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Film: Yamla Pagle DeewanaDirection: Samir KarnikCast: Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol,Dharmendra, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam KherGenre: ComedyRatings:***Directed by Samir Karnik, Yamla Pagla Deewana is a frothy and fun-filled movie that will have the ... Read more...
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'Grown Ups' - childish and boring (IANS Movie Review)
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Kalavani - Exceeds Your ExpectationsBanner: Sherali FilmsProduction: NasirDirection: SargunamStar-casts: Vimal, Oviya, Thiru Murugan, Saranya, Ilavarasu and othersMusic: SS KumaranCamera: Om PrakashKalai: T. SanthanamStunts: Dhilip SubbarayanCo-production: ZahirLyrics: Na. Muthukumar, A. SargunamVerdict: ... Read more...
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Funny turns funnier with Johnny Lever on the set of Prem Kaa Game
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Actor Aarya's new resolution
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NEW HAVEN—Six wins, including two new track sectional records, wasn't quite enough for Bellmont Tuesday night but the Carl Risch-led Squaws still qualified for 12 of the 16 events at next week's IHSAA regional at Wayne.
After a strong showing in the NHC meet just over a week ago in which Bellmont won its first-ever NHC title, the Squaws finished second Tuesday night to NHC foe Homestead while the Wayne Generals were in third. Homestead also had six wins and scored 148 points while Bellmont tallied 119 to 89 for Wayne. Following the Generals were New Haven 64.5, Whitko 53, Columbia City 51.5, South Adams 49, Heritage 22, Canterbury 16, Bishop Luers 13, and Adams Central 6.
Holly Hankenson continued her streak of collecting blue ribbons this year for the Squaws with three individual wins and she also keyed the BHS 4 x 800 relay team to a new New Haven sectional record as the Squaws finished at 9:56.46 to break a 2009 mark set by South Adams.
In the relay, Hankenson blazed her way from the starting line to give Bellmont a comfortable lead just in the first 200 meters of her 800 meter split and then Bailey Beery, Emily Gunsett, and Emily Roman kept up the pace to set the new sectional standard.
"That was something we really wanted (the 4 x 800 record) but it turned out to be more difficult than one would think because it was warm and windy out and we didn't have any other team really pushing us to run hard," noted Risch
Hankenson was also responsible for the other new sectional mark as she was easily the class of the 300 low hurdles field going :45.01 (old record in 2005 was :45.18). The second place runner in the event, Wayne sophomore JeBria Green crossed the line in :47.83.
The other two victories on the night for Hankenson were events which she has dominated all year, the 100 high hurdles and the long jump. Her :14.74 time in the hurdles is one of the best efforts this year in the state (the automatic qualifying time for the state finals is :15:09). The long jump event had Hankenson seeded first with a season best of 17'1 but she went 17'3 1/4 to nose out Whitko's Elaine Warner at 17'2 1/2.
Beery was seeded second in both the 1600 and 3200 races but finished first in both for the Squaws, a feat that Risch said he was not surprised to see.


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A worker told Grantham magistrates he had lost his job after being arrested for being drunk and disorderly in the centre of Grantham.
Mathew Alan Michael King, 21, of Victoria Street, Grantham, told magistrates on Monday that he was going to rejoin the Army.
He pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in town on December 7.
Prosecuting, Marie Stace told the court that police officers were called to St Peter's Hill after they were informed that two males were trying to pick a fight with members of the public.
King was unsteady on his feet when the officers saw him and he was swearing profusely. He was being held up by another man and the officers smelled drink on him.
King, who was not represented, told the court that the officers suddenly came out of nowhere and he was arrested.
He said: "It was a works do. Me and my mate were just messing about and we walked to St Peter's Hill to get a taxi.
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It's football season and time for all the dips and chips and snack foods to come out. Since we will be eating more, I thought I would make a light 7 layer dip. Last week we had Spicy Artichoke Party Dip and that can be lightened up too. So there is no excuse to have some fun snacks or appetizers.
Light 7 Layer Dip
This recipe is adapted from the traditional 7 layer dip with refried beans or hamburger, but this is vegetarian style. You could essentially put anything you want into this dip and recipe is a great start.
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat Philadelphia cream cheese
- 8 oz reduced fat sour cream
- 16 oz jar mild salsa
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- 2 cups iceberg lettuce , shredded fine
- 2 large tomatoes , seeds removed and diced
- 1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
- 2.25 oz sliced black olives
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sour cream, salsa and taco seasoning and mix well with an electric mixer. Spread on the bottom of a large shallow glass dish.Top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and black olives. Serve with baked or gluten free tortilla chips.
I have to say this was gone in about 20 minutes and I didn't even miss the refried beans that I usually use. I didn't tell my hubby either so I don't think he noticed. With all the eating we have done over the last few weeks, we needed this lighter version.
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MU Researchers Identify Differences in Facial Characteristics of Children with Autism Compared to Typically Developing Children
Research is a step toward understanding cause of autism
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The face and brain develop in coordination, with each influencing the other, beginning in the embryo and continuing through adolescence. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found distinct differences between the facial characteristics of children with autism compared to those of typically developing children. This knowledge could help researchers understand the origins of autism.
"There is no clear answer about whether autism is caused by genetics or by environmental influences," said Kristina Aldridge, lead author and assistant professor of anatomy in the MU School of Medicine and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. "If we can identify when these facial changes occur, we could pinpoint when autism may begin to develop in a child. Knowing that point in time could lead us to identify a genetic cause, a window of time when the embryo may be susceptible to an environmental factor, or both."
Aldridge and colleagues found the following distinct differences between facial characteristics of children with autism and those of typically developing children:
- Children with autism have a broader upper face, including wider eyes.
- Children with autism have a shorter middle region of the face, including the cheeks and nose.
- Children with autism have a broader or wider mouth and philtrum – the divot below the nose, above the top lip.
She says these are subtle differences that will enable researchers to further study people with autism spectrum disorders.
Aldridge analyzed 64 boys with autism and 41 typically developing boys aged eight to 12 years old, using a camera system that captures a 3-D image of each child's head. Then, she mapped 17 points on the face, such as the corner of the eye and the divot in the upper lip. When Aldridge calculated the overall geometry of the face using these points, and compared children with autism and typically developing children, she found statistically significant differences in face shape.
Understanding that people with autism have statistically different facial characteristics enables researchers to focus on the underlying causes of autism, Aldridge said. Additionally, the study identified two groups of children with autism who show further distinct facial traits that occur in children with specific characteristics of autism, such as behavior problems, language level and repetitive behaviors. Identifying these subgroups within the group of children with autism allows better study of these children and why autism is so variable.
"This research would not be possible without the children and their families that participated," Aldridge said. "Their help is key to advancing research and helping us better understand autism, and how to develop better treatments. We are also indebted to the University of Missouri's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders for their support of this project and the care it provides for children with autism and their families in Missouri."
The study was published in Molecular Autism. Aldridge collaborated with Ian George, a graduate student in the School of Medicine; Kimberly Cole, a research technician at the School of Medicine; Jordan Austin, a senior in the College of Arts and Science; T. Nicole Takahashi, project director at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Ye Duan, associate professor of computer science in the College of Engineering and the Thompson Center; Judith Miles, professor emerita in the School of Medicine and the Thompson Center. The entire team is affiliated with the Thompson Center. This research was supported by an Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program grant, the Simons Foundation and the Thompson Center Research Scholar Funds.
This is really interesting. My husband has remarked on more than one occasion that people (strangers) often try to interact with our son who is (mostly) non-verbal. Kids with autism don't noticeably look different than NT children so they are always confused and make comments when Devin doesn't respond or even look at them when they try to engage him. He's even said if kids with autism "looked" autistic, people would know and understand.
I myself have seen physical differences, but not as noticeable as say other disorders. I have always noticed a "blank stare" look that most kids with autism have. It's in their eyes, or rather it's not. Thankfully, Devin doesn't have this anymore, or very very rarely when he is incredibly tired. He has improvements in eye contact, engagement, interaction, following direction, etc. I credit this mostly to supplements because before them he was zoned, even unreachable most of the time.
