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19 BROADWAY NITE CLUB — 17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax; 459-1091; www.19broadway.com. Mondays: Open mike with Derek Smith. March 14: Big Brother and the Holding Co., Tom Finch Group. March 15: Jerry Hannan's St. Patrick's Day Party, Judy Hall. March 16: Todos Santos, Erika Alstrom with Dale Alstrom's Jazz Society. March 18: Keith Burnstein. March 19: Eugene Huggins Band featuring Feliz Bannon. March 20: The Grease Traps. March 21: Biambu's Slow Burn.
FARLEY BAR — Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito; 339-4700; www.cavallopoint.com. Mondays: Locals' night.
FENIX — 919 Fourth St., San Rafael; 813-5600; www.fenixlive.com. Tuesdays: Local singer/songwriter series. Wednesdays: Pro blues jam night. Thursdays: Lunch series with Simon Costa. March 14: Terrie Odabi. March 15: The Bobs. March 16: Amy Hogan, Aim High and Marin Academy benefit. March 20: Mic Gillette Band. March 21: Jose Neto and the Netoband.
FINNEGAN'S MARIN — 877 Grant Ave., Novato; 899-1516; www.finnegansmarin.com. Thursdays: Ladies' night with acoustic music. Fridays: Karaoke with Jeff Scott Goodwin. March 15: The Dead League. March 16: The Tear Drops. March 17: The Two Tones, Irish sing-along with Frank McGovern.
GEORGE'S NIGHTCLUB — 842 Fourth St., San Rafael; 578-2707; www.georgesnightclub.com. March 14: Lauren and the Arrows, the Fibrillators, One of Many, Pomegranate, Bam!Vox.
GUAYMAS RESTAURANT — 5 Main St., Tiburon; 435-6300. Saturdays and Sundays: Live music.
HOPMONK TAVERN — 224 Vintage Way, Novato; 892-6200; www.hopmonk.com. Wednesdays: Open mike with Dennis Haneda. March 14: David M'ore, the Jaded, Revenant. March 15: Vinyl. March 20: Sol Seed, Sol Horizon. March 21: Supermule.
IRON SPRINGS PUB & BREWERY — 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax; 485-1005; ironspringspub.com. March 19: Gary Gates Band.
L'APPART RESTO — 636 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo; 256-9884; lappartresto.com. March 20: Amanda Addleman featuring Lee Dynes.
MAMA'S ROYAL CAFE — 393 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; 388-3261. Saturdays: Frederick Nighthawk. Sundays: Caroline Dahl.
MAYFLOWER PUB — 1533 Fourth St., San Rafael; 456-1011. Fridays: Karaoke. Tuesdays: Traditional Irish music night. Wednesdays: Jazz night.
MOUNTAIN VIEW WINERY TASTING ROOM — 1040 Court St., San Rafael; 898-6778; www.mountainviewwines.org. March 14: Fairfax Social Club. March 15 and 21: Ballistic Missiles.
NICK'S COVE — 23240 Highway 1, Marshall; 663-1033; www.nicks cove.com. Tuesdays: Locals' night.
NICKEL ROSE — 848 B St., San Rafael; 454-5551. Thursdays: DJ Alezay. Fridays: DJ Beset and DJ Stevie B.
NO NAME BAR — 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito; 332-1392. Fridays: Michael Aragon Quartet. Sundays: Mal Sharpe's Dixieland Band. Mondays: Kimrea and Dreamdogs. Tuesdays: Open mike with Damir.
OSTERIA DIVINO — 37 Caledonia St., Sausalito; 331-9355; osteriadivino.com. March 14: Rob Reich Trio. March 15: Denise Perrier. March 16: Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. March 18: Michael Fecskes. March 19: Noel Jewkes. March 20: Lilan Kane. March 21: Deborah Winters.
PANAMA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT — 4 Bayview St., San Rafael; 457-3993; www.panamahotel.com. March 16: Lisa Stano. March 18: Swing Fever. March 19: Todos Santos. March 20: Deborah Winters.
PERI'S SILVER DOLLAR BAR — 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax; 459-9910; www.perisbar.com. Mondays: Open mike with Billy D. Tuesdays: John Varn and Tommy Odetto. March 14: Kelly Peterson Band, Highway Poets. March 15: Derek and Damir, the Soul Satellites. March 16: La Mandanga. March 19: The Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. March 20: Burnsy's Sugar Shack. March 21: Todos Santos, Jay Bonet and Ali Winkel's Debeaucheristic Birthday Bash.
PRESIDIO YACHT CLUB — Horseshoe Cove, Fort Baker, Sausalito; 332-2319; 601-3333; www.presidioyachtclub.org. March 14: Doc Kraft & Co.
RANCHO NICASIO — Town Square, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio; 662-2219; www.ranchonicasio.com. March 14: Jimi Z, the Goodtime Band. March 15: The Mad Maggies, Those Darn Accordions. March 16: Lorin Rowan's Caribbean Bleu. March 21: Freddy Clarke.
RICKEY'S — Inn Marin, 250 Entrada Drive, Novato; 883-5952; www.rickeysrestaurant.com. March 14: Phillip Percy Pack. March 15: Tracy Rose Trio. March 21: Andoni.
SAUSALITO SEAHORSE SUPPER CLUB — 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito; 331-2899; www.sausalito seahorse.com. Tuesdays: Noel Jewkes and Friends. Wednesdays: Tango night with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. March 14: Donna D'Acuti. March 15: Crossroads Music School spring concert, Key Lime Pie. March 16: Mazacote. March 17: Crossroads Music School spring concert. March 20: Los Flamencos del Pueblo. March 21: Gini Wilson Trio.
SLEEPING LADY — 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax; 485-1182; www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. Saturdays: Ukulele jam. Sundays: Traditional Irish music session. Mondays: Open mike with Simon Costa. March 14: Kevn Hayes, David K. Matthews and Dewaye Pate. March 15: Rhythm Addicts. March 16: The Gas Men. March 17: A Wild Kettle of Fish. March 18: Drake High Jazz Band. March 19: Migrant Pickers. March 20: Bill Hansell's Guitar Pull. March 21: Staggerwing.
SMILEY'S SCHOONER SALOON — 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas; 868-1311. Sundays: Open mike. Mondays: Reggae, Spin, Monday Night Live. Wednesdays: Karaoke.
SORELLA CAFFE — 107 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; 258-4520; www.sorella caffe.com. Saturdays: Wendy Fitz.
STATION HOUSE CAFE — 11180 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 663-1515; www.stationhousecafe.com. Sundays: Live music. March 16: Caroline Dahl. March 17: Paul Knight and Friends.
STEAKHOUSE GRILL AND BAR AT DEER PARK VILLA — 367 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; 456-8084; deerparksteakhousegrill.com. Tuesdays: Bernie and Friends featuring Chuck Lavaroni.
SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL — 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; 388-1100; www.sweetwatermusic hall.com. Mondays: Open mike. March 14: Tainted Love. March 15: Sila. March 16: Rusty String Express, Arann Harrison and the Farm Band. March 18: Jason Crosby and Friends. March 19: Achilles Wheel, Emily Yates. March 21: The David Bromberg Band, Jill Cohn.
TASTE OF ROME — 1001 Bridgeway, Sausalito; 332-7660; www.taste-of-rome.com. March 15: The 7th Sons.
TERRAPIN CROSSROADS — 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael; 524-2773; www.terrapincrossroads.net. March 14 and 15: Phil Lesh and Friends. March 16: Midnight North. March 20: San Geronimo. March 21: Walking Spanish.
VASCO — 106 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 381-3343; www.vascomillvalley.com. Tuesdays: Live music.
VLADIMIR'S RESTAURANT — 12785 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Inverness; 669-1021. Saturdays: Traditional Irish music session.
BELROSE THEATRE — 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 454-6422; www.thebelrose.com. Tuesdays: Blues night. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. Thursdays: Open mike. 7:30 p.m. $5.
DANCE PALACE — 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 663-1075; www.dancepalace.org. March 14: Just Friends. 7:30 p.m. $10. March 15: Keola and Moanalani Beamer. 8 p.m. $17 to $34. March 16: "Mother Ireland: An Afternoon of Irish Poetry, Storytelling and Song." 2 p.m. Free.
MARIN CENTER SHOWCASE THEATER — 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael; 473-6800; www.marincenter.org. March 16: Men of Worth: "Celebrating St. Patrick's Day." 2 p.m. $25.
MARIN COUNTRY MART — 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; 461-5700; www.marincountrymart.com. Fridays: Jazz night. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Sundays: Folkish Festival. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.
MARIN LUTHERAN CHURCH — 649 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; 924-3782. March 20: Bluegrass jam. 7:30 p.m. $1.
OSHER MARIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael; 444-8000; 389-5072; www.murphyproductions .com. March 14: "Nancy Fox Brings Jerome Kern to Life." Noon. $4 to $10. March 15: Flying with Dragons benefit with Jimmy Dillon, Tony Lindsay, David Mathews, Karl Perazzo, Mike Rinta, Vicki Randle and the Magik Magik Orchestra. 8 p.m. $45 to $90.
STUDIO 55 MARIN — 1455A Francisco Blvd. E., San Rafael; 453-3161; www.studio55marin.com; www.brownpapertickets.com/event/564351. March 16: Wake the Dead. 3 p.m. $18 to $22.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MARIN — 240 Channing Way, San Rafael; 479-4131; www.uumarin.org. March 16: Celtic music concert with Laura Berryhill and Anton Mizerak. 7 p.m. $10 to $15.
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Hi Josh, Il 10/08/12 04:13, Josh Berkus ha scritto: > Gabriele, > >> If there is some interest, I can try and organise my yearly travel to >> Australia during that period (running away from Italy's winter :) ) and >> be in Canberra for the conference. > Are you going to be at LinuxConf? It's starting to look like I'm going. I have applied for a 1-Day PostgreSQL miniconf and am waiting for their approval. If that's approved, I will postpone my trip to Australia for a few weeks in order to include the conference. Otherwise, I will stick to the original family plan to spend New Year's Eve Down Under (which is always cool). It would be good if you came as well, so that we can surely organise a better quality event. However, I want to thank Rob (Napier) and Toby (Corkindale) who privately gave me their support in case the conference goes ahead. Cheers, Gabriele -- Gabriele Bartolini - 2ndQuadrant Italia PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support gabriele(dot)bartolini(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)it | www.2ndQuadrant.it
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DENVER — In case you missed it, Sen. Barack Obama is an American, with an American story and a beautiful American family, much like yours.
The Democratic National Convention opened Monday with a powerful rebuttal to the persistent suggestion by many on the right — and some in the middle — that for all his apparent strengths, Obama is somehow less American than his Republican rival for the presidency, Arizona Sen. John McCain, and that his embrace of American values is somehow less complete.
In a glitzy prime-time show that emphasized family, American values and Obama's own hardscrabble roots, a slate of speakers who know him best explained that regardless of Obama's exotic heritage or his name, his story anchors him firmly in the American experience, and has helped prepare him to lead the nation in an era of precipitous change.
Viewers heard from the man who hired Obama as a community organizer 20 years ago. They heard from his brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, the basketball coach at Oregon State University. They heard from his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, who described how she and Obama were taught "that with hard work, we could accomplish the extraordinary."
But the featured messenger of the night was Obama's wife, Michelle, who has become something of a celebrity — and a lightning rod — in her own right. Her own journey from the South Side of Chicago to the top of the corporate ladder embodies the American dream as well.
Although her late father developed multiple sclerosis in his 30s, he worked at the city water plant while his wife stayed at home, raising the kids in a tiny apartment. The couple sent both of their children to Ivy League schools.
After a five-minute video about the Obamas, including how they met (first date over ice cream) and their lives with their daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, Michelle Obama bounded on stage to warm applause. She said she could feel her late father, Fraser Robinson, looking down on her, "just as I've felt his presence in every grace-filled moment of my life." Then she began drawing parallels between her family and other American families, concerned first about their children.
"You know, what struck me when I first met Barack was that even though he had this funny name, even though he'd grown up all the way across the continent in Hawaii, his family was so much like mine," she said, with her mother, Marian Robinson, in the crowd.
"Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is bond and you do what you say you're going to do, that you treat people with dignity and respect."
By this point, many women in the crowd were in tears.
"Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them."
For many fans of Sen. Obama around the country, he is a compelling candidate because of his personal story, and because of the hard work and smarts it took to get where he is.
He was born in Hawaii to a white mom from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, who deserted his family when Barack was 2. His mother married an Indonesian man; they moved for several years to Jakarta before Obama returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents.
They and his mother raised him. He eventually earned a Harvard law degree and settled in Chicago as a community organizer.
It was an unusual route to the U.S. Senate. Now, at just 47, he is about to become the first African-American nominee of a major political party, only four years after making his national debut at the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston.
Yet throughout his campaign, Obama has been dogged by chain e-mails and partisan publications painting him as a Muslim, rather than the Christian he is, intent on destroying the United States from within, that he was actually born abroad, rather than in Hawaii, that he eschews the Pledge of Allegiance and the American flag.
Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, said the convention offers a crucial opportunity for shaping the way voters see Obama in the final 60-day sprint to the Nov. 4 election. Monday night, party organizers made sure to pack the Pepsi Center with as many hand-held American flags as "Change We Can Believe In" placards.
"John McCain has been on the scene for a long time. He's more formed," Plouffe said before the speeches began. "Particularly these up-for-grabs voters, a lot of them who didn't participate in the primaries, a lot of them are very busy, they are checking in now, so learning about his values, his accomplishments, his ideas is very, very important."
