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Burnside: Five burning questions as Stars get set for training camp
DallasStars.com's Scott Burnside weighs in with his talking points as the team readies to open camp on Friday
by Scott Burnside @OvertimeScottB / DallasStars.com
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In a matter of moments, the transition from a much-heralded offseason to making good on unbridled optimism begins. It's called training camp, and the Dallas Stars -- no matter how impressive their offseason additions and changes might have been on paper -- start in exactly the same spot as every other NHL team.
That is to say, at square one.
Tone, identity, scheme, all will be dictated by head coach Ken Hitchcock, who returns for a second go-round as the Dallas bench boss. Everyone knows what happened the first time around -- the team's seminal Stanley Cup win in 1999 -- but Hitchcock's challenges are many, not the least of which are serious competition for playing time along the blue line and how to govern a forward group heavy with centers.
Those are details to be sorted out as camp progresses. But Hitchcock is on the eve of camp, focused on the bigger picture of how this group comes together in a Central Division where a case can be made for six of seven teams (sorry, Colorado) to not just make the playoffs, but win the division outright.
"This is a very rich division," Hitchcock said of the Central Division, which has sent five teams to the post-season in three of the last four seasons.
"It's a division with a ton of depth. A ton of versatility. Lots of good defensemen. The whole division's like that. And to me, all of that is irrelevant unless you build a team. So the challenge for us is to learn on what happened last year, learn what we've added and then build a team from there. If you can't build a team, it doesn't matter what your talent pool is, that's just a talent pool."
So, without further ado, here are five burning training camp questions as the Stars kick off what is a critical season for the franchise.
1. Who fits where as the defense looks to rebound?
Did we mention the defense? As many as nine or 10 NHL worthy defensemen will be looking for seven spots during training camp, with the real focus on the top six who will form the core of a Stars' defensive group that must rebound after an atrocious 2016-17 season.
The expectations for this group are high with Marc Methot coming over from Vegas, which selected him from Ottawa in the expansion draft. It's likely Methot, who partnered with the dynamic Erik Karlsson in Ottawa, will see some time playing with skilled John Klingberg, but Julius Honka is also a right-handed shot who has a similar skill set. Hitchcock isn't married to having defensive partners shooting left and right, but is more concerned about the dedication to team defense regardless of the skill set of the particular defender.
"I don't care if we carry 12 defensemen," Hitchcock said. "I just know that if those six are going those six are playing. We're not having tryouts, we're not having tryouts in the middle of the season. If we're happy with the six, then you've got to wait your turn. And when it's your turn then you've got to go."
The dilemma becomes one of establishing a threshold for what are acceptable levels of mistakes in a game that is all about mistakes. Young players -- especially important players like Klingberg, Honka and Esa Lindell who figure to be very much in the mix to be among the top six -- can't play afraid. That's where veteran defensive specialist and long-time Hitchcock associate Rick Wilson will be key in keeping the seven or eight defensemen in a groove.
"The one thing we have going is it seems like a lot of our defined defenders are on the left side. I don't want to dismiss how good Lindell was last year. He's a top minute guy. He can absorb a lot of minutes. He's a real horse," Hitchcock said of the left-handed shot Lindell.
Our guess as to the top six when the dust clears? Methot, Lindell, Hamhuis on the left, with Stephen Johns, Honka and Klingberg on the right, and either Patrik Nemeth or Jamie Oleksiak as the seventh defender.
2. How will Ken Hitchcock handle a glut of centers on the roster?
By our count, there are at least seven players headed to camp who could lay claim to being a natural center. That's a lot.
But is it too many? Not according to Hitchcock. "Because that means that you've got people that know how to play low in your own zone and they can read off of each other," Hitchcock said. "It's nothing but a bonus. We can win more face-offs than probably we've ever won. And we can make ourselves be better supporting our defensemen better than most teams because we've got a lot of guys that know how to play that position. So they're comfortable going down low. They're not going to veer away from being the responsible low guy when it's their turn."
Look for Tyler Seguin and Martin Hanzal to be the only full-time centers on the roster. The rest, including veteran pivot Jason Spezza, will have to learn to adjust, pending the situation in the game and where the play is on the ice.
Look for Seguin, Hanzal, Spezza and Faksa to get the bulk of the work in the middle, although we know that Devin Shore is highly regarded by the coaching staff and is coming off a season that saw him take 470 draws.
3. Can Mattias Janmark return to past rookie form?
One of the truisms of the game is that to have a chance, you've got to stay healthy.
Two years ago, the Stars were healthy, especially early on, and rolled to a Central Division title and 109 points. Last year, they were crippled with injuries from Day 1 and dropped 30 points in the standings and out of the playoffs.
One of the key figures coming into camp health-wise is the guy they sometimes call Mr. Fix-it, Mattias Janmark, who had a terrific rookie campaign two seasons ago but who missed all of last season with a rare knee injury.
The 24-year-old has been medically cleared to play, but he is in some ways starting from scratch.
How does he emerge from training camp? How does he perform in preseason games? Can he stand the rigors of NHL competition on a nightly basis?
If he can answer all those questions on the positive side of the ledger, the natural center should be a boon to Hitchcock, floating up and down the lineup and helping to jumpstart any number of players as he did two seasons ago.
If not, well, that opens up different options for guys like veteran R.J. Umberger, who will come to camp on a professional tryout basis, and youngsters Remi Elie, Denis Gurianov and Jason Dickinson.
4. Will Ben Bishop break Dallas out of its goaltending funk?
A year ago, eyebrows were arched when GM Jim Nill started the season with Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen as his goaltending tandem, and that skepticism was well-founded as the Stars finished 29th in goals allowed per game allowing 3.17 goals per game.
With Ben Bishop signed long-term as the team's go-to guy in net, having signed six-year deal with the Stars in the off-season, and with Lehtonen settling into the backup role after team bought out the final year of Niemi's contract, there isn't much drama at the team's most important position.
That's probably a good thing.
If Bishop, the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist, can stay healthy there's no reason the Stars can't jump into a top-10 position in terms of goals allowed per game, maybe top five.
His ability to handle the puck -- he is one of the best in the league --- will also be a boon to Stars defenders, and should help the transition game in a way the team has not seen in many years.
5. Where will Alexander Radulov end up in the lineup?
Even with Hitchcock's determination that all his players are going to be sound defensively, he has no plans to stifle the team's considerable offensive and creative capabilities.
It's no stretch to imagine the Stars once again returning to the upper echelon of league, scoring as they were two years ago especially, with the addition of a new top right winger in Alexander Radulov after a successful return to the NHL in Montreal last season.
The big Russian star with the checkered past seems an ideal fit with captain Jamie Benn and Seguin. But Hitchcock believes Radulov's skill set is so important, there are multiple options he'll consider.
