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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
This will bring up a page and a new panel on the left of the screen, In the left panel you will see an option for "other" click this link and the left and right panels will change again, you should see the drive show up as a sub link under "other" now, click it in the left panel, then the right panel should show you what is contained on the drive, after this you should see some drop down boxes next to the file for your tunes. In this drop down box choose "LinuxMCE Audio File" for tunes, and LinuxMCE Video File" for videos, etc,etc.Hope this helps. The pluto database just needs to know what to do with these files, that's all. After this is done the appropriate media should show up in the orbiter.
I had this problem with my RAID array... But instead of adding it to the database as a media type, I did a few reloads, waited a while and when I checked back later, everything was how it should be. (I actually caught this series of events on video tape) - it sounds 100% exactly like what you are experiencing (except it was a Raid array).
Is the machine with the shares by any chance connected to the external network instead of the internal one?
Have you tried adding the username/password of the windows machine to the shared device from the admin page?
bbear - sounds like you have your network screwed up which would certainly confuse the pnp. Setting up the shares manually, as well, probably leaves you in an unpredictable state which can mean it will be difficult to backout and start again. If at all possible, can you rebuild from clean (using 0710RC2 DVD)? ...
4. Move all your media onto the Core, and eliminate the internal network completely - this way you can move your other devices (such as the XP machine) to the external network as they will not be interacting with LMCE at all.5. Buy a NAS device, move all the media onto that on the internal network, and move all the other devices over to the external network.


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Lived and Proclaimed
Monday, 13 April 2015 00:01
The Kingdom must be lived and proclaimed.
Kindle a Flame, Lord!
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:01
The Power of Lives Lived Well
Friday, 20 February 2015 00:01
You're a walking powder keg of power. Yes, you!
Good Riddance!
Monday, 16 February 2015 00:01
That little light of yours? Shining?
Examples in Life and Speech
Friday, 16 January 2015 00:01
We have the power to be witnesses. Are we using it?

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DETROIT - Many people can't see past this city's abandoned buildings and overgrown lots, and that's sort of fair. A city once boasting 2 million people and an unbreakable auto industry is down to 700,000 and apocalyptic decay in every direction.
DETROIT - Many people can't see past this city's abandoned buildings and overgrown lots, and that's sort of fair. A city once boasting 2 million people and an unbreakable auto industry is down to 700,000 and apocalyptic decay in every direction.
But look past the blocks of broken windows, sunken roofs and graffiti, and there is a Detroit stirring back to life. The word revitalization might be a bit strong, but as low as the city has sunk, its subtle energy and excitement put it at a fascinating crossroads: Bruised old times, meet scrappy invention.
You see it in the food and drink, the art, the rebuilt urban trails and the people. I learned it at my first stop: a modern barbecue joint called Slows Bar-B-Q, which is widely credited for jump-starting the Corktown neighborhood west of downtown. People wait two hours to sit during the weekends. During my wait, I met Felix Nguyen, 34, a hotel manager with friends in town for one of the nation's biggest electronic music festivals.
Nguyen explained that she lived in Detroit in the 1990s, moved to the Chicago suburbs and then back to Detroit because she missed it.
"The people are real here," Nguyen said. She proved it by asking me to join her and her friends for dinner. Over our plates of meat and pints of Michigan craft beer, she explained how things have improved.
"When I lived here in the '90s, everything was closed at 5, and there were no grocery stores," Nguyen said. "The customer service was the worst I ever had in my life." Where, exactly? "Detroit," she said. "All of it. But now the whole vibe is different."
Father and son Steve and Austin Snell, whom I met on my way out, had driven in from the suburbs to drop Austin's sister off at a concert and stopped at Slows because of its glowing reputation. Before dinner, Steve sipped a gin and tonic two doors over, at Sugar House, Detroit's first craft cocktail bar - no big deal in many urban areas but significant in Detroit.
Detroit's promise is in part a function of its well-documented struggles, which have been told in countless films and books - among them The Ruins of Detroit, a $125, 200-glossy-page book of Detroit's most arresting wreckage.
But the city's depleted population also has made hatching plans relatively simple and cheap. A group of local graphic design and architecture students just started Urban Put-Put, a miniature-golf course beside the city's ultimate blight (or haunting beauty, if you prefer): the towering, empty, 100-year-old Michigan Central train station.
Similarly, Jacques Driscoll wanted to open a restaurant two years ago in San Diego, where he was living, but realized it would be easier to do back home in Detroit. In March, he launched Green Dot Stables, a restaurant serving gourmet sliders - think elk, lamb and marinated tempeh with wasabi mayo - and Michigan craft beer for the very Detroit prices of $2 and $3 an item.
From the outside, Green Dot looks like the same windowless dive it was before Driscoll took over. Inside, however, Driscoll spent a year rehabilitating the 1970s-era wood floor and brick walls while capitalizing on his predecessor's kitschy racetrack theme. The result - a comfortable, affordable place where you'd happily eat sliders and drink good beer for hours - embodies Detroit 2013: lively, impressive and slightly askew.
"People ask, 'Why would you leave a nice place like San Diego for Detroit?' " Driscoll said. "It's hard to explain without taking them around for a couple days and showing them what's going on."
So people, like Driscoll, do that. Detroit is a city long on pride, and - purely my guess - its sense of united struggle makes it friendlier than other places. A local photographer named C.J. gladly spent an afternoon driving me around his hometown, showing off the good and the bad, when I explained why I was in Detroit. The city is just like that, and its charms are visceral. It is not "cute" or "charming" or "revitalized." It is just humming along, quietly pushing and reinventing itself while many outsiders fail to see past the disarray.
"It's such a weird city," Driscoll said. "I can never put my finger on how to describe it to people, but you can always find something unique going on if you ask the right people."
Keep your ears open at Mercury Burger Bar (a burger joint with a tip-top beer list and wide space to sit out back), Astro Coffee (which brews the best imported coffee they can find) and Sugar House - all a literal stone's throw from Slows - and you'll hear people in their 20s and 30s talking about the properties they're buying and their plans for redevelopment.
One of them is John Gerlock, a lifelong Detroit resident who has redeveloped several cheap properties and frequents Sugar House. He was aghast - then reassured - when the bar wouldn't substitute the gin of his choice in one of its craft cocktails.
"We need to develop that attitude, because every business in town is just so glad you're there," he said. "I consider it a mark of progress that we have places now that are stuck up."
Detroit might have just found itself a new slogan.


