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The power of dpreview: winners of superzoom group-test jump in Amazon ranks
Spoiler alert! This post contains spoilers about the dpreview compact superzoom group-test. If you don't want to be spoiled about the outcome, stop reading now!!!
It's only been a few hours since the dpreview compact-superzoom group-test was published, and already the two co-winners have made big jumps in the Amazon.com seller ranks (Amazon is the only major retailer that provides reliable and consistent data of this type). The Casio EX-FH100, which sells for $285 has jumped from #1062 yesterday to #302 today, while the Samsung HZ35w/WB650, which sells for $250, has jumped from #839 to #369. Amazon uses some sort of a (secret) smoothing-out algorithm, so the net jump is actually bigger. The prices for both of these cameras have been stable the last few days. The HZ35w/WB650 dropped to $250 last Friday (see Camera Deals blog's Samsung archives).

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Title : I'll Cover You (Wounded)
Summary : Kurt gets in trouble and is sent to Dalton Academy, a reform school. Problem is - that "trouble" he got into didn't leave him intact.
When your phone rings at 3am, it's rarely good news. The best course of action would be to ignore the call and deal with things in the morning.
But Kurt Hummel wasn't the kind to ignore calls from his friends. Or in this case, from his stepbrother's best friend.
That's how he had ended up in Target's parking lot in the middle of the night. To pick up Noah Puckerman. Who had been "meeting up" with two guys who owed him money.
And things had gotten out of control, of course.
The moment Kurt had stepped out of the car, he had been thrown to the pavement.
A few well aimed kicks later, he could barely register when Puck had hit his attacker with a baseball bat, which he had handed Kurt before helping him up and facing the second guy.
Kurt had simply stood there during the 3 minutes it took for Puck to beat the guy out cold.
Which appeared to be the same amount of time it took the Police to show up. And Kurt was holding a bat covered with blood. Wrong place, wrong time.
Wrong friends ?
Kurt made out the words "empty record" and "reform school" in the middle of the judge's speech, followed shortly with his father's protests.
His ribs still didn't allow him to breathe correctly and he nearly fainted when the final judgement was pronounced.
Noah Puckerman was being sent back to juvie. Kurt Hummel was being sent to a reform school until the end of the school year - unless he had a good behavior, which would allow him a release after 3 months only.
So there he was, leaving his dad at the school's gate.
Enormous letters made of iron and fixed to the cement walls read "Dalton Academy - Reform School For Boys".
Kurt shivered. He was not going to make it. Ever since that dreadful night he couldn't stand anyone touching him and was extremely jumpy, reacting to even the softest noise.
He felt like crying when the guard lead him in the direction of the main supervisor's office, one strong hand on his frail shoulder.
Blaine Anderson did not like being pushed around. Which is the reason why, when some kid bumped into him in the corridor, he reacted the usual Dalton Academy way and threw that kid into the nearest locker, grabbing him by the collar.
He had expected everything - a punch in the face, some form of resistance, anything - but this.
The kid whimpered in pain when his back met the hard metal. His eyes - blue, Blaine noticed, and just plain beautiful - widened in shock and pain… but most of all, and that's what startled Blaine, from shear fear. The kid was absolutely frightened, his arms up in surrender, lips quivering.
Blaine's jaw fell, his eyes narrowing.
The boy murmured a strangled "please, please don't hurt me, please" and Blaine felt like crying. He let go of him and stepped back, taking in the whole appearence of the kid.
Taller than Blaine by a couple of inches, his skinny jeans hugged him in all the right places. His knee-high boots and designer shirt were so out of place in a reform school Blaine wondered how he had even been allowed in. He looked so fragile, so pale, so… angel-like.
And broken. He looked broken. And so, so scared.
"What's your name ?", he asked, trying to remember how one is supposed to sound gentle
"K-Kurt… I- please, I wasn't paying attention to where I w-was going, please don't hurt me… I won't do it again, please !"
"Dude, relax, it's fine - are you lost or something ?"
It occured to Blaine that he might be visiting someone - what else would an angel be doing in the dorm building ?
"Y-Yes I was… looking for the c-common room, I'm supposed to get some supplies for m-my dorm…"
"You mean… You're a student here ?"
He couldn't believe it… Kurt looked like someone who gently picked up insects in a box to put them outside rather than crushing them. The boy - Kurt - must've felt Blaine's confusion because he looked down at his feet in shame, nodding.
That's when Blaine noticed the bruises on the patch of porcelaine skin he'd revealed by grabbing his collar. Analysing the boy further, he figured his attitude did match the one of people who had been beaten up.
And it was something that was never seen at Dalton - whenever there was a fight, kicks came from both sides. No one went to sit in a corner and weep afterwards, no matter how bad it had been. No one was jumpy and scared of the others.
Kurt just could not belong here.
Blaine felt the sudden need to find whoever had done this to him and kick them, beat them until there was nothing left to hit.
He shook his head a took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
"You shouldn't be here, Kurt", Blaine said, "not if you're gonna jump ten feet in the air whenever someone slams you into a locker…"
"I di-didn't do anything to be here, there was a… a misunderstanding…"
He'd heard many Dalton students say this. Almost everyone did. But this time, he actually believed him.
"Who did this to you ?"
He gestured towards the bruises, nose wrinkled in anger. He saw a new wave of pain flash through Kurt's eyes. Memories of a time far, far away suddenly appeared in Blaine's mind.
"Did - your father ?"
Kurt looked up, shocked.
"No ! No, he would never !"
Blaine swallowed with some difficulty. Oh, how he would've loved finding the idea of his father beating him crazy and shocking.
Sadly, it wasn't the case. He sighed, figuring Kurt was probably not going to open up to him so fast.
He straightened his leather jacket when he heard footsteps at the end of the corridor. He forced a hard look on his face, the "bad boy" attitude a mask covering any emotion he'd shown before.
Kurt looked confused again and leaned a little further into the lockers, wincing.
"The common room is downstairs. On your left. Be careful Kurt…", he whispered, "Hope we'll run into each other soon !" he added with a wink and a smirk
Kurt blushed a deep red and nodded, pushing himself off the wall and walking rapidly towards the stairs. Blaine dropped his gaze to the boy's rear.
"Damn…", he whispered appreciatively, "Another reason I'm definitely keeping an eye on you, Kurt…"
Will be continued, maybe…
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Flight of the Phoenix
To classify Flight of the Phoenix, John Moore's remake of the tight 1965 psychological drama of the same name, as an action-adventure flick is to be slightly misleading. A more accurate description would be... a whole lot of sand bookended by about twenty-five total minutes of entertaining but ultimately unremarkable action. By the end of the film you will be intensely interested in seeing that plane finally get off the ground, not so much because you care about the fates of the characters, but because you just want to hurry up and get it over with.
