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[SeBsZ] does a lot of work in home automation, using Xbee modules, LEDs, and other home lighting systems. Naturally, people look to him for help with different electronics projects, but one thing he has been asked time and time again is if he can make a simple mood lighting solution that can be easily installed.
He has always been interested in playing around with RGB LEDs, but he wasn't looking to reinvent the wheel with this project. Instead he based his work off the Ikea Dioder product, an off-the-shelf set of adjustable LED strips. As we've seen before, the control module for these LEDs leaves a bit to be desired, so he removed the Dioder's onboard PIC and wired up a controller of his own. His "Universal IO Board" uses an Atmega88 for control and has all the pins required to attach an Xbee wireless module. With everything wired up, he now has full wireless control of the Dioder light strips, without a ton of fuss.
Although he's selling a few different hardware kits, the schematics for his IO board are freely available on his site, should you want to make your own. The only thing that we didn't see was the code for the Atmega, but we're guessing he has that posted somewhere as well.

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Research Public Companies
Used with permission from The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Researching companies is part of an investor's due diligence. Companies must provide certain information when they initially offer stocks or bonds for sale to the public. They also must provide certain information to the public periodically. This disclosure, which is filed with the SEC, provides investors with information to judge whether a company's securities are a good investment. If a company is not registered, it could be a red flag. Scams often involve unregistered companies.
The SEC's EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) database provides free public access to corporate information. The system allows you to research a company's activities, registration statements, prospectuses, and periodic reports, which include financial statements. EDGAR also provides access to correspondence about corporate filings reviewed by the SEC staff since August 1, 2004.
Searching EDGAR
You can search the EDGAR database in several different ways. If you know the name of the company you want to research, or its ticker symbol, EDGAR's Companies & Other Filers Search is a good place to start. The search results will be shown in a list, starting with the company's most recent filing.
Another option is to use the EDGAR Full-Text Search, which allows you to search the full text of EDGAR filings from the last four years based on keywords. Search results appear as a list of filings, beginning with the most recent. The type of filing is shown in the left-hand column.
Here are the most common types of documents you will find on file with the SEC, which will help you research your investments:
Corporate Reports
Quarterly and annual corporate reports describe the business and include financial statements showing where the company's money came from and how it was spent. The required forms are:
- Annual Reports - Form 10-K. The annual report includes the company's history, audited financial statements, a discussion of products and services, a review of the organization and its operations, and a discussion of the company's major markets.
- Quarterly Reports - Form 10-Q. Each quarter, companies file unaudited financial statements and information about the company's operations in the previous three months. The 10-Q often compares the company's performance in the current quarter to the previous quarter, and to the same quarter in the prior year.
For additional information on how to read a company's financial statements, please read our Beginner's Guide to Financial Statements.
There are four primary financial statements:
- Balance sheets show a company's assets and liabilities at a fixed point in time.
- Income statements show how much money a company made and spent over a period of time.
- Cash flow statements show the exchange of money between a company and the outside world over a period of time.
- Statement of shareholders' equity shows changes in the value of owned stock in the company over time.
Other Reports
Other reports of interest to investors available on EDGAR include:
- Registration Statements. By law, public companies in the U.S. must disclose important financial information before they issue securities such as stocks and bonds for sale to the public. This includes a description of the security being offered; information about the company's properties, business, and management; and financial statements audited by independent auditors. The SEC may examine a company's registration statement to determine whether it complies with U.S. disclosure requirements but it does not evaluate the merits of offerings to determine if the securities are "good" investments.
- Form 8-K. Companies file this form with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about, including bankruptcy proceedings, a change in corporate leadership (such as a new director or officer), and preliminary earnings announcements.
- Forms 3, 4, and 5. Corporate insiders - the company's officers and directors, and anyone owning more than 10% of its stock - must file a "statement of ownership" about those securities with the SEC.
- Form 3 is the initial ownership statement.
- Form 4 reports changes in ownership when the owners buy or sell some of their stock, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction.
- Form 5 is used to report any transactions that should be been reported earlier on a Form 4, or that are eligible for deferred reporting.
Helpful tips
Always check to see if a filing has been amended. When reviewing filings, especially registration statements and periodic reports filed on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, check to see if the filing has been amended. Amended filings are designated by adding "/A" after the file name.
There are many different forms used in EDGAR. The SEC's website includes a description of form types accepted by EDGAR.


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Titan Rocket Finally Completes First Mission
News story originally written on May 24, 1999
The new Titan IV-B rocket finally completed a successful mission today after months of failure. The Lockheed Martin missile carried a classified payload for the United States Air Force. It launched on May 22, 1999 at 5:36 Eastern Standard Time from Space Launch Complex Four East at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
On board the vehicle was a secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. An earlier mission was supposed to launch a similar satellite into orbit, but the Titan rocket blew up after liftoff, destroying the $1 billion satellite.
"We always feel relief at the point in the mission when we have a successful payload separation and the satellite gets into orbit," said Air Force Major John Cherry.
The Titan IV is the nation's largest unmanned rocket, but it has a terrible record. The rocket failed to launch in two previous attempts and blew up in another. A planned mission to send NASA's Quickscat weather satellite into orbit has been delayed because the Titan IV isn't ready for launch.
"Today's successful Titan 4B mission was critical for our customers,"
said G. Thomas Marsh, president of Lockheed Martin Astronautics. "We are
proud to team with the Air Force in launching these large and important
payloads that contribute directly to our national security."


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As building owners and cities realize the positive impacts and potential benefits of vegetated roofs – both on individual buildings and areas as a whole – the number of green roofing projects is growing.
From Chicago's well-known Millennium Park, a 24.5-acre intensive green roof that was completed in 2004 and designed to conceal a parking structure and transportation infrastructure while providing public green space – including an outdoor music facility and a free culture venue – to more recent and much smaller (less than 200 square feet), extensive green roofing projects on individual university buildings – including examples at Kansas State University, Iowa State University, and Cornell University – green roofs are sprouting up everywhere.
As the projects become more popular and widespread, the methods used to create them become more varied. Traditionally, all components of a green roofing system were individually transported to the rooftop where the system was built in place, which is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Now there are two main options – traditional built in place systems and modular systems.
With modular systems, all key components of the green roofing system are integrated into relatively easily moved and installed trays. They include many of the same benefits as traditional vegetated roofing systems, along with a few additional benefits not provided by these built in place systems.
GIS Giant Goes Green
ESRI Canada, the Canadian component of ESRI, a company focused on geographic information system (GIS) solutions, recently installed a vegetated roof at its headquarters building in Toronto. "We're an environmental company," explains Alex Miller, president and founder of ESRI Canada. "The GIS solutions we provide are used in government, business, and education to manage our world sustainability. We wanted to set an example of what a company could do to improve our environment."
The company opted to install a modular system, rather than a traditional system, on the paved terrace adjacent to its 9th floor offices, providing an additional 700 square feet of usable space without increasing the rent. "The modular design allowed us to have a green roof that was fully grown upon being installed, instead of requiring another few years of growth," he says. "It also allowed for easy installation and removal without doing any damage to the building's roof structure." One reason for this concern, and consideration, is that ESRI leases its office space – the company does not own the property.
The building already had the additional structural loading capacity needed for a vegetated roofing system. "The structural loading capacity was built in, so even with the snow load we were able to get 6 inches of growing medium in certain areas," says Scott Torrance, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc., the company behind ESRI Canada's green roof. "Then in other areas, along the beams, we were actually able to get 2 feet of depth of soil, and right on top of the columns we were able to point-load trees."
The plants ensure year-round interest, as a variety of plant species including sedums, grasses, evergreens, and flowering plants were chosen. Staff members also wanted trees, which aren't an easy feat to include in extensive green roofing projects, as they are heavy and require a relatively great depth of growing medium. Torrance opted for Hindu Pan pruned Scotch pines, as Scotch pines are very drought tolerant and the Japanese pruning technique keeps the tree in scale with the size of the planter.
More than 40 different species of plants were used, along with 4-inch- and 6-inch-high modules. Shrubs were planted in 2-foot high planters, while the trees were planted in 4-foot-high planters.
