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The Cameron University Department of Music will present the Cameron University Concert Choir and the Cameron University Centennial Singers in a combined concert on Tuesday, April 29. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre and will include guest appearances by the Walters High School Varsity Choir, directed by Charla Dedmon; the Eisenhower High School Gentry Singers, directed by Debbie Wood, and the Marlow High School Show Choir, directed by Brent Logan. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students/senior citizens. Cameron faculty, staff and students are admitted free with CU ID. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
The Cameron University Concert Choir will be performing a diverse set of choral music selected by Dr. Kathy Scherler, conductor, and will be accompanied by Tom Willoughby. The repertoire will include contemporary popular music spanning hits by Stevie Wonder to a cappella group Pentatonix, as well as music from the movies "Skyfall" and "Pitch Perfect."
"The popularity of a cappella singing on television programs such as 'The Sing Off' has given rise to a renewed interest in choral music," says Scherler. "We hope to showcase this trend in this concert."
The Cameron University Centennial Singers, conducted by Doris Lambert and accompanied by David Anderson on piano, will feature contemporary music including "I Wish," "Cloudburst" and "Over the Rainbow."
For more information, contact the Cameron University Department of Music at 580-581-2440.
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CT State Parks and Forests Main Page
Park Location
721 Wadsworth StreetMiddletown(Directions)
Park Contact Information
Wadsworth FallsState Parkc/o Cockaponset State Forest 18 Ranger RoadHaddam, CT 06438
(860) 345-8521
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The park is open from sunrise to sunset. Gates are open 8 a.m. to sunset, Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Current information on swimming water quality.
Pets on a leash are permitted in picnic areas and on hiking trails.
(860) 424-3200
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This property was acquired and/or developed with the assistance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Enjoy hiking or biking the varied trails of the park or spend some time enjoying the beautiful falls. For a longer stay, visit the designated swimming and picnic area of the park. Please note that swimming and picnicking are prohibited at the Big Falls - it is an area intended for short visits to view the scenic falls.
For current water quality alerts for this park, please visit www.ct.gov/deep/beachstatus
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The Geology of Wadsworth Falls State Park
From Hartford area: Take I-91 south to Route 9 south. Follow Route 9 south to Middletown. Take Middletown Meriden Exit 15 to Route 66. Stay on Route 66 through Middletown for 6-7 traffic lights look for the signs Wadsworth Falls State Park and Route 157 at a traffic light near a Walgreens Pharmacy. Take a left onto Route 157. Stay on Route 157. Wadsworth Falls State Park will be on the left.
From New Haven area: Take I-91 north to Route 66 (Middletown Meriden Exit 18). Follow Route 66 East towards Middletown. Look for the signs Wadsworth Falls State Park and Route 157 on the right. Follow Route 157 to Wadsworth Falls State Park.
From Westbrook/Shoreline areas: Take Route 9 north to Route 66 (Middletown Meriden Exit 15). Follow Route 66 through Middletown for 6-7 traffic lights. Take Route 157 off Route 66 near a Walgreens Pharmacy. Stay on Route 157 to Wadsworth Falls State Park.
There are separate weekend/holiday fees at Wadsworth Falls State Park for non-residents. Gates are open year-round.
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Clarence C. Wadsworth, noted scholar and linguist, had held the rank of Colonel in the New York National Guard before marrying and settling in Middletown. There he became involved in a forty-year effort to preserve the natural beauty of Wadsworth Falls for all people. By his will which established The Rockfall Corporation, a non-profit organization to administer his plans for the land, the 267 acres were given to the State in 1942.
The Coginchaug River, flowing north along the western fringe of the park has been an important stream providing industrial waterpower. Only the sluiceway of a textile mill remains by Wadsworth Falls in the southwest corner of the park. Nearby, one of the first pistol factories in Connecticut was operated during the 1800's by Simeon North, developer of the interchangeable parts system for firearms used in the Civil War.
Gunpowder was made at the factory established by Jehosophat Starr at Powder Mill Pond in 1794, until the business literally blew up in 1892. Today, the waters of this pond are used as a reserve to replenish the Bone Mill Pond below.
The swimming pool, a saucer-shaped basin hollowed out of the level plain south of Route 157, is paved with a soil cement to prevent water from leaching out. Water pumped from a series of inter-connected wells located near the river is directed into the pool creating a circulating effect.
There is a level walk from the parking area on Cherry Hill Road, off Route 157, to the brink of the falls. A trail system connects the falls with the main swimming/picnicking area and other scenic areas of the park. From a stone bridge used by the Colonel, the trail passes through densely wooded areas, the Little Falls and several meandering streams.
Others may wish to explore or fish the cold waters of the Coginchaug River. Here, beneath great hemlocks and noble oaks, nature provides her own air-conditioning. Wadsworth Falls was designated as a park in 1942.
Other Nearby State Recreation Areas Include:
Chatfield Hollow State Park, KillingworthLocation: 1.5 miles west of Killingworth Center on Route 80 Activities: Hiking, Ice Skating, Picnicking, Pond and Stream Fishing, Swimming
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Cockaponset State Forest, HaddamLocation: 9 miles south of Middletown off Route 9Activities: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
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text: Sara Holbrook Community Center (SHCC) offers educational and recreational programs to the North End community and beyond. It serves over 1,100 children annually. Programs include a 5-STAR preschool and elementary afterschool program, a middle school and high school drop-in center, and an afterschool enrichment program of workshops at Hunt Middle... (Read more)


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Welcome to the 30 Days to Better Hand Lettering series! You can check out all 30 hand lettering practice sheets in this series here.
So…my doc says I have high blood pressure.
Wonderbar, right?!
That's always a fun thing to hear from your doctor. LOL. He said I need to find a way to "de-stress."
Apparently, I have too much of it. By the way, if you're looking for some stress, I've got extra over here, I'm giving it away, totally free, 'cuz, you know…that's the type of person I am…giving. 😉
I mean, I'm a single mom. Running life, kids, a business, my blog, an online store, everything. It's not easy. Of course I'm stressed. I am the epitome of stress.
But it's high time I stop stressing so much, and for me, that comes in the form of coloring and hand lettering, both of which, work side by side.
Coloring helps me be able to master holding the pens in my hand (and it's just fun!) Because at first, I dealt with shaky hand when I tried to hand letter. Coloring helps that. I still color, but now I'm moving on to hand lettering letters. Practicing each letter and having loads of fun.
Wherever you are in your hand lettering journey, whether just starting out or a seasoned pro, these hand lettering sheets will be lots of fun for you (AND get encouragement into your soul!)
Compassion is Language the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See Hand Lettering Practice Sheet
This month, for the next 30 days, I'm working through one hand lettering practice sheet a day and I hope you'll join me.
Today's quote is: Compassion is language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Simply download the sheet below, print, take out your pens and you're off to the races.
I'd love to see your creations too! Just tag me on Instagram @printableobsessed and I'll be sure to see it and give it a like! 🙂
Download your practice sheet here.
These printables are for personal use only. You may not alter them or redistribute them for monetary gain without written consent from the author, Sarah Titus.


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Tnecniv7 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 316 designs submitted by 49 freelance designers.
NoxVita (NightLife in Latin) Is a music production company that hosts concerts, and events at various venues throughout the United States. Our primary focus is on all forms of electronic music, incorporating heavy sound and light shows. We are all about living life to the fullest every day, and letting the music take over your body and soul.
Our audience is 18-30 year olds who go to electronic concerts and music festivals. We want a logo that can appeal to the masses, but sticks in the mind of the individual.
We would like the logo to be colorful and modern. We would like logos that incorporate the name, or just the letters NV, as well as logos that are stand alone, without the name or letters in them.. We are pretty much open to anything!
Edit: Since the logo will stand alone, the background colors do not matter. I would like the new format to be with the logo on top, the word NoxVita on the bottom, with a black background. Thanks@
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
5 comments:
- Rob- AKA "VOTC" said...
I wonder how many are bogus? That Shoeless Joe is suspect.
- October 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- Fuji said...
I saw this video yesterday and was in awe. I'm sure he has some fakes in there, but overall... that collection is CRAZY!