"Rads's game is contagious," Hitchcock said. "So wherever we use him and whoever we play him with, it's because he creates a contagious working environment. He competes so hard at the puck. He wants the puck so badly. He's hungry for it. It becomes contagious for the team and for the people he's playing with. I just have to decide where I want to put him and who I want him to influence the most."
Our guess is he starts with Benn and Seguin. But where he ends up, well, that's going to make for some interesting camp discussion.
This story was not subject to approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club. You can follow Scott on Twitter @OvertimeScottB.
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Did IIT Guwahati try to suppress the matter of sexual assault on campus?
The Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) doctors complained to the police about the incident on March 29. But the IIT administration reported it to the police only on April 3.
by Megha Thakuria April 10, 2021 Updated May 26, 2021
Guwahati: Days after the March 28 incident when an undergraduate student of the IIT Guwahati was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow student on the campus, the preliminary medical report has confirmed the same, officials with direct knowledge said on Thursday.
An investigation by EastMojo has revealed that the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) doctors complained to the police about the incident on March 29. But the IIT administration reported it to the police only on April 3 after it completed a fact-finding probe which also concluded it to be a possible case of sexual assault. The fact-finding probe notes the survivor's statement that she was forced to drink alcohol by the accused as part of ragging.
"The medical examination report has details of injuries," said a senior official at the GMCH. "The report was sent to the police on April 5…it's a case of rape," the official added. EastMojo has reviewed portions of the report.
Hitesh Ch Roy, Superintendent of Police, Kamrup said the case is under investigation. "The investigating officer has been given a free hand," he said. The police arrested Utsav Kadam, a student of IIT-Guwahati only on April 3 for his alleged involvement in the crime.
Why was the victim discharged against medical advice?
North Guwahati Police station in Kamrup district first registered an FIR on March 30 based on a "requisition" received from the Bhangagarh police station.
As per case documents, on March 29, Arnab Choudhury, a doctor on duty at the GMCH, submitted a written complaint to Bhangagarh officer in-charge stating the admission of the IIT student at the hospital earlier. The complaint also mentioned "ingestion of unknown substance and sexual assault" as per a letter to the chief judicial magistrate by Investigating Officer M Baishya regarding grounds of arrest of the accused.
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As per case documents reviewed by EastMojo, Choudhury also informed the Bhangagarh police station that the survivor was discharged against medical advice. The letter by Bhangagarh officer in-charge to North Guwahati Police station mentions two sets of information: a general diary entry on March 29 about the admission of the survivor at the GMCH and another general diary entry on March 30 which is an "information copy of leave against doctor's advice."
In an earlier statement, IIT-Guwahati had claimed how "some sections of the media have been filing unverified reports about the incident and about the Institute discharging the girl student from GMCH without following doctors advice… all due procedures were followed as per hospital guidance for discharge of the girl student."
However, a GMCH official disputed the IIT-Guwahati's claim. "It is not true. They should produce the discharge slip. We conveyed it to the police also as to how the patient was discharged against doctor's advice," the official said. EastMojo has also reviewed the discharge slip which notes the same.
What is more surprising, is that even the IIT-Guwahati's fact-finding committee report does not have any mention of the circumstances under which the survivor was discharged from the hospital.
Meanwhile, the police said the IIT authorities informed them about them about the case first on April 3, six days after the incident. "We registered an FIR on March 30 immediately after we received the information from Bhangagarh police station. Another FIR was registered on April 3 after IIT forwarded us the internal inquiry report. The two FIRs will be merged," Subhash Ch Das, the officer in-charge at North Guwahati Police station, told EastMojo.
"As mentioned earlier, the institute has been cooperating with the police investigation in this matter and does not wish to comment any further," an IIT-Guwahati spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that IIT "condemns such heinous acts in the strongest possible terms" and is putting in place "enhanced safety and security measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future."
In an earlier statement, IIT-Guwahati said that it had left the matter of filing the FIR with the student and her guardians. "The student and her guardians were informed that they could file an FIR, which they have refused presently as they want the institute to take up the case," a statement from IIT-Guwahati said on April 3.
Kadam, meanwhile, was suspended only on April 4, six days after the incident and a day after he was arrested. Four other students were isolated, IIT-Guwahati said in a statement on April 5.
"In cases of sexual violence in campus, the internal committee of the institution must follow procedure as per the law. They must lodge FIR without delay in cases of sexual assault," said Anurita Hazarika, Director at North East Network (NEN). "The institutions must support the survivor till justice is done," she said.
Fact-finding committee reveals ragging leading to incident
IIT-Guwahati first sprung into action on March 29 as it formed a fact-finding committee to probe the incident, the same day the doctors at the GMCH told the police that they suspect it to be a case of sexual assault.
The committee interacted with as many as 18 students to piece together the March 28 incident.
According to the fact-finding report, there was a meeting of one of the students clubs on campus. The report notes how the seniors, including the accused student, were not happy with the working of the club. "They also told some of the students that their Personality Development Programme—a form of ragging—has not happened so far so they should go through PDP," the report notes.
According to the survivor's statement to the fact-finding committee, after the meeting, Kadam took her to a part of the campus "where he forcefully asked her to drink as a part of PDP (ragging). Immediately after the drink she felt uneasy, her body became cold, and she passed out," the report says.
After 9 pm, when the survivor became unconscious as per the committee report, Kadam started making calls to other students. The first call was made at around 10.26 pm when he asked another friend to get lime and water. The friend arrived with two others to find the survivor unconscious.
At 11.44 pm, the report notes, calls were made to the roommate of the survivor. When she arrived at the scene, the survivor was still unconscious. The report notes that Kadam was not in favour of calling an ambulance. Meanwhile, after the ambulance finally arrived, she was first taken to the campus hospital where doctors referred her to GMCH.
"Given the fact that the girl was unconscious for more than 2 hours, and as per the GMCH discharge report as well as depositions made by the students, the committee believes that this could be a possible case of sexual assault," the fact-finding report notes even as it recommended that the case be forwarded to the internal complaints committee.
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Anob says:
All IITs do the same thing. Be it assaults, fraud, corruption they try to suppress them
Bhabesh barman says:
Kukur 2 r hokolo certificate in govt. a suspend kari education life r end karibo lage

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Coldwater is een plaats (city) in de Amerikaanse staat Kansas, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Comanche County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 792.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 754, een daling van 38 (-4.8%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
7,7 km², waarvan 6,8 km² land en 0,9 km² water. Coldwater ligt op ongeveer 642 m boven zeeniveau.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 40 km rond Coldwater.

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Yay, we are fighting!
Why "Civility" Is a Joke
Mitt Romney is a bigot
By Turkana
Famous varmint hunter Willard "Mitt" Romney has been reported to have said he would exclude any Muslims from his cabinet. According to Monsoor Ijaz, in the Christian Science Monitor:
"I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans of the Islamic faith in his cabinet as advisers on national security matters, given his position that "jihadism" is the principal foreign policy threat facing America today. He answered, "…based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration."
