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The roller coaster that is "Homeland" (8 p.m. CT Sept. 29, Showtime; 3 stars out of 4) soared to great heights in its first season by capturing viewers with complex characters and a believable terrorist conspiracy, then plummeted to backlash levels last year with its improbable plot twists.
The trajectory doesn't exactly shoot upward in the first two episodes of Season 3. But that's almost inevitable. This is the kind of story that almost works best as a one-season proposition. The cat-and-mouse game between bipolar CIA operative Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) and POW turned al-Qaida agent Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) can last only so long before it starts to feel forced. Carrie was the only one who believed he was a terrorist. But once she accused him, she chased Brody into bed while he became a Congressman. She then doubted him long enough to capture him before bedding him again.
Now she's defending him in the wake of the bombing of CIA headquarters at the end of last season. She's back to doing what she does best: blubbering—this time while facing a congressional panel clearly hunting for a CIA fall gal. Her lips quivering and eyes darting, Carrie proclaims her support for Brody, whom she believes had nothing to do with the attack.
There are only so many times viewers can watch Carrie go off her meds or Brody's narrative-killing daughter, Dana (Morgan Saylor), annoy the crap out of her mother (Morena Baccarin). (Actually, any side plot involving Brody's family seems to slow things down.) The mystery man doesn't even appear in the first two episodes.
Maybe his early absence will pay off in the end; I hope so. The slooowly-paced first two episodes offer enough action and intrigue to keep me riding a while longer.
Writers Alex Gansa and Barbara Hall wisely begin the season with Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend), who has become one of the series' more fascinating characters. Last season we were never quite sure where Quinn's loyalties lay. His motivations are just as murky in the opener, although we get a clearer picture within minutes—at least for now. Friend has a way of hiding just enough beneath the surface to keep viewers guessing, even though his character's motives appear to be pretty clear.
They also give Chicago native Mandy Patinkin, who plays Carrie's mentor, Saul Berenson, a chance to show his understated but considerable skills. Saul, who is acting CIA director after the bombing death of David Estes, is forced to skirt the line of moral ambiguity more than he would like as far as Carrie is concerned.
"I won't throw Carrie under the bus," he snaps at shady CIA operations director Dar Adal (F. Murray Abraham).
"Then just jump up and down on her really hard," Adal responds, not even joking.
That sets Danes up with more opportunities to turn on the waterworks, wobble her chin and make us celebrate Carrie's crazy. But I'd rather see Carrie knuckling down to find Brody—or at least prove to her CIA cohorts that, again, she is the only one who has gotten it right.
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The 2012 Camaro ZL1 is not yet released to market (expected Spring 2012), but it appears that a Track Package or High Performance Package is already being tested for the ZL1 [Hi-Res PHOTO]!
The biggest telltale sign is the prototype's more aggressive hood cowl, featuring an actual induction scoop/inlet. The regular Camaro ZL1 cowl features only heat extractors, but no air intake/inlet for extra cooling and air induction.
This prototype also features Sparco race seats and a rollcage, which could be installed for testing purposes only, but nevertheless could be potential components in some ZL1 track pack option.
Don't mind the door decal, as these types of decals have been spotted on previous ZL1 prototypes, and are used as camouflage and to deceive.
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Collective Redress Discussed in German Electoral Campaign
Prof. Axel Halfmeier (Leuphana University) has sent us a short note on the current class action proposal in Germany and the related discussions.
German KapMuG extended
Our colleague Prof. Axel Halfmeier shared this note on the extension of the German KapMuG procedure.
Class Actions Legislation in Germany
Selected text of Germany's legislation on class actions:
- Act on the Initiation of Model Case Proceedings in respect of Investors in the Capital Markets [Act on Model Case Proceedings in Disputes under Capital Markets Law (Capital Markets Model Case Act – KapMuG)]
- Gesetz über Unterlassungsklagen bei Verbraucherrechts- und anderenVerstößen (in German)
- Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb UWG (in German)
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Loki, on Himself and His role in Ragnarok
Ok, according to the Jorvik Viking Center in the UK, today is supposed to be Ragnarok. I guess they deciphered some ancient runic texts, or something or another. Well, looks like they were wrong, and just wanted to drum up some publicity for their place, eh?
This morning, upon waking, I told Loki, "So Dude, today's supposed to be Ragnarok"
Loki: 0_o (confusedface) "Really? Someone forgot to tell Me this. I hope nobody is very disappointed, we will have to postpone, to the umm proper date?" Then I hear a bit of a shuffle. "Nope, still in the cave." *I smell rot* "Still bound in the guts of my son." *feel burning* "Snake's still dripping acid and Sigyn is still holding the bowl. Nothing changing here."
Me: "Guess Hella needs to break a few more nails?"