- October 19, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Too many baseballs to keep track of! Hope he's got insurance!
- October 20, 2011 at 1:09 AM
- The Card Investor said...
Insurance for what? Those balls are in a bomb shelter! That collection sounds like an obsession.
- October 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM
The Joe Jackson is almost certainly fake. Didn't his wife sign a lot of his items?
- October 23, 2011 at 11:54 AM
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Student Life
...your best semester yet!
" 'It was my best semester at Cornell!' how many times have I heard that from former students? It always makes me smile."
Carol Hagen, CIW Director of Administration
A semester at Cornell in Washington is just that, a whole semester of bests: living in the heart of our nation's capital, having a once-in-a-lifetime internship, and taking amazing Cornell classes taught by experts making an impact in their fields. CIW is your opportunity to live in one of the most influential cities in the world and be a part of it.
Living in a Cornell-owned apartment building in the heart of DC makes for a fabulous semester. Dupont Circle is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in DC, and the Cornell Wolpe Center is a great place to live. Many students walk to their internship or take a short subway ride. All classes are held in the Center, making it easy to come home from work, eat dinner, and then go to class. The city is a cultural mecca with fabulous free museums, amazing ethnic restaurants, renowned theaters, the zoo, Eastern Market, Georgetown. And of course, DC is one huge think tank, with public talks offered every day on a wide variety of topics. You will never run out of things to do!
Academically, as part of a Cornell program, all CIW classes and credits count the same as if you were in Ithaca. The elective classes are intentionally kept small --fifteen students at the most-- during the fall and spring semesters, which means you really get to know your faculty and classmates. CIW classes are taught by local experts active in their fields who bring their daily experiences to the classroom. Combining the small class size and the expert faculty with what you are learning in your internship experience can lead to some lively debates in class. CIW faculty often bring in speakers or lead field trips to local sites like the World Bank, the National Gallery of Art, or Senate offices, to name a few.
Cornell in Washington has the best of everything --fabulous classes with experts in their field, an engaging, vibrant city with a small-town feel, and the opportunity for substantive work at the internship of your choice. Come to Cornell in Washington ... and have your best semester yet!


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As predicted, former state Senator Kyrsten Sinema's not the only Democrat with her eye on Arizona's new Congressional seat -- this morning, state Senate Minority Leader David Schapira announced that he, too, will run in Arizona's newly formed 9th Congressional district.
Schapira's announcement isn't exactly a surprise to those familiar with Valley politics -- he formed an exploratory committee for a potential run in November, and rumors of his entering the race have been floating around for months.
"The residents of this community are on the front lines of turning our economy around. They deserve a representative who will fight every day to create jobs and uphold their values," Schapira says in a press release announcing his candidacy. "This new district represents an opportunity to send Washington a message that education and jobs should be at the forefront of the national agenda."
Also as predicted, it doesn't appear that Schapira will give up his Senate seat to run for Congress, which he's not required to do because he's in the final year of his term (Arizona's "resign to run" law allows candidates to keep their current gig as long as they're in the last year of their term).
Congressman Ben Quayle, a Republican, currently lives in what is now District 9.thanks to the new Congressional district map,
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We spoke to Congressman Quayle over the weekend. He says he's yet to make any decision about which seat he'll run for.
Whoever wins a Republican primary in GOP-leaning District 6 is likely to easily win the general election -- and elections to come -- so it's a much more attractive seat for Republican candidates than District 9, which is fairly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.
Check out Schapira's campaign website here.


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Return to Analytic-Synthetic Dichotomy
The theory of the analytic-synthetic dichotomy presents men with the following choice: If your statement is proved, it says nothing about that which exists; if it is about existents, it cannot be proved. If it is demonstrated by logical argument, it represents a subjective convention; if it asserts a fact, logic cannot establish it. If you validate it by an appeal to the meanings of your concepts, then it is cut off from reality; if you validate it by an appeal to your percepts, then you cannot be certain of it.


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By Nicki Goh, KF9 Senegal
After more than 2 months of waiting, the time has finally come for me to put into practice all that I learned back at the KF9 training week in San Francisco. As I sit here at the beginning of my second week working at Senegal Ecovillage Microfinance (SEM) I remember the nervous anticipation and excitement that I felt back in September when I embarked upon this Kiva journey – a journey which has so far included two flights and 3000 miles in a converted Army truck.
During the past 5 weeks that I have spent travelling through West Africa prior to this Fellowship, I have watched the landscape slowly evolve from Marrakech's Atlas Mountains, through the sand dunes of the Mauritanian Sahara, on into the rolling plains of the Sahel in Mali and Burkina Faso and ending in the lush, tropical forests of Ghana's southern regions. Quite a journey. And along the way I had small insights into the culture of my final destination – Paris-Dakar rally cars racing through the West Saharan desert; Senegal's national dish of ceeb u jen being served everywhere in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott; snippets of Senegalese rap in the bars of Ouagadougou and the traditions of Mali's Bambara population whose shared heritage with the Senegalese Malinke transcends the somewhat arbitrary national border dividing them. Overall, plenty to maintain the buzz from Kiva training and to give me plenty to look forward to!
And so, in Ghana I bid farewell to my English-speaking travel companions to immerse myself once again in a Francophone culture without the comfort and reassurance that fellow travellers tend to provide. I abandoned the truck, the tent and the travelling in favour of a place to settle into for a while. And what better place to call home than Senegal – the land of teranga (hospitality).
The Senegalese people make great efforts to welcome visitors into their homes and to introduce them to their language and customs. They take pride in their hospitality and their country. You can barely walk down the street without being approached by a man with an outstretched hand, willing to talk all afternoon about his country, his people and even his religion. Here it is impolite to talk to someone before going through a string of greetings, enquiring about the person's health, how their day is going and whether their family members are well. In fact, I have already been politely 'reminded' of this fact when I rudely asked a taxi driver for a fare and asked a passer-by for the time without first going through the full routine. Maybe they'd find it amusing to hear that where I'm from, in London, commuters make just as much effort to avoid making eye contact or even (shock, horror!) conversation with another human being when in public!
And so I am learning my Senegalese manners and sure enough have been making new 'friends' everywhere I go. And if I was ever worried about leaving my travelling companions or arriving here to feel totally alone, I needn't have been. Even during a quiet drink on the beach, I was soon joined by two women, curious to meet me and to 'discuss' with me the merits or otherwise of microfinance. Granted these friendly formalities and chit-chat quite often descend into a sales pitch of some kind but, as one man explained to me "Les Senegalais collent – mais c'est pas comme les moustiques!" (rough translation – thanks Josianne for the correction!: Senegalese people will stick to you like an mosquito but at least we don't bite)!
Over the coming weeks, I hope to introduce you to the excellent work that SEM is currently doing for around 40 ecovillages scattered around the country. As part of the GENSEN network (Global Ecovillage network of Senegal) SEM is working to support the sustainable development of these villages and has benefited from the generosity of Kiva lenders for almost 4 years. In fact, it was one of the very first field partners to appear on the site. Please check out their partner page on the Kiva website and consider making a loan to one of their groups!/>


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The Norwegians are taking climate change seriously. The Scandinavian country has already set itself ambitious climate mitigation goals, and is now aiming to become a pioneer in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). "CCS is an important element of our climate policy and the government intends to realise at least one demo project," explains Terje Søviknes, the Norwegian Oil and Energy Minister in a press release from Gassnova, Norway's state company for CCS. The project is set to cover the entire process chain – from CO2 separation and storage through transport to underground sequestration of the gas.
Feasibility study identifies three candidates
"Norway's initiative is a hugely important step for advancing the technology and bringing it to widespread industrial deployment," comments Olaf Christoph, Business Development and Sales Manager for Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas Plants at Linde Engineering in Dresden. "In 2016, Gassnova undertook a comprehensive feasibility study to identify potential candidates that emit serious volumes of CO2," Christoph outlines. Mid-April 2017, the study short-listed the following three companies: the Norcem cement factory, the energy recovery plant in Klemetsrud and the Yara ammonia factory in Porsgrunn.