Romney, whose Mormon faith has become the subject of heated debate in Republican caucuses, wants America to be blind to his religious beliefs and judge him on merit instead. Yet he seems to accept excluding Muslims because of their religion, claiming they're too much of a minority for a post in high-level policymaking. More ironic, that Islamic heritage is what qualifies them to best engage America's Arab and Muslim communities and to help deter Islamist threats.
Apparently, Romney doesn't understand that our government isn't constructed along strict demographic lines. Maybe someone should ask him if he thinks it should be. For one thing, that would mean more women than men in both houses of Congress. Which would be a good thing, although it's likely Romney wouldn't agree. As for the stupidity of Romney's bigotry, go read Ijaz's article.
Furthermore, as Trapper John pointed out, Romney's an opponent of Affirmative Action, so the position he bases on his bigotry is also hypocritical. And, of course, Romney has tried to weasel out of the situation by claiming a case of bad reporting. Well, TPM Election Central has now discovered that this wasn't the first time Romney has expressed his bigotry:
As you know, Romney is in a bit of a spot because of an account in the Christian Science Monitor by an Islamic businessman who claims Romney said that he "cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified" for a Muslim. Today Romney denied this version of events, saying that he had actually been asked whether he thought he needed a Muslim in his Cabinet to effectively counter Jihad, not whether he opposed the idea of having a Muslim in his Cabinet.
But as we reported earlier today, we located two GOPers in Nevada who say that Romney had in fact been asked a similar question and given a similar answer at another event three months ago. George Harris, a state GOP official, told us that he asked Romney at a private fundraiser if he would have any Muslims in his Cabinet. According to Harris, Romney's reply was "most likely not."
We've now discovered that there's a contemporaneous account of this episode in something called Liberty Watch Magazine, which Harris publishes.
So, Romney is not only a bigot, he's also probably a liar. Act surprised.
The only question is whether being a bigot against Arabs and Muslims will help or hurt Romney, in the Republican primaries.
bigotry, Islam, Mitt Romney
breathingstill on November 28, 2007 at 6:59 pm
and thank you Turkana for saying it
TheManWithAPoint on November 28, 2007 at 7:14 pm
lets see…
Bible-Waving Religious Zealot…
Consevative and Monied…
A bigot?
Are you sure, Turkana?
I'm having trouble connecting these dots…(end snark)
out in the open, Christian fundies of all denominations:
Let's just all admit that when you speak of Freedom of Religion, you mean only your particular brand of Christianity…
Let's just all admit that "Freedom of Religion" just means the freedom to legally discriminate agains those who don't share your beliefs…
Let's just all admit that you all want a Religious State of your Particular Brand…
And while we're at it, why don't we all just admit that any religious law or decree which you shall impose upon us all has no effect or force upon you personally, as you're above the law as a religious person, and even if you personally break it, your God is the only one who can judge you…even as you judge and punish others.
Let's just cut the crap, religious people…
serendipity on November 29, 2007 at 1:45 am
with the RW "base".
There has been an policy of subtle and even some not so subtle endorsement of bigotry in the Bush Administration, and in the RW media. Limbaugh, Beck and Coulter, et al say hateful things, make threats against people that disagree with them, bully others, including children–all with impunity. They keep their jobs. They are sought after speakers at GOP events. IMHO the RW tolerance for bigotry has expanded in direct relationship to their lack of suffering any consequences for their overt and subtle expressions of bigotry.
Romney, it would seem, believes that he will not suffer any consequences for being a bigot, and that he will win big points with his base for doing so. It's all a sad commentary on our country; I sometimes feel that we are entering the new Dark Ages, where civilization is but a memory.
Shaharazade on November 29, 2007 at 8:27 am
both the Republicans and their audience via the debate tonight I would say that his bigotry cred is low on the scale of what is required to get the crowd a cheering. Stirring the depths of human degradation, and the lowest of the low seems to be the competition .
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Our Take: Kid Cudi Crafts a Fitting Final Chapter to His Trilogy with 'Man on the Moon III: The Chosen'
by Josh Weiner
Man on the Moon III: The Chosen - Kid Cudi
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With 'Man on the Moon III: The Chosen', Kid Cudi honors the trilogy's main blueprint while also bringing forth a few new lyrical themes and vocal collaborators.
"She Knows This – The Rager, The Menace Part 1"
It's taken ten years, but the Man on the Moon trilogy is finally complete. The first two entries, released in 2009 and 2010, represent the author's peak cultural prominence. Kid Cudi was a hot and hungry force to be reckoned with back then, releasing white-hot tracks like "Day N Nite" and "Pursuit of Happyness," and solidifying the strength of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label as one of its earliest signees.
While the ensuing 10 years have brought him mixed fortunes – his albums continue to be well-received, but his singles have returned only sporadically to the Billboard Hot 100 – Kid Cudi appeared to be returning to form in 2020. His collaborations with Travis Scott and Eminem helped him to score a new pair of Top 40 hits, and rumors of Man on the Moon III's impending release proved to be well-founded. The success of this new album (subtitled The Chosen) will determine whether this can indeed be considered an official comeback year for an artist four years removed from his last LP, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin.'
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Man on the Moon III: The Chosen – Kid Cudi
One of the most evident qualities of Man on the Moon III is how closely it resembles its two predecessors. Kid Cudi's vocals haven't changed noticeably in the past odd-decade, and his choices in producers have stayed pretty consistent. Dot da Genius, Plain Pat, Emile Haynie, and Mike Dean – all of whom have multiple Man on the Moon credits on their resumés – have been recruited once again. The resulting music strongly echoes the psychedelic feels of Cudi of old: put simply, this is still music to which lonely stoners can free their minds at night.
There are various ways to interpret the stick-to-your-guns approach Kid Cudi has elected for this album. Some will applaud the Cleveland rapper for maintaining such long-lasting creative partnerships and creating a record that fits in so easily with the rest of the Man on the Moon series. Others may feel that this approach negates the artistic development that 10 years ought to have produced and ultimately boils down to an instance of a veteran musician playing the nostalgia card a bit too hard in order to win fans over.
Each of these stances has its merits. But most fans should still be able to appreciate the musical creativity on display here. Across the album's four acts – this structure being another element that's directly lifted from Man on the Moon I and II – are a range of well-crafted and engrossing sonic atmospheres. One can effortlessly chill out to the dreamlike soundscape of "Sad People," "The Pale Moonlight" and "Solo Dolo, Part III." And it's just as easy to get riled up by the upbeat chorus on "The Void," in which Kid Cudi vows that he will "avoid anything that can bring me down or fuck with my flow." This man's skill at creating hypnotic music hasn't faded in the slightest.