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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand in the FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) portfolio, today announced an agreement with CITITOWER SDN BHD, a joint venture between Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned company of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), to open its first property in Malaysia. Building on the brand's growing presence in Southeast Asia, Fairmont Kuala Lumpur is set to debut in 2017.
The 62-story luxury hotel will offer 750 well-appointed guestrooms along with an executive lounge and Fairmont Gold, the luxury brand's hotel within a hotel offering. Fairmont Kuala Lumpur will also feature six dining outlets, as well as 2,787 square meters (30,000 square feet) of meeting and banquet space and recreational facilities including a swimming pool, health club and spa.
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur will be located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) development, which is home to the iconic PETRONAS Twin Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world. The project will include the hotel and one high-rise office tower, which will be connected via a six-story retail podium.
"Fairmont Kuala Lumpur is an important milestone for both our brand and for FRHI," said Jennifer Fox, president, FRHI International and Fairmont Brand. "It's a dynamic new destination for Fairmont and is our company's first hotel in Malaysia, an influential and growing market that we feel is of strategic importance. We're very excited to be entering Kuala Lumpur, a key gateway city in the region, and remain focused on expanding the Fairmont brand in Southeast Asia and other leading destinations globally."
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur will have an enviable location across from the PETRONAS Twin Towers, and will be connected to the Suria KLCC shopping complex. The hotel's public areas and guestrooms will be located on the sixth story and above, offering magnificent views of the nearby KLCC Park, as well as PETRONAS Twin Towers. Guests will also have easy access to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and various office complexes through a covered walkway.
The project is being designed by Pelli Clarke Architects, a group that is associated with many prestigious projects including the PETRONAS Twin Towers and the International Financial Centre in Hong Kong.
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Scout Sunday, Long earns Eagle, Fairfield Bridge scores
Troop and Pack 447 celebrate Scout Sunday
Scout Pack and Troop 447 from Deep Run Original Free Will Baptist Church celebrated Scout Sunday Feb. 10.
The church has sponsored Pack and Troop 447 for more than 45 years.
The Scouts and family members were recognized during the service.
Boy Scout earns highest honor
Landon V. Long of Kinston has received scouting�s highest rank, the Eagle Scout Award, at an Eagle Court of Honor Dec. 16 at Westminster United Methodist Church.
Dr. Jack Harrell presided over the Court of Honor. Don Crawford, Assistant Fire Chief for the Kinston Department of Public Safety, spoke on Long�s Eagle project. The Rev. Rick Vernon served as clergy for his nephew during the service and Long�s aunt, Jane Vernon, provided special music.
Long began his scouting career as a Tiger Cub in 2003 with Pack 392, sponsored by Westminster UMC. With the Pack, he completed his Cub Scout ranks, including Wolf, Bear, Webelo and Webelo II. He earned the God and Me Award in May 2006 and obtained Cub Scouts� highest award, The Arrow of Light, in January 2008.
He joined Troop 392 as a Boy Scout in February 2008, where he has held the positions of assistant patrol leader, patrol leader and assistant senior patrol leader. He has attended summer camps at Camp Bonner (now Camp Boddie), Camp Grimes and Camp Bob Hardin. On his trail to Eagle, he has earned 37 merit badges.
A member of Westminster UMC, Long has been attending Southwood Memorial Christian Church for the past year where his uncle, the Rev. Rick Vernon, recently retired as senior pastor. A sophomore at North Lenoir High School, Long is an officer with the FFA. He is a junior volunteer firefighter with Hugo Volunteer Fire and Rescue. He comes from a family of Eagle Scouts, including his father, older brother Jason and his uncle, Dr. Gary Long of Radford, Va.
The new Eagle Scout is the son of Jeffrey and Susan Long of Kinston. He is the grandson of Sylvia Long of Kinston and the late Ernest L. Long, and Novella Vernon Bland of Kinston, the late Merl T. Vernon and the late Wesley Bland, all of whom lived in Kinston.
Bridge club names winners
The Fairfield Duplicate Bridge Club played a regular game Feb. 26.
The winners were: Jenny Holt/Eva Balknight and Geneva Hood/Pinkey Harper, first-place tie; Joe Goldwasser and Pearl Schechter, third; and Nancy Barwick and Edith Cahn, fourth.
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Hes not gonna do to that eye socket what we're all thinking hes gonna do with it, is he? ?
I had a peep at issue 100 of The Walking Dead in FP the other day and wish I hadn't. Saw a frame with Carl in it. Cant wait to see how that happened.I'm only at the point where they have come across the huge herd.V
I've always felt similarly about Michone but at the moment, along with the sudden appearance of three nearby communities, it smacks of desperation.


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Irish Film New York (IFNY) played host to Irish President Michael D Higgins at a screening of the Oscar-winning movie, "The Shore" at the Lincoln Center.
As a writer, a poet, and Ireland's first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, attended the event which was very close to his heart during his first official visit to New York.
The President took part in a panel discussion on Irish storytelling with filmmakers Macdara Vallely, Marion Quinn and IFNY Director Niall McKay after the screening.
President Higgins shared his views on many issues of contemporary Irish filmmaking, including its portrayal of immigration within an Irish context, the balance between creating art and achieving commercial success, and the importance of an organic creative process.
Terry George, director of "The Shore", said he was heartened to see Michael D Higgins in the Áras, considering his support and passion for the arts.
He said, "It's a great reflection on our country that a poet, writer, and humanitarian is now President and I hope that his Presidency will mark a turning point away from the materialism of the past."
The IFNY, in association with the Consulate General of Ireland and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, hosted the presidential delegation, including Ireland's Ambassador to the US, Michael Collins, and the Consul General of Ireland to New York, Noel Kilkenny.
IFNY aims to help Irish films and filmmakers find a market in the United States by fostering partnerships between Irish, and US-based, film institutes.
It connects producers and directors and holds many film screenings and Q&As with filmmakers throughout the year. IFNY hosted its inaugural annual Irish Film Festival at NYU's Cantor Film Center in September 2011.
For more information please visit www.irishfilmnyc.com.
Here's the trailer to Terry George's "The Shore":


text: Board of Directors Robert Greenberg, MD, PhD, Chairman Dr. Greenberg was appointed Chairman of the Board in August 2015. He is a founder of the company and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director from 1998 until August 2015. From 1991 to 1997, Dr. Greenberg conducted pre-clinical and clinical trials demonstrating the feasibility of retinal electrical stimulation to elicit visual perceptions. From 1997 to 1998, he served as a lead reviewer for IDEs and 510(k)s at the Office of Device Evaluation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Neurological Devices Division. In 1998, he received his medical and doctorate degrees from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Greenberg currently is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern California Biomedical Council and the Alfred Mann Foundations. In addition he sits on the Board of Directors of a public company, Pulse Biosciences, using nanosecond pulses to modulate cellular activity applied to oncology, dermatology and other minimally invasive applications. Will McGuire - President and CEO Mr. McGuire became a Board member in August 2015 when he joined Second Sight as President and CEO. Most recently he was with Volcano Corporation, where he was President of Americas Commercial since 2014 and prior to that, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Coronary Imaging, Systems and Program Management since 2013. Prior to that Mr. McGuire served as Vice President and General Manager of Patient Monitoring at Covidien. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AtheroMed, Inc., a venture capital-backed peripheral atherectomy company, prior to which he was Chief Operating Officer at Spectranetics Corporation, a publicly-traded medical device company. In addition, Mr. McGuire held various positions at Guidant Corporation from 1998 to 2005 including General Manager of Guidant Latin America; Director of U.S. Marketing for Vascular Intervention (VI); Director of Global Marketing for VI; and, Production Manager for Coronary Stents. Prior to 1998, Mr. McGuire held positions in Finance and Production at IVAC Medical Systems. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Mr. McGuire received his M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. William J. Link, Director Mr. Link has been a member of our Board of Directors since 2003. Mr. Link is a co-founder and managing director of Versant Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investing in healthcare companies, since its inception in 1999. Prior to co-founding Versant Ventures, Mr. Link was a general partner at Brentwood Venture Capital. In 1986 Mr. Link founded Chiron Vision, a subsidiary of Chiron Corporation specializing in ophthalmic surgical products. He served as chairman and CEO of Chiron Corporation until it was sold to Bausch and Lomb in 1997. In 1978, Mr. Link founded and served as President of American Medical Optics (AMO), a division of American Hospital Supply Corporation, which was sold to Allergan in 1986. From 2002 until 2009, Mr. Link also served on the Board of AMO's successor company, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) which was acquired by Abbott in 2009. Mr. Link was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine from 1973 to 1976. Mr. Link received his BSc, MSc and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Our board has concluded that Mr. Link's senior executive history with a focus on medical products as well as his extensive financial and other experience with technology companies in general, including his experience of serving on other boards of directors make him a qualified and valued member of our board. Aaron Mendelsohn, Director Mr. Mendelsohn is a founder and has been a director of Second Sight since the company's inception. Mr. Mendelsohn joined the board of Advanced Bionics shortly after its founding in 1993, and served on the board until the company's sale in 2004. Mr. Mendelsohn was also a founder and director of MRG from its inception in 1998 until its sale in 2001 to Medtronic, Inc. Mr. Mendelsohn has served on the board of directors for the Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California since its inception in 1998, and is a member of its Executive Committee. In 2007, Mr. Mendelsohn founded Nanoprecision Holding Company, Inc., a world leader in manipulating materials at nanometer scale, and has served on its board of directors since then. He is also a founder and director of Nanoprecision Medical, Inc., a drug delivery company working in nanotechnology, since its inception in 2011. Mr. Mendelsohn serves as Chairman of the Maestro Foundation, a leading non-profit musical philanthropic organization that hosts a premier chamber music series and lends professional-level instruments and bows to young, career-bound classical musicians, which he founded in 1983. Mr. Mendelsohn received his B.A. from UCLA and J.D. from Loyola University School of Law Los Angeles. Our board believes that Mr. Mendelsohn's business experience, including his experience as a founder, board member and executive officer of medical device companies, combined with his financial experience, business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable managerial and operational expertise and leadership skills making him well qualified to serve as one of our directors. Matthew Pfeffer, Director Mr. Pfeffer joined our Board of Directors in May 2015 and serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Pfeffer has served as the Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MannKind Corporation since April 2008. Since January 2016, Mr. Pfeffer has been Chief Executive Officer of MannKind Corporation as well as remaining the Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Pfeffer served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of VaxGen, Inc. from March 2006 until April 2008, with responsibility for finance, tax, treasury, human resources, IT, purchasing and facilities functions. Prior to VaxGen, Mr. Pfeffer served as CFO of Cell Genesys, Inc. During his nine year tenure at Cell Genesys, Mr. Pfeffer served as Director of Finance before being named CFO in 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Pfeffer served in a variety of financial management positions at other companies, including roles as Corporate Controller, Manager of Internal Audit and Manager of Financial Reporting. Mr. Pfeffer began his career at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Pfeffer graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Certified Public Accountant. Gregg Williams, Director Mr. Williams has been a member of our Board of Directors since June 2009. Mr. Williams has been the Chief Executive Officer at Williams International Co., LLC since April 2005. Mr. Williams serves as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Williams International Corporation. Mr. Williams also is a Director of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Mr. Williams received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Utah in 1982. Our board believes that Mr. Williams' executive and managerial experience combined with his leadership skills make him well qualified to serve as one of our directors.


