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The 15 best movie prequels ever, in no particular order, are:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Despite being saddled with an unwieldy title created by Fox's marketing department, this recent prequel to Planet of the Apes is an engaging effort.
James Franco plays a scientist who's trying to develop a cure for Alzheimer's; in the course of his experiments he creates the genetically mutated chimp Caesar, played by Andy "Gollum" Serkis using CGI performance capture.
The human drama is a bit trite, but Caesar's journey from pet to person to leader of an ape army is compelling stuff, thanks to Serkis' nuanced performance. Time to give performance capture its own category at the Oscars...
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The best (or least worst) of George Lucas' Star Wars prequels finally gave long-suffering fans what they wanted to see from the prequels – Anakin Skywalker's descent to the Dark Side of the Force and his rebirth as Darth Vader.
Ian McDiarmid once again steals the show as a Mephistophelian Emperor, corrupting young Anakin – though in the event Darth's turn to the Dark Side is a bit abrupt.
Despite some truly dismal dialogue, true Star Wars fans can't help but get a kick out of the climactic lightsaber fight between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen's Vader.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
A prequel wrapped in a sequel, Francis Ford Coppola's second Godfather film flits back and forth between newly-minted Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) and flashbacks to his father's early life. Robert De Niro portrays the young Vito Corleone, doing a first-rate impersonation of the young Marlon Brando – showing how he rose to power, as Michael mirrors his father's corruption years later.
X-Men: First Class (2011)
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender take over from Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in this prequel showing how mutant pioneers Professor X and Magneto came to blows – right in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Great timing, guys.
The early '60s setting gives director Matthew Vaughn plenty of opportunities to play around – from the pop-art villains (they have a submarine!) to Magneto's first-act hunt for Nazi war criminals, which feels like Fassbender's audition piece for James Bond.
As a film, it's hugely entertaining. As a prequel, it's... well, riddled with continuity errors that contradict the earlier (later) films, as this entertaining video from IGN shows.
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Sergio Leone's third film in the Dollars trilogy relocates the action to the American Civil War, as Clint Eastwood's Blondie hunts for a fortune in Confederate gold in the face of competition from ne'er-do-wells Tuco (Eli Wallach) and Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef). In truth it's not a prequel so much as another film featuring Eastwood's archetypal Man with No Name – though there is a nod to the future films as Blondie gradually acquires the Man With No Name's iconic costume over the course of the film.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Twin Peaks left a lot of loose ends dangling when the series was cancelled, so creator David Lynch naturally decided to ignore all of them and deliver a prequel to the show.
Making absolutely no concessions to people who weren't familiar with Twin Peaks, the film bombed at the box office – but for fans of the show, it's an interesting coda. Plus it has David Bowie as an FBI agent. What more do you want?
Red Dragon (2002)
After the success of The Silence of the Lambs, its producers were naturally keen to milk Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of cannibal doctor Hannibal Lecter for all it was worth. Following a so-so sequel, 2001's Hannibal, all that was left was the book that introduced him; Red Dragon, previously filmed as 1986's Manhunter.
Director Brett Ratner dialled up Hopkins' role for the remake and stuffed the film with a bevy of big names, including Ed Norton, Ralph Finnes and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Despite that, Red Dragon doesn't equal the original Silence of the Lambs – but Hopkins is clearly relishing the opportunity to get his teeth into Lecter one more time.
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
18 years before the events of the first Paranormal Activity, more spooky goings-on are caught on camera as sisters Katie and Kristi (seen in the previous films) are faced with a case of the night terrors.
A better effort than Paranormal Activity 2, the third entry in the series enlisted Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, directors of 2010's Catfish, to use their documentary smarts, giving the film a more authentic flavour.
Zulu Dawn (1979)
An all-star cast including Peter O'Toole and Burt Lancaster were marshalled to depict the Battle of Isandlwana – which preceded the Battle of Rorke's Drift seen in the original Zulu. This film is a more nuanced work than its precursor; not surprising, since the intervening decade and a half between films had seen the Vietnam War and Watergate play out, and audiences were less keen on rousing celebrations of British imperialism of the sort seen in the original Zulu.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Yes, the second Indy film is actually a prequel, taking place a year before the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Which makes the bit where Indy reprises the "shooting the swordsman" gag from Raiders a bit weird, but oh well.
Made while producer and director George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were both going through breakups, Temple is a somewhat darker effort than Raiders. The villains are a murderous cult engaged in child slavery and black magic, while there's an extended human sacrifice sequence that led to the creation of the PG-13 rating in America.
Ginger Snaps Back – The Beginning (2004)
The previous entries in this werewolf series took place in the present day – but Ginger Snaps Back relocates the action to 19th century Canada, where sisters Brigitte and Ginger fetch up in a fort that's under siege from lycanthropes.
Where the first film used lycanthropy as a metaphor for puberty, this is a more straightforward period horror – but stars Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle are well-established enough in their roles that the change of scene is enough to keep the film ticking along.
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
Paul Schraeder's Exorcist prequel was shelved by the studio after executives complained that it was too cerebral – it was replaced by Renny Harlin's Exorcist: The Beginning, shot on the same sets and using the same actors.
Schraeder's film was eventually released as Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, proving itself to be an interesting meditation on the nature of evil. Still, it's let down by some truly ropey low-budget CGI, a consequence of its limited release.
Star Trek (2009)
The Star Trek franchise was in urgent need of rebooting – but its rabid fanbase would shun any actor who dared to take over the role of James T Kirk. How to square the circle?
Enter Lost creator JJ Abrams, who cleverly used time travel as a plot element to create a film that's simultaneously a sequel to the previous films, a prequel recounting how Kirk, Spock and Bones met, and a reboot that rewrites established Trek history.
All that would count for nothing if the film wasn't any good, though – fortunately Abrams delivers a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure with space battles, swordfights and some top-notch banter between Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and McCoy (Karl Urban).
Puss in Boots (2011)
This animated precursor to Shrek 2 ditches the big green ogre and his irritating donkey companion, and tells the story of how Antonio Banderas' Zorro-esque Puss in Boots goes in search of the goose that laid the golden egg.
Along the way he's joined by slinky feline Kitty Softpaws – played by Salma Hayek, giving Banderas the opportunity to rekindle the chemistry they had in Desperado – and Zach Galifianakis' Humpty Dumpty.
Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro executive produced the film, lending some of his fairytale feel to the design of Humpty Dumpty. And shorn of the clunky pastiches of modern-day pop culture, Puss in Boots is far more entertaining than the Shrek franchise that birthed it.
Infernal Affairs II (2003)
This prequel to Andrew Lau's Hong Kong crime drama focuses on the two undercover moles, Lau and Chan, who have infiltrated the police force and the Triads respectively.
Adding layers to the characters – particularly Triad boss Hon and his mole Lau – it does complicate the stripped-back premise of the original with overly convoluted relationships between established characters. Still, it's an interesting effort if you can look past that – particularly in its depiction of Hon's growing corruption.
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Love and Theft's Eric Gunderson Arrested at Nashville Airport En Route to ACM Awards
What started off as an exciting trip to Las Vegas for the 2012 ACM Awards quickly turned sour for country duo Love and Theft. The duo's Eric Gunderson wound up in handcuffs at the Nashville airport on Wednesday (March 28).
Gunderson was making his way through the security check point with duo partner Stephen Barker Liles when TSA discovered a large hunting knife tucked away in his carry-on backpack. Security treated the situation like they would with any passenger traveling with a weapon and posing a threat, quickly putting the singer in handcuffs and arresting him.
"I was waiting for Eric to go through security, and he always gets stopped because he's a diabetic … he has needles and stuff like that in his bag," Liles tells Taste of Country. "Then, I see them pull out this huge hunting knife with like a 10″ blade. The guy looks at Eric like he was going to kill everyone on the plane. So they called the cops right away, and I was like, 'Oh crap! Are we going to make our flight? We're going to Vegas for our first ACM show!' They were like, 'Sir, your friend is under arrest.'
"Then, they take him in this room, and I went and called our manager," Liles continues. "And 30 or 40 minutes later, he comes back and they let him go and we barely made our flight. They let him go with a misdemeanor, but if he was on probation or whatever, he would've gone straight to jail. He just took the wrong backpack. He hunted the weekend before, so he didn't realize it was in there."
After his release from police custody, Gunderson was back on track to getting to Vegas with Liles for the awards show. The duo was nominated for their very first award for Vocal Duo of the Year, though Thompson Square snagged it in an early win.
On Friday night (March 30), Love and Theft participated in the ACM Fremont Street Experience, which also featured performances from Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Scotty McCreery and Luke Bryan.


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A California woman who killed her newlywed husband and chopped and cooked his body parts over Thanksgiving weekend in 1991 was denied her second bid for parole Wednesday.
Parole commissioners rejected Omaima Nelson's request for freedom following a five-and-half-hour hearing at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, where she has been serving a life sentence.
Then-23-year-old Nelson was convicted of murdering her 56-year-old husband William Nelson in a grotesque killing that authorities likened to the fictional slayings of Hannibal Lecter, the cannibalistic character in "Silence of the Lambs."
Nelson, now 43, represented herself at the hearing and argued that she should be paroled because she has become a changed person and she wanted "to live the good life God meant." She claimed she was sorry, though she continued to say she killed in self-defense.
But the two-person panel of the state Board of Parole found that Nelson, an Egyptian-born former model and nanny, continued to be a risk to society. Commissioners said she had not accepted full responsibility for the Orange County slaying, nor completed educational or vocational programs while incarcerated that would help her lead a productive life outside prison.
Nelson was "blaming anybody but herself," deputy commissioner Robert Barese said at the hearing.
Commissioners cited Nelson's criminal history, including shoplifting, auto theft and assault with a firearm, and her failure to abide by prison rules, including violations for fighting, battering on a staff member, hiding contraband, stealing, failure to comply with instructions and arguing.
They also found that Nelson had shown a pattern of exchanging sex with older men for money and goods, which in the past had led to violence.
William's daughter Margaret Nelson _ who was 15 at the time of the murder _ gave a long, tearful speech in which she said her father's murder meant he couldn't attend her wedding or meet her 8-week-old daughter.
"I don't have the language to explain the pain of my father not being there," the victim's daughter said.
Nelson will not be eligible to seek parole again for 15 years _ the maximum period she can be held without another hearing, the commissioners said. Nelson sat silently as her plea for parole was rejected.
Randy Pawloski, a senior deputy district attorney in Orange County who prosecuted the case and argued against her release, said he was glad Nelson was denied freedom, because "we've always thought this is an egregious case... and she's a danger to society."
Defense attorney Thomas Mooney, who represented Nelson during the trial but was not present at the hearing, said he had hoped Nelson would get parole, but wasn't surprised she was denied, because most murderers in California are denied parole. He said Nelson should be let free, because she murdered her husband in response to his abuse and then suffered a psychotic event.
"The actual killing, I don't want to call it run-of-the-mill, but it's not unusual for somebody to kill out of passion," Mooney said, adding that what Nelson has already served is enough for her crime.
During the trial, Nelson told jurors that William, her husband of three weeks, had sexually assaulted and beat her for weeks, including that Thanksgiving weekend, and that she committed the acts in self-defense. She claimed William tied her hands, bit, kicked, grabbed and choked her and threatened to kill her. She also said she was repeatedly molested and beaten by men as a child in Egypt and subjected to unanesthetized circumcision.
But prosecutors found evidence suggesting that Nelson killed her husband to obtain his money and other property. Authorities said she tied up her husband of less than a month, killed him and decapitated, dismembered and disemboweled the body over the course of the Thanksgiving weekend, churning his parts through a garbage disposal that neighbors said ran nonstop in the hours after the murder.
Authorities found some of Nelson's body parts stuffed in garbage bags and mixed with leftover turkey, including a bag containing his entrails on the front floor of William's Corvette. They found "an abattoir" _ a slaughterhouse _ in the couple's Costa Mesa home, with blood pools on the floor, blood-stained sheets and walls, and no evidence of rape.
The man's hands had been fried in oil and his head boiled and stuffed in freezer, Pawloski said. His lower body and torso were skinned. Nelson sought help from two different friends, Pawloski said, to try to remove her husband's teeth and dispose of his remains to cover her tracks _ one of them alerted police.
Authorities said some body parts had disappeared. The total weight of body parts found was approximately 100 pounds, while William had weighed 230 alive.
