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Illness-related work absences during flu season
In addition to the many physical difficulties associated with a bout of sickness, workers who come down with the flu or have a sick family member often must deal with interruptions in their regular work schedules. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regularly tracks the number of flu cases and the severity of flu seasons in the United States each year, data about work absences due to seasonal illness are less commonly discussed.
The Current Population Survey (CPS)�the monthly household survey that is best known for providing the Nation�s unemployment rate�contains questions about the reason for a work absence.[1] There are two reason categories listed as responses that are related to illnesses affecting either the workers themselves or the workers� family members: "own illness, injury, or medical appointment" and "other family or personal obligations."[2] Not everyone who worked a reduced schedule for one of these reasons was absent from work because of a seasonal illness or sick family member. For example, those who reported that their absence resulted from other family or personal obligations could have missed work to do chores around the house or to go with a child on a school field trip. Nevertheless, observing changes in these measures over time may shed light on the effect of seasonal illnesses on the labor market.[3]
Chart 1 presents data for workers who normally work full time (35 or more hours per week) but worked less than 35 hours during the week preceding the survey because of the illness-related response categories mentioned previously. These data are not seasonally adjusted, so recurring seasonal patterns are quite evident. The number of workers with an absence due to their own illness, injury, or medical appointment shows a regular spike during the months of December through March. Although not all absent workers who supplied this reason were sick with a cold or the flu, it is likely that the increase in absences during the winter months is related to the seasonal illnesses that are typical during this time of year.[4]
Although absences due to workers� own illnesses, injuries, or medical appointments regularly increase during the winter months, it is not as clear from chart 1 if that is also true of those with absences due to other family or personal obligations. Table 1 compares the average number of absences in April through November with the average number in the subsequent period from December through March. As with chart 1, the table shows that the average level of absence due to a worker�s own illness, injury, or medical appointment is consistently higher in the winter months than the average level during the previous 8 months. The average level of absence due to other family or personal obligations is also higher during the winter months.[5] In contrast, absences as a result of other noneconomic reasons�such as vacations or holidays�are somewhat lower during the winter months.
Chart 2 shows the percentage of full-time workers with an absence due to illness-related reasons, including both absences due to a worker�s own illness, injury, or medical appointment and other family or personal obligations. During the winter, this portion of employed persons regularly rises to a high that is close to double the low point from earlier that year. These data display the seasonal effect on full-time employment that is attributable, at least partially, to health-related reasons.
The level of absence due to a worker�s own illness, injury, or medical appointment was higher in the winter of 2007�08 than at any other period covered in this analysis, reaching a high of 3.3 million in February 2008. CDC data also show that the weekly percentage of patients with influenza-like illnesses peaked in mid-February during the 2007�08 season. Additionally, CDC data show that, according to several measures of influenza activity, the 2007�08 season was more severe than the previous three seasons.[6]
While it is difficult to quantify all of the different ways that health issues affect the labor market,[7] the CPS absence data can provide some measure of the effect that flu season has on workers. Further, an examination of changes in these data during flu season may be useful in evaluating the impact of a widespread illness on the Nation�s labor force.
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[1] Absences are defined as instances when wage and salary workers who usually work 35 or more hours a week at their main job (usually full time) worked 1�34 hours during the reference week.
[2] Other noneconomic reasons for an absence include child care problems, school or training, vacation, holiday (legal or religious), bad weather, and other reasons. Note that the child care problems response category includes persons who specifically mention child care arrangements as a reason for taking time off from work. For example, "I had to take time off from work because I could not find someone to watch my children on Friday." Those who stay home to care for a sick child should be included in the "other family or personal obligations" category.
[3] Workers who usually work part time or who were not at work for the entire reference week are not included in this analysis. For multiple jobholders, absence data refer only to work missed at their main jobs. All self-employed persons are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated.
[4] The CDC report "The Flu Season" shows that peak influenza months are most often December through March. On the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season.htm?wwparam=1263565030 (viewed January 15, 2010).
[5] It is possible that the level of absence due to "child care problems" is also influenced by illnesses during the winter months. However, due to the small size of the sample and associated high levels of sampling variability, it is less clear whether such a conclusion could be supported with the available data.
[6] See "Influenza Activity�United States and Worldwide, 2007�08 Season," MMWR Weekly June 27, 2008 / 57(25); 692�97, on the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5725a5.htm (viewed May 3, 2010).
[7] For example, because the CPS questions refer to 1 week out of each month, work absences during the other weeks of the month are not measured.


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1-10. God of prosperity born to An and gazed upon by Urac -- Cu-Suen, like Nanna expert in judgment, ...... before Enlil, from your birth you were a man of might whose name was proclaimed by Nanna! Cu-Suen, heroic son of An, beloved of Enlil, head held high in the lapis-lazuli E-kur, given birth by Urac, chosen by the heart of Urac, you have been elevated over all the lands. Ornament and august servant of Enlil -- whose sceptre has reached far, who alone has Enlil's ear! Endowed with majestic strength, creation of lustrous An, favourite of Ninlil -- Cu-Suen, provider who radiates beauty, ......!
11. 1st kirugu.
12. Cu-Suen ...... a life of distant days.
13. Its jicgijal.
14-21. ...... of Enlil ......, ...... Cu-Suen ......, head held high ......, wearing a long lustrous beard, ...... like Utu over all the lands, authoritative Cu-Suen, ...... the shrine that brings forth the divine powers, fearsome storm, ...... radiance of the Land ...... for greatness; who bears light, ...... rays of heaven; majestic strength of Enlil, who alone is the lord of abundance -- Cu-Suen, great lion among sovereigns!
22. 2nd kirugu.
23-29. You are the mighty one of Father Enlil, the lord who determines destinies! Like Utu, you are an ornament to Ninlil of the majestic shrine, and to fair Lord Enki who determines destinies, the father of broad understanding! Wise Enlil has justly ...... to the one he has scrutinised. My king, the gods who determine destinies ...... in the place that soothes the spirit. Cu-Suen, ...... to pronounce judgments and render verdicts. My king, ...... outstretched arms.
30. 3rd kirugu.
31. The great lord Cu-Suen ...... years of abundance.
32. Its jicgijal.
33-42. Head held high, fit for the royal crown, son of Ninsumun, mighty and forceful among the Anuna gods ....... Cu-Suen! Holy Inana made manifest ....... Enlil has given to you as your helper the beloved heart whose beauty is unending, the good woman ...... -- you have embraced her. Strong one given majestic strength by the Great Mountain, ...... from his power; hero excelling all lords and sovereigns, who is their great lion -- Cu-Suen, gracious figure, shining crown, holy breast wondrous to behold, hero born for godhood, ornament of kingship, ...... in heaven and on earth, strong as far as the borders of the Land!
