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I hadn't thought of it like that
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in consequence of the missive, Yes....that is much what I thought., penned by MandyN
Because they are so close, I'd always felt them to be of similar characters, but they actually are quite different when you look at it. Perhaps JA is pointing out that good friends come from all sorts of people, not just the archetypes found in novels. The difference between Henry mocking small talk and Eleanor falling back on it, is that Eleanor does progress beyond it once we get to know her. Henry may be mocking the fact that even supposedly good friends (such as Catherine and Isabella) only talk about shallow topic. I do think that Eleanor has a sense of humour like Henry as I pointed out in my original post, but it's covered by her reserve.
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Reviews are comin' in a plenty from Venice and Telluride on John Hillcoat's "The Road," his adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel, and they're not pretty.
The film is being hammered and we kind of expected as much. What does that mean? Were we aware of the narrative lapses the reviewers are suggesting? Variety's Todd McCarthy is unequivocal in his position. "This 'Road' leads nowhere," is his opening sentence. He also calls it "grim and bleak," but isn't that the exact point?
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy doesn't have much of a forward-moving plot or narrative. It's a monochromatic father and son tale of trying to survive on the desolate open road in a despondent, ashy gray post-apocalyptic world full of cannibals, fear and hopelessness. That's it. There's nothing else to it other than the undying and all-encompassing love a father has for his boy. In that sense, "The Road," nails the book in every sense quite beautifully. Yes, it's depressing, yes it's dark and yes it's bleak as all get out. That's the point.
Todd seems deathly disappointed that the film will likely have few commercial prospects with mainstream filmgoers, which is sadly true, and seems to ignore the fact that the film is all about atmosphere, mood and tone.
In Contention, at least seems to realize this when they say, "three quarters into [the film] it becomes clear that atmosphere may have been preferred over characterization," and in a sense that's very true. Some of the dialogue, and specifically an awkward voice-over at the beginning, doesn't quite work, but to say the dialogue is flawed is overstating the case. Actually what we think would have worked even more is a near silent film, or at least the grim, dialogue-less first 20 minutes of "There Will Be Blood," but alas the film doesn't go there.
We're not going to try to sit here and pick apart the reviews or make a line-by-line defense, but there's qualities of "The Road" — the haunting, elegiac tones, the melancholy tear-stained faces, and gutwrenching unrelenting anxieties — that are seemingly not appreciated and very close with the original text in our minds. The novel was about tenor above everything else. It's a very faithful adaptation. Perhaps too faithful, it's not a linear presentation and there are few arcs. But that doesn't make it a bad movie. It's more of a washing-over-you experience like a slow-motion firestorm than it is an A-to-B-to-C journey. Yes, it's more of an art movie. Did you see "The Proposition" or "The Assassination of Jesse James"? They are tremendous pictures and "The Road" falls much closer to these works than traditional movies, perhaps even having a much deeper and resonant emotional weight as well.
So don't count it out just yet. The Hollywood Reporter is more in-line with our thinking and says, "[Hillcoat does an] admirable job of bringing Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to the screen as an intact and haunting tale." And yes, they note that the film will have a hard time having major commercial success.
"Shot through with a bleak intensity and pessimism that offers little hope for a better tomorrow, the film is more suitable to critical appreciation than to attracting huge audiences though topliners Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron will attract initial business."
And this is totally true, but if you're watching this film with eyes wide awake, you know you're clearly a watching a picture that was not made for commercial audiences. There are a few small concessions — mostly that sub-par voice-over that vanishes rather quickly (thankfully) and the beginning is slightly clunky or a least takes a minute to find its rhythm, but when you see how brutal and harsh the picture really is you'll begin to appreciate just how much The Weinstein Company and Dimension films let Hillcoat get away with. They took a gamble here and instead of sanitizing it, they let the filmmaker go as miserable and dark as the text demanded and — weird thing to say — they should be applauded or at least patted on the back for not butchering the film. TWC probably figured Oscar was their one hope, and while it remains to be seen whether it will generate much Academy heat — Viggo still has a shot (Anne Thompson seems to agree), Kodi Smit-McPhee, not so much — it's an admirable and ballsy move especially considering how shaky their company has been this year.
What we would do to be a fly on the wall and hear some of the battles Hillcoat and Bob must have had though. We're still with Esquire who saw it earlier this year and called its "unforgettable, unyielding" horrors and "hard to watch" qualities pluses and not negatives.
In Defense Of 'The Road'
Posted by Rodrigo Perez at 7:34 PM
Labels: Dimension Films, John Hillcoat, Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road, The Weinstein Company, Viggo Mortensen
10 comments:
- Daniel! said...
I thought The Proposition was great, an even tougher sell if that's possible (people seemed anxious of the fact it was Australian when it came out in this country, WTF is that even about?) so I'm excited to catch Hillcoat's newie whenever it wings its way over to a UK release.
One question: is Michael K Williams still in the final cut? And without spoiling anything, is he sufficiently awesome? - 9:01 PM EDT
- The Playlist said...
MKW is still in the film. Every cameo you've read about is still there.
You mentioned that there have already been re-edits prior to Telluride and Venice. Is it still possible to change the voice-over before October if it is as distracting as, say Shane Hurlbut?
Is it Viggo narrating the beginning? Or something more along the lines of the typical trailer voice-over?
I can't understand why they never use a woman to voice a trailer? It seems like it would fit with a lot of movies better than a raspy action movie voice. - 10:31 PM EDT
Tom McCarthy said the film looks like it was "test-screened and futzed with to death." The voice-over sounds like a prime example of that.
They may want to consider a re-edit before its too late. - 12:28 AM EDT
- Gabe Toro said...
