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Codling begins Rosslyn Park life with impressive friendly win
12:36pm Monday 19th August 2013 in Rosslyn Park By Charlie Addiman
Rosslyn Park kicked off their pre-season preparations with an impressive friendly 48-25 over Neath.
Sam Katz kicked 18 points while Paul Unseld (2), Callum McDonald, Peter Hodgkinson, Darryl Ball and Charlie Broughton all scored tries to leave new head coach Alex Codling happy with the work out.
"I was delighted with the boys' effort," he said.
"Neath is a very tough place to go and for a first outing there were loads of positives and some great skills on show.
"There is still plenty to work on and we are certainly not getting carried away but to win by the margin we did reflects how hard the group worked for each other.
"I was also very pleased with the contributions that the new boys made."
Park went onto the attack from the first whistle soon forcing an eminently kickable penalty, but opting instead to kick for touch. Will Bowley set up a drive and Neath were soon defending desperately.
Awarded another penalty Park opted for the scrum, a further penalty and the scrum was reset for another massive drive but when they spread the ball they knocked-on in crossing the line.
The pressure was maintained, a penalty taken as a quick tap and then Dom Shabbo made a superb run up the right. When awarded a further penalty, Park asked Sam Katz to have a shot at goal to finally put some points on the board but his effort glanced off the far post.
A handling error from a clearance kick gave Neath their first real incursion into Park territory, and they soon showed how useful a side they can be when granted possession. Park defended very proficiently until home fly half Dai Langdon took matters into his own hands, popping up on the left to get round the defence for a good try, which he converted himself for 7-0.
Neath were now looking good, but an excellent piece of play by full-back Peter Hodgkinson soon had Park back on the attack.
The ball was spread to both wings before a penalty was hoofed to touch close to the line. Hooker Adam Bellamy was finding Bowley with consistent ease in the line-out and this time the drive was far too powerful and Callum McDonald was the man who forced the ball down. Katz converted to level the scores.
Langdon and Katz swapped penalties for 10-10 before the Neath man had the last word with a neat drop goal shortly before half-time.
There was still time for Hodgkinson to launch a counter-attack, and a searing run from flanker Harry Broadbent nearly bore fruit, but the home side held out for a 13-10 lead at the interval.
Park soon snatched the lead in the second half when a super move was finished off by Hodgkinson, who came onto the ball at speed to get between the posts. Katz converted for 17-13.
Almost from the restart Park were back at them, this time the full-back started the move which was finished off by winger Paul Unseld who comfortably out-sprinted the defence. Katz again nailed a difficult conversion for 24-13.
Neath were far from beaten yet, aiming a penalty to the corner and driving for the line where somewhere among the melee centre Adam Jones managed to get the ball down, Langdon proving that he, too, could score the difficult conversions and reducing the margin to a mere four points.
Park swept back into the attack and Katz accepted a penalty to stretch the lead to seven points.
A magnificent move stretching across the field nearly bore dividends for the visitors, but it was a brilliant piece of opportunism by Unseld that eventually beat the defence.
The winger swooped on a momentarily loose ball close to left touchline and used his blistering pace to get to the try line before the defence could close him down. Katz hit another superb conversion for 34-20.
Almost from the restart another sweeping move saw Darryl Ball come onto the ball at pace and dive over, again converted, for 41-20.
It was now champagne stuff all the way and a devastating run by Charlie Gower had the home defence in shreds before Charlie Broughton ran over on the right, Katz adding the extras for 48-20.
Neath never gave up and a last minute consolation try by full-back Ceri Young made the final score 48-25.
Park: Hodgkinson; Vincent / Broughton, Simpson / Damant, Staff / Gower, Shabbo / Unseld; Katz; Grant / Gash; Liffchack / Ovens, Bellamy / Clark, McKenzie; McDonald / Boyle, Bowley / Ball, Lonergan / Starling, Broadbent / Blomfield, Ellis / Shires.
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NBA AM: Is Dwight Headed To Brooklyn?
Packing For Brooklyn?: The morning chatter and cell phone inbox says the Orlando Magic and New Jersey had "fruitful" discussions with the Brooklyn Nets yesterday and that the two teams have started talking specifics on a Dwight Howard trade that could clear out the Magic roster.
ESPN's Chris Broussard is reporting that the framework discussed with the Magic would have Dwight Howard landing in Brooklyn with a re-signed Brook Lopez, a re-signed Kris Humphries and guard MarShon Brooks coming to Orlando along with three unprotected draft picks from New Jersey said to be in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
There has been speculation that Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu would be included in the deal, however sources close to the process could not confirm Turks inclusion in the deal.
Sources warn that nothing is done on this front and that talks will continue today, but that the tone of the talks yesterday was more progressive and that something looked possible if all things line up.
The first hurdle for the Nets and Magic is getting both Lopez and Humphries to agree to new contracts. The Collective Bargaining Agreement requires players to sign at least a three-year contract to be included in a trade, however only the first year has to be fully guaranteed.
Both players possess a little leverage because of the pressure on Orlando to make a deal and they are surely going to use it. The more dollars those players command in their new deals in turn makes the total trade value larger, which is how Hedo Turkoglu could get forced into the deal.
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement does allow for very steep declines in contracts which could also work in Orlando's favor. They could agree to near max level deals – $14 million – with both players in Year 1 of the deal to clear out the cap and then drastically reduce them by as much as 40% in Year 2 to create cap room.
The Nets are under no obligation to accommodate Orlando's desire to dump unfavorable contracts as the tone out of Brooklyn yesterday afternoon as they consummated the Joe Johnson trade with the Hawks was they were moving on without Howard, so the Magic may not be able to force much more into the deal than they are.
After yesterdays' trade with the Hawks that sent out almost everything on the Nets roster, Brooklyn has almost nothing on the salary cap but league required cap holds. As things stand today the Nets have Joe Johnson's $19.75 million, an expected $17.71 million new deal with Deron Williams and an agreed to deal with Gerald Wallace that sources say will be a lot closer to $9 million for the first year, giving the Nets $46.6 million plus cap holds. Adding Dwight Howard's $19.53 million, gives the Nets $65.99 million in commitments to their four players. It's not ideal, but that's how the Heat and Knicks were constructed.