My own opinion, I'm really glad my son doesn't look any different than other people. Strangers might not understand him, but it will help HIM in life. :)


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The C-terminal domains of the Sld5 and Psf1 (show TAP1 Proteins) subunits are connected by linker regions to the core complex, and the C-terminal domain of Sld5 is important for core complex assembly.
Attenuation of SLD5 expression results in marked DNA damage in both normal cells and cancer cells, suggesting that it protects against DNA damage.
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> Well, NFSv3 is a stateless protocol, meaning that it shouldn't be > possible for the client to hold server resources open. If there is > a file descriptor leak on the server side its 99% sure to be a bug > on the server. > > TCP reconnections should have no effect on the server's descriptor > handling. It's really unlikely that DFly would be reconnecting anyway, > unless you noticed really long stalls while testing. Yep. When I took a quick look at FreeBSD7 sources, the "openfiles" is incremented by falloc(). It isn't called anywhere within the nfs code, but is called for socket descriptors, which was why I thought it might be ticking up due to lots of TCP connections being created. (A quick test using my server code running in FreeBSD7 shows that openfiles only gets incremented by 1 for each TCP connection and doesn't seem to change at all otherwise.) But, since he reports that isn't the case, I have no idea what would make "openfiles" get incremented by the nfs server. I do agree that it is most likely a server bug (fortunately not the server code I'm maintaining these days:-). rick


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If you want your SSSE users to be able to select which calendar and task records to synchronize from Microsoft Exchange to Siebel Business Applications, you can accomplish this by setting up inbound activity filtering with translation maps that specify which field and which field values to interpret as requests for synchronization. Users request record synchronization by entering one of the specified field values in the specified field in the record. The Exchange field that is inspected is whichever field you map to the Siebel Type field. By default, the Category field in Microsoft Exchange is the field that is mapped to the Siebel Type field.
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This season's football books present strong material for the full range of fans, whether they like new gridiron biographies, rich histories, salty memoir, or some serious sociological inquiry with their reading.
Baker, Jim & Bernard M. Corbett. The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History: The Oral History of a Legendary Team. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. 2012. c.368p. illus. index. ISBN 9781608190676. $24. SPORTS
Focused on a bakers' dozen of top Patriots games, this lively volume (delayed from publication during last year's lockout) essentially covers the history of the franchise, combining oral history, text narrative, and statistical analysis. All but one game here, from the very first Boston Patriots AFL game in 1960 to the 2007 Patriots win over the Giants to complete their 16-0 season, were Patriot victories. In each chapter, Baker (The Most Memorable Games in Giants History ) and sports broadcaster Corbett cover the basic background of the game, the opponent, the game itself and the consequences. At the end of each chapter are sidebars and tables with interesting and quirky information related to the game. At times, these can drift pretty far afield, but they're also fun and enlightening. VERDICT Very well researched, written and edited, this entertaining book will be of interest to all football fans, whether or not they love the Pats.
Cook, Kevin. The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70's: The Era That Created Modern Sports. Norton. Sept. 2012. c.304p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780393080162. $26.95. SPORTS
Tied to the 40th anniversary of perhaps the most famous play in NFL history, the Immaculate Reception of Franco Harris that enabled Pittsburgh to beat Oakland in the closing seconds of a 1972 playoff game, this vibrant history of 1970s pro football focuses not only on the players but on how the game was played. The author's contention is that the decade was the end of an era in which the players ruled on the field and coaches played a much smaller role than today. In that freewheeling time, the game was played often with a savage brutality best exemplified in the period's prime hard-hitting rivalry of the Steelers and Raiders to determine the league's dominant team. While the successes of the 1970s Dolphins, Cowboys, and Vikings are noted, the emphasis here is on the two teams in black jerseys. The rise of Bill Walsh's scripted 49ers in 1981 is seen as the onset of the contemporary game played more as a coaches' chess match. The only problem with this book (at least in galleys) is that it is riddled with minor inaccuracies that are distracting to knowledgeable readers. VERDICT A well-told tale of interest to all football fans.
Daly, Dan. The National Forgotten League: Entertaining Stories and Observations from Pro Football's First Fifty Years. Univ. of Nebraska. Oct. 2012. c.424p. bibliog. ISBN 9780803243439. pap. $26.95. SPORTS
This is the most entertaining football history since the author's own Pro Football Chronicle , authored with Bob O'Donnell (1990). While this new book takes a decade-by-decade approach similar to the earlier volume, there is no repetition in content. Daly (sports columnist, Washington Times ) relies on personal interviews as well as deep and wide newspaper research to uncover some of the oddest and most engaging long-forgotten stories from pro football's first 50 years. These true tales illuminate how the game was once played and how it has evolved over time. The lively and often humorous sagas from these pages include several pieces on overlooked records and unusual statistics, a compilation of quirky plays in which the goal posts played a part, the development of both soccer-style kickers and the kicking game, and the dark secrets of gridiron legends Sid Luckman, Tommy Thompson, and Otto Graham. VERDICT The best football book of the year. It should be read by every football fan.
Drape, Joe. Soldiers First: Duty, Honor, Country, and Football at West Point. Times Bks: Holt. Sept. 2012. c.288p. ISBN 9780805094909. $26. SPORTS
Sportswriter Drape (New York Times ; The Race for the Triple Crown ) covers the 2011 football season at West Point. He provides a clear view of the experience of the cadets, all of whom recognize that there are things of greater significance in life, and in their obligations, than football. Having conducted many interviews, Drape recounts the season mostly through the eyes of several prominent players and the head coach, with the rich history of West Point itself folded in. Unfortunately, the book would have held greater interest if the 2011 Black Knights had done better than finishing 3-9, including another loss to Navy. VERDICT Drape succeeds at capturing the spirit of football at the U.S. Military Academy well. His book will appeal primarily to those interested in the service academies, football and all.
Eisenberg, John. Ten-Gallon War: The NFL's Cowboys, the AFL's Texans, and the Feud for Dallas's Pro Football Future. Houghton Harcourt. Oct. 2012. c.336p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780547435503. $27. SPORTS
Former Baltimore Sun sports columnist Eisenberg's best book, Cotton Bowl Days (1997), was a memoir of his growing up a Cowboys fan in 1960s Dallas. This volume returns to the first three years of that decade when the Cowboys of the NFL and the Texans of the AFL vied for the city's then-limited interest in pro football. When it was proposed that the two teams play a game to determine who leaves town, some wags joked that the loser should be forced to stay. Ultimately, Lamar Hunt's AFL champion Texans moved to Kansas City to become the Chiefs in 1963, ceding Dallas to the 'Boys. Through extensive interviews, a Texas-sized territorial war over players, fans, and facilities is vividly relived. VERDICT Concisely and affectionately told, this delightful book should appeal to all football fans.
Freeman, Mike. Undefeated: Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins' Perfect Season. It: HarperCollins. Sept. 2012. c.320p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780062009821. $25.99. SPORTS
Keyed to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Dolphins, this book recalls the only NFL team to go through an entire season without losing. Despite that unique accomplishment, this exceedingly smart, disciplined and dedicated team is generally underappreciated in history because of its lack of superstars and its weak schedule. In detailing the assembly and accomplishments of the Dolphins, Freeman (national columnist, CBSsports.com) relies heavily on the coach, Don Shula, and exalts his legacy above all. All key players are profiled and prevailing issues such as race relations are explored, but there is not much game action in the book. VERDICT Timed well and professionally written, this work will be in demand as the definitive book on a signature team.
Holley, Joe. Slingin' Sam: The Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game. Univ. of Texas. Oct. 2012. c.328p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780292719859. $24.95. SPORTS
In 1944, two-way football legend Sam Baugh accomplished a football trifecta that will never be repeated: he led the NFL in passing, punting and interceptions. Baugh is best known as the greatest passer of the first 40 years of pro football and is still considered one of the all-time greatest quarterbacks as well. Yet this work is the first all-inclusive biography of this giant of American sports history. Holley includes background on Baugh's ancestors, his Texas boyhood, and time starring at Texas Christian University; recounts his heroics as a player and coach; and details Sam's family life and post-playing career as a contented West Texas rancher. The Baugh that emerges from the page is a simple, honest, confident, direct man with a salty tongue and wry sense of humor. The book's only flaw is some confusion over early football strategies and tactics. VERDICT This serious and thorough biography will be welcomed by all football fans and should be of interest to American history buffs as well.
