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No event in Los Angeles is too grand to be above a snotty skewering from a New York critic. Last month's historic production of "Don Giovanni" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall was no exception. There's a moment near the end where Mozart offers a sly reference to his earlier work. It apparently slipped by the crowd. "It was," the New York Times critic wrote, "an opera in-joke in search of an opera audience."
I was there that night, and I plead guilty. I missed it. But really, the appraisal of a culture comes down to a missed laugh line in the final minutes of a four-hour production?
The contrast between the evening I experienced and the snide review got me to thinking about the culture of this city. Are we just a bunch of rubes? A night at Dodger Stadium can sometimes make you think so, but in the last few weeks, I've attended events at two of Los Angeles' best-known buildings, Disney Hall and the Playboy Mansion. That's a trip somewhat akin to one from the sacred to the profane, the sublime to the ridiculous, and it's reminded me of what makes this place so much richer than its critics often grasp.
Frank Gehry's hall is Los Angeles' greatest building, a sacred space by any definition, a piece of democratic architecture and a place of intimacy and community as well as awe-inspiring beauty. Gehry has described Disney Hall as a living room for Los Angeles, the warm center of a diffuse city, and it was Gehry himself who designed the set for the staging of Mozart's provocative opera. The combination of those geniuses — Mozart's for music, Gehry's for space — created a visionary experience.
It's easy to be preoccupied with the vexing state of local government or schools, to be distracted by the shallow jangle of the weekend box office or to thrill to the postseason efforts of the Lakers, Clippers and Kings. But "Don Giovanni" reinforced Los Angeles' deeper instincts as surely as Disney Hall anchors its architecture.
After Disney Hall, the Playboy Mansion at first seems fairly tawdry. The peacocks and flamingos strutting around the pool don't immediately suggest deep values, nor does the driveway sign that reads "Playmates at Play." But let's face it, it's a ubiquitous part of American culture, an emblem of hedonism and, yes, freedom.
As Christie Hefner, the host of the event last week, told me, "There are two houses in this country that everyone wants to see: the White House and the Playboy Mansion." Then, pausing for effect, as she no doubt had a million times, Hefner added: "And not necessarily in that order."
The guests last week included more than a few pretty women, but the event was no romp in the grotto. It was a celebration of speech and the courage it sometimes takes to utter it. The occasion was the presentation of the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards, which Christie Hefner created in 1979 to honor people who defend freedom of speech, religion and the press. This year's winners included Zachary Kopplin, a college freshman from Louisiana who has waged a spirited campaign to roll back that state's sneaky attempts to insinuate creationism into the high school science curriculum, and Los Angeles' own Stanley Sheinbaum, whose accomplishments range from the national — he helped found People for the American Way — to the local: He helped show Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates the door after the riots tore through the city in 1992.
Presenting the award to Sheinbaum was yet another icon of this city and country, Norman Lear. Hefner aptly described one of Lear's achievements, "All in the Family," as a "cultural earthquake" without peer in modern America. And Lear himself is as gentle as he is profound. He paid tribute to Sheinbaum, his friend of 40 years, by describing him as the personification of the 1st Amendment: someone who speaks his mind, petitions his government over grievances, rejects an established religion and is worshiped by his admirers. (Incidentally, Lear, Gehry and I also share something: We greatly admire Dwight Eisenhower, whose monument Gehry is designing in Washington and whose accomplishments profoundly impress Lear.)
Those figures of Los Angeles culture — Lear, Gehry, Hefner, Sheinbaum — endow us with different legacies, but they advance a common mission: They place this city at the forefront of free expression. In Gehry's case, it's delivered through architecture and art, a global presence that radiates from his Venice studio. Sheinbaum pursues it through politics; Hefner through philanthropy and awards; Lear through his titanic influence on popular culture. Together, they give this city a weighty place in modern life, one expressed from Disney Hall to the Playboy Mansion.
That's something to celebrate, and something that could only happen here.
Jim Newton's column appears Mondays. His latest book is "Eisenhower: The White House Years." Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter: @newton_jim.


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Antiques Roadshow "Spokane, WA - Hour Two" Appraisers find a collection of pottery by master ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler. Also discovered is a landscape painting by early 20th-century artist Sydney Laurence and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch. Part 2 of 3G
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Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart The four Celtic Woman vocalists - Lisa Kelly Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary and Alex Sharpe - and violinist Mairead Nesbitt, perform at Ireland's Powerscourt House and Gardens in Enniskerry County Wicklow. With their band, the Aontas Choir, a film orchestra, the Discovery Gospel Choir, the Extreme Rhythm Drummers and a bagpipe ensemble, the program swells with a wide-range repertoire. The program includes spirited Celtic fiddle and bodhran pieces, lush arrangements of Irish classics, contemporary covers and original compositions.G
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Doors Live at the Bowl '68 The group's July 5, 1968 concert at the Hollywood Bowl has passed into legend. Now, for the first time, the original film footage from the Hollywood Bowl has been digitally scanned and restored with previously cut tracks returned to program. The sound has been newly remixed and mastered from the original multitrack tapes by the Doors' engineer and co-producer.G

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It even underperformed Some Devil, Dave's 2002 solo release by a few thousand copies. What is the culprit? It only slightly outperformed Before These Crowded Streets debut, the album that really launched dmb into the front-and-center mainstream. Two prominent explanations come to mind. First, the record industry is in free-fall. Industry sales have dropped about 10% each year for the last three, a figure that understates actual unit declines, as CD prices have risen during the precipitous decline in inventory movement to cover the losses, even as complementary items have become dirt-cheap (CD-Rs, CD/DVD players, etc). File-sharing, digital downloads, a myriad of "artists" available via the internet from every corner of the globe, and a shift in cultural values, among other things, have certainly contributed to the industry's imbrolgio. Maybe MTV and the three-minute ditty was the beginning of the end. Dmb is not immune to that kind of systematic shift, but with its putative super-loyal fanbase it's hard to have imagined it would hit the band this hard. It doesn't appear to be an exhaustive explanation.
It sold 465,000 copies in its first week, short of Busted Stuff's 622,000-strong debut in 2002, and way short of Everyday's sales of 733,000 in the week of its release in 2001.
Unsystematic changes comprise the second set of factors; these are more open to debate. Certainly the band's recent music has become less idiosyncratic and the songs have decreased in both length and complexity. The albums seem to be made for radio--the best Crash and Under the Table and Dreaming songs are not the tracks that got the radio play (Too Much, So Much to Say, and Crash vs. Two Step, #41, and Lie in Our Graves, etc), but with Before These Crowded Streets that changed. Of course these are generalizations, but for the most part long-time fans would tend to agree. The "Dancing Nancies" and the "#41"s are a thing of the past. This shift has decreased the band's salience to unique sound-seekers looking for something less conforming.
