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Necronomicon: Special Edition (FR - DVD R2)
Gabe checks out this French release of a better than average horror anthology...
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Howard Philip Lovecraft is one of the most popular and influential pulp horror writers of all time, and thanks to various infiltrations into popular geek culture (films, comics, video and role playing games) his popularity has enjoyed its apex of late. Despite these irrefutable facts, most American studios seem to be content to sit on the majority of their filmed versions of Lovecraft's stories. The reasoning for this digital absence might not be so mysterious when the general quality of these adaptations, which mostly stand somewhere between boring and awful, is taken into account. Director Stuart Gordon has managed two great Lovecraft adaptations, Re-Animator and From Beyond, and one decent Dagon, and Guillermo del Toro has produced some effectively subtle homage, but none of these adaptations have ever exacted the precise feeling of the author's work.
Re-Animator producer Brian Yuzna managed to direct a series of fun, colourful, and reasonably successful horror movies in the late '80s and early '90s, including Society, Return of the Living Dead III, Silent Night, Deadly Night IV[/i], and two Re-Animator sequels. Somewhere in the middle of these not always successful comic book creations Yuzna produced an anthology feature based on Lovecraft's writing (which is perfect suited for an anthology or short film treatment), and co-directed the film with then recent Godzilla director Shusuke Kaneko, and then unknown Frenchmen Christophe Gans, who'd go on to direct good looking but dimly plotted Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill.
The Drowned
Edward De LaPoer (Bruce Payne) inherits the creepy abandoned hotel that has sat in his family's keep for generations. While exploring the estate Edward finds a sealed envelope written by his great uncle Jethro De La Poer. The Letter recounts the events of Jethro's tragic death at his own hands after reviving his dead wife and child using the unholy Necronomicon's incantations. Obviously missing the point of the letter, Edward sets out to bring back his own wife from the dead, with understandably tragic consequences.
Gans' episode is unfortunately the weakest of the three by a pretty large measure. The biggest problem is the lack of time spent developing a narrative that requires two full back stories and at least thirty minutes' worth of character development. Gans' employs so many flashbacks that there's even a lengthy flashback within a flashback. Despite all this exposition there still really isn't a plot to the episode. The audience is expected to then accept thin characters, even though their personal tragedies are the focus of the scares.
But Gans isn't stupid, he knows he only has about twenty minutes to eke out a few thrills and chills, so he pushes the visuals to his budget's limit. Unfortunately, at this point in his career Gans seems to lack to confidence to make a real statement with his visuals, and his best just isn't very memorable. There are some colourful, Bava and Corman inspired moments, and some nice, old fashion model work, but by the time you finish the next two tales you'll probably forget everything except the giant rubbery Cthulu finale. A disappointment, but a reasonably impressive first dip into movie waters.
The Cold
When an insipid reporter comes sniffing around a local apartment building that has been the site of several missing person's final home, the owner recounts a disturbing tale of scientific madness and murder. Twenty years before a woman named Lena took up residence in the building, and was ordered to not disturb the building owner Dr. Richard Madden (David Warner). On her first night Lena was attacked by her sexually abusive stepfather. During the struggle Dr. Madden intervened and supposedly chased the intruder off. Lena woke up in Madden's office where she was told of his rare illness that requires his apartment remains as chilly as a refrigerator. But when Lena's stepfather didn't show up again she feared that Dr. Madden's story may not have been as benign as she initially assumed.
Shusuke Kaneko's episode (which was apparently practically co-directed by producers Aki Komine and Brian Yuzna) is a step up from The Drowned in general creepiness, thanks in no small part to David Warner's warm and eerie performance. Warner is one of those classy actors that will do anything for a buck, so he finds his way into some less then prestigious features, but he's always in top form. It's a good thing to, because with the exception of Mille Perkins' supporting part the rest of the cast is pretty lousy. This probably had something to do with the language barrier between the director and actors.
The physical horrors of The Cold have a touch of Cronenberg body horror, which brings an intimacy to the violence, and the parts of the episode that work the best are actually quite un-Lovecraftian, which is sort of unfortunate. As in Gans' episode the brief runtime is a big hindrance to the story, especially in this case considering the fact that we're suppose to buy into characters falling in love, and the subsequent tragedy of that love. The Cold is basically a better then average episode of Tales from the Crypt with a really gory climax.
During a pursuit of a suspect known as 'The Butcher', two police officers suffer a brutal car crash. One officer is dragged away by the perp, unconscious, while the other (Belinda Bauer) follows the blood trail, still dazed from the accident. The pursuit leads to the bowels of an abandoned warehouse, where the pursuing officer discovers two odd vagrants, Mr. and Mrs., who agree to lead her to the Butcher, and her fallen colleague.
The general rule of a good horror anthology is that you save the best tale for last ( Trilogy of Terror, Creepshow), and there is no doubt in my mind that Brian Yuzna's episode is the best of the three. Whispers is everything we've come to expect from Yuzna—supersaturated comic book colouring, bizarre and gooey creature effects, graphic violence, strange characters, and a touch of allegory. Yuzna takes his cues from Dario Argento's Black Cat (his section of Two Evil Eyes), which was basically a greatest hits package of Poe, by adding elements from about a gillion Lovecraft stories. At the same time, Whispers is entirely un-Lovecraftian, and modern (for the time).
Yuzna crams so very much Freudian grotesqueness into his episode only the most prudish Lovecraft enthusiast wouldn't enjoy it. The whole thing is just so slimy, gaudy and bloody that even the rubbery effects and empty narratives can't spoil the fun. There isn't much to say about the over-the-top performances besides the fact that they fit, and the underlining issues of abortion morals are really easy to overlook. This kind of wackiness can't maintain a feature length film, but it sits well for twenty minutes straight.
The three full episodes are book ended by the increasingly silly (and according to the commentary greatly edited) tale of a fictional representation of Lovecraft (played by Jeffery Combs in Bruce Campbell make-up) discovering the 'real' Necronomicon. It's sort of like Indiana Jones on the cheap, with lots of gooey creature effects at the end. Yuzna also directed this segment, and makes a brief cameo as Lovecraft's chauffer.
I hadn't watched Necronomicon since the days of VHS, when the image was flat, overly dark, and full frame. This release isn't the most perfect remastering on record, but it's about as good as the low budget film will likely ever get. The overall image is a little on the soft side, which leads to a slightly shallow depth of field. Details are nice despite the softness, without hardly any compression noise (exceptions include the brightest flashes of yellow and orange during fire). Colours, especially during Yuzna's wacky final segment, are vibrant and effectively comic book, and contrast levels are well balanced. The transfer's biggest issues have to do with age, including regular small artefacts and fine grain (mostly during Yuzna's episode).
This isn't the most successful 5.1 remix I've ever heard, but it's effective considering the low-budget source material. For the most part the English track is a standard surround track with a couple of discrete music cues in the rear channels. The LFE isn't particularly punchy, but it's a solid edition, especially to the film's audio shock scares. The track's overall depth is lacking, but dialogue is clear and usually well separated, and I didn't notice any obvious distortion or damage. The one hitch to this being a French release is that the disc's producers have decided to force the French subtitles during English language playback. Even my region free player, which is usually good about overcoming forced subtitles, was ineffective.
The US studios may be sitting on their Lovecraft, but apparently Europe has got us covered. This French released super-special edition starts out with a commentary track featuring Yuzna and Gans. Gans starts the track in French, but as soon as he introduces Yuzna everything is in English, with forced French subtitles. It's a very entertaining and joyous track, with loads of laughs and plenty of humbled moments. Gans is full of scene specific homage, pointing out shots he's stolen from Kwaidan, Lisa and the Devil, Profondo Rosso, Village of the Damned, The Thing, Blood and Black Lace and so on. One might expect all the production and non- Drowned factoids to come from Yuzna, but Gans was part of the production the whole way through, and knows just as much. Not to take away any of Yuzna's credit, because he's full of info, but Gans' knowledge of film from all around the world, literature, even anime is rather remarkable. All around, a very enjoyable track.
