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I share your disappointment about their demise. Whatever my occasional grumblings about their coverage, they did try and promote Scottish football in a way that put Sky and BBC Scotland to shame when they held the contract. Anything that allows Sky to extend their grip on the sports rights market in the UK and reduces the standing and financial status of Scottish football is plainly a bad thing and no-one should be in any doubts about that.
I agree that Setanta Sports News was a strange idea. When ITV attempted a 'Soccer Saturday' programme the then head of ITV recalled that whenever he walked into a pub or a cafe on a Saturday afternoon it was always Sky Sports that was on - never ITV's version. They soon learned their lesson. Setanta also had a dedicated golf channel whilst continuing to show golf on Setanta 1 and 2. It made little sense. It looks like a classic case of trying to be too big too quickly.
I'm not sure I would read too much into the Celtic TV/Rangers TV subscription model in itself. I can get the club channels for Real Madrid, Liverpool and Arsenal without subscription and I don't think anyone would suggest these clubs struggled for worldwide support. I would concur generally, though, that the OF - Celtic more than Rangers, in my view - exaggerate the level of interest in their activities at least in the Scottish Premier League. I would add that the bulk of Scottish subscribers to Setanta would have been Old Firm supporters given the considerable incentive - club channels and every away match live - for them to do so. The fact these numbers have proved insufficient reveals the flaw in trying to have a premium sports package on the back of only two large clubs and their relatively small audience of Scots and pockets of ex-pats.
I can't help but feel that the whole experience is a humbling one for Scots. It's not quite Argentina '78 and Setanta's problems are not as a direct result of the SPL but it's plain to see that Setanta's hardcore Scottish subscriber base was not enough to sustain it and we will always require the support and co-operation of our biggest trading partner down south.


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"Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov" Drug Test Results: Everyone, Yes Everyone, Pisses Clean
"Not only have I never done steroids, I wouldn't know who to approach if I wanted to buy them." (Photo: MMAMania.com)
Thus far the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix has laughed in the face of safe bets. Tournament favorites Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem aren't just out of the competition, they're out of the promotion. With Daniel Cormier in the finals, I'm kicking myself for not throwing down that $1 bet on "Any fighter not listed". Now continuing with that trend, it is being reported that following his victory over Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett pissed a sample so warm, so pure that it may as well have been bottled in the foothills of Machida Springs™.
MMAJunkie.com confirmed the results with Bernie Profato of the Ohio Athletic Commission. Given the "War Master's" storied past with P.E.D.'s, there were legitimate concerns that this tournament could end in a Trilogy-style disaster, but he passed both pre-and-post-fight tests. In your face, us!
Other fighters tested and found clean were: Sergei Kharitonov, Daniel Cormier, Antonio Silva, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Mike Kyle, and Yoel Romero. Congrats, men: you're either in that "very small percentage" of fighters who don't juice, or in that big group smart enough to pass the tests.Read More DIGG THIS

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Master of Education in Literacy
Master of Education in Literacy
Evangel University's Master of Education in Literacy program leads to Reading Specialist Certification. This program prepares teachers to be literacy leaders in the classroom, in clinical settings, and in administrative roles. This program addresses current trends, assessment and effective strategies for reading instruction.
Evangel University's graduate program in Literacy offers you the opportunity to take your life and career to the next level. Outstanding faculty members offer professional mentoring and insightful instruction drawn from their years of experience as teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, principals and consultants. They are also people of deep faith who embrace teaching as a calling. The blended learning design of the literacy program allows you to complete your master's degree at times and places convenient for working teachers. Features of this program include the following:
- Two-year cohort model allows you to step through the course sequence with peers
- One online and one seated course paired each semester to maximize personal learning and provide convenient schedule options
- Summer internships in our on-campus reading clinic for four weeks in June
- Please be advised: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provides a K-12 Special Reading Certificate students are eligible to apply for at the conclusion of the Master of Education in Literacy program. The certification requirements include 3 credit hours of Child AND Adolescent Psychology OR Lifespan Psychology taken at the undergraduate or graduate level. For more information visit DESE's K-12 Special Reading certification requirements. NOTE: the course is not included in the M.Ed. Literacy program.
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Each of Evangel's academic programs is made up of a set of core curriculum, program requirements and electives. The courses listed below are just a small sample of courses that might be taken as a part of this specific program.The Master of Education in Literacy leading to Reading Specialist Certification requires 38 credit hours including 6 internship hours. An alternate non-certification track is available requiring 35 credit hours. Below is a sampling.
|Content Area Reading Education
|Examines diagnostic, methodological, organizational and administrative issues related to content reading instruction. Emphasis on research and application of strategies for developing functional reading in content fields.
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|Current Issues and Trends in Reading Education
|Current issues and trends in reading education, such as current research and strategies for classroom instruction.
|Methods of Reading for Students with Literacy Problems
|Provides opportunities to explore effective instructional strategies which assist students with literacy problems. Students explore preventative, early intervention, and remedial strategies.
|Reading Practicum
|Provides practical experience in formal/informal assessment of students, diagnosis of student strengths and weaknesses, and planning and implementing instruction for reading improvement.
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Dr. Shonna Crawford: Assistant professor of education
Shonna Crawford has always loved school, and it shows. Between graduating from Evangel in 2000 and returning as an assistant professor of education in 2011, Crawford spent time teaching elementary school, received her Master in Reading degree and worked for the Missouri Reading Initiative. While teaching in Oklahoma, Crawford was a finalist for Teacher of […] read more
Dr. Becky Huechteman: Professor of Education
Dr. Becky Huechteman jokes that she has been "stuck in school forever." Ever since she was a small child "teaching" her dolls and her parakeet, she has had a desire to help people learn. From her days as a 13-year-old Sunday school helper to her current position as professor of education at Evangel University, that […] read more
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- Hold an earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university or be accepted into an Evangel University 5-year BS/MS degree program.
- Have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work or last two years as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student.
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learning to read the fragments of heraclitus?
i know different books prepare students more for certain styles of writing than others, so i'd like to know which book would be best for this.
even if you don't have an opinion on this, i'd still like your opinion on which is the most simple to use. i've been using wheelock's for latin, and i've liked it a lot. a greek book with a similar structure would be good.


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Duncan's dismissal: More Obama arrogance
November 19. 2013 7:04PM
Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education, insulted critics of Common Core on Friday in what has become a hallmark of the Obama administration: arrogant dismissal of the concerns of ordinary Americans wary of sweeping changes being imposed from above.
"It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were, and that's pretty scary," he said.
On Monday he apologized, saying he used "clumsy phrasing." The executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, one of the organizations that helped create the Common Core standards, said Duncan's point was really that parents are seeing their children struggle under the higher standards and are upset to find that their children are not passing. They don't get it at all.
Parents are not upset that their kids are struggling. They are upset that their kids are being subjected to new standards and new tests that parents had no say in crafting and that might not be as rigorous as claimed. Yet again their children are being used as pawns in a grand social experiment. The administration might know this if its officials would ever listen.


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Patriots safety Steve Gregory a good fit in secondary
FOXBOROUGH — Steve Gregory's perception of the Patriots franchise was not unlike that of many NFL players.