McKnight, Michael. Intercepted: The Rise and Fall of NFL Cornerback Darryl Henley. Univ. of Nebraska. Oct. 2012. c.488p. ISBN 9780803238497. $27.95. SPORTS
Coming from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, Darryl Henley had no idea how quickly his charmed life as a Los Angeles Rams cornerback would disintegrate once he became involved in a boyhood friend's drug deal. Henley involved one of the team's cheerleaders in the deal, and her questionable testimony at Henley's trial helped convict him. Add in Henley's attempt to bribe a jury member and his subsequent ill-conceived venture to have the judge and the cheerleader killed by the mob and you have a riveting, sordid tale of drug trafficking, complete with allegations of zealous Drug Enforcement Agency misconduct and judicial indiscretion. Through meticulous investigative reporting, the author systematically details Henley's missteps and transgressions, but still concludes that the initial drug trial was a miscarriage of justice. VERDICT This crime story page-turner will likely draw more readers of true crime accounts than football fans.
Manoyan, Dan. Alan Ameche: The Story of "The Horse." Terrace: Univ. of Wisconsin. Sept. 2012. c.286p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780299290108. $26.95. SPORTS
Ameche is an odd choice for a biography. While he is still somewhat remembered as the 1954 Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and for scoring the winning Colts touchdown in the first sudden-death NFL championship game in 1958 (hyped as the "greatest game ever played"), defeating the Giants, the All Pro fullback had a brief NFL career and died at age 55 nearly 25 years ago. There was much more to this first-generation American than football, however. Sportswriter Manoyan shows that Ameche was a successful entrepreneur, generous philanthropist, and humble, hard-working family man whose life stands in stark contrast to many of the biggest stars of today's game. VERDICT An admirable subject, but reader interest will probably be limited to Colts fans and University of Wisconsin followers.
Mealer, Bryan. Muck City: Winning and Losing In America's Last Football Town. Crown Archetype. Oct. 2012. c.336p. illus. ISBN 9780307888624. $25. SPORTS
Belle Glade, FL, is a depressed small town on the shore of Lake Okeechobee that historically has been economically reliant on sugar corporations. Known as "Muck City" for its rich soil, it is now a dysfunctional community plagued by high rates of poverty, drugs, AIDS and violent crime, but still has produced more than 30 NFL players over the years. Focusing on several players from the Glades Central High School Raiders, six-time state champions, as they try to succeed in the face of long odds, this book profiles the 2009 season—the final year of Coach Jesse Hester, a former Glades player who once played pro football. Mostly, the book functions as a well-reported snapshot of the present disheartening reality of life among the underclass. VERDICT Of interest more to sociologists than to football fans.
Patoski, Joe Nick. The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America. Little, Brown. Oct. 2012. c.816p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780316077552. $29.99. SPORTS
This immense history of the Dallas Cowboys differs in focus from other team chronicles. Titles like Peter Golenbock's Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes and Jeff Pearlman's Boys Will Be Boys looked primarily at the players and coaches. Patoski, however, broadens the scope and examines many more peripheral but noteworthy aspects to the team: its front-office machinations and finances, the Cowboys' innovative computer setup in the 1960s, the image and impact of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, and, finally, the history and culture of Big D itself. There are occasional trivial factual mistakes in the galleys, but Patoski provides a comprehensive record of everything to do with the iconic franchise of America's Team. VERDICT Cowboy fans and football historians will find this volume an appealing addition.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book: Where Greatness Lives. Grand Central. 2012. 320p. ed. by Joe Horrigan & John Thorn. ISBN 9780446583961. $34.99. SPORTS
Horrigan (vice president, communications & exhibits, Pro Football Hall of Fame) and Thorn (Total Football ) have compiled this 50th-anniversary commemoration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. A beautifully laid out volume, it combines essays, quotes and photographs to recount the history of the game and the hall itself. Pictured in both black-and-white and color are well over 100 artifacts of the hall's collection, including programs, ticket stubs, contracts, official letters, play diagrams, advertisements, uniforms, equipment, and trophies. The 11 essays are written by prominent journalists, historians, and broadcasters, and are tied to each decade of pro football. Quotes from every one of the Hall's 267 members augment the photos and the text. VERDICT While the book does not aim to be an encyclopedic history of the game, it is informative, enjoyable, and thorough in its own way. Any fan would enjoy paging through this coffee-table volume.
Ruettiger, Daniel "Rudy" with Mark Dagostino. Rudy: My Story. Thomas Nelson. Sept. 2012. c.292p. ISBN 9780849948398. $24.99. SPORTS
The popular 1993 movie Rudy told the sentimental, but true, story of Rudy Ruettiger, a working-class kid from a family of 13 children who aspired to play football for Notre Dame despite having little physical ability, and who beat the odds to do so. Rudy just barely graduated from high school, served in the Navy, then attended community college before reaching Notre Dame in his mid-twenties. In 1975 at age 27, he appeared in the Fighting Irish's season finale for 27 seconds, even sacking the quarterback in one of his two plays. He spent the next 18 years struggling to turn his 27 seconds of fame into a movie. VERDICT Ruettiger is now a motivational speaker; this book is his story and his message (no mention of the 2011 SEC complaint against him for alleged stock scamming), but most readers have long since moved on. His book may appeal to some Notre Dame fans.
Sapp, Warren with David Fisher. Sapp Attack: My Story. St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne Bks. Aug. 2012. c.304p. photogs. ISBN 9781250004383. $25.99. SPORTS
The cover blurb for this autobiography of a seven-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle and likely future Hall of Famer advertises the subject as "Big Man—Big Mouth—Big Laughs." They left out Enormous Ego. Here the trash-talking Sapp relays, in his own loud voice, his side of his frequent on-field skirmishes and controversies from the University of Miami to the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Oakland Raiders to his current gig as an analyst for the NFL Network. Sapp notes that the irony of the NFL paying him to say the same sorts of outlandish things that they would fine him for saying as a player fits in with the incongruity of the league's marketing the hard-hitting nature of the game while trying to eliminate the sport's violence. VERDICT In a breezy (some would say windy) style, Sapp's autobiography is a bit of amusing light reading for most football fans.
Yeatter, Bryan L. Joe Namath, Game by Game: The Complete Professional Football Career. McFarland. Oct. 2012. c.380p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780786470365. pap. $49.95. SPORTS
Yeatter takes a unique approach, offering a game-by-game account of the football icon's professional career. Namath had a major impact on the development of pro football as the nation's leading sport in the 1960s, but is as well remembered for his off-field celebrity as for his on-field heroics. Relying on a wealth of contemporary newspaper resources, the author recounts each Namath game over his 13 pro years. While preseason games are noted briefly, regular season and postseason matches are given thorough, detailed, and precise write-ups. It would have made for easier browsing if a box score and Namath's stat line were included at the top of each game, but the book remains tremendously useful in understanding the quarterback's career. While Yeatter argues for Namath's Hall of Fame talent, the general impression one is left with is how wildly inconsistent he was and how reckless a passer. For example, Joe threw a disturbing 29 interceptions returned for touchdown in his career. VERDICT Obsessive? Perhaps, but Jets fans and football historians will be excited by this unprecedented work of research.


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It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to...An Ironic Birthday occurs when a character has had to make a tough decision or has just lost something of extreme value to him, and upon walking into a room is greeted with a surprise birthday party. This is not a celebration that makes everything all right; this is about the character having to pretend to enjoy what should be a happy time while secretly suffering. He's grateful to his friends, but a party is the last thing he needs. Compare and contrast Birthday Hater, where someone just flat out hates their birthday for one reason or another; the difference is that, for this trope, the reason for not wanting to celebrate is more recent and likely temporary, whereas a Birthday Hater's motivation is often much more long-standing. Contrast One-Person Birthday Party (when the character is suffering because nobody else showed up to their party) and Forgotten Birthday (when the character is sad only because they don't know about the surprise party.) If their birthday is miserable but they don't have to act cheerful for a party, it's A Birthday, Not a Break.
