Madison Keys waves to the crowd after reaching her first WTA final, in Eastbourne, England.
Throughout the year, EmiratesUSOpenSeries.com is featuring players who could make an impact during this year's Series. Here's a look at 19-year-old American Madison Keys.
The Baseline: Madison Keys has an impressive collection of "youngest" feats in tennis. In 2009, she became the youngest player (14 years, 48 days) since Martina Hingis in 1994 to win a WTA match, and that same year she defeated Serena Williams in a World TeamTennis encounter. Then, in 2011, she became the youngest player since Nicole Vaidisova in 2005 to win a main draw match at the US Open.
Keys has added to the list ever since – youngest player in the Top 100, youngest in the Top 50 and, now, youngest in the Top 30. The Illinois native, who turned 19 in February, improved to No. 30 in the world after reaching the winning the Wimbledon tune-up in Eastbourne, England, last week.
Keys' run included victories over world No. 7 Jelena Jankovic in the opening round and No. 9 Angelique Kerber in the final, adding to the string of Top 20 wins she's accumulated in her young career. She also defeated Simona Halep en route to the semifinals in Sydney, Australia, earlier this year, and topped Alize Cornet in Fed Cup play in April. In 2013, she notched victories over Li Na, Dominika Cibulkova and Carla Suarez Navarro.
The Breakdown: Perhaps most impressive for Keys is the variety of her victories. The win over former French Open champion Li came on clay in Madrid, while her run to the quarterfinals in Birmingham, England, in 2013 and to the title in Eastbourne this year came on grass.
Hard courts, though, remain Keys' most comfortable surface, complementing her booming serve – her 126 mph offering in the final against Kerber was the fastest on the women's tour this year – and her big forehand while providing a true bounce that sits comfortably in the zone for her 5-foot-11 frame.
Keys is still growing into her game, with errors sometimes coming in bunches, offsetting her many winners, but her big-time game and rare athleticism for her size mark her as a potential Grand Slam champion. That sort of major success is likely a year or more away, but for now Keys is surely a contender to be seeded at the US Open – and a very realistic candidate to be playing into the second week.


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Questa è la lista dei capitoli di Claymore, manga scritto e disegnato da Norihiro Yagi. Il primo episodio dell'opera è stato pubblicato da Shūeisha a partire da maggio 2001 sulla rivista Monthly Shōnen Jump, mentre i successivi sono apparsi prima su Weekly Shōnen Jump a cadenza mensile e poi sul mensile Jump Square in seguito all'interruzione della prima testata. La serie si è conclusa dopo 155 capitoli, il 4 ottobre 2014. I capitoli sono stati raccolti da Shueisha in 27 volumi tankōbon, pubblicati dal 5 gennaio 2002 al 4 dicembre 2014 a cadenza semestrale. In Italia il manga è pubblicato da Star Comics dal 9 giugno 2005.

La storia è ambientata in un mondo immaginario di tipo medievale in cui esistono dei mostri chiamati "Yoma", divoratori di esseri umani e capaci di assumerne l'aspetto. Contro questa minaccia, una misteriosa organizzazione senza nome spedisce delle guerriere per metà umane e per metà diaboliche chiamate "Claymore", capaci di sentire la presenza degli Yoma attraverso lo yoki ("forza diabolica" nell'edizione italiana) e di affrontarli in battaglia. La storia segue le avventure della Claymore Claire e delle sue compagne, nella lotta per contrastare il potere degli Yoma.

Nel 2007 ne è stata tratta una versione animata in 26 episodi, doppiata e trasmessa in italiano nel 2011-12, che ne riprende i primi 11 volumi.

Volumi 1-10

Volumi 11-20

Volumi 21-27

Capitoli non ancora pubblicati in formato tankōbon
 Extra capitolo 5.

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 Episodi di Claymore
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Spark Energy, Inc. ("Spark" or the "Company") today announced the increase of its senior secured borrowing base credit facility (the "Facility") to $217.5 million in commitments.
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The implosion of the 'Interim Government' in Venezuela
Xavier Rodríguez-Franco
Almost four years after that popular proclamation in which Congressman Juan Guaidó was sworn in as president of Venezuela (in disregard of the legality of the 2016 presidential election), the so-called 'Interim Government' of Venezuela has come to an end with more sorrow than glory. An unprecedented political maneuver that sought to constitute itself as a unitary instance that would lead to the "cessation of the usurpation, a transitional government, and free elections" that never came. In contrast to those renewed expectations of political change, there is a feeling of frustration, division, and uncertainty prevailing in all segments of the Venezuelan opposition.
In the last days of December 2022, in the midst of extensive and heated parliamentary deliberations, the immediate fate of the interim presidency was sealed. Two factions of the National Assembly, in office since 2015, put forward divergent proposals to reform the statute governing the "transition to democracy", which has been in force since January 2019, and which, among other operating guidelines, stipulates a duration of the interim of four years. That is, until January 5, 2023.
The proposal that obtained the majority of votes (63%) was that of the opposition parties Acción Democrática, Un Nuevo Tiempo, Primero Justicia and Movimiento por Venezuela. This proposal recommends the end of the interim Government led by Juan Guaidó. The debates, in turn, evidenced once again the mutual distrust, fragmentation, and deep internal lack of coordination of an interim Government, which, for 2019 and 2020, managed to gather the most important national and international political capital achieved by the opposition in recent history.
Juan Guaidó and his party Voluntad Popular sought the extension of the interim Government's mandate and, consequently, that of its "presidency" for one more year. However, the questioning of his political performance is not only coming from Chavism, but also from the opposition itself. These criticisms range from the precarious capacity to generate consensus and the administrative disorder, to the opacity and corruption in managing Venezuelan assets seized abroad.
However, the main reason for the loss of support is the inability demonstrated by the interim government to become the main instrument of cohesion and preservation of the "democratic unity" that the political forces resisting the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro have been demanding for years.
The changing political context from 2019 to 2022.
The unwillingness to be accountable, the inability to promote inclusive agreements, and erratic strategic leadership in the forms of resistance to the dictatorship were undermining, over the years, the legitimacy of the interim. To this has been added the aggravating factor of a changing global and regional context, radically opposed to the one that existed in January 2019.
The little attention to the persistent and complex "humanitarian crisis" aggravated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demographic hollowing out of the country, has been added to a global context also marked by an energy crisis, due to the invasion of Ukraine, a global economy starved of oil.
In addition, the new shift to the left in much of the region has meant that the Venezuela issue has ceased to occupy diplomatic priorities in the hemisphere. This has had an impact on the international support for the interim government itself, which contrasts with the diplomatic recognition received in 2019 by more than sixty countries, as well as by international organizations such as the OAS and even the United Nations.
However, despite all these adversities, it is fair to recognize that the interim government accomplished important achievements in the international visibility of the dictatorial nature of Maduro's government, the international freezing of assets, as a consequence of corruption, as well as the support of its ambassadors in the promotion of documentary relief and humanitarian attention to the forced migration of Venezuelans.
Likewise, the articulation of several delegations that have promoted several rounds of negotiations with Chavism, among which the recent meetings in Mexico stand out, in which the creation of a "social protection agreement" has been achieved, which could channel humanitarian aid to the country with the management of the United Nations and the mediation of the international community. These achievements remain in total uncertainty for the year 2023, once the interim government's existence comes to an end.
In short, with the change of the year, the country faces a new scenario of uncertainty, circumstances totally unavoidable, mainly, due to the way the interim Government ends without having been able to unite politically and indicate candidates for elections that Chavism could bring forward again for 2023. Even more so, knowing the implosion of the interim government and in view of the atmosphere of crossed accusations prevailing today in the Venezuelan opposition.
In the meantime, the humanitarian emergency, the devaluation of the bolivar, and the economic stagnation that haunts the most humble continue, and drive a massive outflow of Venezuelans who are forced to emigrate in search of a place in the world where to prosper.
*Translated from Spanish by Janaína Ruviaro da Silva
Political scientist graduated from Central Univ. of Venezuela and Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona. Master in Latin American Studies from the Univ.of Salamanca. Specialist in Parliaments. Editor of the Parlamundi blog and the Latinoamerica21 Podcast.
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P.C. 2009-497 2009-04-02Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 5Footnote a of the Hazardous Products ActFootnote b, hereby makes the annexed Glass Doors and Enclosures Regulations.
2 A glass door or enclosure may be advertised, sold or imported if the glass contained in it is safety glass that meets the requirements of these Regulations.
3 Safety glass that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section, when tested in accordance with the applicable tests set out in column 2, must meet the requirements set out in column 3.
(1) No bubbles or other defects develop beyond 12 mm from the outer edge of the glass or from any crack that develops.
(2) No opening occurs that would permit free passage of a 75 mm diameter steel sphere.
If breakage occurs, the total mass of the 10 largest particles does not exceed the mass of 6 500 mm2 of the original test specimen.
(a) No opening occurs that would permit free passage of a 75 mm diameter steel sphere.
(b) The glass adjacent to each crack extending from the impact area is held in place by the reinforcing material.
(c) Small fragments of glass from both sides of the test specimen at or immediately around the point of impact may become detached, but no piece loosens or detaches from any other part of the glass.
4 (1) The person responsible must prepare and maintain documents that show that a glass door or enclosure meets the requirements of these Regulations and must keep those documents for a period of at least four years after the date of manufacture in Canada or the date of importation of the glass door or enclosure.