"Just a first-class organization,'' said the seventh-year safety out of Syracuse, who got an inside glimpse at "The Patriot Way'' when he signed with New England as an unrestricted free agent March 16 after six years with the San Diego Chargers.
"It's an organization that wins football games and you know is going to be there at the end, pretty much year in and year out. It's a situation where you can go and really make a run at things.''
At this stage of his season, and career, Gregory is in precisely the position he wanted for himself — with a chance to make a run at a Super Bowl.
So how did the 5-foot-11-inch, 200-pounder from Staten Island, N.Y., hope to be perceived in his first year with the Patriots?
"Just as somebody who gives it his all, who goes out and makes plays, is a team player, and someone who is fun to watch play,'' he said.
Gregory gave New England fans (and friends and family in attendance) that impression in Thursday night's 49-19 beatdown of the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. He helped trigger a 35-point eruption in the second quarter by feasting on Jets turnovers — scoring his first NFL touchdown on a 32-yard fumble return, forcing a fumble, recovering another, and intercepting a pass by Mark Sanchez.
Afterward, Gregory shared the spotlight with quarterback Tom Brady and nose tackle Vince Wilfork as NBC's Players of the Game. As his spoils, Gregory joined Brady and Wilfork in tearing into a turkey leg, a fitting Thanksgiving reward.
"I feel fully in the swing of things now, things are rolling,'' he said. "We still have to keep grinding away, get better. We did a lot of good things [Thursday night] but as always, there will still be room for improvement.''
Gregory gave a glimpse of his ballhawking tendencies early in the season when he registered his first interception as a Patriot. He had a 36-yard return of his first-quarter pick against Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco
in a stinging 31-30 setback in Week 3 at Baltimore.
After starting the first four games of the season at safety, Gregory was felled by a hip injury in Week 4, which caused him to miss the next four games.
"I was focused on getting better and mentally staying in it by going to the meetings and understanding the game plan we were running every week and understanding all the calls we were still running and changing and all that,'' he said.
"It was just really mentally staying in it and physically just trying to get better. Once you get better, it's about going out and getting used to the speed of the game and getting caught up with that type of stuff.''
In his first game back, Gregory registered a season-high nine tackles against the Bills (including four unassisted) to help the Patriots cling to a 37-31 victory, which wasn't sealed until safety Devin McCourty intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick in the end zone with 23 seconds remaining.
"Like I've always said, Dev's a smart football player and he understands this defense and he played some safety last year and he has some experience at it,'' said Gregory, who has helped oversee the transition from cornerback to safety by one of his Big East brethren from Rutgers.
"He's a great athlete and he's a competitor and you start putting those combinations together, you're going to get a guy who wants to go out and win football games,'' Gregory said. "He's just an unselfish player. He's doing a great job.''
Did Gregory experience an element of doubt when he came back from his injury?
"I think in the back of your mind, there's always that little bit,'' he said. "But once you get into the flow of things, you start to feel comfortable and you start to realize you're good to go.
"You can't really simulate game speed and that adrenaline and the game atmosphere, so you're always moving a little faster on game day than you do in practice,'' he said. "So you can't simulate that, and it's something you've got to feel when you get out there and do it.''
Gregory has developed a certain feel for going about his business in tandem with McCourty and the rest of the secondary, which early on was maligned but of late has seemingly begun to turn things around.
"We're building a lot of chemistry back there,'' Gregory said. "The guys are really starting to get to know one another. I think our communication and stuff has really been growing and we're starting to put it together, so it's always constantly working and trying to become better and that's one of the things we're trying to focus on.''
So have the seven games he's played this season done anything to alter his original perception of the organization?
"No, not at all,'' Gregory said. "We have a lot of really good football players in this locker room and that's the perception from the outside, also. It's a good football team, coached well, and a lot of guys who play hard, do their job, week in and week out.
"If you don't bring your A game, it's a tough team to beat.''
And that's precisely the kind of team Gregory signed up to play for.
"We just want to be a group of guys who goes out and plays physical and plays hard and plays smart,'' he said. "You can win football games when you do those things.''


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We're really enjoying this new, freer Cher. Not only has she been running her mouth about vibrators and Salvador Dali, but she's producing music that will have your ass shaking like a go-go dancer working his way through college.
In her new "video" for the remix to "Take It Like A Man," Cher remixes a bunch of Andrew Christian ads into one gaylorious good time. This video's got everything: car washes, twerking, gays fighting over water hoses and booty tooching.
The song comes from her 26th studio album, Closer To The Truth, which was released in September.


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Hmm, you have an interesting take, could you please provide something to back this up?Namdrol wrote:It does. It includes whatever beneficial knowledge you are received in your life. At some level, it is all Dharma.Pero wrote:
"All" does not include teachers not related to dharma.
You are confusing this idea of unifying all teachers into Guru yoga with the principles of refuge. Not the same. Your refuge is the three jewels, you are unifying all teachers and knowledge into the three jewels, so there is not problem.
Because I'm afraid that I otherwise can't change my mind so easily since in the Precious Vase kun 'dus yid bzhin nor bu is mentioned in two places. Ironically (since you say I'm confusing GY with refuge), one is in the section on Mahayoga Guru yoga (p223) and there the note says to look in the section on refuge (p103). And there it doesn't say what you're saying at all, there is no mention of anything not related to Buddhadharma.
Next to that, Norbu Rinpoche said this many times, yes, but never have I heard him say to unify teachers not related to transmission. In fact I heard the opposite, that we don't have to unify for example our carpenter teacher.


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When I get up in the morning, if I don't crack the spine of one of my prayer books, I'll make my way over to Oremus.org. It's a handy site for many reasons. That they keep the Daily Office running is one of them. One of the things I like about the site is that they are intentional about honoring saints—sometimes rather obscure English saints or martyrs. Today's is an excellent example.
Alphege became a monk at Deerhurst near Gloucester and withdrew in later life to be a hermit in Somerset. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dunstan, drew him back to be Abbot of Bath and, in 984, Bishop of Winchester. In 1005 he was made Archbishop of Canterbury, where his austere life and lavish almsgiving made him a revered and much-loved man. In the year 1011, the Danes overran south-east England, taking Alphege prisoner. They put the enormous ransom of £3000 on his head, but Alphege refused to pay it and forbad anyone from doing so, knowing that it would impoverish the ordinary people even more.
He was brutally murdered by his captors at Greenwich on this day in the year 1012.
Now, I've never heard of this guy. I know he was Archbishop of Canterbury, but that doesn't make him any less obscure a thousand years after the day of his martyrdom. It is a hell of a story nonetheless. The (all too familiar) chaos of the age and his generosity stands in stark relief to the violence of war. The Isles were everyone's favorite target for a while there. Marauding Vikings (typical AFC action) had their way for centuries. This story remembers the Danes and shortly after, in 1066, William would take advantage of a land in poverty and chaos.
Alphege ... he's inspiring me today as I ponder the nature of the apocalyptic and the eschatological.
In City Journal, Pascal Bruckner has written an interesting essay critiquing "secular elites" and their (our?) predilection for an apocalyptic vision without redemption. He calls it the apocalyptic daze, a love for the cataclysmic and states that it's shaping our politics. Interesting stuff to read as Earth Day approaches. He writes:
My point is not to minimize the dangers that we face. Rather, it is to understand why apocalyptic fear has gripped so many of our leaders, scientists, and intellectuals, who insist on reasoning and arguing as though they were following the scripts of mediocre Hollywood disaster movies.
