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Millions of people sawthe live TV broadcast of The Sound of Music, the first major TV musical in years and the first live musical on TV in decades.
The production went pretty well Thursday on NBC- no major glitches or hitches that I could see, and the singing and acting were pretty good - enough to justify an encore with more great musicals brought to TV. If you saw and enjoyed the broadcast, you should grab the just-released cast album. If you didn't, the singing might prompt you to catch up with the TV show on Hulu or NBC's website.
Cast albums are not only good souvenirs after seeing a musical, but also a great way to familiarize yourself with great songs that tell a story.
If you haven't seen the musical yet, cast albums can introduce you to their strengths – and sometimes, their potential flaws.
Of course, this season, cast albums (and solo albums by Broadway talents) make great stocking stuffers.
If I had to pick just two cast albums as gifts for people who love good musicals and good music, I'd recommend Kinky Boots and Matilda the Musical – the most impressive new Broadway musicals of the past season
But there was a lot of other worthwhile theater music that came out this year.
Millions of people sawthe live TV broadcast of The Sound of Music, the first major TV musical in years and the first live musical on TV in decades.
The production went pretty well Thursday on NBC- no major glitches or hitches that I could see, and the singing and acting were pretty good - enough to justify an encore with more great musicals brought to TV. (Whether live or not, I don't care. I just want to see more great musicals reach a mass audience.)
If you saw and enjoyed the broadcast, you should grab the just-released cast album. If you didn't, the singing might prompt you to catch up with the TV show on Hulu or NBC's website.
Cast albums are not only good souvenirs after seeinga musical,but also a great way to familiarize yourself with great songs that tell a story.
If you haven't seen the musical yet, cast albums can introduce you to their strengths – and sometimes, their potential flaws.
Of course, this season of the year, cast albums (and solo albums by Broadway veterans) make great stocking stuffers.
If I had to pick just two cast albums as gifts for people who love good musicals and good music, I'd recommend Kinky Boots and Matilda the Musical – the most impressive new Broadway musicals of the past season
But there was a lot of other worthwhile theater music that came out this year.
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music, which will air live at 8 tonight (Thursday Dec. 5) on NBC channels including WCMH-TV (Channel 4),remains one of the most beloved musicals of modern times, largely because of the immense popularity of the 1960s movie musical starring Julie Andrews.
But if you're not a purist, and you don't mind the more emotional aspects of a show long deemed too saccharine by critics, you might enjoy the fresh approach taken by the Dec. 5 live TV broadcast of the last great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
In a pre-show recorded cast album released this week (presumably more polished than the ever-tricky live broadcast), Carrie Underwood sings sweetly as Maria von Trapp (though I still prefer Julie Andrews).
Better yet, The Sound of Music – Music From the NBC Television Event. (Sony Music Masterworks) features a bevy of Broadway talents.
LegendaryAudra McDonald sings wonderfully on Climb Every Mountain and other songs as expected as Mother Abbess, while True Blood vampire Stephen Moyer sinks what turns out to be very good dramatic teeth and vocals into the role of Captain Von Trapp.
The rest of the casting and singing sparkles, including Broadway veteran Laura Benanti as the captain's fianc� Elsa and Tony winner Chistian Borle (Smash) as Max Detweiler.
Kinky Boots
Cyndi Lauper made a very impressive Broadway debut as a composer-lyricist with her score for Kinky Boots, the inspiring and amusing musical about a failing British shoe factory that discovers a fresh market for its revamped wares by serving tranvestites.
Whatever one may think of the outrageous characters and provocative story, the songs are terrific - from the high-strutting Land of Lola and vamping Sex is In the Heel to the giddy pleasures of Raise You Up/Just Be and Everybody Say Yeah.
For catchy melodies and upbeat lyrics, Lauper's first Broadway score can't be beat.
Even if you haven't seen this musical yet, grab this cast album now.
You'll enjoy it, and it will help familiarize you with the 2013 Tony winner for best musical, which is bound to launch a national tour in the next year or so and eventually reach Columbus.
Matilda the Musical
Perhaps more appropriate for children but just as provocative in its own way as a cautionary children's fable as Matilda the Musical (Broadway Records.)
There are a few songs that prove truly haunting in this brilliant British-import adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare Company of Roald Dahl's dark fantasy about a book-loving girl who discovers special powers to resist oppression by her ignorant parents and a cartoonishly authoritarian school headmistress.
My favorite Matilda song – one that really has grown on me, and that I now can't get out of my head (and wouldn't want to) – is When I Grow Up, a wise but painfully clear-eyed view of childhood.
It's also a rousing call to action and independent thinking. Just consider some lyrics:
"And when I grow up, I will eat sweets every day on the way to work and I will go to bed late every night..
"When I grow up, when I grow up I will be strong enough to carry all the heavy things you have to haul around with you when you're a grown-up! And when I grow up... I will be brave enough to fight the creatures that you have to fight beneath the bed each night to be a grown-up!
"Just because you find that life's not fair, it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. If you always take it on the chin and wear it nothing will change!"
First, I must admit that although I have fallen in love with some of Stephen Schwartz's other songs – such as Day by Day from Godspell or Popular and Defying Gravity from Wicked – I have never really warmed up much to the songs in Pippin.
Second, I have to say that the best thing about the Tony-winning current Broadway revival of the musical fable about the coming-of-age of Charlemagne's son is its staging and circus-spectacle framing.
Given such caveats, you might not expect me to give a thumb's up to the cast album (Ghostlight Records) of the 2013 Broadway revival.
But I am, mostly because of the palpable performances that come through on the record - especially Patina Miller (a Tony winner for her Leading Player), who leads a rambunctious Magic to Do, and Matthew James Thomas, charming in the na�ve title role as he delivers Corner of the Sky and With You.
Charlotte D'Amboise delivers Spread a Little Sunshine with panache.
Meanwhile, her husband Terrence Mann is a fine King Charlemagne. You can get some sense of his performance (though not as much as I'd prefer) from War is a Science.
Andrea Martin, the Tony-winning scene-stealer of this acrobatics-mad version, easily seduces the theatergoer and listener with No Time at All.
Still, it sure helps if you've seen her knock-out scene, not to mention all the others, if only to bring back the wondrous memories while listening to the score.
Composer-lyricist Michael John La Chiusa is considered an up-and-coming Broadway talent even though he's only written the score so far for two full-fledged Broadway musicals: The Wild Party (which I admired) and Marie Christine (which I didn't see.)
Without a long-running hit, La Chiusa is perceived by most producers as a safer bet for off-Broadway runs, but he scored a great success this past season with the off-Broadway debut at New York's Public Theatre of Giant (Ghostlight Records).
La Chiusa's songs are tuneful and emotionally stirring in this intriguing adaptation by La Chiusa and book author Sybille Pearson of Edna Furber's novel, best known for the Oscar-winning 1956 film starring Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor, about a wealth Texas ranching family struggling with wayward fortunes, prejudice and tension over children.
Of all the off-Broadway musicals whose cast albums I listened to this year, Giant sounds like it has the most potential for regional productions.
Memory Mayhem
Norbert Leo Butz has earned his place as one of today's best singer-actors on Broadway.
He starred in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, won a Tony award for playing the FBI agent in the short-lived Catch Me If You Can and deserves to be nominated for another Tony for his starring role of the father with secrets and dreams in the equally short-lived Big Fish.
Given all that, his song choices on his solo album Memory Mayhem (Broadway) may be a bit quirky and surprising.
There aren't any obvious Broadway song standards, for instance. Instead, Butz draws from the work of songwriters like Tom Waits and Van Morrison.
