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it is a very lovely bike. just don't buy it from Evans...
A pro level bike for a mere three and a half grand!! Alright it may not have the same level of kit as Cadel's did in his little ride around France but it won't be any heavier as our Team Machine weighs in just 10 grams over the UCI's minimum weight limit of 6.8kg.
As you may have read in the 'Just in' piece our test bike is a UK special, a bit of a stop gap before the new 2012 models arrive. Not only is the weight impressive but so is the price for a top end frame, Dura Ace groupset, Ksyrium Elite wheels and Easton finishing kit. On paper it looks a good deal and if you want to know whether the ride backs it up, read on.
The only other BMC I've ridden was the Streetracer SR01 which roadcc reviewed back at the beginning of the year. I rated it highly due to a mix of stiffness and comfort. With the use of their TTC (Tuned Compliance Concept) design and ISC (Integrated Skeleton Concept) that is obviously the intention with the Team Machine as well. One of the real benefits of carbon fibre is the ability (if you know what you are doing) to create varying profiles and fibre layups to control exactly what each part of the tube is expected to see in terms of loads and stresses. Using this knowledge, and no doubt a bit of CAD software, is what the TCC and ISC are all about. Differing carbon fibres, playing about with their alignment and including stepped tube profiles allows a certain amount of 'give' in the vertical plane while keeping things tight in the other direction, in theory that's your comfort sorted. The TCC is found at the fork blades, seatstays and the square section BMC seatpost.
Another bonus of the TCC in the seatstays is that it allows a really tight rear triangle without the associated teeth rattling. The ISC is used at the main junction points like along the top tube at the seat top tube cluster arrangement, in between the TCC sections if you like while up front there is now the almost de riguer tapered headtube from 1.25' at the top to 1.125' at the fork end which along with higher fork thickness allowed should created a stiffer front end. My favourite bit though, the cam operated seatpost. A quick quarter of a turn with an allen key, move the seatpost as desired, tighten. It looks cool and I thought it worked well but for some reason it isn't going to be on the 2012 models - something about it being an over-engineered solution apparently, I like it though.
A full Dura Ace groupset adorns the Team Machine which makes it the first bike I've seen without an FSA chainset in ages. Due to some longevity issue negative feedback BB30 is being dropped on the 2012 models to be replaced with BB86. Mind you, as BMC are moving towards Shimano for 2012 the BB30 would have had to go anyway. Our frame is fitted with adaptors to allow standard Shimano outboard bearing cups to be fitted to the BB30 'hole'. This means a slightly larger Q factor compared to the press fit BB30 & 86 versions though.
The Ksyrium Elite's look smart with black aero spokes and the machined rim sections between the nipples. At 1550g they are a sensible weight and I can say from personal experience they are virtually indestructible.
The rest of the kit is the same as the original 2011 Team Machine. Easton provides the EA90 stem and the EC70 aero bars while Selle Italia supply a carbon railed Flite to finish things off. I've got one of these and once bedded in it is comfortable, supportive and light. The only downside is virtually no adjustment on the rails though.
The shock absorbency of that TCC does the job once you are out on the corrugated road surface that seems to be prevalent in this area. It is a very plush ride in fact which certainly benefits the rider as the amount of hours in the saddle increase. It is the mixture of comfort, lightness and stiffness though that really makes the BMC such a joy to ride. You can feel that huge downtube, bottom bracket area and square chainstays all working together keeping the power down while the flex in both the seatpost and seatstays takes the sting out before it reaches you. The front end responding in much the same way thanks to the relationship between the forks and headtube.
Get it up to speed and the Team Machine is easy to keep there thanks to that 15lb weight. The slightest input has it surging forward and making up gaps (the rest of the group put the hammer down when I was slurping on a gel, honest) requires very little effort. It's the hills, as you'd expect, where the BMC really comes alive both ascending and descending.
Going up the riding position was spot on allowing me to climb in the saddle for long periods of time without suffering backache or any other discomfort. Coming down the other side is great fun, with the frame absorbing the bumps you can have total faith that you're going to stay on your chosen route without being bounced off line. With stopping power like that offered by the Dura Ace calipers you can hold off braking unless you really need to, allowing 100% commitment, while knowing you've got the ability to scrub off speed quickly if necessary.
The compact chainset raised a few eyebrows on what is an out and out racer's machine. Personally I'm a spinner with an average cadence of around 100rpm so the 50/34 - 12/25 setup suited me on all but the longest of downhill slopes. For you big gear mashers out there a standard 53/39 might be needed. While we're on the subject of gears, as you'd expect the Dura Ace set up offers clean and crisp shifting. The gear change at the lever requires very little effort moving up or down the block which is why the option of Shimano to me is good news. I personally find Sram hard work, having to do the long swing of the double tap is noticeable after 4 or 5 hours of gear changes. Anyway horses for courses and all that and at least now there is some choice.
The Ksyriums have very little flex in them and can take a good beating so they're ideal for fast training or use on roads with less than an ideal surface. Paired up with Continental's GP4000's its a reliable package offering good levels of grip and braking plus the shiny machined bits look great in contrast to the stealth like black frame.
As for the rest of the finishing kit the Easton items follow on with the functional yet top quality mantra. The bars having a very distinct double bend on the drops allow plenty of hand positions and thanks to the flattened top section they are also comfortable when you're sat up. The Flite saddle has enough padding to be comfortable without being too squidgy and certainly maintains the theme of lightweight.
The feedback from the ride is so planted and sublime you don't really realise how good it is until you get out on another bike. The Team Machine is a true rider's bike, you get out what you put in and it'll reward you for your efforts. All the parts work well together and feel as if they've been chosen on merit rather than just looks and price. Occasionally though the TCC made the frame feel soggy especially at the front end like the stem was flexing. This mostly happened when you stepped off the gas so it certainly isn't going to be the type of bike you can pootle around on.
The kit level suits the UK's rather inclement weather and poor road surfaces and helps bring the BMC in at such a competitive price (there is also the Ultegra option for £500 quid less). The ride compares very closely to the Lapierre Xelius 900 tested way back in October 2009 and even then that would have set you back £4600.
In conclusion then the BMC is a quality package. The compact chainset might be an issue for some and for others the wheels might not to be to your liking but whatever you want to change will still leave you with a bargain in terms of a pro level frame which you can upgrade until your hearts content.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: BMC Teammachine SLR01
Size tested: 52cm
About the bike
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
Carbon throughout for the frame and fork with Dura Ace groupset, Ksyrium Elite wheels and Easton finishing kit
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
A vision of lightweight design. Aesthetics in ProTour configuration. The BMC Team Machine SLR01 Dura Ace 2011 Road Bike incorporates the many years of experience BMC have gained from competitive cycling and BMC expertise in the development of top-quality bicycle frames.
Frame and fork
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
Without welds to show the skill of the craftsman on carbon frames alot of the build quality is only shown out on the road. Thankfully the BMC shows top quality design and craftsmanship once you're aboard
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
4 monocoque sections of carbon layed up to allow for stiffness and comfort
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
Size s tt ht stack reach ha sa rc drop
47 490 520 113 506 370 70.5 73.5 402 69
50 520 535 133 530 378 72 73.5 402 69
53 550 550 153 551 387 72.5 73.5 402 69
55 570 560 168 565 392 72.5 73.5 402 69
57 590 575 188 584 402 72.5 73.5 402 69
60 620 590 213 608 410 72.5 73.5 402 69
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
Pretty much spot on, a good drop from saddle to bar to create an aero position
Riding the bike
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
Very thanks to the TCC
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
When you slap the pace down its one of the most power efficient bikes I've ever ridden. If you ease up the TCC can make it a little soggy at times
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? quick but in control, it tracked perfectly
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
The handling is beautiful, balanced yet engaging. A shift in bodyweight controls road position. The Team machine is easy to ride even when fatigue is kicking in
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
Everything worked together as a package, the saddle is supportive without being soft
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's stiffness? would you recommend any changes?
The Easton kit wastes no energy while the Dura Ace chainset is one of the best in the business
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's efficiency? would you recommend any changes?