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By Emily Antenucci
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — To enhance cooperation between the Catholic Church and law enforcement agencies working in the field, the Second International Human Trafficking Conference will take place in Rome April 9-10.
The conference will bring together church leaders and the heads of police services from at least fourteen countries, including Brazil, India, Albania, Australia, and Germany.
As Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster explained to reporters in Rome Feb. 24, "it is something very important to us as the church in England that here are very hopeless victims, and by attending to their needs, we can actually make a huge contribution with the police to tackle this problem."
The conference will highlight the church's distinctively victim-driven approach to the problem. Because victims of trafficking typically feel trapped and helpless, they often turn to the church as a safe haven: both as a place providing refuge and a comfortable environment where they can feel enough at ease to open up about their experiences. Finally, when the victims are ready, the church works towards their reintegration, either in their native countries or in England.
Cardinal Nichols said the church should not be satisfied with helping only victims who have escaped trafficking. Law enforcement agencies depend on information from church agencies, which in turn depend on the support and protection of the police.
In the words of Cardinal Nichols, "This is a really important initiative…it's not the only initiative with regard to human trafficking , but it is a unique initiative because it talks about the practice, the day by day work to counter real scourge around the world, of commercial trafficking of human beings."
Emily Antenucci is an intern in the CNS Rome bureau while she attends Villanova University's Rome program.


