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Jewish World Review June 1, 2011 / 28 Iyar, 5771 Skeptics have the facts about tornadoes and global warming By Jack Kelly
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The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri May 22 was the deadliest since modern record keeping began in 1950, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There were 875 tornadoes in April, a record for that month, NOAA said.
The most tornadoes ever in a year was 1,817 in 2004. There've been more than 1,200 tornadoes through May, so that record could fall this year. The yearly average for the last decade has been 1,274.
The upsurge may be due to global warming, speculated the usual suspects in the news media, among them NBC anchor Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer of ABC, Newsweek and USA Today.
More tornadoes signal global cooling, Newsweek had said in April of 1975. Newsweek was more nearly right then.
Tornadoes are caused when a warm air mass collides with a cold air mass, generating a strong wind shear (wind speed and direction changing rapidly with height in the lower atmosphere).
The fact that tornadoes are virtually unheard of in the tropics suggests there is little correlation between them and warmth alone. There also are few tornadoes in Canada, which suggests there is little correlation between tornadoes and cold alone. It is the contrast in temperatures that generates tornadoes and most other violent weather events.
As the earth warms, tornadoes should become less frequent, because warming occurs first and most significantly in the polar regions. This means there is less of a difference in temperature from air masses coming down from the north and moving up from the south.
NOAA's data indicate there were many more severe tornadoes in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, when it was cooler, than in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, when it's been warmer.
"Active tornado seasons in the U.S. are almost always due to unusually cool air persisting over the Midwest and Ohio Valley longer than it normally does as we transition into Spring," said Dr. Roy Spencer, a climatologist at the University of Alabama- Huntsville and a former top scientist for NASA.
Air temperatures in the Midwest have been about 10 to 20 degrees cooler this Spring than normal, Dr. Spencer said. Temperatures in May were below normal in 72 percent of the U.S., according to the High Plains Regional Climate Center.
It's "despicable" to assert a connection between tornadoes and global warming, said Joe Bastardi, until February the chief long range forecaster at AccuWeather. So why do journalists such as Mr. Williams and Ms. Sawyer do just that?
Science is based on empirical evidence and a constant testing of hypotheses. But the theory of anthropogenic (man-made) global warming (AGW) is to climate science what astrology is to astronomy. It's a belief system, like that in a cult, which recognizes no contradictions. AGW is said to responsible for both hot weather and cold, for more snowfall and less, for floods as well as droughts.
Its apostles link every violent weather event to global warming. We've seen how untrue this is with regard to tornadoes. It's untrue for hurricanes, too. As of this writing, it's been 987 days since a hurricane struck the United States, the longest hurricane-free spell since before the Civil War.
The most accurate measure of global temperatures (and the hardest to manipulate) comes from satellites. The warmest year on record (since satellites began measuring global temperatures in 1979) is 1998, now more than a dozen years ago. In the last 12 months, global temperatures declined by a full degree Fahrenheit, a big shift in a single year.
Facts like these cause people who pay attention to facts to doubt humans affect climate more than does nature. But true believers in AGW are impervious to evidence. As evidence mounts their hypothesis is flawed, they double down. They do this because theirs is a moral crusade, not a scientific search for truth.
"Anthropogenic global warming has become the root of all evil, the cause of every catastrophe," said Doug Hoffman, an expert in computer models like those used to predict impending doom from global warming. "Nothing can shake the climate alarmists' beliefs."
"As tragic as the effects of this Spring's violent weather have been, we need to remember that all of Earth's creatures, including humans, live here at the sufferance of nature," he said. Climate alarmists need to recognize that natural disasters are just that -- natural."
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Contents: | Death's tyranny overthrown. The land of deep shade ; Death's universal reign ; Death's power destroyed ; Because He lives -- The destiny of unbelief. The default destination ; The strange disappearance of Hell ; What Jesus taught about Hell ; Does Hell last forever? -- One minute after a Christian's death. The immediate heaven ; Immortality is not enough -- History's consummation. The final heaven inaugurated ; We shall all be changed ; The day of the Lord ; Are Christians judged for rewards? -- The final heaven. New heavens and a new Earth ; A Sabbath rest for God's people ; In Emmanuel's land -- The security of a believer's hope. My flesh dwells secure ; Precious in the sight of the Lord ; He has borne out griefs ; Is my child in heaven? ; To live is Christ, to die is gain -- Appendix. Is there time in heaven? |
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It definitely hasn't been in the past, as the Seahawks have a 7-2 record in home playoffs games, compared to 2-10 on the road.
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In fact, the Seahawks' five losses last season came by a combined 24 points. If they had been able to find a way to win any of those close games, they would have captured the division title.
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The now defunct U.S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils once calculated the average composition of one human body. Given the prices of these chemicals (on November 2, 2001) this produces the following overview (in dollars per pound):
Well, body owners, let's look at an example. I weigh in at about 78 kilograms. Yes, I am Dutch, so I weigh kilograms, not pounds. For this example, and only for this example, I will recalculate myself to weighing approximately 172 pounds. That would make me 172 * 0.054414536 = $9.35. As a matter of fact, you can use this very constant to calculate your net worth!!
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Wondering what experiences and draw backs to doing this everyone has experienced. The truck is a '91 F-150 with the 300-6cyl and the TTB front end. I am planning to run a 4" lift. The reason I see behind doing a set up like this is that I trail ride with smaller trucks quite frequently, also The truck is something that currently is a DD. My thoughts behind this set up is that 1. the ability to change the position based on the situation I am stuck in, 2. There is a Large chance the truck will be a DD for years to some so I can remove the extra weight easily, 3. I can remove the winch when I am not wheeling and leave it indoors at home to save from corrision, 4. I also go to school in Flint so I would leave it at home or bring it inside since it could disappear if I left it on a bumper mount, 5. The ability to switch between differnet trucks/trailers. The draw backs that I can see is that I am limited to the rating of the reciever, and I am not sure that in hard off angle pulls the mount could twist. Are there any other reasons why I should/shouldn't do this? Thanks
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What type of wheeling do you do? One obvious dis-advantage I could see is killing your approach angles in the rocks, hills and tighter trails. It doesn't seem like much to move to the rear for your approach but then again, the possibility of having to move its location several times a day will wear on you.
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Well it depends I have a 3 body lift in a 80s Chevy truck and I took and cut the ends off the receiver and welded it in between my frame rails. It sticks out right under my bumper and doesn't decrease my approach angle.
