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FEBRUARY 14, 2011 ESTABLISHED 1929 ISSUE 5 | FREE

TheCauldron

THE MELTING POT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SPORTS

NEWS

Lady Vikes WinPage 5

Cabinent Dr. CaligariPage 9

GOOGLE Chrome OSPage 11

Cleveland Scholarship Program Debuts New Name

Softball Season Begins

Trip to BountifulReview

Super Bowl XLVAdvertisements

By Kristen Mott

By Dan Stanton

By Jon Conley

By Justin Brenis

2011Spring Break

GuideBy Alexes Spencer

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VOLUME 112 • ISSUE 5FEBRUARY 14, 2011CONTENTS|

The Cauldron prints according to sound journalistic principles of accuracy,

accountability, integrity and transparency--with a recognition of press freedom and

student expression. It shall remain an unbiased forum in order to represent the entire campus

community.

Mission stateMent on The Cover

The iconic spring break destination for popular culture references, a palm tree-laden beach.

Design by Andrew Treska.

CSP Celebrates New Name Page 3

Rita Cosby Shares Family Secrets Page 3

Healthy Relationships Page 4

Weekly Events Calendar Page 4

Concert Picks of the Week Page 10

Noise Inspectors Page 10

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Review Page 10

Book Looks Page 11

The Trip to Bountiful Review Page 11

Deadspace 2 Review Page 12

Guitar Hero Obituaries Page 12

Steven Wright Interview Page 13

Waterloo Arts District Page 13

Super Bowl Ads in Review Page 14

Fabulous Fashion Page 14

Google Netbook and Chrome OS Review Page 15

Reader Response: Cleveland Job Market Page 16

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Arts & Entertainment EditorBen Gifford

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Lady Vikings Defeat Valpo, Butler Page 5

Somewhere in Africa, the Steelers are Super Bowl Champions Page 5

Men’s Basketball Falls Back in Horizon League Page 6

Softball Begins Season in Texas Page 6

English Premier League Soccer Update Page 7

Cavaliers Break NBA Record 26-Game Losing Streak Page 7

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The rebranded Cleveland Scholarship Program debuted last Thursday as College Now Greater Cleve-land at a ceremony held in the student center.

The name change is to help reinforce the organiza-tion’s commitment to preparing students for college and finding ways to finance their education.

“For Cleveland State students, the rebranding is an affirmation of their commitment to going to college,” said Lee Friedman, CEO of College Now Greater Cleveland. “We hope that over time we can give the students more help and resources, and that students get the resources they need to stay in school.”

College Now assists more than 20,000 students in 76 schools in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties each school year. The organization provides scholarships for students to receive higher education and also offers college advising and aid with filling out forms such as the FAFSA.

Pat Mullin, the College Now board chair, has been the leading force of the organization. She has worked diligently to forge partnerships with businesses in the Cleveland community and has pushed to raise funds for the scholarships.

College Now has recently created relationships with PNC Bank and Cleveland Clinic to further ac-complish their mission.

“State-local collaboration is critical in driving Ohio’s economic resurgence and creating the educated

workforce that businesses demand,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut.

Mullin emphasized the need for stu-dents to receive a college education. She said higher education is necessary for students to excel in the job market once they graduate.

“We are better preparing Greater Cleveland to compete in the global economy,” said Mullin.

College Now has provided students with scholarships for the past 40 years. Many of the students at Cleveland State are recipients of such scholarships.

“Scholarships are the fuel that will allow Cleveland State to continue to nurture the next generation of leader-ship for our region,” said Cleveland State University President Ronald Berkman.

According to a press release from College Now, if the region were to increase its college attainment rate by 1 percent, the region’s economy would increase $2.8 billion annually.

“No child should be denied the opportunity to go to college and every child deserves the opportunity to succeed,” said Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. “Col-lege Now is a program that provides young people

with opportunities and can help them succeed in school and in life.”

Students from the Cleveland School of the Arts performed a flash dance during the ceremony to celebrate the organization’s new name. Politicians, public figures and individuals from private enterprise gathered after the ceremony to celebrate as well.

President Berkman and Mayor Jackson attended the ceremony

Cleveland Scholarship Program Debuts New NameBy Brian Smith, The Cauldron Contributing Writer

Rita Cosby Shares Story of Father’s Hidden PastBy Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor

“Your father went through tough times growing up. We don’t talk about it.”

Rita Cosby knew that her father had a secret; however, she did not discover the truth of that secret until two years ago.

Cosby, a three-time Emmy award winning jour-nalist, had a broken relationship with her father from an early age. Her father left during her teenage years and essentially watched her grow up on television.

After her mother died, Cosby went through her family’s storage locker and discovered the answer to her questions.

The storage locker contained a torn and battered suitcase. Inside, the suitcase housed a prisoner tag, a Polish fighting armband, and an ex-prisoner-of-war card.

Cosby immediately called her father and discov-ered an incredible story of heroism.

“This story is rarely told because so few sur-vived,” said Cosby.

Cosby’s father was a 13-year-old boy when World War II began. He saw the planes flying over Poland and bombs dropping on Warsaw.

At 15 years old, her father refused to leave Poland and instead chose to fight.

“I would rather die with friends then live with

strangers,” said her father.To become a fighter in the resistance, her father

had to lie and say he was 16-years old. He told Cosby that at that point he wanted to help the people of Poland in any way possible.

In April 1943, the ghetto uprisings began. Cosby’s father recalls that the resistance fighters thought the Russians would help them; instead, they stood across the river and watched them fight the Germans.

The resistance fighters were severely outnum-bered in both men and weapons. Cosby’s father said that there were 150 fighters, two weapons and one machine gun that only held five bullets.

“It was a David and Goliath fight against the Na-zis,” commented Cosby.

Within a couple weeks, the resistance fighters were surrounded by tracer fire and lost 80 percent of their men. Cosby’s father and the remaining fighters escaped into the sewers, which were pitch black and filled with dead bodies and animals.

Emerging from the sewers, her father was seri-ously injured by a mortar shell. Since the Nazis had taken control of the hospitals, he had to be treated in an alley by an apartment without any anesthesia.

A few days later, the resistance fighters were taken captive by the Nazis and sent to a concentration

camp. Her father said that the food was scant and the prisoners were treated terribly.

While at the camp, American POWs from the Battle of the Bulge arrived. Cosby’s father and the Polish prisoners saved their rations and gave them to the American soldiers as a thank you for helping them in the war.

Eventually, Cosby’s father and 60 fellow com-rades concocted a plan, escaped the camp and made their way toward Allied territory. One day during their trek, a plane flew overhead and dropped down what appeared to be a grenade; instead, the pilot had dropped down a chocolate bar with a note attached reading “go 15 miles west to American lines and freedom.”

Her father and his comrades reached the American troops who fed and treated them. After the war, her father moved to America and met Cosby’s mother.

Cosby is currently on a national book tour to pro-mote “Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father’s Past.” She has worked for Fox News and MSNBC, and has interviewed countless politicians and celebrities including President Clinton, Pope John Paul II and Will Smith.

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Cleveland State’s Mareyjoyce Green Women’s Center held a seminar on Feb. 10 to educate students on how to evaluate current relationships and how to achieve healthy connections in the future.

Beena Persaud, a psychology intern at the CSU Counseling Center, presented information to a small group of women. Throughout the seminar the at-tendees used the information to draw parallels to their personal lives and were brave enough to share their own experiences.

“To fully understand ourselves or assume control,” said Persaud, “we need to understand the influence each relationship has on us.” This is possible through recognition of the characteristics of healthy and un-healthy relationships.

A healthy relationship must meet the needs of both partners equally. This can only be accomplished through having open communication, honesty, faith-fulness, respect and the ability to be yourself.

“Relationships should bring more happiness than stress into our lives,” said Persaud. “Every relation-ship is going to have stress, but it’s how long that mental stress occurs that determines how we feel about ourselves, the relationship and eventually how the relationship will end up.”

Persaud suggested setting boundaries in any and every relationship. The boundaries should dictate how much time, money and emotional resources you are willing to put into a relationship. Most of all, you should be prepared to enforce the boundaries you have

set.“It’s always easy to identify the bad in other

people’s relationships,” said Persaud, “but you also need to look into yourself and your own relationship to see your own characteristics.”

Unhealthy relationships include but are not limited to: teasing or bullying, power struggles or withhold-ing love, angry outbursts, coercion, and unreasonable demands by one or both partners.

“All relationships will have some healthy and unhealthy characteristics at times,” said Persaud. “It becomes a problem when the unhealthy characteristics occur more frequently. That is the time to re-evaluate whether you should continue that relationship.”

Romantic relationships all go through five stages of development that can last varying amounts of time from couple to couple.

The first stage is known as the “romance stage.” Research has shown that it can last anywhere from two months to two years. In this stage, everything is so amazing that you cannot imagine your life without your partner – you fall in love with them.

There is, however, a difference between attach-ment and love. Attachment is an infatuation that is often controlling, jealous, possessive and dependent. Love is an intimate understanding of another person and the ability to be separate from them.

