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Music of any kind is not just the sounds you hear. The intangibles matter. The context matters. No one will understand exactly why I love Harry Nilsson's The Point, and I don't expect anyone to, but the fact that it is a fun children's tale told in singer/songwriter style is the least important thing about it, at least to me. It represents a time and place for me, and a state of mind and being. You have to be where I was to get it.
The same is true for the metal scene in the early 80's, and the then dominant styling of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. My favorite FM radio station at the time still played The Eagles, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and Bruce Springsteen, but almost like clockwork, at around the 50-minute mark of every hour they would sneak in something meatier. At the time it felt exciting and subversive, almost forbidden. This was where I heard my first Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Riot, and Scorpions.
Yes, friends, there was a time when to get to "Wrathchild," you had to sit through 45 minutes of "Born to Run" and "Take it Easy." In fact, that kind of patience dominates my life to this day. Specifically tailored music is so easy to come by now that it's easy to forget waiting up all night to hear two or three heavy metal songs so you could talk to your buddies about them the next day. But not for me.
When local record shops started stocking NWOBHM records it was a big deal. And when you met a new kid from a different state with different record shops, and you got to compare records, it was a huge deal. And that was how I found out about Tygers of Pan Tang.
That is a mini-novel of a set up, I understand, but again, context matters. When listening to groundbreaking metal in retrospect, just asking you to hear it as a modern metal fan gives you next to nothing. So many other bands have leaped from the springboard Tygers and their peers built that the ferocity and ingenuity of these old bastards can be lost. If you are going on this journey, you have to clear your mind of the modern and try to tap into that patience I mentioned.
The first song I heard by Tygers — who I believe took their name from the warriors of Thaleb Kaarna's island kingdom in the Michael Moorcock "Elric" series, so bonus points all to hell for that — was "Insanity," and it remains the signature piece for this band in my mind. It's from the Wild Cat album, the band's debut and the one my friend Eddie owned, and I heard it for the first time sitting in his basement bedroom, fingers blistered from just having a bass players' jam session with him. "You gotta' hear this. This shit will blow your mind."
It did.
I taped that record, and later I bought the band's second album, Spellbound. Spellbound was a different kind of badass, just as important to metal history; thus I will compare and contrast these two records. I will also highly recommend them to anyone who loves metal paleontology — or just riffs — as much as I do.
This is a dirty, earnest record: working class, alcohol-drenched, and almost euphorically unfocused. This is four guys throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. A lot of the standard NWOBHM tropes are present, but they are not formulaic here. They are young, pissed, defiant, and glorious.
Vocalist Jess Cox is the epitome of "not giving a fuck." He has the Paul Di'Anno rasp and the Phil Mogg swagger; he misses almost half of the notes he tries for, and he does it with gusto. It is a mixed blessing — sometimes it sounds a little amateurish. But sometimes it sounds positively perfect, and it definitely lends a "lad's night out" aspect to the album's best tracks.
But what really makes this record is the interplay between guitarist Rob Weir and bassist Rocky Laws. Weir's riffs and effects combine with Laws' immaculate sense of timing to pull the compositions up from just UFO knock-offs into something new and exciting. This is the NWOBHM-ness that made the scene so important. Drummer Brian Dick rounds everything out with the kind of brash, artsy-minded but metal-dedicated style that gave the band a fresh feel.
Particular tracks of interest include "Slave to Freedom", with its combination of UFO boogie and Judas Priest start-stop riffing alongside the stellar lead work of Weir, and all on top of an occasionally Maiden-esque shuffle-gallop rhythm. "Fireclown" starts with a very NWOBHM bass riff and ends up a solid tale of the deranged, while "Suzie Smiled" has a great leathery riff and Ramones-tough aesthetic that gets the blood racing.
But the final track really cements this record as a must-own: "Insanity" is a forward looking monster without much precedent. It is a dark, twisted, and altogether complete piece of heavy metal. It shares the NWOBHM gallop with many of its peers, but the basic riff construction is laid upon a whiplash-inducing start-stop hook that truly leaves the listener feeling like the floor has suddenly disappeared beneath them. The forlorn, barely cogent vocals lend the song such a perfect eeriness – it's almost like Cox was born just for this one song.
The chorus is built on a tick-tock bass riff with heavy curtains of synth-accompanied guitar chords that are, in a word, fucking perfect for the mood. (OK, two words.) Just exactly where it should, the band drops into a vertigo of slow, lullabye-ish phrasing, amping up to a double-timed take on the main rhythm and a simple but massively effective guitar solo before crashing back into the verses. What this song does is take you on the trip that the title promises — it is insanity. Everything about it works. It's a dark metal masterpiece on the same level as "Stargazer", "Heaven and Hell", "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and "Diary of a Madman."
Spellbound is an interestingly different experience. Instead of inventing their sounds, this is a band living the world their sounds helped create. The two most obvious differences between Wild Cat and Spellbound were, firstly, replacement vocalist Jon Deverill, with a style more typical of what we tend to think of as NWOBHM. More vibrato, more range, and better pitch – all true. But less distinct at the same time. Still, a great voice and presence.
And secondly, of course, the unreal guitar playing of a young John Sykes, who would go on to play on some of the greatest tracks from Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake (and also some of the worst tracks of Whitesnake, lest we forget). The combination of Weir and Sykes really makes this record as special as it is, even as the songs themselves feel more formulaic than those on Wild Cat in retrospect. But that is hindsight – at the time of release, this was as cutting edge as just about anything else going.
Standout tracks on Spellbound are "Gangland," a fast-paced rocker with blistering leads and a head-banging riff. "Minotaur/Hellbound" is a NWOBHM classic for good reason: It has the speed, control, and spirit of the best of the genre, with a Fast Eddie-ish riff and soaring chorus. "Blackjack" has one of the best early metal riff-runs you will hear, and it keeps the basic power of the song intact without losing anything to histrionics.
As this is a retrospective, it seems relevant to discuss which record has held up better in the long run. At this point, for myself, there is little doubt that Spellbound was a more consistent record, with technically improved vocal performances and stunning solos. But it also sounds far more standard and even a little cliche — it's not fair because this is a record that helped invent the cliches, but the fact remains we have heard a lot of bands do these types of songs over the years. Compared to the hit-and-miss ingenuity of Wild Cat, the excitement of Spellbound suffers – a bit. And while Spellbound's songs are mainly top notch NWOBHM songs, the album drags slightly from the inclusion of proto-power ballads like "Mirror". Lastly, of course, there is simply nothing on Spellbound that comes close to "Insanity" in composition or execution.
To sum up: You extreme archeology students out there should own both these albums. They're often forgotten in the shadows of Maiden, Saxon, Angelwitch and even Def Leppard, but Tygers of Pan Tang left some priceless artifacts early in their career. If you put a gun to my head I would suggest Wild Cat, mainly for the one song – though, seriously, what a song – but you honestly can't go wrong with both.
Now if you will excuse me, Eddie and I have to take his Pinto to the F.O.E. and sneak into a kegger. Don't wait up.