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Mine works great, I did it for a lot of the same reasons you are considering it. My front receiver was built specifically for mounting a winch on a cradle and carries a manufacturer's rating of 9,000# straight line pull. At a 45 degree pull the rating drops to 4,500#.
As you can see in the pic it sits up above the bumper. My Jeep is daily driven, and as such I don't do anything crazy with it...much...but the cradle has never been in the way of anything I was willing to do in my daily driver. As a practical matter, I am much happier after downsizing the winch to a compact competition model w/synthetic rope. It brings the overall package down in weight by more than 1/3 over the old 10,000 winch w/steel cable that I used to have.
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The approach angle is going to be affected alittle but nothing that I could not live with. I am not very serious into the rocks yet, it will probably be R&V, TT, Mounds, and seasonal road for a while. I would like to try this for a while and see if when I build a new bumper I want to hard mount it or leave it removable. Currently I am going to run the stock bumper with a receiver that was custom built and sits with the draw tube right in the middle of the frame rails vertically. From what has been said it sounds like it will be a good option as long as I pay attention to the approach angle. If it matters I am looking at the Mile Marker 10500 Hydraulic.
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Ah yes, the mix - I've said enough, we'll let Theophany take the stage:
""Stilt" had been slated as an album-closer since the early days of 2010, and being the last main track of the DKC trilogy, I wanted the sendoff to be something special. The plan was to recruit as many live performers as possible, because I felt a proper remix of this track needed to be diverse. My concept was to fuse elements of Andes folk music with world percussion, flamenco-inspired guitar, live violin, post-rock and electronic textures.
Thanks to some extremely talented artists like Harmony, Jeff, and Fishy, the result is even greater than what I'd hoped for. I can't speak highly enough of Harmony's work in general, but on this he was a godsend. Straight away he got the concept and the material he came back with was stunning. Jeff's violin performance brought soul and shimmer to the track, and I think his work really helps keeps the listener connected throughout the 6+ minute journey leading up to Fishy's solo drop. For those who can stick around that long, you're in for something special.
My work on DKC3 has been mostly experimental, with the execution being more successful for some tracks than others. "Stilt" was by far the most ambitious of my half-dozen remixes on the album. It took over a year from start to finish - from scrapping my initial WIP and starting over, to reworking the arrangement and album outro, to the logistics of trying to coordinate 4 people from here and overseas on one track. Even as it dragged out months beyond the deadline, Wes remained 100% behind the track, and committed to its evolving direction. There were definitely times we could have called this good enough. All I can say is I am proud we didn't.
I hope you all feel it was worth the wait."
Everything about this album has been worth the wait, and this track is no exception. Each new piece from Theophany tends to impress me even further, and he's outdone himself yet again with this longform, nearly 9-minute meditation that absolutely illustrates how to make excellent use of extended duration. Q: When you've got Fishy, Brandon, and Jeff along for the ride, can the mix really EVER go on "too long"?? A: Hell naw. And if we needed yet another example of why modifying our standards to allow longer arrangements, when justified, was a good (some might say overdue!) idea, now we've got a humdinger. The clarity and space in this mix is breathtaking, the performances are stellar, and the atmosphere, well... this mix ALONE would be an occasion worthy of considerable celebration. The fact that it closes out a flood of fifteen mixes, from an album with seventy-seven total, well... the phrase "embarrassment of riches" was never more appropriate. Emunator writes:
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I wrote this post just before I left for my vacation, hoping that I could post one last one to wish you a happy holiday, but I was missing a few pictures and so I had to postpone it. I had a really great vacation despite being sick for half of it. I had 2 week-long vacation and I was sick for a week. I noticed that I have been sick on Christmas holiday every year, at least 3 years in a row, this is a little odd. When visiting M's family, most of us were sick, and so we spent the holiday in bed with M's mom running around to take care of us. I feel bad.
Going back to real life, I had a mixed feeling. I was definitely happy being back home, go back to my routine, back to California (which I love), back to being busy basically, but also sad leaving people you were visiting and the fact that you can't just sleep in and do nothing everyday.
My blog post has been slow lately but that doesn't mean nothing has come out from the kitchen. I've been making many many lemon tarts for different occasion, at least before the vacation, and Cheese Cake Citronné was the latest lemon creation made last year.
As I mentioned a few times before, I have a coworker who has a tree full of Meyer lemons all year around. In fact, he had just given me probably 50 big bear limes from his garden, that I don't know what to do with. I love his Meyer lemons because they are huge and has tons of juice. He gave me a huge bag full of them a few times, probably around 30 big ones each time and it would last me about a month or more to use them all up. I still have 3 left in the fridge and sadly, I think they will go to waste as I don't have time to do anything with them. For most part, I made the famous lemon tart. I think I've made about 100 of them over a few weeks with three different toppings. They've been a favorite among the people I shared them with. No need to mention about these tarts as I posted it quite often.
Now onto the lemon cheesecake. I often read Adam's blog post at Paris Patisseries.For a few months every year, he would go to Paris and binge on pastries, cakes, macarons, you name it. He reviews every one of them in such a great detail. I am definitely using his site as my guide when I finally go visit Paris.
When M was in Taiwan multiple times last year, he often visited Sadaharu Aoki's patisserie as it is within walking distance from his hotel. I went through Adam's list on his suggestion of what to get and told M to try them, and this lemon cheesecake was one of them. Sadly, that particular patisserie doesn't seem to carry this item. When I was in Japan earlier this year, I also binged on pastries, it was crazy. Everyday, I would rotate from Laduree, Sadaharu Aoki, and Pierre Herme, among many other local patisseries (I missed Hidemi Sugino though and it is now at the top of my list when I go back).
I had the chance to sample many of Aoki's creations and while M was hooked on his Spring Collection lemon tart I was hooked on this lemon cheesecake (among his other creations). I generally do not like cheesecake as it is pretty heavy and I will be content with one spoonful of it, but not this. It is light and not as dense as NY cheesecake and it has bright lemon flavor without being so tart. From the description, it seems pretty easy to re-create. It has hazelnut shortbread base, cheesecake batter, lemon cream on top, topped with hazelnut shortbread cookie and chocolate decor. It has been on my long list of things to make for quite a while now.