The fear that these intellectuals spread is like a gluttonous enzyme that swallows up an anxiety, feeds on it, and then leaves it behind for new ones. When the Fukushima nuclear plant melted down after the enormous earthquake in Japan in March 2011, it only confirmed a feeling of anxiety that was already there, looking for some content. In six months, some new concern will grip us: a pandemic, bird flu, the food supply, melting ice caps, cell-phone radiation.
The fear also becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, with the press reporting, as though it were a surprising finding, that young people are haunted by the very concerns about global warming that the press continually instills in them.
His is not a critique of the science of environmentalism but one of the rhetoric of the politics surrounding it. Perhaps, in light of Alphege and this morning's anthem from Oremus, his critique is worth our time. Shouting sermons about Hellfire and Brimstone don't really "scare people into Heaven" any more than fearful political rhetoric change people's recycling habits.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us;
therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil,
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia!
Christ being raised from the dead will never die again;
death no longer has dominion over him.
The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all;
but the life he lives, he lives to God.
So also consider yourselves dead to sin,
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia!
Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since by a man came death,
by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,
so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia!
1 Corinthians 5:7-8; Romans 6:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22
Alphege might be a better example. He didn't let fear get the best of him. Instead he was generous, sacrificially so. Let us then make our shout not one of denial or of some other kind of false optimism, but one of Redemption and Release, of Stewardship and Responsibility, a love for one another and Creation.
Fear has never motivated people into positive action. It only encourages us into puritanical mindsets, which are a form of violence. We build silos of salvation neglecting the world around us undermining our true intent to do something for the common good. Let us shout "Alleluia!"
"The sky is falling!" never saved anyone.
Tripp Hudgins is a doctoral student in liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, Calif. You can read more of his writings on his longtime blog, "Conjectural Navel Gazing; Jesus in Lint Form" at AngloBaptist.org. Follow Tripp on Twitter @AngloBaptist. This video post was edited by Jordan Krumbine of Horbawrong Studios.
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You put WHAT in your tea???
Salt/sodium can help make things taste sweeter, I remember being surprised at how much sodium was in a bottle of soda, think there was more sodium that sugar.
But I think the salt and butter in the tea might have more to do with dietary requirements, unlike most westerners who usually get too much fat and salt in their diet they're not getting enough and use the tea as a supplement.
I really want to try this though now (Even though I certainly don't need the fat or sodium). Yak butter probably won't be in my supermarket so I'd have to make due with Land of Lakes… if I use salted butter I wouldn't have to add salt. I don't think any of my teas are the type that would go well so maybe if I got ahold of some puerh…
Butter doesn't sound all that far off from adding cream, I guess? And I currently add salt to tea.
Well, I've heard of this a few times and just saw this thread, so I decided to try it!
I brewed some pu'erh a bit stronger than usual and stirred in a little Land o' Lakes salted butter (all out of yak butter unfortunately) and the result was something that looked like coffee with cream, but redder in color. What did it taste like? Kind of like some kind of odd soup! It wasn't bad, but I think I like my tea better without the butter and salt :P It definitely seemed more like something I should be eating with a spoon than drinking from a cup, but not at all offensive.
P.S. Does anyone know where I can get a pet yak? hehe…
Yak butter tea is actually on my bucket list, but I'm not sure if I'm ever going to be able to make it to any country that serves it!
I think it'd be fun to try different things to spice up your teas. salt may actually be really good with a strong black tea! Our maybe even an oolong! I dunno. But you never know what taste good until you try it!
I might actually put some salt in my tea right now with some pepper!
It's actually pretty good. There is a popular Taiwanese bakery called 85 Degrees (they have a few locations in southern CA and are all over Taiwan and China). They are known for their sea salt coffee and sea salt green tea, in which they usually add a bit of creamy foam and a sprinkle of sea salt. It brings out the flavors really well.
What type of tea would you add butter or salt to? That sounds interesting.
I've tried butter and Himalayan salt in a wild- crafted Yunnan black. I made it very strong and used fresh butter from an Amish community here. It was very different but good once I got used to it.
There is more to tea than just the taste quality, although this important, there is also the actual physiological effects of the tea resulting from what is made of. Given that those areas are very cold much of the time it logically follows to have a very yang tea, such as black tea, with substances in it(fatty acids) that result in greater warmth of the body. This is only logical. Harvard studies show that black tea specifically boosts T lymphocyte function to prevent illness. And given that black tea is very yang this results in warmth to the stomach which helps to ward off illness. There are studies saying that black tea in prevention of coronary disease is negated by adding milk, butter. Given that the tea in the locations mentioned functions more as a meal, it is only natural that butter is added.


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Native American food taster brings together more than 200
Grant junior Molly Pocsi went to the Bovee University Rotunda Monday night looking forward to the dancing in particular.
"I thought it would be something that I would like," Pocsi said, "I had never seen traditional native dances before."
The smells of native foods hung in the air, along with drum beats and Native American chants, as traditional native dances performed as part of the fourth annual Native American Heritage Month Food Taster sponsored by the Office of Native American Programs.
Sault Saint Marie senior, student assistant at the Office of Native American Programs and member of the Hannahville Potawatomi Tribe, Kasey McCullough, said the purpose of the food taster is to provide some insight into the Native American culture and heritage.
As the more than 200 students and people from the community took their seat, they were given the insight into the culture that McCllough was speaking of. An informational slide show took patrons through the life and history of the Anishinabe culture. There were also cards laid out on each table for the attendees to quiz themselves and their comrades on Native American facts.
Once the festivities started, the MC for the night, visitor service representative for the Ziibiwing Center, Raymond Cadette, started out by greeting the audience with a greeting in his native language. He then translated the traditional greeting, "Hello, all my relatives, because no matter what color or ethnicity, we are all related."
Cadette also went into detail about how Native Americans feast to honor something, be their creator, their ancestors or a newborn child. After a brief overview of the traditional foods offered: wild rice salad, chicken in a cranberry sauce, bean squash and turkey casserole, a corn green bean and squash medley, hominy grits, fried dough and pumpkin pancakes for dessert. Cadette said a native prayer to the creator and the feast began.
Once the food was all served and most of the attendees were back in their seats, Cadette introduced a group of native dancers to entertain and educate while the food was being eaten.
"The campus and the community can expect to eat delicious food, watch a phenomenal Native American dance demonstration, and learn more about our culture," McCullough said before the event took place.
With a variety of food, wealth of information presented and options for the crowd to not only watch, but learn a bit of the traditional dancing, many students said they felt well-educated after leaving the UC.


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In our live chat, many of you felt the hit on Donovan McNabb, which broke one of his ribs, should have drawn a flag.
I decided to take a look back at the play on my DVR to figure out if it was indeed a late hit.
First, let's set it up.
The Eagles' offense took over on the Panthers' 10 yard line after Akeem Jordan intercepted a Jake Delhomme pass. On first down, McNabb threw in the flat to Brian Westbrook, who gained a yard.
On the next play, Westbrook's feet looked as nimble as they did all game as he danced up the middle to the Panthers' 3 yard line for a gain of 6.