43. 4th kirugu.
44-48. I shall praise ....... ...... of Ninlil is indeed the ...... mistress! Like Utu, ...... has filled the broad Land ....... ......, Cu-Suen, your provider (?) is distant.
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Traveling with the Queen is much nicer than with any other members of her family for one very good reason.
In consideration for her age and that of her husband her day doesn't start until around 10.30 which gives us reporters an extra hour or so in bed.
We really needed it here in Australia as we were all suffering from jet lag when we landed in Canberra last week.
The Queen rarely does more than two engagements a day, although the Duke of Edinburgh despite his 90 years, sometimes does extra jobs.
How do they do it? I can't think of many people of their age who are still working full time 20 or so years after the normal retirement age.
Of course, the Queen has lots of staff who sort everything out for her but it can't be easy to stand for hours in the 27 degree sunshine as she did last Saturday morning at the Duntroon Military Academy, the Australian Sandhurst.
The Queen, dressed in electric blue, presented new colours to the troops after inspecting their ranks in a ceremony which lasted for 90 minutes, during which she stood the whole time.
When that ended she met soldiers and their families in a garden party, once again staying on her feet for almost another hour. I am always lost in admiration for the Queen when I see her at work like this.
Years of experience have taught her how to cope in a hot climate like Australia's. I remember her doctor once told me that natural fibres like silk are the key to keeping cool.
She always wears a shady hat too. But most of all she always wears an old pair of black shoes because they are comfy.
Last Friday night when she attended a reception given by the Welsh-born Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, I noticed the Queen was wearing an ivory pair of shoes to match her ivory jacquard dress and silver lace jacket. It must have taken a lot of persuasion to get her to change her favourite black ones.
She looked softly pretty and smart as she mingled with the 700 guests at Parliament House, Canberra.
I thought she looked equally elegant on her arrival in Canberra , wearing an aqua Stewart Parvin miltary style coat over a matching dress.
Australian children seem to love the Queen and chat to her at length when presenting bouquets and stuffed toys. One nine year old boy who met her at the airport told HELLO! 'She's just like your Nan. You want to hug her.'
What higher praise could anyone have?
The following evening Aussie surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore, 23, met the Queen at the prime minister's reception mentioned above. She curtsied and said, 'Welcome to Australia, Your Majesty, I adore you.'
On hearing this, Prime Minister Julia Gillard turned to the Queen and said, 'That's positive reassurance for you.'
The point is that most 23 year old girls in Britain would think it terribly uncool to gush over the Queen like that. But there is something about the Aussie open character that makes such an affectionate outburst seem rather endearing.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen in public for more than a month, is "fighting for his life" after cancer surgery in Cuba, former vice president Elias Jaua says.
Chavez's extended absence has fuelled growing political uncertainty in Venezuela. But Jaua said the usually outspoken and ever-present leftist leader was "alive and fighting for a full recovery."
"The situation is complex and delicate, but it is true that Hugo Chavez has fought and is fighting for his life," said Jaua, who was vice president from January 2010 until October.
He spoke during a meeting in Caracas of the ruling United Socialist Party in support of Chavez. Similar meetings were held simultaneously in the cities of Zulia (northwest), Trujillo (west) and Vargas (north), and were broadcast on government television.
Chavez, whose OPEC-member nation controls the world's largest proven oil reserves, has been out of the public eye since undergoing surgery in Havana on December 11. It is the fourth such operation in the 18 months since his condition was made public.
Previously, officials said the fiery leftist leader was suffering from a severe pulmonary infection that resulted in a "respiratory insufficiency." That fuelled speculation about his prospects for a full recovery – and his political future.
On Saturday, his brother Adan denied rumors that Chavez was in a coma, saying the Venezuelan leader was responding "well" to cancer treatment and was making progress on a daily basis.
Chavez's anointed heir, Vice President Nicolas Maduro, met with his ailing boss late Saturday.
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On Thursday, the government was forced to postpone the president's scheduled inauguration, as it became clear that Chavez could not attend. Authorities insist the Venezuelan constitution allows him to take the oath of office at a later time.
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I love music — all kinds of music. I'm also a big fan of mnemonic devices. (Any one remember Roy G. Biv?) So when I heard this report on the news this morning, I had to smile. Researchers at the University of Illinois knew that people doing CPR commonly do the chest compressions too slowly. The ideal rate is 100 compressions per minute. It turns out that the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive" is 103 beats per minute — and doctors and students who heard the song did the compressions at the correct rate. It's an easy song to remember and the title fits the situation, so perhaps this will be a good musical mnemonic device.
I do see one drawback. What if you panic and use the wrong Bee Gees song? "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" really wouldn't work out.
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2013 Nissan Leaf Resale Value Forecast Lowered
- 2013 Leaf to lose more value than 2012 model
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- Shoppers could lose more in depreciation than first thought
A new report from Kelley Blue Book (KBB) says the Nissan Leaf may depreciate more than first thought. The firm, a noted industry leader for used-car valuation, has dropped the 2013 Nissan Leaf's projected resale value several points compared to the 2012 model.
According to KBB, the 2013 Leaf will only retain 35 percent of its sticker price after three years. That's a big decline from the firm's assessment of the 2012 model. KBB predicted last year's Leaf would retain 40 percent of its value, which is a strong figure in used-car terms.
One reason KBB lowered its prediction is that the Leaf's based price was substantially dropped for the new model year. For 2013, Nissan added a base-level Leaf with a starting price below $30,000. A less-expensive model may cause resale values to drop because it likely means more used versions will be available.
KBB also says it's lowering the forecast because shoppers aren't embracing the Leaf's new technology.
"Demand for a new Leaf is driven by vehicle enthusiasts, early adopters, people who are concerned about the environment," said Eric Ibara, KBB's director of residual value consulting. "But when it comes to a 2-year-old used electric vehicle, practical considerations greatly outweigh the novelty of new technology."
Another factor in the Leaf's decreased resale value is the number of customers choosing to lease the vehicle. Since Nissan is offering highly enticing lease deals (some with payments of under $200 per month), many customers are opting to lease. The result is that the used-car market will see a glut of Leafs when leases expire in three years.
Residual value could affect today's shoppers in several ways. Most importantly, Leaf buyers will likely lose a larger amount of money than first thought, should they go to sell their Leaf in two or three years. But lower resale values also could drive up lease rates and even make some shoppers consider a used model when otherwise they only may have considered a new one.