Raise the Roof
With traditional built up vegetated roofing systems, each component of the system is transported to the site and up to the roof. The soil used in the system is often blown up onto the roof. "The ESRI building is a glass building, so blowing soil up nine stories could have been a bit of an issue," Torrance says. "When it gets that high, the blower tube resonates quite a bit and you don't want a giant resonating tube right beside an entire glass building. But, a bunch of trays can be brought up to the site."
Modular systems provide the filtering component, drainage capacity, growing medium, and plants all in one tray, providing for relatively easy and quick installation. "Literally, the ESRI garden was built and finished within a few days," he says.
One option for modular roofing systems, and an option that ESRI Canada chose to include when designing its roof, is that fully pre-planted trays can be transported to the roof and installed, providing an instant green roof. "Modules can be grown in and hardened off at a nursery off site, well in advance of construction of the actual roof," explains Linda Velazquez, ASLA Associate, GRP, LEED AP, and publisher and design consultant of greenroofs.com.
"It's instant," says Torrance. "You don't see a lot of bare earth like you do even in a landscaping project at grade. The whole project comes in as done, it looks completed. That allows a building owner, a tenant, anybody that is building this roof garden, to really present a strong image of success on the opening day. "
Modular Includes Mobility
Mobility is one advantage of modular green roofing systems – both in terms of installation and repair. "There are multiple benefits associated to modular systems as compared to traditional built in place systems," Velazquez says. "The obvious one is that they are mobile! Why is that important? What if you were a tenant of a building and not an owner? With a modular system, you could literally pick it up and take it with you when you move."
While ESRI Canada intends to remain in its current location for a long time, incorporating portability into the design provides flexibility and transferability in case the company does relocate. The modular system also allows the company to easily return the area to its paved, pre-vegetated state if the landlord or future tenant doesn't want the vegetation.
Ready for Repairs
"Another, perhaps more important, strong reason is a simple one," Velazquez says. "If you need to repair the roof for whatever reason, all you have to do is pick up the modules from the affected area, fix the problem, and then replace them. No digging up the entire system – drainage, overburden (the growing media/engineered soil), filter fabric, etc., and plants."
Modular systems still require soil-to-soil contact between trays. But even with the contact and plant roots crossing from one tray to another, because all components of a modular green roofing system are relatively confined into individual trays, only portions around the area of the roof needing maintenance can be removed. "To pull a tray out, you cut it out like a piece of sod on your lawn," says Torrance. "You could reach down – you would have some spillover, it's not like pulling out a tray – but all the growing medium is in one thing so you don't have to shovel it out. It is a much neater way of doing things, for sure." After the roof is fixed, the trays can then be replaced and the disturbance to vegetation can go widely undetected.
The vegetated roof system can also be easily repaired in the same way. "Even the trays can be replaced if they weren't doing well with a particular plant or if there was a plant in one area that someone was very allergic to – you could pull out those five trays and ask the modular supplier to give you five trays of a different plant," he says.
Is Convenience Worth the Cost?
While modular systems offer the same benefits of traditional systems plus a few more, the ease and extra perks of a modular system come at a price. "They still come in a little more expensive than a built up system, but you have the advantage of instant success, lower maintenance, and some lower maintenance costs," Torrance states. "Those things should even out a little bit, because weeds aren't as big of a problem because you don't have as much bare soil and plants are more established, and they have reduced watering needs."
Raving About the Roof
ESRI Canada is happy with its choice to install a modular green roofing system. "Our building overlooks a busy highway," explains Miller. "Now, when you go out to the green roof, you can't tell that there was a highway below because it filters the noise and air pollution. The great visual is stimulating and improves the office environment. It also delivers savings in heating and cooling costs and provides additional usable space without increasing rent. We've made the green roof accessible. We've used it for a number of customer receptions and employee gatherings over the year."
Though the project is just a year old, it has been very well received by office staff and members of the Toronto and green roof communities. "We said that we'd like to set an example to others with the green roof," Miller says. "I believe that we've been fairly successful at that."
Kylie Wroblaski ([email protected]) is associate editor of BUILDINGS.


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Autocorrect, Unexpurgated
[First published—but slightly shorter—in The New York Times.]
I mention a certain writer in an email, and the reply comes back: "Comcast McCarthy??? Phoner novelist???" Did I really type "Comcast"? No. The great god Autocorrect has struck again.
It is an impish god. I try retyping the name on a different device. This time the letters reshuffle themselves into "Format McCarthy." Welcome to the club, Format. Meet the Danish astronomer Touchpad Brahe and the Franco-American actress Natalie Portmanteau.
In past times we were responsible for our own typographical errors. Now Autocorrect has taken charge. This is no small matter. It is a step in our new evolution—the grafting of silicon into our formerly carbon-based species, in the name of collective intelligence. Or unintelligence, as the case may be.
A few months ago the police in Hall County, Ga., locked down the West Hall schools for two hours after someone received a text message saying, "gunman be at west hall today." The texter had tried to type "gunna," but Autocorrect had a better idea.
Who's the boss of our fingers? Cyberspace is awash with outrage. Even if hardly anyone knows exactly how it works or where it is, Autocorrect is felt to be haunting our cell phones or watching from the cloud. Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me," complains via Twitter: "Autocorrect changed 'Fritos' to 'frites.' Autocorrect is effete. Pass it on."
Its cultural status can be judged from the websites and blogs devoted to it, from the stream of whinging on Twitter, and from the appearance of the New Yorker's first Autocorrect cartoon. (A hotdog vendor dashes to the pitcher's mound; the manager looks at his handheld device and says: "Oh, I see what happened. Autocorrect changed 'southpaw' to 'sauerkraut.'")
Tweets the actor and author Stephen Fry: "Just typed 'better than hanging around the house rating bisexuals' to a friend. Thanks, autocorrect. Meant 'eating biscuits.'"
We are collectively peeved. People blast Autocorrect for mangling their intentions. And they blast Autocorrect for failing to unmangle them. "Why so coy, iPhone?" asks the English writer Scarlett Thomas. "I type 'fuckung' and you really can't think of any suggestions? Not one?"
I try to type "geocentric" and discover that I have typed "egocentric"; is Autocorrect making a sort of cosmic joke? I want to address my tweeps (a made-up word, admittedly, but that's what people do). No: I get "twerps." Some pairings seem far apart in the lexicographical space. "Cuticles" becomes "citified." "Catalogues" turns to "fatalities" and "Iditarod" to "radiator." What is the logic?
The logic is hard to discern, and consistency is for hobgoblins. Sometimes "Capistrano" may become "vapid tramp"; next time maybe "campus tramp." Kathryn Schulz, the author of Being Wrong, tweets in verse:
Super fans
sweaty fans
sweaty dreams
sweet dreams.
Autocorrect train wreck over here.
Actually, an assortment of competing algorithms are at work. Autocorrect is not a single entity but a hodgepodge, from different vendors, chief among them Apple, Google and Microsoft. All their algorithms start with the low-hanging fruit. They know what to do when you type "hte." After that, their goals vary, and so do their capabilities.
On mobile phones, where our elephant thumbs tramp across tiny keypads, the idea is to free us from backtracking and drudgery. The iPhone's Autocorrect loves to insert apostrophes. You can rely on it: type "dont" and get "don't." Type "cant" and get "can't"—but is that what you wanted? Autocorrect is just playing the odds. Even "ill" turns to "I'll" and "id" to "I'd" (sorry, Dr. Freud).
When Autocorrect can reach out from the local device or computer to the cloud, the algorithms get much, much smarter. I consulted Mark Paskin, a longtime software engineer on Google's search team. Where a mobile phone can check typing against a modest dictionary of words and corrections, Google uses no dictionary at all.
"A dictionary can be more of a liability than you might expect," Paskin says. "Dictionaries have a lot of trouble keeping up with the real world, right?" Instead Google has access to a decent subset of all the words people type—"a constantly evolving list of words and phrases," he says; "the parlance of our times."
If you type "kofee" into a search box, Google would like to save a few milliseconds by guessing whether you've misspelled the caffeinated beverage or the former Secretary General. It uses a probabilistic algorithm with roots in work done at AT&T Bell Labs in the early 1990s. The probabilities are based on a "noisy channel" model, a fundamental concept of information theory. The model envisions a message source—an idealized user with clear intentions—passing through a noisy channel that introduces typos by omitting letters, reversing letters, or inserting letters …
"We're trying to find the most likely intended word given the word that we see," Paskin says. "Coffee" is fairly common word, so with its vast corpus of text the algorithm can assign it a far higher probability than "Kofi." On the other hand, the data show that spelling "coffee" with a K is a relatively low-probability error. The algorithm combines these probabilities. It also learns from experience and gathers further clues from the context.
