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It's crystal clear now that my stated ambition to get through season one of DuckTales by the end of the Summer was laughably overoptimistic. My new goal is to finish the initial set of 65 eps by the end of the Fall semester. This estimate is based on my maintaining a one-ep-per-week posting schedule once school begins in the last week of August, which I should be able to do. I've already written my infamous "notes" and clipped the images for the two episodes immediately following "Down and Out in Duckburg," so I should be able to pop those out in short order before the "time-vise" really begins to bite down on me.
Greg's stated desire to interpret DuckTales' Carl Barks adaptations independent of any acquaintance with the original stories, "Down and Out" is arguably the textbook case of how familiarity with a Barks tale -- in this case, the early $CROOGE adventure "Trouble from Long Ago," more popularly known as "The Horseradish Story" -- is absolutely ESSENTIAL in order to fairly assess the TV version of the story. Ken Koonce and David Weimers turn what was, in its original incarnation, a pretty straightforward "race against time" story into an unwieldy combination of a now-dated media parody and a none-too-subtle morality play in which a hard-hearted Scrooge is pauperized and made to learn the meaning of the "Golden Rule." This might have played better had it been produced during the Obama era, in which the mere possession of wealth is all too often taken as prima facie evidence of questionable character. In light of the manner in which Scrooge's character had been developed during the course of the series, though, it seemed at the time like a tremendous step backwards into the mindset of far inferior "moralizing" cartoons of the 80s.
Taking the ep at face value, Greg described it as "awesome and depressing at the same time." The thing is, even if one is not familiar with "Trouble from Long Ago," the K&W version of the story has more than enough of its own share of problems. Logical lapses and inappropriate slapstick abound, and even the draftsmanship lets the ep down in several instances. Most frustrating of all is the fact that "Trouble from Long Ago" presented Scrooge with a real "moral dilemma" that was far more believable than any of the chump-change-chiseling in which he indulged on screen. Had K&W showed more faith in the simple power of the Barks narrative, they could have had their "moral moment" and some legitimately exciting undersea action as well. It was all right there, laid out for them in the persistently perused pages of UNCLE $CROOGE McDUCK: HIS LIFE AND TIMES. Given such a beautiful canvas to copy, why settle for primary colors and finger-painting?
Don't Give Up the Ship." The Scrooge featured at the start of "Treasure of the Golden Suns" was purportedly an isolated, grumpy guy who hadn't yet softened up and returned to an "active lifestyle" with the Nephews. I'd argue, though, that the supposedly more "civilized" Scrooge who raises Mr. O'Flannel's rent, avoids giving boat-repair money to Captain Jack, and dodges donating to Salvation Mary comes across as a far more questionable, if not downright sinister, character. These three one-shot characters were obviously created to put a "human face" on the monetary misery that Scrooge causes others (never mind that the "real" Scrooge would probably have dealt with these folks through intermediaries), and the twisted logic that Scrooge employs during these confrontations (especially the one with Jack) winds up seeming more like a personal insult than the standard "sorry, it's just business" behavior in which you might expect a mogul to indulge.
North of the Yukon," to take just one example, he had to be arm-twisted into giving an interview and his picture to a magazine (and was subsequently proven prescient when the unwanted media exposure caused him some major difficulties). Nor has Scrooge ever expressed any interest in how any other rich person lives, except insofar as it directly infringes upon his personal space and/or property values (e.g., his resentment of the lottery-winning Blurfs' nouveau riche crudeness in "Bubbeo and Juliet"). K&W must have found the temptation to satirize Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (and, by extension, the self-indulgence of the boom-time 80s) too much to resist. Never mind that the Scrooge I know and love would probably have run screaming from any intrusion by anyone remotely resembling "Robin Lurch."
Yuppy Ducks" got slammed big-time for the whole idea of HD&L's deals getting cancelled and Scrooge not losing a penny of his fortune as a result. It seems to me that "Down and Out" is equally vulnerable to criticism for failing to follow through on the consequences of Fritter's many (supposedly) legitimate deals.
I still have no clue as to why K&W saw fit to change the shipment of horseradish to a barrel of marbles. Were they afraid that viewers wouldn't know what horseradish is? (Talk about showing contempt for your audience...) Did they want the freedom to employ the tiresome "He's lost his marbles!" pun at any time they chose? My guess is that, during their radical simplification (and that's a kind way of putting it) of the original salvage sequence, in which the "power" of horseradish played a key role in helping the Ducks locate the Golden Goose, K&W realized that they simply didn't need such a "complicated" McGuffin and jettisoned it. Besides, shortening the salvage action would free up more time for the middle-game parody of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous around which the entire adaptation was presumably built.
(Greg) He is Fritter O'Way who is voiced by Aron Kincaid (according to the USIMDB; so take that one with a grain of salt) who started on the television show This Is The Life in 1952; then Fall of Nineveh (which he wrote, directed and produced along with acted in it!), and as a beekeeper in The Wasp Woman. He went on to do mostly movies such as Spartacus, The Girls On The Beach, Ski Party, Beach Ball, Dr. Goldfoot & The Bikini Machine, The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini, The Secret Sharer, The Happiest Millionaire, and the New Wife. He didn't land much in terms of roles on television until he got into animation as The Iron Sheik in Rock'N'Wrestling in 1985. He then became Sky Lynx in Transformers and Killer Croc in Batman: The Animated Series.