Linde is engaged in cooperation talks
The industrial enterprises will now receive Norwegian government funding to the tune of 360 million Norwegian krone – equivalent to almost 40 million euro – to continue their current studies on CO2 separation. Gassnova intends to green-light at least one project. Linde Engineering Dresden has been selected as cooperation partner for the entire CCS integration process at ammonia producer Yara,. Christoph explains why: "We have established massive know-how in this area and have several reference projects that underscore our technical expertise and reach. Especially important is the fact that we offer the entire chain – extending from designing the carbon capture plant through purification and liquefaction of the separated gas to the final storage stage."
CCS project references
The cooperation with Yara represents a massive undertaking in terms of the volumes of CO2 emitted. Each year, the ammonia plant emits up to 805,000 tonnes of this greenhouse gas, or almost 2,400 tonnes per day, and this has to be captured and treated. "Very few references are available anywhere in the world for a task of this scale," Christoph admits. "Linde can refer to two plants that have already been successfully delivered. In Hammerfest, we capture 2,000 tonnes of CO2 from natural gas every day, and in Al Jubail, we purify and liquefy around 1,350 tonnes of carbon dioxide per day." The RWE power plant in Niederaussem, Germany, and the Southern Company National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, USA, are two additional reference projects for Linde's CCS technology. In addition, the operating costs of the Linde plants are comparatively low.
CAD drawing of carbon dioxide purification and liquefaction plant as delivered by Linde to its customer UNITED in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Carbon dioxide capture, purification and liquefaction
"Carbon capture can make a valuable contribution to the reduction of industrial emissions. As such, we are pleased with this unique opportunity to cooperate in the development of a demo plant," Petter Østbø commented, Yara's Executive Vice President Production in a press release issued by Gassnova. The ammonia factory has two CO2 sources ready to be retrofitted with Linde's post-combustion capture technology and the synthesis gas scrubbing technology: The post-combustion capture technology fits the steam methane reformer and the synthesis gas scrubbing technology fits the ammonia process. The post-combustion capture process involves multiple steps to separate the carbon dioxide. An absorber is installed at the core of the plant in the countercurrent flow, where the hot flue gas comes into contact with a scrubbing liquid – an organic solvent from the chemicals group BASF, which absorbs carbon dioxide from the off-gas.
CO₂ scrubbing for flue gas
"Two very different flue gas streams are emitted at Yara," explains Linde expert Christoph. "At the steam methane reformer, the off-gas to be treated has atmospheric pressure with a high oxygen content. Meanwhile, the synthesis gas at the ammonia plant is emitted at a pressure of 26 bar and doesn't contain oxygen. That is why we are employing two different BASF scrubbing agents from the OASE® brand." The CO2-saturated scrubbing liquid is routed to a desorber where it is heated. This process removes the CO2 from the liquid again. The liquid is then cooled and pumped back to the absorber, where the scrubbing cycle begins again.
Transport by ship from the Norwegian coast
The processe of liquefying and storing the separated carbon dioxide, which leaves the post-combustion plant at a minimum purity of 99.9 percent by volume, will also rely on technologies from Linde. The engineering experts will be responsible for providing large-volume tanks to store carbon dioxide at a pressure of 16 bar and temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius. "For the Yara project, we have to plan storage capacities of up to 12,000 tonnes," Christoph reveals. The infrastructure and technology set-up at Yara provides ideal conditions for Linde. For one thing, the plant's location in an industrial park provides easy access to heating and cooling water, and it has the further advantage of being situated on a fjord. This allows for convenient shipping of the liquefied greenhouse gas by tanker. Finally, the CO2 is destined to be injected deep under the seabed in the North Sea by pipeline. The Smeaheia area, located east of the Troll natural gas field, has already been chosen as a secure sequestration location.
Industrial plant of ammonia producer Yara in Porsgrunn, Norway.
The CCS countdown is running
All three selected candidates are currently working on a further concept study to be submitted to Gassnova. The Norwegian government will announce at the start of 2019 which projects will be selected. If everything goes well, operations will start in 2022.This will be an important milestone for industrial-scale use of the CCS technology.


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Coronado landmark ties bow on tower, plans year of events
View the Video The Hotel del Coronado celebrates its 125 birthday by Roger Showley
After 125 years, you'd think there was nothing new to be said about the Hotel del Coronado.
We know about its storied origins, its celebrity guests, its Hollywood connections and its ghostly presence in Room 3327.
San Diego's most recognized iconic landmark -- its red turrets rising above the wide Coronado beach -- is one of the few 19th century American resort hotels still in business. A must-go place on every tourist's bucket list.
But leave it to Christine Donovan, the hotel's official historian, to find hidden nuggets in the warren that serves as the archives in the hotel's south parking lot.
She's rediscovered pictures of conga lines at conventions, a reference to Marilyn Monroe's favorite pudding while she was filming
"My recollections of the great man are rather mixed and consist principally of a figure swathed in a barber's sheet, from which some kind of head emerged."
View the photo gallery: Hotel del Coronado at 125
Del tones
"It's been the centerpiece of the city and we're very proud of the hotel turning 125." -- Coronado Mayor Casey Tanaka.
But he has yet to stay overnight at the hotel, even after living in the city for 30 years: "I don't make that kind of money."
"I would suspect that not only is the Del the best preserved (of 19th century resort hotels, it's the only one Disney World chose to copy for one of its hotels." --
There also were tales of World War II soldiers, sailors and airmen.
"The officers were treated as regular guests, instead of being segregated in a portion of the hotel," recalled Warren Goodman, a Marine pilot who stayed at the hotel in 1942-43. "(That) was what made my stay so enjoyable and contributed greatly to my morale at that time."
These and other first-hand accounts are included in her new book, "Hotel del Coronado History," published to commemorate the hotel's latest milestone.
In the first few decades, hotel visitors routinely signed the guest book and they could see what rich and famous VIPs might be present.
But today, Donovan said celebrities usually slip in under assumed names and try to maintain their privacy.
"It's all very hush, hush," she said.
Unlike many hotel properties, the Del has a wealth of photos of guests and events over the years, menus, price sheets, log books -- things that other hotels routinely discard when new management and owners take over.
"I'd rather have a letter someone writes about their week at the Del than a picture with no story," Donovan said. "I do not think a picture is worth a thousand words. I'd take a thousand words everyday."
A young girl named Noel visited with her parents and brother in 1892 and wrote letters to her cousins back East. One excerpt from Feb. 14, 1892:
"This is the loveliest, biggest hotel you can imagine," she said. "The proprietor told Father there were 900 guests in the hotel over Sunday, and every day a band sits up in a little balcony in the dining room and plays through lunch and dinner. P.S. Brother says 'guests' are people who don't pay. People that come here to have to pay. So, what I mean is: On Sunday there were 900 boarders in the hotel."
Hotel del Coronado through time
You can learn more about the Hotel del Coronado's history and add you own memories at a special website, hoteldelhistory.com
1885: Elisha Babcock, Hampton L. Story and three other investors pay $110,000 for 4,000-acre "San Diego Peninsula."
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1888: Hotel opens with 425 guest rooms ($2.50 starting rate); John D. Spreckels assumes ownership in 1889.
1892: Kate Morgan commits suicide while staying at hotel; ghost said to haunt her room 302 (now 3327)
1900: Tent City established south of hotel, closes in 1939.
1920: Prince of Wales, future Edward VIII, feted at hotel.
1958: "Some Like It Hot" filmed, starring Marilyn Monroe
1963: M. Larry Lawrence purchases in 1963.
1977: Hotel declared national historic landmark.
1997: Lowe Enterprises buys hotel.
2003-2011: Ownership and control shift several times with value peaking at $745 million; current ownership: Blackstone Real Estate Partners, Strategic Hotels and Resorts, and KSL Resorts.
2007: Beach Village opened with 78 beachfront guestrooms in 35 cottages.
Anniversary events
All year: Special package starting at $299 per night
January: "Hotel del Coronado History" by official hotel historian Christine Donovan was published, $39.95, available in hotel gift shops; $1.25 per book to be donated to United Through Reading, a program for military parents to record readings to their children.
February: Giant golden bow was wrapped around the iconic red turret.