[Editor's note: Both albums were out of print for ages, but both are now available as part of a five-disc package called The MCA Years that is available relatively inexpensively. Also included in that set are subsequent Tygers albums Crazy Nights and The Cage, which are pretty good and mostly terrible, in that order. For the die-hards, The MCA Years also has a bonus disc of BBC live recordings from the Wild Cat and Spellbound eras, and that disc is interesting and fun, but not essential.]
- Wenndingo Foster June 13, 2019 at 5:32 pm
Wild Cat is the origin of the punchy riff metal ,both Ratt ,and Metallica would bring into the mainstream


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Global Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Market By Product (Blood Glucose Testing Kits, Cardiometabolic Monitoring Kits, Infectious Disease Testing Kits, Cholesterol Testing Kits, Pregnancy & Fertility Tests Kits, Tumor/Cancer Markers, Urinalysis Testing Kits, Cholesterol Test Strips, Hematology Testing Kits, Drugs Of Abuse Testing Kits, Fecal Occult Testing Kits, Rapid Coagulation Testing Kits & Others), Prescription Mode (Prescription Based Testing & Over-The-Counter Testing), Distribution Channel (Direct Tenders & Retail), End User (Hospital, Clinics, Ambulatory Care, Home Healthcare, & Research Laboratory), Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa) – Industry Trends & Forecast to 2026
Market Analysis: Global Point of Care Testing Market
Global point of care testing market is expected to reach USD 41.7 billion by 2026, growing at a substantial CAGR of 8.4% in the forecast period 2019 to 2026. The new market report contains data for historic year 2017, the base year of calculation is 2018 and the forecast period is 2019 to 2026.
Market Definition: Global Point of Care Testing Market
Point of care testing devices are being used for the rapid diagnosis of disease conditions for the early detection and management of the disease.
Market Drivers
- Increasing geriatric population
- Increase in infectious diseases (hepatitis, HIV infection, influenza, respiratory infections and others)
- Technological advancements
- Rapid economic development in the emerging economies
Market Restraints
- High cost for point of care testing devices
- Product recalls and reluctance from the industry towards changing the existing norms
Segmentation: Global Point of Care Testing Market
By Product Type
- Blood Glucose Testing Kits
- Cardiometabolic Monitoring Kits
- Cardiac Markers
- Blood gas/Electrolytes Testing Kits
- HbA1c Testing Kits
- Lipids Testing
- Infectious Disease Testing Kits
- Influenza Testing Kits
- HIV Testing Kits
- Hepatitis C Testing Kits
- Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Testing Kits
- Tropical Diseases Testing Kits
- Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Respiratory Infections Testing Kits
- Others
- Cholesterol Testing Kits
- Prothrombin Time Testing Kits
- Activated Clotting Time Testing Kit
- Pregnancy and Fertility Tests Kits
- Tumor/Cancer Markers
- Urinalysis Testing Kits
- Cholesterol Test Strips
- Hematology Testing Kits
- Drugs of Abuse Testing Kits
- Fecal Occult Testing Kits
- Rapid Coagulation Testing Kits
- Others
By Prescription Mode
- Prescription Based Testing
- Over-the-counter (OTC) Testing
- Distribution Channel
- Direct Tenders
- Retail
By End- User
- Hospitals
- Emergency Department Critical-Care Unit
- General Ward
- Others (intensive care unit, neo-natal)
- Clinics
- Physicians Clinic
- Diagnostic Clinic
- Home Healthcare
- Ambulatory Care
- Research Laboratory
By Geography
- North America
- Canada
- Mexico
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of South America
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Japan
- China
- South Korea
- India
- Australia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Middle East & Africa
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Israel
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
Key Developments in the Market:
- In August 2018, AACC launched a certification program for point-of-care testing (POCT) for professionals; who perform diagnostic testing outside central laboratory. People how are eligible for criteria and pass an online test, proctored exam will receive the designation, of Certified Point-of-Care Testing Professional (CPP).
- In February 2016, Abbott To Acquire Alere, which will become leader in point of care testing Abbott gains leadership in USD 5.5 billion point of care segment, the, main advantage of this Acquisition is it will provide access to new product applications, channels and geographies.
Competitive Analysis: Global Point of Care Testing Market
Global point of care testing market is highly fragmented and the major players have used various strategies such as new product launches, expansions, agreements, joint ventures, partnerships, acquisitions, and others to increase their footprints in this market. The report includes market shares of point of care testing market for Global, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, South America and Middle East & Africa.
Key Market Competitors: Global Point of Care Testing Market
Some of the major players operating in global point of care testing market are Abbott, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Siemens AG, Beckman Coulter, Inc., BD , Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Instrumentation Laboratory, PTS Diagnostics, Abaxis, Medtronic, Accriva Diagnostics, Opti Medical, Sienco, Inc., Alpha Scientific Electronics, AccuBioTech Co., Ltd., ACON Laboratories, Inc., Acrongenomics Inc., bioMérieux SA, Biomerica, Inc., Binx Health, Inc., Alfa Scientific Designs, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Medica Corporation, Nova Biomedical and others
Research Methodology: Global Point of Care Testing Market
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Demand Side: Doctors, Surgeons, Medical Consultants, Nurses, Hospital Buyers, Group Purchasing Organizations, Associations, Insurers, Medical Payers, Healthcare Authorities, Universities, Technological Writers, Scientists, Promoters, and Investors among others.
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- Current and future of global point of care testing market outlook in the developed and emerging markets
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New Roses
My poor 'Gertrude Jekyll' Rose doesn't look very good coming out of winter. I'm not sure why, she's come through with flying colors for the past 5 years. This spring, I did order two new roses from Annie's Annuals, both own root roses that are typically a bit hardier than grafted roses.
One was 'Golden Celebration' the other 'Joasine Hanet'. Both are shrub roses with beautifully full flowers. The pink the one is much smaller than than the yellow one, both are stunning. Both were small shrubs, but I actually prefer than as they're easier to plant, are much cheaper, and often catch up to larger plants in a year or two.
Another beautiful thing about own root roses is that you can propagate them yourself. Since I've been wanting to try my hand at propagating roses, I now have a few varieties to use. If I'm successful, I'll be able to have more of these in my garden and give them to friends.
If you live in a cold climate and have trouble growing and keeping roses, check out 'Growing Roses in Cold Climates' it's a fantastic resource for those of us in colder areas. They give recommendations for varieties and ways to help them overwinter much better. I'll be using one of their recommended methods to help Gertrude out this coming winter.
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Daphne thinks she is 9 - but we keep reminding her she is 2. I would like her to stay 2 for awhile - not ready for her to turn 9. (In case you want to look back at some baby pictures, click here. These are my favorite. These pictures show exactly what her hair was like - and compare those to the pics below of her long, light blonde hair.)
Daphne is a crack up! She is definitely the baby of the family - always wanting people looking at her and laughing at her!!