And that's when the cloud formed over what had been a great day for the Eagles. With 7:07 left in the third quarter and the Birds up 31-10, McNabb set up in the shotgun. Three wide receivers -- Kevin Curtis out wide to the left, Jason Avant in the slot and DeSean Jackson to the near side.
Tight end Brent Celek lined up next to right tackle Winston Justice, and Westbrook in the backfield to McNabb's left.
Curtis ran a fade to the back corner of the end zone but was well-covered. Westbrook took off into his route but had a linebacker on him.
Celek covered over the middle, and Jackson and Avant with men on them to the near side.
It seemed like Celek, Avant and Westbrook all got a look from McNabb before he saw the opening to the right side and decided to take off and run. The offensive line did a nice job. Julius Peppers lined up opposite Jason Peters, but he rushed past McNabb. On the right side, Winston Justice and Stacy Andrews double-teamed the defensive end. Nick Cole and Jamaal Jackson kept their men away from McNabb also.
As soon as he saw that McNabb was going to try and run, Avant, one of the team's best blocking wide receivers, turned around, faced cornerback Richard Marshall and pushed him back just enough to give McNabb room. Marshall met him at the goal line and held him up for a brief moment, but McNabb absorbed the hit, spun off and landed in the end zone.
Perhaps for a split second, he was feeling good. That's when big 6-foot-2, 301-pound Damione Lewis landed on him. The Panthers' defensive tackle had been blocked by J. Jackson, but sprinted towards the near corner of the end zone when he saw McNabb running. At one point, it looked like he let up a little but then thought he still had a chance and resumed going full speed.
After Lewis hit him, McNabb first grabbed his lower back, then pulled both knees to his chest and rolled around the grass in pain before Rick Burkholder arrived.
I just watched the replay several times, and Lewis could have been whistled for a late hit. At the same time, I don't think it was a no-brainer call or a dirty play. His momentum was going towards McNabb, and the fact that Marshall held McNabb up at the goal line probably convinced Lewis to not quit on the play.
I'm sure some of you disagree with me so feel free to chime in with your thoughts or vote in the accompanying poll.


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- Located just off Highway 101 on the sandy shores of Pismo Beach, SeaVenture Resort is a quiet inn within walking distance of the town's famous 1,200-foot-long pier.
- You can admire ocean views while dining at SeaVenture Restaurant, where Chef Casey Walcott prepares contemporary cuisine with a coastal California twist. The kitchen uses local vegetables and high-quality pork, beef, and seafood.
- Though rooms do not offer ocean views, both fireplace king and spa deluxe king guest rooms are equipped with fireplaces and king-size feather beds. In the spa deluxe room, you can retreat to a private balcony to soak in the hot tub.
- Various activities are available just outside your door, including golfing, surfing, kayaking, and fishing. Rent a bicycle from the front desk at no charge to explore the town. Or stay indoors at the onsite spa, which offers purifying seaweed wraps and aromatherapy massages among other services.
- Nearby Oceano Dunes State Park features scenic hikes amid coastal tide pools and 5.5 miles of beach designated for vehicle use—meaning you can drive your car or a dune buggy next to the ocean.
Pismo Beach, California: Surf Town Close to Wine Country
Pismo Beach is a small city with the recipe for classic California coast appeal: sun, sand, surf and a backdrop of hills overlooking a valley of vineyards. Sitting halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the city marks the beginning of a 23-mile stretch of shoreline. Weather is key to the beach culture here; Pismo Beach enjoys 315 days of sunshine each year and temperatures ranging from 66 to 84 degrees. Year-round, surfers descend on the coast along with vacationers looking to get tans. Visitors can also explore isolated dunes on the southern end of town, or fish off the central pier, which features an arcade and bowling alley.
The warm weather and misty mornings of this coastal stretch provide great conditions for winemaking in the nearby Edna Valley. With one of California's longest growing seasons, the Edna Valley AVA has some of the region's best wineries, producing large quantities of chardonnay, pinot noir, and syrah.


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Tuesday, 6 August 2013
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Then about two weeks ago a librarian and member of my book group presented me with my reserved copy of the Devon libraries summer read; The Light Between Oceans.
I started reading over the weekend and feel very tired today as I was awake finishing this book into the early hours.
The scene of the story is set when Tom, a decorated war hero from the First World War returns to Australia and is given the chance to work temporarily at a lighthouse situated off the Australian coast, on a fictitious island called Janus.
Tom is ready for the peace and quiet of island living.Coming to terms with his war time terrors and survivors guilt he sets about living for months on the island, where the methodical process of keeping the lighthouse functioning becomes his anchor.
On a period of leave a few months later he reacquaints himself with a local girl from the shore and they spend much time together, and eventually the decision is made, Tom will marry Isabel.
It is during their time on the island that they encounter a rowing boat upon the rugged coast line of the island. The inhabitants are a dead man and a young, breathing baby. Isabel has had numerous miscarriages and this seems to her to be divine intervention. A baby for them to love and care for.
Tom struggles between duty to the procedural issues of the lighthouse, to his wife and to his own happiness. Ultimately Tom's struggle with his own conscience and doing the right thing tears his and Isabel's life apart, but once the wheels have started to turn there is no going back.
This was a beautiful book, with a lovely well researched story. There is much more that I could share with you, but I won't. Locate a copy and read it! For me this has the wow factor that many of the books that win prestigious book prizes lack. The book not only was well researched, but delivered a moral and ethical dilemma and as I turned the pages I wondered what I would have done in Isabel and Tom's shoes.
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I wondered what I would have done in Tom and Isabel's shoes, too. On one hand, I completely understand his compulsion to set things right. On the other, I understand Izzy's need to be a mother. Above all, I think our Lucy-Grace came to beautiful light here. What an innocent, sweet child, so torn between the parents. I like the cover of your book better than mine. The child's face is better than the lighthouse, for that is who we're caring about. The lighthouse isn't much help at all, is it, when it comes to looking for direction?ReplyDelete
You've certainly tempted me Julie, I'll be looking out for this book now. Like you i sometimes feel that "award" boos are lost on me.ReplyDelete
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Did you get any of the Missoni for Target Collection?
Did you get your hands on any of the hot Missoni collection? I was in Target at 8:30am and they had already sold out of most items except for a few glasses and scarves. I saw people with carts piled high with Missoni that I am guessing they are planning to resell.
Bummed the items I wanted were already all gone and the Target website has been down all morning due to heavy traffic. I am sure Target Execs are doing the happy dance this will be an early Black Friday for sales, just hoping the release more items for the rest of us!
Did you get anything? Does it frustrate you when all the items are sold out early to people buying them strictly to resell? Come join the discussion
Excitement is building around the much-anticipated Missoni for Target collection arriving in Target stores next month and we want to ensure you have the latest information to share.
Target is partnering with Missoni, the iconic knitwear empire recognized as a symbol of Italian luxury, to introduce an affordable, limited-edition collection for fashion, beauty and home. Target's largest limited-time designer collection to date, Missoni for Target reflects the Missoni values of family, color and quality across more than 400 items.
Missoni for Target brings a rich heritage of signature prints and patterns to beauty offerings including cosmetic bags, makeup brush sets and hair accessories. In addition to beauty bags and hair accessories, Missoni for Target features apparel and accessories for women, men, girls and baby, as well as home goods including bedding, dinnerware and décor items.
