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Slaphappy is reporter Thomas Hackett's penetrating look at the world of professional wrestling, for those who love the spectacle and for the sport's skeptics and the uninitiated. Through interviews with wrestlers, promoters, and fans, Hackett explores the full range of issues that swirl around wrestling culture -- fame, masculinity, violence, aggression, performance, and play. Among the lessons of professional wrestling is that deceit is a fundamental fact of American life. And yet, paradoxically, the one thing wrestling isn't is dishonest. Although wrestlers play pretend, wrestling itself doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is -- fantastically absurd, a very American kind of madness. Celebrity-obsessed, pathologically narcissistic, murderously competitive, it both epitomizes and parodies the delusional egoism at the heart of the culture.
More than that, wrestling provides its fans and performers a medium for thinking about "getting over" in America today. This spectacle of excess may be the apotheosis of American imbecility, but it is also defiant, hopeful, liberating, and unifying -- a throwback to the raucous pleasures of early theater. Fans aren't detached connoisseurs, looking satirically down on life, concealing their anxieties in the cold comforts of irony. They are total participants in a carnival of their own making, shouting epithets, throwing chairs, expatiating their worries in a crowd's triumphant foolishness.
It is, Slaphappy concludes, all the stuff of human culture. Where does fantasy end and reality begin? Where does the performance stop and life take over? Writing with affection and discernment, Hackett gets deep into the culture, discovering that the make-believe competition of wrestling is indeed "real" for millions of young men -- real in the sense that something real and important is at stake: their worth as men.
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Thomas Hackett has been writing for magazines and newspapers for nearly twenty years. Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, he began contributing "Talk of the Town" pieces while working as a messenger at The New Yorker and has since published features and profiles in many other magazines, including Rolling Stone and the New York Times Magazine. He lives in New York City.From Publishers Weekly:
This fascinating study uncovers a microcosm of America in its gaudiest pop-culture spectacle. Journalist Hackett steeps himself in the pro wrestling demimonde, from glitzy WWE extravaganzas to grungy, underground, hardcore matches where blood-drenched wrestlers grapple on mats studded with broken glass and barbed wire. He finds it a brilliant form of postmodern theater, tangled in intriguing contradictions; an elaborately scripted yet sincere imitation of athletic competition, its fakery simultaneously acknowledged and denied by fans and participants. Most of all, it's a lurid showcase for violent, heterosexual masculinity that also drips, like Jesse Ventura's trademark feather boa, with effeminate preening and homoerotic subtexts. As the wrestlers and their teenage male fans hurl elbows, chairs and gay-baiting obscenities—and endearments—at each other, Hackett observes, the athletes enact a primitive but potent rite of passage for a society eternally insecure about its manhood. Hackett mixes anthropology and critical theory with engaging reportage that is slightly appalled by its subject but always wry, funny, incisive and affectionate. If wrestling's confusions and paradoxes don't easily resolve themselves, he suggests, that makes them an apt symbol of a nation where heartfelt fraud is the soul of authenticity. Photos. (Mar. 7)
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[Boston, June 15, 1796. An entry in H's Law Register, 1795–1804, under the date of June 20, 1796, reads: "See Letter Lowel June 15."2 Letter not found.]
1. Lowell was a Boston attorney and the son of John Lowell, United States judge for the District of Massachusetts.
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There's something awful hiding in the woods and it's coming after the unsuspecting in the gripping and acclaimed Late Phases: Night of the Wolf (review).
From the director of Penumbra, Cold Sweat and Here Comes The Devil, the horror film will be available for Digital Download and on Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films on March 10, 2015.
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"Blind war veteran Ambrose McKinley (Nick Damici, Stake Land, We Are What We Are) has recently moved to Crescent Bay, a seemingly peaceful community on the outskirts of a dense forest. On his first night in his new home, McKinley hears his elderly neighbor attacked by something he's convinced isn't human.
When the creature then kills his seeing eye dog, McKinley's thirst for justice turns into a one-man vendetta against the monster that's terrorizing his neighborhood. And when he's stonewalled by both the police and his fellow residents, he decides to gear up and prepare to fight the beast one-on-one. Now it's man vs. myth as the take-no-prisoners McKinley readies himself for what could be his final battle.
With a stunning lead performance ("Nick Damici is great" – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com), director Adrian Garcia Bogliano's LATE PHASES: NIGHT OF THE LONE WOLF is a suspense thrill ride unlike any other. The Dark Sky theatrical release also stars Ethan Embry (Cheap Thrills, Eagle Eye, Vacancy) and Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island, The Stepford Wives)."