But his strong choices, which include several selections from a live cabaret show he performed at the New York club 54 Below, reflect his versatility.
Butz can sing anything, from jazzy standards (The Way Young Lovers Do) and bluesy laments (Killing the Blues) to country and soul. And he does so with convincing passion and dexterity.
Among my favorites: Georgia on My Mind and Alicia Keys' No One.
In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention
Laura Benanti, who appears in the TV live broadcast of The Sound of Music, has released a terrific album (Broadway Records).
Recorded live at New York's 54 Below nightclub, her cabaret act blends a few original songs and personal stories about her life and career with intriguing interpretations of contemporary hits and some of her favorite theater songs.
For instance, Benanti updates and personalizes one of the classics from My Fair Lady in On the Street Where I Lived.
Benanti, who appeared in the Broadway revival of Nine, shows off her torchy sensuality in a reprise of Unusual Way.
Nominated for a Tony for her performance in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Benanti savors the sassy Latin spirit in her showstopping song Model Behavior. In some ways a fast patter song reminiscent of Sondheim's Getting married Today, her energetic reprise of Model Behavior goes off like a string of firecrackers.
The Radio In My Head
Aaron Tveit is a the young Broadway talent who's made a name for himself in Wicked, Next to Normal and Catch me If You Can.
In his solo album (Broadway Records), recorded live from his cabaret show at New York's 54 Below, Tveit tackles a wide variety of Broadway and off-Broadway hits.
He gives different but valid interpretations to If I Loved You from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel and to One Song Glory from Jonathan Larson's Rent.
But he also finds rewards in examining lesser-known songs from mostly forgotten shows, such as What You'd Call a Dream, a Craig Carnelia tune from Diamonds, a short-lived 1985 offBroadway revue about baseball.
Overall, Tveit hits a few home runs.
Even when he doesn't, healways gets at least to first or second base.
Other records
Other notable theater albums: The Last Five Years, (Ghostlight Records), an off-Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown's two-hander musical about a man (Adam Kantor) and a woman (Betsy Wolfe) and their differing perspectives (one looks back, the other forward) on the five years of their romantic relationship; When I Grow Up: Broadway's Next Generation (Broadway Records), with a bunch of child performers demonstrating their talent with a variety of songs from mostly modern musicals like Spring Awakening, The Drowsy Chaperone, Chicago, Company, Into the Woods, Wicked and The Book of Mormon.
By contrast, I didn't connect much with the cast album from the shortlived Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody (Ghostlight) though the latter show about a marathon Middle America competition to win a new car does have a few catchy country-style tunes.
At first hearing – which always comes with a caveat when you haven't seen the show yet – the off-Broadway cast album of Dogfight (Ghostlight) seemed melodic but not that memorable. With a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Pal *(who also wrote the score for the Broadway musical version of A Christmas Story), the romantic drama revolves around a U.S. soldier in the early 1960s who learns a lesson from a waitress on his final night out partying with his buddies before he leaves for Vietnam.
Yet, a few songs stand out, from the rhapsodic sense of joy and discovery in Nothing Short of Wonderful (after the girl's "date" with the guy) to the soaring yearning of Come Back.
Overall, the score reveals Pasek and Pal as emerging talents to watch.


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This week, three of the five players that I look at were sixth round picks in the NHL draft, but are currently scoring at a steady pace in the AHL.
The other two are a former first overall pick (Taylor Hall) and an undrafted scorer out of the Quebec League who likely would have been drafted but for his height, or lack thereof.
While the lockout continues, a lot of AHLers are getting the experience needed and could be in line to take over plenty of third and fourth line spots up front and as fifth and sixth defensemen on the blueline.
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Tim Kennedy –(C)- Tim Kennedy is currently third in scoring in the AHL with 12 goals and 26 points. He is a journeyman who played 78 of his 111 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008-09 season. He is now property of the San Jose Sharks after he was dealt in January for Sean Sullivan, a deal of minor leaguers. Kennedy was the player of the week for the week ending December 2, scoring five goals in three games. He could play some for the Sharks if they have a multitude of injuries but at age 26, he is more of a career minor leaguer.
Cam Atkinson – (RW) – Atkinson is the hottest player in the AHL in December with five goals and eight points in the first four games. Atkinson, like Kennedy, was a sixth round pick, but he has a good chance to make a contribution in the NHL and fantasy hockey. He made his NHL debut last season and was a pleasant surprise with seven goals and 14 points in 27 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets including 10 points in his last eight games. He has picked it up again this season with 25 points in 22 games for Springfield. He will be worth looking at in very deep NHL drafts when play resumes.
Jonathan Audy-Marchessault -(LW)- The undrafted left winger is currently tied for fifth in AHL scoring with 25 points. The diminutive Audy-Marchessault had 40 goals and 95 points in his last year with the Quebec Ramparts in 2010-11 and then followed it up with a team-tying 64 points playing for the Connecticut Whale. He signed a three-year/entry level deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1 and has been a very good offensive player for Springfield all season. He likely needs more time in the minors but could find a spot in Columbus in the near future as they have a lack of scoring punch at the NHL level at this time.
Taylor Hall -(LW/C)-The number one selection in the 2010 Draft, Hall was sent to the AHL this season to play during the NHL lockout after undergoing off-season surgery on his left shoulder. He only played 61 games last season, due to injuries to his eye, shoulder and a concussion. Still, he managed 27 goals and 53 points as he continued to show that he is a star in the making. Hall has 17 points in 14 games thus far in the AHL. The Oilers still have thoughts of making him a center and will give him an opportunity to play there this season, but wherever he plays, he deserves to go fairly high in pools as he has the potential to be a 50 goal scorer.
Ben Smith-(RW)-The third of the sixth round picks in this column, Smith made a name for himself with an outstanding 2011 NHL playoff when he managed to score three times in seven games. He has only played in 19 regular season NHL games, also scoring three times. Strangely enough, he has not had an assist at the NHL level but has 10 goals and 10 assists in 25 AHL games thus far. He is coming off March surgery to repair a tear in his hip and he also needed hernia surgery, so the extra time in the minors is not hurting him. Smith is a bottom six NHL forward at best, and likely is best selected as a waiver wire pick in deep pools when he plays in the NHL.

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|2007-01-31, 19:19
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Vampie Walrus. Big fangs
Join Date: Oct 2004
Well, I think it's more the love love comparison. I don't think any touhou characters match up weith Fate. Komachi has a scythe so maybe in that respect, but she's also infamously lazy whereas Fate isn't.
Actually, Marisa and Alice's relationship isn't too far off from Nanoha and Fate's. Both fanbases have made one bashfully in love with the other, despite the creator's route.
|2007-02-01, 09:20
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In return, I give ye this:
Adult Nanoha, in semi-hi-res..
(If this is a repost.. well.. sorry. )
Note: Nanoha + zettai ryouiki >> Excelion Buster
|2007-02-01, 11:22
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 35
Only the design is on a whole new different level. If you ask me, Mai Otome costumes are UGLY.
And here's something to remember the good old loli days
Spoiler for loli underwear alert - you have been warned:
|2007-02-01, 12:46
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Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
|2007-02-01, 15:32
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
Her battle outfit says "I'm going to stand back here and punch holes in reality with my little weapon" (though the bow is a bit big)... her office outfit.... well it sucks but then most of the TSAB outfits are kind of bland sucky looking.
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|2007-02-01, 15:35
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 35
I like everything Fate and Nanoha wear ~nano.