Maybe Fritter should have thrown a big rock at Scrooge. :-) Kincaid passed away in 2011, BTW. I recall having all sorts of trouble matching names and voices in this episode for much the same reason that I had trouble in "Sphinx for the Memories." All those one-shotters.
Probably not, else how could Fritter have gotten the contract? BTW, note how the size of the contract changes dramatically in the two scenes below. I do give K&W credit for including a version of the Barks hypothesis that Scrooge used his "golden inheritance" (watch on TV, gold teeth in the comics) to set himself up as a prospector. For sure, it's a heck of a lot more palatable than the manner in which the situation would later be presented in "Once Upon a Dime."
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Tech Prof Walks 1 Million Steps In 74 Days
SOCORRO, N.M. June 17, 2009 – Dr. Dave Westpfahl, physics professor and department chairman at New Mexico Tech, is counting to a million.
Ten weeks ago, Westpfahl set a goal of walking one million steps within 80 days. On Wednesday, June 17 (that's day 74), Westpfahl will hit the one million step mark at the New Heart center in Albuquerque.
|Physics professor Dr. Dave Westpfahl on campus Wednesday after walking his one-millionth step within 74 days.
"I thought it'd be a cool goal," he said. "Who has a million of anything?"
Westpfahl had heart valve replacement surgery in February 2007 and then completed his rehabilitation at New Heart Center for Wellness, Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation. In the fall of 2008, he joined the board of directors of the rehab center.
Westpfahl walks every day for exercise. A few months ago, he bought a new pedometer that measures his steps and distance. After having a bit of fun with his new gadget, Westpfahl set his goal.
He averages just about seven miles of walking each day. At home in Albuquerque, he walks near Simms Park Road, Elena Gallegos Recreation area and Albuquerque Academy.
When at work in Socorro, he follows a path around the campus of New Mexico Tech.
"I hate the treadmill," he said. "I had to walk on the treadmill for 12 weeks for rehab at New Heart. I will get on the treadmill Wednesday just enough to hit my milestone."
Ever the scientist, Westpfahl calculates that he has covered 500 miles in 72 days – roughly the distance from Albuquerque to Fort Collins, Colo.
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And if Headhunters suggested a Coen brothers' foray into Scandi-noir, the blackly funny, gore-heavy Jackpot is even more so.
That's right down to its own twisted tribute to the Coens' Fargo, which, of course, was a film populated by Gundersons and Lundegaards.
And, like Fargo, this is a film about the problems of mixing the salt of the earth with the scum - when Oscar (Hellum) is found, clutching a shotgun, as the only survivor of a mass shoot-out in a backwoods strip joint on the Norwegian-Swedish border, the assumption might be that he's the last man standing in some gangland massacre.
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And that all has something to do with Oscar's workplace, which benevolently employs ex-cons in its artificial Christmas tree factory and a 1,739,361 Kroner-winning ticket in the soccer pools.
Coming in at under a hour and a half, Jackpot is certainly a taut affair, but still has plenty of time for splatter-happy nastiness.
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Stars: 4/5
Cast: Kyrre Hellum, Mads Ousdal, Henry Mestad, Arthur Berning, Andreas Cappelen
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Rating: R16 (violence, offensive language & horror)
Running time: 82 mins
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With the subject of faith healing a hot topic today many are examining the topic of Faith or Divine Healing.
It certainly makes the news when a family relies on faith instead of modern clinical treatments for terminal conditions for their children.
I'll cover the overall philosophy of divine or faith healing with a common sense approach on my Examiner page. Here though, as always, I'd like to relate some stories. I believe that God can heal. I have seen it happen.
I believe also that more than not God decides not to heal.
In all my years of praying with the terminally ill, or people with serious medical conditions, I found it is not a question of faith. I have seen people of mighty faith wither and pass, even with the an army of people praying and seeking the best medical treatment.
But I have also witnessed some incredible things.
Beth was born with a birth defect. She had one leg shorter than the other and from the time of her first step she had walked with a hobble. It had other physical as well as emotional effects on her. Although attractive, she never felt accepted or normal. She felt like a freak, and although she had shoes that helped fill the gap for her short leg, she already had a curvature of the spine that still made her limp.
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I smiled and wished her the best, but deep inside I felt very sad. I knew that this was an old trick that many phony faith healers used to show off to an audience. They have planted assistants with fake illnesses in the audience and perform 'miracles'. The leg extension was a common sham. But that night as she was at the service I prayed along with her friends for a real miracle to happen.
That night about she came to my dorm. She was not limping. She was barefoot.
Not only were her legs the same length, her spine was straight.
I had not been there to witness what happened, but I was stunned by the evidence before me. I really never thought it would happen. I did not have the faith. But Beth did, and God blessed her. She told me the minister put his hand on her and she felt a burning all over her body. It was so intense that she screamed and fell down. The ushers had to escort her to the back of the stage and they told her later they feared she was going into a seizure. The heat subsided into a soothing warmth and when she got up, she was healed.
Madeline was your average 10 year old girl, she loved her Brats dolls and was active in many after school activities. She was always a talkative girl and her mother would often tell her to catch a breath between words because it seemed her mouth could never catch up to her mind. Then something changed that made her mother take notice. Her speech started to slur a bit. Not a lot, but noticeable. Her mother and her school were going to enroll her in speech therapy classes.
Then she started having the seizures.
At first she would just be sitting in front of the TV with a blank stare on her face. Her mother would have to shake her to have her come to. Then they would happen at any time and no matter how loud you screamed or tried to jostle her awake, she would remain in a frozen glare until she slowly came out of it. These episodes frightened Madeline as much as her mother, for to her it felt like she died. She just was not 'there' and everything would fade to black.