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It must be nice to be able to fall asleep so easily. When worry, doubt and fear are gone and not fighting each other for control of your subconscious. Laying there with your head on the cool pillow and drifting off within a reasonable amount of time…what a luxury.
Burn After Reading
I've made this blog private. The need to express freely outweighs the need to share publicly. It's all for me once again. I laid in bed last night unable to think, once again the thoughts taking over both the conscious as well as the subconscious; both keeping me from sleep. Once again it's because life is so unsettled and on the verge of breaking.
It's New Years Eve. My social media newsfeeds and time lines are full of others celebrating with friends and loved ones. I'm not alone, but I'm alone in this room and it may as well be a gulf between the two of us. I'm ready for 2015 to be over with yet not quite ready to face 2016.
I'm in limbo. So I'll sit out here a while longer and pour myself another glass of wine.
Run Your Own Race
I started training for the 2015 Disney Marathon in August of 2014. I knew right from the start that I would not try to run the race continuous. I'm a run/walk kind of gal and carry no guilt or shame over this. I've run/walk different intervals my entire running life and this time, after some trial and error, landed on a very comfortable 3 minute run/1 minute walk interval. My training partner was equally comfortable with this and throughout the fall and early weeks of winter we consistently and fairly effortlessly put down some serious mileage using this interval. Peak week came and went with my second 20+ mile run and I headed into taper, confident in my ability to finish the marathon, but growing weary of the process of running as a whole.
I had previously checked into joining a pace group at the marathon. Cliff Bar is the official pace group sponsor and it was easy enough to find the leader for my "best effort" finish time off 5:30. I knew this would be a stretch goal going in and figured that I'd play leapfrog with them at times but ultimately keep them in sight throughout the race and finish within a few minutes after the bulk of that group.
Race morning arrives and once I entered my corral I easily spotted Sharon, the pace leader, holding her sign (red & white balloons that she carried on a stick THE ENTIRE RACE). We chatted for a few minutes, quizzing each other about previous race and running experiences and she told me that she takes frequent walk breaks throughout the race. I imagined this would line up perfectly with my plan to run 3/1. She let us all know that her plan was to take a one minute walk break at every half mile point and that this would work out to about a 5 minute run/1 minute walk interval.
At that moment, something changed. For no reason that makes any logical sense, I decided to throw away over five months of consistent, solid results of training with 3/1 and run the race at 5/1 just so I could keep up with the pace group.
I didn't run my own race that day. I tried to run Sharon's.
I managed to keep pace for the first six miles. By mile eight I was falling further and further behind. At mile nine, I finally snapped out of it and went back to running 3/1, abandoning any hope of sticking with the 5:30 group. No worries, I thought, I should still finish by 5:45-5:55 at the latest. What I hadn't planned on was completely running out of gas so soon in the race by pushing myself so hard for the first nine miles. I still want to go back in time and smack myself for thinking I would feel fine at 5/1 when every time during those months of training, even a 4/1 left me winded.
Mile 12. I pull out my phone during a walk break and start texting obscenities to my husband. I'm not proud of how quickly and deeply I mentally lost it in this race. He never wavered though. His encouragement was strong and consistent. I quickly shot off texts to a few girlfriends who have supported me not just during this training cycle, but for years. They too were incredible sources of encouragement.
I kept playing head games with myself. Anything to keep going. "You can't quit before the half way point. You've already bought the shirt. And the car magnet!" "Make it to mile 16. If you can make it to 16, you've only got 10 miles and change to go, you can drag yourself 10 miles."
At mile 16 I went from a 3/1 interval to a 1/1 interval. That's right – ONE minute of running (more like shuffling) and ONE minute of walking. For the next 10.2 long and painful miles.
Mile 17. We were passing side by side with those coming off the back-end of a loop and who were at mile 20. A familiar face in the crowd called out my name and with a huge grin on his face, I ran past a buddy from church who was with the mile 20 group. That was a huge mental boost and I carried me for several miles thereafter.
Mile 22. Tears. But good tears because I knew at that point I was definitely finishing the race. Barring a physical injury that would knock me off my feet, I was finishing that race.
Mile 26.2. Tears. But good tears because I was now a marathoner.
My immediate thought was that if anyone asked me to run another marathon, I was going to punch them in the face. My official time was 6:44. Why on earth would I want to put myself through that torture again?
But now, a week later? I could run another one. Only this time, I would run my own race.