Random story here, I have a coworker, J, who has very thick beard and for me, it is his signature feature. I challenged him once before for him to shave his beard in exchange of a cake. To my surprise, he agreed and I made him a whisky hazelnut chocolate mousse cake (that is yet to be posted). A few months later, I felt like I didn't challenge him enough so I jokingly asked if he would shave BOTH his head and his beard in exchange of two cakes. I didn't think he would agree as when he was beard-less before, many people said that he looked a lot younger, which he didn't like, and how he felt like he is less of a man without his beard. To my shock, he immediately agreed and very eager to do it. I had no other choice than to do what I said I was gonna do. He did what he promised, shaving his head and beard, and requested lemon cheesecake as the first cake. First, he LOVES cheesecake and second, I've been bringing lemon tarts quite often and he got to taste one or two. I thought this was the perfect opportunity to finally cross off one of the thing in my list, the Cheese Cake Citronné, Aoki's way.
This cheesecake is more involved just because I need to make the hazelnut shortbread cookies as the base instead of using the store-bought graham cracker crumbs. I used Alain Ducasse's cheesecake recipe as it is lighter than the regular NY cheesecake (Pierre Herme cheesecake is similar too). Then, I made lemon cream as the topping and the glaze. So here it is, my version of Cheese Cake Citronné, inspired by Sadaharu Aoki.
I had a little cream cheese and lemon cream leftover, as well as cheesecake base from other cheesecake before that I kept in the freezer. So I made another version of lemon cheesecake to use up the ingredients before my vacation. This one is no-bake version of the chessecake.
The thing I don't like about no-bake cheesecake is that it uses gelatin to set the cheesecake instead of eggs (in the bake version). This version uses heavy cream instead and it makes the cheesecake really creamy, not gelatinous. I layered the cheesecake batter with the lemon cream. I first saw this on a random cooking show when I was in China. It was the only channel that speaks English at night (I think it was a HongKong channel) and they have random show every night. It happened to be a cooking show and the chef (Eric Landlard) made this lemon cheesecake. While this is not exactly his recipe to the tee, I used his cheesecake batter recipe for this one, with minor adjustment.
As I said before, I made these lemon tarts multiple times for different occasions. I made them with three different toppings as people have different tastes. I think I can make these with my eyes closed if I have to now.
I am very pleased with how everything turned out. I was going to make more lemon goodies such as lemon posset, lemon cream puffs, but that might be for future.
Cheese Cake Citronné
Inspired by Sadaharu Aoki
Hazelnut shortbread crust
Hazelnut shortbread, grind in food processor - Adapted from this recipe
a little melted butter
a little sugar
Cheesecake Filling:
24 oz cream cheese (three 8-oz blocks)
200 g sugar
zest of 1 lemon
3 eggs + 1 yolk
2 Tbs. flour
95 g heavy cream
1 Tbs. of lemon juice
- Rub the sugar and the lemon zest between your finger to release the essential oil
- combine the cream cheese and the sugar and mix with paddle attachment until soft and creamy.
- Add the eggs and egg yolk one at a time, then add the heavy cream and flour.
- Pour onto the cooled (or slightly cooled) crust and bake in a waterbath for 3 hours at 194F (90C).
- Let cool, leave to sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Spread a thin layer on top of the cooled cheesecake
- Glaze with neutral glaze and decorate


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I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR IHSS BECAUSE I FAIL TO SEND THEM (dpss) my last two bank statements. Now they want me to provide that PLUS...a "work letter" from the social security office.
What in the world is that, and what section on the internet will i find that?
Thank you,
Work letter
February 19, 2011 by David Luhman
Sounds like you're seeking assistance with In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) with the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) in California.
In this case, I'm not sure about the meaning of a "work letter".
If you receive Social Security benefits and are looking for proof of your benefits, you can request a Proof of Income Letter here :
my son recieved social
February 20, 2011 by Guest
my son recieved social security from his father up until he got his GED, he took a year off and is now attending college in march. Will he qualify again (he is 19, 20 in may) he is attending for 2 years to get his degree. will he qualify untill he graduates?
Social Security benefits for child in college
February 20, 2011 by David Luhman
I'm not sure what type of benefit your son received (survivor?), but benefits for children in college are generally unavailable.
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Friend running out of options
March 4, 2011 by Brian (not verified)
A friend of mine lost his job and had been receiving unemployment benefits which will run out.
Problem is, he has a serious illness, which he has not been managing due to lack of insurance....and possibly fear of finding out more.
Can he apply for disability as he has no other income and really no chance to pass any physical.
Another option would be Human Services I suppose. Any suggestions?
Applying for Social Security disability
March 6, 2011 by David Luhman
Depending on the nature of her illness, she should consider applying for SS disability or SSI.
She could also possibly apply for Medicaid :
April 4, 2011 by Guest1972 (not verified)
I am a veteran and receive a 50% disability rating from the VA I have not been able to get a job because if that,. My unemployment is about to run out and I don't know If I apply for SSD will I get less because of my VA benefits?
Social Security disability when on VA disability
April 4, 2011 by David Luhman
I could not find a definitive answer, but it appears that Social Security disability benefits are largely independent of VA disability benefits. In other words, receiving VA disability need not necessarily reduce your Social Security disability benefits.
Please contact the SSA directly to verify for your case.
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application.
cab you retire at 62 andwork parttime?
April 5, 2011 by james l. (not verified)
can you work parttime after retiring on social security . if so what are the rules?
Retire at 62 and work part-time
April 5, 2011 by David Luhman
Yes, you can begin receiving reduced Social Security retirement benefits at age 62.
However, if you retire before your "full retirement age" then you may face a penalty on earnings above the $14,160 annual exempt amount for 2011. If you are younger than full retirement age during all of 2011, the SSA will deduct $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earned above $14,160.
Mother-Should we apply for IHSS
April 11, 2011 by Butterfly (not verified)
My mother has been ill since I was born she has been recieving Social sec disabilty/and retirement for years...I think she needs to apply for IHSS because I work and she calls on me alot to help her and take her to appointments etc...But it is affecting my work/job. I had the forms sent to her but she is afraid to fill them out because she does not want her corrent benefits affected...Could applying for IHSS affect her SSD/ retirement funds?
IHSS - In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
April 11, 2011 by David Luhman
Sorry, at this moment I'm not too familiar with In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) which appears to be specific to California.
Let me see if I can find out more about this.
April 12, 2011 by AndreaJ (not verified)
My son has ADHD, serve allergis and sinus , and ashtma. He has been having trouble at school with his behavior lately. THe SSI office said that while he has some limitations he is not as bad off as others. I am currently, unempolyed. Should my son qualify for this program if so how?
Applying for SSI for child
April 13, 2011 by David Luhman
Working directly with the SSA will be your first option. If that fails, you can either appeal the ruling yourself and/or work with a third party (lawyer etc.).
