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(NEW DELHI) ? All 18 sailors aboard an Indian submarine hit by twin explosions and an intense fire are feared dead, a naval official said. The submarine had also been damaged in a deadly explosion in 2010 and had only recently returned to service.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because divers had yet to recover any bodies, said the navy believed there was no way anyone could have survived the intensity of the blasts and fire, which occurred early Wednesday while the diesel-powered submarine was docked at a Mumbai navy base.
Officials had earlier said that there had been no contact with the sailors since the explosions, which lit up the sky above the base. They said navy divers had opened one of its hatches but had not yet been able to enter the submarine because it was dark and full of muddy water.
?We hope for the best but we have to prepare for the worst,? Admiral D.K. Joshi, the navy chief, told reporters earlier in Mumbai.
The explosions in the submarine?s torpedo compartment sent a huge fireball into the air and sent nearby sailors jumping into the sea in panic. It is shaping up to be another embarrassment for India?s military, which has been hit with a corruption scandal as it races to modernize its forces.
Defense Minister A.K. Antony said some sailors were killed but gave no other details.
?It?s a loss to all of us. It?s a tragedy,? Antony told reporters in New Delhi before leaving for Mumbai to assess the situation.
Because the submarine was docked, navy watchmen were on the submarine rather than the normal crew, Joshi said.
At least some weaponry exploded in the near-simultaneous blasts, Joshi added.
A video of the explosions filmed by bystanders showed an enormous ball of red and yellow fire rising hundreds of feet into the air.
About a dozen fire engines rushed to the dockyard and extinguished the fire in about two hours, officials said.
Navy spokesman Narendra Vispute said the cause of the explosions was being investigated.
The 16-year-old Russian-made submarine, INS Sindhurakshak, was hit by an explosion in 2010 that killed one sailor and injured two others. The navy said that accident was caused by a faulty battery valve that leaked hydrogen, causing an explosion in the vessel?s battery compartment.
The sub recently returned from Russia after a 2? year refit, overhaul and upgrade, said Rahul Bedi, an analyst for the independent Jane?s Information Group. Joshi, the navy chief, said it returned to India in April, and had been certified for use by the Indian navy.
Russian ship repair company Zvyozdochka said the blasts were unrelated to its repair work.
?According to the members of our warranty group, the vessel was functioning properly and had no technical faults at the time of the incident,? the Interfax news agency quoted an unidentified company representative as saying.
Zvyozdochka said the submarine had been ?in active use? and had logged 24,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) on three missions.
Wednesday?s accident came at a time when India is facing a shortage of submarines because of obsolescence, Bedi said.
The government has authorized the navy to have up to 24 conventional submarines, but it has just 14, including eight Russian Kilo-class and four German Type HDW209 boats. Bedi said five of those will be retired by 2014-15.
Last year, India acquired a Russian Nerpa nuclear submarine on a 10-year lease at a cost of nearly $1 billion. India also has designed and built its own nuclear submarine. The navy activated the atomic reactor on that vessel on Saturday and could deploy it in the next two years.
India has steadily built its naval capabilities in recent years, spurred by its rivalry with neighboring China. But the country?s military has encountered scandal as it attempts to bulk up.
In February, India put on hold a $750 million deal to buy helicopters from Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica and its British subsidiary, AgustaWestland, following charges of kickbacks and bribes. Three of the 12 helicopters were delivered in December and the rest have been put on hold.
Giuseppe Orsihe, the former head of Finmeccanica, is facing trial in Italy for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure the helicopter contract.
