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The philosophy underpinning the Steel Manufacturers Association's conference schedule is similar to the ideology of its mini-mill electric furnace industry membership. The association holds only two events a year, taking pride in embracing a lean operating policy,
Although the meetings may be few, they pack a punch. This year's annual spring event in Washington attracted more than 250 participants, including the top names in the steel industry and not just one but dozens of congressmen.
In addition to a congressional reception hosted at the Capitol for delegates, elected officials were on hand the next day at a breakfast held at the Rayburn House Office Building.
During the course of the event, it was made clear that previous discussions regarding the formation of a new trade group with the American Iron and Steel Institute have gone silent and that the SMA fully intends to stand on it own. The two organizations remain amicable, but a link-up is no longer an active option.
With news breaking during the opening reception of the meeting that John Correnti had secured financing from China for his Steel Development Co. LLC greenfield project in Mississippi, there was plenty of buzz—little of it positive.
On the sidelines, many executives said it was absolutely wrong that a Chinese state-owned entity could set up shop in the United States while Beijing was not willing to reciprocate and allow U.S. companies to own factories there. Ironically, even those who service or supply the domestic industry—and may gain a potential new customer—were opposed to the idea.
The "by invitation only" part of the event was accepted by key decision makers at ArcelorMittal, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc., Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Commercial Metals Co., Deacero SA de CV, Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., Jersey Shore Steel Co., Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc., Latrobe Specialty Steel Co., LeTourneau Technologies Inc., North Star BlueScope Steel LLC, Nucor Corp., Quality Bar, Republic Engineered Products Inc., Scaw Metals Group, Severstal North America, SSAB North American division, Steel Dynamics Inc., Sterling Steel Co. and V&M Star. They were joined by 40-plus suppliers, including GrafTech International Ltd., Nalco Co. and Tube City IMS, along with officials from the Commerce Department, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) office, the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Trade Commission.
Subjects covered in an afternoon session ranged from China and the environment to infrastructure and a sobering take on the economy.
"In a word, the outlook is horrendous, the budget deficit is horrendous and even more frightening is the global position for the United States," C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a leading Washington "think tank" told delegates
Bergsten pointed out that debt now accounts for 4 to 5 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). "If you look out to 2030, the debt will rise from the current level to 15 percent of GDP," he said. Two possible scenarios may result an economic downturn that could sink the value of the U.S. dollar, causing interest rates to skyrocket; or foreign countries will continue to finance large U.S. debts, resulting in more unnecessary spending and borrowing.
The inflow of offshore financing falsely keeps the country liquid and its interest rate down, Bergsten said. "We want to bring our international house into order," he added. "We should set a goal of limiting our foreign deficit to no more than 3 percent of GDP, which would avoid a build-up in the foreign ratio of debt to our economy. It is by far the most single important issue."
The undervaluation of the Chinese yuan is another problem, Bergsten noted, especially given the Asian nation's rapidly expanding economy. "They would do well without any currency manipulation. Even if the U.S. had done everything right, the policies of China would have badly cut our efforts. Chinese behavior is blatantly protectionist because it stimulates exports and deters imports," he said.
John Lichtenstein, metals industry group managing director of Accenture, also sounded a warning on China's growing impact on the world steel industry. "China is on the verge .?.?. of consuming a large part of global manufacturing. They will choke off demand in a number of countries," he said.
Lichtenstein believes that China's stimulus program was a success because it was highly infrastructure-focused and consumed an additional 50 million tonnes (55.1 million tons) of steel in 2009, compared with 5 million to 10 million tons in the United States.
The world economic crisis varied in its impact regionally and the recovery is following a similar pattern. Lichtenstein suggested that the return to previous steelmaking levels in the United States will not be an even ride. "The recovery is slow, uneven and erratic, with cold spots and hot spots," he said. "The economy remains vulnerable to shocks."
Lichtenstein expects steel consumption in the U.S. and Europe to return to 2008 levels in 2015. During the heart of the recession, the U.S. was quick to adjust costs but not as resilient in fending off pricing resistance, he said. The decision by steel buyers to scale back their purchases is a positive and will force buyers to continue to return to the trough as supply chain inventories will stay leaner for the foreseeable future.
The outlook for flat-rolled demand will be negatively impacted by fewer vehicles being produced and the continued downturn in the construction sector, Lichtenstein said.
Other keynote speakers included Timothy Reif, general counsel for the USTR; Steve Fruh, acting associate division director of the EPA's Office of Air Quality, Planning and Standards; and Daniel Elliott, chairman of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, who discussed infrastructure.
Aside from power networking with congressmen and attending lectures, SMA chairman Rob Simon, executive vice president of Evraz Inc. North America, set time aside to recognize the safety achievements of the industry. General managers and key employees from across the country were invited to the event and honored for their successful year.
The 2010 Don Daily SMA Achievement in Safety Award—established in honor of the former president of Gallatin Steel Co., Ghent, Ky., who passed away in May of last year after a short illness—was given to John Carroll, vice president of human resources, safety and security at SSAB North American. "Carroll was recognized as an excellent leader and active role model for the steel industry through his commitment to improvement in safety programs and dedication to a strong safety culture," SMA president Thomas A. Danjczek said. "He has strengthened numerous SMA safety activities through his exemplary leadership, particularly the fatality prevention initiative.
Overall safety recognitions were presented to ArcelorMittal Harriman, C/G Electrodes LLC, Latrobe Specialty Steel, North Star BlueScope and SSAB operations in Mobile, Ala., and Montpelier, Iowa.