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Who Is Harry Potter?
Frans Lutters; Translated by Philip Mees
Examines Joanna Rowling's inspiration for her bestselling books
Explores the characters of Harry and Dumbledore to discover the archetypes behind them
Draws on an extensive knowledge of classical literature and thinking
An esoteric study of the archetypes and characters behind the Harry Potter stories.
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The idea for the Harry Potter books came to Joanne Rowling while she was travelling on a train in 1990. She says that she was not looking for magic and sorcery, but that magic and sorcery sought her out. This prompted Frans Lutters, an experienced Waldorf teacher, to ask: who really is Harry Potter, and where did he come from?
Lutters explores the archetypes of the seven books, including Harry and Dumbledore. He draws on his deep knowledge of esoteric and classical thinking to find comparable characters, and draws parallels to Parsifal, Mani, Michael and Ahriman.
This thought-provoking little book looks beyond the glitter of the movies and the hype and revisits the storytelling power of these popular books.
Frans Lutters is an experienced Waldorf teacher in the Netherlands. He has written several books in Dutch, including An Exploration into the Destiny of the Waldorf School Movement, and the Grail Mystery and the Seven Liberal Arts.


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The involvement of alcohol in hospital-treated self-harm and associated factors: findings from two national registries
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Griffin, Eve; Arensman, Ella; Perry, Ivan J.; Bonner, Brendan; O'Hagan, Denise; Daly, Caroline; Corcoran, Paul
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Background: Alcohol is often involved in hospital-treated self-harm. Therefore it is important to establish the role of alcohol in self-harm as well as to identify associated factors, in order to best inform service provision. Methods: Data on self-harm presentations to hospital emergency departments in Ireland and Northern Ireland from April 2012 to December 2013 were analysed. We calculated the prevalence of alcohol consumption in self-harm. Using Poisson regression models, we identified the factors associated with having consumed alcohol at the time of a self-harm act. Results: Alcohol was present in 43% of all self-harm acts, and more common in Northern Ireland (50 versus 37%). The factors associated with alcohol being involved were being male, aged between 25 and 64 years, and having engaged in a drug overdose or attempted drowning. Presentations made out-of-hours were more likely to have alcohol present and this was more pronounced for females. Patients with alcohol on board were also more likely to leave without having been seen by a clinician. Conclusions: This study has highlighted the prevalence of alcohol in self-harm presentations, and has identified factors associated with presentations involving alcohol. Appropriate out-of-hours services in emergency departments for self-harm presentations could reduce the proportion of presentations leaving without being seen by a clinician and facilitate improved outcomes for patients.
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Already raising three children, Sharon Mofield-Boswell wasn't worried when her youngest, Hollyn, seemed to struggle with some everyday tasks.
Mofield-Boswell knew that children learned at their own pace, so what if Hollyn, at 3, couldn't get her beloved Barbie dressed all by herself?
But young children "don't know they are supposed to see out of both eyes," said Stevens. They figure they are viewing the world just like everyone else and don't have the vocabulary to explain what is happening with their sight.
In both types of lazy eye, she said, the earlier the treatment is started the more successful it will be. If not treated at a young age, while the brain is still able to adapt and create the proper circuits to improve eyesight, the damage can be permanent, she said.
Kentucky requires mandatory eye exams when a child enters public school. Ideally, a child should be tested by age 3, she said.
A basic vision screening — the standard kind with a chart and figures of diminishing size — during routine physicals is a good place to start, she said. But, often, parents don't think to include an eye exam along with other routine medical care.
If a basic screening indicates a potential problem, a pediatric ophthalmologist would be the next step, she said.
It's especially important to act promptly if the child is already in elementary school when a problem is detected. The older the child, the harder to correct damage. By age 9 or 10, the damage could be irreversible, she said.
Mofield-Boswell is glad Hollyn was tested early. By wearing an eye patch — albeit a pink, sparkly one — and undergoing vision therapy, Hollyn's sight has changed tremendously. Now 41/2, she has 20/20 vision when she is wearing glasses.
It wasn't easy to get there, Mofield-Boswell said. The therapy was intensive and Hollyn had to wear the patch sometimes for four hours a day and didn't like it, no matter how festive it looked. But it worked.
Dressing Barbie is now a snap. Plus, her mom said, Hollyn seems more willing to communicate and more playful.
That success has led Mofield-Boswell to become an advocate for early screening.
"I lie awake at night worrying about what happens to kids who don't get tested," she said.
Last spring, she and Hollyn went to Washington, D.C., along with a group from the national non-profit Prevent Blindness and lobbied Kentucky Sens. Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning and U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler to make early testing mandatory at the federal level. This fall she was awarded first place and four tickets to anywhere in the United States for an essay she wrote for the "See America" contest sponsored by Prevent Blindness.
"We need more people like her," said LuAnn Epperson, chief operating officer for Prevent Blindness Kentucky.
Some 50 percent of causes of blindness are preventable, she said.
As for how the family is going to use the prize, they are going to the American Girl Doll Museum in Chicago and Hollyn is getting the Molly doll. She's the one who wears glasses.


