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Seen the movie? You still need to read the book.
If the PBS Frontline documentary "League of Denial" is a damning indictment of the National Football League's action -- and inaction -- on the problem of brain damage in football, the book of the same name is a sweeping conviction. In copious, eye-opening detail, authors Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada lay out the past and present case against the league -- and the troubling implications for sports, society and public health going forward.
Herein, six in-depth takeaways:
1. The denial started early
At its core, "League of Denial" is a story about self-serving bulls--t: the National Football League created a bulls--t committee which produced bulls--t research supporting bulls--t medical practices, all in service of the bulls--t (but profitable!) notion that unlike boxing and military combat and automobile accidents and pretty much every other kind of activity that involves getting hit in the head, getting hit in the head while wearing a football helmet does not produce brain damage.
As the book makes clear, the bulls--t was there from the beginning.
In the documentary film, the NFL's scientific book-cooking and data cherry-picking seems to take off in 2004, when the league's since-discredited Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee published the first of a series of since-discredited papers proclaiming things like: (a) concussions in professional football "are not serious injuries"; (b) that "many [concussed] players can be safely allowed to return to play on the day of injury," which also might hold true for college and high school athletes; (c) that "professional football players do not sustain frequent repetitive blows to the brain on a regular basis."
(Note: the latter assertion is not only redundant and weasel word-y, but also patently absurd. Here's how the authors of "League of Denial" describe former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster's play on the line of scrimmage, which wasn't exactly unique when it comes to blocking and tackling in football: "You gotta see this Webster," Dick Haley, the [Steelers'] director of player personnel, told [team owner Art] Rooney. "He hits like Rocky Marciano." Webster's technique seemed flawless: He had a knack for smashing his head like a sledgehammer underneath an opposing lineman's chin, then controlling the bigger man by using his leverage.")
In the book, by contrast, the league's funny numbers predate the MTBI committee, which was created by then-league commissioner Paul Tagliabue in 1995. Following a series of concussions during the 1994 season to high-profile players including Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, the NFL claimed it had been tracking concussions since 1989 -- and according to a league spokesman, the rate of brain injury was constant: only one concussion per every three or four games. "In the big picture, when you consider the number of times the head is impacted, the number of concussions is relatively small," said league spokesman Greg Aiello at the time. "But hey, they do occur. And maybe there's more we can do."
But hey! Beyond flippancy, there was a problem with the NFL's cavalier, nothing-to-see-here, please-disperse attitude regarding brain damage. It was rooted in bad math. As "League of Denial" explains:
… the league, Aiello acknowledged, was counting head injuries as concussions only when a player lost consciousness or was seriously dazed. Garden-variety concussions were not part of the program. [Pittsburgh Steelers brain doctor] Joe Maroon did his own calculations and estimated that two to four concussions occurred in every NFL game. (Bold added).
That discrepancy perhaps should have raised red flags. At minimum, there was a 156 percent difference between the rate of concussions reported by the NFL and the rate reported by the senior neurological expert in the league. Maroon said that he, for one, was quite concerned. But few people seemed to notice …
From there, the NFL's problem with noticing and acknowledging brain damage -- at least publicly -- only grew more pronounced.
2. NFL doctors said one thing in public … and another in private
Over eight NFL seasons, former New York Jets receiver Al Toon may have suffered as many as 10 concussions. Following his final brain injury, he consulted with an area neurologist named Ira Casson. Casson previously had examined scans of Muhammad Ali's brain for Sports Illustrated and determined that the boxer had brain damage even before he quit the sport.
According to "League of Denial," that wasn't Casson's first experience with brain damage caused by concussions and blows to the head:
… a decade earlier, Casson had led a landmark study that examined 10 boxers who had been knocked out. He discovered cerebral atrophy in half of them, an indication of chronic brain damage. Toon already had decided to put his fate in the hands of his doctors, and Casson, for one, had grave doubts: "I'm not sure that you should do this anymore," the neurologist told Toon. "I don't know what the next concussion is going to do to you." Toon interpreted this to mean that he might never wake up …
In other words, Casson suggested that the 29-year-old Toon retire from football, a sport that involves getting hit in the head, or else suffer an indeterminate -- but increased and very real -- risk of devastating long-term brain damage. This happened in 1992. Fifteen years later, the same Casson served as the co-chairman of the NFL's concussion committee. Totally coincidentally, he had an astonishing change of heart, engaging in the following on-air conversation with reporter Bernard Goldberg during a 2007 episode of HBO's "Real Sports":
Goldberg: Is there any evidence, as far as you're concerned, that links multiple head injuries among pro football players with depression?
Casson: No.
Goldberg: With dementia?
Casson: No.
Goldberg: With early onset of Alzheimer's?
Casson: No.
Goldberg: Is there any evidence as of today that links multiple head injuries with any long-term problem like that?
Casson: In NFL players?
Goldberg: Yeah.
Casson: No.
Throughout the pages of "League of Denial," a pattern emerges: NFL-affiliated doctors privately counseling players with multiple concussions and unresolved medical symptoms to retire, the better to reduce their risk of additional and permanent brain damage. Publicly, however, those same doctors repeatedly deny a link between football and long-term cognitive harm -- even as a growing body of outside evidence supports their actions to the contrary.
Consider the case of Merril Hoge. In 1994, Hoge suffered a severe concussion during a preseason game. He sat out for a week, then played in four consecutive games. In his next game, he was knocked unconscious, hit so hard in the head that his facemask caved in. He entered a mental Twilight Zone. Hoge couldn't remember his daughter's name, who the president was, why he was in the hospital. He ultimately was examined by Maroon, whose first thought was, "I don't want anybody to die following a football game on my watch."
Maroon told Hoge to quit the sport. Hoge agreed. At least at first:
… Over the next several months, as Hoge's memory slowly returned, Maroon would get phone calls in the middle of the night. He knew who it was before he answered. "Hey, you know, Doc, I feel great!" Hoge would say. "There's nothing wrong with me!"
Maroon would patiently walk Hoge through it all over again. There was no telling what might happen if he got hit again. He could lose his memory permanently, even his life. And there was always the chance that he would accelerate the process that led to a series of devastating diseases: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, dementia …
Parkinson's. Alzheimer's. Dementia. Three of the horrific degenerative neurological diseases the NFL spent almost all of the 2000s denying had any link to football. Of course, it's not as though Maroon -- the Steelers' long-time brain specialist and a member of the MTBI committee -- did a whole lot to set the league straight. Five years after he told Hoge to retire and stay retired, Maroon publicly cast doubt on claims by Webster and his doctors that the blows to the head he endured during his Hall of Fame football career had left him with permanent brain damage. Similarly, Maroon called a 2005 diagnosis of football-induced chronic traumatic encephalopathy in former Steelers lineman Terry Long "preposterous and a misinterpretation of facts."
Then there's Mark Lovell. A Steelers neuropsychologist, MTBI committee member and colleague of Maroon, he helped develop early tests designed to help gauge concussion severity among football players. He also co-authored committee papers concluding that concussions are minor injuries; nearly all NFL players recover quickly and completely; neuropsychological testing is almost useless in assessing football-caused concussions; football doesn't cause brain damage, ever. In the book, the Fainaru brothers question Lovell about the NFL work bearing his name -- papers that not only contradicted his professional speciality and public statements, but also several non-public cases in which a league-run disability board had awarded former players benefits for football-induced brain damage:
Neuropsychology was of limited use in diagnosing concussions?
"Obviously, I didn't write that," Lovell said.
Multiple concussions do not increase the risk of further injury?
"I didn't write that."
NFL players don't get brain damage?
"I didn't write that," Lovell said again …
"Could I have said, you know, 'God dammit!'" said Lovell. "Probably. Didn't."
Why the public denial and private acceptance? The medical equivalent of touting the joys of football but refusing to let your own children play? Perhaps because public denial was the official NFL company line, dating back to Tagliabue's 1994 proclamation that brain damage in the sport was merely a figment of the media's imagination, a "pack journalism issue." And perhaps because public denial let the league and its doctors off the hook -- or at least gave them a stronger argument against legal liability -- when it came to mismanaging the health of the players under their care. After all: Maroon was Long's doctor. Webster's, too. According to the league's own published data, pretty much every league team and doctor allowed concussed athletes to return to play in the same game. Admitting that was a bad idea -- admitting a link between football and battered brains -- would mean admitting some level of responsibility for the damage done. And that, in turn, could cost a fortune in subsequent lawsuits, plus diminish football's cultural standing as a more wholesome, less dangerous, still-violent alternative to bloodsports such as boxing.