A total of 11 operations were recognized for recording zero time lost to an accident last year. Awards were presented to several Gerdau Ameristeel facilities, Nucor facilities in Texas, Marion, Ohio, and Kingman, Ariz., LeTourneau Technologies Inc., Republic Engineered Products in Gary, Ind., Severstal Columbus and a Steel Dynamics Inc. facility in Pittsboro, Ind.
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Here is the anatomy and full description of the reactive mind, the previously unknown source of nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets and insecurities which enslave Man. This book shows you how to get rid of it, and so achieve something Man has previously only dreamed of: the State of Clear.
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MCARBO Trigger Mod on Marlin 795
I just thought I'd pass along that I recently went forward with the MCARBO trigger modification (http://www.mcarbo.com).
I didn't measure the break before the mod, but it was both a beast and horribly inconsistent. Now it is as smooth as silk, consistent, and breaks right at 3.5 pounds. (I don't have a trigger pull gauge, so I hung a laundry bottle from a string over the trigger, filled and emptied water until I consistently got a break with the last tablespoon or two of water. Therefore the measurement from a good trigger pull gauge may be slightly less.) My spare time is being cut short of late, so I went ahead and spent the few extra dollars and sent the assembly in for the modification. It was money well spent.
In short, it has been a great experience. Mike turned around the modification very quick, answered a couple non-MCARBO Mod trigger related questions, returned the original springs, and even followed up with a personal email to assure there were no issues with his work. And of course the work was excellent. I couldn't be happier. I have a second 795 and I'll have the mod done to it at some point as well.
PS. The rifle also has the DIP trigger kit, Tech Sights, and a GI sling. I'm (obviously) not a great shot, but with the DIP kit and the MCARBO mod, I've cut my 25 yard free standing (with sling) groups down from a little over 5 inches with 20 shots to about 3 inches with 20 shots (that's counting my 'oops' fliers in both instances) or either Federal or Winchester bulk ammo. I slipped in a 10 round group under 2 inches using some Eley SSS 60 grain bullets. Previously I hadn't seen any difference between the Eley and cheap bulk ammo, but I guess the bad trigger was masking the capability of the better bullets. I also tried the Red Coat Quick AQT using bulk ammo. With all targets I was standing and using a sling. I got 3 shots in the 100 yard Red Coat, 3 shots in the 200 yard Red Coat, 2 shots in the 300 yard Red Coat, 2 shots in the 400 yard Red Coat (using the .30 caliber rule), and missed the 250 yard head shot. Only 3 misses in 13 shots and standing for all the shots - I couldn't come close to that level of accuracy before the trigger mod.
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nice groups from standing!
I have the kit, but I decided yesterday at the range the old trigger was good enough for the upcoming Appleseed. Maybe I'll put it on my stainless 795 that has a scope mounted and keep this one a little rougher around the edges. You know, the LTR and the Pampered Poodle.
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Re: MCARBO Trigger Mod on Marlin 795
In hind sight, I wish I'd taken your strategy and just swapped parts, so I had one 'real' LTR and one Pampered Poodle. That idea really appeals to me; probably for the same reason I want to qualify with with sights when everyone else has a scope. I might yet swap the parts, but it will be after the Appleseed. If I made the swap now then I'd be at risk of not getting to the range before the event. I don't want to swap parts and then have to go with the rifle being essentially unfired and without even being zeroed. I'd feel like an idiot if I slowed down everyone's progress because I came unprepared.
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Night of the Creeps: Director's Cut (US - BD RA)
Gabe loves this film. The alien slug in his brain is just a coincidence...
A fight breaks out on an alien spacecraft, and a biological weapon is rocketed to earth circa 1959. A couple making time at a local make-out spot see the capsule enter earth's atmosphere, and chase it to its final resting spot. The boy leaves the girl in the car as he investigates on foot. While she's chopped to bits by an unrelated escaped mental patient, he's infected by a slug that leaps into his mouth. Cut to 1986. To impress a pretty sorority girl named Cynthia Cronenberg (Jill Whitlow), Chris Romero (Jason Lively) and his handicapped friend JC (Steve Marshall) decide to join a frat. The cruel frat leader dares the duo to steal a cadaver from the medical school. Chris and JC don't find a regular dead body, but they do find the infected boy cryogenically frozen, and accidentally defrost the alien slug frozen within him. Soon the campus is wracked with slugs and zombies, and a disgruntled detective named Ray Cameron (Tom Atkins) is stuck on the case.
I'm curmudgeonly enough to not particularly like many of the 1980s' most beloved cult films, and I'm afraid Fred Dekker's Monster Squad really isn't an exception. I enjoy the film for what it is, but don't love it like so many others. I had assumed for a long time that my feelings on Dekker's other cult-favourite, Night of the Creeps, would follow a similar line, so I initially avoided seeing it. When I eventually got around to watching the bootleg DVD I was given by a friend I was shocked by how much I liked the film. My dislike of the bulk of '80s pop-culture, specifically movies about college life (even more specifically frat house comedies), was pushed aside by colourful photography, likeable characters, biting satire, and a genuinely clever script teeming with pitch perfect genre throwbacks. It deserves its hidden gem status, and this Blu-ray/DVD release is reason to celebrate.
It's probably not a coincidence that my favourite genre films of the era are almost all remakes or distinct throw-backs to a bygone era. Besides franchises like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street, the era genre was at its best when recalling the early years of the Red Scare, which is likely not a coincidence, as the '80s were the heated end of the Cold War. The best of the era genre ( The Fly, Day of the Dead and The Thing) were dark pits in a buoyant sea, but there were plenty of airy romps that fully embraced the campy atmosphere of the MTV generation. I'm not personally a huge fan of The Lost Boys, Night of the Comet or Fright Night, but I appreciate their contributions to the genre, and their fan-bases. Night of the Creeps is something a little more special, something I personally compare to Chuck Russell's The Blob, Tommy Lee Wallace's Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, John Carpenter's They Live, Joe Dante's Gremlins and Dan O'Bannon's Return of the Living Dead, films that embrace a slightly darker view of the '80s, while looking back at the '50s and '60s with admiration.