My only problem is that I like Fate's personality better I don't think I'm compatible with Nanoha. Other than that, their cloth designs suit me just fine. I was especially happy with their office suits
|2007-02-01, 16:07
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Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 31
What's an example of good-looking working clothes in your opinion?
|2007-02-01, 16:27
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well id say that shorter skirts are welcomed but in all seriousness the office outfit just doesnt show enough of nanoha's figure...she looks a bit too "straight" which isnt a good sign...also im a sucker for capes so i hope fate keeps hers!
|2007-02-01, 19:19
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Vampie Walrus. Big fangs
Join Date: Oct 2004
I like her office attire and her barrier jacket. You just need to remember that she's supposed to have a modest figure. Arisa > Suzuka > Fate > Hayate > Nanoha is how it goes officially.
And the bow is big because it needs to be visibly damaged in near-miss attacks
I like how her barrier jacket looks because she's always struck me as more of an artillery peice. I mean, could you imagine if she went to do her new big attack and spikes shot out of RH and ploughed into the cement to keep her from being blown away? That's the type of thing I'd picture from Nanoha.
If Nanoha were a fighter craft type unit, I'd picture her doing a lot more flying around while firing big shots.
Of course, if we absolutely must compare them to tanks and jets and stuff.
|2007-02-01, 20:48
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Another good idea is to use those magical chainlinks that Yuuno used a lot in A's to Struggle Bind targets. If you've played Melty Blood and seen Sion's Black Barrel Replica special, then you'd get what I mean.
Wait, scratch that... here's a video:
Spoiler for a semi-offtopic video link:
And if we're on the topic of the cast as mobile weapons, I'd still make Nanoha a METEOR, or a SFreedom. Or even both.
The Dendrobium's not that bad either.
EDIT: And so not to make this post pointless, I present another StrikerS pic:
Adult Fate. Also known as MILFate to some.
TSAB-standard cloak and uniform comes with the set. Magical batteries not included.
And another one, just for kicks.
Gyakuten Nanoha?
(Or even, "Lyrical Wright: Beam Spam for All")
If anyone could TL the lower right title, it would be much appreciated. ^_^
|2007-02-01, 20:58
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Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 31
I can't do the counter specials at all... I didn't even realize they had different animations, I thought they were just an instant use of the normal special-in-blood-heat.
Edit: Wait, I only play Re-ACT anyway, I don't even know.
When you talk about use of chains I just think of Arcueid's specials. Now if Yuuno could do something like that...
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... I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke....The apology is clearly for the "wrong words... choice of words... word choices." That's very precise, stated 3 times. He does not apologize for the "analogy." What analogy? There is only one analogy that I can see, and that is the analogy of Sandra Fluke to a prostitute (because she, as he put it, thought "American citizens should pay for these social [i.e., sexual] activities").
My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.
So what are the words — plural: words — that he apologizes for using? There's "slut." That's one. What's the other? If it's "prostitute," then how can stand by the analogy?
By the way, the prostitute analogy is used all the time in politics. I think of P.J. O'Rourke's book "Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government." They're all prostitutes! Well, O'Rourke's word choice was "whores." I'm sure Limbaugh didn't mean to imply that he's sorry he used such nice words. Prostitute is positively stuffy compared to whore.
And as for "slut"... recently, women have been embracing the word slut.
I'm going to monitor the Rush Limbaugh show when it comes on in a couple hours. Wouldn't it be a kick in the teeth if he said that he only apologized for his word choice, the "wrong words" were "slut" and "prostitute," and the better word, the word he should have chosen, was: whore. And: They're all whores!
I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.... I meant a personal attack on all the Democrats in Congress!


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Unless she's expounding on them at length I don't see why the LW's reasons for her eating habits have any bearing on the situation any more than a vegetarian's does, or someone who keeps Kosher, or someone who skips the salad course. It's really no one's business any more than those things are. Just because she put it in the letter doesn't mean she's sitting at lunch telling her coworkers, "Mommy wouldn't let me eat dessert, so now I eat it first! Nya nya nyah! If the only thing she is doing is eating her pudding before her meat I think the coworkers need a large dose of MYOB. And plate.
There are different rules for different types of dining situation. Everybody knows this. Only boors refuse to acknowledge it.If I'm eating at home, I put on Netflix and feel free to eat out of the ice cream carton. If I'm in a restaurant with friends, then I will order that 3rd glass of wine. If I'm eating with my wife, we eat off each other's plates. None of these things are good ideas in a business situation.
There are different rules for different types of dining situation. Everybody knows this. Only boors refuse to acknowledge it.If I'm eating at home, I put on Netflix and feel free to eat out of the ice cream carton. If I'm in a restaurant with friends, then I will order that 3rd glass of wine. If I'm eating with my wife, we eat off each other's plates. None of these things are good ideas in a business situation.In a business situation, you want to appear polished and professional. Eating your pudding first is neither of those things.
I think sharing one's rebellious reasons for doing so in a professional situation is perhaps not the *wisest* choice depending on how the coworkers' are together, but it really depends on how business-y it is. Some coworkers are very friendly and casual and this would be seen as funny. Others, not so much. So, I think context is important.
The letter said that this was done at restaurants where the writer could "order dessert at the same time as the meal." My understanding of this is that the LW receives their dessert and entree simultaneously and at the same time that everyone else receives their entrees. In this thread, it seems that one of the major objections from posters who disapprove is that the LW is ordering an "extra course" and will either delay the group or simply eat more courses than everyone else at the table. For those that feel this way, would you consider it wrong to order an entree and a separate side item to eat at the same time? I.e. assume the LW ordered a regular entree and also ordered, e.g., a side salad or a baked potato or an order of fries that was not part of the standard entree "package." If such an item was ordered separately and served alongside the LW's main course, would you consider it an "extra course"? Does it matter if it's listed in the menu as an "appetizer" instead of a "side" (assuming it's ordered to come alongside the entree regardless)? To me, a small extra item ordered a la carte and served alongside the entree would not be an extra course, but a side. Where that item happened to be listed on the menu is pretty irrelevant to me. I've ordered appetizers as entrees before (and dined with others who did so), and I'd think nothing of someone ordering an appetizer as a side item to their meal. I see the dessert thing basically the same way. Someone having a slice of cake or pie as a side is definitely unusual, and doing so in a business setting could be unwise. But is there any practical difference for the other diners between the person having a side of cake and having a very typical side of baked potato or salad?
Weird! In the UK you can choose a cheeseboard or pudding, (like at this restaurant http://www.loch-lomond.co.uk/dining/colquhouns-restaurant/colquhouns-dinner-menu/), or at bigger, fancier dinners you would get a pudding course then a cheese course to finish. We always do this at CHristmas, for example.
"Life is short, eat dessert first." Never heard of anyone actually doing it, until now.
You can't have your pudding if you don't eat your meat.
There is an entire set of etiquette rules around dining out, from which utensil to use, which direction to spoon soup, etc.
Eating lunch with co-workers is also different from a "business lunch" with clients or the boss, where possibly more formal rules might apply. They were travelling together on business, and had to eat. I'm picturing this scenario when they pop to the local bistro for lunch:Waitress: "So what can I get you all?"Mavis: "I'll start with the carrot soup, and then a mushroom omelette, please."Norman: "A Caesar salad, and then the salmon fischcakes."Albert: "Clam chowder to start, and a cheeseburger, with everything."LW: "The creme brulee -- I know that's on the dessert menu, but it's my favourite so can I have that as my starter please? Then I'll have the fishcakes as well."What would be the big deal? That everyone else is jealous that they don't have the gumption to eat their favourite thing first?
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Oh, this little lady is one cuddly bundle of baby.
