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Morning Five: 10.07.11 EditionPosted by jstevrtc on October 7th, 2011
One week, people. One week.
So many people are assuming threat postures over this so-called battle of words between John Calipari and Rick Pitino, but to us this is just a symptom that fans of college basketball just want something to talk about. We'll never fault anyone for that, but it just doesn't seem like there's a lot in this. Here's the deal: speaking in front of the tent village that pops up around Lexngton's Memorial Coliseum annually as people camp out for Midnight Madness tickets, Calipari told an interviewer that Kentucky basketball was the biggest deal "throughout this whole state," raising the ire of Louisville fans. Pitino responded with a little bit of name-calling without actually saying Calipari's name. That's it. There's no feud here because what Calipari said is correct. There are thousands of UK fans who live in Louisville. Yes, there are thousands of U of L fans who live in non-Louisville Kentucky, but to us Calipari's comments were meant to compliment UK fans and were centered on his program, and did not constitute an insult of the Louisville program or its fans.
Grantland.com doesn't need our help getting attention, but we'll always link quality college basketball discussion wherever it is, and this qualifies: remember that brawl in the summer that happened when Georgetown took its trip to China and played an exhibition against the Bayi Rockets? No surprise, there's much more to it than you'd think. The New York Times' Jim Yardley was in China three years ago doing a story on another Chinese professional team but got the scoop on Bayi. The team is a former military propaganda showpiece and have been given every break by those who run that league, are the most hated squad in the country, but have lost relevance of late. The incident with Georgetown, as Yardley writes, may be the thing that puts the Rockets away for good. His history of that team and the Chinese pro league is a must-read, and provides considerable insight on the fracas with the Hoyas.
With conference realignment buzzing along as it is and people talking about the eventual superconferences at some point seceding from the NCAA, college hoops fans are wondering what effect these changes will have on the holiest of holies, the NCAA Tournament. Inspired by a series of tweets last night from Bylaw Blog and SI.com's Andy Glockner, Rock Chalk Talk has laid out one fantastic (though obviously remote) possibility: the establishment of a champion based on the UEFA Champions League model. Can you imagine, say, six Selection Sundays as opposed to one? True, the singularity of Selection Sunday is what makes it so special, but in this model each one would mean just as much. And the idea of certain Power Six conference programs getting relegated, you have to admit, is pretty intriguing. Interesting stuff whether you're a soccer fan or not.
"Ladies and gentlemen…Tone Loc!" Such an introduction would inspire exactly zero excitement in anyone currently enrolled at Syracuse. Frankly, it probably wouldn't inspire much excitement in anyone who has children enrolled at Syracuse. But that's who was slated to host the midnight madness festivities at the Carrier Dome. Unfortunately, it's been a tough month for Tone, who recently pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge. That in mind, the 'Cuse made went with a change of host, tapping Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill (no, really) as master of ceremonies. As the Syracuse site Troy Nunez Is An Absolute Magician points out, at least Julie Boeheim will still be there. By the way, the last two sentences in the linked article are great.
One of the best (or worst, whatever you prefer) examples of a kid that was hyped to death and just never, ever panned out was Schea Cotton. This is no exaggeration; Cotton had been touted as a basketball messiah from the age of 15, and many pros — meaning no less than Baron Davis, Tyson Chandler, Ron Artest, Paul Pierce — compared both the style and skill level of Cotton's game to that of LeBron James. And many, including those same pros, can't explain why he never played a minute in the NBA. Cotton is the subject of an upcoming documentary entitled Manchild, and we cannot wait to see it. If you want to see the reason for the hype (and the opinions of the aforementioned pros), check out the trailer contained in the linked article. Oh. My. Goodness.


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Think of fall as spring—but for the brain. It's the season of fresh ideas, new cultural excitement after a lazy (or in this case rainy) hiatus. And so it is this year. The Metropolitan Opera returns to the "Ring," Valery Gergiev probes Tchaikovsky's symphonies, the London Symphony offers epic choral music and Lincoln Center celebrates spiritual sounds. Here are 20 reasons why you won't miss summer.
Sept. 14-16. James Dillon's Nine Rivers
Miller Theater
If your brain is feeling mushy from the summer, James Dillon's Nine Rivers may provide just the mental jump-start. This four-hour-long orchestral, choral and electronic piece was written over the course of 18 years and was finally performed in its entirety in the composer's hometown of Glasgow last November. The work focuses on the relationship between "the flow and turbulence of time" and involves everything from a cappella choir to drumming and electronics.
Oct. 5-11. Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
The peripatetic Russian maestro brings his Mariinsky Orchestra to town for the opening night of Carnegie Hall, with Yo-Yo Ma, followed by a cycle of Tchaikovsky's six symphonies. Of particular note is the Oct. 11 concert featuring 20-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, the most recent winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He'll perform Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. Also on the program are Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Shostakovich's First Symphony.
Oct. 6. Pianist Sara Davis Buechner and Violinist Stephanie Chase
With the new Brooklyn Bridge Park bringing greenery to a once-industrial landscape, there are yet more reasons for a trip to Bargemusic on the East River. For this program, the versatile pianist Sara Davis Buechner and violinist Stephanie Chase explore Spanish-flavored works by Maurice Ravel (the Tzigane and Habanera) and Joaquin Turina (Ten Gypsy Dances, Books 1 & II, Sonata Espanola No. 2).
Oct. 12. Brooklyn Philharmonic
World Financial Center
This once-moribund orchestra strives to get back on its feet after losing its subscriber base, its permanent home and much of its funding. Yet if anyone can inspire artistic -- and perhaps by extension, financial -- results, it may be Alan Pierson. In this program, the conductor leads Derek Bermel's arrangements of rapper Mos Def's songs, 19th-century Shape Note singing, and works by David T. Little, Frederick Rzewski and Lev Zhurbin.
Oct. 20. Yuja Wang, piano
Carnegie Hall
The 24-year-old Chinese pianist Yuja Wang known for her powerhouse technique, probing musicality and head-turning outfits makes her New York recital debut. Three heavyweight pieces are on tap: Beethoven's Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Prokofiev's Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 and Liszt's Sonata in B Minor.
Oct. 22 Gidon Kremer
Alice Tully Hall
The Latvian violinist also made waves this summer by withdrawing from the Verbier Festival in Switzerland after publicly criticizing its "misguided fixation with glamour and sex appeal." However merited his argument, the episode shows why Kremer remains one of classical music's true mavericks. As part of Lincoln Center's "White Light Festival," he joins cellist Giedre Dirvanauskaite and pianist Andrius Zlabys in works by Bach, Gubaidulina, Silvestrov and Shostakovich.
Oct. 23 Britten's War Requiem. London Symphony Orchestra
Avery Fisher Hall
Britten's War Requiem was composed in 1962 for the reopening of England's Coventry Cathedral, after it was destroyed by bombing in World War II. The piece has gone on to become a defining concert work to rally against the horrors of war. Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda leads the LSO and a starry cast that includes soprano Sabina Cvilak, tenor Ian Bostridge and baritone Simon Keenlyside.
Oct. 27. "East Meets West." Daniel Hope, violin
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Daniel hope was a protégée of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who in the 1960s teamed with Ravi Shankar for the seminal crossover album "West Meets East." For this program, Hope reinvents the original concept with sitar player Gaurav Mazumdar, tabla player Vishnal Nagar and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips. They'll play Ravel, Bartok, Falla and others.