Loki: "More than just a 'few'" Then He got all offended because:
"Come on, I'm on the planning committee, it's My party, I know when it's gonna happen. Sheesh. It's not like it's a SURPRISE LOKI! You're free! Let's go fuck shit up. Nope, I know when I'm supposed to go fuck shit up, and it's not yet."
So the tl;dr: This is just a publicity stunt for a museum in the UK. Keep Calm, and Carry On.


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Following a particularly bloody summer, homicides in Gary appeared to have tapered off in the fall.
But with another 10 in November and so far in December, the local sheriff says deadly violence is rising, and he attributes that in part to the loss of extra county law enforcement patrols that were pulled when emergency funding dried up.
From January through the end of August, 38 people were killed in this city of 78,500 residents, the most during that period in the last five years, according to Police Department data. There were nine homicides in August alone.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich said much of the mayhem stemmed from gangs fighting over drug turf, with some customers coming in from out of town. The gangs would spin off and form smaller factions, battling within just a few blocks of one another. Several shootings occurred in broad daylight, he said.
"What goes on in Gary ... it affects everyone in Lake County sooner or later," Buncich said. "You do everything you possibly can."
The Lake County Council voted Tuesday to add $200,000 to the sheriff's budget to pay for more Lake County police presence in Gary.
At Buncich's request, Lake County leaders in early August approved $200,000 in emergency funding to put more county law enforcement officers on the streets, adding seven or eight sheriff's officers patrolling Gary at any given time. The sheriff said the beefed-up patrols — along with more help from state and federal law enforcement — were effective and helped nab four violent gang leaders. The number of homicides fell to one in September and one in October, according to Police Department data.
But the emergency funding dried up in mid-November, and the number of homicides crept back up to four that month. There have been another six homicides so far in December, the most recent a 25-year-old man shot Monday in the driveway in front of his home. Buncich said he plans to ask for more county funding to restore the emergency patrols in January.
Gary police investigation commander Del Stout said additional officers always help in law enforcement.
"Extra manpower is always great," he said. "You can't always attribute it to an increase in crime or a decrease in crime. But I'd rather have more than less."
Stout added that in three of the December cases, the motive was robbery, a crime that tends to increase around the holidays.
A spike in homicides and violence are ravaging Gary this summer.
There have been 50 homicides in Gary so far in 2015, compared to 51 last year, according to Gary police. Chicago, with a population of just over 2.7 million, has had 480 homicides this year to date, more than the 435 reported in all of 2014.
"Fifty is too many," Stout said. "But even if we had one, that's too many, too."
Stout and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson credit the earlier drop-off in homicides in part to a new program that targets those most at risk of committing violent crimes, offering them job training, education and other social services, while still holding criminals accountable.
Freeman-Wilson said citizens are also becoming more proactive in working with law enforcement and have formed more neighborhood watch groups and passed along more tips. The mayor also noted that other violent crimes — such as rape, robbery and felony assault — are markedly down from last year.
"It's just hard to celebrate the success in getting crime down in other areas when people are still losing their lives," she said.
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The Gary Police Department has been understaffed for much of this year. The force is at 198 officers but should ideally be staffed at 210 or 220, Freeman-Wilson said.
Police officers have in the past cited low salaries compared to neighboring Indiana departments as one reason for leaving. Freeman-Wilson said raises were approved earlier this year and a second raise is effective next month.
Samuel Abegg, president of the Gary Fraternal Order of Police, said that while the pay increases help, officers face other issues like lack of equipment. Gary's population has decreased to less than half of what it was in the 1960s, though Abegg believes much of the criminal element has remained.
Despite the population loss, Abegg said the force should include at least 250 officers to be effective.
"They are doing what they can," he said. "The overall morale in the department is still pretty low."
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi woman was hospitalized after being doused with gasoline and set on fire. Investigators were searching for her live-in boyfriend.
State Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says 46-year-old Stacy Mitchell Frank was found late Wednesday by U.S. Highway 11 in Pearl River County.
Investigators were searching for 43-year-old Jerry Glenn Willis, wanted on domestic aggravated assault and kidnapping.
Strain says Frank was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Information about her condition was not immediately available because a hospital spokeswoman says Frank was not on the public registry Thursday.
Frank and Willis live in Picayune, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) south of Jackson.
Strain says Willis could be in Frank's black 2014 Nissan Rogue SUV. The Mississippi license plate number is PTW 112.