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Today AMD released the latest addition to its CPU line-up, the aptly named Phenom II range. These quad core processors will eventually completely replace the existing Phenom series and, for the foreseeable future, be AMD's answer to Intel's new Core i7 processors.
For today's launch there will be only two processors available, the Phenom II 940 Black Edition and Phenom II 920. The former will run at 3.0GHz (a marked increase from the previous Phenom's best of 2.6GHz) and cost a relatively modest $275 while the latter runs at 2.8GHz and comes at an even more reasonable $235. Compare this to the prices of even the cheapest Core i7 and it doesn't take a genius to work out that these Phenoms, despite their improvements, won't be gunning for the top performance spot. Nonetheless, considering how little most of us utilise the power of even modest dual-core processors, there's still plenty of reason to consider AMD's latest.
The key difference between the first generation Phenoms and the Phenom IIs is the move from manufacturing the chips on a 65nm process to a 45nm process. This yields chips that consume less power and produce less heat than the equivalent designs on the older process, which means CPUs can either run at the same speed as before but consume less power or run faster for the same power usage.
Another result of the shrink is either an increase in the number of chips that can be produced per wafer of silicon (making them cheaper) or that the same number of chips can be produced with more logic crammed into the same space.
It's this latter route that AMD has taken with the Phenom II. The actual chip is almost identical in size to the existing Phenom but it incorporates around two thirds more transistors - up from ~450 million to ~758 million.
A large proportion of this extra silicon is taken up by an increased amount of on-die cache memory. Just like previous Phenoms, Phenom II uses three levels of cache with the first two levels remaining at 128KB (64KB for instructions, 64KB for data) and 512KB per core. However, the third L3 level has increased from 2MB all the way up to 6MB, which is shared by all four cores. AMD estimates this accounts for around a five per cent performance increase over previous Phenoms. Obviously this is something that's impossible for us to test directly so we'll have to take its word for it.
Besides the cache and clock frequency increases, there aren't too many fundamental changes to the core CPU design. That said, a number of tweaks have been made to both increase performance and reduce power usage.
For a start, AMD has improved Cool and Quiet (CnQ) - the technology that reduces clock speeds when parts of the processor are idle. The previous incarnation would dynamically clock each core independently, which in theory sounds great but because of the way Windows Vista handles the distribution of tasks across multi-core processors, it could result in reduced performance. But by going backwards and simplifying the CnQ to dynamically clock all four cores at once, the new Phenoms don't see a performance hit anymore. So it's now safe to have CnQ on all the time.
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Why the Portland Trail Blazers could be off-center next season.
The Portland Trail Blazers continue their roller coaster of sane moves followed by crazy moves. The Portland Trail Blazers have offered Roy Hibbert a max contract for four years worth $58 million dollars. Indiana will be hard pressed to match. We should ask if Portland should be applauded for such a move and if Indiana should feel upset. The short answer is Portland has massively overpaid Hibbert and Indiana should let it go.
Hibbert is at best overpriced
Let's use the NBA Geek to look over Roy Hibbert.
Here's a breakdown of Hibbert's Wins Produced by season (Wins per 48 in quotes)
- 09′ -0.6 Wins Produced (-0.031 WP48)
- 10′ 1.5 Wins Produced (0.035 WP48)
- 11′ 1.0 Wins Produced (0.021 WP48)
Last season Hibbert had a breakout season. He earned an All-Star berth, the Pacers went far in the playoffs and he helped earn Larry Bird another meaningless award. There's a problem though, it was a complete surprise.
Roy Hibbert's per 48 minute stats season by season
Stat | 09′ | 10′ | 11′ | 12′ |
Blocks | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Free Throw % | 66.7% | 75.4% | 74.5% | 71.1% |
Free Throw Attempts | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Assists | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
Defensive Rebounds | 6.1 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
Offensive Rebounds | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
Personal Fouls | 10.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
Turnovers | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
Steals | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Effective Field Goal % | 47.1% | 49.7% | 46.1% | 49.7% |
Field goal Attempts | 20.0 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 16.6 |
There's two aspects that probably sell Hibbert on the open market. He gets around 13 points and 9 rebounds a game. In fact, his points per game have improved every year. What we should notice is that on offense Hibbert is terrible. His shooting numbers are quite poor and he's turnover prone. On defense he is quite good at blocks. although he's poor at steals.
The key to Hibbert's "breakout" season is last he finally got his fouls under control, he massively upped his offensive rebounds and he improved his shooting (although it was still below average) I also want to point out that Hibbert went from terrible to above average (WP48 of 0.100 is average and 0.200 is star. Notice Hibbert is between those levels)
If we look at the top players in the NBA last season, Hibbert ranked 38th in the league. Additionally, last season was a massive outlier in his career. Yes, players do change, it's just not common. However, Hibbert turns 26 next season. Players hit their peak right around 25, so it's unlikely he will get much better. Also, even after his breakout he's not an elite player. Finally, one of Hibbert's "appealing" stats is misleading. He's poor on offense and the Trail Blazer's other high-priced big man is also an overrated scorer. If I was a Portland fan, I would not feel happy about this. A big part of this is that wins are actually more expensive in Portland because of its small market size. As such, a good but not great player like Hibbert is certainly not worth the max deal.
Summing up
Paul Allen apparently was upset about losing money and doing poorly. Keep in mind that although Brandon Roy is amnestied, the Blazers still have to take the hit. If Hibbert is signed then for the next two seasons the Blazers will be paying LaMarcus Aldridge, Roy Hibbert and Brandon Roy the same payroll and Miami's Big Three. Also, Hibbert is not as good as Marcus Camby was. The Blazers are setting themselves up to have another Paul Allen blow up. The one bright side is they did draft well and get James' ultimate draft gem in Will Barton. However, hoping a rookie plays well and a 25 year old player that has had one decent season will be worth a star contract doesn't seem to be the best plan.


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THURSDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An investigation into skin lesions that two people developed after getting tattoos has concluded that both were infected with a bacteria not previously linked to the practice.
The infections involved Mycobacterium haemophilum, which usually only strikes individuals whose immune system are compromised. In this instance, however, the patients, both from Seattle, developed rashing despite the fact that both had normal immune systems, a report on the investigation found.
"Two people developed chronic skin infections after receiving tattoos at the same parlor," explained study lead author Dr. Meagan K. Kay from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The patrons were thought to have been exposed through use of tap water during rinsing and diluting of inks."
Kay, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC, and her team report their findings in the September issue of the CDC's journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The authors pointed out that tattooing is not considered a sterile procedure, is not regulated at the federal level and can be risky. And while the specific inks and colorings (pigments) commonly used to apply tattoos are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the rules usually apply only when cosmetics or color additives are involved.