Still, the Leaf is selling in large numbers. Sales are up more than three times over last year, likely due to the fully electric hatchback's lower base price and increased availability.
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Apple Dapple Cake with Warm Vanilla Cream Sauce
Apple dapple, I think I love you.
I'd never heard of this charming cake until a nice reader, Helen, sent it to me declaring it her favorite childhood dessert (so much so that she requested large batches of it to be made and served at her wedding reception the week before Christmas).
Of course, with that kind of recommendation I had to try it.
In all honesty, though, I wondered if the lightly spiced apple cake could really woo me.
And no offense to Miss Apple Dapple, but I put off making it for a little while. Finally, last Sunday we tried it. And it was definitely one of those moments where I was berating myself (and my family was berating me) for waiting so long to make it. I felt very berated.
It is amazing. Amazing and simple and wonderful.
The cake alone is this fabulous concoction of lightly spiced cake batter plum full of juicy apple – when baked, it puffs into the softest, most tender cake to ever meet these cake-loving lips. On top of that (literally), the warm vanilla cream sauce drizzled lightly over the cake puts this into other-worldly spheres.
Served warm, it is like the most comforting perfect dessert ever.
There were two pieces left over, swimming in extra cream sauce in the fridge, and when clean-out-the-fridge-for-dinner-night rolled around that week, the entire family was literally throwing elbows for the privilege of this cake.
We all managed a bite or two of the left overs while I told my family how lucky they were I didn't do what I was now regretting: eat the leftovers days ago for breakfast. Lesson learned.
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Apple Dapple Cake with Warm Vanilla Cream Sauce
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 cups peeled, cored and grated/shredded apple (about 5 large apples) plus any accumulated juice
Cream Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until well-combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until light and creamy.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and mix until just combined and a few dry streaks remain. The batter will be very stiff but will thin out after the apples are stirred in.
- Stir in the grated apple with any accumulated juice and mix until combined. No need to overmix, just stir until the apples are incorporated.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- For the cream sauce, while the cake is baking, combine the butter, cream and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is combined. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and keep warm until ready to serve.
- Cut the warm cake into pieces and drizzle with the warm cream sauce.
I use the large holes of my box grater to shred the apple. Also, if you think you are on the saucier end of the spectrum, you might consider doubling the cream sauce. I thought the recipe as written was the perfect amount of sauce to drizzle lightly over each piece of cake but if you want to all out drench the cake…then go ahead and increase the sauce.
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Recipe Source: adapted from Helen C., a MKC reader (I cut down the sugar in the cake batter and added vanilla to the halved cream sauce recipe)


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Every year, basketball fans become obsessed with the NCAA March Madness tournament, accessing broadcasts and the latest stats via TVs, computers and mobile deices. How can you blame them? The annual event has the top college basketball teams in the country competing to be named the nation's best. Chances are, you're among those who are immersed in the 2011 NCAA right now. But, from a productivity standpoint, March Madness isn't so much fun, especially for CIOs who need to manage demand on corporate networks and appropriate use of corporate devices. Over the next three weeks -- and especially during the next week when games will be played during work hours -- you'll be spending an inordinate amount of time ensuring employees are doing what they should be doing -- working -- and not what they shouldn't be doing -- watching the games. In addition to online streaming of games, CBS Sports is also offering free NCAA mobile apps. Some of you may wonder whether trying to stop employees from watching NCAA March Madness at work is really worth the trouble. A recent study from outplacement agency Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, Inc., may well help you decide. The organization finds that productivity takes a big hit during March Madness.


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Kryptonite's Evolution Mini U-Lock may be a little guy, but it packs a big punch thanks to the 13mm hardened Performance steel shackle that resists bolt cutters and leverage attacks. Popular among urban cyclists and messengers, the Mini fits well in a pocket and locks up quickly thanks to the disc-style cylinder and "I" keys, one of which features a high-intensity LED light for locking and unlocking in the dark. And, it includes the Transit Flex Frame Bracket so you get plenty of mounting options while you ride. You get snug security thanks to the short crossbar and shackle on the 5.5-inch model, and if you need more space, simply choose the larger 9.5-inch model.
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The Evolution Mini-9 is the perfect size to lock your frame through your rear triangle to a bike rack or pole. This also secures the rear wheel. I use a separate cable lock with its own key for the front wheel and the frame. (I use 2 u locks for high risk areas) At 3.25 x 9.25 inches all the space within the lock is filled up by your bike making it difficult for a thief to insert car jacks to try to break the lock. This makes the mini 9 more secure than the larger u locks. A u lock should never be larger than needed. The flex frame bracket lets you carry the u lock on your bike frame. If you are going rough trail riding, do not put the lock in the bracket because that might put to much stress on the bracket and break it. It if best used for commute riding when you need to lock up your bike. I use a Velcro strap from the dollar store to secure the lock to the top tube of my bike to take some stress off the flex frame bracket. This might solve the problem that I have read others having regarding the bracket breaking. The evolution series of locks are stronger than the Kryptonite series 2 locks. The mini 9 comes with a one year $2000 anti-theft warranty, but you must register it on the Kryptonite website within 15 days of purchase. Always read the fine print when it comes to lock anti-theft warranties. The keys seem a bit fragile so care must be taken to not break them inside the lock. This lock is strong, but It and all u locks on the market can be cut by determined thief using cordless power tools, but that makes a lot of noise and attracts lots of attention. Having said that, this lock should give you years of peace of mind and keep your bike from getting stolen. Remember to lock your bike absolutely every time! Because it only takes a second for someone to jump on your bike, and its gone! NOTE: I have seen videos on YouTube of one Key from a Kryptonite lock opening up other locks from Kryptonite. I don't know how common this is but it is another reason to back up your u lock with a cable lock. Also the mini 5 and 9 have 13 mm shackles which can't be cut with bolt cutters under 36 inches. I have heard that 42" heavy duty bolt cutters can possibly cut this lock. These cutters are expensive, heavy and not to common. Most thieves like to use smaller cutters they can fit in a backpack. If this worries you then get the New York Lock. It is heaver and thicker and reportedly can not be cut by any size of bolt cutters.
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LaHair lifts Cubs over Astros in season finale
Chicago, IL – Bryan LaHair hit a game-winning, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs downed the Houston Astros, 5-4, Wednesday in the regular-season finale for both teams at Wrigley Field.
