose clean, and you become a citizen, you can cut right ahead of the line because millions and millions have already done it,' mediaite.com reports.
Buchanan, who ran for president in 1993, complained about how the immigration problem was already rampant at that time but that nothing has been done since resulting in millions more undocumented immigrants. When Hannity noted that we still have 11 or 12 million undocumented immigrants even if the immigration bill is not passed, mediaite reveals that Buchanan responded by saying, "Why do you have to do anything? What is this nonsense that 'they're in the shadows'? With due respect, they ought to be in the shadows! They've broken the law to get into the country…. Do nothing!… You [the Republican party] don't have bribe, you don't have to give up your principled positions… in order to get Barack Obama to do his duty and defend the border!"
When Hannity talked about preventing a third wave [of illegal immigration], Buchanan interrupted, "Let me tell you what's gonna happen next: these folks that are on the [bill's] 10-year path to citizenship, once that's taken care of the Democrats will say: 'Well that's outrageous, we ought to cut it to five years,' Republicans will oppose it, and they'll say; 'You all are anti-Hispanic' and the Republicans will capitulate again."
Hannity disagreed, noting that the problem he has is that the border is the "number one, national security vulnerability this country has and nobody is dealing with it from that standpoint." Buchanan added the problem is not only that but also our "enormously generous social welfare system," with "scores" of federal programs: "You got half the American people are now federal beneficiaries [with another] half paying no income taxes…. Most [undocumented immigrants] are very poor, they're going to wind up on that welfare system and the deficit's gonna get bigger and bigger and bigger."
Hannity agreed with Buchanan's view, cautioning that even though [the bill's proponents] are claiming that won't happen in the end what will be said is: "You don't want to pay for poor children? They're hungry, you're going to deny them food?" with Buchanan agreeing with the scenario, adding: "Who's going to deny them food stamps!"


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Please find out when and where a presidential candidate will be meeting with the public in your own state, and ask them a question. Don't forget to bring a friend who can videotape your question and the candidate's answer so you can post it on YouTube. Of course, if you do have the opportunity to ask a question of a candidate, please notify RADAR and provide the link to the video.
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The last time we updated you on the special election in Western New York's 26th congressional district, things were heating up. The race is close according to the latest polls and GOP nominee Jane Corwin is fending off not only the declared Democratic candidate, but a so-called "Tea Party" candidate with no visible support of any active Tea Party groups in the area. That man is Jack Davis, previously the Democrats' nominee for the seat in multiple elections. Well, if things were heating up before, they seem to be coming to a full boil now. Pressed with questions about why he is refusing to participate in tonight's debate, Davis came out swinging. Errr… literally.
Tempers flared in Greece Wednesday night at a party to support Jack Davis in the special election for the 26th Congressional District.
Davis is running as a Tea Party candidate. A volunteer for Republican candidate Jane Corwin showed up at the event in Greece Wednesday night. That volunteer began heckling Davis because he has pulled out of a debate set for Thursday night in Buffalo.
A video of the confrontation was put on Youtube by the Erie County G.O.P. In the video, the cameraman says he was hit by Davis.
The Davis camp is denying the allegations, of course, but that position may prove to be a hard sell with this floating around…
Meanwhile, forces across the nation have mobilized on both sides as we enter the final eleven days of the race. The Speaker of the House is out visiting us this week supporting the Republican nominee.
In bringing in House Speaker John Boehner, the Republican "big gun" aimed at cutting spending and the size of government, Jane Corwin sought to further ally herself with the Conservative cause.
Boehner said, "Jane will work with us to stand up to Nancy Pelosi and the liberals in Washington, D.C., and say "no" to the bailouts, say "no" to the stimulus, and say "no" to the continued tax and spend crowd that's down there."
"We need to go out there and start getting our fiscal policies in order. Our country's going in the wrong direction. We need to turn it around," said Corwin.
Also, as we hinted in previous coverage, American Crossroads has jumped into the fray with a sizable ad buy in that market. You can view their first offering, currently running across the district, below.
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PSF is the actual music data from the original playstation game, including loop point. It'll loop from exactly where it's supposed to, just like it did on the original PSX version. If it doesn't, then something is set up wrong.
go into the settings, and check "Force all songs to play indefinitely". If that fixes this, let me know.
Okay... Not too sure where this should be posted, but reading all the talk about the looping made me want to post this here. I use all the .ogg files from OST. (VERY nice by the way. Loving them. As well as the whole installer. Makes the game just that much more awesome!) But the only problem I am having aside from a display issue is every time I go into a new room/area or after a battle the song from that area starts from the beginning rather then continuing where it left off. Is this normal? Or am I missing something that's right under my nose? Sorry if I am posting out of place.Oh and I read that little rant on the first page about 'professionalism' Just remember... Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic.
This has all the songs looped, but you will need to rename them to work with the rerelease.
The archive is either in unknown format or damaged bad upload maybe?File: FF7 OST Remastered Ogg Fix v2.rarCRC-32: 73734e34
I found a bug when using this soundtrack in the new release of FF7. When you sleep at an inn, the screen fades to black and the music (yado.ogg, or Good Night, Until Tomorrow) plays as expected, but the game apparently locks up (the screen stays black and all controls are non-responsive). Could be because the remastered track is a few seconds longer than the original, but I'm just guessing here.
The looping metadata needs to be removed from walz.ogg as well, else the poor dears at the Chocobo Ranch will dance for you forever (and you won't be able to progress the game).
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A member of the Westboro Baptist Chuch, an extremist religious clan notorious for picketing the funerals of servicemen, Roger Ebert, and most recently, Boston Marathon victims, has linked the deadly Oklahoma tornado to Jason Collins' decision to come out. The 34-year-old NBA player recently made headlines by becoming the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport.
Fred Phelps Jr., the son of Westboro's leader Fred Phelps, tweeted Monday that God "smashed" Oklahoma when Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant said he supported Collins.
"OK Thunder's Durant flips God by praising f** Collins. God smashes OK. You do the math," Phelps Jr., said.
"God's wonderful wrath in Oklahoma reminds me: #GodCursesUForF**Marriage #GodIsYourTerrorist #GodWillRepay #GodAvengesHisPeople #GodH8sU," he continued later.
This isn't the first time anyone has blamed severe weather on homosexuality. Christian chaplain John McTernan said in 2012 that Hurricane Sandy was caused by the "homosexual agendas" of both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
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Wasn't it me that predicted that Twins manager Ron Gardenhire would be the first baseball manager to be shown the door in 2006? Yes I also think that Barry Bonds is being unfairly accused of using performance enhancing drugs? No Gardenhire is doing just fine these days as he and his troops prepare for a crucial three game set in the Twin Cities tonight.
Minnesota (59-41) has won 34 of 42 since June 8 to cut what was an 11-game deficit in the wild card to a half-game.
"We're just playing really good baseball," said manager Ron Gardenhire, whose team was 25-33 nearly seven weeks ago. "People keep talking about the streak we're on, but streaks don't last two months or a month and a half."