Cargo plane pilot Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid) and co-pilot A.J. (Tyrese Gibson) are chartered to fly the crew and equipment out of an oil drilling site in the middle of the Gobi Desert that has failed to produce and is being shut down. The crew, headed up by female rig boss Kelly (Miranda Otto) is, needless to say, more than just a little disappointed, so antagonism quickly heats up between the pilots, the "zeroes" they are escorting, and the on-site corporate representative Ian (Hugh Laurie). A simple flight home turns to disaster when pilot error sends the C-119 cargo plane into the heart of a massive sandstorm which rips off the plane's radio antenna and chokes the port side engine to the point of disintegration, leaving Towns no choice but to crash land three hundred miles short of civilization. With very little food, water or realistic expectation of being found in a timely fashion, the survivors eventually agree to embark on an ambitious undertaking suggested by Elliott (Giovanni Ribisi), a mysterious last minute addition to the ill-fated passengers list. The plan? To build a new plane out of the salvageable parts of the wrecked C-119. The survivors must battle the elements, dwindling supplies, blood-thirsty nomad bandits, private grudges and their own sense of hopelessness if they ever want to escape an ignoble death at the hands of an unforgiving desert.
I have to admit that watching the title sequence, which features shots of the C-119 flying across a series of gorgeous desert-scapes to the strains of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere", got me properly jazzed up to watch what I thought was going to be an engaging adventure with a dose of humor added for charm. However, in retrospect, as the sequence plodded on through the full 3+ minutes of the song I should have recognized it for the warning it was - a portent of pacing problems to come. Sure the first fifteen minutes or so move along nicely, but no sooner does the plane hit the dirt but the flow of the film slows from a canter to a crawl, due in large part to the inexplicable apathy of most of the survivors and the almost total lack of effort made on the part of the filmmakers to adequately demark the passage of time. They may have been stranded for three days, or it might have been three weeks, there is just no way to tell, and this can only have the effect of making the film drag just when it should be getting more interesting. In the original film, while the crash and take-off are certainly exciting, the real appeal is in the drama created by the desperation, isolation and confrontation borne out of a group of men being forced to work together to save their own lives. This element is sadly lacking here - these men seem perfectly content to just sit back and either wait to be rescued or wait for the water to run out, an unsatisfying and somewhat mystifying reaction to extraordinary circumstance. Also difficult to accept are the extremely poor survival procedures followed by virtually all the characters, men who have supposedly been working in extreme desert conditions for quite a while and should know better. Sunburn, heat exhaustion, dehydration, malnutrition... the least of what the Gobi desert would subject such men to... and yet these guys are walking around with their shirts off in the middle of the day almost without a care in the world. Doesn't exactly contribute to the overall sense of impending doom that might have maintained a modicum of interest between flights. For all this I have to fault the writers more so than the actors, who within the confines of their mostly poorly developed and uninspiring characters did a fairly adequate job of portraying an unmotivated group of losers whose loss probably wouldn't have justified the cost of a rescue operation after all. With virtually no character development and very little action designed specifically to allow the characters to distinguish themselves from the background noise, it would be unfair to expect anything more from the actors. The notable exception to this is Elliott, the strange little man who seems to have more life bottled up inside his twisted psyche than the entire rest of the group combined. Ribisi stands out in this cast as the only member able to convince the viewer that his character is something more than just a cardboard cut-out that could have been played by anybody. He is not very likable, but you crave his presence in every scene just to keep things interesting. It should also be no surprise that the majority of the scenes that actually contain elements of tension and humor feature Elliott prominently. Unfortunately, these few moments of flavor are not enough to sustain the lumbering pace of a film which just never quite manages to get off the ground again once the action stops.
Who would enjoy this film? Well, the PG-13 rating might suggest that it would be good for kids, but honestly I think a child would need to have a superior attention span to even sit through the film successfully. There are also a few scenes showing the aftermath of violence that may not sit well with very young or sensitive viewers. Action-adventure fans will appreciate individual scenes, for example the crash, the rebirth of the Phoenix, and the encounter with the nomads, but overall I expect them to be just as frustrated as I was waiting for something of significance to happen during the bulk of the film. I expect fans of the individual actors to have some appreciation since the very nature of the story suggests that all the actors, even the relative unknowns, will be sharing a lot of screentime together, always a good thing from the perspective of a die-hard fan. Ultimately however I expect that the audience members who will get the most out of this film will be the fans of the C-119 cargo plane (come on, there's just GOT to be a few of you out there...), a beautiful and remarkable aircraft that becomes both shelter and savior in the survivors' hour of need. It's just a shame the rest of the film could not live up to the plane's level of distinctiveness.


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Rick Perry said during Tuesday night's debate that he was on the verge of releasing his economic-growth plan. In a speech Wednesday, the Texas governor said it's coming early next week — and, according to a report in the Weekly Standard, it includes "major tax reform, entitlement reform, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, an abolishment of earmarks, and a recommitment to energy exploration in the United States."
[Perry's] plan "starts with scrapping the three million words of the current tax code — starting over with something simple: a flat tax."
"I want to make the tax code so simple that even Timothy Geithner can file his taxes on time," the Texas governor said, taking a jab at the treasury secretary who had major errors in his tax returns that were revealed after he was nominated by President Barack Obama for his present job.
"The second part of my plan involves the serious commitment to spending, realizing alternatives" to the path taken by Europe, Perry said. In this vein, the Texas governor went on to affirm his commitment to "reforming entitlements, preserving those commitments to those who are on Social Security…and those approaching the age of retirement."
Details about what kind of flat tax and how exactly Perry would reform entitlements are TBA. It would have been nice to have those details before Tuesday's debate. On the other hand, given the pummeling Herman Cain got for the specifics of his 9-9-9 plan, one can understand why Perry wouldn't have been eager to release his own plan beforehand.
With some $15 million in the bank, Perry can use the month between now and the next debate to roll out, explain and promote his plan. Longer than that, really: The next debate will be about foreign policy, so his plan won't get debate-style group scrutiny on that occasion.
Entitlement reform, which ranks ahead of even tax reform in terms of urgency, has gone largely unaddressed by the other candidates. If Perry can seize on that issue with an attractive plan, and if he can combine it with a robust energy plan (which ought to be a strength for the Texan), and if he presents a flat tax that's even simpler than Cain's 9-9-9, he still stands a chance of regaining the lead among the anti-Romneys in the race.
Of course, for now, that amounts to three big if's about a still-unknown plan.
– By Kyle Wingfield
October 20th, 2011
6:18 am
So far, Perry seems to be leading from behind. Not impressed.
Someone mentioned that Gingrich was the only one who didn't attack Cain's 9-9-9. That's because Gingrich is looking for solutions. He's eager to listen, not just attack.
During the mid-terms, Gingrich spoke out against some of the GOP candidates. He quickly got shot down by those of us who support Reagan's 11th commandment. He's a quick study, that Newt.
October 20th, 2011
6:25 am
His strategy for saving his campaign is to roll out a plan that raises taxes and cuts social security on me since I'm not "approaching" retirement. Without knowing details, that doesn't seem like a great plan.
If he wants to impress me, he'll force those "approaching" retirement to pay more in taxes to offset my social security cuts. Those "approaching" retirement are the clowns who ran the country into the ground. Why are they let off with no penalty?