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English football pundits are diabolical
There has been a fair amount of fuss lately over television football punditry. First, Alan Hansen suggested Theo Walcott lacked a footballing brain. Then, Jamie Redknapp labelled Fernando Torres' performance as 'diabolical'. And over the weekend, former Newcastle United player and manager, Alan Shearer, confidently stated that "No one really knows a great deal of him" in relation to Newcastle's French international Hatem Ben Arfa.
The Shearer example is perhaps the most damning example of the state of football punditry in England. Messrs Hansen and Redknapp may be right or wrong, well-informed or ill-informed, but at least they were stating an opinion. Shearer, in contrast, was delighting in his lack of knowledge, about his 'own' club's player no less.
This summer's World Cup saw pundits time and again revel and joke about their lack of knowledge of the tournament's lesser teams. That was diabolical. Their analysis, or lack thereof, showed a dearth of footballing brains amongst the pundits too.
This is particularly disappointing to see from the BBC. ITV has rarely produced good football telly in recent years, while Sky will always be over-hyped nonsense, at least when in comes to its Premier League coverage.
The BBC, however, as a public service broadcaster, should do better. At the very least, it should employ pundits who know about the subject they are talking about. Failing that, they should at least be capable of undertaking some basic research. Has anyone introduced Shearer to the wonders of Wikipedia?
Imagine how wonderful it would be to have a job where you were paid to watch and read about football, in order to speak with some degree of authority on the subject. The likes of Shearer can't even be bothered to do that. Does he even like football?
We can always hark back to the golden age of football punditry, where the likes of Brian Clough and Malcolm Allison exchanged barbs. However, it seems unlikely that any channel would now risk anything beyond the current lowest-common-denominator, boy-done-good, golf-club-style chatter.
But, to play Fantasy Television Executive for a second, there are options out there. Martin O'Neill has been a fine pundit in the past, and is at a loose end right now. Roy Keane has never been afraid to speak his mind. I'd pay good money to see Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher sat together on the Match of the Day sofa. But why limit ourselves to players, ex-players and managers? There are plenty of well-informed, opinionated journalists out there.
But maybe the TV execs would rather something bland and uncontroversial. Perhaps the spectre of Alex Ferguson's boycott of the BBC hangs over each and every football show?
Or perhaps this is a symptom (or a cause?) of the wider malaise in English football. Ignorance (tactical, cultural) is not only tolerated, it is often actively encouraged. Intelligence and curiosity are looked upon with suspicion, amusement or ridicule.
Pundits are influential. Millions listen to what they have to say, each and every week. They could be a hugely positive voice in the game. As it stands, they just offer noise.
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6 Comments to "English football pundits are diabolical"
Totally agree. MOTD seems to be going through a particularly shaky start to the beginning of the season and from the noise on twitter at least, it would seem as if fans are getting fed up with the patronising and ill informed nonsense that is being spouted.
Mind you, it's not just since the start of the season. The World Cup analysis in particular was very poor – it was almost as if pundits delighted in seeing who could make the most outrageously stupid statements. There was a great article in The Scotsman during the tournament deriding the level of punditry. It's well worth a look. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-English-39The-level-of.6364084.jp
Hi Liam,
Thanks for that link – a really good summary of the poor World Cup coverage.
My particular favourite moment was prior to the Argentina/Greece game, where the BBC pundits namechecked Messi a number of times, but nobody else, then predicted a walkover for Argentina. "6-0 by half-time" was one prediction, I think. This was, of course, ignoring (or not even knowing about) the organisation and defensive nature of the Greece team. I'd expect pundits to know about a team that won a Eurpean Championship not too long ago. At half-time, with the score 0-0, the pre-match waffle was unsurprisingly glossed over…
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Ah so that's what's been troubling me about MotD for some time now but I had not managed to articulate for myself. There was a similar stagnation about twenty years ago when the Jimmy Hill era was winding down. Ironically the new brooms who came in to sweep punditry clean at that time included Lineker and 'Jocky' Hansen. I was going to say that perhaps their playing days are too far behind them now for them to make a truly insightful contribution to modern football punditry but Shearer only quit the game a few seasons back and he's the worst of the lot. Perhaps it's the punditry equivalent of a star player who knows theirs is the first name on the team-sheet every week – they are allowing complacency to creep into their work. The only one I continue to listen to with any interezst is Mark Lawrenson, less for his insight than for that half second pause from the main commentator when he drops in one of his delightfully dreadful puns. The nearest we have to the Clough/Allison clashes these days is the oh so apparent lack of love between most Final Score contributors and Garth Crooks. I think I'd want to smack his smug face if I were locked into a studio with him for several hours too.
I remember Jimmy Hill turning into a parody of himself, and Hansen being something of a breath of fresh air. In fact, their exchanges before Hill left were pretty good, if my memory hasn't deceived me. It is a shame now that Shearer is in the seat, rather than someone with knowledge and opinions to shake it up.
Lawrenson does seem to have been given the court jester role. I don't mind the odd pun here and there, but I think he overdoes it. That half-second is priceless, though.
I haven't watched Final Score for some time, but certainly agree that Garth Crooks is a pain, especially with some of his convoluted questioning. He seems to have been with the BBC forever, though.
Guess it must be cyclical as Hansen has now turned into a parody of himself.
BBC has definitely got tired and there seems to be an appetite among fans for a change to the current formula. Whether that should entail a change to the ex-players only approach- how would a journo like Marcotti get on? – is open to debate. That debate seems to be raging so hopefully BBC will be take note.
Mind you, ex-players need not be dull and formulaic as a quick look at RTE's line up of Giles, Dunphy and Brady/Souness demonstrates (if you've never had a chance to catch them, check Youtube for some great clips). It's interesting to note that Souness often seems more comfortable in those surrounds than he does on Sky's euro coverage (although I supopse it's strange that he appears vaguely coherent as a pundit when his managerial record leaves a lot to be desired) so maybe there is something that constrains pundits over here.
I think a journalist could offer a different perspective, and certainly help fill some of the knowledge gaps. I'd assume they would be more likely to be critical, and to challenge presumptions. I think someone like Marcotti could be great.
RTE seems always be held up as an example of how to do punditry, and rightly so from the clips I've seen – I should check out more!
I do wonder how far pundits are directed. Are they given pointers on what not to say, or areas not to cover? Perhaps the host's line of questioning has more of an effect than we realise? Orchestrating a studio full of non-broadcasters can't be easy…
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The text of the bill below is as of Jun 11, 2013 (Introduced).
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 .
In implementing the system described in clause (i) for 2014 and each subsequent year, there shall be an annual update under such system for the year equal to the OPD fee schedule increase factor specified under subsection (t)(3)(C)(iv) for such year, adjusted in accordance with clauses (iv) and (v).
To the extent that quality measures implemented by the Secretary under this paragraph for ambulatory surgical centers and under section 1833(t)(17) for hospital outpatient departments are applicable to the provision of surgical services in both ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments, the Secretary shall make reported data available on the website Medicare.gov in a manner that will permit side-by-side comparisons on such measures for ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments in the same geographic area.
For each procedure covered for payment in an ambulatory surgical center, the Secretary shall publish, along with the quality reporting comparisons provided for in subparagraph (C), comparisons of the Medicare payment and beneficiary copayment amounts for the procedure when performed in ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments in the same geographic area.
The Secretary shall ensure that an ambulatory surgery center and a hospital has the opportunity to review, and submit any corrections for, the data to be made public with respect to the ambulatory surgery center under subparagraph (C)(ii) prior to such data being made public.
The Secretary shall establish an ambulatory surgical center value-based purchasing program (in this subsection referred to as the Program ) under which, subject to subparagraph (I), each ambulatory surgical center that the Secretary determines meets (or exceeds) the performance standards under subparagraph (D) for the performance period (as established under subparagraph (E)) for a calendar year is eligible, from the amounts made available in the total shared savings pool under subparagraph (I)(iv), for shared savings under subparagraph (I), which shall be in the form, after application of the adjustments under clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) of paragraph (2)(D), of an increase in the amount of payment determined under the payment system under paragraph (2)(D) for surgical services furnished by such center during the subsequent year, by the value-based percentage amount under subparagraph (H) specified by the Secretary for such center and year.
The Program shall apply to payments for procedures occurring on or after January 1, 2015.
For purposes of the Program, the Secretary shall select measures from the measures specified under paragraph (7).
The Secretary may not select a measure under this paragraph for use under the Program with respect to a performance period for a calendar year unless such measure has been included, and the reported data available, on the website Medicare.gov , for at least 1 year prior to the beginning of such performance period.
A measure selected under this paragraph for use under the Program shall not apply to an ambulatory surgical center if such center does not furnish services appropriate to such measure.
The Secretary shall establish performance standards with respect to measures selected under subparagraph (C)(i) for a performance period for a calendar year.
The performance standards established under clause (i) shall include levels of achievement and improvement.
The Secretary shall establish and announce the performance standards under clause (i) not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of the performance period for the calendar year involved.
For purposes of the Program, the Secretary shall establish the performance period for a calendar year. Such performance period shall begin and end prior to the beginning of such calendar year.
The Secretary shall develop a methodology for assessing the total performance of each ambulatory surgery center based on performance standards with respect to the measures selected under subparagraph (C) for a performance period (as established under subparagraph (E)). Using such methodology, the Secretary shall provide for an assessment (in this subsection referred to as the ASC performance score ) for each ambulatory surgical center for each performance period. The methodology shall provide that the ASC performance score is determined using the higher of its achievement or improvement score for each measure.
The Secretary shall establish a process by which ambulatory surgery centers may appeal the calculation of the ambulatory surgery center's performance with respect to the performance standards established under subparagraph (D) and the ambulatory surgery center performance score under subparagraph (E). The Secretary shall ensure that such process provides for resolution of appeals in a timely manner.
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall specify a value-based percentage amount for an ambulatory surgical center for a calendar year.
the amount of the total savings pool made available under subparagraph (I)(iii)(I) for such year.
is at least the percent specified by the Secretary below the applicable benchmark determined for such year under clause (ii). For purposes of this subparagraph, such sum shall be referred to as estimated expenditures . The Secretary shall determine the appropriate percent described in the preceding sentence to account for normal variation in volume of services under this title and to account for changes in the coverage of services in ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments during the performance period involved.
the average annual growth in estimated expenditures for the most recent three years.
Such benchmark shall be reset at the start of each calendar year, and adjusted for changes in enrollment under the Medicare fee-for-service program.
all funds made available under subclause (I) for such year shall be used and paid as sharing savings for such year in accordance with subclause (II).
the estimated Medicare expenditures for surgical services described in clause (i)(I) furnished to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries for which payment was made under subsection (t) in the most recent year.
The value-based percentage amount under subparagraph (H) and the percent determined under subparagraph (I)(iii)(I) shall apply only with respect to the calendar year involved, and the Secretary shall not take into account such amount or percentage in making payments to an ambulatory surgery center under this section in a subsequent calendar year.
The second sentence of section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A) ) is amended by inserting and suppliers subject to the prospective payment system (including at least one ambulatory surgical center representative) after an appropriate selection of representatives of providers .
Section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In updating such lists for application in years beginning after the date of the enactment of this sentence, for each procedure that was requested to be included in such lists during the public comment period but which the Secretary does not propose (in the final rule updating such lists) to so include in such lists, Secretary shall cite in such final rule the specific criteria in paragraph (b) or (c) of section 416.166 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, based on which the procedure was excluded. If paragraph (b) of such section is cited for exclusion of a procedure, the Secretary shall identify the peer reviewed research or the evidence upon which such determination is based. The Secretary may not use or cite section 416.166(c)(7) of such title as criteria or a basis for exclusion of a procedure from such lists. .
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to lists of ambulatory surgery procedures for application in years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