Their doctor thought it could be a host of problems so he ordered a CAT scan.
They found a golf ball sized tumor between her Medulla and Cerebellum.
They did a biopsy which in itself was a very painful and traumatic event for the 10 year old since she had to shave her head. But luckily it was benign. So weighing the options they decided to wait and see before having to commit to a major and dangerous surgical procedure to remove the tumor.
But within the two months from their initial discovery of the tumor it had grown to the size of a baseball. Something had to be done. Madeline's seizures were now becoming violent and more often. They had to operate, but the doctors were blunt. There was a major chance she would not make it out of the surgery with her full mental capabilities. She could be disabled or in a vegetative state for the rest of her life.
Of course Madeline was devastated and frightened beyond belief. She prayed for some other option.
I knew her mother and I offered to come over and anoint her with oil. It is a common Biblical practice to anoint the sick with oil and ask for healing. Now I do not advertise to be a faith healer. I was trained in a Denomination that does believe in divine healing, and have met people who have a gift of healing. I was never one of those. I did have a sense when praying with others for healing whether or not God would heal though. I don't know what kind of gift that is and needless to say I felt that He would not heal more often than not, and of course I would never let on to the sick one what my impression was.
So it was with major reservations that I came to Madeline's house with my little bottle of oil and my Bible. I had a few people pray for her at the time I was to anoint her, and she had been put on many prayer lists. Her family and I gathered around her in a circle, and after a brief prayer I anointed her head with oil while all put there hands on her and prayed.
She too felt a strange warmth go from her head to the ends of her extremities, she told us afterwards. But there was no wiz bang moment. We all went home hoping and waiting as her next hospital visit approached in a few days.
A few weeks passed and she received another CAT scan in preparation for the physicians suggested operation. The tumor had shrunk to the size of a marble. The operation was postponed in order to see what was happening in her little body.
It has been three years. The tumor has even shrunk to even a smaller size. And Madeline has not had a seizure since she was anointed and prayed over.
Now I know I do not have a gift of healing. And neither I nor anyone present had an incredible gift of faith. Except one. Madeline trusted. And God healed.
It is a rarity, which is why some doubt; but when it does happen it is amazing.
Sometimes healings from God are not as dramatic or as full. David was 46 years old when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer. Through chemotherapy he made it through a tough fight. After a remission period of 9 years it came back. But David could not seek treatment because he had severe heart disease and an enlarged heart. His liver was failing as well as his kidneys. He also had diabetes. The doctors gave him six months to live. David was raised a Catholic and like many had a deep childhood faith, but he had abandoned it when he became a teenager. It was not until this crisis that he trusted God for healing. He was put on many prayer lists and anointed as well.
Again there was no wiz bang moment.
In fact nothing changed. But that was over two years ago. The cancer did not go away. Nor did the cardiac, diabetes, liver and kidney problems. It seems time slowed the processes that would try so hard to steal away his life. He has had a year and a half more than the doctors had thought, and he is still alive and vibrant. He has his good days and bad, he has his days of doubt and his days of faith. But he has been miraculously sustained and given the gift of time when doctors had given him no hope.
Can we experience miraculous healings as in Biblical times today? Many people assume this just ignorant superstition. But I have experienced it first hand. Sometimes it happens not as we wish or desire, and sometimes not at all.
Even though we pray with ferverent and sincere prayers of selfless love.
It is not in our hands.
But that should not stop us from asking and praying with a sincere heart. Because like anything else in our world…
You will never know until you try.
Until Next Time,
Pastor Swope
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BEIJING -- Smog seems to have helped Smaug at the Chinese box office this last weekend.
"The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," raked in about $33.7 million from Friday to Sunday, consulting firm Artisan Gateway said Tuesday, putting it in first place. Intense air pollution covering much of northern China may have helped drive patrons to theaters, as the government advised people to limit outdoor activities.
"Smaug" far outperformed the opening weekend of director Peter Jackson's first installment in the Warner Bros. franchise, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." When it was released in Beijing in February 2013, the initial film in the J.R.R. Tolkien series grossed about $19.4 million in its first weekend and eventually took in about $51.5 million in China.
MGM's "Robocop" is the next U.S. release in China, opening Friday.
All the talk in Hollywood this week may be about the Oscars, but in China, audiences -- in theaters at least -- have gotten to see only one of the nine best picture nominees so far.
"Gravity" opened in China in November and grossed more than $70 million. But none of the other contenders -- "Captain Phillips," "Her," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "American Hustle," "Dallas Buyers Club," "12 Years a Slave," "Philomena" and "Nebraska" -- has been released in Chinese cinemas.
"American Hustle" is said to be getting a March release; no concrete plans for any of the other best picture nominees have materialized.
Chinese film fans, however, may take a special interest in the best visual effects category. All five contenders in that race -- "Gravity," "The Lone Ranger," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" and "Iron Man 3" -- have been seen in Chinese cinemas in the last year.
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Forever it seems here at Secrets (and everywhere really) people come asking for a home theater gear shopping list, hoping there is some inside knowledge to be unearthed which will get them world class audio for a ridiculously low price. More sympathetic to the notion of "limited funds" I could not possibly be, but fact is, with speakers at least, it is quite literally impossible in that unlike electronics and "digital" stuff which gets smaller and cheaper by the minute, speakers are inherently analogue, physical, mechanical devices. Top shelf quality IS going to cost you something.