The latest concern about associated infection risk arose in 2009 when a 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old man sought care for skin infections that had developed at the site of tattoos acquired at a facility in the Seattle region.
Lesion cultures and lab testing revealed that M. haemophilum was the culprit in the case of the first patient. Skin evaluations and patient interviews led the researchers to conclude that the second man most probably also suffered from the same sort of bacterial infection, although they technically classified his situation as a "suspected case."
A follow-up investigation of the tattoo parlor revealed that municipal water had been used to dilute the ink during the tattooing process.
Water is considered to be a source for M. haemophilum. And though the facility was cleared of any safety violations, and no M. haemophilum bacteria was found in analyzed water samples, the tattoo operators were told to use sterile water for all future tattoo applications.
"It is important to remember that tattooing is not a sterile procedure and infections can occur after tattoo receipt," Kay said. "Measures should be taken by tattoo artists to prevent infections, including proper training, use of sterile equipment, and maintaining a clean facility. Use of tap water during any part of the tattoo procedure should be avoided," she explained.
"Those who suspect an infection in their tattoo should consult with their doctors," she added. "Common infections can present as increased redness, warmth, swelling, pain and discharge."
Myrna L. Armstrong, professor emeritus at the school of nursing at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, said the investigation serves to highlight the general risks of getting a tattoo.
"This is an invasive procedure. And there's basically no regulation in force. Or very sporadic regulation. So as someone who's been looking into tattoos and body piercing for more than 20 years, I would say that it's really not very surprising that this can happen," Armstrong said.
"So while I'm not being negative to the industry, I do think that the customer does need to be aware of the situation he or she is getting into," she added. "Shop around, review people's techniques, and make sure [you] really want to have this done."
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Septerra is a world which is composed of "layers" - continents that spin around the planet center. In the center is the Core, a kind of a living computer. According to the legends, the Creator of Septerra left there a precious Gift - an artifact that grants the one who possesses it legendary powers. Septerra is controlled by the Chosen, who live at the top of the world, consuming massive amounts of energy and throwing the "waste" down, to lower levels. Maya, a "junk scavenger" who lives among those wastes and earns the living collecting junk, unexpectedly comes into contact with the Chosen. It appears that their goal is to reach the legendary Gift. Maya and her friends decide to face the Chosen, and ultimately discover the true history of the planet.Despite its Western origins, Septerra Core is a Japanese-style role-playing game. The game's visual design is close to Japanese anime, and the emphasis of the game is on a character-driven linear narrative with simple role-playing mechanics. The game's story evolves across the seven worlds of Septerra, each with its own distinct style, including post-apocalyptic, semi-medieval, futuristic, etc. In the first half of the game the player-controlled party explores these worlds on foot, accessing towns and other areas from an overworld. Later the player gains a ship that allows fast transportation to any world, including previously inaccessible areas.
Combat is turn-based and takes place against enemies who either visibly wander around or appear at pre-set locations in hostile areas. There are no enemies on the world map. The action bar of each character is divided into three segments and is gradually filled. Opting for either fast and weak or strong and slow attacks, the player must select a character in real time, stopping the bar and pausing combat. Magic spells are usually awarded after completing plot events and may be combined with each other by two or three characters to create new ones. The player is for the most part free to form a party of three active combatants from a larger cast.
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- "赛普特拉战记:创世神话" -- Chinese spelling (Simplified)
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RPGFan | Jan 18, 2000 | 95 out of 100 | 95 |
Gameplay (Benelux) | Nov 29, 1999 | 89 out of 100 | 89 |
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PC Gamer | Aug 01, 2000 | 86 out of 100 | 86 |
PC Games (Germany) | Dec, 1999 | 80 out of 100 | 80 |
GamersWanted | Nov 15, 1999 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
GameSpot | Nov 23, 1999 | 6.7 out of 10 | 67 |
Imperium Gier | Sep 10, 1999 | 60 | |
Computer Gaming World (CGW) | Mar, 2000 | 40 | |
Eurogamer.net (UK) | Mar 09, 2000 | 4 out of 10 | 40 |
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The game's lead character "Maya" was not named after the 3D animation software of the same name. Maya the character was named before Maya the software was released, while the game was still gestating at Viacom New Media in 1997 (Alias/Wavefront released Maya in 1998).However, many of the names of characters and places in the game do have some significance to the team -- Princess Alisa is named for lead artist Alisa Kober, for example, and the town of Pranno is named after Digger Penbrook.
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- Junker's Paradise: A Septerra Core Fansite (Fansite with info, downloadable material, walkthroughs, FAQ, save files, patches, interviews with the developers, fan forum and more.)
- The Core Factor (An excellent and up-to-date source for Septerra Core news and info.)
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HOLEY MOLEY—The super fun, super popular I've Got a Hole in My Soul dance night has become the city's most reliable way of getting a fix of DJ Beyondadoubt in the last six years. They're marking the anniversary of that nice round number with their debut at their brand-new Holocene digs with guest DJ Primo from San Francisco. MS
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $5
BECK THE HALLS—The hometown honeys in the Portland Cello Project bring you the usual bombast of their annual holiday show—now with extra Beck! They'll be playing songs from his new sheet-music-only release Song Reader, so this might be your only chance to hear that new album out loud—unless you're really good at reading sheet music. CF
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, Thurs & Fri 8 pm, $15-20


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System(s) | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, IBM PC |
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- For the NES version, see RoboCop 3 (NES). For the SNES version and its Sega ports, see RoboCop 3 (SNES).
RoboCop 3 is a 1992 video game published by Ocean. It is based on the movie of the same name. The Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC versions of the game were developed by Digital Image Design, and were renowned and acclaimed for the 3D engine used. The more advanced version of this game for the Amiga, PC and Atari ST featured first-person car chases and first-person shooter sequences as well as a flying sequence.
There are two game modes "Movie Adventure" that follows a story-line and "Arcade Action" where the player can choose between five different single levels. The "Movie Adventure" mode opens up with a cut-scene (the cut-scenes are made with subtitled 2D panels and movies with a mix of 2D and 3D graphics) where a newscasts details how the building of the new Delta City is creating a new class of homeless people and a wave of crime by a new gang called "Splatterpunks". A new police unit named "Rehabs" have been set up in response to this.