June-July: Exhibition at Coronado Public Library
October: Hallow-wine party, guests encouraged to dress in Del-themed costumes.
November-December: "Holiday Festival - A Family Celebration," Nov. 27, includes Santa's Village, holiday booths with games and prizes; Skating by the Sea on temporary ice rink; "American Christmas" production by Lamb's Players Theatre; Victorian buffet dinner for Christmas; Victorian tea service; holiday night bike tours, cookie decorating, crafts for kids, scavenger hunts, "Elf tuck-ins,"
Facts and fictions
Hollywood: "Knights of Pythias Camp" (1901), first movie filmed at Del; "Some Like It Hot" (1959) most famous film set at the Del, starring Marilyn Monroe; guests included Charlie Chaplin,
Ghost story: Kate Morgan checked in 1892 to Room 302 (now 3327) and never checked in, found dead on exterior staircase, officially attributed to self-inflicted gunshot wound; said to haunt the premises ever since.
Presidents: 11 have visited or stayed at the Del, from Benjamin Harrison in 1891 to
Kings and princes: Hawaii King Kalakaua arrived Dec. 28, 1890, but suffered a stroke in Santa Barbara and died in San Francisco less than a month later; his sister was Hawaii's last monarch. Edward, Prince of Wales, visited in 1920, but his future wife, Wallis Warfield Simpson, who lived in Coronado, was away at the time.
Oz: L. Frank Baum wintered at the hotel several times from 1904 to 1910 and penned some of his "Wizard of Oz" sequels there; he is sometimes credited with designing the crown-shaped chandeliers in the Crown Room.
Success?: The hotel opened just as San Diego's real estate boom went bust. John D. Spreckels, son of the sugar magnate, began investing in the property and took full control in 1889; his descendents sold their interest in 1948. In 1933, at the height of the Depression, only nine rooms occupied at one point.
Room count: 425 in 1888, 757 now including 368 now in the original "Victorian Building," in 214 Ocean Tower, 97 in California Cabanas,and 78 in Beach Village's 35 cottages and suites.
Room for all: Tent City, opened in 1900 extending one mile south of the hotel, offered more than 500 tents, starting at $1.50 per week, and camp sites (hotel rooms started at $3 per day). The 10 Coronado Shores condo towers, opened inthe 1970s, occupy the Tent City site.
French chef: Gourmet cook Julian Child's parents honeymooned at the Del in 1911 before settling in Pasadena.
Marilyn Monroe Pudding
While she was at the Hotel del Coronado during the filming of "Some Like It Hot" in 1958, Marilyn Monroe most enjoyed a vanilla souffle pudding. The hotel chef has come up with a recipe that might have pleased the blonde bombshell:
For pudding:
1 1/2 qt. Heavy cream
1 oz. Gelatin
1 c. Water
1 c. Egg yolks
20 oz. Sugar
1 Vanilla bean
Heat 1 qt. heavy cream to boil, add gelatin that has been softened in about a 1 cup water, temper in yolks. Whip 1/2 quart heavy cream with 12 oz. sugar, fold into yolk mix. Pour 4 oz. of mix into desired molds and chill overnight.
For meringue:
1 c. Egg whites
8 oz. Sugar
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$110,000 Price paid for all of Coronado peninsula
$1 million Amount raised from initial land auction that drew 6,000, when 350 lots were sold in 1886
$1 million Cost of hotel, 60 percent construction, 40 percent furnishings
$200 Salary of head chef Frederick Pierre Compagnon, born in Switzerland, trained in Paris, highest paid employee
$2.50 Starting room rates, including all meals
2,500 Approximate number of electric light bulbs installed. Building was also piped for gas.
120 feet Height of ballroom tower
33 feet Height of Crown Room, a 60-by-160-foot space, ceiling built of Oregon sugar pine.
15 tons Artificial ice machine daily production
Inspiration: The developers, Elisha S. Babcock Jr. and Hampton L. Story, supposedly were hunting and fishing on and around Coronado when they conceived the idea of a new community and a resort hotel.
Designers: Brothers James and Watson Reid of Evansville, Ind., were the architects who had worked with Babcock during his days as a Midwestern railroad man. Construction began after the March 19, 1887, groundbreaking ceremony. Its Queen Anne style of whimsical architecture includes the usual flourishes of turrets, gables and dormers.
Less-than-grand opening: The first guests arrived Jan. 29, 1888, but there never was a formal opening or dedication. Historians have picked Feb. 19 as the unofficial birthday -- the day the main dining served its first meal.


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We hope you have a look around and find that you enjoy the forum here as much as we all do. James has a 'read me first' on the main index page that is well worth a quick look.
Beyond that, please feel free to use this thread to introduce yourself and tell us a bit about yourself. One of the great things about CC is meeting cricket die-hards and/or people who have just discovered this great game. Who do you support? Do/where do you play yourself? How did you get into the sport and do you have particular heroes?
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The boys demanded Grinch last night.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
A Town Christmas Forgot
A Christmas Pageant and A Christmas Visitor...
Merry Christmas to all...
national lampoons christmas vacation
Home Alone. And laughed just as hard as the last time! :P
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Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth..."
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And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
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An 8-year-old western Pennsylvania girl is recovering after a driver fleeing police sent a parked car careening into her as she rode her scooter, in a horrifying crash caught on surveillance video.
But even as Cassidy Wall recovers, that video still upsets her, she says.
"When I saw the video, every time I thought about it, I started crying," she said. "It hurted my feelings, and I didn't like what I saw."
"I fell and flew in the air, and I landed on my head," Cassidy told NBC affiliate WICU.
Cassidy and her 5-year-old sister Zmyiah were playing out front of their home near the corner of East 29th and German Streets in Erie, Pennsylvania, on May 9 when a police pursuit zoomed past.
The fleeing vehicle struck a parked car -- flinging it up onto the sidewalk, where the Cassidy was riding her scooter.
"The car crashed… then she (Cassidy) got hit," Zmyiah -- who was heading down the front steps at the time of the crash and was able to avoid being hit -- told WICU. "She flew all the way up in the sky and fell on her head."
Despite the violent impact, Cassidy only suffered a concussion and was back up a few days later.
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Police eventually caught up to the men they say were in the car at the time, arresting suspected driver Angello Moore and passenger Brandon Carlson.
Moore, 18, was sent to county jail, unable to post $125,000 bail. He faces 22 counts, including fleeing police, aggravated assault by vehicle, reckless endangerment, drug possession and related charges, according to court documents.
Carlson, 18, faces firearm and marijuana charges. He remains jailed, unable to post $20,000 bail, according to online court records.
Surveillance video released earlier this week shows Cassidy being rammed by the out-of-control car.
"I was terrified... I still [am] terrified," Cassidy's father Delorean Wall told WICU. "As a father, you don't want that to happen to your children. It's crazy."


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Baylor has regained the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Baylor has regained the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Coach Kim Mulkey's team received 32 first-place votes Monday, two days after then-No. 1 Connecticut lost to Notre Dame. The Lady Bears were the top choice in the preseason and had a run of 21 straight weeks atop the poll end with a neutral site loss to Stanford in November.
Notre Dame jumped up three spots to No. 2 after its one-point victory over UConn. The Huskies fell to third. Duke, the only unbeaten team left in Division I, was fourth and Stanford fifth.
The Cardinal are followed by Kentucky, California, Penn State, Tennessee and Maryland.
Oklahoma State had the biggest drop, falling eight spots to No. 21 after losing twice this week, including to Baylor.
Miami and Iowa State entered the Top 25 at 24th and 25th, while Nebraska and Arkansas fell out.


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The purpose of accounting has been generally described as the process of providing information to owners, creditors, governmental regulatory agencies, and operating management. "In a broad sense accounting has one primary function: facilitating the administration of economic resources. This function has two closely related phases: (1) measuring and arraying economic data; (2) communicating the results of this process to interested parties."1 Of primary concern is the fact that the users of the accounting information are involved in the decision making process. However, they have different in-terests and objectives. Accordingly, the same information may re-quire varied processing and summarization to meet the needs of each class of users. Various accounting practices, based on the same accounting concepts and principles, have been developed to satisfy the multiple and changing needs of the users of accounting reports. Direct and absorption costing are two such accounting practices. Controversy continues to exist as to which of these two costing methods is better for decision making purposes and for re-porting to the users of accounting information. The objective of this paper is to dwell upon the historical nature of the controversy and build a case for a method of costing that rests on economic logic and realities of the market place.
