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I've had this TV (the 60" version) for a few weeks now and am quite happy.
The only thing I just noticed today while watching a hockey game when panning across a bright area like the ice was sort of a light very faint oval...in maybe the middle 3rd of the screen. Almost like a dust oval about an inch thick on the screen.
Is this maybe a symptom of the edge lit backlighting? I've only heard clouding referred to in dark scenes, and yes some of this is evident too but nothing extremely annoying; I'm wondering if this is the complete opposite effect on light scenes.
I did notice too from looking at this from the side it's not exactly perfectly flat and rigid, that is the top edge, if shined a laser level across it wouldn't be perfectly straight and in fact if looking at the panel in whole directly from the side may appear slightly twisted by an extremely small fraction of an inch. Now I know it's mostly a big hunk of plastic, not steel, so some of that may be normal, not sure. Thoughts??
Unfortunately only noticing these things a good month after having this I no longer have the box if I want to exchange it. :-(
Ok, seems it's not clouding I'm seeing but the DSE (dirty screen effect) that seems as prevalent as clouding or flashlighting. About the only time I notice it is fast panning across a very bright surface like a hockey ice rink. I'm thinking I could've got something much worse. I guess I'll keep it as that's my only complaint, very happy with everything else about the TV.
I didn't exactly set out to get the best TV possible (I just don't think they last long enough to justify the cost) or I would've got one backlit rather than edgelit; I just wanted one with a good picture that didn't have a huge glare problem and for the most part this satisfies that. I can't even get a picture of it where you can see it so it's relatively faint.
Any other opinions?? I don't want to get into constant returning because I find it just in a different spot with every TV. But if you think this may be more rare than common that's certainly an option I'd consider.
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At 1MB I'm amazed you're getting any solid picture, let alone some pixelation. Yes, up your speed.
That is a function of your cable box. It could be in a regular or hidden menu. You will probably notice little is any difference between the two settings. Generally the default setting is passed through. Now if your cable sucks, that's a different problem.
Can anyone speak to how poor the off-axis viewing is? I REALLY want to get this TV but one of the viewing spots in my living room is probably 50-60 degrees off center as it's very spread out. Is the picture drastically altered thus ruining viewing, or just slightly noticeable?
Hope that helps.
Went to BB and Costco yesterday - I could tell how much degradation there was in Costco with the really bright lights on the 70". Seemed fine in BB though on the 60" in a darker room (in fact seemed to do better than some of the surrounding models?) My room is probably closer to the BB lighting than Costco - so I'm not as worried anymore
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Ok, seems it's not clouding I'm seeing but the DSE (dirty screen effect) that seems as prevalent as clouding or flashlighting. About the only time I notice it is fast panning across a very bright surface like a hockey ice rink. I'm thinking I could've got something much worse. I guess I'll keep it as that's my only complaint, very happy with everything else about the TV.
I didn't exactly set out to get the best TV possible (I just don't think they last long enough to justify the cost) or I would've got one backlit rather than edgelit; I just wanted one with a good picture that didn't have a huge glare problem and for the most part this satisfies that. I can't even get a picture of it where you can see it so it's relatively faint.
Any other opinions?? I don't want to get into constant returning because I find it just in a different spot with every TV. But if you think this may be more rare than common that's certainly an option I'd consider.
Ok, made a warranty call...Best Buy sent the Geek Squad out, they put in for an exchange. Not seeing any of the issues I noticed with the first one, in fact the picture seems much better with the same exact settings, making me think there was a serious defect with the first one.
The question that I keep asking is, can the differences be seen on the more expensive screens with greater refresh rates , when reading all of the adjustments suggested to get the tv to the most optimal setting, requires turning off those same features that people paid extra for. Just asking?? As to the warranty from Costco (square trade), it normally covers the last 3yrs of 5, manufacturer covers first 2 yrs. If you didn't buy the tv there, is still available for less than amazon. Same 5 yr warranty for under $1000 is $60, and will be $107 on amazon. Just my thoughts.
