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iLL Audio feat. Skin - Never Be The Same EP23rd May 2012
iLL Audio returns to Distinctive for his second single with the label, issuing a round of hard hitting power-moves in the form of his 4-track EP, titled 'Never Be The Same.' Featuring the unequaled vocal talents of Skin (Skunk Anansie)and a huge remix from DnB topboy Rollz, this is a startlingly accomplished release from a producer who's at the start of his game.
The title track is a diverse drumstep monster. The track plays out with all the drama of a rock track, initiated by building chords and rolling percussion with Skin's vocal twisting and morphing until the drop. Crashing cymbals and huge riffs are convoluted with super-tight dance production, soaring synths and a burgeoning momentum that carries Skin's meaningful lyrics to dizzy levels.
Up next is iLL Audio's second original on the release, titled 'Remedy.' It's a furious collage of styles and moods, incorporating dark arpeggios, bleepy dubstep, 00's-era Hard Rock & breakbeat motifs, huge guitar riffs, ethereal vocal samples, dubbed-out chops and more. This opus has it all, showcasing iLL Audio's vast pool of influences.
'Riddle Riddim' is tough little back-room skanker. Dub and Ska are the true forces here, amidst waves of subsonic power-ups and cleverly weaved samples, creating layer upon layer of texture and sound. It's a superbly crafted future-dub record that utilizes the producers unique ear for contract, impact and balance in the arrangement to full effect.
To finish the package, we're dealt the eagerly awaited remix from UK DnB producer Rollz, who has been rising steadily in the scene since his debut release 'Plugged In' made Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Records In The World' for 3 weeks running back in 2010. His offering is razor sharp and thunderous, propelled by battering beat patterns and heaving sub bass. The vibe of the original retains, and Skin's vocal is threaded in and around his unique melodic touches. This is peak time material that is screaming out to be played at dances for months to come.
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This weeks randomly selected Friday Flickr Lighting Porn comes from Matt DeLong, a Lighting Designer and Product Manager for Rosco Labs. This is a photo from the production of Hair at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT. What is interesting in this photo and production is the use of the Rosco X24 X-Effects Projector on the cyc to produce movement and trippy texture that is almost always associated with the time frame of Hair and the 70's. Excellent use of your own product Matt! ;)
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Toronto, Ontario – January 30, 2018 – Wet basements are common, particularly during winter and rainy season. It only takes a few inches of rain to cause basement flooding and ruin the items stored in the underground room and deteriorate the foundation of the structure. Each year, a large number of basements get waterlogged and damp because of a variety of causes.
Some of the common causes of water logging in the underground room are leaky pipes, cracks in walls and floor, holes, and improperly installed, damaged or clogged drainage system. During rainy and winter season, rain and snow seep into the ground around the house, resulting in soil expansion.
When the weather conditions change, the soil expands again and exerts huge amount of pressure on the basement foundation walls. Such pressure causes the formation of cracks on the underground room walls and floor. Cracks are also formed because of the exertion of hydrostatic pressure on the underground room floor and walls.
If the cracks are left unrepaired for too long, the small crevices evolve into large cracks that allow water, moisture and radon gas to get into the underground room. Once the water gets into the underground room, it causes a series of other problems, such as mould infestation, decaying of wood, musty odour, critical health problems, etc. Mould, mildew, fungus and wood rot infestations lead to allergic reactions like asthma, wheezing, cough, etc.
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So you have made the decision to carry a firearm. Now what do you do? This is not going to be a pro/con over concealed carry versus open carry, rather some information to consider. So if you live in a state that allows the carrying of a firearm it is going to be imperative that you understand fully the law on when and where it is lawful to do so. For example, in my home state of Arizona, that affords very generous carry freedoms, it also takes a very dim look if you do it unlawfully and will not hesitate to prosecute you. Second, train with your gun. Start with the type of holster or carry option. I prefer a strong side outside the waistband holster that keeps the handgun close to my body so that concealment with a shirt is easily done. I can also wear this with shorts or dress slacks.
Now back to the training with your firearm. This issue goes well beyond just shooting at stationary targets at the range. Consider "real world" issues. Suppose you are out and the unthinkable occurs in front of you. Your ability to react quickly and within the boundaries of the law are paramount. The scenarios are plentiful, but remember your actions will be judged by those with the luxury of time and safety rather than in the rapidly unfolding situation in which you were faced.
What I have done is compile for you a short list of training considerations. They are:
1. Know the laws that pertain to the carry of a firearm and the lawful use/deployment of it.
2. Be familiar with your firearm. Don't carry a gun you have not trained with. Know how to manipulate safeties, clear malfunctions and reload especially under stress.
3. Practice drawing from your carry platform (holster, purse, backpack, etc.) This includes using your weak hand (in case your strong hand is injured or occupied).
4. Train shooting at close distances, typically shootings occur less than 20-25 feet.
5. Practice tasks like bending, lifting, getting behind cover/concealment with your firearm.
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Editor's note: Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker is a host on Horror Movie Podcast and the Land of the Creeps horror podcast. He is also the mastermind behind DVDInfatuation.com, a movie review blog where he is watching and posting one review every day until he reaches at least 2,500 movie reviews. Follow Doc on Twitter: @DVDinfatuation.
2013's Panzer Chocolate has been billed as the 1st interactive & transmedia horror film. A brief intro at the start of the movie tells of how you can download an App that, when synced with the film, will enhance the experience of watching it, offering extra scenes and additional background on its characters and story. The trailer for Panzer Chocolate further informs us that, in addition to the App, there's a video game as well as a comic book that delve even deeper into this intriguing world of Nazi hideaways and stolen treasure.
But I didn't bother with any of that crap. I wanted to watch a movie, and was sure that Panzer Chocolate the motion picture, despite all that extra mumbo-jumbo, would stand on its own. That makes sense, right?
Hoping to prove her theory that Spanish artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II is still being held in a secret underground bunker (which the Nazis called "Valhalla"), Madrid-area college student Julie Levinson (Melina Matthews) seeks out a book written by a Professor named Von Juntz (Josep Segui), which offers insight into Nazi history and practices while also predicting that a "Fourth Reich" is on its way. With the help of volunteer librarian Joe Brown (Tony Corvilla), Julie locates the book in a secluded section of the University's library, and even though an interview with the Professor himself proves fruitless (he talks of nothing but German chocolate, which was dispensed to the troops guarding the bunker), his book provides the clues needed to locate the elusive Valhalla.
Joined by Joe as well as her roommate Rask (Ariadna Cabrol) and boyfriend / reporter Micky Allen (Mark Schardan), Julie follows the map and, in the middle of nowhere in the Pyrenees mountain range, finds what she's been looking for. But by doing so, the group also awakens the Guardian of Valhalla: a gargantuan humanoid in a Nazi uniform whose only purpose is to kill all trespassers. Having come so close to her ultimate goal, will Julie uncover the secrets of Valhalla, or instead fall victim to a psychotic killer?
