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Heading into the upcoming hoops season, Roy Williams once again finds himself in charge of a team that a lot of people think has an excellent chance to win a national championship.
While nothing's ever a given in March Madness, it can be reasonably assumed that UNC is going to be in excellent position to earn a No. 1 seed that time of year coming off what will likely be another 25-plus win regular season and a possible run to an Atlantic Coast Conference title during the winter.
Carolina brings back every major contributor from the 2010-2011 season with exception of Larry Drew II, who of course transferred, and Leslie McDonald, who will miss the season with a knee injury.
With over 85 percent of the team's scoring and almost all of its rebounding coming back, as well as a freshman class that fills many of the gaps that last year's team had, there's no question that this team can be pretty darn good.
But just how good can the 2011-2012 Tar Heels be?
"Honestly I don't even know how to answer that question, you know," said junior guard Dexter Strickland. "I think we're so good, and our potential is so high, it's hard for us to have a weakness, but if I had to pick one, it would probably be the lack of experience the freshmen have. They don't have that experience yet."
"I think we have a chance to be special, but at the same time we have a lot of work that we need to do, and we have a long ways to go in order to improve," added senior Tyler Zeller.
"I think we've got to continue growing off what we had last year. Continue to score better and then play defense better. I think those would be the two big categories, but I think this team has got a great opportunity, especially with the freshmen coming in."
"I think a reasonable expectation is to have a memorable season," said sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall. "I'm not going to sit here and guarantee a national championship. I'm not going to sit here and guarantee a Final Four. You have to be a great team and you have to have great players, but along the way you have to have some luck too."
Marshall---who knows his UNC basketball history---is keeping perspective about the postseason while imploring his teammates to enjoy the journey leading there.
"I remember Carolina in '09, they ran up against LSU in the second round, which was a very good team with Marcus Thornton," Marshall said. "Tywon (Lawson) was still hurt, and if he doesn't play that game, maybe they don't get past that round."
"And in '05 when they played Michigan State in the Final Four. Shannon Brown, Maurice Ager---that was a great team. Maybe they don't get past them, and that's another national championship we don't have. So we're not focusing on 'Winning it All or Bust.'
"We're just focused on making shots throughout the year and just enjoying the season as we go along," Marshall added.
"Last year was kind of the opposite---we were pushing to get further than we thought we could---but I think everybody in here is very level-headed and I don't think they'll let all the expectations get to them. I think we'll stay within the team and we'll make our own expectations," added Zeller.
The arrival of rookie James Michael McAdoo cannot help but bring back memories of Marvin Williams and Ed Davis, a pair of highly-rated big men who served as valuable sixth men as freshmen on North Carolina NCAA title teams back in 2005 and 2009, respectively.
While McAdoo probably won't crack the starting lineup with Zeller and John Henson back, he's likely going to be Williams' first option off the bench as the top frontcourt backup.
And there's no question that he's going to be in position to make a substantial contribution.
McAdoo has an inside-outside game and he's particularly deadly along the baseline. Look for McAdoo and his former AAU teammate Marshall---who have extensive familiarity with each other's games---to connect multiple times this season on the alley-oop, with Marshall at the top of the key and McAdoo running the baseline.
P.J. Hairston, a multi-talented player who can play the 'three' and the 'two' at times, is another Tar Heel newcomer who is in position to make a major impact.
Hairston could definitely help improve UNC's team average of 32.8 percent on its three-point attempts, and he'll also do a lot of the little things like draw charges and get offensive rebounds to extend possessions.
Carolina's other three scholarship newcomers---Desmond Hubert, Stilman White, and Jackson Simmons---all bring different but potentially effective things to the table.
Hubert, a long 6-9 power forward provides, shot blocking and rebounding capability, while Simmons brings a scorer's mentality and a hard-working, overachiever's reputation from his high school days.
White will be Marshall's top backup at point guard, and his presence will be critical in that regard.
"I think these guys (the incoming freshmen) will do a great job," said Zeller. "We've got a lot of work left to do, and we (the retuning players) definitely can't do it alone."
"The first couple of games they'll probably have butterflies and all that stuff, but as the year goes on the butterflies will go away and they'll start playing to their potential, and everybody will be on that level," added Strickland about the freshmen.
The rookies should greatly compliment all the returning talent, which is admittedly a pretty formidable group of talent.
Four Tar Heel starters---Marshall, Zeller, Henson, and Harrison Barnes---were named to the preseason Wooden Award List.
Just 50 players around the country are named to the list.
That Barnes, Zeller, and Henson all chose to return to UNC instead of heading to the NBA certainly was welcome news to Tar Heel Nation, but it wasn't news at all to the guys who know them best.
"Talking with them (Barnes and Henson), it made it a lot easier to decide to come back, just because I knew they'd be here to play with," said Zeller.
"I'm not surprised at all (all three came back). I know what kind of people they are, and they're very unselfish people. They think 'Team First.' They care about winning. So to see all three of them come back, it didn't surprise me," said Marshall.
And now Marshall will benefit not only in his ability to 'drive and dish' outside to players like Barnes and Hairston, but he'll also have the workhorses in the middle at his disposal.
He'll also have the luxury of getting out in transition and running with Strickland.
"Him leading the fast break dunks to me, Harrison, 'Z', or John, I think he does a great job of running the team at point guard," said Strickland of Marshall.
Depth? Check. Scoring? Check. Rebounding? Check. Ability to run the floor? Check.
Ability to consistently shoot the three-ball? We'll see.
Consistency with outside shooting and free throw shooting appear to be the two areas where this team has to prove itself---not to mention the inexperience of the freshmen that Strickland alluded to---but there's no doubt that this team has arguably every piece to make a major dent in the ACC and beyond.
One of the problems, though, is that the 2008-2009 Tar Heels---a similar mixture of talent and depth---made it look so easy on its way to winning the national title in Detroit that a lot of people already think it's a foregone conclusion this team will do the same.
It's just not that simple, but the Tar Heels are confident that they're going to be in position to win, and win a lot.
"First of all, winning, that's the biggest thing for me. That's all I'm thinking about this coming. And of course my goal is winning a national championship. We want to get to New Orleans," Marshall said.
"It's not easy. They (the 2008-2009 UNC team) made it look easy, but over the course of the season they had their problems and they had their challenges. And you've just got to make sure you keep pushing through them and keep improving over the course of the season. You can never get satisfied," Zeller added.
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KPD's Fugitive of the Week program and its success
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:32:04 GMT —
A little over two years ago, the Kirksville Police Department launched their â??Fugitive of the Weekâ?? program.
Since then, itâ??s been a huge success.
Each week the department releases a description of the person theyâ??re looking for along with a picture, and what the suspect is wanted for. In most cases, itâ??s someone they are unable to locate.
The department also depends on social media to help get the word out. They post the information on their Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as through Text Caster, which is a service that sends out text messages and email alerts.
â??Social media has become a major tool that we use, not just for Fugitive of the Week, but in other investigations as well,â?? said Detective Jeremy Cordray. â??It allows us to have direct contact with our followers. It also allows us to put it out in the form that we want, and get it out to the people when we need it out to them.â??
So how do they compile their fugitive list?
â??Usually the people that we identify for the program usually have different kinds of warrants, some may be serious than others,â?? Det. Cordray said. â??It doesnâ??t mean these people are bad people, they arenâ??t, it means they may have done something wrong and weâ??re just trying to locate them.â??
The order they release their â??Fugitive of the Weekâ?? isnâ??t a random selection, either.
â??We donâ??tâ?? draw randomly, itâ??s not that somebodyâ??s number comes up and itâ??s their turn to be Fugitive of the Week or anything like that,â?? Det. Cordray said. â??We try and find somebody out of the stack of paperwork we have. And Iâ??ll admit that some weeks it might not be what someone might expect, they may have five traffic warrants, and they may not be a danger to the community as somebody else might be, but the warrant list is going to fluctuate and itâ??s going to change.â??
In some cases the Fugitive of the Week suspect one week may have a more serious warrant than a different Fugitive of the Week another week.
â??Some weeks we might have a couple of people that have some burglary warrants, which we really want them to get picked up, and other weeks we may have a lot of people that just have traffic warrants,â?? said Det. Cordray. â??There are occasions where we might put out a couple different fugitives that we're looking for, they may not be the Fugitive of the Week, but we can send those alerts at any time.â??
In a few instances, once the Fugitive of the Week suspectâ??s information is released, that person ends up turning themselves in. In other cases, someone calls in with a tip.
According to Det. Cordray the public also plays an important role in locating these suspects.
â??The first thing the community can do is to sign up for these things that we send out. Whether itâ??s through Facebook, Twitter or Text Caster,â?? Det. Cordray said. â??Once they get the message and know something, they need to call it in. We follow up on all our tips, and sometimes those tips lead us to the person we are looking for.â??
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Singer Beyonce Knowles stepped out in New York City this Saturday to attend Kanye West's birthday party. She squelched rumors of another pregnancy by sporting a midriff-baring black and white striped number.