"It's nice to have a walk-off win to finish the year off and after the problems with the season and everything like that, the best way you can finish the season is be at home and have a walk-off win," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said.
The matchup marked the last meeting between Houston (55-107) and Chicago (61-101) as foes in the NL Central, as MLB division realignment has the Astros beginning play next season in the AL West.
"They're ready to go home," Houston interim manager Tony DeFrancesco said. "It's been a long season and a lot of them are leaving right from here to their home, and some are going to Houston, but like I said, it's been a memory I'll always have."
After Anthony Recker walked and Tony Campana laid down a bunt single for Chicago in the ninth, Astros reliever Hector Ambriz (1-1) walked Starlin Castro to bring up LaHair with two outs.
LaHair delivered with a single to right field on the first pitch from Ambriz, snapping a two-game losing streak for Chicago to end the season on a high note.
Carlos Marmol (3-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for Chicago to earn the victory.
Justin Maxwell went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and Carlos Corporan had an RBI for Houston, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Chicago starter Travis Wood gave the Cubs 6 1/3 quality innings in taking a no-decision, surrendering one run on three hits. He walked five and struck out four, and further helped himself by knocking in two runs.
Houston's Edgar Gonzalez lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks while striking out one.
But Fernando Abad, Jose Valdez, Mickey Storey and Fernando Rodriguez combined to pitch 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Houston, allowing no hits and giving the Astros a chance to climb back into the game in the late innings.
Houston got off to a quick 1-0 lead in the first after Corporan singled to drive in Matt Dominguez, who had earlier gotten on base with a fielder's choice and moved to second on Maxwell's walk.
The Cubs answered in the second with a leadoff solo blast off the bat of LaHair, tying the score at 1-1.
Both teams stranded runners in scoring position in the third before the Cubs took a three-run lead in the fourth.
After Dave Sappelt and Josh Vitters both singled, Brett Jackson drew a walk to load the bases. Gonzalez next issued another walk to Recker, putting Chicago up 2-1, then gave up a two-run single to Wood.
The Cubs couldn't hold the lead in the eighth, however, with Houston getting back to even.
With Chicago reliever Shawn Camp on the mound, Jed Lowrie reached base on a fielding error by Jackson, and Dominguez followed with a walk. That brought up Maxwell, who tied the game at 4-4 by cranking a three-run shot into the bleachers in left field.
After Marmol held steady in the ninth, the Cubs came up for one last chance against Ambriz, who also pitched Houston through the eighth inning.
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This is the first season Chicago has lost 101 games since 1966, when the Cubs lost 103 (also done in 1962) ... Houston is now 168-184 at Wrigley Field in the history of the franchise.


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WWE topped TNA Wrestling this week with a battle royal and an above-average Smackdown.
WWE topped TNA Wrestling this week with a battle royal and an above-average Smackdown.
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WWE Main Event
Battle Royal to determine the No. 1 for the U.S. title. REACT: The wrestlers look really stupid when they don't all work together to eliminate the big men in these battle royal matches. Especially since The Great Khali won. The other final three of Santino Marella, Zach Ryder and Wade Barrett were strong candidates. I'm glad Barrett didn't win. He needs a bigger title/angle. This was a pretty solid battle royal, with a strong finish. Cesaro vs. The Great Khali isn't going to sell pay-per-views, but it will work for a month. The verbal interaction between Cesaro and The Miz was solid, too.
Justin Gabriel/Tyson Kidd beat Drew McIntyre/Jinder Mahal. REACT: Nothing special here. Gabriel's leap through the ropes was superb. McIntyre had surprisingly effective moves with his double crossblock with Kidd and his running kick. The potential is there, but I still doubt its power. Strong match finish.
ANALYSIS: Pretty strong show. Battle royals are usually passable, but this one was better-than-average. GRADE: B.
TNA Wrestling's Impact
Bully Ray calls out Hulk Hogan, but Brooke Hogan comes out. REACT: Smart way to start the show, but the crowd didn't care. The crowd was super-quiet. Nothing happened here, either.
Austin Aries' promo to set up the main event. REACT: Not his best stuff.
Samoa Joe beats Aces & Eights member. REACT: Glad to see Joe won (with the tapout, too). I hate it when wrestlers take time doing something, as Joe did in trying to remove his opponent's mask. That was silly. Smart of Joe to bail, though.
Robbie E, Robbie T and Jesse to have a bro-off. REACT: Decent set-up, and different.
Kenny King and Christian York talk. REACT: Smart segment.
Bro-off. REACT: Robbie E was solid, here. Jesse's routine, with Tara by his side, was nicely done. Robbie T stole the show. That was funny stuff. Strong segment.
Rob Van Dam beats Christian York. REACT: I liked the knee on the Rolling Thunder move, along with the double-stomp leap. Solid match.
Joseph Park training in OVW. REACT: Angle has potential, with Park being super-overconfident but unstoppable when he channels Abyss.
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero beat Christopher Daniels/Kazarian. REACT: Funny pre-match stuff with the mocking of AJ Styles. Hernandez's suplex on Daniels was a thing of beauty. The announcers were right -- they should start timing it. Good to see Guerrero get the pin (on Kazarian).
Robert Roode (poise) vs. Austin Aries (pace). REACT: Solid labels.
Aces & Eights segment with Ken Anderson. REACT: I can see Anderson being a plant to overpower Aces & Eights.
Gail Kim beats Miss Tessmacher. REACT: Slow start but picked up. Solid finisher.
No decision between Robert Roode vs. Austin Aries. REACT: Shame, shame on not having a winner here. Wise fake knee injury angle by Aries. Yes, these two are mirror images of one another. Nice work on the ears and use of chairs. I didn't care for the double referee toss, but if these two are alike, I see what they were trying to do. The chair struggle was comical, and I'm fine with Jeff Hardy running in but not OK with him winning a 2-on-1.
ANALYSIS: There was some strong stuff here, but some concerns. GRADE: C.
WWE Smackdown
Segment with Big Show and Sheamus. REACT: Big Show's "Christmas vacation mode" comment was funny. I also liked his "rejects" and "losers" push. The lottery was a refreshingly different idea.
Brodus Clay beats Primo. REACT: OK match, although a squash. The aftermath was better, with Clay's dancers double-suplexing and double-legdropping Rosa Mendes.
Santino Marella hurts himself when Sheamus is giving him a Brogue Kick lesson. REACT: Smart and comical way to nuke Marella out of the title match against Big Show.
The Rhodes Scholars/Wade Barrett beat Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan/Kane. REACT: Nice match pace, helped by quick tags. When the action went outside the ring, the match picked up even more. Smart to have Barrett pin Kingston.