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Alessandra Ambrosio has confirmed she is four months into her second pregnancy. For those of you who can count, that means that yes, she was already pregnant (about eight weeks) when she walked the Victoria's Secret show. Imagine! Two months along and still ambulant! Us magazine seems very, very impressed that Ambrosio was still skinny, too. They must think that's some kind of record. [Us]
The hilarious YouTube channel Pronunciation Manual — a spoof of the more useful Pronunciation Book — would like to embarrass you in front of your friends quicker than you can say, "Thanks, I bought it at Versayce." [Telegraph]
A peeved-sounding Douglas Hannant told the Post that Jason Wu ripped off one of his designs in the latter's 2012 pre-fall collection. "If I knew that Jason Wu liked my dress so much, I would have sold it to him," said the designer. Hannant's dress was also worn by Anne Heche to an event. The dresses are similar, but far from identical, and frankly the whole "colorful shape on a black background to make you look all skinny," which is all the dresses have in common, is a pretty generic idea. Also, Wu's pre-fall collection shows a number of skirts and dresses that alternate black fabric with colored panels, suggesting it's at least possible this dress arose organically. Stella McCartney also sold a similar dress earlier this year; it's a pretty old trick. [P6]
Kate Moss is on the new cover of Marie Claire South Africa. It is her third January 2012 cover: she poses as David Bowie for Vogue Paris, and in a pool for Australia's Madison. [HuffPo]
Daphne Guinness hinted on Twitter that there will be an exhibition of the late Isabella Blow's clothing — which the heiress acquired last year — in 2012. "I am excited to be able at last to do her justice!" Tweeted Guinness. "There will be a foundation," she added, continuing, "I can say one thing, Julia delves-broughton [sic], Issies [sic] sister is a huge part, the collection will be safe. And I give thanks for Julia's trust." [@TheRealDaphne]
Victoria's Secret model Lindsay Ellingson has, like many models, both a "mother" agency and a "booking" agency. Only hers happen to be embroiled in a lawsuit. Mother agencies scout young girls, groom them for work as models, and negotiate their contracts with booking agencies worldwide — although in Ellingson's case, Los Angeles-based Photogenics is also a booking agency (a booking agency is an agency that handles the day-to-day work of getting models castings, go-sees, and jobs). Mother agencies and booking agencies tend to split models' commissions from work acquired through the booking agency, sometimes for the duration of a model's career. But Photogenics says that Ellingson's New York booking agency, DNA, owes it some $7 million in unpaid commissions. [NYPost]
There's a rumor that Kanye West is moving to London to become a fashion designer. His first collection was critically savaged, but he'll be back to show in Paris this March. [Grazia]
Peter Lindbergh shot Robin Wright in Los Angeles for the new Gerard Darel campaign. The French brand has long been sold in the U.S., but this March will be the first time its ads will be in U.S. magazines. [WWD]
Yves Saint Laurent has filed its response to Christian Louboutin's appeal of a court ruling in the long-running legal dispute over Louboutin's copyright on red-soled footwear. [WWD]
Saks Fifth Avenue held a 60% off sale in its women's shoes department on December 26th, one of the most hellish shopping days of the year. When an announcement came over the store P.A. that the discount was ending at noon, shoppers who were already in line to purchase panicked, and scuffles broke out, though no injuries were reported. Security shut down the floor around 11:30 a.m. [NYDN]
Also on Monday, the Mall of America was briefly locked down after fights broke out in the food court, which led to hundreds of people running through the mall, screaming, brawling, and wreaking havoc. Kind of like in that New Radicals video, only nobody had the foresight to bring butterfly nets with which to temporarily confine the human cogs of consumer capitalism, so the good burghers of Bloomington, Minnesota, had to be temporarily locked into the stockroom at a Cold Stone Creamery instead. [Strib]
Kendall and Kylie Jenner got chocolate labradors for Christmas, which they have named Louis and Vuitton. They match the existing Kardashian dogs, Dolce and Gabbana. We don't think we told you yet about the kittens we got for Festivus. They're named "Vomit" and "Bile," OMG so cuuuuute. [@KendallJenner]
Madrid fashion week, which is next scheduled for September 4-8, has landed a sponsorship deal with Mercedes-Benz, which also sponsors New York fashion week. [WWD]
And now, a moment with board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist Dr. Amy Wechsler. Dr. Wechsler, in your opinion is there any benefit to using "organic" cosmetics and skincare products?