“You can love somebody and not be attached,” said Persaud. “You can be attached to somebody and not be loved by them.”

According to Per-saud, to move from attachment to love you must acknowl-edge that infatuation and romantic love are illusions and cultivate

the awareness of impermanence.The second stage is the “disillusionment stage.”

In this step, you realize that your partner is actually a human being who has flaws; their habits are no longer cute, but annoying. This stage is important because this is when you learn to communicate with each other and learn how to resolve conflicts effectively.

The third stage is the “power struggle stage.” Partners fight. If the couple did not learn in the previ-ous stage to communicate properly, then this is the point in time when people break up or get divorced. Couples can become stuck in this stage if they cannot resolve their conflicts, and therefore, never move on.

The fourth stage is the “stability stage.” This is the peaceful part of a relationship. During this stage, partners re-establish their independence and can have separate activities.

Boredom can set in, so Persaud recommends that couples still have intimate moments that remind couples why they got together in the first place.

The fifth and final stage is the “commitment stage.” The Relationship Institute in Seattle, Wash. has said that only 5 percent of couples ever reach this stage. It is very difficult to reach this point because it is when you no longer need your partner, but you choose to be with your partner. You know all of their flaws, but have accepted them and have no resentment towards them.

This Valentine’s Day, whether you are talking to somebody, in a new relationship, or in love, take a moment to reflect on the dynamics within that rela-tionship. Before celebrating the connection, make sure it is positive and commit to improving it.

The Mareyjoyce Green Women’s Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.csuohio.edu/offices/mjgwc or call 216-687-4674.

Women’s Center Hosts Discussion on Healthy RelationshipsBy Meredith Horrigan, The Cauldron Sports Editor

Weekly Events Calendar2/14 “Dinner and a Movie” from 5:30-7 p.m. at Bar Uno

Valentine’s Cabaret at 8 p.m. in the Factory Theatre ($10/ticket)

2/16 Student Org Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in SC atrium

2/17 “Dinner and Dialogue: Going Green” from 5-7 p.m. in SC 313

2/18 SGA Meeting at 5 p.m. in SC 313

International Friends karaoke night from 7:30-10 p.m. in FT 303

2/19 Chinese New Year celebration at 5 p.m. in MC auditorium

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Women’s basketball went 2-0 this weekend defeating Valparaiso (57-51) on Thursday, Feb. 10 and snatching a close win over Butler on Saturday, Feb. 12. Both games were at home.

Shalonda Winton led the way for the Vikings; she claimed her ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Valpo and with 20 points and three bocks against Butler. Shawnita Gar-land added eight on Thursday, and she and Destinee Blue had 13 points a pop on Saturday. Blue grabbed her second straight double-double (12 points and 11 boards) against the Bulldogs. Gar-land placed seventh on CSU’s all-time scoring list with a total of 1,239 points after the weekend.

With the loss, Valporaiso falls to 4-8 in the Horizon League and 6-18 overall.

The Saturday victory over But-ler, 69-64, was undoubtedly a sig-nificant game in Cleveland State’s season. Beating Butler bumped their record to a satisfying 14-10 overall. The Lady Vikings are now in fourth place in the Horizon League, 7-6.

“This was a big win for us today because we were able to protect our home court and stay in the top four of the league standings,” said Head Coach Kate Peterson Abiad after Saturday’s victory.

Cleveland State is now just two games behind second-place But-ler after causing the team to fall to 15-10 overall, and 9-4 in the Hori-zon League. It’s uplifting to bring down a good team like Butler, for

both confidence and record.Game by game, women’s basketball is inching its

way up the standings. It is obvious that talent has flood-

ed the team; they have racked up two straight wins with players contributing in every facet of the game.

Despite the losses scattered throughout the season, the lady Vikings have picked up the tempo and will proceed with full force. They continue league play at Wright State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and will at-tempt to make it three victories in a row. They are just one and a half games behind third-place Wright State and would sure-ly make a statement

by emerging victorious on the Raiders’ court.

Lady Vikings Defeat Valpo, Butler

Shalonda Winton had 20 points and three blocks against Butler.

Junior Destinee Blue had 13 points against Butler.

Story By Samah Assad, The Cauldron Staff Writer Photos By Brian Smith, The Cauldron Photographer

Pittsburgh Steelers: Super Bowl 45 Champions!! Oh wait, sorry, that isn’t the case. Where the game was actually decided amidst injuries and interceptions and (potentially to some) injustice, in the United States, there was a much different decision, as well as victor.

Congratulations Green Bay, you’ve beaten the most hated (at least in these parts) team in the league to become the best in the NFL this year.

In some, less fortunate coun-tries, however, you didn’t. People in countries such as Zambia, Arme-nia, Romania, and Nicaragua will be proudly wearing apparel sporting the Steelers as the Super Bowl champs for months to come, thanks to World Vision.

For those not in the know, which is more or less, everyone, World Vision has been collecting all of the apparel for the losing team that has been made on the off chance they win for the past 15 years and donat-ing them to less fortunate countries, like the ones listed

above. While some may view this do-

nation as altruistic, or a way to help those who may need clothing, some agencies view this practice as harmful or even immoral.

Even though these clothes would be destroyed if they were not donat-ed, Good Intentions Are Not Enough call for the stop to this despicable practice. Saundra Schimmelpfennig, of the campaign, claimed that poor people don’t need clothing, they have clothing.

What they need is economic as-sistance, better education, food, and medicine, but not clothes. The only ones benefiting from this is organiza-

tion itself. I’ll wait as you all take part in a stunned silent

pause.World Vision may benefit from this, but they are

certainly not the only ones, and this is certainly not the only type of donation they promote or carry out.

World Vision’s Amy Parodi responded to this criti-

cism and more by mentioning that the clothing dona-tion is not a standalone initiative, and is done within a broader context of all the many different aid initiatives done by World Vision worldwide.

I don’t really see any problem with donating all the losing team shirts. It isn’t like they would otherwise be turned into a cure for cancer, or the better food or medicine Ms Schimmelpfennig claims the poor need, instead of the clothing they obviously don’t need.

They would be destroyed, not benefiting anyone at all. This way, the apparel can at least clothe those who may need it, despite what Saundra may think. This doesn’t come across as some nefarious scheme to keep the poor in the gutter by withholding the education or financial assistance they do need, but simply a way to help out those who need it in a simple way.

When I read about this, I didn’t get the image of ‘the man’ sitting in a dark room stroking his goatee de-viously; I got an image of people bringing clothing to those who may need it thrown in with a dash of irony.

As much as I, personally, would like to find my-self a Steelers championship t-shirt and wear it proudly (and ironically of course), there are those who need so many things, clothes included. I’ll happily give that specific dream up so that those needs can be met.

Somewhere in Africa the Steelers are ChampionsBy Pete Lindmark, The Cauldron Staff Writer

A young Haitian girl sports the 2010 runner-up gear.

Courtesy: worldvision.org

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Norris Cole just missed CSU’s first triple-double.

Norris Cole missed out on the first triple-double in Cleveland State basketball history by one assist Saturday afternoon. Instead, he settled for a double-double – in each half – in carrying the Vikings to an 86-76 victory over the Youngstown State Penguins.

It’s hard to imagine a player doing more individually to lead a team to a much-need-ed victory, but Norris simply would not let the Vikings lose their third straight game last weekend.

“With these ear-ly Saturday/Sunday games, you never know what to expect,” Head Coach Gary Wa-ters told the press after the victory, “What I did like is they fought back in the second half. I thought they did

a very good job of that.” Youngstown State ran off eight straight points to take

a 14-9 lead early in the matchup. They would also lead by as many as 11 points in the first half before Cleveland State came storming back in the second half. The Vikings then outscored the Penguins 52-40 in the second half. The Vikings also upped their accuracy from the floor, making 15-25 shots (.600) in the second half after a cold first half (12-32 for .375).

Playing in front of NBA scouts for the last several games, Norris Cole was astounding in each half. At the half-way mark, he had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. He followed that with a surprisingly consistent 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the second half.

When asked whether he realized that he was an assist shy of the first triple-double (double digit points, rebounds and assists in one game) in CSU basketball history, Cole responded “I don’t really play the stats when I’m out there playing. After the game I heard I needed one more, but I’m more happy we got the win.”

Cole’s 40-point, 20-rebound stat line was the first such game since Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin achieved the feat against Texas A&M on Feb. 14, 2009. In what can only be seen as divine intervention by the basketball gods, Grif-fin was in Cleveland on Friday night with the Los Ange-les Clippers. This time, Griffin settled for 32 points and 13 rebounds while the Cavaliers ended their 26-game losing streak in overtime before a relieved home crowd at the Q.

The very next day, the 6’2” Cole matched Griffin’s un-dergraduate feat. Griffin averages 12.6 rebounds per game in the NBA. He is 6’10”, 251 pounds of pure pogo-sticking energy. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where a point guard would grab 20 rebounds, but 3,875 were on hand to see something special at the Wolstein Center this weekend. So were the NBA scouts.