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I have a feeling we're going to be paying a lot of attention to returning fall TV over the next couple of weeks, so before we claw our way out of the doldrums of August I think it's only appropriate we revisit how awesome Jack Donaghy is since 30 Rock isn't returning till midseason. Most everyone I know has cooled on 30 Rock over the years, but I don't know anyone who has cooled on Alec Baldwin's brilliant ability to deliver a one-liner. It's indisputably the best part of the show. If you've ever thought differently you've been incorrect.
Now, as I've explained before, multipanes are all about line delivery, being familiar with the comedy and reliving it in a medium that doesn't require tossing on headphones in your cubicle. Donaghy's best lines couldn't be more well suited. And I must admit I enjoyed them all more than even I expected (especially the extra-misogynistic ones). Note: There are a couple of non-multipanes, but the spirit is the same.
So soak it up before the serious Donaghy drought kicks in (Baldwin is hosting the SNL premiere, I should note). I'll be doing my part by spending the rest of the day business drunk.
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With its durable styling and amazing functionality, this Illuminator watch by Casio allows it to be worn by any active person. This timepiece includes a durable mineral crystal and a comfortable black resin band, which allows for the watch to have a long lasting wear. This watch features a 42.1 mm resin case that makes this watch an ideal size for comfort and daily wear. And with 100 meters / 330 feet / 10 atm water resistance the watch can be worn in all types of weather. So, if you are an active person that has comfort and durability in mind, this is the watch for you!
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Its just a greasy spoon and a rusty gas pump, but for Jasmine (Marianne Sagebrecht- Sugarbaby), a german housewife on holiday whos dumped her husband in the middle of the Mojave, Bagdad Cafe appears as an oasis amid the dunes.Until, that is, she checks into the cafes ramshackle motel and tangles with its bad-tempered owner. Brenda (CCH Pounder - Prizzis Honor) is sloppy, loud, and overworked, with too many kids and no patience for strangers. Armed with a mop and a magic kit, Jasmine transforms this desolate dump into a popular roadside attraction. Bagdad Cafe is an offbeat comedy about mismatched characters who find paradise off the beaten track.
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A Tutorial on ITU-T G.709 Optical Transport Networks (OTN)
by PMC-Sierra
Technical Paper
The SONET/SDH network that has grown to be the backbone of most of the modern telecommunications network was originally designed for optical interfaces that used a single wavelength per fiber. As optical component technology has advanced, it has become more economical to transmit multiple SONET/SDH signals over the same fiber using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) instead of going to a higher rate SONET/SDH signal. Based on experience with the SONET/SDH networks, the ITU-T defined a transport network that was optimized for cost-effective transparent transport of a variety of client signals over WDM networks. The optical transport network (OTN) architecture is specified in ITU-T Rec. G.872 and the frame format and payload mappings are specified in G.709 for carrying SONET/SDH, Ethernet and storage area network (SAN) signals in a much more cost-effective manner than was possible over SONET/SDH networks. This white paper provides a tutorial overview of OTN, with primary emphasis on ITU-T G.709. The white paper also discusses various constraints that influenced the development of G.709, its current status in the network, and some factors that will affect its future.
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A Mining Town
Trip Start
May 04, 2011
Trip End
Oct 08, 2012
Where I stayed
What I did
Yeak Lom Lake
But that wasn't the worst of it. After driving another hour we got dropped off at a random restaurant in the middle of nowhere. We were told that someone would be by in a half hour to take us to our final destination, Banlung. Well, needless to say that half hour turned into five hours. It would have been par for the course if they had just been honest and told us up front that there would be this five hour layover. Clearly this is a daily occurrence since there is only one bus that comes from Phnom Penh at the same time every day, so why pretend that today the bus is "late?" The highlight was trying to figure out how to pay for things using both KIP and USD.
Banlung is predominantly a gem mining town which explains the abundance of high end SUVs driving around town. I got more of the inside scoop on just how lucrative this business can be after hanging out with a few Australian businessmen, one whose family owns mines in Australia. Over the years this one guy in particular, Ian has partnered with a couple of the local guides in search of valuable stones. It was interesting to see the dynamics of their relationship; especially Ian's patient approached in response to one of his Khmer contacts acting out of greed. It was obvious that his other contact remained loyal and trustworthy. On the heels of a broken marriage and a glum health diagnosis, Greg the uncle and his nephew, Brian are on more of a philanthropic mission. That's how I met them actually, with a near empty bottle of Jack Daniels between them; they were reminiscing about their good deed and trying to decide who to help next. So far they had purchased a new motorbike for their "driver," one sturdy enough to pull the weight of a tuk tuk, opening new opportunities to earn money. Unfortunately karma wasn't on Greg's side this month and the booze certainly didn't help ether. During the three weeks since I met them, it seems Greg had fallen on multiple occasions, resulting in a broken rib and other wounds, he crashed the new motorcycle they came to Banlung to buy for their Asia tour and had already returned back to Australia twice for funerals: his sister in law and his mother. I truly hope his luck turns around and he finds a reason to put down the bottle.
When I wasn't hanging out with the Aussies I did manage to do a little sightseeing. I visited the beautiful, 700,000 year old volcanic crater, Yeak Laom Lake and a couple of waterfalls. If I had the proper gear and it wasn't rainy season I might have explored more of the Ratanakiri region, particularly Virachey National Park for its awesome jungle trekking.
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A Jewish photographer set out to tell a little-publicized story -- Albanian Muslims who provided shelter to Jews during the Holocaust.
Continue Reading »Prominent Jewish and Islamic leaders gathered at Auschwitz Tuesday in solidarity against Holocaust deniers.
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Deepavali, Divali, Diwali or Dipavali, the festival of lights, is celebrated on our panchangam calendar on November 9 in 2015. Deepavali is a time when many Hindus send greeting cards to their friends and loved ones. This card is hand crafted by the ladies of the Golden Gate Mission in California as their contribution to raise funds for Iraivan Hindu Temple.
This is a time for lighting earthen lamps, decorating the house, bursting firecrackers and inviting friends and relatives for fun and feasts. The lighting of lamps is a way to pay our respects to God and the gods celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness. It is a Hindu solidarity day and is considered the greatest national festival of India. In several countries, such as Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, it is an inter-religious event and a national holiday. $3.50 each.


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Georgia's Elite Corruption
Profit from the Position of Regional Governor
The previous Regional Governor in Shida Kartli -Lado
Vardzelashvili, passed down the instructions to the current governor of
the region Zurab Arsoshvili. According to those instructions, the state
budget should cover the flat-rents for several officials of the local
authority. Of the 1,600 liters of fuel in total, 1,000 liters of fuel
was earmarked for the regional governor, and the other 600 liters for
his deputy.