Disc two starts with a selection of documentaries, four in total, all presented in full-frame video and mixed French/English audio with an English subtitle option. The first is called 'B-Movie Hell', and is a look at the production process. Being a French disc, and because the Japanese producer and director are no where to be seen, the slight majority of the focus in on Gans and the fact that this was his first film. There's also quite bit of focus on the effects reshoots. A lot of this stuff is covered on the commentary track, but there are plenty of tasty anecdotes to fill the space. Gans' was hired to direct The Drowned because he was attached to direct Crying Freeman and Yuzna needed to convince the Japanese producers that he would be capable. Also interesting is the news that Yuzna hadn't finished Return of the Living Dead III when Gans started filming his segment, and the inclusion of the deleted effects footage. The doc is well produced, comparable to the making of John Carpenter's The Thing, and contains a mix of talking heads, photos, film footage and behind the scenes footage, and it runs about an hour.
Next is a featurette about Joe LoDuca's musical score. LoDuca was a Sam Raimi alumni from the Evil Dead days, and has worked steadily in television for a while now, including the Raimi produced Hercules and Xena, and cartoons like the new adventures of He Man and the Masters of the Universe. The composer was selected by Gans and Yuzna for his Evil Dead credentials, but made a go at a much more classical and romantic score for Gans' segment. The music doesn't always work, but when it does it adds a deep sense of emotion to an emotionally lacking feature. It also adds a whole lot of class and production value. The featurette is surprisingly exhaustive, covering LoDuca's thoughts on specific cues and scenes, and allowing him to play the cues over the film. The twenty-minute featurette is about half devoted Gans' and LoDuca's collaboration on Brotherhood of the Wolf, which is kind of strange considering that this isn't a Brotherhood of the Wolf DVD. Despite this pointless addition, the fact that LoDuca can play all these instruments (keyboards, guitars, flutes, other instruments I can't pronounce) is very impressive.
The third featurette concerns the film's production design. The production again went to a Sam Raimi alumni, one Anthony Tremblay. Tremblay was able to use his original Necronomicon book design, which he couldn't use on Army of Darkness because Raimi wanted to stick to the same book style he used in Evil Dead parts one and two. Tremblay isn't the most intriguing public speaker, but the original paintings are a fine edition to these intensive extras. The featurette runs a healthy fourteen minutes, but kind of glazes over The Cold segment.
The final entrée in the 'documentary' sub-menu is a conversation with the film's three producers—Brian Yuzna, Taka Ichise, and Samuel Hadida. Necronomicon is not likely to be remembered for much in the greater history of world cinema, but it is an impressive merging artistically and financially from three countries. Yuzna spends most of the time talking about how cool the multi-continental production was, and though he doesn't let the others get too many words in, he does spend a lot of time praising his co-interviewees. Though I'd like to hear more from Ichise (Yuzna eventually pries a few minutes worth of dialogue out of him), and though a lot of the same subject matter was covered by Yuzna on the commentary, this frank and friendly roundtable is pretty great, and runs about thirteen minutes.
Under the 'making-of' banner are a few less informative featurettes (also fit with English subtitles when needed). The first is an amusing EPK narrated by Mr. Trailer Voice (I forget his real name). It's got a few seconds of interview and behind the scenes footage, but mostly consists of Mr. Trailer Voice narrating the plots of the three episodes, set to footage from the film. This spoiler packed, elongated trailer runs ten minutes. This is followed by a brief collection of raw, fly on the wall footage, and on set interviews from The Drowned, which are used in sections for some of the disc's other extras. The menu section is finished with another brief behind the scenes featurette concerning the special effects climax of The Drowned.
If you particularly enjoyed Joe LoDuca's score you are in luck because the entire thing has been collected on this disc. It's not entirely practical to listen to music on the television, but the inclusion is something often missing from modern DVDs. These healthy extras are completed with the Japanese trailer and a three galleries—production photos, design illustrations, and storyboards.
Necronomicon isn't a great movie, but it's actually quite a bit better then the film I remember watching on VHS ten or so years ago. Though the film itself is very hit and miss, this special edition release is packed with fantastic extras that strike a nice balance between entertainment and education with overstaying their welcome. I know it's been fourteen years, but I'd love to see a belated sequel utilizing different Asian, American, and European filmmakers. It's not going to happen, but I can dream.
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Review by Gabriel Powers
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I only liked the second story. I found the rest pointless and rather boring (especially the lame-as-hell third entry). I found the wraparound segments really 'meh', with Combs being great as usual (and he even resembles Lovecraft too). I could see why this spent two years on the shelf back in the mid 90s. Nothing to write home about.
Bruno Billion Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 260
Surprisingly a lot better than a lot of people think, but it's true the third story is the weakest. Gans's, while not being the best, is certainly the most atmospheric.
Still, as far as Lovecraft is concerned, I prefer movies like Dagon or In the Mouth of Madness, certainly the best Lovecraftian movie, even though it's not adapting anything from the Master of Horror.
Still, as far as Lovecraft is concerned, I prefer movies like Dagon or In the Mouth of Madness, certainly the best Lovecraftian movie, even though it's not adapting anything from the Master of Horror.
Simon Abrams Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 710
How does the Yuzna segment compare to "Society?'
I had read about this a while ago and was curious as the "Cloverield" hype machine got me hooked on Lovecraft, though they pretty much slapped the fans in the face by saying "How could you ever think it could be Cthulhu?!" when Matt Reeves said stuff like "We already answered that." and "We wanted to create an American monster to stand up to Godzilla."
I had read about this a while ago and was curious as the "Cloverield" hype machine got me hooked on Lovecraft, though they pretty much slapped the fans in the face by saying "How could you ever think it could be Cthulhu?!" when Matt Reeves said stuff like "We already answered that." and "We wanted to create an American monster to stand up to Godzilla."
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,713
I'm a little shocked that I'm the only one that likes the third segment. I find it so purely entertaining. It's not quite as balls-out tacky as Society, but it's pretty garish.
Bruno Billion Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 260
Gabe Powers wrote: I'm a little shocked that I'm the only one that likes the third segment. I find it so purely entertaining. It's not quite as balls-out tacky as Society, but it's pretty garish.
It's not that the third segment is bad. it is entertaining indeed and goes very well with a beer and some popcorn
But it's the least Lovecraftian of the three stories in style and atmosphere.
I bought this DVD back when it was released in France about a year ago (if I remember well) and it's a very good product.
It's not that the third segment is bad. it is entertaining indeed and goes very well with a beer and some popcorn
But it's the least Lovecraftian of the three stories in style and atmosphere.
I bought this DVD back when it was released in France about a year ago (if I remember well) and it's a very good product.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 5th February 2005
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitles: French (forced), English
Extras: Director Commentary, Making of Documentaries, Behind the Scenes Featurettes, Trailers, Galleries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Christophe Gans, Shusuke Kaneko, Brian Yuzna
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Payne, Richard Lynch, Belinda Bauer, Maria Ford
Length: 96 minutes
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Scabby's allnighter bloat
Scabby was out last night in London wearing a pink dress and Lindsay Lohan's busted face. In fairness to Scabby, she's like 40 plus. When you factor in all the gangrushes on her ass, it's understandable the way she looks. Lilo at 23 is a f-cking crime.
But how much class is Pam? Those long tacky ass silver fake nails and a dress that might as well cost less than my sandwich – and the worst part is, some bitches actually call this a style inspiration. For reals. There's a broad who's been spamming me lately to promote her website where she broadcasts the fact that "I like it when you look at my boobies!"
So anyway, the scabbed pride of Canada was right back at it today, likely not sleeping much before throwing on a tight dress and heading out. This must be why she's workin' some bloat around the belly. I'm the same way. If I drink the night before, or eat too much fried rice, and sleep only an hour or two, my sh-t is engorged too.
Still…trash is very, very fertile. I suppose it's not impossible that Scabby's carrying more in there than leftover tequila shots. After all, it allegedly happens once a year. And then as quickly as it comes, quickly again it goes. With Kid Rock, with Rick Salomon, with the dude who pumped her gas last week…? She partied last night with some dude who makes commercials for Doritos in the UK. He's a stud, non?
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Things are looking up in the Kent County real estate market.
One of the constant refrains by economists evaluating the aftermath of the Great Recession has been how devastating the collapse of the real estate market has been given its effect on several markets.
However, Kent County realtors reported positive figures for the third quarter and they were hopeful things would continue to get better.
"The market is doing very well in Kent County," ERA Harrington Realty Realtor/Manager Doug Doyle said. "Sales are up. Pending sales are up. Inventory is down. Prices have stabilized. Activity is strong. Interest rates are low. Appraisals are showing strong values. Investors are buying."
Doyle is a member of the Kent County Association of Realtors Board of Directors and the 2010 Kent County Realtor Of The Year. He said this was most likely the best time to buy real estate in 40 to 50 years.