Speaker technology has come to a point where realistically we can't be looking for some phenomenal breakthrough anymore which would usher in a miraculous new price/performance ratio, but that hasn't stopped Paradigm from continuing to reach. Our subject today is no less than their new Special Edition line of speakers which, according to Mark Aling, Marketing Manager for Paradigm, are a "design exercise", a sort of "lets see what we've learned" thing. A little mysterious, or at least cryptic of him wouldn't you say? Let's find out what he's talking about!
- Design: Four-driver, 2-1/2-way Floor-standing Speaker
- 2nd-order Electro-acoustic Crossovers at 2.0 kHz and 600 Hz
- Drivers: One 1″ Dome Tweeter, One 5.5″ Mid/Bass, Two 5.5″ Woofers
- MFR: 65 Hz – 20 kHz, ± 2 dB On-Axis, 65 Hz – 15 kHz ± 2 dB 300 Off-Axis
- Sensitivity: 93 dB/Room; 90 dB/Anechoic
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Dimensions: 34″ H x 6.5″ W x 10″ D
- Weight: 36.9 Pounds/each
- Finishes: Rosenut, Black Gloss
- MSRP: $749/each USA
- Design: Two-driver, 2-way Bookshelf/Stand-mounted Speaker
- 2nd-order Electro-acoustic Crossover at 2.0 kHz
- Drivers: One 1″ Dome Tweeter, One 5.5″ Mid/Bass
- MFR: 70 Hz – 20 kHz, ± 2 dB, On-Axis; 70 Hz – 25 kHz, ± 2 dB, 300 Off-Axis
- Sensitivity: 88 dB/Room, 85 dB/Anechoic
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Dimensions: 11″ H x 6.5″ W x 8.5″ D
- Weight: 12.9 Pounds/each
- Finishes: Rosenut, Black Gloss
- MSRP: $329/each USA
SE Center
- Design: Four-driver, 3-way Center Channel Speaker
- 2nd-order Electro-acoustic Crossovers at 2.1 kHz and 300 Hz
- Drivers: One 1″ Dome Tweeter, One 3.5″ Midrange, Two 5.5″ Woofers
- MFR: 75 Hz – 20 kHz, ± 2 dB, On-Axis; 75 Hz – 17 kHz, ± 2 dB, 300 Off-AxisFrequency Response:
- Sensitivity: 91 dB/Room, 88 dB/Anechoic
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Dimensions: 7″ H x 17.5″ W x 9.5″ D
- Weight: 20.7 Pounds
- Finishes: Rosenut, Black Gloss
- Design: Sealed Enclosure
- Driver: One 10″ Polypropylene
- Amplifier: 300 Watts RMS, 900 Watts Peak, Class D
- Low-Pass: 35 Hz – 150 Hz; Bypass Option
- Phase: Variable 00 – 1800
- Inputs: Line Level RCA
- Dimensions: 11.4″ H x 11″ W x 11″ D
- Weight: 14.1 Pounds
- Finishes: Rosenut, Black Gloss
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Honestly, Paradigm had gotten carried away this past decade when it came to models. They, literally, had too many. They narrowed things down in 2006 when then melded their two longest running speaker lines, the very affordable Performance Series (which included such classics as the original Titan) and the Monitor Series (which included legends like the Monitor 5se MkII). Not counting specialty speakers such as in-wall, outdoor, or lifestyle, this move distilled Paradigm's offerings down to just three price points: the new amalgamated Monitor, the Reference, and Signature series.
Why come out with a new, fourth offering, sandwiched between Monitor and Reference? Special Edition is a nice marketing cliché but in reality this new, limited lineup is Paradigm's essay at applying lessons learned and experience gained from the past five or so years of R&D and manufacturing. In simplest term they are a blend of technology from both Monitor and Reference lines, creating a sort of "Reference" caliber speaker for those who wished it were available at a slightly lower price point. Keep from the Monitor line that which is solid, add from the Reference line that which makes the greatest difference.
In what this reviewer regards as a most welcome return to more traditional esthetics, the appearance of the SE's is delightfully discreet. Eschewing the European organic curves in favor of a traditional box with clean edges, these speakers are free from adornments which would draw attention to themselves, relying instead on exquisite, let me say that again, exquisite cabinetry finish work for their beauty. The deep tone of the rosewood veneer is particularly attractive and very versatile in terms of complementing the space they are in. Under the skin is the remarkably solid construction we have come to expect from Paradigm, at any price point. The plastic frame grills attach via magnets, not snaps, so that if you elect not to use them (the drivers ARE gorgeous) the speakers will look just as "finished" either way. Unlike other grills of the sort which require you to "align" them, Paradigm has very cleverly molded a couple pins into the grill frame which mate with hex nuts on one of the drivers so that the grill sits perfectly square without having to eyeball it.
The tweeter, common to all SE models, is straight from the current Reference/Studio series: their proven 1-inch 'G-PAL', gold plated aluminum dome with a grossly overbuilt motor structure (by any standard), crossed over at a decidedly low 2kHz (2.1kHz on the center channel model). The 5 ¼" Mid-bass driver and 3.5″ Midrange (on the center) are also borrowed from the Reference line featuring 'S-PAL' cones (satin anodized aluminum). The 5 ¼" bass drivers are of the tried and true polypropylene. We'll talk about the subwoofer technology in a moment.