— Lesley Gore, "It's My Party"
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Anime and Manga
- In the Mahou Sensei Negima! anime the girls and Negi throw one for Asuna in episode 23. Because she sold her life to the devil exactly ten years before, she'd known for years that this was her last day alive. She sulks the whole episode until she goes back to a surprise party for her, and she celebrates with them, resulting in a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. Her death minutes later is the most shocking event of the entire series.
- Also not the victim's birthday: In Mazinkaiser, Baron Ashura infiltrates the Photon Power Laboratory disguised as Professor Yumi, and walks in on Yumi's surprise birthday party. To make matters worse, all the presents remind him of Baron Ashura, including a Baron Ashura-themed dartboard. He dashes out, screaming that he is, in fact, Professor Yumi.
- Naruto. He was born on the day his town was attacked by a demon, and the day his parents died, and said demon was the reason they died.
- During the big finale final battle, the villain tries to taunt him by pointing out that it happens to be the day before the anniversary of his parents' death (and how pointless their sacrifice was since it's all going to end now). Backfires of course, because Naruto just states that means it's also his birthday, and thus the anniversary of his parents' victory by saving their newborn son during the attack.
- The Empath: The Luckiest Smurf story "Smurfed Behind: The Departure" takes place around Empath's 155th birthday, when all the Smurfs in the village end up being lost in time, similar to the events that took place in Season 9 of The Smurfs cartoon show. This leaves him coming home to an empty village save for his friend Polaris Psyche.
- Not a birthday, but in District 9 Wikus walks into a surprise party to celebrate his promotion as he slowly turns into an alien.
- Reversed in Godzilla (2014). Joe is told of his birthday by his wife before they go off to the power plant where they work. Hell breaks loose when the plant is breached and his wife dies.
- In Left Behind (2014), the Rapture takes place on Rayford Steele's birthday.
- In Spider-Man 2, Peter just lost his job, and just had a bad day overall, and comes home to a (heartwarmingly pathetic) birthday party.
- In the Left Behind book Kingdom Come, Cendrillon Jospin's parents realized that their child would not become a believer by her 100th birthday, which in the Millennial Kingdom period means an automatic death sentence to Hell, so they celebrated her birthday before the day that she would die. She still went to Hell nonetheless.
Live-Action TV
- A notorious episode of All in the Family involved Edith Bunker arriving to a surprise birthday party after being attacked by a rapist.
- Breaking Bad:
- The first episode pretty much revolves around this trope. Walter White comes home from the hospital on his 50th birthday, having just learnt that he has terminal cancer, to find a surprise party in his living room.
- A season 5 episode features his 51st birthday (with a lampshade hung on how long a year it's been), celebrated for Walt Jr's sake despite the fact that he and Skyler are barely on speaking terms. The Cold Open to that season shows his 52nd birthday, "celebrated" alone, in a diner, travelling under a fake ID.
- In Season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy pretends she's okay when her mother (who doesn't know about Angel) celebrates with a movie and a birthday cupcake.
- Possibly inverted in the Firefly episode "Out of Gas," where everything goes to hell during a surprise birthday party for Simon.
- Frasier, who had two: one where he was trying not to accidentally stand up a woman for the third time, and one where he accidentally (with a little help from Roz) revealed his entire sexual history to the waiting party-throwers.
- In How I Met Your Mother, Ted wants to fire his former boss Hammond, but events keep getting in the way, including a surprise birthday party for Hammond, and the next day another surprise birthday party for Hammond (many employees having missed the first). This trope's usual effect applies more to Ted than to Hammond, who just seems pleased.
- It is not his birthday, but for B.J., in the M*A*S*H finale, it might as well have been. He had made every attempt to get home in time for his daughter's birthday (he had not seen her since she was an infant). He got a third of the way there before having to turn around and come back to fulfill Potter's request for another surgeon. The 4077th then throws a substitute birthday party for his daughter.
- In Smallville, there has not been a single perfectly happy birthday shown. Lex Luthor's 12th birthday involves an empty party. Clark's 16th birthday was fine for him at the time but Chloe saw him kissing Lana and left crying. He misses his 17th birthday because he is stabbed by an Ax-Crazy teenager with his powers. His 19th birthday was not long after Jonathan died. Chloe's 18th birthday involves being possessed by a Wicked Witch who proceeded to bloodily torture Clark. Her 22th birthday was after she suffered through a long Trauma Conga Line, and Zatanna had the bright idea to transform her into Lois. And Clark didn't show up for the party.
- In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Assignment", Chief O'Brien's birthday party takes place while his wife is secretly possessed by a Pah-Wraith.
- "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore. The singer loses her boyfriend Johnny to Judy, who shows up at the birthday party wearing his engagement ring.
- Pretty much the plot of the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick... BOOM!.
- Inverted in the 1993 musical of Tommy: As 4-year-old Tommy, his mother, and her new lover celebrate her 21st birthday, her presumed-dead husband arrives and breaks up by engaging in a fight between him and the boyfriend that soon leaves the boyfriend dead... all the while the mother tries turning Tommy away from the fight toward the mirror... with which he witnesses said fight by looking at it, after which the parents soon get surprised by what they see before the father gets arrested. Whoops!
Video Games
- An inversion, minus the surprise: The events of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker take place on Link's birthday. He's just received his gifts from Grandma and they're starting to celebrate when his beloved little sister gets abducted by a giant bird.
Web Comics
- Tazel in At Arm's Length is the recipient of one of these in the story "Light The Candles."
Western Animation
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law plays with this. He is convicted and sentenced in the murder of Dyno-Mutt, goes to jail, goes through his years of appeals, ends up on death row, goes through catharsis and healing experiences as he makes peace with his lot in life, goes to the electric chair and surprise! This was all a set up for his birthday party. Where this becomes a straight example is that the prison marriage to Magilla Gorilla was real.
- Star Wars Rebels: Ezra Bridger was born on the day The Empire was formed. On his seventh birthday, that Empire took his parents away (and they would later die in a prison breakout). In "Empire Day", on Ezra's fifteenth birthday, he encounters a friend of his parents who is on the run from the Empire, and he and the rest of the crew try to get him out of danger. In the events that follow, Ezra taps into The Dark Side of The Force in a bout of fear and anger during a clash with the Inquisitor.
- Teen Titans features the extreme example of Raven's friends celebrating her birthday, while she knows it signifies the end of the world.


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See Ya Real Soon, the finale, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*.
I just can't resist this point and pray shot.
See ya real soon!
I just can't resist this point and pray shot.
See ya real soon!
Always sorry to leave, but I know I will be happy to get home to my own bed.
I had a nice afternoon with my family and now I must make the long drive back to Fort Myers. Will pick up a snack on my way out and hop a monorail to the TTC. Hope traffic doesn't suck!
Or maybe they came FOR dinner!
It rains in the Amazon 365 days a year. That's almost every day 😉
Pirate parade has occurred – now we await the imminent arrival of the cap'n
Not shells – monsters!
Just passin' through…
I think I'm about two loads back in the queue.
What a chEARful welcome 🙂
Monorail or boat?
The conference is over and now it's time to play! Going to meet my brother and family for lunch. Guess where? Here's a clue…..
Good Morning! Taken around 8:00 am today while passing through CityWalk on my way to classes at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort. Weather coolish and breezy. Glad the humidity broke because that might mean running outside later this afternoon.