Oct. 27, Nov. 1, 5 Siegfried
Metropolitan Opera
Following Robert Lepage's productions of Wagner's Das Rheingold and Die Walküre last season, the Met raises the curtain on Lepage's Siegfried, the third in the composer's "Ring" tetralogy. With James Levine sidelined due to injury, Italian conductor Fabio Luisi will conduct a cast featuring tenor Gary Lehman in the title role, Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde and Bryn Terfel as the Wanderer.
Oct. 31. Brooklyn Rider
Carnegie Hall
This string quartet has been frequently compared to rock bands by virtue of its dynamic, high-energy concerts. Now the group has composed a piece just as a rock act would, by hashing out parts together in the studio to fashion something collaboratively. On Halloween, they share the results, along with pieces by Zorn, Glass and Beethoven.
Nov. 2-3 Koyaanisqatsi Live. New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall
As part of a celebration of his 75th birthday, the Philharmonic will perform Phillip Glass's pulsing, swirling score to Godfrey Reggio's 1982 cult environmental flick "Koyaanisqatsi," while the film is screened in real time. This will be the first performance of a Glass piece by the Philharmonic. Magic mushrooms not included.
Nov. 3 Schola Cantorum de Venezuela
Alice Tully Hall
This Caracas-based chorus has become a familiar presence in New York, partly through its participation in the Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov's Pasión Según San Marcos, heard at BAM and Lincoln Center in recent years. Yet that's hardly their only gig: here they present a program of spiritual music from Spanish-language cultures, ranging from Renaissance motets to contemporary South American works.
Nov. 9-19 Nico Muhly's Dark Sisters. Gotham Chamber Opera
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
The Gotham Chamber Opera jumps in ahead of the Met to present the American opera debut of hot young composer Nico Muhly. Dark Sisters, with a libretto by Stephen Karam, is about the women of a fundamentalist, polygamous sect, inspired by the stories of real-life raids on compounds in 1953 and 2008. Expect reactions to fall strongly on either side of this one.
Nov. 10. Spem in Alium. Huelgas Ensemble
Fourth Universalist Church
As part of Lincoln Center's "White Light Festival," the Belgian early-music group arrives with a pair of concerts exploring a cappella polyphonic Renaissance works. The first night includes Thomas Tallis's 40-part Spem in Alium, a mind-blowing motet from 1570, as well as works by Josquin, Gabrieli and others.
Nov. 12. Angelika Kirchschlager and Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Zankel Hall
The Austrian mezzo-soprano and the French pianist first performed together for the singer's American debut recital back in 1995 and something clearly clicked. Both share a similar attention to color and nuance that transcends national differences. This evening focuses on the songs of Brahms, many well-known, and those of Liszt, which are far more off the beaten path.
Nov. 19. Honegger's Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher. Baltimore Symphony
Carnegie Hall
Marin Alsop leads Arthur Honegger's rarely performed dramatic oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher ("Joan of Arc at the Stake"). Premiered in 1938, the oratorio depicts the meteoric career of the historical Joan, who led France to victory over the English in 1428 at Orleans and was burned at the stake as a heretic, all while still a teenager. [With Morris Robinson as soloist].
Dec. 1-3. Mahler Symphony No. 10. New York Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
Daniel Harding, a 36-year-old British conductor who is increasingly known for his tackling of sprawling, high-drama scores, leads the perhaps the least-known of Mahler's works, the unfinished Symphony No. 10. The concert features the Deryck Cooke realization.
Dec. 10. Karita Mattila, soprano; Martin Katz, piano
Carnegie Hall
The seemingly ageless Finnish soprano Karita Mattila is known for her intense performances on the opera stage, including the role of Emilia Marty in The Makropulos Case, which comes to the Met in April. Here she focuses on the more intimate art of the song recital (albeit in 2,800-seat Carnegie). Scheduled are songs by Poulenc, Debussy, Marx and Aulis Sallinen.
Dec. 15. Orchestra of St. Luke's; Robert Spano, conductor
Carnegie Hall
A certain predictably inevitably sets over the concert scene in December but thankfully, there are exceptions like this program by the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Robert Spano conducts Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3 and Magnificat, BWV 243, plus Messiaen's Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine. Joining the group along with several respected soloists is the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus. [With Nicholas Phan as soloist].

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Thankfully, the game is full of automatic save points, so frustrating, ambush-like hotspots can be reloaded for a second and third try without too much retracing of your steps. Interestingly, what's more enjoyable than combat is the data chip collection side objective. Strewn throughout every section of the levels are data chips that, when collected, will unlock the superfluous weapon range on the main menu. Collecting these little chips is quite fun because getting to them is a challenge. This portion of the game tends to put the Entrencher abilities to the test and feels oddly similar to Portal - a dumbed-down version of Portal.
The single-player campaign is short and rather unrewarding. Graciously, the online multiplayer is more satisfying, though still not perfect. The multiplayer component of Fracture accommodates up to twelve players at once. The game modes are a smattering of tried-and-true favorites such as Deathmatch (Free for All), Team Deathmatch (Team FFA), two types of Capture the Flag, and King of the Hill (Kingmaker). Break-in and Excavation are unique modes that have your team infiltrate and control your opponents' base for points or excavate, raise, and protect spikes, respectively. Multiplayer play is smooth, enjoyable, and frantic. However, it is, like the single-player campaign, held back by chaotic battlefields and the large, regenerating health meter. In other words, multiplayer action is more of a test to see who can survive the mayhem rather than who can skillfully eliminate their opponents.
Like other futuristic shooters out there, Fracture is a hodgepodge of carbon composite armors and flashy particle effects. Jet Brody and his crew look like Marcus Fenix knock offs, and the Pacificans look like something out of Haze. The animations are quite smooth, and, overall, the game looks quite good, though decidedly drab - except for the pretty, realistic, and incessant explosions that plague gameplay. On the sonic front, the background music has an epic sound that could easily find a home as a minor theme in an Indiana Jones or Star Wars flick; no surprises there. The voice acting is standard, but often doesn't convey the emotion of the onscreen action. For example, one of the opening cutscenes depicts Brody being airlifted to a Pacifican base. Before the aircraft can reach its destination, it is shot down. The tempo and intensity of the pilot's voice never increases and, in fact, the craft crashes before the monotone "hold on" line can even be delivered.
I've played worse games than Fracture, but it's certainly not one I'd ever recommend. As it turns out, the core concept of terrain deformation is more of a gimmick than a fully fleshed out feature, and the rest of the shooter mechanics are painfully subpar. If you're still intrigued by Fracture after reading this article, do yourself a favor and give it a rent.
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Mystery Monday – Ford & Newland Wedding Announcement
by Sherry Stocking Kline
11 April 2010
Just over a year ago, I picked up a box of photographs at a yard sale. (they did not belong to the family who was selling them)
Off and on, I've worked on trying to locate information about the 'inhabitants' of this box, researching the census, etc., but lately I've just not taken/made/had the time to do much with it.
So I've decided to start posting some of the photographs and other info here, on the off chance that someone will find the posts and I can at last re-unite at least some of the memories with the family who will love to have them.
The names in the box include Wimp and Newland, and the towns include Blackwell, Oklahoma, Wellington, Kansas, and Eads, Colorado.
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SPRINGFIELD – There was no booing this year, but the divisions and intraparty squabbles among Illinois Democrats were on full display Wednesday in Springfield as they ripped both Republicans and each other during events that traditionally help kick off the campaign season.