Land Mafia in Gori
Human Rights Center Gori Office's attention was caught by
the legality of alienation of land situated behind Gori administrative
building and generally tendency of land alienations in the city. The
most resounded fact of this situation is the land suddenly sold out in
rather prestigious district of the city (behind the local government
building). In the district where rather wealthy people live, hides many
secrets. Ordinary person can't even receive information here not to talk
about participating in the protest rally. This problem was experienced
by the fellowship "Health" and decided to protect its rights.
Ozurgeti Municipality Gave Away 2.5 Million Lari Property
By the request of Vera Kobalia's department, Ozurgeti municipality
board yielded the labored property to Socar Georgia Gas. As the
economics expert, David Narmania states, the Chamber of Control should
raise the responsibility of the head of the municipality board.
According to the expert of local government, Otar Konjaria, the free
yielding of the gas pipes belonging to Ozurgeti municipality ownership
is unacceptable.
The Governors of Gurjaani Region Falsified the Documentations of the Village Support Program
Most of the projects started during pre-election period have not been completed
In the municipalities of Ozurgeti,
Chokhatarui and Lanchkhuti of Guria region, the program of agricultural
development was used for winning election. As it's revealed, the main
priority for the government was starting new jobs and completing them in
the terms established by agreements.
Millions of dollars thrown into the water
27 million dollars are spent on the 24 hour constant water supply of
Poti. President Saakashvili congratulated the whole country with
"constant water" in the live broadcasting of several television channels
and symbolically turned on a tap in one of the houses in Poti. As it
was found out later, the water was streaming down from the reservoir
located at the roof of the house. The Poti population is most deceived;
after two years from this remarkable day the water is supplied only for a
couple of hours, every second day and by the way, for the most
expensive price compared to all other regions of Georgia.
International Grant Spent Ineffectively
After the break down of the Soviet Union, thousands of tones of poison
chemicals were left in Georgia poisoning people, causing cancer and
inborn defects, polluting the water, food and air. The most dangerous
region is Kakheti where the international society actively fights
against the expired poison-chemicals. The project eliminating the risk
factors of the expired pesticides is sponsored by the Netherlands
government, but Georgian side practically failed to implement it.
Ministry of Environmental Protection is accused of ineffective use of International Grants
Governmental Officials of Georgia Were Bribed for the Purchase of Weapon from Israel
Online magazine MAIN JUSTICE
published scandalous article with the title "Superseding Indictment
Clarifies Alleged FCPA Conspiracy". The article is about the ongoing
investigation in the USA on the corruptive facts discovered in the
weapon-trafficking. MAIN JUSTICE reports that high-ranking officials of
the Georgian government are also involved in this corruption. However,
their names are not mentioned in the article. Humanrights.ge thinks it
could be the main topic of the visit of the head of the US FBI in
Georgia several days ago when he met the minister of the internal
affairs of Georgia. Maybe, the detention of the former high-ranking
official of the Defense Ministry of Georgia Gela Berdzenishvili is
connected with this investigation as well. You can read the translation
of the full article.
Head of Police Drives Luxurious Car
Lanchkhuti district
administration purchased vehicle Toyota Land Cruiser Prado for 36 288
USD for the Guria Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
TI Georgia Urges Mayor's Office to Act More Transparently
The mayor's office is showing little ambition to make its administration costs, spending on implemented projects and details on contracts with companies it has hired public. In the past, mayor Gigi Ugulava and his senior staff have claimed they were following principles of good governance and transparency. Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) urges the mayor's office to fulfill these promises.
Local Officials of Ozurgeti District Understood "Tightening of Belts" Incorrectly
Policy of "tightening belts" aims to reduce expenditure of state infrastructure and optimizations of the funds. The funds released from similar optimization had to be spent on various activities which will stimulate the economics. Because of financial crisis, the president of Georgia and prime-minister once more announced the policy of: tightening of belts" late in January of 2009. "We, state institutions – president's administration, executive government, city halls, district administrations, shall tighten belts and reduce administrative expenses and spend the released money on saving the working places," said Mikheil Saakashvili.
District Governors Spent Money from Reserve Funds without Discussing the Issue with of Municipality Boards
According to non- governmental organizations, the governors of Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri Districts breached the law and illegally spent 70 000 GEL from the reserve fund. Particularly, Ozurgeti district administration spent 50 000 GEL and Chokhatauri district administration spent 20 000 GEL.
53-Years-Old Man Was Killed in Gori
South Ossetia Calls Referendum to Rename Itself
ANNUAL REPORT - State of Human Rights in Georgia, 2016
PACE Committee Rejects Georgian Nominees to the European Court of Human Rights
Murder fact in Gori is investigated under premeditated murder
Disbelief based on partiality Reality is different
In recent days, Campaign This Affects You has become more active for the society. A new slogan has appeared on the famous label
Fragile Peace in Balkans
Hungry Commission Members and Commission Chairpersons Angry with Observers in Batumi
Villages of the Hopeless
I learned about healing water Dzuguri first several days ago. Having searched information, we learned that Dzuguri water is sold near the chain
What happened to Dream of Justice Revival?
Triggers of Prisoners' Mass Protests


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Back in 2008, actor and activist Matt Damon likened Sarah Palin's transformation from Alaskan governor to vice-presidential candidate to "a bad Disney movie." And while "President Hockey Mom: Don't Puck With The Commander-in-Chief" hasn't been made (yet), HBO did tell a portion of Palin's meteoric and controversial rise to fame, both political and otherwise, with the adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's shocking and detailed account of the 2008 presidential campaign, Game Change.
So how did the film, which premiered over the weekend, portray Palin? It likely depends on who you ask. Some will argue that Julianne Moore's performance and Danny Strong's screenplay showed Palin as nothing more than an erratic, emotional, and downright ill-informed hockey mom thrust into a world of politics far beyond her grasp. Others will argue that Game Change actually went easy on Palin and showed her in a positive light as a determined wife and mother who simply took matters into her own hands.
While Palin herself and her political action committee have dismissed the movie, it may have actually done more good than harm for her image. Game Change, unquestionably, has moments that don't shed the best light upon Palin and her actions on the campaign trail. From mental breakdowns (in one scene John McCain's running mate, who is on a crash diet, zones out and mutters during an important briefing), to her stunning lack of knowledge about important facts (something that caught up with her, infamously, during that Katie Couric interview), to a blatant disregard for those working with her on the campaign (er, going "rogue"), anyone who was already anti-Palin was liking crying, "Toldja!" while watching.