Oh, and don't assume that this pattern has entirely changed. According to the book, NFL team doctor David Chao and affiliated scientist Kevin Guskiewicz last year helped direct the brain of former linebacker Junior Seau to the National Institutes of Health and away from researchers in Boston and California who previously had been critical of the league --even smearing the man who discovered CTE, Bennet Omalu, in the process. The NIH's chief of surgical neurology? Russ Lonser. Who also happens to be the head of research of the league's current concussion committee.
Last January, the NIH and three independent neuropathologists concluded that Seau had CTE. In "League of Denial," Gina Seau says her family was told by Lonser that her ex-husband had gotten the disease from a "lot of head-to-head collisions over the course of 20 years of playing in the NFL. And that it gradually, you know, developed the deterioration of his brain and his ability to think logically." Publicly, however, Lonser and other officials have refused to speculate on the cause of Seau's brain damage. And two months after the NIH received Seau's brain, the NFL donated $30 million to the institutes for concussion research, the largest charitable gift in the league's history.
3. NFL medicine is structurally -- and hopelessly -- conflicted
Before Omalu examined Webster's brain and discovered the first case of CTE in a former football player, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center forensic psychiatrist Jonathan Himmelhoch diagnosed the living Webster with chronic brain damage. Truth be told, the diagnosis wasn't exactly rocket science. Webster was slowly slipping into madness. He could barely function without constant doses of Ritalin, a psychostimulant generally used to treat attention deficit disorder. Near the end of his life, he was homeless, using super glue to patch his wounds and fix his deteriorating teeth. He even Tasered himself to fall asleep.
Himmelhoch examined Webster six times over a three-month period and concluded that his condition was caused by "multiple blows while playing center in the NFL." In a six-page report, Himmelhoch also concluded that:
… part of Webster's desperate condition derived from the fact that his medical treatment had been compromised from the start of his career. His care, he wrote, "has been delivered by doctors working for two masters -- 1st the Pittsburgh Steelers and second, Michael L. Webster." Those doctors repeatedly allowed or encouraged Webster to play hurt, essentially refusing to save him from himself to advance the interests of the team.
"Full recovery of subtle head injury is a necessity before resuming any job," Himmelhoch wrote. "If there is no recovery period, subtle, then manifest cortical injury is insured. One can conclude, therefore, to reasonable medical certainty that Mr. Webster's progressive deteriorating encephalopathy began while he was still playing NFL football" …
Football can cause brain damage. But lousy, inadequate, compromised medical care can make that brain damage much worse. And that's what the NFL provided. Maybe still provides. Above all else, "League of Denial" paints a picture of league medicine as hopelessly conflicted, serving two masters that are usually at odds -- the first, player health and well-being; the second, playing time and profits -- and almost always prioritizing the latter over the former.
Athletes are incentivized to play with -- and through -- injuries. Even brain injuries. Otherwise, they get cut. Team doctors -- many of whom pay for the marketing privilege of affiliating with a pro team -- are incentivized to let them. League-affiliated researchers are incentivized to downplay and dismiss the risk of brain damage, lest they lose their affiliation and concurrent funding. The NFL itself shares a similar incentive, not to mention the team owners and liability lawyers who run it. The league is basically a highly successful company town, populated by company doctors and company men. In the short term, no one wants to lose money, status or prestige; in the long term, no one wants to see football lose the same.
All of this is hell on the Hippocratic oath.
When Tagliabue formed his concussion committee, he picked then-New York Jets team doctor Elliot Pellman to run it. Pellman specialized in joint injuries. Shoulders and knees. He was not, you know, a neurologist. He also was Tagliabue's personal physician. Which is certainly not a conflict of interest. Moreover, the book reports that the committee was "made up almost entirely of NFL insiders. Nearly half the members were team doctors, the same men who had been sending players back on the field for years. There were two trainers, a consulting engineer, and an equipment manager."
An equipment manager. Was a cheerleading choreographer not available?
Upton Sinclair once said that "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." That sentiment informs every page of "League of Denial." When agent Leigh Steinberg tries to alert players and owners alike to the dangers of concussions, quarterback and client Warren Moon tells him "you're probably right, but I wish you'd shut up." The editor of the neurology journal that published the NFL committee's bogus articles, Michael Apuzzo, comes across as "something of a jock sniffer," enamored with his part-time job as a neurological consultant to the New York Giants and happy to brag about his lunches with Tagliabue. NFL-affiliated doctor Mickey Collins admits that a study he co-authored concluding that a football helmet produced by exclusive league partner Riddell reduced concussion risk had "serious flaws." However, he and Lovell received $75,000 from Riddell to work on the study. As Collins tells the authors, "I needed money to fund my salary. I was going to get my ass fired, you know? So I'm looking for any kind of funding to do this research. Any struggling academic is looking for that."
Maroon, Collins and Lovell also found ImPACT, a neuropsychological testing program that becomes highly profitable thanks to its association with the NFL --even though other scientists question its efficacy, and a study of every published study on ImPACT found that the test has false positive rate of 30 to 40 percent. Which means that when the test was administered to people who haven't suffered concussions, it was picking up concussion symptoms in almost half of them.
For his part, Guskiewicz goes from being a NFL outsider and harsh critic of the league's denial to a member of its revamped concussion committee -- and someone who now criticizes research linking football to neurodegenerative disease using the same arguments the NFL once used against his own research making the same link. He tells the book's authors that he doesn't "want people to think that I was bought," yet also admits when he needs "big dollars" for football collision research, he goes to NFL executive Jeff Pash and says "Jeff, we need to buy six new systems, and it's going to cost $250,000 to install; can you authorize the purchase? And Jeff then does that."
In late 2008, the NFL asked a leading Alzheimer's researcher, Peter Davies, to examine Omalu's CTE research. The same research league scientists had been attacking and dismissing. Davies agreed. According to the Fainaru brothers, Casson then offered to pay him for his work:
… Davies declined. He wanted to avoid even the appearance of a conflict. "If you want my opinion, you'll get what I think, not what you pay for," he told Casson …
If league medicine worked the same way, "League of Denial" would be a very different book. And people like Webster might have enjoyed very different health outcomes.
4. League-affiliated and sponsored science deserves extra skepticism and scrutiny going forward
As "League of Denial" notes, the NFL is now spending tens of millions of dollars to become "the main sponsor of research that holds the potential of its own undoing." Moreover, former dissenters such as Guskiewicz and independent scientists like brain surgeon Richard Ellenbogen now staff league-sponsored player health and safety committees. Much has changed.
Or has it?
Pellman remains a league medical advisor. According to the book, Guskiewicz even sends him breakfast receipts. "He does it really well," Guskiewicz tells the Fainaru brothers. "I have to tell you, if only the university could reimburse me as quickly as he does; it's usually within minutes and the check's in the mail. But I know, it's comical." Goodell personally recruited Ellenbogen to replace Pellman and Casson as co-chair of the league's new-and-improved concussion committee. Ellenbogen has professed publicly that he knows very little about the bad old days -- but in a review of a Pellman-authored paper from the previous committee, he wrote that "the NFL MTBI committee are to be congratulated on the 14th contribution in a superb series of the analysis of concussions in NFL players." Ack. The book also states that:
… the NFL insisted that its new concussion committee - like its old concussion committee - was totally independent, yet the league monitored interviews and filtered communications with the media. Guskiewicz and his colleagues reported directly to Goodell …
Look: credible organizations such as the NIH are not as easily manipulated as, say, a group of league-dependent doctors. In addition, NFL funding doesn't necessarily taint everything it touches. That said, independent entities generally don't require (or accept) message oversight. And the league itself does not spend money haphazardly. In fact, whenever possible, it prefers to spend other people's money. (Especially yours. See stadium subsidies). What exactly is the NFL getting in return for its investment in brain damage research? Is the past prologue?
5. The NFL was -- and is -- fighting a ferocious, long-term, multi-faceted legal and public relations war
Speaking of research funding: "League of Denial" reports that in 1996, the NFL awarded a $134,000 grant to Philadelphia Eagles team doctor and Thomas Jefferson University professor John McShane to study changes in the brain chemistry of concussed NFL players. Before the study could begin, the Eagles sold their medical rights to another health care provider. McShane was out. The project was scrapped. Pellman even tried to recover some of the grant money.