Highlights for 2:
22 pounds - which actually puts her on the growth chart in the 3rd percentile!!
She loves to hug and kiss. Daphne is usually the first one up in the morning (well, she and Lu get up about the same time - but usually way before Norah) and she likes to hug everyone as they are coming down the stairs. She also uses kisses as a stalling tactic at naptime and bedtime. She cries if she hasn't gotten to give everyone kisses and hugs - even if she actually did, she usually wants to give second and third hugs and kisses.
She loves to spin. She literally spins in circles over and over until she is so dizzy she falls down. She does this multiple times a day.
She likes to dance with Norah and Lucy and she LOVES Ring Around the Rosie.
She wants to walk up and down the stairs - forget sliding on her tummy or scooting.
She takes her bunny (Poppy - as she likes to call her) everywhere. She begs for it if we don't have it. She still sucks her fingers - she rubs Poppy's ear which stimulates the finger sucking.
She likes to be wrapped in her blanket snuggly - often telling us "tight" if we forget. Funny thing is that she doesn't stay that way for more than 10 seconds!
Daphne is in a big girl bed now. She is doing great - really was our easiest transition of all the girls. We left her rocking chair in her room because we still rock her at night. However, we found her curled up - asleep - in her chair. We finally moved the chair out yesterday - which she was not happy about! While I read to her yesterday before her nap - she wanted to sit right on the floor where the chair was.
She makes a silly face - she does this all the time. She likes to make her face for other people too. When her friend, Adler comes over on Fridays, she makes her face at him - every week, multiple times a day!
When she hears Kevin come in the door after work, Daphne goes running to the door, shouting, "Daddy!!" She does this every day.
She doesn't throw tantrums very often anymore. Instead, if she is told no or doesn't get her way, she silently drops to her knees and puts her forehead on the ground. Amusing. Norah and Lucy think it is hilarious and only encourage this behavior!
Favorite words/phrases include (but are not limited to):
sisi (Lucy)
rah-rah (Norah)
Ladler (her friend, Adler)
kitty-cat, mow (rhymes with cow, as in meow without the e)
Mommy play?
Mommy sit?
too youd (too loud)
me, down? (wanting to go to the basement if Norah and Lucy are down there)
nanny (banana)
world - with arms overhead (wanting to sing "He's Got the Whole World")
guys (in reference to the rest of us - usually said at dinner when she is trying to get us all to look at her)
pizza - she asks for this quite often
pway (pray) - every night at bedtime she makes sure we pray with her. She also uses this as a stalling tactic - asking us to pray several times before we say goodnight. She wants us to pray for everyone in the family so she says, "pway, sisi. pway, rah-rah. pway, mommy. pway, daddy."
She is putting together 3 words at a time - which is fun to hear. She says things like, "Mommy sit play" or "no, sisi, mine!"
Daphne is hilarious and already quite passionate about her little life. We are so thankful God has blessed us with her life and are really enjoying watching her grow.
*I wrote this post a few days ago but was waiting to post a few more pictures I have - but I think the ones I want are on my phone. Not sure how to get those off - and since I will probably forget to ask Kevin - I will add those later.


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Hallelujah, it's (finally) 2017! Now, let's get down to business - finding you a new perfume, of course. Does the thought of matching your new scent to your New Year's resolution make you happy? Yes, us too. So here's how to do it...
Your New Year's resolution: To get fit
Your perfume: Tommy Hilfiger The Girl for her or Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Eau Fraiche for him
The scoop: Think fresh and fun if you want to get sporty this year. You can't go wrong with The Girl, with its notes of pear and fig, after your workout. For guys, we love L'Eau d'Issey Eau Fraiche, for its marine accord and grapefruit - totally gym-friendly! Hello new you...
Your New Year's resolution: To keep healthy
Your perfume: Michael Kors Wonderlust for her or Tom Ford Grey Vetiver for him
The scoop: Most of us are on a health kick right now. And whether or not we stick to it for the rest of the year (someone, hand us a doughnut), we should opt for a healthy scent to keep in the game. Michael Kors Wonderlust is still going strong this year, thanks to its hero smell of almond note mixed with mandarin. And only Tom Ford knows how to combine the super-healthy notes of lemon, grapefruit and basil for a fragrance as cool as Grey Vetiver. Yes, please.
Your New Year's resolution: To find love
Your perfume: Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Rosa Excelsa for her or Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Unlimited for him
The scoop: Rose fragrances are in your best interest if you want to find love in 2017, we promise. And it totally helps that roses are a girl's best friend (fact). Nothing smells more romantic than Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Rosa Excelsa, which was made for you rose addicts, with its notes of African dog rose and Turkish rose - the only weapons you'll need to find your Prince Charming. Or say hello to Boss Bottled Unlimited, a delightful combo of rose and pineapple. Mmm, now it's time to mingle...
Your New Year's resolution: To travel the world
Your perfume: YSL Mon Paris for her or Davidoff Horizon for him
The scoop: Booked your travels or simply daydreaming about them? Well, whether you're exploring the UK or going abroad later this year, you'll want a perfume companion with you (#travelbuddy). If city breaks are your thing, go for YSL Mon Paris, which oozes pear and white musk. And you can't go anywhere without Davidoff Horizon, a mix of ginger and nutmeg, best worn with hiking boots and a rucksack. Ready, steady, go!


text: PAR 231 Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Winch tower/post/stand, pick one . . . I've found with light boats (anything less than a ton) and an average tow vehicle (midsize car, small pickup), you want as heavy a tongue weight as practical. With powerboat trailers, this means moving the axle back as fair as it'll go on most, so the weight of the boat is a bit forward of the axle and pressing down on the hitch. No, it's not balanced, but it does tow better, as the hitch stays constantly engaged with the ball. If you want to wear out a hitch or ball quickly, let the hitch bounce around on the ball for a few hundred miles, because it's lightly loaded. I like to set mine so I can just comfortably lift it, so it's about 100 pounds on most small boats. You can lift this, but you don't want to very many times, before using the jack. The only time I have to lift it, is to place it on the ball if I've missed pretty bad, when backing up. I use the jack all other times. Get a good jack. These come is way too weak, too flimsy and finicky models. The wheel at the bottom and the jack mechanism seem to be the weak links. A double wheel has better bearing area, which is good for me, as we have nothing but sand to put them down in. Some have just a flat plate which are good, but don't roll. I don't roll anything but the smallest boat on the jack wheel, as it's just to easy to bend them. The mechanism should be a planetary gear set, not the stamped set. Pull the (plastic) cap on the top of the winch and you'll see the gear set. If they're cut plates of steel stacked on top of each other, try to find one that has cast or forged gears, which look solid. These last a lot longer, especially if the boat is heavy. Swing up models tend to be built cheaper than non-swing ups. Look at a horse trailer jack and compare the pieces to what you have and you'll see the differences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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No budget deficit will be in sight for fiscal year 2014/2015, though oil prices have drastically fallen in recent weeks, a top economic official said on Wednesday.