Fans who followed the band early on have left their adolescent and college years behind and consequently listen to less music. No doubt Dave's political opining turned some people off as well. While the record industry, like the rest of the entertainment scene, is a bastion of liberal-progressive thought, people from all over the political spectrum like music. It wasn't scientific, but a nancies.org poll showed a sizable minority of visitors supported George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential election (unfortunately nancies.org restricts archival access to the webmasters, so a link is not possible). The South African came out against the operation in Iraq before it had even begun, leaving an impression of political subterfuge. Dave's flummoxing rhetoric in the notoriously anti-military magazine Rolling Stone didn't exactly contain inspirational prowess, but no doubt it did turn some people off:
Aside from "the world" apparently not including Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Mexico, Colombia, India, Australia, Great Britain, and Poland, his indictment of America for taking preemptive action (philosophically supported by most Americans) against two of the world's most ruthless regimes on moral grounds was too much. While the toppling of the Taliban and subsequent rebuilding have gone relatively well, Iraq is another story. Economically it has been just short of disastrous, the western intelligence agencies have been irreparably embarrassed, and American boys have paid the ultimate price. But for those who have seen Buried in the Sand: The Deception of America the parallels between the United States prior to the Iraq invasion and the UN's handling of the Rwanda situation (see Hotel Rwanda) are unavoidable: Iraqi civilian's tongues being torn out with pliers, bound men thrown off five-story buildings by the Ba'athist guard, children executed in front of their mothers, etc). Regardless of the odious motives of the two powers (see the seismic Oil-for-Food scandal that demonstrates a big-business hunger for profit that dwarfs Halliburton's price-gouging), it's hard to say that continued acquiescence would have been anything but turpitude of the worst order. Most of Dave's fans probably agreed with his assessment, but many did not. It was too vague an attack and did not offer solutions. Boyd Tinsley's criticism was more tempered and rational, and likely did no damage to the band's reputation.
We've got to get somebody new in the White House. Being from South Africa, I know how much the rest of the world fears the United States right now. It's like if the world is a room, and everybody is in there, and suddenly somebody walks in who is seething and has headphones on, and the music is playing really loud, and he's armed. That's the way the world sees us. Everyone is on tiptoes, afraid of what this country might do. It's bound to scare everybody.
The band's zenith came somewhere between Before These Crowded Streets and Everyday. Debuting at number one does not demonstrate a nadir, but it must be admitted that the apex has come and gone on account of various forces. Still, in the foreseeable future most shows should continue to sell out, and the band's unique sound has become a permanent part of American music's history.


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When Dantzel Averett found out she was pregnant, she knew exactly how she'd give birth: in the hospital, without pain medication. "I thought I'd labor for a while, and then have the perfect delivery where they put the baby on my chest. We'd immediately start breastfeeding and bonding," says Averett, 20, who lives in Orem, Utah.
Everything went according to plan until her 32nd week of pregnancy, when she developed preeclampsia. The next week, doctors delivered her son, Elisha, by c-section and whisked him to the neonatal intensive care unit. Averett didn't see him until she was out of surgery, and she couldn't snuggle with him until the next day.
It was hardly the birth she'd expected, but then, do women ever have the delivery of their dreams? And if they don't, does that matter? To find the answers, Babytalk teamed up with MomConnection.com, a website where moms across the United States share advice and information. We conducted a national survey of more than 900 mothers, who described their birth expectations and experiences -- the good, the bad, and the unimaginable -- in page-turning detail. The women, of course, confirmed some commonly held beliefs, but they also kicked some gospel truths to the curb. Most exciting: Their insights reveal that you can have a birth experience you love (or at least feel satisfied with), even if the big day is behind you.
"Almost every first-time pregnant mom has a preset, even fairy-tale notion of what labor will be like, and that's only natural," says Wendy Wilcox, M.D., an ob-gyn with Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. After all, you've been thinking about this day for as long as you've wanted to become a mother, and unless you have an especially frank friend or have witnessed a birth yourself, much of what you've seen and heard has probably been coated with a thick layer of sugar.
Getting past unrealistic expectations
"I remember the episode of Friends when Rachel gave birth in a normal-looking room with perfect makeup and not a hair out of place," says M. Kelly Shanahan, M.D., chair of ob-gyn at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, California. Even if you're a devotee of documentary-style shows like A Baby Story, chances are you're still not thinking your own birth could be so long or painful or downright gross. But as Dr. Shanahan puts it, "Real delivery is hot, sweaty, and bloody."
The shock of that reality may be why only 16 percent of women said their delivery was the way they'd dreamed it would be. The numbers of dream-come-true births among second- and third-time moms were higher but hardly through the roof: Just 23 percent of veteran mothers said they experienced perfection. Regardless of how many babies you've had, you never expect to be the one who dilates only three centimeters despite ten hours of rock-solid contractions. You never expect to hear that the baby's heart rate is dropping, and you need surgery now.
And yet, complications like those happen all the time. In fact, 84 percent of moms said that they had a surprise during the process of giving birth -- and that rate was the same whether the women had a doctor, a midwife, and/or a doula. Tiffany Polley had two surprises during her labor: "I expected to push my daughter out by myself," says Polley, 30, who lives in Hebron, Kentucky. "But after three hours, they broke out the forceps and pulled her out. I also thought the birth would be an intimate family moment. Instead, there were 15 people in the room standing by in case I needed a c-section."
Given the disconnect between the dream and the delivery, it's no wonder that a quarter of women experienced at least some disappointment with their birth. First-time moms were significantly more likely to feel some dissatisfaction compared with second-timers, but it was the women who had cesarean sections who were the most apt to say they felt disappointed. "I didn't get to experience one ounce of labor," says Rebecca Cahill, 32, of Alpharetta, Georgia. "I felt like I missed out on an important rite of passage to motherhood."
Despite the odds, which are nearly one in three, most women just don't think they'll need a c-section, especially if their pregnancy is healthy and normal. "I tuned out that portion of the childbirth class I took," says Cahill. Like many women, she had every reason to expect a routine birth. But that's exactly why it can be so shocking and upsetting when a complication does arise. Suddenly your supposed-to-be-perfect day is wrought with chaos, anxiety, or worse.
"It's wonderful to dream the perfect birth," says certified nurse-midwife Jerri Hobdy, former program director of the Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University, "but you're going to have the birth you have."
That may be all well and good in theory, but most women still try to do everything they can to orchestrate the big day. In fact, more than 70 percent of moms said they had a birth plan, either written down or discussed with their practitioner. After all, having a plan for labor is what everyone -- including this magazine! -- has been advising women to do for years.
So we'll be the first to admit it: Maybe we've been wrong all this time. Most of the women who were disappointed with their birth experience -- three out of four, to be exact -- had shared their preferences in one way or another. And with that, we can't help but ask: Should women bother with birth plans at all?
Many doctors say no. "Committing your wishes to writing actually increases the likelihood that you'll be disappointed if the birth doesn't go as planned," contends Randy Fink, M.D., an ob-gyn in private practice in Miami, Florida. "Couples who have 'made a plan' about how they intend their labor to proceed can be frustrated when, for safety reasons, things don't go their way."