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Karate Kid Part II, The (UK - BD)
Chris takes a quick look at the sequel to the immensely popular eighties movie...
The Karate Kid Part II opens with a ten minute recap of the events of the original film before fast-forwarding six months to the day after Daniel's senior prom. Unfortunately for our teenage hero Ali has run off with a college football player and his mother's job requires her to move yet again, this time to Fresno. Thankfully his wise old mentor and father figure, Mr. Miyagi, invites Daniel to stay with him instead. However, Miyagi suddenly receives news of his elderly father's ill health and decides to return to Okinawa, with Daniel in tow. In Okinawa Miyagi comes into conflict with his old friend and love-rival Sato, a ruthless businessman who holds a decades-long grudge. Meanwhile, Daniel falls foul of Sato's nephew, Chozen, and falls for a pretty Okinawan girl called Kumiko.
What is there to say about The Karate Kid Part II? Well firstly let's get the obvious out of the way—it's not as good as the original, even if it tries to emulate it. The basic plot of the film is actually very similar, but the elevated stakes aren't quite as relatable as those in the original feature. Most teenagers could imagine entering a karate tournament as the underdog, beating the bully and getting the girl, but I doubt many could imagine travelling to Okinawa, facing off against a corrupt Japanese businessman and fighting his psycho nephew to the death, all for the affections of the local hottie who happens to speak perfect English (along with everyone else, even when addressing other Okinawans). That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, because I did, but for all the action and gorgeous Hawaiian scenery (it wasn't shot in Japan) it just lacks the magic of the first instalment. However, the sequel does grant us a peek into Mr. Miyagi's past, and I really enjoyed the scenes where he reconnected with his long-lost love. These were among the most interesting and emotional moments in the film, and I kind of wish there'd be less Daniel-san and more Miyagi! I don't think I need to do an in-depth critique of such a well-known film, and suffice to say if you enjoyed the original you'll find much to like here.
The 1.85:1 (1080/24p AVC) transfer achieves parity with the original film, which is to say that it also has that eighties 'soft focus' look to it, particularly in the wider scenes. Detail levels are similar to the original film's Blu-ray transfer, with some impressive close-ups, but it's certainly not going to rival the best the format has to offer. Colours are natural throughout, with the lush greens of the Okinawan village looking particularly impressive, and blacks are also quite deep. Grain is present and correct, the print is generally very clean, and there doesn't appear to be too much in the way of digital manipulation (although I thought I spotted some minimal edge ringing). All-in-all, this is a pretty decent effort.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack is again comparable to the one found on the original film's Blu-ray release. Surround action is fairly limited for the majority of the runtime, with only general crowd noise and the occasional burst of music really standing out, but the rears do come to life towards the end as the storm ravages the island. It's far more forceful than anything in the first film and the improved surround usage continues to the end, making for a more atmospheric climax. Aside from the storm and the odd musical number bass is fairly limited in its use, but that was almost to be expected given the source material. Dialogue is generally clear, but unlike the first film there were a couple of moments where I struggled to hear what characters were saying. Again, this is a competent presentation that remains faithful to the spirit of the original audio mix while adding some discrete elements, but it's not demo stuff.
Blu-Pop: First up we have Sony's new pop-up trivia feature. Unlike The Karate Kid, the sequel doesn't get pop-up video. Instead we have your run-of-the-mill trivia track, which is informative but far less exciting.
Original Featurette: The Sequel (06:18 SD): After the lengthy material on the original film's Blu-ray release, I was sorely disappointed by the fluffy EPK-style featurette presented here. It includes shots from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, and talking head interviews with the cast and crew, but there's really not much to learn here.
Trailers (02:16 HD): As with the original film's Blu-ray release, there's actually only one trailer, for Ice Castles.
BD-Live: A link to Sony's online portal is included, but as usual there's very little of relevance to the film on the disc.
Although not as good as the original film, The Karate Kid Part II is a solid enough sequel. Sure the plot is basically a rehash of the original with elevated stakes, but the stuff with Miyagi is enjoyable and it remains true to the principals of the first film. The Blu-ray release is also similar to the original, in that it offers respectable A/V, but the extras let the side down somewhat. Even so, this is a worthy purchase for fans.
As an aside, what is it about Daniel Larusso anyway? Can't he keep a girl for more than six months? First Ali kicks him to the curb, and in the next film we learn that Kimiko dumps his arse. Poor sod.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 19th July 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Italian, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English, English SDH, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
Extras: Blu-Pop, Featurette, Trailers, BD-Live
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Martin Kove
Length: 113 minutes
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New York City's Amongst Friends worked with New Era on the first ever official NE Flagship Store collaboration. The cap features a navy/white gingham AF logo on the front with a matching undervisor, while the back is adorned with the phrase "Crossing Borders" alongside representative flags for each country with a New Era Flagship Store (USA, Canada, England and Germany). Available exclusively at these four stores in a limited run of 144 pieces.
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"Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test."
Proof 3: Just because older religions might have been like Christianity does not mean that Christianity is also false like those other religions.
Also, have you ever considered that some of those other religions whose savior was born on dec 25th, so on and so forth could have been a result of pagans seeing Jesus Christ and interpreting him as a completely different religions savior, or perhaps scholars reading the old manuscripts of the bible came to the conclusion that the prophecies in the bible pointed towards things like a virgin birth, etc.
Proof 4: Science only being able to proceed by not believing in God is false. In fact, the only scientific theories that contradict God are in fact theories, not proven and are riddled with flaws, assumptions and actual anti-proofs.[...]The big bang theory is in fact a theory and is not proven, if you are going to try and disprove God, do not try and do it with theories that have not been proven.
Evolution is a common choice, almost always coupled with the big bang theory.
As for the flaws it is riddled with, the big bang must have come from something, it is the only natural explanation, that there had to be something that caused it, it couldn't come from nothing, and if scientists say that a quark or whatever existed that caused the big bang, you would then have to explain where the quark came from. You would either have to come to the conclusion that matter always existed, which is naturally impossible or you would have to say that matter came from nothing, which is also naturally impossible.
Next we come to the lack of transitional forms in the fossil records (as I am discussing in another thread), the amount of fossils in the record and the fact that almost 0 so called transitional form fossils exist makes the idea, that those transitional forms never existed, not only plausible but extremely likely.


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One European Small-Cap ETF to Consider in a Cyclical Recovery
This ETF could be an interesting play on the thesis that the worst news is already priced into European stocks.
In the wake of Spanish equities tumbling on allegations of graft aimed at Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Italian stocks coming under pressure on speculation that Silvio Berlusconi will win that nation's upcoming election, controversy again surrounds the European investment thesis.
Declining European stock prices amid the familiar themes of escalating controversy and uncertainty could increase the allure of valuations some analyst have recently said are already attractive.
"Generally speaking, we believe that European equity markets are particularly ripe with potential bargains, given the ongoing uncertainty regarding their potential for sluggish economic growth," WisdomTree Research Director Jeremy Schwartz said in a new research note.
Amid those potential bargains, investors willing to embrace some level of risk can consider European small-caps, a market segment that is surprisingly underrepresented in the ETF universe. While small-cap ETFs tracking the likes of Brazil, China, and other emerging markets have proven popular with investors, there is just one Europe small-cap ETF listed in the US today.
