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Use Your Illusion I
|Use Your Illusion I
|Studio album by Guns N' Roses
|September 17, 1991
|January 13, 1990–August 3, 1991 at A&M Studios, Record Plant Studios, Studio 56, Image Recording, Conway Studios, Metalworks Recording Studios, Skip Saylor Recording (album mixing)
|Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, art rock
|Mike Clink, Guns N' Roses
|Guns N' Roses chronology
|Singles from Use Your Illusion I
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was the first of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, the other being Use Your Illusion II. The two are thus sometimes considered a double album - in fact both were double albums consisting of 2 vinyl records each (Warman's Records Field Guide) . The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II's first week sales of 770,000.[1] Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the U.S. as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2] Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.[3]
- 1 Overview
- 2 Release and reception
- 3 Cover
- 4 Song information
- 4.1 "Right Next Door to Hell"
- 4.2 "Dust N' Bones"
- 4.3 "Live and Let Die"
- 4.4 "Don't Cry"
- 4.5 "Perfect Crime"
- 4.6 "You Ain't the First"
- 4.7 "Bad Obsession"
- 4.8 "Back Off Bitch"
- 4.9 "Double Talkin' Jive"
- 4.10 "November Rain"
- 4.11 "The Garden"
- 4.12 "Garden of Eden"
- 4.13 "Don't Damn Me"
- 4.14 "Bad Apples"
- 4.15 "Dead Horse"
- 4.16 "Coma"
- 5 Track listing
- 6 Certifications and Sales
- 7 Charts
- 8 Personnel
- 9 References
The Use Your Illusion albums represent a turning point in the sound of Guns N' Roses. Although the band did not abandon the aggressive hard-rock sound they had become known for with 1987's Appetite for Destruction, Use Your Illusion I demonstrated a new-found musical maturity, incorporating elements of blues, classical music, heavy metal, punk rock, and classic rock and roll. This is exemplified by the use of piano on several tracks of this album by lead singer Axl Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed, as well as on Use Your Illusion II. Use Your Illusion I contains two of the three songs, "November Rain" and "Don't Cry", whose videos are generally regarded by fans as a trilogy.[citation needed] The third song, "Estranged", can be found on Use Your Illusion II.
Another factor in the different sound to this album compared to the band's earlier work is the addition of former The Cult drummer Matt Sorum, who replaced member Steven Adler. Adler was earlier fired from the group due to a serious heroin addiction.[4][5] Guitarist Izzy Stradlin said of the change, "Adler's sense of swing was the push and pull that give the songs their feel. When that was gone, it was just... unbelievable, weird. Nothing worked. I would have preferred to continue with Steve, but we'd had two years off and we couldn't wait any longer."[6]
A number of songs on the album were written in the band's early days. They were not included on Appetite for Destruction but can be found on the so-called 'Rumbo Tapes', a popular bootleg album of early demo tapes. "Back Off Bitch", "Bad Obsession", "Don't Cry" (referred to by Rose during the ensuing tour as 'the first song [they] ever wrote together'), "November Rain", and "The Garden" are considered part of this group. There's also a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Live and Let Die".
Besides stylistic differences, another new aspect seen in Use Your Illusion I was longer songs. "November Rain", an epic ballad, is nearly nine minutes long, and "Coma" is more than 10 minutes long. Another change was the presence of tracks sung by other members of the band (even though certain songs from Appetite for Destruction and G N' R Lies featured other members on duet vocals): lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones", "You Ain't the First" and "Double Talkin' Jive" are performed by rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin. In addition, "14 Years" and "So Fine" from Use Your Illusion II were sung by Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan, respectively.
The band had some difficulty achieving the final sound of the album, especially during the mixing stages of the production of both albums. According to a 1991 cover story by Rolling Stone magazine, after mixing 21 tracks with engineer/producer Bob Clearmountain, the band decided to scrap the mixes and start from scratch with engineer Bill Price of Sex Pistols fame.[7]
Slash has stated that a great deal of the material for the album was written on acoustic guitars in a couple of nights at his house (the Walnut House), after several months of non-productivity.[8]
Release and reception[edit]
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
|Entertainment Weekly
|Robert Christgau
|Rolling Stone
|RS Album Guide
|Classic Rock
Released on midnight of September 17, 1991, the Use Your Illusion albums were among the most anticipated in rock history. Predictions in the industry were of sales reaching the likes of Michael Jackson's Thriller and Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., this despite the fact that major stores K-Mart and Walmart refused to stock the albums due to the profanity present. Estimates suggested that over 500,000 copies of the two albums were sold in just 2 hours.[16] Both albums ultimately underperformed expectations domestically but were still commercially successful, with Use Your Illusion I selling 5,502,000 and both being certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA.[17][18] Use Your Illusion I debuted below Use Your Illusion II mainly due to the fact that the second album contained the main lead single of the two albums "You Could Be Mine".
Reception to Use Your Illusion I was mainly positive, and it is regarded as the more hard-rocking album of the two due in part to the influence of Izzy Stradlin.[9] Critics praised the highlights of the album such as "November Rain" and "Coma", the closing track, but criticized the amount of filler on the album. Asked if the wait was worth it, David Fricke of Rolling Stone noted "yes".[13]
Both albums' covers are the work of Estonian-American artist Mark Kostabi.[19] They consist of detail from Raphael's painting The School of Athens. The highlighted figure, unlike many of those in the painting, has not been identified with any specific philosopher.
The only difference in the artwork between the albums is the color scheme used for each album. Use Your Illusion I uses red and yellow while Use Your Illusion II uses blue and purple.
The original painting was titled by Paul Kostabi , Use Your Illusion and also became the title of both albums.
Song information[edit]
"Right Next Door to Hell"[edit]
This song is a product of discord between Axl and his West Hollywood high rise neighbor, Gabriella Kantor. Kantor had Rose arrested and sued Rose, claiming he hit her with a wine bottle. He denied the charges and labeled her a "fanatical fan". The condo was eventually given away in MTV's "Evict Axl" contest.[20] Timo Caltia (real name Timo Kaltio), who participated in the writing of this song, is a Finnish guitarist, songwriter and guitar-tech expert who once worked with Hanoi Rocks. He'd played a chorus riff of the song at his home while Stradlin was visiting.