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Dear Kim:
I was hired about six months ago as the development director for a small organization (budget=$500,000) which raises most of its money from individuals and fees for service. I was told I could spend $30,000 on direct mail and web redesign for fundraising. Four months ago, I drew up a plan, arranged for list acquisition and created a direct mail package. The Executive Director then said I should discuss the plan with the whole staff as she is trying to promote a sense of team. I did so, and the finance director said we did not have the money to spend in this way (even though it was in the budget). The rest of the staff agreed with her, and so the ED said I had to shelve my plan. I wrote a few proposals and pursued some other strategies, but now the board is mad because the website is static and out of date, and we are not meeting our fundraising goals. The ED said I could spend $15,000 and I drew up a plan, arranged for some lists, got a web design firm to donate their time, and again had to present this to staff. The finance director announced we don't have $15,000 and the staff agreed I can't spend it, but they were happy with the free web design. My plans are once again shelved. Is this the normal way to build a team? I am ready to quit.
~Third down, 10,000 yards to go.
Dear Down:
This is not a normal way to build a team, but is an excellent way to drive your development people right out the door. You are hired for your expertise, which is then disregarded by people with no expertise. Do you chime in with your opinion about the balance sheet or accounts receivable? Does the finance person have to present her plan for paying bills? I am sure not.
Unfortunately, this faux team building has become common. Staff with extremely different competencies come together to share ideas and learn from each other. Great—I am in favor of that. They even comment on each other's work plans. Again, great—people should understand each other's work and it makes working in an office more interesting. But what no one can wrap their mind around is that an organization has to SPEND money in order to RAISE money. Often, in the case of direct mail in particular, an organization may spend more money than it raises in the first year, and it takes a year or two to recoup that investment.
Your finance person, with the blessing of the Executive Director, is on a long slow road to organizational death. Your organization can't afford $30,000 so it makes sense that several months later you can't afford $15,000. Had you spent the $30,000 when you wanted, you would have the $15,000 now and maybe more. Keep not spending and soon you won't be able to afford to stay open. You cannot run an organization with the question of "what can we afford?" being paramount.
Talk to your Executive Director and be very clear in your frustration. If the situation doesn't change soon, find another job. Because the other sure thing is when the organization runs out of money, you will be blamed, not the finance director.
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It's being pushed as a return to the good old wantonly violent action movies of the 1980s, an antidote to the "realism" of the Bourne movies. It is, but unfortunately it's the third major release this year about a misfit gang of tough guys on a daring suicide mission (after The Losers and The A-Team).
It's not a new plotline by any stretch, and its repetition undermines what could have been an unusual mix of nostalgia and extreme violence (a curious concoction Stallone hit upon with his most recent Rambo). It turns The Expendables from the intended event into "Oh, it's this movie ... again". It's not ruinous, it just takes a little of the shine off it.
While The Expendables' movie DNA can be traced back to such large-cast havoc movies as The Dirty Dozen, it's to the 1980s action spectaculars that it has the strongest family resemblance. It all kicked off in 1982, still my favourite year in cinema and incredibly strong in genre classics: Mad Max 2, The Thing, Tron, Blade Runner, Creepshow.
It was also the year Stallone delivered First Blood and Schwarzenegger gave us Conan the Barbarian. Those two movies are incredibly serious, but sold us on the rather ludicrous idea of one-man armies. Things quickly got sillier; a bullet wound could be shrugged off, explosions could be outrun (in slow motion), dialogue was pared down to threats and quips. And heroes never showed any emotion apart from in one scene, where they were reduced to tears telling a tale of friendship or innocence destroyed by violence (such as the unforgettable "His legs" speech from First Blood).
You'll be pleased to learn that all those enjoyable elements appear in The Expendables. It's got a lot more charm than the other two similar action flicks we've endured this year, with the sort of cast that gets a big US sitcom-style cheer from the audience whenever they enter the fray. Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin all feature, while cameos from Bruce Willis and Arnie nearly take the roof off.
It's not particularly well made, but the patchiness only adds to the considerable goodwill and charm the movie carries. It has the same vestigial roles for women that the others had, but you really wouldn't expect it to be any different. Gisele Itie is simply a damsel in distress, and as for Charisma Carpenter - well, one would hope she has some woodworking skills, so that her name isn't completely ironic.
And the action? Well, it delivers on that score. There are plenty of standout sequences: Dolph's opening "warning shot", Statham strafing a jetty from the nose of a seaplane, Terry Crews' shotgun/machine gun hybrid, Statham delivering a great beat down on a basketball court (with a brilliant payoff quip). It makes for a great time in the cinema and you should see it with the rowdiest crowd possible.
I saw the film just after a screening of The Human Centipede, and I couldn't help but feel that movie was the better in terms of delivering on both premise and promise. Perhaps it's down to the overfamiliarity (especially this year) of The Expendables' plot, or maybe I was simply expecting too much from a movie with Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis, Mickey Rourke and Lundgren (after all, they're only superhuman). It's impressive, just for the logistics of getting all these people in one film. But as a result of that feat, characters seem to wander in and out of the movie (as though all their schedules are stupidly busy).