"The word organic has been taken from food and just plopped onto skincare without any regulatory body behind it. In the United States, if something like an egg is labeled organic, it's very clear what that means. But if a skincare product is labeled organic in the U.S., it is not at all clear what that means. There are no regulations on that."
That is...concerning but useful to know! And, uh, what about beauty stuff that's labeled "gluten-free"? Does that mean anything?
"Everything is going gluten-free now on a lot of labeling, so people are like, 'Of course, let's put it on skincare.' Next, it will be shampoo!...Based on the research I've seen, the gluten molecule is too big to pass transdermally. It may be absorbed through mucous membranes (inside the mouth, nose, etc) but not through skin. Most skin care products do not contain gluten, and if they are used properly (i.e. on the skin and not on or in a mucous membrane or wound) they should not cause problems. Separately, people who have wheat allergies should not apply products with wheat to their skin, as they could develop a local contact dermatitis."
- That was actually some surprisingly straight talk about the beauty industry and misleading labeling — and from a lady on the Chanel consulting payroll to boot. [Style.com]

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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Josh Mandel, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, declines to take a stand on the 2009 bailout of the auto industry and reserves judgment on vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's plans for Medicare.
"I have not come out in support or opposition to the bailout," he said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
The federal government's decision three years ago to help Chrysler and General Motors is considered crucial in Mandel's home state of Ohio, where some 850,000 are working due to the auto industry. The economy has been on the upswing in the state, with unemployment at 7.2 percent in August, below the national average of 8.1 percent that month.
Pressed for his opinion of the bailout, Mandel said twice: "It depends on who you talk to."
Mandel barely had moved into the state treasurer's office after his November 2010 win before he was running against first-term Sen. Sherrod Brown, a populist Democrat facing strong Republican headwinds statewide.
Democrats say Mandel lacks the experience and substance to earn a seat in the venerable institution. But Ohio is the ultimate battleground prize in the presidential election, and the fate of the Senate candidates is linked closely to President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.
A Republican surge could carry Mandel to victory. Four weeks out, polls show Obama and Brown with a slight edge.
At a recent campaign stop, Mandel joked about his boyish appearance.
"I look 19 years old," the 35-year-old Mandel said. "Twenty," yelled one woman at the small gathering on East Main Street in the heart of southern Ohio's Ross County. Adding to the levity, Mandel riffed on what year he'll be shaving.
For all the good-natured ribbing, this is serious business for Republicans, underscored by a sign on the wall at the GOP storefront _ "We need your help taking back America" _ as well as the placards along a winding stretch of U.S. 23 south of Chillicothe that urge Ohioans to "Vote Josh Mandel, Change Washington."
Early in this election, Republicans had a wealth of possibilities for gaining majority control of the Senate since Democrats were defending 23 seats _ with several vulnerable incumbents _ to the GOP's 10. The Republican options have narrowed considerably with the implosion of Republican Todd Akin in a Missouri race against Sen. Claire McCaskill, the retirement of Sen. Olympia Snowe in Maine and surprisingly competitive races in Indiana and Arizona.
Republicans counter that Democratic-leaning Connecticut could elect Republican Linda McMahon, giving them another option for gaining Senate control. Republicans need a net gain of four seats to take charge, three if Romney wins the presidency. Ryan as vice president would break any tie votes.
Mandel is the GOP hope in Ohio after the Republican wave of 2010 elected John Kasich governor, sent Rob Portman to the Senate and churned out multiple wins in the U.S. House and state Legislature. The onetime city councilman, state legislator and Marine who did two tours in Iraq is intent on continuing the trend against the 59-year-old Brown.
"He seems like a nice kid," said Mary Jane Hatmaker, 81, of Chillicothe after hearing Mandel's presentation.
Democrats scoff and say the kid can't handle the truth and hasn't done his homework.
"Josh Mandel should be ashamed of himself for ... ignoring his job as treasurer so he could run a campaign that's ranged from dishonest and embarrassing to downright dirty," said Justin Barasky, a spokesman for the Brown campaign.