"My personal opinion is that we have turned the corner and my experience tells me that we are going to see prices going up in 2013 and not far in the future," he said. "We will see a shortage of housing. There is clearly a pent up demand that we are starting to see in our area."
Keller Williams Realtor JT Takacs, Realtor of the Year for Kent County in 2011, works in both new home sales and re-sales. He said it was exciting to see the increase in activity.
"In the last two months, I'm seeing more people coming into my open houses who are not sure if they can buy, but, they want see if they can," Takacs said. "I think that's a nice pulse indicator that might be showing people are feeling more confident about the low rates, home prices and are willing to at least explore the possibility of buying.
"We weren't seeing that before," he added. "We're also seeing a nice up tick in the number of inquiry phone calls coming into the office as well as the number of Internet inquiries about homes."
Kent County Association of Realtors President Carol Burns, of Keller Williams Realty Central, said one builder had recently sold 35 home in the Smyrna area, which had been a tough market. That was a good indicator because Smyrna got hit harder than most areas because it had the biggest growth before the real estate bubble burst, she said.
Overall, Burns has been impressed by the 11 percent rise in overall sales and the 18 percent reduction in inventory – the number of homes available, she said. Burns reasoned that the positive market reflected the stabilization in the jobs market.
"I think people are starting to get confident in their jobs," she said. "It's not like people are being laid off left and right. Plus, the mortgage companies are starting to loosen up and come up with programs for those who couldn't buy when the market was tight."
She acknowledged that foreclosures and short sales – sales done when the owner owes more on the house that it was worth – were still a factor in the local market.
Foreclosures often took a long time because banks were not interested in being in the real estate market, she said. But Burns looked at foreclosures in a positive light in terms of when those homes would finally hit the market.
"I think we have not seen the end of the shadow market, which means there's going to be more deals out there for buyers," she said.
As for short sales, banks have improved the way they work with Realtors, Burns said.
Burns added that prices overall would increase as inventory decreased — in line with the laws of supply and demand, Burns said.
Before that came to fruition, Burns urged people to keep things in perspective when selling their homes.
"You might be getting less for your house than years ago, but the house you're purchasing is going to be less as well," said Burns, who was the 2005 Kent County Realtor of the Year. "So, you're going to end up with the same amount of money in your pocket."


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Semi and street sweeper crash on I-75
Semi Overturned on I-75 Near Franklin
Semi and street sweeper crash on I-75
Semi Overturned on I-75 Near Franklin
A semi-tractor trailer and street sweeper collided Monday morning in Franklin, sending one driver to the hospital, troopers said.
Ohio State Highway Troopers said the accident happened around 3:45 a.m. on southbound I-75, just south of State Route 123.
Troopers said the driver of the street sweeper was hurt in the crash, but the injuries are described as minor.
Troopers also said the impact of the collision caused both vehicles to overturn into a ditch.
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The American Underwater Products Booth at DEMA Show: Oceanic, AERIS, Hollis, Lavacore and OceanPro were all well represented at our booth. The booth was staffed by our Sales Representatives, International Distributors and Affiliates and company Management. With a constant flow of attendees and buyers going through the exhibit, AUP had easily one of the busiest booths at the show .
Technical Service Seminars at DEMA Show: We held 7 Technical Service Seminars and drew in over 200 participants for the second year in a row. The full Equipment Technician Seminars and the Updates were very popular for Oceanic, AERIS and Hollis. Several seminars were booked completely full.
Marketing & Sales Seminars at DEMA Show: We held 21 Sales and Marketing Seminars and drew in more than 350 attendees. We were especially happy to see so many Oceanic, AERIS and Hollis Dealers and distributors attend the Buyers Programs and Distributor Product Reviews. This type of presentation is the most efficient way to reach our Dealer and Distributor Base.
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Hello! So, I'm gonna buy my brother PS3 for his Christmas Present. Me and my bro love to play co-op games (offline, split screen), and I was wondering what your recommendation is. I heard "Borderlands" is good. Any reply is appreciated! :)
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inFAMOUS is AWESOME!!!! and Fall Out 3... but i dont think its a 2 player sorry
8 years, 9 months ago
Yeah! Call of Duty for sure! It's embarrassing to say this, but I've never played COD before. But I just saw the trailer the other day, and it looks awesome. Oh yeah, I also just finished watching "Band of Brothers" and more the reason I am attracted to COD.
8 years, 10 months ago
The Band of Brothers games used to be my favorite on the original Xbox, but they haven't made many over the years. Modern Warfare 2 is a tough online game to get into, but the single player has (FINALLY) stopped spamming enemies and grenades! - GooieGreen 8 years, 10 months ago
Needs moar LittleBigPlanet, and Call of Duty
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LittleBigPlanet is awesome! - maria 8 years, 10 months ago
Rly?? LittleBigPlanet??? Wat kind of game is it??? Action? - ElArtista2295 8 years, 9 months ago
It is a side-scrolling adventure game. Lots of puzzles, endless replayability since anyone can make and download new levels. It is epic. - GooieGreen 8 years, 9 months ago
MUHHAAHAHAHAHA! You've come to the right place (or, ALMOST the right place).
There aren't that many multiplayer games, but there are some great co-op games. Jim is right when he says RE5 rocks; him and I have played that game a lot together and it is a lot better with two people playing.
Another good one is Resistance 2, which has a 2-player option for online play (competitive multiplayer and cooperative 8-man missions) although you cannot play through the story with two people.
Also, Borderlands might be a good pick, as it is a loot-drop FPS with a fun coop setting. I would recommend the previous two over this one as it might not appeal as much to you or your brother.
A downloadable game that has excellent coop is Super Stardust HD. It is basically an asteroids game, but better.
Some maybe-not-so-great games are Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2, Lego Star Wars, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Don't forget Rock Band 2!
If you have any more PS3 questions, feel free to head over to TotalPlayStation.com; we'd love to answer your questions about PS3 and other Sony products there!
8 years, 10 months ago
hey hey hey! thanx for the reply, and I apologize for the delay. Wow! thanx for the thorough list of co-op games!!! I also checked out your site TotalPlayStation! niiiice! :) yeah, now I am more confused with so many games to buy! ;) - alecho 8 years, 10 months ago
Wait... why is rock band 2 in the 'maybe-not-so-great' category? - jim 8 years, 10 months ago
Eh it was sort of tacked on, but yeah, it's a great game, ignoring how much space the hardware takes up! - GooieGreen 8 years, 10 months ago
the split screen is a little weird but it's a good co-op...
Resident Evil 5
8 years, 10 months ago
hey! yeah, my bro is really into RE, and he was SUPER pumped up when he found out that it is a co-op game. However, we may wait til next year. I heard a special edition will be released next year (an extended version?). - alecho 8 years, 10 months ago
awesome game! Love it. I always watch my brother play it. I never do though. - ElArtista2295 8 years, 9 months ago
@ElArtista2295 - you should, it's a great game, or while we're on the topic: Play Co-op! =D - jim 8 years, 9 months ago
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Haleigh Cummings Case: Misty Croslin Confession.. "He took her away in a Black Bag"
As 18 year old Misty Croslin pleaded no contest to another drug trafficking charge today, Defense Attorney Robert Fields told the court his client, Misty Croslin, former wife of Haleigh Cummings Father Ron, also serving time on drug charges, that she knew what happened to 5 year old Haleigh the night of February 10, 2009.
"According to Misty, Joe took Haleigh while Misty was laying in bed and covered herself up with a blanket," Fields told Channel 4 Tuesday morning outside the courtroom. "They were there for like seven minutes, appeared to be on drugs and Misty says she saw Joe put Haleigh in a black bag and she heard Haleigh scream."
Joe Overstreet, who is Misty Croslin's cousin from Tennesee allegedly came to the Mobile home with Misty's brother Hank Croslin following a drug arrest in January, looking for an assault rifle. When the assault rifle was not found, Overstreet allegedly covered Haleigh with a blanket and then removed her from the home in a black bag.
Misty Croslin claims to have heard Haleigh scream, and did nothing to stop the abduction.
Joe Overstreet was recently arrested on drug charges in Tennesee, although authorities do not believe that crime is related to Haleigh's disappearance.
Today is Haleigh Cummings 7th birthday.