Despite Gov. Pat Quinn's cancellation of an annual rally at the State Fair, where he was booed by union members last year, Democrats gathered for a party breakfast. Quinn and his sole challenger, former White House chief of staff William Daley, traded barbs about who could be the best candidate in the 2014 primary.
The state party leader, House Speaker Michael Madigan, declined to attend the event, hosted by the Illinois Democratic County Chairman's association.
Quinn vowed to beat anyone who opposed him, noting his close primary and general election victories in 2010.
"There were a lot of folks who counted me out," Quinn said. "I won the election because I had everyday people on my side. I think we can come through again."
Noting Quinn's ongoing battles with Democratic lawmakers over the state's lack of progress on pension reform, Daley said he would "be a governor who says, 'We're all in it together. I run to unite us, not divide us."
But he also addressed concerns that, as the son and brother of two former Chicago mayors, he would be too city focused.
"Some folks ask: What can a guy named Daley from Chicago possibly do for all the people of Illinois?" Daley said. "Well, the people of Illinois are fair and decent. And they want a governor who can lead."
The event transpired as Democrats, who control both the governor's office and both chambers of the Legislature, battle to overcome infighting on a number of issues. Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton have sued Quinn over his halting lawmakers' pay until they solve the pension crisis, and Daley is among a number of Democrats who question Quinn's leadership as the state faces deep financial problems.
Democrats couldn't deny the tensions in the room.
"It's there," said Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a top pensions negotiator. "But we can all come together and enjoy a nice breakfast."
Alan Pirtle, president of the county chairman's association, relayed a message of "regards and regrets" from the speaker, who also declined in 2008 to share a stage with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Quinn brushed off the no-show.
"He hasn't come in previous years a couple times, but I think he knows how to organize Democrats and we work together when we can," the governor said.
Senate President John Cullerton said he expects he and Madigan will not make an endorsement in the 2014 gubernatorial primary. At least one other Chicago Democrat, state Sen. Kwame Raoul, has stated an interest in a possible Quinn challenge, but he told the Associated Press he wasn't yet ready to make a decision. Later, attending the fair, he was surrounded by supporters in T-shirts that read, "Kwame for Illinois."
Democrats in Cook County, the largest county party organization in the state, will gather Friday to formally endorse a candidate for governor. County party officials said only Quinn was on the schedule to attend and ask the group for its endorsement, though Daley has reportedly been making phone calls to committee members over recent days.
"It would be very difficult to imagine the party endorsing someone who is not there," said state Representative Lou Lang of Skokie, the group's vice chair.
Cook County Democratic Party Chair Joe Berrios said members also could decide not to endorse anyone.
In place of the rally he cancelled, Quinn spent Wednesday afternoon listening to music performances at the fair at his governor's day picnic on the director's lawn. He rejected the notion that he was trying to avoid more boos or face time with his opponents.
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In 1997, their dream became a reality when Perry and Carolyn sold their computer business and founded Juslyn Vineyards on a site overlooking the renowned Spring Mountain Winery. (The name, Juslyn, is derived from the names, Justine-the Butlers' daughter-and Carolyn.) In 1998, they made their first vintage of Juslyn from grapes purchased from Andy Beckstoffer as they waited patiently for their own vines to mature. Their patience paid in 2000, when they were able to harvest their estate for the first time to produce 80 cases of Spring Mountain cabernet sauvignon.
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The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma.
In World War II Burma, after they are captured by Japanese troops during World War II, British commander Col. Nicholson and his troops march into Prisoner of War Camp 16 whistling their regimental tune. Their crisp arrival is wryly observed by Shears, an American sailor who bribes a guard to transfer him from the burial detail to the infirmary. When the camp's commander, Col. Saito, imperiously informs the new prisoners that they will all be expected to work on building a railroad that will connect Bangkok to Rangoon, Nicholson protests that under the regulations of the Geneva Convention, all officers are exempt from manual labor. Afterward, Nicholson goes to the infirmary to visit Jennings, one of his wounded men. There Maj. Clipton, the camp's medical officer, introduces the colonel to "Commander Major" Shears. When Jennings proposes escaping, Nicholson counters that he was ordered by headquarters to surrender, and therefore escaping would constitute a military infraction. Incredulous at the colonel's naïveté, Shears retorts that escape is their only chance to avoid the death sentence of forced labor. The following day, Saito announces that all the men, including officers, will work on building a bridge across the River Kwai. When Nicholson defiantly waves a copy of the Geneva Convention, Saito slaps him across the face with it and flings it to the ground. Nicholson still refuses to let his officers perform manual labor, and after the other men march off to work, Saito calls for a machine gun and threatens to gun down all the officers. Watching in horror, Clipton runs out of the infirmary and protests that he and his patients have seen everything and will be witnesess to murder if Saito orders the gunners to fire. Saito then changes his mind and forces the officers to stand for the entire day in the merciless sun. Afterward, Saito locks Nicholson in "the oven," a crude metal shed, and imprisons the other officers in the "punishment hut." As the troops encourage Nicholson with a rendition of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," Shears, Jennings and a prisoner named Weaver escape into the jungle. Jennings and Weaver are gunned down by the guards, who then pursue Shears to a ridge above the river and shoot him. The guards assume that Shears is dead after he plunges into the river, but he survives and makes his way down river to the shore. Later, Saito summons Clipton and asks him to tell Nicholson that unless he cooperates, the patients in the infirmary will be forced to work. Confronted with the ultimatum, Nicholson still refuses to comply on the grounds that "it is a matter of principle." With only two months left before the May first deadline for the completion of the bridge, Saito, frustrated by the slow progress, takes command of the project himself. After a segment of the bridge collapses, a defeated Saito has Nicholson brought to his office from the oven and explains that if he fails to meet the deadline, he will be forced to commit hara-kari. Unmoved, Nicholson insists that the Geneva Convention be adhered to, after which Saito orders him taken back to the oven. Meanwhile Shears, who was found near death by some friendly villagers, recovers and begins a solitary boat trip down river. Days later, his water exhausted, Shears passes out, leaving his boat to drift aimlessly. Plagued by ineptness and sabotage in his efforts to build the bridge, Saito orders the weakened and dehydrated Nicholson pulled from the oven and brought to his office where he grants a general amnesty to the officers and declares it will not be necessary for them to perform manual labor. As the men cheer Nicholson's victory, Saito sits in his office, broken and sobbing. Upon inspecting the bridge, Nicholson criticizes the workers' cavalier attitude and asks Capt. Reeves, who worked as a civilian engineer, for advice. Reeves observes that the river bottom at the present location is soft mud and suggests moving downstream where the bottom is solid bedrock. When Maj. Hughes, a public works engineer, criticizes the men's lack of teamwork, Nicholson declares that they will rebuild the company's morale by building an exemplary bridge. Nicholson, completely oblivious to the fact that he is about to aid and abet the enemy, presents a plan to Saito increasing the men's daily work quota and suggests that Japanese soldiers should work laying track. Seeing his position crumbling, Saito stoicly says that he has already given the order. Shears, meanwhile, has been picked up by a sea rescue plane and brought to a hospital in Ceylon where he is visited by Maj. Warden, the explosives instructor at a nearby British commando school, who invites him to a meeting at the school. At the meeting, Warden explains that he plans to lead a team into Burma to blow up the bridge and asks Shears