While Mandel won't take a stand on the auto bailout, he eagerly blames Brown and the government's effort for causing the loss of pensions for nonunion employees at Delphi Corp., a former General Motors subsidiary.
"Talk to Delphi employees, tens of thousands who were stripped of their pensions because of a process that Sherrod Brown supported," Mandel says.
In an editorial board meeting with The Columbus Dispatch in August, Mandel called Brown "un-American" for backing the bailout. Ohio's Republican senator at the time, George Voinovich, also backed the bailout.
Brown boasted of his support for the bailout in a July ad titled "Both from Ohio," in which he appears with a Chevy Cruze. He looks under the hood at engine blocks built in Defiance and a transmission made in Toledo before driving off.
"I'm proud to have led the fight for the auto rescue package," Brown says.
Mandel uses his presentation to the Ross County group, many of them seniors, to promise to protect Social Security and Medicare. In a follow-up, he declined to back Ryan's plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system for those 55 and younger.
"When I go to Washington, I will work in a bipartisan way to save Social Security and Medicare. Thus far I have not endorsed anyone's specific plan," Mandel said in an interview.
Mandel does express strong support for legislation by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to cut off U.S. aid to Egypt, Pakistan and Libya, and skewers Brown for voting against the legislation late last month. He seems unaware that Senate Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the legislation in part because it jeopardized assistance to the United States' strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel.
The bill would cut off U.S. assistance to countries with diplomatic missions that are attacked any time after Sept. 1, 2012.
The measure "is broadly drafted so it would potentially affect aid to any American ally (including Israel) should terrorists decide to attack, trespass or breach U.S. diplomatic facilities there," the American Israel Public Affairs Committee wrote in a Sept. 21 letter to all senators urging them to oppose the legislation.
During Senate debate on the measure, a top Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, vigorously spoke out against the bill, warning of its damaging effects.
The vote was 81-10.
Asked about the legislation, Mandel said he backs it. Questioned about the impact on Israel, he said: "I think we need to support the U.S.-Israel relationship, but I think support for Israel should be separated from support to countries like Pakistan and Egypt."
Mandel said when he entered the race he was the "sacrificial lamb," but it's Brown who has been quartered and roasted by some $19 million in negative ads from Republican-leaning groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Karl Rove-backed American Crossroads and its sister advocacy nonprofit group, Crossroads GPS.
The onslaught began in August 2011 and has continued unabated, the most spent against an incumbent in any Senate race this cycle since the Supreme Court ruling opened the door to corporations and unions to spend money on elections. Labor and environmental groups have responded with ads criticizing Mandel, while the candidates have aired their own spots.
After all the charges and countercharges, Mandel and Brown will face each other in three debates within a 10-day span _ Oct. 15 in Cleveland, Oct. 18 in Columbus and Oct. 25 in Cincinnati. Early voting is already under way in Ohio.


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Jamal Crawford scored 17 points off the bench, leading seven Clippers in double-digit scoring, and Los Angeles rested all of its starters in the fourth quarter of a 116-81 blowout of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
The Clippers beat Sacramento for the fourth straight time. Blake Griffin had 14 points and nine rebounds, Chris Paul had 14 points and five assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and six boards. The 35-point margin of victory was the Clippers' largest ever against the Kings' franchise, four more than the previous best on April 10, 2009, at Staples Center.
Marcus Thornton scored 20 points for the Kings, and Jason Thompson had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Tyreke Evans missed his second straight contest with a bruised left knee.
Sacramento is 0-6 on the road - the club's worst start since 2007-08, when the Kings lost their first nine to tie a franchise record. The league's only other winless road team is Washington (0-7).
Chauncey Billups scored only six points in his second game since recovering from a torn left Achilles' tendon that sidelined him for the final 38 games of last season and the first 14 this season. But the Clippers outscored the Kings 41-22 while he was in the game.
