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Bart Starr was the Packers' best player
Fans have gone terminology crazy
Denny from Jacksonville, FL
Vic, I have read your column for years. Do all teams think their team is the only great team, or is it just in Wisconsin?
What you're sensing is pride of ownership. Packers fans are different; the stock sales, in my opinion, have made them different. They display an ownership quality other teams' fans don't possess. One of the best examples of that is the respect with which the readers of this column treat the comments section. When I took this job, I campaigned for an increase in fan interaction. I wanted a vibrant comments section to accompany our stories. I want the fan to have a voice. I knew, of course, that I'd have to make sure it stayed "clean," because vulgarity wouldn't be tolerated and that would be the end of the comments section. I remember that in the beginning I explained that to our readers and it is with pride that I tell you that there have been only a few occasions in my two-plus years here that I've had to delete a comment because of vulgar language. In today's world of sports, that is a tremendous compliment to the readers of this column, that they are able to debate each other without losing respect for each other and the forum that affords them the opportunity to debate. In my opinion, the readers of this column believe it belongs to them and that's exactly how I want them to feel, because with ownership comes responsibility. I think that's what you're sensing. Packers "owners" feel a strong need to support the franchise in every way.
Bob from Washington, DC
I also avoid sports bars, but I'm wondering how you respond in the press box to a great play. I stood when Rodgers tackled Urlacher in the NFC championship game, but also when Barry Sanders somehow plowed through each of 11 Packers defenders on a long run to the end zone. It is a game with those moments of awesome greatness.
Yes, it is, and it is at those times that I respond by writing about those moments as quickly and as capably as I can, so my readers might also enjoy them.
Joe from Clio, MI
Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC thinks it's inevitable one or two teams will be placed in Europe, with two American cities serving as a home base for those teams. Can you ever imagine this game going global to the point where it's literally all over the world?
I've written that in this column. I've even speculated that Orlando is the likely place for an international team to be headquartered stateside. Yes, I can see the day when there are multiple international teams, but I believe it's far into the future. The immediate future and the Jaguars London experiment is going to determine how far into the future a commitment to an international movement is.
Chris from Newbury Park, CA
I waited all draft to hear a safety pick. Big-time mistake and the consequences will be similar to last year.
I have no doubt that should you be correct, you will return and remind us of your prediction, but what if you're wrong? Will you return and remind us you were wrong?
Danny from Anchorage, AK
Everyone says you can't truly judge a team's draft class until three or so years later, but no one ever actually goes back and evaluates them after three years. So let's do it. What do you think of the Packers 2010 draft class?
Bryan Bulaga is a starting tackle. Mike Neal, after two injury-shortened seasons, is making a move on playing time and appears to fit into the team's future. Morgan Burnett is one of the league's best safeties. Andrew Quarless is coming off a year lost to knee reconstruction, but he has established himself as a tight end of worth. Marshall Newhouse was the Packers' starting left tackle for two years and is now being challenged to hold his job. James Starks was a late-season star in his rookie year, turned in a solid season in 2011, and is being challenged to hold his job following a disappointing season in 2012. C.J. Wilson has been a dependable defensive lineman. That's seven picks and all of them are still on the roster. That's how you build a healthy salary cap and keep your roster young and developing.
Matt from Waunakee, WI
Your thoughts on the line shuffle?
It confirms what Mike McCarthy had previously said, that he was disappointed in the play of the left side of his offensive line last season. More emphatically, I think news of potential changes on the offensive line tell me Coach McCarthy is open to change. He's challenging his linemen to advance their careers by competing for a job.
Jeff from Saint Paul, MN
Recently, Geno Smith has been criticized by anonymous sources about his attitude. Is there a difference, from your perspective, regarding using an anonymous source versus someone who will go on the record? Also, should readers treat information from anonymous sources differently?
Some newspapers won't permit their writers the luxury of quoting anonymous sources. I believe it's all about the byline. A trusted writer deserves a degree of freedom. A credible, veteran reporter has sources he can trust. When I see a byline with a name I respect, I'll trust his anonymous sources. When I see anonymous sources being thrown around by reporters or websites that don't engender that kind of trust, I tend to disregard what I've read. It's a personal thing. Do you believe news from an anonymous source because you trust the reporter who wrote it? Or do you believe news from an anonymous source because you want to believe it, because it's entertaining and titillating? I think the latter is the bigger problem. College conference realignment news is the classic example.
John from Georgetown, TX
Will the Packers ever announce the 2013 undrafted free agents they signed?
When they've passed their physicals and they've signed their contracts, they'll be announced.
Matt from Bremerton, WA
Do undrafted and tryout players have to prove more or are they weighed independently of their pedigree?
Once they get to this point, all players are judged by the same eyes. Draft position clearly creates advantages – you're not going to cut a first-round pick – but undrafted players and tryout players (Jarrett Boykin was a tryout player last spring) get every bit the look that high picks get because history has proven time and time again that you find football players where you find football players, regardless of the school or the round of the draft that produced them. I sense Packers fans are excited about the team's two seventh-round wide receiver picks. Why not? The late rounds of the draft have produced a lot of top receivers, which is why I maintain that wide receivers are a dime a dozen.
Paul from De Pere, WI
Who is the X receiver for the Packers?
James Jones and Jordy Nelson fit the prototype of someone big enough and strong enough to play on the line of scrimmage and beat the jam, and fast enough to stretch the field.
Jim from San Marcos, CA
All the talk about Jones, the return of Perry, etc., to improve the defense next year. Nothing said about Jerel Worthy. Improving, falling off the bench, what's with him and anonymity?
He suffered a torn ACL late in the season and underwent knee reconstruction. His situation is similar to Andrew Quarless' last year. We have to wait and see if Worthy can make it back this year.
Dustin from Bowling Green, KY
Zero technique is a 34 nose that lines up even with the center. One technique is a 43 nose that lines up shaded on the center.
A 34 nose tackle can play one technique and a 43 defensive tackle can play zero technique. Again, don't concern yourself with formations; concern yourself with function.
Taylor from Sheboygan, WI
Why do we make it so hard on ourselves? My answer: Google defensive line positions.
I'm not a naturally bright person, but I've developed a degree of media street smarts and my invitation on Friday for readers to define the defensive line numbering system was sheer genius, if I must say so myself. Nothing could be simpler to understand than the numbers of the bodies and gaps along the defensive line, but today's fans love football terminology and the sophistication it allows them to feel, and they love to make it difficult. My inbox is full of explanations, several of which don't agree with the others. A lot of readers want to know now about A gaps and B gaps. The TV analysts, the Jaws and the Mayocks and the Grudens, have made the fans terminology crazy. What bothers me is that, in my opinion, the terminology obstructs learning. Penetrate and disrupt is a better way to describe a three-technique tackle; use language that defines the player's function, instead of stuffy-sounding terminology that requires a translator to explain.
John from Milwaukee, WI
Vince Lombardi was once asked who his best player was, and he replied, "Hornung, because he had to win." By that standard, who is the best player on the current roster, and who are the best players you have seen over the years?