Don't let pressure force you into having kids! Cupid's Pulse has some advice on how to stay above it all:
1. You do you: It's your life, so no one has the right to decide when or how many children you want to have. The decision is one hundred and ten percent your own and your partner's, don't let other attempt to sway you.
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Michael Hoffman I don't have but one picture of her in an itsy bitsy, teeny weenie, yellow polka dot bikini, and I'm not sharing it. I have a few extras of PNWCHEF in an itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, turquoise polka dot bikini if that's of interest. A few of his pals from the old Buglight near Seaside Park sent them to me.
EdSails Red heels........they may confuse you with Minnie Mouse!
Michael Hoffman I'm not old enough to remember that.
PNWCHEF Michael Hoffman I'm not old enough to remember that. Maybe your old enough, but for some reason you forgot..........
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AUSTRALIAN house prices are forecast to rise next year as increased affordability and interest rate cuts entice buyers into the market, according to a property industry report.
And it's Perth that's leading the charge, with house prices expected to rise between 5 and 7 per cent in the west next year.
The prediction by Australian Property Monitors comes after interest rates were cut to their equal-lowest on record in hope of spurring the lacklustre economy.
It follows a weak period for the market, with median house prices falling last quarter.
According to a separate report, sponsored by the Real Estate Institute of Australia and Bendigo Bank, prices dipped 0.6 per cent in the three months to the end of September, compared with the previous quarter.
House prices have not grown over the past year, the report says.
However, the average price for other dwellings, including apartments, rose 1.2 per cent.
It says Melbourne is the third most expensive city for median house prices, at $530,000, behind Sydney on $641,890 and Darwin on $568,300. The lowest median was Hobart, at $340,000.
Institute president Peter Bushby said prices should improve next year.
APM senior economist Andrew Wilson said next year should continue to build on the modest gains recorded over the past year, when the median house price rose a mere 1 per cent.
Perth set for record growth
Mr Wilson told PerthNow that Perth is tipped to be the best perforner.
He said record levels of immigration, housing shortages and soaring rents, as well as its exposure to the relative strength of mining sector, is likely to buoy the Perth market and send prices higher, possibly to an all-time high.
Sydney is expected to achieve growth of about 3 to 5 per cent - the same as forecast by APM for the city in 2011.
Prices in Brisbane are also expected to rise between 3 and 5 per cent next year after a poor result this year.
Perth's hotspot suburb revealed
Melbourne and Canberra's markets are expected to record no growth over the coming year or at most 3 per cent.
Darwin's housing market would still be subject to wild swings in median prices over the year, but the outlook is still on the up, while no change is expected in Adelaide and Hobart prices next year.
- National average house prices are forecast to rise 3-5%
- Sydney prices up 3-5%
- Melbourne up 0-3%
- Brisbane up 3-5%
- Adelaide flat
- Perth up 5-7%
- Hobart flat
- Darwin up 5-7%
- Canberra up 0-3%
Source: Australian Property Monitors
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Witness tells court of alleged touching by physiotherapist
A former patient of sexual-assault suspect Campbell Crichton told Duncan Supreme Court Friday how the local physiotherapist allegedly touched her vaginal area during one treatment visit.
Morning testimony in the continuing trial involved Judge Keith Bracken, and Crown and defense lawyers, hearing clinic layout and billing details from a former Cowichan Physiotherapy employee.
Those facts ushered afternoon testimony from the adult female witness who told how Crichton allegedly touched her vagina during treatment in 2009.
The case's court-ordered publication ban prevents reporting any details about any witness' identity.
Friday's witness earlier described her experiences to the RCMP in a video-taped session, and she has sworn her statements as true in an affidavit.
She told Bracken, Crown lawyers Leah Fontaine and Peter Benning, plus defense counsel Michelle Daneliuk, of her experiences under Crichton's care for hand and knee injuries suffered in 2009.
Her WorkSafeBC claim saw the witness referred to physio by her doctor.
During initial visits, among some 15 with Crichton, the witness said she received ultra-sonic treatments for her knee.
She also did exercise at the clinic, and got core-strengthening exercises to do at home.
"I found he was quite pleasant at the beginning," she said, noting Crichton was distant during other visits.
Examination in cubicles saw the curtain closed, or partly open.
The patient explained she was getting pain relief from Crichton's therapy.
He also seemed sympathetic to rough patches in her personal life as the two talked.
But she claimed Crichton also began touching her inappropriately, patting and rubbing her leg or knee.
"I thought 'This isn't right.'"
One time, she said, he rubbed her ankle and lower leg.
"I was kind of nervous. I laughed it off because I'm not good with confrontation," she said under Crown Fontaine's questioning.
Another incident, she said, saw Crichton sympathetic after hearing she was having a particularly bad day.
The witness said she was laying in a cubicle when Crichton put his hand on her right upper leg, close to her groin area, and rubbed it back and forth.
Fontaine asked her if such rubbing was part of agreed treatments; the witness answered 'No.'
Crichton also hugged her, then nuzzled his head into the left side of her neck, she said.
"That really surprised me. I was quite confused ... it didn't sit well with me. I didn't know if it was intentional."
A third questionable incident heard her describe how she was laying on a treatment bed as Crichton rubbed her leg.
"His hand went up to my vagina area, and he held his hand to my vagina for about five seconds.
"I was shocked. I laughed it off, but I never went back."
Touching her vaginal or groin area was also not a discussed part of her treatment, she said.
Daneliuk then began her questioning.
She related how the witness filed her complaint, about inappropriate touching, with the Mounties in March 2011.
The witness later contacted Crown counsel Brad Tomlin, viewed her video testimony, and swore its accuracy in the affidavit.
The witness agreed with Daneliuk that Crichton initially touched her on the shoulder as a greeting, in a friendly, professional manner.
The witness agreed she is a friendly, outgoing person.
She also agreed she did not ask Crichton to take his hand away when he rubbed her lower leg in sympathy of her personal problems.
WCB agents recommended she continue physio, explained the witness.
She also wondered if she'd overreacted to Crichton's hand placements.
But when the witness told her doctor she was uncomfortable with Crichton's alleged vaginal touching, the physician recommended she return to Crichton for treatments, she told the court.
The witness said she read articles — in a local newspaper — about Crichton's alleged actions, and said those stories urged other patients to report their complaints about him to police.
"It was very difficult for me to come forward," she said, noting she told the RCMP it was possible Crichton wasn't aware of his inappropriate actions.
Crichton's 30-day trial involves 22 charges of alleged sexual assault against clients.


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My career path has taken me through government agencies, Fortune 10 corporations, and start-ups. Through them all my passion remained consistent – applying new technologies to work groups – in each case asking how they can be leveraged to collaborate and cooperate more effectively. I love ideas, creation, and building opportunities. I love working with teams who are passionate about the future. I love pushing boundaries. I love inclusion. My goal with all technologies is to increase beneficial contact between people and reduce the bureaucratic noise which so often tends to increase costs and destroy creativity.
Personal kanban is an idea that arose from necessity. I began a personal kanban prior to starting Modus Cooperandi, but it didn't translate as cleanly from the programming and industrial world as I would have liked. It wasn't until one day when Corey Ladas and I sat down and really started to talk about the differences between industrial kanban and personal kanban that things really started to gel.
For about a year, Corey and I worked with the personal kanban for Modus. We tweaked it, watched it closely, and discussed what was working and what didn't work like we expected.
Then in the first half of 2009, I found myself with more commitments than I could process. Multiple companies, projects, and clients were working hard to destroy my personal life. That's when the differences between personal kanban and industrial kanban began to crystallize. Those differences, coupled with the need to quickly remove a disparate, overwhelming backlog set into effect a series of epiphanies.
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- Tasks were unruly
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- The only way out is often through (you can't delegate, procrastinate, or ignore personal work)
- Personal projects were often short lived, but with definite value streams
The approaches to personal kanban I initially wrote about were all kanban variations I used to get through those frenetic months. While people could hear me screaming from time to time, I burned through an amazing amount of work and – when it was over – I knew exactly what I'd done, how long it took, what held me up and why.
Kanban itself is a time proven process management tool. It is simple to learn the basics and to get started.
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For as little as $5 a month, Yahoo Music gives subscribers access to a library of more than a million songs. The service is very similar to those offered by Napster and Real Networks except for two important differences: price and reach.
The competing subscription services charge about $10 a month for their PC-only service and nearly $15 a month if you want to be able to listen to the music on a compatible portable device. Yahoo's $60 annual fee ($6.95 for a month-to-month subscription) covers both PCs and compatible digital music players.
With the exception of Apple's iTunes service, all of the subscription services use technology licensed from Microsoft that allows the music to be downloaded on Windows PCs and transferred to some - but not many - portable digital music players. None of the non-Apple services work with Macs or with Apple's wildly popular iPod music player.