Just wandering the resort between conference sessions. I found myself near the site of the luau, where stone idols are nestled in the foliage here and there. Yes, I have been to the luau – yes it is fabulous! Great food and fine entertainment, plus the company of good friends all conspired to make it a pleasantly memorable evening *shout out to Joy* 🙂
I am attending a techie conference at Loews Royal Pacific but staying off-site. The first day, I had to practically sever a limb to liberate my car from the Royal Pacific parking lot. It occurred to me afterward that what I should do is use my Universal Orlando annual pass to park for free at Universa,l and then walk into the Royal Pacific from CityWalk. So that's what I've been doing. Hey, even if I had to pay to park at Universal, it would still be less than parking at the Royal Pacific. Plus, I get to see how great CityWalk looks in the early morning when there's hardly anyone around yet :). If you look closely at the left of the tower, you'll see the waning moon.
A stand of bamboo bears the scars of passions past. I wonder how many relationships memorialized this way actually go the distance?
After my run through the Royal Pacific, the skies turned threatening. I went to Pastamore to grab a light dinner, watched It rain and Shazam'd some tunes while I dined at a table just inside the doorway. Felt good to cool off – had it been overcast, I would not have enjoyed that run in the humidity at all! Glad to have had the opportunity to run through a pretty place.
Done with business for the day. Now I am waiting for the water taxi out back of the Pacifica Ballroom convention center at Loews Royal Pacific in Orlando. I plan to go back to the car and get my running clothes, then use the resort running routes to get in some mileage and burn off some of this conference food!
Really just messing around with macros and light while it's quasi-overcast outside. These orchids have been stuck all over the trunks of the palm trees here in the courtyard. I like sitting here, listening to the fountains.
There are lots of rocks serving as mulch in the center courtyard of the Loews Royal Pacific resort. We are asked to refrain from pitching them into the fountain, lest our friends become frightened
It's been fun watching the progress of this place as it has been built. I think it came out good and it looks like a lot of fun.
Slash is playing here tonight, so it was a bit busy on my way in. Had a tuna salad at Pastamore. Going to walk around a bit before heading back to the hotel.
On a break from business meetings – not a shabby view of Universal Islands Of Adventure!
It rained in great, monsoon-like waves and. Noww it's delightfully cool. Busy week ahead of me – gotta get a good night's sleep. See ya real soon!
Thanks for everything, Mickey dude. You rock 🙂
I admit it – I'm monorail-obsessed. Standing beneath the jacaranda trees, breathing deeply of their final fragrant blooms before heading out of the park. I think I will go to Downtown Disney for dinner.
Granted, Cast Members probably take a lot of crap from Guests, but there are aspects of the job that just can't be beat. Imagine getting paid to blow bubbles. Sweet!
STITCH! Look who I found riding around atop a remote-controlled monorail (he's rubber-banded to it). The CMs seem To be having lots of fun with this simple but über playful concept of delivering stickers to guests. Loving it!
Random star shaped topiaries near the Camera Center in EPCOT
Great blue heron chillin' by the lagoon near Odyssey. I am not sure why but he keeps holding his beak open. Maybe herons pant? Will have to look this up!
Passing from the Haitian garden into the Outpost as the Earth floats by.
You can smell this guy way before you get here. The scent reminds me of that old Strawberry Shortcake doll that was popular when I was a kid.
The sacred portal between this world and that of the spirits is adorned with… Cars? Well, alrighty, then!
Found a tub of lantana growing in Morocco (at least, I *think* it's lantana). Constantly amazed at what a camera phone can do, given the right light conditions.
The instructions indicate that it is a lot easier to weave with a garden hose if it has first been softened. And how do you soften a garden hose? Leave it out in the sun for a few hours!
There are several fun displays that use ordinary objects in unique ways. I was admonished to get this dude's name right when captioning the photo. So, everyone – meet Clay 🙂
Back in February, I walked through EPCOT with 2/3rds of the @badelves and we noted that the crepe myrtle trees all looked dead. They were positively bare, devoid of flowers, leaves, or twigs. Now look at them!
I think I need to be bad for lunch. After all, "French Women Don't Get Fat" lol
What a sweet tableau, as seen from the bridge looking down into France. The fragrance of jasmine growing here is such a tease, coming and going with the breeze.
What body of water lies between the UK and France? Why it's the English channel 🙂
It could be argued, especially if one is not a native English-speaker, that the singular of "leaves" should be "leave"… !!!
You probably can't see them bobbing around on the lower left of the pool,but I can – look for a lugged sole, like a hiking boot or sneaker has. I took some video with my camera zoomed in – will find out tonight if that worked. In the meantime, if anyone can tell me the mystery of the shoes in EPCOT's Canada pavilion, I'll be your best friend.
I am headed to the falls to see if I can spot the mystery shoes bobbing around in the water. I still haven't been told what the shoes signify or why they are there. Apparently, this is privileged information, disseminated only to those who have worked at EPCOT's Canada pavilion. Let's go look….
Someone lost his head….
I hope you all appreciate this, cause its hot hot HOT standing in the sun waiting for the monorail to glide by ROFL 😉
I think I will take a stroll down the Rose Walk 🙂
Have yet to catch Characters In Flight while it is actually running.
Always loved the ballooning sequence over at Impressions de France.
And I love these dangly things in Living With The Land, which represent the seasons.
I will put ballooning on my bucket list!
I am so happy that Disney chose to feature old school Fantasia at the front entrance this year. These characters deserve the place of honor. Here's a Mickey + Monorail shot. I'm off to find breakfast that won't cause me too much caloric grief!
"no no no don't know what I'm gonna do – gotta get back to you!"
I had a little red tricycle when I was a child. I rode it straight into a hot steam heat radiator the Christmas I received it. I was only two, but man do I remember THAT!
I can hear the lads in the square doing their British invasion flower power set. Yeah I know I was going to leave. I'm just taking the scenic route 😉
Just chillin' in the little theater that takes up the center of the Festival Center. What I might do is go check into the hotel, hit CityWalk for dinner, and come back here bright and early tomorrow to get some more touring in before the heat of the day sets in. Does that sound like a plan?
About time they put something besides those big plastic flower power daisies in front of the Festival Center. Well done, EPCOT 🙂
Every now and then while walking around the Flower and Garden Festival, you get a whiff of something and do an impression of the dog in UP! – "Squirrel!" – swinging your head this way and that, so you can find the source if your olfactory delight. Marigolds are factoring in heavily, with magnolia close behind.
Hot hot hot!!! Making my way to Mouse gear and some air conditioning.
There's more but it is going behind a cloud. Great sentiment for the Flower Power season!
Farmer Mickey strikes a pose at the World Showcase Plaza.
To be fair, I don't seem to grow up either …
The jacaranda are are still blooming and smelling fabulous.
He's apparently taped to a remote control car, which then transports him around delivering Mickey stickers to guests. This was #3 on my fabulous cast member hit parade thus far today.
Right now, I am both thirsty and hungry. Where should I go for lunch?
OH! It's Cinco de Mayo! 🙂
Guarded by hungry-looking frogs, a little pot of butterfly goop floats atop a stick above a flower bed in the Butterfly Garden tent. Saw lots of varieties, including the zebra longwing, Florida's state butterfly. It's SO hot in there! Time to continue on…
That's what the GPS lady always says, but I don't need GPS to get to The happiest Place on Earth. I had not been here more than 2 minutes and already had three great CM encounters.
1. The security dude doing bag check looked deep into my eyes and said, "Have fun, Princess."
2. The CM at the turnstiles took note of the fact that Goofy is on my AP and said, "hey there, no goofin' around now haw haw haw!" just like Goofy
3. I'll tell you the third one in a minute…
Heading north on I-75 this morning – there, I've given you a clue as to where I am headed – I noticed John Boy Walton's truck being flat-bedded to somewhere.
Guess where I'm off to? You'll never guess LOL 😉


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Two key legislations Lokpal Bill and Food Security Bill -- are expected to be taken up by the Union Cabinet on Sunday after which they will be brought to Parliament next week.
The meeting was originally scheduled for Monday but advanced to Sunday evening, sources said. The Lokpal Bill envisages creation of an anti-graft ombudsman which could possibly cover the prime minister with some safeguards and the entire bureaucracy.
Considering the sensitivity of the Lokpal legislation, fine-tuning was being done by an informal group of ministers, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Law Minister Salman Khurshid and MoS Personnel V Narayanasamy.