Fast forward to 2000. Hoge was suing the Chicago Bears and team doctor John Munsell for mismanaging his concussion and negligently allowing him back onto the field. McShane was set to testify in support of Hoge. An NFL lawyer sent documents from the McShane-Pellman grant money dispute to Munsell's attorney, who then attempted to use them in court against McShane:
… McShane, sitting in the back of the courtroom as he watched the argument unfold, was baffled and angry … he was under attack by the league because he planned to testify on behalf of Hoge. "I couldn't understand why anybody would be mad at me," he said. "I had good intentions; I wanted to do a study that would provide valuable information. Then this change happened that I had no control over, and they were impugning me. I was just stunned" …
You are the NFL. You work with some of the best corporate defense attorneys and crisis managers in the world -- including your former commissioner, Tagliabue, who serves as a senior counsel for longtime league law firm Covington & Burling, a legal juggernaut that was intimately involved in Big Tobacco's decades-long practice of buying scientists to produce bogus work obscuring the dangers of cigarette smoke. You suspect a class action concussion lawsuit is coming. Now you're actually facing said lawsuit. How do you make sure top scientists can't testify against you as expert witnesses?
Easy. Give them money. For research. For whatever. Create a conflict of interest. Create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Muddy the waters. The NFL made a $1 million donation to a CTE research group at Boston University, a group containing of some the loudest football brain damage dissenters. The league stocked its new concussion committee with better-respected, non-affiliated experts. It made critic and pioneering sports concussion researcher Robert Cantu a senior advisor to said committee:
… At the same time, [Cantu] dispensed paid advice to the lawyers suing the league during a February 2012 strategy session in Philadelphia. When the NFL found out about his appearance, league officials sent a warning letter to the lawyers to stay away from Cantu because he worked for them. After discovering Cantu's conflicting roles, the lawyers for the players decided he was tainted as an expert witness and backed away …
Jeff Miller is the NFL's top Washington lobbyist. In 2009, Congress held hearings on football and brain damage. Capitol Hill staffers wanted to place Goodell on the same panel as the father of a boy who had died after suffering a concussion playing high school football. According to "League of Denial," Miller was apoplectic. He didn't want that visual. The league didn't want that visual. Bad, bad optics. The staffers backed down. As Maroon told Omalu in the book: if only 10 percent of mothers in America begin to conceive of football as a dangerous game, that is the end of football.
Today, Miller has a new title: NFL senior director of health and safety policy. He recently penned a newspaper editorial touting the league's "responsibility for improving youth football and making our game -- and all youth sports -- safer for the kids who play them." Part of that responsibility, the book notes, involves "reaching out to a new constituency: mommy bloggers." In the summer of 2012, the NFL hosted a luncheon at its New York headquarters. About 50 mommy bloggers were invited:
… Goodell spoke to the group about the need to change the culture of football. It wasn't totally clear to [mother and WorkingMother.com blog author Lorraine] Esposito what that meant, but she found Goodell to be solicitous, a good listener.
"To his credit, he really wanted to know," Esposito said. "I asked him to help me define what this cultural change really is. We started talking about the training and equipment. I said, 'That's not what I mean. What's the culture you're talking about?' He said: 'That is a great question, but I don't have an answer for you.'"
Still, Esposito came away convinced that the NFL was committed to creating a healthier and safer sport …
"League of Denial" reports that the luncheon included the executive director of the NFL's youth football arm, the wife of a former NFL quarterback and neuropsychologist who works with the Chicago Bears. Cantu -- who recently wrote a book stating that children under 14 shouldn't play collision sports, period -- was not invited. Nor was mention made of a memo written by a bioengineering firm contracted to help the NFL conduct a league-wide epidemiological study of concussions during the 1990s:
"A major obstacle to head injury research is the unavailability of willing test subjects," said the memo. "The NFL has graciously sponsored a research program offering its players as those living subjects."
Living subjects. Probably not a term you'll find bandied about at the next NFL mommy blogger summit.
6. The more things change …
James Vodvarka was livid. Disillusioned, too. He was a Steelers fan. A football fan. He also was Webster's personal physician. He watched Webster struggle and decline, and then watched the NFL's retirement board determine -- contrary to the professional opinions of five different doctors -- that Webster only became disabled years after leaving football, which the book notes was "a hairsplitting -- but life-changing -- distinction. It was the difference between $42,000 a year and hundreds of thousands."
Vodvarka knew this was, in a word, bulls--t. The money, of course. But also, quite possibly, the distinction. After 15 years with the Steelers, Webster played two more seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired in 1990. His family had noticed uncharacteristic changes in him as his career wound down: a short temper, a lack of focus, erratic thoughts and behavior.
In 1994, the Chiefs hired Webster as a strength coach. "League of Denial" reports that for "much of the season, Webster lived in a storage closet above the weight room at Arrowhead Stadium." His presence with the team was sporadic. Coach Marty Schottenheimer would later forget that Webster had even been part of the club.
Vodvarka wrote a letter to Webster's lawyer, Bob Fitzsimmons:
"I am and could only be appalled," Vodvarka wrote Fitzsimmons. "We are dealing with a unique situation where a human being has lost his well-deserved dignity, respected reputation and most importantly his family. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football League have turned their backs, and have done nothing but try to destroy one of their most prolific players. I can only imagine what misery some of the National Football League's lesser players must suffer. Are they [the NFL] afraid to set a precedent? Do they expect the common people/taxpayers to fund their casualties while paying to watch them occur?"
Do they? "League of Denial" notes that the NFL has mounted a fierce lobbying campaign to change a provision in California worker's compensation law allowing former players who played even one game in the state to file a claim against their former team. (On the same day "League of Denial" premiered on PBS earlier this month, the NFL's campaign succeeded, potentially saving the league millions in brain damage-related claims). A proposed $765 million settlement of the concussion lawsuits has been criticized -- including by yours truly -- for being financially inadequate and also for allowing the league to walk away without admitting fault nor disclosing the full extent of what it knew and when it knew it.
Why does that matter? In 2009, a league spokesman told the New York Times that it was "quite obvious" that concussions -- including the kind you can get while wearing a football helmet -- can lead to long-term problems. That was then. Late last year, Goodell gave a speech at Harvard University's School of Public Health, described in the book as follows:
… the commissioner emphasized the need to rely on "science and facts, not speculation." He cited a recent study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) debunking the myth that NFL players had shorter life spans than the general population. He did not, however, note another NIOSH study suggesting that NFL players were four times more likely to develop Alzheimer's or Lou Gehrig's disease.
As he ended his day at Harvard, Goodell took a few questions from the media before being whisked away.
"Is the league's position clear that football has the potential to cause long-term brain damage?" he was asked.
The commissioner hit replay: "What we are doing is making sure that we do everything to make sure that the game is safe. Those conclusions have to be drawn by the medical community."
The denial continues.


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Heading to week two we have seen some great tennis and it looks like we are headed on a collision course for another classic Federer vs Nadal match up. We are used to seeing them play the final but this year we will see them play in the Semi-Final if they get past their Quarterfinal opponents.
Nadal and Federer have been so amazing that it had me thinking, is this the greatest rivalry in the history of professional sport? At one point the had won 23 out of 26 majors, that is a record that no one else has even come close to.
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How about Kasparov vs. Karpov? Just kidding. But lots of head to head encounters in that one.
Well, Frazier and Ali was a great one. But you really can't expect boxers to fight 26 times. That's stuff for the movies.
I really liked Greg Lemond vs. Bernard Hinault. Or the best cycling race Lemond vs. Fignon 1989. But you'd have to be cyclist to appreciate that.
Alright, Peter. You're probably right. lol
yeah you are not moving me with your picks...lol
okay, that leaves Laver vs Rosewall--- Mac vs. Borg--- Sampras vs. Agassi. I like Mac vs. Borg
Great post Peter, we just featured this on our FB page.
First I think we have to establish that they are the greatest TENNIS rivalry of all time. This means they are ahead of:
McEnroe / Borg
Borg / Connors
Sampras / Agassi
Chrissie / Martina
Who else is there?
Graf/Seles, Graf/Sabatini...
awesome thanks!!!! How about Connors vs Mac...they hated each other..Venus and Serena...certainly a very strange rivalry
Connors and Mac is a definite long rivalry. I was thinking of putting it up there, but it looked a little incestuous. lol Now, Venus and Serena... that's definitely incestuous. hahaha!!
I agree, but novak and rafa are becoming on the top of the list for me. Those matches are hard to watch for Rafa fans.
Yeah, you can see Rafa sweating nervous bullets off of him. They aren't even liquid anymore.
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It is a pleasure for us to present this interview with the director and writer of feature film "Harodim", Paul Finelli, who did it! As far as I know Harodim is the first theatrically release of any 9/11 topic thriller worldwide.
(Q, 911-archiv.net): Mr. Finelli, thank you for your willingness for giving the 911-archiv.net an interview. It is a great honor.
(A, Paul Finelli): It would be a pleasure for me to answer whatever questions you might have on the issues surrounding our film.
(Q): Mr. Finelli, how did you come up with the idea of making a film like "Harodim"? What was your intention?