At the outset, Panzer Chocolate is a fascinating motion picture, with a number of mysteries that, when pieced together, lead its characters directly to the hidden bunker. There's excitement in the air as Julie and the others try to solve these various puzzles, and I was caught up in it. Later on, when the guardian shows up and starts chasing everybody, Panzer Chocolate switches things up a bit, becoming a standard slasher flick with a few creepy moments. Even these scenes have their charms (one kill is particularly gory), but, unfortunately, the big reveal at the end is a major letdown. With all its early talk of history, cartography, buried treasure and the Fourth Reich, Panzer Chocolate gave me the impression it was going to be a thinking person's horror film. Once we learn what's actually going on, this "intelligent, thought-provoking" picture falls apart at the seams. And the less said about the final scene, the better (to be fair, the App supposedly contains the "real" ending, and while I haven't watched it yet, it couldn't possibly be any worse than what is in the movie).
Both Melina Matthews and Ariadna Cabrol do a fantastic job as the leading ladies, and as I said, the film's first two-thirds are something special. But if I ever decide to watch Panzer Chocolate again, I think I'll buy the App, because the movie's finale definitely needs a little help.
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Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The name Sanctoe came from the name of the famous St. Leger.
Early Origins of the Sanctoe family
Kent where Robert St. Leger was granted estates at Ulcombe and became Lord of the Manor of Ulcombe. "Ulcombe Place and manor belonged to the family of St. Leger, of whom Sir Robert, of an ancient house in Normandy, is said to have supported the Conqueror with his hand when landing on the Sussex coast. The present edifice, [(church)] which is in the later English style, contains some very old monuments to the St. Legers." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. He also held estates at Bexhill in Sussex. Another source claims that Robert actually assisted William, Duke of Normandy from the boat which brought him to England in 1066 prior to the Battle of Hastings.
Early History of the Sanctoe family
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hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Sanctoe are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Sanctoe include St.Leger, Leger, Legere, Sallinger, Sellinger, St. Ledger and many more.
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Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Sanctoe, or a variant listed above: John St. Ledger settled in Canada in 1841; William St. Leger settled in New Orleans in 1823.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
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By Trevor Law
A few weeks ago I confidently predicted Scott Walker would be the Republican nominee and I even thought he would be President. Well he just dropped out of the race. This is the point you start reassessing your assumptions and figuring out what you were right and wrong about.
So what was I right about? First I thought the GOP wanted an outsider, someone who who had no experience with Washington. I assumed that meant anyone who had actually been to Washington (Rubio, Cruz, and Paul) or had family members who were President. (Do I really need to say it?) Apparently the party has decided that anyone who was ever elected to office anywhere is too close to Washington. Since Trump, Fiorina, and Carson are the ones fighting for dominance and everyone else seems to be just fighting to get attention, I was right about wanting an outsider, but wrong to the extent the party demanded it.
I also failed to anticipate just how big the divide in the GOP was. I figured the GOP would be divided and have a rough primary but this…I mean the party is literally deciding between the three least qualified people to be President. Only one of them has even run for office before, let alone won it. This…is truly unprecedented because in all of American history, the public has only every elected Cabinet members, Generals, Representatives, Senators and Governors to the White House. While some of them were out of office at the time of their election, all of them had some government experience. The country as never elected a businessperson or a doctor to be President, based on the sole fact of them being a doctor, or a businessperson. We are in uncharted waters and I'll be perfectly honest, I have no idea what is going on.
When Trump rose in polls and didn't self destruct I felt like the entire the world no longer made sense. This…was driving me crazy. Then Carson rose, and now Fiorna is climbing in the polls. This is making my brain melt and so I had to rethink everything I thought I knew. As I was watching the debates last week, and a part of my soul was dying, I had an epiphany. While Rubio and Bush were doing well and were exactly the kind of candidates I would expect, I really couldn't tell the difference between most of the candidates. Trump, Carson and Fiorina, however, kept standing out. These candidates didn't sound like they had been tested in front of a focus group, or had prepared for moments like this for years in advance. It made them sound like real people and like they wouldn't feed you a giant mound of bull.
Look at the Democratic side and you see the same thing. Bernie Sanders is a lot of things, but no one is attacking him for not being genuine and honest. While plenty of people call Trump a liar, it's really hard to call him fake. No one could be that big of a jerk and not be faking it. From the beginning I suspected this election would mirror the election of 1976, and I still think it will. The country will demand a candidate who is outside the mainstream of politics and will be seen as genuine, and someone willing to tackle real issues. Since so much of American politics is about dodging tough issues, and having poll tested answers. Whoever our next President will be, I'm more than willing to bet they will look more like Jimmy Carter than anyone else, a well meaning guy with not a lot of experience as a traditional politician. Don't get me wrong, maybe Hillary will turn it around, maybe Bush or Rubio will figure out a way to win, but if the dynamics of this election don't shift we will have very nontraditional candidates.
With all that in mind, it looks like we could very well see Carson versus Sanders in the general election and no one would be more confused by that than me. It's important to remember something else. In 2008 Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton seemed unstoppable. Neither of them went on to be the nominee. Neither went on to win. Right now both parties are trying to figure out what they want out of a nominee so don't be surprised to see some more ups and downs. People like me and the talking heads on TV love to talk about who will win and why so and so is unelectable, and while precedent matters, in the end, the American people will be choosing. They can be a fickle lot, but they are the ones who ultimately hold the levers of power. The Iowa Caucus isn't until February and a lot can happen until then. So sit back and enjoy the ride everyone, because we are in uncharted waters, and land is nowhere to be seen.


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Rumor: HTC will update Snapdragon S4 powered HTC One S to Android 4.2
According to @LlabTooFeR, the HTC One S Android 4.2.2 update with Sense 5 is back on the table. The HTC One S was originally slated to receive the Android 4.2 update long with the HTC One X, HTC reversed the decision on July 2. No reason was given, but details in @LlabTooFeR's tweet which calls out the Ville and Ville C2 line up perfectly with information we have received from one of our sources.
A source familiar with the matter has confirmed to us that HTC chose to scrap the Android 4.2 update for the HTC One S due to the Qualcomm S3 HTC One S C2 (Ville C2) variant which was released in Asian and select eastern European markets. According to our source, "Qualcomm has stopped critical software support for the S3, leaving the obligation to update those gnarly pieces of chipset software on OEMs." Coding the Android 4.2 update with Sense 5 for the S3 variant of the One S would not be impossible, but it would force HTC software engineers to take on an extremely difficult and expensive task which has typically fallen on Qualcomm's shoulders.
HTC had to weigh the cost and benefits of rolling out the update to both the S3 and S4 variants of the One S. In the end, HTC chose to pull the Android 4.2 update for all HTC One S models in an effort to reduce confusion among consumers who may not know the unique differences between the HTC One S and the HTC One S C2.
If @LlabTooFeR is correct, it wouldn't be the first time HTC did a 180 and released a software update for a device which was removed from an update list. Back in 2011, HTC caved to consumer outcry after the company announced that the HTC Desire would not receive the Android 2.3 update due to low memory constraints. To solve the issue, the final update that was released was scaled back significantly and did not include many of the stock applications which HTC typically bundled into Sense.