Next up, Cleveland State goes on the road to Wichita State Wednesday before a nationally televised bracketbuster game against Old Dominion next Sunday. With four games remaining and only a half game out of the Horizon League regular season title, it’s do or die time for the Vikings if they want to bring the conference tourney back to Cleve-land State.

Wednesday, Feb. 167:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball at Wright State(Coverage on horizonleague.org andCBSsports.com Game Tracker)Thursday, Feb. 177:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball at Wright State(Coverage on horizonleague.org and CBSsports.com Game Tracker)

Friday, Feb. 183:00 p.m.Baseballat Longwoodin Farmville, Va.Saturday, Feb. 1912:00 p.m.Softballvs. Ball Statein Clarksville, Tenn.12:00 p.m.Women’s Tennisat Michigan State

11:00 a.m.Women’s Tennisat Indiana

1:00 p.m.Baseballat Longwoodin Farmville, Va.

12:00 p.m.Baseballat Longwoodin Farmville, VA1:00 p.m.Men’s Basketballat Old Dominion

2:00 p.m.Softballvs. Austin Peayin Clarksville, Tenn.

2:00 p.m.Softballvs. Belmontin Clarksville, TN

Sunday, Feb. 2010:00 a.m.Softballvs. UMKCin Clarksville, Tenn.

Viking Schedule

2:00 p.m.Women’s Basketballat Detroit(Coverage on horizonleague.org andCBSsports.com Game Tracker)7:00 p.m.Wrestlingat West Virginia

In a pre-season poll, Horizon League coaches gave the Vikings softball team four first place votes and 58 points, making the Vikings the favorite for the league title this sea-son. Coming in at a close second was the University of Il-linois at Chicago, also with four first place votes, but only 57 points.

Even after setting school and league records last sea-son (44 wins), the Vikings lost last season’s title to Wright State, who tied for third place with Butler in this pre-season poll.

Regular season play began last Thursday at the Best Western Marina Grand Invitational in Corpus Christi, Tex-as.

First up against the Vikings was the UT Arlington Mav-ericks. The Mavericks scored their first and only run in the bottom of the first, but the Vikings came back with a run of their own. Designated hitter Jessica Burt scored after being batted in by shortstop Andrea Nagy.

Catcher Amy Powell scored another run for the Vikes in the second inning, batted in by left fielder Megan Bashak. Bashak went on to score in the fifth. This gave the Vikings their first win of the season, 3-1.

Friday was not as kind to the Vikings when they took on the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers. The Vikes started out strong with center fielder Alicia Nichols scoring in the first, and second basewoman Dara Toman scoring in the fourth.

The Ramblers scored their first run in the fifth inning,

but Burt countered, scoring in the bottom of the fifth. How-ever, the Ramblers exploded in the sixth, scoring six runs, including a homerun.

Third basewoman Gabby Gillilan scored a run for the Vikes in the bottom of the sixth, but it wasn’t enough. The Vikings lost to the Ramblers, 7-4.

Later that afternoon, the Vikings shut out the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 3-0, with pitcher Tess Sito and Nichols scoring in the fourth, and first basewoman Katelyn Ciminelli scoring in the fifth.

Saturday, the Vikes faced Loyola again. Toman scored the first run of the game after hitting a triple to left field. But the Rambler’s first, and only, offensive play of the game – a grand slam in the third – sealed their victory. The Vikes tried to make a comeback in the seventh, with infielder Ashlee Stolarski, who pinch-ran for catcher Amy Powell, scoring a run. But it wasn’t enough. Loyola won the game 4-2.

Just two hours after their loss to Loyola, the Vikings faced off against the Mavericks again, in a game that went in to extra innings. The Mavericks were first on the board with a run in the third, but the Vikes came back in the fourth with a home run by Toman.

Unfortunately for the Vikes, the Mavericks rallied in the eighth, scoring four runs. The Vikes weren’t able to re-cover, giving up the game 5-1.

The Vikings take to the field again this weekend in Clarksville, Tenn., at the Austin Peay Spring Classic.

Softball Begins the Season in Texas

Men Put Up Big Stats, Lose HL No. 1

By Dan Stanton, The Cauldron Staff Writer

By Ray Danner, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Photo: Brian Smith

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The English Premier League is now an even tighter race to the top, as Manchester United suf-fered an embarrassing loss, its first of the season, to the 20th (last) place Wolverhampton Wanderers last Saturday.

Going into its last match against rival Manchester City, United needed a win to keep a slight advantage atop the league. Forward Wayne Rooney, argu-ably one of the best players in the world despite his recent World Cup falters, took matters into his own hands. With only four goals in league play heading into Sat-urday, Rooney made a spectacu-lar, video-game-like bicycle kick to stick the ball into the top left corner of the net. Rooney’s goal gave United a 2-1 lead, and they never looked back from there.

With 12 league games re-maining, including a trip to Emir-ates Stadium to take on second place Arsenal and two matches against defending champion Chelsea, Man. U. has a 16-1-9 record with a four-point advantage over Arsenal, 16-5-5.

Arsenal, led by Theo Walcott and Robin Van Persie, have trailed Manchester United for most of the season. Not having a league loss since Dec. 13, however, has put the Gunners in a position to compete for the title down the stretch. They have not won the top division

title since the 2003-2004 season, but have been ahead in the Champions League qualifying for many of the past seasons. In addition to hosting Man. U. at the end of April, Arsenal will play Barcelona twice in the next month for the Champions League. Barcelona is in first in the Spanish Primera Division, the world’s best league, in part due to the play of their Argentine for-ward, Lionel Messi. Messi won the FIFA player of the

year award in 2010.The Chelsea Blues, often re-

ferred to as the New York Yan-kees of soccer due to their out-rageous spending to get the best players, have not had such a for-tunate season. Coming off league title in 2009-10, Chelsea had much higher expectations for the new season. They are currently sitting in fifth place in the league, with several embarrassing losses throughout the season. Injuries have played a part as Frank Lam-pard sat out much of the season, and Didier Drogba missed a few matches while fighting Malaria. After starting off their first five Premier League matches with an incredible 21-1 advantage, Chelsea, in fifth place, has been average. The Blues are 13-7-5, their most league losses in sev-eral years.

Several games coming up with significant impact upon the league include:

Manchester United (1) at Chelsea (5) - March 1Manchester United (1) at Liverpool (6) - March 6Manchester City (3) at Chelsea (5) - March 20Liverpool (6) at Arsenal (2) - April 16Tottenham Hotspur (4) at Manchester City (3) - April 16

Barclay’s English Premiere League SoccerBy Kevin Vargo, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Wayne Rooney of Manchester United scored his fifth goal of the season in spectacular fashion.Courtesy: ******************

Put away the record books. Stash the unwatchable footage of the 26 straight losses that haunted the Cava-liers and this city. The time has come to stop wonder-ing when the losing will cease.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were fed up on Friday, Feb. 11. It was finally noticeable that they were angry and ready to break this elongated streak. We all knew this day would come eventually. It had to. But it just took a very, very long time.

The Cavs escaped beating the record for most consecutive losses in pro sports history after forcing the Los Angeles Clippers into overtime, outscoring them 16-9 in the extra period and finally getting a ‘W’ of their own, 126-119.

Despite Blake Griffin’s 32 points and 13 re-bounds, J.J. Hickson (27 points, 14 rebounds) gave the forward a hard time. He had four blocks, with the most memorable being a block on Griffin, sending the soaring dunker to the ground. What was he thinking afterward?

“Go. I knew there was one man on the ground and it was a great transition play,” said Hickson.

Mo Williams, who had been inactive since mid-January with a strained hip flexor, had a strong home-

coming on Friday with 17 points and 14 assists.“He gave us a big spark,” said Coach Scott, “I

thought in the first quarter his energy was fantastic and he was getting everybody involved…we saw that leadership that we had been missing as well.”

Antawn Jamison not only led the team with 35 points and nine rebounds, but also hit the dagger three that closed the game.

“(It was good) for the morale of this team, this city and these fans…the fans have been with us from day one…” Jamison said about the win.

Cavs fans did deserve the victory. And not to speak for all Clevelanders, but many found themselves trying

to remember how it feels to simply win a game again.Exhale, Cleveland. Man, does it feel good. Or so

we thought.The victory celebrations were cut short after the

Cavaliers came out flat on Sunday against the Wizards, who were 0-25 on the road before beating the Cavs 115-100.

Instead of being on a high coming off of Friday’s win, there wasn’t the slightest bit of momentum. The Cavs looked tired.

Turning the ball over seven times in the first quar-ter isn’t exactly the way to win a game. Giving up 68 points in the first half to their opponents and allowing-them to attack the basket with no contest doesn’t help either. The score at the half was 68-46.

After being down by 25 points in the third quarter, the Cavaliers hit a few behind the arc and got some defensive stops to cut the lead to ten points, 101-91 in the fourth quarter.

As usual, the spark of Cavaliers effort was short-lived and the mistakes made early were too much to make up for.