Such a combination of big dollar players would almost assure the Nets are luxury tax payers for the foreseeable future, but when Mikhail Prokhorov bought the team, he said he'd pay the price to be a winner. Looks like it's time to write the check.
Some Random Notes: As Day 2 of NBA Free Agency came to a close a lot more happened, but ere are still lots of undecided situations, here are some of them:
Bulls Being Patient: Let's call the Chicago Bulls value shoppers. They have not been involved with many of the major named Free Agent players, but they were quick to get on the phone with former Blazer Brandon Roy and have expressed a lot of interest in a possible multi-year deal. The Bulls were also in the hunt for Derek Fisher who is fresh off a Finals run with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder would like to bring Fish back and can offer a little more money than Chicago, but the Bulls appear to be willing to do a multi-year deal with Fish too.
Don't expect the Bulls to pull off anything crazy, they'd really like to keep their core intact and add better pieces around them. So far in free agency that's what it looks like they are doing.
Ray-Ray Has Suitors: When the season ended for the Celtics it was all but decided that Celtics' guard Ray Allen was taking his three ball to South Beach. The problem is on his way south a half dozen teams called trying to sway him in their direction, including the Celtics who offered a three-year $18 million package.
Allen is taking his time with the process and is doing most of the work via the telephone taking phone meetings with the Clippers, Grizzlies, Timberwolves and HEAT.
The Celtics are still very much in the picture for Ray and they view him as their player to lose. Ray has not made any commitments to anyone, but has hinted that he'll decide his future before the July 11th moratorium is lifted so the teams not in the running can sign other players.
Show Me the Mayo: If you were dreaming of OJ Mayo with your team's Mid-Level salary exception, you better think again. Sources close to the process say OJ and his agent are not listening to teams with offers built around the Mid-Level and view OJ as the consolation prize for teams like Indiana, Phoenix, Houston and New Orleans if they cannot lure in Eric Gordon or guards like Ray Allen and Jamal Crawford.
Mayo has heard from a large number of teams and sources close to the process say he'll have no problem inking a big deal once teams can actually sign players.
Dragic and Rockets Far Apart? The Houston Rockets were thinking a deal in the $8 million per year range for point guard Goran Dragic, however Dragic's camp is looking for something in the $10 million per year range.
That's a massive number for Goran, but it's also why Goran is meeting with other teams namely the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors.
The Raptors are awaiting word from Steve Nash, and if he opts not to take their $36 million deal, they'll turn to Dragic.
Houston is still very much in the mix because they can offer a fifth year and larger annual increases, but it does not look like Houston is ready to up the price for Dragic just yet.
Because the Rockets hold Dragic's rights, they could do a sign and trade deal… maybe that's how Toronto gets rid of Jose Calderon… just sayin.
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HEALTH CODE: With solid, standardized biomarkers still unknown for many common conditions, many consumers--along with the government--are concerned that ordering a genome scan will provide shaky or even harmful information.
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We all carry our DNA around with us—in every cell of our bodies—but some biotech trailblazers are toting their genomes with them, too. In a recent talk Jay Flatley, president and CEO of sequencing giant Illumina, recalled being asked by his doctor to get a certain genetic test. But Flatley was able to pull up his full genome on his iPad then and there instead of sending a spit sample off to the lab.
Although most people are not yet able—or willing—to obtain or share their own personal genome sequence, many already see a genome-empowered future dawning. In the quest to better know one's self, however, more and more people are turning to genome sequencing to uncover information about their ancestral histories, impending health risks, and disorders of potential progeny. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prevented Pathway Genomics' direct-to-consumer DNA kits from reaching drugstore shelves in May, however, the technology—and companies who offer it—have come under finer scrutiny from the public as well as the government.
Despite the completion of the generalized human genome draft a decade ago, connections between diseases and genetic variations have proved to be evermore complex and elusive.
"We naively thought that there would be a few genes involved in risks for a variety of common disorders," says Barbara Bernhardt, an associate professor of medicine and genetic counselor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
Some conditions, such as cystic fibrosis (pinpointed even before the completion of the human genome), are caused by single gene mutations, and clinical genetic tests for these types of diseases have been useful diagnostic tools. But other diseases, such as Alzheimer's, have no uniform genetic signature—or clear way of avoiding them—leaving many to wonder about the science and utility behind the results many genome scans offer casual consumers. Other information gleaned from sequences—for example, the drug metabolic-rate estimates for medications such as the blood-thinner Warfarin—could be used directly for medical treatment decisions.
"They certainly do provide medical information to people," Bernhardt says of the direct-to-consumer genomic tests. "From that perspective, they do need to be regulated as medical devices."
The FDA, which had provided relatively loose rules for consumer genetic testing, is now revaluating the industry's methods and will begin asking companies to provide data about how they interpret the scans for customers.
In a 2006 Scientific American article, Harvard Medical School geneticist George Church called for genome sequencing for all. But four years later, is the technology ready for the mass market?
Testing the market
The first complete individual human genome was finished less than three years ago and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Now many companies offer a similar service, which promises a personalized laundry list of disease risks assessed from a simple cheek swipe or spit test, available online for thousands—and in some cases, for less complete scans, hundreds—of dollars.
Despite the drastic decline in price and increase in availability, direct-to-consumer genome sequencing has been relatively slow to catch on. The Google-backed sequencing company 23andMe has gone through two rounds of staff cuts in the past several months, and the Iceland-based deCODE genetics was delisted from public trading on Nasdaq earlier this year after its market value dropped.
Additionally, a mishap earlier this month at a lab under contract with 23andMe resulted in as many as 96 customers receiving the wrong genetic reports.
"The consumer market for whole genome sequencing and interpretation has yet to evolve," says Nathan Pearson, director of research at Knome, a company that offers full genome sequencing. Recent studies have also found other applications for genetic tests, such as ancestry profiles, to be rather unreliable. And many consumers are reluctant to submit their DNA for private sequencing—let alone inclusion in genetic studies—fearing privacy issues.