We're hoping HTC will change its mind and offer the Android 4.2 update for the HTC One S. It certainly will be confusing and frustrating if the HTC One S C2 variant will not receive the update, but there's no reason half of the HTC One S owners should have to suffer because HTC made a financial decision to save a few extra dollars and source the older S3 processor for a select number of markets in Asian and eastern Europe.
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HTC dont save a few extra dollars by using an older S3 processor for some selcted markets, TSMC had problems by enough S4 processors for Qualcomm and because of that Qualcomm couldn't deliver enough S4 SoCs to HTC.
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HTC Reply "The information about the HTC One S having two different processors is correct, but it still falls under the same model. This means that, no matter what processor, the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense."
HTC REPLY: "One S is currently no plan for update to Android4.2.2 with Sense5.0,
It will maintain the existing version of Android and Sense,
However, please be assured that we still plan update camera and Beats Audio sound optimization for One S.
To provide a good experience to every consumer."
HTC themselves were the ones who put the S3 processor in the phone and now they're not gonna update us? How irresponsible. I bet the CEO of HTC is an adulterous person.
Rumors spread that the htc one s will not get sense 5 and android 4.2. The one s is also a part of the one family and it is capable of sense 5 and android 4.2. They cannot forget the one s because of other high end htc devices. If it is hard for the htc to upgrade the qualcomm s3 devices then only upgrade the qualcomm s4 devices. The global version of the htc one s contains s4 processor and the asian version contains the s3 processor. They can update the global version to the sense 5 and android 4.2.
Yeah, yeah, of course that they should update S4 version…. it has the same, or even better performance than the One mini……
Now I start understandig why HTC is with their finances so bad….. they simply don't care about their costumers and they are starting to loose most of all for Samsung and Apple….. even for Huawei and Sony…..
Too bad….. I am tottaly disapointed with HTC…. It is my third and my last one HTC device!!!
shame on htc.even sony is releasing android 4.2 update for xperia l.xperia l has only 1 ghz dual core.
I am a HTC one S user.. and I think it should receive updates as it has very good performance and should even be updated to next android and sense versions… and shame on HTC for only giving very few updates to this best model…. many brands like Samsung and Xperia has given many updates to its models and this is laterally disappointing HTC customers and this is leading to downfall of HTC brand… so plz think about all users not only ur high cost Mobile users… sincerely.,
سلام htc
چرا مارو نا امید میکنی؟؟!!
گوشی های ضعیف تر از این همش آپدیت شدن.یعنی تو میخوای طرفداراتو ناامید کنی؟؟واقعا که!
من وان اس رو با عشق خریداری کردم و به امید این که اچ تی سی به کاربراش احترام میزاره و همه ی آپدیتارو برای این گوشی قوی عرضه میکنه! و از تو صمیمانه خواهش میکنم به زودی آپدیت رو برای این گوشی دوست داشتنی عرضه کنی
HTC one s should receive sense 5 and android update. it is one of the most lovable device by HTC. and it has got only one update so very disappointing for customers. so in order to attract customers HTC should provide update to one S
HTC one s should be updated it feels very bad to spend more then 20k for a smartphone that becomes outdated after a month or so.
if htc leaves this phone behind they will lose a lot of future customers if you can not count on HTC to update a simple android version and sense ui then not to many people are going to be interested in buying from them again just to be left out in the cold again, this is such a simple upgrade yet they wont do it because they think if its not up graded you will just go out and buy a newer HTC but that is where there flaw is in there strategy lays almost all the leading device manufacturers are updating their phones even the the ones that are 2 to 3 years old so why cantwont HTC follow suit ? because they are pumping out more phones then they can sell this ONE thing has become so old you would think they could come up with a new name for all these phones with the same name ONE lets see v,sv,vx,s.x,xl.x+,mini,max,m7,m8,m8x and so on anyway this is the last ONE for ME !!!
What about desire 500???
What about desire 500


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PUCL Bulletin,
June 2003
Firing on Adivasis at Muthanga
There is a clamour and agitation demanding a judicial enquiry from the
State Government. The Chief Minister has not agreed for a judicial enquiry
in this issue. Most unfortunate is his taking shelter of the notice of
National Human Rights Commission to the State Government and trying to
cover up the whole matter stating that a National body is already seized
of for the matter. In the light of these facts I only request this commission
to hold a full fledged enquiry with proper and regular sitting in Kerala,
more so in Wayanad District.


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During the 2013 offseason, I wrote 32 articles under the RPO 2013 tag. In my Predictions in Review series, I review those preview articles with the benefit of hindsight. Previously, I reviewed the AFC West, the NFC West, and the the AFC South. Today, the NFC South.
Who Will Win 2013 Head Coach of the Year, July 25, 2013
For reasons that are not quite clear to me, I have an unusual fascination with the Coach of the Year award. There's no harder award to predict in all of sports, since the winner is essentially the coach of the team that had the least predictable (in a good way) season. Still, I threw my hat into the ring in 2014 and predicted that Sean Payton would win Coach of the Year. Here is what I wrote in July:
Rob Ryan is now in charge of a defense that ranked last in yards allowed, net yards per attempt allowed, rushing yards allowed, rushing yards per carry allowed, first downs allowed, Expected Points Added, and defensive DVOA. The 2012 Saints also ranked 31st in points allowed. Ryan himself won't fix that, but first round pick Kenny Vaccaro should begin to help the problem secondary.
But the real reason for optimism is the always explosive Saints offense. Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, and Darren Sproles are three of the more unique players in the NFL, and help give the Saints an outstanding passing offense. Of course, New Orleans passing attack was great before either Graham or Sproles arrived, as the Brees/Payton engine (with a dash of Marques Colston and Lance Moore) is at times unstoppable. …
Predicting who will win AP Coach of the Year is a fool's errand, but I'm willing to put my chips on Brees and Payton leading the Saints to the playoffs in a "bounceback" year. The real question is whether that will be enough to convince the voters to select Payton.
As it turned out, Payton did lead a resurgent Saints team from 7-9 in 2012 to 11-5 in 2013; unfortunately for him, a playoff berth was not enough to get him Coach of the Year. That honor instead went to Ron Rivera, although in my eyes, Andy Reid was an immensely more deserving choice.
What can we learn: In week 16, the Panthers defeated the Saints on a touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the game; had New Orleans won that game, the Saints would have finished 12-4 and won the division and a first round bye, knocking Rivera's Panthers down to the 5 seed. Would that have been enough to swing the COTY award to Payton? Probably not, although it likely would have meant Reid would have won the honor. The Coach of the Year award remains impossible to predict.
Julio Jones and Roddy White star in Stealing The Torch, July 31, 2013
My other three NFC South posts were more walks down memory lane than predictions. The Falcons post was a look at other star wide receiver tandems that were similar to Julio Jones and Roddy White in 2012. This was a fun way to look at comparable receivers, but there was nothing fun about the Atlanta offense in 2013. Jones averaged 116.0 yards per game last year, but that came over just five games. A foot injury suffered against the Jets in week 5 ended what looked to be a special season: Jones was leading the league in receptions (41) and was second in receiving yards (580) at the time. White, meanwhile, had an absymal start to his season that dragged on for months.