Then again, even the most adamant anti-Palin probably discovered something even more shocking about themselves: feeling empathy for her in her unprecedented situation. Underneath Moore's recreation of Palin's iconic look, there was simply a person. A flawed person, certainly (how difficult was "Biden" to remember instead of "O'Biden"?), but also someone's caring wife and mother. It's hard to imagine any parent, no matter what their political background, that couldn't identify with Palin when she reassured herself, "My baby is safe," after speaking on the phone with her son, who was fighting in the Middle East.
How history will choose to remember Sarah Palin is still undecided, but with Game Change being the first important portrayal of her outside of Tina Fey's classic parody on Saturday Night Live (which the movie pointed out, was something of a game changer in and of itself) this could very well be how people look back on her. So was Game Change fair to Palin, and McCain for that matter? Did the movie and Moore's performance simply present who she really was, warts and all? Or did it feel as skewed and as much as in imitation of her as say, Saturday Night Live? Take the poll below and vote.
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Henry Pleasants (music critic)
Henry Pleasants | |
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Wayne, Pennsylvania |
May 12, 1910
Died |
January 4, 2000 London, England |
(aged 89)
Nationality | American, British |
Known for | Spy, Music critic |
Henry Pleasants (May 12, 1910 – January 4, 2000) was an American music critic and intelligence officer.
- Early career 1
- Writing 2
- Death 3
- References 4
- Further reading 5
- External links 6
Early career
Pleasants studied voice, piano and composition at the Curtis Institute of Music, from which he received an honorary doctorate in 1977. In 1930, at age 19, he became a music critic for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and was the paper's music editor from 1934 to 1942, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army.
In 1948-49, he re-entered the military as an army West German Federal Intelligence Service.
Following the end of the war, from 1945 to 1955, Pleasants contributed articles on European musical events to The New York Times. He also wrote regularly for Opera Quarterly, was London editor for the magazine Stereo Review, and for 30 years, beginning in 1967, was the London music critic for the International Herald Tribune. In 1964, he retired from the service and settled in London with his wife, Virginia Pleasants, a harpsichordist and fortepianist.
His most famous and controversial work was his 1955 publication The Agony of Modern Music, a polemical attack on the direction taken by much of twentieth-century music and an argument in favor of jazz as the "true" master music of the time. The book stated, "Serious music is a dead art. The vein which for 300 years offered a seemingly inexhaustible yield of beautiful music has run out. What we know as modern music is the noise made by deluded speculators picking through its slag pile." He further developed this critique of contemporary music in Death of a Music?: The Decline of the European Tradition and the Rise of Jazz (1961) and Serious Music and All That Jazz (1969).
Henry Pleasants's first and major enthusiasm, however, was the human voice. His The Great Singers: From the Dawn of Opera to Our Own Time (1966) became a standard reference work. Other books on singers and singing were The Great American Popular Singers, Opera in Crisis: Tradition, Present, Future, and The Great Tenor Tragedy: The Last Days of Adolphe Nourrit, about the nineteenth-century French singer who committed suicide after his vocal style became outdated. His article "Elvis Presley," reprinted in Simon Firth, ed., Popular Music: Ciritical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies, volume 3 (2004), describes in detail Elvis Presley's "extraordinary compass and very wide range of vocal color."
On January 4, 2000, Pleasants died aged 89 in a London hospital after suffering a ruptured aorta. He was survived by his wife, harpsichordist Virginia Pleasants (1911 - 2011), two sisters, Constantia Bowditch of Peterborough, New Hampshire, and Nancy Logue of Clarksville, Tennessee; and a brother, William, of Bethel, Delaware (1911 - 2005).
- ^ James H. Critchfield: Partners at Creation: The Men Behind Postwar Germany's Defense and Intelligence Establishments. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2003. x + 243 pp, ISBN 1-59114-136-2.
- ^ Kelly, Bill (2008-11-04). "Felix Leiter = Henry Pleasants". Retrieved 2011-11-29.
Further reading
- Stevens, David, "Obituary of Henry Pleasants," International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2000.
- Martin, Douglas, "Henry Pleasants, 89, Spy Who Knew His Music," New York Times, January 14, 2000
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- History of the Tenor - Sound Clips and Narration
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- English music critics
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Title Sequence
Here is a story board for a possible title sequence for a defunct Sam & Max game. This was only to try to explore Sam & Max's acting and how the background elements might play against them.
The idea was that there would be colored flats moving in the background depicting various threatening villains. The little rappelling figures are like anonymous silhouetted henchmen for Sam & Max to pick off. The little shaggy rectangle in the last frame indicates a title just in case there was some possible way you didn't already figure that out.
There are some color concepts that go with this which I'll go hunt for at some point which convey a widescreen version of the idea. 8 1/2X11 each page Ballpoint and Marker
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Very cool! Out of curiosity, was this for Plunge Through Space, Freelance Police, or some other unfinished game?
I'd like to see Telltale use this in Season 4. Well, I'd just like to see Season 4 at all. They announced a bunch of new stuff recently, and while it's all cool, I'm a bit disappointed we haven't heard anything new about everyone's favorite dog and lagomorph.Steve, I'm one of the many people who was disappointed that there was nothing even related to Sam and Max in any of the five games that Telltale announced this year.
So, I ask you, pretty pretty please, to try to get Freelance Police back from LucasArts as quickly as possible to try to make everything better. I know a lot of people here have given up on this game, but I will not. I really, really, REALLY want this. In fact, if you make some kind of deal to get that game back, it'll probably be finished before Season 4 even begins. And it'll probably draw a lot more people into the Sam and Max franchise than ever before, because they'd probably be saying, "Really? They're bringing back THAT Sam and Max game? Now I *have* to play it!"
Pwetty pwetty pweeeeease with sugar on top and a cherry and whipped cream and sprinkles and more sprinkles and hot fudge and another cherry just for the heck of it?Sorry, it seems like I completely misunderstood the question or failed to explain myself properly :D I just meant that this
sounded a little bit like this
It's not exactly the same piece but rather a nod to the music in the first game. I think.Philip - I wish I had seen this when doing the Season Two title sequence! I showed Steve my horrible chickenscratch mockup when it was in progress ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-LINJmEAdc ) he told me at the time it reminded him of this Freelance Police thing, and I've been hoping to see it ever since. Now I have!


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We are an active club of 60+ members mostly from central Wisconsin and run a large national hunt the last full weekend of July each year. Our meetings are held at Shooters restaurant and bar located at the intersection of I-39 and State Hiway 54 across from the Gulf station. Meeting time is the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! |
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