DeMarcus Cousins finished with eight points and six rebounds in just 18 minutes after sitting out the entire second and fourth quarters. The Kings are 1-7 in head-to-head matchups between Cousins and Griffin. In the seven previous meetings, Griffin averaged 20.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and was shooting 60.2 percent from the field while Cousins averaged 11.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 35.7 percent shooting.
Los Angeles led 58-34 at halftime - with no one scoring in double digits. The bench had 25 points in the half, including nine by Matt Barnes, who made his first five shots and finished 5 for 7 with 12 points.
The Clippers opened the game with a 17-6 run, led by Jordan's six points and four rebounds. Paul went to the bench after picking up his second foul with 5:15 left in the first quarter, but backup point guard Eric Bledsoe and the rest of the reserves held Sacramento in check - building the lead up to 46-24 by the time Paul reported back in with 6:25 left in the half.
Coach Vinny Del Negro sat his entire starting unit to begin the second quarter, and Crawford gave the Clippers a 37-21 lead on a 3-pointer with 9:33 left in the half. It was his first basket of the game after starting out 0 for 4.
NOTES: A moment of silence was observed for Clippers public address announcer David Courtney, who died Thursday of a pulmonary embolism at age 56. Staples Center's game-night crew put together a photo montage in his memory and showed it on the video board, and a tape of Courtney's voice was used to introduce the Clippers' starting lineup one final time. ... Courtney also handled the p.a. duties for the Angels and the reigning NHL champion Kings, but was denied a chance to preside over the raising of the Stanley Cup banner to the Staples Center rafters because of hockey's lockout. ... Eric Smith, the Dodgers' p.a. announcer, has returned to his old job at the Clippers' courtside table for the rest of the season. ... Sacramento is 0-12 when trailing after three quarters. The Clippers are 8-0 when taking a lead into the fourth.


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Affluent and millionaire investors are increasingly worried about the fragile state of the economy, according to the latest survey from Spectrem Group.
The Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index (SAICI) fell for the second consecutive month in May, losing 7 points to arrive at -5. SAICI measures the investment confidence and outlook of households with $500,000 or more in net worth. Millionaires aren't optimistic, either, according to Spectrem's Millionaire Investor Confidence Index (SMICI), which dropped 5 points to 3. That's its biggest loss in nearly a year.
The economic woes of Europe are weighing heavily on the affluent. "The ongoing European Zone crisis and its impact on the global economy is the news story that is most affecting their economic outlook," George H. Walper, Jr., president of Spectrem Group, said in a statement. Unemployment and the domestic political environment also taking a toll, but the situation at home seems not quite as worrying as conditions internationally.
The affluent are sitting out the markets and putting more of their holdings into cash rather than investments. Those choosing the option of cash holdings increased 5 points in May to 26.1, and although those continuing to invest in stocks did edge up 1.8 points to 32.4, all other investment categories fell. Those choosing not to invest at all rose 1.6 points to 36.8, the highest reading in six months.
As might be expected, non-millionaires were more cautious than millionaires, with those choosing not to invest increasing by 1.2 points to 41.6, a three-month high, while investment in cash jumped 11.1 points to 28.8.
The Affluent Household Outlook, a survey of attitudes toward financial factors having an impact on the daily lives of the affluent, fell dramatically after five consecutive months of gains. Though each of the four components remained in positive territory overall, each posted losses over the previous month.
Both millionaire and non-millionaire households were less confident about household income, household assets, company health and the economy. The millionaire outlook was more positive than in non-millionaire households, which posted a reading that almost 20 points lower.


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MythStreams is a plugin that plays streaming content full screen using the internal player.
It currently only has content provided by the BBC iPlayer (and this is only available to people in the UK). it uses an XML file which I host and is updated hourly, this way I can sanity check the scripts i use which export data from the iPlayer pages. Also I will add in extra providers as time goes on.
This plugin is based heavily on the Movie Times plugin, which was an awesome starting point. It will become less based on this as development continues.