Hamstring and ankle injuries caused White to miss three full games and hampered his production in most of the others. At the end of November, he just 20 catches for 209 yards; at that point, the Falcons were 2-9, and I won't fault you if you put Atlanta on "ignore" for the rest of the year. But White exploded with 43 catches for 502 yards in December, joining Josh Gordon (658) and Alshon Jeffery (561) as the only players with 500+ receiving yards in December 2013.
The Steve Smith Post, August 7, 2013
In August, I decided to compile the loose odds and ends I had collected on Steve Smith over the years. When the time comes, I plan on using that post to augment Smith's Hall of Fame case. Unfortunately for Smith, the time may be coming sooner than he'd like. On December 1st, I wrote that Smith's poor production may have been a reason for why Cam Newton's numbers had declined.
Smith has had largely the same role in the Panthers offense for years, so it's not unreasonable to compare his advanced metrics from each of Newton's seasons. In 2013, Smith caught 58.2% of his targets, which is in line with his production from 2012 (52.9%) and 2011 (61.2%). However, Smith started running much shorter routes — according to NFLGSIS, his average reception came just 8.9 yards downfield in 2013, compared to around 12 yards over the prior two years. Smith's YAC also decreased (which is unusual, as shorter passes tend to lead to more YAC, making this another bad sign); as a result, his yards per target dropped from 10.8 in 2011 to 8.5 in 2012 to just 6.8 in 2013. It was a down year in a Hall of Fame caliber career. Smith turns 35 in May; unfortunately, it seems safe to suggest that the best is behind him.
Can Tampa Bay Win the NFC South With the Worst Passing Attack?, August 13, 2013
Just about everyone assumed the Bucs would have the worst starting quarterback in the NFC South. What interested me was the rest of the team. The question I posed was more trivia than analysis: how often does the team with the worst passing attack in the division wind up winning the division?
The answer: Since 1950, only nine teams pulled off that feat, with nearly half of them coming since the league moved to a four-teams-per-division-for-each-division format in 2002. No team pulled off that feat in 2013, although the Panthers ranked 3rd in the NFC South in Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt. The team that ranked last in the division was, of course, the Bucs.
The Bucs ranked 32nd in NY/A and finished the year 4-12. But remember: Tampa Bay faced the hardest schedule in the league in 2013. Early DVOA estimates project the Bucs for 7.7 wins in 2014, and there are reasons for optimism in Tampa Bay in 2014.


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13 hours ago, BitFlipper wrote
None of this is an excuse for this extremely bad decision to ship it in the 1st place. It wasn't even shipped as a beta product, but as a full-blown replacement for a fully functional app that people rely on every day.
Whether or not it is a bad decision depends really on what the overall objective is. See my reply to Elmer.
I know it sounds a bit over-dramatic but people are being directed up one-way streets, onto non-existent streets, illegal turns etc. This could be problematic especially at night when you might realize the error too late - yes someone can actually get hurt or killed.
Yes, you are being overdramatic, but people tend to be when they're talking about Apple. The fact is that GPS navigation systems have been giving duff advice for years, and yes, sometimes that advice has proven fatal. However, these systems were never intended to replace good judgement and common sense. In other words, if you let your satnav guide you over a cliff then you're an idiot. Bing once guided me to a gate that said 'track not suitable for cars'. Did I drive through it? No, I used the signposts to find an alternative route.And I don't buy the 99% claim at all. Did Apple calculate how much of the data is actually valid? No of course not, how could they? When they released it I'm sure they were convinced it was 99.999% accurate.
Apple's data is taken and amalgamated from different sources world wide. Apple then does some jiggery-pokery to present a consistent(?) global service. The problem could possibly lie with the jigging or the poking, rather than the data itself. Some of the sources come from services such as Yelp which may also have local inaccuracies (I've already moved our local petrol station about a mile down the road). By now, Apple probably has about a billion search hits on their mapping service, along with requests for alternatives searches, and bug reports made directly from the application. They also ran it as a beta trial for a while and so I think they have enough information to make a fairly decent guess.
What really gets me is how Apple essentially admitted Maps is a failure and people should be using competing products, yet you still find Apple fans claiming it isn't that bad or that people are over-reacting. Which part of "Apple just admitted it is a POS" don't they get?
Because Apple fans understand something that you don't: the internet is the world's biggest echo chamber. You've got a number of factors affecting the problem's perceived size:
- The number of people who genuinely have a problem (hard to quantify without access to Apple's figures)
- The number of people who don't have a problem, but hate Apple (quite large)
- The number of people who love Apple but hate Tim Cook for not being Steve Jobs (larger than group 2)
- The number of people who don't have a problem, don't hate Apple, don't hate Tim Cook, but feel left out if they don't join in (I actually read a post from someone who said he didn't actually have a problem, but felt that he should because he read lots of other people were).
- The number of articles repeating the same anecdotes from groups 1 through 5
- Finally, the number of people who are using the service, don't have any issues, and so, quite rightly, don't say anything. (Size unknown).
The interesting thing that happened after the apology was the number of people now saying that the service is fine and Cook is a weakling for apologising! Damed if you do...


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Stephen Hawking wird heute 70 Jahre alt. Happy Birthday, alter Big Bang-Ausrechner! Auf Youtube findet man dutzende Dokus mit dem Mann, Wired hat ein paar Zitate als Audiofiles und gestern hatte die BBC einen Artikel mit Hawking-Quotes über die Zukunft der Menschheit. Snip vom Guardian:
The world's most famous living scientist turns 70 today. Professor Stephen Hawking has defied medical expectations, since being diagnosed with a form of motor neurone disease at the age of 21 and given only a few years to live, to become one of the most accomplished physicists in the fields of black holes and the study of the early universe.
Hawking's fame has also brought his ideas to a vast audience outside academia. His first book, A Brief History of Time, has reportedly sold more than 10m copies worldwide and the physicist has made guest appearances on The Simpsons and Star Trek.
Later on Sunday, Hawking will deliver a rare public lecture in Cambridge, entitled A Brief History of Mine. He will be joined on stage for an afternoon of celebrations with talks from Lord Rees, the astronomer royal, and Saul Perlmutter, who won the Nobel prize in physics last year for the co-discovery of dark energy, the mysterious substance said to drive the expansion of the universe.
Stephen Hawking turns 70 (Bild: Stephen Hawking NASA 50th)


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Regional Reviews: Cleveland & Akron
The Life of Galileo
So much is special about the production of The Life of Galileo, is now playing in the Allen Theatre, Cleveland Play House, PlayhouseSquare. First, the company has renovated and moved into the 500-seat Allen Theatre, which is in Cleveland's theater district. The renovation kept the 1920s look of the interior, the stunning ceiling paintings, and the large rambling lobby. However, modern technical renovation makes this one of the most exciting facilities to be home to any production. Interestingly, Cleveland Play House decided to open its new theatre with The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, translated by the English playwright David Edgar from a literal translation by Deborah Gearing.