Even so, research shows that genetic insight into health risks is in high demand in some consumer groups. In an ongoing study of attitudes toward genetic testing at Penn's School of Medicine, Bernhardt and her colleagues have found that their subjects generally embraced and understood their genetic test results and risk levels. Their volunteers were primarily people who took an active interest in their health, she notes, and results were presented only for a single condition for which preventive actions could be taken (such as risk for heart disease), rather than a fuller scan of multiple risks that many of the direct-to-consumer tests offer.
But for conditions in which there is currently no cure or effective prevention there is concern that just downloading a personal genetic risk profile at home might cause undue stress or even depression. Bernhardt and others recommend that consumers meet with a genetic counselor before tests to prepare for what information might come back—and for how it should be used.
The family doctor, however, might not be ready to help in interpreting genetic test results. Bernhardt notes that a lot of general practitioners often do not know what to do with this genetic information.
Recoding the code
Even for genetic tests that offer just a snapshot of relatively common disease-linked variations, the amount of data such a scan generates is immense and requires distillation before relevant information can be presented to consumers. This process of interpretation, however, is one place where the science can get murky.
Most companies offer genetic data in terms of relative risk for particular conditions. Some, including Knome, provide links to scientific studies about genetic variants that appear in your genome, allowing a customer to judge what a particular difference might mean for them. Their personal scans, however, have primarily been limited to a few dozen "healthy and wealthy" customers who are motivated to dive into the literature and explore health implications for themselves.
"Dealing with the huge haystack of data that you get is a really difficult task," Pearson says. And that service is not likely to disappear, even as sequencing prices drop. "When sequencing is free or nearly free, there will always be room for expert interpretation," he says. "That's our stock and trade," he says of his work with Knome.
That approach could have limitations for much of the public who might not be interested in sifting through a decade of scientific literature about a particular mutation they carry. "They're going to get overwhelmed," Pearson notes about consumers who get inundated with mountains of data about their 3.3-billion base-pair genome. Finding ways to convey results "judiciously, securely and wisely" will be a long-term challenge for the industry, Pearson says.


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Hi Colette - I'm still waiting to hear about an actual date--have you set it yet? I have to make arrangements with my sister in Reno to come out and stay at my place to watch over my folks, if I can come. I hope all is going well for you--hey--we've passed the 100th day of school, so we're on the "downhill slide" now!!
Hi Patricia,
Everyone makes their own arrangements as far as transportation to get there. We fly into Denver International Airport, and there are shuttle services available that will take you directly from the airport to the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center. I want to say that the shuttle service was about $60 each way, but that could be changed. You arrange for your shuttle bus in advance; the shuttles run throughout the day on a regular schedule, and several people ride together.
You can also make your own lodging arrangements once the event is finalized, or you can try to connect with others who are going, and who might want to share the cost of a room. Lodge rooms will probably run from around $100 to $120 per night. Each room gets a couple breakfast tickets for each day (breakfast buffet). Buffet dinners in the evening cost about $14, or sandwiches and salads are also available in a small deli.
For gear, we had a list of suggested what to bring items from the first Rocky Mt Adventure. Hiking boots that are already broken in, a day pack, and some warm clothing are among the definite "to bring" items. Once we have dates finalized and as we get closer I'm sure we'll have the list posted again in a new Rocky Mt Adventure forum... keep watching for it, and we hope you can make it!
Hi Everyone!
As Michael has posted, I'm still waiting for word about the shuttles. I called the Estes Park Free Shuttle Service today, and they told me the shuttle starting date still has not been decided upon. The woman I talked to told me to call back at the end of January, and that hopefully the budget will be resolved then.
Michael, Allen, Debbie, Ann, Juli, Zoe, Roseanna, Jayne, and other returnees, we hope to see all of you out in CO once again. Ann... Tom and I are not sure if we will be driving or flying for this year's event. So at this time we're not ready to think about a rental car. But when the event is posted on the CM events page, you may want to post about sharing a rental car then in addition to posting here.
Plans are also in the works for Tom's and my wedding at The Chapel on the Rock (St. Malo's). We just need to take the Pre-Cana classes, have a letter from our parish priest sent out there, and all will be set.
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ST. LOUIS — Borrowing from lyrics by the rock group AC/DC, St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock came up with a perfect description for his team's recent struggles at home.
"This is the homestand from hell," Hitchcock said after the Blues lost 4-1 to the Los Angeles Kings, their fourth straight loss at home and fifth in a row overall. "We lost our goalie, we didn't play as well, and now we've got to take this onto the road and we've got to be much more accountable to each other."
This is the Blues' first five-game losing streak since Jan. 2-12, 2011 and both Hitchcock and his players are beyond frustrated with the losing skid.
In a span of 12 days, the Blues have fallen from 6-1 to 6-5-1.
"There's no cavalry coming," Hitchcock said. "There's no rescue party coming to take care of us. We've got to do it ourselves."
The latest punishment came from the same Kings team that swept the Blues in the second round of the 2012 playoffs on the way to winning a Stanley Cup.
"It's very symptomatic of what went on in the playoffs," Blues captain David Backes said. "Round 1 we had success, we thought we were hot stuff and Round 2 we ran into a (Kings) team that's willing to play for each other all over the ice. That happened on this whole homestand.
"It's not acceptable to play four games and get one point at home. It's got to be the worst hockey we've played all year -- and going forward if we don't correct it soon, we're going to be in a world of hurt."
The Kings began the night second-last NHL with 22 goals in their first 10 games. They collected four on 23 shots against Blues goalie Brian Elliott, who stepped in for Jaroslav Halak when Halak aggravated his groin injury during warm-ups.
Despite leading the NHL in goals-against average and save percentage last season, Elliott has been unable to extricate himself from a slump that has reached five straight losses.
Since replacing Halak against Detroit Feb. 1, Elliott has allowed 20 goals on 105 shots. It's not all on Elliott, either, as his teammates continue making mistakes around him that wind up in the back of the net.
Backes also suggested in no uncertain terms that the wrong kind of mentality may be creeping into the dressing room.
