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New Report Spotlights TVA's Mission of Service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Monday it has published its first Sustainability Report, providing a comprehensive look at the utility's work to build strong partnerships and a more sustainable future for the region's 10 million residents.
"Community partnerships are fundamental to the work we do, and this report reflects our commitment to leadership and innovation in communities across the region," said Jeff Lyash, TVA President and CEO. "We are continuing TVA's core mission of service as we drive progress while effectively addressing socioeconomic and environmental concerns."
The report offers the public a more transparent, accessible look at the impact of TVA's everyday activities. It also aggregates information from two other sustainability-related documents – the Federal Sustainability Report and Implementation Plan, and the Environmental, Social, and Governance Sustainability Report, a utility-focused and investor-driven reporting template.
The report highlights TVA's 2019 performance, including these accomplishments:
Achieved its 20th consecutive year of 99.999 percent power reliability
Reduced carbon emissions 55 percent from 2005 levels (and on path to reach 60% in 2020)
Focused on energy affordability with rates better than 70% of the top 100 utilities in the nation
Ranked top among peers for employee safety
Managed the Tennessee River system to avoid $1.6 billion in flood damage
Supported Valley businesses by purchasing $2 billion in products and services
Ranked as a top 10 utility in the nation for economic development and job creation
Provided environment education programs to more than 10,000 students
Supported more than 340 stewardship projects to enhance natural resources and recreation
"As the largest public power utility in the country, it is important for TVA to share its sustainability and community work to protect and preserve our Valley's resources today and for generations to come," said Rebecca Tolene, TVA chief sustainability officer. "Our 2019 Sustainability Report serves as a baseline for our annual corporate sustainability reporting. As our sustainability reporting program matures, we will continue to work with stakeholders and communities to identify and achieve their sustainability objectives."
TVA's full report is available at: www.tva.com/sustainabilityreport
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power companies serving nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system, and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.
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Q: IE8 CSS Hack - best method? Can anyone recommend the best way to hack IE8 styling via CSS, I've recently been making IE8 render as IE7 for ease -  but wondered if it was best to add IE8 hacks?

A: Use conditional comments.

A: As other answers posted,you could use Conditional Comments,but that would add one HTTP request when user is using IE8.
You can use the \0 hack in the css file
img{
width:200px;//other broswers
width:100px\0;//only IE8
}

A: Can you explain a bit more what you want?
Generally, IE8 is quite standards compatible, so just make sure your HTML document is in standards mode and give IE8 the same stylesheet as any other browser.
If IE is acting up, then the best solution is to use Conditional Comments to give IE a separate stylesheet.

A: You should reverse your method. First your site should look good in modern browsers (like Firefox, Chrome, Opera, IE 9), and then you can start worrying about the others.
As others suggested, conditional comments can be your friend.
First, you should develop your CSS to look fine in the modern browsers. Then check IE8, see what problems you get. If you need to, include an IE-specific stylesheet. After that, you can check in IE7 and then IE6 if you support it, and add further fixes.
An example:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="normal.css" type="text/css" />

In this case you include normal.css which is for modern browsers. You found some strange IE8 issues, so in ie8.css you fix the problems. You don't have to include all your selectors in this, only the ones that need a fix (the values will be overridden for IE 8 and lower). After that, if there are still some strange things in IE7, you can add your ie7.css and fix those, and so on.
Please refer to the links the others gave you to get more information on the usage of conditional comments.
Finally: making IE8 render as IE7 for ease is never a good idea, and should be avoided. IE7 is the far past (in the IT world, IE8 should be the far past either...), develop for the present and the future, and after that you can care about the people who are still stuck with old technology (based on your audience and business plan).

A: Use the ie7-js Javascript library, which does some magic to make older IE versions behave more like proper browsers with their handling of HTML and CSS.  Then, as others have suggested, write your code in a standards-compliant manner which behaves well with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc.

A: I was looking for a good option for IE10 and below CSS styling (but it would work for IE8 only as well), I didn't wanted an extra stylesheet for readability and I came up with this idea:

I declare my div or whatever you want with an extra class, this allows me to have extra CSS in the same stylesheet in a very readable manner.
It's W3C valid and not a weird CSS hack.

A: ie8 only: the best way is
body{background:#f00\0/;}
\0/ is the Ie8 CSS Hack

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Romney Rolls to Easy UT Primary Win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Flashing his trademark smile and touting a patched-up relationship with the president, Mitt Romney rolled through the Republican primary in his adopted Utah on Tuesday and took another step in his political comeback that would have him assume the Senate seat of retiring Orrin Hatch.
President Donald Trump congratulated Romney on the landslide victory, tweeting that "a great and loving family will be coming to D.C."
Romney celebrated the win at sunset in front of picturesque mountains, surrounded by his wife, Ann, and some of their children and grandchildren as supporters munched hot dogs and snow cones.
The former presidential candidate promised to "make sure that the example I set as a leader is consistent with the values of our state and the great founding values of the United States of America" in Washington.
Romney has said he'll speak out if the president says or does anything "significant" that is racist, sexist or anti-immigrant. But his tone has changed markedly since the 2016 presidential campaign, when he blasted Trump as a "phony" and a "fraud."
This year, Romney predicted Trump will be re-elected and accepted the president's endorsement in the Senate race.
Romney defeated GOP state lawmaker Mike Kennedy, who had forced him into a primary by winning the vote of a hard right-leaning group of core GOP party members at the state convention in April. Neither received 60 percent of delegates' votes to secure the nomination outright.
During the campaign, Kennedy tried to paint his political-heavyweight opponent as an out-of-towner who couldn't get along with Trump, but those attacks didn't make much headway.
Kennedy said Tuesday he's happy to back Romney as he goes up against Democrat Jenny Wilson in the general election.
Wilson promised a hard race Tuesday, saying in a statement that the country needs "a new generation of leaders" and criticizing him on immigration and tax policies.
Wilson will be the underdog in deep-red Utah, which has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for decades.
Romney moved to Utah after his failed 2012 presidential run. He's known there for turning around the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics after a bribery scandal and later becoming the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party.
The well of goodwill also extends to voters who support the president.
Bruce Rigby, 84, said he admires Romney for speaking his mind, but he's also glad he has since come around to largely supporting the president.
"It's like in a family. One person may not like the decision that someone makes, but it all comes out in the wash," said Rigby, a retired manager concrete and propane companies.
There are lingering questions for people like Emery Cook, a 34-year-old business owner who said he hopes Romney is a "true conservative" on issues like opposing abortion and strengthening border security.
"I hope he stands up to Trump when he needs to stand up to Trump, and I like that about Mitt," he said.
In other noteworthy Utah races, U.S. Rep. John Curtis took a major step toward winning his first full term in Congress when he knocked out a hard-right opponent who'd aligned himself closely with Trump.
The win over former state lawmaker Chris Herrod ended a rematch between the two men who also sparred months ago in the special election to finish Rep. Jason Chaffetz's term representing the 3rd Congressional District.
"This is one of the most conservative districts in the country, and I think it's validation tonight that we're well-aligned with them," Curtis said.
In the 1st Congressional District, the Democratic race between businessman Kurt Weiland and social worker Lee Castillo was too close to call. They're competing to face eight-term Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop.
Salt Lake City Democrat Derek Kitchen, who rose to prominence when he and his partner were part of a lawsuit that overturned Utah's ban on gay marriage, was locked in a Democratic primary for the state Legislature with physician Jennifer Plumb.