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Juan Gonzalez aka Wonji is born in Brooklyn, New York 1972 is one of four sons in a family of musicians who started his music career playing the trumpet in jr. high band. With these early skills in music he soon started playing other instruments including, guitars, drums, most brass instruments and soon after at the age of 14 discovered turntables. Hip Hop was one of his biggest infuences at that time and encouraged him to think of creative ways to hear and play sounds from the tables. Soon after he started playing private parties, events and such.But there seemed to be something missing…..
At the age of 17 he decided to move to South Florida, Miami and this is where he was introduced to The House Sound. With a past in latin music, disco and R&B, Wonji decided to twist and meld these sounds together in his live sets which led him to move to his next step: Producing.
By 1999 House music had evolved so much with many new and updated sounds Wonji could not resist getting involved in production.
Musical instruments changed so the music changed, the scenes changed so I had to try and keep up with all the new styles, says Wonji.
Fascinated by the past music and sounds of The Hunger, Front 242, and later DJs like John Digweed, Timo Mass and so on, it was only a matter of time till he started producing his own work.
With an ever evolving sound, Wonji will for sure be around in the music scene for a while. Never passing up new musical possibilities and changing the way music is to be played.
Wonji says about himself: Making people move and groove, thats all I want to do.
15 February 2012 Bonzai Progressive FEATURED Eyepatch Recordings, Wonji


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The suspected al-Qaida figure nabbed by U.S. special forces in a dramatic operation in the Libyan capital had been living freely in his homeland after his return there three years ago, his family said. Libya's government asked for an explanation Sunday from the United States after the Americans seized Abu Anas al-Libi from a Tripoli street outside his home and whisked him out of the country.
The raid that captured al-Libi was one of two dramatic American raids on the ground in African countries targeting suspected terrorists on Saturday. In Somalia, a Navy SEAL team swam ashore early the same day and engaged in a fierce firefight, though it did not capture its target, a militant suspected in the recent Kenyan mall siege.
The operations � one in North Africa, the other in the Horn of Africa � were a startling move to pursue terror suspects directly in two countries mired in chaos where the United States has suffered bloody humiliations in the past.
''We hope that this makes clear that the United States of America will never stop in the effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror,'' U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday while in Indonesia for an economic summit. ''Members of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations literally can run but they can't hide.''
The Pentagon identified the figure seized in the Libyan capital Saturday as Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias Abu Anas al-Libi, who is accused by the U.S. of involvement in the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in Africa. He has been on the FBI's most wanted terrorists list since it was introduced shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. There was a $5 million bounty on his head.
The U.S. Defense Department's chief spokesman, George Little, said the suspect is ''lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libya.'' Little's statement did not elaborate.
Al-Libi was indicted by a federal court in New York for his alleged role in the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, on August 7, 1998, that killed more than 220 people.
But it was not immediately clear if he had been involved with al-Qaida since or had been connected to militant activities in Libya, where al-Qaida has a growing presence since the 2011 ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
His family denied he was ever a member of al-Qaida and said he was not involved in militant activity since his return.
Al-Libi's son Abdullah al-Ruqai told The Associated Press his father was a member of the Armed Islamic Fighting Group, an Islamic militant group that battled Gadhafi's regime, many of whose members were forced to flee the country in the 1990s. Some members later linked with al-Qaida, but others did not. Abdullah said his father and the family were in Afghanistan for about a year and a half in the early 2000s.
Al-Libi was then imprisoned in Iran for seven years, Abdullah said. He did not elaborate, but Iran jailed a number of al-Qaida-linked figures who fled Afghanistan after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of that country.
The family returned to Tripoli in 2010 under a rehabilitation program run by Gadhafi's son. Since then, al-Libi was not involved with any groups. ''He would go from the house to the mosque, and from the mosque to the house,'' the son said. He said his father had hired a lawyer and was trying to clear his name in connection to the 1998 African embassy attacks.
A senior U.S. military official said the Tripoli raid was carried out by the U.S. Army's Delta Force, which has responsibility for counterterrorism operations in North Africa. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the operation and discussed it on condition of anonymity.
Family members said gunmen in a three-car convoy seized al-Libi outside his home in the Libyan capital.
His brother, Nabih, said the 49-year-old was parking outside his house early Saturday after dawn prayers, when three vehicles surrounded his vehicle. The gunmen smashed his car's window and seized his gun before grabbing al-Libi and fleeing. The brother said al-Libi's wife saw the kidnapping from her window and described the abductors as foreign-looking armed ''commandos.''
Libya asked the United States on Sunday for ''clarifications'' regarding the raid and said any Libyan should face trial in his own country.
The raid puts the fragile Libyan government in a delicate position � the country's post-Gadhafi leadership faces criticism from some Libyans that it is too close to the United States, and it cannot be seen to be allowing U.S. forces to act freely on Libyan territory. The central government has had only limited authority around the country, where militiamen � many of the Islamic militants themselves � hold considerable power and have unleashed their anger on the government in the past.
The country's turmoil has allowed al-Qaida and other militant groups to increase their activity here. On Sept. 11, 2011, militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, killing the American ambassador and three other Americans.
Al-Libi was believed to be a computer specialist with al-Qaida. He studied electronic and nuclear engineering.


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Video Lab
The MLL Department has set up a small video lab inside the Language Lab (Room 201, Fisher Hall) that is equipped with two video cameras (a Sony Hi8 and a newer Canon digital camcorder) and a dedicated computer for video editing.
The equipment can be used by faculty to film, edit and produce digital videos of live classroom sessions, or custom-tailored language-learning programs. Faculty may also make the equipment available to students for video assignments. The easy-to-use editing software enables faculty and students to incorporate text, photographs, PowerPoint presentations, and music into their final productions, which can be burned on to a DVD or uploaded to Blackboard or an external video server to enable students to access the final video from their personal computers from virtually anywhere.
A brief training session (less than 2 hours) is available to faculty and students who wish to do their own editing--or the final editing can be performed by the Department's support staff.
Click here for a copy of the Video Lab Instruction sheets:
Step 1: Shooting a video
Step 2: Transferring and capturing digital video, photos, PowerPoint slides and other media
Step 3: Editing a video
Step 4: Saving and uploading
Flip Video Cameras
The Department also has two Flip video cameras, which enable faculty and students to record conversations, interviews and other language-learning exericises and assignments, and play their recordings back on any computer--by simply plugging the camera's USB extension into a USB port on a classroom, office or personal computer or laptop. Click here for an instruction sheet that explains how to use the Flip video cameras.
Teaching with Video
This is a "demo" video, made with the Department's digital camera and new video editing computer, that explains how you can use digital video as a teaching tool--to record live class sessions, produce video lessons, or give students video homework assignments. Click here to play the video. (You need to have Windows Media Player on your computer for the video to play. Be sure your sound is turned on. The video has been compressed to conserve server space; the original video, which is also available in DVD format, is of a higher quality.)
Audio Editing
In addition to video, the lab computer is also equipped with audio editing software, which is ideal for recording and editing lectures, lessons, or assignment instructions--any type of audio recording that may be difficult to do in "one take" and thus require editing. The final edit can be converted to an MP3 file or other standard audio format, and uploaded, via Wimba, as a Podcast, burned to a CD-ROM, or posted on a Web site or audio server.
For additional information, call 6415.


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Roy Underhill: Still an Agent of Subversion
More than 30 years on TV hasn't softened his approach to the craft, tools or people
By Christopher Schwarz
Pages 14-19
It's a typical day at The Woodwright's School in Pittsboro, N.C. Sunlight floods the storefront room through two enormous plate-glass windows. Six students carve ball-and-claw feet at their German workbenches while 1930s-era music tinkles through the air.
Something crazy, radical and perhaps dangerous is about to happen.
Roy Underhill makes the rounds at the benches. He checks on each student, cracks a few jokes and retires to his miter box to crosscut the material for the next day's class.
A bell rings. The door to the school opens and in walk two women and a man. They stand at the entrance and look a tad bewildered, as if they accidentally stepped into a small flaw in the space-time continuum in this small Southern town.
Within seconds Roy and instructor Mary May are in front of them, all smiles and welcoming them into the shop. They invite them to look around at the benches, they explain what the students are doing. And they talk as if nothing unusual at all is going on in the bench room.
The students play along. They chat up the visitors, who gawk at the work on the bench, ask questions about the tools and still look a bit confused, but pleased.
After about 15 minutes the visitors leave, and the room falls silent again as the students return their full attention to their work.
This scene is repeated almost every day at Roy's small school. It is the unintended consequence of Roy opening his shop to students and the public a few years ago.