JBL said "AJ is not a Diva." REACT: Then what is she?
Secret lottery for Big Show. REACT: Strange Teddy Long was trying to hide the pick, but then Ricardo Rodriguez was supposedly selected and wisely and laughingly punched out.
Antonio Cesaro beats Zack Ryder. REACT: Nicely worked match, and not a squash. Ryder shined here, too.
Dolph Ziggler beats The Miz. REACT: Solid match. I didn't care that Ziggler, holder of a future title shot, had to win via distraction. But that doesn't hurt The Miz as much, I guess.
Is AJ Lee the mastermind? REACT: Interesting question that was posed. I say yes.
The Miz bashes AJ Lee. REACT: Strong post-match, with The Miz getting the best of Ziggler and Big E. Langston getting the best of The Miz. Ziggler might be unstoppable with Langston by his side, too.
Big Show said he's going to "open up Alberto Del Rio like a pinata." REACT: Nice line!
Sheamus beats rogue referee Brad Maddox. REACT: How many chances does Maddox have to get a WWE contract? Too many. Entertaining match, though.
The Usos beat The Prime Time Players. REACT: Inside cradle finish wasn't horrible. I'm stunned The PTPs' push is dying by the day. Maybe The Usos' push will restart, though.
The Shield promo. REACT: Great stuff. But can these guys cut a live promo?
Alberto Del Rio beats Big Show by countout. REACT: Del Rio's character is all over the place,b ut fact is, this is a big win for Del Rio. Smart to have Sheamus and Del Rio beat Big Show down, but I'm not sure how Del Rio fits in this picture.
ANALYSIS: This was a strong show. No major complaints. GRADE: B+.
Looking ahead to WWE Monday Night Raw
Raw has already been taped, and I glanced at the spoilers. I counted eight matches, a MizTV with John Cena and a New Year's Eve toast between AJ Lee and Dolph Ziggler. It's a big night for Wade Barrett.
Scotty 2 Hotty (Scott Garland) now a firefighter and EMT in Florida. REACT: That's great! The Worm, coming to a rescue near you.
Mark Henry ailing, Christian to return as babyface or heel at the Royal Rumble and Ezekiel close to return? REACT: All three would be welcomed additions to the plethora of TV production WWE now has every week. Christian should return as a babyface.
Stone Cold Steve Austin pumps up John Cena but, in doing so, bashes the rest of the roster. REACT: Cena has definitely been heads and shoulders above everyone else during his career.
Crush mentioned on WWE.com, but his passing in August 2007 is not. Chris Benoit mentioned in the WWE Encyclopedia. REACT: Yes, these guys existed. If you are going to write about them, though, acknowledge their deaths -- no matter how horrific they were.
Michelle McCool interviews all over the Internet. REACT: I can't figure this out. She's talking about all her former co-workers.
Sheamus said he liked "Mr. Perfect" (Curt Hennig), "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Bret Hart as a kid. REACT: I'd have Savage and Perfect in my top 10. I'd have to think about the other two as top-10.


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The spread of Android malware may have hit a new milestone recently, with the discovery of what could be the first botnet operating on smart phones, in this case smart phones running the Android operating system.
Microsoft security researcher Terry Zink wrote in a July 3 blog post that he came across spam samples from compromised Yahoo accounts that all included a message ID showing that they came from Android devices. And they all ended with the tagline: "Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android."
"We've all heard the rumors, but this is the first time I have seen it -- a spammer has control of a botnet that lives on Android devices," Zink wrote. Infected devices will send spam from the user's Yahoo mail account.
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UPDATE: Since this story was published, Google issued a statement saying that the botnet is not running on Android devices and that the message ID is being spoofed to make it appear so, according to IDG News Service. Meanwhile, Sophos researchers say the spam does appear to be coming from Android smart phones and tablets, while BitDefender and Kaspersky Labs researchers say the evidence is not conclusive one way or the other, IDG reported.
The existence of smart-phone botnets could be a concern for government agencies that are incorporating Android and other mobile platforms into their enterprises, although this particular botnet likely wouldn't affect an organization that manages the apps on its phones or sets rules for employees taking a "bring your own device" approach to work.
Zink said the messages he found come from IP addresses in Chile, Indonesia, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela, which could be an indication that the botnet is spreading through malware in a third-party app users have downloaded on the cheap.
Users in the developing world tend to be more lax about security than those in developed countries, and they are more likely to acquire a smart-phone app "from some guy in a back alley on the Internet," increasing the chances of getting malware along with it, he wrote.
"I am betting that the users of those phones downloaded some malicious Android app in order to avoid paying for a legitimate version, and they got more than they bargained for," Zink wrote. "Either that or they acquired a rogue Yahoo Mail app."
Botnets have been a scourge of PCs for years, but as users and organization have moved to mobile platforms, spammers, phishers and other cyber attackers have followed. In the last year, the number of malware samples for mobile devices has quadrupled, according to McAfee's quarterly Threat Report, released in May.
But whether you're using a PC or a smart phone, the standard advice for avoiding getting hooked into a botnet is the same: regularly update your device with the latest patches and security upgrades; keep current with the latest browser versions, and be very careful about the links you click on.
If you receive a link that is at all suspicious, it would be better to type the URL into your browser than clicking on what could be a spoofed link, for instance. Or if someone sends you a link to a story on a news site or a product page for a company, you could go on your own to the site's home page and look for the story or product from there.
And, of course, if your agency has rules for using mobile devices, it's best to stay within the lines.
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Android botnets: maybe they are real right now, maybe not. However, it is possible to do given enough knowledge about Android and the various flavors of kernels in the many smartphones and tablets. As to Microsoft, there is much speculation about why there continues to be security issues with Windows variants. It could be that maintaining some compatibility with older applications has hampered the elimination of the weak code from the systems. Desktop and laptop systems are powerful enough, now, that MS should do away with 32-bit systems altogether and run "compatibility sandboxes" for legacy software that prevents compromise to the OS and the host hardware so malware never gets a foothold.
Microsoft FUD! I am surprised that Microsoft didn't go through their regular proxies to make this announcement. By the way, why do you publish these unsubstantiated rumors? It really reflects poorly on your credibility when you quote Microsoft on anything about security... after all it has been 23 years since the Friday the 13th virus and they still have not fixed security in any of their operating system variants!