The same probabilistic model is powering advances in translation and speech recognition, comparable problems in artificial intelligence. In a way, to achieve anything like perfection in one of these areas would mean solving them all; it would require a complete model of human language.
But perfection will surely be impossible. We're individuals. We're fickle; we make up words and acronyms on the fly, and sometimes we scarcely even know what we're trying to say.
One more thing to worry about: the better Autocorrect gets, the more we will come to rely on it. It's happening already. People who yesterday unlearned arithmetic will soon forget how to spell. One by one we are outsourcing our mental functions to the global prosthetic brain.
I can live with that. We do it with memory, we do it with navigation; what the he'll, let's do it with spelling.


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After installing service pack, Windows automatically creates a backup of the files and settings that service pack installer changes, some are very important if system files is corrupted or damaged, you can use the contents of the folder to return your computer to its previous state.
C:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$ Folder – This folder is safe to delete unless you want to restore windows without service pack in the future.
C:\windows\SevicePackfiles Folder – This folder contains files that are required to replace damaged or changed protected system files, this is not recommended to delete unless you installed softwares that automatically restore to original state after reboot e.g. DeepFreeze
Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 File Cleanup Tool
compcln.exe helps to recover permanent hard disk space by removing previous version of RTM and SP1 files.
For Vista SP1 Files, use vsp1cln.exe to save more space.
Windows 7 Disk Cleanup Tool
Installing Windows 7 SP1 will require a bit more hard drive space, simply by using Windows 7's built-in Disk Cleanup Tool will do the job easily or use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Tool.
DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded


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U.S. U-18 Men's National Team head coach Javier Perez calls 24 players for training camp in Florida
CHICAGO – U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team head coach Javier Perez called 24 players for a week-long training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., to prepare for the upcoming Copa del Atlantico in the Canary Islands.
The training camp runs from Jan. 4-11 and precedes the tournament in Spain, which is scheduled to be played Feb. 4-7.
Twenty-one of the 24 players currently play for U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams while the remaining three also play for domestic-based clubs. Nine MLS Academies are represented, with Real Salt Lake AZ leading the way with three players receiving call-ups.
Five players – Mukwelle Akale, JT Marcinkowski, Erik Palmer-Brown, Tommy Redding and Ben Swanson – saw playing time for the U.S. U-18 MNT that took second place at the Limoges Tournament in France in October. Palmer-Brown started all three matches at the tournament and scored the lone goal in a 1-0 U.S. win over the Czech Republic, while Akale and Marcinkowski earned starts in two games.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Christian Herrera (Real Salt Lake AZ; Las Cruces, N.M.), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes; Alamo, Calif.), Justin Vom Steeg (Real So Cal; Santa Barbara, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): David Chavez (De Anza Force; Redwood City, Calif.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake AZ; Tucson, Ariz.), Malcolm Jones (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Quentin Pearson (Colorado Rapids; Longmont, Colo.), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Tommy Redding (Chicago Magic PSG; Oviedo, Fla.), Peter Schropp (Omaha FC; Omaha, Neb.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Mukwelle Akale (Minnesota Thunder; Minneapolis, Minn.), Collin Fernandez (Chicago Fire; Downers Grove, Ill.), Cameron Lindley (Indiana Fire; Carmel, Ind.), Maduabuchi Obinwa (Chicago Magic PSG; Orlando, Fla.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake AZ; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Ben Swanson (Crew Soccer Academy; Grove City, Ohio), Jackson Yueill (Minnesota Thunder; Bloomington, Minn.)
FORWARDS (6): Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Sebastian Elney (Boca United; Boca Raton, Fla.), Gerves Fagan (Sereno SC; Peoria, Ariz.), Christian Lucatero (Houston Dynamo; Pasadena, Texas), Jorge Ruiz (LA Galaxy; Mission Hills, Calif.), Kendall Stork (Chicago Magic PSG; Barrington, Ill.)


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Small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among men and women in industrialized countries. Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is a highly aggressive neoplasm, which accounts for approximately 25% of all lung cancer cases. Molecular mechanisms altered in SCLC include induced expression of oncogene, MYC, and loss of tumorsuppressor genes, such as p53, PTEN, RB, and FHIT. The overexpression of MYC proteins in SCLC is largely a result of gene amplification. Such overexpression leads to more rapid proliferation and loss of terminal differentiation. Mutation or deletion of p53 or PTEN can lead to more rapid proliferation and reduced apoptosis. The retinoblastoma gene RB1 encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that helps to regulate cell-cycle progression. The fragile histidine triad gene FHIT encodes the enzyme diadenosine triphosphate hydrolase, which is thought to have an indirect role in proapoptosis and cell-cycle control.


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My snowmen are in the closet, I don't know if they get to come out to play or not. Not sure if I have the room for anything more.
I dont have many snowmen in my house but if you go to my profile and look at my albums I have a few i made outside with my son. one I made looks like a cat or a bear. My dad used to make all kinds of animals out of snow I guess I take after him.
I hope to see more snow people(male or female) this year!


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Nokia completed the multi-billion-dollar sale of its phone-making business to Microsoft back in April. But that doesn't mean it's done with phones entirely. Oh no.
The company that transferred some 32,000 of its staff to Redmond in exchange for more than $7.2 billion has just released a launcher (aka an alternative homescreen) — for Android smartphones. So the devices which compete with Microsoft's Windows Phone platform.
Truly epic trolling, Nokia.
The launcher, called Z Launcher, depicted in the below intro video, focuses on gestures and contextual relevance in a bid to enhance the Android user experience — adapting which apps, contacts and websites it shows in a shortcut list on the homescreen depending on factors such as time of day, where the user is and what they normally use.
On the gestures front, the launcher also lets users trace a single letter on the screen to shortcut directly to a particular app — so, for instance, if you're looking for Uber then squiggling a 'U' on the screen will bring up all the apps starting with U.
The Z Launcher looks pretty light on features but bear in mind this is a pre-beta release.
It also represents what are still early steps for Nokia into the Android ecosystem. Back in February, prior to selling its hardware division to Microsoft, the company released a handful of devices running its own Android fork, called the Nokia X Software Platform. Those devices are now the property of Microsoft but the rump of Nokia Oyj is free to build software for Android phones — and clearly intends to do just that.
The Android launcher space is an interesting one. Facebook tried a takeover of Android with its Facebook Home launcher back in 2013. But that was an epic flop since it vastly overreached — attempting to switch out the variety offered by multiple third party Android apps with content only from Facebook.
Others have had more success in this space, such as the Go Launcher or the Nova Launcher, although homescreen replacement remains a minority pursuit, with the vast majority of Android users sticking with whatever they're given — rather than taking the trouble to download something different.
That said, launchers are interesting as they offer the potential to differentiate atop Google's platform. Rival mobile OS maker Jolla, for instance — the startup behind the alternative Sailfish OS — is set to release a launcher at the end of this month to give Android users a taste of its operating system in the hopes of encouraging them to go the whole hog and reflash their Android device with Sailfish.
Nokia doesn't have an OS of its own to push at this point, but it does have software services that it could promote via an Android launcher — if it's able to garner enough eyeballs. So it will be interesting to see how Z Launcher tools up.
Android users wanting to kick the tires of Nokia's newest Android-focused mobile effort can download the launcher from zlauncher.com.


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Baseball Game Rookie Tips
5 Things Every Guy Should Know Before Going To A Baseball Game
From early beginnings of baseball, Americans looked at baseball as more than just a game. But a symbol of their great nation, baseball has grown and evolved alongside the United States. Which is why today baseball is looked at and referred to as the national pastime of America.
Detroit's downtown region is pretty quiet during the day, but the one thing that really wakes it up and brings people together is the Detroit Tigers. Come game time, Detroit's spirit is as real as it gets — you can't walk a single block without passing someone wearing a Tigers tee, ball cap or jacket, which shows support for both the team and city. And now, with baseball season in full swing, the energy is visceral at Comerica Park.