(A): The idea for a feature film aimed at investigating and highlighting some of the most important questions surrounding the events of 9/11 began to germinate for me as interest in the subject did for most of us who found the official explanation for these crucial events in modern world history simply not believable. It began as I watched the coverage of 9/11 that terrible morning in 2001 and grew from there. In short, broken down piece by piece, none of it made sense within the context of any reality we had come to know to that point. All political and national security ramifications aside, science itself is an impossible thing to refute and yet we saw it happen again and again in the official reports coming out of Washington and filtered through a ridiculously compliant mainstream media in the weeks, months and years that followed. My generation had seen something like this happen before during the Kennedy assassination and some of us refused to lay down for it again so easily a second time. As I watched the overwhelming response from millions of people worldwide across the internet questioning the official story, I knew that I was not so far wrong in my assessment of the real issues and motivations behind this world-altering tragedy. My intention for writing the story which became HARODIM stemmed primarily from a sense of anger that the same hidden power structure using the same covert machinations still held such an arrogant disregard and outright contempt for public perception as to so completely subvert the foundations of the empirical truths we all live by.
(Q): How did you manage to win these well-known actors for your film? Where they also convinced of the topic?
(A): Beirut born Michael Desante was the first actor to come aboard after reading the script. I knew Michael's work from such films as The Hurt Locker, respected him greatly and was gratified by the intensity with which he pursued the role of the Terrorist. The Muslim world had been demonized relentlessly in 9/11's aftermath and I knew I needed someone from his world to add the dimensions of truth and passion I was looking for in the part.
Peter Fonda came next. An iconic American actor and perennial counterculture figure, Peter was intrigued by the role of Solomon and saw the part as a challenge - a vehicle to humanize a profoundly different viewpoint illustrating the other side of the issue in which no crime, no lie and no degree of subversion whatever its scale exists without justification inside the corridors of unchecked political and financial power. He turned in a great performance and I am truly grateful for his participation.
Travis Fimmel came to us through my close friend, legendary cinematic acting coach, Ivana Chubbuck, who responded to my eleventh hour desperate plea to find me a young actor who could represent all of us in the kind of American naivete which dies hard in the face of the terrible realities the 9/11 era has thrust upon us. Travis was a joy to work with, always creative, always searching for ways to humanize the difficult issues raised in the film.
(Q): I've noticed when watching that you do present quite a few facts. Have you researched all by yourself? Have you discussed them in forums or saw any arguing there? Because Lazarus Fell do uses a few times explanations of popular objections that the so-called "debunker" do use, too.
(A): New facts are emerging on this subject every day. I wrote the script in 2010 and was as comprehensive as I could be up to that point. I drew from much of the in-depth research conducted by many other investigators during that time, both documentary and literary, and also followed many of the internet forums taking place on the subject and its various offshoots like the War on Terror and the heightened security protocols the events of 9/11 engendered across the world. That being said, there is still a mountain of information out there that I was not able to include due to the time constraints and dramatic considerations inherent to any feature film. Some of it is obviously projection on my part, an attempt to simplify a very complex subject by applying a certain degree of cinematic licence to the story and attempting to put myself into the minds of those who might have the power to construct such a wide-ranging covert operation. But, such that I was able, the facts contained in the film are solid and should be investigated further by any interested viewer. We hope the film will initiate that kind of interest in its audience. Don't believe us. Do your own research. It may change your mind about a few things you have, up until now, accepted as truth.
To be convincing in our arguments, it was necessary to use the same objections for Lazarus that the vast contingent of mainstream debunkers have used in explaining away the many inconsistencies, mathematical improbabilities, absurd coincidences and outright scientific impossibilities present in the official 9/11 narrative.
(Q): What reactions you got so far to "Harodim"? After all, you do not only break conventions with the presented content, but also with the scenery and the shots, with the modern, action-packed thriller movies.
(A): We knew we could never compete with the astronomical budgets of Hollywood productions or even those of other, more mainstream, independent movies due to the highly controversial subject matter we were investigating so we tailored our vision accordingly. We did not pursue a "slick" movie. We relied instead on the power of the information presented and the performances of the actors to convey the requisite emotions necessary to the subject. Some critical objections have centered around the film being "claustrophobic" but this, in a way, was very much an intention of ours. Instead of claustrophobic however, I would call the atmosphere one of uncomfortable intimacy between three characters taking place in a single room while the addition of fast-paced documentary montages and intercut media footage provides a chillingly familiar global scale to the character drama being enacted within the narrative. This is an unconventional film and the viewer should prepare himself for that. There are no shootouts, explosions or car chases. Anyone needing these things to define a "real" movie is in the wrong theater. Instead, we think of it as an action movie for the mind.
The reactions thus far from the viewers I have met and talked with have been positive on every level. The general audience response to the film's first showings has been thoughtful and supportive to a very large degree. Most people get it. The critics, on the other hand, are apparently looking for something else. But this was to be expected. This subject is bound to piss off a lot of people. Especially those in the mainstream press and media whose version of the events portrayed is being directly indicted by the film. My response to these detractors is that this film was made in the best spirit of what independent film is supposed to be about. It causes the viewer to think and question the world around him and to question the definition of that world being offered by a questionably-invested global media machine. All I can say in response is, go see the film for yourself and you decide. You may be surprised at what you discover.
(Q): Why did you put in the Masonic symbolism, I knew a Grand Master of Masons and cherished him as honorable and righteous, highly educated humanist. Have you had other experiences with the Freemasons or do you feel the need for the audience to use a prominent group of conspirators for plastic motives? Neoconservatives a la Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss embossing, grouped together via the "Team B" or the "PNAC", or the "Volcanoes" by Condoleezza Rice, who came to power with Bush, even the Skull & Bones would actually be more plausible, given that there are much better evidence for their existence as a group and their connection to the powerbrokers, wouldn't they?
(A): The use of masonic symbolism in the film is largely metaphorical and is meant to imply the existence and influence of secret societies on evolving world history. The French Revolution, as is largely agreed upon today, was conceived and incited by various rogue masonic lodges in France and England. The American Revolution involved a preponderance of high degree masons in the persons of its most notable founding fathers, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to name a few. The evidence of their influence is plain to see, from the All-Seeing Eye in the Pyramid as the centerpiece for the Great Seal of the United States, still present on our money, to the obvious masonic influence on much of the architecture in Washington D.C. But your point is well-taken in the sense that masonry at large has always been recognized as a somewhat benign order, albeit a secret one, and many masons have been pillars of enlightenment throughout the ages. Then again, however, there are those other secret societies and their various lodges which use the framework of masonic degree initiation to further aims that are far less public-spirited and far more dangerous in their intentions. Skull and Bones is certainly one of these and, if I could have used their symbol - the skull and crossed bones first used by the Knights Templar in the 12th Century and imported to the United States in the early 19th Century by an outlawed Bavarian lodge who took up residence at Yale University - without confusing people with the now-commonly accepted symbol of the Barbary Coast pirates, I would have. I had hoped most viewers would not read the film's references to masonry to denote secret societies in general too literally but would, instead, see the concept more or less through a historical context. But what can I say? You win some and lose some. I hope I have not alienated too many well-meaning masons actively engaged in The Great Work by my blasphemous irreverence but, somehow, I think they would probably get the point too, on one level or another... or maybe even "on the square". After all, the basis of masonic initiation rests on symbolism and metaphor, right?
(Q): Mr. Finelli, at the first press launch for the film, then under the title, "The Lazarus Protocol", you said that they submitted the script to several fellow Hollywood producers, but no one wanted to do it, although it was praised. Was it fear of the issue or is it the potential financial failure, what deterred your friends?
(A): By now it should be obvious to anyone who bothers to look that this subject is taboo to any mainstream edifice today, Hollywood being one of the biggest and most influential. How many films about this subject have you seen? The question of financial failure never came into it at all. Most of my contacts in Hollywood who read the script thought the idea was eminently producible and extremely powerful. They were terrified of the subject matter however. Not surprising really, if you stop and think about it. Look at some of the flak we've been getting for making a small, independent film. You could times that by a million for any Hollywood production. The people who run major studios and finance films in Hollywood are not the stuff heroes are made of, trust me. In fact, it is considered extremely bad taste to take on any subject that has any real meaning politically or sociologically these days. The 70's in Hollywood are long over.
(Q): Does the mood in Hollywood has changed by now? With "September Morn" the first 9/11 critical Hollywood production was announced lately, only to be dismantled as failure these days, because of fraud and intentional misrepresentations of Sheen and Harrelson attached to the project, which they never were. It seems it was all a scum to collect donations for the living expenses of Mr. Howard Cohen. So it's still a hard task to get the money for such a project? Have you heard about that project? Is the world now but ready for a 9/11 wake-up?