With all due respect to Coach Lombardi, I strongly believe Bart Starr was his best player. The Packers won titles without Paul Hornung; they didn't win under Lombardi without Starr. You could say that about some other players on that team, but I think everyone would agree that Starr was the difference maker. Aaron Rodgers is that player on today's team. When I covered the Steelers in the '70s, it was Terry Bradshaw. He's famous for having said the Steelers could lose with him, but they'd never win without him, and Joe Greene agreed. In my lifetime, football has always been about the quarterback. If your quarterback isn't your best player, odds are you're not going to win a championship. The Ravens won without their quarterback being their best player, and it's been done by a few other teams, but they are the exception, not the rule.
Jeffrey from Englewood, FL
The answer to your Howdy Doody and Vince Lombardi question is: Aaron Rodgers is a great QB; you, Vic, may not be. But it is the coaches' job to put the players in a position to win. If Aaron Rodgers listens to Howdy Doody, and you listen to Vince Lombardi, you should win.
What if I can't do what Coach Lombardi tells me to do? Jeffrey, when I read something as what you're suggesting, I truly worry about the future of the game because you have completely lost an appreciation for the human confrontation that is the game's charm. You've turned it into chess. You've turned it into people thinking, instead of people playing, people aspiring, people reaching down inside themselves and overcoming pain and fear. Your opinion, though I know it is well-intended, saddens me. What can I do to help you get a feel for this game? How might I help you understand what it feels like to leave the huddle after hearing your number called, and hear the crowd and the voice inside yourself challenging you? I very much want that for you, Jeffrey, and I want it for all the young fans that are missing the best part of what football provides.
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So, Dan Williams is finally "On the record" as saying that he is indeed the mystery investor that the Rhinos have been working with recently to solve their financial woes.
Glass half full - Yahoo! Donner wasn't completely full of it!
Glass half full - The deal isn't dead yet despite all the recent bad news and lawsuits!
Glass half empty - How long does it take to get a deal done, especially with the season set to open in a few months?
Glass half full - What other market has an almost completed stadium and a fanbase like Rochester?
Glass half empty - Why would anyone want to buy a franchise that is so obviously broken?
Glass half full - This project has been a political mess since the beginning and it's about time that someone tries to put that stuff to the side and get something done!
Glass half empty - This project has been a political mess since the beginning and that may end up scaring Williams away as the City tries to control things as much as they can since they are the pass through for the $4 million from NY State and could control PAETEC Park in the event that the Rhinos fold.
In the end, I just want this thing to play out quickly as the Rhinos 2008 opener is just a little over three months away. I hope that PAETEC Park isn't dark in 2008. But, if that's to happen, a deal needs to gets done rather quickly.
As Williams has shown in his failed bid to takeover Blackburn Rovers, he isn't afraid to walk away from a deal if the numbers don't look good. And how good can the numbers look with regards to the Rhinos and PAETEC Park right now?
- Steven Goff has a piece in today's Washington Post on DC United's DP, Marcelo Gallardo. In opting to sign Gallardo to a DP contract instead of a former MLS MVP in Christian Gomez, United is rolling the dice a bit.
- The Houston Dynamo have signed former Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Tony Caig to a four year deal. Caig will back up Pat Onstad this season. But, with a four year deal in place, the Dynamo appear to be setting Caig up to replace Onstad whenever he decides to retire. Although, perhaps Pat will play for 4 or 5 more seasons!
- Steven Goff's blog also has some tidbits on where the DC United stadium saga is at today.
- Andrew Dixon at US Soccer Players.com feels that MLS should scout Africa as heavily as they have South America. And this is especially timely since the African Cup of Nations is in full swing.
- SBI.net is reporting that Danny Szetela is on the move again. Racing de Santander has sent the young American to Brescia of Serie B in Italy on loan. Since the loan has an option to buy in it, this move could become permanent should the former member of the Columbus Crew impress the Italian club.
- SBI.net is reporting that Richie Williams will stay on as an assistant coach with the Red Bulls.
- The Kansas City Star has an article on the changes that the Wizards roster have gone through this offseason. At least they still have Jimmy Conrad to market to local fans!
- And finally, SBI.net is reporting that local product Brian Bliss will soon be named the technical director of the Columbus Crew. I wonder if he is a coach in waiting should the club pull the trigger on Sigi Schmid?


Its playoff time at The Q, and for the second time in franchise history the Cleveland Gladiators are in the AFL playoffs. The Gladiators come into the 2014 playoffs, with the most wins ever in AFL history, with 17 victories on the season. They are lead by their MVP candidate QB Shane Austin who has 99 touchdowns on the season. The first team standing in the way of the Gladiators way of an AFL championship is the Philadelphia Soul, who the Gladiators have beat twice this season on last second plays. The Soul will be one of the toughest tests for the Gladiators on the way to an Arena Bowl and if the Gladiators are able to make it that far, they will host the game because of them having the league best record.
On the first play of the game, Gladiators QB Shane Austin throws an interception to Soul DB Rayshaun Kizer. Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh takes the ball after the Gladiators turnover and moves the Soul down the field for their first touchdown of the game to WR V'Keon Lacey. Shane Austin on the next drive for the Gladiators made up for his interception with a Johnny Manziel like run for a Gladiators touchdown, and the Gladiators tie the game up at 6 with 2:39 left in the first quarter. The Soul came right back after the Gladiators touchdown with QB Dan Raudabaugh second touchdown pass of the night to put Soul back up 12-6. On the PAT Gladiators DB Dominic Jones would recover the blocked PAT and return it 48 yard for the two points, cutting the Soul lead to12-8 to end the first quarter.
Shane Austin started the second quarter the same way he did the game with an interception. That would be Austin's second pick of the game and Soul would take over at the Gladiators 15 yard line. The Gladiators defense came up with a huge stop, as the Soul were looking to score, Gladiators DB Joe Phinisee pick off Dan Raudabaugh in the end zone to give the ball back to the Gladiators. Six plays later Shane Austin would find his favorite target Dominick Goodman for a seven yard touchdown and the Gladiators first lead of the night 15-12 and ending the second quarter.
The Gladiators started the third quarter with a defensive stop and forced the Soul to turn the ball over all downs. Shane Austin would not take advantage of his defensive great play and would throw his third interception of the game. Soul would take over with the ball on their 5 yard line. The third quarter would continue to be about the defense as the Gladiators would stop the Soul on the six yard line and force another turnover on downs. Shane Austin would then throw his fourth interception of the game, the Soul take over on the Gladiators 5 yard line. Two plays later Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh would find Marky White for a touchdown and getting the Soul a 19-15 lead with 2:34 left in the third quarter. But Shane Austin would show that he has a lot of fight left in him when on the next Gladiators drive he would hit Collin Taylor on a 15 yard touchdown pass, putting the Gladiators up 22-19 to end the third quarter.