So why was I in Detroit, let alone checking out the Tigers? Earlier this summer, the folks over at Carhartt invited me to check out the launch of their Full Swing Jacket Technology. The new technology is designed to provide ease of movement, a bulk-less fit and durable wear thanks to its reinforced stitching and Rugged Flex stretch technology. In order to put the new gear to the test, I got the chance to team up with the ground crew at Comerica to prepare the field for the next game (against the Minnesota Twins, who incidentally lost 13-11 to the Tigers later that day). As I helped rake the base paths, I realized that this was the perfect way to experience the energy at a baseball game.
Here are five things you should be doing for your first baseball game.
1. Set The Mood
Whether you're young or old, you'll feel the adrenaline pump through your body as you head to a game. It's inevitable, since your body natural feeds off the excitement of others. If you can't wait until game day, and you want to get your head in the mood, I recommend flipping through A Dive Into the Gap. A short biopic read of one of the best ranked baseball players Roberto Clemente, told from the perspective of a young diehard fan 12-year-old boy. It will surely bring you right back to the childhood days when your team was your stamp and your favorite player was bigger than life itself! For those unfamiliar to the right-handed batting baseball legend that is Roberto Clemente, or even the baseball newbies, this short story nevertheless opens up to great perspectives of the baseball world, exuding the long nostalgic history behind the sport of baseball.
2. Explore Your Surroundings
At Comerica, between innings and snack runs, you'll notice the atmosphere is filled with music — not necessarily from the game itself, but from the local talent that surrounds the arena. Most ball parks tend to attract performers who lend the scene a lot of heart — performers like musicians, dancers, and magicians. Don't be shy to show love in return.
3. Protect Yourself From The Sun
If you're lucky like I was, the day of the game will be nothing but clear skies and sunshine. That said, such nice weather can have you squinting to see the game and even interfere with your chances of catching a foul ball — let alone be dangerous if you can't see it coming for you. Meanwhile, maintaining a freshness about your person can be hard when you're sweating from the heat in the stands. Above are a few items that helped me keep the sun's more damaging effects at bay, including Fougere Water from Gabardine, a man's mid-day freshening spray scent.
Above: Dharma Eyewear Sunglasses ($120.00)
Below: Kiehl's Oil Eliminator Anti-Shine ($27.00), Lacoste Noir ($72.00), Gabardine 1879 Cologne ($32.00)
4. Get Your Looks On Point
Baseball games aren't the first thing that come to mind when thinking of style-centric events, but that doesn't mean you should pass up an opportunity to dress for the occasion. Especially when you're surrounded by such high energy, it feels good to put your best foot forward and embrace the company of a stadium full of other ecstatic fans.
Above: Fielder's Choice Mays Belt ($84.00)
Below: MVMT Rose Gold & Black Leather Watch ($110.00)
5. Know The Lingo
Knowing the rules to any sporting event is key to having a good time — after all, nobody wants to feel left out of the action. Getting a good grasp of even the basic terminology will go a long way to upping the entertainment.
- Painting the black: When a pitcher throws the ball over the edge of the plate.
- Southpaw: A left-handed pitcher.
- Twin killing: A double play.
- On the screws: When a batter hits the ball hard.
- Cheese: Also "good cheese." Refers to a good fastball.
- Run Down: When a base runner gets caught between bases by the fielders.
- Meatball : An easy pitch to hit, usually right down the middle of the plate.
Bonus: Snacker Up!
Hotdogs are a quintessential part of the baseball experience. In Detroit, for instance, you should check out Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island in Downtown Detroit. These two restaurants have been in competition with each other for the last 70 years. Owned by two brothers and run side-by-side, I challenge you to head down and try a Coney dog from both. Then, be prepared to answer the question: "Are you a Lafayette or an American?"
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Black-eyed peas
How to choose: Also called cowpeas, these legumes are traditionally eaten in the South for good fortune in the new year. Each pea sports a black "eye" at the inner curve. Available canned and dried; when bought fresh during the summer months, about 13/4 pounds of pods yield 2 cups shelled.
Preparation tips: Cover with water and simmer with onions, celery, and your favorite herbs until tender; traditional recipes add ham as well. Stir cooked peas into cornbread batter, or toss with diced sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and balsamic dressing. For a simple snack, toast fresh or cooked peas in olive oil and dust with seasoned salt.
Health benefits: Loaded with protein and fiber, these lucky legumes also supply calcium, folate, and vitamin A.
Black-eyed Pea Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
(Serves 8)
3 cups cooked black-eyed peas (or two 15-ounce cans, rinsed and drained)
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 teaspoon sea saltCreamy Basil Dressing
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup brown rice vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, firmly packed
1. In a medium serving bowl, combine black-eyed peas, onion, celery, bell pepper, and salt.
2. For dressing, combine garlic and Dijon mustard in a blender or food processor. Add rice vinegar and pulse to blend. Add oils and blend again. Add basil and purée until smooth. Drizzle over bean mixture and toss.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: |
Calories: 156 calories |
% fat calories: 41 |
Fat: 7g |
Saturated Fat: 1g |
Cholesterol: 0mg |
Protein: 5g |
Carbohydrate: 19g |
Fiber: 4g |
Sodium: 343mg |
Recipe provided by James Rouse, ND, the creator of Optimum Wellness and The Fit Kitchen, seen weekly on NBC's KUSA television news.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Just a heads up, like my bowels after Thanksgiving, my blog has MOVED! Please go follow it over on ALEXPARDEE.com HERE! NOW! GO! OR DIE! (you probably won't die, but you know….you might)
Monday, September 21, 2015
"PRIMUS & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" Prints On Sale FRIDAY!
Veruca Salt's father spent about $900,000 on Wonka Bars in
order to get ONE Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka. So I might be the luckiest
person in all of Candyland, considering that I recently received a Golden
Ticket courtesy of the maniacs in the band, PRIMUS, without sacrificing
anything (except my SOUL)! To clarify, I got the awesome opportunity to design
a screen-printed poster for a fantastic special performance of PRIMUS AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY that happened last week in San Francisco at the famed Palace
of Fine Arts.
The poster sold out at the show, but we saved a handful of
them to be sold online THIS FRIDAY, SEPT 25th at 1PM Eastern Time
exclusively HERE on my website (eyesuckink.com).
This scrumdiddlyumptious 7-color screen-print was printed by
the magical Oompa Loompas at MONOLITH PRESS on violet French paper that was
magically infused with experimental blueberry gum straight from Primus'
Chocolate Factory.
This Tour-Edition "Violet" Version of the print that Primus
used for their concert measures 18" x 24" and is a numbered edition of 250 (but
I only have about 40 left to sell online) and comes signed by me and my
$50 each, on sale HERE on my webstore starting Friday Sept
25th at 1PM Eastern
But you know what? There's so many different flavors,
colors, sounds and worlds inside the Chocolate Factory, so I couldn't just do
ONE single color print! That would be sillier than Agustus Galoob's decision to
fall into the chocolate river! So here are some additional VARIANT edition
prints that are each SUPER limited editions and will go fast! They won't last
nearly as long as a gobstopper.
All variant prints will also go on sale HERE on my webstore
starting Friday, Sept 25th at 1PM Eastern.
18" x 24"
Limited Mirror Edition of 8
Signed By Alex Pardee
7 colors, printed on Reflective Prism French Paper
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 15
Signed By Alex Pardee
7 colors, printed on Black French Paper
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 14
Signed By Alex Pardee
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 8
Signed By Alex Pardee
3 colors, printed on White French Paper
Until then, keep rowing, and rowing, and ROWING AND ROWING!!
Monday, August 31, 2015
Original "EYE KILL YOU" Painting Now On EBAY!
Hello there, guardians of weasels and eaters of sadness! I just wanted to give you a quick heads up that I decided to put my new painting up on eBay, mostly because one of my favorite movies that I have seen recently is "What We Do In The Shadows" and there's a scene where Vlad the vampire says "Let me do my evil bidding…on the Internet". So now I would like to see YOU do your evil bidding HERE on the Internet.
The auction is still live for the next 3 days and has no reserve price, so whatever you bid, there's a chance you can win it to protect your walls from TERRIBLE things like wall-paper and anger-holes.
Here's some info about the painting that is HERE ON EBAY:
By Alex Pardee
20" x 16"
Acrylic & Ink on Clayboard
And here is a little step-by-step process in case you are curious about how many mistakes I make along the way. Spoiler alert: IT'S A LOT!