Direct Costing vs. Absorption Costing—In Historical Perspective
"One of the major problems in determining the valuation of manu-factured assets is the decision regarding which costs are relevant to future periods and thus should be included in asset valuation and which should be charged against current income."2 This is the crux of the controversy between direct costing and absorption cost-ing.
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ESA organised an international training course in September 2011 to give astronauts a taste of real exploration conditions.
ESA's astronauts Tim Peake and Thomas Pesquet were joined by Randolph Bresnik from NASA, Norishige Kanai from Japan and Sergey Ryzhikov from Russia for this 12-day course that sent participants to dark, cool and humid cave for six days.
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Jadeveon Clowney poses for photo with police officers
On Thursday, South Carolina star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was ticketed for driving 84 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Earlier this month, he was clocked going 110 mph in a 70 mph zone.
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But on Friday, Clowney wasn't driving. Instead, the Gamecocks were in Orlando (they arrived Thursday) for the Capital One Bowl game on Jan. 1 against Wisconsin.
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Clowney found time to pose for photos with two police officers — likely those escorting the Gamecocks from place to place.
Also on Friday, video from Thursday's traffic stop showed Clowney telling the officer that he had just three minutes to reach Williams-Brice Stadium. He told the officer he was trying to get there before the team left. Clowney also let a passenger drive after being pulled over, according to the Associated Press.
The bowl game is expected to be Clowney's last in college because he'll enter the NFL draft and be a top pick. On Thursday, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier addressed Clowney's speeding tickets.
"He needs to go to driving school doesn't he?" Spurrier told reporters. "At least he'll have enough money to pay for it in a week or so from now. Hopefully they'll send him (to driving school) after the bowl game."


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China's Wen calls for action on Europe debt
BEIJING (AP) — Expressing alarm at Europe's debt problems, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on Greece, Spain and Italy to embrace budget cuts and get their finances in order after meeting Thursday with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Wen said Beijing is willing to keep buying European bonds but gave no sign Beijing will bail out the eurozone.
Merkel was in Beijing for talks aimed at boosting trade and allaying Chinese fears about Europe's heavy government debts. China has a stake in a resolution because Europe is its biggest export market and Beijing holds billions of dollars in European bonds.
"The European debt crisis has continued to worsen, giving rise to serious concerns in the international community. Frankly speaking, I am also worried," Wen told reporters. He cited uncertainty over whether Greece leaves the eurozone and whether Italy and Spain will take "comprehensive rescue measures," a reference to spending cuts and tax increases to balance their budgets.
"Resolving these two problems rests with whether Greece, Spain, Italy and other countries have the determination for reform," the premier said. "Resolving the European debt problem requires fiscal tightening and finding balance within individual economies."
Wen's comments were unusually pointed for China, which says governments should not interfere in each other's affairs. But the country's leaders are increasingly worried about the safety of their European debt holdings and European economies where Chinese companies are expanding.
Wen said Beijing was willing to buy European bonds so long as it could evaluate the risks and to help the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank — the so-called troika — support indebted eurozone countries "in overcoming hardships."
Wen made a similar pledge of possible Chinese aid to European bailout funds during Merkel's last visit to Beijing in February but it is unclear what the communist government has done.
The European Financial Stability Fund, set up to lend to troubled governments, says China and other Asian investors have bought 40 percent of its bonds but has released no other details.
Merkel told reporters that while the crisis is not over, countries such as Italy and Greece were "on an intensive road of reforms. I am convinced that this will bear fruit."
Greek politicians agreed this week on an austerity package demanded by creditors but were negotiating details. Inspectors from the troika are due in Athens next month for a review, on which hinges a rescue loan installment of 31 billion.
"I want Greece to remain part of the eurozone," Merkel said. "I have at the same time indicated that credibility is very important in the eurozone. Therefore we expect the program to be implemented."
Ahead of Merkel's visit, German officials told reporters Berlin wanted to reassure Beijing that European debt is a "safe and good investment."
Later, Wen and Merkel presided at a signing ceremony for billions of dollars in business deals — a regular event during visits by European leaders.
Airbus Industrie, a unit of the French-German consortium EADS, committed to invest $1.6 billion in the second phase of an aircraft final assembly plant opened in 2008 in Tianjin, Wen's hometown. A Chinese state company signed an agreement to purchase 50 Airbus jetliners valued at $3.5 billion.
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, signed a deal to invest $219 million in an "environmentally friendly production facility" and vocational training initiative, also in Tianjin. Eurocopter, another EADS unit, signed an agreement to build a $12.5 million production facility in China.
Officials of the two governments also signed agreements to collaborate in biotechnology, electric vehicles, agriculture, education, labor and the environment.
The next round in a regular series of Chinese-German meetings was scheduled for next year, but German officials say Wen asked Merkel to come early before the Communist Party begins a once-a-decade handover of power to younger leaders in October.
Merkel met later Thursday with Xi Jinping, who is due to become party leader and president.
The two-day visit comes as Beijing is struggling to pull China out of its deepest economic slump since the 2008 global crisis. The government has cut interest rates twice and is pumping money into the economy with a wave of investments by state companies.
A Cabinet official said Wednesday that official measures are starting to take effect and growth was "stabilizing at a slow pace." But corporate profits are down and a survey of manufacturers released last week showed future export orders have fallen.
Germany is China's biggest European trading partner and one of the few developed economies with which it runs a trade deficit, due to large imports of German factory equipment and industrial components. Beijing reported a $16.3 billion trade deficit with Germany last year and $13 billion for the first seven months of this year.
Europe's downturn has battered China's exporters, wiping out thousands of manufacturing jobs.
Exports to Italy in July plunged 26 percent from a year earlier, while those to even relatively strong Germany were down 6.5 percent. Exports to France fell 8 percent.
The trade slump, coupled with weak consumer demand in China, has raised the threat of unrest as the party tries to enforce calm ahead of its leadership transition.
Merkel was accompanied by a 20-member delegation of executives from German companies in the auto, chemicals, energy, commodities and other industries.
The visit also comes amid tension over a request by European manufacturers of solar power equipment for anti-dumping duties on Chinese products they say are improperly subsidized. Chinese manufacturers that depend on the European market have warned Beijing might retaliate.
The visit focuses mostly on economic issues, but a senior German official told reporters he expects an "open discussion" with Chinese leaders on Syria, which is in the throes of a civil war that has left an estimated 20,000 people dead.
Russia and China have repeatedly used their veto power in the U.N. Security Council to block strong Western- and Arab-backed action against President Bashar Assad's regime that could have led to sanctions.
Germany hopes a Security Council agreement on humanitarian issues could help provide a basis for a stronger agreement on political questions, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
On Friday, Merkel and Wen planned to travel to Tianjin, east of Beijing, to visit the Airbus plant.
AP writer Geir Moulson in Berlin and APTN producer Aritz Parra in Beijing contributed.
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 is a treat. Eye Candy to the masses, it has already (if reports on the Internet are correct) outsold the iPhone 5. This is entirely believable as Cook hasn't done anything new and innovative since he has been in charge of Apple and the iPhone 5 is no exception to that. That said, the new iPhone that is coming out could break that pattern and put him back in the running (I hope so I've been an Apple fanboy for awhile now); but I digress.
So if you are looking for a phone with RAW power then the Samsung Galaxy S4 from AT&T is or could be the phone you are looking for. It has a BEEFY (MEATY) (GIRTHY) (Ok this isn't the ballpark frank commercial after all) 1.9 GHz [at this point why not call it 2?] QUAD-CORE SnapDragon 600 Processor. It has 2GB of RAM, LTE, NFC, ABC, err? No ABC, I got carried away again. This phone is kind of a big thing, my hands are shaking it's… you know… THE SAMSUNG S F(@#(*$ FOUR!!