"We've got too many guys that are out there looking at the stat sheet wondering how many goals and assists and cookies they got, rather than taking a hit to make a play or getting run over so we can get a puck out," Backes said. "We took our foot off the gas and it's no one's fault but our own."
With the teams skating 4-on-4, the Kings took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jeff Carter at 8:31 of the first period.
Blues defenseman Wade Redden was caught up ice trying to make a play in the neutral zone and the Kings' Slava Voynov built up speed on right wing.
Voynov fired the puck in front to Carter, who tucked it under Elliott's pads for his fifth goal in 11 games.
After a shot by Blues rookie Vladimir Tarasenko hit the goalpost, Carter's second goal of the night made it 2-0 for the Kings as he worked his way behind Blues defenseman Ian Cole and beat Elliott with a backhander.
A power-play goal by Davis Drewiske made it 3-0 and boos were clearly audible in response to the home team's listless play.
The Blues finally found some energy late in the second period and got a power-play goal from Alex Steen with 42.5 seconds remaining.
The sequence began when Blues winger Vladimir Sobotka took exception to a hit from behind by the Kings' Trevor Lewis. Sobotka answered that hit by immediately going after Lewis with some big right hands before the two were separated.
Rob Scuderi's hit from behind on Backes left Backes down on the ice briefly while being checked by trainer Ray Barile. Backes returned to start the third period and finished the game.
After the hit on Backes, the Blues responded with a power-play goal by Steen on a blast from the right point that made it 3-1.
The Kings regained their three-goal lead on a one-timer from the slot by Jarret Stoll 3 minutes, 36 seconds into the third period.
The Kings outscored the Blues 15-6 during a four-game sweep in second round of the playoffs last spring after the Blues won three of four during the regular season.
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lmao looks like the goddamn spl trash talk thread its glorious blights on some fuckin illuminati levels planning the endgame of this scenario out jeez, refreshing to see he still gots it and ye i think ill enter the fray this yr... we should spar sometime tho so i can get some actual games
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With sadness we inform you of the passing this morning of Mrs. Chana Reizel Rabin, OBM, of Edgware, London, UK.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will lead a discussion on the topic: Is It Okay to Be Fat?
A grand menorah lighting and olive oil tasting took place at the Whole Foods in Berkeley, CA, on the seventh night of Chanukah.
Levi and Avremel Piekarski of Crown Heights' Bais Shmuel go every Sunday to put on Tefillin with seniors at an adult daycare center in Canarsie. This Chanukah, the brothers, joined by other Beis Shmuel congregants and their families, made a party attended by about 200 of the seniors, where they distributed Menorahs and doughnuts and danced to live music.
During Chanukah, the tireless and dedicated Released Time instructors visits the homes of their students, bringing the joy and beauty of Chanukah not just to the students who attend their classes but to their entire family. In total, more than 700 families were visited.
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A young teenage Jewish girl was the victim of an assault in Crown Heights Thursday evening. The perpetrator, a Black teenager riding a scooter, groped the girl and sped off.
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What is the Role of a Rebbe? In a handwritten note, publicized in the Teves edition of the "A Chassidisher Derher" magazine, the Rebbe lends a rare glimpse at the role the Rebbe embodies. The note is part of an article that brings deeper perspective into the saga surrounding Hey Teves.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe entering his car holding a bag of panim, on his way to the Ohel.
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Over 2,000 children visited the 5th annual Chanukah Experience run by Chabad of Eastern Queens, enjoying Menorah lightings, doughnuts, game shows, olive oil demos, crafts and more.
We all have our share of dirty laundry. No one in the world is born great. Everyone has skeletons in their closets. Do we shove it all under the bed, or do we deal with it, become amazing people, and move on? People who do the former are forgotten. Those who do the latter serve as an example for all us for all time.
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Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week's Parsha - Vayigash. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be the ultimate optimist?
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Giant Menorahs, giant latkes and giant donuts – Chabad only goes giant. Many Chabad Houses have secured major city destinations for their giant Menorahs to be displayed. Chabad's literal interpretation of Pirsumei Nisa, (Hebrew for "publicizing the miracle of Chanukah"), is usually accompanied by a major public kindling of the Menorah with city officials and hundreds of participants. Nothing Chabad does is ever on a small scale — from giant Menorahs to mobile Succahs to free High Holiday Services.


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Cash-rich technology giant Apple (AAPL) needs to find a way to distribute its cash to shareholders, instead of sticking to the Depression-like mentality that prompts the company to hoard equity, fund manager David Einhorn told CNBC on Thursday.
In an interview on "Squawk Box,"Greenlight Capital's founder defended his decision to file suit against Apple over a proposal to eliminate preferred stock. Einhorn urged shareholders to vote against the proxy, branding Apple's tactics as symptomatic of someone who has suffered through a trauma.
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An important element of any good movie is accompanying music, and Necroscope would be no exception. Who should compose original music? What modern artists could contribute songs? What songs already exist that could reflect the events and ideas of Lumley? We all know that we should include some Ray Charles tunes, but please offer other suggestions.
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Thread: How about movie music?
November 17th, 1999, 03:08 AM #1Thrall A little more Undead...
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Great thread...
Think of stuff by white zombie and metallica for any wamphryi scenes....
as for harry and e-branch .... well i always thought RUSH would be able to do great soundtracks...
but something real heavy for the vamps ... and something hard driven for harry and the E-brach ....
November 17th, 1999, 05:59 PM #3
It should be in all classicial! I think that have bands on the sound track ould make the movie too commerical! Plus Metallica? A hoky wantabe country band?
November 18th, 1999, 02:56 AM #4Thrall A little more Undead...
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Thanks for your input so far, I appreciate it and hope to see more. I've always thought White/Rob Zombie could contribute, and maybe Metallica (Like their cover of "Die, Die My Darling", or even the original) or "Enter Sandman" (hehehehe). I feel that a must entry would be Nine Inch Nail's "Dead Souls" for obvious reasons.
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Well, Rashagoth, maybe not ALL classical, but some. "Night on Bald Mountain" and Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries" would be good entries I think.