Although you can use Yahoo's service to purchase tracks that can be burned to a CD, it differs from Apple's iTunes in that it's primarily a music rental, or subscription service. You have access to the million tune library as long as you keep up your subscription payments. If you stop making payments, the music stops as well.
The key to making this all work is called "digital rights management" or DRM. DRM is a process whereby the music is encoded with software that limits how it can be used.
In the case of the Yahoo music service, there is a license embedded in each piece of music that allows the music to play only as long as you continue to pay your monthly fee. About once a month, you must connect to the Internet to validate the license. If it's not found to be valid, the music won't play.
Enforcing DRM on an Internet connected computer is relatively easy but finding a way to allow users to play that same music on portable devices is a bit more challenging because those devices much also be validated on a regular basis to be sure the user is a paying subscriber.
There are now a handful of digital players that work with rented music including Dell's second generation DJ 20 gigabyte player that I used to test the Yahoo service. If you already have a Dell player, you'll have to upgrade it with (free) new firmware before it can be used with files downloaded from Yahoo. The same is true, by the way, if you wish to use it with other subscription services from Real or Napster.
To use the Yahoo service, you have to download the free Yahoo Music Engine from music.yahoo.com. That software is similar to Apple iTunes and Windows Media Player. You can use it to find and buy your music and you can also use it to listen to CDs, rip (copy tracks to your PC) CDs and burn (copy tracks from your PC to the CD).
Any MP3 files on your PC that are unprotected can be freely burned to a CD. You can't burn files that were downloaded under Yahoo's all-you-can-listen-to program, but after paying 79 cents a track, you can then burn them to a CD.
As beta test software goes, the Yahoo Music Engine works pretty well but it did crash a few times and there were times when it was a bit sluggish. There were also times when it failed to load property until I restarted my computer. Still, I was able to use it not only to download music but to copy it to a CD and rip music from my CDs. I also used it to listen to other MP3 and WMA music files that I had previously ripped from CDs.
One big advantage to the subscription service is that you can check out music you may not already know. As one who doesn't listen to a lot of music radio, I am often out of touch with new music. I hate the idea of buying CDs from artists I don't know but I also hate missing out on music I'm not familiar with.
By paying by the month instead of the song, I can listen to virtually anything and make up my own mind without having to pay for music I'm not likely to ever listen to again. The fact that the service works with portable players is an added benefit, especially when I'm at the gym, in the car or otherwise away from my PC.
Apple also touts its community feature. If you and a friend are both paying subscribers, you can use Yahoo Instant Messenger to share long lists.
My only major complaint about the Yahoo service is directed not to Yahoo but to a competitor. It doesn't work with the Apple iPod. Apple continues to maintain tight proprietary control of its iPod, making sure that the only legal downloads playable on the popular music player come from Apple's iTunes service.
The rest of the industry is far more open. Songs downloaded from Yahoo can be played not only on a variety of digital music players but on software from Microsoft and other companies.
Of course, these limitations only apply to legally downloaded music with digital rights management. Songs that you rip as MP3 files from your own CDs (or borrowed CDs) as well MP3 files that can be downloaded illegally from file sharing services work fine on any player.
This new Yahoo service isn't likely to unseat Apple's iTunes as the number one legal downloading service, but it should win plenty of fans.
A syndicated technology columnist for nearly two decades, Larry Magid serves as on air Technology Analyst for CBS Radio News. His technology reports can be heard several times a week on the CBS Radio Network. Magid is the author of several books including "The Little PC Book."
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If VH-1 ever decides to dedicate a portion of its "Behind the Music" series to jazz, it would be well-served to produce an episode on Anita O'Day. Her story is filled with all the career rises and falls and personal tabloid trash the series' producers crave. That her music was influential and is still relevant makes her story all the more important.
O'Day is an overlooked figure in jazz history, someone often relegated to second- or third-tier status. She's rarely mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday, though she could certainly swing with those ladies. She was one of the finest scat singers of her era and responsible for the cool-school style of singing. But she disappeared from the jazz scene in the early '60s, and once she was out of sight, she was out of mind.
A Chicago native, O'Day was born Anita Bell Colton in 1919 but changed her last name in her teens for show business. She performed in the dance marathon craze (at least when truant officers weren't intervening). She became a singer in 1936 after having a religious vision in which Jesus Christ himself promised her a career as a singer (a vision she says happened while she was exhausted from one of the dance contests).
In 1941 O'Day joined Gene Krupa's Orchestra and immediately established herself as a headstrong free spirit, most notably by refusing to wear the ballroom gowns singers traditionally wore, instead insisting on a band uniform with a short skirt. Today that hardly seems noteworthy, but in 1941 it was revolutionary. It also reflected her desire to be not a singer in front of a band, but one of its members.
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Shortly after hiring O'Day, Krupa enlisted the services of trumpeter/singer Roy Eldridge. He and O'Day had a natural chemistry, one that sold records. Their duet, "Let Me Off Uptown," became a million-dollar single. O'Day also had other hits with Krupa, notably, "Thanks for the Boogie Ride" and "Bolero at the Savoy," and in 1942 she was named Down Beat's New Artist of the Year and was voted one of the top five big-band singers.
Krupa's Orchestra disbanded in 1943, when Krupa was convicted on drug charges. O'Day worked briefly with Woody Herman and in 1944 joined Stan Kenton's Orchestra. Though she wasn't particularly fond of Kenton's intellectual charts, she had a hit with "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine." She returned to Krupa's Orchestra in 1945 and had more hits, including "Boogie Blues." She was one of the most popular singers of the swing era, but that would soon change.
In 1946 O'Day left Krupa's band after her first of many nervous breakdowns. Over the next two decades, her alcohol and marijuana use gave way to abuse of harder substances. While she tried to make a go of her solo career, the next six years proved uneventful commercially. By 1952, at age 33, she looked like little more than a footnote in swing history.
Enter jazz impresario and producer Norman Granz. Recognizing O'Day's unique talent, Granz started recording her in 1952 on his small independent label Clef, and later on his Norgran label. When he started Verve Records, one of the most storied of all jazz labels, in 1955, he took O'Day with him. She enjoyed the most artistically rewarding period of her career and became one of the most popular jazz singers of the '50s. Granz had her performing in festivals with Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, George Shearing and Thelonious Monk.
At the same time, though, O'Day's personal life started a downward spiral. Her heroin addiction led to overdoses, prison sentences and numerous illegal and botched abortions. (O'Day says she can't recall how many she had.) By the early '60s her addiction had destroyed her career. Years later it would almost take her life.
O'Day didn't kick the habit until the late '60s and really didn't surface again until the '70s, when she made a triumphant appearance at the Berlin Jazz Festival. Subsequently her recording output has been sporadic, and so have her performances.
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions is a nine-CD collection of all of the music O'Day recorded during her artistic peak from 1952 to 1962 on the Clef, Norgran and Verve labels, which amounts to more than 20 albums of material. This outstanding chronological document reveals that O'Day belongs among the jazz elite. A versatile vocalist, she was one of the few singers who successfully moved from swing to bebop and never sounded dated. She could excel with big bands and small groups. She could milk a ballad and belt out an up-tempo piece. When it came to scatting, only Ella Fitzgerald was her peer.
O'Day was also one of the most inventive, resourceful singers of the '50s. An incompetent doctor had removed O'Day's uvula during a tonsillectomy when she was young. That mistake made it impossible for her to create vibrato, so she developed a very precise vibratoless delivery, which in turn influenced many singers after her. As a result of the botch, O'Day also had problems holding quarter notes, so she often broke them up into eighth or 16th notes. As O'Day once noted: " 'laaaaaaa' would become 'la-la' or 'la-la-la-la.' " That meant when O'Day held a quarter or half note, it was more dramatic than most singers because it was so unusual-sounding. O'Day compensated for her somewhat limited range by using microtones -- notes between the notes -- to give the impression of a wider range. She also took liberties with the melodies, often changing them after the first verse. She altered tempos, created unique introductions, injected humor into her singing and scatted like a jittery trumpeter.
O'Day's best work is in the small combo setting, in which she can stretch out and add subtlety to her singing. In "Anita's Blues," a simple blues vehicle, O'Day shines enough to raise the song above standard fare. Her tremendous sensuality makes every note seem like an invitation to empathize.
The most challenging small combo setting for O'Day was her pairing with Oscar Peterson in 1957. The fireworks that come from jazz's most technically able pianist and a highly proficient vocalist are thrilling. On "Them There Eyes," she rattles off the verses so fast it's almost inconceivable and then scats her way into a duel with Peterson and guitarist Herb Ellis. O'Day and Peterson also take "S'Wonderful" and "Love Me or Leave Me" to ridiculous tempos. O'Day was one of the few vocalists willing to get into sparring matches with her band, and hearing her hold her own is exhilarating. The Peterson/O'Day pairing is more than just a chops fest. When they slow down on "Tenderly" and other ballads, they show their interpretations don't rely on too many notes.