All content is downloaded using mencoder and transcoded into an mpeg2 which mythtv plays. Its wasteful on resources and adds an extra dependancy, but is rock solid. If anyone wants to help out and get the internal player to play the streaming h264 files eb my guest.
A video of an early version of the plugin at work is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7eVgPMTa0g
Prerequisites: Mencoder (part of mplayer) Curl (in most distros)
To install:
wget http://www.bewhere.co.uk/mythstreams-1.tar.gz tar xzf mythstreams-1.tar.gz cd mythstreams qmake mythstreams.pro make make install cp scripts/playiplayer.sh /usr/local/bin/
Next you have to add the menu entries for the plugin:
cd /usr/local/share/mythtv vi library.xml
Add the following lines:
<button> <type>STREAM</type> <text>Myth Streams</text> <action>PLUGIN mythstreams</action> <depends>mythstreams</depends> </button>
vi media_settings.xml
Add the following lines:
<button> <type>SETTINGS_MYTHSTREAMS</type> <text>MythStreams Setting</text> <action>CONFIGPLUGIN mythstreams</action> <depends>mythstreams</depends> </button>


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Aub in one of those classic "Believe It Or Not" style cartoons.
Motorcycle racing legend Aub LeBard, Jr. passed away on December 7, 2012, in La Habra, California. He was 91 years old. Aub LeBard was co-owner of the LeBard & Underwood motorcycle shop in Los Angeles (which was founded in 1946), as well as a top off-road racer in the 1940s and 1950s. The BSA rider won the Big Bear National Enduro three years (1949, 1950, 1951) and was a top desert racer of his era.
Aub on the cover of "Cycle" magazine in 1951.
An AMA member since 1936 and long-time AMA District 37 official, Aub was on the founding board of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and was the founding president of the California Motorcycle Dealers Association. LeBard also supported the sport as a sponsor of major racers over the years, most notably Chuck Feets Minert, Dave Aldana and John McLaughlin.
Aub in a BSA ad after his 1951 Big Bear Run victory.
The La Habra, California dealership now carries Honda and Yamaha and remains under the management of his son Aubrey and daughter Sharron.


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Sons of Anarchy 5.02: Authority Vested
SPOILER WARNING: This post will appear every Wednesday following a new episode of "Sons of Anarchy." It is intended to be read after seeing the show's latest installment as a source of recap and analysis. As such, all aspects and events that have occurred up to and including the episode discussed are fair game.
The Pimp and the Prez
This week's episode of "Sons of Anarchy" began with Lt. Roosevelt asking Opie where he might find Jax, Tig, and Chibs, who have outstanding warrants for the murder of Veronica Pope. Unbeknownst to Ope, the guys are hiding out at Nero Padilla's place of business. The "companionator" has been one of the most intriguing developments of the still young season.
Thus far, Nero's been nothing but well, companionable. He and Gemma bang once and suddenly he's the club's best friend. Nero lets the fugitive Sons crash in his pimp shop no questions asked, telling Jax he'll consider it "networking," and that someday, maybe the club will get to help him. Things evolved further this week as Nero becomes a potential long-term love interest for Gemma and took on a business mentor (and perhaps even father figure) role for Jax. It makes sense, the pimp and the prez have a lot to bond over. Nero is a former gangster who's left his criminal past (mostly) behind him. He now blends running an escort service with being a loving father, which allows for a (relatively) safe and stable existence. The desire to lead that kind of life has been driving Jax's character arc for nearly the full run of the show. Plus, both Jax and Nero had children with women who used drugs during their pregnancies, leading to complications (Nero's son has spinobifida, while Abel Teller was born with a heart defect and an abdominal tear).