The Twins caught the struggling Chicago White Sox, who have led the wild-card race for most of the season, by completing a three-game sweep with a 7-4 victory Wednesday. Minnesota and Chicago are right behind the New York Yankees, who open a three-game home set against Tampa Bay on Friday night.
The Tigers under veteran skipper Jim Leyland have maintained their composure and now must deal with the newest phenom in the American League and that would be none other then rookie pitcher Francisco Liariano. The Twins look to keep rolling Friday behind Liriano (12-2, 1.93 ERA), who pitched poorly against the Tigers in two relief outings this season, allowing seven runs and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings for a 17.18 ERA.
Since being moved into the rotation, though, the rookie left-hander has become a leading contender for the CY Young Award, going 11-2 with a 1.59 ERA in 13 starts. Minnesota is 2-7 this season against Detroit and has been outscored 64-25. In a three-game sweep from April 28-30 at Comerica Park, the Twins were outscored 33-1. The Tigers (68-33) have the best record in the major leagues, and their 30-13 mark against divisional opponents is also tops in baseball. Detroit leads the AL Central by 8 1/2 games over Minnesota and Chicago.
The question mark for all contending teams is the starting pitching and the Tigers send a struggling Zach Miner to the hill tonight. Miner has lasted only 6 2-3 combined innings and given up 10 earned runs in losing both of his starts since the break. In his first seven starts after being recalled in early June, the right-hander was 6-1 with a 2.57 ERA and didn't allow more than three runs in a game.
Detroit gave Miner a five-run lead after one inning Saturday against Oakland, but he surrendered five runs in the top of the second and was pulled after a season-low 2 1-3 innings of a 9-5 loss.
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I can't believe it took 80 years for DC to put out a Superwoman comic! I mean they have barely used the name except for some minor characters (Earth 3, Lucy Lane for a bit) but now here they are with not one but two characters called Superwoman and in the first issue, one of them disintegrates. Yes Lois Lane of New 52 is apparently dead here. I did not know much about her having never read the New 52 but I am interested to see where this series will go with Lana as the star. She seems to have her own powers and is not just a copy of Superman which makes her all the more interesting. But I wish they would bring Linda Danvers back and make her Superwoman…wouldn't that be cool! This was a good start. Intersting before Lois dies she sees Clark and says everything makes sense now. DC Rebirth clue?
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The duo have also confirmed a couple more dates for the following months. This is in addition to their already-announced shows. Plus, I'm sure the lads are quite excited to play South By Southwest. So good luck with that. See below for a full run down of where and when you can see them.
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- Weight: 49.4 Pounds
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Enter the Light Emitting Diode. At last year's CEDIA Expo, LED projection was THE hot new technology for high-end theaters. The promise of a product with a 50,000 hour lamp life is one of the most significant advances in front-projection since the invention of the DLP chip. With LED technology, projectors can now be used as the primary display. There's no waiting for warmup or worrying about power on/off cycles and its lifespan is equal to a flat panel TV. Not only that, the light level and color will remain stable for the life of the product. Is there a catch? Read on as we explore this potentially revolutionary technology.
The Q750i is one of the largest projectors I've ever had in my theater. I am convinced there are now two things that will survive a nuclear holocaust, cockroaches, and the Runco Q750i. It is literally built like a tank. A silver trim piece extends across the top of the chassis from front to rear and drops down to create a lens bezel. This part is made entirely of cast aluminum. When I removed the front portion to access the lens shift controls, I was shocked at how heavy it was. I'll bet it adds at least ten pounds to the overall weight. With a total heft just shy of 50 pounds you'll need a sturdy ceiling mount for this unit. The rest of the case is stamped steel and painted with a light-absorbing black crackle finish. I couldn't help but be reminded of the valve covers of my Dad's 1967 Ferrari he had when I was young. The rear appears to be devoid of inputs until you realize the entire back of the projector is a door which flips downward to expose the jack panel. Inputs are recessed about three inches and the cables drop out a large hole in the bottom. Inputs include: 2 HDMI 1.3, 2 component, 1 S-video, 1 composite, and 1 PC (D-sub) with RS-232, 2 12v trigger, and an IR input for control.
The big news here is of course the LED light source. I am convinced this will be the next revolution in projector technology. The advantages are many. First, there is no bulb replacement necessary as the light engine in the Q is rated for 50,000 hours. At ten hours per day, seven days a week, you'd get over 13 years of service! Secondly, the light source does not dim or change color with age. Runco estimates a modest ten percent reduction in light output over the life of the product. Traditional UHP lamps can lose half their brightness in only 1000 hours. They also exhibit a color shift requiring recalibration every few hundred hours. Another plus is a lower operating temperature. The Q has only two small fans to cool the light engine. In normal use, they are essentially silent. The LEDs also allow a very wide color gamut. Not only does it encompass Rec 709, you can have DCI or an even wider gamut if you wish. The Native option is 135% larger than NTSC. LED also has more precise spectral properties than UHP lamps. I've included charts below that show the difference.
This spectral plot is from a Runco LS-5 with a mercury lamp and a native Rec 709 color gamut. Notice the wider peaks at the primary colors and the red deficiency. This color inaccuracy must be compensated for by the color wheel and the projector's software.
The primary colors are output at much narrower and more precise wavelengths from the Q750i's LED engine.
Like all DLP projectors, the Q750i employs dynamic contrast controls. Without these features, black levels and overall contrast would be less than ideal. Normally this is accomplished with a mechanical iris but the Q has none. Instead, variations in brightness are made by adjusting the LEDs drive voltage. This type of control is not possible with the slow response time of a traditional bulb but an LED can vary its output level many times per second. This allows frame-by-frame adjustment based on image content. The result is a wide dynamic range without the usual artifacts associated with an iris.
For those concerned with power consumption, the Q draws a maximum current of 140 watts. This is far below the 200-plus watts consumed by the average lamp-based projector. LEDs also require no warm-up time. Within seconds, the image appears at full brightness. Power-down is equally quick with no fan cycle after you've pressed Standby. And you won't have to worry about shortening lamp life with frequent power cycles. LEDs do not degrade from this the way lamps do. Lastly, and this might be the most important factor to some, there is no color wheel in the Q750i. Since color is provided by the light source itself, there is no need for it. Those of you that experience the rainbow effect will not see it from this DLP.
The remote is very functional and contains all necessary controls. It is fully backlit with a pale blue color that serves to reduce eyestrain in dark environments. It is also extremely powerful. I was able to bounce commands off any surface in my room and the projector responded every time. At the top is a backlight button and discrete power keys. Next are individual source selectors. The three buttons labeled HD1, 2 and 3 can be assigned to any available input. Menu navigation is next with an Info key that brings up signal data and software version numbers. In the center are direct-access buttons for brightness, contrast, color and tint; and four buttons to select a picture mode. These modes can be set up any way you like and saved to a memory slot. The ISF modes can only be programmed with a passcode. Further down are aspect ratio keys and a numeric pad. The final three buttons labeled Focus, Zoom and Lens are not used with the Q750i model.