October 20th, 2011
6:33 am
Still haven't figured out what sort of business Geithner could have had that would not be a conflict of interest for the chief of a Regional Federal Reserve Bank. Has anyone else?
October 20th, 2011
6:41 am
Exploration of energy in USA is good direction. It will save our money, which we spend on foreign oil-$350,000,000,000 per year. We still have climate change, and clean air problem.
I will prefer changing transportation system, where we moving by heavy car (4000 lb) mostly one person (200 lb). It movement need at least ten time more energy, than could be in cart (29 lb) moving by road on roads without intersection.
In power plant we waste 80% of fuel energy-heat energy in vain.
Changing transportation and electricity production will reduce our need for energy at least 7 times.
These technology could be developed in USA and after that sell overseas.
It will provide jobs, which will stay in USA at least nearest 20 years.
October 20th, 2011
6:43 am
Her worked at the IMF. They reimburse income tax but not social security and medicare taxes. He needed to pay those on his own and didn't. It wasn't a straight forward filing, and he probably had an accountant do it.
October 20th, 2011
7:06 am
JF McNamara @ 6:43
If memory serves, the period when he didn't pay self employment tax was when he was the boss of the New York Fed. Being a Fed employee, he would have had SS and Medicare taxes withheld. So he must have had a sideline business of some sort. Don't know what sort of business that could be that would not be a conflict of interest.
May be wrong. I'll research it some later when I have time. Got work to do now.
October 20th, 2011
7:56 am
Nice cut-and-paste again…. how much do they pay you at the AJC.. I hope you at least sweep the floors and clean the restrooms to earn your keep.
October 20th, 2011
8:00 am
From the WSJ,
October 20th, 2011
8:13 am
Most any form of tax simplification would be a help to the economy. The current system is full of market distortions and requires hundreds of billions in non-value-adding activities, which throw sand in the gears of our economic machine.
Flat tax, 9-9-9, Fair Tax…any of them would be better for the economy than the government-created mess we have now.
October 20th, 2011
8:20 am
Relax, Really. Kyle is a "commentator". Commentators have to have something to comment on. In any case, this post looks to be about 60% Kyle.
October 20th, 2011
8:26 am
I'm sure Perry's economic-growth plan will be so simple that an average 5th grader will be able to understand it. That's mainly because Perry's emotional and intellectual level is at about 5th grade level.
October 20th, 2011
8:34 am
How's our Nobel-winning, Ivy League genius Obozo's economic growth plan working out?
October 20th, 2011
8:43 am
Has Obama been sentenced to prison yet?
October 20th, 2011
8:44 am
LBB: If the repubs would get out of the way, we could see whether it works or fails. Right now it is being held hostage.
October 20th, 2011
8:46 am
We already know it won't work, because we tried the same thing in 2009 (except spent twice as much) and unemployment went UP.
Obozo needs to come up with a better plan and be a leader instead of a campaigner.
Obozo: Party over country. Every time.
October 20th, 2011
8:53 am
Rick Perry said he is on the verge of releasing his economic-growth plan. it includes "major tax reform, entitlement reform, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, an abolishment of earmarks, and a recommitment to energy exploration in the United States."
October 20th, 2011
8:55 am
Obozo and the Democrat party should worry more about real (private sector) jobs instead of buying off their union buddies in state and local government. These two idiots are un-freaking-believable.
Reid signals government jobs must take priority over private-sector jobs
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday indicated Congress needs to worry about government jobs more than private-sector jobs, and that this is why Senate Democrats are pushing a bill aimed at shoring up teachers and first-responders.
October 20th, 2011
8:58 am
Perhaps your concerns would be better directed at the loser who will hold the job into January 2013.
October 20th, 2011
9:00 am
To the protesters with a brain, (not Obama's Alinsky types) get a clue! You're being had by Obama and his BIG GOVERNMENT takeover.
What they don't tell you.
The 1% Ain't What It Used To Be
Kaplan has calculated the incomes of the top 1% and the top 0.1% for 2009, and his results show that they continued to fall pretty steeply.
When the 1% are destroyed, government will be all that is left.
October 20th, 2011
9:02 am
@Lil' Barry Bailout October 20th, 2011 8:34 am
@HOPEful October 20th, 2011 8:43 am
Where were you when George W. Bush ran this country into the ground? Were you on the blog ranting and raving.
Where were you when George w. Bush took this country from a surplus to a deficit?
Where were you when George W. Bush was looking for weapons of mass destruction?
Where were you when George W. Bush took us to war thats costing us millions?
Where were you when the planes hit on 9-11 and George W. Bush sat there like a deer in headlights?
Where were you when George W. Bush said that he would catch Bin Laden?
President Obama has had only several years in the white house but yo boy Bush had more and WHAT DID HE DO AND WHERE WERE YOU?
Were you on the blog condeming George W. Bush?
October 20th, 2011
9:06 am
Any tax reform needs a consumption tax component. The current system of voluntary compliance leaves too much income untaxed (> $350B yr). This income consists of illegal transactions (drugs/sex), tradesmen doing jobs on the side, and businessment skimming cash. The consumption tax would pick up this income when spent.
October 20th, 2011
9:07 am
@Terrence October 20th, 2011 9:00 am
WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING THE 1%. They don't give a hoot about me or you. They are about the dollar. They would sell their mama for a dollar.
So what do you think they would do for you?
Don't be a sucker.
October 20th, 2011
9:07 am
"I want to make the tax code so simple that even Timothy Geithner can file his taxes on time," the Texas governor said,
Politics aside, that is a good line.
October 20th, 2011
9:08 am
Blame Bush, Blame Bush.
Where's the "change", glass houses?
Oh, right. We changed the $170 billion deficit in the last budget put forth by Bush and the Republicans into annual $1.5 trillion deficits. We changed 4-6% unemployment to 9-10% unemployment. We now have record numbers in poverty and on handouts.
Stay focused on the past…that's the way your masters like you sheeple.
I've got a problem with your idiot Obozo because he has taken the Costanza approach to improving the economy…he's doing the opposite of what makes sense.
How's it working?
October 20th, 2011
9:09 am
October 20th, 2011
7:56 am
Frustrated hall monitor or plain ol' sour a$$…
October 20th, 2011
9:13 am
AS far as Geitner and his taxes, when he went back and paid the 2001, 2002 taxes the Statute of Limitations had expired on those years, so technically he made a contribution to the US government. I wonder if he claimed a contribution deduction on his 2009 return?
October 20th, 2011
9:15 am
"Where were you when George W. Bush ran this country into the ground?"
He didn't. Liberal policies did that.
"Where were you when George w. Bush took this country from a surplus to a deficit?"
There was never a surplus and I complained about his deficit spending.
"Where were you when George W. Bush was looking for weapons of mass destruction?"
Right here, like everyone else. Are you suggesting some of us should have been looking, too?
"Where were you when George W. Bush took us to war thats costing us millions?"
Right here, complaining about it.
"Where were you when the planes hit on 9-11 and George W. Bush sat there like a deer in headlights?"