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Previously, I never had space for being creative. Now I have found one thing I love—floral design—but I think there's lots more out there. I've stifled my creativity as I've grown my career and being in the midst of motherhood. I just want to see what I can do. The difference is that now I am not afraid to find those things and worry about too much change. Change is what's going to keep me alive and well. If it's something that's not working well, I can change it. We all have that power to change.
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Russian Propaganda in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: Kremlin Attempts to Promote the Traditionalism Narrative
Codruţa Simina / December 12, 2020
Victor Gotișan, researcher and consultant for the Republic of Moldova's media industry, explains Russia's propaganda system in the Moldova Republic. Photo – Personal Archive
Since the Republic of Moldova and Romania are united by a common language, Russia's misinformation and propaganda, disseminated in Romanian, affects both.
To better understand the points and narratives Russia promotes in both areas, we initiated a dialogue with those living across the Prut River, which forms the border between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. We asked the experts how Russia's propaganda has manifested itself within the two regions.
Victor Gotișan is a researcher and consultant for the Republic of Moldova's media industry. He explained to PressOne that the main means which Russia uses to control the information space are media institutions, the Orthodox Church and Russia's proxy parties.
Reporter: What does the informational space in the Republic of Moldova look like, in your opinion? In Romania, several experts claim that we are up against an entire misinformation ecosystem. Is it the same in the Republic of Moldova? What are some distinct and specific elements regarding pro-Kremlin misinformation that has been disseminated in the Republic of Moldova?
Victor Gotișan: In my opinion, the Republic of Moldova is in a much graver state in this regard. Here, we are up against three main bodies that are controlled directly by Kremlin.
What I'm referring to as the three main sources are the media institutions, the Orthodox Church and the proxy political parties. First of all, Moldova's media is clearly dominated by Russian media content. I can you a simple example: four of the top five most popular TV shows are based on Russian content. These include, NTV Moldova, Primul în Moldova (owned by the political party PSRM), RTR Moldova and STS.
Secondly, the Orthodox Church is the most popular and trusted institution among Moldovans and is under the direct jurisdiction of the Russian Patriarchate. And thirdly, the PSRM, which is a pro-Russian political party and is currently in power. It supports and promotes a pro-Kremlin and pro-Russian Federation agenda.
This party is essentially an official representative of Putin within the Republic of Moldova.
Kremlin uses these three as direct tools and channels through which it imposes control over the Republic of Moldova. Moreover, through these three institutions, Moscow disseminates misinformation, narratives and strategic messages.
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Photo Credit: Lucian Muntean
A study that was published by the Romanian Center for European Policies in July 2020 states that the Republic of Moldova is the European nation most influenced by external Russian misinformation.
Kremlin has realized that that in some countries, soft power is more effective than applying full force. As a result, there is no more need for armed or ethnic conflicts because maintaining control over the main institutions or the soft power tools is sufficient. These include the media, religion, proxy political parties, language of communication, etc.
-Please explain, in short, what kind of narratives the Orthodox Church promotes. When did you get a sense that it was intervening? Can you tell me about these moments?
I did an experiment. I went to a few liturgies within different regions and they were openly talking about the fact that Russia is a nation which promotes Christianity and moral values, especially compared to the decadent West and its democratic values.
This is the main narrative that is spreading through the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
"And within the context of COVID-19, the Church's reaction has been very clear, namely that it has disseminated conspiracy theories against the pandemic. They were delivered in the Russian media and in the Russian Federation, through various platforms. They were then taken over and propagated by the Moldovan Orthodox Church. The gist of it is that the virus doesn't exist, it is a creation of the West, which wants to conquer everyone and things of that nature." Victor Gotișan
-Can you identify common narratives that pro-Kremlin media uses or tries to use both in Romania and in the Republic of Moldova?
First of all, there's talk of the so-called "decadence of the West, of the European Union and of democratic values."
In the long-run, this is a classic narrative that Kremlin has used and applied to both the member countries of the Eastern Partnership (the Republic of Moldova in this case) and those of Central Europe (Romania). Russia has placed an emphasis on two aspects in this regard:
The religious Christian aspect. Precisely for this reason, religion (Christianity) – the Orthodox Church – is one of the driving engines that is used to propagate and promote these narratives.
On exported media (Sputnik, Russia Today). I will just give one simple example in this case: for the year 2020, Kremlin allocated a budget of almost 1.5 billion euros towards its manipulation and propaganda disseminators: Russia Today, VGTRK, Sputnik, etc.
Secondly, and this is somewhat related to the above, Kremlin is trying to promote the narrative that Romania and the Republic of Moldova are Christian Orthodox countries, and that in this respect, traditionalism is much more important than the democratic practices, freedoms and rights promoted by the "decadent West."
These are the basic points that Kremlin emphasizes.
– What is the purpose of these narratives and what's the alternative reality they're trying to promote?
To convince their own Russian citizens that the realities of life outside of their country is not as good as it appears to be or the way it's spoken about is not reflective of the true reality. It's kind of this notion of painting a picture of a grim reality (in the West) so that things appear to be much better at home, relatively speaking. This is used as a technique to distract people from the problems and internal poverty that Russia is facing as a nation.
To convince citizens of other countries that the West is in a state of decline and that democracy has failed and is not the most effective form of government.
To reinforce that fact that Russia is the only country that protects "moral values" pertaining to Christianity, but not only.
To shake up and destabilize the reality of life in the countries where misinformation, fake news and propaganda campaigns are applied and carried out.
-What are the means through which Russian misinformation and propaganda are promoted in the Republic of Moldova?
I'll repeat: through mass media, the Orthodox Church and proxy political parties as well sa their closest follwoer: mostly the PSRM, which is the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. Before that, it was the PCRM, which is the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.
In the case of the Republic of Moldova, this was all almost perfectly coordinated and orchestrated, which makes the situation very dangerous.
Practically speaking, Russia doesn't need bombs or automatic weapons to control the Republic of Moldova, they've made it very easy to do so through the three means of control.
-Why does Russia prefer this option?
Russia has come to the conclusion that in some cases, this practice of using aggressive power and armed or interethnic conflict has cost them dearly. And above all, they are trying to make the point to the West, the European Union and to the USA that they are a peaceful country. So they apply another use of force, which is soft power. When this doesn't work, they resort to aggression, as we've seen in Ukraine's case.
When Ukraine began putting a halt on all the disturbing and toxic media content coming out of Russia and then started making rules in regards to the Orthodox Church, they immediately dropped a bomb on Kremlin and the armed conflict in Donbass took place.
In other words, Russia realizes they were about to lose two very important elements they use to control societies. In Moldova, these two elements are very effective because the Russians have a latent conflict going on in Transnistria, and it can be spurred up at any time if needed.
Yet there is no need to activate the respective conflict since they have three instruments that they use for societal control. And these three elements are in such an effective symbiotic relationship that Russia no longer needs the Transnistrian conflict. Russia controls the territory through propaganda alone.
In 2016-2017, they invested around 600 million euros in propaganda publications. In 2020, they allocated a budget of 1.2 billion euros, which is practically double. What's out of the ordinary is that they invested so much money into only a few media institutions. That speaks for itself.
-They have practically created a super instrument of control that no longer requires tanks and rifles…
Exactly. Jean Baudrillard said that wars would one day be won on television and no longer with tanks. Russia has come to terms with this and realized that instead of investing in military equipment and exposing itself to the international community as an armed threat, it is better to invest in instruments of soft power. Church, traditions…
They learned their lesson. Instead of being blamed for their tanks, they carry out their mission in a more subtle and effective manner. When you can control your society through these instruments, you no longer need tanks or bayonets.
– What are the solutions that you've applied to counteract misinformation and that been successful?
First of all, and this is for the ordinary citizen, it is extremely important to get informed through diverse sources. This helps us to develop our critical thinking skills and to take in information through a critical lens.
Fact-checking or verifying information through a variety of sources is another one. This is also very important element that would protect us against misinformation.
Media education. It should be a state policy, at least for Moldova. A lot has been done in this regard in the Republic of Moldova, but it is imperative that there be a focus on media education for the elderly.
They are currently the ones who are most affected, partly because for them, classic media (TV, radio and print media), is their basic means of attaining information. The younger population has access to the internet more easily and can fact-check information as a result.
It is very important that the state becomes involved in the process of counteracting misinformation. In the Republic of Moldova, this has never been a priority because the government has often tried to take advantage of the process.
We have some powerless regulatory institutions (the Audiovisual Council, for example) that do almost nothing in this regard. And that's for the simple reason they're under the influence of the political factor.
The NGO sector – media associations and international organizations – are probably the institutions that work and support the process of counteracting misinformation the most. They do this through various media education programs as well as fact-checking projects and stopping fake news.
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Q: What should I do with worthless dwellers? Some of my dwellers are not good at anything, for example, -1 cooking -2 water -3 electrical etc.
What should I do with them if they are not going to be producing any resorces? I can't just let them sit outside, because that will annoy me.