The Soul were able to drive down the field to start the final quarter of the game, but were only able to get a field goal out of the drive and tying the game at 22 with 8:58 to go in the game. Shane Austin would continue to make bad plays for the Gladiators as he would throw his fifth interception of the night. Then the turnover would finally come back to get the Gladiators as five plays later Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh would throw his 4th touchdown pass to Derrick Ross for a 29-22 Soul lead with 4:30 left in the game. Shane Austin arm was not getting thing done tonight, but he was able to use his legs and scramble for his second rushing touchdown of the night tying the ball game at 29 at piece with two minutes to go in the game. On the next Soul drive the Gladiators defensive would come to the safe Shane Austin, has then would once again stop the Soul and get a turnover on downs. But Shane Austin would keep trying to make up for his arm with his legs has on the second play of the drive Austin would score his third rushing touchdown of the night giving the Gladiators a 36-29 lead with 42 seconds left in the game. The defense that has been keeping the Gladiators in the game the whole night gives up a 47 yard touchdown pass to Emery Sammons to take the lead 37-35 with 25 seconds left in the game. Shane Austin would get one more shot as he more the Gladiators down the field to get kicker Aaron Pettrey into position to hit a game winning 36 yard field goal as time run out. This was Pettrey second game winning of the season. As they say in sports a win is a win, even if it was ugly. The Gladiators hold on to win and move on to the 2nd round of the AFL playoffs. They will play the winner of the Pittsburgh Power and Orlando Predators game at the Q next Sunday night.


Sanjoy loved computers and people who worked with them. He believed that there was so much to do in this field. Much of his focus was on rural computerization, and e-governance. His better known ideas were CRISP, and then IT.Com. He coined the term 'Bangalore - the IT capital of India' and floated concepts like the IT Corridor, Digital Unites (as against Digital Divides) - amongst others. He promoted Linux too. And the BIT club at Bangalore. And the rural IT quiz. And simputers. And e-mandi.
Amongst his spread of ideas were IT forums in Sri Lanka and more actively in China.
His big idea which he was not see unfold completely was the ETPL, and it was just before the launch of the road-show in Europe (scheduled from November 7-12 2005), that it came to an abrupt halt.
"What are the problems you are facing in running your business, and how can the Indian government support you?"
These were the very first words I heard from Sanjoy Das Gupta on a Saturday afternoon when I was first introduced to him at the STPI headquarters in Electronic City in Bangalore in early 1998 by its Director, Mr. Naidu. Sanjoy had just been assigned the gargantuan task of becoming Karnataka's IT Secretary at a time when Hyderabad was gaining tremendous momentum and stealing the limelight and business away from Bangalore largely due to AP's charismatic leader Chandrababu Naidu.
As I had lived mostly in the US and only heard or read negative press about the bureaucracy surrounding the Indian government, Sanjoy's first words could not have been more welcome. In fact, his power over the English language coupled with an acute understanding of prioritizing and addressing business issues had me in complete disbelief that I was speaking to somebody from the government. Interestingly, we were indeed having a significant "issue" in running our business and the Indian government did need to support us. Finally, someone cared.
Back in late 1996, when we expanded our operations out of the US and started in Bangalore, the Indian government was quite unprepared for the opportunity that faced the IT industry due to the revolutionary changes being brought about by the innovations in telecom & the internet. This was a time when there weren't any BPOs or Call Centers across India serving the global markets. VSNL held a monopoly on providing data and voice services, and Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) was in its infancy. This was a time when having US customers' calls routed to an India based office and vice-versa was considered "illegal." In fact, in trying to build a software product business, we were trying to do just that. We wanted to take advantage of India's talent pool beyond the typical software engineering story and into technical support, documentation, translation, sales, marketing, finance, HR, and administration - all for the US parent company - with employees from India. Think of it as a BPO for our own company. Clearly, this model would create a lot of jobs in India and help our American parent company with cost savings - a win-win scenario. Obviously, this "new" business model required seamless "voice" connectivity between the US and India where our Indian employees would need to be able to make calls to any number to the public exchange across the US via a US dial-tone and number which terminated in India. Sounds logical and straightforward, right? This was "illegal" then.
When I described this problem to Sanjoy, he instantly understood the potential this model held for the Indian industry and its ramifications if the government encouraged such "seamless" connectivity as opposed to discouraging it simply to protect VSNL's long-distance telecom monopoly. Sanjoy invited me to speak at the Prime Ministers Task Force Panel to create awareness amongst the powers-to-be. He introduced us to the leaders in the Telecom and Communications Industry at the state and national levels to discuss these issues that were holding back the potential of the IT industry. His efforts during that time went a long way in paving the path for the BPO, Call-Center, & Software Industries by helping toward changing the laws that today make voice communications seamless between India and the rest of the world. Sanjoy opened up my belief in the government.
While we began working together on resolving our telecom related issues, Sanjoy learned more about our company and what we were trying to do. He understood the significant differences within the software services and products business. He encouraged us at a time when trying to build software products from India for the global market was considered too risky and was generally discouraged. I shared Sanjoy's passion and vision for helping India's software industry evolve and go up the value chain by creating intellectual property out of India. After all, the world's biggest software companies were primarily into product development and not services. This is when I discovered Sanjoy's burning desire (and belief) to make India stand head-to-head against the best in the world. Little did I know at that time that this quest was not limited to business issues.
The STPI was planning to set up a unit in Northern Karnataka. They had planned a major event in collaboration along with Northern Karnataka's emerging IT industry and universities to celebrate its announcement. Sanjoy invited me to the panel to primarily share my experiences in entrepreneurship with the local student and business community. Spending time on this trip with Sanjoy, exposed me to another dimension to him - his unrelenting support to rural India. I learned his ideas about ensuring a fine balance of progress across modern cities like Bangalore and emerging small towns. I will never forget the train ride back to Bangalore from Hubli with Sanjoy and Mr. Naidu. It was on this ride that my relationship with Sanjoy extended into friendship.
Anyone who spent any decent time with Sanjoy could not escape his wit and ability to make you chuckle. I was single at the time and enjoyed my share of partying. In fact, I had tried to wiggle my way out of the commitment to go to this event as I was occupied the night before at a friends wedding and did not want to take a bus-ride to an unknown place called Hubli (I had thought that I was going to somewhere near Calcutta as I had heard of the river Hoogly!). Sanjoy coerced me into it, and literally had a government ambassador pick me up from a Bangalore wedding and drop me at the bus station as there were no flights to Hubli then.
On the train ride back he started pulling my leg.
"So I had to pull you out of your party for this event. You mark my words. Your destiny is tied to this trip. You are going to find a girl from the Hubli/Dharwad region and will have to keep coming here over the years. You mark my words!"
Lo' and behold! That fateful trip led me to meet my wife who is from Belgaum. She was introduced to me for a job opening in my company a few weeks later by her professor with whom I had shared the podium at the event. Sanjoy's persistence had changed my life.
This trip helped me value the initiatives by the government and how important it was to sustain public-private partnership. Sanjoy was an excellent role-model for any official who believes in a strong partnership between the government and industry. Time and again his initiatives were driven around collaboration, awareness, networking, and bringing the right set of people together to overcome hurdles and encourage progress. BangaloreIT.com was another such initiative. His vision to bring together the government, education organizations, students, industry, customers, vendors, and the media was synchronized into BangaloreIT.com. This was a multi-day event that was first held under his leadership and is carried forward each year since. It is impossible to account for the widespread impact of this annual event which he started.
Sanjoy also maintained excellent relationships with the US consulate in Chennai and was quick to help companies that needed introductions for the expeditious "business express" visa program.
I always remember how meeting Sanjoy was always a combination of fun, learning, and good food (Shangon deserves credit on this front). Not many people have so much width and depth to them. When he wasn't busy changing the IT landscape for the country, he was busy with innumerable other matters. Whether it was playing competitive cricket, or coaching and architecting Aliya's horse-riding path to the Olympics, or discussing Hollywood's cowboy classics, or practicing Urdu poetries, or keeping a watchful eye on China, or reminiscing about Shakespeare, or writing newspaper articles, or practicing golf swings, Sanjoy was always trying to make life better for others.