Nelson denied intending to kill her husband or planning to take his money, but she admitted to stabbing William in the chest and neck with a pair of scissors, striking him with an iron and throwing a lamp at him as he sexually assaulted her. She said that after the slaying she "freaked out," fell into a trance-like state, and spent 12 hours hacking up the body to simplify disposal. She claimed to have little memory of his dismemberment, but recalled cutting off his penis and his ring finger, cleaning the apartment and packaging the body parts.
A psychiatrist at Nelson's trial testified that Nelson put on red shoes, a red hat and red lipstick before spending hours chopping up her husband's body. The psychiatrist testified that she confessed to cooking her husband's ribs barbecue-style and tasting them but later denied engaging in cannibalism. The psychiatrist also said he believed she was psychotic when she killed Nelson.
Jurors found Nelson not guilty of first-degree murder, citing insufficient evidence of premeditation, but convicted her of second-degree murder. They also found Nelson guilty of assaulting a former boyfriend with a gun.
She is serving a prison sentence of 25 years to life.
Nelson appealed but lost in 1995. In 2006, she expressed remorse for killing her husband and sought parole claiming she had found salvation as a born-again Christian. She said she had also married an older man from outside prison, who has since died. But parole was denied by commissioners who found her unpredictable and a serious threat to public safety.


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Posted on 12/26/2006 2:50:11 PM PST by BlueJ7
Baker and Fotouh both say their first meeting was initially cordial. Baker readily agreed to remove his cattle from the association's land. He also offered to donate granite fill for the group's new driveway.
But Baker says that as their meeting wound up, Fotouh suggested that he move, in order to keep the place of worship separate from the business. Fotouh denies making such a request.
"We would not go to a land owner and say 'We're moving in, you move out.' It does not make sense," he said.
Baker insists that Fotouh asked him to leave, and has offered to pay for lie detector tests to prove it.
After Baker moved his cattle, Fotouh sent a thank-you gift a crystal clock. Baker returned it.
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I get they can't eat pork, but it seems they can't stand to even look at a pig. Or hear the word spoken in their presence. Am I being an offensive "racist" if I eat a porkchop within 100 feet of a Muslim?
Sounds par for the course to me.
Great article. For later. Thanks.
Actually, I couldn't care less about their pig phobia. But when they dis dogs, I'm the one that gets offended.
Thank's for the link Gramma
Pigs are smarter than many other critters.
They don't try to convert others to Swinism.
Above FR thread is "Hatfields and Mohammeds: Pig Races Tick Off Texas Mosque "
You are being an offensive "racist" for existing as a non-Muslim within 10,000 miles of a Muslim. They are so very sensitive, and it is all your fault.
No problem. Just don't use ANY html and it shows up fine.
Thank YOU for the thread!!!
I wish I'd seen this before Christmas. Can you imagine the family all getting Pig T-shirts as gifts? ;)
"Fotouh said that daily calls to prayer would be made inside the building."
About twenty years ago the Mormon Church bought property near here to built a new temple. Neighbors complained that they didn't want some huge building overshadowing their properties. The Mormons told them that the building would be nearly hidden among the trees and would not be seen from the nearby highway. The county drank the kool-aid and the temple was built.
It's a nice building but it is easily seen from the highway and has been used by surveyors twenty miles away to reference their work.
I imagine this new mosque will end up with loudspeakers blaring the call to prayer all over the neighborhood... at least until someone blows them away.
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A True story about General "Black Jack" Pershing.
Born September 13th, 1860 near Laclede, Mississippi
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1891 Professor of Military Science and Tactics University of Nebraska
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One important thing to remember is that Muslims detest pork because they believe pigs are filthy animals. Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while others won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise and doomed to hell.
Just before World War I, there were a number of terrorist attacks against the United States and it's interests by, you guessed it, Muslim extremists.
So General Pershing captured 50 of the terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style. He then had his men bring in two pigs and slaughter them in front of the, now horrified, terrorists.
The soldiers then soaked their bullets in pigs blood, and proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad.
The soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist's bodies and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc.
They let the 50th man go. And for about the next 42 years, there was not a single attack by a muslim fanatic anywhere in the world.
I just hope they keep their prayers inside. Call me a racist but the sight of all their rear ends up in the air more or less totally offended me after seeing them so many times a day. I missed the early morning prayers at least... I lived near a mosque for a few months and they would go up on the roof of the building and face towards Mecca and pray during the summer. My apartment had a full view of them. I was not happy. I found the Muslims to be rude when meeting with them on the street. They had nasty comments to make about the neighborhood women. I was so happy when my house was done and I moved. I later found out most of these Muslims were converts from jail.
We have a pretty outspoken Muslim at work. One of the targets of his wrath makes it a point to order bacon or pork when they are out at meals with customers.
Some guys get to have all the fun.
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East-Facing Kitchens for Morning Sun
Ah!.. Maybe it's this fresh spring weather, but there's not much better than the long rays of the new day's sun stretching out across the kitchen each morning. Let's check out these lucky-duck kitchens that face east - perfect for greeting the sun over breakfast:
Which way does your kitchen face? If you were starting from scratch, would you make sure it got a little eastern exposure?
Related: Open and Light: A Kitchen That Flows Into the Home
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Diversity exhibit on display at Hamilton LibraryUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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"Diversity: Part of the American Dream," an exhibit mounted by the University Archives and Manuscripts commemorating American Archives Month, will be on display in the Moir Reading Room at UH Mānoa's Hamilton Library, phase III, room A550. The exhibit is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment.
Exhibit draws on holdings in Archives and Manuscripts showing the University's history of diversity. Though much more exists in the holdings than is shown in the exhibit, the representational exhibit features war brides interviews, letters from Japanese American servicenen during World War II to Dr. Andrew Lind of the Romanzo Adams Social Research Laboratory and others, student papers studying the sociology of Hawaii, posters and photographs from Hawaiʻi War Records Depository, and Graduating Class Photographs.
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Chez Noeser
Rating: 2.5 out of 4
236 Champlain St., St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Phone: 450-346-0811.
Website: www.noeser.com
Open: Thursday to Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Licensed: No, BYOW
Credit cards: Major cards
Wheelchair access: Yes
Reservations: Essential
Vegetarian friendly: Not especially
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Price range: Four-course menu $49.50, five-course menu $59.50. À la carte options as well. Extras for some dishes.