The menu system is very similar to the LS-5 I reviewed a few months ago. There are six menus starting with Main. The first option is Aspect Ratio with 16:9, Letterbox, 4:3, Virtual-Wide (non-linear scaling), Cinema (for anamorphic lenses) and Virtual-Cinema (non-linear stretch for anamorphic lenses). Next you'll find basic picture controls like brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness, and noise reduction. You can also access the memory controls to save settings in one of two slots accessible from the remote. There are also ISF Day and Night modes available with an entry passcode. These memories can be locked to prevent changes. The next option, Overscan lets you either crop (mask) the image by three percent or zoom it out to 106 percent. Source Select lets you choose from any active inputs. You can eliminate unused ones if you wish. PIP Select allows you to see a picture-in-picture representation of two sources simultaneously. Resync will reacquire the signal if the image becomes unstable for any reason. This never happened to me.
The Advanced sub-menu has choices for Color Space (Auto, Rec 709, Rec 601, RGB-PC and RGB-Video). This is actually the decoder matrix and I was able to leave it on Auto. There is a separate control for gamut selection that allows you to choose between Auto, Rec 709, SMPTE-C, EBU, Native, DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative), and PCE (Personal Color Equalizer). If you want to access the color management system, you must select PCE. The gamma presets are 1.8, 2.0, 2.2 (default), 2.35, and 2.5. Color temp presets are 5500K, 6500K, 7500K, 9300K.
Moving lower in the Advanced sub-menu, you can choose a frame rate of either 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz or Auto. Auto will lock onto the incoming signal displaying 24p material at 48Hz and 60p/i material at 60Hz. This worked perfectly and I never saw even a hint of flicker at 48Hz from Blu-ray discs. The next three controls are labeled SatCo, ConstantContrast and Adaptive Contrast. SatCo boosts gray and secondary color levels to provide a little more punch. ConstantContrast widens the dynamic range by varying the LED's light output to increase perceived contrast. Adaptive Contrast also widens the dynamic range by pushing levels to minimum black and maximum white regardless of the input signal. In practice this creates a very contrasty image but highlight and shadow detail are sometimes crushed. This might be useful in environments with some ambient light. Next are the RGB gain and bias controls. There is a huge 200-step adjustment range for these but I only had to tweak them a little to achieve accuracy. Fine Sync allows you to shift the image digitally and adjust phase, tracking and sync level for analog signals. The final menu is PCE which is the color management system. This menu is divided into Hue, Saturation and Level sections. You can turn Runco Smart Color (RSC) on or off and there is another White Balance menu for fine tweaks to the grayscale.
The System sub-menu starts with Input Enable which lets you deactivate unused inputs. PIP Position gives you options for the picture-in-picture layout. You can set up a split screen here if you wish. Next up are Menu Position and Translucency; self-explanatory. Blank Screen lets you choose a no-signal screen color of black, white or blue. Auto Power Off will shut down the LS-5 after a 20-minute no-signal condition. Auto Power On will turn on the projector whenever AC power is present. This is really cool because it allows you to power up using a wall switch if your outlet is so controlled. Rear Projection and Ceiling Mode change the image orientation for different installations. Logo Display turns the startup splash screen on or off and Power On Chime turns on a short beep whenever you power up.
The Control sub-menu lets you program the functions of three of the input selector keys on the remote. These can be set to any of the Runco's seven inputs. The two trigger outputs can be set to fire on power-up or when different aspect ratios are chosen. The triggers can alternately be controlled by the RS-232 interface if you wish.
The fifth and sixth sub-menus are Language and Service. Language gives you a choice of eight languages for the menus. Service is mainly an information screen with values for Active/PIP Source, Pixel Clock, Signal Format, and H/V Refresh Rate. Here is where you can view the projector's serial number and software version. Controls include a factory reset, blue-only mode, high-altitude mode for greater fan speed and test patterns. The patterns consist of full-fields for all colors plus white, an ANSI checkerboard, a gray ramp and a focus grid. One cool thing I discovered – the factory reset won't erase the memory slots. That way, you can't accidentally hose your settings as long as you've saved them first.
With the generous vertical lens shift available, I was able to install the Q on my shelf rather than inverting. Shift controls are hidden beneath the front trim piece surrounding the lens. Runco includes the appropriate Allen wrench to adjust them. Zoom and focus controls are manual using rings around the lens. While I do prefer these settings to be motorized, I was still able to throw a sharp image with correct geometry. It just took a bit longer t achieve. The four feet are independently adjustable so you can easily level the projector to the screen if it sits on a shelf or table. Ventilation is side-to-side so if you use a hush box, it only needs side openings.
Calibration can be a simple or complicated affair depending on the level of precision you're after. Out of the box, the color is within a whisker of correct and the grayscale, while a touch red at the 6500K setting, is perfectly watchable. Being the obsessed tweaker that I am, and the fact that I find display calibration to be a somewhat zen activity, I went for that nth degree of performance that I know the Q is capable of. I only had to add a few clicks to the default brightness control and the contrast was lowered to 20 from its default of 100 to give me a peak output of 14.5fL. Gamma was spot-on at 2.2 so I turned to the RGB Adjust menu, which has gains and offsets for each primary to set up perfect grayscale tracking.
To access the color management system, you must first change the color gamut to PCE (Personal Color Equalizer). Selecting any other option prevents adjustment. Once I entered the PCE menu, I found the layout a bit different than what I am accustomed to. I quickly developed a love/hate relationship with this system. To the positive, it is extremely precise with very fine adjustments. As you'll see in the Benchmark section, I was able to achieve perfect hue, saturation and luminance for all six colors. To the negative, it is rather tedious to use. The hue, saturation and level (luminance) controls are in their own menus, each of which contains the six colors. Whoever designed this system failed to account for the fact that these settings interact. It took me about 5,000 button presses to dial everything in as I went back and forth between the menus to adjust each color. Another obstacle – the starting point is based on the projector's native gamut which is huge. I had to move the sliders quite far just to get in the ballpark of Rec 709. It would be far easier to select one of the gamut presets and use that as the baseline. Then adjustments would be much smaller. Still, the end result was more than worth the effort.
In Use
Hot Tub Time Machine is loaded with saturated, almost glowing colors that portray the Eighties in all their stylistic glory. While the look sometimes borders on cartoonish, the detail I saw on the Q750i was simply amazing. I have watched many DLPs, including other Runco models, and the Q has a level of sharpness I've only seen matched by the Runco LS-5 and the Samsung SP-A900B. Detail was literally eye-popping. Even though I had it set to a peak output of 14.5fL, the excellent color transients and contrast made for an extremely vivid picture. Dark scenes were not the blackest I've seen though shadow detail was excellent. I tried the different ConstantContrast settings throughout the movie. Blacks were deeper with the control on Low. I didn't see any improvement on Medium or High. I also saw no color shift or obvious change in gamma. Overall, I'd say the effect was subtle. I left it on for the remainder of my viewing. SatCo did cause an obvious change in color so I left it off. Adaptive Contrast deepened black levels further and increased peak output but at the expense of crushed detail. I also left this control off.