Democrats feel good about their prospects this year. But to win the White House, they must sell Obama not only to the independent and swing voters who may decide the election in states like Florida and Ohio, but also to those Democrats who backed his chief rival for the nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, and who now view Obama with some suspicion.
Clinton and other leading Democrats will spend this week in Denver trying to convince her supporters that Obama shares the commitments that drove her campaign.
On Monday night, Democratic delegates also heard an emotional reminder of the ideals that bind them as a party from Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, the Democratic scion from Massachusetts who is battling brain cancer. His appearance was expected, but his speech was a surprise.
"There is a new wave of change all around us …," Kennedy said. "And this November, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans, so with Barack Obama for you and for me, our country will be committed to our cause. The nation will renew, the hope rises again, and the dream lives on."
Times staff writers Adam C. Smith and Alex Leary contributed to this report. Wes Allison can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (202) 463-0577.
CORRECTION: Barack Obama earned his law degree from Harvard. A different school was identified in earlier versions of this story.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California's medical marijuana stores, which experienced a boom in 2009 when the U.S. Department of Justice said prosecutions were a low priority and then a bust in the form of a federal crackdown, are facing another existential watershed closer to home.
The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether local governments can ban retail pot dispensaries within their borders. About 200 cities and counties already have, according to the pro-dispensary group Americans for Safe Access, but this will be the first time the state high court weighs in on the question even though medical marijuana has been legal in California for more than 16 years.
At stake is the expansion potential or further contraction of an industry that contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the state economy but operates without clear statewide guidelines and in conflict with federal drug laws. Many of the local bans were enacted after the number of retail medical marijuana outlets exploded in Southern California in response to the DOJ stating in 2009 that prosecuting pot sales would be a low priority under the Obama administration.
"These places are popping up everywhere, and the typical city that had one or two, two became four and four became 16 or 20," said Jeffrey Dunn, an Orange County lawyer who will be arguing in favor of the local bans on Tuesday. "What has happened as a practical matter is this state law which authorizes the medical use of marijuana, and federal law that prohibits it, has forced cities and counties to be the ones to regulate this like any other entity that crops up in our business districts."
Medical marijuana advocates maintain that the state's medical marijuana laws, the nation's oldest, allow local governments to set limits on dispensaries, but not to outlaw them.


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The last two seasons have ended in a disappointing fashion for the Detroit Tigers. With the baseball season right around the corner, here are 14 things that I expect out of the Tigers in 2014. Some are more outrageous than the others, but all of these things will have an impact on the Tigers' success this season.
14. Justin Verlander will get back on track
If it weren't for the 2008 season, 2013 would have been Verlander's worst season in his career. His 3.46 ERA, 1.315 WHIP (Walks + Hits per Inning Pitched), and 2.89 strikeouts per walk were all his worst since the '08 season. Verlander also failed to pitch a complete game in 2013, the only full season in his career that he had not thrown at least one. JV will be a dominant pitcher once again in 2014, similar to his play in last year's playoffs. In three postseason starts, Verlander pitched 23 innings, allowed one earned run, gave up three walks, and recorded 31 strikeouts. Detroit can expect Verlander to win at least 15 games and have a winning percent no lower than .650.
13. Brad Ausmus will receive his first ejection as a manager before the end of May
Jim Leyland was never one to pass on the opportunity to argue with an umpire. Leyland was ejected from four games in 2013, but his first didn't happen until July 11. There are a lot of things that Ausmus does differently from Leyland but this will not be one of them. There's a level of respect that managers get from their players for standing up for them. Ausmus does not necessarily have to win over the clubhouse but as a former professional himself, he understands what the players look for out of their managers.
12. Win at least 90 games
The Tigers have averaged 92 wins over the last three seasons and 2014 will mark the third time Detroit has had at least 90 wins since the 2011 season. In terms of their starting rotation and their offensive lineup, the Tigers are still considered one of the league's most talented teams. Playing under a new manager with a different mentality is just what this team needs to become World Series Champions, just look at what John Farrell did with the Boston Red Sox.
11. Miguel Cabrera will continue to dominate
Cabrera is the best hitter in professional baseball, hands down. It would come as a surprise if he didn't win his third consecutive AL MVP Award in 2014. Spending the majority of his time in the field back at first base will help him steer clear of any injuries, unlike last season. Surely he won't have the same level of protection behind him as he did when Prince Fielder was in Detroit, but I'm not sure teams will consistently pitch around Miggy to get to the switch-hitting Victor Martinez.
10. 3 million fans will walk through Comerica Park's turnstiles
Fans in Detroit are eager for a World Series Championship and more than six million fans have sat in the seats of Comerica Park over the last two seasons. The team has a new look, a new manager, and a new mentality, which are all reasons why more than three million fans will walk through Comerica Park's turnstiles again in 2014.
9. Dave Dombrowski will make a trade nearing the trade deadline
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski knows that owner Mike Ilitch is committed to doing whatever it takes in order to bring a championship to Detroit. Following a mid-season trade to acquire shortstop Jose Iglesias, he continued to be active during this past offseason by dealing Prince Fielder and Doug Fister. If the Tigers find themselves in need of a player and are able to identify exactly what that missing piece is, Dombrowski will not shy away from making a deal. He's the best in the business.
8. Win the AL Central
With teams like the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians on the rise, the American League Central will be one of the toughest divisions in 2014. The Indians clinched a postseason berth as a wild card team last season and they had 92 wins. I like the Tigers' chances to win the AL Central for the fourth season in a row, their last six series of the season are all against division opponents.
7. Max Scherzer will sign a long-term deal
The Tigers' front office knows that this guy is a special pitcher. Coming off a Cy Young-winning season, Scherzer is eligible for free agency after this season. If he becomes a free agent, his asking price will skyrocket. Detroit needs to lock him up before this season comes to an end and I am confident that Dombrowski will get a deal done.
6. Jose Iglesias will win his first Gold Glove
Iglesias is the most sure-handed shortstop that the Tigers have seen in a long time. In just 46 games as a Tiger, I can think of at least five instances that Iglesias has left me in disbelief after making an unbelievable defensive play. He is the complete package as a shortstop, he has the quickness that puts himself in a position to make a play on nearly every ball as well as the arm strength it takes to make an out on every ball he gets to.
5. An increase in stolen bases
Ausmus has encouraged is players to be aggressive on the base paths throughout spring training, allowing them to steal bases at their own discretion. Stealing bases is just as important as not making outs on the bases and the new Tigers' manager wants his players to discover what their abilities can allow them to do. Detroit has been horrendous at swiping bases under Leyland, stealing just 35 bases in 2013 (league-worst) and 59 in 2012 (second-worst). In the last two seasons combined, the Tigers have stolen 104 less bases than the MLB average. (Det-94 MLB avg.-198)
4. Andy Dirks will hit 20 home runs
Many would describe this statement as "going out on a limb" but I would characterize it as a "gut-feeling". In his three seasons at the major-league level, Dirks has totaled just 24 home runs but he is at the point in his career where players really begin to develop. He has the strength and bat speed to hit the long-ball, he just needs to find himself in the right situations to be aggressive. Curtis Granderson hit more than 20 homers in his final three seasons with the Tigers, so what's holding back Dirks from doing so?