Again, the cut I saw wasn't refined, but I think it was an "art film" without the art, and even less bleak and oppressive than it should've been. I expect "tedium" to be the most-used word in all the reviews.
- cirkusfolk said...
Well, I might be one of the few that would use the word "tedium" to describe the book, so I never thought the movie would be much different.
- Bori said...
He is called Todd McCarthy btw.
- Carson Reeves said...
There's a difference between "bleak" and "earth-shatteringly depressing to the core no hope at all bleak." The reason I never picked up this book is because it sounded like the latter. Am I right in assuming that the movie is the same?
Jesse James was an interesting film but you'd have to skin my eyelids off and tie me to a chair to get me to watch it again. There's only so many minutes that can pass without anything actually happening before enough is enough.
Remember, it's impossible to understand the good without the bad and vice versa. If it's all depressing, if there's nothing to balance the despair, then we can't appreciate the emotion. - 9:08 AM EDT
- Carson Reeves said...
Of course, I'm speaking generally. I haven't seen the movie. :)
- The Playlist said...
Thanks for the lesson Carson. ;) But yes, there is hope and tons of emotion. I think Jesse James is a masterpiece.


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this was a quickly written review that obviously didnt touch on much of the actual music, but think of it as a supplement to previously written reviews on DBM; i mainly wanted to speculate on the lyrics since it really hadnt been talked about much
9.5 for lyrics? You gotta be kidding? Yeah.
I guess every aspect was not discussed on this review. There you be a second part that will discuss all the angles.
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This past weekend I attended a tea party with some of my old friends. Yes that's right, a tea party. It was pretty fun to get dressed up and drink tea out of cute little tea cups and eat tiny sandwiches; major props to my lovely friends for hosting and putting on such a huge party. Inspired by something found on Pintrest long ago, I decided to make a cookie dough dip to bring to the party as a dessert. This wasn't my original source for this dessert idea, but the original one resulted in a broken link. (I hate that!) Luckily I found something similar on Pintrest that had a recipe I could use; find it here.
Cookie Dough Dip is pretty cool for a party, just place the dip in a bowl and serve with cookies or gram crackers for dipping. I made my vegan, although the original recipe did not contain eggs anyway, so the dough is safe to eat raw. Also, if you freeze the dough instead of keeping it in the fridge it is like cookie dough ice cream!
What you will need:
- 3/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup softened butter
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 Cup soy milk
- 1 Cup flour
- 1 Pinch salt
- 1/2 – 3/4 Cup chocolate chips (Depending on how much chocolate desired)
In a bowl, cream together brown sugar and softened butter. Add flour, salt, vanilla, and soy milk and stir until well blended. Then add chocolate chips and gently fold into dough. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in fridge or freezer.
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Sony Computer Science Laboratory
- Country - France
- Town - Paris
- Web site - http://www.csl.sony.fr
Sony is an established consumer electronics manufacturer, supplying products and systems related to audio, video, broadcasting and more recently robotics. It devotes a substantial part of its turnover to research and development activities carried out by dedicated corporate research laboratories, active in the fields of components and audio visual technologies, telecommunications, multimedia information and data management systems. In addition to its expertise in electronics and information technologies, Sony now benefits from its ever increasing presence in the robotic domains through its subsidiary Sony Digital Creatures Lab, the creator of the successful dog robots Aibo, Latte, Macaron and of the SDR-3X Humanoid robot. Sony France more particularly houses a laboratory specialised in computer science, CSL, which conducts basic research in the field of neuroscience vision, language, music, and robotics. It has multiple computing platforms, which will include in the coming months a cluster of computers (~12 CPUs) for demanding, parallel computation. It also owns multiple robotic platforms for research, which should soon be extended by receiving the new SDR-3X II Humanoid Sony robot.
The Sony CSL laboratory has developed and accumulated expertise in theoretical neuroscience and computational models and their implementation in robots, of sensorimotor systems including the cerebellum, the vestibulo-ocular reflex, in reinforcement learning, in information and probability theory, and lately in deriving the structure of sensorimotor laws from sensorimotor experience alone. Sony France employs 2212 persons and has a budget of 2, 142, 618,930 Euros.
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Movers to Watch - Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:NCT), Oncomed Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OMED), Cellceutix Corp (OTCMKTS:CTIX)
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Yes, genetics plays a role, but much less than you would think. Whether you have the genetics to live to 110 or 80 means little if you screw around with your health. Today, when a person passes away at 82, everyone says he or she lived a long life. Would you agree with that if he or she could have lived to 95 by experiencing a healthier lifestyle? No one knows how long they will truly live, but one thing is clear–it will be less than possible if you live a poor lifestyle.
According to a MacArthur Foundation study, lifestyle is significantly more reliable than heredity as an indicator of longevity. Indeed, only 30 percent of physical aging can be blamed on genes. Behavior that leads to dramatic increases in longevity has three components: avoiding disease and disability; maintaining high physical and mental function; and continuing to engage actively in life." In their book Successful Aging, based on the decade long MacArthur study, Doctors John Rowe and Robert Kahn make frequent reference to the Swedish National Twin Registry (close to 25,000 sets of same-sex twins born between 1886 and 1958). Since the pool of subjects includes twins separated at birth, MacArthur researchers were able to test nature versus nurture hypotheses. For example, in cases of hypertension, high cholesterol, and lung function, illnesses long-believed to depend heavily on heredity, results indicated that as we grow older our genes play a less important role than our lifestyles. The authors also offer details on the close relationship of physical exercise to mental ability. In summary, the MacArthur's 16 experts and a decade of study reveal the secret to "the new longevity": Use it or lose it.