Matt K.
November 18th, 1999, 02:46 PM #6
I only have two words for you all on this subject.
Graeme Revel.
November 18th, 1999, 11:18 PM #7
I think Cartman from South Park should do the singing )
errr Vormulac... forgive me fer being daft but who is Graeme Revel?
November 19th, 1999, 03:11 AM #8
All classical, yes!! Anyone who has listened to "The Rock" soundtrack will agree.
November 19th, 1999, 04:36 AM #9
all great films have all classical star wars
November 23rd, 1999, 09:03 PM #10
One word - BAUHAUS!
Alright, a few more words...
Bauhaus made The Hunger what it was, a great vamp film, but I agree with Icky on the classical music, Night on BARE Mountain (Mussorgsky) would be a great start to any horrific, scary, vampiric venture - well it was played at my wedding anyway!
Also, does anyone remember the background music in Bram Stokers Dracula, towards the end when they're racing for the castle? She's called Diamanda Galas, an awesome satanic/operatic singer and musician; one of her songs was also in Natural Born Killers. She'd be perfect for Wamphyri music.
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After seeing Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW last week. I would think that the Necroscope movie be scroed in the classical style. Also, I nominate Danny Elfman or Ennio Morricone (The score for John Carpenter's THE THING anyone?).
Besides, you could always have one of those "INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE" CDs with all the rock artists.
November 29th, 1999, 03:28 AM #12
I think Until it Sleeps by Metalica would be a good song to have on the sound track
November 29th, 1999, 09:18 PM #13
Danny Elfman? I have been a fan of his for a long time. He rules! And Goth what else? hehe. The song from Bush..Mouth the remix not the first one is awesome. I think they used it in American Werewolf in Paris or something. Someting kinda techno like would be awesome. Fast paced. The Hunger...ah yes excelent movie..
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Darkman, good idea. I have to agree with you on that one. Also, thanks Gothgirl for your support and for correcting me. Darkman, I think other good Metallica songs to use would be Unforgiven, their cover of Die, Die, Die My Darling, and One.
Also, if Rob Zombie is to contribute.. one word... SUPERBEAST!
Matt K.
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European Tour 2013 / 02 October 2013
Dear Readers, you will be delighted to learn that I learned my lesson from the previous Friday's flight fail, and arrived at Heathrow last Sunday in exceedingly good time to catch our plane to Madrid. In fact, one could say that my travelling group of upper strings were probably a tad over-cautious, arriving as we did almost before check-in had even opened. But better safe than sorry! Frankie... read more
European Tour 2013 / 20 September 2013
The second part of our pan-European tour began on Friday 13th. We were due to be flying from Heathrow to Zurich at some ungodly hour for a concert in Lucerne, and for this blogger things went far less than smoothly. Read more
European Tour 2013 / 12 September 2013
Hello, and welcome to another Philharmonia blog! I'm Sam Burstin, a viola player with the orchestra since 2005, and regular tour blogger. This month we're performing in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and England with our Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, and I'll be describing the most impressive and interesting sights and sounds as we go. Read more
Japan 2013 / 10 February 2013
I'm writing from our plane home, which is currently 36,000 feet over the top of Norway; the view is magical. The snowy white land is bathed in the glow of a setting sun, which we have been chasing since we took off from the land in which it rises nine and a half hours ago. When we arrive back in London in two and a half hours' time, we shall have succumbed to darkness, the sun having... read more
Japan 2013 / 9 February 2013
My plan for the rest of the tour was to stay up late and rise late, thus resetting the body clock back towards European time, or at least trying to. The coaches for Saturday's concert in Yokohama, an hour south of Tokyo (and the venue for the 2002 Football World Cup Final), were to leave at 1.45pm, so I rose around 1 and went and bought a banana and a blueberry yoghurt for breakfast. I figured... read more
Japan 2013 / 8 February 2013
Friday lunchtime saw the launch in Japanese of the Philharmonia's awesome app, the Orchestra. I met Nate in the lobby and we took the red Marunouchi line to Ginza, an enormous shopping district in central Tokyo, walked about half a mile to exit A12 and popped out, blinking, into the sunny street. Across the road was a shiny cuboid building with a rotating, once-bitten apple on the roof. I... read more
Japan 2013 / 7 February 2013
Thursday saw the first concert of the tour in Tokyo, which was great for two reasons; there was no travelling during the day, which meant time for some sightseeing; and the hall we were playing in that evening was one of the most amazing structures I've ever seen. Read more
Japan 2013 / 6 February 2013
One of the wonderful things about touring the world is experiencing different cultures; the food is a big part of that. Bento boxes are like a packed lunch, with rice or noodles, dumplings, some meat or tofu, maybe some funky vegetables or some other unidentifiable product (see bento B at the Robot place!). Read more
Japan 2013 / 5 February 2013
We were quite sorry to be leaving Sapporo, with its fantastic hall, great beer and frankly awesome snow. But Tokyo is a city like no other, and as we took off for the capital, on a surprisingly large plane, I began to reminisce about previous visits. Read more
Japan 2013 / 4 February 2013
Dear readers, I just spent rather a long time writing today's blog, only for a faulty internet connection to make it disappear completely, seemingly never to arrive, or return for that matter. Read more
Japan 2013 / 3 February 2013
I'll not lie, it was took quite an effort to drag myself out of bed on Sunday morning, as I'd had more Guinnesses the night before than hours of sleep! But after a quick shower I packed and headed to the lobby with a sense of purpose. I was forgoing breakfast for a walk under a cold, cloudless sky, and headed towards the Motoyasu River and the Peace Memorial Park. Read more
Japan 2013 / 2 February 2013
I awoke on Saturday around five feeling remarkably refreshed. The previous night's swim had clearly done the trick, and after a hearty buffet breakfast I felt ready for anything. Which was good as we had a long day ahead of us. Read more
Japan 2013 / 1 February 2013
Our flight between London's Heathrow and Tokyo's Narita airports was as uneventful and unmemorable as most of the movies on offer to us cattle-class passengers. Read more
Japan 2013 / 31 January 2013
Going on tour is such a regular occurance for us Philharmonia players there is a danger that it can become routine, and therefore less exciting. Read more
Japan 2013 / 30 January 2013
Hello, and welcome to the Philharmonia's Japan Tour 2013 blog! My name is Sam Burstin, I've been a viola player in the orchestra for seven years, and a few months ago I was writing to you from the USA; blogging topics (blogics?!) included pizza, Jimi Hendrix and the Presidential Election. This time it's more likely to be sushi, Stravinsky and Six Nations Rugby! Read more
Us Tour 2012 / 1 November 2012
Hello, and welcome to the new Philharmonia blog! My name is Sam Burstin, I've been a violist in the orchestra since 2005, and I'm honoured to have been asked to relay to you the sights, sounds, stresses and stories from our tremendously exciting tour to the Unites States of America, for which we leave on Monday (stormy Sandy permitting!). Read more
Three Choirs 2012 / 22 July 2012