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M/SUNNY
Sweet stuff: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu waves to her legions of fans, as she sports a melted-chocolate dress typical of her unique sense of style. | SAMUEL THOMAS
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu on a mission to spread Japan's kawaii culture
by Samuel Thomas
Online: Apr 30, 2013
"Cool" may have been the official buzzword recently attached to Japanese pop culture by the national government, but if the chants of the 20,000 strong audience who turned out for the Kawaii!! Matsuri (stylized as KAWAii!! MATSURi) two-day festival held on April 20-21 are to be believed, that word has been ousted by a new one: "kawaii." Commonly understood abroad as a term meaning "cute," recently in modern Japanese, "kawaii" appears to span the whole of pop culture, and is now, funnily enough, about as ubiquitous as the use of "cool" in English.
So what does it really mean or refer to? A brief glance at the lineup headlined by the current face of kawaii, musician Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, might leave you jumping to pastel-sweet conclusions. But the festival went far beyond a teen-oriented notion of cute. It also presented a wide range of events that ran from cosplay (costume play) shows featuring video-game characters to fashion shows by credible brands and boutiques, followed by performances by idol acts that would ordinarily be confined to Akihabara.
It was a mix that alluded to the vast number of interpretations of kawaii. But, moreover, it revealed a breakdown in the barriers between facets of popular culture in Japan. Street-level fashion brands, such as Galaxxxy, who presented a runway collection themed around cult 1980s animation "Dirty Pair," for example, could be found alongside expensive names such as Jenny Fax, the brand worn by idol group Negicco.
But this new kawaii identity was far from unanimous. For every idol group that tackled catwalk fashion, there was one that conformed to the genre's expectations, such as the Up Up Girls (Kari) who performed in the predictable sequined idol uniform beloved by fans.
It is clear that if Japan wants international acclaim for it's kawaii culture, it hinges on how best to package it in an accessible way. Kyary, whose new single "Invader Invader" employs the dubstep genre of music popular in America and Europe, is one performer who seems capable of achieving this. Her popularity has long demonstrated that foreign fans are keen to make the effort required to buy into palatable Japanese pop culture. But it would be a mistake to forget that there is still a gulf of cultural distance between other acts and potential fans abroad.
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Nevertheless, Kyary has been the catalyst for a renewed interest in Japanese pop culture abroad since her first single "Ponponpon" and its video became a viral hit internationally in 2011. The YouTube clip has since chalked up a staggering 47 million views. Originally a street-fashion icon and blogger, Kyary has moved on to be the face and voice of the kawaii generation, and was officially titled as such by the mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in 2012.
Here's what Kyary had to say about the phenomenon.
You have just returned to Japan from your first tour across America, Europe and Asia as the official kawaii ambassador of Harajuku. What is the message you want to spread abroad?
As someone living and breathing kawaii culture and music, and whose style grew out of walking the streets of Harajuku, I just want to reveal that culture to the world. Now that I have a platform to do so, I want to help make the concept of kawaii into a bridge between Japan and the world.
Throughout your world tour, what was your experience with foreign fans like?
It was amazing — there was so much energy everywhere I went.
Performing in Japan is always exciting, but each audience in every country I went to reacted in its own different way. In some places people even chanted my name before I went on stage. It seemed like every audience found a different way to communicate with me.
In Europe it was really noticeable that there anime and cosplay are already a significant part of the culture, judging from the way fans dressed at the concerts. There were even a lot of people cosplaying as me!
In Asia, the atmosphere was much closer to Japan, as you might expect. As for America, because it was the first time I had been to cities such as New York, I was a bit worried about what the reception would be like. Then I saw that the dates had all sold out — it really was a dream come true.
Did you feel that audiences were understanding your particular brand of kawaii culture?
That again depended on the country — Europe was probably the most receptive. For example, fans had learned all the lyrics to my songs even though they are all in Japanese. Plus everyone seemed to know the dance routines. Fans in Paris even organized a flash mob on the street dancing to my song "Ponponpon"!
You are also known as a fashion icon in your own right. What does fashion mean to you and your fans?
Fundamentally, I want people to wear what they want to wear. In my song "Fashion Monster" there is the lyric, "I don't want to be bound by anyone else's rules." I think that sums up what I would like to say to listeners. If you are wearing clothes that you enjoy wearing, everything you do in life becomes fun.
You say "fun" but it strikes me that your fashion isn't just lighthearted — there is an edge to it.
Absolutely. I like the mix between the conventionally cute and the dark. For example, in the music video for "Ponponpon" there is actually a lot of grotesque imagery next to the cute — kawaii can have a dark side.
Are there any designers you would like to work with to further that aesthetic?
Actually, I don't think in terms of fashion designers at all. I would rather work with other performers like Lady Gaga or Katy Perry. I admire their sense of style a lot.
You now have stylists, makeup artists etc. at your disposal. Has that had an effect on your own style, when you compare it to your street-style origins?
I never thought, back then, that I would be where I am now. Now I have a whole team — Team Kyary — around me to help make my ideas into reality. They can even make items for me from scratch if I need them. It makes for a wonderfully creative atmosphere.
What are your thoughts on events like Kawaii!! Matsuri that mix music, fashion and Akihabara culture?
I think all the acts, models and performers at events like this share the same goal of wanting to communicate kawaii culture to the world.
I am not so familiar with the Akihabara scene, but when I have been there I have always noticed the incredible number of foreign visitors and their passion for the area. I want to bring that same level of excitement to Harajuku.
What is next for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu?
I am definitely hoping to reach more people abroad. My next single "Invader Invader" deliberately has a really easy-to-remember chorus in English so that, hopefully, everyone can enjoy it. I hope everyone will sing it with me on my next tour as I keep spreading the message abroad.
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Thunder Bay Down Under Summertime Spin Series – Pseudo Echo
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Alexi Laiho 1979 – 2021
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The Astonishing
January 31, 2016 destroyerofharmonyDream Theater, The Astonishing 2 Comments
9 songs would be a perfect album.
Dystopian Overture
Moment Of Betrayal
Our New World
The Gift Of Music
A Savior In The Square
A Life Left Behind
When Your Time Has Come
45 minutes all up. Sequence your playlists and you will see how beautifully it flows. I have been playing it all day. Because at 2 hours and 10 minutes, so many good songs are lost because only the hardcore fans would stay the course to hear the full album.
This is a review of the best songs on the album in my opinion.
It's a cross between "Forsaken" and "Metropolis Part 1". Especially in the Intro and first verse. So if you like the feel and groove of those songs, you'll like this one.
I have sworn to live and die
By the warrior's code
Never leave a man behind
May God redeem my soul
I will give you what you need
My brother for my son
Guilt and shame will burden me
Until my days are done
The things we do for our children far outweigh what we would do for our brothers. Here is a person, who is conflicted by the situation he is in. But the path forward is clear for him. Betray the "Chosen One" and his son will be returned.
It has one of the best Petrucci riffs ever. Petrucci always makes major music riffs sound heavy. Plus the vocal melodies of the verses are hypnotic. By far one of the best compositions from Dream Theater. You actually hear the main riff at the start of "A Savior In The Square" however it is restructured to maximum effect right here. In relation to the story, this song comes in close to the end, but man, it's a knockout song.
So together we'll build a new world
That's all we are asking for today. A new and better world, free of the corruption and betrayals of our Governments and the Corporations that bank roll their campaigns.
Again, a riff in a major key and it sounds fantastic. I also dig the interlude section from "The Gift Of Music" that sounds like a section from "Erotomania". The whole song, musically is spot on.
We are living day to day
Forced to bear the lion's share
People just don't have the time for music any more.
And no one seems to care
Is this John Petrucci bringing modern-day issues into a dystopian society. The truth is, people don't have time for music like they did before. There are so many distractions. Music is competing with so many different forms of entertainment, it's not funny any more. Gone are the days of three TV stations and expensive computers.
And you know what, we can skip tracks. Back when we had vinyl records, we would drop the needle and after hearing our favorite track, we waited to hear what came next because we couldn't be bothered to get up and move the needle back!
And then the playlist is geared up so that "The Gift Of Music" flows into "A Savior In The Square" and that brilliant riff from "Our New World" is heard again for the first minute and a half. This time it is in clean tone and Petrucci breaks out a brilliant lead. If you like how "The Count Of Tuscany" starts off, then you will love how this song start offs.
Then from 1.50 it goes into this regal "here comes the King and Queen" like musical rhythm.
We have come to hear him sing
To see this gift your savior brings
There is nothing more pleasurable than watching live music. I love it and when bands do their live shows as events, it's even more special and memorable.
I love the street busk feel of the guitar riff that kicks the song off. And once the drums and keys come in, the groove feels very progressive.
All this time while I'm sleeping
The world changed around me
Now I've never felt more alive
I'm waking up
From a life left behind
For a concept album set in the future, the sounds of the songs are set in the past. And it is in those sounds, that I feel alive.
The piano intro that morphs into the synth, is brilliant. For feel, the song reminds me of the verse riff of "Finally Free" when James sings "I ran into Julian and he said we should get together soon".
The Chorus is a great piece of pop songwriting. Very memorable.
When you're facing the path that divides
Know that I will be there by your side
Find your strength in the sound of my voice
And you'll know which choice is right
That's it. The freedom to let your mind drift and allow the music to lift you into new skies and new destinies.
The verses are heavy. I like it.
For many years, I've seen
Our people starve and suffer
How many more will die before we stand and fight?
Love the palm muted intro and when the keys and drums come in, it's prog and roll, baby. But the best part is the 4/4 drum beat at the 5.20 mark and Petrucci just goes to town. Not in a shred way, but in a groovy and melodic way, with some blues attitude.
Listen without judgement
If you cannot see the truth
You're the one who's blind
The guys in Dream Theater love to play. Even when they go into pop rock territory, there are still no three-minute cuts with safe moves. The pre-chorus can be a 10 second prog interlude. Creativity is all about risk. And sometimes artists fail or succeed wildly, but if they will never know until they try.
In Dream Theater's case, they do what they want, because they have a loyal fan base that generates a significant part of their revenue. That is why their super deluxe editions sell out. That is why their concert tickets have gone up exponentially over the last 10 years. There's a demand for them.
Now that music is free, people will still buy it, if the artist gives them a reason to.
That's one of the movers behind vinyl and deluxe editions/packs. They make great souvenirs for the hard-core fan. Let this be a note to all musicians. Stop crying about the theft of MP3s or the streaming rates your label pays you. Wrap your music up in something that your hard-core fans want.
Coheed and Cambria have been using this business model since 2003 and they have built a successful career from it. Because in the end, every artist has to have fans to survive. And those fans are led from one thing to the other. We didn't know that we wanted to use Napster but as soon as we acquired music via the Internet, at home, and so easily, we were hooked. Especially when those hard to find rare albums surfaced and those expensive imports.
Dream Theater and Portnoy during this period were at the forefront of the bootlegging culture, releasing their bootleg recordings via their various fan websites and their own Ytse Jam Records. All of their music was free and we still purchased it and more. I suppose that is the gift of music.
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2 thoughts on "The Astonishing"
deKE says:
Your right about listening more with vinyl. 45 minutes is still a decent length album though. I've been waiting for this review… Like how u slice and diced it down to 9 tracks
destroyerofharmony says:
Thanks Deke
It plays so much better. In its entirety the album is a Broadway musical. I wouldn't be surprised if in a few years that happens.
By the way I'm loving Our New World.