But that's not to say you shouldn't educate yourself. "Would you ever go into anything important in your life without some preparation?" asks Michelle Collins, a certified nurse-midwife and instructor at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing in Nashville. So perhaps the most surefire approach to getting the birth you want is simply to be open-minded. More than 60 percent of those who were very satisfied with their births said they didn't care what happened during labor as long as the babe was okay. "I prepared a birth plan but was flexible with it for the health and safety of my child and me," says Dusty Hepler, 27, from Sarasota, Florida. "I wanted to go as drug-free as possible, but in the end it was the epidural that allowed me to relax enough to be fully dilated in only a couple of hours. Giving birth was a cinch after that!"
Jaime Martietion, 28, didn't commit her wishes to paper. "I never imagined that I'd have a c-section, but it was great nonetheless," says Martietion, who lives in Rockville Centre, New York. "My son was born perfect and beautiful! Sure, the recovery was painful and longer, but I was dealt a different hand and worked with that."
The bottom line: Making a birth plan is a good way to inform yourself about labor and to ensure that you and your provider are on the same page. But be prepared to fling it -- and wing it -- with the first contraction.
Beth Howard is a contributing editor.


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PORTSMOUTH — A top Israeli journalist took to the microphone Sunday to denounce the escalating violence occurring in southern Israel at the hands of Hamas militants.
"I don't know of any other nation in the world that is accepting such a campaign of firing rockets on civilian populations for such an extended period of time," said Gil Tamary, Washington Bureau Chief of Israel's Channel 10 News. "They're terrorizing approximately 1 million people in southern Israel. If I tried to compare this number to the United States this would be equal to 44 million Americans. And think about what the U.S. would do if 44 million Americans couldn't attend work, school, or needed to run for cover on a daily basis."
Speaking to a crowd of roughly 50 to 60 listeners at Temple Israel Sunday afternoon, Tamaray touched on a number of critical issues during his speech — some of which included the icy relations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama, Iran's continued nuclear ambitions, and the possibility of the region achieving peace and stability in the years ahead.
"It's not a secret that these two guys don't like each other very much," Tamaray said of both Obama and Netanyahu. "There's certainly no love story between them." However, Tamaray said that President Obama's re-election, coupled with the fact most polls indicate Netanyahu will secure another four year's as Israel's Prime Minister, indicate the two must figure out ways to push forward in the spirit of compromise.
"They're stuck together and must therefore find a way to work together," Tamaray said. "And they need to do it for the best situations for both nations."
But one factor making things more difficult for both Israel and the U.S. are Iran's nuclear ambitions — an area Tamaray said both the U.S. and Israel are in complete agreement. Although Tamaray said both countries understand the necessity of preventing Iran's ability to acquire nuclear weapons, he also indicated the consequences would be far more severe for Israel. "Israel's ability to handle this threat is limited compared to the U.S.'s," he said. "Iranian's are digging their facilities deeper and deeper into the ground — our window of opportunity is becoming very limited."
And he said that even if an agreement is struck between the U.S. and Iran relative to nuclear arms, the public should still expect a bitter relationship to ensue. "Don't expect the hostility to change. The same hostility that has been there for more than 30 years will continue," Tamaray said. "And it will continue because Iran's ambitions contradict each and every ideal and principal that the U.S. holds."
Remaining on the subject of Iran, Tamaray continued his discussion by outlining the ways Iran has exerted influence against Israel without acting as a direct player. "The current attacks from Hamas are another example of Iran's long hand in the region," Tamaray said. "Right now Iran has two proxies — Hamas on our southern border and Hezbollah on our northern border. And both organizations are getting their weapons and training from Iran."
Tamaray said that despite the recent barrage of more than 300 rockets fired into southern Israel by Hamas in the last 10 days, Israeli civilians have become disturbingly used to the violence, death, and destruction that occurs in the region. He even went on to play a cell phone recording of an Israeli woman alerting law enforcement of a missile strike that killed a pregnant mother of three and several children in a nearby apartment complex. Despite the tragedy, it was the calmness and normalcy of the woman's demeanor that Tamaray highlighted.
"In this region of southern Israel this has become a way of life," he said. "Therefore, I don't think anyone can criticize us for wanting to bring back a sense of normalcy to our southern border."
But bringing back this sense of normalcy is the hardest part, especially when Hamas is unwilling to negotiate. "They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," Tamry said, eliciting small laughter from the audience. "Or they try and get previous deals that were offered to them. It's like they'll be looking for Black Friday deals the next Saturday."
And when asked by an audience member whether compromise, peace, and stability could eventually be achieved, Tamary was doubtful. "There's no negotiations available for a group that doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist," he said in reference to Hamas. "Standing in front of you in Portsmouth today, I just don't have a long-term solution."
However, he was resolute that despite Iranian-sponsored threats from both Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel would still survive. "They cannot eliminate the state of Israel — they can make our lives unpleasant — but they aren't posing an existential threat."
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PORTSMOUTH — A top Israeli journalist took to the microphone Sunday to denounce the escalating violence occurring in southern Israel at the hands of Hamas militants.


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Holy Sackboy! LBP delayed due to Qur'an - UPDATE 2
Whilst the rest of the interwebs melted on the rumour that LittleBigPlanet's release in PAL regions had been delayed, as usual we held back until the official word arrived from SCEE.
And here's that official word:
During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur'an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.So there you have it.
We will confirm the new launch date shortly.
Whilst this is clearly bad news for all us Sackboy-lovin' consumers (especially those who can't access the Beta any more), we're pretty sure the new release date will be 14th November - not too long to wait.
The only question that couldn't be answered was why this had to be recalled rather than 'locking out' that particular song via a mandatory patch.
UPDATE: Looks like the new release date will be 31st October, which is actually the originally planned UK release date in any case.
UPDATE 2: Sony announced today that LBP will arrive 'no later than the week beginning November 3rd in the UK and Europe', which means that the best case is still October 31st for the UK but worst case is November 7th. Either way, it's not too long to wait...
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How to: acoustic guitar recording
How to: acoustic guitar recording
With the advent of computer-based recording, studio-quality sound and 24 track acoustic guitar recording are now a reality for anyone with a computer. While software samplers have made it easy to get real sounding piano, string, drum, and synth sounds, the unpredictable voodoo of recording juicy guitar tone was still unattainable without great pains. In 1998, Line 6 released a kidney bean shaped desktop device that changed the world for recording guitarists: POD®. Now musicians everywhere could make monumental music live and in the studio with ease.
Let's take a look at how the next generation of Line 6 innovations like TonePort™, and Variax® modeling instruments can help you create amazing sounding recordings at home, on the road, or in the biggest studios around the world. See just how simple it is to make pro recordings any time the inspiration hits you.
A problem that has plagued acoustic guitarists since the advent of modern recording is how to get a great acoustic sound without massive amounts of ambient noise. In order to get a pristine finger picked track, you have to be isolated in a sound booth, try not to move away from the mic while recording, and hope that the click track in your headphones isn't too loud. Even worse is that chair you're sitting on that squeaks every time you reach for that 10th fret D chord.