Slick shifting, good wheel and tyre combo
the TCC is a touch floppy at slower speeds
ya beauty!! this is where it shines
The drivetrain
good shifting yet a touch muted at the shifter
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
It all works well as its Shimano mechanical flagship gruppo. I did find the shifting so precise there is very little feedback
Wheels and tyres
Tell us some more about the wheels and tyres.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Would you change the wheels or tyres? If so, what for?
I think the Ksyrium Elites are some of the best bang for buck wheels available. They're not the lightest for racing but for day to day, top notch
Tell us some more about the controls. Any particularly good or bad components? How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders?
Easton stuff is always good quality and stiff. The pistol grip bars offer plenty of hand holds
Your summary
Did you enjoy riding the bike? Yes
Would you consider buying the bike? Yes, I think it's good value for money
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 32 Height: 180cm Weight: 78kg
I usually ride: Genesis Flyer My best bike is: Ribble Gran Fondo
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, club rides, sportives, fixed/singlespeed,
Stu knocked out his first road.cc review back in 2009 and since then he's chucked the best part of seventy test bikes around the West Country, a couple of them quite literally! With three alloy and two steel bikes in his fleet he's definitely a metal man (that'll be the engineering background) but is slowly warming to that modern carbon fibre stuff along with fat tyres & disc brakes.
It's not all nostalgia though, after spending the last few years in product design Stu keeps banging on about how 3D printing is going to be the next big thing and he's a sucker for a beautiful paint job too.
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I think this is the same bike I'm going to win in the Evans 90th Birthday Bonanza competition (I wonder how much they had to pay their marketing consultant to dream up that name). Together with a Norco Revolver 2 MTB, a Garmin Edge 800 and various other goodies adding up to a total value of £7K+.
I'd be very grateful if no other road.ccers entered the competition though, if you don't mind. We wouldn't want to damage my chances of winning now would we?
What size bike did you try? What were the measurements of the set up that you used? Thanks!
the size was the 50cm which equates to,
seatube 520mm
top tube 535mm
headtube 133mm
I normally ride a 54/55cm frame and I was right at the limit of this one with the seatpost at full extension. I didn't have any issues with fit but there was no room for adjustment, if I was buying it I'd probably go for the 53cm (550mm top tube)
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Lena Dunham was en route to Silvercup Studios in Queens when she found out she'd been nominated -- twice -- for her work on the HBO comedy "Girls." The 27-year-old phenom scored nods Thursday morning for both her performance as Hannah Horvath, the aimless Brooklynite she plays on the series, and for directing one of the season's most infamous episodes, "On All Fours."
We talked to her about what's ahead for Hannah, her love of network TV (especially "Scandal") and her real-life run-in with a Q-Tip.
And how are you feeling about your nominations?
This is amazing. It's a very exciting boost to go to set with something to celebrate beyond just the fact that the breakfast truck serves quesadillas.
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The women in this category (Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Laura Dern, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Edie Falco) are like my dream dinner guests.
I mean, that's how I felt last year too. The women who are in this category -- I got in trouble last year at the Golden Globes for being like, 'I grew up watching you.' I forgot that in L.A., you're not supposed to mention that anyone is more than like six months older than you. But it's like my fandom is out of control. These are the women who have made comedy what it is today. They're also brilliant actresses who can convey so much subtle stuff; they set such a crazy-high bar. You can kind of only speak in platitudes about it, but even to be mentioned in the same breath as them is like freaking wild.
Hannah experienced a lot of self-induced physical pain in Season 2 -- the Q-tip in the ear, the splinter in the behind. Were any of those based on real-life occurrences?
I did get a Q-Tip in my ear. It was like the worst thing that's ever happened to me. I've been through emotional trials and tribulations in my life, but nothing ever compared to the heinosity of the Q-Tip in my ear; it was deeply, deeply terrible. I was 25 when it happened, and now I'm 27. I'm a year and a half out. I wasn't in the middle of a psychic break. I was with my friend Jesse Peretz, who is a director on "Girls." I don't know why I was Q-Tipping my ear in front of him; that's kind of the big elephant in the room here. We were in the middle of a conversation, and it was going OK, and suddenly I just let out this scream of ultimate pain because I had not been conscious and had gone too deep in my ear. I'd never felt anything like it in my life.
PHOTOS: Lena Dunham by The Times
Are you on location today?We're actually off today, because we have a table read and a tech scout. We're at our home at Silvercup Studios. We kind of took over the "30 Rock" stages and where they did "Sex and the City." There's a lot of good girl comedy karma there.
Season 2 ended on a high note for Adam and Hannah. Any hints about what's ahead?
It's "Girls," so nothing can ever stay on that high note. Hannah and Adam are going to sort of attempt to give this relationship a go, which over the last two seasons has not been ultimately that successful. There's that. And then you're really kind of seeing them start to realize. The previous years it was like, just got out of college. Now it's like, are we behaving like people who just got out of college, or are we radically immature because we're a quarter of a century old? Maybe we are just uniquely [screwed] up. We have a lot of amazing guest stars. The girls are pursuing some new career ambitions. There's a lot doing, but for some reason, even though our show is not "Scandal," I feel the need to guard all the secrets obsessively.
Are you a "Scandal" fan?
I love "Scandal." I'm in a real golden age with my TV watching. I feel like I've gone through phases where I've watched begrudgingly. Of course I love everything that's part of the gold rush of cable, that I am so lucky to be serving the tail end of, the new TV-as-cinema movement; I've loved everything that's come out of that. Now I'm in a real romance with network TV. I think there's so much good network TV now, too. I'm obsessed with the medium on all fronts. I'm not a cable snob. I'm all about "Scandal," "Nashville," "Mindy Project," "New Girl." I'm really into "Orange Is the New Black." I know that that is in its own brave new world. And "The Dog Whisperer," I know he's off the air, but I watched all nine seasons, including the one where he went to London.
QUIZ: Are you one of Lena Dunham's girls?
Do you watch much reality TV?
I was super into "The Real World." I even had the books that accompanied the season. I still believe that the early seasons of "The Real World" were organic but once reality became sort of like "The Hills," "Real Housewives" scripted situation, it's not like I'm a snob about it, it just doesn't give me pleasure. The first season of "The Real World" is amazing. It's like Heather B. She's bringing the drama without us needing to stage anything. I believe all the way up until New Orleans "The Real World" was going great.
What Emmy-nominated show would you like to guest-star in?
That is such a great question. I have lots of fantasies about things like that. If "Top of the Lake" decided they were going to do another season, all I would want is to play one of the women on that commune or a drug mule that worked for Matt Mitcham. I would really cherish the opportunity to prosecute someone on "Scandal." I would like to be a prosecutor who's going head to head with Olivia Pope and isn't scared. That seems really fun. My fantasy used to be to die on 'Grey's Anatomy'; now it's been upgraded to "Scandal."
'Louie,' 'Veep,' 'Girls' nominated for comedy series
LIST: Complete list of 65th Primetime Emmy nominees
'House of Cards,' 'Homeland' nominated for drama series

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1. Bert Kaempfert's sounds like the name of a cheese.
2. For me, I wish cooking came naturally.
3. So I'm packing my bags for an imaginary vacation to Prague.
4. I am not a big fan of the blues.
5. Put the milk in the refrigerator so it doesn't spoil.
6. My friend reaches over and dips her donut in my tea.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to catching up on this week's tv shows that I had to record, tomorrow my plans include getting this scanner working again and Sunday, I want to beginning work on my new rubber stamp designs!
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next time try thinking about the layout of you figure in the landscape before you start drawing. Do thumbnails if you can't picture it. even with stick figures. It helps then you'll be even happier. I also suggest using a softer graphite. At least for like sketching. Even charcoal, it helps get a smooth relaxed look to your drawing. Dont be afraid to loosen up, besides you can always draw stuff over. Thats what newsprint is for.:) Don't stop!
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I've been to every Houston Texans regular season home game except for three (gave birth, plus 2 family vacations). I've sat in seat locations throughout the stadium because people used to give me free tickets when they were not a good team because they knew I would use them. I've gone to games when I'm associated with a tailgate crew and when I wasn't.
I'm not bragging, I'm just saying: If you have questions about the logistics of going to see a Texans game, I can probably answer them or find the answer for you.
Here's some answers to some Texans playoff/Reliant Stadium questions, frequently asked or otherwise. Apologies if this seems too elementary or dumb, but I've heard of a lot of people going to this game as their first Texans game in person so I'm just trying to help.