Happy New Year
Let's see if I remember how this thing works. Girl starts a blog. Girl writes on a blog for several years consistently. Girl totally forgets she has a blog. Girl starts to really miss the blog.
No going back and explaining everything that's happened last few years. Let's just move forward shall we?
It's now January 2, 2015. I am nine days away from my second marathon start. Training has gone fairly well and been mostly consistent with the standard marathon training for "beginners." Yes, I still consider myself a beginner. Running has never come naturally and although I enjoy it I find myself not coming into it naturally.
I'm starting to stalk the 10 day weather forecast for Orlando and on any other day would have wanted Disney's weather to be sunny and bright, for this one day, I really wish it were overcast and cold.
If I'm honest with myself, I have stopped looking forward to the race. What I most look forward to now is it being over with. I look forward to running losing its grip on control of my life. I look forward to running for the sake of running and the enjoyment of it, and not because a schedule dictates when and how far I run. I look forward to getting back into CrossFit and pushing myself hard in a new direction.
I'm really looking forward to sleeping in on Saturdays…
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My Breaking Point
It's not that I'm unsympathetic. I do see where you're coming from. I've been there myself. I was there for many many years. I relished being there. I relished being fat. I lived it. I earned it. I was content in it.
Until I wasn't.
I stopped believing the lies I constantly told myself. I couldn't look in the mirror anymore and see the chubby woman who "held her weight" pretty good. I only saw the fat chick. I couldn't walk into the plus size stores anymore, believing that an 18W just had more leg room than the rare department store size 18. I couldn't sit on the couch anymore when all my four year old little girl wanted to do was go outside and have mommy come play with her. I couldn't believe that I was big boned. I couldn't believe that I was ok with how my life was turning out.
I was done.
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Effect of tennis court surfaces on point completion of elite male tennis players
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The purpose of the study was to provide a quantitative analysis on the effects of tennis court surfaces on point completion of elite male tennis players in order to provide knowledge to players and coaches regarding the surface effects. 18 sets of data were gathered each from the French Open and Wimbledon, analysing 6 players in total using the Microsoft access system. Two intra-observer reliability and one interobserver reliability test were conducted showing the system to be over 95Yo accutate. Profile data was also compiled which showed variation in the number of sets for data to normalise for the different point outcomes. A normalised profile was achieved in all aspects of point outcome within the 18 sets of data. Three significant differences (p<0.05) were found during the study between the French Open and Wimbledon when looking at the n-2 spin (0.034), the n-2 ball placement (0.044) and n-l ball placement (0.015). Other findings included a greater percentage of shots were played from the service box at Wimbledon than the French Open and the most common spin used for all shots was topspin at both tournaments, however no significant differences were found for these results. Further research is recommended concerning the volume of data required to reach a normative profile for the various, shots and spins in the rally. Research also focusing on the effects of tennis court surfaces for elite female players and doubles matches could also create significant findings.
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Things to Consider Before Buying Treadmills
Today, people pay attention to their health but they can not spend more time for doing exercise because of the busy life. Therefore, a home exercise machine will be the ideal choice for them. Recently, the question " How to select the best home workout equipment" is the most concern of people. The post will help you to find the best answer.
# Budget
Besides focusing on the features of the machine, price of a treadmill is also the important things which you should think before deciding to buy anything. If you want to buy a treadmill with a lot of useful features but it has a high price and you have not enough money to buy it. Then what will happen after that? Hence, you should arrange a maximum budget which is not only will help you find a suitable machine but also the salesman can give some advice for you about the best generations with the same features and prices for your choice.
# Motor
The motor is an important part of the treadmill and it also affects the performance and durability of the machine as well as helps you workout more effective. Additionally, a motor is considered as a good motor when it must be strong enough at low speed and not too lumbered at high speed. Furthermore, the weight of users will not effect to the machine.
If you can pay more money for buying a treadmill, you should choose a motor having 2.0HP/a constant movement which will help you more comfortable when using the machine. However, if you have not much money, 1.5HP is the ideal motor for you and your family.
#. Minimum technical parameters
– Speed: Changing speed from 0.5 km/h to 15km/h will help for high-intensity exercise becoming easier which can suitable for children, older person and speed up losing weight process of women as well as the muscular workout for men.
– Declination: you can change declination of the treadmill through slope manually or steep automatically which will help jogging and walk in the machine like an external workout.