She has grown so much in the last couple of weeks and has quite a few new skills to show for it. She has been spinning in a circle for a while -- you know, lying on her belly, moving around full circle -- and now she has started to do what I call 'the caterpillar', where she kind of pushes up on her legs, face plants and wriggles forward. I've only see her do it a couple of times but I guess these are the first wriggles towards crawling. It's very funny and cute and it was nice because the mr, who is at work during the day so misses lots of firsts, was the one who originally noticed her do it.
We've started to include books in our nap-time routine as well as just reading randomly throughout the day. She loves it. Sometimes she listens quietly to the story, most times she tries to grab the pages.
She dribbles a lot. Funny girl. And she's started enthusiastically flapping her arms when she's excited.
Did I mention how much we love her?
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JT Brown Anxious to Resume Pro Career
JT Brown was just getting his feet wet in the National Hockey League.
In the final game of the 2011-12 regular season – his fifth game since the free agent collegian chose the Tampa Bay Lightning – the highly sought-after prospect registered an assist for his first professional point.
But more importantly, the short time in Tampa gave Brown a taste of the NHL lifestyle, the speed of the game, and the coaching systems.
"It was pretty brief, but it was great to get in there at the end of the year and see what it was like," Brown said. "It was a really positive experience just to get a few games in."
With the NHL in the midst of a lockout, Brown is focusing on bettering his game during his first full pro season with the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League.
"When you're in the NHL, you get tabbed as an NHL guy, but on our ice he's just a rookie trying to figure out the game," Syracuse Crunch head coach Jon Cooper said. "Because he had that positive showing last year in Tampa, his expectations are high for us and he's done nothing to disappoint so far."
Before being sidelined recently with an injury, Brown recorded time on the power play and found the back of the net once over the first four games of the season.
"It's tough whenever you get injured, especially this early in the season," he said. "The whole summer you've been waiting to get on the ice and get back to playing games."
The 22-year-old Minnesota-native has every reason to be anxious to jump back on the ice.
After winning the NCAA championship and being named the Frozen Four's most outstanding player in 2011, Brown finished his last season at the University of Minnesota-Duluth with 47 points (24 goals and 23 assists) in 29 games. His leaps and bounds of progress prompted interest from numerous NHL clubs, all of which previously passed over the undrafted winger.
"Right away, you wish you would've gotten drafted," Brown said. "But at the same time, going the route I did...I couldn't complain."
Although the Minnesota Vikings selected his father, former running back Ted Brown, in the first round, JT doesn't have to look far for guidance in regards to being a professional athlete.
"Any situation that I was in, he's already gone through it and was able to give me advice – what worked for him and what didn't work for him," Brown said. "It's nice to have somebody who went through it – maybe in a different sport – but overall, it's mainly the same."
Although he played football when he was younger, Brown's choice to play hockey was an easy one.
"Growing up I played just about everything, from soccer and baseball to football and hockey," Brown said. "Once I got to high school, I decided I didn't want to play football anymore and that hockey was the sport that I wanted to pursue."
Now that he has shown he can play with the top athletes in the sport, Brown, who wears No. 23 like his father, needs to keep up that pace throughout a full professional season.
"The problem I find with players is if you want to be a good pro, you have to play consistent," Cooper said. "You can't be up one day and down the next. It has to be a solid, consistent play all the time. Those are the guys that make it."
Pictured: Crunch forward JT Brown looks to make a move around Bears defenseman Steve Oleksy at the Onondaga County War Memorial Oct. 13.
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Some teachers ought not be teachers frankly
A Denton teacher allegedly refused to grade two student reports because they were about guns. Now one mother is demanded answers and an apology.
Marshall Williams said he and his classmates were told by Mr. Dewey Christian at Denton High School to write a report on anything that they were interested in using different types of sentence structures. He chose to write about the Fort Worth gun show.
But then he said his English teacher told him he would get a zero on the assignment because of the topic.
Williams' mom confronted the teacher. She asked him if he had outlined any criteria for the topic and posted a video of his response on YouTube.
"So because it had guns in it you refused to grade it?" Kimberly Williams asked.
"Not just guns, but you see we've had a certain amount of violence and things in schools…" Christian replied.
"I'm not asking you about that. I'm asking you about the subject matter of his paper and why you took issue with it," the mother said.
"The problem was not the subject matter…" the teacher said.
"You just told me it was the subject matter," the mother said.
The family demanded an apology.
The Denton Independent School District said in a statement, "The teacher has accepted the paper and apologized to the student for misperceptions. The teacher's intent was for guns not to be trivialized in any school situation because of recent events."
"I don't feel like I've gotten an apology yet. I feel like he has just stomped on our right to free speech. He told us we would not be allowed to express ourselves and didn't even consider what we had said. He didn't have a clue of the content of my paper before he told me… he just knew that my paper was about guns before he told me that I would be getting a zero on the assignment," Marshall Williams said.
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Last Friday, residents of Big Six Towers, children from the Towers Play-N-Learn nursery school and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer erected a symbolic stop sign to pressure DOT.
Currently, 47th Avenue between 59th and 61th streets has no crosswalks, stop signs or speed bumps. Residents also noted that few drivers obey the stop sign at 60th Street leading onto 47th Avenue due to poor sight lines, as cars are allowed to park up to the corners of the block.
"We've had numerous requests in and it has been exacerbated by the fact that the side road of Queens Boulevard is only one lane now," said Jerry LoMonte, treasurer and resident of Big Six Towers. "During high traffic times, people cut down this road to get around the traffic."
LoMonte said that without stop signs on 47th Avenue people typically speed down the block. "These are very dangerous situations," he said. "Let's not wait until someone gets hurt or killed."
LoMonte noted that the seniors and nursery school children have to walk multiple blocks out of their way to find a spot to safely cross.
"It's really hard for students to cross the street," said Elizabeth O'Hara, director of Towers Play-N-Learn nursery school. "We go on nature walks and we have to have full staff crossing the streets because the cars come flying down."
At times, O'Hara said that she, along with other teachers, have to wave at cars because they don't know if the drivers will stop while the children cross the street.
"It's really dangerous for us to cross the street here," she said.
"For over three years, my office has been fighting the DOT for very simple and common sense measures to calm traffic and make this area safer," Van Bramer said. "I don't know how much it costs to put up a stop sign, but I know the life of these children is worth far more."
DOT said it studied the area last winter and found there was no need for a stop sign.
"Safety is DOT's top priority," said a DOT spokesperson. "While the agency's recent study of this location last winter found that it did not meet the federal guidelines for additional stop signs, DOT will review the location to see what potential enhancements can be made, including possibly adding a temporary speed board at the location to remind drivers of the safety reasons for adhering to the speed limit."


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NORTH BERWICK, Maine — A rabies clinic will be held on Sunday, May 12 at the North Berwick Community Center on Lebanon Road in North Berwick. The time is 9 am to noon. All towns and states are welcome.
It's co-sponsored by Post Road Vet Hospital of Wells, Maine and Another Chance Animal Rescue. The cost is $10 per rabies vaccination. Please bring if possible the last rabies certificate your pet had.Please have cats in carriers and dogs properly leashed.
There will be a bake sale running concurrent with the Rabies Clinic, sponsored by a group of volunteer bakers. The proceeds will go to Another Chance Animal Rescue in North Berwick to help with our mission to rescue and place homeless companion pets.
Everyone who likes to eat is invited to come and purchase the baked goods that will be on the bake tables.
For more information, please call (207) 676-9330
ROCHESTER — A rabies clinic will be held May 11 from noon to 2 pm at the Rochester Fairgrounds 4-H building on Lafayette Street.
The fee is $15 per each dog or cat. All animals need to be properly restrained by leash or carrier.


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Just a post-Sandy blackout observation... BoweryBoogie noted this too the other day: an uptick in graffiti that occurred during the blackout ... a few examples...