Government Spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said the government will be able to meet its expenditure as predicted in the budget.
"Civil projects have received 100% of their set budget and the government is to use revenues generated through taxes, participation bonds and share offers just in case," Nobakht said, as reported by IRIB. "This year will hopefully end with no budget deficit."
His comments came after experts said the slide in global prices will lead to a budget deficit in Iran. Brent crude, a benchmark for oil, has plunged more than 20 percent since peaking in June at about $115 a barrel amid oversupply due to US shale production and lack of demand in the market. Persian Gulf benchmark oil's spot price fell to around $80 on Wednesday.
Iran's budget for this year, ending March 21, 2015, was set on the $100 per barrel oil price.
Iran holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
On Sunday, Minister of Economy Ali Tayebnia also watered down the plunge in oil price, saying, "We will face no budget deficit stemming from the oil price slump."
"If oil prices keep falling, the government will definitely make plans to head off a budget deficit problem next year," he said.
The minister added that the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) is structured in such a way as to be protected from oil price fluctuations and can be a source of stability for the Iranian economy.
Nobakht said that the economy is on the right track, adding that the government is following policies set by the Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei as "resistance economy".
He predicted that next year's budget bill will be submitted to the parliament on time, as set by the law. Lawmakers from a specialized parliamentary committee then have 15 days to review the bill and send it to the floor for final vote. If ratified, the bill will go to the Guardians Council to be examined if it is in accordance with the Islamic principles.


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Boho decor is inspired by the free spirit and that's the reason why no two boho rooms are alike. The eclectic mix of colors, patterns, and textures in boho decor give you an endless scope to experiment. And the result is an unconventional home unique to your free spirit.
While there are no rules to bohemian decorating, here are a few basics to get you started on this journey.
On a base of warm earthy colors, you can add brightly colored accents to get that bohemian effect. Any boho material should have a vintage feel or slightly worn-out look. New and shiny is not boho.
Since bohemian decor is also about representing the global spirit, sourcing interesting ethnic pieces from different parts of the world is a good idea.
Fringes, pom-poms, macrame, and crotchet form an important part of any boho decor theme.
You can go minimalist or the maximalist way with boho decor. Either of the looks can be achieved with ease in a bohemian setting. So go ahead and play with the patterns, colors, and textures and don't be afraid to break the rules.
Boho accent pieces are a great way to take that first step. Check out these bohemian accent pieces that can add just the right amount of boho-ness to your home decor.
1. Macrame Wall Mirror Boho Decor
Handmade macrame accent mirror is a perfect way to bring boho decor to your bedroom. This round mirror is 13 inches in size with intricate macrame work all around it. The beautiful tassels finish lend that boho charm. Buy this Now.
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Multi-color textured pillows with tassels and other hangings scream boho too. These Anthropologie boho accent pillows can easily add a pop of color to a monotone modern or boho decor. It also gels well with a maximalist colorful boho room. The complementing colors of this pillow can enhance any bohemian space. Buy this Now.
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No boho decor is complete without a little bit of greenery. And bringing this set of concrete planters home would be a great place to start your boho decor journey.
With interesting patterns on monotone background, these succulent planters will bring harmony to any space. Place it on your coffee table, on the kitchen counter or next to an accent mirror in the foyer for a boho style decor. Buy this Now.
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String lights are an essential part of any boho setting. Add these string light bulbs garland to your decor to bring in a rustic bohemian vibe. The vintage-looking bulbs are glued to the black cable with replaceable LEDs.
Hang them in your bedroom or in the patio seating area, this classic garland design is sure to add the boho charm. Buy this Now.
5. Runner Boho Decor Bath Mat
Runners, rugs in subdued or distressed form can give out the bohemian vibe. This rust southwest bath mat in an extended, runner silhouette is for a chic boho bathroom. The rust color and the tufted weave finished with braided fringe trim along the edges lends it the boho vibe. Buy this Now.
6. Boho Decor Macrame Wall Shelf
Any macrame art piece can complement a boho space. This macramé wall hanging acts both as a bohemian centerpiece and a functional shelf.
It features macramé knotted back and three-tiered mango wood shelves. The two rings on a wooden stick make it easy to hang this shelf. Buy this Now.
7. Boho Tassel Charm Belts
You can not have enough mirror hangings when bringing the boho vibe home. Use these mirror tassel belts available at Etsy as wall decorations. You can also go creative and use different available colors to create a boho accent wall. Or Just mix and match with other boho decor items even with other boho style mirrors.
Dating back to the 15th century, this art form from India is preserved by each mother passing the art down to the daughters. Buying these also means you're helping keep an art form alive. Buy this Now.
8. Cotton Rope Low Slung Hammock
Macrame anything is sure to add a boho touch to any space. This 100% cotton rope hammock chair by Wayfair is surely one such piece. Low-Slung seat design is comfortable and will inspire you to kick back and relax. A weather-resistant hammock it is suited for both indoor and outdoor spaces. So whether you want a boho patio or a boho living room, this one will do the trick. Buy this Now.
9. Boho Accent Wall Hangings
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How TV Got Sold
The art of selling in the upfront's early years
It's a warm spring evening sometime in the early 1970s, and the CBS sales guys are holding down the fort at the '21' Club, having commandeered Nixon's table against the far wall. Frank Hussey, who services the Doyle Dane Bernbach account for the Tiffany Network, is spinning yarns to a group of young salesmen, and while he's been selling for years and more or less out of circulation, his spiels are usually worth the price of keeping him in Bloody Marys.
Hussey, who jumped into his first upfront in 1957, is renowned for his storytelling prowess. Most tales have to do with putting one over on the buyers or outmuscling his competition at NBC and ABC. When on a run, Hussey will wax lyrical about the upfront itself, arguing, not incorrectly, that it's less a clubby bazaar than a marriage of zeitgeist and revenue—a single week in May when networks establish the cultural grid, dictating what will appear on the nation's TV sets, and thereby holding America's heart and mind for the next 12 months.
Tonight, he's much more prosaic. His topic: the art of the psyche job.
"So it's the week after upfronts, and I'm on my way out the door hoping I can make that 11:10 train to Greenwich," Hussey's saying, gesturing at the door with a wilted celery stick. "On the way out, I see these two fellas from ABC and NBC, the ones who called on DDB, and they're sort of commiserating."
Hussey pauses to take the last pull on his Bloody. One of the young ad men glances at his wrist; he's heard this one many times before. "I decide to walk over there and give these guys a hard time. I nod my head at the both of 'em, and I say, 'Hey, fellas, you'd better set your alarm clocks extra early tomorrow. I just came back from Doyle Dane, and I got all my Volkswagen money down for fall. Trouble is, I only left enough money for one of you.'"
As anachronistic as this seems, that sort of brinkmanship hasn't entirely disappeared. Instead, that smoky swagger in the wee hours has merely morphed, these many decades later, into health-conscious power lunches and no-nonsense meetings. (The one venue that has remained constant is the golf course; at Shinnecock, you can't swing a 3-wood without hitting agency and network sellers and buyers.)