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SAG Award Nominees
The 20th annual SAG awards, which honor both film and television, will be handed out on Saturday, January 18, 2014.
Here are the nominees, along with my commentary. You can also view the list of nominees on sagawards.org.
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
Though I've only seen two of these (though I have seen the stage version of August: Osage County), I've seen enough previews and clips of all of these to know that they really do feature an ensemble cast. Of the two that I've seen, my vote is for 12 Years a Slave, but I hope to see the other three nominees by January, at which point I might be singing a different tune. (I mean, how do you not root for Meryl Streep-Julia Roberts (August) fights, or Amy Adams (American Hustle) being amazing, as usual?)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker, The Butler
No surprise that Hanks and McConaughey received nominations, and I'm so glad that Ejiofor did, too. There's a lot of sentimentality being sent Dern's way, and Whitaker is always praised by his peers. (Ejiofor is the only outsider here; look for this to play into voting.)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
With all the buzz surrounding American Hustle and Amy Adams' consistently good work, it's surprising that she wasn't nominated, thought all of these actresses have been receiving praise for their work in this year's films.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Obviously I'm rooting for Fassbender, whose performance in 12 Years a Slave was nothing short of brilliant. I'm also pleased to see Leto's work recognized (though there was little doubt that it would be). Bruhl's nomination is a shock, and likely took a slot some thought (and hoped) would go Bradley Cooper for his work in American Hustle. Not to get too gruesome, but I wonder if Gandolfini, who was, to be sure, a fine actor, would have been nominated if he was still alive.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, The Butler
What's so interesting about the nominees in this category is that awards darling Lawrence is the only American Hustle actor to be singled out for an award. Is her performance that stellar, is the field of supporting actresses that weak or do fellow actors love her that much? My guess is it's a combination of the first and last. I'm thrilled to see newbie Nyong'o nominated, and I'll be rooting for her throughout the season.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
What can I say? This is a terrific field, even if there is a gross omission in House of Cards. Bravo to all the casts. Perhaps we should give a slight edge to Breaking Bad since we recently said goodbye to the series?
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
Veep! Word. No Parks and Recreation. Boo.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Nothing against the other nominees (especially the outstanding Spacey in the superlative House of Cards) but we all agree this goes to Cranston, right?
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Note that because there is not a separate category for featured actors, those typically in the supporting category, like recent Emmy winner, Gunn, are going head-to-head with lead actresses, like perennial favorite Danes. It might also be the reason that the stunning Robin Wright is not nominated for House of Cards.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Um... I don't know. I do love Phil Dunphy, so perhaps it's Burrell's turn.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
So of course I'm thrilled that Louis-Dreyfus is nominated, because Veep is hilarious and she's absolutely terrific. But I'm bummed that Amy Poehler, so good on Parks and Recreation, is left out of the race.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Jeremy Irons, The Hollow Crown
Rob Lowe, Killing Kennedy
For yet another year, I have no dog in this fight. Douglas took home the Emmy, so I suppose he's the prohibitive favorite.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie of Miniseries:
Angela Bassett, Betty and Coretta
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Holly Hunter, Top of the Lake
Congratulations to all the nominees.
Honors for Stunt Ensemble
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
I like that the SAG Awards recognize stunt work.
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
And those are the SAG Award nominees. Tune into TBS or TNT on January 18 to see who wins and which stars will introduce themselves as actors at the top of the show. View the list of nominees at sagawards.org.
By the way, The Wolf of Wall Street was left out because Martin Scorsese and the studio couldn't deliver screeners to nominators in time. This is important to note because SAG nominations are usually a good indicator of Oscar acting nominations, since it's much the same voting bloc.
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Community members are invited to delve into 1890's Chicago this spring as the Library features Rosellen Brown's new novel The Lake on Fire for the 14th annual One Book, Everybody Reads program. Ms. Brown will discuss her book on May 5 at 2:00 pm. at Wilmette Junior High School, 620 Locust Road. A book signing will follow Ms. Brown's presentation, with books available for sale on site, courtesy of The Book Stall.
One Book is the library's annual community reading and book discussion program, funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. Each year, the library invites the community to read a selected book and participate in various programs and performances designed to encourage conversations around the book and its themes. The program culminates when the author visits Wilmette to discuss his or her work. Hundreds of local residents take part in the program each spring.
As in past years, a series of events related to the book and its themes will take place in the spring, and information on those programs will be available in the near future. In the meantime, the Library holds multiple print and electronic copies of The Lake on Fire, which patrons are invited to check out.
The Lake on Fire is an epic and evocative narrative that focuses on the lives of Jewish immigrant siblings Chaya and Asher after they move to industrialized Chicago from rural Wisconsin. Against the backdrop of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and through the glitter of Chicago's Gilded Age and a tumultuous social landscape, the novel examines family, love, revolution, and social class and remarkably resonates with today's current events.
The book has garnered great acclaim since its publication in October, receiving starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly. According to Booklist, "Brown imaginatively, compassionately, and spellbindingly dramatizes timeless questions of survival and social conscience." Kirkus called the book, "a transporting drama of class and love, steeped in period feeling, written with beauty and conviction," and Publishers Weekly called it a "stellar, evocative novel."
In her review of the book in the New York Times, author Amy Bloom wrote, "Rosellen Brown has a great ear, a great eye, a great love of the painful twists and turns that happen in a human life and the big twists and turns of American history. She lays out these gifts in The Lake on Fire, her first overtly "historical" novel and her first novel in 18 years."
Author Meg Wolitzer wrote that The Lake on Fire "is not only a brilliant coming-of-age-in-the Gilded-Age story, as well as an engrossing sibling story, but (it) is also a keen exploration of ideas around heroism, making one's way in the world, and the tensions between material comforts and the persistent desire to be of use. Vivid and rich, Rosellen Brown's book swept me in and held me there."
The Chicago Tribune summed up its review by noting that "for all of its sensate qualities, Brown's story is finally a love story, which is to say a timeless story about why and how and at what cost we take care of one another."
Rosellen Brown has published 11 books, including novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Her 1992 novel Before and After may be her best-known work and was made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson. Prior to the 2018 publication of The Lake on Fire, Ms. Brown's most recent work was the novel, Half a Heart, published in 2000.
Ms. Brown has published widely in magazines, and her stories have appeared frequently in highly-regarded short story collections. She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the Bunting Institute, the Howard Foundation, and twice from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Janet Kafka Prize for Best Novel by an American Woman, the National Council on the Arts Prize, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. In 1984, she was selected as one of Ms. Magazine's "12 Women of the Year."
For more information about this spring's One Book, Everybody Reads program, visit www.wilmettelibrary.info/onebook or call (847) 256-6930.