"I had this revelation about a month ago," Roy says. "I wanted to do the subversive woodworking thing with my school. But I didn't want to open it in a resort area because there you aren't working as an activist, you are preaching to the converted. Somehow I had the idea that the school should be in an old downtown.
"Then I got it. It's that window on the street – that's where you are making the change. That is where the subversive work is being done."
Indeed, many of the tourists who visit the school are genuinely floored to see ordinary people make things with their hands and not machines. Some of the visitors say they have distant relatives who used to build furniture or something with wood. But for many of them, it has never occurred that what happens within those four walls is even possible.
For Roy, what happens within those four walls is a simple continuation of his entire adult lifetime. Born in 1950, Roy grew up in the nation's capital and had his first brush with the future as a boy.
"When I was 11," he tells his students at the bar behind his school one night, "I was pretending to host my own woodworking television show. So that just goes to show you that what you were doing at age 11 could be your destiny."
I kept at him with more questions. What, I asked, do you remember about making up your own show?
Roy says his family had a hand-cranked grinder in their shop, and he vividly remembers pretending to be on television while grinding away on a piece of wood that was on its tool rest.
"And I remember saying to the pretend camera: 'Don't let me catch you doing this at home!'" Roy says. "So nothing changes – I mess something up on the show and say, 'Well… you get the idea.'"
Classes: Find out what classes are coming up at The Woodwright's School.
Video: Start your collection of "The Woodwright's Shop" with DVDs of the venerable PBS television show.
Video: Watch episodes of "The Woodwright's Shop" online.
To Buy: "The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge & Edge," "The Woodwright's Apprentice: Twenty Favorite Projects from The Woodwright's Shop" and "The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop."
From the November 2012 issue #200
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Citigroup rose 2.2% after second-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates while retail sales rose less than projected in June. Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in July at the fastest pace in five months. China's gross domestic product rose 7.5% in the April-to-June quarter, equaling the median forecast.
Equities: The market is up again today. The SEP13 E-mini S&P 500 (CME:ESU13) is up 5.25 points to 1675.50, and we have a short term target at 1679. However, the market still seems to be having a tough time generating strong buying interest at these levels, however, there is no big selling activity pushing it down either. Our key pivot area is 1673. If the market stays above this level, it could rally and possibly break the 1680 level. However, if the market rolls over through this level to the downside, we could see the market approach our key level of 1644. Right now the market has been rallying because of Bernanke's recent dovish comments.
Bonds: The SEP13 30-year bond futures (CBOT:ZBU13) are up 22 ticks today to 134'20. We believe this bond futures market could be in for a short term rally to our market profile target of 135'20. The retail sales number came in slightly weaker, and this could be a short term bullish data point for the bonds, coupled with Bernanke's recent dovish comments. Even though we believe the bonds could be headed lower over the longer term, we also believe the bonds could be in for a short-term rally.
Currencies: The U.S. Dollar Index (NYBOT:DXU13) is up slightly on the day, while the Euro and the Yen are both down. The Aussie dollar has had trouble sustaining a rally above 90, leading us to believe this market could head lower. We believe this currency could head to below 89 before any type of meaningful short-covering rally occurs. The Yen is down 55 ticks to 100.07. Our key pivot for this market is 100.75. If the Yen can rally above this level, we believe the Yen might see a good short covering rally to 103.00, as Japanese economic data has shown some promise as of late.
Commodities: AUG13 gold (COMEX:GCQ13) is up today to $1,282, staying above the $1,275 level and our key pivot for this month at $1,230. Gold is strong today likely due to the weaker than expected retail sales data from the USA. AUG13 crude oil is down slightly today, trading down $.38 to $105.57. We believe this market is taking a breather today but overall would not be surprised to see it approach the $110 level.
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Golf Club
"All titanium and graphite shaft clubs on sale. Improve your scores on the links with these superior products."
-Vice City Bureau of Investigation description.
The golf club is a golfing equipment used primarily as a melee weapon.
It has moderate power and long reach, allowing the player to attack several enemies providing they are close together. It can be swung whilst stationary, or running. Interestingly, if the player attacks a person who is lying on the floor or dead, he swings the club as he would for a golf shot. The golf club is a very useful weapon to use on victims on the ground, as it is used very quickly once a person falls down.
- GTA Vice City
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - Behind the Leaf Links Golf Club clubhouse.
- GTA San Andreas
- Mulholland, Los Santos - At the base of the broadcasting tower behind the large Vinewood Sign.
- Angel Pine, Whetstone - In a garage on the southwest side of Angel Pine.
- Avispa Country Club, San Fierro - Beside the entrance to the Avispa Country Club building.
- Yellow Bell Golf Course, Las Venturas - On top of the overhang behind the main clubhouse.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - West side of the north part of Leaf Links Golf Club.
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - Driving range at the north part of the golf course.
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - Northwest of a path loop connecting the north and central parts of the golf course.
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - South of the bridge connecting the golf course to Vice Point.
- Leaf Links, Vice Beach - By a tree in the middle part of the south island of the golf course.
Entering the Caddy also gives the player a golf club if the melee weapon slot is free.
Any of the three protagonists playing a game of golf at the Los Santos Golf Club will receive one.
In-game models
HUD images
See also
- Hockey Stick, a skin replacement used in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Deonte, a character mentioned in Grand Theft Auto V whose nickname is "Golf Club".


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Rustik's owner and operator traces her roots in the restaurant business back to her great grandmother and grandmother.
While Stafford's Curtis Café may have recently shut its doors, the Curtis family legacy in the restaurant business lives on 20 miles to the west just off of US Highway 50.
Mandee Solko--the great granddaughter of Mary Marie Teder Curtis, who originally opened the Curtis Café--has launched a new restaurant in Macksville.
Mandee Solko opened Rustik's at 209 Main Street on November 30. She admits that the restaurant business "kind of runs in my blood." Besides her great grandmother Curtis' café in Stafford, her grandmother ran the Hiway Café in Macksville in the 1950s.
Mandee moved to Macksville from Larned to be closer to where her children attend school. She ran a restaurant there, Delicious Creations, for 1 ½ years and still operates a catering business out of Larned under the same name.
As one who enjoyed dining at Rustik's one recent weekday afternoon, the servings are generous and the prices are reasonable. And just when you think you can't eat another bite, the waitress offers dessert. I took mine with me.
Rustik's has an active Facebook presence (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rustiks/249310415194658) which is updated regularly and features the daily lunch special.
If you are passing through Macksville around lunchtime or would simply like to expand your culinary horizons, Rustik's is well worth the drive.


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Buncha Maps
Map comparison sites always seem to be very popular. One of the most popular searches on Google Maps Mania seems to be for sites that let you view the different online map providers side-by-side.
Buncha Maps is a new application that lets you view Google Maps, Bing Maps, ESRI Maps and OSM all in the same window. Actions in all four maps are synchronised, so if you pan and zoom in any of the maps the other maps will also show the selected view.
Dual Maps
Dual Maps is a map creation tool that allows anybody to make an embeddable map that includes a Google Map, a Google Maps Street View and a Virtual Earth Bird's Eye view of the same location. You can choose between the various options of either map service, which means you can have the Google satellite view alongside Virtual Earth's Bird's Eye view or the satellite/aerial View in both maps etc..
Bird's Eye View
This map places Bing Maps' Bird's Eye View side by side with Google Maps' Aerial View. You can view a number of locations with both map providers' oblique views.
Maps Compare
Maps Compare is a website with four different on-line map services on one page. The site places Google Maps, the Google Earth browser plugin, Yahoo Maps and Bing Maps beside each other, which can be quite useful if you want to compare the map coverage provided by each provider in different locations.
Where's the Path
Where's the Path displays Google Maps alongside the corresponding Ordnance Survey Maps.
GeoTrubu also has a comparison of Google Maps and OpenStreetMap and also shows Yahoo Maps and Bing Maps. The site allows you to select the base layer for each map.