(A): I heard about the film naturally but I haven't been keeping up with the latest developments. I know for sure Ed Asner was involved so it isn't impossible for me to believe Harrelson and Sheen were at least open to the idea of involvement. Who knows what kind of pressure was brought to bear on these people by their agents and business managers? Don't be too sure you're getting the whole story when you read stuff like this. You must understand how unpopular and dangerous ideas like this are to the establishment at large and to actors and producers working within their system and relying on their money for their careers. Ask yourself who owns the studios and major distributors then draw your own conclusions.
(Q): Via Google News, there are currently 19 results for "Harodim": Besides some Austrian newspapers, who constructed a very far-fetched suspicion of Anti-Semitism, and a few cinema magazines, there is only in the german newspaper "Welt Kompakt" a little reporting about "Harodim". Is this silence symptomatic for films whose content media do not like to report? As further examples, I would mention "Wag The Dog" or "Canadian Bacon" by Michael Moore ... At least these films do reflect on the influence of the media and start to question the construction of reality of the world today.
(A): The charge of Anti-Semitism is indeed ridiculous and, I have to admit, it bothered me. I tried to explain several times that the names Solomon and Jacob were drawn from masonic initiation degrees and had nothing to do with Judaism in the context of this film. Lazarus was a New Testament figure in any event so I guess these reviewers conveniently missed that fact or didn't know enough about the bible to grasp the significance of that.
(Q): The culture of silence is all-pervasive when it comes to these subjects. Wag The Dog remains one of my favorite films and was as successful as it was because it used humor to drive home the point that reality is actually being created by the media, not reported by it. This simple concept may have gone over the heads of many of the people who saw it or, scary thought, they have already accepted it as a fact and are fine with it. These days, neither possibility would surprise me.
(Q): Unfortunately, this non-reporting also affects the audience numbers, when I went to the cinema, there were only 13 viewers. Are you afraid of a financial failure or you are hoping that the film will be an underground hit, maybe covering its expenses by DVD selling?
(A): I always saw our audience over the long run as primarily an internet / VOD audience. It is very difficult for independent films to measure up theatrically against the huge budget spectacles which compete against them for the audience's limited money in today's market. A theatrical release in the independent cinema world of today is largely promotional but there is still a certain amount of prestige attached to it. Economic considerations are very important for the average viewer. Austerity is a word we hear more and more in our modern world and its ramifications are being felt everywhere. As one of the attendees of the film in Hamburg told me, most people these days have very little recreational money to spare. If it's a choice between James Bond and a small independent film like ours, most people will choose Bond. It's a pop-culture decision more than anything. Everyone wants to be part of a shared mass experience. That having been said, I am absolutely confident that many people around the world will find HARODIM eventually, whatever the venue. It is the kind of film that doesn't come along often and most people still have an affinity for supporting the underdog.
(Q): Mr. Finelli, we thank you very much for this interview and wish you continued success with your productions, hopefully more to come.
(A): Thanks and best wishes.


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Linesman tries to get out of the way of a soccer ball. Linesman flies to the ground in dramatic fashion. Could've been worse. Linesman could've been an All-Star team that lost 4-0 to a foreign squad playing a preseason game.
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Welcome to this week's Sincerely 'Fro Me to You Carnival. If you want to join in, you can read the guidelines here. A flashback giveaway next week for linky participants!
I have always loved drama. As a young girl, I would spend hours crafting plays.
Starring me.
When I got into high school, I joined the drama team. It was pretty pathetic. Mainly because I was an untalented introvert with a love for the stage, not exactly a dynamic combo.
But I continued to try out for school plays. I landed an understudy role. (Which commits you to a lot of work, no glory and a sick dream of the true actress getting hurt, so you can take her place.)
I did land the role of a ghost with two lines when I was a sophomore. The director reminded me at every practice to 'get into my character.' I had difficulty with this.
You know, since I was alive.
My junior year, my church drama department took a chance on me for a huge part in their annual play.
I just new this would be my big break.
And although this a part I hope I never play again, it was a true moment of glory.
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GOTG Housing Village - A Practical Intervention in Jukskei Floods
Disaster Management has warned people to move away from the Jukskei River and other similar rivers on the verge of flooding. Gift of the Givers Housing village in Alex is a testimony to an effective, decisive, life saving intervention in cases of floods. "Project Higher Ground" as we named it was to relocate people from a lower level to a higher level within the same locality withoutRead more
Official Handover of Keys to Alexandra Village Residents
Gift of the Givers officially hands over the keys to 35 families who have been patiently waiting to take occupancy of their new homes in the Alexandra Village. Fully furnished with beds, bedding and cupboards, the houses gave each recipient a sense of security and restored their dignity.
Food parcels, hygiene and detergent packs together with a hot meal waited indoors for each of them. SomeRead more
06/12/2013 - EMRS Christmas Party
A Christmas party planned months ago by GOTG and the EMRS College for kids of the North West Province coincidentally coincided with the passing on of Tata Madiba. This was a day of great significance as children of all races came together, oblivious of the colour of their skin, to not only celebrate Christmas but the life of Madiba as well.
The children saw no boundary and this is exactlyRead more
Mandela Day - Port Elizabeth
Gift of the Givers together together with Air Liquide donates Food Parcels to the needy in Nelson Mandela Bay. The starting point was in Kensington at an old age home where pensioners complained of not having recieved a grant for more than three months. They were relieved to receive the food parcels as were the other recipients in Malabar Informal Settlement, Roman Catholic Church in New BrightonRead more
Photo Gallery - Official Opening of Alex Housing
Opening of Gift of the Givers Alex Housing Village
"Unimaginable", "Unbelievable", "Magnificent" are some of the terms used by people in the know and highly qualified professional builders to describe the housing village that evolved from rubble and a dump site at Alexandra.
Pleasing and aesthetic, the houses are fire resistant with solar panels, ceilings and tile floors supported by a communal kitchen complex and an ablution block with hotRead more
Official Opening of GOTG Housing Village in Alex
Gift of the Givers Housing Village in Alex, in honour of Nelson Mandela, to be officially opened by Minister Connie September, on Friday, 11 October at 11am.
Details to follow.Read more
Gift of the Givers Alex Housing Project
Activity is at a fever pitch at Alex on the site where Gift of the Givers are building 70 houses in honour of Mandela Day.
Approximately 200 workmen are on site at this unique development, where in effect, we build a house a day. But there's much more: a communal kitchen, communal bathroom, solar power, paved walkways, tarred roads, vegetable gardens, water supply and fencing.
Photo Gallery - Alexandra Housing Progressing
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New Homes for Alex Residents as Bulldozers Move In
The Alex housing village project finally comes to fruition today. Established in response to the continuous floods on the Jukskei River and the concomitant loss of property and life a pro-active project in disaster response was urgently required to prevent the repetitive loss of valuable resources. It's the same issue year in and year out; people live on the banks of the river, theRead more
Honouring Madiba at Home
A country mourns their beloved father, Tata Madiba, yet amidst the sombre atmosphere at his residence in Houghton, there was still a spirit of joy as the sweet sound of chorus's filled the air.
With balloons in hand, the GOTG Gauteng staff honoured Madiba with song outside his home. Each balloon represented a colour from our South African flag which was released into the air symbolising theRead more
Tribute to Nelson Mandela
It takes a human of saintly stature to forgive and embrace with love a system that incarcerated him for 27 years, that destroyed the lives of countless people within the inner ranks and outside his movement, that caused estrangement and eventually separation in two marriages, that prevented him from being a father to his own children because of the demands and the sacrifices required to achieveRead more
Alexandra Garden Project
On the boarder of Marlboro and Alexandra lies a "rubbish dump" given to GOTG by the SA Government. The land is an extension to the housing project in Alexandra and after careful consideration GOTG decided to turn it into a vegetable garden. A vegetable garden that will service not only the Alexandra Housing Village, but the many GOTG soup kitchens in Gauteng providing meals for thousands ofRead more
Women Power Alex Housing Project
The day has arrived where 71 families (we added two more) are going to benefit from houses in much the same way as those in Khayelitsha following the shack fire on New Year's day this year.
The description of the housing village has been documented, you have seen the pictures of the prototype and read about the concept. What is not known is who was the driving force behind this mostRead more
Photo Gallery - Alex Housing Complete
Alex Housing Project
Please note that the opening of the Alex Housing Project has been postponed until further notice. In a personal meeting with President Zuma yesterday he apologised that he could not make the 4th September event as he now had to go to Russia a day earlier, meaning today. He has asked his staff to find the first available date to do the official opening and handover.