Anyways, the 70" 650 didnt look too bad at Sears the other day but the viewing angles and black level performance concern me. Being a plasma guy means these two issues are crucial for me. 3D is useless, Smart TV features are also of no concern. I just want a big screen with a reasonably good picture. I know Ill never get KURO performance from a lower cost LCD but I also dont want to settle too much. A bigger screen doesnt help if the image quality doesnt cut it.
The Sharp was next to a pricier 64" Samsung and a 65" Toshiba model. The Sammy was probably best overall but in the store that hardly counts. The Sharp appears to be the best value and the 5" extra screen makes a big difference too. This is tough though. In some regards I should probably just get a Panasonic 65" plasma since that will be closer to what IM used to. But, I dunno, Im not sold on those either.
Has anyone here gone from a Pioneer plasma or another good plasma to the Sharp 650 recently? If so, Id like to hear about it.
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One criticism - not sure why they went with the gloss black side bezels when the top and bottom are brushed and therefore matte, and the screen is matte. The reflections I want to be gone with the set are gone, except on the bezels.
I was worried about color saturation with a matte screen - not a problem at all here.
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The cnet settings were a bit washed out for me - but these worked great - thanks!!
Also, here are the technical specifications of the 60", 70" and 80" TV's for each respective model number. As you can see, everything is identical.
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80" Models
I am in the process of trying to determine the proper picture settings/calibration. I haven't done much of this before, and from my reading the WOW disc would be helpful. I think I am going to order that.
Any other tips/suggestions would be much appreciated.
I did find this other thread concerning 60" picture settings. The links are busted so I am reposting for convenience, and also including a link to the original thread as this wasn't my work. FYI, at this time and point I have not had a chance to test any of these.
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Updated Links (that are broken in the original thread):
1. http://reviews.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/sharp-lcd-tv/sharp-le650u-picture-settings.html
2. http://www.tweaktv.com/tweak-my-tv/calibration-guide/sharp-lc60le650u.html
3. http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19410_102-589931/sharp-lc-60le650-picture-settings/
Here is a link to the manual in PDF format.
I tried attaching as a file, but it exceeded the size limitations. Later on, if the above link changes or goes down, please PM and I will try to help you by emailing a copy.
I'm pleased to report that my set has no clouding issues whatsoever. I'm very relieved about that, as this was my #1 worry after reading posts from this thread among others. I'll admit that the screen isn't 100% uniform, but it's just as good (if not better) than the uniformity of my old CCFL-backlit Sony KDL-52W3000 set. In a dark room with the screen almost black, I can see just a hint of light leakage around the edges, but nothing serious enough to be distracting while watching dark scenes from a movie.
One thing I've noticed is when the screen goes completely black, the backlights appear to shut off in order to give the image a deep black look. I don't mind this, but I've seen a couple of instances where the backlights flashed on and off during a completely black scene, so I'm wondering if there's a way to disable this feature? I've already turned off power saving as well as OPC, but the backlights still turn off whenever a completely black screen appears.
Meanwhile, there is no input lag that I can detect while in Game mode. However, once switching to other modes, the lag becomes very apparent. It felt like it took a good quarter of a second for the game to respond to my controls. This would adversely affect any game I was playing. On my XBox 360 I tried Call of Duty: Ghosts, Forza 4, and Pinball FX2 and they were all unplayable in any mode outside of Game.
I use my Sony STR-DG820 a/v receiver for audio, so I didn't listen to the TV speakers for very long. What I heard wasn't great (very tinny) so I'm glad I have it hooked up to my a/v receiver.
Anti-reflectivity was excellent (and from what I understand, it's the best that's out there). It's almost as good as the heavy-matte screen on my old Sony KDL-52W3000. Compare this with the Panasonic S60 I tried out back in July, where the reflections were so bad that it was picking up the image being reflected back by a couple of picture frames behind me at night. I agree that the bezels and stand should've been matte instead of glossy; the stand tends to reflect the image, which is a little distracting at night.
What's missing is proper cable management. All that's on the back of this set is a small cable tie that's meant for the power cable. It doesn't appear to be detachable (at least not for this model... the LE857 units apparently have a detatchable version) and the tie is on the power cord side instead of the video connections side, so trying to gather all the cables into this one tie would be difficult.