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http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...ects_fall2008/1. Drew Doughty, D
2. Jonathan Bernier, G
3. Thomas Hickey, D
4. Colten Teubert, D
5. Ted Purcell, RW
6. Oscar Moller, RW
7. Brian Boyle, C
8. Trevor Lewis, C
9. Wayne Simmonds, RW
10. Vyacheslav Voinov, D
11. Matt Moulson, LW
12. Jeff Zatkoff, G
13. Peter Harrold, D
14. Jonathan Quick, G
15. Alec Martinez, D
16. Bud Holloway, C
17. David Meckler, C
18. Scott Parse, LW
19. Marc-Andre Cliche, RW
20. Geordie Wudrick, LW
1. Drew Doughty, D
Fresh from the 2008 Entry Draft, Doughty makes his debut on the Kings Top 20 in the first overall position. After great deliberation, the Kings selected Doughty second overall in the draft with the expectation that he will be the cornerstone piece on the blueline for the next decade.
There is little that Doughty lacks. Intelligent and highly skilled with leadership qualities, he will attend training camp in Los Angeles with a strong opportunity to win a roster spot, if not fulltime, then for the first nine games permitted before being optioned back to his junior squad. Regardless of what training camp ultimately holds for Doughty, it is more a matter of when, not if, he will make significant contributions to Los Angeles. With the most upside of any prospect in the Kings organization, and playing at a position that is in desperate need by Los Angeles, Doughty is the team's future No. 1 defenseman and is the offensive counterpart to the physical, steady play of blue-chipper Jack Johnson.
2. Jonathan Bernier, G
Stepping aside to make room for Doughty at the top of this list, but with no less expectation or excitement, is Jonathan Bernier. The margin between the two prospects is slim, but whereas Bernier is on track to be a very good NHL goaltender, Doughty can be the very best at his position. But Bernier is just as important to the future of the Los Angeles Kings.
In camp, Bernier will have a strong opportunity to make the opening night roster. But Bernier will need to beat out other goaltenders with more NHL experience to win a spot. As it will be better for his development to play a full season in the AHL than backup duty in the NHL, Bernier might be spending most of his time as the clear No. 1 goaltender for Manchester in the upcoming season. If the handful of AHL regular season games that Bernier played in at the end of last season are any indication, he might prove to already be too good for the league and find himself in Los Angeles soon enough as the best candidate to be the first homegrown starter for Los Angeles in franchise history. But the Kings should be smart with his development and not rush him into situations he is not yet prepared for, even when the clamor of the fans for his return to Los Angeles become deafening.
3. Thomas Hickey, D
While Doughty and Bernier are clearly the top two prospects for the Kings, Thomas Hickey is the strong leader of the second tier of prospects, comprising those with high NHL potential but not at an elite level. Hickey was drafted as an offensive defenseman, but has recently shown a bit of grittiness to his game that will help him adapt to, and compete at, the NHL level if he can add a few more pounds of muscle to a relatively slight frame. He has already signed an entry-level contract with the Kings, but still has junior eligibility left, leaving an option to return to Seattle of the WHL should he not make the Kings roster in camp. With no less than four prospects from this Top 20 list battling for the final defensive roster spot on the Kings, it is likely that Hickey will return to the WHL for the upcoming season. Doughty and Johnson are penciled in as the future top defensive pairing for Los Angeles, but the offensive skills of Hickey match up perfectly with the physical aggression of Teubert to form a potent future second pairing.
4. Colten Teubert, D
The second of two first-round choices for Los Angeles during the 2008 Entry Draft, Teubert was the product of a series of trades that began with Michael Cammalleri being moved to the Calgary Flames. Lombardi went into the draft wishing to obtain a second pick in the top 15 to add even more talent to a beleaguered system of defensive prospects. Where Doughty is an elite all-around defensive prospect, Teubert adds that big and physical element on the blueline that only Johnson has been able to provide in the system. Teubert plays a style that is absolutely necessary on any roster, but he has a limited offensive ceiling, especially in comparison to Doughty and Hickey. His physique, attitude and mental make-up are premium attributes of Teubert as a future defensive defenseman for Los Angeles.
5. Ted Purcell, RW
The first forward appears on this list at No. 5. But with the likes of Anze Kopitar, Patrick OSullivan, Dustin Brown and Alexander Frolov all 26 years of age or younger, there is little immediate need for a forward on the NHL roster. As such, the Kings have concentrated more on defense and goaltender in recent drafts. Purcell joined the organization as an undrafted free agent out of college hockey and immediately dominated the AHL as a rookie, posting exceptional goal, assist and point totals. His play with Manchester earned him a call-up to Los Angeles where he more than held his own. Purcell is on the brink of making the NHL roster full time and will be yet another young forward added to an already robust stable of skilled 20-somethings upon which the Kings are building their future.
6. Oscar Moller, RW
After being drafted in 2007, Moller went on an offensive run with Chilliwack of the WHL that vaulted his name to the top of most up-and-coming lists. He will have his opportunity to show that his offensive streak was not a fluke during training camp, but with as many young forwards already on the NHL roster as the Kings have, as well as a number of others in Manchester pushing for playing time, Moller is likely to spend another season in juniors. Following up the 2007-08 season with another equally stout performance will bring Moller to Manchester at the end of this season as arguably Manchesters best pure goal scorer. As the long-term roster for the Kings begins to take shape over the next couple of seasons, look for Moller to push for playing time and take over the spot of such current veterans as Kyle Calder or Derek Armstrong.
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When Boyle was drafted in 2003, it was widely recognized that he was a long-range developmental project who required patience. Five years later, the investment in Boyle is finally beginning to pay dividends. Temporarily converted to a defenseman in an attempt to capture a higher ceiling as a No. 1 defenseman instead of an energy forward, Boyle returned to his natural position of center midway through the 2007-08 season with a better understanding of the defensive positioning of a forward. While the conversion did not bear fruit in terms of a top defenseman, it made Boyle a better two-way center, one who can match up against the oppositions elite scoring center and shut him down. In a brief stint with Los Angeles last season, Boyle more than impressed, holding his own defensively and demonstrating his ability to score near the crease. Boyle will likely break camp on the Los Angeles roster and be slotted in as the third or fourth line center. If the season progresses as hoped, Boyle may graduate from prospect status before the next ranking of Kings prospects.
8. Trevor Lewis, C
Up to this point in his career, Lewis has been more potential than production. With a full season of professional hockey under his belt, he needs to start converting that potential into goals as Manchester will be relying heavily on the young forward. Lewis demonstrated good offensive skills and skating ability last season, even if he struggled to find the back of the net for the Monarchs. But Lewis is still only 21 years of age and not lacking in his skill set. He needs to refine his game and start translating his smooth skating and puck control into points for his team. Other Kings prospects have jumped over Lewis on the depth charts as they have shown that their game is successful in the professional ranks whereas Lewis still needs to make his mark. He will get his opportunity this season, his second of professional hockey, as one of the lead forwards for Manchester.
9. Wayne Simmonds, RW
Simmonds has come a long way in only a single season. Drafted as a relative unknown, he attended training camp very thin on his 62 frame and extremely raw in skills. Nevertheless, he impressed enough that the Kings kept him in camp for as long as possible before finally being returned to juniors just before the end of preseason. Simmonds did not score at the record pace that Moller did, but contributed at a steady pace throughout the season, both in terms of points, physical play and leadership. His all-around game led to being named to Team Canada for the U20 World Juniors Championship, a difficult task in itself. Because Simmonds has more of a physical game than a skilled game, he is a perfect candidate to be thrust onto the Kings roster at a young age and learn on the job, similar to the path taken by Dustin Brown.
10. Vyacheslav Voinov, D
The third of three defensemen on this list taken by the Kings during the 2008 Entry Draft, Voinov has already signed an entry-level contract and will be playing in North America, the ultimate location to be determined in training camp. Voinov is a skilled offensive defenseman who, at this young age, sometimes is overly aggressive. Like Simmonds, Voinov is very raw. But because Voinov plays on defense, a position difficult to learn at the NHL level, and his game is more skilled, he is likely to spend much more time in the minor leagues honing his raw skills than Simmonds. The current controversy over Voinovs signing with the Kings to the dismay of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) may impact his development as there is uncertainty over when Voinov should be permitted to cross to North America. Regardless of the finer legal points to the transition, Voinov had expressed a clear interest in coming to North America immediately, the first step in his development as an NHL defenseman.


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The Depression/Anxiety Thread
RE: The Depression/Anxiety Thread
I read half of this thread this morning at work but I didn't dare and write about my mental issues at work...
Novel coming > I you don't like to read much, skip this post
Here we go:
Right now I am fine. I am fine most of the time lately.
I would like to share a bit of my way out of depression and a few tips that I got along the way - and the way was long.