Using a Variax® Acoustic, you can easily track a beautiful acoustic sound without any noise, feedback, or hum from your recording environment. You can track with a band in the live room, overdub in the control room, or make a quick demo at home without worrying about the phone ringing, or being too close to your studio monitors. Recording a great acoustic sound is now as easy as plug and play.
On this track, try going for a mellow nylon intro mixed with a steel string. Using Acoustic Variax 700 set on Nylon, run it through the GearBox™ "Acoustic Guitar" preset and start recording. This same clean preset with a splash of reverb can also be used for the Triple O steel string model. That's it. Quick and easy.
Now try adding a full track with bass and drums. When the band kicks in, add a Jumbo acoustic strumming in the background to add some fullness. Just like the other acoustic tracks, use the same preset and let the Variax Acoustic 700's modeling do the sonic sculpting. In a matter of minutes, all the acoustics can be tracked and the whole thing finished and ready for mixing.
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With just a Variax Acoustic 700 and the TonePort™ UX1 with GearBox software, you can be able to complete demos without the noise from my gear, rickety chair, or dog destroying the tracks. Before Variax Acoustic, recording an acoustic meant sending everyone out of the house and closing all the doors and windows like a crazy person. This is a much better way to achieve "stress free" creativity and consistently great sounding tracks no matter what environment you're asked to record in.
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Parks and preservations programs will headline Monday's regular meeting of the Newton City Council, as discussion regarding updates and future projects in both Newton's greenspaces and downtown areas take up the majority of the agenda.
First on the agenda is a briefing regarding the Main Street Iowa program, an organization that has most recently spurred the downtown revitalization of Colfax through numerous grants. The program, operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center, has been active in Iowa for more than 25 years and is currently comprised of 48 member communities.
According to Director of Finance and Development and Acting City Administrator Bryan Friedman, during the last few months, "the Newton Chamber of Commerce has been assisting stakeholders of downtown Newton in learning about the process of gaining Main Street Iowa designation."
Therefore, executive director of the Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce Darrell Sarmento and City of Newton Director of Planning and Zoning Erin Chambers will present an overview of the Main Street Iowa program and its potential applicability to Newton.
Additionally, Nathan Unsworth, administrative superintendent for the parks and grounds division of Newton Public Works, will update the council on the current state of affairs in terms of a long term plan for Newton's parks. Following an online survey conducted in January as well as meetings and brainstorming sessions, the parks board has identified various potential parks projects.
Unsworth will highlight potential ideas for the long-term plan, which include maintenance projects like replacing playgrounds and athletic field fencing to new amenities like an aquatic splash pad, restrooms and a new building to house the Westwood Pro Shop. All projects will be finalized by the June 12 Newton City Council meeting.
Furthermore, a second reading of the proposed changes to the City of Newton's Nuisance Ordinance Code will be conducted. The amendment passed by unanimous vote during the most recent council meeting.
In other business, the council will approve cigarette and liquor permits for a total of seven Newton gas stations and stores, adjust the fee schedule for the Newton Fire Department ambulance service to align with insurance and Medicare reimbursements, approve quotes for prohibited sanitary sewer discharge removal work at three homes, and authorize financial assistance payments for prohibited sanitary sewer discharge removal work at two additional homes.
Staff writer Nicole Wiegand may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 422, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"Two and a half billion people live in China or India. That's eight times the population of the United States and more than one-third of the world's total. But it's less than it would have been by hundreds of millions of people, thanks in part to two brutal practices: a Chinese limit of one child per family and widespread abortions of unborn Indian girls. Those practices may be on the way out..." READ MORE >
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In 1988, Sir Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses earned the Indian-British author a rare honor: a fatwa calling for Rushdie's assassination, issued by a faction of Muslim extremists. The fatwa granted Rushdie the social distinction of martyrdom without its one significant disadvantage, as the author continued to collect awards and… READ MORE >
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Blackford County in East Central Indiana, was founded in 1839. Located 7 miles east of Interstate 69, Blackford County is comprised of two primary cities: Hartford City, the county seat, and Montpelier, its nearby neighbor.
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If you're a .Net developer aliases should be very familiar to you. if they're not here is a reminder:using MyAlias = This.Is.My.Full.Namespace.MyClass;
MyAlias m = new MyAlias(); // MyAlias is of course of type MyClass
Well it seems SQL Server 2005 added a similar functionality to T-SQL. It's called Synonyms.
You can use them in all CRUD operations as well as in sub-selects and dynamic SQL
What's interesting is that synonyms are evaluated at run time and the binding between the synonym and an object is by name only.
This means that you can drop the object referenced by the synonym at any time, but...
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Update: New Stuff from the latest update will be in RED. This list will grow as I find new tools. So if you know of some not on this list do post them in the comments. SQL Server Management Studio Add-in's SSMS Tools Pack - an add-in with lots of IDE options (Query Execution history, regions, debug sections, CRUD stored procedures creation, new query templates, running custom scripts from Object explorer's context menu) for SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Management Studio Express Data Scripter - generates insert statements for a table Create Database Snapshot - simple GUI...
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Today I feel a bit evil minded so I thought I'd share this little prank-friendly function.
If you put this into a .Net Assembly you import to SQL Server as a function or a stored procedure
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Random r1 = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
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If you've ever worked with SQL Server profiler then you're familiar with the EventClass column in the trace.
It tells you what event is being monitored for each row. When you save this trace to a table you can see
that the EventClass no longer has a description but an ID. So how do you map this to a description?
If you know where to look it's amazingly simple but if you don't here's a hint: sys.trace_events
Here's a script to help you out:
SELECT TE.name, T.*
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The more posts you have the better the chance you have of winning.
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Well the title says it all. See what that is on the ApexSQL Developer studio page. It's a whole lot of goodies!
Read contest details here.
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With public-sector agencies incorporating smart phones into their enterprises and "bring your own device" catching on, the tablet form factor is gaining popularity in the enterprise. Tablets are becoming a mainstay in education and in some government agencies. As the old year rolls into the new, IT managers and users might be thinking about which tablet to get. Here's a roundup of four new models with appeal for public-sector users.
Apple iPad mini
Apple started the new "tablet" form factor with the original iPad, which gained traction in the public sector. While the company wasn't the first to bring out a mini tablet, it now offers a "mini" version of the iPad.
The iPad mini has many of the features of a regular iPad, but in a size that that fits in one hand. It measures 7.87 inches high by 5.3 inches wide by 0.28 inches thick and weighs a little less than 11 ounces. This size would allow people with average-sized hands to get at least a thumb and two or three fingers on either side, making it truly a one-hand device.
Although it doesn't have the new Retina Display of its larger cousin, the iPad mini's multitouch display is 7.9 inches. The reduced real estate may take some getting used to, but it is a good trade-off. Its dual-core A5 processor isn't as powerful as the processor in the full-sized iPad, and it only has 512M of memory. But because iOS is optimized for low memory -- it is essentially the same operating system as in the iPhone -- it should be fine running most of the available apps.