BoweryBoogie heard (unconfirmed) that the NYPD arrested four graffiti artists for tagging walls during the blackout.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
A quick post-blackout observation
Posted by Grieve at 6:30 AM
Labels: graffiti, Hurricane Sandy
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There SO much more graffiti around. Such a bummer.
- November 8, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Grieve, it's really an insult to actual artists everywhere to call these perps artists. This is the work of vandals, petty criminals. Whatevs.
- November 8, 2012 at 9:31 AM
i think i hate the hipster "write an obscure phrase or compound word" graffiti more so than the illegible throw-up tags. at least the latter are rooted in nyc culture and history.
- November 8, 2012 at 10:22 AM
it's graffiti. i like it all.
- November 8, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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The White House says the ceasefire in Syria is "fragile"—but there is no ceasefire at all.
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan sought a ceasefire in Syria between forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the opposition. The Obama administration insists that the ceasefire is holding. "What we saw in the last day or so was a very fragile truce emerge, a very fragile first step," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said yesterday in a press briefing.
Yet this morning, there's evidence to the contrary, as tanks roll through the Qarabis district in Homs:
The cameraman notes the date, the 14th, or two days after the ceasefire was supposed to have been observed.
In this video from the Jourit al-Shayyah district in Homs, the cameraman appears to have been wounded after regime forces have fired on his position:
And in this video, also from Qarabis, the cameraman calls out, "look world":


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Making her first appearance since winning the Grade II Las Palmas Stakes last Nov. 6, the Canadian bred rallied strongly in the final furlong to defeat Hard to Resist and six others.
Enabling Brice Blanc to become the first jockey to win the Redondo Beach twice – he also won with Turning Top in 2010 – All Star Heart paid $8.60, $5.60 and $3.60 as the 3-1 second choice.
Fresh off a win in an optional claimer May 3, Hard to Resist saved ground to gain the lead in the stretch from pacesetters Broken Dreams and Briecat, but couldn't contain the winner. Hard to Resist returned $8.40 and $4.80.
Briecat, who was seeking her third win over the grass at Betfair Hollywood Park, outfinished 23-1 shot Broken Dreams by a half-length and paid $3.60 to show.
A seven race maiden who had finished no better than third while racing in Kentucky and Canada for former trainers David Ashcraft and Arthur Silvera, All Star Heart has blossomed for McAnally.
The Redondo Beach win was her sixth in nine starts since she arrived in California the latter part of 2010. All Star Heart has earned $305,385 – all but $4,430 for McAnally – in 16 races.
"What a nice filly,'' said McAnally. "You can always tell when she's coming around. She starts to dapple out and act nasty. You walk in the stall to give her a carrot and after she gets the carrot she'll rear and kick.
"She was away because she had a little splint. It just took time.''
The disappointment in the Redondo Beach was Star Billing. A double stakes winner over the Betfair Hollywood Park turf, she finished last as the 8-5 favorite in her initial outing since her 10-1 upset in the Grade I Matriarch last Nov. 25.
"She bobbled a little on the first turn and she was a little uncomfortable from that point,'' said jockey Victor Espinoza. "On the backside, she tried to grab the bridle just a little, but not much. At the three-eighths, I emptied out and I just didn't have enough horse to keep going with her. We'll see what happens next time.''
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I am just beginning a college Calculus class but doing my homework is not so easy. I still do not understand the meaning of an inverse function and what it is needed for.
I have a problem that is asking me to "Explain how to use sin^-1(x) to find all solutions of the equation sin(u)=x. It does not seem like a hard problem, but I do not know enough about inverse functions to even answer this question.
I do not need the answer from someone, but is there anyone that can at least guide me through to help me better understand how to find the answer.
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Oops, I forgot to do anything lazy and green last week. I did not decrease my carbon footprint whatsoever, well, except I finally learned how to use my stupid digital thermostat. I had lost the instructions and the thing is surprisingly complicated. I miss my old school thermostat, to tell you the truth. It's not easy being green sometimes. However, it's not very hard either.
Anyway, it was hard for me to stop rinsing my dishes before stacking them in the dishwasher. It feels gross. Also, a word to the wise, if you have a bowl with bits of cereal or parmesean cheese stuck to it, you're going to have to give it a little soak or a wipe in order for it to get clean; your dishwasher is not a miracle worker, however, press on! In Georgia, now that we are conserving water so well, the price of water went up in order to make up for the water company's lack of profits, which is really bad karma for the water company, but anyway, the less water used, the better and even the cheaper. If you aren't concerned about water usage yet, go pick up this month's issue of GOOD magazine. Personally, I'm not real anxious to drink my own urine anytime soon, so I'm happy to do my part to conserve water.
Onto more fun things: The Product! This week I looked under my nose to see if any sustainable products here on DP were calling my name and low and behold, it was the Unison Larch Organic Blanket. This blanket is 100% organic cotton. I love the photographic quality of the image and how striking it is. While I think this looks great in the styled product shot, I can also see it used more as a spread, and in my own home, I think I would drape it over my super boring neutral sofa in order to give it some oomph. This also makes a good wedding present, so long as you have a good idea of the couple's taste. Personally, I am usually way too disorgainzed to get to order from the registry before all that's left is a $150 knife from Crate and Barrel.


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Thankfully she was cool with it. (Did Dh force this issue with making SIL host the dinner?)DH tells me that we are going over to go to church with SIL and her kids. (Not a big deal, this was a possiblity and it is part of the church we go to and we know the pastor.) And after church we will do lunch over at SIL's. And that is all the info I am given. SIGH. So I called SIL last night and while I know that she doesn't do weekly menu planning, (Are you saying that you know she may not know what she is going to make ahead of time but wanted to call anyhow?) I figured it would be good if we both knew what was going on for Sunday. She hadn't really thought about it but thankfully we chatted. She had a certain set of sides -some I hadn't thought of. (did she want you to make this and you didn't want to?) Plus I found out that MIL will be going to her church, but come over for lunch. So MIL will make at least one side dish, SIL doing the ham and rolls and a dessert. And I will bring 3 sides and deviled eggs. Whew. (did you not want to make so many sides?)Making SIL talk to MIL on what to bring. (Is this the point of this whole thread about being pushy in making sil deal with her own mother?) MIL tends to either ignore or misunderstand what DH or I have told her. For some reason SIL can get the point across. So SIL will let MIL want is needed.
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10 U.S. Code § 515 - Reenlistment after discharge as warrant officer
A person who has been discharged from a regular component of an armed force under section 1165 or 1166 of this title may, upon his request and in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be enlisted in that armed force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary. However, a person discharged under section 1165 of this title may not be enlisted in a grade lower than the grade that he held immediately before appointment as a warrant officer.
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By Dusten Rader
BEMUS POINT - After top-notch performances from four area residents, Michael Nugent, a 19-year-old from Lancaster, has been named the winner of Chautauqua Lake Voices.
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Michael Nugent, a 19-year-old from Lancaster, has been named the winner of Chautauqua Lake Voices.
Throughout the course of the competition Nugent performed tunes such as: "Beautiful Day" by Michael Buble; "Movin' Out" by Billy Joel; "What Do You Got" by Bon Jovi; "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frank Sinatra; and "Feeling Good" by Michael Buble.
According to Nugent, although winning hasn't yet sunk in, he feels incredibly grateful to all who supported him throughout the competition, especially since he isn't from Chautauqua County.
"It's a feeling of love," Nugent said. "It's amazing, frankly. A lot of people had fans down here, but nobody really knew me down here. That's why it feels pretty good to have a great crowd that liked my singing. Honestly, I think this is step one. I got a lot of work to do, and singing is definitely something that is always going to be in my future - no doubt about it."