to join them. Shears, desirous of returning to civilian life, demurs, confessing that he was merely impersonating an officer and therefore is not qualified for the mission. Warden then informs him that the U.S. Navy already knows about his deception and has authorized his transfer to the British commandoes. Faced with possible imprisonment for impersonating an officer, Shears reluctantly accepts the assignment and retains his rank as Major. At the prison camp, Clifton warns Nicholson that he could be charged with treason for collaborating with the enemy. Obsessed by proving the mettle of his British soldiers, Nicholson turns a deaf ear to the medic's protest. At the commando school meanwhile, Shears joins a team comprised of Warden, Chapman and Lt. Joyce, a young recruit wary of killing. As the four parachute into the jungle, Chapman crashes into a tree and is killed. The others are met by Yai, a native guide who hates the Japanese, and four women bearers. As they begin their trek through the jungle, they receive a radio transmission from headquarters informing them that a special train carrying troops and VIPs is scheduled to inaugurate the bridge on the thirteenth, and ordering them to carry out the demolition on that day. Realizing that he cannot finish the bridge by the deadline, Nicholson matter-of-factly tells Clifton that he has asked the officers to work beside the enlisted men and they have volunteered "to a man." After Clifton's protests, Nicholson then recruits wounded men from the infirmary to perform "light labor." In the jungle, meanwhile, Warden's team is accosted by Japanese soldiers, and in the skirmish Warden is shot in the ankle. Warden subsequently stumbles along on his crippled foot, climbing torturous mountain paths, but when they are just six hours away from the bridge, he declares that the others should continue on without him. Angrily denouncing Warden's self-sacrifice as the histrionics of a British gentleman, Shears orders him hoisted onto a stretcher, after which they all continue on together, reaching the bridge just as Nicholson is nailing up a plaque commemorating the work of the British soldiers. That night, as the prisoners put on a show in celebration of the completion of the bridge, concluding with "God Bless the King," Joyce and Shears, aided by the women, pilot a raft filled with plastic explosives to the bridge while Saito, having been bested by the British, makes preparations for hara-kari. After attaching the explosives to the bridge, Joyce takes cover with the detonator while Shears swims back across the river to await the arrival of the train the next day. At daybreak, the commandoes discover that the water level of the river has dropped, exposing the wires leading to the detonator. When the troops march onto the bridge for the ribbon cutting ceremony, Clipton informs Nicholson he wants no part of the festivities and retreats to a hill to watch. As the train whistle is heard in the distance, Nicholson spots the wires and calls Saito to go with him and investigate. Warden watches in disbelief as Nicholson follows the wire to the detonator, incredulous that a British officer would try to prevent an act of sabotage against the enemy. Sneaking up behind Saito, Joyce stabs him in the back with his knife, then informs Nicholson that they have been sent by the British to blow up the bridge. Crazed, Nicholson attacks Joyce, prompting Shears to scream "kill him" and swim to Joyce's defense. As Warden bombards the bridge with mortar shells, the Japanese open fire, wounding Shears and killing Joyce. When the injured Shears dies at Nicholson's feet, the colonel realizes his folly just as he is wounded by mortar fire and falls onto the detonator, setting off the explosives as the train approaches the bridge. As the bridge collapses, sending the train spilling into the river, Clipton surveys the scene and utters "madness."
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Not themselves
Jeff Boston 2018-06-15
The hot box got to Guiness' character and Holden's character went back to help blow up the bridge to avoid incarceration for impersonating an... MORE>
Implausible Script
David H. 2018-05-28
In The Bridge on the River Kwai, I was impressed by the cinematography and set design. However, besides the confused ending what sinks the film for me was... MORE>
lean was mean and oh..so clean with this movie.
a.morris 2018-02-28
a story that shows how will and determination can either save you ..or in an ironic way destroy you. from david lean..the pride of the british film world. MORE>


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Melissa McCarthy Looks Chic in a Draped Dress on the 2014 Golden Globes Red Carpet [PHOTOS]
Melissa McCarthy looked effortlessly chic at the 2014 Golden Globes.
The comedic actress was stunning in a draped black gown with a gorgeous metallic sequin detail. She added on the sparkle with a few statement cocktail rings. Our favorite part of the look was Melissa's amazing ponytail. Her entire ensemble was a total win!
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looking good, I like the glass roof :)
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world's first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game! Pick from four unique character classes and take up the mission of protecting the Cores from hordes of mysterious aliens. In Sanctum 2 you play your character exactly the way you want through the new and extensive customization system. Pick your own loadout of towers, weapons and perks, and pick well, because you are humanity's last defense against the hordes set out to destroy it. Sanctum 2 is not just a simple upgrade of the Steam hit that was Sanctum 1, it's a new game completely rebuilt from the ground up using community feedback and outside-of-the-box indie game design to really push the bar of what an indie-studio can do.
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The art style is lovely.
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I think it is clear they just don't care.
an obviously phoned-in battle damage paint job,
Heh, heh - classic."Yeah, China? This is Hasbro U.S. - let's talk about the battle damaged paint ops on the TRU Obi Wan Jedi Starfighter." "First one needs to be a grey looking battle blurb on the right wing...."
Quote from: Gatillo on September 13, 2005, 03:52 PMI think it is clear they just don't care. "Hasbro: **** You, Pay Us."
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SeaMonkey 2.7 - Portable Edition (February 06th, 2012')
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The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite. Such a software suite was previously made popular by Netscape and Mozilla, and the SeaMonkey project continues to develop and deliver high-quality updates to this concept. Containing an Internet browser, email & newsgroup client with an included web feed reader, HTML editor, IRC chat and web development tools, SeaMonkey is sure to appeal to advanced users, web developers and corporate users. Under the hood, SeaMonkey uses much of the same Mozilla source code which powers such successful siblings as Firefox, Thunderbird, Camino, Sunbird and Miro.
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* Publisher: PortableApps.com (John T. Haller) and Mozilla
* Date updated: 2012-02-05
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Jermaniac wrote:lmao @ You acting like you got some team full of all stars and our players suck. Look at the stats since the trade Jamaal Tinsley and Danny Granger have been playing very good basketball. Who are you gonna rely on if Baron doesnt play well. Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington OHH PLEASE. We tried that it doesnt work.#32 wrote:Jermaniac wrote:Mike is gonna be alright he has the best shot blocker in the NBA backing him up. And if thats not enough your lineup is small enough for us to put Granger at PF and Marquis/Rawle at the 2 to guard Monta.#32 wrote:Monta is going to abuse Dunleavy. Mike's too weak and doesn't have a post game to take advantage of his size. Ellis is gonna run rings around him and pick his pocket.
Go ahead. Nelson's the master of mismatches. If Carlisle wants to dance, I'm sure Nelly will school him.
Jermaine is definately the inside factor... but the Warriors have been good about getting to the line lately. If JO hits foul trouble, the Pacers are dead in the water.
Besides; I gotta feeling SJax & Al are gonna wanna break out this game; whereas Dunleavy's always failed in a challenge situation. Nevertheless, the Warriors haven't been playing well lately, so it's anybody's game.
I think the final score hinges on whether or not O'Neal or Biedrins hits foul trouble. Andris is the only guy who can hope to contain Jermaine... but the Pacers only go as far as O'Neal goes. If you gotta rely on Tinsley, Granger, or (God help you) Dunleavy, your odds are definately slimmer.
Ohh and Danny Granger >>>> Stephen Jackson. In everything other then bitching to the refs and gun ranges.
Well will see tomorrow how it goes down.
How am I acting like that?