Also, it would've been nice for the TV to be able to play .mkv files through DLNA. Since the TV supports .mkv playback through USB, I don't understand why it doesn't support this through DLNA as well. At any rate, I've hooked up my old WD TV Live from 2009 for this purpose.
BTW, can this thread be renamed to be an "Official" thread for the LE650 models? This thread has the most posts for this model (115 and counting) so I vote the thread title to be changed.
My replacement came from Amazon, which was great about handling the return -- I simply told them I had image issues, and they arranged for the replacement, free of charge.
The replacement set is a lot better than the original. I must have had a dud. After calibrating this new set according to Z-Mad's settings, there is no pixelation during football, and the clouding is significantly reduced compared to my original set. There's still some clouding that I notice in dark scenes, but it's within an acceptable level. As people have said elsewhere, there will always be some clouding with these edgelit Sharps.
I'm very happy with the TV, especially given the price, and will hang onto it. I decided on this TV because it's being placed in a room with multiple windows and skylights, and the screen has lived up to its low-reflective reputation. It also performs very well at night, when the room is dark.
I received a new Sharp LC-70LE650U from Amazon last week, and got to play with it over the weekend.
Here's my problem: Sunday's NFL football looked horrible! Close-up shots of the players look fine, but when they did the wide-angle shot showing a play, I saw pixels around the players, like I was seeing their auras or something. Once the ball was hiked, their movement made the pixelation even worse. Also, when they did a close-up of a referee calling a penalty, the pixels appeared along the ref's shoulder line and arms. I'm guessing it's the image of the grass interacting (in a bad way) with the outline of the player's/ref's bodies. There was also a halo of pixels around the FOX icon in the upper-right of the screen, and a line of pixels all along at the bottom of the screen where the green of the field hit the top of the scoreline box. The issue lessened when the field was fairly uniform, like an indoor turf field, but watching the Bears-Browns game played on the multi-colored grass in Cleveland was maddening.
Any tips on how to get rid of these pixels? Or is this just a weakness of this line of TVs? If this can't be resolved, it's going to be a deal-breaker for me.
Otherwise, I think I've got my settings in a good place. Blu-rays look great at 1080p. TV shows on cable HDTV look good at 1080i. Like others have reported, I found the cnet and lcdtvbuyingguide settings to be way off, possibly because of the firmware update. I went to the official avsforum page for the LE640U, and started plugging in the various settings recommened by Z-Mad, who thankfully took the time to post an amazing amount of information. I used the settings at Post #1170 (http://www.avsforum.com/t/1399227/official-2012-sharp-lc-xxle640u-xxc6400u/1140#post_23457208), did a little tweaking from there, and found that in Movie mode the colors looked yellowed out so I inputted them into Standard and was happy. (The pixelation issue occurs in both modes.) Z-Mad has some other settings later in the 640U page, so I'm going to check those out.
All that being said, my panel has clouding in every corner, most pronounced in the lower-right where a 1.5-foot-long diagonal line of white comes up from the corner toward the center when the screen gets dark. I called Amazon and they are sending a replacement, no hassle involved.
After watching 1080i HD DVR from Time Warner Cable the last few days, I was thoroughly impressed. PS3 games were as good as expected. Tonight I watched my first 1080p blu ray, and I was disappointed to find the clouding/light bleed is an apparent problem in my panel, in both the right and left lower corners, most prominently in the right lower corner. My question is, has everyone with an LE650 who experienced a lightbleeding/clouding issue, who then got a replacement tv of the exact same model tv, was the problem solved? Did everyone's replacement tv NOT have any of this issue? IE perfect uniformity? Is it just a roll of the dice with these edge lit leds? I just wonder if I should accept it as is and not bother returning it. I have a truck and can easily return it to Sears, I've only had it a week. I'm just thinking if I should go to a Samsung led or *gasp* a plasma, with no uniformity issues, and suffer with reflections and glare when its' bright and sunny. But this is cloudy Ohio where I live, and not often sunny lol. Anyway, just wondering if I go get a new 60LE650 exchanged at Sears, if I'm going to set it up and see the same clouding/bleeding BS, except maybe at a different corner or part of the screen.