– Running carpet: Having one thing you should remember that wider running tape area will create a space for you to run more naturally. Wider and longer running tape help you walk with lower and stride as well as running high speed without worrying about falling off the machine. Therefore, the ideal running tape has 40 cm in width and 120 in length.
– Shock absorber mattresses rubber: the treadmill which has a shock absorber mattresses rubber will help users to avoid aching muscles, joints affect bones and etc.
– Stability: machine frame is designed solid and force resistance steels making peace of mind for users even they have greater weight.
– Control Panel: the control panel has to visual, easy to use and display of parameters such as distance, speed, heart rate, calories and so on which will help you track fitness results from an adjustment to move workouts effectively.
– Weight of the machine: if the machine hs greater weight, the vibration and noise will be smaller. Therefore, you will put your treadmill in the house, you should buy a machine with 60kg in weight.
# Features
The treadmill has 2 types: single function and multi-functions
– Single function: Walking and running
– Multi-function: walking, running, motor massage, swivel waist and so on
Depending on your purpose, you should choose a suitable treadmill for yourself.
# Safety function
It"s a special important thing for the family having children. In fact that almost the treadmill has 2 main safe functions including locking safe device and emergency stop button. For example, during working out, you get some health problems which make you fall off the machine. the safe device will stop running to avoid making hurt to users.
# Fold feature after exercise
The feature is so useful with the family who has a small area. Hence, you should buy a treadmill having the feature, it will help your house becoming vast.
# Trying before buying
Don't be afraid when trying the machine before deciding to buy because you will find trouble or problem of the machine when trying the first time. Although almost treadmill branches will change a new treadmill for you if the machine has any problem for the branch but changing process will spend a lot of time and money (perhaps). Therefore, why do you not try one time to find the most suitable machine?
Reps You Should Do When Working Out
After working out for many years, I've established what I believe is the optimal amount of repetitions you should do to build strength, muscle mass, and endurance. If your goal is to get as big and strong as possible in the shortest amount of time (it will still take time and effort, of course. There is no avoiding that) then you aim for the 5-7 rep range.
Now, when I say you should aim for the 5-7 rep range, I mean your muscles should be failing around this range. The best way to grow your muscles, regardless of how many repetitions you do, is to train your muscles until failure every time. Failure to me is when you are unable to complete your repetition with perfect form. If your form is not perfect with each work out, you will be doing more harm than good to your body. If you are unaware on how to complete a repetition for a specific workout, you should look up how to do the workout correctly.
The 5-7 rep range for me has shown the most benefit. I started out working out with my rep ranges being anywhere from 15-25, and I was really pushing the limit and pushing myself to failure. Even though I thought I was working really hard, I was exhausting my body with little results in strength. Working out doesn't always have to be extremely hard, if you feel like you're just working yourself out into an exhausted state, you are more likely working out wrong, and you are most likely not seeing the results you want. What high-rep workouts do though is stimulate something called sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is an increase of the sarcoplasm and other non-contractile proteins in your muscle cells and is mainly induced by lifting lighter weight for higher amounts of reps. This type of muscle growth, although not usually coupled with much strength gains, is the main reason why bodybuilders tend to look more muscular than power and strength lifters.. High reps also lead to higher protein synthesis.
Another method is to go for the 2-4 repetition range. This rep range is mostly used by heavy lifters, and it primarily activates fast-twitch muscle fibers. Low repetitions are effective for stimulating myofibrillar hypertrophy also. Myofibrillar hypertrophy is an increase in the size and number of the actin and myosin filaments within your muscle tissue. Hypertrophy of this kind will gain you strength since it includes an increase in your contractile tissue. This is important because it will activate progressive overload, which is necessary for growth. This rep range will likely give you massive strength, but less mobility and endurance.
The 5-7 rep range was a perfect balance between endurance and strength. When I first started working out like this, along with a good diet, I had put on 20 pounds of muscle in 3 months, and also the aesthetically pleasing muscle. I work with many different experience levels and have seen that this rep range will show the most benefit for any goal – gaining muscle and size OR losing weight. This is because it will stimulate both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscles, and you will reap all the benefits that you could reap with doing either exclusively high rep or low rep workouts. This rep range will also give you a great muscle pump, which research shows has led to higher muscle growth.
As a final word, my recommendation is that you should be primarily sticking with the moderate range of reps such as the 5-7 repetition range. This will show you the most amount of progress in the smallest amount of time. That being said the other rep ranges have their time and place, and you should occasionally have a workout where you workout with high reps and a workout when you work with low reps.
Different Exercises Using Fitness Equipment Benefits
A great way to add years to your lifespan and look younger is by doing regular exercise and working on the physical activity. To go about this end, one needs a well-charted exercise routine that should include both cardiovascular activity and strength training by making use of quality exercise equipment available with the many Savannah fitness equipment dealers. The right selection of fitness machine and accessories is an important aspect of getting the best benefits from any exercise regime.
# Strength Training
For those who are looking to bring changes to the overall look of themselves and try to become more toned up would find strength training as an important part to stick to. The importance of strength training cannot be overemphasized as it has already been proved to benefit everyone from young people to seniors. Women would find strength training especially beneficial to their overall well-being. For those who want to get that "ripped" appearance would definitely find strength training as an absolute necessity and change the appearance of themselves. In addition, strength training gives the benefit of providing strong muscle, ligaments, and tendons, which are necessary to provide support to our joints and lower the chances of injury from our daily activities. How about burning some calories all through the day, even when you are doing some relaxation? This is possible by doing some strength training. So it would do well to start pumping your iron and see the results. The use of a tape measure is a great way to see your progress and keep a track of your development. Keep a weekly log of the measures of your arms, hips, waist, thighs, and calves and see your progress. There are many factors on which the right selection of strength training equipment depends, including age, health, fitness and budget.
# Cardiovascular Exercise
It is well-proved that doing cardiovascular exercise has many benefits. Regular practice of cardio exercise helps the body to gain stamina and endurance and also burn calories. Yet another benefit that comes from doing cardio exercises is to have an efficient metabolism and an improved immune system. In addition, the stress that is built up is also reduced while improving one's self-esteem.
One will find different types of cardiovascular equipment on the market, though the popular choices are the treadmills, elliptical trainers, and exercise bikes when doing cardio exercise and also to strengthen cardio endurance. This equipment is also easy to use. It is important to select your cardio equipment wisely. See to it that the cardio equipment that you purchase is of good quality and serves your purpose well while meeting your specific needs. For those having knee problems will find the use of exercise bike as a good solution to go for. For those who are into walking or running would find commercial treadmills an excellent choice, especially the present day computer-controlled panel treadmills that have programs built in it. One can also buy several kinds of mats and athletic flooring surfaces that are ideal to use while exercising as they can absorb shock resulting from the use of the equipment and protect the floors.
# Free Weight Equipment
Free weights are the best way to strengthen the complete body. One can work out on a wide selection of exercises of both the upper and lower body using only a few dumbbells. The cost of a dumbbell or a barbell is also comparatively quite less compared to a weight machine. One can get quality dumbbells or barbells by selecting from the fitness equipment catalog available with the different dealers. One can also do sports related motion using free weights. One also finds a free range of motion using free weights. However, the downside of free weights is the safety feature. The user needs to use a greater control while using free weights to prevent injury happening to joints and muscles. As part of safety measure, it is important to follow the right technique and the correct weights at the time of using free weights. Dumbbells and barbells are the most popular types of free weights used. One will find dumbbells with adjustable or fixed weight with the adjustable variety having weight plates that could be interchanged.
# Weight Machines
One of the safest and excellent modes of workout is the weight machine. It is the easiness of use and safety feature that mark the advantage of using this strength training machine. As one does exercises according to the machine movement, the chances of danger from injury or any part getting trapped is very less.


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In both Britain and Canada, two countries who've 'enjoyed' universal health coverage for many years, patients in need of important and sometimes life saving procedures must often wait weeks or even months before seeing a professional. Canada, a country widely accepted as having a 'successful' health care system, often forces doctors to take time off once they've met quotas or their billing reaches a certain level.
Of course there's also the issue of money. In an economy that's pretty close to teetering on the verge of major catastrophe, can the United States afford to spend the trillions of dollars it would costs to cover everybody? Even by the Presidents own estimates, it would be a significant financial challenge and many analyst believe implementing such a system could well send our economy into a death spiral.
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Wake up, President Obama! Preaching coverage for all might help win elections or give you a few percentage points in the polls, but it will cost us all too much in the end.
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As I understand it, superintendents are generally reluctant to bring attention to budget cuts, but in this case, things are so bad they are issuing letters and making youtube videos to stop this budget from going into action.
The governor would have you believe this will mean more money put into the classroom. It's smoke and mirrors. More money put into the classroom by cutting necessary support to teachers. This video from a school district explains it pretty well.