When I was 21 I went to the doctor after work one day because I felt
really weak and kinda shaky. My boss at the time was bullying me and I
just wanted a day off of that boss. When the doctor asked me what's
wrong I just started crying and said I can't go back there. He gave me
the rest of the week off and told me to call my area manager to get to
work somewhere else.
I had been sick a lot. I say this: 54 days sick home in one year. And I
really only go home when I absolutely can't work anymore.
So I got to work in another place, and it was really nice, really! The boss and the whole team was great.
But the day came when I felt weird and shaky again, in the morning at
work and asked my boss if we could talk, just for a moment.
So we sat down in another room and I just wanted to tell her that I don't feel good and if I could go home but I had a mental break down. She (my boss) told me "yes, I saw that coming, you didn't look so good for some time"
She sent me to the doctor that day.
My doctor gave me a note and sent me to the hospital for a quick check up, he was really worried.
At the hospital I got like 16 pages with questions:
How do you feel right now?
Are you often sad?
Are you easily scared?
Do you have dark thoughts a lot?
Did you ever think about suicide?
Did you think about suicide during the last week?
Are you in a relationship?
Are you living alone?
Do you like your job?
and so on and so on...
The doctor there talked to me for a bit, went through some of the questions, looked me in the eye:
"Do you want to die?"
"I don't care"
"I am really worried about you, I would like to keep you here"
"I can't, I have pets at home"
"Do you think I can let you go home?"
"I guess"
"And you won't jump in front of the next train? You have to promise me"
"If I would like to do that, I would have done it already" (I lied, I wanted to do it, I just hadn't done it, yet)
She let me go but she put me in a 6 week therapy programme at the hospital.
I would spend the day there and only sleep at home.
Now, the therapies there didn't help me really. But I had tons of time
to think, and to write and paint. Writing and painting was my way to
release everything, and showing my written things to others.
Once my therapist there gave me homework. I had to draw a lifeline of ups
and downs, from birth until that time. So then I could finally pinpoint
when I started getting depressed (in my childhood already actually) and
why and what the triggers where and so on, this helped me working on myself.
Noone who talked to me, no friends, therapists, brother, noone could help me, I had to figure myself.
At this point I used meditation. It was easier to work on all the crap with a calm, empty mind. And it worked better and better.
I refused medication because the two times I tried it, I hated it.
When I was done with all my downs (the ones in my chart) all that was left in me was a feeling of carelessness and dumbness.
At this time I got two really good "ressources"
I had left therapy and the group "packed" me a suitcase. they painted a big suitcase and everyone painted something in that they wanted for me.
This was something really sweet, I had it on my wall for a long time and I would always have a look at it when I felt weird.
The second thing was, I made myself little postits with things I like and am good at. Just one or two word per post it and I put them all on my cupboard. Everything positve was allowed. So here a few "happy and sunny" (my cats), "guitar", "inline skating", "sunshine", "baking", "cocoa" ....
And it sounds weird but looking at the amount of postits there, all positive things actually helped me, too. I would just add one when I found something new.
Now I said "ressources", that is something I learnt at the hospital. That is what they focussed on in their program,
They said that every person needs a few ressources and needs to learn identify when they start getting depressed (this is what every patient there had in common).
And you would actually have a little bag or so where you put actual things in. Some people would like nice smells, so they would try to get essence. Some would like to feel something soft and they got a feather. etc... I never made myself something like that, how would I carry my guitar around all the time? But this might help others, a pack of ressources, kind of a first-aid-kit for depression.
Another thing that helps, is cruelly facing the trauma, because often it is one or more traumata that are the problem. This is really ugly and afterwards you feel exhausted.
Now at this point I would of course like to recommend to only do this with experienced people or people who know you very well. I did this with a friend back then. He had a bad trauma and I made him face the worst moments, make him go through it step by step, freeze moment by moment so he could realize that what happened couldn't have happened any different way. (He had to shoot someone when he was a cop)
He got much better after that, so I guess if you do that with an actual professional, it would help even better.
So I guess for starters you really have to find out what triggers your depression/anxiety so you can act upon. Either avoid the trigger (example scared of dogs) or do a confrontation to learn deal with it (example if you are scared of riding the bus).
sorry for wall of text, I hope there is some useful stuff in it.
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RE: The Depression/Anxiety Thread
Hey folks. New around here... but have been active on TTA FB page for a bit over a year now. Saw this thread and had to jump in. I've been an anxious person my entire life. Some of the triggers are known and some are not (or they are coming out of nowhere). For some reason my anxiety has been flaring up for the past few months like crazy.
I have this overwhelming feeling of dread. No idea what is going to happen or why. Just dread. That is all I can explain.
Trying to figure out how to work this out at the moment. I'm 31 years old and this started with separation anxiety as a baby and it has snowballed. I have times where it is close to non-existent and then times where it is just overwhelming.
Hoping just to talk it out a bit here.
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The 1940s and 50s were really the 'wild west' days of psychology - think Samuel Skinner, The Milgrim Experiment, etc. A lot of good work was done back then to understand the human mind and its workings but a lot of it as well is extremely controversial and probably would be considered unethical by today's standards.
ECT had been developed earlier as a treatment for depression as well as schizophrenia but unfortunately has been over used and abused be psychiatrists of that era. That being said, judging by all the medical research done on the subject of ECT, it really does seem to work. An overwhelming number of patients suffering from depression who had Grand Mal Seizures recovered from these depressive episodes. And the best way to induce a Gran Mal Seizure is to apply a small electric current through the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. ECT works on this principle. But it was often misused under atrocious conditions and there has always been an association between ECT and malevolent uses of electricity such as torture or the electric chair. These days, ECT is still used, but in a very controlled way and only for patients with suicidal tendancies where they are not responding to drugs. The patient is anesthetized prior to the shock and muscle relaxants are administered to eliminate the convulsions during the procedure. The current is very low and no physical damage occurs during the procedure.
(21-04-2012 11:21 AM)Erxomai Wrote: I find it fascinating that back in the 50s, ECT (Ectro-Convulsive Therapy) was a popular treatment. But it seems as time went on, it became associated with barbaric techniques like leeches and blood letting. (See the "Shock Shop" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for a good example). Now, it seems to have come back in vogue as a viable treatment for depression.
"We were conservative Jews and that meant we obeyed God's Commandments until His rules became a royal pain in the ass."
- Joel Chastnoff, The 188th Crybaby Brigade
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(24-04-2012 05:52 PM)NicoleIntrovert Wrote: Hey folks. New around here... but have been active on TTA FB page for a bit over a year now. Saw this thread and had to jump in. I've been an anxious person my entire life. Some of the triggers are known and some are not (or they are coming out of nowhere). For some reason my anxiety has been flaring up for the past few months like crazy.Hey Nicole, glad to have you with us. A fellow sojourner in the quest to find emotional balance.
I've only recently been learning about how pervasive anxiety has been throughout my entire life. I had always thought of myself as often depressed, but in general, laid back and mellow. But as my depression began to get under control through meds, I discovered how much of the pain that I was feeling was that caused by anxiety. Apparently I'm not as laid back as I thought I was and through therapy can see many, many times in my life that I was impacted negatively when I let anxiety run rampant and affect my decision making. I thank Big Pharma for Lorazepam!
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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RE: The Depression/Anxiety Thread
(23-04-2012 10:22 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote:I was on benzodiazepines for around 35 years (valium, serepax, xanax etc )and they all are really the pits.(23-04-2012 10:06 PM)Erxomai Wrote: Bucky, there are some days that Ativan is my best friend. Or maybe it's like an American Express Card...Don't leave home without it.Believe me, I get it. Some days, I was really desperate..and my doc doesn't like drugs. The fascinating thing is, in my case, it all just stopped. I'm trying to figure that out. I really don't get it. I was really debilitaed there for a while, and it all just went away. Now, (contrary to my previous "impatience".. and "get over it" attitude towards mental problems), I have great empathy towards those who suffer from it. Actually, this is what I think cured me ... surfing.
The lift is temporary, the essential problem probably left un- addressed, and withdrawal can be quite horrendous.As one has to work or study it is not hard to see how a roller coaster ride evolves and depression and anxiety usually go hand in hand.
Anti depressants, in the main don't present withdrawal symptoms but the selective serotonin uptake inhibitors are all slightly different and you need to find the right one , if any ,that works. As for ECT, as has been pointed out ,it was pretty barbaric in the 50s. Now it is all performed with an anaesthetic; I haven't tried it but believe it can leave a nasty headache.