While the bill will see incorporation of recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee which examined it, the government had made it clear that it was open to other ideas that emanated at the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.
These include bringing the prime minister under the purview of the ombudsman with certain conditions and providing 50 per cent reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, minorities and women.
The Cabinet will also take up Food Security Bill, which was deferred at last week's meeting because of differences. The Bill is being brought again after addressing the concerns of UPA allies and some Congress members.
The Food Security Bill aims to provide legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrain to 63.5 per cent of the country's population.
Once the Cabinet approves the bill, the Food Ministry would finalise the draft Bill and try to introduce it in the winter session of Parliament, as promised.
After introduction, the Bill is expected to go to the Parliamentary Standing Committee and the UPA government would try to get it passed in the budget session, sources said.


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Despite being one of the Colorado Avalanche's most reliable players over the past few seasons, 24-year-old centre Ryan O'Reilly is consistently mentioned as a potential trade chip in Denver.
O'Reilly was a holdout entering the 2012-13 lockout-shortened season, but the Avalanche was forced to match an offer sheet the former second-round pick signed with the Calgary Flames in February 2013. Reunited with the team who selected him 33rd overall in 2009, O'Reilly resumed his role as one of the league's better two-way centres.
The contract dispute seemingly injected tension between the player and the team, but it appears all is well and good in Colorado now.
Avalanche head coach and vice president of hockey operations Patrick Roy expressed his desire to keep O'Reilly in Colorado Thursday, according to 104.3 The Fan in Denver host Nate Lundy.
O'Reilly has 10 goals and 35 points in 61 games this season.
The Avalanche (26-24-11) have not lived up to expectations in 2014-15, but Roy and Co. clearly (and correctly) see O'Reilly as a part of the long-term solution. That makes one top-six talent you can stand down on heading into Monday's trade deadline.


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DOE-ID Bi-Weekly Summary
For the Period June 15 to July 6, 2009
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project
June 15: While retrieving waste at the Advanced Mixed
Waste Treatment Project, workers discovered a waste bin
that was labeled as potentially containing unexploded
ordnance. Previous information about the container
indicated it probably did not contain unexploded
ordnance, but because of the labeling, that information
was not considered definitive. An exclusion zone was
established around the container, using guidance from
INL explosives experts. Additional information is being
gathered to definitively determine the contents of the
container. (EM-ID-BBWI-AMWTF-2009-0008).
June 24: During an inspection a leak was detected in
a waste bin at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment
Project. A survey detected minor levels of radioactive
contamination in the area. The area around the bin was
roped off and decontaminated.
June 25: A waste handling operator was struck in the
head and arm by a trailer stanchion while loading waste
boxes on a trailer for shipment. The operator was
evaluated and treated by a nurse on site and was
released with no work restrictions. An investigation was
initiated into the cause of the accident.
June 25: A fact-finding review determined that three
different safety-related incidents over the previous
month at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project
constituted a management concern. The incidents
included: a backstop on the forks of a forklift struck a
fire sprinkler pipe; a forklift hit a roll-up guide rail
and the handle of a fire water system valve; and an
excavator boom hit the propped open door of an
excavator, causing damage. All supervisors were directed
to remind their crews about the need for proper training
and to be more aware of their surroundings in their work
areas. (EM-ID-BBWI-AMWTF-2009-0011).
Operational Summary
Waste Shipments: Through June 27, 2009, a total of
28,496 cubic meters of stored transuranic waste,
85.37cubic meters of remote-handled transuranic waste,
and 1,026 cubic meters of previously-buried transuranic
waste have been shipped from Idaho to the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for disposal.
Idaho Cleanup Project
June 29: An equipment operator noted the improper
assembly of wire rope components on a mobile crane
during a daily pre-use inspection at the Advanced Test
Reactor Complex. Other suspect/counterfeit wire clamps
were also noted.
CWI President John Fulton greets new employees.
Stimulus-Funded Ramp-Up: Over a hundred new faces
have already joined the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP)
workforce, both in offices and at work sites across
DOE's Idaho Site. The ICP is ramping up its workforce to
complete new work scope assigned to the ICP under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Idaho National Laboratory
June 16: An operator entered into a confined space –
a burn chamber in an incinerator -- without the required
confined space work permit at the Specific Manufacturing
Capability Project. The incinerator was tagged out of
service and operations curtailed until procedures and
training are revised. (NE-ID-BEA-SMC-2009-0007).
June 16: Operators at the Advanced Test Reactor
received a positive pressure alarm. An investigation
determined that a confinement door was open due to a
loose and a missing screw in the closure mechanism. The
closure mechanism was repaired, management notifications
were made and an investigation is underway.
June 17: During a review to evaluate installation of
water heater piping in Central Facilities Area Building
696, discrepancies in safe work planning and execution
were noted. There were no injuries or facility damage.
One worker's qualifications have been suspended until
the completion of an investigation.
June 24: A bulging 55-gallon drum of microbiocide was
discovered at the Advanced Test Reactor Complex's
chemical storage area. The area was isolated and a
hazardous materials team successfully vented the drum.
June 25: Two safety professionals noted that
electricians who were working on a catwalk at the Hot
Fuel Examination Facility without the required fall
protection. It was later discovered the fall prevention
analysis was inadequate. All access to the catwalk was
stopped until a critique was performed and the fall
protection could be reanalyzed.
July 1: During fabrication of spent nuclear fuel
storage boxes at the Advanced Test Reactor Complex,
cracks were found in the corners of stainless steel
structural square tubing. All work on the fuel storage
boxes was stopped and a cause analysis is in progress.
Operational Summary
Users Week attendees gather at Idaho Falls' University Place recently.
Other DOE-Idaho Operations Summary Releases
Last updated July 13, 2009


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Mr Anderson Wheeler travelled from Tanzania where he works as a big game hunter to give evidence yesterday.
Carr travelled to London, and borrowed £100 from his mother to buy a car for the operation.
By the time I travelled to Lebanon in late July to visit my parents, ISIS was at the gates, not of our town but of the country.
It is the third time they have travelled to Canada together and is Charles's 17th official visit to the country.
They often travelled together, picking up one-of-a-kind souvenirs in Asia, Africa, India, and the Pacific.
Cleonica, attended by Geta and Milza, travelled under the same protection.
He had travelled, and had been a merchant's clerk in Paris and London.
travelled fourteen miles in about an East-North-East direction and camped.
We did not get on it till we had travelled along the line about fifteen miles.
Then drive on; if there had been, I wouldn't have travelled a mile with her.
late 14c., "to journey," from travailen (1300) "to make a journey," originally "to toil, labor" (see travail). The semantic development may have been via the notion of "go on a difficult journey," but it may also reflect the difficulty of going anywhere in the Middle Ages. Replaced Old English faran. Travels "accounts of journeys" is recorded from 1590s. Traveled "experienced in travel" is from early 15c. Traveling salesman is attested from 1885.


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Cable (UK Band)
Formed in 199? by Matt Baguely (Guitars), Darius Hinks (Guitars), Pete Darrington (Bass) and Richie Mills (Drums). Influenced by The Pixies, Steve Albini. Recorded a session for the BBC John Peel Show 13/05/1997.
During the recording of 'Murder time' the band ran into Oasis at Rockfield recording studios and sparked a fight between the Gallagher brothers when a drunk Darius was asked for his opinion of the new Oasis album. Typically honest he replyed: "sounds like the Beatles...a total fucking rip-off and the worst kind of lowest common denominator trash."
In 1997 single "Freeze the Atlantic" was used in a Sprite advert, and despite this and heavy promotion by Infectious records and critical acclaim from both the indie and metal sectors, as well as near constant touring, the band failed cross over to commercial sucess.
Forced to split in 1999 due to a lawsuit from their former manager Brian Hallin, final album 'Sub-lingual' was in effect, their obitutary.
Cable (American band)
Formed in 1994 in Rockville, CT
Though they have changed their style over the years, Cable was originally part of the first wave of bands pl...