It may not be a classic of the form, like Die Hard, The Terminator or First Blood, but it's easily as much fun as notable also-rans of the action genre like Commando, Cobra and Under Siege 2: The Dark Territory. In a year that's shaping up (with few exceptions) to be a huge letdown in the cinema, that's good enough for me.


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Believing in science is pretty much an essential for anyone with significant influence over health policy, which is a shame for new Northern Irish health minister Edwin Poots. As an adherent of a fundamentalist version of creationism, the MLA for Lagan Valley does not believe in evolution.
So much so, in fact, that he attests to this in his official biography:
"Edwin is a young earth creationist and an opponent of the theory of evolution."
So-called "young earthers" take a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative as a basis for their beliefs, claiming that the planet is 6,000 to 10,000 years old as opposed to, erm, 4.54 billion.
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Questions to Ask at Your Next Doctor's Appointment
As doctors' patient loads continue to increase, it's important patients come armed to their appointments prepared to make sure they get the most out of dwindling face time.
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Physicians bear the greater burden of improving the dialogue, as even the most prepared patient can get flustered in the presence of an authoritarian physician, says Dominick Frosch, a fellow in the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's patient care program.
The Affordable Care Act may have shined the spotlight on shared decision making in patients' health care, and Kelly Haskard-Zolnierek, associate professor of psychology at Texas State University, says patients should embrace this concept as well to improve their care.
"A patient brings her personal experience [to the medical visit] and knows herself and her health much better than the physician," says Haskard-Zolnierek. "The ideal situation is that the doctor listens and dialogues with the patient to figure out what's wrong and discuss the best way to treat it."
Whether patients are headed to get their eyes checked or about to open wide for the dentist, here are tips and questions they should come armed with to make the most of their visit.
The Eyes Have It
Consumers tend to think of eye exams as solely vision checks, says Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Bausch + Lomb .
"People assume if they see fine, they are fine, claims Roberts. "But eyes are a window to the body. A thorough eye exam tells a lot about a patient's general health."
Thanks to advanced imaging of retinal scan technology, ophthalmologists can take a photo of the back of the eye to see one of the two smallest blood vessel pathways in the body—the other are in the kidneys—where conditions like vascular diseases or metastasis of cancers like breast or lung cancers manifest themselves even before a patient is showing symptoms.
Similarly glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy show in a retinal scan before a patient has difficulty seeing.
Roberts suggests you ask three important questions:
- What do you see when you look at blood vessels in my retina?
- Am I at risk for developing glaucoma or macular degeneration?
- Is there anything about my eyes that makes you concerned about my general health?
If early diagnosis is the operative word for adults, it is also an imperative for children. Every youngster needs to have a thorough eye exam around age four, advises Roberts. Youngsters don't know if one eye is seeing better than the other nor are they always aware that their distance vision is not as sharp as it should be—conditions that left untended can lead to poor academic performance when they enter school.
School nurses screen kids in school and send them on to an eye doctor if a youngster shows deficits. Without symptoms, a school-age youngster should go to an eye doctor every five years, advises Roberts.
When you're over 35 and without symptoms, he suggests an eye exam every two years. Starting at age 60, adults should have yearly exams.
Open Wide
Consumers tend to associate a trip to the dentist with cavities, and while uncovering cavities is important, dentists are also on the lookout for soft tissue and gum disease, says Dr. James Bramson, chief dental officer for United Concordia Dental.
Cancers of the mouth and throat are serious and prevalent problems, he says. Similarly, systemic diseases like diabetes often are able to be detected through the mouth.
"Associative connections now are clearer," he says. For example, we now understand a diabetic is more likely to have periodontal disease and at a very aggressive level.
Still, Bramson says intervention helps, as evidenced by Concordia's oral health study demonstrating improving people's gum health makes them healthier and significantly lowers their medical costs. According to the study, individuals with certain conditions experienced annual cost savings through the treatment of gum disease. With diabetes patients, the $3,291 savings included pharmaceutical and medical cost savings. Patients with other diseases experienced the following medical cost savings: heart disease, $2,956; cerebrovascular disease or stroke, $1,029; rheumatoid arthritis, $3, 964; and pregnancy, $2, 430.
Bramson advises you to ask these questions when visiting your dentist.
- Is there anything of concern? Do you see old fillings that may ultimately need replacement?
- If your dentist discovers a major problem, what are potential treatment complications, what is his/her expertise and are there alternate treatments?
- How can you improve your dental hygiene?
Your Local Pharmacist: Always Accessible
Getting to know the pharmacists can be advantageous to consumers' health, says Steve Lawrence, senior vice president, independent sales, in Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical distribution division.
He says cultivating a relationship in the typical two- to-five minutes people spend picking up medications can end up paying dividends through things like free blood pressure checks, diabetes counseling and immunizations. In-between doctor visits, the pharmacist can provide health coaching and continual patient care in the medication adherence that leads to successful outcomes.