A: Train them. You can create training rooms once you get enough dwellers overall, so you can raise their stats and make them more efficient workers.
Updating to consolidate @aytimothy's answer and my answer into one:
@aytimothy said:
"If you really want to get rid of them - Send them into the wastelands to their death (without any gear, weapons, items).
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@aytimothy hope that's okay, if you prefer not, I can remove this edit. Wouldn't want people to get confused about our answer order. :)

A: If you really want to get rid of them - Send them into the wastelands to their death (without any gear, weapons, items).

A: You have several options for low-level vault dwellers.
Explorers
Firstly, you could use them as explorers. Send them into the Wasteland, and see what happens. You never know, they may just happen to find some good items, out there. You can look at your explorers while they are out in the Wasteland, and get feedback on any items they have picked up, too. Recall them, if they find items you would like. They will not take any damage while returning. Otherwise, just leave them out there. Eventually, they will die.
Breeders
You could always use your extra dwellers in a breeding program. In my experience, parent stats do not make a big impact on the child stats. I have had good stats come out of two low-level parents, and I have had mediocre stats come out of high-level and unique dwellers. While charisma has an effect on the success of breeding dwellers, low charisma does not disqualify, either. Even low charisma is reported to work quite quickly. Just keep in mind that the child will count as another dweller, and might grow up to be just another low-level undesirable.
Guards
You could put two of your undesirables in the vault entrance room. Placing dwellers here will put them on guard duty. If the vault is attacked, they will be the first to defend. While you ideally want some higher level guards to defend a more productive vault, low levels make good cannon fodder, and placing high-level guards in the entrance room can be counter-productive. On the rare instance that you have an incident in a room with important dwellers, you could also send your guards in to handle the incident, where you would otherwise be risking the important dwellers. This is likely to be a rare occasion, as incidents can often be more of an annoyance then a risk.
Training
There are many rooms you can build to train a dweller. From 26 dwellers on, you start unlocking the training rooms, starting with the Athletic room. Pop your low levels in here, and build them up on a particular stat. When they have reached the ideal level, you can use them to replace your lowest level, in a corresponding production room. The replaced worker can then be sent to the training room, allowing you a good rotation of upgraded dwellers, while retaining full efficiency in the production room. According to the IGN Wiki, it takes approximately 7 hours to level a dweller from 1 to 5 in agility, using the base agility room. Approximately 3 days will give you a perfect 10.