The price of $329 for the Wi-Fi-only model with the minimum amount of storage seems reasonable compared to the regular iPad. But it is expensive compared to its competitors, as is the $459 starting price for a cellular-capable model.
The iPad mini might suit some government workers in the field rather well, as the one-handed grip gives users the flexibility to use the iPad mini in many different situations. And since a lot of agencies already are incorporating iPhones and full-size iPads into their networks, the mini could fit right in.
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Leave it to Panasonic, makers of the Toughbook line of notebook computers, to come up with the first Mil-Spec rugged device in the modern tablet arena. Since it was announced a year ago, government and military users had been chomping at the bit to get their hands on one of these.
The ToughPad A1 has the features expected in a tablet – a 10.1-inch multi-touch display, front and back cameras, video camera, Wi-Fi and optional cellular connections, and so on. However, what makes the A1 stand out is the fact that it is certified MIL-STD-810G rugged for vibration, temperature and shock. In addition, it has been given an Ingress Protection Rating of IP65, which means it is protected against the dust as well as water -- short of fire hoses and full immersion. Of course, this extra protection does make the A1 weigh 2 pounds, which is about a half pound heavier than a non-rugged one.
The A1 also has a variety of unique security features. The Marvell encryption module is to be submitted to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for FIPS 140-2 Level 2/3 encryption, which we take to imply full Level 2 compliance (for showing tamper evidence) and partial Level 3 compliance (involving actual physical resistance to tampering). The A1 also has a trusted boot feature that verifies the unique signature of the operating system it came with, prior to booting. If it senses foul play, it will halt the boot process.
The Panasonic is selling the secure, rugged ToughPad A1 through resellers starting at $1,299. Of course, that price doesn't include cellular capability – that will cost about $400 more. But if you need a fully ruggedized tablet, it is pretty much the only game in town right now.
Military personnel, geological survey crews, emergency response teams or any government employee whose tablet is exposed to adverse conditions might consider the A1.
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The PlayBook is the only tablet with the BlackBerry OS, so BlackBerry users would naturally find the PlayBook appealing. It has all of the security of BlackBerry device, but its 7-inch multitouch display lets users see and do more. And being a mini-tablet that measures 7.6 inches high by 5.1 inches wide by 0.4 inches thick and weighs 15 ounces, it easily fits in one hand.
The PlayBook's 1.0 GHz dual-core processor and 1G of memory is more than enough to run any app. And with BlackBerry's Balance feature in the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system, the programs and documents created in a work profile are secure when the PlayBook is operated in a personal profile. And of course, the native security in the BlackBerry OS is top-notch.
With BlackBerry Bridge, users can connect the PlayBook directly and securely to a BlackBerry phone. This would let users respond on their Playbook to texts coming over their phone. In addition, the phone's keyboard can act as an input device for the PlayBook. No other tablet more directly integrates with an associated smart phone quite like the PlayBook does.
Also, when BlackBerry 10 is adapted for the PlayBook, RIM will likely offer complimentary upgrades for current Playbook users. The improvements that BB10 offers will make the PlayBook even more government user-friendly. More details about this new version should come to light during RIM's BB10 launch event on Jan. 30.
For agencies running BlackBerry Enterprise Server, or those considering adopting BB10, the PlayBook would be a good fit for users who need mini-tablets inside their facilities. Right now only models with Wi-Fi are available, starting at $149, which is a good competitive price. The cellular-capable model is supposed to be available soon, possibly coinciding with the release of BB10 for PlayBook.
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For those who can wait until after the holiday for their tablet shopping, Microsoft's Surface with Windows 8 Pro might be worth the wait. It will be the first tablet to run an operating system that is built for a desktop system, as opposed to a mobile OS. It will be on the large end of the tablet form factor, at 10.81 inches high by 6.81 inches wide by 0.53 inches thick, and weighing a full 2 pounds. A slightly heavier battery can power a full version of Windows 8 for a reasonable amount of time.
The Surface will feature a 10.6-inch, 10-point multitouch HD display and will be one of the few 16:9 ratio widescreens of that size available. Its Intel Core i5 processor and 4G of memory will make it among the most powerful tablets. It will also come with a minimum of 64G of hard-drive storage — the same as most tablets' largest available hard drives. Of course, the Windows OS will require more resources than a typical mobile OS, so it makes sense that the Surface has that capacity. The best feature? A full-sized USB 3.0 port. No other tablet connects a USB device directly.The major weakness of the Surface, which might keep it out of more government user hands, is there is no cellular capability planned. Surface will operate via Wi-Fi only.
When the Surface with Windows 8 Pro comes out in early 2013, it will be priced starting at $899. This is a decent price for a full-fledged computer in tablet form.
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No cellular is not that big a deal. In fact, it is just another line on a cellular service plan adding cost. This is just a boon for the cellular providers. Since it operates in wi-fi mode, a user can always utilize an existing phone's hotspot feature or a mi-fi device which can support several different devices. This is a more cost effective feature anyway.
I agree no more Kodak 2.0 the government has gone against its own rules of sole source for to long with using just MS OS.
You seem to be out of touch with tablets. The Samsung 7 Slate has been out for a while and has everything and much more than the surface being released in 2013. You said "no other tablet connects a USB device directly". Both the dell tablet and the Samsung have USB ports and windows 8 with the Samsung having 128G of storage and I think there are several others.
The public-sector should stop immediately purchasing and using Microsoft's proprietary products because
MS + W8 * WP8 = Kodak 2.0
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I spent the day winterizing my new to me 1990 Prostar 190 with a Ford 351 and 1:1 transmission. Being my first time on this boat, I spent a few hours this morning searching the forum for recommendations, checklists, tips, tricks, etc Most of all my questions were answered with some simple searches, but many of the explanations were lacking any visual aids to help me out so I snapped some photos of the process to help anyone in my situation down the road. First a picture of the new boat:
I started by adding Stabil to the fuel tank and topping it off (no pictures necessary .I hope). My 25 gallon tank took 10 fluid ounces total.
Next I ran the engine on the hose for about 15 minutes until the temp gauge hit 170 degrees. I used the bucket method commonly referenced on this forum. There are some pretty cool setups mentioned on this forum which I hope to copy later this week. For today my basic setup worked just fine.
I went to Lowes and bought a 5 gallon bucket, 4 feet of 1.25 ID clear plastic hose and a hose clamp. Many of the pictures I found this morning showed MC owners running their hose straight to the raw water intake on the bow side of the engine. Once I looked at my boat, I realized they were bypassing the transmission cooler. After some quick responses to my post here I decided to clamp my clear plastic hose to the hull side of the transmission cooler. I ran the other end to the 5 gallon bucket, wedging the hose between the handle and the outside of the bucket so it wouldn't move. I filled the bucket with the garden hose to the top, started the engine and watched it suck down the water while the garden hose refilled the bucket. NOTE: I had to shut the engine down 3 or 4 times as the engine took the water faster than the hose could refill the bucket.