MONTREAL - When was the last time you had a less-than-memorable restaurant experience? And I'm not just talking fancy grub, but any meal you paid for that came up short. In my experience, the bad meals all centre on the sense of feeling unwanted, as in little effort made in the food, blasé service, cold room. In the end, it's really about not feeling "The Love." This happens quite often in the Big City, where the restaurants can feel a bit slick, a bit impersonal, a bit "put on."
That probably explains why, once the weather warms up and the days grow longer, I prefer to head outside the city for dinner. Not only do I like to soak up the scene, but I have a soft spot for restaurateurs off the beaten path who don't get half as much attention as the chefs in town. This week, I returned to a very special restaurant where I recalled the warmest of welcomes 11 years ago, Chez Noeser.
Located about 30 minutes from downtown Montreal in the town of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Chez Noeser is a bring-your-own-wine restaurant that's celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Chef Denis Noeser and his scintillating wife, Ginette, have managed to make this establishment work, partly because they live right above it, partly because they are just such nice people, and partly because the nouvelle-homey French cuisine they serve is very good. With this cast in play, you won't walk away from a meal at Chez Noeser without feeling The Love. It's really what this restaurant is all about.
When I last dined here in 2002, it was late August on a night so sweltering, even the ice buckets were sweating. I ate on the magical terrasse that night, surrounded by well-dressed diners, tall trees and fairy lights. I recall asking Madame Noeser how she had met her chef husband, and her telling me that a mutual friend had introduced them on the sidewalk in front of La Marée in Old Montreal when he was working next door at the St. Amable. It was one of those rare nights where the word restaurant made sense as I walked away from that meal feeling fully "restauré," restored.
Now, so many years later, it is not Madame Noeser, but her daughter, Emilie, serving me. Her father is in the kitchen, and she tells me her mom is in a hospital. Yet Mademoiselle Noeser remains very cheery and welcoming. I ask to see the terrasse, and when I arrive, there's no missing it has yet to take shape as the weather has been too cold and rainy thus far. Instead, were are settled into a corner of the elegant dining room, on a banquette in front of a white-linen- and candle-topped table. Classical music wafts quietly in the background. We uncork a few bottles, settle in, peruse the menu.
One can order à la carte at Chez Noeser, but chances are, if you drove a ways to dine here, you'll want to make a night of it and opt for either the four- or five-course menu. That's what we do, beginning with a mise-en-bouche trio consisting of a shooter glass filled with a sort of mini ratatouille, a frothy lobster sausage, and a slice of game terrine with mustard sauce. All good, but the ratatouille, capped with a swirl of goat's cheese and spiked with a touch of curry, works best. The other two are nice, but suffered from a bad case of stale-crouton-itis.
Next up, two soups, a choice of whisky-spiked lobster bisque, or a cold velouté of green peas with mint. Both are sublime, but I give the edge to the bisque. Surprisingly light and served at the most perfect temperature (as Goldilocks would say, "not too hot and not too cold"), the soup has a deep lobster flavour and just the right amount of whisky to enhance without overpowering. The pea soup is lush and lovely, spoon-coating in texture and ideal for late spring. Had I not tasted the bisque, I'm not sure the pea soup could have been beaten.
After two courses, we delve into the appetizers. The first, lobster and scallop feuilletée, is a house favourite. Very French and very good, the dish consists of a puff pastry triangle, a few chunks of tender lobster meat, a couple of seared scallops and a potent sauce that tasted like the bisque but with a shot of pastis in place of the whisky. Some might consider this a yawn next to the more outré dishes one finds in the Big City. But who cares? It's delicious.
Another starter features snails in garlic butter that were gratinéed with a thick garlic sauce so deeply flavoured that we all dive in to polish it off with our crusty rolls. The last starter is equally delectable. Served in a small casserole, the dish includes two jumbo pasta shells filled with a sort of lamb bolognese. It's not quite what one expects in a French restaurant (a tad common next to the lobster dishes, bien sûr), but I lap it up just the same.
By this point, we're a little bit full, the conversation is flowing, the dishes are arriving like clockwork, and Emilie continues to shoot us that great smile of hers. She tells us her parents have constructed a bedroom-suite on site — just one — making Chez Noeser Quebec's smallest hotel. And, she says, it gets booked up quickly by people unwilling to crawl back into the car post-supper as well as many cyclists who cycle to St-Jean from Montreal. Good to know.
Main courses all share the same gratin dauphinois, asparagus, braised fennel and broiled tomato side dishes and they are all very good. The meats, however, lack spunk, mainly because all of them are drowned in sauce.
My duck magret with foie gras is the ideal rosé and the foie gras is fine, but the orange sauce obliterates all the layers of flavour. The rack of lamb counts four thick chops, which are perfectly cooked (so tender!), yet are also blanketed in a ton of lightly spiced sauce.
Although described on the menu as a "casserole de volaille aux petits légumes du marché," a friend's chicken dish consists of two pieces of chicken covered in a spicy, orange-coloured sauce. It wasn't bad, it's just not what was expected. To be clear, all the sauces tasted good — there was simply too much on each plate. Cut the sauce by half, Chef Noeser, and now we're talking!
For dessert, everyone gets the same plate, a sponge cake layered with an orange and chocolate mousse, served with a slice of maple parfait glacé alongside. Good enough, but I have the same complaint I mentioned from my last review, on a menu this pricey, even one other dessert option would be appreciated. Or even serve the cake and parfait separately as these two really don't do much for each other.
Our total meal cost with tax and tip came in close to $90 per diner. Pricey, yes, but bring-your-own-wine restaurants are always just that much more expensive as they aren't drawing profits in alcohol sales (and, meanwhile, you save on the wines). It's worth noting that this was a meal rich in luxury ingredients served in a sophisticated setting, overseen by people with a quarter-century of experience behind them.
Most important, I feel the love at Chez Noeser as much today as I did a decade ago. This is a true family-run restaurant, not some heartless dinner club on the main, or some branché eatery where people go to see and be seen. It's the real deal. And if we ever see summer in Quebec and they have the chance to get that terrasse up and running, drive out here on a hot night, bring a good bottle (this food merits fine wines) and get ready for an experience not so much about dinner as dining.