Those who have enjoyed keeping up with Kid Cudi's alter ego, Mr. Rager – who ultimately damages his physical and social well-being by living up to his name – remain in good hands. Cudi continues to explore the malcontent that emerges from a life of excess, such as on the "Soundtrack 2 My Life"-evoking "Dive," where "Things are gettin' gnarly, got my whiskey by my side… This is just the sadness in me. Sad times."
Further analysis of that troubled existence comes along on tracks like "Damaged" and "Tequila Shots," while Cudi elaborates on the nocturnal lifestyle he has scrutinized in his music since Day 'N Nite One. Meanwhile, "Elsie's Baby Boy (flashback)" dives into less well-trodden lyrical terrain for this artist: his relationship with his own mother throughout his childhood. This Stand By Me-sampling and "House of the Rising Sun"-evoking number celebrates Dear Mama for raising the family as a single mother, making it an affectionate addition to the Man on the Moon III track listing.
Although this 2020 Kid Cudi record could have easily passed for a 2009/10 one in many regards, one distinguishing characteristic is the inclusion of several newcomers as featured artists. Phoebe Bridgers, who's up for Best New Artist at this year's Grammy Awards, makes a meaningful vocal contribution to "Lovin' Me," as does 21-year-old MC Trippie Redd to "Rockstar Knights." Given that Cudi's greatest successes in recent years have been through collaborations, rather than solo projects – his aforementioned 2020 singles, as well as 2018's joint release with Kanye West, Kids See Ghosts – it's little surprise to see that the duets on Man on the Moon III represent some of the album's most satisfying moments.
If you want to see Kid Cudi radically shake his game up, you might have to wait a few months so see how he fares on the upcoming follow-up, Enigmatic.
But if – like much of this record's target audience – you're a longtime fan of the first two Man of the Moons and want to see Kid Cudi deliver a worthy Part Three to this trilogy, you'll likely be perfectly content by what he and his creative allies have fashioned here.
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Speaking of birds and fruit, they'll be happier than ever next month when the sweet cherries ripen. I've never seen as many as are on our two trees, an Ulster and an Emperor Francis. I gave up hope of ever recovering more than a handful of cherries long ago, ceding the whole harvest to the birds. We cover the blueberry and red currant plantings with netting to thwart the birds but there's no way to cover 30' cherry trees.
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Billy Mitchell (gamer)
(Redirected from Billy Mitchell (video game player))
American video game player
For other people named Billy Mitchell, see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation).
Billy Mitchell
Mitchell at the 2014 Twin Galaxies
William James Mitchell Jr.
(1965-07-16) July 16, 1965 (age 55)
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
William James Mitchell Jr. (born July 16, 1965) is an American video game player and restaurateur. He rose to national prominence in the 1980s when Life included him in a photo spread of game champions during the height of the golden age of arcade games.
In 1999, Mitchell became the first person to record a perfect score of 3,333,360 points on the arcade game Pac-Man.[1] Twin Galaxies and Guinness World Records recognized Mitchell as the holder of several records on classic games including Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, and he has appeared in several documentaries on competitive gaming and retrogaming. A 2007 documentary, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, follows his attempts to maintain the highest score on Donkey Kong after being challenged by newcomer Steve Wiebe.[1]
In 2018, Mitchell's high scores were challenged after members of the Twin Galaxies forums found discrepancies in the videos Mitchell had provided for The King of Kong, suggesting he may have used emulation software to falsify his score.[2] Both Twin Galaxies and Guinness invalided all of Mitchell's records, but Mitchell successfully appealed to reverse the Guinness removals in June 2020.[2][3] Twin Galaxies did not reverse their disqualifications, leading Mitchell to file defamation lawsuits against Twin Galaxies and others in 2020.
In addition, Mitchell's family owns the Rickey's restaurants in Hollywood, Florida and Pembroke Pines, Florida, and he sells Rickey's World Famous Hot Sauce.[4][5]
1.1 Early life and first records
1.2 Pac-Man challenge
1.3 Return to gaming
1.4 Disputed records
3 Notable scores
4 Honors
Early life and first records
Mitchell was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and grew up in South Florida. He attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in 1983 and soon began work as a manager in the kitchen of his parents' restaurant, Rickey's Restaurant.[6]
In grade school, Mitchell became an avid pinball player.[6] He was initially uninterested in video games, but as they became more popular, according to Mitchell, "[e]veryone was standing around the Donkey Kong machine and I wanted that attention".[1] He began playing video games around age 16.[1] His interest was also spurred by a friendly rivalry with a classmate, the two trying to outscore each other on both Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.[6] Mitchell became curious whether Donkey Kong had a recorded world-record high score, and reached out to Walter Day at Twin Galaxies, at the time a single arcade in Ottumwa, Iowa, that had started tracking such records. Day told him of a record of 1.4 million claimed by Steve Sanders. In November 1982, Life brought several notable arcade players, including Mitchell, to Ottumwa for a photoshoot. Knowing it was impossible to achieve the score Sanders had claimed, Mitchell demonstrated that the game had an impassable "kill screen" when he reached level 22, while subsequently setting a high score of 874,300 that stood for more than 18 years.[6] Around this time, Mitchell established a friendship with Robert Childs, who had a business buying and installing arcade cabinets in places like laundromats.[6]
In 1983, Day invited Mitchell along with several other players from the photoshoot to participate in the "Electronic Circus", a 40-city tour where the players would demonstrate their skill at the arcade games at each stop. But the idea fell through and Mitchell and others spent the summer months camping out at Twin Galaxies and competing for high scores on video games, with Mitchell focusing on only a few selected titles.[6] Later that summer, Day founded the U.S. National Video Game Team, a slimmer version of the Electronic Circus that aimed to make a stop in a major city in each US state, but the inaugural event had many snags.[6] Day continued to bring Mitchell on various trips to confirm high scores reported by players, with Mitchell frequently calling out bluffs.[6] By 1984, Day named Mitchell the Twin Galaxies' player of the year, but due to the 1983 video game crash, Twin Galaxies had to close down its storefront in March 1984, though it still tracked scores. After submitting a record score for BurgerTime in 1985, Mitchell moved away from video games for the next ten years, spending more time at his family's restaurant and eventually taking ownership of it.[6]
Pac-Man challenge
Pac-Man was released in 1980. Players had discovered that it too had a type of kill screen: on reaching level 256, half the screen would be filled with nonsense glyphs that made it impossible to complete the level and continue. Following a 1982 claim made by an eight-year-old player of reaching more than 6 million points, which gained national coverage after President Ronald Reagan wrote to congratulate the player,[1] Mitchell worked with his friend Chris Ayra in 1983 to determine that the highest possible score on Pac-Man was 3,333,360, which would require a perfect no-death run and collecting all possible points on the nonsense side of level 256's split-screen, requiring knowledge of where the edible dots were.[6]
In 1999, a group of Canadian players, including Rick Fothergill, were reportedly close to reaching the theoretical high score, leading Mitchell to return to video gaming to try to beat this group to the achievement. On May 8, 1999, Fothergill set the world record, just 90 points short of a perfect score. In response, on July 3, Mitchell achieved the perfect score at an arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire, and set the game's world record as recorded by Funspot and Twin Galaxies. For this, Namco, the makers of Pac-Man, brought Mitchell to Japan for the Tokyo Game Show that year to name him the "Video Game Player of the Century".[6] After returning in November 1999, Mitchell offered $100,000 to the first person who could pass the split-screen level.[7] The prize was not claimed by the January 1, 2000 deadline.