A few years ago I wrote a largely anecdotal book on depression, based on cognitive therapy, as opposed to drugs and using positive acronyms to alter habitual thought patterns. My belief was that negative thoughts inhibited the creation of good feel chemicals such as norepinephrine and serotonin and that pharmaceutical drug taking might be a rather ad hoc method. I had limited success, while going through benzo withdrawal, and now feel that an anti depressant is probably a handy adjunct.
The positive acronyms; I still use number over 200, and anyone can make them up focused on major personal problems,
For example BIC....blame is counterproductive....HATS....have a thick skin....LAS ....laugh at self...... NOW?.....nervy over what? There is no end to the possible combinations. I am presently also doing a type of Buddhist meditation.
One thing I have found is that depression is a passing thing (for me) it better be...DIAPT.
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RE: The Depression/Anxiety Thread
(14-05-2012 12:19 AM)Mr Woof Wrote: One thing I have found is that depression is a passing thing (for me) it better be...DIAPT.
Yup. In my case I know from 30+ years experience that it's just a neurochemical storm that'll pass. What clued me in is that the Docs kept fuckin' with my neurochemistry pharmaceutically. Hell, I know how to do that myself and in a far more informed manner than they do (ain't like they got labs or nothing to inform their scrips, at least I got personal knowledge of what's worked and what didn't ). Nowadays I can usually just batten down the hatches and weather the storm. ... But always with my "go" bag next to me like Linus van Pelt and his security blanket.
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem. - Camus
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Grassy Knoll (17-07-2012)
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I dont know if this is going to work .
Herewith intro,re depression for a book I am writing
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Grassy Knoll (17-07-2012)
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Woof, thanks for sharing your story. You've put words to my own thoughts. I'm glad you don't have the fortitude that allows you to still be here and be a guide along the dark path to those of us who are still trudging on behind you.
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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(19-05-2012 09:48 AM)Anjele Wrote: Sinking a bit lately...job hunting is the worst thing ever. I freaking hate going on interviews for jobs I wouldn't even want. Even worse is that I have to smile and get through it in hopes of landing something.I know where you're coming from, Angie.
Except for the daughter drama.
I'd tell you to keep pressing on, but you're already doing that. Go play with your little terrorists. That's what I'm doing to make me smile.
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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Blood in the Water match
The "Blood in the Water" match (Hungarian: melbourne-i vérfürdő lit. Blood bath of Melbourne; Russian: Кровь в бассейне, translit. Krov' v basseyne, lit. 'Blood in the swimming pool') was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The name was coined after Hungarian player Ervin Zádor emerged during the last two minutes with blood pouring from above his eye after being punched by Soviet player Valentin Prokopov.
Tensions were already high between the Hungarian and Soviet water polo teams, as the Soviets had taken advantage of their political control of Hungary to study and copy the training methods and tactics of the Olympic champion Hungarians.[1]
Then, on October 23, 1956, a demonstration by students of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics escalated into an uprising against the Soviet puppet government in Budapest. On November 1, Soviet tanks began rolling into Hungary and from November 4 to November 10 forces began suppressing the uprising with air strikes, artillery bombardments, and tank-infantry actions.
At the time, the Hungarian water polo team was in a mountain training camp above Budapest. They were able to hear the gunfire and see smoke rising. The players were the defending Olympic champions; with the Summer Olympics in Melbourne two months away, they were moved into Czechoslovakia to avoid being caught in the revolution.[2] The players only learned of the true extent of the uprising and the subsequent crackdown after arriving in Australia and they were all anxious for news of friends and family.
By the start of the Olympics, the uprising had been suppressed and many players saw the Olympics as a way to salvage pride for their country. "We felt we were playing not just for ourselves but for our whole country", said Zádor after the match. The match was played in front of a partisan crowd bolstered with expatriate Hungarians (many of whom had been in the boxing arena before to see the Hungarian László Papp) as well as Australians and Americans, two of the Soviet Union's Cold War opponents.
The match[edit]
|6 December 1956
|Soviet Union
|Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
Ervin Zádor[3]
In the morning before the start, the Hungarians had created a strategy to taunt the Russians, whose language they had studied in school. In the words of Ervin Zádor: "We had decided to try and make the Russians angry to distract them."[4]
From the beginning, kicks and punches were exchanged. At one point, a punch thrown by Hungarian captain Dezső Gyarmati was caught on film.[4] Meanwhile, Zádor scored two goals to the crowd's cheers of Hajrá Magyarok! ("Go Hungarians!").
By the final minutes of the match, Hungary was leading 4–0. Zádor was marking Valentin Prokopov, with whom he had already exchanged words. Prokopov struck him, causing a bleeding gash. Zádor left the pool and his bleeding was the final straw for a crowd already in frenzy. Many angry spectators jumped onto the concourse beside the water, shook their fists, shouted abuse and spat at the Russians.[5][6][7][8][9][10] To avoid a riot, police entered the arena and shepherded the crowd away. One minute of the match remained.
Pictures of Zádor's injuries were published around the world, leading to the "Blood in the Water" moniker. Reports that the water in the pool turned red were, however, an exaggeration. Zádor said his only thought was whether he would be able to play the next match.
Hungary was declared the winner since they had been leading and then beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in the final to win their fourth Olympic gold medal. Zádor's injury would force him to miss the match. After the event was completed, he and some of his teammates sought asylum in the West, rather than returning to live in a Hungary under a firmly pro-Soviet regime.[1][12][13][14][15]
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In 2006, for the 50th anniversary of the attempted Hungarian Revolution, the documentary Freedom's Fury, produced by Kristine Lacey and Thor Halvorssen, told the story of the match. Quentin Tarantino described it as "the best untold story ever". The documentary was narrated by the legendary Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz, who, as a teenager had been coached by Ervin Zádor.
Also in 2006, a feature film about the match was released, entitled Children of Glory (Hungarian title: Szabadság, szerelem, meaning "Freedom, love", after the lines of Sándor Petőfi, the martyred poet of the 1848–49 revolution). The movie shows the Hungarian Revolution through the eyes of a player on the water polo team and a young woman who is one of the student leaders. It was directed by Krisztina Goda, and produced by Andrew G. Vajna. The movie appeared in Hungarian cinemas on 23 October 2006, the 50th anniversary of the revolution. On 29 October 2006, it was shown at the White House for President George W. Bush and guests (including Hungarian-American figures such as George Pataki, Governor of New York and George A. Olah, Nobel Prize winner).
The incident also features in the 1978 Australian film Newsfront.
- ^ a b Simon Burnton (December 28, 2011). "50 stunning Olympic moments No7: Hungary v Soviet Union: blood in the water". The Guardian.
- ^ Ron Fimrite (1996-07-28). "A bloody war that spilled into the pool". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Blood in the water: Hungary's 1956 water polo gold". BBC News. 20 Aug 2011. Retrieved 20 Aug 2011.
- ^ a b Mike Rowbottom (2006-12-02). "Ervin Zador: Blood in the water (interview)". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Cold War violence erupts at Melbourne Olympics". Sydney Morning Herald. 1956-12-07. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ Riot Narrowly Avoided at Olympic Pool, The Canberra Times, (Friday, 7 December 1956), p.1
- ^ Olympic Games Peace Shattered: Fists Fly in Pool Fracas, The Argus, (Friday, 7 December 1956), pp.1,3.
- ^ Hungarian Injured in Polo, The Age, (Friday, 7 December 1956), p.1.
- ^ Player Punched in Rough Water Polo, The Age, (Friday, 7 December 1956), p.1.
- ^ That evening, a similar anti-Russian protest occurred during a fencing match between Hungarian Pál Kovács and Russian Lev Kuznetsov at the St Kilda Town Hall: Mr. Brundage hears crowd hoot Russian, The Argus, (Friday, 7 December 1956), p.14; Tireless Hungarian Takes Sabre Title: Appeal to Crowd, The Age, Friday, 7 December 1956), p.12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Nine Hungarians Miss First Plane for Home, The Canberra Times, (Saturday, 8 December 1956), p.3.
- ^ Hungarians Stay Behind, The Age, (Monday, 10 December 1956), p.1.
- ^ 46 Hungarians Refuse to go Home, and . . . Security Men Guard "Village", The Argus, (Monday, 10 December 1956), p.3.
- ^ Security Guard for Hungarian Athletes, The Canberra Times, (Tuesday, 11 December 1956), p.3.