So among other things it has a Super Huge Honkin' AMOLED (not be confused with Chicken Mole which is also very good!) but SUPER AMOLED is Active Matrix organic Light-Emitting Diode with Samsung's SUPER before it. What does that mean to you exactly? Well if you get a regular AMOLED (not a super one, remember the one with the cape is the good one!), you will find that you can't see it very well in direct sunlight. The SAMSUNG SUPER AMOLED is different because it reduces the size of gaps between layers of the screen. This takes care of most of that problem. Motorola has a Super AMOLED Advanced version that they say is even better (see RAZR for details).
The nice thing about the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 is the beefy (no I won't start again) 3.8v Lithium Ion 2600mAh battery that it comes with. The battery lasts a very long time, and unlike the other phone we just reviewed (my favorite AT&T HTC One, that they will absolutely not let me keep – for the love of all that is HOLY!!!) you can switch out the battery. So if you are one of those cell phone road warriors at work that have to put 8+ hours of straight talk time and internet on your phone everyday… this could be your answer. The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 has some of the best battery performance that I've seen on any of these quad-core processor phones.
The design is nothing new, if you liked the S3 – you will like the S4. Could Samsung have been more creative? Um.. yah, but I'm also a big fan of "If it ain't broke don't fix it". There is something to be said for that, and there is something to be said for handheld familiarity outside of the intimate knowledge of one's self. LOL! The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 provides that. The screen is –evvveer– so slightly bigger coming in at 5 full inches (measured and verified, it's not Samsung boasting away)
You get a storage slot to throw a micro SD card in, so you are good there. On the Nerd front you can root this bad baby, throw a ROM on it and have fun. I didn't see anything about unlocked bootloaders when I looked around some of the sites, but the fact that you can throw a recovery on it, and put roms, themes, and overclock is always a good thing. (Remember if you do it that you will void your warranty and have bad dreams, stumble randomly when you walk and you might go blind). What's also cool on the nerd front is the IR Blaster for controlling your TV and other gadgetry. I love this functionality on phones and it just makes SO much sense to have it, why did we have to wait for like 12 years of smart phone iterations to think of it? 🙂
The new stuff that is fun to play with comes in the form of the new "Air" View / "Air" gestures. You can hover over a selection (not actually touch it) to see more information about something and you can wave your hand to change between tabs, etc.. etc.. I don't like it. Too much work, and I'm used to doing things the old way with my thumb and finger. Some stuff that is really cool is the Smart Pause – god that's neat. You just fire up a video and watch it, while you are watching… you're friend comes along and says "Hey what's up, I heard you got a new phone" – you look away from the screen and greet them and then look back… the video was paused automatically when you looked away. That is SO FETCH! (giggle)
Seriously though, there are a ton of features and most of them will likely remain unexplored for all time. I think "they" herein defined as those who make design decisions and "them" herein defined as those executives who decide what to trim and what to include… I think they and them sometimes make a bad decision to throw features in quantity more than quantity in a desperate attempt to get a handle on what the next new big thing is going to be. I'm not sure I like that, but then again left with the alternative (Focus groups: think lots of people lured with 50-250 bucks to give their opinion on something) I'm not sure what choice they had.
[pullquote]The phone itself is very peppy. If it were a pony I would ride it to the market and get there before you. Alas it is a phone, so I'll call to the market, get what I want delivered, and still have it before you. (smirk)[/pullquote]
The service was very good, no dropped calls, and really decent speed on the 4G side from AT&T. There are a number of different accessories for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 but I don't have any so I can't speak to how good they are or if they are even useful.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he camera is kinda cool, the images are nice and clear and the color is accurate.. perhaps more-so than my iPhone 4s. I'm not sure – I got lazy and didn't want to take a pic and import it in for a side by side. It's a good camera though… and I would use it for article inclusions if the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 was my main phone. It's not though, and I'm sure AT&T would not let me have it either, and if they did I wouldn't take it because they won't let me have the HTC One. Now I'm going to have to go buy an HTC One like everyone else and dammit… oh wait… that's kind of fair. OK 🙂
The Stock ROM is kinda too feature enabled, I don't like it and I would "ROM" this phone faster than you could say "Oh that banner thingy is annoying as F&(*". It interferes with a lot of stuff and it is a lot like that guy who has a crush on you who works in the mail room… it just won't go away… and die… 🙂 You can of course disable it and re-enable it, but it's a bad feature and you should just take my word for it and disable it for all time.
I'm not going to talk about the sound on the Samsung S4 it is so bad compared to the HTC One (which I noted was tinny and under-powered) that I don't want to comment on it at all. Headphones, or external speakers are the way to go.
So which way should you go? If swapping out a battery is not important to you, then head over to the AT&T HTC One (I'm getting goose bumps talking about it), and if you must swap then definitely the way to go is this AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4. The battery life is better than the HTC One (not much, but better is better) and you can swap it. [pullquote align="right"]The AT&T HTC One is pretty, and the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 is like its less attractive chunkier sister. LOL[/pullquote]
5 out of 5 stars for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm not going to take a star for the crappy sound because as I indicated in the HTC One article I am a budding audiophile and well… I may be too hard on the cell phone speaker thing. Thanks for reading my rambling article on the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4, I hope you liked it. If not there is always C/Net! <3


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HBO Films Presents A Pariah Production;
Directed By Shari Springer Berman And Robert Pulcini; Written By David Seltzer;
Gavin Polone And Zanne Devine Executive Produce; Karyn McCarthy Produces
In 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock star showed his eccentric family on the small screen and decades before housewives had screaming matches with each other on camera in public.
CINEMA VERITE tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking 12-hour PBS documentary series "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new genre: the reality TV series. Oscar(R), Golden Globe and Emmy(R) nominee Diane Lane ("Secretariat," "Unfaithful"), Oscar(R) and Golden Globe winner Tim Robbins ("Mystic River," "Dead Man Walking") and Golden Globe and Emmy(R) winner James Gandolfini ("Where the Wild Things Are," HBO's "The Sopranos") star in the HBO Films presentation, directed by Oscar(R) nominees Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ("The Nanny Diaries," HBO's "American Splendor") and written by David Seltzer ("The Omen," "Punchline"). CINEMA VERITE debuts SATURDAY, APRIL 23 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT).
Other HBO playdates: April 23 (2:00 a.m.), 24 (6:00 p.m.) and 26 (11:30 a.m., 9:00 p.m.) and May 1 (4:45 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 6 (1:15 p.m., 8:00 p.m.), 7 (11:45 a.m.), 9 (12:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.), 12 (4:30 p.m., 11:45 p.m.), 15 (10:15 a.m.) and 17 (midnight)
HBO2 playdates: April 28 (9:15 a.m., 9:00 p.m.) and May 4 (midnight), 8 (10:45 a.m., 8:00 p.m.), 13 (1:15 p.m.), 18 (2:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m.), 21 (5:00 p.m., 3:05 a.m.), 23 (5:15 p.m.) and 29 (10:00 p.m.)
The film also stars Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous," "Saved!"), Kathleen Quinlan ("Apollo 13," "A Civil Action"), Lolita Davidovich ("Hollywood Homicide," "Gods and Monsters") and Shanna Collins ("Swingtown," "In My Sleep"). The Loud children are played by Thomas Dekker ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "A Nightmare on Elm Street") as Lance; Johnny Simmons ("Scott Pilgram vs. The World," "Jennifer's Body") as Kevin; Nick Eversman ("The Runaway," "Vampires Suck") as Grant; Caitlin Custer ("Memphis Beat," "Swingtown") as Delilah; and Kaitlyn Dever ("Justified," "Bad Teacher") as Michele.
CINEMA VERITE is an HBO Films presentation of a Pariah Production; Gavin Polone ("Gilmore Girls," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Zanne Devine ("Easy A," "The Guardian") executive produce; Karyn McCarthy ("Syriana," HBO's "John Adams") produces.
"An American Family" was a total departure from the television shows of the time when it aired in 1973, and brought public scrutiny to a family unprepared for the consequences. CINEMA VERITE shows how the Louds were thrust into the spotlight as parents Pat (Diane Lane) and Bill (Tim Robbins) struggled with their marriage while raising their children. In particular, Pat was criticized for asking for a divorce and for her support of her openly gay son Lance (Thomas Dekker) at a time when homosexuality was rarely represented on television.