Luke Whitehead writes: How to describe the Three Choirs Festival... It's a little like a week on tour and a little holiday rolled into one. It's now day three of the festival, which this year is being held in Hereford, and after a VERY early rehearsal for this evening's concert, I'm sitting in the glorious sunshine on my campsite (my chosen accommodation for this year's festival)... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 08 April 2012
Soong Choo writes: After a gentle stroll around central Seoul I took a smaller group to a Buddhist Temple food restaurant and had a feast. Made me think it wouldn't be a bad thing being a monk, but then I do like my meat so maybe not. Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 07 April 2012
Soong Choo writes: We are flying to Seoul today. Got up and felt really good this morning, slept six hours straight for the first time in days. Finally beat the jet lag (hope I haven't spoken too early), which is just as well as I am really looking forward to Seoul for many many reasons but above all, it's the food if truth be told. Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 06 April 2012
Michael Fuller writes: Yes, Richard, I have also often contemplated the mysterious power of "the handbag", an item that to us men seems to only serve the practical purpose of carrying things around from point "A" to point "B" but to women around the world seems to have acquired an almost-mystical power. Yet however much I ponder this phenomenon (particularly after an exhausting day being dragged... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 05 April 2012
Richard Birchall writes: For those of us without Chinese wives, this week so far has been one long and very entertaining game of charades; on European tours it's usually possible to dredge up some long-lost vocabulary from the hazy memories of school and muddle through (often receiving a condescending smile or weary sigh and a response in English), but here the language (and alphabet) barrier is... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 03 April 2012
Michael Fuller writes: We're off to Shanghai today from Guangzhou, and I have to give special props to my lovely wife Lulu and her peerless Mandarin speaking skills. After a major foul-up at the check-in desk in Guangzhou, where the flight was overbooked, boarding passes were assigned to the wrong people, and passports temporarily disappeared, Lulu was the only one able to communicate with all the... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 01 April 2012
Richard Birchall writes: Thanks Mike! I'm delighted to join the blogging team, and glad the lower strings are now in charge...! To pick up where we left off: our first concert of the tour was on Saturday afternoon at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (the main arts and performance venue for the island), and we were greeted by a full house - always a good way to start! The programme of Haydn's C... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 30 March 2012
Michael Fuller writes: We've just arrived in Hong Kong to kick off our Far East Tour with Lorin Maazel. Over the next 10 days we'll be playing here as well as Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul, Korea. My wife Lulu (in our first violin section) and I have arrived a couple of days early to enjoy some extra time in this most vibrant of cities before our concert on Saturday. It seems there's certainly... read more
Beethoven Series 2012 / 5 March 2012
Gijs Kramers writes: Right, we just got to Bupapest. Glorious day here, nice and crisp which is just what we need since this moring the alarm clock went off at 5.15. Ouch! Yesterday we rehearsed Beethoven's Eroica symphony and Pohjola's Daughter, a great piece by Sibelius about a Finnish guy who has to fulfill an arduous assignment in order to get closer to an unbelievably beautiful woman... read more
Beethoven Series 2012 / 2 March 2012
Sam Burstin writes: Hello! We're Sam Burstin and Gijs Kramers from the viola section - welcome to the Philharmonia's new Beethoven Blog! We've been given the honour of describing the magnificent journey the orchestra is embarking on through the works of arguably the greatest composer who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven. Our Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 10 October 2011
Michael Fuller writes: Last night was the final concert in our Mahler cycle with Lorin Maazel, and we finished it in grand fashion, with Mahler's colossal Eighth symphony. It is surely Mahler's most ambitious work, and the promoter for the premiere in 1910 coined the term 'Symphony of a Thousand' due to the massive forces involved- 8 vocal soloists, 2 mixed choirs, 1 children's choir, and an orchestra... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 03 October 2011
Simon Oliver writes: Mahler's Ninth Symphony is not normally linked to feelings of joy and happiness. After our performance on Saturday night however, I found myself very joyful indeed. On cloud nine even. Earlier in the evening on the Royal Festival Hall stage while looking around the orchestra during the performance, I had been profoundly inspired at the commitment shown on each of the Philharmonia's... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 29 September 2011
Michael Fuller writes: After kicking off our London concert season on Sunday, we're ready to dig in to the final concerts of our Mahler cycle with Maestro Maazel. It was good to see the Maestro on the podium again last night in rehearsal after our marathon patch of work this past Spring. We played a rocking Mahler 6 concert in Turin, Italy, in early September, but besides that we haven't worked... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 29 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: This weekend we travelled into the north country for the final two concerts in this first part of our Mahler cycle with Maestro Maazel. It has all gone by so quickly, yet our concert in Manchester seems like such a long time ago! In the seven weeks since our first rehearsal we've performed 7 symphonies in 25 concerts in 16 cities across the UK, Germany, France and Luxembourg.... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 27 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: The last concert on our tour of Europe was a triumph. It was one of the best performances of Mahler's Fifth Symphony I've done. Everything seemed to be right. The concert hall in Essen had a wonderful acoustic and it was full to the rafters! The orchestra had a free afternoon so was well rested, and it was the last performance of the tour which gave it a true sense of occasion.... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 23 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: Today is the final day of our German tour...over the weekend we've been crisscrossing up and down the country, going from Stuttgart to Bremen to Mannheim and finally to Essen. Those who have a knowledge of German geography will realize that these cities are all in very different parts of the country! Planning tours like this is extremely complicated logistically, and trying... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 19 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: Last night we performed Mahler's First Symphony in Bonn to a packed audience at the Beethovenhalle. The concert was being filmed for later broadcast on German TV, so there were cameramen and crew members crawling all over the place! It was also a special occasion because yesterday it was the hundredth anniversary of Mahler's death. While counting bars of rests during the concert... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 18 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: It was a fairly small stage last night. The concert hall in Hamburg is a beautiful one, but not that spacious for us basses. The positioning of some instruments in a symphony orchestra is a topic much discussed at the moment. What can prove to be difficult on some occasions, is to find yourself up really close to loud instruments in such massive works, such as last night's Mahler... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 17 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: It was so good to come back home to London on Sunday night and have a day to recharge before heading off on tour again. But all those nice feelings evaporated when my alarm went off at 4:30 this morning and I realized how long it would be before we have another day off! Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 16 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: We have just got back from Paris! The first part of the trip has been a great success all round and we now have one day to rest before we fly out to Germany on Tuesday. Paris was lovely but, my word, really expensive! I had an apple juice in a cafe not far from the concert hall and it cost me 9 euros! What's that about? Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 13 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: Next stop on our tour is Paris, so this morning we're taking the train from Luxembourg after a nice two-day stint here. Having more than one day in any city is a luxury for the Philharmonia on tour and three days in Paris is even better! What's more typical is what we'll doing in Germany next week, which is seven concerts in seven days in seven different cities. But no need... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 12 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: It's very early in the morning. To be honest, it's 2:40am! A couple of hours ago we ended our first concert on this tour and I'm pleased to report it went really well. Nothing is more satisfying for us than ending a concert with an audience giving a standing ovation and this is exactly how they responded to our performance of Mahler's Sixth Symphony tonight. Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 11 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: We're off on tour today, so that means up at 6:30, catching the train from London Bridge station down to Gatwick Airport for a charter flight to Luxembourg. After grabbing a double sausage McMuffin in a slightly guilt-ridden homage to my American roots, it's a short flight to the Continent (fortunately for my legs). Then we'll have a little time this afternoon for lunch and... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 09 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: Last night we performed Mahler's Symphony No. 3. Being the only work in the programme, the performance started at around 7.30pm and ended at 9.30pm, with no interval! What a phenomenal work it is and all the forces involved, Maestro Maazel, the Philharmonia, the mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly, the Philharmonia Voices and the Tiffin Boys Choir, gave a monumental performance! I... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 06 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: When I got home from playing Mahler's Fifth last night in the Royal Festival Hall, I was still charged with energy after playing this incredible music. I thought there was a lot of spontaneity that Maestro Maazel brought to the performance tonight, taking time in certain places that he hadn't done before. There were some spots in the third movement where he got the strings... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 04 May 2011
Simon Oliver writes: Today we are performing Mahler's Fifth Symphony in the newly-refurbished Butterworth Hall at the Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. For the Philharmonia it's very important we travel around the country, bringing our world-class conductors to people who can't get to hear us at the Royal Festival Hall. We have residencies in Basingstoke, Bedford, Leicester and, from November this... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 03 May 2011
Michael Fuller writes: In the last week we made a huge shift from the dark psychological landscape of the Sixth Symphony to the child-like naiveté of the Fourth. There's such a strong contrast between those two pieces, but what's amazing is that they are both completely Mahler. His voice comes through so clearly in both symphonies, even though the content is worlds apart. I guess that's one of... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 27 April 2011
Simon Oliver writes: We are on the road again, this time it's off to Bristol playing Mahler Symphony No. 4 at Colston Hall. In the car for the journey, again driven by Matt Gibson (thanks Matt!), is bass player Gareth Sheppard who joined the Philharmonia back in 2009. I thought I'd ask him a few questions on how he is finding his new life in the Orchestra..... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 21 April 2011
Mike Fuller writes: Today we hopped on the train down to Basingstoke, one of our UK residencies, for a repeat performance of Mahler's Sixth Symphony. I really enjoyed tonight's performance, and I thought we played with even more abandon than we did on Tuesday in the Royal Festival Hall. One of the reviews from that concert said that in the final movement "the orchestra produced a sound of almost... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 20 April 2011
Simon Oliver writes: What a couple of days it's been! Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 19 April 2011
Mike Fuller writes: It's the hottest day of the year so far in London, brilliant sunshine, bright blue skies, just a perfect day. What could be better then playing Mahler's Sixth Symphony, possibly his darkest, most tortured work! Ok, so maybe the weather and today's concert isn't a perfect match, but once the concert starts, we're hoping to create the right atmosphere so the... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 18 April 2011
Mike Fuller writes: I agree wholeheartedly with your last post, Simon. The more I gain experience, I realise that there is something in me that 'knows' when we've done a great performance. It's some combination of my mind judging what is happening as we play (such as whether a particular passage was in tune or together) and also my emotional response to the music that's all around me. Now of course... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 15 April 2011
Simon Oliver writes: After reading some critics' responses after our performances of Mahler's First Symphony this week, it reminds me how personal a live concert can be. The result, one reviewer gives a performance a five-star rating and another has the opposite opinion! Fair enough, but what bothers me is the inaccuracies. For the concert on Tuesday, one reviewer stated that two of our principal... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 13 April 2011
Mike Fuller writes: Before the concert I walk down to the Festival Hall lobby and there is a special buzz in the air. The terrace is packed with people enjoying the sun and a fantastic view of the Thames, anticipating the first London concert of the Philharmonia's Mahler cycle. Backstage the orchestra is focused- every concert is important, but tonight you can really sense that everyone wants... read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 12 April 2011
Simon Oliver writes: What an opening concert! Read more
Mahler Series 2011 / 11 April 2011
Simon Oliver writes: Last night we had our first rehearsal with Maestro Lorin Maazel and it showed just how great this Mahler symphony cycle is going to be! Instant connection between the maestro and the orchestra with some great music making from the opening bars. He is very clear and precise in what he wants and is a superb communicator. Read more


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The two-day event celebrating a decade of providing eco-friendly solutions to everyday life was held at McCormick Place earlier this month.