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The LA Kings Ice Girls
In honor of their 1st round playoff series versus the San Jose Sharks that starts tonight, we figured it was a good time to show you the LA Kings Ice Girls. Well, that and the fact that their feature producer has been persistently emailing us since February. They are technically called the LA Kings Ice Crew, because there are some dudes on the squad, but we're going to do our best not to show you them. They produced an entire series of videos of their calendar shoot, one for each girl, but we'll just start you with the behind the scenes action :
It used to be a few years ago, when we wanted to put together a photo gallery of Ice Girls, that we wouldn't have much quality material to work with. That is apparently no longer the case in the Web 2.0 days. Thanks to SI.com, and the Ice Crew's Facebook Page, we have more than enough images to get you excited :


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Testing a New Approach to Long-term Salinity Measurements
OCCI Funded Project: 2007Abstract
A fundamental question in climate change science is whether the global water cycle will accelerate with increasing temperatures. Since most of the water cycle occurs unmonitored over the oceans, a key indication of a changing water cycle can be found in trends in the surface salinity distribution.Salinity is greatly under-sampled at present, and we propose to remedy this deficit with deployment of new WHOI-developed technology to make long-term salinity measurements from surface drifters.We plan to use this proof of concept to catalyze a commitment on the part of NOAA to instrument the surface drifters of the global drifter program with salinity sensors. This will generate new and unprecedented monitoring capabilities for salinity and enable the first truly global studies of the water cycle.It will be especially valuable in high latitude regions of the North Atlantic where planned satellite remote sensing technology will be ineffective.


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NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS FILM FESTIVAL This international festival, produced by a Tribeca couple, will be held throughout the month of March in venues around the city, including the Regal Union Square. Above photo is from Hammerboy a film from South Korea, the English language version. Variety of films geared for specific age groups toddlers through teens. For information: www.gkids.com or 212-349-0330
JAMES JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM at the Film Forum. Tale of a pious young man from a Zulu village on a pilgrimage. James is mistaken for an illegal alien, but rescued by a smooth operator. His journey has just begun. Opens March 5; 209 West Houston St., 212-727-8110.
DOCUMENTARIAN PIONEER AT THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE Films by Charles Guggenheim (pictured above), a central figure in the evolution of the American documentary, will be shown in a day-long series on Sun., Feb. 1. The schedule is as follows: 12:30 pm: D-Day Remembered followed by The Johnstown Flood; 3 pm: The Shadow of Hate followed by Robert Kennedy Remembered; 5 pm: Berga: Soldiers of Another War. All screenings are free. 36 Battery Place, 212-945-0039; www.mjhnyc.org
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES, 32 Second Ave., 505-5181: Call for information on upcoming film schedule for December and January including films from Joseph Cornells private collection.
THE CANtor film center, 36 E. Eighth St., 212-571-2170: call for information about film schedule & times.
Cinema village, 22 E. 12th St., 646-408-2705: call for schedule & information.
COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS, 145 Ludlow St., 254-5277: Tue.Robert Beck Memorial Cinema, local, underground & independent films, 9:30 p.m., $5.
FILM FORUM 1, 209 W. Houston St., www.filmforum.com, 727-8110: Jan. 9-29-The Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvos masterwork, on two screens, call for schedule, $9.75; Zero Day, open ended engagement of this film looking into the minds of two high school boys, 1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:10 & 10:10 p.m., $9.75.
FILM FORUM 2, 209 W. Houston St., 727-8110: Jan. 7-20-Several documentaries about the Legendary Couturier Yves Sain Laurent, call for schedule, $9.75; Call about current films showing on the Forums smaller screens.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITy, Cantor Film Center, 36 E. Eighth St., 212-414-2688: Call for schedule & more information, 212-998-1795.
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, MOMA Film/Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St., 212-592-2195: Call for schedule & information.
THE SCREENING ROOM, 54 Varick St., 334-2100: Sun.Breakfast at Tiffanys, based on the novel by Truman Capote, starring Audrey Hepburn, 1:30 p.m.
Pioneer Theater, 155 E. Third St., 254-3300: Sun.SHORT FILM SLAM, show your original films and videos before an audience in a real cinema setting, call for guidelines, 2-4 p.m., sign-up 1:30 p.m.
Video Theater NYC, 85 East Fourth St., 212-868-4444: A new microcinema in New York, hoping to create a new niche for independent, low-budget works that are not big enough for the Film Forum or the Angelika, call now for more information, $5.
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An Artist's Year of Recovery
10.25.13 9:00am
Following Superstorm Sandy, many artists lost one-of-a-kind works -- and their livelihoods.
Leon Reid IV's art studio is feet away from Greenpoint, Brooklyn's Newtown Creek -- one of the most polluted waterways in New York City.
Last year, a day after Superstorm Sandy hit, he rushed over to find his studio submerged in more than four feet of water.
"You could see where it had gotten," Reid said. "Tables were upended and projects that were in progress were just scattered everywhere. So, yeah, it was pretty much the worst thing you could imagine happening."
Reid lost his supplies and many works that were in progress. But lucky for him, he had kept some of his more valuable pieces at home. Other artists in the compound on 99 Commercial Street didn't fare so well. Some decided to pack up and leave, but Leon remains positive.
"I know what nature can do now, but I'm not going to be afraid of it all the time. I'm not going to let it dictate what art work I can do and what tools I can have in my own space," he said.
Reid says he was able to get back on his feet with help from family and friends, and donations from the New York Foundation for the Arts. He's still collecting donations, which can be made here. But he's learned his lesson.
"If I hear of another 'superstorm,' first thing I'm doing is getting a U-Haul and packing up all my stuff and I'm not coming back here," Reid said. "I can't be flooded like this twice."
But if there is a silver lining that has come out of this experience, Reid says it has inspired new projects. One, pictured above, is a sticker with the "I heart NY logo" under water. But like many in New York, he's still recovering.


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Ho ho ho, happy 2016!
·30 december 2015
Despite not updating Vladstudio.com for almost 2 years (which is almost lifetime for a web site), I still receive many emails from visitors - some with questions, some (still) with compliments. Thank you for all your emails! I'd like to shed some light on my life these two years.
Well, it's changed.
Who Stole The Moon? - free (paper) book giveaway
·28 marec 2014
[UPDATE - all books have been sent out and this post is now for history only.]
Some time ago, when I was young and naive, I self-published a book with my illustrations, "Who Stole The Moon?". It sold steadily... for some time. Then I realized what most people in similar situation do - to keep sales going, you need to stop drawing/working/whatever you're doing and start marketing. I was always awful at marketing, so sales basically stopped by now. And because I am now full-time employed, I have no enegry left to spend on pushing the sales.