What's more, getting the counsel to identify emergent situations sooner rather than later can prevent adverse reactions or a worsening medical state.
Advancement in medical care has made prescription drugs prevalent as antidotes to many health conditions, chronic or otherwise. Though positive, Lawrence says there is a tendency for all of us to take medications without considering any possible alternatives or consequences.
Before taking any new medicine, Lawrence suggests asking:
- Can you mix two particular medicines or the new script with your vitamin or mineral supplements?
- Does your new medicine affect the effectiveness of other scripts you're taking?
- Is alcohol off limits?


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Some casting news for you today. Check out the info in brief below:
- Clive Owen (Children of Men) will team up with The Sitter writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka for their directorial debut comedy, The King of the Castle.
- Patrick Wilson (Insidious) and Liv Tyler (Armageddon) join an ensemble cast in the sci-fi dramatic comedy, Space Station 76, written and directed by Jack Plotnick.
- Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) will join the Canadian French-language indie, Tom a la Ferme, from director/star Xavier Dolan (Laurence Anyways).
Hit the jump for more on each picture.
First up from the LA Times comes word that Owen will star in the Gatewood/Tanaka directorial debut The King of the Castle. Owen stars as a philanderer who is caught during one of his extramarital affairs and blackmailed by a teenager. The comedy strikes a different note for Owen, who lately has been involved with more dramatic works such as Shadow Dancer, Killer Elite and Intruders. With Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For on the horizon, Owen could surely use a laffer to break up the monotony. Gatewood and Tanaka, who were co-creators of the recently canceled NBC comedy, Animal Practice, also have a Baywatch feature flick in the works.
Heat Vision reports that not only do Wilson and Tyler star in Space Station 76, the production has already wrapped! Shot under the radar in Los Angeles, the picture is set in a 70s vision of the future and centers on the comings and goings within a space station. Wilson plays a bitter and suicidal captain, while Tyler stirs things up when she comes on board as a new assistant captain. The picture also stars Matt Bomer (Magic Mike) as a technician with a robotic hand and a manipulative wife, played by Marisa Coughlan (Super Troopers). The cast also features Jerry O'Connell, Kali Rocha and newcomer Kylie Rogers.
Last up from Variety is news that Landry Jones will join Tom a la Ferme, in a story that centers on "Tom, who is in the grip of grief following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, he learns the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation or of his relationship with Tom." Dolan co-wrote the script with Michel Marc Brouchard along with an English-speaking part for Landry Jones. Production is expected to start shortly in Montreal.


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For me, one thing and one thing alone gave Smackdown a bigger feel this week and that thing is of course the WWE Championship. It's been a long time since we've seen that title and the main story running through WWE appear on Smackdown, mainly due to John Cena not working Tuesdays. But with the title now on Randy Orton, who is feuding with fellow Smackdown regular Daniel Bryan, it certainly gave you a much stronger reason to catch up with WWE's blue show.
Steel Cage Match:
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
Now I mentioned WWE Champion Randy Orton in my opening gambit this for this weeks Smackdown, and he appeared in the opening segment, after supposedly being invited to speak by Smackdown General Manager, after she patched up her differences with Triple H off screen. Randy Orton's promo was actually pretty good, it was clear that this wasn't a spontaneous promo, like one we'd see from CM Punk, but it was well written and delivered well by Orton. With Orton asking for the support of the fans, I thought this was good way for Orton to gain extra heat, as clearly the WWE fans aren't going to get behind Orton when he's up against the uber over Daniel Bryan. The face of the WWE idea seems to be sticking with Orton mentioning it a few times, and once Daniel Bryan interrupted it got brought up a few more times as well, it's good to see that phrase attach to the WWE Championship when usually it was simply given to Cena even when he wasn't walking around with the belt. With Bryan now in the ring, he put over John Cena, I'm not quite sure why, Cena is out for six months what is the need to put him over here? Bryan also called Orton pretty, quite a few times, before saying he wanted to kick him in the face with some nice timing. With a championship rematch being set for Night of Champions, Orton went for an RKO, only for Bryan to reverse and send Orton out of the ring with a dropkick. It was nice to see Bryan get the upperhand here, after taking such a beating on Raw.
Later on in the show, Wade Barrett went to visit Vickie Guerrero in her office. With Barrett suggesting that he would like a rematch with Bryan to make sure he didn't make it to Night of Champions. With Vickie reeling off a number of match types, including No Holds Barred and Extreme Rules, which I believe are actually the same match, she eventually settled on a Steel Cage Match, which Barrett seemed very happy with. As was I, Smackdown has a good history with Steel Cage Matches in the past with a number of classic bouts since it's inception including Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk in August 2009 and Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL in July 2004. I also expect the style of match would suit Barrett giving him another oppurtunity to show of his brawling style, whilst Bryan technically savvy would help to create a good story to build the bout around.