We've further researched this subject, including taking a close look at studies of centenarians (people who live over 100), and have identified the commonalites among the pockets of centenarian groups spread across the globe. As the studies have shown, its mostly about lifestyle–not genetics. yet, many people question the value of living to 100. They fear they will be unable to enjoy life, will suffer from dementia, and will have to struggle with the costs of many medical problems. It turns out it is just the opposite. 100 year olds report among the highest levels of well being, spend the least on their health care, and often pass without enduring much of the pain and suffering experienced by those who die in their 70s and 80s.
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Food was real good and reasonably priced. Service was also top notch. I would definitely go there next time I am in Bangor again.
Food was real good and reasonably priced. Service was also top notch. I would definitely go there next time I am in Bangor again.
Good service, prices, atmosphere and food. Our server was great. Private booths. Good parking. Sports bar in one end, restaurant in the other.
We ate dinner here for the first time. Quiet atmosphere, private booths. The sports bar was separate and we couldn't hear that noise at all. Our waitress was the best! The food was very good, with fresh veggies on the side. We enjoyed it so much we returned 2 days later for lunch. We will certainly come again. Dinner for... More
Good food, cold drinks and good value. Met friends here and had a relaxing dinner and some drinks. We were in no hurry and our server check up on us often but was not pushy or annoying. The food was great. The service was excellent.
Nice location, near with many different chain of hotels. The food was ok, waiter was very friendly charming. We had 2 dinner there. will go gaine
My husband and I each had a salad and they were not only delicious, but huge! Our appetizer of Paddys Pub Chips were really good. Good service.
We visit the Ground Round in Bangor several times a year (sometimes more than once a month) and always have a satisfactory experience. The food isn't "gourmet" but is always delicious. The service is quick and yet no one rushes you. The waitstaff is always pleasant and many of them have been employed there for a long time. It's a... More
Good value, nice clean resturant. Plenty of choices. We were not looking for stakes and were happy to see the variety on the menu. Service was prompt and friendly.
The steak was far better than we expected - cooked to order (rare) just as I like it. We only ate here as it was walking distance from Fairfield Inn, but very pleasant surprise.
It's been a few years since I ate at this restaurant, and they've changed their menu a bit. I could only choose from 2 or 3 steaks??? No that's not right...bring back your yummy steak menu. And please, please, please offer wings on your menu that aren't spicy at all. I love my wings, but I cannot eat spicy food.... More
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Andy Roddick's ATP ranking rises despite the American tennis star retiring after last year's US Open
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- February 20, 2013
Former US tennis ace Andy Roddick's ranking rose two spots in the latest ATP world rankings, despite retiring six months ago.
Roddick jumped from No.42 in the world to No.40 this week, despite quitting the game in September, as the often criticised ranking system threw up another anomaly.
With ATP rankings taking results from the previous 52 weeks into account, Roddick is still living large off his first half of 2012, where he posted some solid results before calling it a day at the US Open.
And when Victor Troicki and Nikolay Davydenko were beaten at the Rotterdam Open earlier than they exited last year, they quickly dipped below Roddick.
Troicki dropped from 40 to 42, while Davydenko's ranking took a big hit, falling from 37 to 43.
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Sen. Ted W. Lieu-supported study on how much foundations give to minority groups to be released publicly
Progress report by Greenlining Institute to be released Friday in L.A.
LOS ANGELES – In response to groundwork laid with help from Ted W. Lieu, a progress report and 28-page study by the Greenlining Institute on the level of foundation support to ethnic groups is scheduled for release Friday in Los Angeles.
Sponsored by the three-branch minority caucus of the Legislature known as the Tri Caucus, the event is centered around the Institute's review on strengthening donations to minority-led community groups.
Lieu, a state Democratic Senator representing Torrance, helped prompt the study to seek greater transparency among private and community-based foundations when he chaired the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus in 2008 while a member of the Assembly.
As a result, a group of foundations known as the Foundation Coalition found common interest in working together to help California's non-profit community broaden and deepen the impact of charitable giving.
That action followed the Institute's 2006 Investing in a diverse democracy: Foundation Giving to Minority-Led Nonprofits, which showed that investment in minority led non-profits was "startlingly" low. Lieu and others sought to have foundations valued at or above $250 million and headquartered in California disclose gender, racial and ethnic diversity data on an annual basis.
Initially, the foundations opposed this legislation but eventually an agreement was reached between the authors, the leaders of the ethnic caucuses and a coalition of 10 of the major California foundations. The legislation was dropped when the foundations pledged to increase grant support and other resources to minority and other local groups.
• WHO: Members of the Asian Pacific Islander, Black and Latino legislative caucuses, known as the Tri-Caucus and convened by Sen. Curren Price, including Sen. Ted W. Lieu; and presenters Orson Aguilar of the Greenlining Institute; Fred Ali, Weingart Foundation; Beatriz Solis, California Endowment; Antonia Hernandez, California Community Foundation; Kafi Blumenfield, Liberty Hill Foundation; and Virgil Roberts, Bobbit & Roberts.
• WHAT: Release of a 28-page Greenlining Institute report on foundation giving to minority-led organizations and grassroots community groups.
• WHEN: 10 a.m. – noon Friday, July 13, 2012.
• WHERE: University of Southern California, Galen Center – Founders Room, 3400 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, 90007.
• WHY: To create greater awareness of the progress on charitable giving by foundations.
For more, including links to the agenda and a flier on the event, visit Lieu's Web site at the address below.
Ted W. Lieu represents nearly 1 million residents of Senate District 28, which includes the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance, as well as portions of Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Pedro. For more, visit www.senate.ca.gov/lieu


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Jelly Belly p/b Kenda finishes proud in Japan
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda posted strong results at the Japan Cup to cap off the 2012 cycling season.