O'Day also thrives in the big-band setting. She took an active part in creating her charts. Her take on "I Can't Get Started" masterfully mixes laziness and urgency. When attacking "What's Your Story Morning Glory," she makes it rock with tremendous dynamic range.
Of the big-band arsenal, some of the more interesting tracks are O'Day's 1956 sessions with Gene Krupa, which reprise "Let Me Off Uptown" with Roy Eldridge, and the wordless "That's What You Think," in which she scats as scatting should be done. Later big-band sessions included her capitalizing on her reputation as the "Empress of Cool" from the Cool Heat album and doing takes on the songbooks of Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart. In each instance, these recordings, made during the late '50s, show her near the height of her interpretive powers. When she sings about loving you "Come Rain, Come Shine," you believe it. When she sings about "Love For Sale," you reach for your wallet.
The later big-band sessions find O'Day's voice starting to suffer from the rigors of the road and drug abuse. By the last of her big-band sessions in the early '60s, the deterioration is marked, particularly when compared with material recorded five years earlier; her voice becomes huskier, and it lacks its old punch. Yet, as the cliché goes, there is no substitute for experience. O'Day's living the jazz life damaged her instrument (and her life), but it also made her interpretations more passionate and seemingly authentic.
O'Day was more than just a studio singer. Live, she could work a crowd. Yet her 1957 recording, Live at Mr. Kelly's, is the only live material recorded during her peak years. In this famed Chicago nightclub, she runs through her material, appearing thrilled to be working in front of an audience. The best example of her live prowess is probably "Tea for Two." O'Day varies the tempos, engages in high-speed chases and scats to the point of silliness. That she injected humor into her work made it no less serious, just more fun.
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions is a superb document that shows how O'Day carved out a highly original jazz niche and made some of the most enduring music of her era. Like all of Mosaic's releases, this one includes exceptional liner notes and meticulous session information. And history aside, The Complete Anita O'Day is packed with amazing music. Fans of jazz singing can't go wrong with this boxed set. The uninitiated, or those who aren't ready to spend $144 on O'Day's music, should probably start with any one of the following recordings: Anita O'Day at Mr. Kelly's, Anita Sings the Most, Anita Swings Cole Porter with Billy May, Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart or Cool Heat. Once you buy one of these, you'll have little choice but to purchase the boxed set. O'Day's prime was that good.
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions is available exclusively through Mosaic Records, 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, (203)327-7111 or www.mosaicrecords.com.
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It seems that many people today who have heard about Feng Shui have heard about the Five Elements. These elements; Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are the foundation theory for Feng Shui balance. There also seems to be some confusion about just what these elements really are and how they work. Actually, it is fairly simple and based on common sense. It is easy to understand the elements and their significance. Using them properly and in the correct proportion is what separates a master from a student. The following is a brief description of each of these elements and how they might be applied.
We start with the wood element since it is the beginning of new life. Just as spring brings new plants and new life, wood is the originator of the five elemental cycle. Many people mistakenly use wood furniture as a Feng Shui solution. The problem with wood furniture is that it is lifeless. To harness the qi (chi) of wood, it is essential you use live wood! A shrub or bushy plant is ideal since it emits live qi and is also an excellent method of retaining qi. Plants recycle the air we breath and can provide a natural filter for the air. A common Feng Shui problem is the staircase that empties into a doorway. A bushy plant can retain some of that qi, when it is placed either on the landing, or more ideally, at the bottom of the staircase. Remember that you want a live plant, so maintain it. A dead plant holds no qi and is actually a "Sha" (unsightly or bad influence).
Wood can be represented by the color green. We find that the colors are not nearly effective though as the actual element. When it comes to the wood element, there is rarely an occasion when you need to substitute the color for a living plant.
Wood represents the directions of East and the Zhen Trigram (3). It also represents the South East and the Xun Trigram (4).
The Fire Element is the most "Yang" of the elements. It is the hot summer or a blast of heat. In Feng Shui, we usually use a candle or the color of red. 168 Feng Shui Advisors recommends the color red more than a candle as we do not want our clients to risk the possibility of a house fire. Being that Fire is so yang, this is the one example where color does work well. If it is hot, it is even better. A red night light or a table lamp with a red shade make excellent Fire remedies.
Fire represents the South and the Li Trigram (9).
Earth is an interesting element despite the rather commonplace conception of dirt. Many times Earth is recommended for a larger environmental solution. In this case large granite boulders, or a beautiful clay statue can be used. Terracotta pots filled with potting soil make a great Earth remedy. Earth also represents the Mountain.
Earth tone colors can be used, but they are not nearly as effective as the actual element.
Earth represents the North East or the Gen Trigram (8). It also represents the South West or the Kun Trigram (2). Additionally, it represents the "Center" of the Master Trigram (5). Energetically speaking, Kun – Earth (2) and the center representation (also called a star) of "5″ can have negative influences, whereas the Gen Trigram (North East – 8 – also referred to as the Mountain) can have a very prosperous influence.
The most common solution, Metal can be found in all forms. Copper, Silver, Gold, and Bronze are a few variations of the Metal Element. Using the Metal Element can take on all sorts of creative ideas. A cast silver deer is one idea. A bronze plate hung on the wall is another. Even iron weightlifter plates can be utilized as a metal solution. Weightlifter plates? Yes, when done properly. This can be done by stacking a few, then placing a brass pot upside down on top and creating a pedestal for a small plant or a perhaps a metal statue. The quantity of the element is definitely there! The key thing to remember is that Feng Shui is about creating a beautiful environment. When utilizing the Metal Element, ensure that it is rounded and pleasing, not sharp and pointed. Metal is the most commonly used remedy for the negative Earth energies as mentioned above. Ideally, the goal is to introduce Feng Shui elemental solutions that are not identifiable as Feng Shui remedies. Feng Shui objects that are unsightly or easily identified as a "Feng Shui Cure" are not recommended. It should blend into the environment and be beautiful.
The colors of White, Silver, or Gold can be used.
Metal represents the Dui Trigram (7) in the West. Dui is a soft metal such as gold. It is also the Qian Trigram (6) in the North West. Qian is a hard metal like steel.
Water is the what give life on our planet. Without it, we would not exist. Our bodies are mostly water. In Feng Shui, Water is a very useful element. Water, when needed, should be clear and flowing. Stagnant water can create more problems than it solves. A simple aquarium, or even a small "metal" fountain can be used. Do not use ceramic or other earthen fountains. This is a common mistake. The Earth element blocks water and neutralizes the positive effect of the Water. Outside, a metal trough, a fountain, or even a fish pond can act as an environmental solution.
Water has always been synonymous with power. Water has been used as an elemental solution by the emperors in the form of moats and by placing their palaces near bodies of Water. If you look at most capital cities today, they are either located near the water or have large lakes or rivers nearby. Most ocean-side and lake-side homes are sought after and usually more expensive.
Water can be represented by the colors blue or black.
Water represents the Kan Trigram (1) in the North.
To conclude, it must be said that you should not use any of these elements haphazardly. Ideally, a proper Feng Shui analysis should be performed by a qualified practitioner. Used incorrectly, the elements can cause harm to relationships, health, or money prosperity. When used correctly, they can strengthen relationships, health, and money.


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I have had a perfectly good story in my mind for a while and i have stared to type it up and its coming along great apart from one thing..... Part of the story is baised on true events so i have real people and names in my mind but not being one to use real names i feel the need to change them but no matter what names i use i never seem to be happy with the choices. I know this is extremly silly but nothing fits right!!!! lol.Has anyone else ever had a silly thought or reason not to be able to finish a story?
For me my lame experience was my whole sex life with an ex!!! after the initial year sex just dwindled to nothing and his idea of foreplay was "are we having it tonight?". Got to the point where i just thought if you cant be arsed making the effort then neither can i and we actually went without for about 2 years!! Now im with my new partner and i dont know how on earth i did it!! lol.I have also had it in the eye..... stings
I dont draw on memories when having sex, im far too involved in whats happening at that particular moment. Its more thinking how sexy he looks, how good it feels, what hes saying or him groaning that help me along.When im on my own i tend to think about the most recent & enjoyable sex iv had. I like thinking back to what we did a few nights ago or the other morning. TBH my current partner is by far the best iv ever had so thinking about something from years ago is pointless really as its never as sexy as what he does.
My man being away from me for more than a night.The child abuse awareness adverts on tv.The cancer resech adverts on British tv (the one where whe woman in the wedding dess goes "my mum should be here...") My little boy being hurt/ upset.Seeing my little man asleep in my arms so peaceful and perfect.When i read a book and someone dies.Seeing new borns.Someone shouting at me.Stubbing my toe.Sad films.One episode of Scrubs (the one where someone dies and her organs are used in transplants to save 6 other patients but it turns out she had rabies so they all die and it really effects Dr Cox)My over active and sometimes paranoid imagination.When i dont see my man for a few days and then i come across an item of clothing that still smells of him.I think i might actually spend slightly more time than that crying.....