What time is the game on Saturday?
I am not answering that question. Right tackle Eric Winston is telling people kickoff is at 3:04 pm so people get in their seats on time. The Texans sent out a PR blast that they really want people in their seats at 3:00 pm. They have a variety of playoff-specific pre-game stuff that they are doing, and having fans in their seats early is a good thing.
Oh and SATURDAY! I told you this would be a bit elementary.
What things will they be doing pre-game at 3:00 pm Saturday?
Lots of stuff. Who cares? It's playoff football. The first Texans playoff game evaaaar. You just better be there early. It's not like the team asks you to do much. No two-a-days, wind sprints. Just basic fan 101 stuff.
Show up early (in seats no later than 3:00 pm), stay until the end, wear your Texans gear, be loud on defense, quiet on offense. Sounds easy, but not so much. Easy to be loud when defense is doing consistently good things. Hard for 70,000+ to be quiet when good things happen, or in the red zone. NFL games usually have ups and downs in them, so it can be hard for fans to stay geeked up for 3 hours.
Given all the 4th quarter comebacks this year, the team needs the fans to do their part–both of these offenses can do explosive plays. We need the team to play all 4 quarters and the fans to be into it all 4 quarters. After the half, sometimes the fans will be in a lull because halftimes at NFL games are very short–barely enough time for a bathroom break and back to your seats.
Will spill that Texans PR says, "Award-winning actor Dennis Quaid, a Houston native, will join the team captains for the coin toss before kickoff."
No word of Randy Quaid. He is also a Houston native. Last I heard, he was in Canada trying to avoid "Hollywood Star Whackers" and legal proceedings against him. That's too bad. The Texans would be certain to win if Randy was there. I've seen the film Independence Day.
The main stadium gates will open at 2:00 pm.
Do I really need to wear Texans-sort of attire?
No. But you will have more fun if you do. Sports is supposed to be fun.
Actually, the more Texans silly you dress, the more fun you will have as long as you don't wear anything that inhibits your beverage consumption or elimination, or blocks the view of the fans behind you. Being at a game in person is being a part of a collective, and you feel more a part of it if you wear the gear. People are more welcoming to you at their tailgates too.
If you've already spent whatever on your ticket, you can at least wear a Texans shirt. Or something red, white or blue–it's not like the Texans colors are teal or purple or something. [I mean, look at the memorable best-day-for-Petey Battle Red Picture. Don't be the guy wearing the lavender shirt. That shirt isn't appropriate anywhere, much less if you score front row Bull Pen tickets. As an aside, my best friend Diane is in this picture–blonde, far left in the front row. Got the tickets from a friend. It was fun].
How do you make sure you get to your seat by 3:00 pm?
That sounds like a dumb question but is easier said than done. From the parking lots, it looks like the stadium is really close, and easy to get into because it is big. But as I learned as a fan noob, it takes longer to get into the stadium and to your seat than it looks.
I will break it into steps:
Step 1-Driving to stadium. There is no traffic at all if you go early and tailgate. ZERO traffic. There is traffic if you try to get to the stadium complex right before kickoff. Don't do that. No traffic, tailgating > traffic.
The Metrorail also goes to the stadium and drops you off on Fannin. You will have a bit of a walk to get to the stadium but not bad. I've never done this, but I understand it is a bit like driving to the stadium….easy to do if you go early, not easy to do if you go to close to game time. This year, the Metrorail to the stadium is free.
Step 2-Leaving tailgates. Tailgating is fun. But you need to say bye to your buddies and go inside early.
Step 3-Going through security. Though every Texans game since the beginning of time has been a sell out, that doesn't necessarily mean that all those tickets are used. I expect this game to be packed, and so do the Texans. Texans PR has asked fans to allow themselves "15 extra minutes" to get through security due to additional security measures instituted by the NFL.
The extra security measures are mostly wanding fans. Heard they are doing that because some idiot Cowboy fan thought it was a good idea to bring a Taser sort of device to a game at the Jets stadium.
Step 4-Going up the ramps. If you have Club Level tickets, you go to the East-West entrances of the stadium, and go up a series of escalators or try to get on the packed elevator. For the rest of us, you enter at the North or South entrances, and either take the escalators or walk up the ramps. The escalators are packed starting about 40 minutes before the game, and the ramps take a while to walk up. If you are on the upper levels, there is no real fast way to get there.
Step5-Bathroom. Get your business done before you get to your seat. I have an aisle seat, and there are a few micro-bladder, beery people that get up twice a quarter. Pre-game, there's a bit of a bathroom line so count that as a part of your timing.
Step 6-Get to your seat. Different levels have different numbers of steps you have to walk down to get to your seat. It can get packed right before kickoff, depending on what level you are at.
What should I know about parking at Reliant Stadium?
Unlike at other Reliant events, there is no on-site cash parking for Houston Texans games. You need a parking pass to park at the stadium.
Other than at the Platinum lot, parking is not reserved–it is first come, first served.
Most lots will open at 11:30 for tailgating (4 hours before kickoff). The Platinum lot opens at 10:30.
The Texans PR folks are letting people know, "Because of the later than normal kickoff time, fans will not be allowed block the normal flow of traffic by lining up their vehicles along Kirby Dr., Main St. or other city streets before the gates open."
To enforce that is hard to do because some tailgates really like to get certain spots at the tailgates so people can find them. I'm guessing it will work a bit like it does for Monday night games, where eventually the police let folks line up, go in.
There are off-site cash parking lots, but those lots tend to fill up early and involve a bit of a walk to the stadium. If you choose to park in off-site cash parking, I strongly suggest showing up early because those lots fill up.
Do not park in close-by neighborhoods or businesses. The neighborhoods hate it, and the businesses will have you towed. You will likely get towed to some awful lot that doesn't take credit cards, asks for a lot of money and that will most certainly stomp your buzz. (Know this because some friends of mine got illegally towed, and I helped them rescue their cars).
The Texans are not selling any more parking passes. You can find them in the secondary market. The Texans official partner for secondary market ticket and parking pass purchases is NFL Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster.
How can I get involved with tailgating?
Tailgating before and after the game is fun and allows you to avoid traffic. The Texans have been named the number 1 tailgate destination in the NFL.
In order to tailgate at Reliant, you need either a ticket into the game OR a tailgate pass. Tailgate passes are sold out from the Texans. At entry points to the stadium, such as Metrorail, the Texans will have people checking to see if you have tickets or a tailgate pass. If you stay by your tailgate during the game, someone will come by to see if you have a tailgate pass.
Tailgates are done either very elaborately or not so much. You can start your own, or just walk around the lots checking things out. Large public tailgates tend to be found at the front of lots, and often it is nice for you to bring your own favorite beverage or three so as not to be a mooch.
For this game, they are having a playoff Tailgater of the Game. From Texans PR: "The H-E-B Tailgater of the Game – Playoff Edition contest will take place in the Blue Lot outside Budweiser Plaza. The contest will feature six previous H-E-B Tailgater of the Year winners, including this year's winning team, Battle Red Wagon. Judging will take place from 12:15-1:45 p.m., and the winner will be announced at 2:00 p.m."
This is the area just south of the stadium.
I've been asked what the best tailgate lot is, and I think the answer is wherever your friends are. The tailgate isn't so much about the set-up but more about the people. The party is where you are. There are great tailgate lots around the entire stadium.
You want to find a specific tailgate close to your parking? I suggest checking out the TexansTalk.com tailgate subforum.
Are there still tickets available?
The Texans have sold out of tickets. There are tons of tickets available on the secondary markets. Here's the Texans official secondary market site.
Where should I sit?
There really isn't a bad seat at Reliant because the stadium is very vertical and close to the field. The end zones and up high tend to have the best, most fun fans. Actual human beings can afford those seats, and there's plenty of real fans there.
Field level between the 20s are terrific seats but sometimes those fans sit too much for my taste. They stood up for the Atlanta game, but they usually sit mostly quietly unless the game is going perfectly. Most NFL games don't go perfectly. Lots of corporate seats and broker seats–fans that aren't as vested in the team. The Club Level folks might as well not be at the game. A lot of them stay by the bar or sit on their hands unless they are drinking their wine or booze. Maybe that will be different for the playoffs.