This production, in part, originated in the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota, Florida. However, much of the cast is from the Cleveland area. The Play House production staff is responsible for the sets, lighting scenic painting, sound, special effects and wigs used in this production.
Michael Donald Edwards directed both productions. Edwards made this production as relevant to 2011 as possible. The anachronisms bring the story of the life of Galileo to our doorstep.
Clint Ramos (scenic and costume designer) has dressed the cast in contemporary clothing. They could walk down the street outside the theater and not been noticed. Signora Sarti (Myra Lucretia Taylor), Galileo's housekeeper, presses napkins with an electric iron on an ironing board. The set includes three-dimensional pieces and slide projections. Visually, the production is almost as exciting as the heavens that Galileo studies with his perfected telescope.
Galileo battles with the church leaders about whether the earth or the sun was the center of our universe. The telescope brings Mars and other planets into his home. He wants to make the royal family aware of his discoveries, but the royal court is more interested in a dance. The church leaders find his discoveries a threat to the power of the church. These arguments resonate in the present when people say things such as: "I don't believe in global warming." Today, just as in the time of Galileo, some people take pride in their ignorance. They refuse to recognize that new discoveries change our knowledge of the world.
Audience members may freely associate Galileo's problems with the issues facing us today. We have that freedom because we're in the hands of a superior cast and director. The audience may lean back and wrestle with Galileo's problem and associate them with what is happening in this country now.
Paul Whitworth is an excellent Galileo. He ages appropriately as the play progresses. In the last scenes when Galileo is ill, he holds onto the audience and demands we go with him as he declines toward death.
Myra Lucretia Taylor creates a Signora Sarti who is not intimidated by the fame of Galileo. She keeps his house clean and orderly and thinks he shouldn't clutter the house with telescopes and stacks of paper. However, her first priority is her son Andrea Sarti, played by Aric Generette Floyd (in the first act). In the second act, Andrea returns as an adult, played by Sheldon Best. Signora Sarti battles with Galileo that he is not to wake her sleeping son to show him the heavens through the telescope. She thinks he can see those sights tomorrow. Floyd, a local middle-school student, has extensive acting experience and promises to have an excellent career in the theater ahead of him.
The Life of Galileo continues through October 9, 2011, in the Allen Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland, Ohio. For ticket information, telephone 216-241-6000 or order online: clevelandplayhouse.com.
The 2011-2012 season offered by the Cleveland Play House will include: Daddy Long Legs (October 21- November 13, 2011), The Games Afoot (November 25 - December 18, 2011), Ten Chimneys (January 13 - February 5, 2012), Radio Golf (February 10 - March 4, 2012), Red (March 16 - April 8, 2012), and In the Next Room (April 13 - May 6, 2012).
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Allen Panzeri takes a look at what the answers might be.
Five questions the Senators face in the upcoming season
1. How will the team's annual goaltending controversy play itself out?
Craig Anderson is the No. 1 goalie and Ben Bishop is the presumptive No. 2 goalie, and that's unlikely to change, even if Robin Lehner has played well in Binghamton this year.
There's not much room for error in a short season, and it's tempting to think that if Anderson and Bishop simultaneously tank, the Senators will plug in Lehner to save the season.
Lehner will get his chance during training camp. General manager Bryan Murray has liked what he's seen of him in Binghamton and feels Lehner is owed a shot. But the odds are long that both Anderson and Bishop will fall into season-long slumps at the same time.
Plus, there's the matter of money.
Bishop, 26, has a one-way contract that pays him $650,000 whether he plays in the NHL or the AHL, while the 21-year-old Lehner has a two-way contract that pays him a much lesser amount in the minors.
If Anderson, who was excellent in 2011-2012, falters, coach Paul MacLean will want to have the an NHL goalie to sub in, and he has that in Bishop. Plus, the Senators want Lehner prove – to himself as well as the organization – that he can be consistent over a full season.
Nonetheless, the Senators will still have to make some decisions about their goaltending future.
Anderson is under contract through 2014-15 at a reasonable $3.187 million per year, but Bishop is in the last year of his contract, after which he becomes a restricted free agent.
Murray said he's already been getting calls about his young goalies, Bishop and Lehner, so he'll be pondering a number of questions:
– Does he trade Bishop for another piece of the puzzle and elevate Lehner?
– Does he trade Anderson and re-sign Bishop, setting the stage for battle between Lehner and Bishop?
– Or does he keep Anderson, re-sign Bishop and put Lehner on the market, hoping another team will over-pay for him?
As usual, goaltending will be a daily intrigue.
2. Can Jason Spezza turn in a repeat performance of his excellent 2011-12 season?
In 2011-12, the 29-year-old Spezza had his best season since 2007-08.
He had 84 points to tie for fourth in league scoring and matched his career high with 34 goals.
He also played quite well defensively, finishing at plus-11 last season. That erased three straight seasons of being in the minus column and put him on the plus side for the first time since 2007-08, when he was plus-26
Now in the prime of his career, he is also one of the team's leaders.
He's been a consistent player over his NHL career, so there's really no worry that all of a sudden he'll slip into a deep funk, and after playing in Switzerland during the lockout, he should be warmed up for this short season.
Also, having been there himself during his own career, coach Paul MacLean seems to have a pretty good handle on what makes Spezza tick.
Nonetheless, if he's not producing, that's a lot of points that have to come from somewhere else.
3. Is Kyle Turris a legitimate second-line centre?
The 23-year-old Turris was given a new life when the Senators acquired him from the Phoenix Coyotes on Dec. 17, 2011, for defenceman David Rundblad and a second round pick in the 2012 draft, and he flourished under coach Paul MacLean.
In 49 regular-season games, he set career highs in goals (12), assists (17), and points (29). In seven playoff games, he had a goal and two assists.
That was a modest start. Now, what can he do over a full season?
The Senators obviously have high hopes for Turris.
In August, they signed him to a five-year, $17.5 million contract extension, so they see him playing a big part in the team's future.
Is he up to it? That's an important question, because the Senators are not deep at centre.
If Mika Zibanejad were ready for the NHL, he'd be an option. But he's not, so the Senators are looking at a depth chart that contains Peter Regin, Zack Smith, and Jim O'Brien.
So if Turris can't put up some points and provide some cover for Spezza, general manager Bryan Murray might be out hunting for someone who can.
The Coyotes surprised everyone when they picked Turris third overall in the 2007 draft, from the Burnaby Express of the BCHL, but they got the benefit of the doubt because then-coach and part-owner Wayne Gretzky was behind Turris' selection. The theory was: Gretzky must know what he's doing, right?
However, the jury is still out on whether that was an astute pick or a dumb one, and the Senators have their fingers crossed.
4. With Jared Cowen (hip) and Mike Lundin (finger) out and Matt Carkner and Filip Kuba gone, will defence be the team's Achilles' heel?
No, let's not wring our hands over the loss of Carkner and Kuba.
As tough as Carkner was, his knees, in particular his right knee, were giving him problems last season. The New York Islanders took a big gamble by signing him to a three-year contract on July 1.
As for the 35-year old Kuba, he was too expensive for the Senators. There was no way general manager Bryan Murray was going to give him the two-year, $8-million contract that the Florida Panthers did.