I have just finished reading The Time Travelers Wife, it was very good once i got into it and it made me cry like a baby at the end!! Lol!Im currently reading My Sisters Keeper. Iv heard its been made a film but im not too fond of films after the books, they are never as good as the book.
Lol, you would think the Americans use a different language from us Brits sometimes Chefkathleen!!A joiner is someone who works with wood in building, like making frames and stuff (or something along those lines!) and a "high vis" is short for High Visibility Jacket here, its those bright yellow jackets that you see people wear on building sites and in warehouses.
And I wonder When I sing along with you If everything could ever feel this real forever If anything could ever be this good again The only thing I'll ever ask of you You've got to promise not to stop when I say when She sang Breathe out So I could breathe you in Hold you in And now I know you've always been Out of your head, out of my head I sang Everlong - Foo Fighters
Gosh this thread is dark......
Oh my god, Gypsymoth, thats the most beautiful description of photography ive ever heard!!!Chefkathleen - the paycheck bit- priceless!!! lol!!
Im currently sat curled up in my bed (see my guilty pleasures post lol) and im lovely and tosty warm but outside the rain is pouring. Now, obviously the rain is non sexual but watching it pour and hearing it pound against the window frame is actually quite sexy.So i wanna know, what normal, everyday or non sexual stuff do you think is actually a little bit sexy??
Hmmm, i think mine are: Take That, the older stuff of course - im more of a rock, indie, type chickFizzy Haribo - even tho they hurt my teethPort and sherry - Im only 22!! Thats stuffs for granddads!!And most importantly.......Going back to bed for most if not all of the day when its my day off without my little 'un and my partner goes work lol
I think its a very sexy and intamate thing to let a partner watch.Its kinda a fantasy to be caught doing it (by my partner of course) and then having him watch me while he touches himself so we\end up watching each other. Im not too sure we could though without it turning into more... he is very hard to resist lol!
Ive got more wit, a better kiss, a better touch, a better fuckthan any boy you'll ever meetsweetie you had meLying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off - Panic at the disco
I heard that the woman 2 doors down from my mum is having an affair!!
I think im addicted to my current partner. I have been refered to before now as a difficult customer!! I seem to be one of those women for whom it takes quite a bit of time & effort to turn on, i have always been this way.. until now!! The guy im with now has always been able to turn me on effortlessly (which is a nice change) and the sex has always been the best iv ever had but this past 2 months or so i seem to have become addicted to him! I want him every day even more than normal, i get aroused by the most innocent things he does, i sometimes feel like i NEED to have him and not that the sex isnt enough or not satisfying but i always want more, like i have to have him again and again.
I think its really intimate when my partner cums inside me and to be honest i love the feeling of having it dribble out of me... :-" I really enjoy swallowing it too though, mainly because he enjoys it and also because i like to be able to taste him in my throat afterwards!And while im being honest i think id find it really sexy (and im sure he would too) if he came on me, pref on my face, boobs or over my nether reigons ahem, but im a bit too shy to just ask outright so that ones a secret lol
When i posted my poem on here my partner hadnt read it or know anything about it and i wasnt really sure if i wanted him to read it but he caught me looking at the comments one day and said something along the lines of "reading filth again are we?" (this was a joke but i felt wounded) so i told him to read it himself and halfway through it he said to me "i know this is about me" I felt childishly pleased with myself lol.I think i wouldnt mind him reading the stories i have written but the poem seemed quite personal but im now very glad hes seen it
I am a piscean completly through and through!! "These folks are selfless, spiritual and very focused on their inner journey. They also place great weight on what they are feeling. Feelings define Pisceans, and it's not uncommon for them to feel their own burdens as well as those of others. The intuition of the Pisces-born is highly-evolved. Many people associate Pisceans with dreams and secrets, and it's a fair association, since those born under this Sign feel comfortable in an illusory world.""It's a pair of Fish that represents Pisceans, a symbol which prompts others to suggest that these people 'go with the flow' and 'don't make waves.' Both of these labels are true, since Pisceans are fluid and easy-going, in keeping with the Mutable Quality assigned to this Sign."I am always in a dream world and i definatly end up having people walk over me because i dont like to "make waves", its easier to just go along with other people and i do also find i get swept away emotionally
Cool these enginesCalm these jetsI ask you how hot can it getAnd as you wipe off beads of sweatSlowly you say "I'm not there yet!"Maroon 5 - Secret
I know exactly who id go lesbian for, and id do it willingly!! lol. Her name is Florence Welch and shes the lead singer in a British band Florence and the Machine. She is so sexy, has the most amazing voice and legs that go on forever!!! Oh and shes a sexy red head :)Dontholien
Hi, is it possible to block a user? if so how???ThanksDontholien
Hi all, i was just wondering, if anyone has written a story or poem that was inspired by their partner, do you let them read it?
"but i shot a man in Wino" LOL, thats soooo cute!!
I quite enjoy being the submissive one. I love the power my man has over me and its a big turn on. I think its more of a turn on coz i trust him so i know he would never put me out of my comfort zone so i love him being in control. Not to say i cant take him by surprise tho if the mood takes me...
I trust my guy 100% so i dont get jealous, i have no need to be coz i know no matter who hes talkin 2 its me hes knockin the back out of when he gets home at night!! LOL!
I always thought this was a myth made up by guys tryin 2 impress other guys and i have never done it myself but im starting to think it could happen. Since being with my new partner iv found that i do gush (sometimes quite a bit) which iv never done with anyone else and i think its his technique, maybe that is similar...?


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Monday, April 20, 2009
I didn't see this coming.
Everybody except jester-under-the-table Jonathan Hunt is being soooo polite. This makes the competition look a lot less random than it actually is. Think about it: the winner will be chosen via a sequence of fifteen decisions that operate under no common principle, leading in the end to a choice that means nothing. (Go, Lois.) While I'm enjoying the judges' explanations, we each employed criteria exclusive to us and to the two books we were comparing. The winning book will be one that four people liked better, for different reasons, than one other book. A few commenters here and elsewhere have sniped that the BoB is really "all about the judges." As far as I can tell, it's not really about anything else.
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Your tag says this is stupid, and I don't understand why. How many of us have listened to Desert Island Discs? Do we think that because Illustrious Someone chooses Appalachian Spring over Eine Kleine Nacht Musik that Copeland's work is "better" than Mozart's? We listen to hear what someone we admire has to say about the music. I am reading the Battle of the Books to see what the Judges have to say. You are performance art. I think you did a fine job. I think Tim Wynne-Jones was splendid. I didn't think Scieszka was very impressive, but it might be that Trouble8 is just impossibly hard to do justice; TW-J certainly didn't make it sound any more appealing.
Of course it's about the judges. Isn't it ALWAYS? BoB just starts from that premise and runs with the idea. BoB should be interesting, thought-provoking and fun. It's stupid to insist it be anything else.
- 11:44 AM, April 20, 2009
- Roger Sutton said...
I *am* enjoying the comments from the judges but there are a couple of key distinctions between the BoB and "Desert Island Discs" (if I understand the latter properly). First, the BoB judges are handed two books to choose between, so we aren't learning anything about their actual favorites. Second, this arbitrariness is compounded by the fact that each judge narrows the field for the next round, meaning that Lois Lowry could easily be choosing between two books that say nothing at all to her.
I don't think it's always about the judges. The committees that select awards such as the Newbery have parameters, criteria, rules,and fifteen heads working together on the same books at the same time. The result--even when we don't like it--means something in a way that the BoB pick won't.
- 12:50 PM, April 20, 2009
Isn't there some oft-quoted phrase about the race not always going to the swift, blah blah blah? Probably the rest of the quote undermines my argument, but I will make it anyway. The only thing that winning the BoB shows, is that the book one the BoB. I agree that it's going to be pretty silly if the winner's publisher puts it on a gold sticker and slaps the sticker on the book, but I don't expect they will. And I am so pi it is unsettling, but Roger, you aren't just performance art, you are a Role Model. The judges are showing us how they think about books. Cool.
Yes, the Newbery has rules that we hope keep people on the same page, but you cannot convince me that the committee that picked HIgher Power of Lucky would have picked Good Masters Sweet Ladies if they had all served their term one calendar year later. Or that the committee that picked Criss Cross would have picked Lucky. We don't get to see how Mary's devotion to non-fiction gets trumped by Sarah's love of historical fiction, but I'm sure it happens behind the closed doors. What matters is that some deserving book gets a prize. The criteria for the Newbery just helps with that.
Like the person you linked to earlier, you might ask what gets a book into the BoB to begin with.
Anon 11:44
- 11:34 AM, April 21, 2009
I meant "book won the BoB." All the other errors are just typos, too, really.
Anon 11:44
- 12:35 PM, April 21, 2009
Ecc 9:11, Anon 11:14! Sheesh.
- 2:01 PM, April 21, 2009
Oh, um, yes, of course. Bible . . . I knew that.