I'm simply stating the obvious; if Jermaine O'Neal leaves the game in foul trouble, the Pacers are in trouble. Let's break down the starting lineups...
Tinsley can't compete with Baron Davis. 'Nuff said.
Mike Dunleavy vs Monta (are you KIDDING me???). Monta's been a breakout scorer for this team, while Mike was nothing but a burden. Ellis has insane talent. Dunleavy's just a bust. Advantage: 2 to the Warriors.
Granger could probably take SJax (but, then again, Jackson's streaky and could pull another great performance out of his ass). Per usual, I'll give it to Granger because the kid has major game and Jackson's been up-and-down so far.
Jermaine will abuse Harrington down low. Nobody on the Warriors frontcourt can touch Jermaine. Pacers tie it up, 2-2.
And then Biedrins is head and shoulders better than Jeff Foster OR Troy Murphy. I know the guy averages 4 fouls a night, but if he stays clean, he'll be swatting the hell out of your boys all night.
On paper, it's Warriors 3-2. That's why I said the game's up in the air, because its so closely matched. Take last game, for example. The Warriors clearly outplayed the Pacers... but Jackson hit a lucky game-winner. Close game, surprise winner. Same thing could happen today.


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If you are a cotton grower, you've likely heard commodity brokers and marketing advisors recommend that you hedge your counter-cyclical payments with futures options. A recent study by economists at Mississippi State University is questioning that blanket recommendation.
"One way to think about the cotton counter-cyclical payment is that it's like a free put option with a strike price at $0.66, but its value does not continue to increase as prices fall below the loan rate," says Keith Coble, an agricultural economist at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss.
Under the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, counter-cyclical payments are decoupled from production, but are still dependent on price. Because they are directly tied to the market year average price, counter cyclical payments are not guaranteed.
Put more simply, counter cyclical payments are equal to the target price for a crop minus the direct payment minus the maximum of either the loan rate or market year average price.
For example, your cotton counter-cyclical payment is $0.1373 when the market year average price is equal to or less than $0.52, and your payment is zero when the market year average price is equal to or greater than $0.6573.
Coble calls counter-cyclical payments, "a natural hedge." That assumes, of course, that whatever crop you are receiving a counter-cyclical payment for is actually being grown on your farm.
Coble and his fellow economists, John Anderson, and Corey Miller at Mississippi State University recently developed economic models to determine whether it is worthwhile for growers to buy call options during the growing season to offset the chance they could lose their counter-cyclical payments if cotton prices increase. They repeated their analysis for various potential price levels.
A key issue they found in their analysis was that it mattered if you have planted cotton on the base acres or another crop. "If you have a growing program crop on the base there is relatively little value to hedging the counter-cyclical payment because of the natural hedge," Coble says. "On the other hand, if you have planted the base to another crop, there is more likely value in hedging the counter cyclical payment."
For example, if soybeans are planted on cotton base, then a cotton price increase that causes a decline in the counter-cyclical payment may not be offset by gains in the soybean market.
What they also found, Coble says, is that the usefulness of hedging the counter-cyclical payment is highly dependent on expected price, with hedging percentages highest when expected price is slightly below the loan rate for that crop. If prices are well below the loan rate, then the crop price has to move significantly to reach a level where the counter-cyclical payment declines. On the other hand, if cotton prices are near or above $0.6573, the expected counter-cyclical payment will be relatively small.
Estimating the counter-cyclical payment is complicated by the fact that the total value of the payment remains unknown until after the end of the marketing year, well over a year after planting. The marketing year for cotton is August through July, with the peak marketing season occurring from November through January. The prices during this peak marketing period have the most influence on the marketing year average price, and therefore factor heavily in hedging strategies. On average, about half of the market year cotton marketings are completed between harvest and the end of December.
"Growers need to keep in mind that these results hold prior to marketing the crop. Once, the cotton crop is sold there is no longer a gain in the market to offset declines in the counter-cyclical payment," says Coble.
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2011: Begins his junior campaign with the Spartan squad ... is physically fit and strong ... works hard on and off the track ... has excellent ability ... could post a breakout year.
2011: Clocked in his career-best effort in the 100m dash with a time of 11.60 on March 19 at the Golden Ram Invitational ... finished at a respectable 12.33 in the same event a week earlier at the York Relays on March 12 ... clocked in at 23.88 in the 200m dash at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational on March 18 ... followed that performance with a 24.09 effort the very next day at the Golden Ram Invitational ... set his career-best mark in the 400m dash at the Paul Kaiser Classic on April 30 with a time of 51.74 ... ran the 400m in 52.11 at the CAC Championships on April 16.
2010: Ran the preliminary round of the 100m in 11.69 at the York College of Pennsylvania Alumni/Charity Open ... on that same day, he ran a respectable 11.76 in the final round of the same event.
Personal: Is a music and political science major … is the son of Elizabeth White … born on April 1, 1990 … his mom is the person he most admires … hobbies include magic, chruch, and spending time with friends … favorite athlete include Michael Johnson … chose York because of the "track team and music department" … most significant athletic achievement is running a 51.7 in the 400 meter race … His Most memorable athletic moment while at york was being the first aferican american student to give a recital ... after graduation he plans on going toto the olympics, entertaining, and law school


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Chautauqua On Stage 2013: Chautauqua Institution's Summer Entertainment lineup on sale
CHAUTAUQUA – Summertime fun is still a few months away, but the time to make plans for live performances at Chautauqua Institution is finally here.
Tickets for Chautauqua's Amphitheater concerts and renowned theater and opera productions went on sale Monday at www.chqtickets.com. Registration also opened Monday for the Institution's Special Studies course offerings, with more than 400 one-day and weeklong workshops covering such topics as painting, dance, fitness, writing and finance.
Join Straight No Chaser, Steve Martin, The Beach Boys, Amy Grant and many other top performers in country, bluegrass, R&B and rock 'n' roll in Chautauqua's open-air amphitheater this summer. The Institution's popular entertainment lineup also features special evening programs with Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion Radio Romance Tour 2013 and a conversation between legendary musician Paul Simon and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
The 2013 Season opens with the return of a capella sensation Straight No Chaser on June 22. The concert marks the group's third consecutive season performing at Chautauqua. Straight No Chaser releases its new album, "Under the Influence," on May 7.
Following their sold-out Amphitheater show in 2011, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will return to Chautauqua on June 28, joined by Edie Brickell, to perform songs from their new album, "Love Has Come for You," set for an April 23 release.
The music of the 1970s and 1980s comes alive on July 5, with "Sailing Rock 2013," an evening featuring nothing but hit songs by Christopher Cross ("Sailing"), Orleans ("Still the One"), Gary Wright ("Dream Weaver"), Firefall, John Ford Coley ("I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"), Robbie Dupree and Player ("Baby Come Back").
Chautauqua's summer concert series also welcomes five-time Grammy Award-winning artist Michael McDonald, who brings his distinctive, soulful voice to the Amp on July 12, and American country music singer, songwriter and actor Travis Tritt on July 19.
Dust off those poodle skirts, bobby socks and 45 rpm records for July 26, when Dick Fox's "Golden Boys" starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell take Chautauqua for a walk down memory lane. And a favorite for music lovers young and young at heart, The Beach Boys, return to Chautauqua on Aug. 9, for another evening of classic songs that epitomize the spirit of the California lifestyle in the 1960s.