Even though I moved back to the US in 2001, we constantly stayed in touch. Sanjoy visited the US often and advised US companies and the US government on "How to do business in India." It was a treat to have him stay with us in VA when he was visiting Shujah at Virginia Tech. In 2004, I remember going shopping for Aliya's boots in the beautiful Virginia country side right before his flight to India when I learned a lot about competitive horse-riding and the sport in general.
This was a time when I was pretty down having left the company I had founded and was at a crossroads of my career. Sanjoy was encouraging of my decision to move to India and restart my career by starting a new company, and he certainly came to my rescue. When I moved back to India, my new office and family residence was none other than the terrace room at his home in HSR Layout with the added bonus of Bazooka overseeing the kids! He stood by me when I really needed a friend. He was the first on my new company's advisory board.
Sanjoy, your love for horses (and life) was infectious. You had the spirit of a stallion. I learned a lot from you. Thank you for being a part of my life. I would like to express some of my thoughts about you through the lyrics of the song of the animated Disney movie: "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Sanjoy, you were more than a friend, more than a brother, you remain an angel to me.


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We must polish our shoes, not because the regulation states it, but for dignity and propriety. We must walk erect, without dragging our feet, not in homage to Prussian discipline but to remain alive, not to begin to die.
Pair of well worn toddler's shoes inscribed "Der Erste Schuh" [The First Shoe] brought with 3 year old Susanna Gibian and her father Otto when they fled Vienna, Austria, for the United States in September 1938.
The infant's shoes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Jill Shellow, executor for the Estate of Irene Rosenthal Gibian, the stepmother of Susanna Gibian.


4 David gathered the descendants of Aaron+ and the Levites:+ 5 from the Koʹhath·ites, U·riʹel the chief and 120 of his brothers; 6 from the Me·rarʹites, A·saiʹah+ the chief and 220 of his brothers; 7 from the Gerʹshom·ites, Joel+ the chief and 130 of his brothers; 8 from the descendants of E·li·zaʹphan,+ She·maiʹah the chief and 200 of his brothers; 9 from the descendants of Hebʹron, Eʹli·el the chief and 80 of his brothers; 10 from the descendants of Uzʹzi·el,+ Am·minʹa·dab the chief and 112 of his brothers. 11 Furthermore, David called the priests Zaʹdok+ and A·biʹa·thar+ and the Levites U·riʹel, A·saiʹah, Joel, She·maiʹah, Eʹli·el, and Am·minʹa·dab, 12 and he said to them: "You are the heads of the paternal houses of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, you and your brothers, and bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel up to the place that I have prepared for it. 13 Since you did not carry it the first time,+ the anger of Jehovah our God broke out against us,+ because we did not search out the proper procedure."+ 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
17 So the Levites appointed Heʹman+ the son of Joel and, of his brothers, Aʹsaph+ the son of Ber·e·chiʹah and, of the Me·rarʹites their brothers, Eʹthan+ the son of Kush·aʹiah. 18 Together with them were their brothers of the second division,+ Zech·a·riʹah, Ben, Ja·aʹzi·el, She·mirʹa·moth, Je·hiʹel, Unʹni, E·liʹab, Be·naiʹah, Ma·a·seiʹah, Mat·ti·thiʹah, E·liphʹe·le·hu, and Mik·neʹiah and Oʹbed-eʹdom and Je·iʹel the gatekeepers. 19 The singers Heʹman,+ Aʹsaph,+ and Eʹthan were to play the copper cymbals;+ 20 and Zech·a·riʹah, Aʹzi·el, She·mirʹa·moth, Je·hiʹel, Unʹni, E·liʹab, Ma·a·seiʹah, and Be·naiʹah played stringed instruments tuned to Alʹa·moth;*+ 21 and Mat·ti·thiʹah,+ E·liphʹe·le·hu, Mik·neʹiah, Oʹbed-eʹdom, Je·iʹel, and Az·a·ziʹah played harps tuned to Shemʹi·nith,*+ to act as directors. 22 Chen·a·niʹah+ the chief of the Levites supervised the transport, for he was an expert, 23 and Ber·e·chiʹah and El·kaʹnah were gatekeepers for the Ark. 24 The priests Sheb·a·niʹah, Joshʹa·phat, Ne·thanʹel, A·maʹsai, Zech·a·riʹah, Be·naiʹah, and E·li·eʹzer loudly sounded the trumpets before the Ark of the true God,+ and Oʹbed-eʹdom and Je·hiʹah also served as gatekeepers for the Ark.


Some facts about Taipei 101, tallest skyscaper in world,follows.
main tuned damper in taipei 101.
Total Floors 105, 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground.
Withstand Capability It is designed to withstand typhoons and earthquakes.
Ground to highest architectural structure (spire): 509.2 metres (1,670.60 ft). Previously held by the Petronas Towers 452 m (1,483 ft).
Ground to roof: 449.2 m (1,473.75 ft). Formerly held by the Willis Tower 442 m (1,450 ft).
Ground to highest occupied floor: 439.2 m (1,440.94 ft). Formerly held by the Willis Tower 412.4 m (1,353 ft).
The doubledeck elevators is built by Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC) and having top ascending speeds of 16.83 m (55.22 ft) per second (60.6 km/h, 37.7 mi/h). This set a new record in 2004 since this speed is 34.7 percent faster than the previous record holders of the Yokohama Landmark Tower elevator, Yokohama, Japan, which speeds of 12.5 m (41 ft) per second (45.0 km/h, 28.0 mi/h). Taipei 101's elevators sweep visitors from the fifth floor to the 89th-floor observatory in only 37 seconds. Each elevator features an aerodynamic body, full pressurization, state-of-the art emergency braking systems, and the world's first triple-stage anti-overshooting system. The cost for each elevator is NT$80 million (US$2.4 million).
Largest countdown clock: On display every New Year's Eve.
Taipei 101, like many of its neighbours, shows the influence of feng shui philosophy.
The height of 101 floors commemorates the renewal of time: the new century that arrived as the tower was built (100+1) and all the new years that follow (January 1 = 1-01).
Inside Taipei 101 a multi-level shopping mall adjoining the tower houses hundreds of fashionable stores, restaurants and clubs.
Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004.
The main taipei 101 tower features a series of eight segments of eight floors each.
Curled ruyi figures appear throughout the structure as a design motif.
The original 2004 fiber-optic and satellite Internet connections permitted transfer speeds up to a gigabyte per second.
Taipei 101 one of the most stable buildings ever constructed.
Taipei 101 building construction is designed to withstand the typhoon winds and earthquake tremors common in its area of the Asia-Pacific.
Taipei 101 was the first building in the world to break the half-kilometer mark in height.
It was the first "world's tallest building" to be constructed in the new millennium. In this taipei 101 run to top many records were breaken.
Taipei 101 tower was overtaken in height on July 21, 2007 by the Burj Dubai in Dubai, UAE, upon the completion of that building's 141st floor .But still officially Taipei 101 is the tallest building because Burj Dubai construction has not yet finished, even though Burj Dubai is taller than taipei 101 after 141st floor.