Aren't I glad I'm
Anon 11:14
- 2:13 PM, April 21, 2009
The best thing about the whole process is the commentary by Jonathan Hunt. He's becoming the Simon Cowell of children's literature.
- 2:35 PM, April 21, 2009
- betty said...
apples and oranges...
- 10:19 PM, April 21, 2009
Realize this marks me as Enormous Girl, but what actually kind of sticks in my craw about all this is it's a tiny bit mean.
If I write a novel and get nominated for the Newbery and then lose, I'm entitled to imagine that 49% of the committee was pulling for me and that I was a close second. But in BoB, I know for sure that some specific person I admire thinks my book is a little less good in some undefined and therefore total way than some other specific book, which I'm sure is a valuable object lesson in You're not supposed to please everybody, but I gotta tell you, I don't read the posts, they make me wince a little.
- 6:35 AM, April 22, 2009
- Roger Sutton said...
Jonathan (HB reviewer and judge for this year's BGHB awards) is great indeed and all the judges have had interesting things to say. I love that there's going to be an Octavian/Chains matchup--two white people writing about two black people in the Revolutionary War.
11:44, as i understand it the organizers chose sixteen (is that right) of the buzziest books of last year.
Enormous Girl, how do you deal with negative signed reviews? Getting one of those would probably hurt my pride more than the stated opinions of the BoB judges, who fall all over themselves about how tough it is choosing between two such great, great books--it's almost as if most of them flipped a coin, by the sound of it.
- 9:43 AM, April 22, 2009
Who is the next judge and can we get him or her to please not use the phrase "apples and oranges?" At least it should be easy to avoid in this match up.
- 10:47 AM, April 22, 2009
"11:44, as i understand it the organizers chose sixteen (is that right) of the buzziest books of last year."
I am imagining the Rube Goldberg buzzometer that they keep in the closet of the School Library Journal office.
Are there any that you would have put into the BoB that weren't there?
Anon 11:44
- 10:57 AM, April 22, 2009
- Roger Sutton said...
The novels the Horn Book chose for its best of the year list included The London Eye Mystery, Forever Rose and Last of the High Kings in addition to BoB contenders Kingdom of the Waves, Hunger Games, Graveyard Book, Forever Rose and Nation. Among our nonfiction choices (which included We Are the Ship and The Lincolns) we also had Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Way We Work, Our White House and what was really my favorite book last year, Pale Male. We gave positive reviews to all of the BoB choices but obviously liked some better than others.
- 11:48 AM, April 22, 2009
- Monica Edinger said...
Another BoB contender on your best of the year list was none other than WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER.
- 12:08 PM, April 22, 2009
I found the Fanfare list -- there are only NINE fiction titles picked as best books of 2008 and one of them is indeed Ways to Live Forever -- which is the contender of the first match, against Octavian nothing II.
- 8:37 PM, April 22, 2009
- Roger Sutton said...
Yeah, Ways to Live Forever slipped my mind in the recount. Nothing personal.
- 11:19 AM, April 24, 2009


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All those who have seen the trailers of upcoming Vipul Shah flick Commando, might have made up their minds that the film is a purely hero-centric fare, showcasing Vidyut Jammwal at his best. However, former Miss India Pooja Chopra, who plays the female lead in the movie, claims that it is not so.
Chopra revealed that the film basically revolves around the fight between the girl and the villain, played by Jaideep Ahlawat. Even in the trailers, it is shown that Jaideep's men are chasing Chopra and attempting to kidnap her before she runs into Vidyut's character, who rescues her. Chopra opined that this makes the girl the central character of the film.
Commando, which has been a much anticipated film, especially after the trailers of the film impressed everyone, is slated to release on April 12.


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In Beirut, a brilliant young Sky TV reporter, Katie Dartmouth, has been captured by a ruthless gang of Hezbollah terrorists. She is to be executed live on television unless British troops are withdrawn from Iraq. A nation holds its breath, and the government is tottering on the edge of collapse. Both men believe they can save her. But only one of them can reach her.
Their paths last crossed 17 years earlier. Now they are about to face each other again. And the strike back is about to begin.
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Many of the SU Basketball players were wearing t-shirts after Thursday night's "Sweet 16" victory that said "by any means," the perfect way to describe the way the Orange pulled off a 64-63 heartpounding win over 4th seeded Wisconsin.
"We've been right there with each other throughout the whole year," said senior guard Scoop Jardine who scored 14 points, "and that's one thing about this team, we don't get too high, we don't get too. We stay right there level headed. We believe in each other."
The Badgers hit 14 three pointers in the game, but it was Jordan Taylor's game winning shot that missed, rewarding the Orange for a stellar defensive showing down the stretch.
The Orange, who have made a habit of pulling off close victories all season long down the stretch, now advance to their first "Elite Eight" game since 2003.
"This is one of the best games I've been involved with in a long time," said Head Coach Jim Boeheim. "I think the best game anybody has ever played against us and didn't beat us. They made 14 threes, and usually that's enough. But really proud of our players. Every time they came back and went ahead, we had an answer for it. We made something happen."
"We wanted to get a stop," added Jardine. "We knew it was going to be something with Jordan (Taylor) trying to penetrate or pick out to one of his shooters, and me and Dion (Waiters) just pressed up on him. We've been in that situation before throughout the year, and we knew if they get an open shot we had to come back and get a rebound because it was going to be a long miss. I think we done a great job doing it."
The key to the game offensively for the Orange was the return of C.J.
Fair, who had been slumping through the Big East Tournament, and up until this point of the NCAA Tournament. Fair led all Orange with 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Coach Boeheim credits him with the key plays that led to victory.
"C.J. made the big play when we were three down. He got that rebound and made the three-point play. That was a huge play. But I thought, again, Wisconsin played unbelievable. We needed C.J. tonight. If we hadn't had him tonight-- the last four games he played before he went into his slump, he averaged 15 points a game, four straight games in our league which is a tough league. So we knew he was perfectly capable of it, and tonight he was there for us. He was huge," said Boeheim.
Dion Waiters scored 13 points off the bench, while Brandon Triche contributed with 11 points.
SU will play Ohio State on Saturday, with the winner going onto the Final Four in New Orleans.


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gstreamer support with wine
I am trying to compile wine with gstreamer support. No matter what I do, it tells me:
configure: gstreamer-0.10 base plugins 32-bit development files not found, gstreamer support disabled
I have gstreamer installed, I have the base plugins installed, I have the dev files installed. What can I do to get ./configure to recognize them, or how can I tell what configure is or is not seeing that generates this message?
It could be specific headers weren't included with your package or a few libraries. I've never heard of WINE specifically requiring gstreamer itself. Are you trying to compile it from sources or are you using a SlackBuild script?
I'm building wine from source. It isn't required, it just gives a warning that gstreamer support will be disabled.
I'm trying to run a game that crashes with errors related to gstreamer not being there, so I'm trying to compile wine with gstreamer support.
I have the same problem under debian squeeze 64bit trying to compile 32bit wine 1.3.36.
Installing libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev doesn't help.....
Did somebody already found a solution?
Old thread, but until now an unsolved one. I managed to get this to work (32-bit Wine to detect GStreamer when built on a 64-bit multilib system) by setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig in the Wine SlackBuild.
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WASHINGTON (Sep. 8)
Rep. Sam Steiger won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in yesterday's hotly contested Arizona primary election, defeating his arch rival, Rep. John Conlan, by nearly 10,000 votes. Steiger's Congressional office here told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that with all returns in Steiger had 102,506 votes to Conlan's 92,812.
Conlan's office, conceding defeat, said that the margin of Steiger's victory was 8756 votes out of 180,000 counted. The Arizona Statesman of Phoenix reported that Steiger won 53 percent of the vote. Steiger waged an uphill battle in the race between the two rigidly conservative candidates that attracted more than usual national attention because of the overtones of anti-Semitism injected into the campaign, Steiger, born in New York City, is Jewish and a member of B'nai B'rith.
The anti-Semitic aspect brought an endorsement for his nomination by Sen. Barry Goldwater, the Republican Party's elder statesman and leader in Arizona Republican affairs who told the JTA that "we must put an end" to anti-Semitism in the Arizona campaign.
"In all my years as a Republican I have never endorsed a person running for state office in the primary," Goldwater said in a public statement on Aug. 26. He said he was breaking his rule in supporting Steiger because of "my deep concern over the injection of religion in this struggle." Previously, in an interview with JTA, Goldwater had expressed profound concern over the tactics in the campaign by Conlan's supporters but did not endorse Steiger.
None of the three principals was immediately available for statements on the race's outcome. Steiger and Conlan were both in Arizona and Goldwater was in England for the Farnsworth International Air Show as President Ford's representative.
Steiger faces Dennis Deconcini, a Phoenix attorney, who is the Democratic nominee in what is expected to be another close race culminating Nov. 2. A tight contest is expected in view of the acrimony of the Steiger-Conlan competition and the Presidential election.