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Texstar to step down temporarily
Bill Reinolds, a.k.a. "Texstar", the main developer behind PCLinuxOS, recently published in the distro forum that due to some health issues he's been forced to step down and hand over duties. From his own forum post: "Making some changes around here. The Dr. says no more PCLinuxOS for me for a while cuz I've been doing way too much and ran out of gogo juice. Sooo I'm turning over lots of duties to others. Neal and Old-Polack will be taking care of business and others in the community will be stepping up to handle packaging, ISO's and other goodies. Please be patient until everyone can get up to speed on things ok? I'll continue dropping in on the forum from time to time, and helping the team if they have questions or need advise, but for now I'll be leaving the day to day management of PCLinuxOS to Neal, Old-Polack, and the rest of the team. Please treat them all with the kindness and respect you've always shown me. I'd appreciate it. Thanks a lot! Tex" This is unfortunate news for sure. First and foremost, I wish Texstar a prompt recovery. As for PCLinuxOS, well, sounds like its future is in good hands.
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- Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections
- April 30, 2006 – January 2, 2007
- West Building, Ground Floor, Central Galleries
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: 111 drawings dating from the 14th to the 20th century were exhibited to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the Woodner collections at the National Gallery of Art. The chronological presentation focused on old master drawings from the Renaissance and included works by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Raphael, and Rembrandt van Rijn. An album page from Giorgio Vasari's own collection of Italian Renaissance drawings, Libro de' Disegni, Francisco de Goya's Mascaras crueles (Cruel Masks), and drawings by Pablo Picasso also were included. The Woodner Collections were formed by Ian Woodner and given to the National Gallery by Dian and Andrea Woodner beginning in 1991.
5 midday concerts featuring music from the 15th through the 18th century were given in the West Building Lecture Hall in honor of the exhibition.
Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Margaret Morgan Grasselli, curator of old master drawings, was exhibition curator.
Attendance: 430,106
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Oil Eating Microbes
Even if the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was plugged today and no more oil leaked out there would still be a big mess to clean up for years. A local company in Gainesville called Evolugate is developing microbes that could help in cleaning things up naturally. These bacteria already exist and eat oil but these are hype specialists at consuming oil. They put the bacteria through environments similar to the Gulf. When this happens many of the microbes die but through natural selection the resilient ones live and these are grown. These microbes are then able to live and grow at conditions in the Gulf and eat the oil. The microbes being grown right now are for the open sea oil but they hope to develop other ones to deal with oil at other areas such beaches.
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HOUSTON -- Sharing some thoughts at halftime, as the New England Patriots trail the Houston Texans, 17-7:
Letdown comes into play: The Patriots are coming off two prime-time games against top teams, and they have played down to the competition against the 2-9 Texans. They didn't come ready to play in all three phases -- offense, defense and special teams -- and this is the result. Credit the Texans for playing hard, but it's also been uninspiring football from New England.
Struggle to get off blocks and tackle: Haven't seen the Patriots struggle to get off blocks (linebacker Dont'a Hightower on Ben Tate's TD run as one example) and tackle as they have today in some time. Just poor fundamental football.
Defensive plan heavy in zone coverage: The Patriots have played a lot of man coverage this season, but it has been more zone today. Not sure why coach Bill Belichick has opted for the switch, but it hasn't produced the desired results. One would think the Patriots want cornerback Aqib Talib following Andre Johnson all over the field. Quarterback Case Keenum hasn't been flustered much, with one of the few times the Patriots did resulting in a Logan Ryan interception (with pressure from Andre Carter and Rob Ninkovich contributing to the play).
Thompkins injury update: Receiver Kenbrell Thompkins attempted to come back into the game in the second quarter after suffering a hip injury, and was on the field for three snaps, before coming off again. He was seen riding the stationary bike on the sideline, but hasn't played since. Josh Boyce is taking his reps.