This postponement suits us fineRead more
Alexandra Housing Project
Officials from Gauteng, Johannesburg City Council and Disaster Management, all official partners to Gift of the Givers, review the Alex Housing Project in preparation for an official Presidential opening and handover in September 2013. The project was launched in honour of Mandela Day. Thus far, 50 houses are complete, 19 more to go; a kitchen facility, ablution block, water provision, tarredRead more


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Ever wondered what it's like to launch from 0-200 in the 1,244 horsepower Hennessey Venom GT? Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire found out.
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Welcome to my Blog! I read where there was a need for English Propers for the Traditional (1962 Missale Romanum - Tridentine) Latin Mass, so I will try posting the prayers and readings each day, if they are available. I will also post some other writings regarding the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the greatest Act of Worship we can offer to Almighty God and the closest we can get to Heaven!
Friday, February 17, 2017
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Best of AppStorm in June
We've collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from each of the sites across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you're interested in Mac, iPhone, Web, Android, Windows, or iPad apps, there's bound to be something you didn't spot over the course of the month. Now would be a good time to explore a part of the AppStorm Network you've never seen before!
Thanks for reading AppStorm, and I hope you enjoy looking over some of our favourite posts from last month!
Best of Android.AppStorm
Google I/O 2012 Keynote: Jelly Bean and the Nexus 7
The keynote speech of Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O 2012, saw the company unveil Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the Nexus 7 (an official Android tablet), new apps for Maps, Currents, and Google+, Android's own search assistant, and more.
In case you missed the presentation, here's a quick overview.
7 Windows Phone Features I Want In Android
Having used Symbian, Windows Mobile, Meego and iOS in the past, and settled on Android for the past 18 months, I have been quite excited to check out Windows Phone's current offer in terms of ecosystem, OS, and devices. Thus, for the past couple of months, I have been using a Nokia Lumia 800 (running WP 7.5) as my secondary device, along with my primary HTC Desire Z (running ICS). After a series of ups and downs, I have found a lovely cocoon with both platforms, although the back and forth between them is highlighting all the exclusive features in each that I wish existed on the other.
Here, I will tackle the Windows Phone features that I really hope make it to Android. These points are based on the out of the box options of each, neglecting what could possibly be done with rooting, unlocking, custom ROMs, homebrews, and so on.
Where's My Water? – A Disney Puzzle Game for All Ages
I've never really understood how the urban legend of alligators living in sewers ever came to be, but Disney found a way to put a cute spin on it in their super-fun puzzle game Where's My Water?
Although it features cartoonish graphics that kids will enjoy, the levels are suitable for players of all ages. And to puzzle fans who think this looks like a piece of cake, be warned – this game has bite!
Not Just Helicopters: Gadgets You Can Control With Android
From universal remote controls and dogfighting helicopters, to gadgetry like car key finders, your Android's screen is a blank canvas – a metaphor for how it makes an awesome control panel for, well, everything!
All the toys and gadgetry in this list ship with accompanying Android apps which part the veil on a future where "there's an app for that" will be a valid response to every question. The modern smartphone is barely half a decade old with an even younger app ecosystem. Projects like the Kickstarter-funded Laser Tag gun and mainstream approaches from automakers like Viper with their smartphone car remote offer a glimpse into the future of appified everything.
Best of iPad.AppStorm
Your Company's Database on the Road With FileMaker Go 12
Ask anyone in the office what the best database software for the Mac or PC is and you will hear FileMaker Pro. FileMaker inc's top of the line database app has been winning awards and praises for years and now the power of your entire company's database can be on your iPad.
FileMaker Go 12 for the iPad does exactly what you think it does – takes exactly what you see on your desktop's screen, and makes it available on your iPad. Your company is about to get extremely mobile. Read more to find out how.
10 Unique Apps That Inspire Creativity
Creativity is a wonderful thing. A part of what makes it fun is through finding daily inspiration in almost everything we do. Whether you're making music, creating great new digital illustrations, or trying to think of new ideas for your next photo project, there will always come a time when you need that little extra push. Fortunately, the sky's the limit when it comes to pushing your creative boundaries on the iPad, thanks to these unique apps.
Though today's list may consist of a few content creation apps, it will also contain entertainment and reference apps that simply aim to light that spark from within. We hope you find something new! Read on for more.
50 People You Should Follow on Twitter
Today I thought I'd take a different approach to the trusty Roundup and share some awesome people to follow on Twitter for iOS, Apple, and technology insight! It can feel pretty daunting trying to find good people to to follow, like shopping for Oyster Sauce in the supermarket (I'm still recovering from that expedition), but have no fear, I'm here to help.
Twitter is an awesome place to find people who are really switched on and engage with them in a meaningful way, getting snippets of revelation, humour, and the daily trivia of people's lives has never been so easy!
I enlisted the enthusiastic help of the AppStorm team to hone and refine this expansive list, we all hope you like it. My only word of advice: be ruthlessly selective, or prepare to be swallowed by a deluge of carefully chosen characters.
What the New Microsoft Surface Means for the iPad
Throughout history, as long as there have been market leaders there have been competitors, that's just how it goes – Coca Cola has Pepsi, Ferrari has Lamborghini, and Apple has Microsoft and Google. With regard to the tablet market the recently announced Microsoft Surface tablets (Surface and Surface Pro) could be the first truely serious contenders from Microsoft who are looking for a slice of the extremely lucrative market practically created by Apple's ever-dominant iPad.
So what does the new Microsoft Surface announcement mean for the iPad?
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Windows 8 Release Preview – What's New?
There is no doubt Windows 8 is going to be the star attraction amongst the software lineup of the current year. All Windows releases get a lion's share of the spotlight and customer attention, but this time the effect is going to be amplified many times over. This buzz is largely due to the Metro interface that's making a transition from Windows Phone 7 to millions of desktop computers.
At this juncture, each and every tech enthusiast out there has witnessed and appreciated the awesomeness of Metro and people can't wait to have the same goodness on tablets and desktops. With the Windows 8 Release Preview launch from a few days ago, we are inching closer to the final launch date.
After the break we have covered in detail what's new and what has changed in Windows 8 since the consumer preview. Hit jump to learn more!
Nokia Lumia 800 Review – Windows Phone Never Looked Better
October 2011. Nokia was ready to showcase its first effort in Windows Phone with the Lumia 800, only ten months after announcing the switch from Symbian to Microsoft's operating system as its main smartphone platform. Touted as the "first real Windows Phone", the Lumia 800 was received with big fanfare from the Nokia fans, and a few shrugs from the Android and iOS crowd, as well as Samsung and HTC who had already released several Windows Phone devices.
Now, eight months after the announcement, the Lumia 800 has been out-spec'ed by the Lumia 900, and out-bargained by the Lumia 710 and Lumia 610, yet it still holds a good place in the Windows Phone ecosystem, with frequent updates and many operator contracts worldwide. Here is my personal review of it, focusing on the specific Lumia experience compared to other Windows Phone devices, outlining the reasons of its success as well as the shortcomings that I've noticed over a couple of months of regular use.
A Computer Builders Guide: Which is the Best Case for You?
Over the forthcoming months at Windows Appstorm, we will be looking at each integral part of your computer: from the minor parts to the most important pieces of your machine. We will be reviewing the best choices available to help you make the best choice when building your next PC.
In our first edition, we will be looking at the best on offer in terms of computer cases. An important part of your computer, it needs to be suited towards your certain needs to control and stabilize the other hardware. In this article, I will be looking at four different price bands, choosing my favourite case from each.
Hopefully some of them will appeal to you! Read on to find out!
Code Efficiently With Notepad++
Whether you're in the business of developing software, building websites or are learning a new coding language for a weekend project, you definitely need a good IDE to code with. There are several available to suit various needs and budgets but if you're just starting out, it's a good idea to first check out what's on offer for free.
Notepad++ is a great option for both novice and advanced coders, and everyone in between. The app is open-source, free to download, supports multiple languages, comes with a boatload of functionality out of the box and supports plugins to too. It also allows for fine-grained customization so you can tweak it till you're comfortable. Let's build something with it and see how we go, shall we?
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Bumpy Road: An Arcade Game With a Love Story
The best arcade games aren't just challenging or visually stimulating — they tell a story. Bumpy Road is an arcade game that harnesses the arcade game trifecta: It's challenging; it's (very) visually appealing; and it has a story element with charming characters.
In the game, you guide an older couple (the game creators describe the pair as "a couple in their autumn yearsâ€) as they take a drive, and it's your job to safely maneuver them through each course, helping them to collect memoriesto tell the story of their past. Ready to turn back time? Click "more†to put the pedal to the metal.