- Drums - Matt Sorum
- Bass - Duff McKagan
- Lead and Rhythm Guitars and six string bass - Slash
- Rhythm Guitar - Izzy Stradlin
- Vocals - Axl Rose
- Background Vocals - Slash, Duff, Izzy
"Dust N' Bones"[edit]
This is the second track on the album and was written by Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan. It's the first song on the album sung by Stradlin and the first to feature Dizzy Reed. It also includes a guitar with talkbox. Personnel as listed in album linear notes:
Drums / Percussion - Matt
Bass - Duff
Lead and Rhythm Guitars / Voice Box - Slash
Vocals / Rhythm Guitar - Izzy
Piano / Organ - Dizzy Reed
Background Vocals - Axl, Slash, Duff
"Live and Let Die"[edit]
"Live and Let Die" was released as the second single from Use Your Illusion I album and the fourth out of all the Use Your Illusion singles. A music video was made in November 1991 featuring the band playing live on stage and showing old pictures. The video was also made shortly before Izzy Stradlin's departure and it was the last video where he appears. It charted at 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" during the 1993 Grammy Awards.
- Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, production
- Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production
- Slash – lead guitar, production
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, production
- Dizzy Reed – piano, production
- Matt Sorum – drums, production
- Shannon Hoon – backing vocals
- Johann Langlie – synthesizer
- Jon Thautwein – horn
- Matthew McKagan – horn
- Rachel West – horn
- Robert Clark – horn
"Don't Cry"[edit]
"Don't Cry" is a power ballad and two versions were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is featured here on Use Your Illusion I, while the version with the alternate lyrics is the 13th track on Use Your Illusion II. Only the vocal tracks differ, and even then only in the verses; however, in those verses, not only are the words entirely different, but the meter and melody are also slightly different. There is also a third version, officially released only on the single for the song, which was recorded during Appetite for Destruction sessions in 1986.
Axl has stated that the song was written about a girl named Monique Lewis (the face tattooed on Axl's right bicep.) She was romantically involved with both Axl and Izzy at different times.
- Axl Rose – lead vocals, backing vocals, production
- Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals, production
- Slash – lead guitar, production
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, production
- Matt Sorum – drums, production
- Shannon Hoon – backup vocals
- Steven Adler – drums, production (Demo version)
"Perfect Crime"[edit]
The fifth track on the album and was written by Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Axl Rose.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan - bass
- Matt Sorum - drums
"You Ain't the First"[edit]
"You Ain't the First" is the sixth track on the album. Unlike most tracks on the album, electric guitars are nowhere to be found in the song – instead, acoustic guitars are used, similar to side two of G N' R Lies, and also giving the song a folk rock feel, which is added to by the tambourine (played by Tim Doyle). The song is also notable for being the only song in the band's catalogue that is entirely in waltz time and it is the only song to feature three singers: Izzy Stradlin, Axl Rose and Shannon Hoon.[21]
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - slide, dobro
- Izzy Stradlin - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Duff Mckagan - bass, acoustic guitar
- Matt Sorum - drums
- Shannon Hoon - back up vocals
- Tim Doyle - tambourine
"Bad Obsession"[edit]
"Bad Obsession" is track seven on the album. It was written by Izzy Stradlin and West Arkeen. The song is about tackling drug abuse and addiction, which had haunted the band since before they had become famous. Michael Monroe, lead singer of Hanoi Rocks and a big influence on Guns N' Roses, plays the harmonica and tenor saxophone on the studio version, which is 5:28 long. A live version from the Tokyo Dome was featured on the Use Your Illusion 1 DVD as song number six and Axl Rose takes a dig at Izzy by saying "This a song that we wrote about one year before Mr. Brownstone with the help of our friend West Arkeen and some guy that just, I don't know, his name just escapes me," referencing, Izzy Stradlin.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - slide, lead guitar
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion
- Duff McKagan - bass
- Dizzy Reed - piano
- Matt Sorum - drums
- Michael Monroe - harmonica, saxophone
"Back Off Bitch"[edit]
This is track eight on Use Your Illusion I. However, it was written before the band's 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction. In a 1992 interview with Rolling Stone, Axl said that "Back Off Bitch" was a "10-year old song" at the time. Therefore, it can be assumed that the song predates the formation of the group. The song was also played during Guns N' Roses concerts before the release of Appetite for Destruction. "Back Off Bitch" was written partially about Axl's girlfriend, Gina Siler, who moved with him to Los Angeles in 1982, and eventually kicked him out in 1983, due to his anger issues. The song was performed live several times in 1986[22] before the release of Appetite for Destruction but never made the album. It was also demoed several times by the band during this period.[23] This is one of very few Guns N' Roses songs to feature Izzy Stradlin playing a longer guitar solo. This solo opens the album version. The solo is more complex than the intro played on earlier live versions.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm and lead guitars
- Duff Mckagan - bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum - drums
"Double Talkin' Jive"[edit]
This is the ninth track on the album, written and sung by Stradlin. At the end of the song Slash performs an extended Flamenco-style guitar solo. Interestingly, live performances of this song were stretched from its original three-minute length to more than eight minutes long. The opening line of the song "Found a head and an arm in a garbage can" refers to body parts Stradlin actually found in a dumpster in the vicinity of the studio. Axl would sing this song live even when Izzy was still present in the band in 1991.
- Axl Rose - backing vocals
- Slash - classical guitar
- Izzy Stradlin - lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals
- Duff Mckagan - bass, acoustic guitar
- Matt Sorum - drums
"November Rain"[edit]
"November Rain" is a power ballad, written by lead singer Axl Rose and released as a single in June 1992. It appears on the album Use Your Illusion I. It features a sweeping orchestral backing and is one of Guns N' Roses' longest songs, and the longest song in history to enter the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Guns N' Roses performed this song with Elton John on piano at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
Axl Rose mentioned during the "Making F@kin' Estranged," that "'November Rain' is song about being in the state of not having to deal with unrequited love." It was strongly influenced by Axl's girlfriend at the time, Erin Everly.
- Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer programming, choir, production
- Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, production
- Slash – lead guitar, production
- Duff McKagan – bass guitar, production
- Dizzy Reed – keyboards, production
- Matt Sorum – drums, choir, production
- Jonathan Merrill - Orchestra Conductor
- Shannon Hoon – backing vocals, choir
- Johann Langlie – synthesizer programming
- Reba Shaw – backing vocals, choir
- Stuart Bailey – backing vocals, choir
"The Garden"[edit]
"The Garden" was released in 1991. It features alternating lead vocals between Axl Rose and Alice Cooper. Izzy Stradlin is absent on "The Garden."