I chose Crimson Tide for two reasons, dark scene content and its natural color palette. Movies that take place inside submarines are loaded with tough-to-render shadow detail and objects that are often illuminated just by green or red panel lighting. A display not only has to deliver that shadow detail, it must do it in the presence of bright highlights and without visible noise or dithering. The Runco excelled on all counts with the Constant Contrast control on the Low setting. Even though this setting is a dynamic one, I never saw any variation in image brightness. Contrast was obviously greater but the effects of the control were invisible. The image was completely noise-free. Even when I looked at the picture from a few inches away, there was no sign of dithering. Crimson Tide's natural color was also excellent. With accuracy this fine, you know you're seeing the director's intent at all times.
Alice in Wonderland is classic Tim Burton with monochromatic scenery punctuated by brightly colored objects or characters. Rendering of fine detail is what's required here and the Q barely broke a sweat. Imagery like this looks flat on many displays but not the Q. The absence of lush colored backgrounds merely served to make the picture even more three-dimensional as elements like the Mad Hatter's bright red hair or Alice's deep blue dress popped out of the screen. I did not see this movie in its 3D presentation but in this case there was no need. Runco delivered all the 3D I could wish for.
None of the previous Blu-ray releases of NBC's Heroes have been overly impressive in appearance and Season 4 is no exception. Grain is present in many scenes and becomes a distraction as the light level drops. Color is also uneven with casts that range from blue to magenta. Still, the sharpness is excellent especially in facial textures. There's a little added edge enhancement but the Q750i managed to keep that from becoming an issue. The Blu-rays are an improvement over the hi-def broadcast and thanks to Runco, they look decent on the big screen.
The Illusionist is shot in a period style to fit its timeframe of turn-of-the-century Vienna. The entire movie is awash in golden hues and vintage textures. This kind of color interpretation makes it very hard to preserve detail in the image. Though it still looked flat to me, shadow and highlight detail were both preserved well by the Q750i. Faces, while still looking highly filtered, did show a relatively natural look. Another artifact I see frequently in films like this is moiré. When the color palette becomes monochromatic, fine gradations are tough for a digital display to render. The Runco's excellent video processing handled this well always showing smooth unblemished transitions from light to dark.
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is a feast both visually and sonically. It's better used as an audio demo thanks to many thundering low-frequency effects but the picture looks pretty good too. The vast majority of the action takes place in bright desert sunlight. Highlights were never overblown and color while very saturated never lost detail. The CGI-rendered robots were totally believable with every scratch, paint chip and dent perfectly visible. The scene where Megan Fox lays stretched out on a motorcycle is about as 3D as it gets without wearing funky glasses and spending a fortune on new electronics.
Next I chose BBC's Planet Earth with its lush natural color and super high-quality HD photography. There are few nature films that look this good from any studio. Motion processing is especially important here as the BBC camera crews have created the smoothest pans I've ever seen. If there's even the slightest hitch in a display's cadence, you'll see it. The Q never faltered as I seemed to float over herds of antelope or fly through the rain forest canopy with spider monkeys and exotic birds. In the episode Shallow Seas I was again looking for moiré in the blue skies or vast expanses of ocean on the screen but found none. If ever there was a reason to buy an HD display, Planet Earth or the more recent Life is that reason.
As I've already stated, the native color gamut of the Q750i is very large. Ordinarily this would have little value since using the entire gamut would result in grossly oversaturated color. However Runco has included an option that lets you use the full gamut and still have decent accuracy. The option is called Runco Smart Color (RSC) and it's accessed in the PCE menu. All you have to do is select the PCE gamut then enter the PCE sub-menu and turn on RSC. The net effect is flesh tones and other familiar colors are rendered correctly despite the pumped up saturation levels. When I read about this feature in the owner's manual I was dubious but I certainly wanted to see for myself. Well, I was quite surprised. I set up two memories, one with Rec 709 colors and one with the native gamut and RSC so I could switch back and forth with one button press. The native gamut was very saturated and brilliant; far more than I'm used to; but flesh tones looked natural. Without RSC I would describe the native gamut as unusable for Blu-ray or DVD content but with RSC it's quite watchable. If you want to have some room light present, this is a great way to preserve the picture. Combined with a screen like the SI Black Diamond 2, you would have a killer setup for front projection with low ambient light.
To test the native gamut setup with actual content, I watched clips from Seabiscuit (my favorite example of natural color) and Pixar's Up. Seabiscuit looked great with really bright vivid color and excellent flesh tones. I was able to watch the clips with my lights on low, no problem. I saw no serious clipping of detail or other artifacts. Up, as you can imagine, looked even more cartoon-like, but in a good way. The only thing I noticed was occasional crushing of the brightest whites. Russell's face for example glowed a little more than I've seen before. The balloons carrying Carl's house though looked amazing. There are hundreds of different shades in the bunch and each one popped out beautifully.
On The Bench
Equipment used: EyeOne Pro spectrophotometer, CalMAN Professional 3.7 analysis software, Accupel HDG-3000 signal generator, Spears & Munsil Benchmark Blu-ray disc.
All measurements were taken off the screen (Carada Brilliant White, gain 1.4) from the seating position (10 feet back). Video processing tests were performed using an Oppo BDP-83 connected directly to the projector and set to Source Direct mode.
This is the Rec 709 preset with all other settings at factory defaults. Color error is minimal and luminances are almost perfect. This is excellent out-of-the-box performance.
Here is the Q's native color gamut. Luminances are fine but the color points are quite far outside the Rec 709 gamut. Since Blu-ray and DVD content is mastered to either the Rec 601 or 709 standard, using the native gamut would result in extremely over-saturated color. Of course you can use the Runco Smart Color option to tame the flesh tones if you wish.
Out-of-the-box grayscale tracking is ruler flat but about 600K too warm at the 6500K preset. Gamma tracking is also very flat at the 2.2 preset.
After using the Personal Color Equalizer to calibrate the native gamut to Rec 709, I achieved the following result. Color error is under 1 Delta E and luminances are all within .03 fL of the target. You're looking at perfection here folks.
Post-calibration grayscale was equally superb with all errors under 1 Delta E and near-perfect gamma tracking.
Video processing performance was excellent but not quite the very best I've observed. As usual, I used the Spears & Munsil disc with my Oppo BDP-83 set to source direct. Although the Q750i passed the tough 2:2 test, it failed on 2:3:3:2 and 2:2:2:4. It's picking nits I realize but I only note it because the Runco LS-5 I tested a few months ago sailed through these clips. Bad edits were handled properly with instant lock-on. Edge-adaptive tests earned a passing score as well with just the barest hint of line twitter on the hockey rink's plastic shields and the yellow trim on the ship's hull. The ropes on both the bridge and ship clips looked fantastic. Scaling performance was excellent on all 480i clips. You won't need a stellar disc player with this projector though I suspect most owners will have one anyway.