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Capable of supporting engine builds that produce up to 140+ HP
Since its inception, the Hypercharger has continued to evolve to meet the needs of the performance minded rider. Mike Roland's testing & development of our Wild Things Performance® Products provided an incredible wealth of information about airflow into & out of an engine. Mike worked closely with our talented design staff & what you see here is without a doubt the best flowing Hypercharger we have ever produced. The interior shapes, especially the critical radius leading into the carb or throttle body, have been carefully designed. The outer cover incorporates an additional scoop to direct air into a high-flow, washable foam filter element that seats snuggly in the end of a round K&N filter element. This filter assembly is one of the best flowing on the market & is capable of supplying enough air to even the highest output street motors. The frontal opening is huge & as with all Hyperchargers, the vacuum operated butterflies allow almost unrestricted airflow to the filter under high-load riding situations.
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I was born in Brooklyn (like everybody), but I served in the Israeli army; my first reserve duty was the Six-Day War. My father was a Palestinian--born in Poland, emigrated to Palestine when he was three years old, in 1920. I inherited a deep love of Israel from him. I hate the stream of lies I read and hear daily about Israel. I love Israel's people--all of them. [Contact me: joel dot orr at gmail dot com]
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Naomi Ragen: The Last Ten Minutes of My Life
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There are numerous inherent flaws and absurdities in the process of compiling Top 10s and Best ofs; nonetheless, here are my favorite films released in Los Angeles in the calendar year 2011. In my version of this imperfect exercise, "favorite" is almost (but not exactly) congruent with "best."
Some years it's tough to scrape up 10 films worth mentioning; other years it's tough to cut the worthy list down to a mere 10. This year, I'm glad to say, was one of the latter. So I'm going to segregate animation and documentaries to shoehorn in a few extras.
Before you curse me for not even mentioning your No. 1 choice, remember that there were 600+ movies that opened locally this year. I diligently saw a few hundred ... which means I still missed another few hundred, including some that you (or someone else) considered "must-sees."
The range of genres and scale make some comparisons ludicrous: Do I choose "Tree of Life" over "Rango"? "Rubber" over "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol"? As a result, my list has been (and continues to be) constantly in flux. What follows is a snapshot as of my copy deadline:
1. "Melancholia" (Lars von Trier)
2. "The Artist" (Michel Hazanavicius)
3. "The Tree of Life" (Terrence Malick)
4. "The Trip" (Michael Winterbottom)
5. "Hugo" (Martin Scorsese)
6. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (David Fincher)
7. "Certified Copy" (Abbas Kiarostami)
8. "Carnage" (Roman Polanski)
9. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" (Brad Bird)
10. "Rubber" (Quentin Dupieux)
Best animated feature: "Rango" (Gore Verbinski)
Best documentary: "Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" (Morgan Spurlock)
Other titles that have gone on and off my list include "Midnight in Paris" (Woody Allen), "The Guard" (John Michael McDonagh), "Le Havre" (Aki Kaurismaki), "The Descendants" (Alexander Payne), "Tyrannosaur" (Paddy Considine), "Point Blank" (Fred Cavaye) and "Attack the Block" (Joe Cornish).
Finally, three of the most ambitious, off-the-wall movies I encountered deserve mention, even though none got a full release: "Mr. Nobody" (Jaco Van Dormael), "Love Exposure" (Shion Sono) and "The Last Circus" (Alex de la Iglesia).
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yeah finnally a new campaign
Set in the immediate aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead's survival co-op mode lets up to four players blast a path through the swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters. Guide your survivors across the rooftops of an abandoned metropolis, through rural ghost towns and pitch-black forests in your quest to escape a devastated Ground Zero crawling with infected enemies.
yeah finnally a new campaign
Hope this sets the boycott in the right direction.
hey nothing aiganst the boykott ok?
(once l4d 2 is out i wall port l4d2 levels to l4d1^^)
That'll be like porting crysis to doom.
so... awesome!!
@A.M.M.D. Also, how the hell are you gonna port levels from a game you're boycotting?
it just shows how epic fail the boycott is. Yea i think its going to be a fairly epic dlc. Also it looks like the gun that was in bills hands all the time
If you look in the dictionary under "fail" you'll see a picture of the L4D hand flipping off!
Something tells me you misunderstood me...
Ever heard of torrent?
HUURRDUUURSNURRFFF, Boycotting means Avoiding, not touching, not buying,.. etc, so, if you torrent l4d2 that means you're not Boycotting it.
I mean he doesn't have to buy it to port maps.
maps are same file format anyway so its not like from crysis to doom
AWESOME! i whant to play XD
I see new gun :D
campaign is versus oriënted (personally don't like versus mode)
and will only last 30 minutes says valve :/
well it's something..., and free (for pc)
oww, assuming this isn't a fan made poster, new weapons?
If so, I take my words back, and congratulate valve
In the l4d commentary it says no mercy ended happy so people would feel a sense of achievement or something. Valve change their minds? xD
Yay for new gun! Look at bills hands :D
he's got a freakin paintball gun!
OH MAN YA! finally!
Dude L4D2 is going to be so frikkin awsome and I hope that boycott fails.I meen.Who doesn't want L4D2 to come out?
You fail horribly sir.
Lol ur the only that fails aparently :/
Awsome, cant wait for this 1. I wonder what else with be in this DLC.
Whats up with the weird looking zoey and Louis
Dont get your hopes up about the new weapons there holding. all the l4d posters have different weapons in them. these are one of the reasons i love l4d.
Seriously, it looks like someone did a number on Zoey with the ugly stick
If you guys notice, that "New Gun" bill has is in (I think) every campaign poster, if not all then at least 1 or 2 others. I don't think its going to be implemented into the game.
It looks like the movie 9
If I hadn't knew that the background picture was an helicopter, I'd say it was a Strider :P
Zoey's face looks...different...
Some dlc this was also notice everything valve says usually is wrong?
wasn't crash course an joke?
cool posing by them
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Artist Drew Northcott brings us "Vincent Van Gordon", a Van Gogh-inspired portrait of everyone's favourite headcrab-killing physicist.
According to Northcott, there might be character similarity between Freeman and Van Gogh. "There's certainly a physical resemblance anyhow," he adds. That's certainly better than Freeman mailing his ear to a prostitute.
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When I was on your website, I must admit that I did not recognize what your logo was on the back of the van, until I saw it on the side.....it's so very large and colors are blocky, not blended....but once I knew what it was, my brain then computed what my eyes were seeing.
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Love the simplicity and play on words. Very nice.
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Binomial nomenclature is the scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus and the second being the species.[1] The system was adopted by Swedish botanist and physician Carolus Linnaeus in the mid 18th century.
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Welcome to Region 2 Web Pages
Our region covers the whole of Kent, Surrey and Sussex, we have some 800 individual members and 40 affiliated groups. Our members enjoy preferential rates for the many events that take place in the region. In fact we have been known to put free events on for members
Our Regional Days are entertaining and inspirational, even to experienced quilters. Anyone can attend our Regional and Area Days and the workshops suit all abilities. When we can, we organise associated workshops around the region, taking advantage of our speakers' special talents.
Hever Castle in Kent, hosts our largest event each September. It is a three day event and any member can exhibit or enter the challenge no matter what their ability. For each item entered you get a free entry ticket to the Castle.
In addition to the Regional and Area Days, there are myriads of workshops and social activities taking place, you can find them listed on the website and they can be booked online via Paypal.
Stash sales are organised giving people the opportunity to sell excess fabric and notions, which of course, gives the rest of us the opportunity to increase our stash at favourable prices and maybe, find that illusive piece of fabric to finish a project.
Region 2 has a vibrant Young Quilter Community, there are six groups around the region with a possible three more groups starting up soon. We are working to make sure our Young Quilters have reliable machines to start them on a lifetime of quilting.
Of course, none of these activities would take place without our hardworking committee and our band of volunteers.
You too could be a volunteer or even a committee member, why not find out what opportunities are available by contacting either your nearest area representative or myself. Contact details are on the website or you can look on the inside cover of our 48 page newsletter 'Two's Company'.
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series released for the PlayStation Portable on October 25th, 2005 in North America, and on November 4th in Europe. The PlayStation 2 version was released on June 6th, 2006 in North America, and on June 22nd in Europe. Set in Liberty City in 1998, it is a prequel to the events of Grand Theft Auto III.
There are a million stories in Liberty City. This one changes everything. Once a trusted wise guy in the Leone Family, Toni Cipriani was forced into hiding after killing a made man. Now he's back and it's time for things to be put right.
The streets of Liberty City are in turmoil; Warring mafiosi vie for control as the town begins to self-destruct under waves of political corruption, organized crime, drug trafficking and union strikes. No one can be trusted as Toni tries to clean up the mess of the city's chaotic underworld. Deranged hit men, morally depraved tycoons, cynical politicians and his own mother stand in his way as Toni tries to bring the city under Leone control.
Forced to fight for his life in an odyssey that will shake Liberty City to its foundations, Toni must use any means necessary to secure his place in the leadership of the Leone family in a town up for grabs.
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- Gangs
- Liberty City
- Missions
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- Radio Stations
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- Ammu-Nation – the ingame munitions store chain
- Lips106 FM – one of the ingame radio stations
- ElectronZoneRadio.com - Segment on LCFR (Liberty City Free Radio)
- Crowfest '98 - The music festival on its way to Liberty City
- Paulie's Revue Bar – the official site of the Red Light District strip club
- CitizensUnitedNegatingTechnology.org (also .com) – Citizens United Negating Technology (CUNT), an organization revealing the evils of the Internet
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- PastMaster - "The Future of Education about the past is Now"
- ItsVivisection.com - Boardgame/chemistry set for kids.
- GTAPSP.com
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We've all been through that kind of breakup or divorce.
Y'know, the one that leaves us weak in the knees, gasping for air, and wondering how it all went so wrong. The one that leaves our hearts breaking, wondering how we are going to get through the next five minutes, let alone next five years.
Yeah. That breakup. The one where you are beyond crushed because you are still very much in love with your soon-to-be ex -- and you don't want the relationship to end.
So if that's how you feel, is it wise to stay friends? How do you move on? How do you keep those romantic feelings at bay?
As most of you know, I'm in the middle of a divorce. It's amicable, which doesn't mean that we're the very best of friends, just that we don't need a mediator for every phone call and a bodyguard for every interaction. We have kids together, so we remain civil.
And I won't lie: There have been times I've laid on the floor in my new apartment weeping; I missed my husband, I missed my old life, and I was having a challenging time adjusting to a life alone. I'm sure there will always be those times.
But I know we're better off in the end as friendly exes, no matter how much it hurts. We're not the same people we used to be, we're not good for each other, and that, in turn, affects our children. Like it or not (mostly not), it's what's best for them.
Every now and then, though, I feel those familiar feelings for him slip back. My mind wanders and I wonder if maybe, just maybe, we could work things out. Maybe.
Then I remember all the reasons we weren't a good pair and focus on those for awhile. I certainly don't hate him, and I'm very sad that we're getting a divorce, but we can't be together and be a good team. It's simply not in the cards for us.
My advice to anyone going through a gut-wrenching breakup or divorce who's still in love with his or her partner is to establish some proper boundaries. Remember what made you a bad couple and allow that to further your resolve.
And if you decide that you can't see your ex without wanting to fall into his or her arms, it's probably wise to remain as far away from that mess as possible.
Your heart is special, and needs to be protected. Never allow someone who has been callous or cruel to it hold it in their hands again. You deserve better. Period.
Are you friends with your exes?
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez has won the 2012 Warren Spahn Award in a tiebreaker over Tampa Bay's David Price.
The award is given to the top left-handed pitcher in the major leagues using a formula based on wins, strikeouts and ERA.
The Warren Spahn Board of Directors said Thursday that Gonzalez and Price tied -- with Gonzalez winning the tiebreaker of most wins. Gonzalez's 21 wins were one better than Price, who won the award in 2010.
The award is named for Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn, who holds the big league record for most wins by a left-hander with 363. It is presented by the Bricktown Rotary Club of Oklahoma City and the Jim Thorpe Association.