I know money doesn't grow on trees, but this is one budget that can't be cut any more! A starting teacher in AZ will make about $5,000 less than the national average. The average elementary school teacher salary in AZ is about $12,000 less than the national average. AZ spends about $3,000 less per student than the national average. We can not continue to undervalue our teachers and students and expect quality results.
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Maybe you are retired and don't have kids in school. Maybe you don't have kids and feel like you don't need to worry about these issues. Maybe your kids go to private school (like the Governor's) and these budget cuts will not affect your school. An educated society benefits EVERYONE! This issue does affect YOU! Please show children and teachers you believe in them and value learning.


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|I care less about contrast ratio, show me the image.
Originally Posted by ChrisWiggles
??? I don't think you really mean that mike...
Originally Posted by mp20748
I truly truly understand what you mean Chris, but the most we ever hear about digital is its improvement in contrast ratio, but still, the same claims of poor black level performance. So if it's not quite were it should be (in relation to CRT), why even bother with the numbers.
|but the most we ever hear about digital is its improvement in contrast ratio, but still, the same claims of poor black level performance.
|So if it's not quite were it should be (in relation to CRT), why even bother with the numbers.
Originally Posted by darinp2
BTW: The Ruby doesn't have the best ANSI CR. Better than any CRTs I've seen, but behind good DLPs.
Originally Posted by mp20748
Here we go again... Ok, it was my faulk, I left the door open.
No, I know nothing about contrast ratio, so why don't you (the expert) make a personal apperance (bring your Ruby) to my shop, and then you can teach me about contrast ratio. And I will also help you out, by showing you where digital has to go to really catch up to CRT in low end performance.
I'll even show you how much better the colors can be when you're able to get at absolute black.
Originally Posted by ChrisWiggles
So your statement doesn't really make sense when you dig into it, because at heart with the focus on numbers is quantifying exactly what the black level performance is going to be like, and whether or not it's good enough.
|I have no interest what-so-ever in the process. Nor am I concerned about the trip along the way.
And... it does not make sense, to even discuss something that's not quite there yet. Sort of like taking a turkey out of the oven before it's done.
Originally Posted by ChrisWiggles
I also think that we should all be aware that Darin is probably one of the most extreme people I know of in terms of caring about absolute black levels, and also instantaneous black levels. I don't know of anyone else with black velvet covering their room for the absolute best ANSI CR, and I also don't know of anyone else who is getting higher static on/off CR out of a digital projector than darin's personally modded H79.
Originally Posted by mp20748
I see now that i'm going to have to say good bye here. Darin is an absolute black purist that owns digital... :confused: Now if digital cannot produce those absolute blacks, what's the black velvet for.. :confused:
|what's the black velvet for..
Originally Posted by darinp2
which is where the CRTs excel.
|CRT is the APEX!
Originally Posted by mp20748
Thank you, we both agree here.
Originally Posted by darinp2
I've been saying that CRTs were better at on/off CR from the projector (turning lights on changes everything of course) for a couple of years now, so I'm glad you've at least figured that one out.
Originally Posted by ChrisWiggles
I mean, all these are silly, because they berate the EXACT thing that in large part tells you whether or not a display achieves what you want it to. And that includes "not caring about contrast" but caring about blacks. that's nuts. :confused: :(
|Ooh, have I hit a nerve here.. Is it really that serious..
|when digital GETS THERE, please let me know. In the mean time, I'll skip the daily news blob, because I careless with the progression of digital. When it reaches the performance level of my Marquee - holla at me..
Originally Posted by mp20748
Plus, it would make more sense if someone who wanted to know about these things would visit the forum that deals with these things...
Originally Posted by mp20748
This digital in your face, when I'm trying to fix or understand what's wrong with my CRT, reminds me of POP UP ADS.
Originally Posted by Kamel407
What if someone took 2 converged Rubys over to Art's house?
I'd be interested in hearing the results of that one.
Originally Posted by Kamel407
Nobody is interested?
Originally Posted by techman707
And black CR aside, it's not just a matter of what a particular looks like with "the best of the best DVDs", it's what it looks like with marginal material, which is where CRT really shines. ;)
Originally Posted by darinp2
I would be interested in seeing one Ruby at Art's place, but one that doesn't have the problem with all video black that mine has at the moment. Also, I didn't find anybody in that area who was willing to take one there. I was thinking I would be willing to send mine to see that, but after getting it out of the box I decided I really didn't feel like sending it anywhere (other than maybe for repair given that some of its behaviour indicates a problem). Maybe somebody in that area would be interested in taking one there, if Art wanted to see that. I'm confident that the on/off CR and absolute blacks wouldn't be as good as he would want though.