Contrast performance was on par with other DLP projectors I've tested recently. At Runco's recommendation, I performed the calibration with ConstantContrast off. At the default contrast setting of 100, peak white measured 23.5fL. This is pretty close to Runco's stated spec of 29fL. I used all the available vertical lens shift which accounts for the slightly reduced output. With contrast lowered to 20 and brightness set to 103 (default is 100), the measured minimum black level was .007fL and peak white was 14.5fL for a calibrated contrast ratio of 2071:1. With Constant Contrast on Low, the black level was immeasurable and peak white rose to 16.5fL. With Adaptive Contrast turned on, peak output rose to 21.5fL and black levels were again immeasurable. To the eye it didn't appear quite as dark as the best LCoS projectors but it was awfully close. In normal viewing, the perceived image depth is excellent thanks to the Q750i's excellent intra-image contrast.
Lens quality was among the best I've seen with no chromatic aberration or artifacts observed. Field uniformity was perfect with no observed change in light output or color from edge to edge.
Often reviews about the newest technologies end with phrases like "shows great promise" or "maybe in a generation or two…" Not so with the Runco Q750i. This projector is a standard-bearer right out of the gate. Its solid build quality speaks to the seriousness of its intent. This is not merely the first try for an LED projector. There is no reason not to consider this real competition for any bulb-based model. Light output is strong with plenty of lumens for a medium-sized theater. Performance and color accuracy is at reference level. With the Q you can have a no-compromise display with color stability and no bulb changes for the life of the product. Plus if you see rainbows with single-chip DLP, you won't have to incur the considerable expense of a three-chip model since the Q has no color wheel. My take – the next great revolution in projector technology has arrived in the form of the LED. Perhaps bulbs will go the way of the CRT thanks to manufacturers like Runco. The Q750i earns my highest recommendation.


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PENNSBURY - State police released a composite sketch Wednesday of one of three men wanted in connection to the Sept. 24 shooting a local attorney.
Fred P. Barakat, 63, was shot multiple times in his home on the 300 block of Hillendale Road during a physical struggle with three intruders. Officials said an initial investigation of the attack led investigators to believe the incident was not a random home invasion.
Two of the intruders were wearing masks at the time of the attack, officials said, but police were able to gather a description of a third unmasked attacker. The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 30 and 40, standing approximately 6 feet tall with short blonde hair.
Police believe the attackers fled the area in a white or cream colored vehicle. Earlier reports said the car was believed to be a Mitsubishi Diamante, but the most recent information indicates that it was only a passenger vehicle.
According to police, no other investigative details will be released at this time.
Barakat was taken by ambulance to the Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment, and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening, according to state police.
According to his website, Barakat has practiced law in Delaware and Pennsylvania for more than 35 years. His firm specializes in bankruptcy matters for individuals and small businesses and operates offices in Chadds Ford and Wilmington, Del.
Anyone who may have seen this suspect or suspect vehicle on or about Sept. 24 is asked to contact state police at 610-268-2022. Callers may ask to remain anonymous.
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Suburban and rural populations are those living in regions at some degree of remove from major cities. Although some may reside in metropolitan areas in relatively close proximity to cities, there are often substantial differences in lifestyle and socioeconomic status between urban and nonurban populations. With some justification, AIDS has been identified largely as a disease of the major urban centers. Indeed, the first personal contact that many people in suburban and rural areas have had with the epidemic occurred when a friend, neighbor, or relative with AIDS returned from a large city to the family home. Nonetheless, the urban/nonurban dichotomy has been diminished over time by the pervasive spread of the epidemic.
In the early 1980s, suburban and rural populations were generally considered to be at low risk for HIV infection according to population-based estimates that identified HIV infections more often among urban populations, particularly gay men and injecting drug users. Ongoing migration among urban, suburban, and rural areas, however, has eliminated environmentally based disease barriers, if they ever really existed. Specific risk behaviors have become the necessary focus, regardless of place of residence. Likewise, membership in high-risk groups has become less determinant of potential HIV infection than participation in high-risk activities, wherever they occur.
Nevertheless, research has indicated that many people living in suburban and rural areas have continued to overlook, ignore, or deny their potential risk. Some believe that HIV/AIDS is a problem for other people, and they may trust sexual partners unquestioningly. It is clear that the number of AIDS cases outside of urban metropolitan areas has been increasing. Shifts from urban-to-rural or rural-to-urban living, coupled with low socioeconomic status for women, have accompanied increases in HIV infections. In September 1990, the National Commission on AIDS reported a 37 percent increase in the number of AIDS cases in rural areas, making special note of increases among heterosexual women. Between 1993 and 1995, HIV infections resulting from heterosexual transmission increased proportionately. Worldwide, estimates have suggested that 75 percent of the 10 to 12 million HIV-seropositive adults were infected through heterosexual intercourse.
Special populations in more isolated rural environments were identified as of special concern for HIV infection, including sexually active and substance-abusing migrant and seasonal farmworkers and native populations moving back and forth between urban areas and tribal reservations. It was feared that the introduction and spread of HIV infection into more isolated populations could, in time, have a potentially catastrophic effect. AIDS outreach programs to aboriginal populations in Canada have been particularly successful through video and community health education and outreach, providing effective community-based interventions throughout the country. Successful rural HIV interventions take great efforts to ensure that their message is culturally relevant and sensitive and can be integrated with local community beliefs and practices.
However, with some exceptions, the development of HIV-related programs in suburban and rural areas has not kept up with the increases in the number of infections. Efforts at HIV education and prevention have been less common in suburban or rural areas and frequently have faced strong opposition among community and religious groups. In most locations, HIV education in rural and suburban schools is not mandatory but, like sex education, is voluntary and requires parental approval. Prevention activities including free condom and needle and syringe distribution were nonexistent in rural areas for most of the 1980s and were still uncommon in the mid-1990s.
Research has shown that health providers in rural areas, being unfamiliar with the specifics of HIV/AIDS, often misdiagnosed HIV-related disease and failed to recognize symptoms.
Initially, HIV-related treatment was unavailable outside of urban areas, forcing many to travel great distances to obtain health care. Since 1992, community trials and experimental treatment consortia have made it easier to obtain drugs for those living outside major epicenters and metropolitan areas. Computerized databases have also made information on AIDS treatment and care more easily accessible. Research has shown that AIDS deaths in urban hospitals have decreased significantly since 1986; many patients have spent their last days in their homes or in community settings.
Changes have taken place in hospital use for end-stage AIDS, with palliative care and death increasingly taking place among family and friends in rural or suburban areas.
Although treatment and educational improvements have occurred in suburban and rural areas since the 1980s, serious problems, including the general public's fear of contagion, have continued unabated in many places. While many have been able to live with HIV in anonymity in rural areas, others whose infection was publicly known have been subject to prejudicial treatment and have been victims of violence. Acceptance and tolerance have not been the norm.