3. Brad Ausmus will win AL Manager of the Year Award
The 2013 AL Manager of the Year Award could have gone to either John Farrell of the Red Sox or Terry Francona of the Indians, each won more than 90 games in their first season serving as the manager of their current teams. Ultimately, Francona was presented with the award and Ausmus could follow in his footsteps.
2. Victor Martinez will spend more time in the field
Thankfully the Tigers won't have to play in a National League ballpark nearing the end of this season, unlike last year. However, Martinez's new manager has already said he will consider playing Martinez at catcher during Interleague Play. Whether the Tigers find themselves behind in the standings or Alex Avila is injured, playing Martinez at catcher in NL ballparks is definitely an option that might become a reality. Even if the Tigers don't find themselves in a position where he is needed behind the plate, Martinez could spend a lot of time at first base if Cabrera is needed at third base.
1. The Tigers will win the World Series
That's right. The Detroit Tigers will be the 2014 World Series Champions, exactly 30 years after the Tigers' last championship season. Don't write off their ability to win based on the fact that they are not as good on paper, teams don't become champions based on that alone. If that were the case, the Tigers would be heading into this season looking for their third consecutive championship. The Tigers have been underachievers the past two seasons and with everybody in Detroit ready to count them out before one pitch has been thrown, I'm counting on them to win it all.
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In a week's time, we'll have an uncovered look at Hyundai's newest concept, the HCD-14, but the silhouette should tell you all you need to know.
With a new Genesis on the horizon, the timing of the HCD-14 is interesting given that it's a fairly radical departure from the rather conservative-looking Genesis. But as the current car aped a mid-2000's German luxury sedan, then the new HCD-14/Genesis does a good job at copying the current German luxury aesthetic, embodied by cars like the Audi A7 and Mercedes-Benz CLS. At least it's better looking than the BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe.
One unique feature of the HCD is a new system that allows the driver to control vehicle functions via hand gestures. For those of us who live in locales where poor drivers necessitate the frequent use of hand gestures, this could have many unintentional consequences.
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CoreyDLJanuary 7th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Lookin pretty XJ-esque mayne!
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
And the greenhouse of the XJ is just an elongated version of that on the Sonata.
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d524zoom-zoomJanuary 7th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
" For those of us who live in locales where poor drivers necessitate the frequent use of hand gestures, this could have many unintentional consequences."
Thanks DK for the first chuckle of the day
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January 7th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
I can just imagine the forthcoming SNL skit about this, staring the new Hyundai and an angry motorist of Neapolitan extract
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LandcrusherJanuary 7th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
You almost lost me with better looking than the Gran Coupe. That's like saying your neighbor's kid is more handsome than Abe Vigoda. You won me back with the hand gestures joke though.
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28-Cars-LaterJanuary 7th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
I admire Hyundai for attempting to build cars which are not intentionally ugly, at least from the side. However I find the faux coupe as sedan thing quite old, the model shown above is begging for the rear doors to be welded shut.
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gslippyJanuary 7th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
At least it will come with a better warranty than those German-engineered brands.
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DeadWeightJanuary 8th, 2013 at 3:23 am
Hyundai's biggest problem is their seeming inability to incorporate truly competitive suspensions on their vehicles.
The only Hyundai I've driven that had a truly competitive suspension, when measured against its natural competition, was the current generation Sonata.
The Genesis Sedan has a suspension that is noisy and harsh on all but the smoothest roads.
The Veracruz's suspension is wallowy and also noisy.
The Tuscon's suspension is possibly the worst in class, being noisy and harsh.
The Azera (at least the two I've had as rentals) has the most bizarre suspension of any modern era passenger car I've experienced, literally moving laterally at highway speeds, when confronted with undulations or uneven pavement.
I can't speak to the Santa Fe, Equus, Veloster or Elantra, as I've never driven them.
I've never understood how it could be possible that Hyundai hasn't yet appeared to catch up to competitors when it comes to suspension design/quality.
If they overcome this issue, they'll become an even bigger threat to the global Big 4 than they are at present.
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bd2January 9th, 2013 at 8:14 pm
The suspension set-up in the Sonata (btw, the Optima's is a good bit better) is far from being Hyundai's best within the various segments.
The Accent has one of the better set-ups within its class (better than the Yaris) and the Elantra's is better as well.
The suspension in the new Santa Fe Sport is pretty good (so the full size Santa Fe's should be pretty decent as well, as is the one in the new Azera.
The Genesis sedan had a suspension that was a bit harsh over bumpy roads – but since then, it has improved w/ adjusted suspension setting and getting rid of the horrible OEM Dunlops (owners who have switched to say, Continentals, have noted a much improved ride).
That leaves the Tucson's which is overly brittle (so basically, the presently, the Sonata's suspension is only better than that of the Tucson).
And speaking of the Genesis, while the non-R-Spec suspension is pretty smooth now, the R-Spec, due to its stiffer suspension setting and larger wheels has a more firm ride but that's the same as for the Infiniti M with the sport suspension.
Also, since the new Genesis is getting heavy input by Hyundai Europe, it should have a suspension more in line with European autos.
So Hyundai is getting there with their suspensions (Kia still does a better job for the most part).
What Hyundai does have to work on is their steering calibrations – so that the driver actually gets some feedback/feel (aside from the Genesis coupe, the steering feel is pretty nonexistent).
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doloreanJanuary 7th, 2013 at 2:42 pm
"as the current car aped a mid-2000′s German luxury sedan, then the new HCD-14/Genesis does a good job at copying the current German luxury aesthetic"
You've quite summarily summed up Korean design in one sentence. Unable to have an original idea on it's own, not-so-subtley massage everyone else's hard-worked design into your own and produce as many as possible as cheaply as possible.
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Except this rendering doesn't really look like the production model (in particular, the greenhouse) of the next gen Genesis (based on the spy shots).
And look at Lexus, Infiniti and Acura – they all use some rendition of the Hofmeister kinked greenhouse (not to mention VW and other automakers like Subaru, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Volvo, etc.); but then again, BMW didn't originate the Hofmeister kink either.
Anyway, both Hyundai and Kia luxury models are designed/penned by Europeans.
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gslippyJanuary 7th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
""as the current car aped a mid-2000′s German luxury sedan, then the new HCD-14/Genesis does a good job at copying the current German luxury aesthetic"
You've quite summarily summed up Korean design in one sentence. Unable to have an original idea on it's own, not-so-subtley massage everyone else's hard-worked design into your own and produce as many as possible as cheaply as possible."
What Derek said is true, but your comment is not, IMO. The Genesis suffers from copied blandness, but products like the Elantra, Sonata, Soul, and Sportage do not.