Anyway, happy bidding, and THANK YOU for your support!!!!!
Friday, August 7, 2015
"PRIMUS" Limited Poster Release Info
Attention, tweekers! Call up Wynona, throw her big brown beaver into Jerry's race car with you, go pick up John the Fisherman and drive on over to South Park to celebrate with the a guy named MUD, because my PRIMUS SCREENPRINTED POSTERS ARE BEING RELEASED IN JUST A FEW DAYS ON MY SITE! (Weds, August 12th at 2PM EST if you want to be all "exact" about it)
For years now, one of the most consistently weird bands has released a brand new poster for each one of their shows while on the road. EACH SHOW! Like every 3rd night, a new poster. That's like 150 posters that are floating around in the print-iverse. All curated by the one and only ZOLTRON the Incomparable! And although I am just a little twinkle in a galaxy filled with star artists that have created these posters, I couldn't be more honored to be amongst these stars as MY PRIMUS POSTER GETS RELEASED FOR SALE! This poster originally debuted the other day at the Rose Music Center in Ohio and quickly sold out at the show. Fortunately, everyone involved was nice enough to give me a stack of posters big enough to paper-cut my entire body until I face-plant on my keyboard from loss of blood. But I'm going to be careful with them, and instead of mutilating my own body with them, I'm just going to SELL THEM TO YOU! That's fun, right!?
BUY SELL BUY SELL TRADE! That's what this crazy world is all about now and you can blame most of that on Pokemon, Magic Cards and drugs.
Anyway, these 18" x 24" 5-color screenprinted posters were drawn/designed by me, gorgeously printed by hand by DANNY ASKAR, and blessed with some royal drool and curses by Primus themselves. Here is the specific on-sale info regarding the regular edition as well as a few fun variant editions. Both the regular edition as well as the special variant editions will ALL GO ON SALE AT THE SAME TIME: Weds, August 12th, at 2PM Eastern exclusively here on my personal site).
Here is all of the info for the poster release:
WHERE: HERE on my personal site
WHEN: Weds, August 12th, at 2PM Eastern
WHY: Because Primus is great. Dinosaur Jr is great. Beetlejuice is great, and life is great.
ALL OF THESE VERSIONS will be available for sale on Weds:
"PRIMUS" Tour Edition Print
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 225 (only 50 available for sale)
5 Color Screenprint on White French Paper
Printed by Danny Askar
Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee
$60 each
"PRIMUS" Hand-Painted Black-Plate Edition Print
18" x 24"
Extremely Limited Edition of 6
One Color Screenprint on various colored French Paper
HAND-PAINTED Embellishments by Alex Pardee
Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee
$150 each (limit one per customer)
*Print color is chosen at random. Because the print is hand-painted, slight variations may occur.
"PRIMUS" Blue Meth Edition Print
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 12
5 Color Screenprint on Ice Blue French Paper
Printed by Danny Askar
Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee
$75 each
"PRIMUS" Urine Trouble Edition Print
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 14
5 Color Screenprint on Urine Yellow French Paper
Printed by Danny Askar
Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee
$75 each
"PRIMUS" Purple People Edition Print
18" x 24"
Limited Edition of 11
5 Color Screenprint on Light Grape French Paper
Printed by Danny Askar
Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee
$75 each
"PRIMUS" Original Ink Drawing
Signed by Alex Pardee
19" x 24"
Ink on Bristol Paper
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Almost 5 years ago, I stopped writer/director Adam Green in the hallway of a Fangoria Convention in LA after he was exiting a panel discussion where he had previewed his then-new film "HATCHET 2". I was a huge fan of his previous films and, even earlier than that, a "fan commentary" track that I had stumbled upon for Friday The 13th Part 4 that he had done with Joe Lynch (who is another ridiculously cool writer/director). After I stopped him, as I had genuinely wanted to just say hello, I nervously did just that, introduced myself, and out of instinct I guess, I handed him a little art book that I had made and said something along the lines of "thank you for the inspiration, here's something I made". That little art book that I handed him was called "Digging Up The Marrow."
Last Thursday, in Berkeley, California, Adam Green and I got to show the very first public screening of "Digging Up The Marrow", the film that we have made inspired by that little book that I handed him 5 years ago. That was, in short, fucking COOL.
Over the following week, leading up to this past Friday, Adam & I (and Zerofriends' own Proak the Fire Hydrant) got to travel across the country, continuing to show our film to new audiences in Boston, New York City, Austin and Los Angeles. That was also, in short, fucking COOL PART 2.
During what felt like the longest and shortest week I have ever had showcasing our monster movie, Adam and I also brought along merchandise, an art display that showcased some of the design work on the film, one of the actual monsters from the film (by the magical Greg Aronowitz), and some answers to some questions regarding the long and amazing process of making a film with about 20 great friends, including my new friend, the one, the only, the impeccably best appropriate hugger ever…. William Dekker himself…RAY WISE!!!
Even though we not-so-bravely fought against blizzards, cancelled flights, cancelled trains, too much luggage, snow-blind driving and basically surviving through a potentially horrific reality-show version of "Planes, Trains & Automobiles", the tour went perfectly. Every crowd was great. Every theater manager was great. Every questionably drunk cab driver was great. And every hotel that we didn't have time to sleep in was great!
If you weren't able to make one of the tour-screenings, "DIGGING UP THE MARROW" is available now on iTunes and all VOD formats (Hulu, Xbox, Playstation, VuDu, Xfinity, etc) in the United States. It will be released in other countries soon!
If you haven't seen anything about the film, I would suggest going into it blindly, but if you must, here is the trailer for the film:
Thank you to anyone and everyone who bought tickets to the screenings and picked up some MARROW Merchandise along the road, as that was pretty much how we paid to go on the tour! It turns out we have a small handful of "Marrow" exclusive signed tour prints (along with some Marrow Doppelgängers and the original Marrow Booklet that I handed Adam years ago) leftover from the tour and they are now for sale here on ZEROFRIENDS ( and Adam Green has the Marrow TOUR SHIRTS for sale and BluRay pre-order HERE) for a limited time.
Below are a few photos from the tour (there's a BUNCH more on my Facebook page), and although there were a ton of great questions asked during the Q & A sessions (including a super-fun Q&A hosted by AINTITCOOL's Harry Knowles at the Alamo Drafthouse), the one question that Adam and I keep asking OURSELVES is….HOW AWESOME DOES THIS FEEL TO MAKE A MONSTER MOVIE TOGETHER?! In short, it feels REALLY fucking cool!
Thank you everyone. Expect more journeys into The Marrow in the future. We loved it down there. And thank you to Paul Bustamante for a lot of these photos and the photos on my Facebook page.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Q: What will you have for sale?
A: A lot of things that have embarrassed me at some point in my life. Old zines I made when I was angry, comics, a few paintings I've never shown anyone, some rare prints and artist proofs, CD's I've designed, vinyl records, and a toy or two.
A: A lot of things that have embarrassed me at some point in my life. Old zines I made when I was angry, comics, a few paintings I've never shown anyone, some rare prints and artist proofs, CD's I've designed, vinyl records, and a toy or two.
Q: Can I buy anything online?
A: For the most part, NO. This sale is like a weird garage
sale, and I've checked with about 14 weird garage sales, and none of them have
sold things online, so we aren't either! HOWEVER, I am keeping some things
aside and will be putting a small number of rare items on eBay starting MONDAY,
Feb 9th so that people outside of the Bay Area don't miss out on
EVERYTHING. Stay tuned for the link to the online auction.
Q: How much is stuff gonna be?
A: A little bit more, a little bit less. Plus dollars.
Q: Will you sign something for me? Then will you sketch me
something crazy if I buy something?
A: Some things are signed already, but I would be happy to
sign anything you buy if you want. Unfortunately, I won't be able to draw at
this event because I GOTTA HUSTLE AND MAKE MONEY TO MOVE TO A NEW PLANET! Space
ships aren't cheap, you know?!
Q: Why is that yellow "Awful Homesick" book so expensive?
A: That is a first edition printing of the book from around
2008. There were only a couple thousand books printed with that cover. After it
sold out, Gingko (the publisher) reprinted a lot more, but with a different
cover and in a larger edition size. In the Book World, this version would be
considered an "older one".