Judge Michelle Paterniti said Nugent's rendition of "I've Got You Under My Skin" was the best she's seen of him throughout the competition. Judge Patricia Newman added, "Flawless vocals and perfect breath control." Nugent also got an "A-plus performance" from judge Tim Edborg.
After Nugent's take on "Feeling Good" nearly the entire audience stood for an ovation, to which judge Drew Minton commented, "You proved it." Paterniti added, "I don't think there is a woman in the audience who didn't faint - including me."
According to Andrew Hill, director of operations and programming for Media One Group, producer and host of the show, Nugent not only earned the judges praise throughout the competition, but also that of the audience, who voted him coolest performer during Bon Jovi night as well as the highest number of votes via SlickText.com during the finale.
"Each year I say it's one of the best finales, and I can honestly say that this year is the best we've ever had," Hill said. "Each singer brought their game face, and they performed above all of our expectations. Truly we can't think of a different way to celebrate our 10th year than with quality singers, wonderful personalities and Michael Nugent - who was consistent during the entire summer. He impressed our judges and everybody tonight with his adult standard music - he certainly earned his position of joining nine other great singers in the history of the show."
As a result of becoming the winner of 2013s Chautauqua Lake Voices, Nugent won thousands of dollars worth of prizes. In addition to publicity and exposure, Nugent also received: a large flat-screen television from DFT Communications; a $200 gift certificate from the Italian Fisherman; a $500 gift certificate from Ziebart; $1,000 at Moran's Floor and Ashley Furniture Store; a full day pontoon boat rental from Smith Boys Marina; a complimentary sitting and print from Jon Elder Photography; lunch for two, once-a-month for a year at Foxmart in Akeley; an overnight stay for two at the Wingate by Wyndham in Erie, Pa.; a $250 Diamondback brand 'Outlook' model bicycle from Hollyloft Ski And Bike; a prize from Decorators Gallery Showroom; a $700 gift certificate from Jamestown Mattress; and an end-of-summer performance with the Bemus Bay Pops orchestra during its Labor Day weekend finale.
The other finalists included Teal Weatherley, Bill Brunacini and Nicole Tenpas. Weatherley performed "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera and "Son of a Preacher Man" by Joss Stone. Brunacini performed "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5 and "Roxanne" by The Police. Tenpas performed "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood and "Done" by The Band Perry.
The first SE93 Chautauqua Lake Voices winner, Susan Waite, also took the stage to perform during the finale. She presented the audience with "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," which was a flashback of the blues-hymn style she specializes in and currently performs with her band Red Letter Blues. According to Waite, being back on The Floating Stage was an amazing experience.
"To see everybody all the way around - this is a really supportive community for music," said Waite. "It's really great to see this kind of community support for the arts."
Other past Chautauqua Lake Voices winners include: Marla Harris, Lauren Ceccini, Ben Blood, Billy Thomas, Shawn Wilder, Marc Nupp, Samantha DeJeus and Heather Pawlak.
According to Hill, a 10-year anniversary show, which will occur in December, is being planned in conjunction with Angelo Giuffre and the Spire Theater. More information regarding the show will be released at a later date.
For more information visit ChautauquaLakeVoices.com or search for "Chautauqua Lake Voices" on Facebook.


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Saturday, November 24, 2012
MZone Exclusive: U-M Football Team Arriving in Columbus
How bad is it for the Wolverines when they arrive in Columbus? Check out this exclusive video of Michigan's football team pulling up to the Horseshoe:
And yes, Harrison Ford is on the U-M staff this season.
And yes, Harrison Ford is on the U-M staff this season.
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- bigGexpress said...
Honoring Tressel!?
Jonestown, David Koresh, Heaven's Gate, and now Ohio! That is the only logical connection I can make to honoring a guy who has put your own team on a bowl ban.
- November 24, 2012 12:49 PM
- Dennis said...
The video sorta reminded me of how OSU blew up the Michigan defense in the second half. Good game and great job by your defense to keep your team in the game. Yes, you had good offense the first half, but we had great field position in the second half and your offense did little but turn over the ball in the second.
Looking forward to your healing pic.
- November 24, 2012 3:38 PM
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A large manufacturing company recently experienced unexpected data loss with its e-mail system resulting from insufficient storage capacity and a series of other failures.
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Cheers to ice fishing and Jeers to Minnesota's worst stories of the year
Cheers...to ice fishing
Name a holiday tradition that involves snow and ice. No, it's not battling wintry roads on your way to celebrate Christmas and New Year. It's ice fishing!
For some folks, it's their favorite past time. People actually wait all year for winter and the ice to get thick enough to drive on. They park their fancy or non-fancy ice houses in the best spots hoping to snag a big Walleye for dinner or to mount on the wall. Once the holes are drilled, the fun begins.
Some years are better than others. When you do bring home a bucket of fish, it's a proud moment. Everyone in the family will stand over in awe of your accomplishment and then break out the newspaper to get ready for filleting. Whether you like cajun style or original, a fish fry is one of the best ways to end the day.
If you haven't tried ice fishing before, give it a whirl. You never know what you will catch plus you get to spend quality time with family and friends. You might even end up becoming one of those people who look forward to winter.
Jeers...to Minnesota's worst stories of the year
Minnesota has had some great stories this year. The state also had some bad ones. Awful things happen all over the world, but it hurts the most when it's so close to home. Here are just three of the top worst stories of the year:
1. Clergy Sex Abuse. Not only has this been one of the top stories in Minnesota, but also right here in Crookston. It is unfortunate that news of this abuse is finally coming to light after all these years. Diocese all over the state are now publishing lists of priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors. The abuse in question occurred from the mid 1900s to the present time. Abuse attorney Jeff Anderson of St. Paul has worked hard over the past year on assisting survivors and attempting to get Minnesota diocese to release names of past accused priests. He has had a few victories in the southern part of the state and will be working on others into the new year.
2. Synthetic Drugs. Jim Carlson of Duluth owned the 'Last Place' head shop until July of this year. Authorities shut his business down after he was found to be selling synthetic drugs. In October, a jury convicted Carlson on 51 counts of drug charges. Synthetic drugs, commonly referred to as "incense" or "bath salts" have been difficult to regulate due to constantly changing formulas. A couple weeks ago, authorities completed a search of his home finding $750,000 cash, guns, ammunition and armor. Carlson will be sentenced in 2014, but says he will appeal.
3. Missing Women. Not only is it the tenth anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Dru Sjodin, there have been many other Minnesota women missing and killed this year. Kira Steger who was last seen having dinner at the Mall of America with her husband, Jeffrey, was pulled out of the Mississippi River in May. Her husband was convicted in her death and sentenced to 27 years in prison. Danielle Jelinek of Oakdale was found in a marsh in May. Her boyfriend was indicted for third-degree murder after he supplied the cocaine that led to her death. Mandy Matula of Eden Prairie was found in a shallow grave in October. Police believe her ex-boyfriend shot her in the head before killing himself outside the police station a day later.


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Dan Leberfeld @jetswhispers
Geno Smith is represented by Erik Burkhardt and Jeff Nalley of Select Sports Group. Perhaps Schefter is getting this from them.
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STRENGTHS: Possesses all of the traits scouts are looking for in a franchise quarterback. Can make every NFL throw, showing pinpoint accuracy on short, intermediate and deep routes. Very good deep ball passer. Has the touch and accuracy to lead his receivers away from defenders. Quick setup and delivery. Has a fluid, over-the-top release which makes up for less-than-ideal but adequate height. Has generally shown the confidence to drive passes through tight windows, throwing his receivers open even when they are covered. Good athleticism to slide in and around the pocket to buy time. Good field vision. Checks down to his second and third options. Has the speed and elusiveness to gain yards in chunks but will exhaust his passing options before running. Hard worker.