Gotskowski's streak comes to an end: Kicker Stpehen Gostkowski missed a 55-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter, stopping a streak of 21 straight field goals that began in Week 3 against Tampa. Gostkowski easily had the range in pregame warm-ups, which likely played into the decision to kick it. But the miss was just another part of an overall uninspiring first half for the entire team.
Sopoaga gets a sack: Nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga picked up his first sack as a member of the Patriots, which served as a reminder that he still has something left. One of the knocks on Sopoaga in Philadephia when the Patriots acquired him in a trade from the Eagles was that he had little gas left in his tank. That seems to be a bit off the mark.
Working through issue with Brady's helmet: At one point, quarterback Tom Brady was having trouble getting the play-call in his helmet, which was another part of the general struggles/obstacles the Patriots were having. Brady had his helmet replaced after the drive, and the issues didn't seem to resurface.
Patriots get the ball: After losing the opening toss, and with the Texans electing to receive to open the game, the Patriots get the ball to open the second half.


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Fatal LAPD Crash Investigation to Last "Months"
Credit: Eric Leonard
CHP officials said Monday the results of its investigation into the crash in Beverly Hills that claimed the life of an LAPD officer were, "months away."
It may take several weeks to complete the forensic mechanical analysis on the wreckage of the trash hauling truck that struck the LAPD cruiser on Loma Vista Dr. last Friday, said CHP officer Leland Tang.
Investigators would then use the results of that examination along with data gathered at the crash scene to produce a computer analysis and recreation of the collision.
No arrests had been made or citations issued as of Monday, Tang said, and confirmed investigators visited a property in Pacoima where the truck was registered to an, "owner operator."
LAPD Hollywood Division Officer Nick Lee was killed instantly when the patrol car he was driving uphill on Loma Vista Dr. was struck by a trash hauling truck traveling downhill.
Chief Charlie Beck said it was possible the truck had suffered some sort of mechanical or brake failure.
"I was at scene, there was hundreds of feet of serpentine skid marks," Beck said Monday.
"It was obvious when you look at the evidence that there was issues with the operation of the truck."
Lee's partner, a trainee 3 months out of the police academy, was injured in the crash and released from Cedars Sinai Medical Center on Saturday night, according to the LAPD.
Funeral services for Officer Lee are scheduled for Thursday morning at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown L.A.
A fund for Lee's family has been arranged by the L.A. Police Federal Credit Union: http://www.lapfcu.org/home/community/donationnicholaslee
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Christmas catch-up
I thought the Christmas period was supposed to be a quiet time. Harold Pinter, famous for The Caretaker, and Eartha Kitt, who wrote several books, made their exits and the author of Angel at the Fence admitted his piece of non-fiction was actually fiction. Another sad loss was Dale Wasserman, who wrote Man of La […]Read more


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Many nominees, new stars feed Oscar fashion frenzy
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamor to outfit stars for the red carpet -- the fashion runway of all fashion runways.
This year, 10 films instead of five were nominated for best picture -- the widest best movie Oscar contest in more than 65 years that will likely load the Kodak Theater in Hollywood with stars. As important, a host of new faces including Carey Mulligan, Anna Kendrick and Gabourey Sidibe are giving designers new faces and new looks for which to design.
"This is the first time I can remember having so many movies nominated. Stylists and jewelers and designers have all been much busier than ever," said celebrity designer Ali Rahimi of Mon Atelier.
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Hi, I try to post the topic to Bug reports, but I don't have access. Please, transfer this mail to the support's team. I find a bug in FCK2.4.1 at the upload of files in subdirectories. File : /editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/asp/class_upload.asp When i upload in subdirectories, the sFileName have "/". I replace this character by "\". Regards,
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comment:1 Changed 10 years ago by alfonsoml
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First, this is the right place to report bugs. The trackers at sourceforge are closed as they were harder to use.
Second, when reporting bugs, please try at the very least to use the latest version (now 2.4.3) and if possible use the nightly builds. For example the filemanager connectors have been greatly changed for the new version, so any bug about previous versions is probably fixed (or we hope so)
And last, I have been testing right now the asp connector and I don't find any problem, in the web the paths are separated with "/" not "\"


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I enjoy outdoor cooking and over the years have tried many different methods. These days, my rig-of-choice is a tripod made out of three pieces of 1/2 inch conduit joined together with a hinge made out of three "bolt eyes". With this rig, I can hang (from chains) a dutch oven or a grill rack. Since I'm cooking over wood coals, being able to raise and lower my work is a good thing.