Health service providers in suburban and rural areas face challenges in delivering HIV/AIDS medical care and treatment, training other providers and community groups on prevention, and developing referral networks and support services. Environmental and ecocultural factors have a great influence on AIDS prevention and treatment and on the quality of life for those with HIV/AIDS. Community-based HIV educational interventions are essential for making the disease seem personally relevant and for countering hysteria. These must be visible and accessible in suburban and rural areas to prevent future infections and to make life easier for those already living there with HIV/AIDS.
G. Cajetan Luna, M.A. is Executive Director at ARIS of Santa Clara County, California.
Further Reading:
Anderson, D. B., and S. L. Shaw, "Starting a Support Group for Families and Partners of People with HIV/AIDS in a Rural Setting," Social Work 39 (1994), pp. 135-138.
Berry, D. E., "The Emerging Epidemiology of Rural AIDS," Journal of Rural Health 9 (1993), pp. 293-304.
Cohn, S. E., J. D. Klein, J. E. Mohr, et al., "The Geography of AIDS: Patterns of Urban and Rural Migration," Southern Medical Journal 87 (1994), pp. 599-606.
Lam, N. S., and K. B. Liu, "Spread of AIDS in Rural America, 1982-1990," Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 7 (1994), pp. 485-490.
Luna, G. C., and M. J. Rotheram-Borus, "Youth Living with HIV in the Suburbs," Los Angeles: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995.
Verghese, A., My Own Country: A Doctor's Story, New York: Vintage, 1994.


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Fundamental LA Hits Westwood: 4-Visit Recap
When I was a UCLA student, my food options seemed to have ranged from Sak's Teriyaki to Gushi to In-N-Out. Oh, how lucky the current students are. Fundamental LA opened just South of Wilshire not too long ago, serving quality sandwiches and good beer at inexpensive prices.
Let's start with my current favorite:
chicken torta, heirloom tomato, lettuce, cotija, crema, pickled jalapenos, guacamole, bolillo bread ($9)
The menu changes constantly, even if the main meat stays the same. On my first visit we had and loved the short rib sandwich with curried eggplant on sourdough. On my last visit this was served with kimchi.


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Game #102: Blue Jays at White Sox pregame
Sweet Home Chicago…
Toronto (51-50) at Chicago (46-56)
at 8:11 p.m. ET at U.S. Cellular Field
Today's lineups:
Reed Johnson, LF
Gregg Zaun, C
Alex Rios, RF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Matt Stairs, 1B
Royce Clayton, SS
PITCHING: RHP Josh Towers (5-6, 4.97 ERA)
Jerry Owens, CF
Alex Cintron, 2B
Jim Thome, DH
Jermaine Dye, RF
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Josh Fields, 3B
Scott Podsednik, LF
Juan Uribe, SS
Rob Mackowiak, 1B
PITCHING: RHP Jon Garland (7-7, 4.15 ERA)
NOTES: LHP Gustavo Chacin was activated from the 15-day disabled list and subsequently optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. GM J.P. Ricciardi said Chacin needed more time to rehab anyway, so the club felt it was best to keep him in the Minors. In reality, there's simply no room in the inn in the rotation right now. … RHP A.J. Burnett threw a three-inning sim game and felt good, according to Ricciardi and manager John Gibbons. If Burnett feels fine on Saturday, he will likely do a rehab in Florida on Wednesday and then at Triple-A the following Monday. … 1B Lyle Overbay was not in the lineup due to flu-like symptoms. … Ricciardi said that he received a call from the Phillies about Towers, but there haven't been any serious talks yet. … Prior to the game, the White Sox traded 2B Tad Iguchi to the Phillies for a Class A Minor Leaguer. … An interesting stat: Minnesota's lone run in the fourth inning on Wednesday snapped a span of 37 scoreless innings with Zaun behind the plate for the Jays. That's a club record and the longest streak in the bigs since Javy Lopez caught 42 straight scoreless frames with the Braves in 1998.
entering Friday
1. Boston 62-40 (–)
2. New York 54-47 (7.5)
3. Toronto 51-50 (10.5)
4. Baltimore 47-53 (14)
5. Tampa Bay 38-63 (23.5)
entering Friday
1. Cleveland 59-43 (–)
2. Seattle 54-46 (4)
3. New York 54-47 (4.5)
4. Toronto 51-50 (7.5)
5. Minnesota 51-50 (7.5)
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I think it's a smart move sending Chacin to AAA for awhile. Not only is there no room for him in the rotation right now, but he also hasn't inspired much in the way of confidence since his rookie year. More time in the minors can do him nothing but good at the moment.
Here's hoping the Jays continue their hot streak tonight!
Iguchi is another 2nd basemen the Jays could look to sign in the off-season.
Not to bad robertlee
Hill needs to stay at second base, and its not like Iguchi is a big time performer or anything. The free agent I would accept for moving Hill back over to short would be Luis Castillo. But franky, I would much rather have a Johhny Mac-Hill tandem than Hill-Iguchi. He would be a waste of money
To be honest I would like to see the Jays pick up a good shortstop and keep hill at 2nd Ithink he's to good to move.
my thoughts exactly
I agree garryguy. But the only way we can pick up a (good) shortstop, is by trade.
Yeah, I'd definitly prefer to keep Hill at 2B, but you gotta do what you gotta do, and as much as I like him McDonald is not a starter on a contending team.
exactally. mcdoanld, however much we all love his defence, doesnt have the bat to be a starter. we have to make a deal in either before the deadline (unlikely) or offseason for next year
ukgocats as much as I like Johnny Mac you have to look at his stats I think 100 games is his limit I love his defence but his offence is not good enough,Maybe if he knew he was going to play 150 games he would get himself in better shape who knows.
nice strickout there by towers
puts em down 1 2 3
hopefully another great game from him
By the way I took that from something he said himself.
When does Miguel Tejada become a free agent? He can be really dangerous behind the plate.
Towers only has 2 hitters to worry about, Konerko and Thome. Will it be the last start for Towers in a Jays uniform? If I am J.P. I would not trade him, ride out the hot hand. He has been pitching well, even though he'll be Towers eventually.
White Sox are a team that has just fallen apart. Dye, what happened to him this year? I assume he'll be traded in the next few days. No reason for the White Sox to hold onto him, he is a free agent at the end of the year. White Sox are going to try and deal Contreas as well but not much takers on him from what you read. White Sox are looking to build around Buerhle, Garland and Konerko. White Sox pen is awful, the Devil Rays have the worst pen.
I am just wondering what is going to happen when Towers does eventually lose a game. Who knows if he is going to fall apart again.
Towers can't do it alone the bats have to wake up Zaun came close but were not playing horse shoes.
johnson with a nice steal. he really is starting to look like hes comming around. and yeah, when towers does loose a game, it very well might fall apart again. i think we really should try and trade him now, when his value is most likely at his highest.
even if we dont get much in return, when burnett comes back, i would rather have litsch over towers in the rotation. what do you guys think ?