Watching the horror like everyone else, and watching a true Commander-in-Chief following that day.
"Where were you when George W. Bush said that he would catch Bin Laden?"
Right here. What is your point?
October 20th, 2011
9:16 am
I wonder if he claimed a contribution deduction on his 2009 return?
The Clintons claimed used underwear, so I suppose it's feasible…
October 20th, 2011
9:19 am
Name modification suggestion: Tiberius, Thunderclap of Irrelevance.
October 20th, 2011
9:22 am
Sorry there Tiberius. I had you confused with the original poster of the list of false statements. I guess the downside of arguing with idiots is what they say it is…
October 20th, 2011
9:22 am
PO, the 1% has no power over me–cannot force me to reach in my pocket against my will. Government exercises their power every day and they are looking for more.
October 20th, 2011
9:25 am
So Tiberius and LBB, everything was just peachy when Bush left office?
October 20th, 2011
9:26 am
Years ago Reagan pointed out that there were 151 taxes embedded in a loaf of bread. That seems to be more than Perry can understand. I think Al Gores former Campaign manager is finished.
October 20th, 2011
9:28 am
PO will be moso if he continues to support destruction of the 1%. Could be he's a government shill, riding the gravy train.
October 20th, 2011
9:30 am
everything was just peachy when Bush left office?
No. And for some reason Obozo insists on making it worse.
October 20th, 2011
9:45 am
"So Tiberius and LBB, everything was just peachy when Bush left office?"
No, but repeating the same failed liberal policies that got us there isn't the solution, Road.
October 20th, 2011
9:46 am
Sounds good thus far.
October 20th, 2011
9:47 am
October 20th, 2011
9:58 am
Name the US President with the best record of handling terrorism and those who commit genocide in the past 30 years. Hint, it isn't the guy who blabbered about WMDs and Mission Accomplished.
October 20th, 2011
10:00 am
And I thought conservatives didn't say bad about their President Bush!
When are you two running for office?
October 20th, 2011
10:02 am
Sad State…you must be referring to Regan or Bush Sr.
October 20th, 2011
10:03 am
"When are you two running for office?"
Already did. Already served. What's your point?
October 20th, 2011
10:03 am
Your Cash for Their Clunkers
Another White House energy favorite hits financial trouble.
There's no pleasure in Ener1's troubles, but there is a lesson: Better to leave commercial financing decisions to private investors and bankers who are likely to take more care with their own money. Politicians write the press releases first and worry about the taxpayer losses later.
This is getting old, real fast.
October 20th, 2011
10:03 am
So are we supposed to believe that Perry accidently missed two debates that could have focused on economic policies by releasing his plan in advance of a foreign policy debate? Come on, this guy is a joke, a male Sarah Palin… a charismatic empty suit. Is there nay doubt that Newt is highly annoyed that the Perry Clown gets more financial support than the former Speaker? I'd bet anything that Newt is secretly appalled that Perry is raking in the cash while he struggles to keep his campaign afloat. Newt was likely smarter than Perry when Newt was a 3rd grader (vs. Perry now).
October 20th, 2011
10:05 am
Tiberius: What offiice? We need leadership now;you seem to have all the answers?
October 20th, 2011
10:07 am
Perry is going to need more than a flat tax plan to get back in the race. Many of us were shocked at his Dick Nixon (took that from Dick Morris) like attack on Romney. How Romney's unfortunate and unknowingly hiring some illegal weed eater operators could balance Perry's soft stance on illegal immigration was apparent only to Perry. Then after accusing the man of this "serious" impropriety, he refused to let him answer the allegation. Punk best describes his behavior. Romney has a lot to explain, his flip flopping and Romneycare, but he has done nothing to warrant being treated so rudely.
October 20th, 2011
10:11 am
Perry's plan will be whatever it takes to move from his $25,000 a month rental Governor's Mansion in Texas to the White House and he'll do anything, say anything or be anything the oligarchs — who are financing his campaign — tell him to do.
He's a ambitious as Lucifer and knows how to win, so he's the champion of the oligarchs who are intent on establishing a plutocracy. Hence, the $17 million warchest that just fell into his lap.
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." ~ John Kenneth Galbraith
October 20th, 2011
10:12 am
Uncle Jed @9:07 am: '"I want to make the tax code so simple that even Timothy Geithner can file his taxes on time," the Texas governor said,
Politics aside, that is a good line.'
It is a good line ONLY in politics.
October 20th, 2011
10:14 am
Actually you guys blaming Bush 43 are way behind on your history lesson. Same for you guys defending Bush.
When Kennedy was sworn in as president in January 1961 the National Debt was $650 Billion.
When Reagan was sworn in as president in January 1981 the National Debt was $957 Billion.
When Bush 41 was sworn in as president in January 1989 the National Debt was $2.9 Trillion.
So what happened? Simple. By cuts in federal income tax rates we reduced federal revenue.
And at the same time, in the same budgets, we increased spending. And the presidents that followed Reagan have all done the same, except for the 3 year vacation under a Republican congress and Clinton in the last 3 years of his administration.
Then Bush 43 doubled the National Debt. And Obama will have a 30% – 33% increase in the National Debt by the time his current term ends.
So where do we go from here?
We got here by reducing federal revenue and increasing federal spending. The obvious solution is to reverse that practice by increasing revenue and reducing spending.
But it is never that simple.
Technology and the global economy have rendered the US economy just another economy. By January 2012 there will be 7 billion people, consumers if you will, on the Earth. Only 315 million will live & consume in the US. The market is "out there", now and for the foreseeable future.
The net increase in the number of jobs created has been going down for 4 decades.
Everyone saw the downward trend but no one knew what to do about it. So no one talked about it. No one knows what to do about it today. So no one talks about it.
So we point fingers knowing that is the solution to the problem.
Or we plan to cut taxes knowing that is the solution to the problem. Or better yet, just change the tax system from this to that. That should create jobs!
October 20th, 2011
10:19 am
jconservative @10:14 am: "So what happened? Simple. By cuts in federal income tax rates we reduced federal revenue."
An opinion at best, not based on any facts. Care to prove a cause and effect relationship?


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CLEANCut: A Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser?
First there were no hands sensor soap pumps. Now it's a touchless, no-hands-needed paper towel dispenser. The designers say that this design helps save a lot of paper towels in the long run — take a peek and see how it works.
This paper towel dispenser works much like a dispenser in a public restroom: You move your hand in front and the paper towel rolls itself out. The difference here is that you can control how long the paper towel is: If you take your hand away quickly, you get just a short bit of towel. Wave your hand in front of the other side of the dispenser, and the paper towel is cut cleanly and neatly for you. (It takes any standard paper towel roll.)
What do you think of this gadget? It's a bit of a hard sell for us, since it comes with quite a price tag ($139.95 to $159.95). The designers claim that it quickly pays for itself, though, in its more efficient use of paper towels. We do like the sanitary aspect to this; scrambling for a paper towel or the faucet when covered with gunky, food-covered hands always feels a bit gross.
Do either of those factors overcome the gadget-y-ness of this dispenser? Has anyone tried it out?