The legendary Garrison Keillor brings more tales of Lake Wobegon to Chautauqua's amphitheater on Aug. 2, as part of the Prairie Home Companion Radio Romance Tour 2013. And on Aug. 16, musician Paul Simon and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins sit together on the Amp stage with microphones and a guitar for a special evening conversation about the art of writing from the vantage point of their life's work.
What happens when the "Founder of the Dance Revolution" and the "Kings of Disco" share the stage? You get an evening of singing and dancing for the entire family, featuring KC & The Sunshine Band and Village People on Aug. 23.
And to close Chautauqua's 2013 Season, American music icon Amy Grant brings her talents to the stage on Aug. 24.
To purchase tickets, which go on sale April 1, please visit chqtickets.com or call 357-6250. Amphitheater performances fill on a first-come basis. Guaranteed floor seating is available at an additional cost for Friday-night concerts.
Chautauqua Theater Company opens its 30th anniversary season with a yet-to-be-announced American classic by Tennessee Williams, June 29 through July 7. The play will be revealed April 1 (the current Broadway production requires the secrecy until then). The company's two other mainstage productions this summer include the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play Clybourne Park July 20 through July 28 and Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Aug. 10 through Aug. 16. Continuing to build on its success of new play development, Chautauqua Theater Company also presents two New Play Workshop productions of fresh plays by important new voices in American theater July 11-13 and Aug. 1-3.
For more information about Chautauqua Theater Company's 2013 Season, please visit ctcompany.org.
Chautauqua Opera Company's season celebrates the birthdays of Giuseppe Verdi (born 1813), Richard Wagner (1813) and Benjamin Britten (1913).
The company presents Britten's Peter Grimes in the Amphitheater on July 6, for a one-night-only event with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Verdi's Falstaff will be performed July 26 and July 29, in Norton Hall. Chautauqua Opera's Young Artists will join the CSO for a 200th Birthday Celebration of Wagner and Verdi on July 13, in the Amphitheater.
For more information about Chautauqua Opera Company's 2013 Season, please visit opera.ciweb.org.
Chautauqua Opera Company and Chautauqua Theater Company join forces with Chautauqua's other arts programs for the Institution's production of The Romeo and Juliet Project on July 27. The original retelling of Shakespeare's timeless love story is the first in a three-year series of projects featuring the collaborative efforts, both off- and onstage, of Chautauqua's opera, theater, symphony, dance and music school programs.
Chautauqua's Special Studies program continues to create distinct new learning opportunities for the 10,000 lifelong learners who enroll in courses each summer. More than 300 teachers, experienced in subjects they love, arrive each summer to create a diverse assortment of courses for youth and adults offering a cross-generational learning experience.
Special Studies courses, whether one-day or weeklong, are popular with Chautauqua County residents of all ages. A free commuter pass to access the grounds is issued for those taking classes.
To register for a Special Studies course, visit chqtickets.com. To learn more about courses offered this summer, view the 2013 Special Studies catalog at www.ciweb.org/education-special-studies/.
The 2013 Chautauqua Season begins June 22. Over the course of nine weeks, more than 100,000 visitors will participate in programs, classes and community events for all ages – all within the beautiful setting of the historic lakeside village. For more information, visit www.ciweb.org.


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Rowdy's Dream Blog #315: Two Girls are Using Ted's Apartment
I visit the girls in the apartment to our right. They tell me that two girls, a blonde and a redhead, are using Ted's vacant apartment to our left. I knock and ring the bell. The door is made of cement and is sealed shut. I can see them moving around inside. My sister comes out of our apartment with cuts on her face. She has been in a fight with a Best Buy salesgirl. The fight started over a misunderstanding that a DVD would capture the details of her private life.


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These indicators make a poor case for anyone claiming a majority of Americans are ready to reengage in the economy
YONKERS, NY (PRWEB) January 15, 2013
The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, reports that middle-income Americans pulled back on spending this past holiday season.
Modest gains in consumer spending, however, were posted among both the upper-income and lower-income households. Overall, the Consumer Reports Index's past 30-day retail measure, reflecting December activity, was down 0.6 points, but statistically flat from a year ago.
Among larger retail purchases made in the past 30 days, used cars purchases were up, while new cars purchases softened and homes were unchanged from the previous month.
The Consumer Reports Index employment measure declined for a second month, falling to 48.8 from 49.7 a month earlier and is now at its lowest level since March 2010. Job losses are outpacing new job starts. Job starts in the past 30 days fell to 3.4 percent from 5.4 percent a month earlier, while job losses remained elevated and unchanged from last month at 5.8 percent.
The Consumer Reports Index's trouble tracker measure, which looks at the financial difficulties Americans face, was stable overall, but improved dramatically for those wealthier Americans earning $100,000 or more (dropping to 19.6 from 33.2 a month earlier). Financial troubles were on the rise for lower-income Americans earning under $50,000, climbing to 65.8 from 59.6 the prior month.
The most prevalent consumer troubles overall included: the inability to afford medical bills or medications (12.7%), lost or reduced health-care coverage (8.2%), and missed payments on a major bill – not mortgage (6.6%).
"These indicators make a poor case for anyone claiming a majority of Americans are ready to reengage in the economy," said Ed Farrell, director of consumer insight at the Consumer Reports National Research Center. "This month, middle-income families will be confronted by a pay check that is lower than last month, and for some lower than last year, due to expiration of the payroll tax cut. If they are already not interested in spending, having less money to spend isn't going to help."
Despite the personal financial headwinds, the Consumer Reports Index's sentiment measure edged up slightly from last month, with modest gains across all income groups. Sentiment stands at 51.2, up 1.3 points from last month. The level of stress that consumers feel was down, to 54.4 from 59.1 the previous month.
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On the morning of my appearance before an Iranian Revolutionary Court, where I was convicted on a fabricated charge of espionage, I heard the chant "Death to America!" from the world beyond my prison window. The chant, and the associated stereotype of Islamic Iran, was quite different from what I heard in Section 209, the grim area of Evin Prison where political detainees are beaten, tortured and held without charge. As Americans, my friend and cellmate Shane Bauer and I were denied contact with Iranian inmates during our imprisonment there. Yet time and again, they found the courage to defy that rule and lift our spirits.
When I'd sing anguished songs to the emptiness, I'd hear a knock of solidarity on my wall from an adjoining cell. Then another knock. Then a whisper from the hallway, and the soothing words in English, "We hope you become free!" Prisoners would hide candies in the washroom for us to find. I'd repay the kindness by sneaking chocolates, which my interrogators let me have, into the shower for my hall mates to discover.
Over the 781 days of my incarceration, I developed a deep sense of solidarity with these Iranians. I landed in Evin Prison by happenstance in the summer of 2009. Shane and his girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, were living in Damascus, Syria, at the time, and I had gone to visit them after completing an international teaching fellowship. The idea of escaping the bustle of Damascus with a trip to the placid mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan appealed to us all. Without us knowing, our hike took us up to the unmarked frontier with Iran, where border guards detained us. Sarah was held for 14 months. Shane and I were held another year, until September 2011. Our captivity lasted longer than the Iranian hostage crisis.
In the weeks before our arrest, millions of Iranians had taken to the streets of Tehran in anger at the rigged reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It was the largest popular protest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and many of my fellow inmates at Evin were arrested during the demonstrations. The activists held in Evin were tortured and, in some instances, killed for seeking basic human rights. Yet they saw meaning in their condition. As one prisoner whispered secretly from the hallway, "Being in prison is a road to democracy."