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Rodolfo F. Acuña (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Rodolfo F. Acuña, the founding chair of Chicano Studies at then San Fernando Valley State -- the largest Chicano Studies Department in the United States with 30 tenured professors -- has authored 19 books, three of which received the Gustavus Myers Award for the Outstanding Book on Race Relations in North America.
Acuña has received the Distinguished Scholar Award, National Association for Chicano Studies, the Emil Freed Award for Community Service, Southern California Social Science Library, the Founder's Award for Community Service from the Liberty Hill Foundation among others.
Black Issues In Higher Education selected Acuña one of the "100 Most Influential Educators of the 20th Century. Among his best-known books are Occupied America: A History of Chicanos 6th edition (Longman, 2007); Sometimes There is No Other Side: Essays on Truth and Objectivity (Notre Dame, 1998); Anything But Mexican: Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles. (Verso Press, 1996), US Latinos: An Inquiry (Greenwood Press, 2003), Community Under Siege (UCLA, 1984), The Sonoran Strongman (University of Arizona, 1974). His most recent works include Corridors of Migration (Greenwood Press, 2008). In the Trenches of Academe is in progress.
Acuña has also written three children's books and has another book in production and authored more than 160 academic and public articles in addition to over 140 book reviews. As an activist scholar he has been a leading voice in the Mexican American community.


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CARSON, CA - Playing their final Major League Soccer match in the month of June, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7W-4L-5D) fell to a 3-0 away defeat versus defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy (6W-8L-2D) on Saturday evening.
Goals by Mike Magee and Robbie Keane were followed by a Landon Donovan penalty in a dominant first-half display by the Galaxy in front of 21,529 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. LA's work rate and pressure to close down Whitecaps FC ensured a third-straight league win for the Galaxy, even though Vancouver created chances in the second half. The weekend loss ended Whitecaps FC's five-match unbeaten streak, with the Blue and White still in search of a first win and goal versus the Galaxy as an MLS club.
"Obviously, we came into this match on a five-game unbeaten run and in pretty good form, so we were hoping to continue that tonight," said Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie. "But I think we met, in the first half, an LA Galaxy team that was in really good form. I think that the movement of their front players was by far the best I've seen since I've been in the MLS. They caused us a lot of problems and I think that we certainly caused a few of our own mistakes. In the second half, I thought we regrouped reasonably well. But obviously, at 3-0, the game is over. We just have to accept the disappointment of the defeat, make sure that it hurts, and make sure it helps us learn."
On a pleasant early summer's evening in Southern California, the Galaxy showed why many consider them to be the class of MLS, despite a slow start to their 2012 season. Buoyed by two straight league victories, LA took command of this Western Conference clash with three goals before the break.
After creating early chances through Juninho and Keane, the Galaxy's third corner of the match resulted in LA's match winner on 16 minutes. Whitecaps FC were unable to clear David Beckham's set-piece, and after 'Caps goalkeeper Joe Cannon made a goal line save, Magee was on hand to poke the rebound home for his third goal of the season.
Where Vancouver were still trying to find their feet in the match, the Galaxy looked in the type of form that led them to last year's league title. Donovan was unlucky not find the scoresheet from open play on two occasions, as Cannon and the post denied the United States international. It mattered little, as Keane crowned his return from EURO 2012 duty with the Republic of Ireland, with a well-taken goal on 30 minutes. After taking a pass from Donovan in the 'Caps box, the Galaxy striker danced through three Whitecaps FC players before slotting his shot past Cannon to make it 2-0 to LA. It was Keane's fourth goal of the season.
Matters went from bad to worse for Whitecaps FC, as captain Jay DeMerit conceded an LA penalty after blocking Keane's shot in the Vancouver box with his arm. Donovan stepped up to put his 41st-minute spot kick past Cannon and make it 3-0 to the Galaxy at halftime. The penalty strike took Donovan to five goals for the season.
Only an off-target strike from Budweiser Man of the Match Davide Chiumiento was what Whitecaps FC had to show for chances before the break, but following a halftime team talk, Rennie's side showed signs of improvement in the second half. Substitute Camilo Sanvezzo looked bright after coming on for the injured John Thorrington with a couple of goal-bound efforts, while Jun Marques Davidson and Alain Rochat also had sights at goal. Back from a one-match suspension, Darren Mattocks was also unable to test Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders with a couple of efforts.
As for LA, the three-goal cushion allowed the home side to sit back and hit Vancouver on the counter-attack. Keane had more chances, including the ball in the 'Caps net on an offside decision late on, while Juninho, Donovan, and a Beckham free kick all failed to test Cannon.
Though Whitecaps FC's Eric Hassli and Michael Nanchoff also appeared off the substitutes' bench before the end, the scoreline was not affected, with Camilo having the last chance of the game in second-half stoppage time after the Brazilian's low drive was well saved by Saunders. The final whistle from match referee Allen Chapman confirmed a sobering defeat for Whitecaps FC - one that will remind them of the big challenge that still lies ahead to secure an MLS Cup Playoff spot from the Western Conference this season.
Whitecaps FC will look to rebound early next month, as they visit another Western Conference rival in Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, July 4. The Galaxy, meanwhile, have a week to prepare for an important 'California Clasico' derby at the in-form San Jose Earthquakes next Saturday.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Davide Chiumiento
Scoring Summary:
16' - LA – Mike Magee
30' - LA – Robbie Keane (Landon Donovan)
41' - LA – Landon Donovan (penalty)
Match Stats:
Shots: Vancouver 11 - Los Angeles 18
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 2 - Los Angeles 6
Saves: Vancouver 16 - Los Angeles 14
Fouls: Vancouver 9 - Los Angeles 19
Offsides: Vancouver 0 - Los Angeles 1
Corners: Vancouver 6 - Los Angeles 2
16' - LA – David Beckham
24' - VAN – Darren Mattocks
61' - VAN – Jun Marques Davidson
68' - LA – Sean Franklin
LA Galaxy
12.Josh Saunders; 2.Todd Dunivant, 20.A.J. DeLaGarza, 3.David Junior Lopes, 5.Sean Franklin; 18.Mike Magee (6.Bryan Jordan 75'), 23.David Beckham, 19.Juninho, 16.Hector Jimenez (26.Michael Stephens 65'); 7.Robbie Keane, 10.Landon Donovan (9.Chad Barrett 90')
Substitutes not used: 24.Brian Perk, 21.Tommy Meyer, 35.Bryan Gaul, 8.Marcelo Sarvas
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1. Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 15.Martin Bonjour, 6.Jay DeMerit, 4.Alain Rochat; 28.Gershon Koffie, 27.Jun Marques Davidson (29.Eric Hassli 66'), 11.John Thorrington (37.Camilo Sanvezzo 49'); 7.Sebastien Le Toux (13.Michael Nanchoff 84'), 22.Darren Mattocks, 20.Davide Chiumiento
Substitutes not used: 18.Brad Knighton, 3.Jordan Harvey, 19.Carlyle Mitchell, 26.Floyd Franks


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Knicks, Celtics renew rivalry at MSG
Two storied rivals square off Easter Sunday in what could be a possible playoff preview as the New York Knicks welcome the despised Boston Celtics to Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks are battling the Indiana Pacers for the second seed in the East and sit just one-half game behind them in the standings. Boston is currently seventh in the conference, but could improve its status down the stretch. The Celtics are two games out of the fifth spot and three ahead of Milwaukee.