Dekker takes the whole throw-back thing kind of literally by beginning the film in the era, complete with black and white photography, and some choice period music. This leads into an equal embracement of the '80s, including neon hues, big hair, and again, choice period tunes. Both eras are shot through nostalgic lenses, almost as if the film were made specifically for modern audiences, which explains both the sustained cult following and the fact that I actually enjoy the experience, rather than cringing at it. Dekker's second, and more clearly intended achievement in setting Night of the Creeps apart from other nostalgia-fests is found in his axe-murderer subplot. This subplot is structurally extraneous, but it adds a reality and sophisticated slant to the otherwise otherworldly horror, and it really fills out the Tom Atkins character.
Dekker's dialogue is largely hit and miss throughout the film, but he manages to find a bit of a muse in Atkins. The actor's lines are long standing fan favourites, and earn the right through a series of John Carpenter inspired one-liners. However, unlike The Lost Boys and Fright Night, the film's comedic successes don't depend on one or two great, hammy performances, but a stew of referential gags, physical gags, character attributes, and quick whip one-liners. The John Hughes/Jon Landis stuff isn't as super satisfying, and some of the referential stuff (like the character names) is a little too on-the-nose, but overall Night of the Creeps is one of the funnier films of its ilk. Perhaps even more compelling than the successful comedy are the successful dramatic elements. I don't totally buy the love story, but Chris and JC's relationship is believable, and JC's death is a genuine heart-breaker.
Not including the Monsters HD showing, this marks the first time since the film's release that fans have had the chance to see Night of the Creeps in widescreen. I have no idea how bad the VHS release was, or if it was cropped or open-framed, but intended framing is always a plus (was the Laserdisc widescreen?). This Blu-ray release (and the accompanying DVD, which I took the screen caps from) looks good overall, but is comparable to Sony's sometimes reviled Ghostbusters transfer. In other words—it's really grainy. A couple recent Blue Underground and Severin cult catalogue releases have made me re-evaluate my assumptions concerning the possibilities of high definition versions of B-movies. Upgrading to the DVD is a no-brainer, but the further upgrade to Blu-ray is a little less clear cut. Night of the Creeps is a very colourful film, and the 1080p upgrade fully embraces the brightness of these hues in ways standard definition simply can't.
The opening scenes, which were shot in black in white, are the grainiest thing on the transfer, and there is plenty of noticeable dirt as well. In this case a certain amount of grain was clearly intended to best ape the period photography, but some of the dirt was likely avoidable. The later colour scenes are less grainy, and much cleaner (there are only minor flecks of artefact, no obvious print damage or tracking lines), but the film does show its age. Beyond the grain, the transfer's biggest problem is a lack of sharp edges. Thankfully the disc's producers don't go crazy with DNR and over-sharpening, but it looks like something could've been done to create harder edges without creating ugly edge-enhancement. Details are consistent and impressive enough, at least slightly more impressive than the DVD (sharp enough to see the strings pulling the slugs), and I think fans will be very happy to be able to make out small stuff that was likely lost on bootlegs and VHS copies. Perhaps I'm being too gentle here, but my only big complaint is the condition of the basement scene. The basement is very dark, but probably shouldn't have been this hard to discern details. The 'director's cut' ending isn't in great shape either.
Night of the Creeps' overall sound design is stylized, but relatively thin by modern standards, so I at first assumed that this new release's 5.1 remix would be a pretty minor achievement. I'm immediately impressed with the breadth of this new DTS-HD soundtrack, which isn't only incredibly clean and clear, but generally really wide, from direction effects to music, and even dialogue, which moves cleanly with the characters. Dekker points out the tracks not-so-hot ADR on his commentary, but even these bits are audibly clear and geographically appropriately placed. The effects are, as stated, kind of thin, but there are lively action moments featuring shooting guns, flaring flame-throwers, a car crash, and a big old explosion. The slithering alien slugs' squeals are the most enjoyable directional element. The surround effects are naturally blended with the stereo stuff, and there's a bit of LFE punch that doesn't overwhelm the clearly aged track. The synth soundtrack isn't the most memorable in the world, but is a big part of the track's breadth, and really fills out the thin spots in the track. The period pop actually sounds better than a lot of the stuff on Universal's impressive American Werewolf in London track.
So many studios release their cult items with little fan fair, but Sony clearly knew they had something special on their hands here, and the extras are pretty great. Things start with two feature commentaries. The disc's producer Michael Felsher (sp?) acts as moderator to director Fred Dekker on the first commentary. Dekker announces at the top of the track that the disc's long production period gave him a chance to think about what he was going to say, and the practice is to our advantage. This is a solid track, full of technical information, retrospective storytelling, and a good natured self-effacing streak. Felsher is almost as valuable, and a good moderator from an interviewing and supporting standpoint. Notably nobody mentions Slither or Braindead at any point in the commentary. The second commentary features cast members Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Jason Lively and Tom Atkins. This track is much less informative, but a fun enough time, assuming you're looking to pretend you're watching the film with people that don't know much about production, but enjoy the experience. It's almost all in reference to on-screen action, but the time is pretty well filled.
'Thrill Me: Making Night of the Creeps' (60:00, HD) is a making of documentary broken into six parts with a 'play-all' option. The doc covers the usual bases, including the early inception, inspiration, writing, the cast, special effects, post-production, music, release and reception. The last section covers the film's lasting cult success, and the Alamo Drafthouse re-release (complete with embarrassing fan interviews). There isn't any behind the scenes footage, but the film footage is used to good effect, as are behind the scenes stills and fun comic book illustrations, and the interview subjects are all lively. To make sure we're paying attention slugs occasionally slither across the screen. This is followed by a shorter featurette called 'Tom Atkins: Man of Action' (20:00, HD) where the actor runs down his career to laid back jazz music.
The disc also features a trivia track, seven deleted/extended scenes (07:40, HD), which were clearly cut for pacing issues, the briefer original theatrical ending (00:30, HD), the one with the dog, the original theatrical trailer, and a series of Sony Blu-ray trailers.
I love Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps almost in spite of myself, considering my constant bummer crusade against '80s cult culture. Then again, I also love James Gunn's Slither, which more than a few fans have noticed shares quite a bit visually and thematically with Dekker's film. The comparisons, and cries of plagiarism are mostly moot because both filmmakers were inarguably inspired by David Cronenberg's Shivers, which features slugs that enter victims mouths and turn them into zombies. Cronenberg's zombies want sex, but the idea is the same. I recommend buying all three and drawing your own conclusions. The semi-bad news is that there aren't huge differences between the new DVD and the new Blu-ray, but either way fans are getting the best looking and best sounding version of the long lost film, and they're getting it with a bevy of exciting extras.
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Finally saw it last night and I really loved it! It's really a shame that Dekker hasn't been doing much of late (damn you RoboCop 3!)
I missed the Alamo Drafthouse screening for this that you mentioned in the extras, but a friend of mine went. He said they pretty much asked everybody to laugh and then filmed it.
Frank Vincent wrote: I don't think this film will get a release outside the US, but the US release is region free so people are still able to see this film if they want to.
hey now...canada has it too, i just bought it today. dont leave us out man. we get the same c**p as you.
hey now...canada has it too, i just bought it today. dont leave us out man. we get the same c**p as you.
The second to last pic is so beast.
I don't think this film will get a release outside the US, but the US release is region free so people are still able to see this film if they want to.
There is sooooo much geek hype for this film.
It'd be nice to finally see it.
Wonder if it'll get an Australian release.
It'd be nice to finally see it.
Wonder if it'll get an Australian release.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th October 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, English SDH
Extras: Director Commentary, Cast Commentary, Theatrical Ending, Deleted Scenes, Thrill Me: The Making of Night of the Creeps, Tom Atkins: Man of Action, Trivia Track, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Fred Dekker
Cast: Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Allan Kayser
Genre: Comedy, Horror and Sci-Fi
Length: 90 minutes
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The rankings should include at least some factors that aren't directly tied to the intelligence of the incoming class and the student created "prestige" of the university.Think about it, if you took the smartest kids in the Nation and put them in a school ranked around 80, eventually, more employers would start interviewing on that campus. I guess it's a bit of a chicken/egg debate, but I think the intelligence of students creates future prestige, not vice versa.
* * * I will just make this final comment to anyone considering law school. If you are not going to an elite school Harvard, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Yale, just schools of that elk. Do not get caught up in the rankings, go to a school in the location you want to live. Do not go to the 89th best school in Timbuktu and turn down the 117th best school in the area you want to live in. If you go outside of the elite schools for the most part you are going to end up in the location you go to school. Obviously, there are exceptions, but you are going to create some big hurdles for yourself and no employer is going to go out of their way to recruit across country from the 89th best law school if they have the 102nd best school in the same city.
You are right rankings have some merit, certainly Hastings is more respected than GGU in the Bay Area and University of San Diego is more respected than California Western in San Diego. The rankings mean something, but once you get concerned about rankings and attending a slightly higher ranked school outside of the location you want to work in you get in trouble. If you take my situation last year I nearly made a HORRENDOUS decision based on U.S. News rankings. I have always wanted to live and work in San Francisco and for some idiotic reason I thought going to Michigan State would give me a better chance of accomplishing that than going to Golden Gate. Michigan State was t-3 and GGU was a t-4 so the ranking was technically higher. However, had I gone to MSU I would have created a massive hurdle for myself and nobody in San Francisco would be that impressed at the distinction between 110 and 132 or whatever the difference between a t-3 and t-4 might be.I do want to say I am shocked at how ridiculous the formula for the rankings is. To have 40% based on completely subjective opinions of unidentified agents of a private company is shocking. In reality the only two objective ranking things that are measured in the ranking formula are LSAT score and Bar Passage and they only make up only 12% of the schools rankings, which is baffling to me. The other factors can be toyed with and manipulated and it really does surprise me that such a horrendous formula carries so much weight in student's decisions to attend law school.
I do want to say I am shocked at how ridiculous the formula for the rankings is. To have 40% based on completely subjective opinions of unidentified agents of a private company is shocking.
This is why it's useful NOT to think of rankings as linear--as we tend to do (T14, etc...).
Honestly, the only piece of the formula that is objective in their entire formula the LSAT and bar passage rate make up only 12% of it and the rest is nearly entirely subjective and gives U.S. news way to much power in my opinion. Maybe someone out there loves the rankings and thinks it is great, but I think it is really wrong. \


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The importance of teen sexual health as an educational topic has been given a public forum that is needed now more than ever. With the release of the DOE Final Report of the Stakeholder Panel Review, the UH Mānoa College of Education Center on Disability Studies, the developers of Pono Choices, is appreciative of the time and effort of the DOE-convened panel.