However when it came to the actual match, I was slightly disappointed. The bout was afforded less than ten minutes of television time and the story really wasn't strong enough to keep me interested in what was going on, when the winner was clear. Whilst there were some nice moments, like Barrett reversing Bryan's signature comeback with a Winds of Change, and Bryan smashing Barrett into the cage whilst chanting "Yes!" followed by some good kicks, which the crowd loved, there just wasn't enough stringing them together to draw me into the bout. I think this was mainly down to the length of the match, as it didn't really allow the two to explore the concept of the Steel Cage match fully or include enough potential finishes to build up the excitement as I'm sure they would have liked. The wrestling was strong throughout as expected, and I couldn't fault Bryan or Barrett's wrestling here.
Despite being disappointed by the match on the whole, the ending was very good, with Bryan stopping Barrett escaping the cage at the last minute, managing to hit a good looking Sunset Flip Powerbomb from the top rope, before picking up the pinfall victory with the same version of the Knee Trembler that won him the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. Everything about the ending worked for me, but certainly would've have been more satisfying if the match had had at least an extra five minutes to build. After the bout with Bryan celebrating, he was ambushed by Orton with an RKO to close the show with Orton holding his WWE Championship aloft. It was a good way to remind who was the face of the WWE, and having Orton end the show in control will only help to build the fan support for Daniel Bryan heading into Night of Champions and beyond.
World Heavyweight Champion
Alberto Del Rio
Now, this was a rematch from SummerSlam's classic World Heavyweight Championship match, now anyone that read my Smackdown review will know how much I adored that match and it was always going to be difficult going in to be able to equal that match on Smackdown. For me there wasn't really enough build up to this match, and it got lost in the middle of the show, and was certainly overshadowed by the build to Bryan and Barrett's Steel Cage bout, similar to how it was overshadowed heading into SummerSlam. The World Heavyweight Championship has certainly lost some of it's shine over the last few years and has really struggled to find a relevant role on the card, with WWE still trying to find a way to present the belt, after both Raw and Smackdown essentially merged, that makes it feel prestigious whilst it's clear that the WWE Championship is the top title in the company.
Now, if you hadn't seen the match at SummerSlam this was actually a pretty good television contest, however if you had seen SummerSlam, you like me, were probably comparing it to the match they had on pay per view. Now, obviously a television match shouldn't be as strong as a match you're going to put on pay-per-view, it makes business sense, but it doesn't make sense to have a rematch the week after a fantastic match on pay-per-view on free TV! They could easily have built another match around bout heading into Night of Champions and given it even more time, I think WWE might have dropped the ball with that one. There were some nice spots like Christian getting pushed off the top rope to the floor, and Christian's impecable selling of Del Rio's attacks on his arm were once again a major part of the match, as well as some beautiful chain wrestling that saw Christian come out with the upperhand for a number of near falls.
The ending played on Christian's arm injury once again, with Del Rio dodging a Spear to send Christian into the ring post in one of wrestling biggest clichés, before Del Rio used a nice transition into the Cross Arm Breaker, using the top rope, before they played out the same finish they used at SummerSlam with Christian looking to fight out only for Del Rio to gain the upperhand and pick up the submission victory. The victory for Del Rio confirmed that Christian was moving back down the card once more, as the loss was basically a way to write Christian out of the World Heavyweight Championship picture. I reckon this is a real shame, and really shows WWE's stubbornness to change things up, as the Del Rio and Christian match at SummerSlam should have had a rematch on pay-per-view.
After the bout Del Rio cut a similar promo to the ones we saw at SummerSlam and one Raw, talking about how all the Latinos should follow his, as he is their leader. It was another solid promo from Del Rio, even if it was sort of going over stuff he'd already said twice this week. Del Rio was, of course, interrupted by Ricardo Rodriguez, who brought Rob Van Dam with him, and after Christian had gotten a little revenge on Del Rio with a missile dropkick, Van Dam finished off the job with a Rolling Thunder. It would definitely seem that WWE is going with Del Rio vs. RVD for Night of Champions, and whilst I'd have liked to have seen Christian get another shot, I'm sure RVD and Del Rio will put on a good match as well, if given the same amount of time. I'm also starting to like the Rodriguez and RVD partnership, Van Dam certainly works better when he doesn't have to speak with his promos usually either struggling to be serious or just looking plain goofy most of the time, this allows him to just show off his in ring skills and stay quiet.