The Cavs host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednes-day at 7:30 p.m.

Cavaliers End NBA Record 26-Game Losing StreakBy Samah Assad, The Cauldron Staff Writer

“The fans have been with us

from day one”

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For some of you, spring break may feel like it is years away. Others may have had their destinations planned and booked since last March.

No matter what category you fit into, spring break is, as of Valentine’s Day, a mere 27 days away.

In lieu of this, The Cauldron has compiled a list of vacation destinations for your break from education.

Popular DestinationsMTV Spring Break in Las Vegas

While some of you may scoff at the idea of spend-ing spring break within a 100-mile radius of anything MTV is hosting, the reality is that MTV’s Spring Break is a pretty cool deal.

If you can get a group of 4 together, you’re look-ing at $309 for a week in Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. Add in airfare, and a reasonable budget for food and gambling, and you are looking at a week-long vacation well-under $1000. That’s pretty good considering that it’s hard to get a hotel for a week alone on the $309 you will be spending on your room.

On top of that, your room gets you discounted meals at resort restaurants, free access to four differ-ent clubs and bars if you’re over 21 and a $100 spa credit. Add in the free concerts and pool parties that MTV provides, and you have got a week packed full of opportunities to have fun without tacking on a ton of extra cost. You might have to put up with Nick Cannon, but it is still a pretty good deal.

Visit studentcity.com or call 1-888-SPRING-BREAK for more information on this and other spring break destinations.

Cancun

It goes without saying that Cancun is a popular spot for spring break. It doesn’t take a genius to see the combination of rich history, white sand beaches and deep blue waters attracts college students hoping to forget about their upcoming papers and tests. (The drinking age set at 18 might have something to do with it as well.)

For a little over $400, Student Universe offers a round-trip flight and 5-night hostel stay at the Hostel Mundo Joven Cancun. If you have an issue with hos-tels, an extra $100 will get you an actual hotel room.

Once you arrive in Cancun, you can take in a bullfight ($45,) visit the Mayan ruin of Chichen Itza ($100) or take in some much-needed sun on the beach (free).

Visit studentuniverse.com and docancun.com for more information.

San Jose, Costa Rica

It is easy to instantly think of a beach when spring break is brought up. If you want a vacation that goes beyond a beach, you might consider visiting San Jose, Costa Rica.

Again, Student Universe offers a great deal. For barely over $610, you can fly round-trip and stay at the Best Western in San Jose.

Once there, you have over 750 miles of beaches to relax on. In addition to that, you can zip through the rain forest on a canopy tour for around $90 or visit an active volcano and relax in natural hot springs for around the same price.

See studentuniverse.com for details.

Miami

If you’d prefer to stay in the U.S. and avoid any-thing MTV in a city that is still known as a mecca for college students, Miami might be the right choice for you.

Student Universe yet again comes to the rescue of your pocketbook by offering a round-trip flight and a 5-night stay at the Hotel Bianco for $430.

Miami is famous for its beaches and night life. In addition to that, you can take an air-boat tour through the everglades with the Everglades Safari Park for $23. You can also sail to Key West for a day and snorkel off the coast for around $120. If you’d rather feel like an A-lister, a tour of some of Miami’s famous locations for celebrity visits and filming is available for around $50.

Visit studentuniverse.com and evergladessafar-ipark.com to learn more.

Amsterdam

Student Universe says, “tell your parents that you’re going to the museums, but we all know that you’re going for a cup of coffee after a crazy night out in one of the party capitols of the world.“

That’s you’re story, and you should definitely stick to it. For $470, you can get to Amsterdam and back with a 5-night stay at the Inner Hotel in between. You can also visit various awesome museums and cruise the Amsterdam canals for under $100 total.

Of course, if that sounds boring, you can visit the infamous Red Light District, although you might want to opt for the safety of the guided tour for a mere $15 even if the district is safer than it once was.

And remember that what happens in Amsterdam

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stays in Amsterdam. Just be careful if you have any upcoming drug tests at work…not that you’d be doing any drugs in a place where they’re completely legal or anything…

See studentuniverse.com for information on a trip to Amsterdam. Trips to London and Paris are also available.

Volunteer VacationsIt’s easy to take your week off from school and

spend it inebriated and/or tanning. For some, this time could be much better spent helping others. Fun can also ensue in the process.

Viking Expeditions

In the past, Viking Expeditions has visited New Orleans and Jacksonville, Fla. This spring break, stu-dents involved with the organization will visit Mobile, Ala. and Port Huron, Mich.

In both locations, students will assist in building and rebuilding homes and communities. In Mobile, students will aid in the still ongoing effort toward full recovery after Hurricane Katrina.

According to the Viking Expeditions Web page, these trips cost approximately $350, but the price often lowers due to fundraising on an individual and group basis.

Viking Expeditions also offers an opportunity to stay in Ohio and help with the Cuyahoga Valley Na-tional Park from March 18-20.

For more information on Viking Expeditions, visit http://www.csuohio.edu/studentlife/leadserve/service/vikingexpeditions.html or e-mail [email protected].

Cuzco, Peru

If you look hard enough, you can find a wealth of volunteer vacations available. One such opportunity might have you building or painting a classroom, re-pairing the wall of a school or visiting family’s home to help them construct a stove.

At $1250, the price tag is definitely seems heftier than a trip to Miami or Cancun, but that $1250 is all-inclusive and the feeling of doing true good in the world is usually worth way more than a few hazy memories and embarrassing photos.

For more information on Peru and other possible destinations for “voluntourism,” visit www.glo-

beaware.org.

South Africa

If you were to opt for the Peru vacation above, you might help build a school. If you choose to visit South African, you could help teach.

This trip will have you teaching basic subjects to students. You will also teach them manners and team-work. In addition to that, the school that you’ll work with is also a wildlife orphanage, so you’ll be able to assist in the day-to-day care of animals.

The price tag for this is about $650 U.S. plus your flight, which will likely add at least another $1000, if not $2000. Room and board are, however, included. Again, this is a bit hefty compared to the fun destina-tions, but if you have the means or are excellent at saving, it can definitely be worth it.

Visit www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/volunteer-travel for more information on this trip. See studentuniverse.com for deals on flights.

Other Spring Break OptionsKalahari

If you just don’t have the funds as a college student to shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars on a trip, you might consider spending a portion of your week at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky. Staying six nights with three other friends will cost you about $300 when you divide it up, and a room gets you free admission to the water park.

You can also return to the calendar view after

you select your dates and knock off one of the nights where the price is higher--staying Friday night costs $100 more than a week night.

Your room contains a refrigerator and microwave, so you can go shopping for easy-to-make food prior to your visit to keep costs down.

With gas money to Sandusky and a week’s worth of groceries, this is a cheap vacation option that could be just as much fun as sunning in Florida.

See www.kalahariresorts.com for more details.

Staycation

Spring break is synonymous with getting away from it all. Usually, that implies actually getting away. However, a recent trend in light of the economic crisis is the staycation. It is, as the name implies, a vacation taken without going anywhere.

That may sound boring, but the idea is to take a harder look at your local surroundings and to enjoy what they have to offer. In Cleveland, this can be relatively easy.

To begin your staycation, start planning ahead. Even if you don’t leave the city, you’ll need to plan your finances and itinerary for the week. Planning ahead also helps you bring a vacation feel to your week at home.

When the week arrives, put away the things in your home that might remind you of your everyday stressors. Stash your college books in a cabinet. Put your credit card and bank statements somewhere out of sight.

Turn your bathroom into a personal spa with a few candles from the local supermarket, some bubble bath, body wash and a little music. Spend time there at night relaxing and unwinding.

During the day, visit places around the city. There’s a possibility that you’ve lived here a good portion of your life and missed out on some really neat places.

Free spots include the Cleveland Museum of Art, a stroll through Coventry and Little Italy and their vari-ous shops and Lake Erie beaches. Choose a beach you don’t frequent to make the experience new again.

For an individual looking to spend under $20, the options are endless. Trattoria in Little Italy, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with college I.D.) and the Christmas Story House will all run you under $20 alone. You could also see STOMP at the Palace The-atre for a mere $10.

For a little bit more, you can take in some stand-up comedy at Hilarities 4th Street Theater. A show and the minimum required order will usually run you somewhere between $25-30.

Of course, your staycation can also include the Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade downtown, the Great Lakes Science Center, the Museum of Natural History or a day of shopping at the South Park mall.

No matter what you do, whether it be a staycation, a trip to Cancun or a volunteer vacation to Peru, use your spring break as a time to relax and unwind. Fin-ish your homework in the week preceding the break. Study for your tests beforehand and review near the end of the week.

We all need time to relax and breakaway from everyday stress on occasion, and there’s nothing worse than a wasted opportunity.

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Duo Approximate, made up of pianist James Praznik and sax-ophonist Garrett Cameron, performed a riveting live score to a restored version the classic silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Calig-ari. The free performance took place Friday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in Drinko Hall.