The reports issued by the DOE confirm the need for and importance of sexual health education from a preventive stance at the middle school level. Furthermore, the report clarifies often misperceived or misunderstood sexual health terminologies as important concepts required to teach prevention skills. The need for a comprehensive middle school sexual health program is great with Hawaiʻi having the 10th highest rate of teen pregnancy, costing taxpayers $31 million annually, and extremely low rates of condom use, with high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Clearly, young people need to be knowledgeable of what puts them at risk so they can make informed choices, including the fact that abstinence is the only 100% effective way to not get pregnant or contract an STI.
As stated in the report, the panel's charge was to review Pono Choices using the following guiding questions. Is it medically accurate/factual? Is it age-appropriate? Is it necessary to support comprehensive abstinence-based sexual health education? Is it unnecessarily graphic?
From the beginning stages of Pono Choices, the developers worked with the DOE, ensuring that the content aligned with both Board of Education policies and state laws, while also adhering to the rigorous standards of curriculum development. We consistently sought feedback throughout the development, and we look forward to reviewing these most recent recommendations. We will make necessary adjustments that continue to align with the most up-to-date research and practices regarding medical accuracy and age appropriateness to ensure the use of Pono Choices for the upcoming school year.
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When Frankie (Danny Dyer) kills his mother's abusive partner, there's only one place for a 1980s cockney criminal to run away to, and that's the Spanish coast. There, he hooks up with local gangster Charlie (Tamer Hassan), aka the Playboy, who offers him a place in his gang. His life in organised crime brings more and more success, but as the gang starts to push their luck by running cocaine, Frankie finds himself drawn to Carly, the girlfriend of Sammy, the only man in Spain who hates him.
The Business was director Nick Love's follow-up to The Football Factory, which was the first DVD I reviewed for DVDActive over two years ago. From the beginning, it's pretty obvious that Love hasn't moved on too far from his previous movie, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since he followed up The Business with the vomit-inducing wobblevision of Outlaw. Fans of The Football Factory will know exactly what to expect—swearing, crime, swearing, cockney banter, swearing, casual racism and a little bit more swearing.
The 1980s setting is the main selling point of the movie and it's the aspect of the production that Nick Love put the most effort into. Being born in 1978, I'm as much of an 80s nostalgia type as the next guy, but in The Business it's very heavy-handed. Early on it's pretty clear that the movie's set in the 80s, but Love lays it on pretty thick, with characters playing with Rubik's Cubes and Margaret Thatcher front and centre and even someone shouting 'can you get me a Babycham' through one of the surround channels. It's all a bit too much, but it's symptomatic of a movie that is no friend of subtlety.
What The Business has going for it is exactly what The Football Factory had going for it. The cast is pretty much the same and it's obvious that everyone on screen is having a great time, so much so that it looks like this production was just an excuse for them all to go on holiday together. The relationship between Dyer and Hassan's characters is warm and believable and the script is filled with quotable lines, even if the joke in the final shot is one of the cheapest gags you'll ever hear.
Where The Business falls down is also in the same way that The Football Factory had problems. First of all, there are no positive female characters. This isn't much of a surprise given that the story is a fifteen-year-old boy's fantasy, but the girls on screen are too thinly drawn for my liking. The casual racism that Love threatened in his previous film is taken further with a comment by Frankie about Moroccans, which left me scratching my head about why it would have been included in the script. Finally, it lacks the scope of the movies it draws from, like Scarface and Goodfellas, but as an after-the-pub movie it provides the light-hearted British crime story that its target market are looking for.
As Nick Love states on the commentary track, The Business was filmed in digital HD so we should expect no less than the best from the video quality on this release. I'm pleased to report that the movie looks excellent—far better than I would normally expect a low budget British movie to look, even on a high definition release. The movie is intentionally colourful and the picture is very bright, with strong tones and impressive detail throughout. The blue sky looks particularly good in external scenes. I did notice very slight edge enhancement at times but I was making a point of looking out for it and it didn't take anything away from the viewing experience.
You've got two choices of audio track—DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and regular Dolby Digital 5.1. Both tracks are in English and there are no language options. Nostalgia is the main theme of the soundtrack, so much so that the songs could be put together as a greatest hits of the 80s album. The music is loud, so unless you want your neighbours to think you're a big Frankie Goes to Hollywood fan, you might want to keep your finger on the volume control. As well as music, The Business is heavy on dialogue, with very few gunshot-like effects, so while the audio track isn't quite as impressive as the picture quality, it's difficult to see how this movie could sound any better than it does here.
Top of the pile is the commentary provided by Nick Love and Danny Dyer. As with their talk track for The Football Factory, it's filled with anecdotes, banter, cockney rhyming slang and probably more swearing than the movie itself. When Dyer pauses for breath, Love offers up plenty of interesting information about how he made a budget of two million look like a lot more. The Making of featurette offers up more than the usual promotional guff by showing friction between the director and members of his crew on set. We also find out the level of detail that Love goes into when dressing the set and how they got most of the props from eBay.
There are three deleted scenes, all of which would have slowed the pace of the movie down and don't really add anything to the story. Most interesting of all is the alternative ending, which would have left the movie on a cliff-hanger, but when you think about the events on screen, it doesn't make much sense. Next up we get two galleries, one showing concept art from pre-production and the other that is just made up of stills from the movie. The theatrical trailer finishes off the set of extras that unfortunately doesn't contain any Blu-ray exclusives.
The Business is the filmic equivalent of fast food—enjoyable while it lasts but you know that if you only consume this type of movie, it probably won't be very good for you. The movie looks amazing on this release and sounds pretty good too. It's a shame the filmmakers haven't gone back to add in new extras because a Superbad-style curse counter would have been a neat addition.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
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I saw this for the first time a few days ago, and it was pretty enjoyable - the 80s stuff made me giggle more than anything else. the soundtrack's pretty good, though the music use is a little obvious in places.
I currently live in La Linea, about 2 miles from where the opening (with Gibraltar in the background) was shot, so that got a reaction from me as well! As for the casual racism, let me tell you that's exactly how a lot of people living here, especially the Spanish, will talk about Moroccans, so I didn't think it was out-of-place coming from characters who are basically using them as disposable mules to smuggle drugs with no regard for their lives.
I currently live in La Linea, about 2 miles from where the opening (with Gibraltar in the background) was shot, so that got a reaction from me as well! As for the casual racism, let me tell you that's exactly how a lot of people living here, especially the Spanish, will talk about Moroccans, so I didn't think it was out-of-place coming from characters who are basically using them as disposable mules to smuggle drugs with no regard for their lives.
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I liked it, a lot more then I thought I would. Good Review.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 6th October 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Commentary with Nick Love and Danny Dyer, Making Of, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Ending, Production Design Gallery, Photo Gallery, Trailer
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Director: Nick Love
Cast: Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Geoff Bell, Georgina Chapman
Genre: Crime
Length: 96 minutes
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The line of Jiri Tlusty, Alexander Semin and Eric Staal did it all for the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night.
Jiri Tlusty scored twice, Semin had a goal and two assists and Staal chipped in with a pair of assists - all in the first period - to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.
Dan Ellis stopped 34 shots to make a 3-0 lead stand up and help Carolina to its first win over Tampa Bay this season.
``We came out hard, and that was the difference in the first period,'' Tlusty said. ``We kept it going throughout the game.''
Semin scored for Carolina 16 seconds in, taking a feed in the slot from Staal and whipping it over the shoulder of Lightning goalie Andres Lindback.
Tlusty's first goal came shortly after the Hurricanes failed to score on a power play when he dumped the puck on goal from inside the blue line and it bounced off of Lindback's pads and into the back of the net.
Later in the period, Tlusty was stationed in front of the net and was in the perfect position to direct a deflection off of Staal's shot past Lindback.
``I don't know what the problem is with us in first periods,'' said Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. ``We always battle back hard from being down in games, which is the good part, but we would rather be up a few goals in the first instead of behind.''
The Lightning, who lost their sixth straight game, got on the board with a power-play goal from Steven Stamkos in the second period - his 28th goal of the season.
Martin St. Louis added a third-period goal to narrow the deficit to 3-2 but Ellis turned away the final 12 shots he faced, including point-blank opportunities by Eric Brewer, Ryan Malone and B.J. Crombeen.
``(Ellis) stepped up and had a good, strong game,'' Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said. ``That's what you need from him. His performance was good.
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``I have gotten lit up by this team forever so this was a good night,'' Ellis said. ``They play with a lot of pride and so do we. We are not pushing for playoff spots but we are pushing to honor our fans, honor the crest on our jersey.''
St. Louis got his league-leading 42nd assist on Stamkos' goal and his 55 points are only one behind injured Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby for the league lead.
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The chances of either Barcelona or Real Madrid reaching the Champions League final look very slim after 4-0 and 4-1 defeats to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund respectively.
However, we can't rule them out this quickly, can we? Some football lovers may have predicted an all Spanish final opposed to an all German one. However, the Bundesliga sides have proved that they are as capable of playing at Wembley than their respective opponents.
Many Barcelona fans have probably ruled out any chance of overturning their first leg defeat at the Allianz Arena. Star midfielder Xavi for one, claims, like everyone else, that "It's almost impossible."
But Real Madrid's odds of winning the tie, although still slim, may be more positive than Barca's. As Cristiano Ronaldo's first half away goal, could prove vital for the Los Blancos, heading back to the Bernabeu.
Barcelona seemed to have been in danger following their 2-0 loss to AC Milan in the round of 16. However, a rampant 4-0 victory in the second leg was what followed and if the Blaugrana can pull off a miracle like this once again, the world will no doubt be in shock.
Jose Mourinho's men failed to deliver a positive impression of any sort. Their star attackers Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil struggled to take charge. On the defensive front, Pepe had defended woefully allowing simple goals for Dortmund's man of the match - Robert Lewandowski. Four goals on the night for the Poland international may have just booked a ticket to Wembley for his side.
Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi wasn't 100 per cent to start the game. Therefore, if he can overcome his troubles, the Catalans may stand a chance with a strong start at the Camp Nou which could put pressure on the Bavarians. They, like Real Madrid cannot afford to concede a goal.
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Patrica Turo inspired me to make these wonderful Sfogliatelle Italian Pastries from her blog this Easter @ Piacere Food and Travel Without Rules. These pastry are a bit time consuming but the taste results were fabulous, however a little more practice is needed while making these to get them right! I have to say out of the 30 I made only one was worthy enough for the pictures! I need alot more practice.. you can see from her awesome instructions and using a pasta machine, that helped get the dough thin enough to make hers perfect, please refer to her site as she has fabulous instructions, step by step...
Recipe Summary her recipe came from This recipe was taken from one of the chef's antique cookbooks and she translated it into English.
Makes 16 large or 32 small pastries
I adapted parts of the recipes to my taste, I made the dough using her dough recipe:
8 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 cups butter, original recipe calls for suet or lard
1 3/4 cups cold water, more if needed
2 tablespoons fine salt
1/2 cup honey
Dough Instructions:
Melt the honey with water.
Put the flour into a food processor and add the shortening, salt and mix until it crumbles. Add the honey/water mixture a little at a time until the dough forms into a ball. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. Wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3 cups whole milk
Pinch of salt
6 oz or 3/4 cup semolina flour
6 oz whole milk ricotta, drained very well
12 oz (about 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
1 drop Cinnamon oil
1 tablespoon Orange Flower Water or 1 tablespoon zest
2 tablespoons Candied Orange Peel cut into small pieces ( I opted not to use peel or citron)
2 tablespoons Candied Diced Citron
3 extra large eggs
In a heavy duty saucepan bring the milk to a boil being careful not to scorch it. Add the salt and pour all the semolina at once in into the water while stirring it rapidly with a wooden spoon.