Q: Will you be selling any original paintings?
Q: Will you be selling any original paintings?
A: There are a few small paintings for sale, but I will have
one LARGE 3-piece painting that will be part of a "Silent Auction" throughout
the day during the sale.
Q: What is a silent auction? Can I still place a bid if I am
not a mime?
A: Of course. The way a silent auction works is that you
just place your bid on a piece of paper and keep checking back throughout the
auction to see if you have been outbid. If your bid is the winning bid, we will
contact you at the end of the sale if you aren't present.
Q: Can I be part of the silent auction if I can't make it to
the store?
A: Technically, yes. You can call and place a bid. However,
the silent auction will be for IN-STORE PICK UP ONLY! So if you win, you have
to come pick it up! The painting is too big to ship.
Q: How long will the sale last?
A: 11AM – 6PM Saturday, Feb 7th. If there are any
left over items, they will still be available to purchase in the store all
weekend, but I will not be there after Saturday.
Q: Do you take credit cards?
A: Yep. Thanks to technology, shout out to Square and
iPhone, I will accept credit cards as well as cash.
Q: Do you take trades, like in Bartertown? I love that
A: I love it too, and sometimes in the past I have taken
trades, but not this time. I'm trying to move and condense what I have, not get
more! Trading time will happen again sometime! Thanks for understanding!
Q: What are you talking about?
A: I don't know, I'm tired!
Zerofriends SF is located at
419 Haight St (right around the corner from Upper Playground
in Lower Haight)
San Francisco, CA
(415) 872-9109
The Moving Sale starts at 11AM and goes until 6PM or until
supplies last. See you soon!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
It's time to call The Lucas Bros, because I'M MOVING! And what's the number one most stressful thing that goes along with moving? Survey says……CRYING! Wait, ok, what's the number TWO most stressful thing that goes along with moving? That's right: CLEANING! Cleaning under beds. Cleaning out closets. Cleaning out whatever is underneath the molded zebra blanket that's still covering the shopping cart in the backyard for some reason. Wait…is that blanket…also…moving? Ha, what irony!
Anyway, amongst my extreme-hoarder-style cleaning I came across literal haystacks worth of rare art prints, personal samples of products that I've made, zines, first-print books, toys, prototypes that NEVER got made, and other random morsels that have collected microscopic dust-creatures for a while. So I dusted them off, hugged each one of them, said thank you to them for allowing me to make them, and then figured that it was about time that they all went and visited other peoples' homes for a while! That's you! You're "other people"!
So I'm having a MOVING SALE! All of these items, plus more that I'm finding throughout the week, will be on sale at ZEROFRIENDS SF (our San Francisco retail store) THIS SATURDAY!
Here's the full details:
Saturday, Feb 7th from 11AM - 6PM
At ZEROFRIENDS SF
419 Haight St (Lower Haight around the corner from Upper Playground)
San Francisco, CA
*Sale will be IN STORE ONLY. First come first served! Nothing can be held over the phone. Nothing will be put online (although there MAY be a couple of silent auctions that anyone can participate in so stay tuned). You have to come to the store! It will be fun! My inner gypsy will be frolicking as I desperately try to raise some money to help with my move!
Make sure you follow my instagram @alexpardee and the store's instagram @zerofriendssf to see some more individual items that will be up for sale on Saturday!
See you SATURDAY! Meanwhile, watch this trailer for one of my favorite movies because THIS IS EXACTLY WHATS HAPPENING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Starting on Feb 12, 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area (technically Berkeley) at Shattuck Landmark Cinema, and ending on Feb 19 in Los Angeles at the Landmark Regent Theater, my 5-year-old-conjoined monster-hunting brother Adam Green and I will be adventuring across the US to 5 cities in one week showing and sharing our new feature film "DIGGING UP THE MARROW" before it gets officially released on February 20th!
These "Touring Through The Marrow" events will include a screening of the film, a pop-up art exhibit of my original artwork that inspired the film alongside never-before-seen concept art and photos from the film's production, an audience Q&A with Adam and myself, one of the actual "monsters" from the movie "in person", plus artwork, books, and other exclusive tour merchandise for sale.
Below you will find the specific dates and theaters that we will be stopping in. Please note that the "San Francisco Bay Area" screening is technically now in Berkeley:)
Tickets for the tour will go on sale SOON through each cinema directly. There are two options for ticket prices. A REGULAR admission ticket to the event is $15, however if you're hoping to secure an exclusive limited edition art print from me, we're also offering a $50 "VIP ticket." A VIP ticket is all about the print. By purchasing a "VIP" ticket you are guaranteed one of the limited DIGGING UP THE MARROW art prints created by me and available on this 2015 tour only. (Pictured here.)
Each 16" X 20" giclee print is produced by Zerofriends using archival inks on velvet cotton rag paper. VIP ticket holders just need to present their ticket at the merchandise booth after the film to pick up this print. For non-VIP holders, prints will be priced at $50 in person but only available while supplies last at each event (alongside other tour merchandise). So by buying a $50 VIP ticket you can look at it like you are buying the print and getting your admission for free... or you can look at like you are saving $15 off of the print... whichever way you want "dig" it. But don't fear, not everyone in your party needs to have the same priced ticket to sit together or to meet us. We will do the best we can to high-five everyone! Every screening is first come first serve open seating and the guys will be happy to speak with and sign for everyone. The VIP ticket is only for the print (and a tiny little extra "sample" of the marrow, but more on that later…)
As soon as tickets go on sale we will be the first to tell you! Stay tuned, as I think the Marrow trailer drops soon too...
Thurs 2/12 – Landmark Shattuck (Berkeley, CA) (This is the only San Francisco Bay Area Screening)
2230 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
Mon 2/16 – Landmark Kendall (Boston, MA) – Presented by Rock N Shock
One Kendall Square, 355 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Tues 2/17 – Landmark Sunshine (NYC, NY)
143 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002
Wed 2/18 – Alamo South Lamar (Austin, TX) - Presented by Ain't It Cool / Harry Knowles
1120 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78704
Thurs 2/19 – Landmark Regent (Westwood, CA) **PREMIERE**
1045 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Tax Verification
Pursuant to City Code, every business is required to update and report annually all information necessary for the City to make a proper determination of the amount of tax due. Further, the City has the right to verify the correctness of the local business tax being paid by a business by conducting in person, on-premise audits of local business tax receipt holders.
Actual Tax Basis
Enter your business's actual number of workers, amount of inventory, number of seats, etc. in the box provided. Your local business tax is figured at the time of initial application for a local business tax receipt based on the type and size of your business. The tax amount may vary over time as a business expands or contracts. The different tax bases for most business types are:
- MANUFACTURING AND ALL SERVICE BUSINESSES: Number of workers employed (see definition below).
- MERCHANTS: Amount of inventory (see definition below).
- ENTERTAINMENT/LEISURE: Occupancy of the space owned or leased by the business at this particular location.
- LODGING: Total number of rooms, apartments or living units available to rent, lease or use.
- COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Total number of commercial units or spaces available for rent, lease or use.
- RESTAURANTS/RELATED BUSINESSES: Total number of seats available including the bar area.
- STORAGE: Total square footage of space that is available to be rented, leased or used at this particular location.
- TRANSPORTATION: Total number of vehicles or vessels available to be rented, leased or used.
- UTILITY: Type of utility (electric, fuel pipeline, fuel energy, telecommunications, television station)
Definition of Number of Workers Employed: The total of a) the average number of workers reported on your State of Florida Quarterly Unemployment Tax Report (Form UTC-6) or other equivalent form agreed to by the City for the most recent quarter ended plus b) any full or part-time workers that your business directly contracted with or leased from third party organizations during the same period.
Definition of Amount of Inventory: Must be the same as the amount reported on one of the following forms corresponding to your business:
- If a corporation, your Federal Form 1120 Schedule L or Florida Form F-1120 Schedule III-B; or
- If a partnership, your Federal Form 1065 Schedule L or Florida Form F-1065 Schedule III-C; or
- If a sole proprietorship, your Federal Form 1040 Schedule C; or
- Another equivalent form agreed to by the City.


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American cuisine to one can mean something completely different to another, especially since a good portion of the food Americans eat on a daily basis originated elsewhere. Still, plenty of American restaurants exist that offer up tasty American food.