Despite its myriad changes and the changing world around it, the basic principles of the upfront have stayed pretty much the same: a marketplace so powerful that not even the vast suction of the Internet can throw it off its moneymaking track. Bottom line, its central, age-old premise—price as a function of supply and demand—persists.
What has changed, of course, is the annual bazaar's dynamics. In a three-network universe, sellers had the latitude to lay out all their goods behind glass and set as high a price as they thought the market would bear. If you were a buyer or client and you didn't like the cost, you could gather your forms and take your business back to radio. But the proliferation of top-tier cable nets has ensured that there is no such animal as a "must buy"—at least in theory.
The basic molecular structure of the upfront fell into place back in 1948, shortly after CBS and ABC launched, following NBC onto the national stage. At the time, the network schedules were unfixed; rather than running on a September-to-May calendar, programs premiered at various times throughout the year. Upfront negotiations were synched to the studio development cycle; as such, upfronts would begin the week after Washington's Birthday, wrapping up by month's end. Then, in 1962, ABC forever altered the advertising landscape: In a bid to create a showcase for American automakers, the network shifted its entire programming lineup, setting its premieres for a single week in the fall. In so doing, ABC not only invented the broadcast TV season as we know it, but also ushered in the era of the modern upfront.
Five years later, ABC triggered another seismic event when it became the first network to offer ratings guarantees. For the first time, a network would place an insurance policy on its deliveries. On the one hand, if a client placed a big bet on a sleeper show and it became a hit, it automatically locked in the original rate even as those who took a pass on the show were obliged to pay a stark premium.
It works in the obverse as well. Say a client gambled on the short-lived, mid-'70s sitcom Dusty's Trail and went pretty deep into the fall run. After the series' ignoble flameout, ABC would have offered some spots in much more successful programs (i.e., give "make-goods"). In this way, the threat of a bust is greatly diminished.
But let's go back to the '21' Club, a few years post-Hussey's tale, where a nattily dressed producer, Pierre Cossette, has stationed himself at Jackie Gleason's table. An avuncular former agent and old-school showman—Cossette's name regularly pops up in Earl Wilson's "It Happened One Night" column, and he's not only booked massive engagements for the Rat Pack at the Sands but brought the Grammy Awards to TV—is feeling the signal throb of an incipient stress headache.
"I've been out to Cincinnati I can't tell you how many times, and I still can't get the concept through to P&G," Cossette says, fiddling with a cocktail napkin. "They think Sha Na Na are bikers, criminals. They don't see that they're a cartoon."
It's the mid-1970s, and having balked at the network's inflated advertising rates, Procter is betting big on prime access, the 7 p.m. on-ramp to prime that has recently become a speculator's paradise. Trouble is, the straitlaced company isn't sold on Sha Na Na's retro-hoodlum act, a mashup of louche '50s greaser stereotypes and doo-wop standards.
"I thought if they heard the music they would get it," Cossette says to his dinner companions. "I met with 22 P&G people and brought 22 Sha Na Na record albums. 'Just listen to this record,' I say. 'It's good clean fun!' I say. What I didn't know was that on the gatefold sleeve, there was a picture of the band dressed up in their leather and chains with all that greasy kids' stuff in their hair. And they're holding up this giant sign that reads, 'We're Gonna Bust Some Ass.'"
Cossette would eventually win over P&G, and the Sha Na Na show would become enormously popular, running for four seasons and kick starting the prime-access syndication boom. And if the novelty act is something of a TV footnote, the series marked a turning point for the upfront inasmuch as it was the first successful challenge to a system that had been in place for the better part of 25 years. In lining up a client to produce a syndicated show at 7 p.m., Cossette essentially provided a bypass to the network's ever-increasing ad premiums.
These single-sponsor programs marked a middle path between acquiescence to the networks' increasingly steep pricing and the abject failure of another signal moment in the history of the upfronts: J. Walter Thompson's boycott. When CPM premiums swelled to an unprecedented 25 percent during the 1975-76 upfront, the largest TV agency in the business decided to sit it out and wait for more reasonable rates. After all, at the risk of losing out on JWT's $95 million purse, it seemed a safe bet that the networks would temper their rates.
Bad bet. Ultimately, JWT got burned and wound up paying even higher rates in scatter (where time not sold in the upfront is sold on the open market) for what amounted to a bunch of leftovers.
"At the time, there were no alternatives to broadcast," says Marc Goldstein, former president and CEO of GroupM North America, parent company to WPP's media agencies, and a keen observer of the upfronts. "The market went crazy, and the networks started demanding 23, 24, 25 percent increases—and more often than not, that's what they got. That's when the shift came. The pressure to find alternatives to network television is what got the clients into the production of series for prime-time access."
For those who didn't want to roll the dice on financing a 7 p.m. show, the JWT debacle was a stark reminder of certain rather elementary supply-and-demand principles.
"After that, nobody really thought about skipping the upfront again for a long while," Goldstein says. "And as much as taking over prime access worked in the short run, there's a lot to be said for the insurance policy afforded by a negotiated CPM. It's a very nice safety net. With the early syndicated shows, Procter bore 100 percent of the risk of failure."
Because supply was so limited, the networks almost always had the upper hand over their agency partners. If you were a Larry Hoffner, former NBC sales group chairman, or a Marvin Goldsmith, former ABC sales and marketing president, or any of the handful of powerful men who dominated network sales from the '60s through the '80s (a broadcaster didn't promote a woman to the top of the pyramid until as late as 2002, when Jo Ann Ross was named president of CBS network sales), you could see the entire marketplace spread out before you from your table at '21' or from a handful of other clubby Midtown restaurants. With client budgets falling to just three national TV outlets, the sellers had what amounts to X-ray vision.
But you wouldn't have known there was an imbalance in the power dynamic between sellers and buyers from observing the back-and-forth between the two poles. "There was a lot more community with the sales chiefs back then," says Arnie Semsky, former worldwide media director at BBDO. A thoughtful "big idea" guy, Semsky left the agency grind at the tender age of 52, having grown weary of the sort of bureaucracy birthed by rampant consolidation.
"We had a staff that basically stayed intact for 15 years," Semsky says, "so things were a lot more collegial. And we used that relationship to get better deals for our clients."
Being a far more insular business, the upfronts of the Kennedy-through-Reagan eras were marked by a boozy sort of ballbusting that has all but vanished in the age when a salesperson who spends four hours putting away Manhattans at today's '21' is a salesperson who's going to be out on his ass faster than you can say "intervention." Return from a lunch date listing to port, and before you know it, you'll be packing for a nice stay at Trembling Hills.
The revels following the upfronts have largely been diminished as well. The annual William Morris upfront party was the stuff of legend; so densely were stars and moguls packed into the dimly lit warren of '21' that one could, in a single clumsy motion, spill a Tom Collins on Warren Littlefield while treading on the foot of Mary Tyler Moore.