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Ustream makes Jon Lebkowsky's list of Top 10 Social Technology applications of 2007 on WorldChanging.com.
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Ustream.tv is donating Web cameras to help military families 'see' their soldier overseas.
Chris Gaylord, staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor, writes about Ustream.TV and the company's "special pride in connecting military families to their loved ones serving abroad."
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Los Altos, Calif – December 21, 2007 –
Ustream.TV (www.ustream.tv), a web-based live video broadcasting platform, today announced new features that empower broadcasters and enhance the viewing experience. Multiple streams on a single show page, designated show networks, and customizable show features make broadcasting live video on Ustream.TV more dynamic and create a more rewarding viewer experience.
"We are very excited about putting more power into the hands of Ustream.TV broadcasters," said CTO Tim Villanueva. "These new features really set the standard for today's online video broadcasting experience."
With 115,000 total broadcasters creating more than 5,000 hours of original live content every day, Ustream.TV strives to offer the most effective broadcasting platform and compelling live video viewing experience online today. Each of the new features were created to improve the organization, distribution and general usability of the Ustream.TV site while giving broadcasters as much creativity and control over the platform as possible. New features include:
Designated Show Networks
Certain shows will now be organized based on common themes to bring together broadcasters with similar interests while making content easier to find. The new network categories include: 'The Stage' (music; performing arts); 'Video Games/Sports'; 'People'; 'Technology'; 'The Zoo' (pets, outdoors, animals); and, 'Religion.' Inclusion in a specific network will require approval by a Ustream.TV-designated moderator. In addition, each network will have it's own landing page featuring a network-wide chat room where viewers can interact with people who share common interests.
Recorded Video Favorites
This new feature gives broadcasters the option to highlight a specific recorded video clip on their Ustream.TV show page by moving the segment to the top of their favorites. Additionally, broadcasters can now increase their off-air presence by choosing to run a favorite recorded clip on their show page when they aren't broadcasting live allowing 24×7 channel presence even when off air.
Recorded Video Conversion Tools
Broadcasters now have a simple, easy-to-use process to edit, share and distribute Ustream.TV content across the Internet. These new tools will allow broadcasters to convert their Ustream.TV recorded video into easy to edit, distributable formats including MPEG-4, QuickTime™ (.mov) and Windows WMV file formats. Ustream.TV is providing this service free to its broadcasters.
Content Syndication
Broadcasters now have an easy way to syndicate their Ustream.TV content to other sites. With a few clicks, broadcasters can syndicate to video sites such as YouTube, Facebook , and Revver.
Multiple Video Streams on a Single Page
Now Ustream.TV broadcasters can feature up to six additional, simultaneous broadcasts on their individual show page. This will promote collaborative online broadcasts as well serve as a teleconference feature.
Customizable Show Pages
This new feature allows Ustream.TV broadcasters to personalize their show pages with different color palettes and customizable banners.
Permanent Moderators
Ustream.TV broadcasters can now designate permanent moderators for their show's chat room. This feature will give more freedom to broadcasters who may not be able to effectively moderate their chat room while conducting a live show.
Ustream.TV World Records
Ustream.TV administrators will now identify broadcasters who have been the first to perform a certain task or notable feat while broadcasting live. Category examples include, 'do a magic trick', 'get married', 'go on a blind date' or 'shoot a 3-pointer.' Broadcasters submit recorded videos to be reviewed by the Ustream.TV World Records' judges and, if they qualify, the video will be posted on the Ustream.TV World Records for the entire world to see.
About Ustream.TV
Ustream.TV is a platform for live online interactive video broadcasts that lets people everywhere connect, interact and engage with one another more deeply. Ustream.TV allows anyone with a camera, computer, and Internet connection to broadcast live video to a global audience. Each day, people ustream talk shows, concerts, sporting events, even weddings and graduations. The company was founded by two U.S. military veterans and a technologist who strived to create a way for people of all ages around the globe to connect with each other through the power of live online video broadcasts. Ustream.TV is headquartered in Los Altos, California, and is privately held. For more information, please visit: www.ustream.tv.
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Los Altos, Calif. – December 18, 2007 – Ustream.TV (www.ustream.tv), a web-based live video broadcasting platform, today announced additional funding from Western Technology Investors, the Band of Angels, and other prominent angel investors. The funding comes on the heels of adding four-star General Wesley Clark to Ustream.TV's Board of Advisors.
Since its launch in March of this year, more than 115,000 people have joined Ustream.TV broadcasting one million unique viewer hours per month. Each day, 5,000 hours of video are broadcast on Ustream.TV with up to 300 simultaneous broadcasts taking place, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers. Recently, popular recording artists The Plain White T's broadcast a live concert exclusively on Ustream.TV to more than 150,000 fans around the world.
The Ustream.TV web-based platform is being discovered by people with an infinite range of interests, most notably in the political area. During the past quarter, Ustream.TV has seen explosive growth in usage by presidential hopefuls who are taking to the platform to connect with their constituents in ways that have never before been possible. Several presidential candidates have chosen to take the concept of the YouTube/CNN debates a step further, using Ustream.TV to answer the public's questions in a live, unrestricted, interactive forum.
"With Ustream.TV, we are witnessing the beginning of fundamental changes in the way politics will be conducted," said General Wesley Clark, "The technology allows statewide and national campaigns to have the same level of touch as local campaigns, and allows every voter to reach out to a candidate and ask the questions that matter most to him or her. I'm honored to join the Ustream.TV board of advisors and look forward to working with my fellow West Point graduates Brad Hunstable and John Ham on the Ustream team, who are now serving their country by using technology to strengthen an essential democratic process."
Recent examples of politicians on Ustream.TV include:
"Working with Ustream has opened up an entirely new channel for our campaign delivering interactive and direct communication with voters. The ability to produce our own content enables us to highlight various issues that the mainstream media have gone to great lengths to ignore. This empowering technology will continue to revolutionize the political process, raise the level of debate, and enhance our democracy." Mike Klein, Campaign Manager, Kucinich for President 2008
Other politicians and political events broadcast live on Ustream.TV in 2007 include:
"As a political forum, Ustream.TV offers a completely new approach that frees politicians from the limitations of local speeches and handshaking and enables them to reach a bigger audience, while giving voters direct access to their candidates," said Brad Hunstable, Founder of Ustream.TV. "But Ustream.TV's popularity extends into every segment of our culture, from sports and entertainment to religion and education, and interactive video is poised to reshape key cultural concepts about location and community. "
About General Wesley Clark
During thirty-four years of service in the United States Army, General Wesley K. Clark rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. After his retirement in 2000, he became an investment banker, author, commentator, and businessman. In September 2003 he answered the call to stand as a Democratic candidate for President of the United States, where his campaign won the state of Oklahoma and launched him to national prominence before he returned to the private sector in February 2004. General Clark currently serves in leadership roles with a number of non-profit public service organizations, including VoteVets (Board of Advisors), Democrats Work (National Advisory Board), Project H.E.R.O. (Campaign Chairperson), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Distinguished Senior Adviser), the Center for American Progress (Trustee), the International Crisis Group (Board Member), City Year Little Rock (Board Chair), the United States Institute of Peace (United Nations Task Force Member), and the General Accountability Office (Advisory Board Member). To learn more about General Wesley Clark go to http://securingamerica.com/about.
About The Band of Angels Venture Fund
The Band of Angels Venture Fund, L.P. is a $50M venture fund comprised exclusively of institutional partners including three corporations, two university endowments, and a large pension fund.
About Western Technology Investors
Founded in 1980, Western Technology Investment (WTI) is a leading provider of debt financing to start-up and emerging growth companies. WTI's recently closed 12th fund builds upon the success of the firm's 27-year history, which featured portfolio companies such as Juniper Networks, Brocade Communications Systems, Google, Cerent, Infoseek, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Facebook, IronPort Systems, Volcano Corporation, and many others.
About Ustream.TV
Ustream.TV is a platform for live online interactive video broadcasts that lets people everywhere connect, interact and engage with one another more deeply. Ustream.TV allows anyone with a camera, computer, and Internet connection to broadcast live video to a global audience. Each day, people ustream talk shows, concerts, sporting events, even weddings and graduations. The company was founded by two U.S. military veterans and a technologist who strived to create a way for people of all ages around the globe to connect with each other through the power of live online video broadcasts. Ustream is headquartered in Los Altos, California, and is privately held. For more information, please visit: www.ustream.tv.
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Justin Moresco of Red Herring writes about two big announcements coming from Ustream today, $2 million in funding and the addition of Gen. Wesley Clark to the Ustream team.
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TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld breaks the news about Ustream's latest addition to the Board of Advisors, General Wesley Clark.
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CNET's Greg Sandoval writes about Ustream's efforts to connect soldiers with their families over the holidays.
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Mashable's Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins writes about the latest in social media on the campaign front including Barack Obama's latest broadcast on Ustream as well as a very interesting stream from John McCain.
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About.com's Family Computing blogger, Christy Matte writes about the holiday season's favorite jolly fat man and how he is using Ustream.TV to connect with good and bad little children all over the world.
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And be sure to check back in at 5 pm PT up until December 15th to connect with Mr. Claus himself!
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Reuters has posted information about Santa Claus's live broadcast from the North Pole, just in time for the holiday season.
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The popular story of how low-carb diets work goes something like this: Reducing your carbohydrate...
Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I'm 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we've assumed to be true about health and wellness...Tell Me More
According to a study in this month's Cancer Causes & Control, men who hold desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer than those with careers involving manual labor.
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Last week Bill suggested that, although "there are plenty of reasons to cut out highly-refined foods," there wasn't a clear case that a "diet high in complex carbs from whole grains and vegetables is unhealthy." We thought the comment was a pertinent one. In the coming weeks, we'll offer some definitive guide material that goes deeper into the subject. For now, let's discuss a bit of the stock behind our carb critiques.
We'll begin with what we all seem to agree on (even our friends at the FDA). Simple carbs, those highly refined, sugar soakers are bad news. They flood your body, wreak their biochemical chaos before you can say Kelly Clarkson, and then leave you slumped in a sad heap of a human being.
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To triple-patty cheese and bread bombs we say,"No!" To all doughy cream sticks we say, "Nonsense!" To deep fried potatoes on a stick we say, "Seriously? Where can I get one of those?" No. Wait. We say, "Never!!!" But if all we did was complain about what people are eating we would be doing a disservice to our readers. Which is why we continue to bring Smart Fuel and Healthy Tastes Great! posts to you every week. Here are a few recipes to get excited about! (Who would have know radishes can elicit pure, unadulterated joy?)
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Love radishes? Turns out you're not alone. In fact, radishes were once so prized in Greece that they were immortalized in gold!
Although we certainly appreciate the radish's beauty – often attacking them with a few skillfully placed knife slices to create a beautiful rose garnish for dress-to-impress dishes – this cruciferous vegetable is held in higher esteem today for its health benefits.
Specifically, radishes are an excellent source of vitamin C, packing about 30% of the recommended daily allowance per one cup serving. In addition to shoring up the immune system, vitamin C has been found to reduce asthma symptoms among pediatric patients as well as a decrease susceptibility to bruising and other forms of inflammation. Other beneficial nutrients found in radishes include potassium, which can reduce the risk of kidney stones, folate and magnesium. Finally, radishes contain a number of sulfur-based chemicals that increase the flow of bile, helping to improve digestion and maintain a healthy gallbladder and liver.
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A collaborative meta-analysis of more than a quarter million cases of cancer around the globe finds clearer association between obesity and several types of cancer. The findings are reported in the latest issue of The Lancet.
Following on from findings reported by the World Cancer Research fund last year, the study reveals that risk is increased not only in common cancers such as breast, bowel and kidney, but also in less common cancers such as blood cancers (myeloma and leukaemia) and melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Dr. Andrew Renehan and colleagues from the University of Manchester and Christie Hospital, did a meta-analysis (a combined analysis of 221 previous studies), looking at over 250,000 cases of cancer, to determine the risk of cancer associated with a 5kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI). The researchers found in men, a 5kg/m2 increase in BMI raised the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma by 52%, thyroid cancer by 33%, and colon and kidney cancers each by 24%. In women, a BMI increase of 5kg/m2 increased the risk of endometrial (59%), gallbladder (59%), oesophageal adenocarcinoma (51%) and kidney (34%) cancers. They also noted weaker, but significant, positive associations between increased BMI and rectal cancer and malignant melanoma in men; postmenopausal breast, pancreatic, thyroid, and colon cancers in women; and leukaemia, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in both sexes.
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Tomatoes – yep. Vinegar – seems fine. Sugar – wait, what? Even ketchup isn't safe from the wrath of sugar.
Think you have to ditch the bottle – the condiment bottle that is – in order to avoid these hidden sugars? Not a chance, especially if you have the baseline kitchen skills necessary to whip up some of these homemade alternatives. Read on for simple Primal recipes for ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, barbeque sauce and almond butter. Enjoy!
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End Table with 4 Legs, Oak by OFM
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- Hi-pressure 1 1/4 thick laminate top
- Legs perfectly match Europa series chairs (Models 410 and 411)
- 45 lb. Plus density, industrial grade particle board
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A great sized end table for tight spaces! Four legs are strong and stable, and the smooth silver finish perfectly matches the Model 410 and 411 Europa series guest chairs. Tabletops are marproof laminate. ANSI/BIFMA approved.


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169 Sullivan Street
Greenwich Village, New York, 10012
Commute to Downtown New York
Daily errands do not require a car.
World-class public transportation.
Flat as a pancake, excellent bike lanes.
About your score
169 Sullivan Street has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
169 Sullivan Street is a four minute walk from the A 8 Avenue Express, the C 8 Avenue Local and the E 8 Avenue Local at the Spring St stop.
This location is in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in New York. Nearby parks include MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District, Playground of the Americas and Passannante Square.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 169 Sullivan Street.
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London, United Kingdom, 2007/05/29 - Materials for Proton Exchange Membranes and Membrane Electrode Assemblies for PEM Fuel Cells, says new report available from ReportBuyer.com.
Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors has now added a new market report titled Materials for Proton Exchange Membranes and Membrane Electrode Assemblies for PEM Fuel Cells
Findings in the 216 page Report include:
The components for PEM fuel cells market in North America is expected to rise at an average annual growth rate of 25.1% to $929 million in 2011.
The membrane for PEM fuel cells market is estimated at $334 million in 2011.
By 2011, it is expected that the functionalized hydrocarbons will be over 36% of the value of membranes for PEM fuel cells.
The bipolar plates, the gaseous diffusion layers and the catalyst ink market is estimated to reach $595 million in 2011, with average annual growth estimated at 24.7%.
Summary of the Report:
Focuses on the electrolytes of polymer membranes; the heart of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell.
Examines the advancing technology of these membranes, the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and the bipolar plates.
Reviews the companies involved in these developments, the current and projected incentives, and the projected markets for such technologies.
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Underlines the fact that commercialization of fuel cells is not solely influenced by engineers and scientists working on stacks and reformers, but how the major cost issue of the catalyst component is addressed.
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Email from Samsung CEO as expected passed to exec cust services. The wait continues ....
(Has nobody checked.inside their fridg-freezers?)
Email from Samsung CEO as expected passed to exec cust services. The wait continues ....
(Has nobody checked.inside their fridg-freezers?)
Well. Nearly sorted. Arranged for replacement model to be delivered using a Currys voucher for a bit more than I need - will help to pay for all this hassle. Once up and running I am going to chase Samsung (misadvertising/poor customer service etc) - my quest will continue with some nice iced beer in hand. I think Samsung and retailers are misleading customers and have pitiful knowledge of these issues. Interestingly, Currys advertise a free tablet with my chosen appliance on their website but looking into it - not on this model. More false advertising together with some retailers and their Samsung climate ratings. My mission, should I accept it, ........ (smilies dont work)
That's brilliant news!!
Thanks BB. Once installed and working I am determined now to chase these cowboys. If they dont change their advertising I will go next to advertising standards. I've plenty of amo. Persistance is paying off but had they come clean on day one it would have saved them time and money. More fun than reading cable threads.
New appliance installed. Final balance starting from a £800 unit nearly 3 ago a replacement £1300 unit with 5 years guarantee and nearly £500 for my trouble. Still waiting to argue for a free tablet and then I will be contacting Samsung about their poor customer service, misleading advertising and their information passed to suppliers etc.
British Gas, engineers & insurance 9/10. Samsung customer service 1/10. Currys 4/10 delivery advertising & customer service.
Continuing to make a 'profit' for my efforts. I paid £1350 for the new unit by card and when I exchanged it for the Currys voucher it had been reduced to £1199. £200 saved. Saved on delivery & installation. £150 for a slight dent on the inside of the door. Balance spent on a new tablet and Tomtom so quite pleased with outcome. Still chasing wrongly advertised 'free' tablet and I will be asking Samsung CEO what steps they are making to change their advertising & their customer service training in freezer climate ratings. The mission continues ...
Heartiest congratulations on your success and bravo for sticking with it.
I further applaud the fact that you are continuing to fight on so that others don't end up being mis-sold as you were. If others had a willingness to properly complain then there would be less bad behaviour by individuals and companies.
Well done John Lewis. Emailed them to say their website info (supplied by Samsung) was wrong. After a few days, not only did I recieve a pleasant, accurate and thankful reply but also the website was ammended correctly. Well done John Lewis.
I 'reminded' Samsung of their errors. Reply was misinformed and (again) showed lack of knowledge of the issues. I'll be back to the CEO and demand some answers and then onto Trading Standards if I getno anwers. Despite finding many Samsung products of interest I will never buy again. Their customer support is pathetic.
Although my case is closed to my satisfaction I am still determined to follow this to the end.