CINEMA VERITE gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the original PBS series was created by filmmaker Craig Gilbert (James Gandolfini), focusing on the seven-month period in 1971 when the original footage was filmed. While he aimed to have an impact on culture, he also felt that the family's struggles were relatable to many Americans in a way that the Brady Bunch and the Partridge Family were not. The crew of Alan and Susan Raymond (Patrick Fugit, Shanna Collins), who did the filming, were often at odds with Gilbert about what content was appropriate to shoot.
The 1973 airing of "An American Family" drew more than ten million viewers, sparking widespread controversy and harsh criticism of the family. It was widely discussed in the media, with the Loud family appearing on the cover of the March 12, 1973 issue of Newsweek.
World renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead observed, "[�An American Family'] is, I believe, as new and as significant as the invention of drama or the novel - a new way in which people can learn to look at life, by seeing the real life of others interpreted by the camera."
In 2002, TV Guide named "An American Family" one of The Top 50 Greatest Shows of All Time.
In addition to their success in the feature film world, the Academy Award(R)-nominated team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have a rich background in documentaries and films with true-life subject matter, and seemed the perfect choice to helm CINEMA VERITE.
"Having started out as documentary filmmakers, we actually made verite-style films," says Springer Berman. "There's always this moral question of whether you've gone too far. You have a conflicting agenda of telling a compelling story, yet trying not to push things in a direction that they wouldn't naturally occur. All these issues really drew us in. We related to both Craig and the Raymonds."
In capturing the spirit of the �70s, Berman and Pulcini, in essence, returned to their own childhoods. "As kids growing up on the East Coast, we were bombarded with images of California families," explains Pulcini. "They really influenced us - The Brady Bunch, the Partridge Family - ideal families living the American dream in the sun. And here we are in 2011 revisiting those �70s images, but making a film about the flip side of that fantasy, about a beautiful, well-to-do, but dysfunctional West Coast family who was exploited, not celebrated, by television."
Continues Pulcini, "But I do think there's a very human story at the heart of this film, which is all about the power of family, however imperfect and flawed. When the whole country turns against the Louds, you see that they still function as a family, regardless of how intact they are as a unit. At the time, it was a unique idea to go on TV and show that aspect of family life. Today, families are always changing; the concept of families is always changing. I think the Louds, in many ways, were ahead of their time."
"One of the central themes of the film is the value of family, how they are constructed in strange, wonderful, painful ways," observes executive producer Zanne Devine. "I think there's something really beautiful about the way they stuck together through the storm and have an amazing bond."
David Seltzer, who wrote the script and also came from a documentary background, recalls the impact of the original series, saying, "I knew about �An American Family' when it first went on the air; it was the first time that somebody opened up their door for cameras to film them as they really were. No one called it �reality TV,' or had any idea it would become a phenomenon that would eventually swamp the airwaves. Everybody thought it was just a one-off."
The emotional fallout from the airing of "American Family" in 1973 was surprising and overwhelming. The family was vilified by critics and the American public.
Diane Lane, who plays Pat Loud, comments, "No one was prepared for the kind of backlash that resulted. The family was, in essence, stoned in the town square, burned in effigy. They were a tool in a machine that didn't know what to do with them, and the public and press were so unforgiving for violating the image of the American family that people wanted to believe about themselves. I think America just didn't know how to separate the hall of mirrors that this art form reveals. They didn't like what they saw in the mirror."
Tim Robbins, who plays Bill Loud, adds, "I think you have to understand the context in which America saw this first representation of what it is to be a family, having cameras on you. It was a major breakthrough for a large segment of the population that was living in the shadows�and in shame in many communities throughout America. Imagine being a gay man in 1973 in a community that considered you a weirdo and an outcast and, oftentimes, you felt your own safety was at risk. And all of a sudden on American television comes Lance Loud, who is openly and proudly gay. I believe it was a major liberation for a lot of American males. It's taken on a legendary status as something that probably started a sea change in the way homosexuals are perceived."
A clip of Lance Loud on "The Dick Cavett Show" convinced Thomas Dekker to take the part. "When I read the script I thought he was just this kind of flamboyant guy," explains Dekker. "But when I watched his interview, I saw that he was such a myriad of things. He was famous for being the first openly gay young guy on television and in the public, and that was a brave thing to do in that time. He had this confidence to go completely in his own direction and no matter how eccentric or daring it was, to him, it was very honest and truthful."
Although the perception was incorrect, many people who watched the original series believed Lance "came out" in the Central Park scene with his mother. "Lance was open and positive about his sexuality, and his family accepted him," says Springer Berman. "It may have surprised some viewers, but the family loved him for who he was. He never �came out,' per se, on the show, but he didn't hide who he was, either, and it was a first for television. I actually think it was America who came out when they met Lance."
The differing points of view of Gilbert and the Raymonds became a source of conflict during the filming of the original series. "The question of why Pat Loud agreed to the show still gives everyone something to chew on," says Devine. "Why would a woman whose marriage was in a difficult spot allow cameras to come in and capture all of that? Perhaps it was some way to free her of the situation - having something observed allows one to see it differently."
"Craig Gilbert was incredibly eloquent and he related to Pat on an intellectual level, using philosophy and the greater good of the culture to sell his ideas," says Springer Berman. "Of course, as any good filmmaker, he also wanted to get the best footage to make an interesting show."
"As a documentary filmmaker, you struggle to remain detached," adds Pulcini. "But the Raymonds really cared about this family and inevitably got so close that it influenced their judgment. It was a big experiment for them as well, to be asked to actually live among this family while being expected, in the way their art required, to expose them."
James Gandolfini, who plays Craig Gilbert, says, "I think �An American Family' had good intentions. It started with somebody who wanted to document a family in the �70s; it was an intellectual exercise and it was exceptional. We see where it started out, what were the consequences, and how, years later, it has sadly morphed into today's reality TV."
"CINEMA VERITE is about the secrets we all have, which, if exposed, can change the way we feel about ourselves," explains Seltzer. "It is a human need to be known, and having a camera in front of you brings that out. Maybe too much so. That, unfortunately, is what �reality television' is all about today."
CINEMA VERITE was shot mostly on location in and around Los Angeles, with additional filming in New York.
The job of recreating 1970s Santa Barbara and New York fell to talented Emmy(R) Award nominated production designer Patti Podesta ("Bobby," HBO's "Recount").
"The Louds had incredible style in a very unselfconscious way," explains Podesta. "To stay true to that, the tone of the locations and d�cor had to depict the appropriate socio-economic class and style of the family in the early �70s in a way present-day audiences would grasp."
She continues, "Their taste was really eclectic for the period. Bill traveled a lot and Pat had a sort of sophisticated upbringing. She went to Stanford and studied art history. They had Chinoiserie pieces and they mixed exotic with high European. Their style didn't look like �The Brady Bunch' or anything stereotypical of the decade."
Suttirat Anne Larlarb was presented with the task of designing and recreating the wardrobe for the film, which she refers to as "transitional period" clothing.
"What's intriguing about this particular time, 1971, is that it's not the cartoonish kitschy version of the decade, with the big polyester collars and wide bell bottoms," says Larlarb. "The casual comfort of the late �60s in Southern California bleeds over into the early �70s attire, giving us the look of the film. Some scenes called for the character's clothes from the documentary; others allowed for the freedom to capture the spirit of the times. There's also this great juxtaposition with Lance, who discovers urban sophistication and fashion forwardness when he escapes to New York."


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Remember when it was the liberals that considered the potential of a value added tax or VAT in the United States? More and more, conservatives are starting to express their concerns about it becoming a reality.
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Now that health care reform has actually been passed by Congress, the options of stopping it are growing more and more limited. According to syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer, this expensive unfunded liability won't likely be undone in the Supreme Court.
"The first question is, will the courts act on this? I think there is a very good case, a very strong case you can make that the Commerce clause has never been used to force an individual to engage a contract with a private institution, i.e. an insurance company here," Krauthammer said on FNC's March 22 "Special Report with Brett Baier." "Although - so I think there is a strong case. But I cannot imagine that the courts will overturn a piece of legislation this large. So, just as a practical prediction on this, I think it's unlikely, although I would like to see Justice [Samuel] Alito write the overturning opinion."
Therefore, Krauthammer contends this liability will lead to the federal government instituting a VAT for the first time in the United States.
"But then I think there is a larger issue here," Krauthammer said. "I think ultimately Obama understands that he has just added an unbelievably large entitlement on to a country drowning in debt. He is not stupid. I think he is anticipated this, and I think he is, from the beginning, had a plan and the plan is he is going to use the Deficit Reduction Commission, which will report only after November, and I'm absolutely sure it will recommend something new in American history, a national sales tax which is called a VAT in Europe."
Krauthammer suggested liberals believe this is how to fund an entitlement state and not have the public notice, as would be the case with income taxes. And this will be an issue for the 2012 presidential election.
"All the Europeans who have the kind of entitlements America is now going to have, health care and all the others, need the VAT, because it's a gusher of income for the government," Krauthammer continued. "And once you have that, even very small levels - a percent or two of a national sales tax - that's how the liberals think they will be able to fund this new very expanded entitlement state. It's the way it's done in Europe. It's going to have to be done here. And that, I think, is going to be the argument in the president's election of 2012."
As Chris Edwards pointed out for Cato @ Liberty last year, a VAT wouldn't be a cure-all. Instead, this would encourage more spending and higher tax rates, causing an impediment to U.S. economic growth.
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26 July 2018 - 06:39 AM
It's on the disc, we just haven't decided yet how much to charge to unlock it.
It's on the disc, we just haven't decided yet how much to charge to unlock it.
26 June 2018 - 01:15 PM
Updated Power Rankings of SW Movies
New Hope
Rogue One
Last Jedi (C-)
Phantom Menace (F)
Updated Power Rankings of SW Movies
New Hope
Rogue One
Last Jedi (C-)
Phantom Menace (F)
Updated SW POWER RANKINGS:
New Hope
Rogue One
Phantom Menace (F)
Last Jedi (C-) - at least Phantom Menace is what it is, and doesn't strive to be something more. Plus, the past 6 months have been extremely unkind to TLJ after 4 at home rewatches with the kids. My 5 year old wondered why the FO couldn't just "hiderspace" in front of the Resistance ships.
26 June 2018 - 01:06 PM
lol I'm so dumb.
lol I'm so dumb.
Jesus, so fucking dumb.
26 June 2018 - 12:47 PM
Man, I'm sorry to hear that. I'm going to check it out either tonight or tomorrow.
Man, I'm sorry to hear that. I'm going to check it out either tonight or tomorrow.
Whew, boy! I went to see it last night. I have never been this passionate about how terrible a movie is as I was after the first scene in this movie. Thousands of words incoming... Are we gonna do this? FUCK YEAH. Put your spoiler panties on, because Tucker's coming in hot!
1 - The opening scene. Who the hell thought it was a good idea to put a dinosaur sized opening to the OPEN FUCKING SEA in the Mosasaur pen? I mean, I can see maybe some sort of opening to allow water flow, but it can be accomplished with something that isn't 500 feet tall and 100 feet across! JESUS TF CHRIST ON A CRACKER. Hey, y'all also know how when your remote stops working, your entire TV is just FUCKED? I mean, I don't, but apparently in the JP world, if the device you use to remotely open or close a door breaks, then the action that was happening ALSO STOPS.
2 - I mean, the writing was just SO FUCKING TERRIBLE. So, there's this MYSTERIOUS SILENT PARTNER of John Hammond who shows up (everyone "in-universe" knows exactly who he is, though). It's Farmer Hoggett, everyone! Not content to guess pigs' weight, Zefram Cochrane intsead clones his dead daughter and passes her off as his granddaughter. Which is done as this big reveal in the last 20 minutes, but was foreshadowed with the subtlety of 2 jackrabbits fucking in a cage lined with bubble wrap. There's even a damn line of dialogue:
"Do I look like her?"
"You could say... You're her spitting image..."
This is when Deadpool pops in to the side of frame and says "Did ya get that, you fucking retards who only go to see 1 movie a year and have to repeatedly ask your friend just what the hell is happening? REMEMBER THAT FUCKING LINE." But this revelation immediately breaks my brain. Because Hammond died in 1998. But it's stated VERY EXPLICITLY that Hammond said what Lockwood did was "a damn abomination." It's established that the JP thing happened 20+ years ago, and there is a 3+ year gap between JW and JP. So, even assuming that Professor Callahan pulled the CLONE BABY from its tube or whatthefuckever and immediately went to Hammond's bedside where he was dying from being too fucking cool for school and was like "SEE JOHN! I MADE HER FROM FROGS!" causing John Hammond to immediately keel over and die, she should have been played by Rose Byrne, is what I'm saying.
The actress playing the little girl is 11 years old, if that! Colin Trevorrow can't even get basic math right!
3 - Let's talk more math! Look, I'm a pretty hefty fella. I'm working on it, but it is what it is. If I bump into a wall at the wrong angle or someone bakes a cherry pie and the smell hits me and I spin around too close to a wall, that thing is going to have a new hole. That's all I'm saying. But this new dino (more on that in a bit) literally gets a full head of steam and crashes into a wall holding a dumbwaiter door, and bounces off. 3 minutes later, it's on the damn roof, and bends FUCKING STEEL WITH A MISSTEP. Because these things are measured in TONS, y'know?
4 - Speaking of stupidly blatant foreshadowing, the very first image released to promote this movie was this:
They then show this thing, emphasis on those horns, no fewer than 5 more times. Because that's what kills the super-dino in this one.
5 - THE INDORAPTOR. You fucking read that right. Not content with the Indominus Rex destroying the entire kingdom the last time around, they create a NEW HYBRID that is very bad for the environment. The name is something that sounds like Kyle Lowry's nickname after his 4th bong hit. And if you don't know who Kyle Lowry is, don't worry. This thing is created from the Indominus' DNA spliced with a Raptor. But the Rex was already a 'raptor hybrid... 'member? Because I don't think the writers did. That was the whole plot twist, they let loose the raptors to hunt it, but then the Indo starts talking to them and flips them.
6 - Last thing, I swear. When building a franchise, there needs to be an agreed upon set of rules. One of the fundamental aspects of those rules are "Here is our basic premise." In JP, JP2, and JP3, it was "Cloning dinosaurs, no matter how cool and how well planned, can only turn out poorly for humans and is a TERRIBLE IDEA." Even the most despised movie, JP3, understood this. The inciting incident of that was illegal tourist boat trips just to the vicinity to paraglide, but something ate the guy in the fog (we don't really care what or how and never find out), and now Screamin' Tea Leoni and Bill Macy have to pretend to be rich to get Alan Grant to take them there...
But not this movie! No, this movie takes the immediate stance that saving the dinosaurs is a debate and VERY SIRRUS QUESTION... This is not a nuanced thing. If there was an animal alive today that killed ALL THE PEOPLE every time it encountered humans, no one would argue for saving it. Look, I like animals, but even pitbull owners look at the JP dinos and say "Someone needs to put that thing down."
In conclusion, Kathleen Kennedy may have ruined Star Wars, but at least she had enough sense to get Colin Trevorrow as far away as possible from the franchise. Think of how bad his script must've been if the person who read The Last Jedi, and said "YES! You nailed it, Rian! Let's waste 40 minutes and 2 of our 3 protagonists and make Luke a bitter little bitch. The audiences are going to love whatever we give them!" read it and goes "Yeah, you don't even get to rewrite this thing. You just made a 20% RT movie, go away..." Just fucking imagine. It probably went back to Endor, and the Ewoks were piloting X-Wings and had managed to reconstruct the superlaser from DS2, and had to be stopped by a combined Rey / Kylo team-up.
25 June 2018 - 01:22 PM
Outside of the first 10 minutes, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is ass.
I know this is to the surprise of no one, but it still pains me.
Outside of the first 10 minutes, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is ass.
I know this is to the surprise of no one, but it still pains me.
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