What is American food exactly? Well, let's break it down by meal and start with breakfast. American restaurants near and far serve breakfast – some all day – because Americans enjoy starting off their days with a full stomach. Popular American cuisine breakfast items include eggs (fried, scrambled, poached and the like), pancakes, waffles, fried or hash brown potatoes, cereal, muffins and toast. The best way to wash an American breakfast down? Orange juice, milk, coffee and tea come to mind.
When it comes to lunch, American restaurants and the menus they offer run the gamut on food choices. Lunch items are likely to include hamburgers and French fries, hot dogs, sandwiches (e.g. tuna melts, grilled cheese, roast beef, ham and cheese, etc.), as well as heavier American food like macaroni and cheese and an assortment of pot pies and casserole dishes.
Dining out for dinner is a popular pastime in America, and American restaurants adorn every street corner with family favorites from A–Z. When the dinner bell rings, American restaurant menus can offer up meat dishes (beef, pork and chicken are everywhere), as well as the aforementioned casseroles and pot pies, steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and much, much more. And don't forget the side dishes and desserts! From mashed potatoes to rice to baked beans, coleslaw, salads and vegetables, you're sure to be stuffed to the rafters with calories – and that's before the chocolate cake, apple pie and ice cream!
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I won't be at Comic-Con this year
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I'm in Montreal!
For the month of July I've been sitting on a sunny balcony, doodling in ink on big pieces of paper, and enjoying the paradise that is Montreal in the summer! Everything I could need, or want to do is a simple 5 minute bike ride away!
I've just finished installing my art show at The Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. We'll be having a "Vernissage" & book launch for Against Pain on July 30. Leyla M will also be printing up a small run of Utopia screenprints for the show! Most of the drawings in the post below are now hanging at the D&Q store...
It's been great to see & hang out w/ everyone from D&Q, as well as run into so many Canadian artist pals - Marc Bell lives right down the road! - Yup, I've been sitting in paradise city reading & making huge doodles about Utopia. Thanks everyone!
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As drummer for high-energy pop rockers You Me At Six, Dan Flint needs to keep in shape. With the band moving from support slots at tiny clubs to sold out 90-minute headline shows, Dan's fitness levels have had to rise rapidly as the Surrey fivesome's fortunes have exploded.
While working on You Me At Six's as-yet-untitled fourth record, Dan spoke to us from the lush Los Angeles pad the band are holed up in and shared his Top 10 tips for getting yourself fit behind the kit.
Interview: Richard Chamberlain
Tip 1: get some sticks in your hands
"Even if I'm sat at home watching a movie I will always have a pair of sticks. I'll sit there doing paradiddles and rudiments on a pillow. I wouldn't do that when people are around though! Even on our tour bus I'll be on the pad warming up and even though I'm warming up for a show people still get annoyed by it!
"You have to pick and choose your timing and not annoy other people. I've got sticks with rubber ends on them so I'll wander around the house and will always be using sticks, even just to keep sticks in your hand and make sure it's comfortable and you remember how sticks feel."
Tip 2: hop on the e-kit
"I have a rehearsal studio at home so I'll go in there most days. I have an electric kit in the house as well. If I'm going out and have my shoes on and I'm ready and waiting to be picked up, I'll sit at the electric kit and play a few rudiments around the kit. It's important to stay loose all the time. I'll do rudiments between my hands and feet. I don't play songs on the electric kit - I use it as an extension of a practice pad."
Tip 3: but don't get too comfortable
"If you get too comfortable on an electric kit when you move to acoustic it can feel a bit sluggish. You'll be whizzing around the electric kit and mentally you will think that you're struggling. Playing an electronic kit is no preparation for the abuse that you go through playing acoustic drums, especially the kind of music we play where you're hitting quite hard. To get your stamina up you have to get behind a real kit and get to work."
Video: Dan Flint's pre-gig routine
Tip 4: technique, technique, technique
"One of my favourite players is Jojo Mayer and he goes on and on about technique. One of the exercises I do on the e-kit and pad is going through the Moeller technique. Even just doing single hits as though you were doing a rim shot, doing those very slowly just to make sure you're not doing any damage to your hands is important. If you go through different hits slowly, you can make sure you're doing them correctly and then you put them into a rudiment and try to change the actions around.
"Technique is very important because you wouldn't last a show if your wrists were stiff and you weren't hitting properly. I don't have the best technique out there but it is something I am conscious of improving on every time that I play. It is the most important part of drums, really."
Tip 5: use your head
"The best thing to do is play with your mind a little bit. You should find something that you think is complicated and is not in your muscle memory. Every day you should find something new to throw into the muscle memory bag. Drums are as much about your mind as your hands."
Tip 6: be an athlete
"Before playing I always have a little stretch. It is such a demanding activity that you don't want to come off stage having done any damage to your arms, muscles or ligaments. Especially if you're on tour with a run of shows in a row, you do have to stretch. It's like a sport and you'd never see an athlete go out and playing football or running without stretching and warming up first.
"At home I don't stretch as much because I just ease myself in and don't play solidly for an hour. At home I'll listen to something, play for a few minutes and play quietly so I'm not putting as much stress on my arms and legs."
Dan (second from right) with the rest of You Me At Six
Tip 7: don't overdo it
"As soon as I'm sat there thinking I'm doing it for the sake of playing drums because I have to, that is when to stop. Often all it will take is to see a video of a great drummer or hear a song on the radio - that is when I feel inspired and want to do it. If I'm forcing myself or if I'm not into it and thinking I suck at drums and having a self-loathing day then it is best to stop and come back the next day when you'll kill it."
Tip 8: keep it varied
"You need to keep things varied. You might love metal but listen to a hip hop song and listen to what the drums are doing. I love playing different styles of music, not only is it fun, it also gives you a different perspective. So when you go back to rock drumming you can throw in a different feel from a different genre of music. With You Me At Six I play a lot of rock, so I like to do something different and go learn things like Afro Caribbean beats or some linear triplet fills, they are some of my favourites.
"Linear triplet fills get every part of your body moving. With those you can groove or use them as fills. They sound very cool and very gospel. The main struggle with those is when you watch Tony Royster or Aaron Spears do them they are doing them with such groove and so fast, the main thing you have to realise is you have got to start things slow. If you can get a click going while you're playing and start very slow then you can get the muscle memory until it feels natural. Then you start to speed it up and work it into grooves."
Tip 9: don't forget your feet
"I'll incorporate my feet as well, even if it is just playing single strokes with my hands and copying that with my feet. Or you could do single strokes with the hands and paradiddles with the feet. I do that on tour so that when I get on stage I've had more exercise for my feet than just walking up to the stage!"
Tip 10: go large
"I've got these crazy metal sticks. I won't use them on a kit because it would break the kit. I'll use them on a pad, starting very slowly and I'll then pick up my usual sticks and fly around the kit. I don't do that for shows because going from heavy sticks to a normal stick can feel like you're playing with little twigs in your hand!"


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Flapper valves were installed on the water side of several drainage pipes only to have them seal up in the closed position with marine life causing flooding during normal rain events. These valves require a lot of maintenance and, since there are potentially thousands of locations that these can be installed, this is not a feasible solution.
At one time, duckbill valves were mounted on the outside of Town controlled bulkheads to prevent contaminations due to the backflow of water. A duckbill valve is generally made out of rubber and shaped like the beak of a duck. They are more costly than flapper valves and boats tended to break them off when docking. In addition, they also had a tendency to freeze in the winter, which makes them non-viable solutions.
In certain areas, the Town built catch basins that serve to hold stormwater in rain events. However, because of the high water table, the catch basins are often ½ full most of the time causing a mosquito problem (so they don't work in every area).
The Town is committed to developing new and affordable solutions for the flooding problems along the shore line and will work with the residents and businesses in those areas.
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When the south shore experiences heavy rain, flooding is expected to occur. As the rainwater floods the bays and canals, salt water floods over the bulkheads and causes additional flooding damage on roads and properties. In addition to flooding above ground, the salt water is pushed back into the drainage pipes underground, causing a surge within the pipes and overflow. All of this surge of water, both rain and salt water, adds to the contamination of the Great South Bay.