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The SE1 is a classic 2-way, rear ported "bookshelf" speaker. Thanks to its 5 ¼" mid-bass it is a decidedly small speaker which will be right at home virtually anywhere. It will probably get profiled as the surround speaker of an SE ensemble but we will not discount its potential as a modest output stereo pair when we do the listening a little later. The SE3 is somewhat more exciting: a 2 ½ – way rear ported "floor stander" who's three cones total a bass-radiating area close to that of a 10″ driver, all in a package which my wife not only didn't object to, but actually welcomed into our living room (a Florian first). The 2 ½ way design has been instrumental for Paradigm in years past, enabling them to hit a performance/price ratio which makes a great deal of sense. The configuration consists of a full-range 2-way driver compliment (tweeter and mid-bass) supplemented by one or more low-passed woofers (in this particular case two). Not one but two ports are apparent on the back which at first lead me to believe the S3 might be a dual-chamber design. It is not. The two ports, which are different in size, simply average in terms of tuning and gives Paradigm the desired loading with a minimum of port noise.
The center channel, like most of Paradigm's of late, is a true three-way using the same driver technology as the SE1 and SE3. Specifically, the same tweeter is crossed over at a slightly higher 2.1kHz to a vertically aligned aluminum midrange which in turn crosses over at 400Hz to a pair of flanking poly woofers. This design has proven over and over to be one of the best, if not the best, for a center channel in that in addition to all the sonic virtues inherent to a well made 3-way speaker, this layout affords us a "visually correct" horizontal box free of off axis combing which often plagued the old 2-way d'appolito arrangement of years past.
The SE SUB is in a class by itself in that it doesn't really seem like a derivative of any of Paradigm's others, though it certainly borrows technology. It is a small, and I mean miniscule unit which at first glance will probably elicit ridicule, but with further scrutiny will earn much favor. In what is becoming a trend for Paradigm, the SE SUB is a sealed alignment, casting aside the ports and passive radiators. Sealed alignments have been somewhat favored by me over the years, their characteristic shallow roll offs imparting what I feel is a more natural depth. But making it work usually takes an enormous enclosure and commensurately large driver with more than average power behind them. The SE SUB does not break the rules: it makes up for its size by using a driver with insane excursion and an amp of substantial output. While not in the class of Paradigm's Reference series units, the SE SUB still uses a very efficient class-D amp, quoted by Paradigm as being able to continually deliver 300watts ("dynamically" up to 900). Conspicuous is the lack of heatsink on the back of the unit, which either means its underpowered or very efficient. Glancing at the electrical label, I'd say it was the latter. What is on the back are some good old fashion control facilities: Gain, low pass, and phase, the last two being of chief use to those whose processor does not have proper subwoofer/bass management facilities. Mono or Stereo input is accepted over unbalanced RCA connections.
The SE SUB joins the growing number of Paradigm models to be supported by their PBK, or Perfect Bass Kit. We've discussed it at length now in several previous reviews, but to surmise, it is a subset of the ARC (or Anthem Room Correction) "just for the sub". The kit includes PC software, USB microphone plus stand, and a USB cord to connect the sub to the PC. The software takes readings of the subwoofer throughout your listening area, and applies Paradigm/Anthem's unique and very well received correction. Careful placement of a sub and a minimum of attention to room acoustics still pay great dividend, but especially with a sub who's calling card is that it can be tucked away, correcting for less than ideal placement may well be worth the extra few hundred for PBK.
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It's worth jumping right into some analytics here and point out that the SE3 is decidedly efficient. We sort of expect this with large, floor standing speakers yet the SE3 is far from being described as "big" in the classic sense. It pulls off a full 90dB anechoic which, though a far cry from the legendary horns of Klipsch, is head and shoulders above any of Paradigm's bookshelves, and even betters by a dB the rough equivalent from their Reference series. This makes them a very exciting proposition for setups with more modest power amplification such as affordable AV Receivers (or the now rare tube setups). The SE1's on the other hand are the exact opposite with an 85dB anechoic efficiency (I almost cringe as I write that). It's an ironic fact of speaker engineering that the speakers which might benefit from expensive amounts of power tend to be the ones asked to work without. Nevertheless…
Voicing of both the SE3 and SE1 is exactly what we would expect from Paradigm: their signature overly neutral and responsible sound. I say "overly" because time and time again we've heard Paradigm speakers described as bright, or a little heavy handed in the treble, but we continue to confirm that that almost always stems from them being evaluated in unfortunately typical, overly reflective living spaces. Move them into a more acoustically responsible space where a speaker may be heard more for what it truly is and one immediately realizes just how tight and true the Paradigms are. Here was no exception.
I started with the SE3s in our living room which, being the province of my wife, is afforded no acoustical treatment of any kind. Here the SE3's were a most pleasant speaker with clear, unbiased midrange, crisp highs, and a surprisingly robust and fully resolved low end. Turn the volume up to "rock out" level though and the reflections from the picture window start to reach a level which one simply has to object to. Please do not take away from this the misconception that most home listening spaces would benefit from a speaker with skewed treble response. We ALWAYS want to start with a speaker true to the signal. Rather this is just further testament that true hi-fi in the classic sense requires, in addition to great equipment, good acoustics, or at very least top shelf electronic corrections such as Anthem's own ARC, or the much lauded Audyssey. Moving the SE3's to my acoustically treated theater only confirmed my suspicions: I could have Dire Straits playing at levels I judiciously only take in very sparing doses, and experienced no fatigue whatsoever. On the flip side, at responsible listening levels, in the theater the SE3's were simply awe inspiring, eliciting the sort of listening experience which sucks you into the chair and won't let you leave. At the end of a song or album you almost feel let down by the silence. Bass is something which the SE3's placement is particularly sensitive to. Get it wrong in your room and they, frankly, will sound quite hollow. Get it right and you'll think there is an articulate subwoofer in the room.