WEAKNESSES: His confidence was shaken noticeably during the 2012 season. Fails to account for blitzers too often for a quarterback with his experience. Inconsistent setup and delivery, failing to set his feet and resulting in some fluttering passes. Has struggled in poor weather conditions, including the final game of his career (New Era Pinstripe Bowl). Demonstrative leadership will be considered a negative by some. Took virtually all of his snaps out of the shotgun in a relatively simple offense.
COMPARES TO: Alex Smith, Chiefs -- Each is a highly efficient, accurate passer with the mobility to force defenses to account for their dual-threat capabilities, with Geno being the more accurate deep-ball passer but the same questions apply to the WVU product -- will his skills translate to a more traditional, NFL offense?
NFL Comparison
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Bottom Line
Though Smith has had his ups and downs as a passer in West Virginia's prolific spread offense, NFL general managers appreciate his ultra-competitive nature, athleticism, arm strength and quick delivery. The Mountaineer turned down a Senior Bowl invitation after regressing in the second half of the season following a strong start. Smith's eye level and pocket movement can be great, but he reverted back to staring down his first read. During his sophomore season, Smith played in an offense where he frequently took snaps from center, so he might have a leg up compared to some other prospects in that regard.
Dan Leberfeld @jetswhispers
Geno Smith is represented by Erik Burkhardt and Jeff Nalley of Select Sports Group. Perhaps Schefter is getting this from them.
I'm going to go ahead and speculate that the Jets are employing the same method they used on round one to stimulate the tavon trade. Get teams thinking they need to trade up to acquire a position in order to push other picks down. I know it's a stretch, but let's say you reeeally wanted Cyprien for example, but you didn't want to trade up for him. Next best thing is getting teams to trade ahead of you for a position you aren't going to take, in hopes of pushing Cyprien down.
One can hope.
Geno's leadership deficiencies make Sanchez look like General Patton. Pass.
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I really dont want any of these QB's, I'd rather we tank and re-evaluate at this point next year
1. This is Shefter saying this, not Cimini.
2. This would be outright shocking, because it would leave the Jets with few draft picks (they would probably have to trade a 4th + 6th to move up. This screams of either the Jets smokescreen, Geno Smith's making noise, or another team smokescreen and using the Jets... Or just the Jets doing some due diligence.
I think the Jets should just let the chips fall or trade down. Trading awake more picks to move up seems like a terrible idea. Especially because next year should be a very good QB year (even after Bridgewater and Manziel)
People talk about fixing the offense. The one sure way of fixing the offense is to get a new signal caller.
Schefter right now on ESPN radio says he believes Geno will be a Jet tonight.. Says Eagles are the only other team who would take him but his gut feeling says they won't .. And we had a serious debate about him at 13 so it would make sense if we took him at 39.
If the Jets like a QB and think he's worth a 2nd round pick, then go get him now.
A QB in the hand is better than 2 in the 2014 bush.
Jay Cutler is a surly loser and he's been reasonably successful in the NFL.[/
My definition of a loser is someone who sits on a messageboard shouting loser at people who are,by the very fact they have made it to the NFL,winners....surly or not
Summary: Started the season red-hot with the help of two playmaking receivers and created a national stir generating a lot of overexcitement in the scouting community. Quickly came down to earth after Kansas State disguised coverages and brought pressure he could not handle and he finished dropping six of his final eight games. A cross between Akili Smith and Aaron Brooks, Smith is a gimmick, overhyped product of the system lacking the football savvy, work habits and focus to cement a starting job and could drain energy from a QB room. Will be overdrafted and struggle to produce against NFL defensive complexities.
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Section 29b, based on section 204 of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law, effective Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777, established a Commission on Information and Facilities in House of Representatives to be composed of nine members of the House appointed by Speaker, required Speaker to appoint an Advisory Council to assist Commission in carrying out its functions, required Commission to conduct study of informational problems, facilities and space, and House legislative counsel requirements, provided for the scope of study of informational problems, and required Commission to make an annual progress report to Speaker, to complete study of House legislative counsel requirements by Jan. 1, 1976, and to submit a final report by Jan. 2, 1977.
Section 29c, based on clause 10, rule I, of the Rules of the House of Representatives as in effect before July 17, 1984, relating to the Office for the Bicentennial for the House of Representatives, established by House Resolution No. 621, Ninety-seventh Congress, Dec. 17, 1982, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 102, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479, established in House of Representatives an Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives to coordinate planning of commemoration of two-hundredth anniversary of House of Representatives and to be staffed by a professional historian appointed by Speaker without regard to political affiliation and solely on basis of fitness to perform duties of the position and to serve at pleasure of Speaker, and provided that the Office cease to exist not later than Sept. 30, 1989, unless otherwise provided by law or resolution. Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives was established by clause 10, rule I, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as added on Jan. 3, 1989 (H. Res. 5, 101st Congress).
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"Nothing frees up traffic flow better than separating car and train traffic and that's just what we've done here in Bridgeview," Gov. Quinn said. "This project created jobs will make the key route safer and quicker for residents and businesses across the area."
The $29.8-million project included $20.3 million in funding from the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program and $9.5 million from Gov. Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program. The work began in June 2011 and the project was one of five regional projects to receive federal and state funds as part of the CREATE partnership.
The grade separation of 71st Street and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad /CSX tracks just west of Harlem Avenue will alleviate congestion and improve safety on 71st Street, which sees 4,400 vehicles daily. Because of the angle of the railroad tracks entering the nearby Bedford Park Yard, freight trains can only travel from five to 10 mph across 71st Street.


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The New One
Okay, after New Moon, Bella was changed into the vampire by te volturi, and becomes the Volturi Princess? Edward has remarried a girl called Tara, so what will happen when Edward meets Bella at her 100th brithday party? There's a giant twist.
I've rated it T just in case because there might be violence.
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Okay Edward has come back, so have the Cullens. Everyones happy. Bella is driving to a party. Now, read this. It's before Eclipse but forget about Eclipse for now, in this story, Eclipse doesn't happen.
Bella's POV: Okay so this was so not going to be exciting at all but Alice said that I had to socialise with humans if I wanted Edward to change me. God, why did I agree to marry him? Well at least I'd be with him for eternity.
I heard shouting of, "There she is!" and then, "Felix keep it down!" who was that? Were they talking about me? They had to be - the whole street was deserted. That was unusual - this was a busy road.
I dialed Edward's number on the mobile that he had given me. He didn't answer. Edward always answered his phone. Then I started to panic.
I tried to get my truck to drive faster but then someone from outside wrenched my door open. It was Jane, from the Volturi. And surrounding the rest of the car were the rest of the Volturi.
Panicking, I tried to phone Edward again but there was again no answer. Alice. I phoned her but she didn't come. Oh no!
"Enough of that!" Marcus said.
"Make it look like she crashed." Aro said.
"And don't forget to make it believable." Caius said.
He picked me up from my car. As he did, my arm hit the glass and started bleeding. Aro put a couple of plaster on it and started to run with me. I tried to scream but his hand covered my mouth. We got on a plane with the rest of the Volturi. All of them were there.
When we got to Volterra, they lay me on the floor and Aro asked if he could do the honors. The honors, what honors? I was about to ask when he bit me. And I felt the pain wash over me nad was knocked unconsious.