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What a waste of resources... Why not spend that money on reusable tea towels, reserve a roll of paper towels in a dark corner for dog puke, and build up an immune system?
I'd really like to meet the person who thinks this is a good idea.
Ditto to the above comment. Spend the money on reusables and the extra water to wash them.
Agreed. Use a cloth towel. This is absurd.
What a terrible idea. Save a few paper towels by using a plastic, cumbersome, electrically powered device that has to be shipped all the way from China? Pays for itself? How many paper towls can you buy for $150?
Eh. Waste of money & resources.
agree with above brilliant comments. i usually have one roll of paper towels in case of disgusting emergencies and it lasts me 6 months or more.
in my view, this is yet another example of the antibacterial paranoia that's sweeping the continent.
Ridiculous. If the pick-a-size rolls of towel aren't good enough for you and you feel this actually fulfills a "need", you need some real problems to deal with. Even with unlimited funds, I would never use this.
That being said, if it were what I thought it was: a revolving sheet of cloth which is somehow sanitized inside the unit, that would be interesting. Sort of.
@mimee25 - ha! Like those weird, gross towel-on-a-roll things in old public restrooms. But sanitizing inside - now there is a truly interesting idea.
There is no reason why an energy-sucking device that dispenses a resource-destroying, wasteful product is better than a fricking tea towel. Ditto to all above comments.
So silly. I use a stack of white washcloths.
We have a roll of paper towels, but it is reserved for bacon grease (we don't get the newspaper), and anything that comes out of either end of the dog.
ditto to everyone else
i agree with everything. and no one mentioned that it is also an aesthetic fail.
Lazy and even more lazy.
I've been trying to become less and less reliant on paper towels, but just through its very existence this product has made me want to eliminate them from my life forever. So, in that sense, yeah, it's helping conserve paper towels.
Totally agree with the ones that say this is a horrible waste of money and resources. A few dishcloths to wipe up and toss in the washer with the rest of the towels makes much better sense. You wouldn't even notice their addition to the wash loads.
We only buy paper towels to clean up cat barfs, but I'm starting to consider using the more threadbare dishtowels for this purpose since I can just toss those in the washer too... but I'd need to store them elsewhere from the kitchen-dedicated towels just because of the ick factor.
I actually have one in my kitchen and couldn't be happier with it. It's more sanitary than any other paper towel holder on the market. You don't have to touch any part of the roll, only the piece that you dispensed.
The convenience is also amazing. By breaking two beams quickly, you have the EXACT amount of paper towel in your hand without touching anything. The appliance looks great in my kitchen and matches my other appliances perfectly. It also takes any brand/size paper towel roll!
Everyone that uses it literally goes out and buys one. I would suggest this appliance to anyone.
P.S. According to Mythbusters, sponges and dish towels are among the highest contaminated items that are part of our daily life. Therefore, Go Paper Towels!
I actually found it extremely convenient in the kitchen. It's so modern & pretty looking and I was even able to install it myself haha!
Having a plethora of dishclothes in the kitchen is no fun and just adds to my unlimited loads of laundry.
Being able to just grab a little paper towel here and there & not having a whole roll taking up space on my counter has been super nice.
..I think it's a fabulous product & have recommended it to a ton of friends who are also just as satisfied as I am.
I have two young children, and this product has been a lifesaver for me. My kids are constantly spilling stuff and when my hands are either wet, it's really easy to just get as much (or as little) paper towel as I need without actually getting all the other paper towels on the roll wet.
Also, side note... My dog (Rover) has this obsession with grabbing the paper towel off the table and ripping it to shreds-- now he can't do that!
For my home, having this paper towel dispenser has been nothing but a positive experience!
Those last 3 comments have got to be bogus.
I received one of these as a gift, and at first I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. To be perfectly honest with you, I have come to LOVE it. Its one of the most used appliances in my kitchen, and it serves multiple purposes. I also happen to think it is extremely aesthetically pleasing and looks very high tech/fancy in my kitchen.
Another plus---my kids (and husband!) actually like it because they think of it as a cool new gadget. Thus, they clean more often!


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HERC Has Seen ALIAS 1.11!!
Alias 1.11 FAQ
What's it called?
"The Confession."
Who's responsible?
Teleplay credited to series creator J.J. Abrams and co-producer Daniel Arkin ("The X-Files," "The Others").
What does TV Guide say?
"Series producer (and Thirtysomething alum) Ken Olin guest stars in a pivotal episode that finds Syd (Jennifer Garner) under fire and Jack (Victor Garber) feeling the heat. After delivering terrorist Hassan (Aharon Impale) to the CIA, Syd heads to Crete to locate his top-secret stealth technology. What she encounters instead is a death trap set by Hassan, who backs Vaughn (Michael Vartan) into a corner with a dirty deal for Syd's life."
What is TV Guide not telling us?
Um, I didn't notice Ken Olin in this episode. Was there a glitch in my tape or did TV Guide lie to us again?
How do Syd and Jack escape last episode's cliffhanger?
Keep your eyes on Jack's.
Is it really a pivotal episode?
At episode's end, Syd gets some really big news about her parentage. But before that, she also learns something important about Vaughn's father.
Is Dixon back? Any sign Dixon remembers Syd's "Freelancer" transmission to the CIA from two episodes ago? Is Dixon a double agent too?
Dixon is back on the job. If he knows anything, he's not letting on.
What kind of "death trap" does Hassan set up for Syd?
Instead of giving her the code that will allow her to safely retrieve one of Hassan's mysterious devices, Hassan gives her a code that traps Syd in a room with hundreds of gallons of gasoline raining down on her head.
What's up with reporter-boy?
When Vaughn tries to use Syd against her own father, Syd seeks Will out for a night of crying and couch-cuddling.
Does Will learn more of SD-6, Kate Jones or any other aspect of Syd's secret life?
He does not. This episode pretty much steers clear of Syd's "normal" life.
Any reference to Milo Rambaldi this week?
Nothing that I noticed.
What's good?
The revelations.
What's not so good?
I still can't figure out why Syd is indulging so many public meetings with Vaughn. Also, how many times are we going to see Syd carry out her mission by infiltrating a party?
Is there a cliffhanger?
It ends with the big reveal at the CIA.
Herc's rating for "Alias" 1.11?
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
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Jan. 6, 2002, 7:29 p.m. CST
I absolutely am addicted to this show.......
by Smugbug
there's no denying that. And if Jennifer Garner is indeed "Elektra" - I am SO happy for that and that tonight's ep is NOT a repeat!!!! I am a sucker for good quality action entertainment and Alias fits that nicely. But I do agree,does Syd have to enter EVERY mission via a party? Oh, I read in another talkbacker's post that the cast of Daredevil was too young - BTW: Jennifer Garner is 30. Old enough for ya?