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Let Us Cling Together
I just realized, none of the heroines is a robot...that we know of. I'm calling it right now: Aoi is the robot-girl, her fainting spells are actually lack of whatever the heck are these new-gen robots source of power.
edited 8th Oct '11 10:38:17 PM by RunoEddie
277 neobowman9th Oct 2011 05:52:33 AM from Unidentified Proxy , Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
Joining the Team.doc
This is one of those things that started as a porn game and was adapted into a non-age-specific anime and I don't get that.
Teens dress as Batman to catch pedophiles; cops not impressed
Once again I find myself irritated by the translators not writing out the voiced only lines that instead appear as an ellipsis. Though I guess I can understand what they're saying at least, but that's still really lazy.
280 neobowman29th Jan 2012 07:01:05 PM from Unidentified Proxy , Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
Nice bump. You reading this again?
I decided to reread Yume and Otome's routes. And they both have a lot of lines where they're muttering too quietly for Yoshiyuki to hear. And man I kind of hate Yoshiyuki this reading. So oblivious.
282 neobowman29th Jan 2012 07:27:44 PM from Unidentified Proxy , Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
I had already seen the anime so there was nothing really new in the Otome route. Yume route was basically them sleeping together the whole time.
I haven't seen any of the Da Capo anime stuff. And honestly I can't remember what really happened in Yume's route except some bitterness about how she can dream of the future but not do anything about it. I still remember it as being one of the better routes though. Then again, Koko's route was terrible, Nanaka's was mediocre at best and Minatsu seemed rather out of character in hers so maybe that isn't saying much? Meh. I'm not even in the mood for DCII I guess. I'll just go reread something awesome like Sharin no Kuni.
edited 29th Jan '12 7:48:43 PM by Arha
284 neobowman29th Jan 2012 08:16:01 PM from Unidentified Proxy , Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
Go reread Refrain. I did that a few times. Or Umineko.
I already reread Refrain once. I think if I did so again I'd just be disappointed that none of the girls are in it.
About Da Capo III, I heard some other interesting things that point to it being a prequel, mostly involving Aisia. Namely, the fact that Charles and Aisia look alike, and that Charles was the name of Aisia's grandmother. The fact that Aisia's route is apparently canon in D.C. II P.C. strikes me as interesting as well. I loved Aisia, so this intrigues me greatly.
edited 10th Apr '12 7:40:32 PM by Eab1990
Rereading the DCIF story. The handling of the dramatic stuff with Junichi's emotional baggage at the end was poorly handled. If the story is part of a Kotori fandisc, Kotori should have been the one to step up and help him out. Also, Suginami's methods rub me the wrong way. He sounds really callous.
Not Actually Indie
Well, I just started the first game. A game focusing on a cast of middle schoolers wasn't that appealing to me, and the average score on the VNDB isn't that impressive, but the random quote selections from the game kept catching my attention, so I finally decided to check it out. Wherever the plot ends up going, I think I'll probably end up giving it an above-average rating, on the strength of it having made me laugh unironically multiple times within the first few minutes of the game.
...eventually, we will reach a maximum entropy state where nobody has their own socks or underwear, or knows who to ask to get them back.
Da Capo is okay. If you end up liking the first one you really ought to check out DCII. Or if you just think it was okay since DCII was a lot better.
Not Actually Indie
Okay, I've been working through the game slowly, and it's not as strong so far as I had hopes it would be at the beginning, but not weak enough to make me want to drop it like Hoshizora. I seriously have to call bullshit though, on Sakura popping up at the beginning of the next year as a teacher. Even if I suspend disbelief on her being as smart as they say she is, rather than as smart as she acts, and suppose that Japan would actually let child prodigies hold positions of authority despite their inherent difficulties in inspiring respect... There is absolutely no way that a school would let someone attend as a student as a trial for becoming a teacher there. It's completely counter to the goal of acquainting them with their responsibilities and encouraging the students to treat them with respect and obedience. Students and teachers are so status-stratified, they're not even allowed to use the same bathrooms.
...eventually, we will reach a maximum entropy state where nobody has their own socks or underwear, or knows who to ask to get them back.
I honestly don't even remember what you're talking about. I read Sakura's route once and I hated it, so all I remember is that she has magic powers and some bad things happening. I think I consider the two primary heroines the worst part of Da Capo. Oh, but on the bright side, Sakura is way better in DCII, which is way better than Da Capo.
Not Actually Indie
My fundamental disappointment with this game is that Junichi is just not as interesting or engaging a protagonist as he seemed in the first couple minutes of the game. I mean, he mentions at the start that he sees other people's dreams, and complains that it sounds cool but it actually sucks, and then gives compelling, novel reasons why it sucks, instead of some sort of lame appeal to normality. It suggests more interesting and original commentary will be forthcoming on the rest of the game than has actually been the case so far.
...eventually, we will reach a maximum entropy state where nobody has their own socks or underwear, or knows who to ask to get them back.
This is not the most introspective work ever. Hate to break it to you.
294 neobowman21st Jun 2013 11:04:20 PM from Unidentified Proxy , Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
So anyone know when the DC III VN is going to be translated? Or if there are any plans to translate it?
295 RagnatheSaviour30th Jun 2013 12:56:23 AM from The Throne of Heroes , Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
The Best Caster Servant
The translation project was ordered for Cease and Desist by Mangagamer. Read more here.
and now Mangagamer announced DC III(apparently they will bring both the All Ages and the 18+ version)
297 Zakamutt11th Aug 2013 02:25:06 AM from Uppsala, Sweden.
Ninja Tactician
<didn't read any previous posts to avoid potential spoilers> Unlike Kira-Kira, MG is going to release DC III all-ages and 18+ at the same time. It's going to be interesting to see sales figures if provided.
edited 11th Aug '13 2:25:20 AM by Zakamutt
Let Us Cling Together
So Da Capo 3 R was just released on Steam. It's been so long I'd forgotten about this game.
Let Us Cling Together
So I started playing DC 3 (after like, half a decade or whatever). Pretty enjoyable so far, but I haven't gotten into any of the girls' routes, so far. I wonder if there's even anyone that still cares about this franchise around here.
DCIII was okay. I skipped all the golf in Sara's route though. I also went and read Shiki's fandisc route. Tried to read Mikoto's route and failed for some reason. I honestly don't remember much of anything from it. Done with DCIII unless they release a fandisk with Elizabeth or Tomoe routes. They teased both but I doubt I'll get to see the more interesting of the two since she's *gasp* over fifteen and DC is allergic to that.


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Hispanic Studies Research Forum on Memory and Social Justice
This junior-year research forum sponsored by a Mellon Undergraduate Research grant enabled a select group of students to conduct research on a topic related to memory and social justice introduced in a co-enrolled class (HS 480: Cultures of Dictatorship and HS 481: Local/Global Issues and Latin/o American Poetry); to collaborate with others in a workshop environment so as to deepen and enhance their reflection on their chosen topic; and to design and execute a creative group project in order to make their research public. Students traveled to Washington, DC over Spring Break and worked collaboratively in consultation with experts from the DC area, international scholars, and members of our campus community; upon their return to campus, they worked intensively a second week to analyze their findings and determine the best method of disseminating them. A particularly exciting component of this program was the participation of five Argentine college students affiliated with the Comisión Provincial por la Memoria in La Plata who closely collaborated with participating William and Mary students throughout the two week forum. Nine students participated in the first Hispanic Cultural Studies Research Forum. They produced a photo essay, a video, and a mural. Some of their final projects are viewable here; check the sidebar for recent posts.


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DevLearn 2012 will take place in Las Vegas, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2012 at the Aria.
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Regular price: $24.95
Who REALLY killed the Andersons?
Who's behind the cover up? That is the question!
A 911 call to the San Diego Police Department on August 4, 2013 reporting a two-story fire in Boulevard, California is only the beginning of many harrowing events to follow.
After a woman's body and the body of a dog is found inside a detached garage, murdered, a bloody crowbar next to the woman's body, the dog shot in the head, the homeowner and two kids are reported missing.