Despite all that, Nero's biggest character defining moment came during the episode's chase scene. A bunch of Niners are hunting down Jax, but instead of dumping him on a side street, Nero burns rubber to spin around and drive straight at them in a game of high speed chicken. My point is that's a lot of work and danger for Nero to put himself in for "networking," and this being "Sons of Anarchy," I can't help but worry he's got some kind of ulterior motive. Nero says he's out of the game, but why should we believe him? He can't just be Jax, Gemma, and the club's guardian angel. Sure, he helped the Sons out in a big way, but isn't that just what someone who's trying to get in close to further his own ends would do? Nero could be working for the cartel, Pope, law enforcement, or running solo. I for one have no idea what the game is, but I'm positive he's playing one.
One of the show's major themes this season (and reaching back into the last) has been the idea of transformation. A number of characters seem to be turning into others, whether through behavior, speech, mannerisms, actions, appearance, etc. The show even made explicit reference to the idea last week when Jax told Opie he's "not going to turn into Clay." To which Opie responded, "I'm more worried I'm going to turn into you."
The two most obvious transformations have been those of Jax and Tara, the king and queen of our biker universe. The last shot of the fourth season, with Tara standing behind Jax mirroring the photo of Gemma standing behind JT, wasn't exactly a subtle maneuver. Ever since Tara's hand was injured, she's been watching and learning Gemma's best tricks and combining them with her unarguably superior intellect. At times, Tara still struggles to understand Jax's mindset: that the club is part of him and must always come first. Some might even argue that she's right in those instances and shouldn't have to put up with that stuff. But it's clear Tara wants to be with Jax, and becoming the First Old Lady is the only way to do it. In "Authority Vested," she initially fought Jax when he said he'd need to help get Tig's daughters out of harm's way, saying "you have sons." In the pause that followed however, things crystallized. Yes Jax has sons, but he also has Sons [of Anarchy], and they're a part of him every bit as much as his own children are. Tara's understanding of the situation as well as her help organizing things, dealing with the lawyer, and everything else she's done for the club going back multiple seasons causes Jax to insist they get married immediately. Whether or not there is some symbolism in his smiling and nodding as she took off his "SO" and "NS" rings and replacing them with his wedding band remains to be seen.
Now let's talk about Jax, the new gavel holder. It's clear he wants to follow in his father's footsteps: get the club out of guns and drugs and mold it to fit his vision. That said, Clay has been Jax's most prominent father figure since he was 15 years old. Without letting this devolve into a nature versus nurture debate, it's not difficult to see that Claudius has rubbed off on our Hamlet a little bit. As mentioned, Opie's worried Jax will turn into his step-dad, though Jax is certain he can turn things around even with Pope and the feds hanging over his head. Whether or he will be successful is something that probably won't be answered completely until the show's finale.
Opie is in the midst of a transformation himself. Despite everything that's happened to him and his concerns about turning into Jax, when he learned his brothers were heading to prison with no protection, he gave Lyla 20 grand and asked her to watch his kids for a while before socking Roosevelt to ensure he'd serve time too. Putting the club ahead of his kids? Punching a cop so he can "stay close?" Those are total Jax moves, which the two characters acknowledged on their way to the joint. That said, as big of a "fuck yeah" moment as it was, I'm a little concerned. How big a difference does it really make to have four Sons inside instead of three, what with all the inmates and guards on Pope's payroll? But hey, this is television. They needed to inject Opie's character back into the show's main plot lines somehow, and no one can argue this wasn't an exciting way to do it. Plus, this is fictionand these are our guys, so maybe Jax and Opie's unbreakable friendship and us against the world mentality really will help them, Tig, and Chibs survive their sentences.
A Few More Things
-Let's not forget Clay's physical transformation into Piney, what with the oxygen tank and the heavy drinking. I discussed all that last week.
-Last week I also guessed that the Nomads who beat Unser were working for Pope. Now I've got a different idea, having seen Clay's reaction to his home being broken into, specifically his harping about the safe, and the brief scene in which the nomads dump it in the dumpster and looked over the papers he mentioned. My new prediction is that the new guys are working for Clay, and with Jax, Chibs, Tig, and Opie in jail, the former prez is about to make his next big move.