Jan. 6, 2002, 7:30 p.m. CST
4 words
by FilmScreen
jennifer garner is hot
Jan. 6, 2002, 7:30 p.m. CST
by bongjuice
How Lame
Jan. 6, 2002, 7:57 p.m. CST
Vaughn tries to use Syd against Jack?
by Drath
Whuh? Okay, the intrigue is one thing, but somehow this sounds like Dallas. And while I've been real frustrated with this show(damn it, I should have stopped watching by now), I keep coming back like a dog for a bone! At least I'm not groaning like I did with Dark Angel this far into the first season. But just as I ditched that show between seasons, the jury is still out on Alias. I agree about the parties too. Time to employ a new plot device, no?
Jan. 6, 2002, 8:46 p.m. CST
I had no idea this was going to be on tonight!!!
by Psyclops
I do agree with Herc about Syd's meetings with Vaughn... Someone's gotta catch them sometime, right? They meet out in the open WAY too much... also, why is she always getting tortured? She really needs to practice not getting caught so much. But aside from all that, I love the show and will have my VCR set up to tape this tonight!
Jan. 6, 2002, 9:14 p.m. CST
Sydney's parents and the KGB
by Alias_fan
Has everyone already figured out that it's going to be Sydney's mom who was the KGB agent, or is it just me?
Jan. 6, 2002, 9:24 p.m. CST
This isn't being shown until next week on the East Coast
by Frank Einstein
Fucking football.
Jan. 6, 2002, 11:38 p.m. CST
Hmmm....What happened to my post. Conspiracy? I tHinK So!
by Z0D
Yeh, it was about the X-Files. But where else do I have to talk about the show? Screw this...I just got censored.
Jan. 7, 2002, 12:38 a.m. CST
*collective sigh of relief* Vaughn is NOT an a#%hole afterall...
by Smugbug
thank god. BUT I am beginning to think that it was Syd's MOM that was the KGB agent.........curiouser and curiouser.......
Jan. 7, 2002, 3:24 a.m. CST
I shouldn't like this show so much.
by Ard-Rian
This is the only show I know of that is so predictable and still so much fun. While stylish it does not neglect substance. It would be nice to be surprised once in a while however. Has anyone else noticed that she never wears the same coat twice? I would kill just for all her great coats.
Jan. 7, 2002, 9:30 a.m. CST
Why All the Parties
by RogerOThornhill
Yes I saw the "Your mom was KGB" thing coming too, and it probably ties into the "Sloane is your real father" thing. As far as the parties are concerned, it's all about wardrobe. When Syd's at home or the office, she's straight preppie. It's only when she's on the job that they trash her up (including, I believe, a push-up bra on nearly every undercover assignment). Think they're playing to their audience's basest impulses? No, of course not, this is Hollywood. I'm somewhat reminded of the "Angel" movies from the early 80s--you know, "Honors Student by Day, Hooker by Night." Sometimes it definitely seems like that.
Jan. 7, 2002, 10:39 a.m. CST
Where's the logic?
by Grayson
I love this show, but I'm always suspending disbelief ... a lot. That last mission in the weapons dump was supposed to be an SD6 mission, right? That's why Syd passed the intel to her Dad. So, where was all of the SD6 support? Why wasn't Dixon with her? Why didn't SD6 help her get past the lock code, provide radio support, etc.? And then, what is her explanation for coming out without the hardware, which she gave to the CIA? I guess the clearest explanation was that it wasn't an SD6 mission, but they seemed to indicate that it was. I'm very confused.
Jan. 7, 2002, 10:51 a.m. CST
actually, the parties do make some sense...
by majorq007
yes it gets old afer awhile, but if you think about it, it would make for the easiest way to steal and snoop around. however, you'd think these people would have the sense to beef up security during their parties. though technically last night's episode didn't have a party; it was merely a nightclub.
Jan. 7, 2002, 10:54 a.m. CST
the sloane sydney relationship
by majorq007
yes, they are making it look like sloane is sydney's real father. however, this sho isn't entirely predictable (like with the whole "Bristow is the mole" cliffhanger), and i have to think they're misleading us here. then again, you could see the mother thing coming a mile away...
Jan. 7, 2002, 12:14 p.m. CST
Alias sucks
by Crash Johnson
Sorry, but when I can see the developments coming two episodes before they revealed, time to get a new writer. I think this JJ Abrams guy is doing too much and it shows. Writing, Music, Producing...gimme a break. I am back to Criminal Intent. XFiles hasn't been good for a bit and Alias, while it has nice style, is too predictable for me. Just my .02 cents.
Jan. 7, 2002, 1:42 p.m. CST
They aren't parties
by TheChronic
They aren't parties - they are clubs. (Where do you guys live?) Clubs are obvious places for these sorts of things. Its a place where exchanges/contacts can be made, money laundered, etc. Further it is a bit of a homage or borrowing from all the Bond flicks. Remember how in every movie Bond would be doing the suave dance, seduce, compromise thing? Alias updates this for the more modern club/rave scene.
Jan. 8, 2002, 3 a.m. CST
by sokitome
cmon man i agree with rogerthornhill the mom thing was SOOOO telegraphed cmon and the whole sloane is the real dad thing i can totally see it all coming. the show is very good but how many oh my god moments can you have without it being a plot device.
Jan. 8, 2002, 8:31 a.m. CST
I swear they filmed at Club DEEP in LA for this one episode!
by MentallyMariah
Nice touch! Sydney looked hot in that scene, damnit, she always looks hot! Fierce is more the word! This show keeps getting better and better, but now that Sex in the City is back on for the next five weeks....Alias is being recorded, which is great, that way I can just fast fucking foward thru the commercials! I hope Jennifer wins the golden globes!
Jan. 8, 2002, 8:58 p.m. CST
The X-Files is dead NewYorkKid. The ratings have spoken. Alias i
by exphile
38. "Alias," ABC, 6.4 55. "The X-Files," Fox, 5.1 http://www.sfgate.com/tvlistings/nielsens/
Jan. 8, 2002, 9 p.m. CST
The X-Files is dead NewYorkKid. The ratings have spoken. Alias i
by exphile
38. "Alias," ABC, 6.4 55. "The X-Files," Fox, 5.1 http://www.sfgate.com/tvlistings/nielsens/
Jan. 9, 2002, 8:42 p.m. CST
New episode this week, rerun next...What da f**k?
by Redbeard_NV
Is Fox sending in the same programmers who scheduled the Tick to infiltrate ABC?
Jan. 9, 2002, 9:52 p.m. CST
Ken Olin, the CrackerJack Syndrome, and a ??
by boska
1. Ken Olin was the guy in prison, who wouldn't talk to Will about the SD6 case. (Yes he's almost twise the man he used to be.) THE CRACKERACK SYNDROME: Anyone feeling the Crackerjack effect yet? This is where you don't care about the 40 minutes of the show that's the standard - 1 get briefed, 2 Marshal does his goofy thing, 3 Jack's Pizza calls, 4 Syd gets a new hairdo, 5 gets/almost gets caught, 6 kicks ass, 7 escapes...and somewhere in the box there's those three minutes you REALLY watch for -- a tidbit of the larger story or Rambaldi... (We first named this syndrome during The Pretender's run but of course X-files did it first.) QUESTION: Did anyone else think that the "postal worker" involved in the accident looked a lot like a younger, less gray Sloane?