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I find it easy enough to regulate the temperature with the coals directly for the dutch oven and for grills. But that does mean a set of long handled tongs is in my kit for that purpose.
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Tripods are great if you're only using one pot. Otherwise, two uprights and a crosspiece, along with trammels, hooks, and chains, makes the most sense.
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I have a set that can be converted into a tripod or bipod as needed. For the bipod, the two lefts D rings or loops on the end. The crosspiece slips through the loops. When setting it up as a tripod, the loop on the crosspiece fits inside the two D rings on the legs.
That said, I rarely use the tri-/bipod set when camping. I usually work on a fire grate over a campfire.
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The other unit which any self respecting smith can make up is a fire ring. Three legs riveted or welded to a steel ring- usually 14 inches across. A grill with legs works just as well. Never cook on flames, let the flames die down and cook on coals. Hard wood works best.
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In camp I normally use either a 1' x 2' piece of seasoned 1/4 inch thick sheet metal, a section I cut from a shelf I took out of an old oven (cut to make it smaller), a cast pan, or my dutch oven. I normally just prop them over the coals on rocks.
I've considered a tripod or spit as a way to adjust temperature and make cooking easier, but so far I've just been getting by with adjusting the amount of coals under my cooking surface.
If I build the fire ring I like to make a keyhole shape and use the smaller end as my cooking area and the larger side for the main fire. When I get ready to cook I pull the coals into the smaller area and adjust the temperature that way.
As I think of it, I'm not sure a tripod or spit would work for me as I'm still going to want to use a frying surface or the dutch oven as an oven for most of my meals and both the tripod and the spit would be in my way for the majority of my cooking.
Still might build one to try out though - I could be wrong and end up thinking it's the best thing ever.
I'm thinking I could build a tripod out of rebar with a little blacksmithing. Or even simpler, I could hook 3 rebar poles together with a single metal ring (somewhat like I would tie wood poles together for a tripod). This is going to require some experimentation.
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Journal, Day Four
On Music, Rhythm, Image, and the Other Essentials I Want to Find in Poetry
I was chatting with fellow queer Chicano poet Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano at a coffee shop at St. Edward's University in Austin (there's something about these college campus spaces that encourages deep thought and conversation), where we were bemoaning the fact that contemporary song lyrics, in either Spanish or English, are rarely as complex or textured as songs used to be. Not that either of us are old enough to remember music introduced to the public in another era, but through our respective families (his from Chihuahua and mine from Michoacán) we were exposed to the gorgeous songs belted out by Libertad Lamarque, Chelo Silva, Lola Beltrán, Las Hermanas Huerta, Las Jilguirillas, Lucha Villa, María de Lourdes, and Amalia Mendoza—among many others—whose beautiful voices gave life, intensity, and strength to the poetry of the songwriting.
The thread of this conversation took us to talk about film, to lionizing el Cine de Oro, the classic era of Mexican cinema and the films of María Felix. I brought up the classic American black and white cinema and the films of Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and Joan Crawford. We snickered at what gay Chicanos we were, able to list off Diva after Diva on both sides of the border. We concluded "they don't write songs like they used to" and "they don't write dialogue like they used to," with a strange sense of nostalgia for a period of art we remembered from childhood—a nostalgia we absorbed from our families.
The shift then to declare that "they don't write poetry like they used to" was inevitable. I made it. But that wasn't exactly what I meant. I was making an evaluative comparison, rather. I identified good songwriting and scriptwriting because the language engaged me, entertained me, and transported me to a place both sensory and sophisticated. When I teach poetry to beginning students, I ask the question, "What makes a poem a poem?" What allows us to look at a piece of paper with print and declare, "That's a poem?"