Monsters Ate My Condo: The Craziest App You'll Ever Love
I guess I'll start off this post by saying that [adult swim] has never resorted to normalcy with their applications. I mean, with titles like Robot Unicorn Attack and Snoticles, it's safe to say that their applications won't be like the rest.
The same holds true with one of their lesser known applications, Monsters Ate My Condo. In this game, you will go on a quest to keep your condo conquest from falling into the monsters' hands. Can you undertake this crazy challenge? Find out after the break.
50 Fantastic Wallpapers for Your iPhone
Every few months, I like to look for new wallpapers to put on my devices, whether it be a Mac, iPad or iPhone. There are far too many wallpaper sites on the Internet to keep up with all the time, but I know a few good artists and photographers who have some very well-done content and I typically check their latest releases for an interesting new way to show off my device's screen.
You could look for hours trying to find different types of wallpapers that suit you since there are so many options, but I'm going to help you out. Instead of having to look for all those great backgrounds, I've compiled a list featuring 50 of the best photos, Photoshop pieces and anything else that will look beautiful on your iPhone's Retina display. Keep reading to check them out.
iOS 6 and the iPhone
On Monday, Apple announced many new features that will be coming to the iPhone in the fall of this year with iOS 6. Even though there are a lot of new features to look at, I'd like to delve into some of the notable differences in this recent alteration of Apple's mobile operating system. After the break, I'll take a deep look into new features like navigation, Passbook, the beautiful UI changes throughout the OS, a few of the bugs that you should watch out for when testing the beta and more.
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Squarespace: The True WordPress Killer?
People love WordPress for a good reason: it's so user friendly that basically anyone can use it. Making a new blog post is as easy as logging in and pressing 'Add new'. With such a wide variety of free and premium plug-ins, most users wouldn't see a reason to not go with WordPress when starting a new blog. I too thought this, and was really happy running my personal blog on a self-hosted WordPress install. But this all changed a few months ago when I was given an opportunity to test Squarespace.
If you don't already know, Squarespace is a relatively new service which we've reviewed before. And while a lot of things remain the same, many improvements have been made to the service over the years, including better pricing and added features. In this review, I will be going over what I think of Squarespace, and the features that stand out the most to me and that matter to most users.
Pocket: The All-New Read it Later
Read it Later was a one of the original services for saving articles to read later offline, on your smartphone, tablet, or even from your browser. But, I never really liked it, and thought the service was just okay. That is, until they rebranded themselves and came out with a great new look and design. Read it Later was reborn as Pocket, a new way to read stuff later that was much more interesting than the old service.
There were many things that intrigued me about the revamped service, and I had to give it a try. The focus of this article will not be to compare what Read it Later was like to what Pocket is now, nor will it be about comparing it to other similar services like Instapaper. Instead, I want to soley focus on Pocket and what it has to offer. If you've never used a read later service, you might first want to check out our article about how they can boost your productivity by letting you read anytime, anywhere.
The New Bit.ly: A Refreshing Look at Social Bookmarking
Up until recently, we all knew Bitly as one of the most popular URL shortening services on the web. It was one of the pioneer's of URL shortening, and I relied on it heavily for this exact reason. I loved how I could customize my URL as well as track stats on it through the service. Back before Twitter automatically shortened links, it was one of the most important services for tweeting links.
But, recently, Bitly did what is commonly know in the tech world as a "pivot." Yup, they completely changed the direction of their service into something somewhat completely different than their original plan of a URL shortening app. Granted, when a company does something like this, they are bound to take some flack for it and Bitly has been no exception to this. But, after I started to play with it a bit, I found that this new service is a good one and I plan to keep using it.
Get ready to meet the new Bitly: a social bookmarking service that just happens to shorten URLs, too.
Every Business Needs the Cloud, Period.
Computers are everywhere. Just look around: you'll see full PCs in everything from info kiosks to the seating system at restaurants, and smaller networked devices in barcode scanners, fuel pumps, and more. Everything's computerized, networked, which makes our world insanely great, more efficient, and cost effective.
Well, not exactly. The world is computerized, but so many companies aren't taking advantage of the simplicity and efficiency gains that web apps could bring. They've got the equipment to do it, but simply aren't taking advantage of it.
Why is this a problem? It all starts with a pizza order…
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Why I Use Fluid for Twitter Insted of Apps
If you've been a Mac user for a while, then you've probably heard of Fluid. It's a simple tool that lets you make websites feel like actual apps, with their own webkit-powered window and dock icon. You can customize icons, save userscripts for individual sites, and more. It's quite the useful app if you use web apps often.
I've been using it more frequently lately to replace the Twitter clients I used to have on my Mac. Why, you ask? Well, there are a few reasons. Join me after the break for an example of how you can use Fluid to make your experience with Twitter and other apps on the Internet more up-to-date and smooth.
TextExpander 4: Worth the Upgrade?
If you use TextExpander much, chances are you don't actually think about the app itself that much. You've added your own shortcuts to it over the years, and now you type them in and they're automatically expanded without you even thinking. It just becomes another part of your Mac.
This week, Smile Software released the first full new version of TextExpander since 2010. It adds several new features, but if you're already using TextExpander 3, a quick glance at their new features list might not even make it seem like its worth your time to upgrade. After all, when's the last time you opened the TextExpander window, anyhow?
Turns out, there's more than meets the eye in TextExpander 4.
CheatSheet – Learn Keyboard Shortcuts the Easy Way
Have you ever admired how professionals get stuff done so incredibly fast on their Macs? It's often hard to follow what they're doing because they never stop to grab their mouse or use their tablet. They keep hammering away on their keyboard, controlling apps via shortcuts in a way that makes us wonder how they ever memorized them all.
If you want to take your skills on the Mac to the next level as well, a tiny utility will now help you find you all the shortcuts you need to be a pro. Readers, meet CheatSheet.
Productivity Smackdown: Producteev vs Wunderkit
There was a time when my desk was perpetually covered in Post-It notes. I used to have to write down every little task I needed to complete for a project, and then keep track of them in an admittedly chaotic manner. Fortunately for people like me, various methods such as Getting Things Done have inspired fantastic productivity apps that make our lives more organized.
Such productivity apps are a dime a dozen, but today we are going to be looking at two task managers that set themselves apart. Producteev and Wunderkit are two powerful task managers that offer a similar set of features. I've spent the last few weeks playing around with each of these apps, and we are going to look at how their features stack up against each other.
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satchel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 42 freelance designers.
The Film Compound logo should be a reflection the premium nature of the working environment. Housed in a cool, old, factory style building, we will feature exposed beams, brick and concrete floors. While we are honoring the architecture of a 100 year-old building, it will also feature a clean and sharp design aesthetic. Think high-end lofts. Check out the link below and NOTE: Keep clicking the TOOL Logo to see all the architectural pictures. http://www.toolofna.com/index_flash.html
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Soundtrack2 Ep. 107: Shadow
A Place To Bury Strangers, Stars, Grizzly Bear, Wild Eyes, Glass Vaults & more
Lots of strong new releases this week. Not to mention that two of the featured bands have the word "wild" in them.
Dig in.
1. Dan Deacon – Lots
Absolutely slamming new anthem starts the party. Download on his site.
2. Young Galaxy – Youth Is Wasted On The Young
Seems with every new release, this band steps further into the 1980s. Not that that's a bad thing.
3. Stars – The Theory of Relativity
Somebody's been listening to a lot of M83. Nice to hear fresh sounds from this band, also available on their site.
4. Wild Nothing – Shadow
I can see this fictional airbrushed, longing music video playing in my head.
5. It Hugs Back – Half American
This song hugs me in a very nice way. Imagine a poppier Broken Social Scene.
6. She's So Rad – Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
Shimmering chillwave and vivid choruses make this the track of the week.
7. Wheat Fields – Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens
Some beautifully wistful dream pop.
8. Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute
Can't say many other GB tunes stood out for me, but this latest folk electric psych single is just riveting.
9. Richard Hawley – Leave Your Body Behind You
What's in the water these days? First Paul Weller psychs out and now it's RH's turn to get trippy. A crooner from the Standing At The Sky's Edge album.
10. Archers Of Loaf – Dead Red Eyes
I was mainly into their early 90s records, but as part of its reissue series Merge has dropped a great track off 1998's White Trash Heroes.
11. Exitmusic – The Sea
A mysterious quiet/loud mini epic.
12. Amen Dunes – Bedroom Drum
Through Donkey Jaw track that I can't stop listening to.
13. Glass Vaults – Into Clear
Prodding, almost ambient drifting tune that builds to an amazing finale. Was a little slow to realize how awesome this track is.
14. Rancho Relaxo – Wisdom Blackout
Damn catchy Brian Jonestown Massacre-style psych…I keep finding great tracks on my iPod from these S2 faves.