GENEVA/TUNIS (22 May 2018) – Violence in Libya continues to have a devastating impact on health care in the country, with hospitals and other medical facilities bombed, shelled and looted; medical personnel targeted, attacked and even taken hostage or arbitrarily detained; and patients at times denied prompt life-saving care or attacked while getting treatment, according to a paper published today by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
"These attacks are a major violation of international law and a tragic disregard of our common humanity. All too often, there is no respect for the sick and no sanctity for those who provide care. This must end," said Ghassan Salamé, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL.
Between 1 May 2017 and 1 May 2018, the UN has recorded 36 attacks on medical facilities, personnel or patients, although the actual number is likely to be significantly higher.
Among the incidents cited, the Sabha Medical Centre in southern Libya was shelled or hit by stray bullets 15 times between February and May. In November 2017, the Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi saw people shooting in the corridors with AK-47s. On 18 February, a woman in labour and her unborn child died when armed men delayed their passage at a checkpoint as they were trying to leave Derna.
Armed groups, including those formally integrated into Ministries, have assaulted, threatened and even unlawfully deprived healthcare workers of liberty. Doctors and other hospital staff face insults, intimidation and beatings by fighters seeking preferential treatment for injured members of their armed groups and their relatives. In one case, a fighter reportedly held a gun to a doctor's head, forcing the doctor to resuscitate his mother.
Under international humanitarian law, which applies to situations of armed conflict, hospitals and other medical facilities, medical personnel and medical transport must be respected and protected at all times, while attacks targeting them are prohibited.


Sprint has been and continues to be supportive of LightSquared's business plans and appreciates the company's efforts to find a resolution to the interference issues impacting its ability to offer service on the 1.6 GHz spectrum. However, due to these unresolved issues, and subject to the provisions of the agreement, Sprint has elected to exercise its right to terminate the agreement announced last summer. We remain open to considering future spectrum hosting agreements with LightSquared, should they resolve these interference issues, as well as other interested spectrum holders.
Don't fret, though, Sprintsters - according to The Now Network, this doesn't affect its current Network Vision plan, which is "on schedule and on budget."
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), March 16, 2012 - Sprint (NYSE: S) today issued the following statement regarding the spectrum hosting agreement it signed with LightSquared in June 2011. Per the agreement, Sprint agreed to deploy and operate an LTE network capable of utilizing the 1.6 GHz spectrum licensed to or available to LightSquared. The agreement contained contingencies related to possible interference issues with LightSquared's spectrum, including Sprint's right to terminate the agreement if certain conditions were not met by LightSquared.