Those were good decisions by Murray.
That said, as the season starts, the Senators find themselves with questions on defence.
With Jared Cowen out for the season, they lose a stay-at-home defenceman who would have logged lots of minutes.
That leaves them with Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar, who will provide the offence, and Chris Phillips and Marc Methot, who will provide the defence.
Mike Lundin, who broke a finger in Sweden and is out for three-to-four weeks, comes in as an unknown quantity.
He was drafted in the fourth round (102nd overall) by the the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, spent four years in the organization, but was not qualified in 2011, which led him to sign a one-year deal with the Minnesota Wild.
With them, he played only 17 games. He missed 47 to injuries (back spasm and sports hernia) and was a healthy scratch 18 times
In his five-year professional career, the 28-year-old stay-at-home defenceman has played 241 NHL games, so he has that going for him.
Murray said he'll think about looking to the free-agent market for a defenceman, and will almost certainly add a veteran at some point.
But he also has an obligation to look at three Binghamton defencemen who have played very well to start this season: Mark Borowiecki, Patrick Wiercioch, and Andre Benoit.
Borowiecki, who is unafraid to fight, could slide into the spot vacated by Carkner.
After gaining weight and strength, Wiercioch is finally looking like the player everyone thought he'd be. He can read the game well and has great offensive vision.
Benoit is also very good offensively and would fit well with coach Paul MacLean's 200-foot game.
The danger is that taking all three from Binghamton would leave coach Luke Richardson very thin on the blue line.
5. Will Guillaume Latendresse turn out to be a gamble that pays off?
At the 2011 draft, general manager Bryan Murray rolled the dice and acquired disgruntled Columbus Blue Jacket left wing Nikita Filatov, hoping he'd get a top-six forward on the cheap.
But Nicky-Don't-Do-Rebounds didn't pan out, and he's now playing for Ufa Salavat Yulayev in the KHL.
That failure didn't deter Murray, though.
In July he rolled the dice again, signing oft-injured forward Guillaume Latendresse to a one-year deal for $1.2 million, less than half of the $2.6 million he earned last year with the Minnesota Wild.
Injuries over the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons limited him to just 27 games. With his history of concussions, the Wild balked at giving him a qualifying offer, which would have had to be at least $2.5 million, so he became an unrestricted free agent and able to sign with the Senators.
The gamble Murray faces is the one Minnesota general manager mused about before he decided not to offer Latendresse a qualifying offer.
"He's shown he can be a good player when he's healthy and motivated, and that's the key," he told Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "Is he healthy and is he motivated?"
Healthy and motivated, Latendresse is a big (6-foot-2 and 230-pound) power forward who can score. He was an underachiever with the Montreal Canadiens, who drafted him in 45th overall in 2005, but when he was traded to the Wild in November, 2009, he finished the season by scoring 25 goals and 12 assists in 55 games.
If he can produce like that, he will be a more than adequate replacement for Nick Foligno.
But if he's sidelined by injuries, or is not motivated (though that's hard to imagine with MacLean riding shotgun), he could be more of a problem than he's worth.
Murray's due to win one of these gambles soon. Maybe he will with Latendresse.


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Ready for the final 10 episodes of Spartacus: War of the Damnedstarring Liam McIntyre (above at this week's premiere event in LA with Todd Lasance, who plays Julius Caesar)? The episodes kick off tomorrow night on Starz (10pm every Friday) so here are a few clips, trailer and a retrospective clip of the entire series. Enjoy!
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Pad Thai
One of the decadent diet dinner recipes for the Good Housekeeping Supermarket Diet.
Total Time:
Level: Moderate
Yield: 4 main-dish servings
Serves: 4
- 1 package rice stick noodles (rice vermicelli)
- ¼ c. fresh lime juice
- ¼ c. Asian fish sauce (nam pla)
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. peanut or canola oil
- 8 oz. medium shrimp
- 2q clove garlic
- ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper
- 3 large eggs
- 6 oz. fresh bean sprouts
- ¼ c. unsalted roasted peanuts
- 3 green onions
- ½ c. fresh cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges
- In large bowl, soak rice stick noodles, if using, in enough hot water to cover, for 20 minutes; drain. With kitchen shears, cut noodles into 4-inch lengths. If using angel hair pasta, break in half, cook in large saucepot as label directs, then drain and rinse with cold running water.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar. Prepare all remaining ingredients and place next to stove for easy assembly.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add shrimp, garlic, and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add eggs and cook, stirring, until just set, about 20 seconds. Add drained noodles and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add fish-sauce mixture, half of bean sprouts, half of peanuts, and half of green onions; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Transfer pad thai to warm platter or serving bowl. Top with remaining bean sprouts and sprinkle with remaining peanuts, remaining green onions, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
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Re: Normalization by Composing, not just Decomposing
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:43:58 -0400
Message-ID: <c5erh9$qt9b$1_at_ID-114862.news.uni-berlin.de>
Normalization rules are Codd's rules, not God's rules. They are a _guide_ to distributing data among entities, not a dogmatic recipe. You seem to want to project a certain amount of dogmatism on everything, as if life were black and white. It isn't, it's an infinite number of shades of gray (well 16,384 at least).
Did you hear about the programmer they found dead in the shower? He was stiff, grasping a bottle of shampoo, his eyes apparently fixed on the instructions, "Lather, rinse repeat."
Here's the general rule of thumb: Normalize to 3NF, and then see if that works for you in your situation. If it doesn't, then denormalize or normalize further. Iterate.
You ask, "Are you adhering to relational theory when deploying an OLAP
database where
the data is in fact & dimension tables?" Did you read my message? What did I write about normalization and the star schema?
Data is not _modeled_ as "OLAP cubes". Cubes are an implementation, modelling is analysis and maybe design.
"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message
> "Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote in message
> news:c5e6m0$lo87$1_at_ID-114862.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Realtional theory as a data theory is analagous to democracy as a form
> > government- it may not be perfect, but so far, there's nothing better in
> > most cases.
> Have you concluded this by reviewing some emperical data that has been
> collected or because you adhere to some philosophy or what? Could I state
> something contradictory with as much logical backing?
> > Denormalization in itself has nothing directly to do with OLAP, except
> that
> > one may denormalize more for an OLAP application than an OLTP
> > However, in OLAP, you are not necessarily denormalizing so much as
> > "re-normalizing", in that you are really developing a diiferent
> distribution
> > among entities for the same data, such as in a star schema. It's not
> > normalized, but it's not denormalized either. It's just different. I
> suppose
> > an argument could be made that (in the case of a star schema), you start
> > with a normalized schema, and then apply transformation rules (no, don't
> ask
> > me what they are- there are books on the topic) to transform it into a
> star
> > schema. Think about it- a basic star schema is essentially a giant
> > many-to-many linking table (the fact table) with a bunch of descriptive
> data
> > tables (dimensions).