660 metric tons (728 short tons) steel pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper, at a cost of NT$132 million (US$4 million). Suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor, the pendulum sways to offset movements in the building caused by strong gusts.
The foundation is reinforced by 380 piles driven 80 m (262 ft) into the ground, extending as far as 30 m (98 ft) into the bedrock. Each pile is 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter and can bear a load of 1,000 metric tons (1,100 short tons) - 1,320 metric tons (1,460 short tons).
Taipei 101 building construction is well designed to withstand the typhoon winds and earthquakes common in this region. The stability of the design became evident during construction when, on March 31, 2002, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Taipei. The tremor was strong enough to topple two construction cranes from the 56th floor, then the highest, and killed five people in the accident. An inspection afterwards showed no structural damage to the taipei101 building and construction soon resumed.
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"Today" 2016 Election Theme
During the 2016 election, Today continues to use its own election theme. This theme is not used by any other NBC News program. It's composed by Adam Gubman for Non-Stop Music. The new music builds on the music that Today used since 2010 to introduce their election coverage. More can be heard on Gubman's Soundcloud channel.
Non-Stop Music - Today Election Theme
"Today" Current Open
Just shy of 30 years after its introduction, the Today Show replaced its iconic opener composed by John Williams. The new theme, which has a more modern feel but remains orchestral in nature, is by the custom music division of Warner/Chappell Production Music. NBC attempted twice before — in 1994 and 2004 — to replace the Today's opening fanfare. Those times it quickly returned. This time around, the new music had a much better reception.
WCPM Custom's music was gradually introduced to viewers. It's essentially a variation of the music that Today had already been using for elections and other special broadcasts. Meanwhile, Williams' music was relegated to just the 7 a.m. open. Bumpers, promos and opens for the other three hours, had been using different music for quite some time. This particular mix was used until 2015, after which point they started using a slightly remixed version.
WCPM Custom - Today open
"Today" 2012 – 2013 Headline Bed
On the same day that Good Morning America debuted a new theme, Today debuted a new headline bed. It has more of a driving beat to it than the previous version. Today also debuted new graphics and…a new open. But the new open mostly went unnoticed. In late 2011 John Williams re-recorded the open for Today in digital audio. At the same a new version of the Meet the Press theme was recorded. However, unlike the Meet the Press theme which saw significant changes, the Today open wasn't changed that much, if at all.
Non-Stop Music - Today headline bed
"Today" 2011 Royal Theme
For the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011, the Today Show went all out with their coverage. The show broadcast from just outside Buckingham Palace in London for six hours straight. For the occasion, Today commissioned their go-to composers, Adam Gubman and Non-Stop Music, for a piece of special theme music. In the years after the wedding, the theme was brought back for other major news events from the British royal family.
Non-Stop Music - Today Royal Wedding Open
"Today" 2010 – 2015 Election Open
While all NBC News programs use the same graphics for their election coverage, they don't all use the same theme music. Today has used its own election theme since 2010. It's part of a package consisting of various secondary themes by Adam Gubman for Non-Stop Music. This particular cut was also used to open the 60th anniversary special edition of Today. During that broadcast the Empire State Building was lit in the colors of Today and anchor Ann Curry wore a dress with the Today sunburst prominently displayed on it.
Non-Stop Music - Today Election Open
"Today" 2006 Promo
Another image campaign for the Today Show by the folks at 615 Music. This one was used to promote Meredith Vieira's debut as co-anchor of Today in 2006. Customized versions (with partially local lyrics) were done for a number of NBC stations, including those in Atlanta, Miami and San Diego.
615 Music - It's A New Day
Interestingly enough, a version of this campaign was also created with the tagline: "It's a new hour…of Today". The decision to add a fourth hour was not yet announced, probably not even made, but they did commission the music to promote it. Ultimately a new promo was composed to promote the fourth hour when it debuted a year after this promo music stopped airing.
615 Music - It's A New Hour
"Today" 2006 – 2013 Open
In 2006 Today debuted a new open for the first time in more than 20 years. The music was part of John Williams' 2004 revision of The Mission but Today opted not to use the new open until significantly later. The new open is 10 seconds longer than the original open. It was extended to cover the full announce, including the last part: "…live from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza." The new open also has a somewhat mellower sound due to less brass, making it a better fit for a morning program. In late 2011 the open was actually re-recorded in digital audio by Williams and his orchestra, along with the Meet the Press theme. However, unlike the Meet the Press theme, the changes for Today are barely noticeable. (The version below is the 2004 version.)
John Williams - Today open
For many years Today had a cold open in which an anchor quickly teased a few stories. It lasted about 10 or 15 seconds while no music played. But like any other news program, Today wanted to tease more stories at the top to keep viewers tuned in longer. With that change came this headline bed which is composed by the folks at Non-Stop Music. These days the headline segments lasts significantly longer: about a minute.
"Today" Current Bumper
This Copland-esque theme – think Hoedown from Rodeo – is part of the 2004 update of The Mission. It was originally intended for a possible Tom Brokaw-anchored news magazine prior to his retirement from Nightly News. The program, however, never came about and so the theme was never used in its entirety. In the late 2000's it was used occasionally as a bumper for the Today Show, usually for NBC's Education Nation segments.
John Williams - Untitled Part of The Mission
"Today" 1998 – 2005 Promo
This is a well known promo campaign used for a number of years: 'America's First Family'. It is composed by Jay Stollman, Fred Shehadi, Frank Radice and Peter Primamore. Many local stations had their own version of this promo campaign for their own morning news. Today is actually the most profitable program on television, which is probably why it keeps expanding. During the use of this promo package, Today expendad to an extra hour. In 2000 Today added a third hour. In 2005 the America's First Family-campaign was dropped in favor of "Live for Today" by country singer Phil Vassar and Randy Wachtler of 615 Music.
Kingsize Music - America's First Family
Before the third hour of Today, there was Later Today. They used a different theme, set and anchors, but had their own version of the promo above.
Kingsize Music - America's First Family (Later Today version)
Start With Today is composed by Jay Stollman, Fred Shehadi and Peter Primamore, then of Kingsize Music, and was used in many promos for NBC's Today Show. The show has a long and proud history. It was created in 1952 by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver who was vice president of NBC in charge of television and revolutionized the new medium. He created programs in which the sponsors could buy ad time as opposed to the old radio format in which sponsors owned shows, dictated their content and sometimes even their time slots. Weaver brought American television the Today and Tonight Shows and proved that people would watch TV at all times of the day. The first host of the Today Show was Dave Garroway. His sidekick van J. Fred Muggs, was a chimpanzee. While that may be unthinkable today, one thing isn't different. Back then they also used a street side studio. So both when this promo aired and in 1952, they had a 'window on the world', as the lyrics say.
Many different versions were made of the Start With Today tune. This is a later production that includes the America's First Family brand into the lyrics.