FEMA has designated most of the area as an AE6 Flood Zone, which means that anything less than six feet above sea level is prone to flooding. To find out if you live in a flood zone in Suffolk County, check out the online map at Suffolk County Flood Maps.
All storm water basin issues should be reported to the Office of Citizen Services at 631-957-7474 or 3-1-1 . The Town will schedule an inspection of the affected area 24 hours after the next rain event. At that time, the inspection will investigate the storm drain for blockage, damage, etc. If it is determined the storm drain is blocked, a service request will be created and the drain will be scheduled to be cleaned.
Raising the grade in an entire area is impossible for any village, town or county to accomplish for budgetary reasons, but homeowners and business owners are encouraged to make grade and drainage improvements on their own properties.
The Town does not accept road flooding complaints during a storm but requests that residents wait 24 hours before reporting a flood. If after 24 hours the street is still flooded, please contact the Office of Citizen Services at 631-957-7474 or 3-1-1.


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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
By Stephen R. Platt
By Stephen R. Platt
By Stephen R. Platt
By Stephen R. Platt
Category: Asian World History | Military History
Category: Asian World History | Military History
Paperback $18.95
Dec 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780307472212
China's Second Continent
The Last Kings of Shanghai
Imperial Twilight
When China Rules the World
On China
Empress Dowager Cixi
On Savage Shores
Wealth and Power
"A refreshing and gripping account that illuminates how civil conflicts can suck in outsiders and why the West has had great difficulties in trying to maintain a façade of neutrality and protect its commercial interests at the same time. . . . Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom may not have said the last word on the Taiping Rebellion, but the story it tells is powerful, dramatic, and unforgettable." —Minxin Pei, San Francisco Chronicle
"Structurally, Stephen Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom is a thriller. . . . We read in starred reviews things like 'the book brings history to life.' We read these words so often that we have forgotten what they mean, but this book reminds us. It makes history immediate and personal, one that speaks to us on a sensory, moral, intellectual and emotional level. They should teach this one in schools." —Gerard Martinez, San Antonio Express-News
"A compelling and often meticulous account. . . . Platt is at his best when dissecting the often absurd dynamics of Western intervention." —Ross Perlin, The Daily Beast
"An intricate and compelling historical narrative rich in military campaigning, vivid personalities and, above all, diplomatic misunderstanding. When Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter in 1861, the Taiping rebellion had been raging for 10 years, and it would continue until rebel supply lines collapsed in 1864. With a wonderful flair for storytelling, Platt explores the relationship between the two conflicts. . . . Authoritative and fascinating, Platt's work will interest both the specialist and the casual reader (like me) who wants to learn about an event that presaged China's entry into the modern world." —Tom Zelman, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"China's brutal Taiping Civil War erupted in the 1850s and raged until the fall of rebel-held Nanjing in 1864. The bloodbath paralleled our own North-South conflict, but dwarfed it in terms of casualties, geography and global fallout. . . . [Platt] juxtaposes the competing ideologies and leaders of the ruling Manchu Qing dynasty and the Hunan Taiping rebels with savvy and assurance. By neatly folding in the machinations of the British, Platt paints a picture of combat dire enough to have choked the Yangtze's flow several times with discarded victims." —Jonathan E. Lazarus, Newark Star-Ledger
"Platt has skillfully converted his erudition into an eminently general-interest treatment of what may have been the most lethal civil war in history." —Gilbert Taylor, Booklist (starred review)
"Splendid. . . . An upheaval that led to the deaths of 20 million, dwarfing the simultaneously fought American Civil War, deserves to be better known, and Platt accomplishes this with a superb history of a 19th-century China faced with internal disorder and predatory Western intrusions." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Stephen Platt's history of the Taiping rebellion in mid-19th century China sheds an authoritative and comprehensive window on a major event in world history that up until now has too often been consigned to a footnote in the West. It is a critically important achievement." —Robert D. Kaplan, author of Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
"Stephen Platt brings to vivid life a pivotal chapter in China's history that has been all but forgotten: the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-nineteenth century, which cost one of the greatest losses of life of any war in history. It had far-reaching consequences that still reverberate in contemporary China. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom is a fascinating work by a first-class historian and superb writer." —Henry Kissinger
"A splendid example of finely calibrated historical narrative. The civil war that erupted in China between the early 1850s and 1864 was perhaps the bloodiest in human history; with a wealth of vivid detail, Platt shows how the fates of China's rulers and many millions of their subjects were manipulated by British diplomatic and commercial interests, as well as colored by the rebels' own unorthodox religious and political beliefs. It is a tragic and powerful story."
—Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China
"The ambitious scale and lively writing make Platt's book an excellent entree into a pivotal event in world history." —CHOICE Magazine
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A Placemaking Journal
Don't Get Mixed Up on Mixed-Use
Citizens, politicians, and planning officials have embraced the need to allow for walkable neighborhoods across North America and mixed-use is an essential component for achieving walkability. However, the term mixed-use has held different meanings in different places over the past 40 years or so.
For example, mixed-use zones have usually had to declare a primary and secondary use with both use's development standards redundantly stacked together and the primary use, such as residential, controlling the building's configuration, orientation and disposition — thereby marginalizing the building's ability to effectively host other commercial or office uses. Also, a mixed-use zoning designation meant that a land owner had the right to 'choose' a specific use, such as either commercial or residential. While the zoning district had a mix of uses, the implementation was single-use.
Today, the most common misunderstanding I find about mixed-use is that most people think it equates, on any street or in any context, to a shopfront with housing above.
In short, mixed-use makes for three-dimensional, pedestrian-oriented places that layer compatible land uses, public amenities, and utilities together at various scales and intensities. This variety of uses allows for people to live, work, play and shop in one place, which then becomes a destination for people from other neighborhoods. As defined by The Lexicon of the New Urbanism, mixed-use is multiple functions within the same building or the same general area through superimposition or within the same area through adjacency… from which many of the benefits are… pedestrian activity and traffic capture.
While mixed-use can take on many forms, it's typically categorized as either A) vertical mixed-use buildings; B) horizontal mixed-use blocks; or C) mixed-use walkable neighborhoods.
Vertical Mixed-Use Building: Combines different uses in the same building. Lower floors should have more public uses with more private uses on the upper floors. For example, the ground floor could have retail, second floor and up having professional offices, and uppermost floors being some form of residential, such as flats or a hotel. In more urban areas, an entire block or neighborhood may be composed of vertical mixed-use buildings.
Horizontal Mixed-Use Blocks: Combines single-use buildings on distinct parcels in a range of land uses within one block. In more urban areas, this approach avoids the financing and coding complexities of vertical layered uses while achieving the goal of placemaking that is made possible by bringing together complementary uses in one place. In less urban areas, horizontal mixed-use offers the advantage of sharing utilities and amenities while providing an easier to build and entitle mix of uses within a walkable block circumscribed by thoroughfares.
Mixed-Use Walkable Neighborhoods: With the infinite number of various possibilities, these places combine vertical and horizontal use mixing in an area ideally within a 5 to 10 minute walking distance (a Pedestrian Shed) or quarter mile radius of a neighborhood center.
We all live more complex lives than simply living in one pod of development, working in another, shopping in a different one, and then driving to recreate. For example, I'm writing this from my upstairs office, around the corner from my favorite restaurant and down the street from a wonderful canyon I hike with my kids. The mixing of uses is a catalyst to building complete, compact, complex, and convivial neighborhoods — as well as competitive Town Centers — because it facilitates efficient access to where people live, work, play and shop via walking, biking, transit and/or cars. Conventional zoning, financing, and approval processes are antithetical to mixed-use and, unless your town has a strong history of it, I recommend making it possible and probable via a flexible form-based code. This place-based zoning tool allows for mixed-use Main Streets, Town Centers, neighborhood centers, and everyday neighborhoods, all by-right.
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While many systems like to treat dividends as a continuous yield when pricing equity options, it works quite poorly for short-dated options.
In the short run, deterministic dividends are clearly the way to go, since the upcoming dividend is usually known with fairly high precision. In the medium term, we may start to think of those dividends as being linked to the stock price, but still want to treat them discretely so as to get early exercise dates right. In the long term, tracking all those discrete dividends becomes a pain and it feels nicest to go back to a yield.
Advanced option pricing frameworks allow for mixtures of these 3 treatments. What are some good ways of selecting a reasonable mixture of dividend treatments in any given circumstance?