Best of the Rest (In The World)
In the opening contest of the night, Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel, accompanied by Paul Heyman, took on Cody Rhodes. Whilst it was only a short bout, the thing that work for me here was that I actually couldn't make my mind up who was going to win. Rhodes has been receiving a push recently with two straight victories over World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Winner Damien Sandow (who was strangely absent from the show), whilst Axel is being positioned in a feud with CM Punk, so it really could have gone either way. Whilst the bout wasn't anything special, it flowed well and was easy to watch, with dropkicks from both men being the highlight for me as they were so well performed. The ending saw Rhodes look to be attempting a Moonsault, only for Heyman to cause a slight distraction, allowing Axel to hit the ropes and send Rhodes crashing down. Axel went on to pick up the pinfall victory with a Hangman's Facebuster. With the promo that followed it made sense for Axel to go over Rhodes, although it was a shame to see the wheels seemingly halted on Rhodes' ascent up the cards once more.
With Axel and Heyman in the ring, Heyman got the microphone and cut another good promo, talking about his emotional pain due to CM Punk no longer being the Best in the World, as well as putting Curtis Axel over strongly. Even Axel himself got in on the action, and once again showed that Heyman has been helping him with his promos, as this one was solid, as he showed a lot of intensity in putting over his own personal problems with CM Punk, before finally challenging Punk to a match on next's weeks Raw. Axel plays the overly cocky heel role well, and it works great against Punk, because the audience knows what Axel is saying isn't true. Axel has never been put in the same light as Punk, and therefore it should annoy the audience when he puts himself in the same category. The bout on Raw should be an interesting one, I would imagine that Heyman will get involved at some point and hopefully come the end of the night we'll have more of an idea how Night of Champions will be shaping up CM Punk and Curtis Axel.
Elsewhere, in a two on three handicap match Big Show and Mark Henry teamed up to take on 3MB. Henry and Show, of course, dominated most of the match against Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal, which would have been even more impressive if we hadn't seen Kane do the exact same thing on his own a few weeks ago. After a Chokeslam for McIntyre and a World's Strongest Slam for Slater, Show & Henry got the pinfall victory with Knock Out Punch from Big Show on McIntyre. It wasn't a particularly pretty bout, but it at least presented the new tag team well. With Shield members and Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns appearing on the screen, both cutting good promos about on Henry and Show being past their prime and claiming to be the future of the WWE. It sets up their suspected title match at Night of Champions well, and gives it a nice passing off the torch kind of vibe for their battle.
Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston, accompanied by Diva's Champion AJ Lee, appeared to have the blow off match for their feud on the show as well, with this probably being the best televised match between the two. It flowed a lot better than their previous bouts, with Langston controlling most of the match with numerous Ziggler fight backs and near falls, including a nice section that saw Ziggler reverse a powerbomb in a sit out facebuster for two, and nice false finish that saw Lee punch Ziggler in the face, allowing Langston to hit a vicious clothesline for just a two. For the ending they simple recycled the ending to the mixed tag team match at SummerSlam with Ziggler escaping a Big Ending to hit a Zig Zag for the victory. For the time it was given the match did well, but this rivalry never really ignited like it should have with WWE losing interest pretty quickly, hopefully Ziggler can move onto something else pretty soon.
Ryback appeared in another backstage segment, however this one didn't quite work for me. Some bloke was asking for an autograph for his kid, which Ryback agreed to, but when the Dad revealed he didn't actually know who Ryback was, because he didn't watch the show anymore, Ryback got pissed off and ripped up the autograph. It didn't work for me, because the Dad came across as the bad guy, who was troubling Ryback without even knowing who he was, and Ryback was deservedly pissed off at the situation.
Darren Young was also in action on Smackdown, accompanied by Prime Time Players partner Titus O'Neil to take on Antonio Cesaro of the Real Americans, who was accompanied by the rest of the group. It was an enjoyable match that was easy to follow, with a good comeback from Young, before the ending sequence saw Jack Swagger try to distract Young, only to get taken out by Titus O'Neil, allowing Young to take control again hitting The Gutcheck for the pinfall victory. I have to say after watching Cesaro face Sami Zayn in that fantastic Two out of Three Falls match on NXT, that this result was a little annoying. Whilst there is no doubt that Young is a terrific all rounder, I would much rather have seen him pushed because of his wrestling ability and not because of his personal life.
What did I learn from this week's Smackdown?
1. Bryan and Barrett could have had a great Steel Cage match, if given longer than ten minutes.
2. Christian's run in the World Heavyweight Championship picture is over, hopefully he'll get ONE...MORE...MATCH in the future.
3. The Smackdown announce team is a lot easier to listen to, than when they have Jerry Lawler join them on Raw.


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Doyle Lawson to sub for IIIrd Tyme Out at WoodSongs
Ahoy, bluegrass mates. The WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour will swap one classic string band for another at its Feb. 25 taping at the Lyric Theatre. Due to an illness within the band, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out are postponing. But look at who is the replacement – Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, the very ensemble whose early alumni members formed IIIrd Tyme Out in the first place.
The multi-stylistic Northeastern pop troupe Lake Street Dive will also perform on Monday's bill.