-It was both scary and relieving to hear Romeo say that if he can't get Jax out, he'll "let black kill him [and] go to Plan B." The Cartel/CIA boys don't have a Plan B yet, but Romeo insists they will. It's scary because it means Jax and the guys no longer have this "the feds will get us out of jail more or less free" card. It's relieving because said card was beginning to turn into an overly convenient plot device: the Sons could do anything and get away with it with the CIA behind them. Now that we know that's no longer the case, things could get a lot more interesting.
-Chibs flipped the cop who handcuffed him two birds. How could you not love that guy?
Check out the preview for next week's episode of "Sons of Anarchy" below and be sure to follow the writer on Twitter @NateKreichman.
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NY Auto Show: Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Sedan
The new Infiniti Q50 hybrid sedan was on display at the New York Auto Show. Featuring LED headlamps, dual internal LCD screens, and more, the vehicle's pricing starts at $36,450. WSJ's Lee Hawkins spoke with Infiniti VP Ben Poore about the Q50.
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The Indians' managerial search was a short and dramatic one.
The Indians have named former Phillies and Red Sox skipper Terry Francona their next manager, with a formal announcement to be made Monday morning at Progressive Field.
The deal will likely be for at least three years and, based on Francona's salary in Boston, will probably be worth $3 million to $4 million per year. That would make Francona the highest-paid manager in Indians history.
Just 10 days after the firing of Manny Acta, which triggered rampant and well-founded speculation that bench coach/manager-in-waiting Sandy Alomar Jr. would get the job, the choice instead is Francona, a two-time World Series winner as manager of the Boston Red Sox.
That Francona was even interested in the Indians' job was a surprise, given the plight of the team. The Indians are coming off a 94-loss season, ownership doesn't spend big on free agency, and the minor-league system doesn't have any immediate help poised to contribute at the major-league level.
Despite all that, Francona had an interest in the job, and when he tossed his hat into the ring, it effectively knocked over the ring.
Having managed the Red Sox from 2004 through 2011, winning the World Series in 2004 (the Sox's first World Series title since 1918) and again in 2007, Francona is a high-profile, marquee name, whose credentials easily trumped those of the popular Alomar, who has never managed professionally anywhere -- major or minor leagues.
Francona, moreover, brings instant and much-needed credibility to the Indians' management team, and to a front office that had as bad a year as did the fired Acta.
Francona, 53, managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997 to 2000. Between his stints with Philadelphia and Boston, Francona worked for a year with the Indians, in 2001, as a special assistant to General Manager Mark Shapiro. It was then that Francona forged an enduring relationship with Shapiro and Antonetti that has led to him becoming the 42nd manager in Indians history.
Francona's father, Tito, played for Indians managers Nos. 19, 20, 21 and 22 (Joe Gordon, Jimmie Dykes, Mel McGaha and Birdie Tebbetts) from 1959-1964, which Francona has mentioned as being another reason he was attracted to the job.
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The School of Nursing offers a program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
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Along with the university's core curriculum of liberal arts and sciences, the nursing degree includes 60 semester hours of nursing courses, in areas such as Research in nursing practice Clinical practice Pharmacology Health assessment Community health nursing The curriculum is designed to produce nursing graduates who bring a diverse liberal arts education to nursing practice. Students develop skills in leadership and management, discuss evidence-based research, explore relevant technology options, and investigate healthcare policy and health-related regulatory issues. Students build their communication abilities, work in collaborative settings, and express Christian Caring towards patients.
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Select Identity (SI) 4.0x
Program overview
|Hewlett-Packard (HP) is announcing the discontinuance of HP Select Identity (SI) 4.0x products. HP is committed to providing the highest level of customer care to you while you determine your future strategy for your HP SI products, and will provide support as indicated by the dates listed below.
Key program dates
Program documentation
|» Customer letter (.PDF)*
» Customer FAQ (.PDF)*
This product version obsolescence is covered by version 4.2 of the HP OpenView Supported Version Policy. (Definitions of terms) are documented in the HP OpenView product version obsolescence guidelines.
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