Originally Posted by Kamel407
I believe Art has already seen the Ruby, and he is impressed with it as a digital. But I believe he mentioned Digital still has a ways to go before he would even consider the move.
I was thinking this would be more for the benefit of the Ruby owner to see a great pair of CRTs in action.
It would be comparable.
Sony Ruby $10000
Sony G90 $10000
Originally Posted by Kamel407
What if someone took 2 converged Rubys over to Art's house?
I'd be interested in hearing the results of that one.
Originally Posted by Clarence
The only way to do it would be to try a seamless side-by-side... barco.com has several good white papers about the problems of trying to stack or blend digital projectors...
(dark_gray) + (dark_gray) = (light_gray)
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I won't lie, it's been quite some time since an anime episode knocked me on my ass like that one. I knew the story was headed in this kind of direction, but even so it shakes you up a little to see events like we saw in this episode play out on screen. I needed to drift away when it was over and think about other things before I could come back to this post – I won't exactly say I can write about it in a clear-headed fashion now, but at least I can make my fingers work.
If I might stream-of-consciousness a bit here, a couple of things ran through my mind in succession as I was watching this episode. First, that there's just so much "differentness" about Made in Abyss. It's not so much that it's the best new series of the summer (though it is, clearly) but that it's so unique. Who else is giving us backgrounds this beautiful and richly detailed, rendered with endless imagination? Who else is putting so much care into every nook and cranny of the production, making sure it's never less than exceptional? In an age when anime is increasingly churning out shows trying to be familiar and safe, I'm that much more grateful toward ones that are bound and determined to be different.
The second thing – which I've mentioned before – was that Reg and Riko do not belong in this place. No one does, really – though mankind's compulsion to understand the unknown (and to chase riches) will always win the day in cases like this. But Reg and Riko are so small, so helpless, so vulnerable – and as powerful as Reg is this episode reminds us of how emotionally vulnerable he is. That thought sometimes ran through my mind with Hunter X Hunter, too – that Gon and Killua (though it was almost always Gon that was the driver with Killua helplessly dragged in his wake) brought so much heartache on themselves with their restlessness and urgent forward momentum. The Abyss is a terrible place that does terrible things to people, and the terrible things we saw in this episode didn't need to happen. But they did, because people make bad choices sometimes.
As with so much of Made in Abyss, the Fourth Level is both hauntingly beautiful and terrible. The Goblets of Giants are the centerpiece of a a misty, dank, and green dreamscape that we know is sure to hold unspeakable terrors. The one we meet first is the "Orbed Piercer" – which like most of Yoshinari-sensei's beasties is scary enough, but is truly terrifying because it seems to be able to read Reg's mind and know what he intends to do before he does it (Riko tells us this is a common trait of creatures this deep – oh, joy). It waylays the children in the swamps beneath the goblets, and its initial attack separates them from Ozen's Blaze Reap (first incidentally, then on purpose).
The real kicker here is that the orbed piercer attacks with poisonous spines, which Riko's umbrella does little to protect against (they can pierce steel, supposedly). One of them impales Riko's hand, and the poison begins to work immediately. Reg's panic at this moment is so tangible, and Ise Mariya does such a magnificent job of communicating it. Once more I'm struck by how human Reg is, everything in the way he reacts so believable for of a 12 year-old – no less so than Riko's. With the blaze reap submerged and Incinerator not an option for obvious reasons, the only direction to go is up – even with the terrible price for Riko that's implicit in that.
As to what happens next, there's no need to be graphic here – you saw it. So did I, though I don't mind admitting that there were moments when I couldn't bear to watch – I felt as terrible for Reg to have to do what he was doing as I did for Riko, who was suffering through it. No kid should ever have to experience something like this – it's just brutal in every sense of the word. The irony here is that in her semi-delirious state, Riko is at her most indispensable during this sequence – her knowledge of what's happened and what must be done the only thing that gives her a chance to survive.
This is a very visceral sequence of events – Reg's scream at the orbed piercer, Riko's screams of agony, the grotesque angle of her broken arm… There's no mercy in the storytelling – it's a full-on, frontal assault on the audience. And when Riko seemingly stops breathing, Reg's abject despair is utterly heartbreaking. It's at this existential low ebb that the elephant in the room finally reveals itself, and the creature whose presence is all over the OP and ED finally appears. Her appearance seems to offer a sense of respite, but then the defense mechanisms kick in for both Reg and the audience – who or what can possibly be trusted in this strange and terrible place?