However, I have an idea what I should do about the remaining books. A couple of times, I sent batches of books to my friends from charity fund helping children with Epidermolysis bullosa - deti-bela.ru (I'm glad I have a chance to promote them here!) Instead of gathering dust in my mother's apartment, I'd rather see these books in children's hands.
So here is the deal. If you participate in something related to children aged 2-6 (kindergarten, charity fund, health care center, hospital, etc) and are interested, I will send you "Who Stole The Moon?" for free.
The photos are below. For more information, please email to email@example.com (do NOT contact me using comments on this page). Thanks!
Vladstudio.com - what's (not) going on
·18 február 2014
If you've visited my website before, you might have noticed I have not updated it for a while. I have been receiving emails saying "Where are new wallpapers?", "We miss you!" - and I truly appreciate them. Silence is proved means of defence for me. However, allow me to write a little bit, just in case you're interested.
Some time ago, I used to combine doing outsource design and development with drawing wallpapers. It worked well, sometimes challenging, but manageable. I had steady flow of jobs, and enough time to draw a wallpaper every week or two.
Then, three things happened.
Vladstudio.com - still alive
·7 júl 2013
"Almost two months without a new wallpaper, what about a 'full-time self-employment, creating wallpapers'???" (Comment from a Vladstudio visitor).
Allow me to shed light on why I have been silent. There is nothing exciting - I have been occupied by two side projects (both taking time but not making any money), plus traveling, plus my kid not being well (all is well now, fortunately). I have plenty of ideas for new wallpapers in my head - just completely out of time and energy to actually draw them. Now, I must say I am lucky man - even with no updates, my humble website remains my (only) source of stable income! I am really looking forward to dedicating myself to vladstudio.com again. Hopefully soon!
Think outside Photoshop - new image editing concept
·12 marec 2013
Russian translation and discussion: Habrahabr.ru
I love Adobe Photoshop. I really do! I have been using it daily for about 10 years. One cannot over-estimate its influence on the world of image editing - which, in many ways, defines how the world around us looks! I'm sure that right now, in your room, there is at least one thing partly designed in Photoshop. All the images in this article were prepared in Photoshop!
In its market, Photoshop is King. You can also call it "standard" (which is mostly good) or "monopoly" (which is mostly bad). But the fact remains - if you work with image editing, you must think in Photoshop's terms and follow its workflows.
Photoshop is not the most complex piece of software (because, let's be fair, digial imaging is not the most complex thing of all). However, it is quite complex, for several reasons. First, it can really do many things. But also, because it is very old, almost as old as I am! This long history of development means Photoshop did not have a chance to re-think any of its core ideas and start some things from scratch. You know, compatibility; and besides, why fix something that works!
Images by about.com
However, recently an idea came to me that's been bugging me, asking to be written and published. So I am writing it here without any specific goal or wish - just because I'd love to share and see what you think. Nothing can be better than an interesting discussion! (Hint - comments are welcome!)
vPass 3 - smart web-based generator of secure passwords
·28 február 2013
I upgraded my password generator to version 3. I suspect I am the only one using it :-) but if you're curious why it's good:
vPass takes your master password (f.e.
my_password) and, optionally, current domain (f.e.
http://accounts.google.com converts into
Your master password never leaves your device. vPass is 100% client-side, pure Javascript, no data is sent to server. It's just a webpage, so it works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, webOS, and any future OS too.
More info: https://www.vpass.info
Kirby - file-based CMS for simple web sites
·28 február 2013
This post is for those who are deciding how to manage their web site(s). Vladstudio is not the only website I am busy with. Until recently, the only options I considered for management was either writing everything from scratch, or using some form of database-driven CMS (WordPress is the most famous).
I was never happy with WordPress - I generally consider it one of the most over-estimated web apps. You can build something large and complex with theme(s) and plugins, but it's ugly from the inside, and supporting it is a nightmare (at least for me). So I was almost always doing all hard coding work myself.
Recently, I stumbled upon a CMS with the fresh concept - Kirby. It's file-based, meaning there is no database, and all your site is simply folders, subfolders and text files!
It looks like an excellent solution when you have skills to develop web template, but other people (who manage content - add news, photos, etc) are not skilled with HTML. Despite being very simple, Kirby is also flexible - add some little tweaks to your template, and you can show photos on website by simply putting the images into a folder!
You can put the website into Dropbox and share it (or just Content folder) with other content managers.
Made with Kirby shows what kinds of websites it's best for.
I even developed couple of little plugins for it: comments and smart submit.
Inspiring others...
·18 január 2013
Vladstudio website visitor writes...
"Hi Vlad! Congratulations for your unique-style art. It seems that one of your creations, inspired the local theater of Elassona, a small beautiful town in Greece where i was been for some days in December. They printed a giant version of the word-inversed wallpaper decorating a wall in addition with some traditional-dressed dolls symbolizing various cultures across the world."
Interview for Charlotte Fromentin
·9 december 2012
Charlotte Fromentin sent me some questions for an interview. Unfortunately for her, she caught me in dark mood ;-) With her permission, the interview is below. French version and original article is here: http://alife.fr/Blog/vladstudio/
1- I know you don't like to talk about you, but can you tell me something about you?
Sure, why not! I am currently 31 year old, I am tall, thin, wear glasses, have a wife and a daughter, drink lots of coffee with milk. I tend to work using every free minute I have. I live in cold cold Siberia. We had -35C tonight! I do not enjoy cold though, nobody does.
If Companion for Mac is not working after you upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion...
·10 október 2012
A little hint sent by a visitor - if Companion for Mac is not working after you upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, delete the app AND its preferences ( ~/Library/Preferences/com.vladstudio.VSCompanion.plist ), then download it again and install. Thanks!


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Wootalyzer's Pricing Post! - The price of today's woot item is saved here for future reference------------------------------------------------------------Gemini DJX-07 DJ Headphones$30.99 + $5 Standard OR $9 Two-Day OR $12 One-Day ShippingCondition: New*DISCLAIMER* Wootalyzer! is in no way affiliated with Woot!, and this post may not always be here!
AskMeAlmostAnything and guess my place of employment in 1993 continued. Yes or no questions. One per person until answered.
Also, at midnight, the game ends. Period.
ThunderThighs wrote:AskMeAlmostAnything and guess my place of employment in 1993 continued. Yes or no questions. One per person until answered.