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NSS? Where Was Studio On Fire?
We've been asked several time now, "So how come Studio On Fire was not at the National Stationery Show?" Simply because the lion share of our work as a studio continues to be custom letterpress printing for other designers around the country. We love printing custom work for other designers. We're good at it and proud of the results. That is what we are focused on and the NSS is not the right venue to promote our services. While we do continue to have a product line, we are promoting it independently, selling to a small number of boutique retailers and museum shops. If you are a retailer and wish to set up a wholesale account, email us and we'll be happy to send along our catalog.
Here is a sampling of our product from our Designer Series Deskline. We wanted the elements in our product line to feel sort of like a test print or sheet of make ready. Those always have such a wonderful randomness that is enormously difficult to capture intentionally in a layout. This design is Polkaville Party, designed in conjunction with two fine designers here in Minneapolis - Kelly & Kindra, both are currently teaching design over at MCAD.
There is monarch sized stationery with two letterhead designs included, a pinhole perforated dry gum label sheet, folding self mailers, stitched mini journals and a punch out tag and calling card set. All is printed with three color letterpress on cotton and recycled papers. The overprinting creates some sweet purple and greens throughout the prints. Product is for sale on our web site. We are currently offering free shipping within the United States.


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I've always loved the "Nats," and since my first Nationals back in '76 (in Tulsa, Oklahoma) I've done my best to make the show every year I possibly could. But, I have to admit that this year's gathering was a milestone to say the least, and what made it such was the huge amount of classic pickups that attended the show. It's great that we classic truckers with post-'48 pickups have access to what is the largest hot rod gathering in the nation – one that consistently draws anywhere between 8,000 and 12,000 entries each year. For those who've never attended, it's huge. Imagine over 300 vendors spread throughout 500,000 square feet of indoor exhibit area on top of the acres and acres of aforementioned cool cars and trucks on display.
In the past, the association's strict pre-1949 year cutoff pretty much disqualified a large portion of the truck contingent. Sure, there has always been a pretty darn good turnout of street rod pickups ('27 to '40s), F-1's, and of course '47 and '48 Chevys but, in all honesty, it's been mainly the domain of street rods for the 50 or so years it's been held. But, as I said, a couple of seasons ago the NSRA has opened up the year break for the Nats up to and including 1980! Finally we classic truckers and our pride and joys have the opportunity to be a part of one of the biggest and most exciting events in the hobby, and though the classic truck turnout was huge compared to any previous gathering I'm hoping that the Nats will become a premier classic truck destination in the future.
That said, I wanted to give you a peek at some of the pickups that were there this past August to give ya an idea of what's in store for those who add the NSRA Nationals to their event calendar in 2013. So take a look at a fraction of the pickups we ran across this past season, and then please consider making the Nats one of the events you choose to attend this year. Believe me, if you've never been it'll be an experience – show up once and you'll be hooked!
01 Todd Stansberry's no-nonsense '70 C10 is a great example of the high-quality classic pickups being built all across the country these days. Its great stance and cool wheel and tire combo speak volumes.
02 Cincy Street Rods member Joe Adkins made his way to Louisville from Liberty Township, Ohio, behind the wheel of his beautiful bright red '41 International. I've been admiring Joe's pickup for quite a while and was pleased to see that he'd made his way to the Nats this season.
03 In 1958, Chevy performed a total redesign of the frontend sheetmetal that gave the Task Force trucks a new look. One of the most notable of the design changes was the addition of quad headlights and a massive front grille. Marvin Moole's '58 is a prime example of a good-looking classic cruiser.
04 Steel wheels and wide whites are staples on traditional hot rods, be it cars or trucks, and James Baggett's '68 C10 proves that traditional doesn't always mean pre-War iron.
05 The trip to this year's Nationals was just a hop, skip, and a jump for Rick and Karen Basham. If it weren't for the heavy traffic in and around this year's event, the Louisville, Kentucky-based couple may not have even gotten their way-cool '56 Chevy's engine up to operating temperature.
01 The NSRA Nationals has always been home to countless pre-'49 classic pickups and this past season was no different. Larry Wimsatt's '48 Chevy Suburban and Bill and Judy Lile's '48 F-1 are prime examples.
02 Shawn Blanford's basic black '72 C10 drew lots of admirers throughout the course of the event. So much so that we had to return to it multiple times in order to get a clear shot at it.
03 There's just something about a base-model Tri-Five Chevy pickup that makes 'em dear to my heart. The painted mirrors, headlamp bezels, and bumpers like the ones on Larry Henderson's '55 looks great outfitted in that unpretentious style. Hopefully my '57 will look as good.
04 Backing up Larry's '55 was Chris Staneck's bright red F-100 that sports a bit of chrome plating. Both are great-looking classic pickups that complement each other.
05 You're liable to see anything at the Nats, from nice restos to ISCA contenders like Monte Hampshire's full-on custom '50 GMC.
06 Another one of my favorite trucks in Louisville was Ed and Sandy Cottrell's beautiful '57 Chevy. The color combination and polished five-spokes made this baby a standout.
07 It's great to see folks embracing longbed pickups these days. In our opinion, cool custom pickups like Bob and Claudia Hacker's '68 C10 are every bit as cool as their shorter brethren – and often more utilitarian as well.
08, 09 I just knew CT photographer Gerry Burger wouldn't pass up on shooting Pat and Becky Farrell's beautiful blue '40 Ford. Gerry's the rightfully proud owner/builder of a very similar '40 himself.
10 Angelo Martin's competition-inspired '48 Chevy sports an awesome chop and a cool scallop paintjob. Shades of the Salt anyone?
11, 12 One of the neat things about the Street Rod Nationals is the abundance of cruise lanes throughout the fairgrounds as well as the hundreds, or perhaps thousands, who take advantage of 'em. With vehicle attendance in the thousands one could take a break from walking the grounds and just sit, relax, and watch the cars and trucks roll by.
13 Denny and Trish Crist of Albany, Indiana, chose to build their '41 Willys pickup as a cool cruiser rather than a dragstrip campaigner – and we're sure glad they did.
14 There's no need to miss going to the Nationals just because your project truck isn't totally finished. Just do like Troy Slaten did with his hammered '69 C10 and jump behind the wheel of your in-the-works classic pickup and join the fun.
15 There were a lot of early to mid-'60s Chevys in Louisville this last season too. I really liked Dave Condie's '64 Fleetside shop truck. It was a good thing I'd left my checkbook at home.
16 Peachtree City, Georgia-based Paul Prebor made his way to the Nats behind the wheel of his great-looking '48 Studebaker. His was just one of many Studes that joined the fun this past season.
17, 18 No Street Rod Nationals would be complete without a large contingent of traditional jalopy-style pickups, Darryl Woosley's neat little '35 Chevy and Mike Weintraut's '41 Chevy are just two of many at the show.
19 As I've stressed in the past, the NSRA Street Rod Nationals is one of the largest, most fun events in the nation and each year a larger and larger classic truck contingent make the show even more entertaining than the year before. If you think being part of a hot rod gathering that draws upward of 10,000 cars and trucks sounds like fun then we suggest penciling in a trip to the Nats on your 2013 calendar – believe me, you'll be glad you did!