With the engine warm, I drained the engine oil using the fitting that runs through the hull drain. I got 4.5 quarts out of the engine itself after 10 minutes of draining. I then removed the oil filter which held another .5 quart. I used a plastic bag over the filter while removing it which minimized the mess under the motor, a great tip I read on this forum. I replaced the filter with the appropriate WIX replacement (can't remember the part number but it cross referenced from the Napa Gold 1515). I added .5 a quart of Valvoline VR1 20W50 conventional oil to the filter and the other 4.5 quarts into the engine oil filler.
I moved onto the velvet drive transmission next. I used a "super sucker" to drain the old ATF out of the dipstick. I got exactly 2 quarts out. I assume the transmission was over-filled by the previous owner as the total capacity is 2 quarts and I believe you never get all the fluid out with a suction gun. I refilled the transmission with 1.75 quarts of Dexron III automatic transmission fluid.
Next I ran the boat back to 170 degrees on the hose and checked the transmission and engine oil levels. As expected, the transmission level was spot on and originally overfilled. The engine oil seemed slightly overfilled, I plan to check it before running next spring and adjust if necessary.
With the engine warm and filled with clean water, I opened the engine block drains (one on each the port and starboard side of the block). The brass T-handles were easy to spot so I didn't snap any pictures. The manifold drain plugs face the stern of the boat, there is one each manifold and are easy to find as well. I drove around the block a few times with the plugs open to completely drain all the water out. I re-installed the manifold drain plugs but as I realized in my next step I forgot to shut the engine block drain (a messy mistake for sure!).
Now that the block was relatively dry, I filled my bucket with 4 gallons of RV antifreeze and started the engine. The 4 gallons took less than a minute to be sucked into the motor after I closed the engine block drains. I didn't stop to take any pictures as its the same process as flushing the engine with water minus the hose. I stopped the engine and refilled the bucket with 2 more gallons of antifreeze.
After restarting the motor I fogged the carb until the engine choked itself out, leaving just under a half gallon of antifreeze in the bucket. There was antifreeze leaking out the exhaust so I'm going to assume it's full.
I then degreased and hosed out the bilge to clean up the small amount of antifreeze, engine oil and ATF that I spilled during the process. I took the boat for another few laps around the block to drain the bilge and am getting ready to detail the boat this weekend before putting it in storage.
I know there are some steps that I missed like replacing the fuel filter, changing the impeller and cleaning out the water separator. They all seem relatively easy to do but I didn't have time to get the parts necessary to do it today. Are these things I can do when I detail the boat or is it too late after the engine is full of antifreeze?
Also, is there anything else I'm missing? I thought about fogging the cylinders but read mixed opinions on the forum. It seems they're a pain to get to on my engine as well.
Thanks to everyone who has posted relevant information on this subject before me, it made my day much easier than I originally anticipated. Hopefully my post and pictures will help others out in the future and remind me how to do it next year!
Since you choked out the engine fogging thru carb no need to fog thru plugs IMO (depends on level of MCOCD ... and nice choice on oil... I go for the synthetic personally and cut back a half quart and add HyperLube Zinc Replacement. Based on research I believe is the same technology as Royal Purple's Synerlic, Valvoline's Syn, and Castrol's Edge.
Nice work and nice to see no Fram Filter -
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I use same marine grease as for wheel bearings.
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We are asked to translate the following sentence: "Caesar didn't make an attack on the cavalry on the right wing, did he?"
The key has this as "Num Caesar impetum equitatum a cornu dextro fecit."
This troubles me for several reasons. Firstly, I am sure this is not the translation that D'Ooge intended, because in the special vocabulary for this lesson, "impetus facere in" appears as "make an attack on," exactly as you see in the above English which is to be translated. Clearly, D'Ooge wants us to use "impetus facere in + accusative." But the key does not use it, or if it does, it leaves out the "in."
Instead the preposition "a/ab" is used. This makes no sense to me. Doesn't that mean, in context, "away from the right wing (of the army)?"
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Aalto University, Department of Micro- and Nanosciences, Espoo, Finland
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Volkswagen Passat TDI Aims for Fuel Economy Record
- 48-state road trip attempts to dethrone world record holder
- Passat TDI piloted by expert "hypermiler" Wayne Gerdes
- Team must use fewer than 139.82 gallons of fuel to break record
The 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI is the vehicle of choice for a Guinness World Record attempt to achieve the lowest fuel consumption for a non-hybrid vehicle driving through each of the 48 contiguous U.S. states.
The current record, established in 2009 by an Australian couple, stands at 139.82 gallons. Over the course of that 9,505-mile trip, Helen and John Taylor posted an average of 67.90 miles per gallon to set the record in a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI.
Behind the wheel of the diesel-powered Passat for this latest attempt is Wayne Gerdes, a "hypermiler" and automotive journalist, and founder of the website cleanMPG.com. Gerdes already holds a Guinness World Record for his 2011 drive in a Kia Optima Hybrid. He achieved an average of 64.55 mpg on that nearly 8,000-mile trip.
Accompanying Gerdes is Bob Winger, an electronics engineer. The two drivers started at Volkswagen's headquarters in Herndon, Va., and will travel approximately 8,000 miles in a 2-week round trip.
Gerdes is confident the 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI can break the current record, thanks in part to the vehicle's 43-mpg highway fuel economy rating and his proven techniques to stretch a gallon of fuel.
"It's going to be a great adventure and I'm confident we can improve upon the current record of 67.9 mpg in the fuel-efficient Passat TDI," Gerdes said.
Gerdes is sharing his experience on his website, and through his and Volkswagen's social media channels. He and Winder have already reached the western-most states in the continental U.S. and are on the return trip east. The pair has posted average fuel economy as high as 101 mpg, but strong headwinds have increased fuel consumption. Gerdes' latest update shows an average of 63.2 mpg for the current leg of the journey.
For a real-time look at the world record attempt, follow VW on Facebook or Twitter. And if fuel economy is a top consideration in your next vehicle, check out VW's fuel-efficient TDI models and other, newly available diesels from automakers such as Chevrolet, Jeep and Audi.
What it means to you: Wayne Gerdes illustrates how drivers can achieve surprisingly high fuel economy in unmodified new vehicles. The latest world record attempt in the Passat TDI has a good chance of posting lower consumption than either the Jetta TDI record-holder or the Kia Optima Hybrid, which holds the record for hybrid vehicles.


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I caught that because my island grandmother called people boobs all the time. Her other favorite slur was calling people a dirty so and so, which I find hilarious.
It is a borrowing from the old 1950s term, "boob," referring not to breasts but to the sort of person who, in rhyme, we used to call "rubes"
Ah! Now suddenly I understand what Hannibal Lecter meant when he used that word in one of the films.