Edward's POV: It was the worst day of my life. I was at Bella's funeral and there wasn't even a corpse to mourn over. N one had found her body, everyone had looked but no one had looked as hard as I did. All we had found was her mobile. It was dented and blood was on it so it didn't work. But I kept it - it was the only thing I had to remimd me of Bella apart from the memories.
I didn't want to go to this, Bella's funeral seemed like her close, like this was it, the end of her and she would be away from everyone's memories but that was not how it was. I would always remember her.
When we searched, we saw her car, it had been crashed and dented all over. The front door on the right had been torn off. It was covered in blood.
I had forgotten my mobile when I went hunting for the first time. This time happened to be the time Bella crashed and I had two missed calls from her. So did Alice.
Why had we forgotten them? If we had have remembered, we might have gottten to her in time. She mgiht have died of injuries or we could have made her one of us.
But we didn't get there in time.
I knew that if we could cry, all of my family would be sobbing uncontrollobly, even Rosalie. She had warmed up to Bella ever since our incident with the Volturi.
I went up to the empty casket and said my last words that I hoped Bella would hear, wherever she was which I hoped was in heaven, "Thank you for being with me and for loving me. I am sorry for any pain I have ever caused you. I promise I will always love you."
And then I heard words, words spoken in Bella's voice, but t was softer and sweeter, "Be safe for me. Do not try anything." Was I hallucinating. Bella was not here.
Maybe she was contacting me from heaven? Whereever she was, I was glad that I had at least heard her voice one last time.
I wasn't sure if I would be able to hold to what she requested but I would try, for as long as I could.
So I returned to my seat again sobbing tearless sobs. Alice, Rose and Esme held my hands. Emmet and Jasper patted my back. Carlisle put his arm around my shoulders.
Nothing was going to be the same. This was wrose than when I had left her because now, there was no going back to Bella because now, there was no Bella, at least not a live one.
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Last night I had a dream in which a dear friend of mine went on an uncharacteristic rent about the soullessness of Walt Disney World. In this dream, I responded. We were at WDW, a place I long to visit (having never been), and our public debate was making cast members uncomfortable. Here is what I realized in my dream:
I maintain that there are two myths at the core of the American cultural psyche: Utopia and Manifest Destiny. Tucked under Manifest Destiny lies our relationship to consumption. For the American, there are three modes of consumption:
- Survival—well, duh.
- Power—By consuming the resources, none of the other kids can have them, making us king of the playground.
- Unquenhable Hunger—Our consumption is also a need to satiate a hunger, to fill some kind of spiritual hole.
I am an apologist for consumption. I don't believe that the solution to number three is to reinfuse myth into our culture. If there is any single characteristic inherent in Americans, it's our resourcefulness. We have been writing our own myths for centuries, albeit in nontraditional forms. I do believe, however, that the solution to number three is to rewrite the consumption myth altogether, but I'm digressing from my original intended topic.
It occurs to me that number three exists because our country was founded by Protestants. Sure, Protestants brought a strong work-ethic to this country. But Protestants also brought half a religion with them. Protestantism is Catholicism without the mystery and mysticism. I'm not sure why anyone would want to take the mystery and mysticism out of Christianity, but there you have it.
My flavor of Protestantism is Episcopalian. "The Thinking Man's Religion." The lineage of the Episcopal Church can be traced to Henry VIII and the establishment of the Anglican Church. Henry wasn't trying to take the mystery out of Christianity; he just wanted power and control over the church. Oh yeah, and a divorce. As such, I grok the mystery of Christianity, but not the mysticism.
Let me also take a moment to point out that today's Catholicism is not Christopher Columbus' Catholicism. The Catholic Church has had to change dramatically over the centuries to fight against the allure of the Protestant Churches and, increasingly, other religions altogether. This, and the ease of establishing Protestant denominations/churches, is why Christianity is such a mess.
I'm not suggesting that America would have been "better off" if it had been founded by Catholics. Look at the history of Meso- and South America. At least the Catholic conquistadors were consciously searching for modes of consumption, but they still slaughtered anyone in their path who wasn't cooperating. There's that annoying relationship between consumption and power again.
I am suggesting, however, that Americans need to relearn the mystery and mysticism of SOMETHING. Perhaps "traditional" or "organized" religions is not the answer (I'm including Native American traditions here). Perhaps, instead, the secret is to disconnect from the Information Superhighway. I have to give kudos to Henry David Thoreau. While his abandonment of civilization isn't for everyone (assuming there are still remote parts of America left), his attention to the little things is. How easy it would be to embrace the mystery the Romantic poets saw, and find even a little solace in our Soulless? world.


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"Order of the Phoenix," "Half-Blood Prince" Ultimate Editions Receive June 14, 2011 Release Date
Feb 21, 2011
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Home Media Magazine is reporting that the following two installments of the Harry Potter: Ultimate Edition DVDs will be released on June 14, 2011.
"Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince" are the next two films to receive the Ultimate Edition treatment just a month before the final film, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2," is released in cinemas.
Pre-orders are expected to begin on May 10. The two-disc Blu-ray set will have a retail price of $49.99 while the DVD versions will be $39.92.
Just like the previous Ultimate Edition releases:
Each ultimate edition has a new hour of the "Creating the World of Harry Potter" documentary series, which will total to eight hours when completed. Additionally the sets include a digital copy of the film, more than four hours of special features and such collectibles as a 44-page photo book, limited edition character cards and a lenticular card.


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Daytona Beach Resort and Conference Center sits along the 3,000-mile-long Intracoastal Waterway, which was created to direct boat traffic away from the Atlantic coast's battering currents. On the stretch that passes Florida's Daytona Beach, you can see mangroves and wetlands, historical waterfront homes and lighthouses, and frolicking manatees. And at some points, the waterway blends almost seamlessly with surrounding creeks and rivers. Overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other, Daytona Beach Resort and Conference Center welcomes guests to this serene beachfront setting.
Much like Daytona Beach itself, which has outgrown its former image as the spring-break capital, Daytona Beach Resort is a family-friendly destination. One of its four pools is just for kids, and some of the scheduled onsite events, such as family karaoke, are targeted toward children as well. Adults will find plenty to do here, too, from swimming in the outdoor heated pool to getting a massage at Terra Acqua, the onsite spa. Steps away are the hard-packed sands of the beach, where you can walk along the picturesque coast.
The ocean-view standard rooms draw inspiration from the nearby beach with a white-and-blue color scheme and framed photographs of palm trees. The windows overlook the beach, the Intracoastal Waterway, and Daytona skyline. At night, fire up the stove in the fully equipped kitchen or head to the oceanfront Reflections Restaurant and Bar for American-style food.
Daytona Beach, Florida: Racing Legacy and a Famed Lighthouse
At the turn of the 20th century, motorists began racing on the packed sand of Daytona Beach out of practicality: the beach had a wide, unobstructed stretch and a smooth surface ideal for high-speed sprinting. Today, stock-car racing has moved to nearby Daytona International Speedway, but it's still possible to park your car along the oceanfront here—one of the few beaches in the world where you can do so.
Hundreds of thousands of racing fans visit Daytona International Speedway each year to watch world-class drivers such as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. Stock-car, sports-car, and motorcycle events round out the calendar all year, highlighted by the Daytona 500 in February. Even if you don't come for the big race, you can take a behind-the-scenes tour that explores the speedway's elevated press boxes, banked infield turns, and decadent hot tubs filled with motor oil.
Meanwhile, at Daytona Beach itself, cars toting beach gear roll across the hard-packed sand through oceanfront driving zones; there are also traffic-free areas. South of town, you can see the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. There, a spiral staircase winds up to the top of a 175-foot tower, where you can overlook a 52-acre park filled with armadillos, shore birds, and native wildflowers.
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