Assuming homeowner James Lee DiMaggio killed the children's mother, Christina Anderson - the woman's body discovered in the garage - setting his home on fire, he then kidnapped Anderson's two children, Hannah age 16 and Ethan age eight.
The following day the remains of a child, burned beyond recognition is found inside DiMaggio's burned-to-the-ground home. And even this is only the beginning.
After a week-long manhunt, DiMaggio, maybe an innocent man, based on information from San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore, is then shot down by the FBI in what appears to be actions of a firing squad.
The public has doubts on the validity of what is being told. Stories continue to morph, and more doubts arise. More and more lies brings the question of Hannah and Brett Anderson's innocence into doubt - at least for the public.
But the story doesn't end here.
This story is only beginning...
This "book" seems to be nothing but a bunch of questions stated as fact and speculated on by this person who thinks they can write. The narrator is just some friend of hers who can read those words. The worst excuse for a book I have ever wasted my time attempting to listen to.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
What would have made Zip Ties and Lies: The Anderson/DiMaggio Case better?
This is the only time I have ever written a review. I could not listen to this book as it is written by a woman, much in the first person, and yet read by a man. At times the author reflects on her own childhood abuse, yet you are hearing this from someone that sounds like your uncle after a few cigars and perhaps a bit of whiskey. Just bizarre and so distracting I could not get through it.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
It was much like listening to Mozart played on a chainsaw.
How could the performance have been better?
Get any of the wonderful female readers in the world.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This was just a ridiculous rant by the author complaining about what she thought were lies by everyone from Hannah to Piers Bronson to the people who found Hannah. She questioned things that were so irrelevant to the story. I couldn't finish this book, which is a first for me.
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Killer of Sheep, Charles Burnett (1977)
Tuesday 14 August 7pm
"The first feature (1977) of the highly talented black filmmaker Charles Burnett, who set most of his early films in Watts (including My Brother's Wedding and To Sleep With Anger); this one deals episodically with the life of a slaughterhouse worker. Shot on a year's worth of weekends for under $10,000, this remarkable work is conceivably the single best feature about ghetto life. It was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry as one of the key works in American cinema—ironic and belated recognition of a film that, until this recent restoration, had virtually no distribution. It shouldn't be missed. With Henry Gayle Sanders." 87 min.
— Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum from the Chicago Reader
Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog (2005)
Tuesday 14 August 9pm
Werner Herzog's characteristic fascination with the darker aspects of nature and humanity informs this documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a self-styled environmentalist who spent 13 summers among the grizzly bears in Katmai National Park and Reserve in Alaska before he and his girlfriend were mauled to death in 2003. A failed actor, Treadwell was fastidious in videotaping his annual sojourns, and the footage becomes a bizarre performance piece, recording not only his good intentions but his narcissistic mania in the presence of his beloved bears. Like so much of Herzog's work, both narrative and documentary, this is an engrossing look at obsessive behavior gone terribly awry.
–Capsule by Joshua Katzman from the Chicago Reader
Beau Travail, Claire Denis (1999)
Wednesday 15 August 7pm
"A gorgeous mirage of a movie, Claire Denis' reverie about the French foreign legion in eastern Africa, suggested by Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Foretopman, benefits especially from having been choreographed (by Bernardo Montet, who also plays one of the legionnaires). Combined with Denis' superb eye for settings, Agnes Godard's cinematography, and the director's decision to treat major and minor elements as equally important, this turns some of the military maneuvers and exercises into thrilling pieces of filmmaking that surpass even Full Metal Jacket and converts some sequences in a disco into vibrant punctuations. The story, which drifts by in memory fragments, is told from the perspective of a solitary former sergeant (Denis Lavant, star of The Lovers on the Bridge) now living in Marseilles and recalling his hatred for a popular recruit (Gregoire Colin) that led to the sergeant's discharge; the fact that his superior is named after the hero of Jean-Luc Godard's Le petit soldat and played by the same actor almost 40 years later (Michel Subor) adds a suggestive thread, as do the passages from Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd. Most of all, Denis, who spent part of her childhood in Djibouti, captures the poetry and atmosphere–and, more subtly, the women–of Africa like few filmmakers before her. A masterpiece."
— Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum, from the Chicago Reader
The Five Obstructions, Lars Von Trier (2004)
Wednesday 15 August, 9pm
Lars Von Trier, notorious tormentor of innocent, defenseless women, picks on someone his own size this time, a fellow Danish filmmaker named Jorgen Leth. In the 1960's, Mr. Leth made a 12-minute film called "The Perfect Human," which Mr. von Trier claims to have seen 20 times and which he assigns his elder colleague to remake. The five new versions are made under increasingly exigent and absurd constraints — one is a cartoon, one must be shot in the worst place on earth and one must contain no shot lasting more than half a second — and the results are fascinating and strange. The heart of "The Five Obstructions," though, is the psychological drama that develops as the mercurial Mr. von Trier faces off against the cool, implacable Mr. Leth. This examination of the arbitrariness and irrationality at the heart of the creative progress makes you wonder why anyone in his right mind would make a movie, and also grateful that oddballs like Mr. von Trier and Mr. Leth, against all reason, bother to do so.
— A. O. Scott from the New York Times "Critics' Picks"
Man on Wire, James Marsh (2003)
Tuesday 21 August 7pm
James Marsh's documentary revisits the legendary stunt in which French wire walker Philippe Petit crossed between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in August 1974. A charismatic figure, Petit recruited a small crew of co-conspirators who helped him infiltrate the building, reach the roof of the south tower, shoot a fishing line to the north tower by bow and arrow, and eventually string a 450-pound cable between the two structures. In his spare time he liked to watch old heist movies on TV, and the documentary is wittily patterned after that genre: there's the same iconic introduction of the crew members, the same meticulous planning, the same heart-stopping suspense when unanticipated complications arise on the scene. In archival photos Petit seems to float between the towers, a tiny black figure against a vivid blue sky; the images are all the more poignant for the unstated fact that Petit is still around when the buildings aren't.
—J.R. Jones from the Chicago Reader
Yellow Earth, Chen Kaige (1984)
Tuesday, 21 August, 9pm
Nowadays, most people have heard of China's celebrated "Fifth Generation" of directors. Film-makers like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige have enthralled cinemagoers with works like Red Sorghum andFarewell, My Concubine. As with other trailblazers, the Fifth Generation needed a breakthrough movie to bring them to the attention of viewers at home and abroad. That film was The Yellow Earth, filmed in 1984. Directed by Chen Kaige and photographed by Zhang Yimou, The Yellow Earth was a sensation at the Hong Kong Film Festival in 1985….The Yellow Earth, which is set in 1939, centers on the relationship between Gu Qing, a member of the Eighth Route Army, and a peasant family. Gu comes to the village to compile a collection of folk songs, and he meets the young Cuiqiao and her family. She is due to enter into an arranged marriage, which terrifies her. She is inspired by Gu's stories of girls fighting in the army, and asks him whether she can follow him back to Yanan. While Cuiqiao waits for Gu Qing's return from Yanan with official approval, she is married. She decides to try to join an army unit that is camping on the other side of the Yellow River.
—Richard James Havis in Asiaweek
Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo (1966)
Wednesday, 22 August, 7pm
One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo's tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
—Synopsis from the Criterion Collection
The Apple, Samira Makhmalbaf (1998)
Wednesday, 22 August, 9pm
"The Apple" is a stunning feature film debut from Samira Makhmalbaf, the 18-year-old daughter of Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. …Richly allusive and beautifully photographed, "The Apple" follows the aftermath of a real-life situation in which a father had kept his two daughters confined to their home since birth. When neighbors reported the situation to the welfare authorities in Teheran, the daughters, who are slightly retarded, were removed from the home and returned to their parents only on the condition that the father allow the two to leave home and explore the outside world. Makhmalbaf heard about the story on a Wednesday and began filming on the Sunday four days later. She follows the return of the girls and their ensuing exploits as their father's philosophy bridles against the welfare edict. In addition to the father, the two daughters, and their mother-who is blind-the story is populated by a cast of characters including a representative from the welfare department and other children who the young girls meet during their steps into the outside world.
—Jeremy Lehrer in Indiewire