A welder?
IT related?
Student? You werent employed?
Either right?
k4th3r1n3 wrote:A welder?
No. ROFL
I could go for a nice set of headphones for my PC
Are these any good? Amazon only has 1 review and it's 5 stars so...
theguruguys wrote:IT related?
What Ohms are these headphones?
ThunderThighs wrote:
Also, at midnight, the game ends. Period.
Guess no 3 day woot off this time ;)
ThunderThighs wrote:No. ROFL
Yeah, didn't think so
Did it involve photography?
Web developer?
Cyris69 wrote:What Ohms are these headphones?
Here's their website for this
ThunderThighs wrote:YES!
Tech Support rep.
theguruguys wrote:Guess no 3 day woot off this time ;)
That's why it says two days in my signature.
k4th3r1n3 wrote:Yeah, didn't think so
Did it involve photography?
theguruguys wrote:Web developer?
ThunderThighs wrote:That's why it says two days in my signature.
Like woot!, your signature changes so much lately I tend to miss things ;) LOL!
Moueska wrote:Tech Support rep.
I did that in a past career but no, not in 1993.
ThunderThighs wrote:I did that in a past career but no, not in 1993.
Okay... Newsgroup Moderator! :D
Repairing computers??
ThunderThighs wrote:Here's their website for this
yeah no real specs
Did it require writing articles? Like product reviews?
Moueska wrote:Okay... Newsgroup Moderator! :D
Ha! No.
I did use the first online banking and news software though. StarText in 1985. Have done online banking ALWAYS since then.
k4th3r1n3 wrote:Repairing computers??
Cyris69 wrote:yeah no real specs
Drat. Sorry. That's all we have too then.
theguruguys wrote:Did it require writing articles? Like product reviews?
articles? No
Product reviews? No
Writing..... hmmmmm
Systems Analyst?
Inventor of the internets!
miken927 wrote:Systems Analyst?
firstcaroline wrote:Inventor of the internets!
Man, so nice to be back with a keyboard and mouse.
Wrote for newspaper website?
theguruguys wrote:Wrote for newspaper website?
I purchased these last woot-off and they were actually not bad. I was putting them to the test next to some Denon AHD2000's and AKG K550's. Of course these are both overpriced headphones but I was suprised how nicely it compared vs the Denon's. The Denon's of course were nicer but these guys were no slouch.
My only big complaint about this set is that the set is a little uncomfortable to wear after an extended period because my ears must be too big or something as they don't comfortably fit into the ear cups. Otherwise $30 is a pretty good deal with these. I tried a bunch of other headsets in the price range but these were clearly much beter.
k4th3r1n3 wrote:AOL?
But do you remember how many of those damn CDs you got in the mail or where at every cash register? Geez.
Moueska wrote:Blogger?
They had those then?
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Mark Edmundson has a message for this fall's crop of first-year university students: If you're going to university in search of what universities have traditionally offered — which is to say, an education — you had better be prepared to meet some resistance. Edmundson asserts in his book "Why Teach?" that universities have largely lost their way: Their administrators, and many of their faculty, are less interested in developing their students' intellectual capacities, in giving them access to the treasures of our culture and in helping them discover themselves and grow as people than they are in keeping students happy with flashy technology, pop culture references and inflated grades.
This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers Row.
Edmundson is a professor of English at the University of Virginia, and when he talks about a "good" or "real" education, he means a liberal arts education: one that emphasizes the humanities, in particular the reading of literature, and takes self-development rather than career preparation as its primary goal. The fact that most universities, and most students, now focus on job training and show little interest in exploring perpetually perplexing questions and trying to impart deep values strikes Edmundson as disturbing and wrongheaded. "What does it mean," he asks, "for a university to stop seeing itself as having something like a spiritual mission and begin acting like a commercial venture?"
Regardless of what it means, there is no question that universities have undergone a radical shift in the way education is perceived. The people who run universities — and many of the people who teach in them — no longer believe in the value of learning for its own sake, let alone such hoary ideas as truth, virtue or wisdom. What they care about is pleasing the students so that those students will continue to enroll and pay the tuition that funds the university's operations, and so that those students will give high evaluations now required of professors for retention and promotion. And, as Edmundson points out, students who have been raised in a consumption-based society in which the fundamental values are monetary, the most respected virtues are agreeableness and speed, and the highest conceivable end is to be constantly diverted and entertained are unlikely to demand to be challenged, made uncomfortable or forced to confront and critique their basic beliefs.
Yet it is those students who suffer. "The quest at the center of a liberal arts education is not a luxury quest: it's a necessity quest," Edmundson writes. "If you do not undertake it, you risk leading a life of desperation — maybe quiet; maybe, in time, very loud — and I am not exaggerating. For you risk trying to be someone other than who you are, which, in the long run, is killing."
Unfortunately, Edmundson asserts, most university education is concerned with making us other than who we are. "Current schooling, from the primary grades through college, is about tooling people to do what society (as its least imaginative members conceive it) needs done. We are educated to fill roles, not to expand our minds and deepen our hearts."
Some will find it easy to scoff at such lofty sentiments. Indeed, scoffing — particularly when lofty sentiments are the target — has become something close to an automatic reflex in our society, and I think Edmundson is on to something when he points out how much harm is done by the desire to look cool, to avoid showing enthusiasm, to appear above sincere expressions of genuine feeling. It used to be that professors were willing to display a passionate interest in the subjects to whose studies they had devoted their lives. If this alienated some students, or invited a certain degree of easy mockery, it also served as an encouraging example and role model for those students who were potentially capable of passionate interest and commitment. To avoid such displays, as so many professors do now in the interest of trying to look cool (or at least relevant), is to rob students of this opportunity.
Edmundson's passionate dedication to and enthusiasm for teaching make the book, despite the grimness of its portrait of American universities today, a spirited and cheering read. I had the occasional quibble with Edmundson's claims — and once or twice I wasn't quite clear what he was getting at — but for the most part I found his descriptions, diagnoses and suggestions accurate and insightful, even inspiring.
I found myself wanting to give copies of "Why Teach?" not only to all of my university colleagues but to my students. Perhaps some of them would dismiss Edmundson as a crank, a Luddite or some sort of malcontent. But others, I'm sure, would recognize him for who he is: an optimist and an idealist who believes that true education makes students into something far more valuable than consumerist robots and who believes that universities can still offer this kind of education. All it would take is for those of us who have chosen teaching as our profession to remember that we made this choice because we believed in values that transcend the shallow and deeply corrosive values of the marketplace, and to find the integrity to proclaim our belief in those values to each other, to our students, and to the world.