- Axl Rose – lead vocals, backing vocals, production
- Slash – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, production
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, production
- Matt Sorum – drums, production
- Alice Cooper – lead vocals
- Shannon Hoon – backing vocals
- West Arkeen – acoustic guitar
"Garden of Eden"[edit]
|"Garden of Eden"
|VHS single by Guns N' Roses
|May 24, 1993
|VHS single
|Heavy metal
According to Slash, the song, which appears as track 12, was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago.[24] There is a music video of the song, filmed in one static take (shot through a fish eye lens) which features a close-up of Rose singing into a ribbon microphone with the band playing behind him, whilst keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Teddy Andreadis (who played the harmonica for the band during the Use Your Illusion Tour) are seen dancing in the far background. There are two versions of the video, both made in 1992. One version has strips of paper flying through the air, and is mostly found on music video sites like Yahoo! Music. The other version has lyrics onscreen, complete with a "follow-the-bouncing-ball", but with no paper flying around. This is the version that is on the Guns N' Roses music video compilation Welcome to the Videos. On May 24, 1993 (the same day of release as The "Civil War" EP), the song was released as a VHS video single entitled Garden Of Eden: Strictly Limited Edition, featuring the 'follow-the-bouncing-ball' version of the video.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, keyboards, sound effects
- Slash - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals
- Dizzy Reed - backing vocals
- Matt Sorum - drums
- Johann Langlie – programming
"Don't Damn Me"[edit]
"Don't Damn Me" is the 13th track on the album, and is the only song from the album that's never been played live.[25]
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - lead guitar
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan - bass
- Dizzy Reed - organ
- Matt Sorum - drums
"Bad Apples"[edit]
"Bad Apples" is the 14th track on the album, and has only been performed live twice.[26] According to Slash, the song was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago.[24]
- Axl Rose - lead vocals
- Slash - lead guitar
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Duff Mckagan - bass, backing vocals
- Dizzy Reed - piano, clavinet, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum - drums, backing vocals
"Dead Horse"[edit]
"Dead Horse" starts out with an acoustic section, which features a guitar riff written by lead vocalist Axl Rose. The electric guitars soon come in for the heavier section which dominates the song. After the final climactic chorus, the opening section is reprised for another bar. The song ends with an audio effect featuring the song being fast-forwarded.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, production
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, production
- Slash - lead guitar, production
- Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals, production
- Matt Sorum - drums, production
- Mike Clink - nutcracker, production
"Coma" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It appears on the 1991 album Use Your Illusion I. At 10 minutes, 13 seconds it is the longest track released by the band, even though it lacks choruses.
Slash states that he wrote the music to this song in a house he and Izzy Stradlin rented in Hollywood Hills, following the Appetite for Destruction tours.
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, production
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, production
- Slash - lead guitar, production
- Duff McKagan - bass, production
- Matt Sorum - drums, production
- Johann Langlie, Bruce Foster - sound effects
- Diane Mitchell, Michelle Loiselle, Monica Zierhut-Soto, Patricia Fuenzalida, Rose Mann, Susanne Filkins - spoken word vocals
Track listing[edit]
|"Right Next Door to Hell"
|Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Timo Caltia
|"Dust N' Bones"
|Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Slash
|"Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)
|Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
|"Don't Cry" (original version)
|Stradlin, Rose
|"Perfect Crime"
|Slash, Stradlin, Rose
|"You Ain't the First"
|"Bad Obsession"
|Stradlin, West Arkeen
|"Back Off Bitch"
|Rose, Slash, Paul Huge, Chris Weber[20]
|"Double Talkin' Jive"
|"November Rain"
|"The Garden" (featuring Alice Cooper and Shannon Hoon)
|Arkeen, Del James, Rose
|"Garden of Eden"
|Slash, Rose
|"Don't Damn Me"
|Slash, Dave Lank, Rose
|"Bad Apples"
|Stradlin, McKagan, Slash, Rose
|"Dead Horse"
|Slash, Rose
Total length:
Certifications and Sales[edit]
|Argentina (CAPIF)[21]
|5× Platinum
|Austria (IFPI Austria)[22]
|2× Platinum
|Brazil (ABPD)[23]
|Canada (Music Canada)[24]
|Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25]
|France (SNEP)[26]
|Germany (BVMI)[28]
|2× Platinum
|Japan (RIAJ)[29]
|2× Platinum
|Mexico (AMPROFON)[30]
|Sweden (GLF)[31]
|Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32]
|2× Platinum
|United Kingdom (BPI)[33]
|United States (RIAA)[34]
|7× Platinum
*sales figures based on certification alone
|U.S. Billboard 200[35]
|UK Albums Chart[36]
|Australian ARIA Albums Chart[37]
|New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[37]
End of decade charts[edit]
|Chart (1990–1999)
|U.S. Billboard 200[38]
- Guns N' Roses
- W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, choir and synthesizer programming on "November Rain", backing vocals on "Dust N' Bones" and "The Garden", acoustic guitar on "Dead Horse", keyboards on "Live and Let Die" and "Garden of Eden", sound effects on "Perfect Crime" and "Garden of Eden"
- Slash – lead guitar, co-rhythm guitar on "Back off Bitch", slide guitar on "Bad Obsession", acoustic and slide guitar on "The Garden", dobro on "You Ain't The First", classical guitar on "Double Talkin Jive", acoustic guitar on "November Rain", backing vocals on "Right Next Door to Hell", "Dust N' Bones", "Back off Bitch" and "Garden of Eden", talkbox on "Dust N' Bones", six-string bass on "Right Next Door to Hell"
- Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "You Ain't The First", co-lead guitar on "Back off Bitch", lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones", "You Ain't The First" and "Double Talkin' Jive", percussion on "Bad Obsession"
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "You Ain't The First" and "Double Talkin' Jive"
- Matt Sorum – drums, percussion on "Dust N' Bones", "Double Talkin' Jive", "The Garden" and "Coma", backing vocals on "November Rain" and "Bad Apples", choir on "November Rain"
- Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, clavinet on "Bad Apples", backing vocals on "November Rain", "Garden of Eden" and "Bad Apples", organ on "Dust N' Bones" and "Don't Damn Me"
- Session musicians
- Additional personnel
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- Albums certified quintuple platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
- Albums certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria
- Albums certified platinum by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
- Albums certified diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
- Albums certified platinum by Musiikkituottajat
- Albums certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
- Albums certified double platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- Albums certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
- Albums certified platinum+gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
- Albums certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden
- Albums certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Switzerland
- Albums certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- 1991 albums
- English-language albums
- Guns N' Roses albums
- Albums produced by Mike Clink
- Geffen Records albums
- Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab albums


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I am a 23-year-old International Master and professional chess coach. My FIDE rating is 2438 and I have two IM norms. In addition to giving high quality private lessons, I work as professional lecturer for many popular sites, including Chess.com, ICC, ChessBase, ChessLecture.com, and ChessCube.com. I have extensive knowledge of openings, typical middlegame positions, endgame planning, competitive chess psychology, and many others. Furthermore, I use a new flexible method of teaching that allows each of my students to receive the most important skills they need for the moment to excel in tournaments and casual games, while correctly improving their chess. I believe chess is a good way for anyone to strengthen their character, learn how to make important decisions for limited time, or just have a lot of fun. I welcome you as my student and will do my best to assist you within hours of contacting me! Below, I have included more detailed information on my training methods and services I provide to everyone interested in training with me!