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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Who Won? Who Lost?
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With this year's San Diego Comic-Con finally in the books, it's time for another annual tradition: figuring out who won, and who lost the con.
Not that anyone involved are losers! They're all awesome for coming out and chatting with the fans, spending their time talking shop and trudging through the heat to bring even hotter trailers and first looks at their shows and movies. But let's be honest, not every panel and appearance was equal. Some presentations flopped, while others soared.
And this was an extremely different Comic-Con than the ones we've seen in years past. Though this is the fiftieth anniversary of the convention that ostensibly started about comic books, it's grown to become the biggest pop culture event in America, and one of the biggest in the world. That's in large part due to the movie presence at Comic-Con, which has been used to launch enormous geek friendly properties for decades.
Times are changing, though, and studios are starting to get savvy to the idea that spending millions to bring their film to Comic-Con won't guarantee a big opening. It also tends to get lost in the din of Comic-Con buzz, where the five days are the equivalent of someone shouting news in your ear non-stop, 24 hours a day. Even if you make a splash, it's on to the next thing.
The assumption was that television would jump in for movies, and in a certain sense it did. The massive Hall H, once the home of lines for weeks, was instead host to otherwise intimate conversations and a bevy of TV panels. But overall? The response — with some exceptions — seemed to be muted.
So with that in mind, from Marvel Studios' big Saturday night panel, to… Some other ones… Here's who won and who lost San Diego Comic-Con 2019.
Winner: Marvel Studios
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Fans knew that Marvel Studios' return to Hall H would be big, but they didn't know how big. With no movies officially announced past the recently released Spider-Man: Far From Home, the slate was wide open… And Marvel proceeded to fill it with both movies and Disney+ TV shows.
A Black Widow movie! An Asian-led cast taking on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! Angelina Jolie in space action movie The Eternals! A horror movie, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, spinning right out of the upcoming Disney+ show WandaVision! Loki! Hawkeye! What If?! Falcon and the Winter Soldier! A Thor sequel reteaming director Taika Waititi with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson — now playing Marvel's first openly LGBTQ+ character — and bringing back Natalie Portman's Jane Foster as a female Thor!
And if that wasn't enough, after casual mentions of Black Panther 2, Captain Marvel 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Fantastic Four and X-Men, Marvel Studios' chief Kevin Feige brought out Mahershala Ali to announce he was rebooting the Blade movies.
For critics wringing their hands over Disney's dominance of pop culture, this was a four alarm fire. But on the front of diversity, weirdness, and for fans of the Marvel movies, this was a mind-melting assortment of news. At least in terms of Comic-Con, this doesn't get any bigger.
Loser: Marvel Television
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By comparison, the Marvel TV unit — which is run by a different part fo the company — had an extremely muted presence at the convention. Other than the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel that lovingly celebrated the show (it was announced right before that the show will be wrapping up its run with Season 7), there was nothing. No mention of the multiple animated or live action Hulu shows, nothing on a third season of Cloak & Dagger at Freeform, or any additional projects… Nada.
Perhaps they were clearing the way for the Marvel Studios announcements. Perhaps they just don't have anything to announce right now, and it's all coming later this year at New York Comic Con. But given the news that Mahershala Ali, who starred as Cottonmouth on the Marvel/Netflix Luke Cage show was jumping ship for the movies, and that the Disney+ shows would be intrinsically tied to the movies as well — something the Marvel TV shows have struggled with — it seems like only a matter of time before those TV shows "don't matter," a death knell for continuity fans.
Don't count them out yet by any means, but it's becoming increasingly clear that Marvel Television and Marvel Studios are two very, very separate things.
Winner: 'Star Trek'
Photo: CBS All Access
It probably would have been enough for fans of the Star Trek franchise if the CBS All Access shows had revealed info about Discovery Season 3 (more Short Treks! New cast members) and the animated Lower Decks. But the highly anticipated Star Trek: Picard brought the house down with an appearance by star Patrick Stewart, and surprises that got fans screaming. Not only is Stewart coming back as Picard, but he's bringing several members of his Next Generation crew back for the ride, including fan favorite Data (Brent Spiner). But most unexpected? Jeri Ryan's return as Seven of Nine, a character many Trek fans think never got her due. The show won't debut until next year, but it's already clear this series is something special.
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Loser: 'Game of Thrones'
To be completely fair, there's no way this year's Game of Thrones panel could have gone off without a hitch; and when the showrunners and several stars pulled out at the last minute, it already put the victory tour presentation on rocky ground. For the most part, the genial cast who did attend goofed and joked and had a good time. However, that was all overshadowed by two huge downer notes: Conleth Hill, who plays Varys, blaming a media-hate campaign for the mixed reaction to the final season; and what was ostensibly supposed to be a "thank you" panel to the fans ran over time, cutting off before they could go to fan questions. Unfortunately, what could have been a triumphant finish left a sour taste in many mouths. We still love you though, Game of Thrones. Maybe one more panel next year, just to get it right?
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Winner: HBO, Otherwise
Photo: HBO
Game of Thrones kerfuffle aside, HBO had a huge showing at this year's Comic-Con, showing off the full trailer for BBC co-production His Dark Materials that was so good it made us forget The Golden Compass existed, bringing back Westworld Season 3 for teases so good they made us forget Westworld Season 2 existed, and despite not even having a panel, dropping the full look at Damon Lindelof's Watchmen. Sure Thrones might be over, but HBO is just getting started.
Winner: 'The Witcher'
Speaking of Game of Thrones, though we don't have any clear winners in the "Who Will Be America's Next Thrones?" sweepstakes, but we do have an early lead in Netflix's The Witcher. Particularly since expectations were low after a very silly reveal of Henry Cavill's wig, the trailer and panel wowed fans with a serious, adult take on the classic Polish novels (and video games). Fans are incredibly into The Witcher to the point of obsession; but even non-fans could watch the footage from the presentation and say, "hey, this looks cool!"
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Loser: The Arrow-verse
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What a weird year for The CW's Arrow-verse shows. There was an incredibly emotional final panel for Arrow that brought star Stephen Amell to tears. And plenty of news dropped, including The Flash's new villain, a new Supergirl suit, and a Russian Doll star coming to Arrow. But Ruby Rose had to bow out of her inaugural Batwoman panel due to shooting schedule, and perhaps because nearly half the panels were running the same time as the Marvel Studios panel, they seemed to fly under the radar.
Particularly with the massive Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover coming later this year — the Arrow-verse's version of Avengers: Infinity War — you'd expect they'd be all in on news and shocking revelations. We did find out that Brandon Routh will be donning a Superman suit once again, and the old Batman TV series' Robin, Burt Ward will be returning… But that's pretty much it. Perhaps they're saving it all for October's New York Comic Con? Regardless, an underwhelming showing for what could have been a huge win.
Winner*: DC Universe
I put an asterisk next to "winner" because the DC Universe streaming service would have won just by showing up and proving it wasn't a lame duck in the face of WarnerMedia's HBO Max service. Instead, they went all out, announcing a second season of the critically acclaimed Doom Patrol in conjunction with HBO Max, showing off well received footage for the Harley Quinn animated series, and announcing a fourth season of Young Justice. The future of any streaming service is in doubt as they proliferate over the next year and change, but DC Universe's message was clear: we're not going anywhere.
Loser: 'Veronica Mars'
Photo: Hulu
Full disclosure, I loved the new Hulu season of Veronica Mars. And in theory, premiering the first episode of Season 4 at Comic-Con, then announcing that the entire season was ready to stream a week early is a great idea. It's a huge surprise, and the sort of thing you can only pull off in the streaming era! Only downside, the fans who wanted to watch it were… Already at Comic-Con? And had other plans? And fans at home who were carefully planning their rewatches of the first three seasons suddenly had to scramble to catch up. Not to mention the poor entertainment journalists, who suddenly had to move all of their coverage up a week in the middle of Comic-Con. I realize that last one is a very specific problem.
In the long run, surprise drops are fun and a great way of building buzz for the show, this just seemed like a great idea for the room that caused too much confusion right afterwards, and ultimately got lost in the shuffle of the rest of the news crush this weekend. On the plus side, between this news, the goodbye to The Good Place panel, and meeting Lin-Manuel Miranda, it seemed like star Kristen Bell was having the best time of anyone at Comic-Con!
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Winner: 'The Walking Dead'
Photo: AMC
Those who have been eagerly anticipating the eventual destruction of the zombie franchise will have to wait another year. The double The Walking Dead/Fear The Walking Dead panels on Friday have become a yearly highlight, and with other genre shows saying goodbye, Walking Dead hasn't just trucked onwards, it's grown. The Comic-Con trailers are always killer, there was news about the next spinoff, but the big news was that Universal Pictures has picked up the Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) movie, and will be showing it in movie theaters. We're going to be walking with the dead for a good, long time.