> Are you adhering to relational theory when deploying an OLAP database
> the data is in fact & dimension tables? I have not seen a star schema for
> the purposes of OLAP without some rules broken such as duplication of
> But I'm fine with it either way -- just curious whether most relational
> theorists would view data modeled as OLAP cubes as following "the
> ules". --dawn
> <snip>
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Remarks at a Republican
Campaign Rally in
Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
The President. Thank you all very much. And now that I won't be doing it for myself after January, I think I will start raising a holler that they ought to get rid of that law because it's an infringement on your right to vote for who you want to vote for.
President Lorenzo, John Engler,
Governor Romney, Ronna, and thank you Jack Kemp for
that great introduction. I know, ladies and gentlemen, it's no surprise that Jack
Kemp is here in
like also to add a special thanks to the bands performing today. You kids did
yourselves proud. Now, you don't mind my calling you kids, do you, but at my
age I think I can. Now, incidentally, will all of you young people promise me
you'll do all of
as you've been told already, I'm here today on behalf of a great candidate for
the Presidency of the
it's great to be back here at Macomb Community College, a college that is the
third biggest institution of higher learning in this great State, the kind of
college that lives up to its name because it's the pride of this community just
as it's the pride of Michigan. And, yes, it's great to be in
Audience members. We love you! We love you! We love you!
The President. Well, it's mutual.
that's another reason I've come here today. We're now at the end of a long
political journey that marks for me my last campaign as an officeholder. Nancy
and I are so proud to have had the chance to serve all of you in
You know, it wasn't so very long ago that all I had to do to start an unfriendly campus riot was show up. [Laughter] And now on campaign stop after campaign stop, in State after State, I've seen so many young Americans, like yourselves, coming out to say hello. And today I just wanted all of you to know how delighted and grateful I am for that. If you ask me, as Robert Palmer has been singing recently, you are simply irresistible. That's why I'm glad to be here today and why I've been so glad to be on so many campuses around the country.
see, people my age do deeply believe that it is our duty to turn over to you
the same opportunity and freedom that our parents and grandparents handed on to
us. And when we look at you, when we see your openness and your enthusiasm for
George Bush has that kind of heart. He has it because he cares about your future. He knows how far we've come in the past 8 years, and he doesn't want to see it squandered or thrown away. Throughout our history, whenever this great and blessed land has searched for true leadership, it has found it, and this year is no exception. I've worked more closely with George Bush these two terms than with any other member of the administration. I've seen him keep a cool head in hot crises. I've seen his leadership and vision. I've given him some of the most sensitive and difficult tasks that we've had, and he has never let me or the country down.
When you ask who led the fight to lift excessive regulations off the shoulders of America's economy or who reassured our allies about deployment of INF missiles and set the stage for the INF treaty or who ran the initial policy meetings that led to our rescue of Grenada, or when you ask which candidate for President is on your side and America's side -- George Bush is that man.
When I mentioned first those excessive regulations -- that was one of the first chores I gave him. I asked him to head up a task force to see how much we could reduce the Federal regulations imposed on the people. Well, they finished their task, and I think you might like to know that the regulations that they eliminated have led to a savings of paperwork imposed on you and on communities and States for the Federal Government that we estimate amounts to 600 million man-hours a year of paperwork that you don't have to do anymore.
know, I have a little incident that explains what it used to be like when there
was all that paper. There was a fellow in
George Bush knows the importance of the values expressed in the Pledge of Allegiance. He cares that courts won't allow children in public schools to open their day with a simple, silent, voluntary prayer. He believes that we must have judges on our courts who interpret the law and don't try to legislate, and who care not just about the rights of the criminals but about those of the victims of crime.
that's just why I want George Bush to be the next President of the
And that's why I'm here today: to bring home the simple fact that all the progress we've made is on the line. Today's activities are part of a get-out-the-vote campaign. And I just want to tell each one of you to go to the polls on Tuesday and get your friends to go, too, to cast their and your votes for George Bush -- and, again, to remember your great congressional candidate, Doug Carl, and a man who will make a great United States Senator, Jim Dunn.
see, way back in August, on the day I arrived in
Yes, the choice before the American people this year is just as clear as it was in 1980 and 1984: a choice between, on the one hand, liberal policies of tax and spend, economic stagnation, international weakness, and always, always ``blame America first''; and on the other hand, what we believe: the policies of limited government, economic growth, individual opportunity, a strong defense, and always ``I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.''
You know, the fact is a lot of Democrats around the country are saying that their party leadership has swung so far to the left, so far out of the mainstream, that the national Democratic leadership has lost touch with the rank and file of the Democratic Party. Now, I'm a former Democrat, and I have to say: I didn't leave my party; my party left me.
Now, whether it's their opposition to voluntary prayer in school, support for gun control, or the leftwing judges appointed in a State like Massachusetts, or a weak-kneed defense policy, their views can only be described by the dreaded ``L'' word: liberal, liberal, liberal. That once-proud party of hope and affirmation has become the party of obstruction and negativism. The party of F.D.R. and Harry Truman has become the party of McGovern and Carter and Mondale and Dukakis. The party of ``yes'' has become the party of ``no.'' Well, the liberal leadership of the Democratic Party in Washington has been saying no to the rank-and-file Democrats of Michigan, and now it's time for you to start saying no to them by saying yes to George Bush and the entire Republican ticket.
You know, violent crime has fallen significantly since 1981 because George and I put criminals on notice. We said: Make a false move, and the next sound you hear is the clang of a jail cell door slamming shut. But in this election, one of the candidates believes that no matter how horrible or brutal the crime, he opposes capital punishment.
Audience members. Booo!
The President. Well, if you ask me, there are no Americans braver and no citizens more precious than the men and women who guard us: our State and local police. And George Bush and I stand behind them all the way, as I know you do. And that's why George and I believe that for horrible crimes, like a drug dealer who murders a policeman in cold blood -- that kind of killer deserves and should receive the death penalty.
then there's the issue of defense. Look at the accomplishments of the last 8
years. We're once again respected in the world. Our armed forces are strong,
of our triumphs -- no, not one -- would have happened if the liberals had had
their way. There would have been no INF treaty or rollback in
Audience members. Booo!
The President. They have a defense policy only a McGovern could love. And what they've planned for the Navy is so bad that by the time they get finished Michael might have to row the boat ashore.
opposed the liberation of
What they're proposing is not the defense policies of a Harry Truman or an F.D.R. The liberals have stolen the Democratic Party away from its heritage. As I say, I know because I once was one of them. And the truth is that when the left took over the Democratic Party, many rank-and-file Democrats like me who were inspired by F.D.R. and Harry Truman took over the Republican Party. So, I want to ask those of you some people call Reagan Democrats to join with me and come home with me today. Come home to me and George Bush.
just happen to think
So, we've got to do all we can to get our message out. We must guard against complacency and overconfidence. This election isn't over yet, not by a long shot. And as Winston Churchill once said: We must continue the struggle until victory is won.
let me take a little opinion poll of my own. Will you make sure to turn out for
the Republican ticket for State legislative candidates Steve Ainner, David Jaye, Bob McDonald,
Bob Perakis, Roman Kulchitsky,
and Terry London on November 8th? [Applause] Will you give the next President
the Congress he needs by voting for Jim Dunn and Doug Carl on November 8th?