Being in health care, I get the "It's not natural" argument constantly when it comes to medicines. People want so much not to take pills that lower their blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, etc. "I don't want to have unnatural things in my body". My most effective argument for them is that living past about 40 is not natural, because only in recent history did most people live that long. "natural" means an early death. Driving cars is not natural either, has a high death rate, leads to obesity, heart disease, and psychological disorders. Neither is flying in airplanes. If people want "natural" they can live in the fucking stone age, hunt animals with hand made stone tools, wear animal pelts (or run around naked - is wearing the skin of a dead animal "natural").
On the other hand, same gender sex is common among animals, so is natural. So even if they give in to having an early death, give up central heating and cooling, computers and medications, it's still "natural" for people of the same gender to pair up romantically and/or passionately. If they want to see "natural" they can go to the fucking zoo and visit the monkey exhibit.
"Natural" is meaningless but if people want it they should be willing to live it or be called on their hypocracy.
You can make a list. What is "un-natural" and what is "natural"
commuting to work
heart pills
cholesterol pills
pain pills
corn (human made hybrids not existing in nature even before genetic engineering)
wheat (same)
cows (same)
dogs (same)
and a few billion other things.
butt sex (animals do it in nature)
oral sex (animals do it in nature)
same sex sex
opposite sex sex
genital - genital sex
living in trees
eating raw food
hugging and kissing loved ones.
and a bunch of other things.
There's a lovely annecdote in Robert Sapolsky's a Primate's Memoir, where a baboon swinging through a tree clutching an infant - drops it.
And three baboons and at least two human researchers had the precise same reaction: they gasped, put their hands to their faces and stood up.
The infant was fine it shrugged off the fall, but afterwards Sapolksy notes with a degree of relish that across the species were the same synapses firing in those different brains?
Becuase to a creature they all behaved the same way, in situation you couldn't easily repeat in a laboratory.
My most effective argument for them is that living past about 40 is not natural, because only in recent history did most people live that long.
A very good book, which I think every one but particularly health care professionals should read is "why we get sick" an evolutionary approach to disease by Randolph Nesse.
I have a relative who recently got gout, so I explained to him why we get gout, which curiously his doctors hadn't.
There a lot of that, we live in an age were disease is largely regulated ou culture is heavly medicalised, people go see a dr get given a pill and better - that's where the cultural power of palcebos comes from too - but very few people really understand why we get sick (or conversely why we get better) and therein the distinction between natural and unnatural practices and outcomes.
Why would the doctors tell your relative what caused the gout. By doing so, they deprive themselves of a fee when the gout gets them going to see him again for help. Some doctors are also dumb asses -- some of them. I was put into hospital for a bowel disruption, non-specific. An MRI showed I had a variety of ailments, from gall stones to an aortal abdominal hernia. But the imaging also showed a pinched disc. (Actually, a compression fracture.)
Mind you I had told all the doctors who saw me that two weeks earlier I had thrown my back out by trying to lift a 12K window A/C into the window. (OK at 40, stupid at 65.) I had done some research into bowel obstructions and found out that the vagus nerve, if switched off by a pinched disc, will not "tell" a person when to take a shit, or for that matter, help a person shit when they know to go. The reason I had not shat in three weeks (yeah, yuk, yuk: "I told you he's full of shit") was that the vagus nerve was not helping me evacuate -- or even feel the need to. The last time I looked, it takes an exercise of the muscles to crap. I had not crapped because of the compression fracture. It was that simple. Do you think a single one of those doctors had even thought of that. Beware hospitals whose nurses say, "We don't have any Houses around here."
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Saint Strikes Back, The (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros take a quick look at George Sanders' Saint in action...
Leslie Chateris' beatific character of Simon Templar has had many incarnations since the he first appeared in print back in 1928; though many will most associate Roger Moore as the man with the halo above his head, George Sanders will for many be regarded as the definitive suave and sophisticated Saint, and it is Sanders' first portrayal of Simon Templar that we are examining here...
The Saint Strikes Back was released in 1939, when America was still very much out of the Second World War and the pressing concerns of the country centred upon organised crime. Leslie Charteris' novel, Angels of Doom formed the basis for the screenplay, which was adapted by John Twist, sees Simon Templar (George Sanders) seeking out Valerie Travers (Wendy Barrie) the daughter of a disgraced police officer, who has been making a name for herself in the San Francisco underworld - he unwittingly helped Travers get away after an attempted assassination in a nightclub, but now The Saint is on her trail, and he does not intend to let his quarry go...
The Saint films were produced by RKO Pictures and as such, they had better production values than similar features from other studios - the larger budgets can be seen in sequences such as the one set at a rural airport, where action takes place on the runway in front of a plane - if this were filmed by one of the Poverty Row studios - such as Republic or Monogram - then this would have been shot in the studio (in front of a backdrop), or filmed outside using very tight close-ups to keep a non-existent plane out of shot. The opening scene, which consists of a constantly moving camera (almost certainly on a crane) is wonderfully executed, giving the audience a flavour of a New Year's Eve party in full swing, establishing the characters and the geography of the nightclub, and letting the audience in what is about to happen. There is a wonderful noir-ish feel to the film, which suits the material well, giving you an authentic period feel that has been aped so many times in subsequent thrillers.
One thing is clear from the outset - George Sanders IS Simon Templar; most people are familiar with Roger Moore as The Saint, playing him during the 1960s in what was essentially a dry-run for James Bond, and many will remember Ian Ogilvy doing his best Moore impersonation in the seventies, but the mists of time have sadly shrouded Sander's magnificent work as Templar. Sanders was an actor who simply oozed charm, suave and charisma from every pore and the role of The Saint was a perfect match for his talents, as he dominates every scene he's in, filling the screen with so much charisma that it threatens to burst forth in a manner best reserved for 3D movies. Though actor Louis Hayward had portrayed The Saint the previous year in The Saint in New York, Sanders made such a strong impression that he ultimately played the character in five feature films.
What is very cool is that The Saint has the same theme tune that can be heard in the later televisual incarnations of the character - Leslie Charteris is credited with the theme and George Sanders himself whistles this theme at one point to establish his identity, which is a pretty cool moment.
There is a scene where Templar needles Travers in a manner that would probably have given the writers of Columbo some inspiration - after visiting Travers at her house, he slips a local wandering musician to sing something both incriminating and derogatory outside her house; it's a very amusing scene that perfectly sums up the character of The Saint.
The supporting cast all do their thing very well, but none of them are able to dim the shining light of Sanders when they share scenes with him; the most notable supporting actor in this film is Neil Hamilton, who is best known for playing Commissioner Gordon in the sixties Batman series - just as he would later do, Hamilton plays is completely straight, delivering a typically rock-solid performance. Jonathan Hale reprises his role as Inspector Henry Fernack, the sparring partner of Simon Templar and the chemistry between Hale and Sanders is most pleasing, especially considering that this was the first time that Hale had worked with Sanders (the previous film had Hale working with Louis Hayward).
The resolution may be a little trite or convoluted (take your pick - you could even use both words to describe it), but it is brisk and breezy and there is so much to enjoy along the way that you won't feel short-changed with the final shot of George Sanders leaning up against a lamppost in a swirling fog and the theme tune swells over the soundtrack. Lovely stuff.