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Virus crisis a wakeup call for all of us
Commuters ride on deserted roads during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the coronavirus in Karachi on March 25, 2020. (AFP)
26 Mar 2020 03:03:37 GMT9
Maha Akeel
It's microscopic, fast and mysterious; an invisible, sneaky enemy that does not differentiate between old and young, rich and poor, strong and weak, whoever and wherever they may be. It does not believe in borders, it simply relies on the human touch.
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is holding the world in its grip, causing fear, panic and distress. In the space of just a few months, more than 400,000 cases and 19,000 deaths have been reported in 195 countries and territories, and it is still spreading. It has brought some of the most powerful countries in the world to their knees, and placed the planet in a state of lockdown.
People fear what they cannot see or do not know, and their reactions vary. Some are in denial or disbelief, leading them to question the whole situation or downplay it, despite evidence of illnesses and deaths; or they might come up with or circulate conspiracy theories or any kind of explanation, even though history tells us of many previous pandemics. Worse still are those who ignore the precautionary and preventive measures advised by the health authorities. Then there are those who create rumors and fake news that undermine the work of the authorities and cause chaos and confusion. Selfishly, they all put their lives and the lives of the people around them at risk, thus contributing to the spreading of the virus.
Others might react by panicking and exaggerating the current or expected situation, causing them to overstock food, grocery items and medicine, and become hostile and selfish in putting themselves first. Others have fallen into distress because they don't have clear answers about how long this will last and what will be the short and long-term effects on them, their families and their country. Already stock markets have crumbled, industries such as airlines and tourism have collapsed, and all forms of "businesses as usual" have ceased to exist. The expected levels of job and revenue losses are astounding.
Life as we know it has come to a standstill. A stop sign has been raised at all the intersections.
On the other hand, while doors are being closed, hearts are opening up through volunteering, donating and sharing. While we cannot gather outside our homes, we are coming closer together inside, practicing social distancing as an acceptable form of socializing without being thought of as rude or antisocial. While we cannot talk face-to-face, we are chatting more often online, exchanging messages of prayer, solidarity and love, as well as many jokes to cheer each other up.
Hats off to the governments that acted responsibly, swiftly and with transparency at the first signs of an outbreak
Some opportunities have blossomed, particularly everything related to the internet, including distance learning, working from home, home deliveries, entertainment and the cutting down of government bureaucracy.
Maybe it is a wakeup call. Maybe we needed to take time off from our busy schedules and obsession with materialistic things to slow down, find inner peace and appreciate what we have: Our health, our families, and our well-being. Skies and waters are clearing up in some of the most polluted places. The Earth is breathing a little easier. The sounds of nature are purer. Cleanliness has become a valued habit for us and the environment.
It is also an opportunity to appreciate the real heroes — those who put their lives at risk to provide us with health care, security and all the basic necessities of life. Real priorities have come into much sharper focus. It is not weapons and luxuries, but good health care, public service and infrastructure. As we wait for scientists to discover a vaccine and a cure, we realize that we need to invest more in education, research and innovation.
Hats off to the governments that acted responsibly, swiftly and with transparency at the first signs of an outbreak, putting the lives and basic human rights of their people ahead of any other considerations. Saudi Arabia proved to be a role model in taking courageous and firm steps in this regard, and the people have, in general, showed a high level of awareness and discipline. A word of assurance from King Salman comforted people and encouraged them to continue following the regulations.
This is a global crisis. Ironically, as much as this crisis has forced us into lockdown, it has proved how interconnected and interdependent we are. We need to work together, help each other and support each other to survive and get through the aftermath. The world is changing because of this virus — demographically, socially, economically, and politically. It will be a different place.
Maha Akeel is a Saudi writer based in Jeddah. Twitter: @MahaAkeel1
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THE SHADOWS OF VALLEY RANCH: Will McClay has emerged as one of Jerry Jones' most prominent voices
Will McClay, the Dallas Cowboys assistant director of player personnel who has recently ascended to one of the top positions in the organization.
As the scope of McClay's role has increased, so has the intrigue surrounding him. In short time, McClay has become the mythic figure of the Cowboys' off-season.
On Internet message boards, some have expressed hope he can save a franchise that hasn't qualified for the playoffs since 2009. Others are curious about a man who operates in the shadows of Valley Ranch and away from the blinding spotlight that follows the organization's most prominent figures.
"Who is this Will McClay they've mentioned?" one poster asks in the title of a thread.
The curiosity continues to build. And adding to the mystery is the Dallas Cowboys decision to not grant an interview with McClay for this article.
They say he is a busy man, which he is. This week, he is leading the effort to assemble the final draft board, which has gone through many revisions in the months before the Cowboys go on the clock Thursday with the 16th overall pick.
Prominent voice
In the war room, he will partner with Stephen and Jerry Jones as they make decisions that will affect the team for years to come. Those who know and have worked with McClay say he'll be a fine consigliore, offering informed guidance that will steer the family-run business in the right direction.
"He's going to provide Stephen and Mr. Jones with the very best information, the very best players, the very best evaluation, the very best research that he can possibly come up with," said Terry Gray, a scouting consultant with the club.
"I think that anybody, whether it be Mr. Jones, Stephen or anybody in another corporation, is going to respond to that, to the very best that's available to them. Will is an incredibly detail-oriented person. His work ethic is really unbelievable. And he is very, very intelligent. He is probably too smart for his own good sometimes."
For that reason, no one is surprised McClay has emerged as one of the most prominent voices at Valley Ranch. But getting to this point in his career hasn't been an easy journey, with stops at football outposts.
He did multiple tours in the Arena Football League — first as a player and then as a coach, bouncing between the Detroit Drive, the Milwaukee Mustangs, the Florida Bobcats, Anaheim Piranhas and the Grand Rapids Rampage before landing with the Dallas Desperados, the team once owned by the Jones family.