The so-called Green Movement that these jailed activists embraced wasn't as easily crushed as the government would have liked. Though the popular protests died down, dissatisfaction over domestic issues, including the economy and restrictions on personal freedoms, remained high and became a major factor in last year's presidential election victory of the reform-minded Hassan Rouhani. The fact that Iran's clerical establishment allowed Rouhani to run and then engage with the United States was the result of this internal pressure for change. His election owes more to the inmates of Section 209 and to the millions of Iranians who have refused to accept the status quo than to the economic sanctions imposed from abroad.
In my mother's letters to me in jail, she shared her conviction that my ordeal would lead to a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. I liked the idea of something beneficial coming from my time behind bars. To me, life seemed to revolve around attempts to memorize poetry and to juggle dried oranges. She seemed incurably optimistic, like her reassurances in letters that I would be released "any day now."
Yet my mother's dream was not so far-fetched. Nine months into my detention, my interrogators led me blindfolded out of my cell to meet a man they described mysteriously as a "foreign diplomat from this region." Awaiting Shane, Sarah and me in a prison office was Salem Ismaeli, an Omani businessman and envoy of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. He enveloped us in his flowing robes as he introduced himself, and I still remember how sweetly he smelled of sandalwood. He gave us expensive watches and told us his mission was to get the United States and Iran to talk to each other about our release.
It took more than a year for Salem to deliver us to freedom and the waiting arms of our families on the tarmac in Muscat. The Associated Press has since reported that Oman's mediation led to direct talks between U.S. and Iranian officials that paved the way for last November's interim accord to freeze parts of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from some economic sanctions.
With talks between Iran and six world powers on a permanent accord resuming this week, some voices in Congress and some supporters of Israel continue to warn against engagement with Iran and to press for even tougher sanctions. The Iran that I glimpsed under my blindfold, heard in the supportive whispers on my prison hallway and tasted in the sweet candies provided by my hall mates convinces me this stance is misguided.
It is time to end the mutual hostility for good. A permanent accord that limits Iran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for a lifting of sanctions would make my relatives in Israel safer. It would make my family in the United States safer. And it would strengthen the hand of the brave Iranians I met in the dark corridors of Evin Prison in their continuing struggle for democracy.
Josh Fattal is the coauthor with Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd of the forthcoming memoir, "A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran." http://www.joshfattal.org


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nice review. can't say i'm interested in this in the slightest. i always put my commas outside.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffHi my name is Bob and this review is classic/superb/excellent/great but I'll save my opinion of the album for my review.
Album Rating: 2.5This guy really really annoys the hell out of me, I'm not afraid to like Pop music, but my god, this guy has put out nothing that vaguely interests me.....
... Oyeh, good review! :D
Album Rating: 4.0Jason Statham+Dissing the new "masteful" pop albums+ writing a great review= my vote.
I very much want to get this, as SexyBack is one of the greatest songs in recent memory.
Album Rating: 3.5The first single really is a grower. Based on forum stuff, I guess the album is too.
Great review.
great review, I'm not an excessive pop listener, but I always dig Timberlake's stuff here and there.
Album Rating: 3.5Guess I'm not reviewing this anymore, hah. Good job.
What's that he's standing on, on the cover there?
great review.
Album Rating: 3.5
What's that he's standing on, on the cover there?
Good review. The single sounds way better than his previous stuff.
Album Rating: 3.5The production is cool, the lyrics, while sort of stupid, are pretty catchy and Timbaland's part is mega awesome.
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good review, but I don't think I'll ever listen to this kind of pop-music.
Sexyback is one of the worst songs even created even my friend who's a fan of JT hates the song.
Album Rating: 4.0I am in love with "Sexyback."
Sexyback is great, very unique choice for a single. Superb review, Sylvain.
They go inside
But this review brought sexy back fo' sho'.
Decided to just skim the review I see.
Check the first paragraph.
Album Rating: 4.0[quote=review]Timbaland's recently hit his stride again (losing 130lbs. in five months tends to make walking a bit easier)[/quote]
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cool review but i hate the single and i dont think i'll be purchasing this.
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Being friends with Poppy's dad…
Poppy, Simon and I went to see the Barbie Mariposa film screening this week. It is rare that we do family activities together as Simon lives and plays football up north, but what a special treat for Poppy to be taken out by mummy and daddy together.
My friends are always wanting Simon and I to get back together but we both know it's never ever going to happen, I think we are more like brother and sister – we can argue one minute (normally when Simon blames me for the traffic jam we are in) and then the next minute we are laughing our heads off and being silly together. So, whilst we might look like a happy little family, we are in fact just two great friends that happen to have made a baby together, come to think of it thats the definition of a perfect happy family isn't it?!
I love Simon coming to stay with us, he makes me a cup of tea in the morning (which is a winner!) but most of all I love those moments where I can sit back and watch my daughter play so beautifully with her dad. The moments where she is snuggled up to him on the sofa and the moments where she tries to play us off against each other so she can get her own way. As silly as it sounds it's those teeny little things that I notice that are special to me. I feel lucky that being friends with Poppy's dad means I get to share moments like this with the person that loves her just as much as I do.
I love seeing poppy and her dad just hanging out together, Poppy was watching Robin Hood here – please excuse the tattoos all over her legs that don't seem to want to come off!
One day I'm pretty sure Simon will get himself a girlfriend and, of course, I will be swept away by Prince Charming (laughing at myself now for never learning that fairy tales are not real). Whatever happens I know that it will never change the dynamics of our friendship like it did previously because it's too important for us to show Poppy that, thanks to her, we will always have a very strong bond. I regret pushing Simon out of my life before, I think I was confused about what was right and wrong whilst being in a relationship. I realise now that there is no 'wrong', it should always be OK for us to meet up for dinner or day trips and, as long as the potential new partners are always included and never pushed out, I don't see it ever being a problem. Lets hope its not!
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No 'Silent Nights' in India
A friend once told me, "India is so loud, it tires you out."
Having no hearing, I had never experienced the "deafening sounds" to which she referred. What factors into a voice or sound registering as "loud?"
I had made my way from the Delhi Airport to New Delhi Station just before dawn. Minivans and bike taxis were everywhere. People slept on the roadsides, while others tended to small campfires. The white eyes of the men seemed to float in the darkness. The scene was somewhat shocking.
I was all set to purchase a train ticket to visit the Taj Mahal, the famous World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, my inability to read Hindu left me wondering which line to get into. A kind local then offered to take me to a place where tickets were sold but, upon arriving, I noticed this "tour office" seemed a little shady and, by time I found a proper ticket window and boarded the train, I was worn out.
For my next side-trip I opted to take the bus to Darussalam. The public bus had no heater and traveled at night, frequently picking up and dropping off passengers. I wrapped myself in my sleeping bag and shivered off the cold as the bus climbed and gained altitude toward our destination. The Himalayas loomed in the distant sky.
The moon here illuminated the evening landscape, and stars seemed to move every so slightly across the dark canvas, so you could actually feel the earth moving beneath you. It was truly silent even for those who could hear. There was a serenity from "listening" intently to the pulse of the earth.
Two weeks went by in a flash, and the time to return to Japan had come. Back in bustling to Delhi I understood my friend's use of the word "loud." Even my eyes were unable to handle the blare of activity. The rickshaw drivers flocked around as I negotiated my way onto one, followed by the required arguing before taking me to my destination. The last bike taxi was equipped with a meter, so I thought I was in the clear.