Brad Huff placed sixth in the Japan Cup criterium, and Luis Lemus took the best young rider jersey in the road race.
The pace was intense both days, team director Danny Van Haute said. In the criteruim, staged in front of 100,000 people in downtown Utsuomiya, Japan, Jelly Belly p/b Kenda had a rider in every breakaway. Lemus, Nic Hamilton and Alex Hagman put Huff in a good position for the final sprint, and he dug deep for a sixth-place finish.
The road race covered 150 kilometers on a 15-km loop, with two climbs every lap. The riders again hung with the race's furious pace, with Lemus, Hamilton and Hagman all finishing in the top 30.
"I'm proud of everybody's effort," Van Haute. "This was a great showing for Jelly Belly p/b Kenda in Japan."
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This story has what is probably the longest seduction scene of any fanfic I've read. It's a very, very erotic story and does feature a section where Akane shows a level of understanding and empathy almost never expressed in fanfics.
The story is a "suspension of disbelief" type of one where the characters do not at all behave in the manner we are used to from the series. Still, it's not totally unbelievable, either. It's what I would consider an extremely sexy, cute story and worth adding to my list of the best of Ranma-chan/Ranko fanfiction.
This begins with Ranma-chan's brief fight with Akane in the dojo and her bath afterwards. In this case, though, she is spied on by Akane as she bathes. It seems that Akane is rather liberal sexually. Later, when male Ranma is introduced to the sisters, Akane quickly says "I'll take her–him–both..whatever." This is just the first of many humorous events in the story.
The next one is where Akane asks Ranma if he thinks she is cute. She has snuck up on him wearing a robe, open, with nothing underneath. Ranma looks and his nose spouts blood (as in traditional anime) and she says "I'll take that as a provisional yes."
Another time Ranma-chan is taking a bath when Akane joins her and proceeds to seduce her. Elsewhere in the house Kasumi enters Nabiki's room. She walked in on Akane and Ranma-chan and left quickly. She asks Nabiki if they can spy on the two since Nabiki has the house wired for video and sound. (It turns out that Kasumi had been having sex with Akane.)
While Nabiki and Kasumi are watching Kasumi gets extremely turned on and starts masturbating herself in front of Nabiki.
The seduction continues with Akane using a strap-on dildo. There is then a really good, totally non-sexual section where Akane talks to Ranma-chan and tells her that she sees a man who is trying to do the best he can with an odd situation and goes on to praise him even more. It's really an unusual approach with a very understanding and empathic Akane, rather than the hot-tempered and non-listening Akane of most stories.
Meanwhile, back in Nabiki's room Kasumi is crying over what she has just seen, saying it was really beautiful.
Later that evening Kasumi ends up seducing Nabiki.
The second chapter features more of the same type humorous sexual antics.
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Cartoon Movie Honors Wrinkles, Zarafa
- 700 participants from 34 countries including a record number of 100 distributors (10 % increase from last year)
- 55 projects from 18 countries. This year's projects had a global budget of 382 Million EUR with an average cost of 6.9 million EUR each film
- 40% of the projects conceived to be made in Stereoscopic 3D, doubling last year's figure.
The 14th edition of Cartoon Movie was organised with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée), the Rhône-Alpes Region, Greater Lyon and in collaboration with the Cluster Imaginove (Lyon).
Cartoon Movie 2013 will be held in Lyon from 6-8 March.
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Striking for an all-day happy hour
Beer — By DJ Spiess on April 8, 2010 at 9:01 pmI've heard of many people getting fired for drinking on the job, but this is the first time I've ever heard workers going on strike because they can't drink on the job. You read that right, Carlsberg workers went on strike yesterday because they can no longer drink beer outside of lunch. The story gets even better. It's not just the warehouse staff striking, it's also the drivers.
Apparently the drivers claim a very old brewery rule stating, "workers can have 3 beers outside lunch hours". During lunch workers can have as many beers as they want as long as they do not get drunk. The non-driving workers claim they share the right, so when the rule was removed April 1st the warehouse workers went on strike. The rest of the staff, including the drivers who are exempt from the new rule, also went on strike out of sympathy (or they joined the strike because they know an off-site party when they see one).
Carlsberg brewery isn't disputing the drivers' right, just the right for the rest of the workers. Drivers can still have three beers "to go" since they do not have time to eat at the cafeteria. The brewer did note the Carlsberg trucks have alcohol locks so the drivers cannot drink too much and drive. Remind me to never drive near a Carlsberg truck if I'm ever in Denmark. Maybe that's why they have universal health care?
My last job had explicit rules stating you could have one beer at lunch, but you could not return to work for the afternoon and you had to claim it as vacation time. I don't know what the current policy is at my new job, but I'm pretty sure I can't have 3 beers during the work day. I'd be ecstatic if they allowed one beer at lunch.
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Chicks Hit the Deck
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Since they realized they can fly, the concept of a gated coop is moot. They're now frequently spotted waddling their way around the neighborhood. The other day, they also discovered our deck over the pond, where the chickens wolfed down a fresh pile of cat barf, and then hopped up on the rail…
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Pro Football Focus Ranks David DeCastro Third Overall Among Guards
By Matthew Marczi
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro has reportedly been getting around this week on an ankle sprain without so much as a limp, according to various beat reporters' accounts on Twitter.
That could certainly lead to good news for a Pittsburgh team in dire need of quality offensive line play if he is able to go this week. According to Pro Football...