Troy Jollimore is a 2013 Guggenheim fellow and a philosophy professor at California State University, Chico. His books include "Love's Vision" and "At Lake Scugog: Poems."
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- Sleep paralysis—A complete or partial inability to move or speak just as sleep or a sleep attack is beginning or ending
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- They are usually visual images that you see vividly, though they don't really exist.
- They can also be tactile and auditory sensations.
- Automatic behaviour
- Episodes similar to sleepwalking that may happen during involuntary sleep episodes
- May include continuation of current activity or meaningless speech
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UNIONDALE, NY -- For the second straight game a promising start led to a disappointing finish for the Flyers. Two games in a row now the Flyers have scored the game's first goal only to allow the final four.
The latest was Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum that has many writing their playoff obituary.
The Flyers are five points out of the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with nine games left. It's not impossible but won't be easy, especially if the Flyers can't do a better job on the offensive end.
"We've come up empty the last two games and that is not what we wanted," forward Mike Knuble said.
Not it isn't.
Coach Peter Laviolette didn't question the Flyers effort.
"I thought the guys played hard and it was fast game both ways and wasn't a lot of room either way," Laviolette said.
Of course there is a difference between playing hard and playing well. The Flyers didn't play particularly well, especially in the beginning of the third period, facing a 2-1 deficit.
The Islanders were the early aggressors and then scored two late goals when the Flyers had to open things up in an attempt to get the equalizer.
Now the question is whether the Flyers are good enough to make the playoffs.
"We are a good team," said Claude Giroux, who sounded as if he were trying to convince himself of this fact. "Obviously the standings may not be showing it, but we are a good team."
Giroux, who sent Jake Voracek on goal for the game's first score, then added, "We can play with any team in the league."
Many NHL teams can make the same claim. Being competitive with teams and beating them are two different stories.
Giroux talked afterwards about how the Flyers have to play a full 60 minutes.
Should this really be a problem 39 games into the season?
Steve Mason made his first start in goal for the Flyers and Laviolette said he was pleased with the play of the 24-year-old goalie. One has to wonder who will play goal on Thursday against the visiting Ottawa Senators.
Either way, it's not so much who is in goal but rather who can score a few goals.
This is the second time this season the Flyers have scored a single goal in consecutive games. The first came Jan. 27 in a 5-1 loss at Tampa Bay and Jan. 29 in a 2-1 defeat at the New York Rangers.
That was back when the Flyers were beginning the season by losing six out of their first eight games. It was their worst stretch of the season, by far.
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Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1948. She is married to Fred L. Buckine, attorney at law, and they have two daughters, Peggy LaVerne, a graduate of Florida A & M University, and Laura LaVerne, a graduate of the University of Central Florida. Justice Quince graduated in 1970 from Howard University with a B.S. Degree in Zoology; she received her J.D. Degree from the Catholic University of America in 1975. While a law student she was active in Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the Black American Law Students Association; she received an award for her work with Catholic's Neighborhood Legal Services Clinic. In 1999, she received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the Stetson University College of Law. In 2004, she received an honorary doctor of laws degree from St. Thomas University School of Law.
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Givenchy shares a look at their Pre-Fall 2013 men's accessories collection. Continuing to blend his iconic aesthetic with the history of the French fashion house, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci delivers more of the hard-hitting prints that have brought the brand off the runways of Paris and into the streets of America.
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you gotta watch for hotspots within the incubator
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Four men hacked a state legislator to death with machetes and wounded a journalist who was apparently talking to him on the side of a highway Wednesday in the western Mexico state of Michoacan.
Lawmaker Osbaldo Esquivel Lucatero had stopped with his brother to meet with the journalist on the outskirts of Morelia, the capital of Michoacan. While the two were talking, four men pulled up in a car and attacked the legislator and the journalist.
The legislator's brother drove the men to a hospital, where Esquivel Lucatero died. The journalist suffered serious injuries.
Acting state prosecutor Marco Vinicio Aguilera said robbery might have been a motive.
Aguilera did not release the name of the journalist or the news outlet he worked for, citing the need for security.
Both journalists and local officials have been the targets of killings in recent years in Michoacan, where drug violence is so bad that some communities have formed self-defense groups.
Esquivel Lucatero was the former mayor of Buenavista Tomatlan, a town in one of the state's most violent areas.
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Head Coach Brian Baise was awarded the honor of Bob Sweeney EIVA Coach of the Year, while three of his players earned all-conference honors. (Gil Talbot)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass – In what has been one of its most successful seasons in program history, the No. 15 Harvard men's volleyball team had even more reason to celebrate on Monday afternoon as head coach Brian Baise was named Bob Sweeney EIVA Coach of the Year, while senior Matt Jones, freshman DJ White and junior Rob Lothman all earned EIVA All-Conference honors. Jones and White were named first team all conference while Lothman was named to the second team.
Jones and White have served as two of Harvard's main offensive threats this season as they have combined for nearly 600 kills (588). Jones is sporting a 3.80 kills per set average while White is hitting at a 2.77 clip. The La Jolla, Calif., native has also been prominent on the national stage as the senior is ranked 10th in kills per set (3.80) and aces per set (.43). Meanwhile White is ranked 14th in the country in hitting percentage with a .326 mark.
Lothman has been an assist machine for the Crimson in 2012, as he recorded a career-high 856 helpers. The junior ranks third in the conference in assists per set with a 10.07, while he ranks 14th in the nation in that category.
Baise is having his best season at the helm of the Crimson as he has tallied a career-high 18 wins. This is the second time in his tenure that the Crimson has reached the EIVA tournament having taken the team to a first-place showing his first year in 2009. 2012 also brought another first for the fourth-year head coach as the Crimson are ranked in the AVCA coaches poll for the first time in the program's history, featured at No. 15 in the country.
The No. 2 seeded Crimson will square off with No. 3 George Mason in the EIVA Tournament on Thrusday, April 26, at 5:30 p.m., in State College, Pa. The Crimson went 1-1 against the Patriots this season, falling to George Mason 3-0 at home, while defeating the Patriots in five sets in Fairfax, Va.


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