How can I be extra loud for this game?
Everybody is a noob when it comes to the playoffs because this is the Texans' first time. You will be a part of history if you go to the game. All the Texans players have talked about how important it has been for the stadium to be loud on defense. For instance, this is what outside linebacker Connor Barwin said:
"It's so important when the crowd is loud for us because it doesn't allow the offense to have a cadence. That means when you see us jumping offsides, that's because we can hear the quarterback yapping cadences. But when it's that loud, he not only can't have a cadence to get us to jump offsides, but his tackles can't hear. They're reacting as fast as we are, so we have a jump on them. It's extremely important when the crowd is loud."
And inside linebacker Brian Cushing:
"Sure, I mean, playing on the road for an offense is tough because you're trying to communicate, you're trying to check plays if you have to, and the communication is really kind of messed up when the whole crowd is that loud and you can't hear your own players. We're going to use that to our advantage. I think one of the loudest games was Atlanta when we saw Matt Ryan walking to each individual player and trying to tell him what the play was. Try to duplicate that. That was a special day, and it really helped our defense."
Loud matters. And it shouldn't be chicken and eggs, where fans are only loud when good things happen. They need to be loud to help more good things happen.
The NFL prohibits fans from bringing noisemakers into the game. However, many fans have learned how to MacGyver different forms of noise makers. Here's a brief list of ways: 1. Put coins in water bottles/metal beer bottles and shake them; 2. Hit metal beer bottles together; 3. Hit metal beer bottles into rails, chairs; 4. Hit the seat in front of you with your hands (bonus, it sounds like a stampede of bulls); 5. Clapping, stomping, yelling whatever means necessary.
If you are making noise right, you should be sore after the game. Your throat sore. Your arms and back sore. The good sore.
The Texans are giving out Reliant Power Towels and Kroger "Go Texans" signs. I have mixed feelings about that. I like free stuff, and I like when the Texans have good relationships with their sponsors because any time they can get more money for the team in a way that doesn't cost me money directly out of pocket is good.
On the other hand, waving around towels doesn't make any noise, and it blocks sight-lines.
Just find a way to make noise. But only on defense. Lots of talk this week about the need to make noise but not enough talk about being quiet on offense.
Is the roof going to be open?
The preliminary roof report is that it is going to be closed. At the time that report was made, there was about a 20% chance of rain.
The Texans roof guideline is that the roof may be open if the temps are between 50 and 80, no rain, no heavy wind gusts, little chance of sudden gulf coast bad weather. (Wind = non-good for roof)
The forecast for Saturday couldn't be better: Weather.com says high of 74 degrees, low of 55 degrees, partially cloudy, 10% chance of rain.
The Texans decide on roof open/closed on gameday, and the roof guideline is just a guideline as they note:
Our 50/80 rule is a guideline to help our fans prepare for gameday. We make the roof decision on a case-by-case basis each game by considering numerous factors, including the 50/80 rule, and we choose the position (open/closed) that we feel will provide the best environment for our team to play and our fans to enjoy the game.
They may want it closed for noise, though at one point in time, they said the sound was the same open or closed. The Texans note in their policy that it can be up to 15 degrees warmer in the stadium on sunny days. I wonder how that might be for a Bengals team that practices in the cold, and a Texans team that is used to the humidity from their practices.
One way or another, quality sunscreen and sunglasses are always a smart call on gameday.
Your tips? Questions?
Have any game day tips to share with others? Have any questions I didn't answer? Please put them below. Can I mention again how I can't wait for this game?


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Olympus IX3 Inverted Microscopes Earn Prestigious 2013 R&D 100 Award
Olympus IX3 microscope from the side, with open infinity space shown. The microscope series recently earned the prestigious 2013 R&D 100 Award, which honors the 100 most technologically significant products introduced last year.
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 23, 2013 – An Olympus inverted microscope series that represents a completely new approach to microscope design has been recognized as among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced last year. Olympus IX3 microscopes have earned the prestigious 2013 R&D 100 Award.
IX3 microscopes are significant because they provide outstanding optical performance, along with the ability to be reconfigured quickly right at the laboratory bench. The "smart phones" of scientific research, IX3s offer open access to the infinity light path and flexible architecture, incorporating slide-in modules so users can customize the system in minutes. Before, to add new capabilities, users often had to take off, replace and realign fluorescence turrets, prisms, optics, polarizers, filters, nosepieces and the stage. With the IX83 and IX73, researchers just slide modules (like drawers) in and out of the light path to create instruments with new capabilities. Designed for scientists whose setup changes or grows as their work evolves, IX3s also benefit large facilities where multiple users can customize their systems for varying research requirements in minutes, reducing downtime. Olympus, third-party developers and users are already designing novel "apps" – slide-in modules and applications – to help facilitate future scientific discoveries. In addition, the microscopes deliver outstanding optical performance, with a fly-eye fluorescence illuminator and large tube lens design for even fluorescence across large fields of view.
"Microscopes now are open and flexible tools in the hands of a widening circle of collaboration and ingenuity," said Michael Lewis, Ph.D., director of product marketing, Scientific Equipment Group, Olympus America Inc. "Developers everywhere are becoming partners in creating the next great microscopes to solve new scientific challenges."
This is the second year in a row that Olympus has earned this prestigious award. Last year, the company's SCALEVIEW microscope objectives, which allow scientists to peer deeper into tissue than was ever before possible using a light microscope, earned the 2012 R&D 100 Award.
Now in their 51st year, the R&D 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. R&D 100 Awards have identified pioneering new technologies such as the flashcube (1965), the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), and HDTV (1998).
Winners of the R&D 100 Awards are selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine.
For more information about the Olympus IX3 microscope series, visit www.olympusamerica.com/ix3.
About Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group
Olympus America Scientific Equipment Group provides innovative microscope imaging solutions for researchers, doctors, clinicians and educators. Olympus microscope systems offer unsurpassed optics, superior construction and system versatility to meet the ever-changing needs of microscopists, paving the way for future advances in life science.
About Olympus
Olympus is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions in its core business areas: Medical and Surgical Products, Life Science Imaging Systems, Industrial Measurement and Imaging Instruments and Cameras and Audio Products. Olympus works collaboratively with its customers and affiliates worldwide to leverage R&D investment in precision technology and manufacturing processes across diverse business lines. These include:
- Gastrointestinal endoscopes, accessories, and minimally invasive surgical products;
- Advanced research, clinical and educational microscopes and research and educational digital imaging systems;
- Industrial research, engineering, test, inspection and measuring instruments; and
- Digital cameras and voice recorders.
Olympus serves the healthcare field with integrated product solutions and financial, educational and consulting services that help customers to efficiently, reliably and more easily achieve exceptional results. Olympus develops breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality for the consumer and professional photography markets, and also is the leader in gastrointestinal endoscopy and clinical and educational microscopes. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.


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David Geffen Donates $100 Million for UCLA Medical School Tuition
(LOS ANGELES) -- A lucky group of medical students at the University of California, Los Angeles will get a free ride, thanks to a $100 million donation by the billionaire entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen.
The money will be used to create a scholarship fund for aspiring doctors at UCLA's medical school, which was renamed The David Geffen School of Medicine after its benefactor made an unrestricted gift of $200 million 10 years ago.
"The cost of a world-class medical education should not deter our future innovators, doctors and scientists from the path they hope to pursue," Geffen said in a statement. "We need the students at this world-class institution to be driven by determination and the desire to do their best work and not by the fear of crushing debt. I hope in doing this that others will be inspired to do the same."
Medical school debt load continues to grow, with 86 percent of med students racking up $170,000 or more in loans to get their degrees, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Tuition at UCLA is approximately $38,000 per year -- $67,000 when all other expenses are counted, according to the faculty.
As tuition and the cost of living continue to rise, the total cost for medical students beginning their studies in 2013 could be more than $300,000 over four years.
Geffen's donation, the school said, will cover tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and other expenses for up to 33 students each year -- a fifth of the 163 med-school openings at UCLA. The scholarships will be merit-based and not consider financial need.
Admission to the medical school is already highly competitive, with over 7,500 applying each year for those 163 spots. This new scholarship program could increase the number of applications and entice accepted applicants to choose the school over others.