Jan. 11, 2002, 12:23 a.m. CST
Plot holes
by ShadowVision
Initially I liked the show, but started getting wary of the plots. Just how long can she pull of this double agent thing? For someone whose fiance was murdered by SD6 she sure has a lot of patience to not take them down already. I could see if he weren't murdered, but come on. Also, too many parties. She goes on a mission, comes back, celebrates, and goes to school. Too much going on to be what a normal person would realistically do.
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Swallow the Sun has often been dismissed as a commercial band by its detractors, what rather surprised me the first time I heard this release. Of course I later got The Morning Never Came and, though I overall enjoyed it, the reasons why this Finnish sextet sometimes receives negative feedback became quite evident. However let's give it credit for having switched from an upbeat, keyboard-laden debut to a gloomier, less audience-friendly, more intimate style, while most bands usually evolve the opposite way. Indeed, saying Ghosts of Loss isn't funny would still sound like a euphemism.
I won't pretend Swallow the Sun's probably most interesting release is a masterpiece by any mean though. In the realm of intensely crushing but still highly melodic doom, Draconian's Arcane Rain Fell is a summit very unlikely to be reached again – not even by Draconian themselves I'm afraid, but that's another point. Granted, the production here is perfect: it's just as oppressive as doom can be, slightly misty, with the electric guitars sounding thick and the occasional acoustic ones chilly, while the keyboards have been largely turned down compared to the previous album. But the songwriting just appears a tad too formulaic and, I'm afraid I'll have to say it, slightly boring. Juha Raivio undoubtedly knows his scales, but he still lacks this little something which can't be transmitted by anyone – genius. The most attention-catching track is, probably not surprisingly, the only one reminding of The Morning Never Came: the faster Descending Winters. Amongst all these slow monsters it appears like both an intruder and a breath of fresh air.
But again, the true qualities of this opus are elsewhere. As its title suggests it The Giant is, well, HUGE. Of course the formula is nothing really novel: it opens gently on highly melodic acoustic guitars and clean vocals before suddenly exploding in all its doom might and glory as a superb opening to the whole album. The comparison with My Dying Bride circa The Dreadful Hours could be hardly escaped, and let's admit The Dreadful Hours is more thoughtful, but there's no need to be picky. However, trying to replay a successful trick has always appeared like a dangerous exercise, and with Gloom Beauty and Despair the band just failed it. While the crystalline acoustic intro of The Giant sounds disturbing, beginning a song by a three minutes long intro (more than one third of the track!) exclusively consisting in whispers and muffled down guitars is a perfect nonsense. Whatever the intrinsic musical qualities of the following song might be, and this one isn't even particularly remarkable to begin with, such an opening would render it worthless for anyone. The doom lover may usually be patient, but too much is too much.
There's no need to detail most of the tracks. Once The Giant has set the tone for the entire album, everything else saved Descending Winters is little more than variations around the same theme. Of course it may still be differentiated between a consistent, leaden track like Psychopath's Lair and the pretty vapid Fragile, probably the weakest moment here. Of course the growls become rather monotonous after a while. Still as most albums supported by a carefully built atmosphere, this one deserves to be listened to as a whole and not as a series of individuals that, again, aren't the most remarkable ever. I couldn't prevent myself from singling out Ghost of Laura Palmer though, if only for the fact I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere while it might well be both the darkest and the best of the eight songs – indeed, better than the well-known Giant. Yes, the title is totally cretin, but after all little more than any other (Forgive Her? Gloom Beauty and Despair? Psychopath's Lair?) and since when do you judge the book by its cover I may ask. Just realize that while some tracks seem to like a bit of structure or substance the main riff here is as elementary as HEAVY, I mean one thousand pounds heavy as every good doom has to be, and that it's just the most obsessive, creepy track of the whole album, the culmination of what I called the act's intimate work.
I wouldn't say it's indispensable to get an album from Swallow the Sun. But if you have to get one, more than the a tad overrated The Morning Never Came, Ghosts of Loss should be the way to go. It might not be their most attractive at first glance (well, it has boobs on the cover though, that's never negligible), but probably their most sincere.
Highlights: The Giant, Descending Winters, Psychopath's Lair, Ghost of Laura Palmer
I run into Swallow the Sun when I started to get into Finnish Metal scene.
"Ghost Of Loss" is the second full length album. The first album "The Morning Never Came" was a bit more up tempo and had no funeral doom metal influences. "Ghost Of Loss" is the same dark music, but a bit slower and has slight funeral influences.
Swallow the Sun writes powerful, and emotional and melodic music, using elements of doom metal, melodic death metal, and funeral doom metal. The structure of songs is very epic. They try to captivate you with heavy riffs, atmospheric keyboards, and dark melodies. Vocals are fucking powerful as well. Vocalist has quality clean voice, and deep sinister death metal voice, which is perfectly balanced throughout the songs. Album has no weak songs, however, the most powerful for my ears were: Descending Winters, Psychopath Lair (sinister fucking riffs and cool keyboards), and Fragile (dark and beautiful song). The only weakness is the luck of real guitar solos. In my opinion few real guitar solos would add elegance for songs. Also, the funeral doom metal sections were a little bit boring and too long. But it depends on the listener. I just do not enjoy funeral doom metal too much. Overall, I would recommend this album for people, who like death metal, doom metal, melodic death metal.
I discovered Swallow the Sun for the first time when visiting a local library. I checked out shelves that contained some metal albums and picked out StS's first album, The Morning Never Came. I listened to it and I loved it. When I heard that they were going to release a second album soon, I had quite high hopes for it. I still don't know if they were fulfilled.
Three first songs, including the massive opener The Giant, the video song Descending Winters and my favorite of the album, Psychopath's Lair, are the strongest efforts on this album. On the first song singer Mikko Kotamäki proves that he can do decent clean vocals also and that his growls are deep enough. I don't know why, but I just love this guys growling. The video song Descending Winters is a nice piece of doom and includes nice melodies and tight riffing. Second best song of the album, while the next song Psychopath's Lair is the best. It's the shortest song on the album (5:11), but it is long enough to be a variable song. I just love the main riff. This one is the shiner of this album.
Unfortunately rest of the songs can't hold into the quality of the first three songs. I can tell you that, since I have never been able to tell one song of another after listening to the album. These songs have of course some good parts, but I really can't listen to them without boredom. Someone else might enjoy them, but I don't.
I can't recommend this unreservedly, the first three songs are good, with Descending Winters and Psychopath's Lair being extremely good songs, but the rest of the album always nearly lulls me to sleep. Listen to some song samples on their homepages if you are interested.


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The Colorado Avalanche found themselves in a game where they
could not get anything going in their favor. They spent most of the game in
their own zone, and watch shot after shot fly towards goalie Craig Anderson.
on one of the strangest plays in recent playoff history, Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle threw the
puck into his own net to win the game for the Avs in overtime.
"That is the flukiest thing I have ever seen in hockey,"
said Matt Duchene. "We'll take it."