[Applause] Will you send a message to the liberal leadership of the Democratic
Party in
my friends, when you accept the blessing of every American -- it's the right to
vote -- when you go into that voting booth, you're not only choosing the
direction this country will take for the next 4 years, you're casting a vote
for your children, and your children's children. It's critically important that
the fate of our great nation be placed in the capable, strong, and still gentle
hands of a man who has been a hero in war and a leader in peace, a friend to me
and to all Americans. Yes, there's only one man I trust to bring this country
forward, ever forward, toward its destiny of greatness. And so, I ask you on
November 8th to make George Bush the next President of the
So, now one last favor: Will you do it for me -- especially all of you independents and rank-and-file Democrats -- will you go out and win this one for the Gipper? [Applause]
Thank you all, and God bless you all.
[At this point, State Senator Gil Dinello gave the President a cardboard donkey.]
Thank you very much. And I know when I tell the story of this to George, he's going to be a very happy man. But I'm so grateful to you for what you have just said and what all of you are doing. Again, I thank you all very much. This is a great day.
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The Vortex: 'I wanted to see if you could do Coward with Irish accents'
Five years ago, funding cuts sent director Annabelle Comyn spinning – but her path towards Noël Coward was an unlikely twist
Rebecca O'Mara and Robert Fleck Byrne in The Vortex. Photograph: Pat Redmond
Annabelle Comyn, director of The Vortex at the Gate
Five years ago, if you had drawn up a list of the Irish directors least likely to direct a Noël Coward play, Annabelle Comyn might have made your top 10. Since 2004, Comyn had established herself as a director routinely drawn to material that was bracing and contemporary: the psychological chillers and formal challenge of Martin Crimp; arresting dramas about place and identity by David Greig and Zinnie Harris; the abstract and unsettling confrontations of Caryl Churchill and Dennis Kelly.
Coward, on the other hand, was a summertime staple of the Gate Theatre, synonymous with upper-crust elocution, precious witticisms and protagonists exiting the fray on tiptoe. Comyn seemed more sure-footed.
But in 2009, during hefty cuts to Irish independent theatre and the emergence of radical new funding policies, everything went into a spin. Within a year, Comyn's Hatch Theatre Company dropped from a grant of €90,000 to €20,000, and subsequent project applications received no funding at all. "I remember thinking that the work I had done with Hatch – predominantly contemporary British plays – wouldn't get funding," she recalls. "And actually I came to see it as an opportunity."
Decadence, venom and addiction
It was a brutally stark challenge – adapt or die – which made Comyn's next project seem all the more unlikely. She began to workshop a version of a Noël Coward play laced with decadence, venom and addiction, which the playwright wrote, funded, directed, produced and performed as a 24-year-old. It was the making of him. From her own uncertainty, this is how Annabelle Comyn stepped into The Vortex .
"I wanted to see if you could do Coward with Irish accents, basically," she recalls of her 2010 workshop version in Dublin's Project Arts Centre, where she was an artist in association as part of Project's Catalyst. Her experiment reduced the original play's 10 characters down to just three: Nicky, a young composer deep in denial and cocaine addiction, who returns home with his fiancee, Bunty, to meet his self-absorbed mother, Florence, an ageing socialite who is having an affair with Bunty's ex.
Something about this small bohemian elite and their extravagant, toxic lifestyle resonated with Comyn's view of a bankrupt nation after the party. "I was curious: could it be given a contemporary feel while retaining it in its period?" Her workshop never got to full production, but Comyn never gave up on The Vortex . In fact, her approach to Coward has been responsible for her greatest successes since, in which she has brought a vigorously contemporary perspective to period dramas.
In her Abbey stage debut, in 2011, she electrified Shaw's Pygmalion , matching its comedy with something more brutal. The following year, she gave Tom Murphy's The House , set in 1950s Ireland, as much menace as the sorrow of dispossession and received The Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for best director. Next, she folded 1940s New York into 1920s Dublin in Emma Donoghue's Talk of the Town for Hatch, Landmark and the Dublin Theatre Festival, and last year traced a modernist severity in the ideas of Shaw's Major Barbara at the Abbey.
Sitting now in the huge window of an ornate green room, she considers her very different production of The Vortex which is now running in the Gate Theatre. "The play looks at a fear of being obsolete," she says. "And I wanted to put it on at a time when I was most terrified of that."
Pygmalion breakthrough
Comyn can laugh about it now, but during two years without work as a director, she and her husband considered emigrating. "I got great strength from my dad," she says. "He was always a very hard critic. Very tough when he didn't think things were worth pursuing. He was adamant I should persist. And I'd been at it long enough. What else was I to do?"
If Comyn's breakthrough was Pygmalion , she might not have attempted it were it not for The Vortex . "I was kind of terrified and very tempted by it," she says of her reaction when Fiach Mac Conghail offered her the production at the Abbey. Sitting at home in her kitchen with her designer, Paul O'Mahony, they resolved to treat it like a Hatch production. "Otherwise, I might have been intimidated by what I felt their expectations were, which probably weren't their expectations at all. Ultimately we realised we needed to go at this play as we would any play."
That conviction may be what has made The Vortex seem like a similar revelation: a jazz age "shocker" seen from a daring new angle. Comyn, now one of a handful of directors who can work with an independent company and at both the Abbey and the Gate, would have staged her original version in the round, but O'Mahony's circular set honours that intention, spinning the play's dark energy inwards, like a centrifuge. In sharp contrast to Coward's own famous instruction to actors ("Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture"), Comyn would tell her cast, "Don't worry, you can turn your back."
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- don't like
- People who intimidate us
- People who drive us crazy
I've learned that when I run into people like this the best way to deal with them is through the lense of encouragement. Instead of acting on what our flesh would like to do (strangle them, scream at them, trip them and act like nothing happened) we need to realize they are human beings just like us, created in the image of God. They deserve our love and respect just like anyone else.
Here's an example: Think of someone you would love to meet. Perhaps its a celebrity. The President of the United States. Perhaps it's Jesus himself, in the flesh! What would you do if they walked into your work, or home and asked for something to drink? Would you snicker at them? Talk about them behind their back? Trip them and act like nothing happened? NO! Hopefully, you would bend over backwards to serve this high profile individual. If that's the way you would treat one group of people it's also the way you should treat the people you do not like. God Himself tells us to "show no favoritism." (James 2)
The weapon of encouragement can and should be used for this group of people as well. Yes, it might be a little more difficult, but the results of weilding the weapon of encouragment bring harmony to those hard to deal with relationships.
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Notable Alumni
- Rev. Bernard McCoy, 1988, founder and CEO of LaserMonks.com, Superior of the Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank in Wisconsin; David O'Reilly, 1987, co-founder Sineann Winery, co-owner and Vintner for Owen Roe Winery; Ben Loop, 1996, practice director for Siemens Medical Solutions company; Pia de Solenni, 1993, ethicist and moral theologian, owner Diotima Consulting, winner of the 2001 Award of the Pontifical Academies; Richard Diamond, 1992, SVP for the Office of Communications at Export-Import Bank of the United States.
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