Return to gaming
Mitchell (center) with fans on December 19, 2007
In 2004, Mitchell achieved a Donkey Kong high score of 933,900 in front of multiple witnesses at the Midwest Gaming Classic.[8] Writing about Mitchell for the Oxford American in 2006, David Ramsey described Mitchell as "probably the greatest arcade video game player of all time".[1] In 2005, newcomer Steve Wiebe attempted to surpass Mitchell's score, an event documented in the 2007 film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Wiebe attempted to have Mitchell present at these events to challenge him directly, typically at Funspot arcades, as public demonstrations of high scores were preferred over video tape. Mitchell had said, "To me, most important is to travel to a sanctioned location, like Funspot, that makes it official; if tomorrow Tiger Woods golfs a 59, big deal. If he does it at Augusta, that's where it counts."[9] Mitchell failed to appear at Wiebe's events, saying he had not played games for half a year and needed to retrain and practice for the competition.[10]
During Wiebe's attempts, he achieved a score of more than one million points on an arcade unit at his home, which was recorded on videotape and initially accepted by Twin Galaxies but later retracted, since Wiebe's unit used an unofficial "Double Donkey Board" that had circuitry for both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Later in his attempts, Wiebe again managed a high score that beat Mitchell's 2004 record in front of multiple witnesses at a New Hampshire Funspot, which Twin Galaxies accepted. Just hours later, Mitchell submitted his own tape to Twin Galaxies which purported to show him achieving a new high score of 1,047,200, which bested Wiebe's score and which Twin Galaxies accepted as the new official world record. Wiebe and others at the New Hampshire location complained to Twin Galaxies, and eventually Mitchell's score was nullified due to being on tape rather than witnessed, giving Wiebe the record again.[11] After the film's release, Mitchell said he had not expected to be portrayed as a bad person, and that he had received hate mail and badgering phone calls because of the way the film was edited.[11] In addition to the King of Kong, Mitchell appears in several other documentaries during the 2000s and 2010s, including Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007),[12] The King of Arcades (2014),[13] and Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler (2015).[14]
On July 26, 2007, on the 25th anniversary of Mitchell's first record-setting performance, Mitchell again retook the Donkey Kong record with a score of 1,050,200.[15] This score was known as the "Mortgage Brokers" score as it was made while Mitchell was attending the annual convention for the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers.[6] It was surpassed on February 26, 2010, by Hank Chien, who temporarily held the record.[16] On July 24, 2010, Mitchell reclaimed the record with a score of 1,062,800 at the Boomers arcade in Dania, Florida.[6] It was the last time he held the record after it was broken by Wiebe later that year and others since then.[17][18][19]
Mitchell placed eighth out of eight in the Microsoft Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championships on June 4, 2007.[20] In 2008, he became the first video game player on a Topps Allen & Ginter trading card.[21]
In 2015, Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Cartoon Network saying that in Regular Show a character who cheats at video games called Garrett Bobby Ferguson (GBF) infringed on his likeness.[22][23] United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Judge Anne Elise Thompson threw out the lawsuit, saying that "the television character does not match the plaintiff in appearance".[24][25][26]
Billy Mitchell and Pac-Man give an approving "thumbs up" at the 2014 Twin Galaxies / Walter Day trading card event at the Icon art gallery in Fairfield, Iowa
Disputed records
In August 2017, Jeremy Young, a moderator of the Donkey Kong Forums, expressed concern related to a video posted online by Childs of Mitchell's Boomers score. Mitchell had played both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong, Jr. that day, breaking records for both, but was using the same cabinet for it, with Childs having swapped the circuit board between the runs. The videos did not show the complete record-breaking runs, and Young believed there might have been issues with the board swap. Mitchell and Childs affirmed that some parts of the board-switching were staged, but that that part of the recording was made well after the records had been set on legitimate hardware.[6]
Young continued to investigate the Boomers video as well as the King of Kong and Mortgage Brokers scores, and in early 2018 posted evidence that both scores were made on MAME, arcade-emulated hardware, rather than actual hardware.[6] Young subsequently removed the three scores from the Donkey Kong Forums website for misrepresenting MAME emulation as authentic gameplay.[8] Young's claim was backed up by Wes Copeland, a former holder of the Donkey Kong high score. Based on analysis of the scoring rate and frequencies of the game, he concluded that Mitchell's run showed a statistically unlikely rate of scoring.[8] Further, it was determined that the Boomers and Mortgage Brokers scores were witnessed by Twin Galaxies referee Todd Rogers, who had been accused of submitting fraudulent scores for himself, putting Mitchell's scores in doubt.[6]
Mitchell defended his scores on the East Side Dave Show shortly after this charge, saying, "I've never even played MAME. I don't have MAME loaded in my home."[27] Mitchell added, "The film footage that he has, that Jeremy has, shows MAME play. ... I'm not disputing what he says. What I'm disputing is the fact that I want him to have the original tape."[27] Mitchell also suggested that the tape footage Young had may have been fabricated.[28] Young responded, "The amount of foresight, patience, and technical knowledge required would be staggering" to make such tapes.[27] To support his case, Mitchell said he sent Twin Galaxies recordings of the gameplay from these high-score efforts along with other secondary evidence to deny any cheating.[6]
On April 12, 2018, Twin Galaxies announced that an investigation conducted into Mitchell's submitted scores found conclusive evidence that Mitchell used an emulator for the footage of his two high scores. Twin Galaxies removed all of Mitchell's scores from their records and prohibited him from submitting scores in the future.[29][30] Subsequently, Guinness World Records released a statement that it would remove Mitchell's scores: "The Guinness World Records titles relating to Mr. Mitchell's highest scores on Donkey Kong have all been disqualified due to Twin Galaxies being our source of verification for these achievements." The removal also includes Mitchell's Pac-Man high score and first recorded perfect game: "Twin Galaxies was the original source of verification for these record titles and in line with their decision to remove all of Mr. Mitchell's records from their system, we have disqualified Mr. Mitchell as the holder of these two records."[31]
Mitchell has challenged these removals with his own evidence of the legitimacy of the high scores.[6][32] At the encouragement of his son, Mitchell has used Twitch to broadcast scores that beat his past efforts.[6] Mitchell recreated the perfect Pac-Man score at Funspot in Laconia in July 2019, and took first place at a Donkey Kong tournament in Australia the following month.[6]