Boyle had received the puck from Douglas Murray, and was
attempting to send it back to him, when he accidentally shot it past goalie
Evgeni Nabokov. Ryan O'Reilly was credited with goal, as he was the last Avs
player to touch the puck.
Although the Avs won on the fluke goal, the only reason that
the Avs were able to win the game was the stellar play of Anderson, who again
saw 50 plus shots come his way.
"They were throwing a lot at the net," stated Anderson. "Driving
to the net and getting some rebounds. The guys did a great job, I don't know
how many, but they blocked a bunch. We cleaned up in front, and we didn't allow
them to get second or third opportunities most of the night."
Although the Avs were doing a good job of not allowing
second or third chances, they were having issues getting the puck out of their
own zone. The Sharks were doing an excellent job of cycling the puck, and
controlling it behind the Avs net.
With most of the play taking place in the Avs zone, the Avs
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The tandem of Ryan O'Reilly and Stephane Yelle made it
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"You don't want to take that many, but it happens," said O'Reilly.
"I thought we did a great job. Andy stood on his head for us there. It gives us
confidence. Confidence to pressure them and give them a chance to make
mistakes. We just have to get the puck and it works out."
With all the penalties and most of the game played in the
Avs zone, it didn't come as a surprise that the Avs only managed 16 shots on
net through three periods. The first period is where the Avs had the most shots
on net with nine, but saw the numbers dwindle to three in the second, and four
in the third.
Another factor that was not in the Avs favor was that they
lost two players during the course of the game. Milan Hejduk went down in the
first period after accidentally running into Paul Stastny during the Avs first
power-play. Then, in the second period, Ryan Stoa injured his lower body and
did not return. Both players did not return to the ice.
"We're obviously missing some guys," stated Duchene. "I
think I lost four line mates tonight during the game. It was a little different
for us, and we were running fumes a little bit out there."
Despite being dominated by the Sharks all game long, the
only thing that mattered was that the puck went into the Sharks net. With the
overtime victory, the Avs now lead the series 2-1, in what was deemed a pivotal
game three for both teams.
"I think Andy deserved that one," said O'Reilly. "He was
standing on his head all night. Me personally, I just forechecked and I got a
lucky bounce. Some days you get them and some days you don't."
On a side note: The 51 saves that Anderson made was the most
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Five years, five cars. As a commemoration to Volvo's fifth straight year at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) tradeshow, the Swedish manufacturer will show five highly modified versions of its vehicles.
Built purely as design concepts and prototypes, each car is decidedly different while still remaining uniquely Volvo. Once again, Volvo worked with Heico Sportiv in Germany to build the S80 T6 HPC and C30, while Caresto was tapped to build the C70 and hot rod. Creativity is a must at SEMA but Volvo has always insisted on one rule: all Volvo safety features must remain functional. Other than that, they were free to let their imaginations run wild.
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"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word."
Ephesians 5:25-26
The last part of this verse is a picture of what happened at salvation, the regeneration. The church came to Christ by the word. This word is rhema rather than logos. It presents the idea that Christ loved the church radically, died on the cross, and rose from the dead. When the gospel is preached through the spoken word, people come to Christ. When people come to Christ they are "born again;" they become holy. God in Christ wanted to draw us to Himself but He wanted to make us like Him. Christ's purpose in cleansing the church was to present her to himself as a radiant church. The ultimate goal wasn't just to save the church but to make her radiant, glorious and beautiful so that she could reach her full potential.
Men, this is God's model for what we are to do for our wives. Make her radiant, make her glorious, lead in such a way that she is lifted up, so that what we do causes her to be enhanced in beauty, freedom, and the development of her gifts.
"In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." Ephesians 5:28. We ought to love our wives as part of ourselves. Every time you hurt your wife, you hurt yourself. Every time you are selfish and want your own way, you hurt yourself along with your bride. He who loves his wife loves himself.
This is a strong command, but it also has great rewards. When you learn to lead in such a way that makes following a delight, "submission" won't be even be an issue in your house.
Paul goes on to say in verse 29, "After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds, and cares for it, just as Christ does the church." The application is that we need to be devoted to our wives and provide for them emotionally, spiritually, and physically. This means "to provide for the development of and to attain the health of." That's what we are to do as men. Not only feed, but care for. Not just provide for, but cherish. The word "care" literally means to keep warm, to protect. How do you keep your wife warm? How do you keep the flame burning? How do you live with her in such a sensitive way that the light keeps glowing brightly? We do it as Christ loved the church, for we are members of His body.
So men, the command is not hard to understand, but it's tremendously hard to do. It is to love your wife unconditionally. Christ's purpose was to secure the bride of Christ for himself and to bring the church to full development. Our purpose in loving our wives is to help them become all God designed them to be. You don't love her in order to get your way, you don't love her to eliminate hassles, you don't love her in such a way that everything is calm all the time. You love her so that she is able to be, in every way, what God designed her to be.
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Husbands must love sacrificially
Love your wife in a way that cost you something significant and precious. Don't love her with leftovers. On one occasion I walked out of the middle of an NBA All Star Game, right at the half-time slam-dunk contest, because I was sensing a prompting from God that Theresa needed to know that she mattered more than the game. It sounded little, but it was a big deal for me.
I said, "Hey, honey, you want to go get a cup of coffee and take a walk, just talk?"
She looked at me, "Isn't that the NBA All Star Game with Michael Jordan?"
"Are you kidding?"
And then she just beamed.
Have you ever had your wife call you at work with a problem, when you could just sense her desperation? I don't mean that I run home all the time, but there have been times that I could tell, just from the tone of her voice, that this was serious. Those are the times I tell her I'll be home in a minute, and I am. Appointments can be rescheduled, but that moment can't be.
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For more than Two decades, Dawar Group has controlled the Specification, Production, Distribution and Technical information of footwear technology. "Dawar Group" was founded in "1977" on the modest scale in the city Agra. A move to set-up more Units were necessary to cope with the abrupt increase in the volume of business. As a part of its expansion and diversification drive, Two manufacturing Units came into existence under the Group.
is a Govt. recognized export house engaged in the manufacture & export of Men's Footwear i.e Classic- Comfort Classic & Sport Line & all type of Uppers.
is a Govt. recognized export house engaged in the manufacture & export of Ladies Footwear *Fashion *Comfort *Sporty *Woven Ankled-Mid-Long Boots, Shoes & Sandals..
Dawar family is a large and growing family. It extends beyond the people who work for Dawar Group. Their families are also an integral part of it. The Group shares the hopes and aspirations of its people and their children. It goes out of its way to reward their hard work and dedication.
"Saksham Dawar Memorial Trust" is a small but significant step in that direction. Its a child education programme for the children of the workers. In addition to this, it also provides monetary assistance to a large number of its worker's children studying in other schools.
The Group also works in association with a number of NGO's to fulfill its other social welfare commitments. It also organizes regular health check-ups for the families of its workers. But these efforts are not enough. There is a lot more that needs to be done. Nobody understands it more than the chairman of the Group, "Mr. Puran Dawar".