What can I now say about the SE1's which does not come intuitively? They are no miracle, yet they are an excellent choice for smaller, intimate stereo setups or of course as either satellites bound to a subwoofer, or surrounds in the rare instance dipoles don't work well. Other than their lacking bass compared to the SE3's, they extol pretty much all the other virtues in kind. Interestingly though, there is enough low end that Audessey (mis) interprets them as "full range" (they do in my theater deliver a solid 40Hz!).
The SE Center on the other hand is almost in a class by itself. I find myself sounding a little like a broken record here, but Paradigm's now tried and true configuration changes not from model to model with good reason: it just plain works. It could be argued that the SE Center is higher performance than even the SE3 in that it is a true 3 way design, and as such the "money" is going where it is needed most: even in this day of 7.1 uncompressed or lossless sound, that ONE channel, the center, is still responsible for 90% of the soundtrack. Better to have nothing but a top shelf center than a full 7.1 setup which sounds like paper cups I say. The SE Center delivers in spades in that I don't have superlatives for you. In actually using them, impressions boil down to how much I "thought" about the speaker, and less is definitely more in that only if something is wrong should I notice or even think about the speaker. Not once did I "notice" the SE Center, testament to the fact that it skews the sound not one iota, and instead just presents what is there in the soundtrack. We can ask no more of a speaker.
The SE Sub has one remarkable appeal up its sleeve: its size. Never would my wife have allowed a subwoofer into her living room, yet the SE Sub was there, in plain sight mind you..and she didn't even know it! When she asked "where did you put the subwoofer thingy they sent you?", disbelief is the only way to describe her reaction when I pointed it out. In practice the SE Sub delivers excellent, well defined bass within a very respectable window. While it might be hard to actually "hurt" the thing what with the robust build of the driver and amp, it's not beyond the realm of the possible to ask more output of it than is practical. Even so, it does not distress audibly, but rather starts to take on a bit of a one-note quality. At responsible output, useful extension reaches well down to the low 20s when the room's acoustics and SE Sub's placement therein is equal to the task.
Ironically, that is the SE Sub's ace in the hole: it is so small that dialing it in is not the usual backbreaking, and decor compromising chore. And as if that was not enough, as previously mentioned the SE Sub joins the growing list of models which support Paradigm PBK (Perfect Bass Kit) which once again shaped the subwoofer response into sweet linearity. The auto on/off works perfectly in that it powers on at the slightest signal (without any gauche "thump") and confirms it with a fairly discreet blue light. Power consumption which I now take a critical look at in all CE equipment, but subwoofers especially, comes in at a cautionary 9 watts when the Sub SE is "off" (about 15watts when on but idle). While not near as bad as the Reference Sub12 I reviewed last year (a full 30 watts when "off"), it is still a far cry from the <2 watts we expect of display devices, receivers, and disc players so the industry (Paradigm included) still has work to do here.
Here at the end I am finding myself failing to articulate just how praiseworthy these speakers are. Maybe that's because superlatives don't really work for true high performance speakers in that ideally they should defy such descriptions.
Paradigm's Reference series speakers have been reviewed to death with unilateral enthusiasm. The SE's are priced closer to them than they are to the more affordable Monitors and this plays out in the performance and presentation as well. You literally are getting "almost" a Paradigm Reference. For my money, the margin of performance is slim enough that I would definitely give a nod to the SE's as the greater bang for your buck. The SE3 in particular is one of those speakers I am going to remember 10 years from now like I do the Monitor 11, 5se Mk II, or Titan.
Cosmetically, something which can actually matter with speakers, I actually prefer the SE's to Paradigm's other cabinets right now.
When I started this review my attitude was a somewhat cynical "why another line up Paradigm?!?". Well, I get it now. The "essay" Mark eluded to is a success: they CAN pull from their technology pool and come up with a new price/performance ratio which is very much worth hitting. Grab yours before they decide that "Special Edition" really means "Limited Edition"!


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What a garrulous old Coote, I think to myself as we walk up the hill. But I'm the one who's out of breath. Emil Coote has a patriot's white hair, blue eyes and red neck, and at 65, a hardier cardiovascular system than I have. Plus, he won World War II.
"So Ike turns to me and says, 'What do you think, Private Coote?' I told him, 'General Eisenhower, I'm a farmer and I know weather. And June 6 is my birthday. It never rains on my birthday.' Well, there's the chickens. Take your pick. Buck each."
I scan his huge herd of birds as they cluck and jerk around. Occasionally one smashes the ground several times with its face, which doesn't seem to hurt it. I point. "Okay, I'll take four of those brown ones, four whites and, oh heck, four speckled."
A wrinkle on his puckered brow furrows, divides and multiplies. "You know much about chickens, son?"
They lay eggs. Beyond that, I treasure my ignorance. "Not really. This is my wife's field of empowerment."
He uploads this concept with a hum. "Well, you want a rooster?"
Why would we want a rooster? Breeding a chicken for noise is irrational. I say as much to him. He then takes a complete visual inventory from my sneakers to my Irish bog hat.
"You married, son?"
"Well, yes."
"Well, then. Roosters are boy chickens."
Perhaps sensing that my A-prompt isn't booting up, he tries for parity baud: "See, the hens will lay, but they won't be happy." He smiles, snowy eyebrows bouncing. Then he nods at one big rooster, brightly colored and tough looking. "You can have Bruce Springsteen, there. No charge."