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A Spring Mix
When it comes to the weather outside, this time of year always feels like two steps forward, one step back. Last week we had a great day with temperatures in the 50's, only to be followed by a day of wet, heavy snow.
When that latest layer of snow melted and I just felt defeated by Winter, I looked out by our woods and saw these.
The daffodil bulbs I planted last Fall, starting to pop up. I am telling you, this mess of mud and leaves and tiny bits of green has been so good for my soul.
I've been trying to make sure the kids get some outside time on those warmer days. Between that and a sewing deadline that I can't share right now, I don't have a finished project to show you this week. But I have accumulated some new fabrics recently and they inspired me to take a little break and build a project pile from my stash.
My inspiration for this stack was a print from Leah Duncan's newest fabric line for Art Gallery Fabrics, Meadow. I love the soft colors.
I pulled some coordinating prints from my stash, including some new fabrics from Lotta Jansdotter's Mormor, Skinny Laminx's Up, Up & Away, Eloise Renouf's Bark & Branch, and Violet Craft's Waterfront Park.
I made a block from my Off-Centered Squares quilt pattern. I'm thinking of using one color family per block...we shall see!
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This is the original folks. Don't be fooled by generic versions. We are great friends with legendary guide Chuck Kraft and these are tied exactly to his specs! A very effective and durable "flash fly." Gives off a lot of light and movement, and is very easy to cast. Much more durable than similar flies tied with Flashabou. Fabulous for shad in the spring and an excellent large trout fly. Tied on Mustad Signature Series Hooks in sizes 4, 6 and 8. This is one of our best selling flies and has produced the biggest browns and rainbows we have landed in Virginia. Many anglers recognize this as the most productive trout fly they have ever fished. There is a reason it is popular among the anglers that fish the Jackson Hole 1 Fly Tournament every year......it really devastates fish! NEW-fresh from our guide boxes, the copper/copper color is now available. This fly has a few strands of blue incorporated into each side. This is a great muddy water fly!
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Nation & World
Marines' Afghan open burn pits questioned as incinerators stand idle
A federal watchdog agency says the U.S. military is endangering the health of troops and civilians working at the main Marine Corps base in Afghanistan by burning solid waste in open pits even as two of the base's four incinerators – built for $11.5 million – go unused and the other two are running below capacity.
The federal Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says in a new report that the open burning at Camp Leatherneck, in Helmand province in the far south of the country, violates Pentagon regulations and poses long-term health risks for camp personnel, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
It also said the camp was pursuing a $1.1 million contract to haul garbage to a local landfill that might not be necessary, given that the number of troops at Leatherneck has been falling as part of the massive drawdown of U.S. and NATO forces, which will leave no combat troops in the country by the end of next year.
There are about 13,500 troops at the base now. When the number drops to 12,000, the incinerators could handle all the waste, the report says.
Leatherneck is adjacent to the main British base here, Camp Bastion, and a major Afghan army base, Camp Shorabak. It's surrounded by desert, and the air quality is notorious because of wind-blown dust. Respiratory and nasal problems are common. That led a U.S. company last year to pledge donations of up to $2 million in nasal and sinus cleaning and moisturizing products for troops stationed there and at other U.S. bases overseas.
SIGAR issued the report earlier this month as an "alert letter" to Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, who's the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees Afghanistan, and Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan.
In response to questions about the report, Lt. Col. William Griffin, a spokesman for the coalition, said it was trying to meet regulations by halting pit burning in some places and taking steps to reduce health risks in others.
"By July 31st, only four bases will have active burn pit operations," Griffin wrote. "Those four bases have submitted waivers to U.S. Central Command in order to be in compliance with regulations."
Open air burning is used only to dispose of nonhazardous material and is monitored closely to prevent risks to those who live and work on the bases, he wrote.
"When the cloud ceiling is too low or wind blows in the direction of Camp Leatherneck, open burn operations are halted until conditions improve," Griffin wrote.
The garbage-hauling contract is for less than $900,000, and it's needed because some types of waste can't be burned, he said in a telephone interview. He said it also was necessary to haul other waste to a landfill when the incinerators were out of service for maintenance or repairs.
"That way, they will be able to completely do away with the need for the burn pit," he said.
The SIGAR report says there are two 12-ton incinerators and two with 24-ton capacities. The smaller ones aren't being used to capacity, and the larger ones aren't being used at all because a contract to run and maintain them hadn't been awarded.
Griffin wrote that a contractor had begun to test the two larger incinerators and they were expected to be in service by the end of the month.
SIGAR found similar problems in April at Forward Operating Base Salerno, a major U.S. and NATO base in Khost province, on the eastern side of the country near the Pakistan border. There, it reported, base officials had decided not to use incinerators that had been built at a cost of $5 million but never completed. They were burning waste in open pits until they could begin a garbage-hauling contract this summer, just months before the base is expected to close as the U.S. and NATO withdraw combat troops.


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Shakespeare came to the park — Clement Park — last Friday.
The Foothills Theatre Company presented the Bard's classic comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at South Jeffco's premiere outdoor venue. The comedy of errors centers on two young couples, unrequited love, mischievous fairies and one man's unfortunate transformation into a donkey.
The 500-year-old play still elicits plenty of laughs from a 21st-century audience — thanks to the amazing source material, said audience member Larissa Packer.
The music of Creedence Clearwater Revival — one of the seminal rock bands of the '60s and '70s, responsible for classic songs like "Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son," and "Bad Moon Rising" — is coming to Littleton this Sunday.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, a band that features original drummer Doug Clifford and bassist Stu Cook, will perform to a sold-out crowd at Hudson Gardens on July 27 as part of the venue's summer concert series.
The mountain air in Morrision last weekend was full of the sounds of polka, the clanking of beer steins and the smell of fresh-made bratwurst.
Denver's Biergarten Festival, sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce, brought the feel of a Munich Biergarten to the foothills as a way to help celebrate German culture, said chamber President Fred Beisser. The chamber's goal is to promote business and cultural ties between Colorado and Germany.
The sacrifices made by U.S. soldiers on foreign battlefields during World War II and the support from Americans back home are the focus of a new exhibit at the Littleton Museum.
"Littleton Goes to War: 1941-1945," a year-long exhibit that opened July 5, not only traces the arc of the global conflict but also shows the major roles that places like Littleton played, said museum director Tim Nimz.
Littleton kids got the inside scoop on bubbles recently — by getting inside them.
Bubble Lady Nancy Winkler brought her "bubble-ology" presentation to Bemis Public Library on July 1, demonstrating how to make unbreakable bubbles, educational bubbles — and how to put a youngster inside a bubble.
Winkler uses everything from granny curlers, pasta strainers, fly swatters and coat hangers to create her bubbles, eliciting "oohs and aahs" from the youngsters, who don't always manage to stay seated during the performance.
A sea of blankets and lawn chairs covered Clement Park as thousands waited for the night sky to be illuminated with fireworks on July 3.
The Foothills Park and Recreation District's Red, White & You celebration drew a massive crowd looking to start the July Fourth holiday early. Despite some evening rain showers, the event drew an estimated 30,000-35,000 people.
The evening featured live music, kids games, food vendors and a 15-minute-long fireworks display that capped the night's entertainment.
The talent at Foothills Park and Recreation's Battle of the Bands made for some tough choices for judges and audience members.
Yet in the end, local hard-rock band Keep Kalm edged out second-place band Sunset Summer. Regina Smith, head of Foothills' arts programs, said it was the closest point differential in the three years of the competition.
The concert, on June 14 at Clement Park's amphitheater, featured four local middle- and high-school-age bands.
The sound of a fire truck's siren has drawn countless children to press their faces against the window to catch a glimpse of a big red truck flying by.
"It's so neat to see the kids faces as they ride the truck," said Steve Guardado, the organizer of the Mile High Hook and Ladder Club's Fire Parade and Muster. "And it's not just kids — 90-year-old grandpas want to ride up top. They're grinning from ear to ear."
Even a hailstorm couldn't stop the party in Littleton.
An early-afternoon storm on Saturday left hail, branches and leaves covering the streets hours before more than 1,000 people were to descend on downtown for the Main Street Block Party.
Yet the mess Mother Nature left was no match for the downtown merchants, said Greg Reinke, president of the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association.
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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for March showing a decrease in sales with total home sales declining 0.6% since February but still climbing 10.3% above the level seen in March 2012.
Single family home sales also declined falling 0.2% from February but still rose 9.1% above the level seen in March 2012 while the median selling price increased a notable 12.1% above the level seen a year earlier.
Inventory of single family homes increased from February to 1.69 million units dropping 16.3% below the level seen in March 2012 which, along with the sales pace, resulted in a monthly supply of 4.7 months.
The following charts (click for full-screen dynamic version) shows national existing single family home sales, median home prices, inventory and months of supply since 2005.