With a bit of coaxing, we come to some general conclusions: poems have line breaks, poems use figurative language, poems have rhythm and music, poems work with imagery. We spend the rest of the course building on these key statements and reading work that challenges that checklist. In other words, we seek complexity, and poems that spiral in and out of these strategies and devices. This keeps the discussions dynamic and interesting. I also encourage students to attend poetry readings, to listen to how poets bring their language to life. I myself attend at least a few a month, given my busy schedule, because I'm always curious about how a poet performs and interprets the musicality of his or her work. But herein also one of my biggest disappointments—when I hear no music in the work, either on the page or on the lips.
Beginning students sometimes simply chop their prose. They'll make the writing look like a poem, and they'll call it a poem. And eventually, once they're introduced to alliteration, anaphora, simile, etc., they'll begin to experiment and play with the language so that the writing takes shape and becomes art—skilled, tooled, structured, and intelligent without losing its sentiment, its purpose for being introduced to the world. But these are beginning students. They'll learn and they'll place into practice that knowledge. What then is the explanation behind the flat, choppy, uninspired poetry I often hear delivered by poets with one or two or more published books? It seriously boggles the mind. I'm sitting there, attentive as best I can be, wondering if these poets don't need a refresher, or a reminder even, of prosody and its many handy devices that are the privilege of poetry. Sometimes I want to scream toward the stage, "Can you toss me a simile?" "Can I please have another hard C word?"
And I'm reminded about why I love those old songs and those old movies. They don't simply create a lyric or a scene—they craft it, coming across as thought-out and conscious of an equally intelligent audience. There's a great responsibility in art. And I'm also a believer that anyone can create it. Art is a matter of talent, but it is also a matter of knowledge and experience. Students can learn. Which is why I have them read and attend readings—they also begin to distinguish and discriminate between good writing and weak art.
Of course everyone has a right to write poetry. And I'm pleased many are doing it. It's lazy writing I can't stand, especially from our more mature and experienced poets. That's who I'm directing this critique to, not the beginning writers who I trust will only improve with practice, revision, and raising the standard higher with each poem. The key is in becoming aware of one's own writing—in not being satisfied that with the designation "poet" everything that pours out of the pen is poetry. Not every poem merits publication. And not every poem is pretty to enough to take to the pageant, i.e. the stage. Never be afraid to be your toughest critic, but do be afraid of becoming complacent. The truth is, you can fool yourself, but not the rest of the world. Certainly not my students. Read, write, and re-write until you've stripped the paper of mediocrity. When you get to good, aim for better. Young poets, save yourselves from having someone declare, "They don't write poetry like they used to."
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GAZA Jan 30 (Reuters) - Egypt shut its crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday as countrywide protests spread to the border area, and five Palestinian militants fled a Cairo prison back to the Islamist-ruled territory, officials said.
At least 50 Gazan travellers hoping to exit through the enclave's only regularly-open border crossing were turned away by Hamas policemen who said the terminal may remain closed for several days.
The measure came a day after armed clashes were reported in the border town of Rafah, on the Egyptian side of the border to where protests against President Hosni Mubarak spread at the weekend. There were no reports of any casualties in Rafah.
Eight Gaza militants were among inmates who fled Cairo's Abu Zaabal prison as it was raided on Saturday by Egyptians amid spreading chaos in the Egyptian capital. Five of them managed to get back into Gaza.
Hassan Wshah of the Army of Islam, a faction that shares an ideology of global Jihad with al Qaeda, made his way through a smuggling tunnel to his home at Bureij refugee camp in Gaza.
Wshah, 27, had been serving a 10-year prison term after being convicted of attempting to cross into Israel via Egyptian territory in 2007 to carry out an attack in the Jewish state.
"I have come out of the prison of darkness and injustice," the bearded Wshah said as he was greeted by family members.
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The Rev. David Tennant has preached for many Easter Sundays but this Easter is different for him.
A 10-day trip to the Holy Land earlier this year has given him a deeper understanding of what he shares from the pulpit each week at Doylestown United Methodist Church.
"When I read about the events of Holy Week in the scriptures they take on a reality that goes beyond anything I ever experienced before," Tennant said. "In the Christian faith we have these historical facts that are very important to us.