New York is riding a season-high seven-game winning streak and will close out a three-game homestand versus the Atlantic Division-rival Celtics. The Knicks, who lead the division by four games over the Brooklyn Nets, have been getting major contributions from reserve J.R. Smith. The tattoo-laden Smith has scored 30-plus points in three straight games, averaging 34.7 ppg in that time, and posted 37 in a 111-102 win over Charlotte on Friday.
Smith became the first Knick ever to score at least 30 in three straight games off the bench.
"J.R.'s playing so complete right now and it's nice to see," said Knicks coach Mike Woodson.
Carmelo Anthony has taken a back seat to Smith lately, but had 32 points and 11 rebounds in the win over the Bobcats. New York is 26-10 at home and has won the last five contests at Madison Square Garden.
Knicks center Tyson Chandler is questionable Sunday with a bulging disc and has missed the past nine games. The Knicks haven't missed their All-Star big man, going 7-2 in his recent absence.
After hosting the Celtics, New York will hit the road to Miami and Atlanta.
Boston has won back-to-back games since losing five in a row and will play two straight away from home against the Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Celtics ended the slide with Wednesday's buzzer-beating win at Cleveland, then returned home for Friday's 118-107 win over the Hawks. Paul Pierce posted a triple-double of 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, while Jeff Green added 27 points for Boston, which got 24 points from Jason Terry.
"This is the time of the year when you want to get ready for the playoffs so I just told myself be aggressive," Terry said.
Boston center Kevin Garnett missed his fourth straight game with inflammation in his left ankle and is expected to miss Sunday's game.
The Celtics will begin a four-game homestand Wednesday versus Detroit and haven't lost a season series to the Knicks since the 2003-04 campaign (1-3). The Knicks are 2-1 against Boston this season, but own a 7-20 record in the last 27 meetings.
Boston has won 13 of the past 18 meetings at MSG. Anthony is averaging 25.7 ppg against the Celtics this season.


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Charlie Hunnam's Abrupt 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Exit Explained!
For those of you that have been giving the side-eye to Charlie Hunnam's excuse for exiting Fifty Shade Of Grey, it looks like you were right. Those alleged "scheduling conflicts" with Sons Of Anarchy not allowing him adequate time to prepare never sat well with us either.
Well those tireless investigators over at The Hollywood Reporter have gotten to the bottom of what really went down and what led to Charlie's decision to leave the film on a few short weeks before shooting was scheduled to begin.
Here's an excerpt from the THR piece:
The last thing Universal wants is another actor to emerge as its Fifty Shades protagonist only to waffle. The studio is reeling over Hunnam's exit less than three weeks before the start of production. Sources say his discomfort with the hoopla around the
projecthad been mounting for at least four weeks before he bailed, which officially was blamed on his Sons schedule not allowing him time to prepare (the FX series wraps production Oct. 21). After signing Sept. 2, Hunnam faced a public frenzy on social media sites, where fans of the book congregated to fawn over and complain about his casting. Universal was forced to hire bodyguards for the actor at a recent Sons premiere, and two appearances to promote the show were canceled -- one at Goulet Motosports in Hawkesbury, Ontario, on Sept. 14, and one at Rocky's Harley-Davidson in London, Ontario, on Oct. 13.
In addition, Hunnam, who also is a writer (he penned the gothic horror screenplay Vlad for Brad Pitt's Plan B and Summit Entertainment), is said to have submitted his own very detailed script notes on Kelly Marcel's adaptation of the runaway best-seller. The notes were well received, according to sources, but that only led to Hunnam seeking further script approval, which was denied. "That's Charlie, that's who he is. He's particular," says one source.
According to another source, Hunnam, who was to be paid about $125,000 for the film, began butting heads with the creative team, including Taylor-Johnson. The conflict reached a fever pitch in early October, though everyone involved thought the issues had been resolved. But the discord spiked again Oct. 11. Hunnam's team at CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners strongly advised him to stay on the project for fear that his exit would embarrass Langley -- new to the chairman job -- and burn a bridge with one of the major studios. That same day, Universal hired writer Patrick Marber -- no stranger to taboo sex themes with his Oscar-nominated screenplay Notes on a Scandal -- to do a polish and bolster the characters. But by then, Hunnam, whose heart it seems never was in the project, had decided to decamp. The next morning, the studio announced his departure, and James tweeted, "I wish Charlie all the best." Universal and CAA declined comment.
What do you think of Charlie's reasons for leaving, Instincters? Did he make the best decision? Will the right actor be signed on to play Christian Grey in time?
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Personally, I think that Charlie's public rationale for leaving is a cover up. During one interview after the announcement of his being cast as CG, an interviewer asked him what his girlfriend thought about, in his taking the part, and wasn't she jealous of projected sex scenes? Charlie replied that he and Morgana had a wonderful relationship, and just like so many other things in this world, M would just have to learn 'to share him",,,,,,,, I suggest that M's reception of this comment was the impetus for Charlie reneging on the contract.
I believe they're never going to get a credible actor to take on this controversial role without replacing the director. The key to the success if this film adaptation is a credible director, one that would make the actor feel more confident about taking on a very controversial role because they know they're in good solid hands. No disrespect to Taylor-Johnson, she may be good but the problem is that nobody knows that yet. She hardly has anything to show. If you google her, it shows that she only did 1 indie film about the Beatles. 1 damn film! In Wikipedia, she doesn't even have a Filmography cause she only has 1 film under her belt! 1 damn film! And she's supposed to direct the most controversial film? How could an actor with high hopes for his career trust that?!
Universal better consider replacing Taylor-Johnson and when they do, high-caliber actors will start getting in line to take on the role of Christian Grey, and the rest of the characters too!