The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) is that fund, and as its name implies, there is compensation in the form of dividends for investors willing to roll the dice on small European equities. Home to nearly $52 million in assets under management, DFE has a 30-day SEC yield of 3.74%.
Importantly, DFE's index methodology helps expose investors to those stocks with rising payouts and compelling valuations.
The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Index (WTESC) "targets small-cap dividend-paying European companies and weights these companies by the dollar value of the cash dividends that they have paid," according to Schwartz.
"This dividend-focused methodology helps tap into where we see valuation opportunities-most typically, firms that increase their dividends over the course of the year but whose share prices fall or stagnate would see increases in weight during the annual Index rebalance, while firms that simply maintain or shrink their dividends but whose share prices rise would typically see decreases in weight," he added.
At the country level, DFE offers exposure to 16 nations, six of which are not eurozone members. The UK is by far the ETF's largest country at almost 24%, roughly 900 basis points ahead of second-place Italy. Overall, about 40% of DFE's country weight goes to non-eurozone members. PIIGS nations represent about 26 of DFE's weight, though Greece is not found in the ETF's lineup.
Given that small-caps typically dwell in highly cyclical sectors, DFE could be an interesting play on thesis that the worst news is already priced into European stocks. Schwartz notes that cyclicality was seen in 2012 when DFE and the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index outpaced two prominent Europe large-cap indexes by health margins.
The MSCI EMU Index, the index tracked by the iShares MSCI EMU Index (NYSEARCA:EZU) performed better than DFE's index during the global financial crisis, but in the past two years, DFE is the winner, though both ETFs are in the red.
"If investors moving into European ETFs are starting to bank on a cyclical recovery coming out of Europe and are trying to get access to some of the relatively low prices of European equities, I believe the European small-cap equity story and specifically DFE is worthy of strong consideration," said Schwartz.
One strategy investors can consider to mitigate Europe risk is to pair DFE with the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ). Like DFE, HEDJ focuses on European dividend payers.
However, in the case of HEDJ, that ETF is "designed to have higher returns than an equivalent non-currency hedged investment when the value of the US dollar is increasing relative to the value of the euro, and lower returns when the US dollar declines against the euro," according to WisdomTree.
DFE does not offer a hedge against EUR/USD fluctuations, but paired with HEDJ, that strategy could give investors some level of coverage should the common currency's volatility increase.Below, find some more great ETF and market content from Benzinga:
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Mad Men: Season Five (US - BD)
Gabe is still waiting for Mad Men to jump the shark, but it keeps getting better...
AMC's Mad Men has already made the leap from one of the best shows currently playing on television to one of the best television shows full stop. It seems unlikely that its fifth season, which finally rolled out nearly two years after the fourth season ended due to contract disputes, could possibly be the best the already incredible series has managed. The rules of diminishing returns usually state that even a good show doesn't usually maintain or even improve upon expectations, especially not a show with such a steadfast commitment to staying away from genre conventions and most forms of narrative stagnation. Yet, season five gives season four a serious run for its money in terms of episode-to-episode quality. This might have something to do with series creator Matthew Weiner taking an even stronger writing role than previous years, along with Weiner's focus on standalone episode themes within the larger canvas of the season. This year also saw the writers pulling focus away from certain characters in a given episode, possibly spurred by the outrageous success of season four's The Suitcase, which shifted attention towards Peggy and Don over all the other characters for the sake of the stand-alone.
For the sake of time, I'm now going to briefly cover six season five episodes that stand above even the high bar set by the season as a whole.
Spoilers abound.
Episode 3: Tea Leaves (written by Weiner and Erin Levy, directed by Jon Hamm):
Following a strong, two episode long season opener that set up the changes to the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce staff since we last saw them, Tea Leaves shifts focus over to the series' most reviled regular character, Betty. Actress January Jones was actually pregnant during the fifth season's production. To cover this, Jones was handed a fat suit and her character given a new problem with overeating. She was also given a much smaller role in the season, under the excuse that Don was now remarried and not paying nearly as much attention to her. It's arguable that Betty had been written into such a corner (even I've given up on defending her as a victim of Don's behaviour at this point) that she would've been given a smaller role, even without the real-life pregnancy, but the treatment here is a prime example of how professional and smart the Mad Men staff is. Dealing with actress pregnancies is a long-standing television tradition and I'm not sure anyone has ever found a better or more appropriate thematic reason for covering up a preggo-belly. Besides introducing the weight gain and neuroses that accompany it, this episode gives us a firm, believable reason to pity her with a cancer scare that doesn't feel like the cheap gimmick it usually is. Rather than a 'gotcha' moment playing out as the end credits prepare to role, the cancer card is played as a natural means to force the character to deal with her problems. The brief dream sequence is a little much, but the episode is brimming with subtle motif repetitions that create a balance between the Draper and Francis households (Betty having trouble zipping a dress contrasted with Megan zipping a smaller dress trouble-free, Don and Betty both refusing to get out of bed and see their significant others' friends at different intervals).
Episode 4: Mystery Date (written by Weiner and Victor Levin, directed by Matt Shakman):
The writers recalibrate focus onto Don with Mystery Date (written by Matthew Weiner and Victor Levin, directed by Matt Shakman), which puts the character through a nightmarish, dream-logic hell after a relatively normal day at the office. The obvious theme here is violence, more specifically violence against women. The theme is epitomized in the historical subtext – real-life mass murderer Richard Speck's Chicago-based nurse killings. Speck's crimes are obsessed over by the firm's staff, who manage to work themselves into a tizzy over the situation. With the crimes in mind, Don is overwhelmed by a high fever and returns home where he is approached by a former fling that won't take 'no' for an answer. He is eventually driven to violently strangling the woman to death in a sequence that heavily recalls the work of Brian De Palma – a director often accused of reveling in misogynistic subject matter. The murder is revealed to be a fever-dream, to the equal chagrin and relief of series fans. Some viewers, myself included, found the sequence in keeping with the show's storytelling practices while others found the obvious symbolism (that of Don murdering his past infidelities in order to maintain his genuine relationship with his current wife, Megan) too heavy-handed and the dream reveal a cheap ploy. Given the even more hallucinatory qualities of episode six, Far Away Places (see below) and the season's penchant for telling stories out of order for the sake of a good reveal, I'd like to think some of the detractors will come around when re-watching the season on home video. The episode themes are explored with more historical pertinence between Peggy (who is introduced in the episode via a hilarious interaction with Roger) and Don's new African-American secretary, Dawn, who spend an awkward evening together to protect Dawn from race riots in Harlem.