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Patriots Turn Luck Into Draft-Night Fortune, Take Advantage of David DeCastro's Fall to Boost Defense
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Stanford guard David DeCastro's surprising fall might have been the biggest reason why the Patriots' opening night of the draft was such a complete success. The Patriots started Thursday by trading up to the 21st pick to select Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones, which was a strong move for a team that needed a boost on the edge. Because of that move...
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ThebPittsburg Steelers, a team in need of protecting quarterback Ben Rothleisberger, selected Stanford guard David DeCastro. This is an excellent choice as DeCastro was widely considered a premier blocker.
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With Pick 24 the Steelers steal David DeCastro OG Stanford
The Steelers have just made their first round pick. It was a huge steal. The Steelers picked up OG David DeCastro from Stanford. I had DeCastro ranked in my top 10 over all. This was such a steal. Guards always fall but this was ridiculous. Great pick by the Steelers.
I was all for Dont'a Hightower but there is no way to pass this kid up. I love this pick. What...
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Elder – David DeCastro scouting report
David DeCastro/OG/Stanford: A true anchor of the OL, a special combination of strength and mobility. Excels in space when pulling or moving to the second level, very good quickness and fantastic vision. Locates and pulverizes his target with ruthless efficiency. Fantastic in short-yardage situations, really fires off the line and drives his man backwards. [...]
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DeCastro is elite among interior linemen
From the fans' perspective, there is nothing less sexy than to take a guard or center in the draft. Yet when you get value at that position, you can anchor your offense in a way that is seldom recognized.
A good interior line can cover average tackles on the edge and provide diversity and power to your offense. Teams typically carry only three interior linemen on game day, so...
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The following is the 4th in a series of draft profiles for potential 1st and 2nd round picks for the Dallas Cowboys. These profiles are put together with the specific needs of the Cowboys in mind, and is an attempt to examine their resumes and game tape to get an idea of who might fit in best with Dallas come draft day.
David DeCastro Stanford Guard 6-foot-5, 316 lbs.
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Road to the NFL Draft: David DeCastro
Former Stanford offensive guard David DeCastro has been working out at the Athletes' Performance Institute in Phoenix, Arizona in preparation for the NFL Combine and Draft.
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David DeCastro scouting report
David DeCastro OG Stanford #52
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The Olin Fire Safety Project is still on schedule. The 3rd and 4th floors remain under construction and closed. The 4th floor is scheduled to open on April 29 and the 3rd on May 10.
On Friday, April 15, we began relocating staff from the impending Phase 11 and 12 second floor construction zones. Ask at the Circulation/Reference Desk for information regarding all staff temporary locations. The following are the move dates for the second floor staff:
- Accounting (234)……………………………….………..Friday, April 15
- Assessment and Communications (215)…….……Friday, April 15
- Library Human Resources (235)…….………………Thursday, April 21
- Facilities (214)……………………………………………….Thursday, April 21
- Administration (213)……………………………………..Thursday, April 21
- Administration (201)……………………………………..Tuesday, April 26
The following are some other upcoming moves, closings, etc.:
- April 15: Software Development & Integration will move from 701 surge space to 107E and 107D.
- April 21: The staff lounge will close until the week of May 23. Microwaves, seating, and vending are available in the Uris Library Tower Lounge.
- April 25: The lactation room in the women's rest room on the second floor will temporarily close until the week of June 23. See http://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/support/lactation.html for alternative locations.
April 15-28: In addition to moving staff on the above dates, movers will be taking a great deal furniture to storage throughout this period in advance of construction. The second floor phases entail a significant amount of asbestos abatement. Everything has to be removed from these spaces.
Please note that beginning on April 28 access to the staff located in the temporary surge space on the 2nd floor will be circuitous:
- Although both public elevators will be in operation at all times, only one will permit access to the second floor.
- While both stairways will be open to all floors, the second floor will not be accessible via the west stairway.
- The recommended access will be via the east stairway near the entrance to Kroch Library and across from the 106 suite.
- From May 6 until the week of June 23, access to the 2nd floor surge space will be through a tunnel from the elevator. Directional signs will be posted at key points, but don't hesitate to ask for directions.