After bouncing to the similarly congested Four Seasons for a number of years, you could meet everyone you needed to meet in one turn around the reflecting pool in the Philip Johnson-designed Pool Room. The agency had its last hurrah in 2008 at the Museum of Modern Art, killing the tradition in a nod to the cratering economy (and to its own takeover that year by Endeavor).
When compared to the spectacle of the old William Morris bash, today's upfront soirees put one in mind of wartime austerity. Lobster tail has given way to the ubiquitous (and stomach-churning) frivolity that is chicken satay, and on the rare occasion that vendors trot out some desirable swag, a third-tier oddity like Andy Dick will ruin the fun for everyone else. (In 2005, Dick rolled up to the Lucky/Cargo hospitality suite at the Ritz-Carlton where he essentially made off with every high-end premium he could carry.)
Given that each upfront is essentially a narrative—market forces determine the teller of the tale—a little conflict between the protagonists is often unavoidable. The players air their grievances in the trades; in recent years, we've seen buyers carp about currency and sellers boast about the fat price hikes they were going to land.
"The sort of public engagement, where you see someone like [CBS Corp. CEO] Les [Moonves] telling people what kind of pricing he's going to get in the upfront, that wasn't really done years ago," Semsky says. "Les is one of the great showmen. And I get the feeling he's not talking to the clients so much as he's talking to Wall Street. And Sumner [Redstone]."
Of course, back in the era when you could write a huge chunk of business on a cocktail napkin, there was no need to go out and bang your drum in the streets.
"One year at CBS, we had a goal of $1.6 billion at, say, 8 percent CPM increases and Magna had the most money out there," recalls Joe Abruzzese, president, advertising sales, Discovery Communications. Abruzzese sold time for CBS for 22 years before making the unprecedented leap to Discovery in late 2002. At the time, some rivals questioned the notion of leaving the major leagues of broadcast for the bush league; then, as now, Discovery's Dapper Don was right on the money. (Perhaps the most respected sales chief in the game, Abruzzese is also justly renowned for his exquisite taste in custom, hand-tailored suits. Put it this way: Abruzzese pulled in $1.25 billion in sales revenue last year, or roughly half of what he must pay for his dry cleaning.)
"So [former Magna Global chairman and CEO] Billy Cella called me up," continues Abruzzese, "and I said, 'Billy, you're on my schedule. We're going to a black-tie event.' So, he had his forms, I had mine, and he said, 'Suppose we did x amount with Johnson & Johnson and x amount with Microsoft,' and we laid out $500 million in media at a cigar bar. Closed the deal that night."
If buyers and sellers were once thick as thieves, the constant pressure to up the ante during the three-network era began to have a wearying effect on the clients. "You'd have years where the network guys were asking for mid-teen pricing increases and yet the mortality rate of the shows they were selling kept going up," says Goldstein. "It's the reality of the business—there are always more failures than hits. [In the early '80s] there was an opportunity to spread the money around a little on CNN and TBS."
Cable wouldn't start wetting its beak in the broadcast feeder in any significant way until the turn of the century when a rush to invest in original programming transformed the space from a sleepy backwater haunted by reruns of Too Close for Comfort and bad movies to a platform for some seriously good content. In developing franchises such as Mad Men (AMC) and The Shield (FX), ad-supported cable networks demonstrated they could produce HBO-quality series, and in doing so, took a chomp out of the Big Four. As the shows got smarter and more engaging, some of the money started falling cable's way.
By 2005, cable executives began portraying the broadcast networks as a place for derivative, soulless content. Broadcast was for your sainted mother out in Staten Island; cable was for the urban sophisticate. By the middle of the second Dubya administration, cable had become so disruptive to the old way of doing business that ESPN and Turner Broadcasting decided to jump the line, bum rushing their way into the week traditionally reserved for the network upfront shows.
The extent of the upheaval can be seen on the balance sheet. As late as the 1999-2000 bazaar, cable was still only taking in half the dollars booked by the Big Four. The new millennium saw the cable bucks trending up along a hockey stick graph, and while broadcast keeps adding to its pile, this year will mark the first in which the upstarts reach parity with the establishment guys.
Still, on the eve of the 2010-11 upfront, the broadcast network sellers are anticipating a real lollapalooza. Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente anticipates that the Big Four are likely to increase their upfront commitments by 7.5 percent year over year to $9.23 billion, beating the previous high-water mark of $8.8 billion in the 2008-09 bazaar. With the cable networks expected to book an equal amount of early commitments, the overall take for this year's spring fling could add up to some $18.5 billion.
The upfront persists because it's simply the most efficient way for buyers and sellers to agree on long-term deals. The CPM guarantee model that was first negotiated in the late '60s still protects the interests of buyers and sellers, and despite the rhetoric that sometimes spills over into the business pages, the relationship between all parties is more friendly than fractious.
And yet there is always that drum beat, that persistent thump in the background that spells doom for the entire enterprise. Questions about the validity of the upfront are nearly as old as the practice itself. The blowback from the JWT pullout put aside any talk of closing down the bazaar for some 15 years, but then, in 1992, media agencies once again began agitating for a radical change in the model. When the economy roared to life that spring, the idea of adopting a continuous TV market was once again sidelined.
"I think context matters more than ever, and the upfront today is all about context," says Ed Erhardt, president of customer marketing and sales, ESPN. A seemingly unlikely theater buff—he has the brawny bearing of an old linebacker—Erhardt, like fellow sales captain Abruzzese, is a backer of the Broadway hit Lombardi. "If I'm a client or a buyer or a planner or an executive in the business of advertising, and I can get all my context in one place and it's an efficient use of my time, I think that's really valuable."
As recently as 2007, some buyers were ruminating on a new upfront model. In the interest of time management, Andy Donchin, evp, director of media investments at indie agency Carat, suggested the networks might agree on throwing a one-day, a la carte affair. Other agency heads endorsed the notion, but ultimately nothing came of it. It was just another skimmed chapter in the history of the upfront.
"I don't think you can dismiss those folks who say the upfront has run its course," Goldstein says. "But when you look year in and year out at how consistently advertisers have been spending on prime-time TV, you can't say to me that there's not a universal demand. I mean, they can't all be lemmings. There are a lot of smart people who recognize the advantages to doing business this way."
Given his theatrical bent, Erhardt understands the value of the showstopper. The same year Donchin was calling for a streamlined upfront calendar, ESPN turned its pitch into a Broadway extravaganza. "We did a play at the Nokia Theater [now the Best Buy Theater] in Times Square. That was near career suicide for me," Erhardt says with a laugh. "Not because it didn't go over with the clients, but because I had all my bosses literally memorizing lines. As a seller, it's really about what can you do to make those days more valuable to your customers. We want to entertain, but there's always a larger point."
However the upfront shakes out, it's not going retrograde. The days of writing deals on a cocktail napkin are long gone. Haunted by ghosts in gray flannels, '21' is both a remnant of a vanishing New York and a reminder of how the city and its markets forever reinvent themselves.