Cook the semolina for 10 minutes then remove it to cool for an hour.
Using a wooden spoon mix the ricotta, sugar, oil of cinnamon, orange flower water, if using add candied orange peel, candied citron and eggs all together in a glass bowl. When the semolina is cool add it to the ricotta cheese mixture and mix smooth.
Preheat your oven to 375
Take out your dough and cut it into 4 equal size pieces.
Using (a pasta machine if you have one) make each piece of dough into a very thin long layer 6 inches wide and 18 inches long as thin as you can get it. Or roll by hand as I did getting it as thin as possible.
Place a sheet of the thin dough on top of a parchment paper tray on a large hard surface like a huge cutting board or pasta board. Brush the sheeted dough with the melted butter or lard coating it completely.
Place another piece of sheeted dough on top of the one you just brushed with butter and repeat. Do this until all the dough is layered and sheeted.
Trim the pastry now so it is a long rectangle. Starting from the small 6 inch end tightly roll the stack of pastry into a tight single roll its edges should look like a rolled up like a newpaper roll. It is important to refrigerate the pastry now wrapped in a cotton dishtowel (to absorb moisture ) for at least 4 hours.
Take out your chilled pastry and slice a 1/2 inch slice this will looks ribbon. Now lift up the circle and place it in the palm of your hand. Using your finger press into the center and begin pushing the layers out as if you were creating a hollow" A" frame house, and fanning until you have a layered cone effect.
After you make this pastry cup hold the shell in the center of your hand, put a spoon full of filling inside the center, sealing the edges, but don't pinch them together. Carefully lay them down on your parchment lined baking sheet. Brush each one with an egg wash or melted butter, suet or lard whatever you choose to use. Bake @375 degrees for 15 minutes until light and golden in color.
Egg Wash
1 egg, beaten with the water
1 tablespoons water
Patricia's instructions worked very well, you will have to practice to get the right shape..
Sprinkle them with powdered sugar when they are hot out of the oven, and serve them warm if possible.
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They were not easy and nowhere as beautiful as hers, but they tasted great and I will make these again... I appreciate your step by step instructions and pictures presented and though I used some of our regions preferences these were made with your guidance in mind~ thanks so much~ please visit her site to see her creative molding and picture instructions....


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Hood River County Sheriff Joe Wampler has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in his treatment of a local skateboarder who was violating the law.
The sheriff said he has been "extremely grateful" for the strong community support while the investigation was underway. He said many witnesses to the incident stepped forward without being solicited to speak out on his behalf.
"I have no problem with the parents filing a complaint if they felt a wrong was done, that's their right. On the other hand, I know the law and I stand behind what I did and knew that, in the end, I would be exonerated," Wampler said.
An independent counsel declined to press charges against Wampler after reviewing the investigative reports about the Oct. 24 incident. Deschutes County District Attorney Michael Dugan was asked by John Sewell, his counterpart in Hood River County, to look at the case so that any challenges about unfairness could be avoided. Sewell said that move was necessary to avoid any appearance of impropriety since Wampler works closely with local law enforcement officials.
"From the time this was brought to my attention it was investigated by the book and in a professional manner to be sure that justice was served," Sewell said. "Deschutes County responded promptly to resolve what some people were trying to turn into a political spectacle."
Wampler came under fire for using physical force against a 16-year-old during the annual Homecoming parade. The sheriff readily acknowledged that he pushed the juvenile against a chain link fence and held him there. However, Wampler said he was forced to take that action after the young male refused to turn over his skateboard and became belligerent. Both Wampler and Police Chief Tony Dirks had issued several directives for the teen to stop skateboarding at a high rate of speed against oncoming traffic along May Street near the intersection with 13th Street.
According to Wampler, Dirks, and some witnesses, the minor male disobeyed those orders and then refused to turn over his skateboard when he was finally stopped. After Wampler's hand was cut during an attempt to confiscate the skateboard, he then physically restrained the subject, who allegedly began yelling to be released and other obscenities. However, whether Wampler exceeded the "reasonable force" allowed by peace officers became the object of an investigation by the Oregon State Police.
The parents of the teen, Dirks, and some of the witnesses reported that Wampler had put his hands around the boy's neck in a choking motion. However, the sheriff and other observers said the official's hands were placed at the top of the juvenile's shirt and his forearm was used to pin the teen against the fence.
After scrutinizing all of the information provided by the OSP, Dugan determined that Wampler had used the authority granted him as a law enforcement officer and had not violated any criminal statute.
"In making a charging decision, a prosecutor must first consider whether there is reasonable doubt that the subject of the complaint is in fact guilty. In this instance there is conflicting evidence as to the severity of the physical force used by Sheriff Wampler. There is, however, no conflict of interest in witness statements that the teen had directly disobeyed Sheriff Wampler's order to stop. Sheriff Wampler had legal justification to stop and arrest the teen. Sheriff Wampler had legal justification to use physical force to effectuate such an arrest. These considerations lead me to conclude that there is sufficient reasonable doubt as to the "guilt" of Sheriff Wampler as to require a declination of criminal charges. Finally, I conclude that Sheriff Wampler did not violate any criminal law," wrote Dugan in a letter to Sewell that was delivered late last week.
Conversely, Dugan said charges could be considered against the teen for the offenses of interfering with a peace officer and disorderly conduct. However, the prosecutor did not recommend taking that action because "it is equally unclear as to whether such charges could be proved beyond a reasonable doubt."