According to Praznik’s introduction, Duo Approximate is a “semi-improvisational” ensemble, meaning the duo rehearses, but still incorporates improvisation in their performances. Friday’s performance showed signs of improv, but there were times when the duo’s playing matched so well with the film that it sounded like their score was the audio track to a stand-alone movie. In fact about halfway through the film, I had forgotten I was listening to live performance. It was as though the piano and sax had become, irrespectively, dialogue and foley.

The sets for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari are surreal, angular and distorted. The restored version features title cards in a jagged font to match the the film’s sets. I was struck by how well Duo Ap-proximate’s score sounded like the film looked. The duo’s atten-tion to detail was superb, considering their attentions were divided between their playing and the action on the screen.

2/15 Hellogoodbye w/Jukebox the Ghost, Gold Motel @ The Grog Shop, $152/17 Max Bemis (Say Anything) w/River City Extension @ The Grog Shop, $152/17 Gigantic Hip-Hop Show w/Graffiti artists and whatnot @ Now That’s Class, $52/18 Garmonbozia @ Peabody’s (Pirate’s Cove), Free w/online flyer2/18 Color Revolt w/Humble Home, Reverse The Curse @ The Grog Shop, $10

2/18 George Strait w/Reba McEntire @ Quicken Loans Arena, $42.502/20 Parkway Drive w/Set Your Goals, The Ghost Inside @ House of Blues, $202/21 Joshua Radin w/Carey Brothers, Laura Jansen @ House of Blues, $202/21 Finntroll w/Ensiferum, Rotten Sound, Barren Earth @ Peabody’s, $25

Other Shows of Note:

killString’S Pick:Jimmy Eat World w/David Bazan & Band @ House of Blues

We try to steer clear of the really expensive shows here at the Concert Picks Impregnable Super Fortress in the Sky™, but every now and again it’s plain and simply the correct choice.

Jimmy Eat World will charge you just shy of thirty bucks to see them. I expect that they will earn it.

To those who think of the band as the sum of their early millennial hits (“The Middle,” “Sweetness” and a half-dozen other songs that infiltrated top 40 radio) are ignoring their last three albums and doing themselves a disservice at the same time. Their last disc, Invented, carries on their tradition of sounding familiar yet new all at once.

I don’t often suggest that you spend this much on a ticket. Today, I do.

The semester continues accelerating forward—the in-creased velocity, a likely result of the spiking homework levels around this time. Physics aside, this week’s concerts buck that trend; we’ve got fewer shows and less conver-gence, but there’s some value at both ends of the financial spectrum.

If you’re a fan of George Strait, Parkway Drive, Hello-goodbye or Finntroll, you probably don’t need me to tell you to catch them, only when and where. But on the less well-known side, we’ve got a few little gems as well.

Garmonbozia is weird, but free. I have no idea if Now That’s Class’ hip-hop show will be good or not, but it’s five bucks with live graffiti—it’s worth the price of a happy meal, I think. Color Revolt is a neat little indie outfit; Think “As Tall As Lions,” and you’re more than halfway there. Also, Max from Say Anything is in the middle of an acous-tic tour, which should be interesting.

But if you only see one show this week...

By Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger, The Cauldron Photography Editor

Concert Picks of the Week2/16

Noise Inspectors...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead

It’s impossible to figure out where the Trail of Dead are heading. It seems with ev-ery album, the band expands its sound. Trail of Dead began with a post-punk sound similar to the likes of At the Drive-In, but is now nearly unclassifiable.

The band’s seventh album, Tao of the Dead, does not nec-essarily tread new ground, but is a refinement of their previous work. There are still plenty of epic, sweeping moments, but there are some tender moments as well (“Ebb Away”).

“Weight Of The Sun (Or The Post-Modern Prometheus)” may be one of the shortest tracks on the album, it’s also

one of the strongest. A plodding bass riff sits behind intricately textured piano before giving way to an explosive and ener-getic chorus.

It’s still hard to get into Trail of Dead on occasion, but the band seems to spend a lot more time in reality on Tao of Dead than on any many of their more recent albums.

Rating: A-

Drew Holcomb & The Neigh-bors - Chasing Someday

Rather than rewrite the rules of country and pop music, Drew Holcomb & the Neigh-bors opt for a sound that conforms nicely to a well-known template on their debut album Chasing Someday.

To call Holcomb and co. ge-neric or bland would not be

By Ben Gifford, The Cauldron A&E Editor

entirely correct, however. The band, specifically Holcomb’s voice, possesses an earnestness not often found in pop music.

Though his lyrics may border on cliché at times, Holcomb sings them with an honest pas-sion that makes up for those moments when he gets too cheesy.

While some tracks stand out more than others, “Someday” is both the literal and figura-tive centerpiece of the album. Holcomb’s tender vocals and genuine songwriting recalls

are backed by an airy guitar and string mel-ody, recalling the finer points of Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky.

Though Chasing Someday doesn’t break

any rules, it’s pleasant enough to warrant repeat listens for fans of country-influenced pop/rock.

Rating: B

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By Dan Stanton, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Duo Approximate Plays Free, Live Score to Classic Film

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On a bitter cold night in the midst of a bitter, bitter week in Cleve-land Play House's Drury Theatre held host to Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winner Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. Drury Theatre, with its warped-barnwood walls and narrow seating ar-rangement, is rightfully heralded by the Play House for its acoustics and intimacy. With the wind outside doing its best to scrape the face from every man, wom-an, and child who let flesh and nature connect, any level of indoor intimacy is appreciated. Even the encroaching elbow of your theatre-neighbor feels more familial than infringing.

Bountiful tells the tale of Mrs. Carrie Watts, caged to Houston in a small home with her son Ludie and his wife Jessie Mae. Mrs. Watts feels many things strongly: unparalleled en-thusiasm for life, an impending heart condi-tion, the constraints of the city and relation-ships around her and the draw to her small childhood hometown Bountiful, Texas.

Ludie is rightfully concerned about his mother's health and her previous attempts to escape with her pension checks. Ludie is also kept under the thumb of his own financial situ-ation and an over-bearing wife.

Jessie Mae is the warden of the house. Her disgust with her menial day-to-day grind rages bipolar to the parts of her that love and enjoy her family. Jessie Mae knows that they are one missing pension check away from something fierce, and this looming doom oozes out on Mama Watts in a somewhat sadistic power-parent style.

Cyclically thematic, Bountiful becomes a place of peace. The play is based on the chase that ensues when Mrs. Watts makes her es-cape. She is vigorous as vigorous gets, yet hopelessly fragile in her senility.

Bountiful comes to represent escapism, the luxury of reminiscence, family rejuvenation through memory and something of a resting place. Bountiful is seen as a place to die and a place to start.

Simply making it to Bountiful becomes sym-bolic of the family cycle: generation to genera-tion, country to city, the death of old homes and the emergence of new ones. The unsettling na-ture that no one will ever be truly settled and the family as dynamic rather than static is gripped and beautified through Carrie Watts.

The acting boomed dynamic, with Broad-way veteran Lizan Mitchell as Mrs. Carrie Watts. I could underscore her performance as the heartbeat of this play in a million different words.

Powerful in his support was Howard W. Overshown as Ludie. His commanding pres-ence and simultaneous wrenching between two women was humane—not bad for the un-derstudy.

Chinai Hardy was perfectly annoyed, pre-tentious, and self-important in the role of Jes-sie Mae Watts. Hardy more than successfully portrayed everything that is supposed to create hate and endearment in playing Jessie Mae.

Overshadowing the class acting and produc-tion is director Timothy Douglas’ decision to have Bountiful performed by an all African-American cast. Substituting genders and races varying from the script is all but standard practice in theater. Yet however evolved we see ourselves on the issues of race in 2011, the decision still seems a move with blatant motive, daring someone to say “provoking.”

There is intent to subvert thematic elements and motifs. I have never seen Bountiful per-formed on stage or screen – only on paper, where it seems understood that you're explor-ing a Texas White Toast Family. Searching for the intentioned reasons why one would por-tray Foote's script through an African-Amer-ican lens became an integral part of viewing the Play House's production.

The positives far outweigh and outnumber the detractors. To draw on the history of the African-American experience so directly is stark. The idea of unsettled home, the fight to reconcile with and identify your heritage, the peril of awaking in a place where you are culturally and autonomously trapped—all of these things are amplified with the African-American experience and portrayal.

How to Be an American House-wife: A novelBy: Margaret Dilloway

The Rundown: While growing up

in Japan during the 1950’s, Shoko, a lawyer’s daughter, lived a com-fortable life although she was of-ten disciplined for her free spirit

and tomboy ways. Things change how-ever, when the U.S army invades Japan during WWII and Shoko’s father gives up practicing law to become a priest.

With her parents prompting and her own ambition to have a better life, Shoko marries a GI solider named Charlie. Her marriage and move to the U.S. causes a riff between Shoko and her beloved brother Taso. Shoko and her husband have a daughter in the states. Now inde-pendent and college-aged, Shoko’s daughter has little to do with her mother. That is until Shoko is di-agnosed with some serious health concerns and asks her daughter to travel to Japan and seek closure on her behalf from her brother.

Afterthoughts: The author ben-

efits from using Shoko and her daughter’s perspectives in this book – the contrast adds depth and humor to this story. The plot was straightforward and is able to cap-tivate the reader.

Pitchforks and Torches: The Worst of the Worst, from Beck, Bill, and Bush to Palin and other Posturing RepublicansBy: Keith Olbermann

The Rundown: This book is a

collection of transcripts of “Spe-cial Comments” made from 2008 to 2010 on Countdown with Keith Olbermann that focus on current political issues and people. Olber-mann gives his personal views on politicians, prominent conserva-tives and even some celebrities. Olbermann deems many of them damaging to the U.S—giving many of them a slot on his infamous “Worst Person in the World” list. From Tea Partiers to Michael Steele, Olbermann mer-cilessly judges with a witty com-mentary and his unapologetic, lib-eral values.

Afterthoughts: I thought this

would be an interesting book to read, considering Olbermann’s recent departure from MSNBC. However, Olbermann’s uses so many obscure historical references and random sports-related analo-gies, his viewpoints are very rarely understandable. I challenge anyone to read this book and make sense of it.

In addition to their improvisation, Praznik and Cameron employed non-traditional techniques with their instruments to further enhance the film.

Between acts and throughout the film, Praznik employed string-piano playing, where he reached inside the piano and plucked or otherwise manipulated the strings with his hands. This technique gave the listener the impression there was a string instrument adding to the score.

Cameron, most notably during scenes in which a character was sleeping, played his sax such that the only sounds it made were rushes of air and the clattering of it’s keys. His technique realistically rep-resented the sounds one would expect to hear from someone in a sound sleep.

Throughout the film, Duo Approximate displayed a dynamic range in their play-ing. Mellow, even calming and soothing melodies gave way to dark, thunderous and almost screeching sounds when Caligari came into a scene.

Overall, Duo Approximate performed a fun and fantastic soundtrack that breathed new life into an old film.

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Book LooksBy Meredith Traxler, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a sleepwalker who carries out horrible deeds in his sleep while under the com-mand of Dr. Caligari.

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The Trip To Bountiful‘Bountiful’ Provides A Memorable ‘Trip’ At CPHBy Jon Conley, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Courtesy: Roger MastroianniCarrie (left, Lizan Mitchell) tells her son Ludie (Howard W. Overshown) that she longs to return to her childhood home

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Santa Monica, Calif.—They say music makes the world go round. If that is true, then Gui-tar Hero and DJ Hero made it their goal to keep this world spinning just a little longer. Born Nov. 8, 2005, at Activison Headquarters, this fledgling series from Harmonix and RedOctane took the rhythm game genre and flipped it on its head.

The successor to games such as Dance Dance Revolution, a young Guitar Hero boldly de-cided to remove the traditional controller and replace it with a physical guitar-shaped con-troller. Its colored buttons rep-resenting frets both intrigued and excited gamers, welcoming them to cover the top hits we’ve all come to know and love over the years.

Later in life, after being joined by short time companion DJ Hero, Guitar Hero found itself shopping around for a home with companies like Neversoft

and Vicarious Visions. After settling down however, it was clear the market had be-come flooded with over 13

iterations in only six years.Guitar Hero and DJ Hero

were found together, suffer-ing on game store shelves from complications due to overexpo-sure. Despite Activision’s best efforts, they were announced dead at 2 p.m. on Feb. 10.

They are survived by their children (countless plastic in-struments), talentless gamers worldwide and their more popu-lar younger brother, Rock Band.

Services to be announced at a later date.

Dead Space 2 came out recently, and I had high hopes. More slicing limbs of dead things off, new multiplayer where I can choose to be said dead things, a javelin gun, another game that should scare the living crap out of me; I thought it couldn’t get any better.

Boy was I mistaken.The latest game from Visceral Studios is

less than thrilling, let alone scary.Here’s the set up: You play heretofore

mute engineer, Isaac Clarke (named after sci-fi writers Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke in the nerdiest fashion possible), the hero from the first game. Clarke now has the added personality quirk of going com-pletely insane throughout the course of the game. This is denoted by habitually see-ing his dead girlfriend every so often with glowing eyes and mouth, as if someone re-placed them all with halogen flashlights.

The story was one of the more important parts of the first Dead Space. In this new game, Visceral decided to put story on the back burner and let one talking head after another lead Isaac to first find his way out of someplace and then to destroy something.

The plot in this one isn’t anything special; Isaac wakes up after a 3-year coma to find the dangerous alien marker from the first game has been rebuilt by “someone.”

The pseudo-religious crap from the first Dead Space has been given the wheel on this well-deserved trip down the toilet, set-ting up a whole faith/martyrdom/evolution scenario which I found worthy of a well-timed facepalm.

Some of the scares are still present, but the vast sense of isolation from the first romp is missing. Dead Space 2 takes place on a space station known as The Sprawl, and as the name would suggest, it is a huge station that sprawls over miles and miles.

Unfortunately, it feels every bit as large as the name would suggest. In-stead of beating that sense of dread in, this one instead chooses for over-using the quick scares that may force those with less constitution to void their bowels when a necromorph jumps out of the wall or drops from the ceiling.

At least there are a few new baddies and guns for this installment. Making full use of the idea that babies and children are fright-ening, two new enemies include children that screech and run at you and babies that have glowing, exploding humps. The most prevalent new baddie is called a stalker. This one has a giant head and squeals be-fore charging at you from across the screen.

This doesn’t fill me with dread as much as annoyance, since they are easily taken down by tossing a limb from another necro-morph at it with kinesis.

Some new guns are damn fun, such as the javelin gun. Yep, it hurls javelins and then sends an electrical charge through said jav-

elins. There’s also the addition of a sniper rifle, which seems absurd in a survival horror game; bullets alone don’t do much damage, and you have to zoom in with your scope to actually stop anything.

You may be thinking, “Hey, there’s mul-tiplayer in this one!” Yes, there is. I played it multiple times on both sides, both human and necromorph, and kept wondering one thing: when will this get fun?

Dead Space 2 isn’t a bad game by any means. Unfortunately, it fails to capture a lot of the charm, fright and excitement of the first one, but it’s worth tossing a week-end at.

Rating: TRY IT

Gamers Fret OverLoss of Heroes

Pixel Perfect Obituaries

By Justin Brenis,The Cauldron Copy & Web Editor

Dead Space 2 Pixel Perfect

Someone Should Engineer A Better GameBy Pete Lindmark, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2011Platforms: PC, PS3, X360Developer: Visceral GamesPublisher: Electronic Arts

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The strength of the struggle for Ludie to maintain, Jessie Mae to control and Mrs. Watts to reconcile is projected far larger when taken with the social and civic intent of the casting.

The only negative came in believability of the socioeconomic status and privilege exud-ed by an African-American family in 1940's Texas, but a performance the size Lizan Mitchell's has a way of dispelling disbelief.

The Trip to Bountiful is playing now through Feb. 27 at Cleveland Play House. Tickets range from $46 - $66. Visit www.ClevelandPlayhouse.com for exact dates and times.

The Stalker, one of the new enemies, sounds more threatening than it actually is.

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Clevelanders will have chance to see Academy Award-winning comedian Steven Wright on Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Ohio Theater in Playhouse Square. Wright is fa-mous for his monotone delivery and absurdist jokes, as well as a few movie roles here and there (notably DJ K-Billy in Reservoir Dogs). The Cauldron was fortunate enough to speak with Wright over the phone about his upcoming performance.

If you don’t mind, I’ll get started. I have a few questions prepared. First of all, when is the last time you were in Cleveland?

I don’t know, five years ago maybe? That’s a guess.Have you ever been to Playhouse Square? You’re

performing at the Ohio Theater.I don’t really know. I do so many shows. I’ve been

going on the road since 1982. I know I’ve been to Cleveland many, many times, but I don’t know where. I don’t remember the names of the theaters.

How’s the audience in Cleveland?Good. Very good.You’re not just saying that, right?No. The reason I know they’re not good is because I

don’t remember that they’re bad. So my brain doesn’t go “Oh, they’re good.” My brain says to me “They weren’t bad.”

I don’t mean that means they were alright, I mean it wasn’t a negative experience. In fact, nowhere I go—it’s not really the city, it’s usually the mood of the audience or how I’m doing it. It’s never really a bad situation. It might be a difficult audience, but it’s never horrible.

What kinds of things do we have to look forward to from your show?

Well I’ll be doing about an 85-minute show of jokes and little stories and several insane guitar songs—just more of my abstract, surrealistic humor about 10,000 different subjects.

So You’re going to bring your guitar then?Oh yeah.Are you spending a lot of time touring these days?No, just on and off.What are you doing then in the mean time? Are

you working on any new material?I’m always (writing)—well not always, but I write

material and then I go over it. When I go on the road I try it out and I mix it in with the show that I’m doing.

You’ve done a fair amount of acting as well, but I believe you’ve said you prefer doing comedy to act-ing?

Yeah.What is the reason for that? What do you see as

the difference between the two?The main thing is the writing. I’ve been in two mov-

ies that I wrote, one with a friend of mine and one I wrote myself. All those other movies, I was acting what they had written. I like acting, but I think the writing is more interesting to me.

When you write—I mean being a stand-up is writ-ing and performing, so it’s like two jobs mixed. When you’re in front of the live audience, that has a whole tension and electricity. I mean I like it (acting), but the other thing (stand-up) just seems more interesting to me.

So you like seeing the audience’s reaction?Yes. I’m seeing their reaction to what I’ve thought

of. You know, those movies—I didn’t think of that.

I’m not talking about it negatively, it’s just a dif-ference between the two (mediums).

I’ve got just one thing for you to think about, to leave you with. Do you realize on IMDb, the Internet Movie Da-tabase, in you’re pro-file picture, you are a Canadian Mountie? I was wondering if you were aware of that.

(Laughs) No.Yeah, I think it’s

from Canadian Bacon.Now do most people

have a regular head shot when they’re on that?I think a lot of them are stills from movie and a lot

of them are taken from premiers. So I don’t know, if you’re okay with that—just wanted to get that out there.

(Laughs)I don’t know if you want to be pictured on the In-

ternet as “Hey, this is Steven Wright. He’s a Cana-dian Mountie.”

I’ll have to go on that. I’ll have to check it out.Thank you so much for being in touch with us.You’re welcome, thanks for doing it.Tickets range in price from $10-$35 and are avail-

able at the Playhouse Square Web site, www.playhous-esquare.org.

In an area that is grimy and gritty with a tough urban attitude comes a section of street bristling with creative promise. Lying on a stretch of Waterloo Road in Colin-wood from E. 156 to E. 161 is the Waterloo Arts District.

Record shops, retro fashion stores, and even classic toy stores brighten up the city blocks.

A mix of reasons make this a magnet for the artist. Low-cost housing allows artists to both live and show their works in the same space, and the area attracts a very young and upcoming scene—peo-ple come from New York and Chi-cago to live in the area alongside native Clevelanders.

“The art here is very music-

related,” said Pete Gulyas, owner of Blue Arrow Records & Books. Blue Arrow has over 5,000 vinyl records on its shelves.

The music is cemented to the scene here by the Beachland Ball-room & Tavern. “Beachland is the anchor,” said Megan Crossman of Native-Cleveland, a clothing store that showcases playful Cleveland designs. Inside, shirts have clever designs like “216” or “Elliot Ness for Mayor.” Just don’t expect any Lebron-bashing shirts: “We like to keep it positive,” said Crossman.

Waterloo has another unique claim—it has the only yo-yo club in the world, according to Cleve-land Yo-Yo Club Director Perry Prine. They meet twice a week and

have 40 members, but these aren’t your childhood yo-yo tricks.

“We have people that can spin a yo-yo for 20 minutes at the end of the string,” said Pine. “It’s in-stant art. As soon as you make it, it disappears.” Cleveland State alumnus Jumario Simmons, often makes appearances on Wednes-days to show and teach some tricks.

Many unique events occur year round in the neighborhood. Com-ing up soon is National Record Store Day on April 16.

For more information about other upcoming events, including galleries and concerts, visit the Waterloo Web site at www.water-looartsdistrict.com

Steven Wright will perform at the Ohio Theater on Sunday, Feb. 20

Courtesy: Jorge Rios

Surrealistic Humor About10,000 Different SubjectsAn Interview With Comedian Steven WrightBy Ben Gifford, The Cauldron A&E Editor

Waterloo Arts District Is Unique, EventfulBy Brian Smith, The Cauldron Contributing Writer

Photo: Brian Smith

In the Waterloo Arts District, even the garbage cans are colorful. This one was decorated by Cleveland graffiti artist “The Sign Guy” and sits outside a vintage toy store.

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Last year I had the opportunity to give you my reviews of the best, worst and weirdest that the 2010 Super Bowl commercials had to offer. The experience was enjoyable—that is, of course, contingent on ads that are funny, clever and poignant each year without overdoing it.

This year, they definitely overdid it.We had people getting maimed by products, ads

that barely related to the products and companies with awesome commercials last year like Doritos and Snickers trying to outdo themselves this year and fail-ing horribly.

With that said, here are the best Super Bowl ads of 2011.

Note: I did not count movie trailers or PSAs in the ranking.

The “Best”

5. Carmax – Gas StationHere we have a man driving his modern car into a

1950s era gas station. As the attendants run out to ser-vice his car, he begins to freak out, thinking they are stealing his engine and carjacking him. He runs from the car, and into a milkman, then runs down the road screaming. Honestly, with all the ridiculous feel-good nostalgia ads we deal with during the Super Bowl each year this comedic send up of them was refreshing and creative, while still relevant to Carmax.

4. Teleflora – Help Me FaithFaith Hill, beloved romantic country music star is

starting her own line of Teleflora products for Valen-

tine’s Day. Naturally we would assume her giving love advice to a very confused looking young man—who just cannot find the right words to say in his card for his girlfriend—to end up being sappy and sugar-coated. What we get is the funniest most true-to-life compliment any guy has ever given, and kudos to Faith Hill for playing along.

3. Chrysler – Imported from DetroitAt the end of the Hastily Made Cleveland Tour-

ism Video on YouTube we are reminded that “at least we’re not Detroit!” Now while that may be true, our economies are frighteningly similar so it was inspiring to see a serious commercial that really showed that

Detroit cannot be judged simply by what is said in the news, “by people that prob-ably have never even

been [there],” even when that inspiration built up to Eminem listening to the theme from 8 Mile sung by a choir.

2. Pepsi Max - First DateThe follies of love for men and women seemed

to be a recurring theme this year, for better and for worse. In this ad we have a couple on their first date and we are tuned in to their private, inner-most thoughts. While the girl ponders, “I wonder how much

money he makes?” or “I wonder if he will go bald,” her date is thinking, as most males do, “I want to sleep with her. I want to sleep with her.” Then when the Pepsi Max arrives, we realize those inner-thoughts might not be so internal after all.

1. Pepsi Max – Love HurtsPepsi takes the top two spots this year, the best ad

being yet another about the trials of love. A man has married a health nut and no matter how hard he sneaks away with junk food, she manages to catch him at the last minute. We see him finally on a bench with a Pepsi Max as his wife approaches, one in her hand too. His surprised look is answered by her telling him that it’s okay because it’s maximum flavor with no calo-ries. Then he looks as an attractive girl walks by and as the wife tries to hit him with the Pepsi, he ducks and she cold-cocks the girls, knocking her out. Hate to sound immature, but sometimes that’s just plain funny.

Pepsi Max’s “Love Hurts” is #1 in our Book

Chrysler’s Imported from Detroit Ad

For the worst and weirdest ads, visit www.csucauldron.com.

2011 Super Bowl AdsOr What the Heck Were They Thinking? By Justin Brenis, The Cauldron Copy/Web Editor

Do you want to shop like a celebrity but on a college student budget? Now you can.

Recently I was exposed to several shopping Web sites that are the Internet version of sample sales. Hundreds of big name brands at fractions of the cost.

How is it possible you ask? Designers sell their “leftovers” to these websites who then resell the products to cheap and chic fashionistas – like us! You think is sounds too good to be true? I assure you it is not.

Here is a look at the Web sites that I personally love and trust.

My go-to site for up-to-the-moment designers is

www.ideeli.com. They boast an array of name brands as well as labels you would see at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Oh, did I mention items range be-tween 30%-80% off the original retail price? Brands like Gwen Stefani’s l.a.m.b and Tarina Tarantino are among the fabulous labels ideeli.com vends.

An-other great Web site is www.beyon-dther-ack.com. This is a higher end website and although the sales are amaz-ing, the items are still out of my price range. If you’re

looking for Gucci, Just Cavali and Juicy Couture then this is your mecca.

If you are seeking more home décor and accesso-ries, I recommend www.hautelook.com. The previous two websites do sell home décor but hautelook.com seems to have more options.

Hautelook.com and ideeli.com have vacation spe-cials and all three websites sell men’s and children’s clothing and accessories.

For all your beauty product junkies, try www.beautystory.com for amazing sales on your favorite department store brands like Borghese cosmetics and skin care.

All of the previously mentioned Web sites require a free sign-up with a valid email address. Sign-up and look forward to daily emails containing the feature designers for that day. The sales open at 11 a.m. and last until every item is sold. Quantities are very lim-ited. Sign-up, log-in and happy shopping!

Fabulous Fashion: Guilt Free Designer ShoppingBy Gabriella Tomaro, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Max and Chloe Necklace on Ideeli

Michael Kors at Beyond the Rack

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Google Chrome is less than 3 years old, but it has already gobbled up 14.2 percent of the usage share of Web browsers in the world.

Google always finds new ways to innovate it seems, but its flagship Web browser has had to com-pete with a loyal fleet of Mozilla Firefox users (30.7 percent of browser use). Even more difficult, Chrome is up against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (46 percent of browser use), which comes pre-installed in every version of Windows.