The review discs we were supplied with were plain DVD-R rips, but we're pretty sure that these accurately reflect the finished product, as the feature is only 64 minutes in length and there are no extras.
Presented in 1.33:1 (the opening titles are window-boxed), the image here is acceptable, but we should point out that this release does not appear to have been remastered; there is all manner of print damage present, including tramlines, scratches and dirt, but there's nothing that will seriously put you off. This is probably sourced from a print of the film, rather than taken from the original negative, but it's not TOO bad - there is a reasonable amount of image detail and the print damage isn't going to put off most people. There are some out there who might say that the minor issues with the print adds to the charm...
We had to crank up the level to a pretty high degree whilst watching this, but the overall sound is not bad - there is little in the way of background hiss and the dialogue is perfectly audible.
None, sadly - not even a trailer.
The Saint Strikes Back is fabulously entertaining stuff, with a riveting performance from George Sanders and a fabulous film noir feel to the thing. The video is not bad (print damage aside) and the audio is acceptable - it's just a shame that Odeon couldn't have thrown in a trailer as an extra, which would have made this release seem a bit more special.
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I love The old Saint films. I could never get into the Roger Moore series when he played Simon. I wish Paramount revisit their movie version of The Saint which has some deleted scenes (including an alternate ending) which you can glimpse one from the trailer.
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We were never great fans of Moore's Saint, but Ian Ogilvy in the Return of the Saint TV series in the seventies was pretty good, bearing an uncanny physical resemblence to Louis Heyward (the original Simon Templar).
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The Wilson Bros
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 25th July 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Scene Selection
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Farrow
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Neil Hamilton
Genre: Crime
Length: 64 minutes
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Will Pittsburghs prodigal son provide special teams spark?
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 | Posted by Kyle Chrise
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A big question mark entering Pittsburgh Steelers training camp was their return game; after all, the Steelers ranked 30th in punt returns last season (6.1 yards per) and 21st in kickoff runbacks (24.6 yards). They're now a week into camp, and it appears head coach Mike Tomlin is still a little perplexed at the situation. Despite having five players working on returns at camp, the Steelers went out and signed former Pro Bowl returner Eddie Drummond. The Pittsburgh native and Penn State alumnus is hoping his homecoming will give the Steelers the special teams spark that the team has needed for a while.
Drummond has 390 returns in his six NFL seasons, racking up more than 7,000 yards and six touchdowns. His best season was in 2004 with Detroit, for which he averaged 26.6 yards per kickoff return and 13.2 yards each punt return, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. After five seasons with the Lions, Drummond spent 2007 in Kansas City, where he posted a career-low 21.2 yards per kickoff return. He blamed last season's performance on the splint he had to wear to protect his dislocated finger. Now, though, Drummond says he's completely healthy; in fact, he believes he's just starting to peak.
"As long as I stay competitive and stay progressive and don't get injured or anything like that, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be on the team, just because they already know what I can do," Drummond said after signing with the Steelers.
That's pretty confident talk for someone who wasn't on an NFL roster a week ago. Drummond brings good vision and patience to Pittsburgh's return game. He's only 28, can shift up to fifth gear when he hits the crease and can make tacklers miss. The big question is durability for Drummond, who has battled injuries throughout his career.
The Steelers have been searching for a return specialist for the last few seasons. In 2006, they drafted Florida State's Willie Reid in the third round with the hope that he would become a special teams asset. Instead, he spent his rookie season on injured reserve, then blew his chance in 2007 by having a horrible preseason. That forced Pittsburgh to trade a draft pick in September to Atlanta for veteran returner Allen Rossum, who failed to impress Tomlin in 2007 and was cut in February. A month later, Pittsburgh signed running back and returner Mewelde Moore to a three-year contract.
Tomlin says he brought in Drummond to add some competition to the position battle, but the coach must be looking for something that he's not finding yet at camp. Besides Reid and Moore, Jeremy Bloom, Travis Williams and Santonio Holmes have been working on returns. Holmes is Pittsburgh's leading receiver, and it isn't worth risking injury to make him the starting returner. Moore is also fighting to become the team's third-down running back and isn't practicing every day in the return game. Reid could be facing his last chance with the Steelers and his first two seasons may already be two strikes against him. Former Eagle Bloom and undrafted rookie Williams are both untested at the pro level.
Drummond could clean up the entire mess if he's truly back to his Pro Bowl ways. He's looking for a new beginning with his hometown team, saying he'd like to end his career in Pittsburgh. The Steelers would welcome Drummond's return to the special teams spotlight, but he has five guys to go through if he wants to make it happen. Pay close attention at who's getting the returns this Friday at the Steelers' first preseason game against Philadelphi


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Ophthalmic trauma is a leading cause of acquired unilateral blindness in childhood, being responsible for up to one third of cases of vision loss in the first decade of life. Ocular trauma has been an important cause of hospitalization in paediatric patients and corresponds to a significant amblyopic inductor factor. Preschool children (<5 years) who sustain ocular trauma fall into a special category who are prone to amblyopia if not managed well and in time. Most injured children have normal vision before the accident and many of the injuries lead to permanent visual loss. Several prognostic factors have been described which determine the ultimate visual outcome in these cases. These include reporting time, length of perforation, vitreous loss, presence or absence of lens damage, hyphema, tears of rectus insertion and retinal detachment. The pattern of ocular injures in preschool children were studied at New Delhi in India in 24 children as a retrospective analysis. There was a significant male preponderance. Mean age was 3.2 years for males and 3.4 years for females. Corneal perforation was found to be the commonest type of injury (68% cases). Other types of injuries included infected cornea (20.80%), Iris prolapse (45.17%), lens damage (49.92%), vitreous prolapse (12.48%), Retained foreign body (08.32%), mutilated eye (04.16%) and healed endophthalmitis with retinal detachment (04.16%). Surprisingly the incidence of self inflicted injuries and accidental fall was low, 16.64 % each. Commonest type of injury was by others (66.72%). This highlights the important fact that injury to preschool children is in many a case preventable since it is not commonly self inflicted.Out of the 24 cases 15 were managed by suturing, 5 required enucleation, conservative treatment was given in 3 cases and paracentesis was done in 1 case. On analysis of final visual outcome, useful vision was achieved in 29.1% of cases, 20.8% cases achieved a useful vision after a second procedure. Dense corneal opacities and aphakia precluded useful vision in 12.5% and 16.6% cases respectively. 20.8% cases either required a removal or had no vision. Factors which were responsible for a high morbidity were identified. These included delayed reporting, incomplete examination, injury with unidentified objects, poor lid reflex, other man injury (not self inflicted) and a poor follow up. It is recommended that to achieve a more satisfactory final visual outcome in ocular injuries sustained by preschool children, it is important that there should be no delay in treatment. Examination under anesthesia should be performed as soon as possible, wherever required, careful planning and safe approach should be followed and second surgery should be carried out wherever required at the most appropriate time