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 7:28 pm
The Genesis was penned by an outside Euro design firm and the only real thing it copied was the Hofmeister kinked greenhouse which pretty much everyone uses these days (Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, Volvo, VW, Subaru, etc.) – and besides, BMW didn't originate the Hofmeister kink.
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thornmarkJanuary 8th, 2013 at 6:33 am
>>not-so-subtley massage everyone else's hard-worked design into your own and produce as many as possible as cheaply as possible<<
Ford appears to be afflicting as many of its products as possible with the faux Aston look. Worked out well for its faux Mercedes Granada until owners discovered it was just another Ford Falcon with a Mercedes mask.
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PrincipalDanJanuary 7th, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Kinda looks like the profile of the Kia K9 concept.
Rear drive Kia? Why not? Make it a hardtop and Zachman will be your first customer…
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
The K9 has already been in production; maybe you mean the GT concept?
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PrincipalDanJanuary 7th, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Where is the K9 for sale? Asia?
I believe the Optima is the largest Kia sedan in North America.
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 7:26 pm
The K9 has been on the market in South Korea and should start to sell in a few export markets like the Middle East and South America soon.
The refreshed K7/Cadenza will make its way to the US later this year while the K9/Quoris likely won't hit the US until 2014 or maybe 2015.
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FJ60LandCruiserJanuary 7th, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Hyundai's pseudo-luxury line (Genesis, Equus, etc.) is priced weird. It's cheap enough to be considered a good value, but for a little more money you can have a real luxury car, not a cheap knockoff of a Lexus.
Why they think that they want to pursue Toyota stylistically and not the Germans is a mystery, but only serves to make their cars less appealing to me.
If this new model is sexy and well-styled then their luxury argument starts to make more sense, rather than a discount copy of an LS…
Then again it could be an even uglier BMW Grand Turding wagonoid crossover clone. It's really hard to tell on those terrible silhouette shadow photos.
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bd2January 7th, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Who wants to pursue Toyota/Lexus stylistically? (Putting aside that Lexus when from aping Mercedes to aping BMW.)
Esp. since Hyundai did that whole "Predator" grill thing before Lexus for a concept which they thankfully shelved.
And the Genesis and Equus are "real" luxury RWD sedans; they just don't have the luxury branding – just like the Toyota Celsior (aka the Lexus LS until the 3rd gen model) or the Toyota Century or Crown.
Now what is pseudo-luxury are the bestselling Lexus models, the ES and RX – which are FWD Camry/Avalon derived models (soon to be joined by the RAV-4 based CUV).
Also, the LS is closer in price to the Equus than it is to the S Class even tho the Equus doenn't have priced into it the cost of a luxury name plate and dealer network.
Anyway, this whole post is ironic considering that the LS and the other RWD Lexus models were seen as being discount copies of the RWD Germans.
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January 7th, 2013 at 3:53 pm
I love everything so far…except for the hand-gesture controls. I'd sooner not have XBOX Kinect in my car.
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-Cole-January 7th, 2013 at 7:03 pm
No doubt this is better than the hideous Paner wagon concept.
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racer-esq.January 7th, 2013 at 8:56 pm
This is not a shooting brake in any way. It is a fastback. A good looking in an A7-knock-off-but-better-because-no-massive-front-overhang way, but a fastback.
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don1967January 7th, 2013 at 9:39 pm
Agreed. Not seeing the shooting brake at all.
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January 7th, 2013 at 11:02 pm
Who said "shooting brake"? That'd be a wagon, like the Jaguar XF Sportbrake…
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BigMeatsJanuary 7th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Cries out for a monster truck to roll over it.
Some more.
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glyphicsJanuary 7th, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Another nail in Lincoln's coffin.
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autobahner44January 9th, 2013 at 7:20 am
+1 for the Abe Vigoda reference
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As with so many previous independent counsel questions involving the administration, Reno had been receiving conflicting advice from within the department. The political implications for the already besieged White House in the Ickes case were immense because a green light for an investigation could have impacted not only the President's tenuous control over the political agenda in Washington but also Al Gore's own ambitions to run for the Oval Office. Placing the Ickes case into the hands of an independent counsel could have opened up a broader inquiry into 1996 Democratic campaign finances. Reno's refusal gives her critics one more reason to accuse her of being a political attorney general. In the poisonous partisan atmosphere swirling over Washington these days, her decision is sure to further pollute relations between Democrats and Republicans.
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There she was late Friday afternoon, once again up to her neck in yet another independent counsel dilemma and once again waiting until the last minute to announce her decision. This time the focus of Attorney General Janet Reno's concern was former White House deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes. The question: whether Ickes, who denies all wrongdoing, had lied before a Senate inquiry on campaign finances regarding administration actions supportive of the Teamsters union. Minutes before the close of business, Reno filed her decision: no independent counsel. The Friday get-out-of-town ruling assured yet another loud cry of foul from Republicans over the weekend.


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Hello World!
I'm pleased to report that I haven't enslaved Michelle, locked her in a basement with only a computer for company and made her do all the work for the past week. My impromptu holiday from TrekToday can be explained by one simple reason: my computer hates me.
My topic for today is misleading TV promos and, er, Alias. This may contain some season two spoilers, depending on your definition of a "spoiler". But I'm warning you. Two weeks ago, Channel 7 ran a trailer for the next episode showing Sydney in a body bag with the tagline "Is this Sydney's twin sister?". The episode actually had nothing to do with Sydney having a twin sister.
Then, for last week's outing, the promo was "One of these people will be murdered", as images of the cast flashed by, each of them turning their heads towards the camera in a "dramatic" way. No one was murdered. According to the latest promo, someone will apparently be murdered in an unspecified upcoming episode. Ohhh.
Let's move onto The West Wing. I really liked Matthew Perry's two episode guest-stint; he really slotted in well with the rest of the cast and I didn't see his Friends character every time he walked into the room. I can now almost forgive him for replacing Ainsley Hayes. Yes, I know Emily Procter is now examining bullets on CSI: Miami, but Ainsley had more depth in her seven or so guest appearances than Calleigh Duquesne is ever likely to have on CSI: Miami.
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Kansas history came to life Wednesday morning for seventh-grade students at Washburn Rural Middle School, 5620 S.W. 61st, who were entertained as much as they were educated.
Decked out in period costumes, eight members of the Lecompton Re-enactors troupe mesmerized the students with their dramatic retelling of stories about Bleeding Kansas, the tumultuous and often violent pre-Civil War period that caught the nation's attention in the late 1850s and early 1860s.
Some historians point to Bleeding Kansas as the actual start of the Civil War, which officially was said to have started April 12, 1861.
Middle school students in the Sunflower State typically study Kansas history when they are in seventh or eighth grade — one of the reasons the Lecompton Re-enactors enjoy bringing their performances into such settings.
Rich Ankerholz, who portrayed abolitionist John Brown on Thursday, said he and the other re-enactors enjoy performing at schools, as well as for adult groups.