15. Broken Water – Drown
Fantastic, primal drone psych out of Olympia.
16. Black Night Crash – Baby It's You
This new shoegaze track off the excellent Drawn Out Days has been driving me nuts. This singer sounds exactly like someone else, but I'm at a loss. Can somebody help?
17. Six Organs Of Admittance – Waswasa
Sometimes you just have to shred. This new Ascent track embodies glorious rock and roll abandon.
18. Wild Eyes – Ride
Chugging motorik shoegaze? Check.
19. Pagiins – I Don't Feel Anything
The surfers head to the biker bar for an after party.
20. A Place To Bury Strangers – Revenge
Good to hear this band continue scorching the earth on their latest Worship.


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Harris nuclear plant in U.S. is safe to restart after reactor problem found
FILE - The Duke Energy corporate headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. is shown in this Feb. 1, 2006, file photo. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- As Duke Energy Corp. restarts a nuclear power plant that shut down for more than three weeks, Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are promising to share what they found when they inspected early signs of corrosion and cracking inside the reactor vessel's covering.
The Shearon Harris nuclear plant about 20 miles south of Raleigh shut down May 15 and started powering up again Friday.
The Charlotte-based company's Duke Energy Progress subsidiary last month was preparing for a plant shutdown and refuelling when operators reviewing ultrasonic tests done during last year's refuelling found a problem. There was a quarter-inch spot the NRC and the company describe as a "flaw" in the reactor vessel head, which contains heat and pressure produced by the nuclear core's energy.
The tiny flaw had not broken through the containment shell and there was no evidence of radiation leakage, the company and regulators said. A public meeting summarizing what else a special inspection team found during more than two weeks looking into the problem at Harris -- and why finding the spot was delayed for a year -- is scheduled for Thursday. A final report is expected next month.
Duke Energy's examination a year ago "was supposed to have found that problem then and fixed it," said Dave Lochbaum, who directs the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists. "It didn't work that way. So one of the questions the NRC team will be answering is, why was it missed back then? ... Somehow that system broke down."
Nuclear plants and the operations in place to run them safely are designed with backups and safeguards, so it's unlikely someone had a bad day and simply overlooked the spot, Lochbaum said. Were the test results not clear enough?, he wonders. Did the process of reading the findings somehow fail? Was this an isolated case or something more worth alerting operators of the rest of the country's 100-plus nuclear reactors?
"The detection that was available last year wasn't fully appreciated until this year. That's not how the system is supposed to work," Lochbaum said.
Duke Energy said last week it fixed the problem detected on the underside of the top of the four-story reactor vessel that houses the nuclear chain reaction.
It's a fix applied at more than a dozen commercial reactors around the country since the recurring problem was first discovered more than a decade ago, Lochbaum said.
"This comes with the industry. It's an operational risk of running a nuclear power plant," said Phil Adams, a senior bond analyst at Gimme Credit LLC, which provides investors with independent corporate bond research. "You're dealing with high pressures and substances which can be very corrosive, and therefore inspections need to be very, very vigilant. So is it a big deal that you missed it on an inspection? Yeah, it is."
But the reactor flaw isn't likely to have a big financial impact for the country's largest electric company or its investors unless the problem turns out to be much bigger than it seems now, Adams said.
"Where it would matter a lot is if they weren't on top of this thing and were somehow trying to fluff it off as not being serious. I don't see any indication that's the case," he said.
The company said it shifted electricity generated at other Duke power plants to cover the Harris shutdown. That, too, is part of the nuclear power business, one that consumers rarely notice.
One of the two reactors at Duke Energy's Brunswick nuclear plant near Wilmington was shut down for refuelling for 64 days through March and April and took almost two more weeks to reach full power, Duke Energy said. The second Brunswick reactor was shut down for 10 days in May to fix a seal on a pump that circulates cooling water, spokeswoman Rita Sipe said.
"Just like with a car, there are times when we need to remove a unit from service for a short time period to complete maintenance work that cannot be accomplished while the unit is operating," Sipe said, noting that mechanics can't do valve work on a car while its running.
Duke Energy's operating subsidiaries, which each have territories that serve parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, depend heavily on nuclear energy.
The Harris plant is operated by Duke Energy Progress, which includes big parts of eastern North and South Carolina. Nuclear plants produced 42 per cent of its electricity in the first quarter of this year. That's after plant managers managed to crank up output to 93 per cent of capacity from 73 per cent during the same period in 2012.
Half the electricity generated by Duke Energy Carolina -- which serves most of North Carolina west of Durham and Upstate South Carolina -- came from nuclear plants in the first quarter of this year even as power generated from coal, oil, gas, and hydro all saw big output jumps. Its nuclear plants operated at 99 per cent of capacity during this year's first three months.
The average capacity for U.S. nuclear plants was 86 per cent in 2012, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry trade and lobbying group.


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This should serve as a reminder to double-check Facebook security settings.
A German teenager forgot to make a Facebook invitation "private," forcing her to flee when more than 1,500 guests crashed her 16th birthday bash in Hamburg on Friday, The Associated Press reported.
When the invitation went viral and some 15,000 strangers confirmed they were attending, Thessa's parents made her cancel the event and hired a private security service.
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Nonetheless, police spokesman Mirko Steiber said "the party was a hit." About 100 police officers tried to keep things calm, eleven people were temporarily detained, one officer was wounded, and firefighters had to extinguish two small fires,
"It was sheer insanity but mostly peaceful," Streiber said with a laugh. Some guests brough birthday presents, homemade cake, and held signs, "Where is Thessa?"
But Thessa--who is only identified by her first name on Facebook-- was nowhere in sight. All the poor girl wanted was a quiet gathering, and weekly paper Bild am Sontag reported she skipped out on the festivities to celebrate with her grandparents.


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Bluewater Bread Pudding With Caramel Sauce
By á-170456
- 1 pound dark brown sugar
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 12 slices good-quality white bread crusts trimmed
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup dried currants
Servings 6
Step 1
For Sauce: Whisk all ingredients in heavy large saucepan to blend. Whisk over medium-high heat until beginning to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat spoon, whisking occasionally, about 25 minutes. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cool. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat before serving.)
For Pudding: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 11- by 7-inch glass baking dish.
Combine milk, cream, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend well. Spread 1 side of each bread slice with butter. Arrange 6 slices, buttered-side up, in single layer in prepared dish, trimming to fit. Sprinkle with currants. Top with remaining bread slices, buttered-side up. Pour custard through sieve over bread in dish. Let stand 15 minutes, occasionally pressing bread into custard.
Place pudding in dish in 13- by 9- by 2-inch metal baking pan. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of pudding dish. Place in oven. Bake pudding until set in center and golden on top, about 45 minutes. Remove pudding from water bath. Serve warm or at room temperature with warm caramel sauce.
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.


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Rhys Ifans Gossip
Rhys Ifans gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
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I have pictures to burn off of my subscription for the last day of the month. Thank you Jennifer Aniston for facilitating this. Jen's in New York, AS YOU KNOW, filming Squirrels For The Nuts. She shot a scene with Rhys Ifans and a German shepherd where they're both talking on their cell phones. Full Story
Elementary expands its pedigree
Did you like CBS' modern version of Sherlock Holmes, Elementary? I'm devoted to the BBC Sherlock, but I liked Elementary well enough. I didn't feel the need to watch it every week, but it didn't linger long on my DVR, either. I did think Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu made a good Holmes/Watson, and it occurred to me, when Natalie Dormer made her entrance as Irene Adler and Elementary took an unexpected leap to the left with how it unwound the Moriarty mystery, that Elementary is the first network drama to respond directly to the pressures being put on network TV by cable. Full Story
Desperately needing the dog
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Tom Hardy, a member of my Five List, was in London last night at a charity event with his frequent collaborator Noomi Rapace. As you can see, Tom looks to have shaved his head again, Bane styles, which... is not my favourite. It is also not my favourite when he makes that face. It's the face he has on in that photo with Rhys Ifans. Full Story
Emma, Andrew, and a new trailer
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, along with other members of The Amazing Spider-Man team, including that prick Rhys Ifans, were in Mexico yesterday promoting the movie at the Summer of Sony event. I love her blouse and that tricked out collar. I LOVE it. I also love that they're not super precious about their relationship and who sees them holding and hands and not hiding about it or ducking under parked cars. Full Story
Rhys follows Remus
Anna Friel and David Thewlis - many of you know him as Remus Lupin - had been troubled for some time before finally admitting it was over. They confirmed their split last December. Two months after that, Anna confirmed that she was in love with Rhys Ifans. You'll recall, Rhys's previous high profile girlfriend was Sienna Miller. Full Story


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