A: Just to clarify something, maybe for newcomers, dwellers cannot have negative stats!  Instead you see -1, -2, -3 because when the room are filled at their maximum capacity, when you bring someone in, someone else is automatically replaced. The -1 stat is the difference between the dweller replaced (the one with the lowest room specific stat) and the dweller you are trying to bring in.
Also, I usually go for using them as explorers... But don't leave them there... they will bring you a lot of loot. Just give them some moderate equipment and 2 or 3 stimpacks and radaways (especially since you might reach maximum of those really quick - at least I did).
I have now 6 of them exploring the wasteland and only 2 of them are like really good at exploring (high endurance, high luck and high strength)

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The early adoption of green power by Dutch households. An empirical exploration of factors influencing the early adoption of green electricity for domestic purposes
K. Arkesteijn, L.A.G. Oerlemans
Department of Organization Studies
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Arkesteijn, K., & Oerlemans, L. A. G. (2005). The early adoption of green power by Dutch households. An empirical exploration of factors influencing the early adoption of green electricity for domestic purposes. Energy Policy, 33(2), 183-196.
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Performix Iridium SSTi Review – Bloated Prop Blend…With Rosemary?!
Performix is one of the biggest sports supplements brands on the market right now. Most major supplement retailers stock their supplements, and they run their own independent online store. They have an enormous range of products; they make everything from whey protein powders and pre-workouts to cognitive enhancers and multivitamins.
Their products have some of the most confusing names on the market, too. It's really hard to figure out what each product does just by looking at the name. Their Iridium range, for example, includes SSTi, IONi, and so on. This might impress some people, but we'd prefer it if things were more straightforward!
So what is Iridium SSTi all about?
More and more fat burners are providing some kind of cognitive-enhancing component. This makes a lot of sense; dieting cripples your ability to focus and think clearly. This is true both in and out of the gym. You don't want to find yourself zoning out during an important meeting or losing track of your sets in the gym because you're tired and hungry.
Increased energy levels and accelerated fat metabolism are two absolute must-haves for any fat burner nowadays.
So this looks like a really great fat burner…if all of this is true, that is.
Does Performix Iridium SSTi really do all of this stuff?
Is it safe? Will it cause side effects? What about long term risks?
How does it compare to our current top rated fat burners? Is it a good purchase?
Find out by reading our detailed Performix Iridium SSTi review below. We work our way through all of these questions, giving you as much useful information as possible. If you have any more questions at the end of the review, then let us know in the comments.
That does not look like a very appealing product to us!
We have one, big, bloated proprietary blend here. Performix might have divided it into three sections on the label, but that doesn't mean anything. All of these ingredients are lumped together in the same capsule, and we have no idea how most of them are dosed.
All we know is that the total serving size is 1,151mg. We're given the serving size for caffeine, but that's it.
This is a real problem. There are more than a dozen other ingredients in this fat burner.
There are some great ingredients, and some obvious 'filler' candidates.
Overall, this is not a good fat loss supplement. We think it represents poor value for money, as well as posing significant side effect risks.
We absolutely hate proprietary blends.
There is no good reason for any manufacturer to hide their formula specs behind a prop blend. They often claim that they need to do this to prevent anybody else from stealing their formula.
But in our experience, this NEVER happens.
There are countless supplements out there which show each ingredient's serving size on the label. Nobody steals those formulas. The manufacturers make millions of dollars a year.
If anything, the best supplements use their ingredient doses as a major selling point – they don't stop talking about it!
If they can do it, then everybody else can too.
So why do people use proprietary blends?
We think there are only two possible explanations.
One explanation is that they are naive and genuinely scared. This doesn't matter to us of course. As consumers, it's not our job to feel sorry and make allowances for manufacturers. It's not our job to wonder why they can't compete. If they can't offer the transparency offered by other supplements, then we're obviously not going to buy their product. Simple.
Another explanation is that they are trying to hide the fact that their formula is stuffed full of cheap 'bulking' or 'filler' ingredients. We think this is most often the case where proprietary blends are concerned. Most manufacturers know that nobody is going to steal their formula. They know that the ingredients they're using are all well understood and widely used; there's never any special secret to steal. They just don't want us to know that the best ingredients are all under-dosed.
This is why all proprietary blends are to be avoided. Other supplements are happy to tell us the individual ingredient doses. Why would we opt for anything else?!
The Performix Iridium SSTi proprietary blend has some really specific problems.
A major problem is the fact that the blend is seriously over-stretched.
The blend is 1,151mg in size.
It comprises 15 ingredients in total.
That gives us an average serving size of 76mg.
However, we know that the caffeine is dosed at 200mg.
This gives us 951mg split between 14 ingredients, which means we have an average serving size of 67mg.
This doesn't mean that every single ingredient is dosed at 67mg.
It means that, for any ingredient dosed over 67mg, another ingredient has to be dosed below 67mg.
Does that sound like a reasonable dose to you?
Do you think 67mg of Ashwagandha is going to do anything when the typical dose is over 300mg?
Do you think 67mg of Citicoline is going to do anything when it is typically consumed in amounts in excess of 200mg?
Either some of these ingredients take up 70% of the formula, or they may as well not be here at all.
A major red flag for us when looking at a prop blend is the use of cheap ingredients that don't do the things stated on the bottle. These are almost always acting as 'fillers' – bulking out the formula so the manufacturer can skimp on the exciting (and expensive) ingredients.
We see a prime candidate in Performix Iridium SSTi: Rosemary.
We have no reason to think that rosemary helps with fat loss.
We've never read a study which found that rosemary has a noticeable, meaningful effect on lipolysis, muscle retention, appetite, or anything else for that matter.
The label lists all of the amazing compounds that the Performix rosemary extract contains. But we don't see why these substances should be added to a supplement designed to accelerate fat loss.
We think it's possible that rosemary has only been added to bulk out the formula. This would allow the manufacturer to cut back on the more expensive ingredients. It doesn't add anything to the stack; it doesn't help you achieve the goals written on the bottle. Why else is it here?!
Iridium SSTi Side Effects – Is It Safe?
Performix is a very reputable company. They care about their brand, so it's clear that they aren't going to risk serious hurting their customers for the sake of a fast buck.
That said, there are some serious side effect concerns presented by this product.
The main risk factor, in our opinion, is the caffeine content. Each serving of Iridium SSTi contains 200mg of caffeine anhydrous. This is about the equivalent of 2 large, fresh brewed black coffees. For some users, this will be fine so long as you aren't already consuming a lot of caffeine throughout the day anyway. For others, it will cause side effects.
You need to think carefully about how much caffeine you're already consuming before you add in an extra 200mg through supplements.
We are not doctors, and this is not medical advice. You must do your own research and consult a medical professional before continuing. These supplements are NOT a cure for obesity. They are meant for serious athletes who need help maximizing results during a cut.
Performix Iridium SSTi Review Conclusion – Is It Worth A Try?
In our opinion, not really.
Any product hiding the formula behind a proprietary blend just wreaks of "scam" to us.
The most successful supplement manufacturers all show their formula in full on the labels. They aren't being ripped-off left, right and center. The best supplements use their formulas as selling points. If they can do it, then so can everyone.
When someone doesn't share their individual ingredient serving sizes, then we're always deeply suspicious.
The Performix Iridium SSTi proprietary blend has serious problems of its own, but the huge, over-stretched prop blend is enough to put us off.
If you want some decent bang for your buck, not to mention reliable, predictable results, then you're better off using a more transparent fat burner.