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Author Interview
1. How did you come up with the title?
The main storyline is about the recruitment of sixteen year old Lacey, with the hope that she is the key to prevent a large scale event in order to "change" the outcome of the future. Originally I had the one word title "Altered" but at the urging of my publisher, added the subtitle "Revelations of the Evolved" in order to have more tag words.
2. Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
The primary theme is that even when current situations seem bleak, we all have a purpose in life and a reason for our existence. Secondary themes include; overcoming grief, trusting your instincts, teamwork, believing in yourself and the power of love.
3. How much of the book is realistic?
Very little of the book is realistic. Taylor is a time traveller sent back to enlist the help of Lacey, a girl with amazing psychic abilities, that she doesn't even know exists.
4. If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your book?
I am quite happy with the way the book turned out, however, if I had to do it all over again I would go into greater detail about certain characters. I would also add more dialogue and dwell deeper into the subconscious of Lacey.
5. What was the hardest part of writing your book?
As I work full time in the military and have a family, finding the time to actually write the book was the hardest. I carried around a notepad and often jotted down ideas as they came to me. Sometimes I would write paragraphs while attending my son's ball hockey games (in between his shifts of course). It was also difficult to come up with plausible explanations in regards to the mechanisms of time travel.
6. Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?
I learned that it is a beautiful thing to see your book come together; start, middle and end. The countless hours spent tweaking things was all worth it to come up with a final product that I am very proud of.
7. Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?
English was always my favorite subject in school. I used to tell my friends that I was going to write a book one day. I'm not getting any younger, so finally a few years ago I came up with a storyline and started putting pen to paper. Now I've written two books and am half way through the third. I will never stop writing!
8. Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
My favorite author is Alyson Noël. It started with the first book of the immortals series, "Evermore." Now I'm hooked on her "the soul seekers" series. She just has a way of stringing words and phrases together plus her storylines keep my interest. Her books are real page turners.
9. Tell us your latest news.
Well, I currently live in Ontario, Canada. My husband is also in the military. We move every three years or so (we've lived in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba). This summer we are going to move once again to British Columbia which is very exciting. The mountains are beautiful. I look forward to taking some pictures that might be used for covers of future books.
10. Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
I have always considered myself as an entertainer. Usually I'm the class clown and laugh at anything and everything. Through my writing, I hope to entertain my readers. Even if only a handful enjoy my book then it was all worth it! I would like to thank my readers for their support. It warms my heart when I receive feedback on my blog or Shawnda Currie Books facebook page.
About the Book
Abandoned by her family, Lacey is sent to a juvenile detention center known as Clear Waters. Her teen years don't look promising until she is befriended by a mysterious stranger named Taylor, a gorgeous guy whose captivating eyes seem to stare into her soul. Convinced she is in danger at Clear Waters, Lacey joins Taylor in a daring escape. As she meets Taylor's group of friends, she discovers that they're more than they seem – they've been sent from the future to head off an evil corporate plot that will lead toa world war unless averted. With Lacey as their only hope to prevent a grim future, Taylor shows Lacey how to tap into her psychic abilities known in his time as evolved humans. Travelling with her new friends, she discovers the magic of love while she grows into the powerful warrior chosen to make the difference to the world!
Prices/Formats: $2.99 ebook, $9.99 paperback
Pages: 214
Genre: YA / Science Fiction / Fantasy
Publisher: Flea Circus Press
Release Date: September 2, 2012
Buy Links: Kindle, Amazon
About the Author
I have been a Resource Management Support Clerk in the Canadian Armed Forces for just over six years. I am also a wife and a mother to two wonderful boys. Altered – Revelations of the Evolved is the first book of The Evolved Trilogy. I have also published the second book, Broken – Afflictions of the Evolved and am working hard on the final instalment, Choices – Complications of the Evolved. If I didn't move around so often I would have a house full of animals but for now I have two cats, both we got as kittens from The Humane Society. I am also a book hoarder.
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text: Horror movies are so clich�. Perhaps a new sub-genre devoted to the horde of software updaters you find on each PC would be much more compelling. It�s out of control today. As soon as Microsoft got their act together on security updates, the bad guys turned to third party apps. It�s bad enough for consumers (who are fed up - just google �software update HEdoublehockiesticks�) let alone enterprises. When you have a lot of PCs and they all try to download a 100mb update at the same time, your network will suffer. To say nothing of the lack of control you have over whether users prevent important updates from being installed. In this age of APTs you can�t leave a single PC unpatched and vulnerable.In this on-demand webcast, Randy Franklin Smith from Ultimate Windows Security will deal with this whole topic. He will share tips and caveats for dealing with the most common software updaters from Adobe, Apple and Oracle. But the bottom line is that we need centralized patch management and he�ll explore the important requirements and architectural issues you should be aware of in this space. Russ Ernst is a software update expert; his team at Lumension eat, sleep and breath software updates because they have package them all up and make them reliably deploy via their Patch and Remediation solution.


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Barcelona & Lyon take Champions League advantage
Barcelona and Olympique Lyon will take healthy leads into the second leg of their last 16 clashes against Bayer Leverkusen and APOEL Nicosia.
The reigning champions netted three away goals at the BayArena, with Alexis Sanchez scoring his first goals in the Champions League, and Lionel Messi volleying home a late third.
Michal Kadlec had equalised for Leverkusen, but despite Castro striking the post, Leverkusen were helpless to stem the Barca tide.
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas said: "There were reasons we played like we did in the first half: they are a very physical team. Perhaps this kind of play is a bit boring but that's the kind of play we needed to employ.
"We're always excited [to play] even though it can appear otherwise from the outside. The team always has the same level of excitement and the same motivation. The boss won't let us give up.
"They can complicate the whole game with one counterattack but we dominated the situation. We're very pleased.
"What happened in Pamplona was a disappointment because we let the league slip away, but the Champions Leauge is the most beautiful competition there is. The Champions League is difficult [to win] because the best teams in Europe compete for the title."
In France, Alexandre Lacazette's looped finish gave Lyon the advantage over APOEL, representing Cyprus for the first time in the knock-out stage of the Champions League at Stade de Gerland.
Despite qualifying top of Group G, APOEL are the rank outsiders of the knock-out phase, and having manufactured one shot on goal throughout the whole 90 minutes, will need to improve on their first-leg showing.
Kim Kallstrom, the Lyon midfielder, says his side have given themselves a great chance of making the last eight.
"We turned in a really good performance," the Swede said.
"We were balanced overall and dangerous in attack. The one thing we lacked was a second goal, but we aren't going to complain.
"We've put ourselves in to a strong position to go through."News Now - Sport News