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August 3, 2005 Asian Americans and Affirmative ActionBy James ChenAs a civil rights activist and Republican Cabinet member, Arthur Fletcher had a long and distinguished career as an advisor to Republican Presidents from Richard Nixon to George H.W Bush. Fletcher, who died last month at the age of 80, was known as the 'Father of Affirmative Action' from his pioneering work as Assistant Secretary of Labor during the late 1960s. As executive director of the United Negro College Fund in the mid—1970s, he was credited with coining the slogan, 'A mind is a terrible thing to waste.' For college—bound Asian—American students, it's a catchphase that serves as an ironic reminder of his Affirmative Action legacy. In today's highly—competitive college admissions environment, many Asian—American students are discovering that Affirmative Action and other race—based quota systems are wreaking havoc on their higher education plans. For some time now, Asian—American students have been subject to discrimination in the college admissions process as selective schools try to limit their numbers under the guise of "diversity". These policies have far—reaching implications for Asian—American students, who are responding in creative and sometimes odd ways to get around these barriers. In Northern California's Bay Area, this phenomenon is often referred to as the "Lowell effect", named after Lowell High School, a top—rated San Francisco high school whose students are predominantly Asian—American. Parents of college—bound children in nearby areas with large concentrations of Asian students such as Fremont and Alameda have also noticed this trend. In an effort to make their children stand out, some have responded by moving their families to predominantly white suburbs further inland or enrolling their children in lower—performing inner city schools whose students are mostly black and Hispanic. Other roadblocks exist, not the least being the "Asian nerd" stereotype that persists on college campuses and in admissions offices. While some argue that the image of studious, piano—playing and mathematically—inclined Asian students is somewhat positive, the overall consensus among college admissions directors has been that Asian—American students are not as well—rounded as their non—Asian counterparts. The Washington Post recently reported on Asian—American college applicants who have successfully applied these strategies: However, there are limitations to these approaches, as the elite colleges appear to have set ceilings on overall Asian—American enrollment as well. Many Asian—American parents believe that their children are merely jockeying among themselves for the limited number of spaces allocated to them by college admissions officers. Other factors, most notably the declining number of white students choosing to study technical fields such as math, science and engineering, may also be working in tandem against them. According to Asian—American parents, the most noticeable effect of this shift has been the decrease the number of slots available to their children in non—technical fields. Their reasoning goes like this: to compensate for lower numbers of white students studying math, science and engineering, colleges must accept more technically—inclined Asian students to take their place. But if the overall number of Asian—American students is capped at a certain level, then a relatively high percentage of Asians majoring in technical subjects needs to be offset by a correspondingly low percentage allowed to major in non—technical subjects. Paradoxically, ceilings on Asian—American enrollment may then actually perpetuate the 'Asian nerd' stereotype by prompting colleges to admit more Asian students majoring in technical subjects. The net effect of demographics and racial quotas has been the academic 'ghettoization' of many select colleges and universities. An observer needs only to walk into an electrical engineering classroom at Michigan or UCLA to see this effect in real life. As recent developments show, these trends in college admissions policies towards Asian—Americans have resulted in unintended consequences. In a backlash noted by the Washington Post, SAT takers and college applicants are increasingly refusing to identify themselves by race. A significant number of those who decline to state their race are Asian—American, according to the Washington Post: With 'Decline to State Race' now a viable option, some Asian—Americans would seem to have a built—in advantage in the college admissions process. With the increase in racially—mixed marriages—a majority of American—born Asian women now choose to marry white men—a growing number of Asian—American applicants have European surnames which disguise their Asian heritage. With more than one—in—four Asian—American children of college age having one white parent, it stands to reason that a significant percentage of Asian/white mixed—race college applicants would either choose to classify themselves as 'white' or be identified as such for admissions purposes. Data from the 2000 US Census shows that roughly half of mixed—race Asian—white children identified themselves as 'white'. Native—born Filipino—Americans would appear to have an even greater admissions advantage, as their Spanish—surnames may mislead college admissions offices into believing that they are Hispanic. Similarly, Chinese—American applicants with ethnically ambiguous surnames such as 'Young' or 'Shaw' or adoptees from Asia may increase their chances for admission merely by rendering hazy their ethnic origins. As these examples make clear, Asian—Americans' attempts to circumvent quotas rely primarily on overturning demographic factors. But despite these efforts, evidence is mounting that the cumulative result of discriminatory quotas against Asians is powerful cascading—effect that results in Asian—American applicants having a higher standard for admission at all levels of college selectivity. Still, asking some Indian—American kid from Fremont, California to spend 4 years in Kalamazoo (MI) or Valparaiso (IN), or at a nearby college where she is overqualified is small consolation to the tens of thousands of students negatively affected by Affirmative Action policies over the past 30 years. To judge by the current responses of Asian—American parents, this is neither a feasible solution—many do not feel comfortable sending their children to faraway schools in the Midwest—nor a desirable outcome. When Arthur Fletcher set out to create a remedy for racial discrimination, he probably had no intention for his system of 'good faith efforts' towards the hiring of minority construction workers to result in systematic bias against Asian—American students. Although the Supreme Court has established that race can be used as a factor in admissions decisions (Grutter v. Bollinger), colleges will soon be forced to make even more difficult choices, such as whether to apply the 'One—Drop Rule' to the growing number of mixed—race Asians, or to continue relaxing entrance standards—such as abolishing use of the SAT—to maintain racial balance. Given that Asians are the second fastest—growing ethnic group in the America (behind Hispanics, according to Census 2000 data), those decisions should be coming sooner rather than later. James Chen is proprietor of the blog Where Have you Gone, Joe DiMaggio? on "Asian Americans and Affirmative Action"
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A single-family subdivision containing 10 lots sold recently for $2.85 million, according to San Diego based Voit Real Estate Services.
The small community, Mare Altura Villas, is comprised of three partially finished homes and seven finished lots. The property spans a total of approximately 1.4 acres with each lot measuring at approximately 6,100 square feet apiece.
Voit Vice President Tony O'Neill says the land will serve as a small, secluded and private residential community.
"The single-family home market is improving in the area, and the buyer intends to move forward with the completion of the project and sell the homes," O'Neill said in a release.
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The 2008 Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Biennial Conference will be held June 29 - July 3, 2008 on the campus of Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Ground Zero Museum
The Ground Zero Museum is dedicated to the memories of the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11.
Originally this place was a firehouse built in 1904 but now this museum displays the complete picture of what happened on that fateful day.
There is a free walking tour through 5 shows which depict the loss suffered by the victims, the survival of some and heroism shown by others.
This is a temporary centre. A permanent one is being constructed and will include a permanent museum as well as a memorial.
The aim of the Ground Zero museum is to raise awareness among people to the heroic acts of the Ground Zero recovery workers, educate students about the ill effects of terrorism, to honour the lives of the people who lost their lives on September 11 and to raise funds for treating the sick and disabled Ground Zero workers.
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Re-live the former World Trade Center and the fatal September 11
A New York visit cannot be complete without a trip to Ground Zero Museum: most visitors who want to get to know and re-live September 11 and the "Recovery" visit Ground Zero Museum even before seeing the former World Trade Center site, which is just 8 minutes away by cab or subway.