"When you travel to the sites they become more real," he said, "I think, obviously, when you talk about the events of Holy Week and Easter morning they take on a new reality because you were there."
Tennant recalled standing at the site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. "We were also in the Garden of Gethsemane and that took on a special feeling, more so than the rest of the sites," he said.
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In the old city of Jerusalem, he walked on the street where it is believed Jesus was lead to the crucifixion, Via Dolorosa. "They think Jesus went this way but they're not sure," he said. "We know he carried the crossbar through the streets."
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Congratulations to Samuel Cho, assistant professor of physics and computer science, whose proposal entitled "Extrapolating the Concept of Protein Corona for Understanding Nanoparticles at Large" has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Clemson University (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Richard Williams, Reynolds professor of physics, whose proposal entitled "Quantifying recombination dynamics in Srl2:Eu2+ with material variations: mechanisms and scintillator optimization" has been funded by the US Department of Energy and the Fisk University (WFU funding agency).
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As Britain courts Beijing, golf club rues Chinese takeover
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LONDON (Reuters) - London has been cozying up to Beijing in recent years in the hope of attracting Chinese investment, but in one leafy corner of England the love-in has turned to acrimony.
Long-time members of Wentworth, a hallowed golf club in the affluent county of Surrey just west of London, accuse the new Chinese owners of using an eye-watering fee hike to get rid of them and turn the club into a preserve of the global ultra-rich.
The dispute has caused diplomatic ripples, with interventions from Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who represents the local area in parliament, and from the Chinese embassy in London.
At issue is a plan by Beijing-based property and investment firm Reign wood Group, which bought Wentworth in 2014, that would require members to pay 100,000 pounds ($146,000) to remain part of the club and double maximum annual fees to 16,000 pounds.
"My own personal feeling is that they don't want us," said Michael Fleming, a local dental surgeon and Wentworth member for 28 years who has just ended a term as club captain. As for many members, the club has been central to his family's social life.
The club says it plans to invest an initial 20 million pounds to improve facilities, with 10 million being spent in the next two years, as it pursues its vision to make Wentworth "the world's premier private golf and country club".
"We are absolutely clear on the important role the club plays within the community and we know that it has generated multiple friendships over the years. We very much want this to continue," it told Reuters in an emailed response to questions.
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Indie rockers with a sound that pays homage to classic power pop and New Wave, the Canadian band the New Pornographers made a major impact with their 2000 debut album, MASS ROMANTIC. Something of an indie supergroup, the band includes members of Zumpano as well as alt-country songstress Neko Case. Despite leader A.C. Newman releasing a critically acclaimed solo album and Case maintaining only a guest-star status, the band remained intact and fulfilled the promise of its debut with subsequent records and tours.
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This is the second album from Vancouver's supergroup, featuring Carl Newman (Zumpano), Neko Case, Dan Bejar (Destroyer), & other local luminaries in a joyful cascade of slightly jaundiced power pop songs that'll knock your socks off. The hooks are huge & the wit & songwriting are off the map. 'Forty staggeringly catchy minutes of four-part harmonies & Wall of Sound production, exploding with energy & joy' - Rolling Stone. Matador. 2003.
The New Pornographers' debut album was the stuff of legend, a near-perfect collection of catchy songs filled with lush sonics, anthemic sing-alongs, and retro pop hooks. Seemingly out of nowhere, the band--featuring Zumpano's Carl Newman, Destroyer's Dan Bejar, and alt-country goddess Neko Case--forged a power pop masterpiece. Electric Version is, thankfully, not all that different. For its 45 minutes, the album never eases up on its great influences; you're treated to a baker's dozen of memorable tunes that harken to prog-rock, New Wave, and the British Invasion. The lyrics are goofy, the production fills your stereo (like the best, most upbeat tracks by Wilco or the Flaming Lips), and the alternating vocalists keep things fresh. The songs only get better as the album progresses; "Chump Change," "Ballad of a Comeback Kid,"and "July Jones" are three that standout. Somehow this indie supergroup is making classic rock ... today. --Jason Verlinde