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It's always been unpleasant to imagine the kind of scenarios that Michel Chossudovsky, Canadian professor of economics, describes in his excellent video The Global Financial Crisis.
But the statistics of the UK Budget figures over the last 10 years paint exactly that picture, if only one has eyes to see it, it seems:
- bankruptcy of the real economy
- spiralling public debt
- centralization of corporate power
- concentration of wealth
- globalization of poverty.
Historic US budgets tell another story on top of confirming the increase in indebtedness through a rising budget deficit.
With sighs…


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Baby Squirrel Who Misses His Family Gets A Teddy Bear
A woman was out walking her dog in Buckie, Scotland, when she came across a sad sight - a tiny baby red squirrel lying in the middle of the sidewalk, all alone and covered in bite marks.
The woman knew she couldn't just leave him there, and so she took him to a local pet store, hoping they could help. The poor little guy was close to death, and desperately needed someone who knew how to care for him.
The pet store quickly contacted the North East Wildlife & Animal Rescue Centre (NEW ARC), which immediately agreed to take him in.
"He came in just 4 days old, covered in bite marks probably from a pine marten that raided the nest," Melissa Noble of NEW ARC told The Dodo. "We really didn't think he would make it as he was so young and the bites were a worry for internal infection."
Staffers at NEW ARC quickly set about treating the orphaned baby, giving him milk every two hours and keeping him safe and warm in an incubator. Miraculously, the little squirrel began to regain his strength, and is now thriving.
The center doesn't currently have any other squirrels in its care, because it's nearing the end of the breeding season, and staffers were worried the baby squirrel might be feeling lonely without his family to keep him company. He's so young that he still hasn't even opened his eyes yet.
"Normally we get a few in from the same litter, but since he's on his own, that's why I bought him a teddy to cuddle," Noble said. "It gives him comfort since he doesn't have any siblings to cuddle into."
The little squirrel absolutely loves his new teddy bear companion, and will use it to feel safe and loved until he can finally be released back into the wild.
"Once he's older he'll be transferred into an enclosure until he is fit for release in the local area where red squirrels are abundant," Noble said.
Found an orphaned or abandoned wild animal? Find out what you can do to help.


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Comic Book Men's Kevin Smith Writes About Star Wars in Hollywood Reporter Guest Column
This week, Kevin Smith writes a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter in which he offers some advise for Disney on the upcoming new Star Wars film. Plus, Smith is touring the country with his Q&A show. Read on for more:
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This is my first major painting of the year. I've been working on several large pastels in the studio and this one is the first to be framed. It will be for sale at The Butternut Gallery in Montrose, PA 570-278-4011. The show called Recent Landscapes and Wishful Thinking will open Saturday February 23rd. Cheryl Korb and I will be sharing wall space there through April 20.
I love painting for specific exhibitions; and I thrive on deadlines. I will have several brand new paintings for this show. Hope to see you there. This one is 30" x 18" image size.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Day's End
Posted by Rodrica Tilley at 9:20 AM
Labels: barn, farm, landscape, paintings, pastel, pastels, pennsylvania, plein air, sky, sunset pastel sky farmlandscape barn pennsylvania
1 comment:
- TJ said...
What a joy to have your blog to peruse! This sky is to die for! I am a sky nut but never thought I could do justice to the colors! Job well done here!
- September 12, 2009 7:16 PM
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We would like to thank the following for their generous support of the El Dorado County Humane Society. We would not be able to support the animals in our community without you.
The Zoe K. McCrea 2000 Trust in support of our Community Cats TNR Program. Your generosity will allow us to spay & neuter, vaccinate and treat for parasites approximately 400 free roaming felines in our community.
Sincere appreciation to Rich Aspenleiter of Aspen Lites Electric in Placerville. Your generosity on the Big Day of Giving will directly benefit animals-in-need throughout El Dorado County.
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Problem: Attributes from a joined table and the feature labels on a map do not automatically update
Joining two tables appends attributes from one table onto the other based on a common field. With this join, users can reference fields from the joined table in label expressions. In some cases, changes to attributes in the joined table do not automatically update labels on a map.
When attributes are modified with the attribute table open, the changes are not always automatically refreshed and thus, the edits are not reflected.
Solution or Workaround
There are two options for refreshing the table and labels to reflect the same information.
Option A: Close and reopen the attribute table.
1. Make the desired changes in the joined field of the attribute table.
2. Close the attribute table.
3. Reopen the attribute table to view the updates.
Option B: Reload the table cache, and refresh the map document.
1. Make the desired changes in the joined field of the attribute table.
2. To refresh the values in the table, reload the table cache by clicking the Table Options button > Reload Cache.
3. To refresh the labels on the map, refresh the map document by navigating to View > Refresh.
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