"It's great when the students really get into it," he said. "We kind of feed off their reaction."
On Thursday, students sitting at lunch tables and in rows of chairs were urged by the actors to cheer for either the North or South side during the performance. The actors split the room down the middle, with one side designated for the North and the other side for the South.
The re-enactors took turns explaining — in grand oratorical style of the day — the basis for their pro-slavery or abolitionist views.
Students were encouraged to clap their hands or pound on tables to show their support when someone from their respective side made a particularly good point.
Seventh-grader Cole Berry, 12, said he enjoyed the presentation and the way the re-enactors portrayed their characters.
"I liked all the costumes and props," Cole said. "They represented all the people really well. They were real good with their lines and how they acted."
Tim Rues said the Lecompton Re-enactors make about 30 presentations each year, some of which are in the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton.
Rues on Wednesday portrayed Wild Jim Lane, a skilled orator and staunch abolitionist who became one of Kansas' first U.S. senators.
"We bring historic characters to life on stage," Rues said after the performance. "It's an interesting way for people to learn about the Civil War."


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IN other blemished sports at the Winter Games, players from the Big Six nations arrived here yesterday like an airdrop of human hockey packets, changing from professionals to Olympians like lines on the fly.
Finally released from National Hockey League duty by the commissioner, Juan Antonio Bettman, also known as Gary, the best players in the world steeled themselves for a grueling hour or two of practice before they begin their tournament today, with their own version of the opening ceremony, choreographed as follows:
All Russians over there, all Americans over here, all Swedes, Czechs, Finns and Canadians, report to the locker room door adorned with your flag and let's get ready to rumble!
''I think our experience is going to be just as great as anyone in the village,'' said Bill Guerin of the United States team, one of the returning members from the 1998 Nagano furniture smashers. ''When the opening ceremonies started, that's when it really hit home, that we were really going to be here.''
This would be our cue to say better late than never, if it weren't for the nagging feeling that the Olympics deserve better than what they're getting from Bettman's N.H.L.
Seven days into the Games, already well into a full-blown, and perhaps overblown, figure-skating scandal, one could still turn on ESPN yesterday morning and catch the Other World highlights of Stars 4, Rangers 2, of Avalanche 3, Blues 1. Mind you, I am not one of those still singing the blues about the alcohol-fueled furniture fiasco, an unfortunate episode that a United States assistant coach, Lou Vairo, compared to the reaction one could expect from any budget-conscious husband who is handed ''the credit card bill by his wife at the end of the month.''Continue reading the main story
Relax, feminists, for Vairo, who had to develop his keen sense of humor when he was appointed coach of the United States Olympians four years after the 1980 team's Miracle on Ice, caught himself and articulated the politically correct gender reversal.
Fair is fair and right is right; what's good for one hockey-loving nation is certainly good for another. Much fuss has been made this week about the double standard, the selective nature by which N.H.L. players were or weren't allowed to play in the qualifying round for now-eliminated countries like Slovakia, a favorite to make the final round, and Latvia, playing in its first Olympics since 1936.
The Latvians wanted to make the kind of statement its Baltic neighbor Lithuania did with basketball at the Barcelona Summer Games of 1992. Commenting on Bettman's big-footing the Carolina Hurricanes' goalie, Arturs Irbe, from joining Latvia last weekend, Guerin said: ''I think it should have been between the players and the N.H.L. team. What it means for a player to represent his country is huge.''
With the exception of hockey-crazed Canada, a strong case can be made that the Olympic tournament is a greater priority and opportunity for smaller nations that do not have champion skiers, snowboarders and -- heh, heh -- the right connections in the figure-skating judges' community. As Vairo said, ''In Slovakia, there are five million hockey players and five million coaches.'' He also said it wasn't his business to criticize the N.H.L. for its business practices, but he got out his shtick and did some slashing, anyway.
''What if America and Canada had to qualify for the Olympics?'' Vairo said. ''Would our public sit by? Personally, I would have liked to have seen every country get a fair shot with their best players.''
It would not have taken much, just the sacrifice of the N.H.L.'s unwatchable All-Star Game and the minuscule network ratings it typically gets. Bettman has stubbornly let his domestic insularity obscure his global vision. In Nagano four years ago, until the Americans made news as the athletes' village idiots, the world-known N.H.L. stars were practically invisible in an Olympic environment that enjoys and celebrates its pop idols.
The N.B.A.'s David Stern has used the Olympics and other international events as mandates to promote his league's product and people. Bettman, Stern's former assistant, has turned the likes of Mike Modano and Mario Lemieux into insulated worker bees. Now that they're finally here, there is no time to go check out the cute figure skaters they've been hearing so much about.
''We feel terrible for that Canadian pair,'' Guerin said. ''It's just unfortunate what's going on.'' His teammates on the Boston Bruins who are here to play for the Russians probably don't feel as much sympathy. Now that's a gold medal game to root for.
The Americans -- who haven't won a medal since 1980, when Herb Brooks, their current head coach, last directed them -- begin with Finland tonight, after one day of travel and practice and adjustment to the altitude and the larger Olympic rinks. This is some way to conduct a cohesive tournament, though hockey people do recall the quality of the play in Nagano as quite good despite the choose-up conditions.
''You're either good or you're not,'' Guerin said. ''Everybody in this tournament is a world-class player.''
Vairo added: ''These are professionals. The chemistry is natural.''
That may well be, but the phone booth changing of the uniforms and into superhero action seems forced, most un-Olympic. Bettman has said that the N.H.L.'s Olympic 2006 participation is no sure thing. We understand the problem of having to shut down, but the Olympics and the likes of Latvia deserve the full, two-week commitment. If it can't be made next time, don't come at all.Continue reading the main story


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My brother has a Super-Bowl party every year and this one gal makes this Jimmy-Dean pork sausage with (sage) and hamburger mixed together and then mixed with a brick of melted Valvita cheese and put on small rye bread pieces,and then toasted in the oven.....Damn you talk about good,one of the best Super-Bowl foods there is...Pigs in a blanket and little smokeys with bacon rapped around it are very tasty-to....
My usual NFL playoffs cuisine includes SHREDDED POT ROAST SANDWICHES WITH GRAVY AND HORSERADISH CREAM SAUCE, on an onion roll with melted provolone cheese.
Here are the recipes:
Horseradish Cream Sauce (Tiger Sauce)
1 Cup Sour Cream
!/2 Cup mayonnaise
1/2 Cup prepared Horseradish
1 - 2 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
Blk. Pepper to taste
Wisk/mix all ingredients together, adjust for your taste & refrigerate. Do this while the beef is stewing, so that it has several hours to work.
Pot Roast
3 - 4 lb. Chuck Roast, or whatever beef roast is on sale.
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, flour and water.