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Some video association recently named Sylvester Stallone "Action Star of the Millennium." Well nobody knows where the fuck that's coming from, mainly because there are about 999 years left on this millennium and about 900 on the previously millennium where nobody had figured out how to make action movies yet. But also there's the sorry state of Sylvester Stallone's career.
Now by that I do not mean that Entertainment Weekly shit that he is not making hits. There are many actors who are not making hits who are still completely respectable, such as our friend Mr. Eastwood. But Stallone is in the Arnold category, he's done so much worse than making less money. His good days are so far behind him you almost don't even associate him with them. First he turned Rambo into an icon and became the symbol of everything that is wrong with our country, our culture, our movies, and our clothes. (I mean that headband looked fuckin ridiculous.) Then he started makin shit like COBRA and DEMOLITION MAN and etc. etc. He fell so hard that even HE started noticing it after a while. So he went through a stage where he was fighting for critical respectability. He tried to go the Travolta route and lobbied for the role of Max Cherry in JACKIE BROWN. When that didn't pan out he got fat for the role in COPLAND and america was under his spell until, you know, the movie came out. Soon he became so desperate he tried to revive both the Rocky and Rambo series, but luckily that hasn't worked out yet.
I mean the dude is so easy to hate and laugh at now that you forget that he once was pretty decent. For cryin out loud he was in DEATH RACE 2000. The first Rocky was pretty good too and he Wrote it.
And the one thing I never had the chance to forget, because I never knew it, was that the character of Rambo was actually, at one time, a good character. I never saw FIRST BLOOD until recently and it's pretty hard after all that came after to go back and admit it but, you know, this is actually a pretty fuckin good movie.
This movie starts out in classic Badass fashion with this Vietname vet John Rambo – dirty, hairy, probaly smelly – strolling into a small town to visit one of his platoon buddies. But the wife tells him that his buddy is dead, died of cancer from the agent orange. He died in the war, he just didn't know it at the time.
So John turns around and starts walkin for who know where, when wouldn't you know it the fuckin sherriff strolls up and starts givin him shit about being a suspicious stranger in town, with the nerve to not be driving a car or especially a truck. And to make matters worse the sherriff is Brian Dennehy.
So John has done absolutely nothing, and the sherriff is bein an asshole, and John is real stubborn so he doesn't take no shit. First the sherriff drives him out of town and drops him off. Then he starts heading back into town.
Thing escalate. Next thing you know he's arrested. And the other cops start beating him. Except for David Caruso, because he was young and innocent then, and didn't quite agree with that. But before you know it John fights his way out, steals a motorcycle, drives it up into the mountains, accidentally kills two people in a police helicopter by throwing a rock at them… things escalate like this until he's skulkin around covered in mud with a knife between his teeth, or gettin eaten by rats, or who knows what.
And then this colonel comes in and starts braggin about what a badass John is and he says, "He's trained to eat things that'll make a billygoat puke."
What's pretty amazing considering the Reagan era symbol of american brutality that Rambo became, is that this actually started as an anti-war story. The dvd has a real interesting commentary by the author of the book, who explains that the book was written as a way to "bring the Vietnam war home." To show that when you turn someone into a ruthless killer of civilians, then abandon them, you are asking for trouble. Although the movie was notoriously violent at the time he says the novel was alot more violent, an attempt to accurately portray how vicious the war was.
It's also interesting that the author doesn't seem all that upset about what the character later came to stood for. He just mentions that it's interesting.
As long as you're able to forget about those other Rambo movies, or all the horrible one-man-army movies that it inspired, this is really a pretty great picture. Despite all the bloodshed the actual climax is at the end when, finally coming face to face with the fucker who trained him and then sent him off into the shit, John gets a chance to really vent. I'm not talking about killing people as a release. I'm talkin about he starts telling the colonel about things he saw in vietnam and then he just starts blubbering. This is actually real, authentic, topnotch acting by Mr. Stallone where he shows his vulnerability, and it kind of makes you uncomfortable.
Like I said I always avoided this picture before and I never knew it would be so emotional.
Warning: If you get the original dvd release of this, don't expect much out of the extra feature "DOCUMENTARY – FIRST BLOOD: A LOOK BACK." It is a bunch of clips from the movie set to cheesy dance music. There is no documentary involved.
http://youtu.be/XZjpB7xy1z4
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Brian Dennehy David Caruso David Morrell Jack Starrett Richard Crenna Stallone Ted Kotcheff
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25 Responses to "First Blood"
I watched part 2 for the first time* and kept looking for a review, but am I too stupid to find them or did you never review any of the sequels, except part 4?
*That heavily cut TV version that I saw 10 years ago doesn't count.
clubside
Unless they're hidden in a Vern Tells It Like It Is I haven't gotten to yet, there aren't reviews for Rambo (First Blood Part II) or Rambo III. Rambo is one of those that comes up a lot but has never been reviewed like Independence Day, The Mummy, Batman & Robin and a handful of other "reference" films.
onthewall2983
"This time he's fighting for his life" is a hell of a tagline.
CrustaceanHate
This is probably the most confusingly titled film series in movie history.
CrustaceanHate; "This is probably the most confusingly titled film series in movie history."
Because..?
Pegsman:
Part 1 = First Blood
Part 2 = Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Part 3 = Rambo III
Part 4 = Rambo
ShootMcKay
…looks like InterWeb is fucking with me again… Anyway, RAMBO 3 should really be named RAMBO 2: FIRST BLOOD part 3. At least it would if I had my way. It makes no sense calling it RAMBO 3.
Overe here it's easier. Parts 1-3 were all named RAMBO (1-3) and part 4 was JOHN RAMBO.
Here in the U.S. (and on IMDb) the Rambo series uses Roman Numerals ShootMcKay, so CJ is right except for Rambo: First Blood Part II. I assume the odd case of Rambo III comes from name recognition as during Rambo: First Blood Part II's run everyone just called it Rambo which I believe is why Vern's pre-Rambo (2008) mentions of "Rambo" are to Rambo: First Blood Part II. Of course for me when I think of "old" Rambo I think of "Weird" Al's UHF and that muscle suit shooting people until they explode in Twinkie filling.
Yeah, UHF totally ruined (JOHN) RAMBO (IV) for me, because the bloodier it got, the more I had to think of Weird Al.
CJ, you think that's confusing? I saw Se7en a few years ago, and last week I saw 10. Okay, I didn't see Eight and Nine, but what the hell happened?! Se7en was this gritty thriller and 10's just Dudley Moore lusting after Bo Derek. What happened to Morgan Freeman's character?
Shoot, have you seen the two new Johan Falk movies?
Pegsman – you think the discrepancy between Seven and 10 was weird? How about the time I watched Bruce Willis in Loaded Weapon 1, Die Hard 2, Four Rooms, The Fifth Element, The Sixth Sense, Lucky Number Slevin, The Whole Nine Yards, The Whole Ten Yards, 12 Monkeys, Ocean's 12, and 16 Blocks. Absolutely no coherence whatsoever!
I'm actually just now appreciating the fact that the later Die Hard sequels DON'T have numbers in them.
pegsman – I have not. But there is more on the way, so I think I wait until I can see if there is a continuing storyline.Still its pretty sick that Joel Kinneman is the new RoboCop, isn´t it?
Crustacean Hate
Eventually they're gonna run out of idioms that end in "DIE"
Also,pegsman;" Hur vinner man mot Sverige med 4-0? Det german inte!" hehe
Pegsman, 10 was a prequel! Dudley Moore was playing John Doe before he became a serial killer. There was no need for Morgan Freeman to appear.
Remember a few years ago when they released the films 9 and NINE within a few months of each other? Confusing.
My mother literally asked me what the movies were between 2001 and 2010.
Before I saw FIRST BLOOD if somebody had come up and asked me if there was a Rambo movie where Rambo had to battle a bunch of small town cops, I woulda been like "Naw dude, you need to check your facts."
Fucking incredible movie.
Midwest Captain E
I think this picture deserves a revisit by Vern.
September 21st, 2019 at 11:49 am
Oh, damn. I have watched this numerous times since this review and didn't realize I should be writing about it. I don't think I've done 2 or 3 either. Add that to the list.
September 21st, 2019 at 3:28 pm
It's funny to read it after your DEMOLITION MAN review from years later. You definitely have a greater appreciation for Stallone now than you ever did back then. Did you ever get to review COBRA? I can't remember seeing that around here.
Time for a Rambospectrive, then, Vern? You can totally use that, by the way.