"With this game-changing gift, Mr. Geffen has invested in the medical education and training of some of the world's brightest and most talented young people, influencing medical research and patient care for generations to come," UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement.
Graduating medical students face career choices, and right now the highest-paying fields of medicine, such as radiology, are the most popular and competitive. It may be partly because educational debt pushes young doctors to enter more lucrative fields. Experts think this could be contributing to the lack of primary care physicians in the U.S.
Other notable donations to medical schools include Kennith Langone's $100 million gift to the NYU Langone Medical Center in 2008, and Carl Ichan's gift of $200 million to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Geffen's UCLA scholarship-specific fund is described by school officials as "unprecedented."
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Zipcar Founder: Having a Social Mission as No.1 Is Not Enough to Make You a Success
Social entrepreneurs won't be successful if they first think about their mission to make the world a better place.
That's a bit of a contrarian view in the booming space of social entrepreneurship.
But Robin Chase, the founder of car-rental company Zipcar, says that the only way she was able to make a dent in the number of cars on the road was to use technology to develop an option for people who want to drive that is cheaper and more convenient than owning a car.
Since launching Zipcar over a decade ago, Chase started a newer transportation-alternative company, Buzzcar. The France-based company allows car owners to rent out their cars by the hour. Zipcar and Buzzcar are both "platforms of participation," where technology enables users to trade resources to minimize negative environmental impact.
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Ever been stopped for "DWT" (driving while texting)? How about "DWC" (driving while calling)? If the state House of Representatives has its way, then Massachusetts residents could join motorists in many other states in facing fines and "surchargeable" offenses if they are caught using a hand-held cell phone or text messaging while driving.
Ever been stopped for "DWT" (driving while texting)? How about "DWC" (driving while calling)?
If the state House of Representatives has its way, then Massachusetts residents could join motorists in many other states in facing fines and "surchargeable" offenses if they are caught using a hand-held cell phone or text messaging while driving.
But House Bill No. 4477 is facing resistance in the Senate and may not come up for discussion.
State Sen. Robert Hedlund explained that Senate leadership has not given any indication it intends to bring it up for debate and has not put the bill on the calendar. If it is not taken up by July 31, the chances of the bill gaining any traction are nil.
"I don't like the bill," said Hedlund, who represents Hingham and seven other South Shore towns. "But I have no problem doing what I am paid to do and have it come up for debate."
Hedlund's objection to the legislation is making cell phone use "surchargeable" — a provision that he describes as a "kiss for the insurance companies" that would benefit from higher rates.
"I am an avid cyclist and am more cognizant than most of the potential threat from some elderly drivers, young drivers and distracted drivers," he said. "I do not have an objection to restrictions – it is the insurance surcharge that completely turns me off."
He explained there is already a law on the books that police can use to stop motorists for using a cell phone. The "impeded operation" law requires the user of a CB radio or cell phone keep one hand on the steering wheel.
State Rep. Garrett Bradley, who represents Hingham, Cohasset, Hull and one precinct in Scituate, says while there are already laws dealing with distracted driving – the level of cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle puts it into in a class of its own.
"The level of people utilizing cell phones while driving is so great – that it needs special classification," Bradley said. "That is why I voted for the bill."
Bradley joined 106 other representatives from across the Commonwealth in voting for a bill last month that would ban junior operators (those under 18) from using cell phones while driving and require adults to use only hands-free communication devices. Forty-seven representatives did not back the legislation.
The legislation would mean that junior operators could not use a cell phone or hands-free cell phone and adults could use cell phones if equipped with hands-free gadgets, like earpieces or headsets. All drivers would also be banned from "texting." Adult drivers would be allowed to use their hands to initiate (dial) or terminate (hang up) from a call. The legislation recognizes that all drivers need two hands to operate a motor vehicle.
Bradley explained that the House allowed "ramp-up time" should the bill pass deferring the implementation of surcharges for a year.
Hedlund has no problem with restricting cell phone use for junior operators. As a member of the Conference Committee in 2006 charged with finalizing a bill on junior operator restrictions, he backed a ban on cell phones but was outvoted on that measure.
"The reason why I supported that was that I have seen the data on the prevalence of accidents among teen drivers and that they are the most susceptible to distractions," Hedlund said.
Hedlund also said he is concerned that police might give motorists a break and not apply the law even-handedly because the offense would translate into an insurance surcharge.
Hingham police spokesman Lt. Michael Peraino said police endeavor to be fair when enforcing any law. " We would do the same with this one," he said.
Peraino said Hingham police support the legislation. He said officers working traffic details have a front-row seat on distracted drivers.
"When directing traffic they are noticing motorists on cell phones who do not even see the officer with a hand up to stop and they drive right through," Peraino said. He said text-messaging is even more distracting for drivers.
Art Kinsman, AAA of Southern New England director of government affairs, said text messaging while driving is clearly dangerous. A person texting is typing on a tiny keyboard, taking his hands and eyes off the road for extended and repeated periods of time.
Kinsman said talking on a cell phone is also a distraction, albeit a lesser one, but the reason is surprising and tends to debunk the idea that requiring hands-free devices will solve the safety problem.
"We've found it's the conversation itself that's the real distraction," he said.How's that different from talking to a passenger?
It may not be that different, Kinsman said. There are all sorts of distractions drivers need to be on the alert for, many of them decidedly low-tech, such as eating or turning around to yell at the kids in the back seat, he said.
Kinsman said voice-recognition technology would obviously make dialing safer, but he said there may be an unintended consequence. As cell phone use becomes easier, it may become even more pervasive.
His advice: "We tell people, keep it short, and if it's going to be a lengthy conversation, find some place safe to pull over."
Jessica Foley, an attorney specializing in juvenile and criminal defense with the firm Sullivan and Sweeney with an office in Hingham, said hands free devices are a good idea, as it is an attempt to prevent accidents by distracted drivers.
"However, I would imagine that unless drivers have updated technology and/or are tech savvy they are going to look down to dial their telephone, and this is when they will be most distracted.
"It is an attempt to prevent accidents by distracted drivers," Foley said. "But I'm not sure that the supporters of the cell phone ban have thought through the law's impact. It will increase license suspensions for junior operators (drivers between 16-1/2 and 18), but perhaps it will keep them safer.
"This law will increase ticket revenues for our cities and towns, increase insurance surcharges and also give law enforcement yet another reason to conduct traffic stops," she said.
At least five states have banned hand-held devices, including California, whose law goes into effect July 1.
Reporters Rebecca Hyman and Paula Vogler contributed to this story.


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GoDaddy restored some services on Monday as the company battled online attacks that severely impacted its hosting and domain-name registration operations.
"We're still working," the company wrote on Twitter. "Getting closer to normal. Thanks for all your patience and understanding."
Elizabeth L. Driscoll, vice president of public relations for GoDaddy, said via email that the outage started around 10:25 AM Pacific time, and services for the bulk of affected customers were restored at 2:43 PM.
"At no time was any sensitive customer information, such as credit card data, passwords or names and addresses, compromised," she wrote. "We will provide an additional update within the next 24 hours."
The attack apparently affected GoDaddy's DNS (Domain Name System) servers, which direct browsers to the correct IP address after a domain name is requested. GoDaddy temporarily redirected its DNS traffic for GoDaddy.com to VeriSign, which also registers domain names and runs the ".com" and ".net" top-level domains, Driscoll said.
"Our services are now back to normal, we are no longer redirecting DNS traffic," she said. "It was helpful because it allowed our customers to manage their accounts while we restored services. We thank Verisign for their assistance today."
GoDaddy, one of the largest domain name registrars, manages some 48 million domain names and has more than 9.3 million customers. A member of the hacking collective Anonymous took credit for the takedown, claiming it was in retaliation for the company's support at one time for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The company later reversed its position.
The person, who goes by @AnonymousOwn3r on Twitter, took sole credit for the attack. The person was the subject of both admiration and invective on Twitter, as the attack caused significant disruptions.
Data collected by Netcraft, an Internet security and monitoring services company in Bath, England, showed the GoDaddy.com domain was offline for a few hours on Monday afternoon, although it appeared to be recovering.