The situation between Mitchell and Twin Galaxies has created tension between Mitchell and several of his friends and acquaintances in the video game community.[6] Following requests to both Twin Galaxies and Guinness to restore his records and retract "defamatory statements" about him,[32] Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Twin Galaxies in Los Angeles County in April 2019 for defamation, and filed another defamation lawsuit in Broward County, Florida against Twin Galaxies as well as Young and YouTuber Apollo Legend in May 2020.[33] A first hearing for the Los Angeles County lawsuit against Twin Galaxies was held on October 15, 2020; Twin Galaxies had tried to seek dismissal of the case under California's anti-SLAPP laws, but the judge ruled that Mitchell's claims met the minimal merit to proceed to trial, though ordered Mitchell to cover Twin Galaxies' legal costs as bail bond should they prevail in the case.[34][35] Twin Galaxies filed a counterclaim against Mitchell and Walter Day in November 2020; the claim asserted that Mitchell lacked the necessary skill to achieve the scores, and he and Day conspired to present Mitchell "as the greatest video game player of all time" by knowingly using modified games for Mitchell to achieve the high scores. Twin Galaxies' complaints also assert that the two used their influence on the older Twin Galaxies properties for financial gain which has harmed the current owners of Twin Galaxies.[36]
Guinness World Records announced in June 2020 that after careful review of the past video evidence and other material submitted that it could not find conclusive proof that Mitchell has used any improper methods to achieve his high scores, and restored both Mitchell's Donkey Kong and Pac-Man records. Mitchell had told Ars Technica that Guinness had made the decision back in December 2019, but due to agreements related to prior legal actions he had against Guinness prior to that point, they could not announce it until June 2020.[37]
Mitchell has three children and lives with his wife in Weston, Florida.[38]
Notable scores
Mitchell set high-score records on several games in the 1980s and 1990s. Since his initial high score in Donkey Kong in 1982 and return to record-breaking attempts between 2004 and 2010, others have matched or surpassed Mitchell's scores. None of these records are considered valid by Twin Galaxies or the Guinness Book of Records.
Mitchell and Chris Ayra reached the split-screen level 256 of Pac-Man in mid-1983.[1] In 1999, Mitchell claimed to be the first player to achieve a perfect score of 3,333,360 points.[39]
He set the first acknowledged highest overall score on Donkey Kong with 886,900 points in 1982.[1]
He set a new record score for Ms. Pac-Man of 703,560 in January 1985, which stood until it was surpassed in 2001 by Ayra.[40]
He set a record score for Donkey Kong Jr. of 957,300 in 2004.[41]
He set a record score for BurgerTime of 7,881,050 in 1984, which stood until 2005.[41][42]
On July 8, 1985, he became the fifth person to achieve a score on Centipede of more than 10 million points in marathon play.[41]
He claimed to have recaptured the world records for both Donkey Kong (1,062,800 points) and Donkey Kong Jr. (1,270,900) on the weekend of July 24, 2010.[43] In 2015, both these records were surpassed.[41] The Donkey Kong record was removed by the Donkey Kong Forum in February 2018, which prompted Twin Galaxies to remove the records in April 2018 after an investigation stated Mitchell did not use an original unmodified version of the Donkey Kong arcade hardware but an emulator or other disallowed means.[30] Evidence was presented that the score was falsified.[44] However, Guinness World Records reversed their decision and reinstated Billy Mitchell's previous world records, based on new expert testimonials.[3]
On January 14, 1984, Mitchell was selected as one of the 1983 "Video Game Players of the Year" by Twin Galaxies and the U.S. National Video Game Team.[45]
On June 21, 2006, MTV selected Mitchell as one of "The 10 Most Influential Video Gamers of All Time".[46]
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^ a b Crecente, Brian (April 12, 2018). "'King of Kong' Star Stripped of High Scores, Banned From Competition". Variety.
^ a b "A statement from Guinness World Records: Billy Mitchell". Guinness World Records. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^ Modell, Josh (February 7, 2008). "The King Of Kong, continued: Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell calls The A.V. Club out of the blue". The A.V. Club.
^ Kernicky, Kathleen (July 16, 1999). "HE PACS A MEAN GAME". Sun Sentinel.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Harmon, Josh (September 30, 2019). "The Split-Screen Man". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
^ "$100,000 Prize Promised to First Video Game Player to Solve Pac-Man's Mysterious "Split Screen"". Twin Galaxies. 24 November 1999. Archived from the original on 22 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ a b c "Donkey Kong scoreboard strips Billy Mitchell's high score claims". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "Mitchell's perfect Pac-Man score dropped by Guinness". Laconia Daily Sun. April 17, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ Boyer, Crispin (February 4, 2008). "Killing Bill: King of Kong's Nemesis Talks Back: News from 1UP.com". Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ a b "Ex-'Donkey Kong' Champ Finally Speaks After Getting Bruised By New Doc". Retrieved August 21, 2016.
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^ Schoof, Dustin (September 10, 2014). "Arcade owner Richie Knucklez appearing in Bethlehem during 'King of Arcades' screening". Lehigh Valley Live. Advance Local Media LLC.
^ Tilly, Chris (November 24, 2018). "Man Vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler Review - IGN". IGN.
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^ Plunkett, Luke (9 March 2010). "Salute Your New King Of Kong". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ Bradford, Matthew (August 7, 2010). "BILLY MITCHELL TAKES BACK DONKEY KONG RECORDS". Twin Galaxies International. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
^ "Steve Wiebe regains Donkey Kong World Record from Billy Mitchell". Twin Galaxies. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/robbie-lakeman-sets-new-donkey-kong-world-record-l/1100-6478551/
^ Ransom-Wiley, James (7 June 2007). "Chasing pellets: Pac-Man tries to make history again". Engadget. Verizon Media. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ "Billy Mitchell Appears on TOPPS Gum Card". Twin Galaxies. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ O'Connor, Brendan (November 23, 2015). "Judge Throws Out Former Donkey Kong Record Holder's Lawsuit Against Cartoon Network". Gawker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^ Phillips, Tom (November 24, 2015). "Donkey Kong diva denied in Cartoon Network depiction lawsuit". Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ Vanderbilt, Mike (November 24, 2015). "Billy Mitchell loses Regular Show lawsuit, doesn't care as long as he's trending". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ Associated Press (November 23, 2015). "Former 'Donkey Kong' record holder's cartoon lawsuit tossed". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ "Former 'Donkey Kong' record holder's cartoon lawsuit tossed". Associated Press. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^ a b c "Billy Mitchell Breaks Silence About Donkey Kong High Score Controversy". Kotaku. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ Good, Owen S. (February 23, 2018). "The case against an all-time Donkey Kong great, explained". Polygon. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ "Dispute Decision: Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong & All Other Records Removed". Twin Galaxies. The taped Donkey Kong score performances of 1,047,200 (the King of Kong "tape"), 1,050,200 (the Mortgage Brokers score) that were historically used by Twin Galaxies to substantiate those scores and place them in the database were not produced by the direct feed output of an original unmodified Donkey Kong Arcade PCB.