Nanachi (Izawa Shiori) does indeed help Reg save Riko's life – she teaches him how to do mouth-to-mouth (refreshingly free of the lame jokes that so many anime would insert inappropriately in this moment), even tells Reg she's there to "offer comfort" to he and Riko. Who – and what – is Nanachi, anyway? She refers to herself as a "Hollow" and if anything, looks like a bunny girl. She takes the kids back to her hideout (which is, by the way, another gorgeous setting), and what struck me about that place is the whistles hanging on her wall – that seemed to me an ominous image to say the least. We'll surely find out more about Nanachi in next week's episode, which I can only hope for the sake of my emotional well-being isn't quite as intense as this week was.


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Is he talking to the chair umpire in one of those photos? looks like he is not happy with something..
Your titles crack me up Miri! I'm really looking forward to Nike retiring those shorts though…!
You know … I love those shorts.
Please let the shorts remain in Paris and him have some nice new ones for London. Was wistfully watching the white shorts in the Rotterdam clips they showed before the match on Sky…now there was a succulent ass.
The ballboy obviously agrees on the 6th photo as he appears to have his head up Rafa's rump. Vamos indeedy.
Oh yes, I was thinking the same, I hope Rafa has a new regally befitting outfit in London for the year end. Will be lovely if he was in all whites again (still upset he didn't get to debut that look at Wimby this year), or in a totally different colour that he didn't wear this year – maybe a red? Sigh, he's a beauty.
At the mo, I really couldn't care less what Rafa's wearing. He looks f-ing great in whatever! And his arse is always, ALWAYS succulent, no? Just scroll up and look at the pics! ;)
Oh yes indeed. What I mean is he could look even more gorgeous (if that was actually possible) if he had one final fresh new look for 09. Rafa himself has said it's better than wearing the same thing all the time, no? :p
Absolutely – as far as I am concerned he can run round the court with an ostrich feather up his succulent ass and nothing else as long as he plays like he does today, and continues to do so. The clothes are definitely of secondary concern, but in my ideal world I would like to see those shorts go.
Whilst I am being flippant…I would like to see him in all black – thinik he really suits it and it does something to my hormones. Could do this for London as there would be no question of over heating as it's bloody freezing at the moment.
I didn't know what a caganer was, so I've just wikipedia-ed it and now understand the reference (and am a bit surprised I have to admit, but each to their own:)) It then said another similar thing is a "Tio de Nadal" so obviously I clicked on it, and it said it means "Log of Christmas" – so does Tio mean log and Nadal mean Christmas??? I thought Tio was Uncle?
Sorry to be so dense, am OK with French and German but never done any Spanish.
I think Rafa is commenting on the quality of the bannana in pic 7 :)
And Tummy/Bicep double pic deserves to be a Wallpaper and Screensaver.
You've hit the nail on the head about yummy tummy pic (untaped praise be!)
"commenting on the quality of the bannana" Hee hee – Rafa's looking like I'd look if I was presented with a "nanaba" to eat. I like the damn things as much as he like cheese… :-S
11 & 12 are rather caganer-ish… I've seen one Rafa one which wasn't very good, but hey, better than the santa-dropping-trousers figure that adorns the office at work at Christmas…
I read somewhere that Rafa and his mom put together his colors/outfits for the tour this year. Call me crazy but I love those shorts. The checks are unique to Rafa so when I'm scanning pictures I make sure i zoom in on any checkered shorts. I love his color combos too. Maybe you need a little mediteranean blood to fully appreciate.
The pics are lovely. Yes he is unique in those shorts!the one and only Rafa – he definitely stands out from "the crowd indeedo" and in 20 years time if we get the question on sport or the millionair question "who is the only one that wears these chequered shorts" he will be long in our memory! No-one will ever forget. However for London,I, like most of you would like a new refresher look.
Nic your quite right he does say it's better than wearing the same thing all the time. I remember that quote
Emma – me being flippant too. He will never wear black. He says he likes to wear bright colours. I reckon he gonna be in all white as he is coming to London and will remind him of Wimbledon that he so wished to play. (I hope he plays all white – exactly the same as when he played doubles with Roig recently. How wowwwwwwwww was that!!)
I know Miri doesn't want to talk about his clothes and the lack of what he used to wear so will change the subject and say just how wondeful he was at the net yesterday. Can't wait for later


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