Personaly, I think this man is brilliant, and I have never nor will I ever read 50 shades, but I would have seen the movie to support charlie. I think he has done the right thing not filming this due to that is not him he is tough, rough, sexy and just a bad ass, and for him to do a porn might be way to much. I mean yes I'm sure many women would love this role on him but we still have to respect him as a person, and if we are true fans u would respect what he wants. I feel bad that over one role he's being picked at he can't win either way. But I will respect him no matter what he chooses to do.... thanks charlie for being you


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Who's the greatest film composer of all time?
We all know that trying to decide who's "the best" in matters of the arts, and especially who's best in the art of music, is a bad idea. But let's be bad. Let's do it: Here's my nomination for best film composer of all time.
A little background. It's been said that to be a true film composer, you have to be a master of every style but your own. There's some truth in that, as rampant eclecticism is the rule. But in fact one style dominated movies for a long time: Max Steiner's faux-primitive ooga-booga music for the 1933 King Kong was the first full film score of the talkie era, and it set a number of precedents. Steiner was a Viennese who could emit late-19th-century music, redolent of Strauss and Mahler, by the kilo. Outside Skull Island, that plush orchestral sound would dominate film scores for the following decades: the Austro-German-Hollywood grand style epitomized by Steiner and another Austrian, Erich Wolfgang Korngold. (In recent years, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and others have returned, or regressed, to that approach, as channeled by John Williamsin Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and so on.) Second, Steiner's King Kong score established the idea of wall-to-wall music behind films—his Gone With the Wind score shuts up for only about 20 minutes of the movie. Third, he popularized the kind of obsessive musical mimesis called "Mickey Mousing." When a horse jumps over a fence in Gone With the Wind, Steiner's harp glissando follows her up and over.
Steiner scored hundreds of movies, but not everybody adored him. When Bette Davis was filming the scene in Dark Victory (1939) where she climbs the stairs in the middle of going blind, she stopped halfway up and came down to demand of the director: "Is Steiner doing the music for this?" The director admitted Steiner was. "Then I'm not going up those stairs," Davis said. "If Max is doing the movie it'll be me and him both going up the stairs, and it'll wreck my scene." The director promised Davis no music. In the end, though, Steiner did score the scene and, inevitably, mucked it up.
Then and now, producers and directors spoke a different language than musicians. What does a composer do with a direction like, "Write something hopeful, but with a sad undertone and a little sexy." You nod, do what you want, and hope for the best. When William Wyler heard one of Aaron Copland's cues for The Heiress, he said, "No, Aaron, it's all wrong. What I want for this scene is a nice lesbian tune." Nice lesbian tune, thought Copland. What he did was to go home and stick a few funny notes into the same tune, then bring it back to Wyler, who cried: "That's it exactly! A lesbian tune!" (Copland won an Oscar for The Heiress. I once asked him what he thought about writing for film. "It pays really well," was all he had to say.)
A lot of people will declare, as I would have at one time, that the greatest film composer of all, hands-down, is Bernard Herrmann. His résumé starts spectacularly with Citizen Kane in 1939, and he died virtually in the saddle in 1976, hours after the last recording session for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. En route, Herrmann scored Hitchcock films including Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho. Herrmann's most famous moment is also, I submit, the quintessential movie-music cue: the shower scene in Psycho. It's one of those bits (the shark music in Jaws is another) that you only need to "sing," or rather, howl—as in Reeeek! Reeeek! Reeeek!—to conjure up the whole bloody affair. Psycho is as much state of mind as movie, and the shower scene embodies that. The music is utterly expressive of the action: The string glissandi make a nasty slicing sound that equally suggests female screams and the shrieks of predatory birds (recall Norman's little taxidermic hobby). Above all, the cue is perfect because it's nearly invisible, so imbedded in the moment that I suspect a lot of people don't realize there's "music" in the scene at all.
Herrmann did a row of classic movies and pioneered modern film-scoring, but he's no longer my nominee for greatest of all. My new champion is a composer who's scored nearly 100 films, from thriller to arty, who had an encyclopedic command of style as well as a singular voice of his own, and who is numbered in the highest rank of modern concert-hall composers—something many film composers aspired to but only one achieved: Toru Takemitsu.
Takemitsu was an amazing figure: a first-rate straight composer, detective novelist, and fanatic of film and pop music. ("My teachers," he said, "are Duke Ellington and nature.") Despite his success in the concert hall, he's not properly recognized in the United States for his movie work simply because many of his movies never made it here. But there's enough that can be found in your video store to show what he could do, including Woman in the Dunes and, near the end of his life, Akira Kurosawa's Ran.
In terms of imagination and musical technique, Takemitsu simply had chops beyond Herrmann or anybody else. And if you want to talk about style: Woman in the Dunes has unearthly music close to his concert-hall voice; Rikyu, about a tea-ceremony master, uses short, almost inaudible washes of sound alternating with Renaissance-style viola da gamba music that Takemitsu imitated dead-on. When I first heard the wonderfully cheesy, neo-Burt Bacharach title tune for Kurosawa's Dod'es-kaden, I thought, Takemitsu can't possibly have written this. But he did, and it shows in the scoring: Phrase by phrase, the saccharine little tune is rendered into something new and surprising, starting with marimba and ending with Bach trumpet and recorder. That title tune is the movie: A story about a retarded kid living in a junkyard, which could have been dark and maudlin but is made with a light touch. Takemitsu's sweet-sad tune tells us that from the start.
For the epic battle sequence of Ran, Kurosawa's version of King Lear, the director told Takemitsu he wanted something like Mahler. What Takemitsu gave him is and isn't Mahler. It has a big orchestral sound spread over wide spaces and a Mahleresque sense of doom, but the music is modern, keening with tragedy and horror, utterly unclichéd, as indelibly wedded to the images as the shower scene in Psycho. Together, the music and visuals make the battle in Ran, I propose, one of the most eloquent sequences in all of film.
As he lay dying, Takemitsu lamented that he'd been too sick to go to the movies. In his prime he went several times a week, and he had the means to turn that obsession into something marvelous in an art too little celebrated—and let's face it, much of the time not all that worth celebrating. The ultimate test of Takemitsu's talent is that, like some of Herrmann's, his film scores can work splendidly on their own. Listen to the waltz from The Face of Another. You've probably never heard of the movie, you'd certainly never guess who wrote it, but it sweeps you off your feet.
Addendum, Oct. 18: A helpful reader points out that the waltz from The Face of Another and other film music by Takemitsu can be found on a 1997 Nonesuch compilation, The Film Music of Toru Takemitsu, conducted by John Adams.


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