^ a b Crecente, Brian (April 12, 2018). "'King of Kong' Star Stripped of High Scores, Banned From Competition". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ Crecente, Brian (April 13, 2018). "Guinness World Records Disqualifies Billy Mitchell's Perfect 'Pac-Man' Run, Other Achievements". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
^ a b Orland, Kyle (September 12, 2019). "Former Donkey Kong champ threatens to sue Guinness over record removal". Ars Technica. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
^ Orland, Kyle (May 4, 2020). "Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case to court". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Orland, Kyle (July 1, 2020). "Twin Galaxies says Billy Mitchell "flirts with perjury" in high-score case". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ Orland, Kyle (October 28, 2020). "Billy Mitchell wins the right to take Twin Galaxies to trial". Ars Technica. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^ Orland, Kyle (December 1, 2020). "Twin Galaxies attacks Billy Mitchell as a fraud in new legal claims". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ Orland, Kyle (June 18, 2020). "Guinness reinstates Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong, Pac-Man records". Ars Technica. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Bryan, Susannah (April 12, 2018). "South Florida's Billy Mitchell no longer king of Donkey Kong". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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^ Dean, Paul (5 September 2005). "bryan wagner burgertime world record". spyhunter007.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
^ Orland, Kyle (February 3, 2018). "Donkey Kong scoreboard strips Billy Mitchell's high score claims [Updated]". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
^ Harris, Steve (1 February 1984). "Twin Galaxies' Coronation Day Crowns Video's Best of '83". Twin Galaxies. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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Joshuah Bearman (July 2008). "The perfect game: Five years with the master of Pac-Man" (PDF). Harper's. 317 (1898): 65–73.
Good, Owen S. (April 14, 2018). "The King of Kong may be dethroned, but Billy Mitchell still belongs to history". Polygon. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
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Merchantry
Wayfaring
Victuals
The Secret To A Happy Ending
A Barr Weissmann Documentary
(ATO Records)
By James Calemine
"The secret to a happy ending
Is knowing when to let the credits roll..."
--Drive By Truckers
Barr Weissmann began this Drive By Truckers documentary in 2004. In the DVD liner notes, Weissmann revealed how this film transpired: "In February 2004, I wrote a letter which began a journey that has no ending. The letter (email actually) was sent to Jenn Bryant, asking if the Drive by Truckers would be willing to be the subject of a documentary. I explained who I was, my history as a filmmaker, and that I had never made a "rock doc" (whatever that is!) before.
"A troubled courtship ensued, and there were many moments when I thought it was time to just let it go (a feeling that would return several times in the years to come). But I couldn't let it go. And after a frenzied summit in Richmond, VA, in December 2004, (and my first visit with the magnificent Wes & Jyl Freed ) we all agreed to give it a shot." Weissmann later provided insight to his thread and intent of the film:
"In the end, I'll let the film speak for itself. It is what it is. The Secret To A Happy Ending? No one can answer that question. When I began the film I had a simple goal: to make a documentary and a concert film. Why? Because these folks do more than rock, they can write! And I believe that their songs have the power to break down walls, build bridges and illuminate the journey we all share. And when the going gets tough, they remind us, 'it ain't too late to take a deep breath, and throw yourself into it with everything you got.' Enough said."
A cast of essential characters such as David Barbe, Wes Freed, Dick Cooper, Jenn Bryant, John Neff and David Hood were all interviewed for this film. The Truckers hometown of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, family and musical ties are all mined and unearthed in this documentary. Patterson's father David served as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section's bassist. TMSRS recorded with Willie Nelson, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bob Segar, Cher, the Staple Singers and many others. David Hood's interviews in The Secret To A Happy Ending prove essential to the historic context of the Drive By Truckers.
This documentary was filmed mostly around the group's Decoration Day and The Dirty South era during a time when the Truckers were imploding. Yet, even amid turbulent times, the songwriting partnership of Hood and Cooley prevailed. This documentary preserves changes occurring within the band at the time. Concert footage in the film includes performances at the 40 Watt in Athens, the Fox in Boulder, the Alabama Theater in Birmingham, Bonnaroo in Tennessee and the Artscape in Maryland. The film drives home the price the Truckers have paid for their music as well as the strong emphasis on family, songwriting and soul that transcends time.
The Secret To A Happy Ending provides a seminal, historic and realistic look at the into the socioeconomic state of the areas around Muscle Shoals and Florence, Alabama. Footage at Patterson's grandfather's house--George A. Johnson--as George A. holds his granddaughter and Patterson talks about his childhood resonates on the film. Total honesty emerges in every scene. The Cooley and Morgan families are shown to be genuine sanctuaries, which gives each band member strength.
The Truckers album Southern Rock Opera is discussed along with George Wallace, Bear Bryant, Ronnie Van Zandt and what Patterson refers to as Southern Duality. Patterson mentioned in the film that around this time the band was not getting along all that well, but decided: "If we break up now--we're just a bunch of fuckin' losers who didn't follow-up on doin' what we said we were going to do." Songs "Get Your Ass On The Plane" and "Angels & Fuselage" revolved around Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crash. Hood told the story of how the band played a gig on Sept 11, 2001, and these two spooky airplane songs were rendered live to an audience that wanted to spend this fateful American day with The Drive By Truckers. Then the band went on to tour for the next two years. Years of hard work on the road allowed the Truckers to experience a real dose of rock & roll...in front of the curtain and behind it...
Then Jason Isbell joined the band. "They were filthy, dirty, mean, miserable and wonderful," Isbell said of the time. Only a few songs from Decoration Day and The Dirty South make it into the documentary's soundtrack. It's an honest portrayal of a band struggling to maintain. The martial trouble between Isbell and bassist Shonna Tucker eventually strained the band, which led to Isbell's future departure. Footage from August 2005 during recording of their next album, A Blessing And A Curse was a time that Hood indicated: "Undeniably there were some problems within the band."
Hood wrote in the liner notes of this DVD about the band's state of affairs: "Barr ended up filming our band during the most troubled time in our history. We're all very private people (believe it or not) so the ideas of cameras rolling during something as personal as what we were going through was a painful and traumatic thing. It's not that we were openly fighting or anything like that. Most of the drama was the quiet kind. Passive aggressive silences are often far more destructive than a good knock-down drag out would be. The making of A Blessing And A Curse was fraught with non-communication and unproductive friction. There was no shortage of love, but the magic was gone. This period was probably the only time in 25 years that I have ever wanted to quit the band for an extended period of time. I know I wasn't the only one thinking about it."