Sadly, right when I was ready to relax, I noticed him making multiple lefts and running up the meter. What the?! I got angry, but instead of screaming, I simply made the Japanese gesture for "rip-off." Of course, he didn't understand, but for some reason he then took me straight to where I wanted to go.
"You can do anything you put your mind to," I thought as I put those "silent nights" of India behind me.


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How Can You Not Love "Hellboy"
His nickname will stick with him for the next 20 years. It seems that once you get a powerful and though provoking moniker like his, you are stuck with it for your entire career. Still not sure if there is a hidden story, or a mystery reason for this to stick so firmly to this young hurler, but the names does seem to fit him like a glove.
I have heard the legends, the stories of intrigue and power from his minor league past. Even saw a few hints of it in 2010 when he finally got to scuff the dirt on a real Major League mound. From that first moment on his name has been etched in our souls, our hearts and our prays. For some reason we all think the future encircles the young gun they call "Hellboy".
His minor league rap sheet reads like a introduction to greatness. Who else has gotten the glowing endorsement of his home state's Governor as then-Iowa Governor Chet Culver told the media last August: "The Rays organization will be better off for having this mature, focused and decent young man. His demeanor isn't surprising at all to Iowans who have grown up with Midwestern values and unrivaled work ethics. Jeremy (Hellickson) is the epitome of Iowa".
I guess you are starting to see that all who seemed to witness, play against or even play behind are admirers of this product of the farming community of Des Moines who somehow missed everyone other M L B scout's radar before the Rays finally plucked him off the vine in the him Fourth Round back in 2005. Want to become more of a fan of "Hellboy". I have to warn you, he is addictive.
How can you yell, scream or even hassle a guy who gave his Gold Medal from the 2004 World Youth Championship held in baseball-crazed Taiwan to his great-grandmother (Louise Abbas) Even more amazing, it seems the Midas touch is alive and well in the Hellickson bloodline, Abbas won her own Gold Medal at the Iowa games in bowling in the 75-and-up division.
Want more Hellickson goodness? How about he became the first pitcher in the modern era of baseball ( since 1920) to pitch 6-plus innings allowing 3 hits or fewer in each of his first 3 M L B starts. Need more coaxing, Hellboy posted 18 strikeouts over those 20 innings with a stealthy .136 opponents batting average. Starting to see some pitching goodness oozing from his seams.
Still not convinced? How about the pure fact Hellickson made a unheard of clean sweep of the Baseball America and USA Today Minor League Player of the Year award. Hoisted up as the Minor League Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News and was the pitching rich International League Pitcher of the Year.
Still not enough to make you a believer? Hellboy also won a spot as an International League All-Star, Baseball America Minor League All-Star and a Topps Triple-A All-Star. To say a M L B All-Star selection is not within each soon is a understatement. All while going a combined 16-3 with a 2.69 ERA and 156 K's in 31 games (25 starts).
With the Trade Deadline looming and a good chance Rays stalwart Shields might not be in the Rays uniform for much longer, Hellickson is definitely a candidate to possibly move up to maybe the third starter slot coming into the Spring of 2012. Sky, Heaven and that other place are definitely within his grasp even this season.
Some might discount his 9-7 record, but underneath all of that Hellickson is third on this Rays squad in innings pitched (110.2), is closing in on 100 K's this season ( currently 75), plus is currently tied with Price for the Rays wins crown. All from a guy most people thought had number 5 pitcher stuff, but Hellboy has not only rose to the occasion, he has been almost money in key situations in 2011.
Talk about coming through in a pressure situation, Tuesday Hellickson took the mound after an unprecedented 15 days of rest since his last start. All Hellboy did was go out and put on a beautiful performance against the New York Yankees going 7 innings, tying his career high in strikeouts ( 7, 8/10/10 @ Detroit) and post a "W" while opposing a former Cy Young winner (Bartolo Colon).
All aisles in Tropicana Field lead to you wanting to see this young gun become one of those who you whisper about when he walks by you either at the ballpark or in public. Hellickson is on his way to that plateau, and I hope he keeps that "Hellboy" tag, for some reason it really does fit the feisty confident kid…..
I could definitely see "Hellboy" as the perfect guy to hoist up and produce a 2012 Rays Superhero figurine. Heck, could be the best promotional item since the Carlos Pena toothbrush holder……Maybe better! Maybe we can get Hulk Hogan to cut a Rays promo: What's you gonna do Brother when Hellboy Mania runs rampant on you!"
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In 2012 the company, Australia's largest tower producer, announced it was seeking up to 100 voluntary redundancies from the 450 staff at its Victoria plant due to a fall in orders.
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To handle these issues, I decided to make a small test image that contains many of the important features for a retro-focused upscaling algorithm to handle (this is enlarged; it's actually 64x64):
It was a fun exercise trying to pack as many tests as possible into this small canvas. There are two gradients--red-to-green and black-to-white--to test banding, several styles of text, some space invaders to test effects on isolated pixels surrounded by another color, the blended/antialiased doom-guy head, a variety of slopes that go from 1:1 up to 6 pixels of run to a single pixel of rise, the pesky circle-C copyright symbol, some parallel lines and a checkerboard to test de/dithering response/false-positives and a multicolored square that turns into a green-and-beige checkerboard in the presence of NTSC signal modeling, like this:
For the preview repo, I ran the test image through each shader preset at 8x integer scale (or slightly above that for the sharp-antialiased shaders). I don't have previews available for all of the presets yet at the time of this writing, but most of the popular ones are covered. These previews will hopefully make their way into RetroArch at some point, but in the meantime you can browse them at the repo.


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On another note, if you have time, please check out my contribution to International Examiner (a local newspaper in Asian community here in Seattle), the latest issue - Holiday Entertainment Issue.
Kao Mun Gai
Cooking time: 3 hours
Cooking chicken:
1 whole chicken, cleaned inside, bone-in.
1 dikon, peeled, cut to 1.5 " long
1 cup chopped carrot
1 onion, quartered
- Wash chicken and put it in a big pot. Add water to just cover the chicken. Turn on the heat to high. Add carrots, onion, and diakon. Cover with a lid. Bring it to boil. When it boils for about 10 mins, turn off the heat with the lid on. Let it sit on a stove for an hour. Do not open the lid.
- When the soup and chicken is cooled down, remove the chicken carefully. It will be very tender. Keep the soup to make stock.
- When the chicken is cool enough to handle, slice/cut it and put on a big plate.
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Cooking rice:
3 cups Jansmine rice or brown rice. White rice works better than brown. In the picture, I used brown.
2-3 inches gresh ginger, peeled, sliced
4 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed but still in a form of cloves.
3 Tbs vegetble oil
- Heat up a wok. Add oil. Swirl to coat.
- Add rice. Stir fry the rice and oil. Add ginger and garlic. Stir to cook until ginger and garlic create aroma scent.
- Cook rice in a rice cooker. We will use water and oil from cooking chicken. The ratio of rice-to-water is 1:1.
- Put rice in a rice cooker, scoop oil and soup on a surface from the pot that we cooked chicken. Try to get as much as oil as you can.
- Cook rice as instructed on its directions.
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- Blend everything in a food processor. Adust the taste.
- Garnish with cilantro.
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- Continue cooking the soup to make stock. Season with salt and pepper. Throw in the bone after you shred chicken. Simmer for about half hour or so. Adjust seasoning. It shouldn't have full flavor. We will serve it as a side dish.
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