In between, he had a stint as the director of player personnel for the defunct XFL's Orlando Rage and a gig in the scouting department with the Jacksonville Jaguars. When McClay joined the Dallas Cowboys organization in 2002, he was hired to be the defensive coordinator for the Desperados.
In 2004, the team promoted him to head coach, and he served in that capacity through 2008. All the while, he worked in the Cowboys' personnel department, reviewing tape, compiling comprehensive reports and using advanced statistics to supplement his work.
Before he was elevated to his current role, he was the team's director of football research, scouting opponents and keeping tabs on the other 31 rosters in the league in the event a player of interest became available.
The experience he gained evaluating and managing personnel have shaped McClay's perspective as he has combed the fringes of the football landscape to unearth hidden gems. In recent seasons, McClay has been credited with finding key contributors whose careers appeared to have dead-ended before the Cowboys revived them. Among McClay's best finds have been Laurent Robinson, Tony Fiammetta, Ernie Sims and George Selvie.
"It seems like every step of the way he's done a good job for us," said Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president. "I commend him for the job he did finding guys like Selvie and Nick Hayden and people like that, people that everybody had a shot at but he brought them in."
Nose for talent
Throughout his life, McClay has always dug a little deeper and pushed a tad harder to achieve the best possible result.
At Marian Christian in Houston, where he was a wide receiver, defensive back and later a quarterback, he was an integral part of two Class 3A Texas Christian Interscholastic League championship teams. Back then, he voluntarily joined coaches as they reviewed reels of film spinning on a 16-millimeter projector.
"He would want to watch with us, said Mike Treybig, who was the defensive coordinator at Marian Christian from 1981-85. "He always was able to see things and was able to make suggestions to us as coaches about what we needed to do just to help the team out."
The initiative McClay showed was evident beyond the football field, too. One day, he went from track to baseball practice, where he organized a players-only meeting because the team was struggling. Immediately thereafter, Marian Christian negotiated a turnaround and went on to claim the 1985 TCIL title.
Wherever McClay was, he seemed to leave his mark. In the most recent edition of Rice's football media guide, the former defensive back is still listed among the school's all-time leaders in interceptions.
"Will is one of those people you knew were going to be successful," said Galen Hall, the former head coach of the Orlando Rage.
In a startup league that expired quickly, Hall and McClay worked together as they cobbled together a roster of players with the help of general manager Tom Veit. McClay was 33. Hall was 59. But despite the age difference, Hall quickly developed a deep respect for McClay as the Rage went on to win the Eastern Division — the first and only team to accomplish that feat in the doomed XFL.
"I think he could see hidden talent that some people will not look for," Hall said. "He's willing to look anywhere."
'He sees everything'
In scouting, no one is faulted for being too thorough. But McClay is known for doing more than due diligence to make sure his evaluation is as accurate as possible, spending hours studying players as they go through mundane repetitions. It's during these marathon video sessions when Gray, who served as an assistant coach under McClay with the Desperados, marvels at how observant his friend is.
"You watch film with him and you're looking at the same player and you are hearing him talk about things most people wouldn't even really notice — ankle flexion, dips, those sort of things," said Gray, who is the godfather to McClay's son, Gabriel. "He's got the eye."
Added tight end Jason Witten, "It seems like he sees everything. He's very detailed. I am a huge fan."
The praise for McClay is widespread. But six years ago, the Cowboys' Tom Ciskowski drew gushy compliments after he was appointed to a position similar to the one McClay holds.
"When it comes to evaluators of talent, he knows what you're looking for. You give him a blueprint, he can follow it," former NFL general manager Jeff Ireland said of Ciskowski back then.
But under Ciskowski's watch, a disconnect between the coaches and scouts surfaced in the war room last year as the team deliberated about whether to take Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd with the 18th overall pick. Floyd was ranked fifth on the draft board. The new defensive staff, however, didn't consider him a good fit for the 4-3 scheme. The Dallas Cowboys passed on Floyd, executing a trade that netted two choices used to select center Travis Frederick and receiver Terrance Williams.
Since that episode, McClay has worked to bridge the divide inside Valley Ranch. It's one of the top initiatives for a person who is in a position to effect change.
"I know it's important to him and I know it's something he's going to continue to implement and bring together," Gray said. "He's got a thought, an idea, a process and a plan about integrating the coaches and the scouts together so that we're all on the exact same page, so that we know exactly what the coaches are looking for and the coaches can get an idea of what the scouts are looking at as well. It's a big thing."
Those who know McClay have no doubt he will accomplish his mission along the way to doing all he can to help right the listing Dallas Cowboys. But if he does achieve that end goal, Valley Ranch's man of mystery will do it with hard work, football savvy and — contrary to popular belief — zero magic.
Will McClay | Assistant director of player personnel | Age: 47 | College: Rice
Work experience: 1993, Detroit Drive (AFL), secondary/special teams coach; 1995, Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL), defensive coordinator; 1996, Florida Bobcats (AFL), defensive coordinator; 1997, Anaheim Piranhas (AFL), defensive coordinator/director of player personnel; 1998-99, Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL), defensive coordinator/assistant head coach/director of player personnel; 2000-01, Orlando Rage (XFL), director of player personnel; 2001, Jacksonville Jaguars; assistant director of pro scouting; 2002-2003, Dallas Desperados, defensive coordinator; 2004-08, Dallas Desperados, head coach; 2002-present, Dallas Cowboys, pro scout/director of football research/assistant director of player personnel.
Playing experience: 1985-88, Rice, defensive back; 1989-1992, Detroit Drive, wide receiver/defensive back.
In the war room
Some of the key figures in the Dallas Cowboys organization expected to be inside the war room throughout the NFL draft this week:
Jerry Jones: Owner, president, general manager
Stephen Jones: Chief operating officer, executive vice president and director of player personnel
Todd Williams: Senior director of football administration/football operations
Will McClay: Assistant director of player personnel
Tom Ciskowski: Director of scouting
Chris Hall: College scouting coordinator
Jason Garrett: Head coach
Rod Marinelli: Defensive coordinator
Scott Linehan: Offensive coordinator
Jim Maurer: Head athletic trainer
BEHIND THE STALLS AND WALLS: Getting to know Dallas' ADPP Will McClay, and how he can help the Dallas Cowboys this offseason
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I have seen the red rocks of Sedona on a clear day, covered with snow, and just recently during a foggy rainstorm. The scenery in this Arizona city is always gorgeous no matter what the weather is.
I would love to be there on such a day!!!!