Episode 5: Far Away Places (written by Weiner and Semi Chellas, directed by Scott Hornbacher):
Mad Men often puddle jumps between interlacing character stories, but the writers rarely take an anthology approach. Some fans and critics have compared the episode's use of time displacement structure to Tarantino movies, but Weiner points to the French New Wave films (specifically Max Ophüls' Le Plaisir, which I've never seen) that also inspired Tarantino. Mad Men has always had a period-appropriate European flavour, but rarely is it so blatantly expressed. Of course, the excuse is afforded now that Don isn't part of a nuclear family and the creators can explore the vaguer dissatisfactions of upper-class single life. Peggy gets her biggest story piece at this early point in the season and is given the chance to go full-on 'Don Draper Jr.' The impression backfires, reminding her and us that advertising is still a man's world. Roger and Jane's trippy trip is the episode's and possibly season's most surprising vignette. Weirdness aside, it perfectly matches the romantic ennui of so many French art films from the era. As a standalone piece, it's sort of an Italian Neorealist meets La Nouvelle Vague salad. Don and Megan's story is a pure Jean-Luc Goddard angst-festival, complete with all the oozing contempt fixings. Cinematic homage aside, Far Away Places is also a clear turning point for many of the characters, leading Peggy, Roger, Don, and Megan down a series of paths that will define them and their relationships for the rest of the season.
Episode 9: Dark Shadows (written by Erin Levy, directed by Scott Hornbacher):
Named for Dan Curtis' vampire soap opera (which was adapted by Tim Burton into a movie, which was released in theaters the same weekend the episode aired), Dark Shadows' rather obvious episode theme is jealousy. This theme leads characters down some discouraging paths that some fans and critics have said brought down the quality of the season. I agree that the character turns are frustrating, but would argue that the episode starts up a pressing momentum that leads up to the season finale. It's the final break to breath before the emotionally draining episodes that follow. The A-story represents a somewhat annoying back-slide for Betty, who returns to her petty ways as she tries in vain to turn Sally against Don and her pretty, young, new step-mommy/BFF, Megan, but I personally appreciate the spot Sally finds herself in the end. Sally continues to grow into a character interesting enough to rival the show's adults and her reaction to her mother's behavior is a major turning point. The viewer is left to either revel in the realization that Sally is mature enough to beat Betty at her own game, or despair at the realization that Sally is now just as mean-spirited as her childish mother. B-stories begin with Don pulling rank and ignoring one of young office all-star Michael Ginsberg's (Ben Feldman) ideas for the Sno Ball account. This is a brand of weakness we're not used to seeing from Don and an important piece of the season's greater theme of Don fighting his growing cultural irrelevance.
Episode 11: The Other Woman (written by Semi Chellas and Weiner, directed by Phil Abraham):
Every year, I bemoan the Mad Men writers for not giving Joan enough screen-time. I even feared she was leaving the show, following the events of the third season. She's never been a full lead character, but even with a peripheral treatment, she mixes perfectly well with the leads ( especially Don and Peggy). She's given quite a bit of additional coverage throughout season five, but The Other Woman is more about her and her place in the series than anything else (it's not exactly a stand-alone episode in these terms, however, a lot of the groundwork for the heartbreaking place it takes her and Don is laid in the previous episode, Christmas Waltz). The theme here is that of a woman's place in the professional workplace, which has been an ongoing theme for both Joan and Peggy throughout the series and the writers take this theme to one of the darkest places possible here – prostitution. Yet, it's never that simple with Mad Men, is it? The Other Woman makes for an extremely challenging critical parsing, because it pits controversial feminist arguments against the stark truth of the era's sexual politics. Every character sloshes around in moral ambiguity until they're dripping and sticky, and it's very hard to take – yet never short of riveting. Meanwhile, the theme applies less literally to Peggy, the episode's B-story star, who finds the courage to finally leave the firm or, more specifically, leave her mentor, Don. Peggy's departure seems kind of abrupt the first time around, but there are clues to this turn peppered throughout the season. It's also difficult to deal with the dual tragedies emotionally (Don's goodbye to Peggy left me melancholy for days), both of which end as celebrations.
In any other case, this would be the absolute most emotionally overwhelming episode of the season…however, there is the matter of the penultimate episode…
Episode 12: Commissions and Fees (written by Andre & Maria Jacquemetton, directed by Christopher Manley)
The season finale, The Phantom is a solid wrap-up that appears to be leading to interesting new places, but it's really more of a palate-cleansing eulogy following the real climax – a gut-wrenching slice of hell entitled Commissions and Fees. This episode is so harrowing that I didn't even want to revisit it. I revisit shit like Requiem for a Dream, Schindler's List, and Cannibal Holocaust with less trepidation than this episode. Weiner had dropped huge hints that someone major would die in season five. It's a pretty cheap ploy, but no one ever accused Mad Men of not being a little cheap, sometimes. And the ploy worked to slather the entire run with gloom and suspense. With this knowledge in mind, the viewer worries more about Betty's cancer scare, Don's drunk driving, and Megan's disappearance with unknown youths. Again, only in watching the season again do I notice exactly how many hints are dropped concerning Lane's eventual fate throughout the previous 11 episodes. With clear eyes looking back his doom is nothing short of inevitable, especially following episode 10, Christmas Waltz.
This is my fifth season review of Mad Men on Blu-ray and I'm sorely tempted to just cut and paste my video review from last year. But, despite things looking generally quite similar, I did learn that the series' creators have changed the way they do things in post, from standard Super 35 to ProRes 4:4:4, which supposedly works better for 1080p broadcast, particularly for colour (35mm film is still listed as the source format). At first, I was unimpressed and thought this release had a little more in terms of sharpening effects here than previous seasons, but, looking at screen-caps from the older releases, I realize this isn't really true. There are sharpening effects and minor edge enhancement (mostly in wider shots), but these are such small side effects of what amounts to a generally gorgeous, filmic collection of episodes. Textures and finer elements are kept in check by the show's set-in-stone, softer, glowing qualities, while complex and colourful patterns are busy without a lot of blooming or moiré effects. The fine grain dances a bit excessively at times, especially over the white and lighter blue backdrops, but do create a minor issue with some of the flesh tones, where a bit of noise smudges things up a bit. I also caught a few more of the bleeding reds that plague every series release (also usually when set against white backdrops), but, once again, there's very, very little to complain about. The series' trademarked warm-tinted palette is still firmly set in place, but there are a few starker and cool compositions. Once again one of the more endearing colour elements comes from the extreme production design of Roger's office, which is more or less black and white except for the characters that populate it. Usually, these characters are Don or Roger himself, who dress in grey shades, but Joan and her warm wardrobe really pop in this particular arena. I'm also always fond of how deeply black the show's cinematographers achieve facial shadows without damaging the hue integrity of flesh.
Again, I was tempted to copy/paste my review from last year, but I actually think this season is aurally busier or at least a little wider than the previous seasons. There just seems to be more stuff going on in the stereo and surround channels this year. This is most obvious when scenes are set at the office, where ringing phones, pounding typewriters, and muttering employees absolutely must sound louder than previous release. I know I'm not hearing things. But still, Mad Men continues to not be an action-based series and doesn't feature a lot of aggressive surround sound elements. The sound designers regularly go out of their way to create a subtle and cool aural environment. This will be disappointing of folks looking to work out their top-of-the-line sound systems, but no big deal for anyone with realistic expectations for this DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. The track does buzz with the aforementioned office work, street noise, and at its best, the echo of voices around an indoor pool, but there aren't any outstanding blasts or booms to rock the subwoofer. Sometimes, the dialogue track is a little uneven and suffers from obvious post-production tampering, but there's never a point in which the dialogue becomes hard to understand or distorted. Roger's big LSD trip during Far Away Places is an aural standout, because it gives the show's sound designers a little more to do stylistically, like blending the melodies of two different songs, playing out an invisible World Series in sound only, and representing the sound of smoking with an abrupt accordion zip. Every season seems to have more non-score music than the last and, this time, the creators aim for the stars, including musicians playing on-screen ('Zou Bisou Bisou!'), musicians playing off-screen, classical music blaring through an on-screen credenza, and the consistently solid treatment of classic studio-recorded era pop music playing above all other sound.