Before I leave, he stresses the importance of heating the birds' water in the winter and plying them with expensive egg mash and other personal services to make their stay a pleasant one. Then he goes inside, probably to drink lithium straight from the bottle. When I get home, my wife stares at our new rooster and then at me. "For pleasure?"
"And for free," I mutter, unloading the crates. "Mustn't frustrate the chickens, your expert advises. By the way, Mr. Coote is beyond the help of modern psychiatry."
Joy demurs. "Oh, nonsense. Around here, he's a legend. He knows everything about chickens."
This fowl trip is Joy's bailiwick, not mine. She has read the books, memorized the breeds and will graph the egg production. That makes her sheriff of the chickens, and I'm not about to argue.
But I'm the architect of Squarehenge, their new home. That's what I called it when I topped the uprights with the lintel poles, in a 20-foot square. It reminded me vaguely of Stonehenge; although less so after wrapping it, top and sides, with chicken wire. The coop inside features ergonomic nest boxes, whitewash decor and plenty of headroom. My expertise is carpentry, not poultry.
The Boss and his chickens flutter about inside; one even attempts a hopping flight, but the enclosure has a wire roof to thwart predators. Totally secure, for sure.
Until four in the morning, that is, when Bruce screeches bloody murder to the four winds of heaven. Somnambulating, I fish in the nightstand for a home defense mechanism, and make it outside in time to see a raccoon breaking for the treeline, his mouth full of feathered marshmallow. I take aim. Fuzzily, I decide not to fire, because I subscribe to principles of nonviolence toward all living things—and because a diaphragm box doesn't quite have the range.
However, Squarehenge is paved with big feathers. Several chickens have slipped the surly bonds of life, and I'm prepared to amend my philosophy for one raccoon.
Next morning, we inspect for mode of entry. No holes in the wire, no tunnels underneath. A puzzle. Two nights later, it happens again; this time, I'm properly armed, and rocket out the door shouting "Halk! Halk, oo hungitch!" The raccoon turns, and does something with his paw that I can't quite see. Shotguns come guaranteed to hit something, but the recoil knocks the flashlight out of my mouth. I miss.
"Same raccoon, you think?" Joy asks as we survey the carnage.
Warily: "Couldn't tell; he was wearing a mask."
Two more chickens are toast, and Bruce, pretty enough when fully assembled, is now a rainbow of fragments, almost abstract art in his demise. Next morning, still no visible holes in Squarehenge; it's a locked-coop mystery. How in the Houdini did he do it?
Back at Mr. Coote's place the next morning, he tells me. "The door, son. What kind of latch you have?"
"Hook and eye, but he couldn't…" "Sure he could, son; did it, too. Just climbed the wire and popped it. Raccoons are smart, and they got hands. Get yourself a good lock; only thing they can't open is a Jorgensen six-pin."
As I select replacements to restock Squarehenge, he talks about another impregnable surround: the Battle of the Bulge. "So I say, 'General McAuliffe, sir, how about Nuts?' After all, it meant the same as the dirty words he said when the Germans asked him to surrender. Look in the history books; you'll see he said 'Nuts' to 'em."
"That's fascinating," I agree. And how singularly appropriate. "So, I'll take two of the browns, four more whites…"
These chickens do not even reach their pull date before Rocky has his way with them. The time, of course, is during his favorite shopping hours; by now, I sleep with my hand in the nightstand, thereby cutting my time to 10 seconds. And finally I've got the right tool for the right job.
Even so, I miss. At least 14 rounds of jacketed 9mm chew up turf behind his running form, but that's all. When the clip is empty, he boldly turns; in the flickering flashlight beam, it seems that he raises one little paw and retracts a few toes. Then he vanishes. If I saw that right, they do look like hands.
On the door of Squarehenge, the locking peg I whittled has been removed. I see clouds of white feathers that hang in the air, dismantled chickens and gore everywhere; and I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
"Aw, you can't shoot a raccoon," Mr. Coote chuckles the next day. "Coulda told you that. They're too fast, too smart and too cute. You know what you need?"
A Starlight scope and Kalishnikov assault rifle would be my first choice. "No. What?"
"A live trap, son. You catch 'em unharmed, feed 'em anchovy pizzas for a week and play Barry Manilow around the clock. When you turn 'em loose, they never come back. C'mon, I've got one in the closet you can borrow."
Sounds like a bunch of horsenuts to me; but he's been right every time so far. I don't know what to believe anymore. Until we go inside his house. Then I notice the pictures on the mantel. While he goes to fetch the trap, I step up and take a closer look.
One is unmistakably Ike himself, shaking hands with a young private wearing a know-it-all expression, and beneath an autograph, the words: To Sergeant Emil Coote—Right as usual.
Another photo, taken in deep snow, features much the same scene but with a different famous general. It's also inscribed briefly: Thanks. Good word.
There's even a recent photo of Dan Quayle, with a chilling, childlike scrawl: You called it. I hope you're right about '96 too. ''


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It's almost like these two are a little tight.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has thrown two interceptions already (his second and third of December) as they're still scoreless in the final regular season game of the year.
Of course, the Redskins had a chance to take the lead after the first one, but kicker Kai Forbath missed his first field goal since singing with the team midseason.
With the winner advancing to the playoffs (and hosting the Seahawks next week), and the loser headed home, the nerves are natural.
So far, Romo's showing more.