A Personalized Approach to Training...On this page, as well as on TigerLilov.com, I offer a number of services that my students use to boast their chess training and improve their general playing strength. For each of my new students, I prepare a free personalized chess training program which serves as the main guide for me on how and what to teach this student at any given point, so that s/he improves visibly and steadily over the course of our training. This personalized training program is based on my student's chess background, sample games, strengths and weaknesses, as well as style and level of play, chess psychology, and learning preferences among many others. When new students enrol to take online lessons with me, I first collect and analyze all the information and sample games they submit via e-mail before I build their personalized training programs and make important decisions on the course of study we are to take, so that we observe the best results and highest performance over the board.There IS such thing as free training...While my students work on their personalized training programs with me, they are entitled and often swarmed with a number of free services and complementary training materials I am always happy to provide for free. Being quite ambitious myself, I believe in achieving the desired results rather than performing my job alone. When I teach a student that aspires to improve and does so much to achieve their dream of becoming a master, I want to help them get closer to their goal faster. Here are some of the services I do for free every day:
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I just finished my first session with valeri,he is a very kind and knowledgeable person, he has a sense of humor that makes it pleasant and like a friendly game. He hooked me up with lots of bonus materials whitch is awesome. My experiance so far has been delightful. I have already booked my next lesson in a couple of weeks.valeri gave me homework and lots of things to do to prepare for our next session.he didnt make me feel beneath him or in secure at anytime. I am looking forward to our next session,and will continue to us his coaching services
Valeri Lilov is a professional chess teacher with exceptional skills. He is patient, supportive, and extremely knowledgeable in chess. He has the ability to identify a student's weak areas and he can show the way to better playing. His English is flawless and he has a good sense of humor. He is willing to answer any questions the student might have. I recommend him very highly.
Excellent coach and very reasonable prices. Has a deep understanding of the game and is a master at breaking down complicated theory into easy to understand concepts. Has the ability to analyze your games and determine which areas you need coaching on which leads to customized lessons. Also a very strong rated player. Overall excellent experience.
I've recently have had my daughter, who just turned 7, take lessons with Valeri. I should have done it a year earlier. I was concerned whether my daughter really wanted to learn or not.
As a parent, I just want her to have fun and enjoy the game and I don't expect her to become a great player nor do I expect she will want to keep playing.
I watched Valeri work with her as he wants the parent listening because he believes it better facilitates the lesson. He is really good with kids; hence, my realization I should have let her start a year or so ago. He knows how to make the game fun for kids.
He is teaching them in a manner that is very suitable for children; he realizes that children learn by playing. He coaches the moves and gives the same theoretical ideas but keeps the language simple, clear, and consistent.
If you would like a very strong teacher who is ideal for children that also happens to be very strong at chess, then Valeri is an excellent choice.
Great chess coach, I have had a great time learning alot of new things on everything i need to know about what I lack in chess. He is also very easy to understand!! Look forward to more lessons
Very knowledgeable coach. I've taken two lessons and already feel my thought process has been improved. I was having trouble developing the right plans for the positions I was reaching, so we began working on that first. In addition to the lessons, he provides extra materials on the topics I want to work on. Highly recommended.
I have just started taking lessons from Valeri, and I am already delighted. His clear and concise instructions, his grasp of chess and ability to convey knowledge to a student (especially someone like me who has a very stubborn mindset when it comes to getting rid of decades of bad chess habits!) are impressive - I look forward to a lasting teacher-student relationship and can only recommend Valeri to anybody who would like to study chess with a real professional.
The lessons are instructive and organised, like the additional video material on various topics.
Had first lesson today. In terms of professionality and content, Master Valeri is several orders of magnitude above the typical good chess coach. It's not even close. He should be coaching the coaches. Watch his videos you'll get a feel for how much information he has to share and how gifted he is at sharing it.
I started out with tiger 11months ago with an elo of 1000 with that time frame I have jumped to 1700 great coach. He really takes an interest in your learning. I have gotten results from day 1
I had my first lesson today. I loved that he explained everything in a clear manner, and he is very knowledgeable. I had watched (and own) several of his Chessbased videos, and he's one of my favorites. Not only was he able ot explain things easily-but, also he provided additional information in .DOC format, and additional training + homework. He's deffinitely a very proffesional trainer. I would definitely recommend his services to any improving player.
Great chess coach, 5/5. Funny and very kind. Not to mention talented. Noticed results immediately after first lesson. You get a sense that he is invested in your improvement, and he takes the time to go over key problems that recur throughout your games. I'm looking forward to becoming a much better player as a result of these lessons.
In my opinion, the best chess couch around. I have talked to a few coaches on here, Valeri is really easy to talk to, very responsive, and has a great personality, which I have found pretty rare in people. (His english is perfect too!) The lessons I have gotten are the 30 minute lessons, usually we go over games I lost, and he very clearly points out the reasons I lost, the positional elements of the game, the possible tacics against me I let a possibility on accident, and ever since I have been having lessons, I notice alot more while I play. I started chess a year and some months ago, and have lessons every couple weeks with him, and I'm over the 2000 rating area right now, and climbing still hopefully haha. He gives homework positions ater lessons for you to work on, which is really nice, and best of all, if you know you are weak in a certain area, like tactics, or planning, or even something specific like closed positions, certain opening structures, he will help very much. Even sends videos on openings which I found pretty nice of him. Recommended!
The prices are high though
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very helpful instruction today. insightful, to the point; as well as gaging where i am in developement of my game. thank you.
Great teacher, really breaks down what you need to learn and how you can learn it. His style of teaching is very fluid, very to the point. I learnt more about my own chess ablilities in the half our lesson than I have in all the game review and self analysis i have done alone.
again top notch teacher!
I've just received the first session from Valeri, and I can say that this is a really personalized training program. He has identified my weaknesses so now I can work inmediately on them. When you only study books, those cover the whole world of chess, but don't work over your weaknesses, wich is what a great coach such as Valeri can do for you. Highly recommended!
I recently started taking lessons with Valeri so I'd like to give a review of how things have gone do far.
Before the first lesson he asked me to send him 8-10 of my games and from them he made a plan for my improvement. In the first lesson we went through some of those games and he pointed out places where I went wrong. He didn't just identify bad moves but also the wrong thinking that led to them which means I can apply what I learned to other situations. Subsequent lessons have been based partly on his homework assignments but also games played between lessons. As well as showing what I do wrong in games he also gives me a lot of advice about correct thinking and planning. He has been happy to take questions between lessons and if the answer wasn't short he has made audios so that he can give fuller and more detailed explanations. I already feel like I have learned a lot although I am well aware that these are early days.
There are plenty of strong players offering their services as chess coaches but being a strong player doesn't mean someone is a good teacher. Valeri is rated 2400+ but he also knows how to teach and how to teach well. I will perhaps give an update a few months down the line but already I feel that my understanding of chess is improving.
I would gladly recommend Valeri as a chess coach to anyone who is serious about improving.
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Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, best known as Doubting Thomas. The passage from John 20, in which Jesus appears after His death on the cross, but Thomas happens to be absent is well known. Thomas refuses to believe what he didn't see for himself, only to be corrected by the Lord when He appears again and shows His wounds to Thomas, even inviting him to place his hand in the wound in His side.
"You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe" (John 20:29).
Rich as this passage from the Gospels is, and it teaches us much about the nature of faith, there is more to St. Thomas than this. In the Bible, he appears in all four Gospels, as well as in the Acts of the Apostles. Matthew (10:3), Mark (3:18) and Luke (6:15) first list him among the Apostles called by Jesus, while John first mentions him in the story of the death of Lazarus, where Thomas seems a bit defeatist. Upon hearing Jesus' decision to go to Bethany, in the land of the Jews who had earlier tried to kill Jesus, he says, "Let us also go to die with him" (John 11:16). Still, it indicates a willingness on Thomas' part to follow Jesus whatever the consequences, even if death is one. Not exactly the sign of a doubting follower.
Later in the Gospel of John, we see another side to Thomas: the questioning follower, the man trying to understand. As Jesus announces His return to the Father, telling the apostles that they know where He is going and how to get there, Thomas replies, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" (John 14:5). This prompts Jesus to teach him – and us – that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Thomas comes across as honest and straightforward, not afraid to ask about what he doesn't understand. The next time we come across him is in the aforementioned passage of the Lord's appearance in his absence. Thomas doubts, is still as honest and straightforward as ever, but not stubborn: he accepts what the Lord teaches him and professes his faith in his Lord and God.
Thomas appears once more among the disciples to whom Jesus appears at the Sea of Tiberias (John 21;2), but the Evangelist does not tell us any details about what Thomas may have said or done. But he did witness Jesus giving Peter the task to look after His sheep. After the Lord's Ascension, Thomas remains with the other disciples, as Acts 1:13 tells us, part of the young and rapidly growing Church.
That's all the Bible tells us about St. Thomas, but it's enough to slightly correct the image we have of him as a doubter. It would be more accurate to see him as a very honest man, to himself and to others. He is not afraid to ask questions, or even to ask others to be more clear, but also does not hesitate to recognise his own errors and correct them.
Several post-Biblical sources tell of Thomas travelling to India to preach the Gospel there. Indeed, south India is home to the St. Thomas Christians, who can be traced back to the 2nd or 3rd century. The trip from the Holy Land to India would at least have been possible in the first century, as trade relations existed between the subcontinent and the Roman Empire. It is hard to tell what is true and what is apocryphal in this, but the fact remains that Thomas is strongly connected to Southern Asia, and Christian communities appeared very early in India. A strong-willed follower of Jesus may well have taken it upon himself to undertake such a perilous and uncertain mission to remote parts, all to spread the Gospel and enkindle the faith, serving the Lord as he did from the moment he was first called.
Double duty for the German bishops today, as they have two consecrations of new bishops today to choose from.
In Essen, the diocese of the Ruhr, Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck will consecrate Bishop Wilhelm Zimmermann as auxiliary bishop of that diocese. Essen's other auxiliary, Bishop Ludger Schepers, and retired auxiliary Bishop Franz Vorrath will be co-consecrators. Also present will be Hong Kong's bishop, John Cardinal Tong Hon.
The Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau will see the consecration of its new archbishop, Msgr. Stephan Burger. Promising to start using Twitter after his consecration, the new archbishop, Germany's youngest at 52, has been received generally very positive, although his perceived orthodoxy has ruffled the usual feathers.
Consecrating him is his predecessor, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, with the ordinaries of the Province of Freiburg's other two dioceses, Karl Cardinal Lehmann of Mainz and Bishop Gebhard Fürst of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, as co-consecrators. The consecration is embedded in Freiburg's "Diözesantag", which began esterday with a concert and choral evensong, and continues today with midday prayers, a live program in the square before the cathedral, with music and interviews. After the Mass in which the new archbishop will be consecrated, the festivities close with a "feast of encounter". The cathedral itself has remained closed due to the preparations for the live television broadcast, and will open only in the early afternoon, about 90 minutes before the Mass starts at 14:30.
As today is the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the traditional date new metropolitan archbishops come to Rome to receive their pallia to signify their shepherd's duty, Archbishop Burger will receive his today from the hands of the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic. This is an unusual action, but does mean that Archbishop Burger doesn't have to wait a full twelve months to receive his pallium.
Below is the full text of the homily that Pietro Cardinal Parolin gave yesterday at the consecration of Archbishop Bert van Megen, in the cathedral of Roermond. He gave his homily in English, but since there is no video of this that I could find, I have translated the text from the Dutch translation back to English. Here's hoping the general intention of it remained intact.
"Your Excellencies, honoured guests, dear Monsignor Bert and family, dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
It's a special joy to me to preside over the consecration of Monsignor Hubertus van Megen, who has been named by our Holy Father as titular archbishop of Novaliciana and to Apostolic Nuncio of Sudan. On the occasion of this joyful event, Pope Francis asked me to share his heartfelt greetings as well as his communion with all present here. It is a time of great joy for all of us who have come together here in this cathedral today, but for you, dear Monsignor Bert, it is a time of gratitude for all the blessing which God has granted you over the years. Today you are surrounded by your parents and family, your friends and your brothers, the priests of this local Church of Roermond. This Church first raised you in the faith, you were ordained a priest for here and here you spent the first years of your priestly ministry. You also bring to the joy of this day the years of studying in Rome and your considerable experience in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, most recently in Zambia and Malawi. You are now called to return all of this to God and serve Him and new way and with greater responsibility. Today you will be consecrated to be a successor of the Apostles, a herald of the Gospel and a shepherd of Christ's flock, with the special duty of representing the vicar of Christ in his concern for the Church in the entire world, yes, in his care for the entire human family.