"Back when I was living in Connecticut, I would go home on the train at 1 or 2 in the morning and get a few hours of sleep," Abruzzese says. "Then I'd turn right around and get back on the train to the city. And there were moments where I would have to touch my face to figure out which way I was heading. I'd say, 'Well, I'm clean-shaven, so I guess I must be on my way to work.'"


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- Antonio Conte admits Champions League may be out of Chelsea's reach.
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Antonio Conte has admitted that Sunday's defeat to Tottenham was a hammer blow to Chelsea's hopes of securing Champions League football for next season.
The reigning Premier League champions were defeated 3-1 by Spurs at Stamford Bridge. It was the first time that we have lost to them on our home turf for 28-years.
The players, the manager, everyone looked disinterested and disheartened. We surrendered to a Tottenham sign who were evidently streets ahead of ourselves.
The fight to finish inside the top four is now out of our hands. Our competitors are flying and we find ourselves relying on them to drop plenty of points between now and the end of the season.
Antonio Conte understands the difficulty of the situation. The Italian is quoted by the London Evening Standard recognising how unlikely it is that we will qualify for the Champions League.
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"We must be realistic and understand the teams that stay ahead of us are going very fast, at great speed. Today we had a great chance to close the gap with Tottenham and we lost this chance."
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Galveston Historic Homes Tour offers a bit of island history
The 1868 Charles and Susan Hurley House will be the featured home in the 43rd annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour, set for May 6-7 and 13-14.
The tour offers a rare look inside 10 historic homes in this island city. The structures include an alley house, two Victorian homes, two Colonial Revivals and two Mission-style homes. Works in progress include Mission-style kit home and the former neoclassical City National Bank Building, which is undergoing renovation as a private event venue.
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Cameron's evocations of everything from Blackwater's Iraq massacres to the Trail of Tears gives his story an uncommon resonance.
AvatarDirector: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso
Rated: PG-13
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Year: 2009
US date: 2009-12-18 (General release)
UK date: 2010-12-17 (General release)
Like many of the best James Cameron protagonists, Jake Sully -- the crippled Marine and accidental ambassador of humanity in Avatar -- is both astoundingly arrogant and self-assured, and yet without a home. Like Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack in Titanic and Sigourney Weaver's Ripley in Aliens, Jake has confidence to spare, verging on reckless. Yet he's an outcast, riven between worlds, and fated to battle for survival against incredible odds. Sully seems another of the filmmaker's combative, daring, and inventive stand-ins for himself. You don't doubt that if the film's multi-hyphenate (writer/director/producer/editor) found himself on another world, without the use of his legs, facing doubt and ridicule from all corners, he'd probably do just fine.
From the figure of Jake (Sam Worthington), rolling in his wheelchair off a space transport onto an alien world where he will find his quasi-religious purpose, to the vistas of alien beings aligning themselves in a grand armada against the genocidal human corporate mercenaries fighting for access to precious raw materials, Avatar is the prototypical Cameron event-film. It's a story of cataclysmic battles and personal revelations, punched through with exclamation marks and related via ground-breaking special effects that work overtime to heighten the emotional impact of the primal drama on display. It's also -- more uniquely to this entry in Cameron's oeuvre -- a metaphor for our society's benighted state, where uploading one's consciousness into a grander, more worldly and aware creature, serves as the ultimate escape from a venal and polluted (in every sense of the word) present reality.
Set about a century and a half in the future, Avatar drops its hero (a Marine wounded in some pointless brushfire war in Argentina) on the planet of Pandora. There, a massive Halliburton-like company has been given essential autonomy to strip-mine the world for a rare substance, Unobtainium, that provides desperately needed energy back on an apparently environmentally devastated and overcrowded Earth.
To that end, the company enlists a force of roughneck mercenaries, many recently ex-military (another stinging allusion to our current state of affairs), who are trying to carve out more human-friendly space on a pretty inhospitable world. If a swath of Pandora's fantastically predatory animals (Cameron had a field day inventing these things, a befanged menagerie from some dark and unknown corner of the Jurassic Era) and its tall, blue-skinned, humanoid inhabitants, the Na'vi, get slaughtered along the way, then that's the price of entrepreneurial mineral resource expropriation.
Coexisting uneasily alongside this transplanted corporate-military complex are a batch of scientists trying to study the indigenous flora and fauna, as well as the proud and withdrawn Na'vi, a warrior people clearly meant to evoke the Native American tribes doomed in their fight against the ever-encroaching European people. Jake is on Pandora because his very recently-dead brother worked with these scientists, and somebody with his DNA is needed to enter the consciousness of an avatar, a specially bred Na'vi who can then be used to research the planet's surface and interact with its inhabitants.
Disliked as a cripple by the company's macho gunsels, and distrusted as a trigger-happy soldier boy by the scientists, Jake jumps into his new career as an avatar driver, if for no other reason than it gives him the chance to walk and run again -- even if it's while his real body lays unconscious in a research lab, hooked up to machines. Once he has infiltrated the Na'vi, it isn't long, though, before Jake -- a defensive and distrustful follower of orders -- starts questioning what the humans are doing on Pandora, and falling in love with the Na'vi, especially one particularly svelte and feline huntress, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana, acting with a brand of ferocious passion rarely seen in animated creations).
At first, Cameron establishes a brisk momentum, staging viewers into his densely-layered alien world, where trees grow to the size of the World Trade Center and an entire mountain range floats in midair. The humanist-militarist tension is thickly palpable, as it only can be when moralists stand between an industrial enterprise and its source of profit. Those representing either side -- the scarred ex-Marine Col. Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang, who looks carved from a sinewy and tanned block of marble) and head researcher Dr. Grace Augustine (Weaver, delivering some impeccably voiced sarcastic barbs) -- are equally contemptuous and disinterested in compromise.
While the dramatic stage is well-set, it's once Avatar starts hacking into the dense exposition of Pandora itself that Cameron begins to set his epic apart. The level of complexity found in this creation, from a whole new alien language to the planet's interlocking system of biological checks and balances, is something not previously seen in science-fiction film. It feels whole, complete, and Tolkienesque, much like the world of Pandora itself.
The awesome beauty with which Cameron paints his sumptuously photographed 3-D landscapes (his characters spend a suspicious amount of time racing along tree branches high above ground, all the better to indulge the format's love of depth perspective) achieves a level of alien wonder that carries many hints of the written genre's space opera greats, but has practically never been achieved before on screen. Cameron's evocations of everything from Blackwater's Iraq massacres to the Trail of Tears gives his story an uncommon resonance. This is a whole new kind of science fiction filmmaking, something particularly grandly spectacular, even if occasionally daft and overblown.
As Avatar roars toward a great, planet-shaking sequence of battles (tilt-rotor gunships battling bow-wielding Na'vi on winged, dragon-like creatures), it loses some of the dramatic tension that charged up such a head of steam in the beginning. Some of this has to do with the film's love story, which is wounded not by the essence of the story itself (which is, in fact, quite potently romantic) but by Worthington's performance. A skilled performer with a quiet dignity, Worthington can't nearly match Saldana's fire. There is also too much of an outdated, noble savage aura to Cameron's treatment of the Na'vi, like something that artists of an earlier era might have presented Native Americans.