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OK, time to come clean. I wrote an essay on the slave wars (all three of them I think, I can't really remember) a long time ago and I haven't really done that much work on this area since. So, as I've been watching Spartacus, although I'm familiar with the period in a general sense, and with Roman customs, religions etc on a wider scale, and I remembered then major details of the revolt (Thracian slave leads revolt, is on the run for two years, killed in final battle, defeated by Crassus's forces, not crucified as certain movies imply) I haven't remembered all that much about the specifics of this particular slave revolt and the people involved. Since this last episode takes us into the actual historical slave revolt, I decided to delve into the primary sources on Spartacus before recapping and reviewing it, to see how much had been taken from history and how much had been fictionalized. And I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there were more genuine historical characters running around than I'd realised.
Now, I know this all sounds very bad and you're probably all thinking I should have done a bit more research weeks ago (I was snowed under with conference organisation and pushed for time, sorry!). But I'm afraid I have to confess that I'm really, really glad I didn't. Because it turns out I needn't have been so worried for Crixus a few weeks ago, nor need I have wondered whether he and Spartacus would ever work things out between them – I now know exactly what happens to Crixus, it's right there in Appian. I know why Haldir has wandered off to return in series 2 as well. And, while I'm impressed at the way the series has incorporated and developed characters who aren't much more than names in the history books, I'm also a little disappointed, because now I'm spoiled! I think I had forgotten how much fun it was the first time I watched I, Claudius, when I knew absolutely nothing about the ancient world and genuinely had no idea who Livia was going to poison next or whether Postumus or Germanicus would survive. Watching Rome, much later and after finishing my first degree, was a very different experience, as my housemate and I sat, waiting for the things we knew had to happen, waiting to see Livia for the first time or see how Cicero met his end. The challenge for historical series, of course, is to cater to both audiences; to provide an exciting, suspenseful story for those who don't know what's going to happen, and to deliver an entertaining and gripping drama for all those who do, and I think all three series do that very well. But I must confess, naughty as it was of me not to look him up before, I don't think I would have enjoyed watching the interaction between Spartacus and Crixus nearly so much this season if I'd known how it was going to work out. Whether this indicates that the writers of Spartacus are more interested in appealing to the section of the audience that doesn't know the history or not, I'm not sure, but since these characters also all appear in the Kubrick film (which I also haven't watched for a while) I doubt it. It's really more an indication of how well they wrote the relationship between those two characters.
In case anyone's wondering what else I've missed, the sum total of what we know about Spartacus pre-slave revolt is: he was Thracian (Plutarch and Appian); he had once been a Roman solider but was made prisoner and sold to a gladiator school for unknown reasons (Appian); he was a gladiator in a school in Capua, with other Thracians and with Gauls, run by an unjust owner called Batiatus (Plutarch, though he almost certainly plays up the 'injustice' of Batiatus to make Spartacus himself look better because that's the sort of thing Plutarch does); he had a wife from his own tribe who was a prophetess and who escaped with him (Plutarch, getting carried away one suspects). Plutarch and Appian, both writing a good 200-300 years after the revolt, are the only surviving sources to cover the revolt in any detail, though there are various other fragments and summaries available. So far, then, nothing conflicts too much with the sources, and I'm happy to give them the bit about the wife, she only appears in Plutarch anyway! Crixus, a Celt (so presumably one of the Gauls) doesn't come up until after the revolt has taken place, and nor does Glaber, so everything they have done before the revolt is fiction, though it fits with what comes later.
As for the revolt itself, neither account is very detailed. Plutarch says two hundred slaves planned to escape, about 78 made it using weapons stolen from a kitchen, and after their escape they elected three leaders, the first of whom was Spartacus. Appian says Spartacus himself persuaded about seventy of his fellow gladiators to make a break for it, and is no more specific than that. The series, of course, follows Appian, as his version is much more dramatically interesting and more in line with what the audience are expecting than a mass breakout followed by a calm election of leaders (probably more likely as well).
Both sources are freely available online, but don't read them unless you want season 2 thoroughly spoiled! And now, on with our regular recap.
Haldir has disappeared again – boo-hoo. He'll be back in season 2. He has apparently left his wife in charge of discussing his patronage of Batiatus' ludus, which is either woefully inaccurate or a deliberate snub to Batiatus on his part. Crixus appears to have recovered reasonably well from last week's whipping and is finally getting the chance to fight Spartacus, as he's been wanting to for weeks. Various free characters keep calling Spartacus 'a god', which is going a bit far, he's a good gladiator, not an emperor. Crixus has already told Spartacus 'no' to something unspecified – we can guess what that's about.
And... flashback! To 'two days ago'. Spartacus is in the process of recruiting all his fellow gladiators in a conspiracy to overthrow Batiatus and escape – at last!
Drill Sergant Guy is miffed at Batiatus for abandoning the ludus to Haldir's mercenaries and running off to enter politics. Batiatus has decided to grant Drill Sergeant Guy freedom so that DSG can take over the ludus as lanista. Since DSG has only just discovered that Barca was killed by Batiatus, rather than set free, he is a little suspicious of this offer, but Batiatus insists that it was all Barca's own fault.
Xena has decided that Spartacus and Crixus should fight to the death in a private show for the gladiators, which is totally bonkers and a massive waste of money, since both are valuable crowd-pleasers. Xena wants Spartacus to kill Crixus to soothe her hurt feelings from last week, and somehow Batiatus is sufficiently pleased with this that he agrees to this totally insane idea. When Batiatus tells Spartacus, Spartacus asks that Crixus be allowed to train again, to improve the fight – also pretty obviously a trick to try to plot with him. Spartacus even finally asks for poor long-suffering Torc Girl, just so that he can get her to help with his plans. She agrees, on the condition that he has sex with her properly, which he finally agrees to do.
Back at the fight, Torc Girl and the other slaves have been done up very nicely with pretty flowers and jewellery and everything, and Xena seems to have replaced her former favourite, Naevia, with Torc Girl, making it difficult for her to get away.
We go back to 'one day ago', and Crixus explains to DSG that he will kill Spartacus because he has promised Nevia he will stay alive until he gains his freedom. DSG encourages this, as he wants to rebuild the lanista once he is in charge, with Crixus' help.
Paris Hilton is busy working on the guest list for Xena and Batiatus' celebration and it turns out that it was Xena's idea to have her read out a little speech, written by Xena of course. Paris Hilton is not impressed at all and it would not be surprising if she did for Xena herself at this point. Being a pain in the ass to a brutal murderess does not, it has to be said, seem like a terribly good idea.
Spartacus thinks the fact that Naevia has been dragged off somewhere will persuade Crixus to join him, but unfortunately Crixus is solely concerned with defeating Spartacus so that he can find her himself, though he acknowledges that, in another life, they might have got on (which is rather nice). He also gets Spartacus to swear to find Naevia if he wins, and if Crixus wins, he will make sure Batiatus dies.
Gnomy beardy guy has got hold of some poison to weaken Crixus and ensure that Spartacus wins, and with that, we're back in the fight, where Crixus does not actually appear to have been poisoned, or if he has been, it hasn't slowed him down at all yet. While the fight continues, Torc Girl stabs a guard and we go back in time again to earlier that morning. Xena and Batiatus have a little chat about how their son will rule an empire (particularly interesting given that Rome is still a Republic at this time) while gnomy beardy guy, having lost Naevia, switches his attentions to NR's widow, Aurelia. She is hoping that Crixus will kill Spartacus and, trying to impress, gnomy guy lets on that he is pretty certain Spartacus will win – and is overheard by Torc Girl.
Spartacus doesn't want DSG dead, having apparently forgotten that he realised several weeks ago that if he was going to go after Batiatus, he would have to kill DSG first. He also tries to persuade Aurelia to get herself out of the way, but she refuses to trust him – though she does tell him about the poison in Crixus' food. Spartacus is, of course, far too honourable to want Crixus' food tampered with. Xena comes to see Crixus one last time, offering him a get-out if he tells her Naevia meant nothing to her and pointing out that her unborn baby is probably his, but Crixus is also having an attack of either nobility or pure stubbornness and she leaves him to drink the poison.
Back at the fight, Torc Girl shows Spartacus her bloodied hand and Spartacus gets Crixus on the ground and tells him about the poison, which is starting to take effect, in a final attempt to get Crixus on his side. This does it – seeing he'll die anyway, Crixus offers Spartacus his shield as a trampoline to attack Batiatus in his box – an attempt sadly halted by DSG's whip. (And which looks really cool). It's too late to stop now, though, and Crixus yells 'Kill them all!' to the assembled gladiators while Paris Hilton tells Xena that she'll 'see her properly attended' – so, have her brutally killed then.