Kingsize Music - Start with Today
"Sunday Today" 1987 – 1992 Open
In 1987 the Today Show expanded to six days a week: Sunday through Friday. The Sunday edition was a much more serious show. It was more like a news magazine with thoughtful, reflective pieces that could last eight minutes or so. To differentiate the opening from the weekday version, a synthesized theme was used in conjunction with the regular open from The Mission. It's a track called Freightways from the KPM Music Library (disc 20, Information Exchange). While it played, notable video from the previous week was shown. The music, which has that unmistakable 80's sound, was also used as a close. The show was anchored from Washington, DC by Garrick Utley and Maria Shriver. The weather was done by someone who Today audiences would get to know quite well over the years: Al Roker. The program shared a studio with Meet the Press. In 1992 Today expanded to 7 days a week and the magazine-style format that Sunday Today used was dropped.
Graham Francis DeWilde - Sunday Today open
This is the cue from The Mission that NBC selected to open the Today Show and is the only John Williams cue that was still used on the show by the mid-90's. It was used in conjunction with lighter themes that were used as bumpers, closes and secondary opens. At two brief but notable points in time, the Today Show tried to replace The Mission altogether: in 1994, to mark the debut of the street side studio, and in 2004. Currently they are using an updated version of this open that is longer and lighter.
When this theme debuted the Today Show started to climb up in the ratings, regularly beating GMA again for the first time since 1980. After the unfavorable publicity surrounding Jane Pauley's replacement Deborah Norville hurt the show in 1990, knocking it down to second place, there was a resurgence in the mid-90's. Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric were the anchors and Jeff Zucker the legendary executive producer. Zucker eliminated all commercials from the first 22 minutes of the broadcast, turning that part into a serious newscast. He also started such morning show staples such as outdoor concerts and on-air weddings. It revived the Today Show and started a winning streak that would last over 15 years.
"Today" 1985 – 1990 Theme
This is the third part of the four-part package that John Williams composed for NBC News. For the Today Show he composed the Scherzo for Today. In musical terms, scherzi are usually the third movement in four-movement works such as a symphony. They tend to be light, fast moving and upbeat. Although this theme starts out very different than the first part of The Mission (Nightly News' theme), keep listening to hear some sampling of the first part in this music. Even though it was played multiple times a day on a daily basis, most viewers are not so familiar with the theme. That's because it ran during the national weather scrolls that most local stations replace with their own local forecast. It was also used as a close. Scherzo for Today was phased out in 1990.
John Williams - Today Show theme (The Mission, part III - Scherzo for Today)
And here's the music that was used for a number of years on the tomorrow on Today promo's.
John Williams - Tomorrow on Today promo music
The next Ellis theme, a different arrangement of his "This is Today" theme, debuted during Bryant Gumbel's first show on January 4, 1982, and was used until September 1985. This theme was so popular with viewers that it has been resurrected several times on the show — most notably in 1993-94 as the show's secondary theme. Ever since then, it is used as the show's unofficial anniversary music.
Ray Ellis - Today theme
And here's the open! For the first few years this music was used in combination with the Today sunburst but without an announcer. That changed in January 1984, when Fred Facey began his two-decade tenure as the voice of "Today." From '84 to '85, Facey's voice and this music were used with the "rotating globe" animation used by all NBC News shows at that time.
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DOT chief eyes next Miss Universe pageant in PH
INQUIRER.net / 12:09 PM July 02, 2016
The new chief of the Department of Tourism was eyeing the next Miss Universe pageant to be held in the country, according to a report by CNN Philippines.
The report said DOT Secretary Wanda Teo met with Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart "to discuss the possibility" of the Philippines hosting the next edition of the prestigious beauty tilt.
Teo was quoted as saying that she was "thrilled" about the idea of holding Miss Universe in the country, but added that it would need the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte.
READ: Sino si Wanda Teo?
In April, reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach said she was "actively campaigning" for the pageant to be held in the Philippines.
READ: Pia Wurtzbach wants next Miss Universe tilt held in PH
"The possibility is always there. But is it a done deal? I don't know. I can't give you an answer. But we do want the pageant to happen here," she said.
The Philippines last hosted the Miss Universe tilt in 1994, which crowned Sushmita Sen of India as winner.
The country first hosted the pageant in 1974, when Margie Moran relinquished her title to Amparo Muñoz of Spain. YG/IDL
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Udinese and Spartak (Moscow) still can not make an agreement for the price of Ivelin Popov
Spartak (Moscow) and Italian Udinese continue to talk about the transfer of captain of the Bulgarian national football team Ivelin Popov, reports www.livesport.ru.
However, according to Italian media, the two clubs still can not find a reasonable price to accommodate the parties. However, there is no mention of Ivelin's own opinion, which has refused transfers several times, and the most persistent for this was the Turkish club Trabzonspor a year and a half ago.
For the first time, Ivelin Popov's transfer information appeared three days ago on the Tumometer page, commenting on a price of 7 million euros. So far none of the two clubs have commented on how much they relate to reality.
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Books Releases || November 13, 2014
November 15, 2014 - 12:05 am | Uncategorized
Risky Business by Patricia Campbell
Doggedly determined, Risky Williston strives to rescue every homeless dog in Simi Valley and beyond. Her small house and yard bursts at the seams with dogs of all breeds, some her personal pets and some waiting for her to find homes for them.
Disciplined, neat and orderly, Chet Jensen desires Risky, but can he cope with her bizarre and disorganized lifestyle?
Chet stirs old fears Risky has spent a lifetime repressing. She doesn't want to confront them, to face them again.
Is it possible for two people with such diverse values to have a lasting relationship?
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served by H. Paul Doucette
A Matt Murphy Mystery
Two years ago, on a dark and quiet empty New York street, two NYPD detectives approached a neighborhood bar and were gunned down by unknown assailants. The shooting was a set-up arranged by two dirty Vice cops.
One officer died. The other survived.
His name was Abe Goldman and that night he had two very good things in his corner: Luck, and his best friend. Matt Murphy. Before Goldman left the hospital, Murphy had succeeded in bringing those behind the shooting down.
All except one.
A Cozy Country Christmas by Christine Arness
An anthology set in the country, featuring stories about families, love, and the memories, hope and joy that are such an integral part of the holiday season.
The Memory Tree
At Christmas, a young mother mourning the loss of their possessions in a fire learns from her children an invaluable lesson on how to start again.
The Most Important Ingredient
Anita is grieving over the fact that her broken wrist won't allow her to continue her favorite holiday tradition of baking cookies for friends and family. Then Anita's two small daughters assure her that she doesn't have only one hand—she has five.
When a horse galloped up and stopped at the barn door, eight year old Kim knew her prayers for a horse for Christmas had been answered. But her thoughts go in a very different direction after her mom shares a life changing memory.
Live as in Lively
This live outdoor Nativity turns out a lot "livelier" than the director anticipated.
An overstressed mother remembers a past when her own mom made every holiday full of fun and joy. At the last moment, she realizes what is truly important and changes directions for the family Christmas Eve party.
One Midnight Clear
While studying a Christmas store window scene, a homesick man is shocked to find himself handcuffed to the woman at his side. As he looks at her small son's guilty face, Tim realizes his life is about to take an unexpected turn.
A small girl's desire for a Christmas tree is granted by a loving community, bringing hope to her family.
In For a Penny
A couple who believes their marriage is irrevocably broken finds healing, life lessons, and hope during a visit to an eccentric relative.
Breath of God
A Minnesota farm girl in the early 1900's has been forced into a woman's responsibilities. Betsy's struggles to come to terms with her deceased mother's plans for her bring her in conflict with both family and community expectations. Memories of the love between her parents help Betsy make the decisions she needs to face her future.