Or maybe it's the glasses. Perhaps there is a limit to how seriously one can take a film that is best seen through oversized Ray-Bans.


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THE MATCHUP: Mount Holyoke entertains New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Clark University Tuesday evening (7:00 p.m.) at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. In 38 previous meetings between the programs, the Cougars own a 21-17 advantage. They have downed the Lyons six straight times, including a 3-0 victory last fall. Match Program
THE LYONS: Mount Holyoke (5-8, 0-4 NEWMAC) Mount Holyoke has collected five wins over its first 13 contests of the season. In addition to their 3-0 victories over Bay Path College, St. Joseph College, Elms College and Castleton State College, the Lyons also downed Daniel Webster College 3-2. Outside hitter Martina Kneifel has made an immediate impact as a first year. Over her first 12 collegiate contests, she has collected five double-doubles. Her 2.44 kills per set and 20 service aces are good for tops on the squad, and she has also delivered 3.56 digs per set. Kneifel was named NEWMAC Player of the Week on September 13. Mount Holyoke has also received solid production from setter Kateryna Kuc, who has dished out 6.02 assists per set to go with 18 aces. Outside hitters Kathryn Brummer and Morgan Cooley have chipped in with 1.72 and 1.48 kills per set, respectively. Meanwhile, defensive specialist Rosa Marruffo has collected a team high 3.91 digs per set. Middle hitters Tyler Protano-Goodwin and Kristina Weld have registered 14 and 12 blocks, respectively for the Lyons.
THE COUGARS: After opening the season with an overall record of 3-1, Clark has dropped seven of its last eight contests. The Cougars have collected wins over Mount Ida College (3-0), Assumption College (3-1), WPI (3-0) and Babson College (3-1). They have been paced by outside hitter Martiza Fair, who has piled up a team best 2.93 kills per set to go with 3.37 digs per set. Outside hitter Katie Byrnes has amassed 2.00 kills and 2.30 digs per set. Meanwhile, defensive specialist Kortney Kelley has posted a squad high 4.34 digs per set. Clark's offensive attack has been orchestrated by setter Rachel Spera, who has dished out 7.97 assists per set. The Cougars have also received a boost from middle blocker Kristen McGinty, who has tallied team highs of 14 service aces and 16 blocks.
NEXT UP: Mount Holyoke will return to action on Saturday, when it hosts the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Becker College for a tri-match. The Lyons will face off against MCLA at noon and Becker at 4:00 p.m. Clark is slated to host Connecticut College on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
July 20, 2011 2010-11 Volleyball Year in Review
May 11, 2011 Seniors Honored at Scholar Athlete Reception
May 5, 2011 Awards Handed Out at Annual Athletics Banquet
April 1, 2011 Volleyball Set to Host 2011 Spring Slam Tournament
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Enjoy a special concert with Nawang Khechog at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Sunday, April 28th. Khechog is a world renowned Tibetan flutist, and he'll be joined on stage by slack key guitarist Keola Beamer. Guests can also watch the Maui premiere of Supermonk, a film that won the Audience Award at the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival. They'll also screen Khechog's film, Sound of Tibet and Peace, which illustrates his life after leaving Tibet, and becoming a monk and an acclaimed Tibetan flutist. $30. 3pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (One Cameron Way, Kahului); mauiarts.org
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First discovered in 1913, fucoidan has been extensively researched, and its benefits cover at least seven important areas.
Maintenance of cholesterol. Various research suggests that it can help keep both LDL (bad cholesterol) and HDL (good cholesterol) levels within the ideal ranges (J Nutr, 1999; 129: 146-51).
Elimination of harmful cells. Also known as 'apoptosis', fucoidan can induce this process, which is very helpful in, for example, tumour-related diseases (Anti-cancer Res, 1993; 13: 2045-52). As the authors concluded, "These results suggest that the antitumour activity of fucoidan is related to the enhancement of immune responses. The present results indicate that fucoidan may open new perspectives in cancer chemotherapy."
In another Japanese laboratory study of apoptosis in leukaemia cells (Nutr Cancer, 2005; 52: 189-201), by a different team of researchers, they said: "Our results indicate that fucoidan is a potentially useful therapeutic agent for patients with adult T-cell leukaemia".
When a French team from Nantes studied the antiproliferative and anti-tumour properties of fucoidan on non-small-cell human bronchopulmonary carcinoma cells-which are particularly chemoresistant-they found that it had an "inhibitory effect both in vitro and in vivo, and is a very potent antitumour agent" (Anticancer Res, 1996; 16: 1213- 8).
In fact, a number of studies-albeit mostly preliminary test-tube and animal studies-have suggested anticancer and radioprotective effects of fucoidan in various kinds of cells, including blood (leukaemia), skin (melanoma) and liver (hepatoma) cancers.
General immune-system enhancement. Fucose, one of eight essential sugars that the body needs for cell-to-cell communication, can markedly inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, and stimulate immune reactions such as phagocytosis (the engulfing and ingestion of bacteria, viruses and other invaders by macro-phages, important members of the immune system) (Antibiot Khimiotr, 1995; 40: 9-13; Phytomedicine, 1999; 6: 335-40).
Cell regeneration. Fucoidan also supports the stem cells in bone marrow that are needed for the replacement of blood cells, which is fundamental for tissue and organ renewal (Blood, 2000; 96: 2460-8). In this report, the authors concluded that the use of sulphated glycans, including fucoidan, "represents a powerful, novel method for rapid mobilization of long-term-repopulating stem cells".
Detoxification and antioxidant effects. Other studies also suggest that fucoidan can induce health-giving detoxifying and antioxidant effects. As one Spanish laboratory study reported: "Sulphated polysaccharides from edible seaweeds potentially could be used as natural antioxidants" (J Agric Food Chem, 2002; 50: 840-5).
Circulatory effects. Fucoidan appears to support the healthy functioning of the cardiovascular system and has anticoagulant effects, including the stimulation of clot-busting (lysis) actions, while inhibit-ing the formation of fibrin, thereby reducing clot formation, too (Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1992; 184: 773-81; Biochem Pharmacol, 1992; 43: 1853-8). In addition, as with other high-fibre agents, it can slow the blood glucose absorption rate, which is helpful in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, and other glucose-related cellular, organ and blood-vessel damage.
Weight control. This 'marine bioactive' has demonstrated the ability to inhibit the so-called 'adipogenesis process'-the creation of new fat cells. Moreover, fucoidan appears to increase levels of various antilipidemic (anti- fat) factors that enhance the breakdown of fat cells, and can also regulate the clearance of triglycerides, high levels of which are implicated in heart disease (Life Sci, 2009; 84: 523-9; Mar Biotechnol [NY], 2009; 11: 557-62).
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