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Central defender Taylor damaged a hamstring during Sunday's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton, while France midfielder Cabaye is expected to undergo a second groin operation in the next 24 hours.
Pardew, whose Newcastle side travels to Stoke tomorrow, currently has 11 senior players unavailable to him.
Asked if the news on Taylor was worse than first feared, the manager said: "It probably is.
"It's about six to eight weeks, we think, so it's another blow. We are in a run of bad luck for us.
"He's an important player and we hope for a speedy recovery.
"He's cursing his luck a little bit, but unfortunately for Steven, his record is that he does pick up injuries.
"Maybe the fact that we have had to call upon him more than perhaps we would like with the injuries and Colo's [Fabricio Coloccini's] suspension has probably compounded the issue."
On Cabaye, Pardew added: "He's had one side of his groin done and that caused a potential weakness in the other side, so that needs to be done.
"That will be done, I think, today or tomorrow and he will probably be out for eight weeks.
"We are probably looking at February 1 for both he and Steven, so we might as well get the bad news out of the way, because that's what it is, and just focus on what is important, and that's what we have got left."


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MONTGOMERY — President Barack Obama's hard line against extending the Bush-era tax cuts to 98 percent of taxpayers could cost Alabama's Education Trust Fund $145 million, the Department of Revenue said.
MONTGOMERY — President Barack Obama's hard line against extending the Bush-era tax cuts to 98 percent of taxpayers could cost Alabama's Education Trust Fund $145 million, the Department of Revenue said.
House and Senate Education Trust Fund budget members on Friday said that would be a huge hit for income taxes that are earmarked for public school teacher salaries.
"I think it would be devastating," said House Minority Leader Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, a member of the House Ways and Means Education Committee. "We can't afford not to have that money."
Ford said he would oppose any attempt to remove the federal income tax deduction for Alabama taxpayers.
Committee member Rep. Bill Poole, R-Northport, said of the potential losses if Obama and Congress cannot agree how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" that will be caused by the expiration of 2001-03 tax cuts on Dec. 31, "Obviously my best hope is the federal government extends the Bush tax cuts because it's best for the state's economy. This would effectively damage our state budget and I hope it will not occur." The state collected $3.298 billion in income taxes in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
A loss of $145 million would be 4.4 percent. If the economy does not grow to replace the money, the Legislature would have to find a way to do it.
Congress approved the tax cuts at the urging of then-President George W. Bush.
Obama has told Congress he won't agree to extend the tax cuts on 98 percent of taxpayers unless Congress agrees to raise taxes on the upper 2 percent. Obama also presented Republicans with a proposed deal involving $1.6 trillion in tax increases, but only $400 billion in spending cuts.
Curtis Stewart, the Department of Revenue's tax policy and research director, said expiration of the tax cuts will increase Alabama taxpayerss' federal income taxes by an average of $2,000 a year.
Higher federal taxes will increase the federal deduction and lower Alabama's income tax collections, assuming everything else remains equal.
Stewart explained that of the 1,833 million Alabama income tax returns, about half claim the deduction for federal taxes paid. "The other half have no federal tax deductions or pay no Alabama tax," he said.
The reason nearly 900,000 Alabama taxpayers who file federal tax returns pay no state income tax is because their incomes are too low, or they receive income that isn't taxable at the state level, he said.
Income not taxed at the state level include defined benefit plans, state and federal retirements, military pensions and Social Security, to name a few.
"If the tax cuts are not extended, then everybody's taxes will go up," Stewart said. "If everything else stays the same and you pay additional federal taxes, then Alabama will have bigger tax deductions."
According to the White House, the Bush-era tax cuts provide relief to more than 100 million.


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Europa Cup ends with three podiums for team USA
The Europa Cup wrapped up today in Tarvisio, Italy, after four days of competition. The U.S. Paralympic Alpine Skiing National Team brought home three medals. Seven Top 10 placements were also awarded to the alpine team.
Alana Nichols (Farmington, N.M.), a sit skier, led Team USA with a gold medal in the second downhill sitting event (1:12.34). Nichols took the second place podium in the first downhill sitting event with a time of 1:15.61.
Team USA's second medal winner was Laurie Stephens (Wenham, Mass.) with her 1:15.97 run to land the bronze medal in the first downhill sitting event, placing her behind Nichols. Stephens also finished fourth in the second women's downhill sitting event.
Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.) took fourth place in both first and second downhill standing events. Danielle Umstead also placed fourth in both downhill visually impaired events.
The men's alpine team had Tyler Walker (Franconia, N.H.) place sixth in both the first and second downhill sitting events with Christopher Devlin-Young (Campton, N.H.) behind in the second event in seventh place.
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First Name : Elda
Middle Name: Doyle
Subject's City: Sterling
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Date: 1921-1940
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Comments: Elda Doyle Jones (Nee: ) | Sterling CO United States | 1921-1940 | Comments: Born Aug 3 1910 in Oklahoma. Died Dec 31 1967 in Spokane, WA.
Son of William Samuel Jones. Husband of Erma Iola Ashby Jones Curtis.
Elda Doyle Jones earned his living during wherever he could during the depression era. In his early years he hopped freight trains all over Colorado working everywhere. He got off the freight train in Sterling, CO at the sugar factory across the tracks from "Aunt Millie's House" Erma Iola Ashby's Aunt. Early in life, he worked gold and silver mines. Later in life he worked as a welder and in the shipping yards of WA and CA and at the last part of his life he build water dams and water towers. He liked the "High Jobs", he said.
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