Question Pushing the dry breath hold limit, and time under water?
I'm basically completely new to freediving. I started trying it out for fun this summer for the first time, in the muddy waters of Sweden/the Baltic sea. At this point i hadn't worked on my technique or breath holding ability and i've yet to used fins. So far i've only been down to around 4 meters. Now during the winter and autumn i haven't been able to keep up and practice, i've watched lots of Youtube videos for inspiration and for learning and i've started to do CO2 tables and work on my breath holding. Regarding equalization, i guess i've done pretty good, i haven't really practiced it, it rather came naturally to me from the first time i tried to dive those few meters and i can do it without having to pinch my nose.
At the point of this summer when i started to free dive a little bit, i couldn't hold my breath for more than around 1 min 30 secs, on dry practice. And i probably couldn't stay under the surface for any longer than 30 secs (approximately). Now after some CO2 training, my best result is 4:05 mins on dry practice, which i guess is decent? I'm so tempted to see how long i would be able to stay under water now with my new breath holding technique, but i have no opportunity to train during the winter. But is it possible to draw any conclusions form these results, just to get an idea of how long i should be able to stay down now? I understand that this is highly individual and depends on numerous things, so is it even possible or meaningful to try to calculate on it? 1:30 mins dry breath hold corresponded to ≈30 secs under water, 4:05 mins dry breath hold should correspond to what time under water...?
However, more generally, i also wonder if 4:05 would be considered a good result for a beginner? And how to continue from here? It feels like i've reached somewhat of a plateau with the CO2 tables. Is it necessary to keep pushing the limit and how would the practice scheme for that look? Of course i want to be able to stay under the surface for as long as possible, exploring all the things down there.
I went to the pool the other day and did some real training under water for the first time. I noticed that i ran out of breath much quicker while being in water and swimming around. I thought specifically about not wasting too much energy when swimming. I couldn't measure the time under water but it was certainly not long. I could swim 25 meters (82 feet) under water which i thought was pretty bad. I had imagined that my dry breath hold limit of around 4 minutes would give me more. But the breath holding turned out to be very different while actually swiming under water than when just laying on the couch practicing.
Your bouyancy, gear, and technique can dramatically effect how far you can go underwater.
I will look up some proper and efficient swimming technique, so that i hopefully will be able to swim loger!
Were you training with someone directly watching?
Youcan do the dynamics with less than a full lung and put more of your energy into moving forward. If you do this, however, it is even more important that you have a training buddy watching each attempt.
You made good improvements on statics. What are you doing for CO2 training specifically. There are many options. Curious what did you use? I've done many different variations. The classic 1:45 to 15 sec increments. Then I did 3 min hold 1 min recovery X 8. Now I'm doing 1:30 hold with 1 breath only X 8. This got me to a 6:00 min dry static. I'm convinced in the water I can manage 7min this year. As for swimming I think that is different for everyone.
Kinda. Me and my buddy went to the pool together, he is not really interested in freediving so i was the only one practicing that while he was doing backflips from the jump tower, but we were on the watch for eachother.
That seems like a good idea, i will try that the next time, thanks! It should be interesting to see how long a half filled lung would get me for example. If the decreased bouyancy will make me able to get farther, or if i will get the opposite effect because of the lower O2 level. I guess there's somewhat of a compromise between less bouyancy via a less filled lung, and the O2 stock, regarding how far you can swim.
When i first started, i begun with a hold of only 45 seconds, and 10 seconds of decreased breathing time after each hold, starting at 1 minute, until i only was breathing for 10 seconds, after that i increased the breathing time with 10 seconds again until i was back at 1 minute, still with 45 seconds holds in between. I really liked this exercise so i've kept the breathing scheme the same all the time, i've just increased the breath holds in between. Today i go for 2 minutes breath holds for each session, from 1 minute breathing down to 10 seconds.
I've really slacked off in the last weeks/months and haven't kept up the practice. Today i did my first O2-table which felt pretty good. While doing this i had a breathing time of 2 minutes, and increased every breath hold by 10 seconds, starting at 2 minutes holds and went up to 3 mins 30 secs. After that i tried a maximum static breath hold and got to 4 mins 16 secs which is my best result so far!
May i ask, for how long have you been doing this to get to 6 mins static?
You are doing well. I'm 62. Always could hold underwater. Usually 3 min holds was the norm. No training. No real huge effort. 3 min was hard don't get me wrong but never did or tried or even knew about CO2 or O2 training. So after a 4 min 10 sec old decided to test the Co2 training. This was 6 months ago. Did a 5 min hold on day 3. Then 3 months later 5:30. 3 months later did a 6:00 min hold. Dry static. This was 3 weeks ago. I feel a 7 min hold in water is very doable by end of year.
Cool! I'm 23. But 6 mins is very impressive! Maybe some people are predisposed for developing this skill.
So far i've only done static training but i've planned to start doing apnea walks as well. I would prefer to do that outside so i just have to wait until all the snow and ice is gone. I also plan on visiting the pool again and do some under water training (this time with a better understanding of how to save energy and swim more efficiently).
Long statics can sometimes affect you for days. Take it easy a few days then hit it again.
sounds like you have that common disease: TMTS (too much too soon).
I have been training dry statics for 6 months. My baseline static was 4:10. Then did CO2 training and have been at it about 5 days a week and reached 6 min static hold. I feel it will be hard to get to 7 min on dry static and my best effort would be water with a buddy of course. I do about a 5:00- 5:15 hold almost every day even if I've done some CO2 tables. I vary the tables. They can get boring. Any thoughts on water and how I might get to 7 min? It's difficult to get a real diving reflex on dry statics. I think guys that are going 7-8 min aren't doing this in dry static but likely in the water. Thoughts?
Based on what you guys have said in this thread I think you're both doing very well. Something that I might add is about why your progressions might be slowing down as your numbers get bigger and bigger, and why you might feel like you're on/or about to be on a plateau.
The overall culprit is overtraining. In Mayfly's case, this comes from maybe reaching a level where the difficulty is beyond what your body is currently comfortable with (this describes any PB, but is more serious the closer you get to you current 'true maximum'). For Grarena, although you haven't shown any signs of slowing down your progression. Adding 1:00 every 3 months is a great approach, as long as its done correctly. I would say that doing 5:00-5:15 every day (with a ~6:00 PB) is too much, and puts you at great risk of suddenly becoming overtrained. After a PB, and during most of teh build up to the next PB, your training should be very easy. (I might be wrong and 5:00 is very easy for you, so I apologize for making assumptions), but in general this is too close to you PB (87.5% in your case) for "every day training". These numbers should be reserved for the final build up to your next PB, and base training should be done somewhere in the 65-75% range of your current maximum.
My suggestion for both of you is to learn about, and implement (mainly) periodization into your training. Its important to cycle through your numerical ability over time. After setting a 4:16 (mayfly) or 6:00 (grarena) the best way to progress long term would be to actually scale back your workouts and recover from this effort. This scaling-back gives you the rest + recovery you need to come back stronger in the future, bring your workouts back up to maximum intensity and attempt a new PB.
Depending on what you are training for, and the individual, I would normally recommend training cycles of either 3 or 6 months, where around 60-75% of that time is spend on training at lower intensity than the training around your last PB. This approach takes patience, as you spend a long time NOT attempting PBs, but it can often make your overall progression much easier.
Nathan excellent advice. You are right tho 5:00 or 5:15 is not easy. It's too the point where I ask myself how did I get to 6:00. I'm overtraining I'm sure. It's who I am tho but I'll back off. Can you give advise on do other guys do statics at 7 or 8 min in dry conditions or is that too much to expect and I need water for that, diving reflex benefit which is negligible. As to spending more time doing easy stuff what specifically for me does that mean?
Can you give advise on do other guys do statics at 7 or 8 min in dry conditions or is that too much to expect and I need water for that, diving reflex benefit which is negligible. As to spending more time doing easy stuff what specifically for me does that mean?
I think static is the main discipline where you can expect to hit similar numbers both dry and wet as dive response in static is, like you said, pretty much negligible. The main benefit in water is reduced feeling of pressure on your back, since gravity isn't compressing your full lungs, at least this is my experience.
Easy stuff: In general easy means 6-7/10 difficulty. So lets say your 6:00 was a 9.5-10/10 (you couldn't have given any more), then your easy training would be what ever feels like a 6-7/10. If 5:00 is "how did I get to 6:00" difficult, this is probably in the 8-9/10 range.. The same applies to your tables. Lets say you're physically capable of doing a 3:00 CO2 table (50% of 6:00), but this is your absolute limit (10/10 difficult), then you shouldn't be training at this level all the time. Again reduce to 6-7/10 difficulty.
Doing this builds confidence and relaxation, and allows for greater recovery while training your base fitness level + acquiring new skills and techniques.
Only when ramping up your training (3-6 weeks from a PB attempt), would you want to start taking your tables and target statics up to 8-10/10. If you do this correctly and taper-off in your last weeks (described in my ebook), your fitness should be in a place where your previous PB is a 9/10 difficulty, leaving that last little bit you have left for a NEW number.
Now, a lot of this is trial and error to get the balance right (each individual requires something different).. But if you can, it makes progressing a lot more enjoyable and reliable. Something else to consider is timing. Up to 6:00 you might have been able to add 1:00/3 months. To get to 7:00 you might need do break your 3 month cycles into 00:30 and take 6 months to add 1:00. It could even take a year at 00:30, 00:15, 00:15. Again this is individual but something to consider.. As the numbers get bigger, the progressions get smaller.


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