The rich symbolism of the rite of consecration eloquently speaks of the continuity of the Church's faith and life throughout the centuries. Through the imposition of hands and the invoking of the Holy Spirit you will be welcomed to the College of Bishops. This college succeeds in all ages the Apostle to whom the Lord Jesus entrusted the care of His flock. So you, Monsignor Bert, will become a link in a living chain which goes back uninterrupted to Jesus Himself, and will continue to the end of times, according to His promise. It will be your duty to preach the Gospel of salvation integrally, to take care of strengthening the Church community in faith and, by the celebration of the sacraments, to work for the distribution of the Kingdom of Christ in truth and life, holiness and mercy, love and peace.
"Do you love me?", "Feed my lambs"; "Look after my sheep" (Joh. 21:15-17). Jesus' words to the Apostle Peter in today's Gospel are especially applicable to someone who, like Monsignor van Megen, is called to be both bishop and Papal Nuncio. These words remind us that the task of the bishop, his ministry, must first and foremost be based on his personal love for Jesus Christ and his personal relationship with the Good Shepherd. Every day Jesus asks the bishops again, "Do you love me?" In essence this questions is of course also directed to every Christian; each one of us is called to know and love the Lord. During this time of Easter we have contemplated how every one of has died in Baptism and risen to a new life in Christ, how we received the gift of His Holy Spirit and a call to share in the mission of the Church.
But the Lord's question – "Do you love me?" – is directed in a special way to those who are also called to shepherd His flock with apostolic authority. It is meaningful that the new bishop receives the ring during the rite of consecration, the symbol of His unconditional love for the Lord and His Church, before receiving the crosier, the symbol of his pastoral authority. Pope Francis reminded us that it is the shepherd's task to go before the flock as its guide, but also to walk with the flock as a disciple, to listen to its voice and sense where the Holy Spirit, the source of every gift and mission, wants to lead it. "For you I a a shepherd," Saint Augustine said, "but with you I a a Christian" (Serm. 340:1). To be a loyal shepherd requires those virtues that Saint Paul presents in the first reading today: integrity following from a personal conversion, honest and frank witness to the truth and self-sacrifice in service to all, faithful and non-faithful (cf 2 Kor. 4:1-2;5-7).
If all this is true for every bishop, it is all the more true for the bishop who is also a Nuncio, a personal representative of the Successor of Peter, the rock on whom the Lord built His Church (cf. Matt. 16:18). As a concrete sign of the communion of the local Churches with the Holy See in Rome, the ministry of the Apostolic Nuncio is exercised in a manifestly universal sense: in service to the mission of the Church, he is called to promote the unity in mind and heart of the bishops with the Pope, to confirm his brothers in loyalty to the Gospel and the mission of the Church and to foster a spirit of authentic ecclesiastical community in every aspect of the life of the local Churches. He is also called to everywhere encourage those seeds of justice and peace, which are the leaven of God's Kingdom. For as we know, the Church is the sign and sacrament of a new mankind, reconciled and renewed in Christ.
Dear Monsignor Bert, in the exercise of your own episcopal ministry you are sent as a representative of the Holy Father to Sudan, a country that is dear to him, a country that has suffered greatly in recent years from violence and civil unrest. In unity with the bishops of that country, you will be called to proclaim, in word and example, a Gospel of reconciliation, forgiveness and mercy. In a special way you will also be called to support the Christian community in Sudan, a small flock which nonetheless is very dear to God. Confirm the in their faith and in their loyalty to the great commandment of loving God and the neighbour. In this way you will perform your mission which you receive today: by making, "as a servant for Jesus' sake", the glory of God visible as it is revealed in the crucified and risen Lord (cf. 2 Kor. 4:5-7), and by encouraging your brothers and sisters to trust in His victory over the powers of sin and death.
Now that you are preparing for your consecration and your new responsibilities, know that you can count on the mercy that this sacrament hold, on the confidence and prayers of the Holy Father and on our own prayer, friendship and support. We commend you and your ministry to the protection of Saint Josephine Bakhita, a great daughter of Sudan and an excellent witness to the power of God's mercy to redeem and transform even the most difficult situations. May the Risen Lord always support you in His love and bear rich fruits from the ministry that is about to be entrusted to you. Amen."
All photos: Bisdom Roermond
With today's canonisation of Popes Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II, the Church now recognises 80 out of 266 Popes as saints. Some think this is too many, and that Popes are being made saints too quickly or too automatically. Whatever the truth in that matter is, the history is interesting.
Of the first 58 Popes, from St. Peter to St. Silverius, almost none escaped canonisation, although the process as we know it today did not exist yet. In general, the Church simply recognised an existing cult for a deceased Pope, making him known as a saint. The only exceptions in this five-century period are Pope Liberius (352-366), Pope Anastasius II (496-498), Pope Boniface II (530-532) and Pope John II (532-535).
In the following five centuries there are fewer saints among the Popes, as the process became more formalised, but still quite a lot: 19. Their frequency does decrease sharply towards the end: not a single ninth century Pope was canonised, while the previous century still had four.
For the second millennium, after the Holy See became the sole authority in the area of canonisation, it is actually very possible, without making this post excessively long, to list all papal saints:
St. Leo IX (1049-1054)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-1085)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- St. Pius V (1566-1572)
- St. Pius X (1903-1914)
- St. John XXIII (1958-1963)
- St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
The number of three canonised saints among the 20th century Popes is striking. The last time the Church had so many papal saints so close together in time was in the eighth century. But is it excessively much? Compared to the first 500 years of the papacy: absolutely not. Nor is it much when we compare it to the total number of people canonised by the nine Popes since 1900: 1501. Less then two-tenths of a percent of these were Popes. In the end, it's all relative.
Images speak louder than words, and this is no exception…
Pope Francis, the 266th bishop of Rome, cradles the relics of the first Bishop of Rome, Saint Peter. With this display of continuity from the time of Christ to today, the Year of Faith was closed yesterday. Looking back, we must also look forward, as we, being Christians, are ever called to do.
As Pope Francis said in his homily:
"Jesus' promise to the good thief gives us great hope: it tells us that God's grace is always greater than the prayer which sought it. The Lord always grants more than what he has been asked: you ask him to remember you, and he brings you into his Kingdom!"


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Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq will ask companies to build an oil refinery when it invites bids to develop the Nasiriyah field south of Baghdad, an Oil Ministry official said.
"We will not develop the Nasiriyah oil field on its own but in tandem with the establishment of a refinery," Abdul- Mahdi al-Ameedi, the head of the ministry's licensing department, said in an interview in Baghdad today. The refinery will have a capacity of 300,000 barrels a day, he said.
The ministry hasn't specified a date for the tender and isn't in negotiations on the plan, al-Ameedi said. It has informed foreign companies including Eni SpA, Nippon Oil Corp. and Chevron Corp. about the project, he said.
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I disabled all activeX items in office documents (office12.adm) from Group Policy
User > MS Office 2007 system > security > Disable all ActiveX
seems to have annoyed the little rats
Here the kids embed them in PowerPoint, Everytime we delete them they come back. I don't mind them having games in their area s'long as they don't come asking for more space and the games are still there.
I disabled all activeX items in office documents (office12.adm) from Group Policy
User > MS Office 2007 system > security > Disable all ActiveX
seems to have annoyed the little rats
Fuzzz (15th June 2010), mac_shinobi (3rd February 2010)
A new craze that is going on at my school as well is that the Year 9's have done HTML on there ICT work. Now they they are saying that they are just doing HTML work at lunchtimes and they are allowed to place games on there HTML pages to test them but they use this as an excuse just to play the games.
I can't get it to work
I get the following errors?
FINDSTR: Line 1267379 is too long.
FINDSTR: Line 2314597 is too long.
FINDSTR: Line 3600147 is too long.
As stated earlier the best bet is if ur using either office 2003 or above you can block all the games they put in office by blocking all activex with a simple GPO, although if your like us and can't afford the liscenes we moved to open office, This doesn't allow the use of flash anyway so that fixed that, and well for the internal flash games, we have abtutor control and just blocked all .swf and just removed that rule when they actually had a flash class.
If you have the files still, please send me a copy of them! I'm creating definitions for EduSweep 2 to pick up exactly this kind of thing. If you could mail then to paul.beesley{at}durham.ac.uk that'd be brilliant.
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bizzel just sent you a link to them all as a pm
if you want some more of the actually flash files etc that we commonly see on are network let me know and i can throw them to you once i'm in tomorrow.
Will send you a zip later with all the flash & excel games we have encountered so far..
I am using Server 2003 Active Directory, in the Software Restrictions part of the policy element, go to the Additional Rules part, select the Hash Rules. This lets you browse to the file you want the Hash of. Don't forget to make sure the extention, in this case SWF, is in the designated file types.
sahmeepee thanks for the tip, I've run this on just my 08's and have found 6 copies of the document "Bloodyday". of course the beauty with this method is it can be named anything!
Thats 4 pupils added to the banned users in ISA!
I'm not updating to 2007 as it's crashed so badly on me that I was forced to re-install the os -- on more than 1 occasion!
What we do here is if we spot a kid playing them we use ABTutor Disable Excel.
Then share the screen and use the Keyboard and delete the xls files...
If you don't wanna go down this route, Get your head of ICT to understand the problem the teachers are going to be facing and set out a policy about it. Here we did have a policy that if any pupil was caught playing them they were banned for 24 hours. With no exceptions. The amount of kids getting blocked was staggering. But they stopped. :-D
Also do a search on your server space once in a while for xls files and you will find them..
I was asked to restore a pupils files the other day and when I was having a browse through the folders found 22 games in there documents... They made there way to the recycling bin .... ;-)
You will get those errors from time to time during the scan. They can be ignored - they just mean that there is a big chunk of binary data being scanned without any carriage returns / linefeeds in it. If the scan turns up nothing, there may be nothing to find!
Yes, that's possible, but it's not something I'm going to post on here, because I can't be certain that it won't kill valid excel files. I did make a version that (reversibly) tweaked the data in the files to disable the SWF by corrupting its header. The most devilish part being that the pupil could see the SWF content very briefly when the file opened and then it'd just go white. Muhaha.Originally Posted by dsm
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(10%, 42 Votes) They have smokin hot chemistry, give me more! (45%, 186 Votes) This storyline has no depth, let's hope Charles Pratt can fix it! (30%, 120 Votes) Total Voters: 411Vote Loading ... 14 Responses weareclouds July 22, 2008 I think they're sexy together. And, that's about it. The storyline SUCKS. Therefore, I voted "Lets see what Pratt can do with it" ..and if he cannot do anything with it. Let the hooker get blown away by the tornado when it comes. Log in to Reply terrifictam July 22, 2008 I hardly watch AMC these days but I voted Frankie and Amanda. Any storyline for Amanda these days would be good. Chrishell is too talented to be backburnered Log in to Reply DS9Sisko July 22, 2008 This is just a classic soap story: An impossibly good man falls in love with a fallen woman and tries to reform her. I think this isn't told with any particular originality, but it's also not told badly either. As much as it is a classic soap story, it is also a classic AMC story told in many different forms over the years. I don't see the what the "issue" is about in terms of the criticism. ————————————— THE EDGE OF NIGHT: 2008 – Hi-Octane Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5DbWdX8IA Log in to Reply dancingdawn July 22, 2008 AMC did this story much better years ago with Dr. Chuck Tyler and hooker Donna. Log in to Reply DS9Sisko July 23, 2008 Chuck and Donna were, what? 32-35 years ago? It was a great story then and like I said this one isn't original, but it's not badly done. I think a 30+ year gap is long enough to retell a classic AMC-style tale. Fans are always talking about honoring history and telling classic soap stories, but I often wonder if they really mean it….. ————————————— THE EDGE OF NIGHT: 2008 – Hi-Octane Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5DbWdX8IA Log in to Reply Danielle July 23, 2008 DSisko, I sort of take offense to what you say I am a 30 year viewer of AMC. Now I realize that not all people may not agree with me, but in my opinion, the story is not done well at all. I like a classic soap story just as much as anyone, but all the character does is yell and get beat up, only today did she actually say thank you to Frankie. I blame the writers completely for this debacle. I just hope Pratt puts a new twist on it then I will retract my opinion. Until then you have your opinion and we have ours. Thank you. Log in to Reply DS9Sisko July 23, 2008 Danielle, I'm not sure exactly what you are taking offense at since I did not disparage you or anyone else who has posted here. I disagree with the assessment that this is a story that is being told "badly." I, too, have been watching AMC off and on for over 30 years and I remember Chuck and Donna vividly (as a side note, I was intensely interested because Candace Early hailed from close to my hometown in Arkansas, so she was a bit of a "home girl" for me). And if my memory serves, it was the exact same set-up: Sainted Dr. Chuck , over the strenuous objections of the magnificently apoplectic Phoebe, tried to help down and out Donna, despite her absolute refusal to be helped and her constant belligerent attitude toward him until they fell in love. Except this dynamic played out for months and months and months with Chuck and Donna, not the few weeks that Saintly Dr. Hubbard and Randi (and the magnificently apoplectic Angie) have been going at it. It's a classic AMC tale being retold. It comes at a time when AMC is getting back to its roots with classic characters (Angie, Jesse, Frankie, et al) and topical issues (the Iraq war). Just because it's not original does not mean that it is being done badly. I have long said that soap viewers often say they want classic soap stories but often reject them out of hand in today's environment. I doubt, if Chuck and Donna were on in today's environment and if the story were told the exact same way that it would be as well received as it is nostaglically remembered. We can certainly agree to disagree without being disagreeable and that is exactly what I was doing. I disagree with you. Nothing more or less. Log in to Reply feminist09 July 23, 2008 Danielle I agree with you. The writing is a mess! I think part of the problem is that the story is so rushed and the dialogue is bad, just like everything else on AMC. There is nothing to be invested in emotionally. Log in to Reply Mimi July 23, 2008 I am having a hard time with all of the ABC soaps about now. Very poor writing on all 3. I don't know what's going on but I sure hope they can fix it and quickly!!!! Log in to Reply THEBEST July 23, 2008 I like Frankie & Randi. Chuck Pratt will give it more pizazz and do it justice… ***///Living In The World Of Soaps Since 1985\\\*** Log in to Reply BigDede July 23, 2008 I really hope Pratt can fix it. The ONLY reason I watch AMC is because of the Hubbards. I have the biggest crush on Jesse and Frankie. But I would love for Pratt to make Randi more of a Gia type character. I loved Gia on GH and if he can write Randi like Gia than that would make me happy but I would rather he be with Amanda. I still don't know why they didn't do Frankie and Colby. Frankie with the original Colby was so cute and just think of the history between Colby's mother and the Hubbards. They should have stuck with that storyline and not recast Colby. Log in to Reply dirksunboy July 23, 2008 I hope Pratt ditches Randi, pronto. Don't care about her AT ALL. Frankie and Amanda would be WAY hotter and more intresting. Log in to Reply williamjc July 25, 2008 Randi is cute, no doubt, but she really is starting to be annoying. It's getting to the point where Frankie should just be, "You know – I get it. You don't want to be bothered and actually believe this slimebucket named Fletcher is the one for you. Babygirl, you got it. And when he beats you like Ike beat Tina for the 100th time, please and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, please don't come to PVH. Go to County. Find a backalley doctor who won't ask questions. Anybody and anywhere but PVH." Then he should go to ConFusion to get a drink and run into Amanda. Let the fun begin…. Log in to Reply n69n September 12, 2008 FRANKIE has more chemistry with TAYLOR. Denise Vasi isnt the strongest actress, but at least she's making an attempt. cant say the same for Brianna Mongrief…who i think is actually getting worse. Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.


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Columbine. Jonesboro. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook.
As much as we hope and pray our kids will be safe as they head back to school, tragedies like these are hard to erase from a parent's mind.
And now the Associated Pressreports 20-plus administrators, teachers and other staff in Clarksville, Ark., population 9,200, will carry concealed weapons at school, essentially serving as armed guards.
"The plan we've been given in the past is 'Well, lock your doors, turn off your lights and hope for the best,'" Superintendent David Hopkins tells the news service. "That's not a plan."
Hopkins tells the AP the school district will spend around $50,000 for ammo and training, and those carrying the weapons (which will reportedly be kept secret) will be given $1,100 to buy a handgun and holster.
Wow. What do you think? Should teachers carry guns at school?
|Tue, 07-30-2013 - 5:11pm
I'd have no problem with it if the teacher underwent a rigorous background check and gun training. They are the defacto guardians of our children, so why not equip them with the means to do it.
|Wed, 07-31-2013 - 7:26am
I say no, A teacher's job is to teach not break out a weapon if there's a threat in her building and a child's life or her own would still be at risk if the situation presented itself too. Leave that up to authorities and increase the presense of officers in our communities.
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I'd rather the front office staff have them, but only if well-trained and able to keep a cool head during a stressful situation. If the front office can stop an assault before it begins, the teachers could get on with their jobs rather than having to worry about where to lock their weapons and how to access them in an emergency.
Teachers move around a lot during the day, escorting their classes to lunch, recess, gym, and art. The front office people are usually at their posts all day long, and can monitor who comes and goes. At all of the schools my kids have attended, the front door was the only door that was unlocked during the day. For all the others, you could exit but not enter, unless you buzzed the desk and asked to be let in. At my kids' elementary school, the secondary doors had cameras, so they could deny access to anyone who looked suspicious, and ask them to come to the main door.


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Boyle loves Morgan's 'baby face'.Britain's Got Talent Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland). Presented by Ant & Dec, the talent show premiered on 9 June 2007, and was broadcast daily with a live final on 17 June 2007. singer Susan Boyle has spoken of her Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol crush, but prefers fellow judge Piers Morgan's "lovely baby face".
Britain's Got Talent singer Susan Boyle has spoken of her Simon Cowell crush, but prefers fellow judge Piers Morgan's "lovely baby face".
Boyle, 47, has wowed audiences at home and abroad with her performance of I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables on the hit ITV (1) See interactive TV.
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Boyle is currently the red-hot favourite to walk away with the television programme's Au100,000 prize and said she would be very humbled to perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.
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The men, who spoke only to confirm personal details such as addresses, bring to nine the number of people facing criminal charges in Britain over allegations they rigged the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), which is used to price about $450 trillion of products from complex derivatives to home loans.
The hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court is the latest in an investigation that stretches from North America to Asia, shaking public faith in the financial industry. The scandal has so far led to fines of $6 billion imposed on 10 banks and ICAP.
Traders are alleged to have fixed Libor, which is based on a survey of what banks would charge each other for loans, by submitting answers that could nudge the reported rates by amounts that were tiny, but translated into big profits.
Former ICAP derivatives broker Darrell Paul Read, 49, his supervisor Daniel Martin Wilkinson, 47, and 52-year-old Colin John Goodman, a cash broker, are all charged with conspiracy to defraud between August 2006 and September 2010.
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which brought the charges last month, alleges the three men conspired with Tom Hayes, a former yen derivatives trader who has already been charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud and is due to stand trial in January 2015, while he was working at UBS in Tokyo between 2006 and 2009.
They dishonestly agreed to procure or make submissions of yen Libor rates that were false or misleading and were intended to benefit Hayes' trading, the SFO said in documents outlining the charges.
Goodman and Read continued to work with Hayes in the scheme when the trader moved to Citigroup in 2010, the documents say.
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