What if Google could bypass Windows?I know what you’re thinking, but no—Google is

locked in a fierce competition with Apple, putting their Android operating system up against the domi-nating iPhone. Besides, Apple computers are far too expensive for a company like Google, whose image was built around accessible, free-to-use services.

No, Google is a company that thinks even larger—what if Google could bypass an operating system altogether? That is exactly what the Internet mogul has attempted to do with their prototype notebook computer, the Cr-48.

The Cr-48 is Google’s first attempt at making a notebook computer than runs the yet-to-be released Google Chrome OS (operating system). The device is unbranded, meaning that it was not manufactured by any company we’ve ever heard of.

The first thing that stands out about the Cr-48 is its finish. So many high-tech devices these days have a glossy finish that looks nice for a minute or two until it collects a gallery of fingerprints. The Cr-48 has a matte and slightly rubberized finish that sets it apart from other devices.

Also instantly noticeable is the keyboard of the Cr-48. Google decided that some keys are simply unnecessary, removing a caps-lock key, delete key and the function keys like home, page up, page down, etc. The “F” keys (F1-F12) are also absent from the Cr-48’s keyboard.

It’s not all about taking. The “F” keys have been replaced by keys that are actually functional, like volume keys, screen brightness, back, forward, reload and more. All of these shortcuts on the keyboard al-low room for a spacious layout that is nearly the size of a full keyboard. Google also added a designated “search” key in place of caps lock that opens a new tab and allows the user to search instantly.

It is not completely accurate to state that the Cr-48 runs without an operating system. Chrome OS is a modified a version of Linux based off of Ubuntu. Still, the system boots fast.

About 12-15 seconds after turning the device on, the Cr-48 is ready to browse the Web. Now 12-15 seconds may not sound that impressive, but many desktop computers take up to a minute or more to boot completely after hitting the power button. What’s even more impressive about the Cr-48 is when it wakes from sleeping.

Closing the notebook’s lid puts the device into sleep mode almost instantaneously, saving precious battery life. Opening the lid again wakes the device. Google estimates that the Cr-48 can wake from sleep in 1.2 seconds—most of the time, the device wakes

before I can fully lift the lid. This allows for fast in-and-out computing on the go. The Cr-48’s quick start up and wake times allow the user to get the maximum amount of work done in a short amount of time.

The track pad on the Cr-48 is large and supports two finger scrolling. However, there are no buttons to click—the pad itself clicks and the user must click it with two fingers for right clicking. It can be difficult to keep the cursor stationary while right clicking. Highlighting large amounts of text can be cumber-some as the user must click and drag his finger while still holding the pad down.

In terms of on-the-go computing, the Cr-48 con-nects to the Internet via Wi-Fi; there is no ethernet port. The good news is that it supports 802.11n, mean-ing that it’s compatible with both the widely-used “g” networks and newer, faster “n” networks.

It’s not with-out some hitches—currently, Chrome OS cannot connect to networks with WPA or WPA2 security (meaning that if at CSU, it has to connect to the guest network). Interest-ingly, Google partnered with Verizon Wireless, which offers Cr-48 users 100MB of free 3G data per month for two years. In short, this allows the Cr-48 to con-nect to the Internet anywhere Verizon has coverage for emergency use.

Being connected to the Internet is essential when using the Cr-48 since it’s really nothing more than a Web browser. There are some apps available that al-low working offline and then later syncing. For most purposes, Chrome OS requires Internet access to func-tion practically.

When I show people the Cr-48, I say “This is it, it’s a Web browser. There’s no task bar and no desk-top.” After a brief spat of confusion, most people ask “What can you do? Can you use Microsoft Word?”

Surprisingly enough, Chrome OS is very func-tional. Google Docs is a free, online word processing suite with full Microsoft Word compatibility. For rudimentary graphic editing, there’s the Picnick exten-sion. A company named Aviary has also developed online programs for image and audio editing, though I’ve had trouble getting the graphic editing program to work. Finding these programs is easy thanks to the new Google Chrome Web Store. It’s as easy as search-ing and clicking a button.

Likes:

* Rubberized, Matte Finished * Keyboard * Extensive library of extensions, customizable

themes. * Quick start up and wake time * Free, albeit limited, 3G from Verizon * About 8 hours of battery life of a single charge * Includes built-in microphone and Web cam * SD card reader * VGA Monitor Out * Dedicated volume and brightness keys * Security * Regular and simple updates * 2GB of RAM

Mixed bag:

* Track pad * Screen size * Weight - 3.8 pounds

Dislikes:

* Cannot connect to WPA and WP2 networks * No caps lock key without reconfiguring the

search key in the Chrome OS settings * Flash video playback stutters slightly on You-

tube and similar sites * Only one USB port * No CD or DVD drive * No bluetooth

The Bottom Line:The Cr-48 is an interesting experiment. It works

great for most daily activities and casual Web brows-ing. It certainly won’t replace a gaming rig or a fully-featured Mac Book Pro, even though some very basic graphic and audio editing programs are available for use in a pinch.

Google is slated to start shipping devices with Chrome OS by the end of 2011, though no manufac-turer has officially partnered with them yet and no price point has been officially decided upon. Without a more capable operating system, it’s hard to recom-mend purchasing if the device runs more than $250, in spite of the Cr-48’s mostly excellent hardware and build.

To sign up for the Cr-48 Chrome OS pilot program visit http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-cr48.html

SpecificationsProcessor: Intel Atom Processor N455 1.66GHz

512K CacheChipset: Intel CG82NM10 PCHMotherboard: Tripod Motherboard MARIO –

6050A240910 – MB – A03Ram: Hynix 2GB DDR3 1Rx8 PC3 – 10600S RamRead Only Memory: ITE IT8500E Flash ROMSSD Drive: SanDisk sdsa4dh-016G 16GB SATA

SSDWireless Wan: Qualcomm Gobi2000 PCI Express

Mini Card3g Adapter: AzureWave 802.11 a/b/g/n PCI-E Half

Mini Card

Google Netbook Boasts Google’s Own Operating System, Takes Risks, Mostly SucceedsBy Ben Gifford, The Cauldron A&E Editor

The Cr-48 by Google

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Editor’s note: Last week, I ran an article disputing the claim that Cleveland is a “hot” market for jobs. A reader e-mailed me in response, and I issued him a chal-lenge. Students of Cleveland State often like to criticize The Caul-dron, but rarely act to encourage improvement. The reality is that students like you run this newspa-per, and that you have the power to change it by getting involved. I challenged this student to do just that. I asked him to take the points he would like to have made and turn them into a piece, some-thing that, again, any student can do. The following piece, and all the other pieces in this newspaper are written by and for students just like you.

Cleveland is struggling. That much, we know.

However, Cleveland is not struggling because there are not any jobs in the city. According to a scholar at Carnegie Mellon, Cleveland led the nation for much of last year in manufacturing job growth.

In addition, Chase Financial Services and PricewaterhouseC-oopers significantly expanded their operations in Cleveland. Along with Cleveland’s already strong health care job market, the local economy is providing lots of opportunities for all kinds of employees.

Cleveland is also not strug-gling, because there are no people who live here. I will admit that Cleveland has shed much of its population since its peak in the 1950s.

However, there are still many people who do live here, and, ac-cording to the Downtown Cleve-land Alliance, the downtown area is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the area.

So why do all the media sources always tell me how ter-rible it is to be a Clevelander?

I believe the most pressing issue facing Cleveland today is the negativity perpetuated by the people who live here and in the suburbs.

Everyone I talk to about the

city always tells me how nothing good ever happens here.

On the other hand, I am tell-ing them about the Medical Mart, the Flats East Bank, Cleve-land State University and Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic, East 4th Street and the many other amazing assets that Cleveland has going for it.

A lot of these new projects are directly creating jobs in con-struction and hospitality. People will constantly tell me about the crime.

I will not argue that there is not crime, but as someone who lives downtown and has spent most of his time in downtown and in the other inner city neighbor-hoods for the past several years, I have never been victim of a crime. And this is in the day, at night, on foot, on the bus.

I admit Cleveland has a lot of problems facing it right now, but I want to challenge the young generation of this city to stop complaining, stop being negative and go out and make Cleveland a better place to work, live, learn, visit, and play.

I believe Cleveland is at a tip-ping point, and I am going to do everything in my ability to make sure the city tips toward prosper-ity, safety, and a better quality of life for the citizens that call this city home.

Next time you hear somebody say something negative about Cleveland, tell them how many great things are happening here and let them know Cleveland will not improve until its citizens start viewing it as a place where anything is possible.

If you are interested in writ-ing your own articles for The Cauldron, you are welcome to attend one of our meetings that take place every Monday at 3 p.m. in SC 339. The Cauldron can also be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or through our Web site at csucaul-dron.com. Unlike most things in life, when it comes to this paper, if you don’t like something, you really do have the power to fix it.

Reader Response

By Cory Baughman, The Cauldron Guest Contributer

Cleveland Job Market

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