Tour guides and firefighters will help you imagine what went on exactly inside Ground Zero on the fatal day: firstly through a historical introduction and a 12-minute video presentation to introduce you to the facts; then an interactive walk-through a collection of artifacts of the World Trade Center helps to figure out how was the building before September 11; lastly, the self-guided audio experience and 80 stunning images from the Recovery illustrates in details what happened in that very terrible moments.
Ground Zero Museum is a very interactive visit: in fact, we often use the word "workshop". During the visit, visitors can admire numerous World Trade Center remnants and may pick up and hold some of them; he can walk through lifelike "3-D Installations" that place him right into the former World Trade Center. Furthermore, Ground Zero Museum features over 80 of the most notable photographs from the Recovery, including the Ground Zero Bible Page, the Clock stopped at 10:02 AM from September 11, the "Today is 11" Calendar Page. These images, took by Gary Marlon Suson, the founder and photographer of the Museum, have been featured on the major worldwide magazines and journals.
Ground Zero Museum Workshop is a unique concept, the only original in New York. It is without any doubt a deep emotional experience since it makes visitors re-live the experience of the morning of September 11 and, above all, it focuses on the consequences and on the recovery efforts.
The intention of its founder is to remember not only the two towers collapsing and the view of Ground Zero immediately after the attack, but also what happened behind the security gates days and months after September 11 to recover the World Trade Center site.
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Interactive Video and Voice over Internet Highlight CableNET® 2005 at The 2005 National Show
Louisville, Colorado, February 16, 2005—CableLabs® announced today that 45 broadband demonstrations will comprise the 13th annual CableNET® exhibit, a highlight of The 2005 National Show, the annual convention and international exhibition of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), April 3–5 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Co-sponsored by CableLabs and NCTA, CableNET is a technology showcase that offers a hands-on experience with many of the most exciting technologies that cable operators soon may provide to their customers.The content, services, and applications demonstrated will showcase how the cable industry is utilizing its broadband platform to explore new leading-edge consumer services.
Designed as an educational forum, CableNET enables attendees to see and discuss leading-edge technologies and applications. Among this year's highlights are broadband wireless, OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based exhibits, demonstrations of interactive services and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP). Among the demonstrating companies at this year's CableNET are the American Film Institute and its Digital Content Lab development partners; and the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) will display advanced multimedia services.
The 10,000-square-foot CableNET® exhibit will feature technology demonstrations by companies from a wide variety of industries supporting the cable industry, including services and applications that cable companies will deliver to their customers via cable's hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) telecommunications networks. Designed as an educational forum, CableNET enables attendees to see and discuss leading edge technologies and applications. Among this year's highlights are 200 megabit-per-second Internet access via the cable industry's Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS®) platform; OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based exhibits, demonstrations of interactive services and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Among the demonstrating companies at this year's CableNET are the American Film Institute and its Digital Content Lab development partners. The Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MoCA) will display advanced multimedia services.
"CableNET continues to provide a unique environment in which to understand the industry's technology - and service - future," said Dr. Richard R. Green, CableLabs President and CEO. "This year's version will be the most advanced yet in terms of displaying cutting-edge, forward technologies which serve to underscore cable's competitive lead in the broadband industry."
"CableNET's technology showcase provides an enlightening glimpse into the bright future of cable's consumer technology," said Robert Sachs, President & CEO, NCTA. "Its presence at The National Show provides great value to all Show attendees."
About CableLabs: Cable Television Laboratories (www.cablelabs.com) was founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry. A non-profit research and development consortium, CableLabs delivers innovations that enable cable operators to be the providers of choice in their markets. Cable operators from around the world are members. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.packetcable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org, and www.opencable.com.
CableLabs® is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Other CableLabs marks are listed at http://www.cablelabs.com/certqual/trademarks. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
The list of demonstrations and brief descriptions follows:
- Advanced Digital Broadcast introduces the i-can 3200C, a digital DOCSIS®-based set-top box with OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based middleware for both lab and field trials of all digital video cable networks.
- The AFI Digital Content Lab incubates new forms of content on digital platforms, pairing media, creative and technology experts in a unique hands-on production process.
- ATI Technologies Inc. is exhibiting a full-system solution based on OpenCable™ specifications, which incorporates a single-chip solution using the XILLEON™ 210VC. The solution is designed to minimize overall system cost and to maximize performance.
- Aurora Networks is demonstrating wireless access for hotspot and point-to-point applications to highlight the potential of leveraging deployed hybrid-fiber/coax (HFC) backhaul and power infrastructure for residential and business applications using 802.11 technologies.
- Auspice's Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) Service Management software provides comprehensive real-time monitoring of the PacketCable™ VoIP infrastructure for proactive health management of root cause analysis of Quality-of-Service (QoS) degradations, call-feature problems and outages.
- BitRouter's TVrefpak for digital cable-ready and terrestrial TV targets silicon reference boards with a graphical user interface (GUI) and support for CableCARD™, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) and digital closed captioning.
- Camiant, a provider of PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM) infrastructure, is demonstrating multimedia applications including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based communications and streaming video using its Quality-of-Service Bus Network (QBUS) Multimedia Service Controller.
- Cauldron Solutions is demonstrating its software engine for scheduling and distributing on-demand digital media and its application engines to manage broadband and cable customer entitlements, business rights, and transactions.
- Clique Communications is showcasing its Clique Video Messenger software client on two personal computers providing peer-to-peer, two-way live video chat service over the Internet via cable modem access.
- Coaxsys is exhibiting Internet Protocol television (IPTV) delivery over in-home television coaxial cabling with multiple, simultaneous high-definition (HD)/standard-definition (SD) television channels.