Piano Christmas
A schoolgirl's sacrifice of a gift from her cherished teacher gives hope to a classmate and also shows her that giving can bless the giver as well.
Pocketful of Love
A grandmother learns that love is never lost when you reach out to others.
A Holiday To Remember by Nancy Pirri and Charmaine Pauls
A Son For Christmas by Nancy Pirri
Cattle driver, Cane Smith arrives in Bozeman, Montana, released after serving seven years in a Texas prison for a crime he didn't commit. Living behind bars has changed him, especially when he discovers he's a father. Now, Cane has been exonerated of the crime and intends to claim his son, born of a prostitute with whom he'd loved, before being incarcerated. As an infant, the boy had been adopted by rancher, Tom Callahan.
Tom can't fault Cane for wanting to claim his son, but has his own daughter, Annie, to deal with. She's helped her father raise the boy she named Mark. After all this time, she can't give him up. He's a Callahan.
Cane, who's been longing for a love and home of his own, has a solution: Miss Annie will have to marry him if she wants to keep Mark in her life. Annie will do anything to keep the boy with her—but can she live with the hard, rough Cane Smith?
The Grayton Family Christmas Supper Contest by Charmaine Pauls
Nobody truly knows what happened the Christmas of 1910 in the small town of Grayton, South Africa. What is for sure, is that people until today still talk about the scandalous event that grew into one of the country's biggest annual food festivals.
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Melange Releases for September 28, 2013 PLUS DEALS AND STEALS!
October 2, 2013 - 12:42 am | Deals and Steals!, New Book Releases
September 28, 2013 Book Releases
We've got a little bit for everyone this week.
For our romance readers we have a sweet romance by LuAnn Nies called "JoAnna's Rescue" as well as the mystery/crime romance "Craving Vengeance" by Valerie J. Clarizio, the second in the Nick Spinelli Series.
If horror is your thing be sure to check out "Lantham's Landing" by Tara Fox Hall. This is a collection of stories involving a haunted island mansion.
Finally for the YA crowd we have "Flawed" by Pauline C. Harris. "Flawed" is the third in her "Mechanical" series.
"JoAnna's Rescue" by LuAnn Nies ~ Melange Books
"JoAnna's Rescue" by LuAnn Nies
Architect Jeffrey Thornton worked his way to the top of one of the largest architectural firms in the United States and didn't care who he had to step on to get there. He has no time for romance and doesn't believe in love. However, when he decides to visit his parents for Christmas a shortcut through the mountains turns his life upside-down and takes him on a ride he'll never forget.
JoAnna Walker lives a quiet simple life on her farm in northern Wyoming. After a snowstorm she finds herself snowbound with an unconscious, handsome stranger. Deceived by the man she thought loved her and faced with the threat of having to sell all she owns, her only salvation may be seducing the one man she had years ago sworn to hate.
"Craving Vengeance" by Valerie J. Clarizio ~ A Nick Spinelli Novel
"Craving Vengeance" by Valerie J. Clarizio
A Nick Spinelli Mystery #2
Nick Spinelli's normal life as a homicide detective has been catapulted into a whirlwind of chaotic holiday adventures ever since he met the beautiful Shannon O'Hara.
Nick had hoped to spend his first Valentine's Day with Shannon in a traditional manner, starting with a nice dinner out on the town and then perhaps a long warm adventurous night in her arms. His plans quickly change when cupid is found murdered in a back alley. The investigation becomes more and more inconceivable, as Spinelli discovers that Shannon is linked to the victim. When another cupid turns up dead, and it is discovered that Shannon knows him as well, Spinelli is motivated to go undercover as a singing valentine dressed as cupid, complete with wings and a quiver of arrows. How many other cupids are at risk? Is Spinelli on the killer's list as well? The stress ignited by the day's events causes sparks to fly between Spinelli and Shannon as he struggles to piece it all together and stop the string of slayings.
"Lantham's Landing" by Tara Fox Hall
"Flawed" by Pauline C. Harris ~ "Mechanical" #3
"Flawed" by Pauline C. Harris
Mechanical #3
With Yvonne in control, Michael perfected, and Drew and her friends having been captured by the creators, everything seems hopeless. But when a group of flawed androids rescue them, Drew is suddenly thrown into the middle of saving the world again.
Drew buries herself in the elaborate planning and scheming, as well as vigorously trying to bring Michael's memory back. But as Drew loses sight of what she cares about and her world seems like it's being ripped in two, choices are needing to be made and Drew discovers many of the people she thought she knew weren't as they appeared to be.
Betrayal, sorrow, and passion drive Drew to the limit and she's forced to choose, once again, between giving in to her desires and fears, or doing what she knows is the only right thing.
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I was recently guided to do some new paintings of Jesus. They were to be named "Jesus Loves You" and purpose was to bring light Love and Healing to all through the Christ Energy of Unconditional Love projected through these paintings.
We are all striving to live more fully in Christ Consciousness and to bring this wonderful energy fully into our lives and into the Earth which is raising up in energy. These paintings were to assist us in doing just that.


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Doctor Who: Festival of Death - A Book Review
The G-Lock - a way-station in hyerspace notable only for being the site of a mysterious mass disappearance back in 2815. Now, nearly 200 years later, The G-Lock is home to the galaxy's most popular theme-park ride - The Beautiful Death - which claims to offer tourists a glimpse of The Great Beyond.
None of this is of much interest to The Doctor and Romana until they find themselves in The G-Lock in the aftermath of a great disaster. To The Doctor's delight, he is credited with having saved the population of the G-Lock from total destruction by a horde of zombies. At least, he's delighted until it is pointed out he hasn't actually saved everyone yet and that the bureaucrat running the G-Lock has just issued a "kill-on-sight" order for a saboteur wearing a long scarf.
In order to save millions of lives, prevent the destruction of the space-time continuum and stop Ramona from giving him yet another lecture about the consequences of violating the First Law of Time (or is it The Second?), The Doctor must go back in time to a slightly earlier point and figure out what he's done. He must then figure out how he did what he's done. He also has to figure out how to do what he's already done without causing a paradox.
There's just one problem - once he's done that, he still has to actually do what he's already done even if it kills him. And it will. Confused? So is The Doctor. Except for the part about his imminent but heroic death.
In his introduction to this reprint edition of Festival of Death, Jonathan Morris admits "a clear and obvious debt to the works of Douglas Adams" This is a bit of an understatement. Indeed, to say that Douglas Adams was an influence upon this book would be as great an understatement as saying that Matt Smith was an influence on the sales of bow-ties over the past three years.
There's several direct tributes to "The Guide", with a supporting cast that includes a suicidally depressed computer named Eric and a space-hippie lizard named Hoopy. But do not make the mistake of thinking this book is a simple pastiche of the Adams' style, packed with in-jokes for the fanboys. While Morris perfectly emulates the Adams style of humor he does it while tackling an original plot more complex than all five books in The Hitchhiker's Trilogy put together.
That being said, fans of Adams' work will notice a lot of the same themes dominate the plot of Festival of Death. The plot centers around an Adamsesque concept - a theme-park ride through the afterlife. As in most of Adams' fiction, the most dangerous villains are not the mad-scientists or the world-conquerors but the bureaucrats who destroy the universe a little at a time with every bad decision they make. There's also the classic theme of technology not working properly and everything designed to be idiot-proof underestimating how very good idiots are at hastening entropy.