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By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges rejected Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's bid to halt his trial on crimes against humanity, saying his accusations that prosecution witnesses colluded to mislead the court were not serious enough to prejudice proceedings. The decision on Thursday means the trial should go ahead as planned on February 5 and will likely further strain relations between the Hague-based International Criminal Court and the country. Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto face separate charges of stoking ethnic violence after the country's 2007 elections, when 1,200 people died. Since Kenyatta was elected in the spring, Kenya and its African Union allies have sought to have his trial shelved, saying it risks destabilizing a country that is essential to the security of the entire east African region.
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Jihadists execute Iraqi cameraman in Syria, says press watchdog
Fighters linked to Al-Qaeda have kidnapped and executed an Iraqi freelance cameraman working in northern Syria, a press freedom watchdog told AFP on Thursday. "Yasser Faysal al-Joumaili's execution was the first of a foreign journalist in Syria's so-called liberated areas," said Soazig Dollet, head of Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) Middle East and North Africa desk. Joumaili had been working as a freelance cameraman for an unidentified Spanish media outlet in strife-torn Aleppo province for about 10 days, Dollet said.
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At least eight people were killed Thursday when a suicide car bomber rammed a convoy in Somalia's northern port of Bossasso, a region harbouring Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents where tensions are high ahead of elections in January. Puntland's government said in a statement it "strongly condemns" the attack, in which 37 were wounded, including six soldiers. The attack took place in a busy market area of Bossasso, the main port in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region, lying on its Gulf of Aden coast. Shebab fighters operate from the rugged Golis mountains southwest of Bossasso, a lawless region under longtime control of warlord, arms dealer and Shebab ally Mohamed Said Atom, who has been hit with UN Security Council sanctions for "kidnapping, piracy and terrorism."
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January 17, 2013 Skewed LeftWashington's Winning Way with TradesDraft well, scout well internationally, develop players well, and when the time is absolutely right, go all in for that big free agent—the last piece of your World Series champions. Or at least the last piece of the best team in baseball that will still have to win three near-coin-flip series to lift the hardware. You watch teams like the Astros trying to emulate this plan to get to the top, and meanwhile, you observe the Nationals following through on it with the addition of Rafael Soriano to an already loaded bullpen. It's a move of luxury, not necessity, the final component of what is arguably baseball's best team. Yet there is a step missing in that narrative when it comes to Mike Rizzo's meticulous construction of the Nationals. Yes, they drafted well, from the gimme no. 1 overall picks in Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg to the other stars in the Zimmerman(n) brothers to the outstanding middle infield combination of Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond, both third-round picks. And they have gone beyond their usual Expo ways in acquiring Jayson Werth and Soriano in the last three seasons and giving a contract to free agent Adam LaRoche when they could have cut costs and settled for in-house option Mike Morse. But in the middle of those two stories is a 2013 Nationals roster that was built largely through trades that have benefited the club greatly. It's not a story of perfection. When Werth was acquired in 2011, the Nationals went with the pretty awful outfield of Laynce Nix, Rick Ankiel, and Werth, trading away Josh Willingham and Nyjer Morgan in loser deals while watching them both go on to have very strong years. And you could argue that Joel Hanrahan would have prevented Wednesday's splurge, but Morgan and Sean Burnett was not a bad package.
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The two most prominent objects in the night sky right now snuggle close together tonight -- the Moon and Jupiter. They're low in the south at nightfall. Jupiter looks like a dazzling star a little above the Moon. It's not a star, though. Instead, like our own Earth, it's a planet -- an object that orbits a star.
As planets go, Jupiter's a doozy -- the biggest in the solar system. In fact, it's actually about the same size as many of the stars -- those classified as red dwarfs.
What sets Jupiter apart from those stars, though, is mass. Even the lightest red dwarf is close to a hundred times more massive than Jupiter. The star's gravity squeezes it tightly, though, so it's about the same size as Jupiter, but a good bit denser.
A red dwarf is also a good bit hotter, and that's the key difference. Temperatures in the cores of red-dwarf stars reach millions of degrees -- hot enough to ignite nuclear fusion. Hydrogen atoms ram together to form heavier atoms, producing a lot of energy in the process. This energy makes its way to the surface -- and the star beams its light into the universe.
The core of Jupiter is hot, too. But the planet just isn't heavy enough to generate the extreme temperatures needed to shine as a star. Instead, Jupiter shines by reflecting the light of the Sun. So it's plenty bright in our night sky -- but a mere flicker compared to a true star -- even a red dwarf.
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According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the Department of Commerce, U.S. national debt officially exceeded gross domestic product on December 20, 2011. Translation: We are spending more than we are producing. You might be wondering what that means. Let me give you a hint. It's not good. This is bad news for the future of our republic. To make matters worse, there is a man in the White House who continues to run up deficits with utter disregard for the consequences of his actions; saddling future generations with mountains of debt while vastly increasing the welfare state to unfathomable levels. Whether you wish to believe he is managing our decline intentionally or that he is genuinely doubling down on Keynesian economics in the hopes of creating growth is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that we are racing toward the cliff's edge with no signs of a slow-down. Last year, the Wall Street Journal estimated that one out of seven Americans was receiving food stamps and we finished the year with roughly 45 million people on the government dole (nearly 15% of the population). From January 2009 to May of 2011, approximately 14 million people began collecting food stamps. To be fair, the numbers were up under Bush, but unlike our Dear Leader, Bush wasn't promoting new enrollees via government policy. Obama has encouraged the increase. Congratulations, Mr. President. To paraphrase your now infamous 2008 campaign quote…"When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." I guess that would depend on who you talk to. The great Margaret Thatcher said it best and I would offer this as a rebuttal: "The problem with socialism is that at some point you run out of other people's money." Continue Reading
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