Your not going to get much for Towers. I say keep him and ride the hot hand.
i know we wont get much, but it wont be long before towers crashes and burns again. and now is when he's looking his best. personally i wouldnt want to keep him around with all the young talent succeding at the major league level. if phily is interested. depends whats being offered. but if another team has interest, id be wide wide open to all possibilities
Be open to it. I would be open to anything if I was a g.m. right now. You might get a panic stricken g.m. that is looking to save his job. Isn't it funny that Gillick is the guy that is interested in Towers. He didn't make a trade for a long time when he was with the Jays.
Ithink we might see a shortstop prospect come to toronto for towers,The best bet is to keep him he can be had for cheap next year as a long man in the bullpen remember he plays his best when he fills in for a hurt pitcher they just might need him again.
What speed what grace what a turn around third and the big hurt scores,what a way to kill a big inning Stairs lol.
still put 3 on the board
up by two
and towers is looking solid
maybe i spoke too soon
canadian Remember"TOWER POWER" get behind him guys because the defence isn't.
I dont buy it. I call ******** on JP. There's no need to offically send gustavo to the minors yet. He's going to need to rehab for about 5 start since he was out for so long. Offically sending him down is disrespectfull to gustavo and the blue jays are the only team that does this. He'll get his 5 starts then be called up in september like he should, but there's no reason to do it but to save a little money. No room for him in the rotation? There will be room after he rehabs for his 5 starts since he was out for so long.
Chacins ERA is always over 5 he would have been 4-12 if he had stayed healthy with the way the jays were swinging the bats.
Towers looked tired the last inning he never should have been sent back out and I hate the goof thats in Tallet.
I would agree about Tallet. He is the definition of a goof. Good one garryguy, you made me laugh on that one.
I don't think it was a money move-Chacin is on a major league contract, so the money'sthe same.
Seems to me, there's another move coming and the needed room on the roster-which is why it was probably done.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think Tallet never stops anything
hey it looks like we all think alike on Tallet. I do not understand why Gibby likes him so much. He certainly isn't the guy to send out there with the game on the line-dumb move.
chacin had 5 starts this year, his first three were quality starts.. going atleast 6IP giving up less then 2 runs in each game. Then he tanked in his last two starts but you can attribute that to his injury.
with Frasor, League, Janssen, Downs, Wolfe and Accardo in the pen, can anyone tell me why we sent Tallet out there with the game on the line?
A school kid could manage these pitchers better than Gibby.
I just read the release from the Jays on why they sent Chacin down. They seem to think it was to his benefit. He hasn't pitched in a long time and they felt it would take pressure off him.
Right-I believe that too. lol
Tallet sorry josh thump I'm sorry tallet I didn't mean to hit you if only that was true.
I shut the game off and I have visons of gibbons going to a resturant and getting a chunk of steak stuck in his throat and Towers is the only one that knows the hymlic manouver.
I wonder if, we're the only ones who understand the urgency of winning each and every game. It appears to me Gibby doesn't. I don't really have a problem with Gibby bringing in Tallet to pitch to a left handed batter-but why leave him in to face righties WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE 6th.
hes an idiot-thats why
That made this judgment on gustavo after one minor league rehab start!
They made this judgment on gustavo after one minor league rehab start!
To be fair, Chacin needs at least 5-6 starts before he's even close to being ready. And that's assuming everything goes well; it's like he's back in spring training again.
And frankly, it really doesn't matter who's roster he's on, ours or Syracuse's.
I still think there's another move coming.
I cant wait to see what the move is.
This just in gibby sent down to the minors to rehab.
Tallet is okay if you start the inning of with him no one on base 1/3rd of inhearited runners score of him sorry about my spelling.
So Gibby's sitting on the bench, knowing NY have already won 1, Boston's won, Cleveland's won and he turns to Ernie and says" I think I'll put The Wolverine in-get him ready.
Ernie says, why Gibby-the guy hasn't got a stop for us all season-the games on the line.
To which Gibby responds-I like the wolverine-we drink the same kind of beer and he generally buys-the guy can't be all that bad; get him ready.
Thanks gsumner I needed that.
So when the inning was over, two runs in and Chicago got the lead; Ernie was sitting next to Gibby and shaking his head.
Gibby turns to Ernie and says what's your problem to which Ernie replies-we gave them momentum and likely the game. I told you not to bring in The Wolverine.
Gibby looks at Ernie, smiles and says-what's the problem, it means he's buying tonight-are you coming with us or not?
Further Gibby says, I learnt a long time ago-there's always another game tommorrow-don't take any one game all that seriously.
You can't complain one day about Gibbons only trusting Janssen, Downs, and Accardo, and then complain the next when he puts his trust in one of the other relievers and gets let down. He went to Tallet because he needed 5 outs before playing matchups with Downs and Janssen in the 8th and bringing in Accardo for the 9th, and Tallet has been used as a long reliever all season. He also gives up fewer hits to righties than lefties. Don't forget that Stairs dropped a grounder from the first guy Tallet faced. If he turns a double play, the inning's over with no runs scoring. Even if he only makes the force at second instead of at first, that probably ends up saving a run.
Tower Power what a laugh. If he would spend less time playing with his jock strap and tihnk about his pitches he might do better. Watch him next game , thats if he is still here. Hope not !!!!!!!
Actually the numbers on Tallet are 1.23 against left handed batters and 4.60 against right handed. As I stated, I had no problem with him coming in against the lefty. But with such a crutial game on the line Frasor (1.59 against righties) or Wolfe (.000) against right handers would have been better choices against the right handed batter than Tallet.
Tallet is better at the start of an inning than coming in with runners on. Every time, I've watched him he's given up a hit with a runner on which generally led to a run.
By the way, I've never complained about Gibby using Janssen, Downs and Accardo.
We had the lead and gave it up-we have to play and manage like each game is the last game of the season-and that didn't happen last night.
i just don't undertand why the jays can't hit in clutch situations on the road. They could have scored atleast 2-3 more runs than they scored. Well whats done is done hopefully halladay will bring a change.
About chacin i think it was the right move cause we don't have space for him.
Towers did a good job yesterday only if he could have gone a bit deeper. However i agree with gibby on taking him out and i kinda agree with torgen that we have to trust all our relief corps. Although saying that perhaps gibby could've gone with downs who too was a long reliever before.
Tallet's ERA against righties is worse but his OBP and BA against (and therefor WHIP) are better. Tallet has never been used as a LOOGY this year, so asking him to do it would definitely be moving him outside his established role, and he's not dominant enough against lefties to be used in that role. (It would be a waste of his effectiveness against righties, too.) That said, Tallet got the double play ball, so the plan worked. You can't blame Tallet for Stairs giving the Sox an extra out, and you can't blame Gibbons when his plan worked but the defense screwed it up.
Downs hasn't been used as a long reliever this year, so asking him to do that would also have been taking people out of their established roles. It's not Gibbons' fault he only has one lefty he can use to get a single lefty out. Maybe you didn't complain about Gibbons only using Downs, Janssen, and Accardo, but there are people who have.