Note: My check discs did have issues with skipping, which effected the audio timing quite a bit. I assume these problems have been resolved for the final release, but would be curious if anyone else had any trouble, specifically with episodes 11 and 12.
The extras sort of begin on disc one when you hit play and some bald guy from Canadian Club alcohol gives you a lesson in mixing drinks between ads. It's a little weird. The real extras begin with a series of commentary tracks, two per episode. The commentaries break down as follows –
Disc one:
A Little Kiss Parts 1 and 2:
- Creator Matthew Weiner and director Jennifer Getzinger
- Actors Jon Hamm and Jessica Paré
Tea Leaves:
- Weiner, actor/director Jon Hamm and writer/producer Erin Levy
- Actors January Jones and Christopher Stanley
Mystery Date:
- Weiner and producer/writer Victor Levin
- Actors Christina Hendricks and Jay Ferguson
Signal 30:
- Weiner and actor/director John Slattery
- Actors Vincent Kartheiser and Aaron Staton[/I]
Disc two:
Far Away Places:
- Producer/director Scott Hornbacher and production designer Dan Bishop
- Weiner and actors John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss and Jon Hamm
At the Codfish Ball:
- Weiner and writer Jonathan Igla
- Actors Janie Bryant, David Carbonara and Kienan Shipka
Lady Lazarus:
- Weiner and cinematographer Phil Abraham
- Actors Vincent Kartheiser, Alexis Bledel and Elisabeth Moss
Dark Shadows:
- Weiner and writer/producer Erin Levy
- Actors Kiernan Shipka, Ben Feldman and Jessica Paré
Disc three:
Christmas Waltz:
- Weiner and director Michael Uppendahl
- Actors Rich Sommer, Michael Gladis, and Jared Harris
The Other Woman
- Weiner and writer/producer Semi Chellas
- Actors Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, and Jon Hamm
Commissions and Fees
- Weiner and writers Andre & Maria Jacquemetton
- Actors Christopher Manley and Jared Harris
The Phantom
- Weiner and writer Jonathan Igla
- Actors Jessica Paré and Julia Ormond
The only other disc one extras are Mad Men Say the Darndest Things (16:40, HD), a roundtable with series producer Semi Chellas, staff writer Jonathan Igla, and co-producer/writer Erin Levy discussing the show's dialogue, complete with choice cuts of said dialogue, and a series of Lionsgate trailers.
Disc two's other extras begin with What is There to Love if Not the Enigma? (17:10, HD), a look at the art of Greek/Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, whose surrealist art inspired the season's teaser poster, hosted by Professor of 20th Century European and American Art at Hunter College Emily Braun and assistant professor of Italian studies and art history at New York University Ara Merjian. The Party of the Century (23:10, HD) is a historical look at Truman Capote (who had just published 'In Cold Blood') and his famed 'Black and White Ball' of 1966, hosted by author Deborah Davis and bandleader Peter Duchins. Scoring Mad Men: Themes of Season 5 (28:00, HD) looks at the musical process with composer David Carbonara, arranger Geoff Stradling, and sound engineer James T. Hill. Despite the title, there's actually plenty of focus on the previous seasons' music as well.
Disc three's other extras begin with Scoring Mad Men: Inside a Session (21:10, HD), a look at the production process with Carbonara, Stradling, Hill, and music editor Jenny Barak. The process is familiar (computer mock-up from rough cuts, sent to an arranger who preps it for the live musicians, who are then recorded and remixed), but it's nice to get even more focus on Carbonara's unique, moody music, as it usually disappears into the ambience of the story. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 (5:20, HD) is a brief, Powerpoint presentation-like (typo-filled) historical lesson on the advent of Daylight Savings time, which spans from Benjamin Franklin up to the Uniform Time Act and the present day. The extras end with a Newsweek Magazine cover gallery (including a list of top stories) for the year 1966.
There are a few bumps in the road – Pete's affair is a little dull, some of the metaphors are overstated – but I seriously think that season five may be Mad Men at its very best. Of course, there's no reason for new viewers to pop in at this point (they won't have the proper context), but there are four other seasons out there on DVD, Blu-ray, iTunes, and even Netflix streaming. The reasons for not getting on the bandwagon at this point are severely diminished. Fans have three of the best-looking, best-sounding discs in the series collection to look forward to here.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and DVD Special Edition resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
filmforever Member Join Date: September 2010 Location: United States Posts: 23
Very solid season. Probably the best one yet. Although season four was pretty good as well.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 16th October 2012
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Cast and Crew Commentaries, Mad Men Say the Darndest Things, What is there to Love if Not the Enigma?, The Party of the Century, Scoring Mad Men: Themes of Season 5, Scoring Mad Men: Inside a Session, The Uniform Time Act of 1966, Newsweek Cover Gallery, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Jon Hamm, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones
Genre: Comedy, Drama and Thriller
Length: 585 minutes
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March 14, 2013
Much has already been discussed and written about the remarkable case of this infant girl born in Mississippi to an HIV-infected, but undiagnosed, woman who also didn't get any prenatal care; but if you haven't yet heard:
The mother was confirmed to have HIV infection by rapid test at delivery, and later shown to have wild-type, subtype-B virus and an HIV viral load of 2,434 copies/mL. Intravenous zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir) during delivery was not administered and the baby was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery. The infant was started immediately (at ~30 hours) on triple-drug therapy (oral nevirapine [Viramune] plus zidovudine and lamivudine [3TC, Epivir]) and HIV infection was confirmed with DNA and RNA tests (plasma viral load 19,812 copies/mL) that were initially conducted at 30 and 31 hours of age, respectively. Three additional HIV RNA tests performed at days 7, 12 and 20 were positive, and demonstrated the typical viral decay kinetics under HAART. The child's HIV RNA became undetectable at day 29 of life.
The mother stopped infant antiretroviral therapy (ART) around month 18 and the child was lost to follow-up until month 23. All subsequent 16 HIV RNA tests were undetectable, despite the absence of ART. HIV ELISA and Western blot tests remained negative. Further analysis using ultrasensitive RNA and DNA analyses and attempts to recover infectious virus from resting CD4+ cells were negative; both the mother and child had wild-type CCR5 genotype.
This remarkable case suggests that the child was HIV infected: Her persistent viremia early in life suggests that infection was effectively established, while multiple analyses off of ART that failed to detect virus suggest cure. It's possible that very early triple-drug treatment offered to infants of HIV-infected mothers might prevent establishment of a latent reservoir. If confirmed, the strategy will transform the care of HIV-exposed infants and possibly achieve cure in many.
While it looks clear that the infant HIV infection has cleared, it is not so clear that HIV infected the infant reservoirs. Actually, newborns lack long-lived memory cells that are responsible for HIV integration, as was explained in a brilliant talk by Robert Siliciano.
Which other studies presented at CROI 2013 will have lasting impact long after memories of the conference itself have faded? Read more of Dr. Llibre and Dr. Young's top picks.
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