Season roast with salt, blk. pepper and garlic powder. Heat a heavy, lidded skillet to medium. Place beef on hot skillet and allow to brown heavily. YOU CANNOT WALK AWAY FROM THE PAN WHEN BROWNING. Turn roast and allow to brown heavily on other side. When roast is heavily browned, deglaze pan with about 2 tablespoons of water, use the roast to rub all of the browned crust off of the bottom of the pan.
You can double or triple brown the beef at this point, but you must be diligent in not burning it. Once roast/pan is browned to your liking, deglaze pan with 2 cups of cold water and again rub all brown off of bottom of pan, cover pan. Turn down heat to low and allow the roast to stew for 4 - 5 hours, until you can easily shred the pot roast.
Remove roast from pan and turn heat up until you have juices at a simmer (slight boil). Fill lidded jar/gravy shaker/cocktail shaker with 1/2 cup COLD water, add 2/3 cup flour, close shaker and shake vigorously. Slowly pour the flour/water mixture into the beef juices, stirring and scraping constantly. Adjust thickness with more flour/water until you are satisfied, remove pan from heat if you stop stirring. Check for seasoning and adjust with salt & pepper.
Shred, re-warm beef and serve on an onion roll with cheese, gravy and Tiger Sauce.
Take some soft flour tortilla, cut them into squares about the size of a playing card, take a small piece of your favorite cheese, then a chunk of summer sausage, another piece of cheese , top with some onion. Fold the tortilla to cover the ingredients, stick in a toothpick to hold it together, toast it in the oven until the cheese melts then serve,, takes some time but it turns out pretty decent and meat and cheese options are open to all your favorites.
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NEW information has come to light that could help catch a man who stole more than £1,000 from an elderly woman after convincing her to drive to a bank in Leominster and withdraw cash.
The 83-year-old victim, who let the man into her Bodenham home believing had come to fix her boiler, drove him to Lloyds TSB in Corn Square, Leominster, after he said he needed payment upfront.
She withdrew cash while the man - described as in his 40s, white, tall, with dark hair and as jeans and an anorak - waited in the victim's silver Honda Civic car.
Later, as they drove on the old Hereford road, the man got out of the car and walked off.
The incident took place between 11am and 3pm on October 2 (Tuesday) and only came to light when the victim told a visiting carer later that day.
Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting incident number 480S 021012.
A witness has reported seeing a very distinctive orange/gold coloured car - possibly an old style Ford Focus - outside the victim's property in Bodenham at around 3.20pm on the day of the theft.
Chris Ammonds, spokesperson for West mercia Police said: "We are keen to identify the owner/driver of this car. It may be completely unrelated to the theft but we would like to eliminate it from our inquiries either way."


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During the Tang Dynasty a young soldier goes undercover posing as the protector of a beautiful blind revolutionary to escort her back to her colleagues and discover their whereabouts. Following in the footsteps of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this is a scintillating cinematic experience from master of the art Zhang Yimou.
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It's not as if Hong Kong cinema didn't exist before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but since Ang Lee's universal crowd pleaser wowed audiences with the wire-fu choreography, a whole host of movies have attempted to rival the Oscar-winning masterpiece.
Should House Of Flying Daggers showcase the Zhang Yimou's vision as well as its companion movie Hero, it's destined to be the most successful export of the year.
Set in 859 AD during the rule of the Tang dynasty, civil unrest wages throughout the land. The corrupt government battles with rebel forces, protesting at the decline of their nation.
The largest of these rebel armies is the titular house, a group whose power is increasing under a mysterious new leader.
In an effort to quell the uprising, two local captains are ordered to track the new leader down.
Believing that a blind revolutionary by the name of Mei, played by Crouching Tiger's Zhang Ziyi, is the leader of the Daggers, the two officials hatch a plan to find out the exact location of the group, using Mei as bait.
Thus the film becomes something of a road movie. The two central characters - the dashing captain and the head strong Mei - threaten to fall in love despite their individual allegiances and are attacked at every turn by the local henchman.
In amongst the many twists and turns that the plot takes, it's noticeable that the movie could have stepped up a gear and become something of an epic war movie.
But instead, the story remains centered on the lead characters, becoming more Romeo And Juliet than Troy.
Not that that should imply a lack of action - on the contrary, a Crouching Tiger-esque treetop fight is as equally exhilarating as Ang Lee's sequence, while anything involving the physics-defying daggers just HAS to be seen.
The cinematography is second to none, while the sound is so bracing it'll clean your speakers.
If there is a criticism, it's that the fight sequences are somewhat repetitive. Same fight, different location. But the fights are so good to watch, what does it matter?
At its heart, The House Of Flying Daggers is a love story with some incredible set pieces thrown in for good measure. What more could you want from a movie that looks this good?


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Account Executive London
- Recruiter
- ASG International
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £35000 per annum, Benefits: Bonus + Benefits
- Posted
- 20 Mar 2012
- Closes
- 17 Apr 2012
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- Contact
- Lauren Brooks
- Function
- Account Management
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Account Executive
£35,000 + Bonus + Benefits
The Company
A leading marketing services business offering fully integrated solutions to a wide range of PLCs across the UK and Europe. The company is at the forefront of the communications industry offering a truly unique blend of multi channel marketing solutions including print, digital, creative and backed up with cutting edge analytical data services.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Account Executive based on-site at a major retail and communications client. You will work alongside the client`s extensive marketing team and integrate into their marketing process. The role will initially entail managing the Point of Sale, in-store marketing requirements however in time this will expand to include other areas such as digital and data. Knowledge of these other services would be advantageous though not essential.
As a 3rd party, you will also be responsible for maintaining and building the existing relationships, from a client services point of view, with all key stakeholders.
The Package
In return, the company is offering a salary of a negotiable £35,000 plus bonus and benefits. Career progression and personal development opportunities are not just on offer but encouraged.


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How Do I Learn To Forgive Myself?I was in a relationship for over six years. Everyone was sure we were going to get married, including the two of us. We bought a home together and lived a relatively peaceful life. We had some major issues though. I did not like his family, and he was a very family oriented guy. Dinner 2-3 times a week....random stop-ins. Oh yeah, and they all lived down the street from us. I started drinking a lot cause I couldn't stand always being around them. Then the drinking led to drug abuse...all of which I did discreetly. Once in a while, he would catch me, but I always promised to get help. I even started seeing a psychiatrist and went on anti-depressants. The frequency of sex decreased slowly until it just came to a stop. I felt alone, and I felt awful about drinking and doing drugs behind his back. He was such a great guy though, and I kept telling myself I needed to just be content with the life I was living. Then a one-night hook-up with a married man happened, and suddenly I was having an affair. I felt so guilty, and I tried to break it off multiple times. Then it seemed that the closer I got to the married guy, the further away I became from my boyfriend. Needless to say, my boyfriend caught us and broke it off. It was devastating, and I thought my life was over. I continued to see the married guy who I was falling more and more in love with. He was in an unhappy loveless marriage; his wife cared so little about where he was that we got to spend all of our free time together. Three months ago, he filed for divorce. A month after my break-up, I stopped doing drugs. Then the drinking decreased to socially once a week. He even suggested I try to go off of my antidepressanmts. And today here I am, drug free, alcohol in moderation, and prescription free. I guess sometimes you just find the right people at the wrong time. I am much happier, but I cannot seem to shake off the guilt either. The guilt for what I did to the wife and to my boyfriend. How do I ever forgive myself for this?