Crixus explains the score to DSG and points out, in between killings, that the house of Batiatus was not, and never has been, honourable. As a guard comes up behind Crixus, DSG decides he likes Crixus more than he likes freedom and throws his sword at the guard, killing him and joining the rebellion.
(At this point, right in the middle of the melee, Dad came in for his dinner and made some comments about the delightful tea-time viewing we'd laid on for him).
Then there's some really exciting head-chopping. One of the brothers who co-conspired with Spartacus dies, but the other lives (brothers together, with weapons? That was just asking for trouble).
Batiatus and the others retreat into the villa, but this does them no good, as Crixus leads a charge of gladiators, wielding a Roman head (I think they should dem
DSG confronts gnomy guy about Barca's death. He's too honourable to just kill him, but he throws him a sword to fight with. Meanwhile, the gladiators kill the snotty teenage boy's mother, though Batiatus gets the better of that particular man. Gnomy guy tells DSG everything, boasting about his achievements and generally acting a bit like Ephialtes in 300. Gnomy guy seems to think he's in Gladiator, messing around with the sand, and asks for a gladiator's death, and DSG obviously hasn't seen Gladiator himself, as he falls for this trick and appears to get himself stabbed for his trouble (though he still seems to walking around for the rest of the episode, so he must have won in the end).
Crixus wants to know where Naevia is and Xena says she will tell him if he gets herself and Batiatus out of the villa. Crixus doesn't believe her, tells her he'd rather his son was dead than related to her, and stabs her in the stomach. He'll have nightmares about that later.
Aurelia has ended up wandering around with the snotty teenage boy, who, thanks to Spartacus, she knows had her husband killed. So she kills him, obviously. Spartacus finds her, and DSG finds him and insists that enough have died – but Batiatus is still alive, as Xena collapses at his feet (she got pretty far with a fatal abdominal wound). Spartacus finally fights Batiatus and wins, of course, because the series isn't called Batiatus: Blood and Sand. Oh, and there might be some history involved as well. There's an almost touching moment as Batiatus and Xena try to reach each o
Having spilled so much blood and guts over the course of the series, this season finale had a lot of expectations to live up to, and it succeeds – I was going to say beautifully, but that's not really the right word in this case. Artistically, perhaps. The sheer scale of the carnage ensures that the episode feels suitably epic, and there are some great touches adding to the drama – the liberal use of red lighting along with all the blood that's spilled, the determined exit, at a calm walking pace, of the slaves from the gates of Batiatus' house, and the lighting around the ludus, which has been rather nicely done all season. I still think the idea of lining up all the gladiators (who still aren't wearing anything, of course) around the ludus to watch two of their number fight to the death without making any money from it is ridiculous, but it did create a visually arresting scene, and Spartacus' leap from Crixus' shield into Batiatus' box was rather brilliant. And there's still plenty of unresolved issues for the next season, including whether Spartacus will end up with Torc Girl or Aurelia (probably Torc Girl), where DSG will fit in as they organise themselves (Plutarch's third leader, perhaps?) and whether Haldir will now forgive Paris Hilton (though I don't care quite so much about that one). Bring on season 2!


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Intellectual stimulus package: recommended media from the faculty members of New England Law | Boston.
We wouldn't consider this a syllabus, but we do think these favorites from a few of New England Law's faculty members make good viewing, reading, and listening for anyone contemplating law school.
Professor Peter M. Manus
Teaching: Administrative Law, Contemporary Property Concepts, Environmental Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Environmental Law, Environmental Theory And Politics, Property.
Scholarship: environmental movement, environmental law.
Practice: Director, Environmental Advocacy Project, Center for Law and Social Responsibility, New England Law | Boston.
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- Convoluted plots, nail-biting suspense, and a world that's morally adrift—what's not to love in the old noir mysteries? The Asphalt Jungle, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, and The Big Sleep are favorites both in print and on film. Noir presents the justice system as just one element of society, as prone to corruption as any other. It's an escapist genre, but it's built on the grittiest elements of reality. My favorite writers include the original noir greats Raymond Chandler and Cornell Woolrich, the Euro-noir dark lit stars like Derek Raymond, and today's noir heavies such as Jason Starr and James Sallis.
- I will always count Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action as a personal favorite. I was a practicing environmental lawyer in Boston at the time the book came out, so I knew a lot about the events and even some of the characters. Fortunately, none of my friends were major players in the case. The lawyers do not come off in a very positive light.
Professor Allison M. Dussias
Teaching: American Indian law, business organizations, indigenous peoples' rights, property.
Scholarship: American Indian law, religious freedom, property rights, tribal sovereignty.
Practice: corporate and securities law.
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Daniel Richter's Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America is a great read if you want to understand the development of the law in its historical context. Richter shifts the focus from a fixation on the westward extension of white settlement to the experiences and understanding of tribal members looking eastward from Indian country. It fosters a much broader understanding of the development of American Indian law and policy.
My Life in San Juan Pueblo is a rich collection of both traditional and personal stories by the gifted Tewa storyteller and language teacher Esther Martinez. Her book and her words on the accompanying CD give me a great appreciation for the worldview, values, and sense of kinship and belonging that have been at the heart of the San Juan Pueblo community for hundreds of years.
Milner Ball's Called by Stories: Biblical Sagas and Their Challenge for Law is also on my list. Ball explores the ways in which biblical stories (primarily the stories of Moses and Rachel and the Gospel of John) intersect with law, conceptions of justice, and the practice of law. He ties insights from these stories to contemporary issues like Native Hawaiian sovereignty in a thought-provoking and moving way.
A film I keep going back to is Children of Men (2006). It drives home a deceptively trivial but important insight into how much our present hopes and aspirations are predicated upon our ability to pass on what we have accomplished to others. Despite its bleak depiction of a future defined by individual concerns, the film manages to leave me with a sense of hope—embodied in one tiny newborn.
Teaching: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Privacy Law.
Scholarship: constitutional law, privacy law, The Massachusetts State Constitution.
Practice: environmental, land use, Internet, and government enforcement litigator; former law clerk, New Hampshire Superior Court and N.H. Supreme Court.
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Miracle on 34th Street—the original 1947 version, with Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, and Edmund Gwenn—has lots of lawyerly action, including that famous scene near the film's end in which Payne, as lawyer Fred Gailey, demonstrates that Gwenn's Kris Kringle really is Santa Claus. But the most interesting bit is earlier, when Gene Lockhart's Judge Harper declines to summarily conclude that Kringle is insane because he is advised that such an unpopular determination could cost him re-election to his judicial post. Right there, in a single marvelous scene, is the entire debate over whether judges should be democratically elected or appointed by the chief executive. And the arguments begin anew over what we should expect from our judges whenever the president has the opportunity to nominate someone to the United States Supreme Court.
Michael Clayton is a thriller that happens to concern the work of lawyers. But the filmmakers did their research. A small army of associates works late into the night to close a deal, and their looks of concentration, distraction, and abject disinterest are just right. Better still is George Clooney's title character as he slowly pieces together the central puzzle of the plot and the ethical dilemma at its heart. (SPOILER ALERT) With his decision at the film's end, he finds his moral compass—the one that is available to all lawyers in similar circumstances—leading to a sense of justice.
Anyone who is considering law school should read Scott Turow's One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School. And everyone who has decided to attend law school should then read it again after the first year to see whether it really spoke to their law school experience. These days, hopefully, it does not. I believe the first year of law school has changed more since the publication of Turow's book in 1997 than in the previous 80 years. The experience is now decidedly more humane. Still, an important part of it is unchanged—the teaching of legal principles and their application in a handful of doctrinal areas through a question and answer methodology. When it works well, it pushes students to think about the logical connections between what courts have decided before and what that experience tells us about how they would resolve related issues today. It's a skill that distinguishes lawyers from everyone else. It remains at the core of the first-year experience.


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I'm going to talk about abortion again this week. This time, I'm taking a completely different tactic. I'm going to apply my own personal moral principles to the problem and see how well I do against those of the religious right, supposedly backed by their god.