- Deloitte Consulting is showcasing the systems and processes required to create a branded voice and data wireless service using the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) approach.
- Dotcast's demonstration injects data at 3.75 Megabits per second (Mbps) into an analog television signal without impairing the host picture or sound.
- Ellacoya Networks is showcasing multimedia service and peer-to-peer (P2P) control through the off-line placement of a deep-packet inspection (DPI) switch for application detection and PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM)-based service control.
- Entropic's production chipset, field tested by MoCA™, enables home networking of digital entertainment, including multiple and simultaneous high-definition television (HDTV) and digital video recorder (DVR) video streams, gaming, audio, voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), and data, over the existing in-home coax and splitter environment.
- ExtendMedia is showcasing how Content Service Management technology enables the marketing, support, and delivery of highly personalized consumer content services across multiple lines of business.
- Mahi's Vx7 ROADM and Network Planning Tool simplify optical network design and planning, from simulation and verification of optical layer performance, to services engineering.
- Microsoft presents Microsoft TV Foundation Edition 1.7. This solution is being deployed today and features a dual-tuner digital video recorder (DVR), advanced interactive program guide, news and weather interactive channels, and more.
- Motorola Connected Home Solutions is exhibiting Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony based on PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM) specifications to provide Quality-of-Service (QoS) to ensure high-quality voice calls. The demonstration includes DOCSIS® 2.0 cable modems and wireless gateways, a PCMM-based cable modem termination system (CMTS), a policy server, and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server.
- Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MOCA) is showcasing technology that simultaneously provides multiple streams of high-definition and standard-definition video, broadband data, and gaming over existing home coaxial cable. No cable or splitter changes are required.
- Navic Networks is demonstrating interactive television (iTV) and addressable advertising applications that leverage its HyperGate® data transport technology and iTV platform.
- NDS is showing its MediaHighway Advanced OpenCable™ Applications Platform™ (OCAP™)-based middleware (with personal video recorder support) on top of a Quanta Network Systems (QNS) platform, together with the OCAP MediaHighway Development Kit (MHDK) and applications developed in collaboration with third parties.
- NETGEAR® is exhibiting the Wireless Cable Voice Gateway, CVG824G, which integrates a DOCSIS® 2.0-based cable modem, PacketCable™-based voice adapter with battery backup, a router based on CableHome® specifications, an Ethernet switch, and an 802.11g access point.
- Nionex GmbH is demonstrating pontegra, the HTML-based OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based browser for the development of interactive TV services by means of standard Internet-based workflow components.
- Nortel Networks is showcasing a wireless broadband experience enabling cable operators to deliver services in hotspots, public transit, and large entertainment venues.
- Nuera's BTX media gateway, built in accordance with the PacketCable™ security architecture, provides secure off-net voice calls from a multimedia terminal adapter to the public switched telephone network.
- Osmosys is exhibiting a middleware based on OCAP™ specification as well as a full portfolio of OCAP™-based products intended for cable operators, application developers, and set-top box vendors.
- Primal Solutions, Inc., offers solutions that capture, rate, and correlate service data (including Voice-over-Internet Protocol and high-speed data usage) for consumption-based billing, Web presentment, and financial management.
- RealNetworks' PCTV is the culmination of its codecs, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Quality-of-Service (QoS) management and multicasting technologies, resulting in a multichannel television experience delivered to the personal computer over broadband networks.
- Samsung Electronics is showing its Interactive Digital Cable Ready ("iDCR") high-definition television (HDTV) based on CableLabs® OpenCable™ Application Platform (OCAP™) software and OpenCable Host hardware specifications.
- Sandvine's network equipment helps service providers understand subscriber behavior, recognize and address network threats, classify applications, guarantee service levels, and create profitable broadband service tiers.
- Siemens' Visual Caller ID lets the cable operator route caller number and name information to the television screen where it appears approximately one second prior to the first ring.
- Softel-USA is showing the MediaSphere TX carousel outputting OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based applications, and the MediaSphere Lab for prototyping and testing OCAP applications, set-top boxes, etc.
- Synacor's portal-technology platform, Portelus™, and extensive catalog of subscription services enable Internet service providers (ISPs) to bundle, provision, support, and bill for multiple services as part of a single-rate code.
- Telchemy Incorporated is showcasing non-intrusive and active Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service quality monitoring technology to measure service quality and provide real-time problem diagnosis for PacketCable™-based systems.
- Telesciences' record keeping server (RKS)/mediation system collects event messages or call detail records from PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM)-based components. An optional new Customer Self-Service (CSS) Web portal is integrated with the RKS.
- UniSoft and Strategy and Technology are exhibiting TSBroadcaster, an OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based encoding/play-out server for cable headends, lab, testing and application development. It supports multiple Digital Storage Media-Command and Control (DSM-CC) object carousels, bound/unbound application support, and authenticated OCAP applications.
- Vidiom Systems is demonstrating OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP™)-based applications, middleware, and services that support cable operator migration from their existing, deployed systems to the OpenCable platform.
- Zoran's Generation9®-Elite ATSC/NTSC and Uni-Directional OpenCable™-based reference design is a complete hardware and software solution for building Digital Cable-Ready high-definition television (HDTV) products.
About CableLabs: Cable Television Laboratories (www.cablelabs.com) was founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry. A non-profit research and development consortium, CableLabs delivers innovations that enable cable operators to be the providers of choice in their markets. Cable operators from around the world are members. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.packetcable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org, and www.opencable.com.
CableLabs® is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Other CableLabs marks are listed at http://www.cablelabs.com/certqual/trademarks. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.