I just found this forum and had to add my thoughts! I DO think it is the responsibility of the "other" woman to apologize to the wife. I had an affair with a married man last year. He also said he was in a "loveless" marriage with a cold, condescending woman. I actually believed it and for some reason, it helped alleviate the guilt about the affair, at least for a time!

What I know now, after ending that affair, is there are always two sides to the story. We don't live with the people to know if what they are saying is in fact true. The wife could also be saying the same things to others, she is married to a cold, condescending man and so forth. Even after I ended the affair, which was so very hard to do, I still had lingering feelings of guilt that were more prominent on some days than others but still, I was finding it increasingly more difficult to move on with my life.

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with 'his' wife and ask her to forgive me. It is one of those things in life...one of those defining moments you hold so dear to your heart. She forgave me. The happiness I got from that forgiveness is unparelled! No matter what kind of marriage 'they' were in, she didn't deserve to be hurt and humiliated. He should have done what grown responsible folks do and get a divorce rather than hurt a woman who he proclaimed his vow of faithfulness to.

You may not agree with all I say but you must admit that there's a reason you're have lingering feelings of guilt. It is because you have unfinished business and need to make ammends with the ones you have hurt and should not have been hurt....your ex and his ex-wife! Regardless of whether they forgive you or not, you will be at peace for trying to right your wrongs! Best to you.
I would say that as long as you make a commitment to change in a positive direction and to reach the next level of maturity, which includes courage to avoid escaping into self-destructive behavior, in other words, courage to solve the problem, not run away from it, as well as the maturity to understand what real love is, then you can forgive yourself. But, if you continue with the same behavior and pretend that you don't have control, then you should not forgive yourself. In other words, you need to keep pushing yourself to reach the next level of maturity, which will bring you great satisfaction and joy, much less pain caused by self-destructive behavior. This takes constant self-awareness. Drugs don't help with self-awareness, although I think you probably figured that out already.
There is research that seems to show that the strength of parents marriage is a factor in the success of their children's marriages. a) My parents remained together. (b) there were alot of stress which, because of a lack of communication cooled the marriage down to almost nothing. (c) to the best of my knowledge my father never had an affair, but he was certainly handsome, and wild in his younger days...I noticed later after having moved out and often wondered if it would have been better if they had split.. All this is to say that when I look back on my parents family it was truly amazing that they stayed together, A strange kind of persistent loyalty? In any case I think we both receive some influence from our parents conditions, good and bad.

Looking at our spouses parents helps us understand the mechanisms that are working in our spouses, Looking at our own parents helps us better understand the psychological mechanisms in ourselves. I have had some interesting discussions with my wife about her parents, The weaknesses she noticed in them have played out in in our family. So I have joked with her that her mother (a dominating and super-controling person, married my father, by this I mean "like mother like daughter" marries "like father like son". Sigh, so what does this mean as far as flexibility for changing the weak points so that we all become better and more fulfilled? I think these character flaws take more than the next generation to change, assuming the marriages and families last a long enough time, and the people try to change them.
yes, I have the same thoughts as Maryjessica, I am wondering as followup over time, how are you dealing with things? And I would also ask out of curiousity based on research I have read about your parents' marriage. Was it stable, and together and long lasting?
hello artoopotato. i was in a "loveless" marriage, fell in love with a married man (also unhappy in his marriage) and we had an affair. both of us (and our respective spouses) went to marriage counseling. my marriage eventually ended in an amicable divorce, his continues and i really don't know if he is happy or not now. i suspect that he is happier now then he was during the affair (though all the drama was intoxicating at times). i know that once i moved away and hadn't seen this man i was much happier myself. and i recently married a wonderful (different) man. so, my story is not the same as yours, but i still feel guilt over the affair (which ended five years ago) -- that's what lead me to this forum. i think all that we can do is admit we made mistakes and try to learn from them (don't deceive people who trust you and don't be with unavailable men). we can also tell the people we hurt that we are sorry (but not expect their forgiveness). you could try writing a letter to your boyfriend expressing your regrets for hurting him and wishing him well. i don't know what your relationship was to the other man's wife. did you know her? do you feel that you deceived her -- i know that your partner did, but he, not you, had the relationship with her. although i feel bad for the "other" wife in my story, i don't feel obligated to apologize to her (i certainly hope that her husband has since apologized, but that's not my business). anyway, i understand your guilt, but don't pile his bad deeds ontop of your own. let your partner deal with his part of the past, while you deal with yours (and i do think it's great if you can help each other). one more word of advice -- 2nd marriages (or committed relationships) born of affairs rarely last, in large part because of the guilt. you and your partner may want to seek couples counseling to give yourselves a better chance. i wish you luck.


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By Jim Karpen updated on 05/15/2013
Saturday, Amazon released a new app with functionality similar to Apple's Photo Stream. The app, called Amazon Cloud Drive Photos (free), automatically backs up your iPhone photos to Amazon's Cloud Drive. You can access your photos via the web as well as share them via Facebook, Twitter, and email. The beauty of this, of course, is that your photos are secure in the cloud even as you take them. Without even having to manually upload them, you can access them via any web browser. Amazon gives you 5GB of free storage in its Cloud Drive, and lets you store up to 2,000 photos. Apple's Photo Stream, which is built into the iPhone, is similar, except that it limits you to 1,000 photos. Another serious limitation is that your photos in Photo Stream expire after 30 days. With Amazon's service, there is no time limit. You can store your photos for as long as you want.
If 5GB isn't enough space for you, you can pay for additional storage, (e.g., 20 GB for $10 per year, 100 GB for $50, and 1 terabyte for $500.
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The app isn't quite as automatic as Photo Stream, since it must be running in the background in order for the photos to be uploaded automatically. And you first must enable automatic uploading and authorize it to access your Camera Roll. Plus, of course, you'll need to set up a free Amazon account if you don't already have one.
If you're on a limited or expensive data plan, you can set it so that it only uploads the photos if you're in range of a Wi-Fi hotspot.
There's really no reason not to use both services. You can be doubly secure. One interesting and additional difference between them is that Apple's Photo Stream will only let you upload photos via WiFi, whereas Amazon's app gives you the option of using your data connection.
The app is optimized for the iPhone 5, and compatible with other iPhone and iPad models, but there's not yet an iPad-specific version.
Of course, the functionality of Amazon's Cloud Drive Photos extends beyond the iPhone. You can also upload photos via your desktop computer and then view those photos via any device connected to the Internet, including your iDevices.
You can head over to Amazon's website to learn more about Amazon Cloud Drive Photos and about their Cloud Drive service.


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