Guess which one will come out objectively better? Hopefully, this leaves the question of why an individual atheist is doing better than American Christendom backed by the Author of morality.
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To the Editor:
As a business owner who will celebrate 10 years in Rockville Centre next month, I have seen many changes in the village over that period.
Parking was, and always will be, a contentious topic here in Rockville Centre. The current mayor has made great strides in that area, capping the meters at 6 p.m. and now giving us the month of December that, in the parking lots, will be free after 11 a.m. That is greatly appreciated.
The new proposal that will institute a muni-meter system, and also raise the rates, is a mistake. It will drive more retail business away. People have enough issues with parking here. This will add another step, more fees and more outrage. Retail business is not increasing in the village, so we need more incentives for retail to succeed.
A village-wide, late-night shopping day or more grant money to help beautify the downtown area of the village are two ideas. Another idea to raise revenue is to keep the meters and rates the same, but extend the parking meter time until 7 p.m. The extra hour might make up for the proposed increase in rates. Lynbrook just updated their parking meters to give shoppers five more minutes for free, just by pushing a button on the meter. This good will encourages more people to stay and shop in their village. That kind of thinking is what we need more of here in RVC!
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I was disappointed to read the letter in last week's Herald from Rockville Centre resident Frank Gordon regarding the RVC Tea Party Patriots participating in the St. Patrick's Parade ("No politics at the parade"). His comment that we were an "…obstructionist group with a political agenda" is nonsense.
I can't speak for every Tea Party group, but let's set the record straight about ours. The Rockville Centre Tea Party Patriots were organized four years ago as a patriotic, non-partisan civic organization. We are a dedicated group of people who have lined the streets holding flags honoring fallen heroes as their funeral processions drove by. We planted a tree and installed a bronze plaque in our Village Green honoring the victims of 9-11. We have protested the installation of a garbage incinerator in the town of Freeport which would have had a negative ripple effect on the quality of life for residents here in our own village. We protested the erection of a 15-story mosque across the street from the World Trade Center site, and most recently promoted a half dozen job fairs for our struggling neighbors looking for work.
All of those were civic in nature and done out of respect for our community. Yes, our members are mad as hell about high property taxes, we reject politicians who ignore us and we don't want government-run health care. We are simply an organized group of local residents who want to improve the quality of life for all of us.
Nevertheless, 50 of your friends and neighbors set aside their time to honor Irish tradition and march respectfully in a parade that we hold dear. The organizers of the parade selflessly raise money for wonderful charities that we also financially support. I can understand Mr. Gordon's concern for the integrity of the parade, and respect his good intentions in writing his letter. But I would ask Mr. Gordon, what have you done for your community lately?
It's a shame that Tea Party groups all over America have been labeled as a bunch of right-wing radicals by ignorant people and a mainstream media that distorts and twists its reporting to suit its agendas. I invite anyone to join us at one of our monthly meetings to learn what we are about. Perhaps then you will understand what we stand for.
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PHILADELPHIA -- For one night, at least, the Milwaukee Bucks were not the worst team in the NBA -- record notwithstanding.
Guard O.J. Mayo scored 25 points off the bench Monday night as the Bucks built a 29-point halftime lead and breezed to a 130-110 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Bucks improved their league-worst record to 11-45. The 76ers' 15-42 mark is second worst.
Forward Ersan Ilyasova added 20 points for the Bucks, who lost six of their previous seven games, and their previous 10 on the road. Now 5-22 away from home, they shot a season-best 57.1 percent from the field and put seven players in double figures en route to a season-high point total. Their previous best was 117.
Guard Ramon Sessions scored 16 points for Milwaukee, while guard/forward Khris Middleton and guard Brandon Knight had 15 each.
The Sixers, who dropped their 11th straight, were as sleepy as the fan who dozed off in his baseline seat early in the second half. Eight of those 11 defeats came by double digits, with five by 20 points or more.
Other than a Thaddeus Young-charged run in the third quarter, Philadelphia was consistently out-hustled, as the Bucks' 47-28 rebounding advantage shows. Milwaukee also had no problem solving the Sixers' league-worst defense.
Young, a veteran forward, finished with 28 points, 16 coming in the third period. Guards Michael Carter-Williams and Tony Wroten had 20 and 19 points, respectively.
Carter-Williams notched 10 points as the Sixers moved to a 28-26 lead late in the first quarter, but Milwaukee's bench fueled a 19-3 run that bridged the first two periods and gave the Bucks a 45-31 lead.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had five of his 13 points in that run, and he and two other young forwards, John Henson and Jeff Adrien, energized Milwaukee with their play in the period, again and again keeping balls alive on the offensive glass.
Henson finished the night with 12 points, and Adrien had six points and 10 boards for the Bucks, who owned a 17-7 rebounding advantage in that quarter, turning seven offensive rebounds into 16 second-chance points.
Mayo also contributed nine points in the period, all on 3-pointers, as Milwaukee outscored the Sixers 43-16 to build a 73-44 halftime lead. It was the highest-scoring quarter and half of the season for the Bucks, who ran up 22 second-chance points in the half, while the Sixers managed four.
Philadelphia's second-quarter frustrations were typified on any number of plays. On one possession, Wroten missed two dunks. On another, Wroten and Carter-Williams collided while chasing a defensive rebound, with the ball trickling out of bounds to Milwaukee.
On yet another, Mayo executed a neat drop pass to Knight for a fast-break dunk.
Despite Young's heroics, the Sixers could get no closer than 23 in the third quarter, and Mayo's four-point play with 3.9 seconds left pushed Milwaukee's advantage to 106-75.
The Bucks extended their lead to as many as 35 in the fourth quarter.
NOTES: No decision was made as to whether the Sixers will buy out the contract of veteran F Danny Granger, acquired last Thursday in a trade with the Indiana Pacers. Granger has been in Philadelphia since Saturday, and during that time he took a physical and met with coach Brett Brown and GM Sam Hinkie. He was not in the arena Monday night, however, and Brown said the goal now is to "sort out what's going to be best for both parties." The coach said an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday. ... Milwaukee F Caron Butler sat out for the sixth time in eight games due to a sore left ankle. ... Bucks coach Larry Drew played on seven losing teams in 10 NBA seasons, the worst a 12-70 Los Angeles Clippers outfit in 1986-87. Asked to compare that situation to the one his players face now, he said, "I know it's not easy. I know that it weighs on you, but you stay professional, and you go out and continue to play hard. ... It's about getting better for us."


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Caregiver Commitment in Federal Budget a Good Start, but More Needs to be Done, says Canadian Cancer Society
22 March 2011
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A new family caregiver tax credit announced in today's federal government budget is a good start in providing more support for all family caregivers, says the Canadian Cancer Society.
"We welcome the tax credit and other measures in the budget as a step in the right direction," says Dan Demers, Director, Public Issues, Canadian Cancer Society. "But looking forward, we need to continue to work collectively to ensure more is done so that all family caregivers in Canada get the financial support they need and deserve."
One in four Canadians has cared for a loved one with a serious illness in the last 12 months. This often results in lost income, as well as the increased financial burden of unforeseen expenses such as transportation, medical equipment and supplies, drugs and more. Demers adds that in a recent Society poll, 88 per cent of Canadians said that providing care or assistance for a family member would have a negative impact on their financial situation.
The Society has been advocating for better financial support for family caregivers through improvements to the Compassionate Care Benefit, which is administered by the federal employment insurance program. These improvements include:
The Society also believes that a non-taxable, monthly Family Caregiver tax benefit should be established to help family caregivers with costs.
"We need to address this issue now because this country's population is aging and increasingly Canadians will be caring for loved ones who have cancer and other life threatening serious illnesses," says Demers. "An effective and compassionate society helps families who are caring for sick loved ones."
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Looks like we've got confirmation that Microsoft's Office 2010 suite is coming in June 2010. There's still no pricing information for the full and upgrade editions, but we do know that there'll be six different versions of the product.
We'll get to choose between Starter, Home and Student, Home and Business, Standard, Professional and Professional Plus flavors. There'll also be a free version which includes Word, Excel, some ads and only comes with new computers. I think that's more choices than I need, but after seeing the beta, I'll be getting out some darts and preparing to select an edition. [Neowin]


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