Morris perfectly captures the characters from the show and fans will undoubtedly hear Tom Baker and Lalla Ward bickering in their head as the story progresses. The plot is a complex affair and was something of an anomaly when this story was first published in 2000, with The Doctor rarely indulging in "Bill and Ted" antics such as deciding to go back in time after being captured to provide the means for his escape in the present. Modern Doctor Who fans shouldn't have any trouble keeping up. Indeed, this novel might be a good introduction to The Fourth Doctor for fans of the New Series who have yet to be exposed to the Classic Series.
Bottom Line: If you're a fan of old Who, new Who, Douglas Adams, funny stories or stories involving Time Travel, you'll want to give Festival of Death a try.
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Wenona Platoon goes from strength to strength
Wenona's Cadets ranked highly in a Junior Promotions Course held in April, with five among its top 10 just six weeks after the school introduced the co-curricular activity.
The School introduced Cadets in March when girls in Years 9 and 10 formed the Wenona Platoon and joined the Shore Cadet Unit. Platoon members meet every Monday at Shore School to train for outdoor experiences and ceremonial activities, learning the intricacies of rank and drills as they develop leadership skills and confidence.
All Wenona students who participated in the Junior Promotions Course were ranked among the top 20 of 70 cadets, with Sargent Richardson of Year 10 first in course. Five of the top 10 positions were held by Wenona student by the end of the course which included time in barracks at Shore School and three days of field exercises held in Singleton.
The students were also a part of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held at Martin Place on April 25 and the School's ANZAC commemorations on April 27, laying a wreath at North Sydney War Memorial in St Leonards Park.
Year 10 students were among the students promoted on course with Sargent Richardson, 15, and Corporal Collier, 16, among the cadets who received the highest level of promotion during the course. Both put their newfound skills to use while taking part in the ANZAC Day dawn service and marches at Sydney's Martin Place.
Sargent Richardson's grandfather served in the Second World War, while Corporal Collier's great-grandfather Thomas Farr, was a captain of engineers at Gallipoli and served on the Western Front. Both believe that their short time with Cadets has been defined by respect, deeper friendships and developing leadership abilities.
"I decided to join Cadets because it sounded like a lot of fun and with good leadership opportunities," Sargent Richardson said.
"Cadets is very structured and there is a chain of command. Every person is leading a bigger group of people and has to organise all of the admin.
"Part of the essence of cadets is that it is student-led. There's a knowledge that when you wear your rank people will respect you because you have worked hard for it."
Drill and theory lesson assessments were part of the course. On the field, 5am starts and trekking through difficult terrain while being tested by others adopting different personalities or problems to assess conflict resolution skills were the norm. "A lot of it was about taking initiative,' Sargent Richardson said. "You're also judged on things while in barracks, like how well you teach a lesson. In the field it was more about navigation, leadership and looking after your group."
Corporal Collier said she chose to join Cadets because it was new to Wenona and offered a path for skills development.
"With Cadets comes greater leadership opportunities," she said. "You don't just get given a rank. You have to go on a week-long promotions course, you have to demonstrate leadership qualities – that you can show initiative, work under stress and that you are a committed person."


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On January 23, 2016, Ethan Capital and Arc Atlantic Regional Center announced the groundbreaking and beginning of construction for their Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, located in the City of Monterey Park. The hotel will be opening next summer. With its$80 million investment, Ethan Capital will create the newest flagship Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in California. The announcement strengthens EB-5 investors' confidence in this project.
Located in the heart of the Asian American community in San Gabriel Valley, Southern California, the new hotel will have 288 uniquely master designed rooms along with over 400 parking spots, 7000 sq. ft. of conference space, business center, conference rooms, outdoor pool and bar. The project was approved by the USCIS as an EB-5 project in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) supported by actual data. With each unit of investment at $500,000, the project's current EB-5 fund sourcing is progressing smoothly.
Congresswoman Ms. Judy Chu, State Treasurer Mr. John Chiang, California State Senator Mr. Ed Hernandez, California State Assemblymember Mr. Ed Chau, Mayor Mr. Peter Chen, Former Mayor Mr. Anthony Wong, East LA Community College District Trustee Mr.Mike Eng, Mayor Pro Tem Mr. Mitchell Ing, City Councilman Mr. Hans Liang, City Councilman Mr. Stephen Lam, City Manager Mr. Paul Talbot and others in attendance expressed their praise and recognition for Ethan Capital, Arc Atlantic Regional Center, and investors.
Congresswoman Ms. Judy Chu states that the EB-5 program, now popular among investors, has successfully brought in substantial foreign investments, boosting the United States economy. She also stated that, in 2013 she moved to save then terminating EB-5 program and she is currently working hard to push through legislation that will make the EB-5 permanent and increase cap limits on Chinese investors. With the success of this Courtyard by Marriot in Monterey Park, it will bring significant employment opportunities to the city.
City of Monterey Park Mayor Mr. Peter Chen states that after years of effort, the project successfully broke ground today. With a 20-25% annual increase in Chinese tourists, this will bring tremendous economic activity to the city. Founded a hundred years ago, Monterey Park has long been the center of Asian American culture, politics, and business. The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, along with nearby Atlantic Times Square, will become the new landmark for the Asian American community on the west coast.
Arc Atlantic Regional Center President Alan Wu states, the purpose of EB-5 funds for this project is primarily in lowering interest costs in the later stages of development. Courtyard by Marriott is the most profitable brand under Marriott International, and after three years of planning, today is the official groundbreaking and the hotel will open in the summer of 2017. Currently, EB-5 fund sourcing is progressing smoothly.
As an experienced commercial real-estate developer, President Alan Wu believes only select projects can apply to become an EB-5 project. Furthermore, EB-5 funds are unsuitable as starting capital. The way to maximize the benefits of EB-5 investments depends on the actual details of each project. In general, investors should not only focus on the development and construction of each project, but also business management and operations once construction is complete. This is the value of the Marriott brand; it is a reliable business model that investors have complete confidence in.


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Steve Viezens is not afraid of breaking taboos. He walks the borderline between painting and parody, a Helge Schneider of the young Leipzig scene. His light-hearted punch-lines provoke the serious connoisseur: Is it suitable to laugh at paintings? Viezens seems to be aiming for the ridiculous. He is taking a risk: if you come across as too entertaining, you are running danger of not to being taken serious. The painter plays the clown, puts on a cardborard nose, dresses up Tischbein`s Italian Goethe as a harlequin and puts Watteau`s >Gilles< on stage. Watteau´s Comedia dell´Arte character´s apperance is probably no accident in this context: it is a figure that Viezens is likely to identify with. However, he places a heavy build hippopotamus skull on his shoulder, the gaping mouth in opposition to the inward look on Watteau´s tragic hero´s face. This is a celebration of nonsense and reversal. In Viezens paintings the features of the world are grotesquely distorted. Viezens takes from the stocks of art history, picking up poses and physiognomies by Holbein, Velasquez and Van Dyk, but the same time he also uses, paints over and alienates magazines artworks with the Nonchalance of a Jeff Koons.


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