We would have had a far better chance of winning this game if we'd had Overbay playing first (since Stairs made three bad plays, one of which probably cost two runs) and batting second (since Zaun put up a goose egg with Johnson going 4 for 5 with a double and an uncontested steal of second). Are you going to blame Gibbons for Lyle catching the flu? Maybe you can write a derogatory short story about it being drinking related.
Albeit it era or whip, both Wolfe and Frasor would have been better choices, in my view. You obviously have your opinion, and that's great. We're all entitled to have one.
Relax, there's no need to attack me or anyone else here.


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This Week In 1983: July 31, 1983
There were some fantastic songs released in 1983, but the single that ended up as the year's biggest hit in Australia wasn't a song at all.
Outperforming the likes of "Gloria", "Billie Jean" and "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", the number 1 single of 1983 in Australia was a pun-packed spoken-word record by a stand-up comic who'd started performing just two years earlier.
The song that ended the year as Australia's second biggest single was still at number 1 this week in 1983. "Flashdance... What A Feeling" by Irene Cara stayed on top for a third week.
Off The Chart
Number 96 "The Animal Song" by The Europeans
Peak: number 96
This was the astonishing debut single by British new wave band The Europeans, who are not to be confused with Europeans, a late '70s band from the UK with just as limited success.
Number 95 "My Love" by Lionel Richie
Peak: number 93
The third and final single from Lionel Richie's self-titled debut album was another US top 5 hit, but the "Easy" soundalike, which features Kenny Rogers on backing vocals, barely dented the Australian top 100.
Number 92 "Mornin'" by Al Jarreau
Peak: number 82
Unlike Lionel, fellow soul/R&B singer Al Jarreau only reached the ARIA top 100 twice - once with this track from his Jarreau album and again in 1987 with the theme to Moonlighting.
Number 85 "Ship To Shore" by Chris De Burgh
Peak: number 75
Chris De Burgh had visited the Australian top 5 earlier in the year with "Don't Pay The Ferryman" but found the waters less welcoming with his next nautically themed release.
New Entries
Number 47 "Come Dancing" by The Kinks
Peak: number 36
Between their 1964 debut with "You Really Got Me" (an Australian number 8 hit) and 1970's "Apeman" (which reached number 5 here in early 1971), The Kinks had enjoyed a string of 11 top 50 hits locally. Despite continuing to record throughout the '70s and early '80s, nothing the band released during that time had troubled the chart. This single, which had originally flopped in the UK in November 1982, might not have charted in Australia either had it not unexpectedly become a top 10 hit in the US in mid-1983. A return to The Kinks' earlier sound, "Come Dancing" was written by Ray Davies as a tribute to his sister Rene, who'd died from a heart attack at a dance hall in the late 1950s. It'd be the band's final ARIA chart appearance.
Number 46 "It's A Mistake" by Men At Work
Peak: number 34
They'd enjoyed a flawless start on the Australian charts - with two number 1 albums and five consecutive top 10 singles - but Men At Work's dream run came to an end with the unfortunately titled "It's A Mistake". Interestingly, the song, which is about the Cold War potentially leading to nuclear warfare, received a much warmer reception in the US, where it peaked at number 6. Men At Work would be back in the Australian top 10 later in 1983 - but with one of their previous hits.
Number 45 "(You Said) You'd Gimme Some More" by KC & The Sunshine Band
Peak: number 45
Here's another band who usually performed better on the Australian chart - well, at least they had in the late '70s when they notched up seven top 40 hits. But, it had been three-and-a-half years since they had a number 1 single with "Please Don't Go" and this track from All In A Night's Work was hardly their best effort. In fact, I'm puzzled why "(You Said) You'd Gimme Some More" was even released at this point when they had a much better song waiting in the wings - a song we'll see restore the disco/funk group to the top 5 in the coming months.
Number 39 "Rock 'N' Roll Is King" by Electric Light Orchestra
Peak: number 13
Not all previously successful bands were having a tough time of it on the Australian chart in 1983. Even though band members were starting to abandon ship, ELO landed what would be their last big hit with this lead single from the ambitious Secret Messages album. As its title suggests, "Rock 'N' Roll Is King" eschewed some of the more modern sounds the band had experimented with on previous releases for a straightforward rock feel, complete with a surf guitar intro, a boogie woogie piano and that "whamalamabamalama" lyric. The throwback track would give ELO one last hurrah on the Australian singles chart, with only one minor top 50 entry to follow.
Number 23 "Australiana" by Austen Tayshus
Peak: number 1
There was nothing novel about novelty records in 1983. Australia had even had a chart-topping comedy single as recently as the summer of 1980/81 when "Shaddap You Face" stayed at number 1 for eight long weeks for Joe Dolce Music Theatre. But there was something about the debut single from stand-up comedian Austen Tayshus (real name: Alexander "Sandy" Gutman) that really appealed to the Australian public.
Written by Billy Birmingham, who'd become quite familiar with number 1 singles and albums in his guise as The Twelfth Man, "Australiana" took the form of a story incorporating a series of plays on words. Words like kookaburra, platypus, waratah, Nullarbor, Great Barrier Reef, Eureka Stockade and Vegemite - all true blue stuff. The puns came at a fast and furious pace, and it's interesting listening to the live audience on the record - there's everything from appreciative laughter to groans at the more on-the-nose gags to delayed reactions when it takes a second or two for the cleverer jokes to sink in.
I remember my eight-year-old self being amused by "Australiana" at the time. A lot of the more adult material went straight over my head, but it was a clever routine that actually did stand up to repeated listens. And so, people went out and bought the 12" single (the only format it was available on) in droves, and listened to it over and over again. Then quoted it to each other.
"Australiana" spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number 1 in Australia - its run at the top interrupted due to it being banned for a week in Victoria (on account of B-side "The Comedy Commando") and dipping down to number 7 for that week. The record ended 1983 as Australia's top single, but like all year-end charts before 1988, that's based on an aggregate of chart positions rather than sales.
Nevertheless, "Australiana" is regularly cited as the best-selling Australian single of the '80s and even of all time. With reported sales of over 200,000 copies, "Australiana" was likely the highest-selling single by an Australian artist during the '80s, with "Locomotion" by Kylie Minogue its closest rival. Whether or not international hits like "We Are The World" or "Never Gonna Give You Up" outsold "Australiana" is unclear.
Outside the '80s, many singles by local and international acts have outsold "Australiana", with the highest-selling single of all time in Australia still Elton John's 14 times platinum "Candle In The Wind '97/Something In The Way You Look Tonight".
Listen to every top 50 hit (that's on Spotify) from the second half of 1983 on my playlist:
Next week: the second big solo hit by a member of one of the top-selling bands of the 1970s, plus another hugely successful artist from the '70s scores his biggest single.
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I wanted to create a personal version of DropBox, using my own hosting, in order to get around the privacy concerns of that service. I found this nifty application (despite the awful, awful name) called Sparkleshare which claimed to do exactly that, being a client interface to a git repository.
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