Wolfsberger is new to the marathon, but has proven she's ready to take on the competition at the Olympic marathon trials.
Heidi Wolfsberger, representing half-marathon. I just did the Parks Half-Marathon in September; that's from Rockville to Bethesda, Maryland. I did the half-marathon there because I'd done the half-marathon at Philly the previous year and I'd done 1:19:03. I didn't want to do Philly again because I thought the only reason I should go back is if I wanted to run a personal best. I didn't think I was in as good personal shape as I was last year, so I decided to do the Parks Half-Marathon. I ended up doing 1:18:45 and got third.
You were running 800s, among other events, at Moravian, and you ran a 5000 at the Penn Relays in 2006. You seem to still have some interest in those kinds of distances, but what made you start to gravitate toward the considerably longer stuff?
HW: It took me awhile. I've always been in contact with my college coach, Mark Will-Weber. He sort of advised me what direction to take and sort of pointed out where I want to be. I got involved with other things, too, like coaching. At first I didn't have that time to train for a longer distance. And I heard rumors about the marathon, too, that it might take away your speed. Things like that. I wanted to stay down (in distance) a little bit longer.
Did Mark lessen your fears about that a little bit?
HW: Yeah, and this marathon was a very interesting training schedule. After I ran that half in Maryland, it was the middle of September. I went online and did the calculators and found the race predictor (for a marathon time) would be under the qualifying time for the marathon (Trials). And that just got stuck in my head. That's all I wanted to see, how close I would be to it, because I didn't want to wait another four years to see. We started looking into fall marathons, and Steamtown (in Scranton in early October) is in my backyard and I know the course so well. So I wanted to just jump in the race, and Mark very graciously advised me not to do that and to prepare for another marathon such as Philly.
So did he give you about a 12-week training program for the Philadelphia Marathon?
HW: A little bit less than that.
Was it by far the most mileage you've ever done?
HW: It wasn't really drastically different, except for that long run that I would do.
You got your qualifying time by nearly three minutes. Were you estimating that you'd cut it close? We read that you started out fairly conservatively.
HW: Right. When I got to the line, I just asked people around me, "What are you trying to do?" and I was around women who were all just trying to hit the qualifying standard so I just tried to stay with them. My first mile was 6:25, and that was too slow, I thought. I wanted to go out at 6:20 and maintain that as long as I could. I felt good and I ended up averaging 6:15 to 6:16 for it. I was not expecting to feel as good as I did. My halfway split was 1:22:25, and I came back in 1:21:35 (approximately).
Is Philadelphia the kind of course where there's no real topographic anomaly and the two halves are pretty equal?
HW: Yeah. I think so. But at mile 18 it just seemed like the race is split. That's where you did go up an incline and came back down it around 19 to 20. I was seventh going up to 20 and then coming down, I was fourth, I think. That seemed to be the breaking point.
Well, you moved up a few places late in the race. You obviously were running well within yourself. Were you surprised to feel that good that late in the race?
HW: Yeah. I was just wondering when I was going to hit that wall. You hear a lot of stories about how it could hit you in mile 24 or 25. I was just hoping that that wouldn't happen.
What had your mileage gotten up to in this marathon training period?
HW: It was probably around 75 or 80 miles a week at the most.
From looking at the Moravian College records, without any false modesty on your part, it seems like you're the best female middle distance and distance runner that they've ever had .... Now you can say "aw, shucks."
You still have quite a lot of the records there. Were you a high school runner who might have been able to go to a Division I school if you wanted to?
HW: Well, I really came on late (in high school). My senior track season is when I really started progressing. I just had more desire and got into it. I was a state champion, but that was my senior year, in the two-mile (actually 3200 meters, in Pennsylvania). In my fall cross country season, I was the last person to qualify for States and I did horribly at the state meet. I know that's when they do a lot of recruiting. I thought I was going to stay local, that was the other thing. I was happy to go as far as Bethlehem (to Moravian).
Did you get go to NCAA Division III Championships?
HW: I went several times. In cross country, we went all those years as a team. I finished 28th as a freshman, 26th a sophomore, and then second my junior and senior year.
Even though you did quite well at the shorter stuff, do you think these longer distances like the half-marathon and marathon may be your metier?
HW: I'm not really sure. I have no idea what I can do yet. I'm very, very new to everything. I'd like to up my miles and see where that leads. I don't think that even on April 20 (the Trials date) that I'll be in the best shape for this distance. I think I'll need more experience for that.
And your job now is assistant cross country coach at Marywood University (in Scranton)?
HW: And I'm a fourth-grade teacher.
How did Marywood do in cross country this year?
HW: They did well. The men are building, and the women won their league (Pennsylvania Athletic Conference) meet for the fifth year in a row.
Do you run with the team?
HW: I'm a morning person, so in the fall I'd do mine before I went to school. Sometimes I would meet team members, and afternoons, sometimes I'd run with the team and sometimes I wouldn't.
You've had some pretty good success at local races in recent years - like the Run For The Cookies (in Berwick). What do they give you for winning that?
HW: A baker's dozen of cookies. They give you raisin and cherry cookies.
HW: I'm actually going to run some indoor meets and outdoor track meets, and a 10k road race and another half-marathon. Tentatively, the 10k would be in February in Bethlehem and then a half-marathon in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 24.


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