The raw emotion simmers on the film. A fine line between brutality and gentleness exists in the Truckers music. In many ways, they don't give themselves enough credit, but again, that's the southern humbleness they still retain. Rightfully, the artwork of Wes Freed plays an integral role in this documentary, and especially the Truckers artwork and studio releases. "I listen to their music and see pictures," Freed mentioned. By 2006, Isbell departed the Truckers. The film includes footage of Isbell with his band the 400 Unit. The Secret To A Happy Ending ends around 2007. It would've been interesting to have the last couple years of the band's on goings included in the film, but we must be thankful for this fine documentary as it is because these projects are extremely difficult, expensive and time-consuming.
The Secret To A Happy Ending is not just about one of America's greatest rock & roll bands--the Drive By Truckers--but a very historic and glorious region of The South...
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I opened it. Underneath those options you should have the option to open the thread.
My DM Creed * 3.5 Slapstick Campaign.
What folders does an Approved Game come with as a standard? Since I'm not a CS (I don't even know what that stands for) and I'm new here, I can't add/edit folders.
I would need at least 3 folders to run a good RP. One for submitted characters/gear/monsters/etc., another for OOC, and a third for the actual storyline. Are those included as a default? That seems a basic necessity to me.
@ murdergurl The game itself is just a blank folder, you can add as many as you need. I happen to be running a dice based game here. I have one folder/thread set to private, because it just wont do to have players peer over the DM's screen. Are you actively looking for players?
Pm's will only be answered before 4pm during the week.
Work load is going to get larger.
Well, I'm weighing my options out at this point as to what I am able to do. I've been poking around to see if I could join something. Surmise it to say that I think i will hafta author my own story, afterall. I don't mind, I'm just am a bit apprehensive of jumping right into that responsibility when the community here doesn't seem that geared toward RP play without pre-ordained canon and mechanics. (Where most people say 'Game', I say 'Story') Although, I really wouldn't even need/want too many players anyways. 3 or 4 would be ideal, but I could feasibly go with just two and probably be able to manage 5 or six if they don't all post up at once.
I think I might be used to doing things considerably different than what is commonly understood as GMing. For one, I don't run things omnisciently. I always navigate the story through NPCs or a personal character. If I HAVE to I will contrive environmental happenings to 'force' characters a certain direction if they are lagging or being stubborn.
I also don't use a numerical system for determining whether characters can or can't do things. I base it off of relative likelihood, what their character history/background should allow, whether or not it makes a character all around too unbelievably awesome (Warrior/Soldier Mary Sue's in particular really piss me off), and what would be better for the story in general.
Also, I never complete my environment so as to disallow the players their own creative input. I make a skeleton of a plot and sort of fill in as I go along depending on where everyones interactions takes us. I always have fallbacks along the way just in case ppl bail out, though. And I can always revert to my original existing storyline if need be.
I haven't yet decided on what I will author yet, but I readily have a few ideas that I could mull on and flesh out a bit more and then submit for approval. I'm just trying to get a grip on what my resources are before I decide to move forward in that venture.
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pretty much. One of the Admins or any of the New Player Solo GamesNPSG DM's might be able to put up more qualified information. But I haven't been on this site all that long, only about 4 months or so, and I only have one game I'm Dm'ing. I don't even have much of an outline for my game, I have a beginning and an idea as to where I want it to end. The rest I'm leaving to the players, hopefully they will pick up the crumbs and get out alive.
boons for Community Supporters is being able to make an unlimited amount of folders in an unlimited amount of layers.
Note that the initial posts in this game are several years old, and the system and site does get tweaks and upgrades as time marches on. If something you've done or are attempting to do in regards to this forum doesn't mesh with the OP of this thread, as in an error or bug comes up or something just doesn't seem right, please consult an Admin.


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Q: Preview Bug with (Mountain) Lion -- hangs/crashes on repeat postscript openings I have been able to duplicate this error on both Lion and Mountain Lion.

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*Open a(n) (enhanced) post-script file (either .ps or .eps) using preview.

*It should convert properly to PDF and be displayed

*Open the same file a second (or a few more) times

*Eventually preview will hang, then crash

For me, opening the same file 3 times is usually plenty.
Can other people reproduce this problem?
Any ideas for causes/fixes?
This seems like a big bug; im surprised it would have made it this far (especially from Lion).
After duplicating the problem, having Preview.app hang, and force quitting, my 'problem report' is at http://www.2shared.com/file/RjuzZbvC/Preview_2012-08-22-224825_Daed.html (too long to include, don't see another way to attach a file...)

A: I eventually submitted an bug-report to apple.  According to them there was already one open for the same thing.  They wouldn't give me any information about the issue, but it was solved with version 10.8.2

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A number of international and regional organisations are scheduled to be in Barbados from April 4-6, 2018 for the 32nd meeting of the Council of Directors of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ).
The Secretary General of the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO), Mr. Sergio Mujica, as well as representatives of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) will be among a number of international experts in standardisation, trade and trade facilitation and international health matters, who will be addressing the directors of the CARICOM bureaux of standards during the three-day meeting to be held at the Accra Beach Resort.
The meeting, being jointly hosted by the Barbados National Standards Institute (BNSI), opens at 9 a.m. on April 4, and will discuss how each of these areas fit into the quality agenda of the region during the first two days. The third day is a closed meeting exclusive to the directors to look at the direction and development of quality infrastructure for the year ahead.
The opening ceremony is also set to be addressed by The European Union's First Secretary, Mr. Luca Pierantoni; Barbados' Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce & Small Business Development, Mr. Donville Inniss; and the Caribbean Development Bank's Coordinator of Regional Cooperation and Integration, Ms. Andrea Power.
CEO of CROSQ, Mr. Deryck Omar stated that it was also an honour for the organisation to be hosting so many international and regional leaders, including those from the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), and Caribbean Export, who could contribute to the ongoing discussion in CARICOM of how quality services are developed and what the region should be doing to improve life, health and safety here with quality as the stepping stone.
"This is the first time one of our Council Meetings will see this kind of engagement of such a wide range of professionals and leaders from so many areas that can add value to the work done by our bureaux of standards. In this increasingly expanding global environment, if we do not take the challenge of how we facilitate trade seriously; if we don't take care in how we develop the services and infrastructure that help our products export and improve the products and services we offer as a region, then we will be left totally out of the loop.
"That essentially is what this meeting is about – bringing some of the minds together to discuss what is happening internationally and regionally and how they twin and mesh and finding out where the divergence and gaps are, so we can respond with convergence opportunities as a CARICOM Region. We can only do better if we have the information of what is out there," said the CEO.
This 32nd meeting will also be the first for the new Chair of CROSQ, Dr. Renae Ferguson-Bufford of the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) who was appointed during last year's meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis.