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Having spent the morning in the Synagogue for Jewish New Year I snuck out to this old church for the evening which felt kind of odd as I can't remember the last time I spent hours in both a Synagogue and a church on the same day but it did feel fitting as both "services" had elements about repentance and celebration of survival in them. It was also John's second sold out London show to promote his excellent new album A Short History Of Decay.
Somehow on arriving I managed to snag a seat in the front pew so had a perfect view of everything that went on. First on was Nadine Khouri who was playing solo with a nice Gibson Guitar, from the opening Incantation and I have no idea what her songs are called she reminded me of Hannah Marcus and several of the other female artists that Pat Thomas signed in the 90's it was a cool song about a lover.
The next song was dedicated to a recently departed Mexican Singer whose name I didn't quite hear it was a nice heartfelt song that was followed by one about her watching the rain which she could have done earlier in the day.
What I think was Broken Star was for me the high spot in her set a wonderfully intricate tale of loss and I think betrayal at the end of an affair a subject that was also the main focus of the song about how she remembers the love that was next.
That was followed by what I have down as This Curious Landscape but is obviously something else and it had some real yearning and loss at its heart she then finished with a nice and slightly loose version of Leonard Cohen's Suzanne for Laughing Len's Birthday that went down well, this was a nice set but none of her songs really grabbed me.
After the break it was time for the evenings star preacher to step up to the pulpit and preach the word of Rev John Murry to the assembled congregation and after John had said how happy he was to be playing this wonderful old church they opened with Tracks Of My Tears that after a few lines of the song gave way to Johns own One Day and the emphasis on the fact that One Day he'll Die seemed more real when you are surrounded to headstones and tributes to the already departed, that and his band sounded in fine form.
Southern Sky was nicely restrained and as they did all night long John's musicians switched instruments as needed with both drummers also playing guitar, bass guitar and keyboards among other things. John then made his normal Faustian bargain as to if he will be getting paid in Silver Or Lead and that may have depended on the amount of profanity he was using in the pulpit while preaching his word.
Intruder may have been for the ghosts that seemed to be haunting this magnificent old church or just the ones chasing after John and his Lap Steel player who seemed to be making the scary horror movie noises needed to go with this song. But then they may have been having a go at the Wrong Man and John plays at being the wronged man almost perfectly in his deep mumble.
California keeps the downbeat feel and the jokes John tells between songs that are always delivered and received with a slight air of awkwardness that makes them more effective that and the fact this was the song that he played Mallets on banging them on his mic stand and then the drums. He then got Nadine Khouri up to join him on Come Five & Twenty to add a little extra guitar and some cool backing vocals.
Most of the band took Oscar Wilde off as John was accompanied by Piano only that worked really well to bring out the angst in the song and it seemed fitting in this context as well. As the rest of the band joined back in on Perfume & Decay it really seemed as if John also needed a choir but sadly that wasn't about to happen.
But still John seemed to really be enjoying being able to be profane in such an historic church and as he told us how Miss Magdalene should be sung in Church we all agreed and it was a great version of the song that seemed to be lifted by the fact that he was re-telling Mary's story on a site once visited by Joseph of Arimathea way back in the mists of time that only added to the sense of connection to the past inherent in the song.
They then played a nicely stripped back version of the Ballad Of The Pajama Kid that seemed full of rueful regret. Defacing Sunday Bulletins almost seemed sinful in this setting but was a lot less angry than the version they played at The Slaughtered Lamb a couple of months ago.
Countess Lola's Blues (All In This Together) really ought to be a hit by now and of course everyone sings along to it as if it is a new hymn for modern times and in many ways it really is such a great troubling and uplifting song. They closed with under A Darker Moon that just made me sit and look up at the sun in the moon that was above John at the front of the pulpit area of the church.
They got a huge ovation at the end and soon came back out for the encore that opened with Nadine Khouri joining them for a great version of the Afghan Whigs What Jail Is Like that had more intensity and pain in it than last time before they launched into the band's hit Little Coloured Balloons that really conjured the ghosts in the churchyard that for so many years was used by Junkies shooting up and every once in a while overdosing making this as much a song of John's own redemption as a song for all the junkies whoever shot up in the churchyard a great impassioned end to the set.
The band left again but the congregation were not letting them get away so easily and they were forced back for a second encore that opened with a song I have no idea what it was called but noted it was about falling at the Breech but no idea what it was really called they then finished things off with a great version of Townes Van Zant's Waiting Around to Die that was apparently a song written on Townes wedding night!! It's also a perfect song for John to sing and was a great way to close another great John Murry show he really does need to be seen live in an atmospheric venue.
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The hacking scandal is not over yet and new revelations on computer hacking are set to "dwarf what we have seen so far," Tom Watson believes.
Talking exclusively to Prospect, the MP who has spearheaded the parliamentary probe into phone-hacking declares: "We are not through this scandal yet. Computer hacking is next and it may dwarf what we have seen so far."
Referring to "Operation Tuleta," the police investigation into computer hacking reporting to Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, Watson says: "I have seen evidence that strongly suggests computer hacking was more widespread across a number of industries. By this I mean the use of "Trojan" devices used to illicitly disclose the content on hard drives." He adds: "The police inquiry has quite a long way to go before the full scandal is revealed."
In the wide-ranging interview, Watson:
- Reveals he is "Disappointed that some of my colleagues would lend their reputations to the Sun on Sunday"—referring to Ed Balls, Yvette Cooper and David Miliband.
- Outlines his version of attempts by Rebekah Brooks to "exact retribution" on him via senior Labour politicians.
- Calls on his former ally Gordon Brown to "take responsibility for relationship" with Murdoch and "reveal all contact" with News International.
- Describes Rupert Murdoch's UK titles are "the ultimate floating voters—with menace."
- Praises Louise Mensch as "the most honest member of the [Culture, Media and Sport select] committee… I like her a lot."
- Talks about his own feelings of "isolation" during the hacking scandal's exposure, and his own uncertain future.
On Labour colleagues writing for the Sun on Sunday:
Watson expresses his disapproval over fellow Labour MPs' willingness to contribute to the new title that Murdoch started in February to replace the News of the World.
"I felt disappointed that some of my colleagues would lend their reputations to the Sun on Sunday so quickly. 'O, most wicked speed to… incestuous sheets,' he says, quoting Hamlet. So far, Ed Balls, Yvette Cooper and David Miliband have contributed to the new title.
"Don't get me wrong, I know they need to communicate through these columns. But the way the Sun on Sunday was published in an act of bravado—I thought there should have been a respectable time period before they jumped in."
On whether Brooks tried to rein him in:
"Well, I can only go on what people tell me and there's quite a lot of—a lot of conversations I've had with many people that suggest to me that out of some sense of personal loyalty to Tony she felt she needed to exact retribution for my resignation… and I've always believed my sense was people around him would use Rebekah Brooks and the Sun to go big guns."
On Gordon Brown phone call:
"I have a very clear recollection of a phone call with Gordon Brown where he says Rupert Murdoch has asked Tony Blair to ask me to ask you to pull back from your investigation—it was this parliament, after the election, after the parliamentary report, when I'm getting up in parliament. Now I have to be fair to all three of the people—[laughing]—Gordon Brown says he has no recollection of the phone call, Tony Blair denies making the phone call, and Rupert Murdoch denied making it to Leveson. But I simply restate that it's not a conversation you forget."
On Brown and News International:
Pressed on his ally Gordon Brown's relationship with News International, which in 2008 saw Brooks stay over at Chequers, Watson says: "Gordon Brown can speak for himself but I very clearly feel that he should take responsibility for the relationship, just like Tony Blair and David Cameron." He calls on Brown and Blair to "reveal all contact, including private emails" to clear the air.
Watson regrets policy changes under Labour aimed at adhering to Murdoch's will. "We clearly had policy pre-'97 on cross-media ownership that didn't find its way into legislation post '97. Though I've never met a minister who said they've taken a policy position because of the Murdoch position, I've also never met a minister who doesn't know what are the corporate goals of Murdoch's company."
On Murdoch's UK titles—and the Daily Mail:
Watson describes the News Corporation titles—The Sun, the now-closed News of the World, the Times and the Sunday Times—as "the ultimate floating voters—with menace. And they are absolutist. They have a way of looking at life which is very binary—plus a cult of personality."
Labour figures including Alastair Campbell might well disagree with Watson when he says of the Daily Mail, still powerful in its appeal to Middle England: "See, I like the Mail. I would disagree with half the things it stands for but it's a well-written paper and you know where you stand with it. They kind of pretty much treat all MPs with an equal amount of contempt."
But they might agree, at least in hindsight, with his view that "The insidious thing about the way the Murdoch papers behave in politics, is that they are divisive within parties as well as within parliament."
On his own isolation and being portrayed as "a crackpot":
"There were wild thoughts going through my mind and it was a bit like shouting into a vacuum. I'd seen a lot of evidence that showed very deep contact between News International journalists and very serious people from the criminal underworld, that they'd had for many years." Watson took to sneaking back into his own home, and noting the registration numbers of cars parked outside.
"If I'd seen it, the police knew about it and weren't doing anything. So there's a sense that I'm saying all this in parliament and no-one's reporting it, the police know about it and haven't done anything, other MPs basically think I'm a crackpot and yet I'm stirring a hornet's nest with all these bad people." Watson was "obsessively doing freedom of information requests" into the lunch dates of senior policemen in the Met, going back ten years, to find evidence of socialising with senior people from the News of the World.
On Rupert Murdoch:
Watson calls for Murdoch senior to show "genuine contrition" over the hacking scandal. He adds: "I don't think he really thinks he's responsible for this. And he is. There is a sense that the global company he runs [is] run like a dysfunctional family firm, so they need to put in serious pieces of corporate governance, and that's not getting staff to sign 35 page conduct documents—that's about getting accountability. So [Murdoch's] 12 per cent of the shares and 43 per cent of the vote—I don't think people think that's fair. The gesture would be getting the share arrangements in good order, which would allow the big institutions that have invested in companies like that to have a greater say in corporate governance. I would imagine that most investors would think that being chairman and chief executive has failed the corporate governance test as well, so dividing those two roles up would be a very good move forward for reform."
On Louise Mensch:
Watson confirms the suspicion that he gets on well with Louise Mensch, the Conservative on the Culture Select Committee with whom he has clashed over Murdoch. "I think she's the most honest member of the committee," he says. "I fundamentally disagree with her on nearly every point. But she believes this stuff. I think she's naïve but she believes it. People question her motives but she's just flipping strong willed and dogmatic. I like her a lot."
Mensch, elected MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire in 2010, offers a symmetrical compliment: "Tom Watson was the biggest surprise to me when I got into parliament. I'd heard all the stories–Brown's consigliere and so forth. I thought of him as a Dark Lord of the Sith. Turns out he is the most likeable guy imaginable, totally straight and takes no crap from anyone. He genuinely believes News Corp is a force for evil and he acts accordingly. I diametrically disagree with him. But [he is one of] his party's biggest talents."
On his own future:
"I genuinely don't know what I'm going to do in my private and political life. I would like to stand again but my seat has been cut in half [in the proposed boundary changes] so I might not be able to stand again. The strange thing about this whole affair is that I do genuinely lack personal ambition now. There are things I do because I enjoy it and I'm very ambitious for Ed Miliband but I don't have to do it. I can do it in whatever capacity. You know if he wanted me out of the shadow cabinet tomorrow I wouldn't be unhappy." He laughs. "In fact I'd probably be relieved."
—The full article on Tom Watson will appear in June's issue of Prospect


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Flyers, Rangers meet in potential playoff previewby Kevin Weekes / NHL.com
We've reached that time of the season where every game is more important than the last. That's definitely true of the Wednesday Night Rivalry game this week, which will see the Philadelphia Flyers visit Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers in a potential Stanley Cup Playoff preview (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN2, RDS).
The Rangers are one point ahead of Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division, although the Flyers have two games in hand. It doesn't hurt that this also is one of the best rivalries in the NHL. These games always are nasty. Definitely no love lost between these two teams and their very passionate fan bases.
The Rangers earned a hard-fought and much-needed win against the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday. Now they go up against the Flyers, who really are coming on. They've got several 20-goal scorers and Wayne Simmonds is having a heck of a season. He's got more goals than Anze Kopitar and Kopitar is a star in this League. Scott Hartnell is doing his thing and Claude Giroux has been great. Vincent Lecavalier is playing better lately and they're getting production from everywhere. I just love what coach Craig Berube is doing with that team and the belief that he's instilled in them.
After beating the Pittsburgh Penguins twice and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues once each last week, they're playing confident hockey. They're hanging on to the puck and not taking silly penalties the way they were at the start of the season. Getting balanced scoring also shows that they're playing with confidence, because it's infectious. It's not just one line or one player providing the offense; it's throughout their lineup. Sean Couturier is making some plays even though he's more of a defensive, third-line player. Jakub Voracek has been excellent after a quiet start for him. That's a telltale sign for me, that so many skaters are making plays in their lineup.
They're finding scoring now after being unable to score at the start of the season. If not for goaltender Steve Mason in that first month or month and a half, the Flyers would have been eaten alive. They might not even be in the playoff race right now if not for him. And with the coaching change they've played a different brand of hockey.
Berube has had a major impact. He's one of the guys, in a sense. He doesn't forget what it's like to play. He doesn't talk down to the players. From talking to players on that team I can tell that everyone in that locker room respects him and is impressed with how he's coaching. He's not coaching down to the players; he's trying to empower them and also is boots on the ground right there with them.
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has had a similar impact since taking over his team last summer.
I like Vigneault's disposition; he's classy. He handles his players well internally and in the media. He's also empowered them to make some plays. The Rangers were a broken team offensively prior to this season because so much of their game was shot blocking and collapsing. Those are good qualities to have, but not at the expense of making a play. That's not the case anymore. They're back in a system where they're encouraged to make a play.
As usual, Henrik Lundqvist has been a rock in the Rangers' crease, recently establishing new franchise records for career wins and shutouts. With all these major milestones out of the way, this could be an interesting run for Lundqvist. He's got all the money, he's got a nice beard, he's got all the cars, he's wearing the nice cologne and the good suit. He's also got a Vezina Trophy and All-Star Games and Olympics medals. I just think the key now for him is to continue his growth as a player. His maturity level is much higher than it ever was. It's now all about the collective -- doing everything he can to bring the Stanley Cup to New York.
All the other accolades are there. He could end up winning 600 games in this League. If there is one goalie who can make a run at Martin Brodeur or Patrick Roy's career numbers, it's Lundqvist. If he plays seven more seasons and wins 40 games a season, that's 280 more wins; do the math. That's big picture, but the focus for him right now is winning a Stanley Cup in New York.
If he's going to do it this season he'll probably have to go through Philadelphia. And they'll be ready.


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With its thousands of devotees, burning funeral pyres and ceremonial chanting, Varanasi on the holy river Ganges is India at its most spiritual, colourful and chaotic best. It's not for the faint-hearted but it is an utterly absorbing city to visit.
One of the oldest living cities in the world Varanasi's prominence in Hindu mythology is virtually unrivalled. For the devout Hindu it is a special pilgrimage centre and it is considered especially auspicious to die here, ensuring an instant route to heaven. Life revolves around the Ganges. Before dawn pilgrims make their way barefott to the steps along the river bank, or ghats, to immerse themselves in the holy waters at sunrise to be cleansed of their sufferings and wash away their sins.
The ghats are lined by 18th and 19th century pavilions and palaces, temples and terraces where Brahmin priests offer puja, people practice meditation and yoga and bodies are burned on huge wooden funeral pyres. One of the best ways to appreciate the river's spirituality is from a small boat, watching as the ghats come to life in early morning, and returning to them in the evening when the air is thick with the scent of incense and flaming lights dance on the water as devotees make offerings to the Ganga during the Aarti ceremony.
If you're interested in more cultural immersion then you should head to Sarnath, about 13km north-east of Varanasi. Sarnath the the site of the deer park where Buddha gave his first teaching after gaining enlightenment and it is now a pilgrimage centre. Within the deer park complex is the large Dhamekha Stupa, constructed by Emperor Ashoka in 249 BCE, and several other later Buddhist structures.


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I don't particularly worry about such things. I'm in favor of free trade, and look forward to more economic cooperation–and competition–with China.
It's a problem for Clinton, though, especially when those Democrat-supporting unions would have preferred the work to stay in the U.S. (to put it mildly). As long as there's Democrat-controlled cash to spend, why send it overseas?
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The Week's Slovakian Extraliga ScoresSubmitted by pete on November 1, 2008 - 22:37
Sunday (10/26)
Michal Sersen had an assist in Bratislava's 4-3 shootout win over Trencin.
Friday (10/31)
Michal Sersen had another helper in Bratislava's 4-1 win over Kezmarok.
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The Week's Finnish Jr. A ScoresSubmitted by pete on November 1, 2008 - 22:32
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Matias Sointu was still out as Ilves Jr. A fell to Lukko Jr. A 5-2.
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Matias Sointu was still out as Ilves Jr. A defeated Karpat Jr. A 2-0.
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NHL Game Night 11/1: Senators at LightningSubmitted by pete on November 1, 2008 - 22:13
Back-to-back wins against teams that have traditionally tortured the Lightning. Nice.
Mike Smith stopped 29 of 31 shots faced for the win.
First Period
Second Period
08:06 OTT Vermette, (Schubert, Foligno)(PP)
14:09 TB Lecavalier, (Krajicek, Prospal)
14:48 OTT Heatley, (Kuba, Vermette)
Third Period
13:48 TB Carle, (Prospal, Krajicek)
OTT- Spezza, Ruutu
TB- Jokinen, St. Louis, Artyukhin
Ottawa tastes defeat at the shootout hands of the bottomless pit, Evgeny Artyukhin.
In past years, if the Lightning had the Sabres and Senators back-to-back on the schedule, most Lightning fans would be happy with 2 points and not getting blown out in either game, so this is the first time I can honestly say Barry Melrose and OK Hockey have changed the on-ice dynamic of the team for the better. The Lightning are now 4-3-3 on the season, thanks largely to the incredible goaltending of Mike Smith and Olaf Kolzig, and look like a team that is finally getting its footing. At the very least, Vincent Lecavalier is looking hot as a flamethrower right now.
Steven Stamkos had 3 shots on goal and was 38% on draws in 13:54.
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AHL Game Night 11/1: Pirates at AdmiralsSubmitted by pete on November 1, 2008 - 22:01
That's a bitter pill to swallow.
Mike McKenna allowed 5 goals on 30 shots for the loss.
First Period
POR Mancari, (5) (Darche, Kennedy), 19:54
Second Period
NOR Rosehill, (1) (Kearns, Lawrence), 5:26
POR Kennedy, (3) (Darche, Baier), 13:48
POR Fretter, (2) (Schutz, Mancari), 15:24
NOR Segal, (5) (Szczechura, Smolenak), 17:55
Third Period
NOR Segal, (6) (Szczechura, Boyle), 2:48
POR Darche, (1) (Kennedy, Kostka), 6:51
POR Schutz, (2) (Weber, Mancari), 11:47
Portland found out that Brandon Segal is Hard to Kill, as he finished the game's second star.
This was a tough one. The Admirals battled out of a two goal hole to tie the game early in the final period, only to see their opportunities dissolve in the final 15 minutes of the game. The team is still struggling to come together defensively and they really only have one line going at this time. It hasn't helped matters that the Ads have had a bruising schedule early one. Portland, for instance, came to town in first place in their division. Darren Rumble has to hope his defense comes around with more experience, and he has to try to find a line combination other than Smolenak/Szczechura/Segal that can put the puck in the net consistently. It wouldn't hurt if one of the goaltenders would step up and steal a couple of games to help the club get their feet underneath them.
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ECHL Game Night 10/31: Lynx at CheckersSubmitted by timothy on November 1, 2008 - 12:17
With Lynx captain Aaron Slattengren signing an AHL contract with Portland (and scoring against the Admirals) on Thursday and Justin Keller still out of the lineup due to injury, the Augusta offense was on short circuit as the Lynx was blanked 5-0 by the Charlotte Checkers. Riku Helenius allowed 5 goals on 31 shots for his first regulation loss of the season.
Augusta 0 @ Reading 5
G Riku Helenius: 5 GA; 60 MIN; 31 SH; 26 SV
D Kevin Quick: 0-0-0; Even; 2 PIM; 2 SOG
W Justin Keller: did not play
Augusta next plays on November 5th in Biloxi against the Mississippi Sea Wolves.
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N.A. Juniors Game Night: 10/31Submitted by chad on November 1, 2008 - 12:07
Victoria Grizzlies 3 @ Alberni Valley Bulldogs 2 (Tuesday)
W Justin Courtnall, VIC: 0-0-0, 2 PIM + Game (checking from behind, game misconduct)
Season totals: 21 GP, 6-11-17, 34 PIM
Rimouski Oceanic 4 @ Baie-Comeau Drakkar 0
W/C Luca Cunti, RIM: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 15 GP, 3-9-12, -3, 12 PIM
Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 @ Kamloops Blazers 5
C Mitch Fadden, LET: 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 8 GP, 2-3-5, +2, 2 PIM
Spokane Chiefs 2 @ Everett Silvertips 3
G Dustin Tokarski, SPO: Loss, 28 saves, *Third Star*
Season totals: 13 GP, 8-3-0-2, 1.60 GAA, .950 sv%, 3 shutouts
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NCAA Game Night: 10/31Submitted by chad on November 1, 2008 - 11:58
Dartmouth Big Green 1 @ No.20 Harvard Crimson 4 (ECAC)
C/W Alexander Killorn, HAR: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM (hooking), 2 SOG
Killorn earned a primary assist in his first official collegiate game. He had a goal in an exhibition match-up for the Crimson.
Providence Friars 4 @ UMass Minutemen 9 (Hockey East)
D John Wessbecker , UMass: 0-1-1, +4, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-2-2, +7, 6 PIM
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AHL Game Night 10/31: Pirates at AdmiralsSubmitted by pete on October 31, 2008 - 20:44
There continues to be a large disconnect in Norfolk between the talent the team has on paper and the results that are showing up on ice.
Karri Ramo allowed 4 goals on 18 shots in the loss.
First Period
Second Period
POR Kennedy, (2) (Mancari, Darche), 10:16
POR Schutz, (1) (Bonneau, Fretter), 11:01
POR Gerbe, (7) (Gragnani, Baier), 15:10
Third Period
POR Slattengren, (1) (Murphy), 4:52
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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N.A. Juniors Game Night: 10/30Submitted by chad on October 31, 2008 - 08:01
PEI Rocket 2 @ Moncton Wildcats 3 (SO)
D Mark Barberio, MON: 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 6 SOG
Season totals: 15 GP, 4-11-15, +9, 8 PIM
Moncton is first overall in the league at 15-0-2-0, setting a record earning points in the first 17 games of the season. The 1972-73 Quebec Remparts held the previous league record for best start to a season by earning points in the first 16 games.
Kingston Frontenacs 3 @ Brampton Battalion 4
W Kyle DeCoste, BRA: 0-0-0, -1, 4 PIM (interference, hooking)
Season totals: DeCoste: 12 GP, 3-2-5, -4, 17 PIM
Of Note: Both Dana Tyrell and Dustin Tokarski were named to Team WHL for the upcoming ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. They are the only two Lightning prospects named to the WHL, OHL, or QMJHL teams as Mark Barberio was passed over for the Q's squad.
Sioux Falls Stampede 1 @ Fargo Force 2
D Luke Witkowski, FAR: 1-0-1,+1, 19 PIM (interference, checking from behind, fighting, 10 min misconduct), 4 SOG
Season totals: 5 GP, 1-1-2, +2, 26 PIM
Witkowski's first goal of the year was the game winner for Fargo in their home debut.
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NHL Game Night 10/30: Lightning at SabresSubmitted by pete on October 30, 2008 - 20:40
Now, that's what OK Hockey must've had in mind this summer.
Olaf Kolzig stopped 29 of 31 shots faced for the win.
First Period
09:51 TB Stamkos (1), (Lecavalier, St. Louis)(PP)
10:30 TB Jokinen (2), (Artyukhin, Recchi)
11:12 BUF MacArthur (5), (Paille, Spacek)
19:34 TB Malone (2), (Stamkos)
Second Period
13:10 TB Ranger (1), (Gratton, Lecavalier)
15:00 TB Stamkos (2), (Hall)
19:40 BUF Vanek (9), (Sekera, Spacek)(PP)
Third Period
Steven Stamkos, who got his first NHL point in the Lightning's last game, exploded for 2 goals and an assist and first star honors. I've taken some flack for this on the Bolt Prospects message boards, but I honestly believe this young man has the best shot of any 18 year old I've seen come into the league since Kovalchuk. You get the feeling the floodgates may have finally opened in this game for young #91.
Stamkos played 13:47 and was +2 with 4 shots on goal and 2 hits. He was also 25% on draws in the contest.
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As the beginning of the school year quickly approaches, it's vital to make sure that our children are safe as they put on their backpacks and break out the notebooks.
In late June, the Legislature passed Janet's Law nearly unanimously. This law, named for 11 year old Janet Zilinski who died of a sudden cardiac arrest on August 10, 2006 during cheerleading practice, would require schools to have life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in an accessible location for athletic events, require certain personnel to be trained in CPR and AED use and require each school to develop an action plan for a sudden cardiac emergency. This was a major victory for students throughout the Garden State as well as for teachers, coaches, parents and others who spend any time in schools. However, Governor Christie has yet to sign the bill into law.
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Soon enough, summer will end, the days will grow cooler and the kids will head back to school. The signing of Janet's Law would be a perfect way to start off the year and show that New Jersey is serious about protecting our children from cardiac arrest.
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Pixel House did the redesign of Galeon Residence & Spa website. A project that includes a lot of luxury and comfort between the pages. The website is multilangual and has 4 language versions – English, Bulgarian, Russian and German. On the website you could find everything you need for your leisure time – a huge range of services and amenities, perfect food and sea dishes at Musoni Restaurant and last but not least spa procedures at Galeon Spa & Beauty.
Galeon Residence & Spa is located in the southern part of Sunny Beach near the old town of Nessebar.


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Palo Alto office of our client seeks patent agent with experience. The candidate will prepare draft patent applications in particular incorporating scientific aspects of inventions. Will assist attorneys in the delivery of quality legal services to clients in an efficient and cost effective manner. Prepare draft responses to communications from U.S. and foreign patent offices with regard to factual and other scientific matters. Discuss the scientific aspects of inventions with clients and inventors and thereafter provide attorneys with a report on those discussions. Communicate with, and act as liaison between, inventors and Patent and Trademark Office in connection with all aspects of patent application process. Evaluate and report on the technological aspects of inventions and other scientific matters. Advise attorneys on general and specific technologies and investigate those technologies as needed. Draft, organize, analyze, review and summarize documents. Review and analyze client and other files. Conduct regulatory and factual research. Communicate face-to-face, by e-mail and by telephone with staff, clients, vendors, and PTO and agency personnel. Coordinate workflow with outside service providers. Identify and analyze complex patent issues and problems and implement solutions. Interact professionally with clients, lawyers, and employees at all levels and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact while safeguarding confidentiality. Provide direction and guidance to legal support staff on specific issues, as appropriate. Stay abreast of technology trends and make recommendations regarding technology needs. Undertake continuing education, and remain abreast of current patent prosecution issues and trends, as required to maintain appropriate accreditation in the field. Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering. Must be qualified to sit for the Patent Bar, and preferably already be licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Advanced working knowledge of database research principles, methods, techniques, and resources is essential.
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Communication is an essential key to the functioning of your business. If you want to add in the right alternatives to keep everyone in touch, then you can begin by adding in the right phone system. This makes a difference in your effectiveness of communication while providing you with different alternatives for the communication that is available.
If you have never heard of VoIP , be prepared to radically change the way you think about your current local and long distance plans. VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is a method for taking analog audio signals and converting them to digital signals that are sent over the internet.
myDatavo Mobile is capable of redefining the way through which you interact with your telephony services and contact your social and business contacts. This product works effectively in extending office or home unified messaging, call control and contact administrator directly into your smart phone device, thereby allowing you to easily control the manner through which you communicate with others wherever you are.
Whether it is individuals or business enterprises, consumers are changing the way they keep in touch with the outside world. Wireless, wireline and competitive service providers are now able to meet their customers' growing demand for contact and telephony demands. These demands range from versatile to cross-platform and contact and telephony tools. This has been made possible solely by the myDatavo communicator.
Ever since technology existed, it never stopped from developing and creating more and more ways of making lives a lot easier and better. Just recently there has been another introduction of an application toolbar which can definitely surpass and outnumber the features of all high grossing service providers of today. Take a look at the amazing, multi-tasking, easy to use, and all in one application toolbar, the MyDatavo Assistant.
With Find Me/Follow Me, your virtual phone number gives you the freedom to be away from the office without worrying
about missing any important calls or opportunities. There is no need to give friends, family and associates multiple
phone numbers to reach you anymore. Let Find Me/Follow Me find you!
Today's small businesses face many logistical challenges as they compete in the global marketplace. Without the global office network of large enterprises, small businesses rely on their data networks to bridge the locational divide. VoIP services afford small businesses access to basic and advanced IP communications features, bringing together colleagues and supporting relationships with business partners and customers worldwide.
A regular telephone system uses a PSTN (Public Switch telephone Network) which is connected through a network of cables and wires. Maintaining and upgrading of these wires and cables make recurring costs for the users high. On the other hand VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) for the layman can be understood as a combination of technologies that facilitates the conversion and transmission of sound and voice data over the internet.
A virtual PBX is a hosted private branch exchange phone system that does not require installation of any equipment or hardware that is otherwise required for a traditional PBX phone system. The virtual PBX, a cloud base phone system is typically hosted and managed by third party vendors. The users require an internet connection and VoIP enabled phones to access the phone service.
The FCC Wednesday officially launched its Connect America fund, an expansion of its phone subsidy program to broadband support, which is part of its long-term National Broadband Plan.
The FCC voted last fall to reform the Universal Service Fund with an eye toward freeing up money to help migrate phone subsidies to broadband subsidies, where all the telecom action is these days.
The Utility Reform Network says cutting your traditional landline service may not be the best idea if you are looking to rely on your cell phone for significant calling. POTS, or plain old phone service, may not be glamorous but it is affordable.
To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the 669 area code will be added to the area served by 408. The new 669 area code will serve customers in the same geographic region as the current 408 area code. This is known as an area code overlay.
Telecom companies throughout the nation will face a new set of FCC rulings aimed at revising previous regulations associated to collection and distribution of Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution mechanisms as well as inter-carrier compensation. Since 1997, with implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Universal Service Fund has been central to the Federal Communications Commission's mission of assisting telecommunication carriers throughout the nation in providing affordable telephone services
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Positron Access Solutions, a leader in copper bonding symmetric/asymmetric solutions, announced today that Datavo, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), is using Positron's Aktino product family to deliver True Broadband integrated data and voice services.
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Personalizing Cancer Drugs: A Trend Report
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Follow us on LinkedIn – Cancer represents one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. Personalized medicine in oncology is generating significant research interest given the numerous drawbacks associated with conventional cancer treatment practices. Unmet medical needs in cancer treatment and diagnosis is driving strong investments in R&D designed to unlock the untapped potential of personalized cancer drugs. Defined as a drug administration model based on molecular analysis of a patient's unique genetic profile, personalized cancer drugs offer benefits such as improved patient outcome, and reduced cost burden on the healthcare system.
The trend report titled "Personalizing Cancer Drugs" announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., is a focused research paper which provides cursory insights into the technology, its evolution, applications, future prospects, and corporate initiatives of key companies worldwide. Also covered are companies such as Cell Therapeutics Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., and H3 Biomedicine, Inc., among others.
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Imago Dei in Latin means "image of God". This is the base of our vision, to be transformed into His image. It is our prayer that from the moment you walk through our doors, you will feel an overwhelming sense of HOME. Whether you are visiting for the first time or you call Imago Dei home, we consider it an honor to have you with us. We hope your experience at Imago Dei inspires you to passionately pursue Christ, and discover your part in our story.
"It is my desire to see you and yours transformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit."
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Imago Dei began in 2007 when Pastor Jim and Sara returned to the city they love and the place where God had used them to win many victories for the Kingdom. In the fall of 2007, we began meeting in a "Collision Center" – God has a sense of humor! The first meetings were times of healing, refreshing and a renewal of hope and vision for many. Over 140 people attended the initial meeting – people sat on chairs, the floor, on tables, on furniture and out in the yard.
Imago Dei became the church with the "Weird Name"
We quickly formed into a community of love, grace and hope. Our heart for the lonely, poor and broken world defines the people and mission of Imago Dei. Today we continue to push forward with our primary mission: to move people forward toward the Bible's "predestined" goal for all – to be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29).
Our Mission is based on Romans 8:29 "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestine to be conformed to the image of His Son that He may be the firstborn among many brethren." To passionately preach the Word of God in order that the hearers might be conformed to the image of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
What we believe is as important to us as WHAT WE DO here at Imago Dei. Take a moment to read our Statement of Faith.
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Our Church is a place for everyone to get involved. Whether you are a five-year old child, a ninety-five year old grandmother, a busy college student, or a businessman with big responsibilities, we want you to be a part of our vibrant church community and BECOME a vital part of our story.
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Campus Giving – Every service you'll have an opportunity to worship with your tithe and general offering. Giving envelopes are located at the Information Center, outside and inside the sanctuary doors, and in the pocket in the front of your seat. You can also mail your tithe and general offering using this giving "self addressed" envelope.
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Our Mission is to provide a club where members and guests can enjoy the game of golf and social activities by offering a quality course, excellent playing conditions and first rate facilities, staffed by a team of informed, helpful team members dedicated to making the club a fun and friendly place to enjoy their leisure time.
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What is dynamic pricing? Airlines, hotels, and even your favorite sports team have been utilizing dynamic pricing for years. Now this powerful pricing strategy has entered the golf arena. At Links O'Tryon, rates will be adjusted – both higher and lower – in real-time, based on demand, availability and other changing factors (yes, even Mother Nature plays her role in this new strategy). With rates changing in real-time, dynamic pricing puts you in the driver's seat—giving you the chance to find the best rate and time that works for you.
At Links O'Tryon, greens fee pricing is determined by thorough analysis of specific metrics, competition, daily utilization of tee times, day parts (a period of time during the day of high or low demand), weather and other factors. Dynamic pricing is also determined through online traffic analytics, website page views, online booking rates, rounds comparisons and how this all correlates to walk-in, call-in, league, outing and membership play.
What does dynamic pricing mean for the golf consumer? In a nutshell, more affordable and accessible golf. While the most sought after day parts may sometimes see a slight increase in rates, the vast majority of tee times will be available at rates never seen before! Dynamic pricing puts you, the golfer, in control, offering the right TIME, to the right PERSON, at the right PRICE!


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What Video Does For Your Website
Videos are a great SEO improving tool for most websites. They demand more traffic and feedback from viewers, and if you have ever wondered why websites that contain and share videos perform better than websites that contain images and texts only, you need to take a look at these reasons:
Videos Are More Interactive and Informative
A majority of the people surfing the web would rather watch a video than read or look at photos. Videos are more interactive than written content and far more informative than a picture. The experience of watching something is greater than reading about it from someone else's viewpoint, which is why videos generate greater buzz than written content or even images.
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A static image with a description can only tell you so much about a product or service. The more information you cram in to an image, the less useful it becomes. But with videos, you can inform and entertain the customers at the same time and get the message across. Since videos are more engaging, it can retain the interest of your visitors and make them keep coming back for more.
A video will keep your visitors engaged for a longer period of time than a picture and image would, therefore it can help improve the bounce rate form your website as well. Using videos will help improve your SEO ranking if used with relevant search terms and title.
Art of a Popup
When you know about the art of a popup, your website will grab the attention of the user and help increase conversions. If you download a JavaScript popup, you can convince your visitors to stay longer by asking them to submit information, offering free eBooks, or redirecting them to a new offer. Here is a brief look on the art of a popup.
Create a Different Popup for Different Content
If you download a JavaScript popup and use it one every page data can be collected from any visitor, if you have been trying to do this without good results maybe you should try to do so differently. You need to create a popup according to the type of content you offer on your website. When it does pop-up, make sure it does not annoy the user. The message displayed it should be easy to understand and offer great value to the visitor.
Include Images in the popup
Images in a JavaScript popup improve communication between you and the user. Site metrics show this type of popup is more effective than one with text only. Plus you can say a thousand words with one picture so keep a beautiful image ready to entice viewers into giving them your email address.
Always create Lightweight Popups
Instead of a popup that covers the entire screen and browser, use a small lightweight one that covers a small portion. This way, the traffic of your landing page resonates more effectively because your visitor's don't leave because of annoying popups.
While you can create your own popup, you can download a JavaScript popup and use it on your site. Doing so will improve conversion, increase your subscriber list, and improve your ROI.
Increasing Your Conversion Rate
A great way to increase your conversion rate is to download a JavaScript popup. Also known as entry and exit popups, they are a great way for a website to raise leads by up to 600%. Here is a look at how these popups, increase your conversion rate:
They sow Seeds of Doubt
After you download a JavaScript popup and install it, the popup works to create doubts in the minds of visitors. For example, when they exit, it will ask them "are you sure you don't want to make $X thousand dollars a month?" They confuse the user and entice them to stay and buy with a big benefit.
They Offer Benefits without Quality Content
Most of the time, until a visitor reads through the content, they don't know the benefits of the product, and may leave. Used as an entry popup, it will tell your visitor about all the benefits they can receive before they ever read the content. As such, you may not require very high quality content to convert visitors into customers.
They help increase your Mailing List
You can use these popups to increase your subscriber list. With a ready-made form on the popup, the visitor simply needs to insert a few details and they become subscribers. With an effective email marketing campaign, they will soon become customers.
You should download a JavaScript popup if you want to improve your conversion rate. With an attractive, effective and small popup, you do not irritate your visitors and makes it easier for them to convert into customers.
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Depending on the number, those "You are the umpteenth visitor to this site" counters displayed on many home pages can be impressive, especially if it's your site. Trouble is they're the Internet equivalent of someone peeking in the door to your business, then walking away. The real key to your site's success lies in increasing conversion ratio, which tells you how many people actually do something after they've stuck their head in that door. Calculating the ratio is simple. Just divide the number of customers who complete a transaction on your site by the total number of visitors to it. The result is likely to be a depressingly small number averaging around 2%. But there are ways of increasing the conversion ratio to upwards of 5% or even more, assuming you know people with the knowhow to do it.
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Gentle readers, I have a confession to make: I hate Breast Cancer "Awareness" Month.
I hate it with such a flaming passion that I spend every October in a lather of (pink, of course) rage-induced foam. And thanks to the growing commodification of the breast cancer "awareness" industry and the subsequent spillover, I'm starting to spend more and more of the rest of the year in a state of apoplectic rage over pink ribbon-bedecked crap marketed to unwitting consumers who seriously think that buying a fucking yoghurt with a pink lid will somehow accomplish something meaningful.
My dislike is rooted in a whole lot of things, but let's start with the origins of the breast cancer movement, because I want to begin this article with some props to some seriously fierce ladies. The thing to know is that it wasn't that long ago that breast cancer was a totally taboo gross topic that no one discussed. Women weren't aware of breast cancer and feared even saying the words until First Lady Betty Ford got a mastectomy while her husband was in office.
And she did the unthinkable: She talked about it. And women started getting angry. Really angry. The breast cancer movement was born, and it became a juggernaut of women who would not shut up, wanting to know why funding for breast cancer was so limited, why breast cancer care totally sucked, why so few women had access to preventative care, early diagnosis, and treatment. They totally changed the medical landscape for breast cancer patients, and they kept pushing and pushing for more, and better.
That's when something really sad started to happen: people recognized the potential commercial appeal of breast cancer "awareness" as an abstract concept. That's when the pink ribbon started to be developed, originally as a symbol of solidarity, but eventually as a fiercely defended property. Suddenly it became less about actually fighting breast cancer and more about selling "awareness" but not really explaining what that meant.
My friend Vicki Soloniuk is fond of saying that "awareness is not action," and that's the point the mainstream movement has reached. Many of the products marketed as part of the movement are actually carcinogens, in a rare stroke of absurdity. Organizations like Breast Cancer Action are finding themselves fighting a war on two fronts: one, to get better breast cancer care, and two, to get "awareness" campaigns in check.
At this point, it's safe to say that most women are aware of breast cancer, and that the focus needs to shift to reaching populations who think it's not a problem for them, and to improving cancer prevention, treatment, and management. We need to be fighting carcinogenic pollutants, the dismal rates on screening and treatment for women of color and low income women, and the sluggish diagnosis rate among men, who, yes, get breast cancer too. Perhaps one of the first and last times you'll hear me saying, "but what about the menz?"
But these things aren't sexy and easy to market, so they're not what the industry focuses on. And in recent years, breast cancer "awareness" has taken an especially pernicious, gross, and exploitative turn that makes me want to hurl. I'm not the only one. A lot of survivors, patients, and families are just as grossed out by the way breast cancer campaigns frame women as jumbles of abstract body parts, not whole human beings.
It's "Grope for the Cause" and "Save the Ta-Tas" and "Save the Titties" now.
Here's the thing about breast cancer that's awful: Sometimes, it kills people.
Here's something else that's a fact about breast cancer: Sometimes, patients lose their breasts in treatment.
These two things are not at all equal or comparable. Yet, a lot of "awareness" campaigns make it sound like the great tragedy here is not that people are dying, but that funbags go away. It's so horrifically objectifying and appalling that every year, I brace myself with gritted teeth for the next iteration of awful "awareness" campaigns in the name of breast cancer that reduce people to a pair of sacks of fat-filled flesh.
Because that's apparently what breast cancer patients are, is a pair of giant walking tits.
Randall Munroe pretty much nailed the problem with this kind of rhetoric last year:
Saying that we should work to cure this disease because it threatens breasts is really upsetting. For starters, it suggests that women are worth saving because they're attached to breasts, rather than the other way around. But worse, it tells any woman who's had a mastectomy to try to save her life that she's lost the thing that made people care about her survival. What a punch in the stomach.
This year, it's Pornhub.com.
This October, user-generated, ad-supported, free online adult entertainment site Pornhub.com will celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month by donating one penny for every 30 views of its "Small Tits" and "Big Tits" videos to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Watch porn, save titties! WOOOOOO!
This bothers me on a whole lot of levels, although it might surprise some of you to learn that the porn isn't one of them.
I'm disgusted by the idea of once again reducing patients to a pair of tits. Because, seriously? Do we need to keep doing this over and over again? Do I really need to explain why objectifying people and turning them into body parts is completely gross and unacceptable?
I'm disgusted by the attempt to capitalize on breast cancer, a potentially fatal and very serious disease. Getting involved in any kind of breast cancer "awareness" is a GREAT PR move for companies that want to make themselves look socially responsible, and branding products with pink and the coveted licensed pink ribbon allows them to sell them at higher price points while not actually doing anything about breast cancer. Like, say, modifying their packaging or manufacturing processes to eradicate known carcinogens.
And I'm disgusted by the association with Susan G. Komen, which is a far from spotless breast cancer group despite their high profile name. You may recall that they were involved earlier this year in a dustup over pulling funds from Planned Parenthood, a decision they later reversed after a lot of very public criticism, but it wasn't their first PR mistake, nor was it their last.
Komen has a specific culture, and that culture is one that not all patients are on board with.
Komen is a big part of what Barbara Ehrenreich calls the "pink ribbon culture," in which breast cancer becomes both industry and a rite of passage. It promotes the chipper, happy, determined iteration of the breast cancer patient, the person who soldiers through and impresses everyone with her bravery. You're not allowed to be furious, enraged, depressed in pink ribbon culture. You should view your cancer as an opportunity for redemption, the wake-up call you needed! Also, buy pink stuff! Tell your friends!
Advocate and patient Xeni Jardin, who famously live-tweeted her diagnosis, has been an outspoken opponent of pinkwashing and the idea of shopping your way to a cure. She, like many of us, fails to see how telling people to buy pink shit will lead to meaningful change in terms of reducing the incidence of breast cancer and helping people who have the disease currently. And she's also disturbed by the objectification of patients.
You want to make an actual difference in the fight against breast cancer? Don't buy pink shit branded with breast cancer "awareness." Don't click on links that promise donations to charity when you don't know where they go or what the terms are. Don't put a fucking pink ribbon on your car and, for the love of artichokes, don't put on a "Save the Ta-Tas" shirt. If you're a breast cancer survivor and you feel empowered by that stuff, more power to you, but if you aren't, think long and hard before you pink. Research, research, research.
Donate to actual scientific research and groups that reach out to marginalized communities to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Contact your local breast cancer resource center to see if they need volunteers to help patients undergoing treatment. Be there for your friends with cancer, because once the initial flood of support fades there are months of lonely treatment and recovery. And make sure your friends know that you love them for who they are, not which body parts they do and do not have.
Some people say that anything is okay so long as it's for a cause. Sorry, but I disagree.