Wampler said he will be relieved to put the controversy behind him and get back to his regular duties. However, he admits that his relationship with Dirks has become somewhat strained during the past few weeks.
"I am extremely disappointed with the actions of the police chief in regard to this incident," said Wampler.
Dirks said he had no choice but to truthfully answer the questions directed at him by OSP investigators, especially since he was present for the exchange between Wampler and the teen.
"I'm pleased that the sheriff is not going to be charged criminally but just because he didn't break the law doesn't mean that his conduct was acceptable," Dirks said.
He said the officers within his department are expected to govern their behavior by strict procedures regarding interaction with the public.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Wounded Love? Is It Possible to Love Someone and Still Betray Her?
My mother told me, shortly after D-Day, that she believed my husband loved me "the best way he knew how." Unfortunately for all of us, his best wasn't particularly good. But, she added, pointing to the new improved him, "now that he knows better, he can love you better."
At first I scoffed. Honestly, I thought, how hard is it to NOT have sex with someone else when you're in love with your wife? And for me, the answer is, not very hard at all.
Still sinking under the weight of betrayal, I couldn't really see my husband...or acknowledge that I never really had. He wasn't the person I thought he was. That much was clear. But could I love the person he was? Did I want to even try?
It's small comfort that your husband may well have loved you...the best he could.
But for those men who were never loved particularly well in their own lives, the whole notion of love and marriage can get a little sticky. (I'm not talking about your standard-issue asshole here who simply doesn't care who he hurts...but rather those who genuinely seem as baffled by their behaviour as the rest of us).
In my case, I agreed to stick around long enough to get my bearings. To not make any decisions for 6 months or so. To sit back and really get to know this man – and decide if he was a man worth knowing.
If he hadn't worked so hard on exorcising his own demons, on really getting to the root of his beliefs around love and marriage and self-respect, I would have continued to doubt his love.
But my mother's words continued to play in the back of my mind. And encouraged me to examine my own thoughts and beliefs around love and marriage and self-respect. I came to understand that my husband did love me...the best he could. And I hadn't loved him perfectly or purely either, despite my self-righteous conviction that I always had.
So now, even amidst the detritus of a marriage made messy by betrayal, we are both able to love each other...better.
6 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 5:10 AM
I am learning to set boundaries. This is hard to do when I don't even know exactly what I am feeling. I go with the 'ookie' feeling or discomfort as my guide. Then coming up with a real boundary with real consequences is difficult when I feel like the 'missing man' in the relationship holds all the cards. To keep my investment in my life, because it is MY LIFE too, means I have to wait, and hope, and clean up my side of the street. I highly recommend the book 'The Emotionally Unavailable Man' to everyone in a relationship where they feel they are disconnected from the other half. I am trying to learn to love better, and hope that the husband is trying to learn to love better as well.ReplyDelete
I am having an issue with this. WH says he was 100% committed to me and 100% loved me during the 2.5 year emotional affair and 9 month physical affair. I am having a hard time moving forward with him still believing that.ReplyDelete
He couldn't have been 100% committed to me/ loved me 100% when he was opening the door to OUR house and letting her in over and over again. He couldn't have been 100% committed to me/ loved me 100% when he was telling her that he loved her and was in love with her.
I can't get past that.Replies
Mamie J,Delete
I suspect you're getting hung up on the "100%" bit. You're right. It couldn't have been 100% or there wouldn't have been any room for another person. But love, of course, isn't a portion of a pie graph. It ebbs and flows.
I think what's really tripping you up is the fear that if your husband won't acknowledge that he didn't love you enough (or take your feelings enough into account) to stop him from doing something so detrimental to your marriage. If he would accept total responsibility for making this horrible choice, would that help?
For me to be able to get past this with my husband, I needed to know that he recognized how devastating his choice was. The fact that "never stopped loving" me meant nothing since his actions didn't reflect that. I had to understand that his actions were those of a man who didn't really know how to love another person unselfishly. Like my mother said, he loved me THE BEST HE KNEW HOW. When we know better, we do better.
After I found out in June 2013, he said he still loved me and the kids and the family.ReplyDelete
But just 1+ month ago, he said he didn't love me anymore. This was heartbreaking.
What is love anyway...?
Does being sexually abused as a teen and being somewhat addicted to 'soft porn' have anything to do with anything?Replies
Oh my goodness, yes! His sexual abuse and addiction to porn is absolutely HUGE in terms of the choices he's making. Unless he's sought treatment for both and is making huge progress, it will completely distort his own ideas around love and sex and intimacy. I sincerely hope he will seek treatment and gain understanding of just how sex abuse has affected his ability to feel vulnerable (a key part of intimacy and genuine love). My heart breaks for anyone who has has their trust violated in that way. I hope you'll also learn more about how it has impacted him…and you.
One more thing: I can hear in your posts how confused you are by what he's told you and you're trying desperately to discern what he has said to you are his true feelings and what aren't. I know how confusing this is.
Please know that this honestly has nothing to do with you. It's so hard to wrap your mind around that in the early days of finding out about a spouse's affair. But it's the absolute truth. This is about HIS stuff. It's about his own issues around sex and intimacy and love. He's confused as hell and likely doesn't even know it. I just want you to please stop blaming yourself in any way…and to understand that you're looking for sense in a nonsensical situation. It doesn't make sense. At least until you recognize that he's acting out his own pain.


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In the few occasions Mark Sanchez wasn't throwing the ball to the Titans defense, he was looking at Edwards, who just came back to the team as a free agent last week. I can't imagine they'll let Sanchez start again after that abomination on Monday night. Still, Edwards is really the best target they have right now. Last wseek: 3 receptions, 47 yardsThis week: vs. Chargers
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