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"It doesn't matter how hard I study, I just can't seem to get the hang of geometry. I guess I must be dumb or somethin'."
At least one in five students will have trouble keeping up academically at some point during junior high and high school. School slumps require our immediate attention, before the damage to self-esteem is irreparable or a youngster develops an aversion to attending school.
While the root of the problem may be school related and nothing more, a drop in grades can be a warning sign of one of the underlying causes below:
Talk to your teenager. After all, she's the ultimate authority on what's behind her academic difficulties. But this should be a conversation, not a confrontation. Let her know that you're on her side and want to help her get back on track:
"Honey, this is the fourth test in a row that's come back with a C or a D. You're usually a B-plus student. Is there anything going on in school or other areas of your life that you'd like to tell us about? We're concerned and we want to help."
Arrange a meeting with the teacher(s). Even the most involved parent doesn't truly know what goes on in school. Adolescents sometimes reveal sides of themselves at school that they keep under wraps at home—or vice versa. So a teacher's observations can provide invaluable clues to the cause of a child's academic troubles.
In the days leading up to a parent-teacher conference, write down questions addressing the areas that most concern you. You may not be pleased to hear everything the teacher has to say once you get to the conference. But try to keep in mind that with rare exceptions, less-than-glowing feedback is not a personal attack on your youngster's character or your competence as a parent. If your son's home economics teacher says that he disrupts her class with his wisecracks, accept that what she says contains at least a shred of truth.
Ask her to be more specific and listen politely to what she has to say. For instance: "Could you please give me an example of what you mean? How frequently does he act up in class?" Then work together to come up with a solution. Perhaps you decide to warn your son that any future incidents of misconduct will result in the loss of a privilege, such as one week's allowance or use of the family car.
"And," you can add, "we've asked Mrs. Jackson to call us immediately if you should ever disrupt her class again."
Memo to Mom and Dad: After a conference, always dash off a thank-you note to the teacher.
Consider hiring an after-school tutor. One-on-one sessions with a private tutor can work wonders with students who just weeks ago seemed unable to grasp the subject matter. Learning in a pressure-free environment probably has as much to do with that success as does the one-on-one instruction. Another advantage of letting a tutor work with your child, says Dr. Coleman, is that "it gets parents off their kids' backs."
Private tutors, listed in the Yellow Pages under "Tutoring," generally charge between twenty dollars and forty dollars an hour. If that's beyond your budget, you may be able to locate help through your teen's school. "A lot of high schools," says Dr. Coleman, "have study-buddies programs where teachers assign a peer-aged student or an older student to tutor a child at home or at school." The cost is nominal—four or five dollars an hour—or sometimes free. Local colleges and organizations such as the YMCA may also offer tutoring.
Tutors can also help bridge the gap of time that teens are out of school because of a brief illness, extended family trip, and so on. Instead of falling behind during these short but crucial periods, tutors can make sure students stay caught up and on track until they return to the classroom.
Chronic complaints of feeling either bored or overwhelmed at school may be an indication that a youngster is trudging along on the wrong academic track. The student who yawns at schoolwork that leaves most of his classmates scratching their heads is more likely to thrive if his day includes some more challenging courses, while the perennial D student who has never shown much interest in school may be best served by a vocationally oriented program.
In the past, boys and girls belonging to the latter group might have been written off as lost causes destined to drop out. Since the 1970s or so, the educational system has made a greater effort to reach out to these youngsters. Some schools have implemented policies specifically designed for high-school freshmen with histories of academic failure, truancy and misconduct. As we noted earlier, ninth grade is a critical fork in the road for such students, who are considered high risks for quitting before the end of the year. According to the U.S. Department of Education, strategies like those below have been successful at helping them achieve school success:


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Are you really, really ridiculously good-looking? THOT SO.
Do you also want a case of the icks? If so, read on!
A new study out of the Open University of Israel and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that the most attractive members of the female sex are also the most willing to conform to society's norms as well as put their own interests before the interests of others.
Researchers came to this conclusion after pulling 118 college-age women for a series of questions about their values and personality traits (openness, agreeableness, neuroticism, self-direction, etc.) and then taking video of each woman reading a weather report. Another 118 students-40% of them male-were asked to watch the videos and rate each woman on their attractiveness as well as their values. As it turns out, not only were the more attractive women thought to possess more desirable traits than those gauged less attractive, but also found that:
Attractiveness correlated with values that express the motivation to conform and submit to social expectations, and with values that express a focus on self-promotion rather than on concern for others… [the results indicate] that the beautiful strive for conformity rather than independence and for self-promotion rather than tolerance.
These two principles dovetail in the concept of "erotic capital," the idea that women use their looks and sexuality to get ahead in office environments-and the reason that attractive women are often judged as undeserving and incompetent in the first place. Sigh. Where are the 118 dudes we can watch and analyze? I'm waiting.
-Anna Breslaw
'Beautiful Women More Likely To Conform, Study Suggests' [HuffPo]


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Sentai Filmworks Licenses Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc
HOUSTON — Return to one of anime's most beloved anime in Sentai Filmworks newest acquisition from Aniplex Inc.: Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc. Get ready for blades to flash and blood to flow as Nobuhiro Watsuki's acclaimed masterpiece returns for a new look at one of its most compelling storylines. Directed by series veteran Kazuhiro Furuhashi (You're Under Arrest, Getbackers) with script services by Mari Okada (Caanan, The Book of Bantorra), character designs by Hiromitsu Hagiwara and music by Noriyuki Asakura (Ragnarok The Animation).
Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshū ninja clan. Which is a fortunate thing for Misao, as her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the leader of the clan, Aoshi Shinomori, leads her instead into a face-to-face encounter with an even more dangerous man and a plot to overthrow the Meiji government! Quickly enmeshed in the affairs of the legendary assassin Hitokiri Battōsai, now known as Kenshin Himura wielder of the reverse-blade sword, Misao finds herself pulled into the middle of a deadly intrigue against Makoto Shishio, who is orchestrating the conquest of all Japan, beginning with Kyoto!
Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc will be available next year on bilingual DVD & BD and through digital outlets.
About Aniple Inc.
Aninplex Inc. is an entertainment company that handles a wide variety of entertainment business in both domestic and international markets. Such services include: production of video and music content, production, distribution and sales of packaged media such as DVD, BD and CD, digital distribution, theatrical distribution, TV program sales, merchandising licensing and theater/stage.
Official homepage: http://www.aniplex.co.jp
About Sentai Filmworks:
Sentai Filmworks is one of the fastest-growing anime companies in North America, producing hit series like High School of the Dead, Towanoquon, Samurai Girls, Guin Saga, Needless and Angel Beats as well as high profile theatrical films such as Grave of the Fireflies and Appleseed. Sentai Filmworks' programs can be found on home video distributed by Ingram Entertainment, Baker & Taylor, Section23Films, The Right Stuf and other good and fine distributors. Digital product offerings may be found at iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Zune Marketplace, Anime Network, Playstation Network, Google Play and YouTube.


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To start, stop or restart, the server from the command line, use the commands dsadm start, dsadm stop, and dsadm restart, respectively.
When you stop and restart a Directory Server instance with a large cache in memory configured to hold entries, the cache takes some time to refill. While the cache fills again, the instance responds more slowly.
These commands must be run by the same UID and GID that created the Directory Server, or run by root. For example, if Directory Server runs as user1 , you should run the start, stop, and restart utilities as user1.
On Solaris, role-based access control allows you to run Directory Server as a user other than root.
You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help. However, this does not apply to the step for enabling and disabling service management. Enabling and disabling service management must be done at the command line when starting and stopping Directory Server.
For more information about dsadm subcommands and options used below, see dsadm(1M).
To start, stop, or restart Directory Server, do one of the following:
To start the server, type:
$ dsadm start instance-path
For example, to start a server with the instance path /local/dsInst, use this command:
$ dsadm start /local/dsInst
If the start operation fails after a configuration change, use the --safe option as shown in the following command:
$ dsadm start --safe /local/dsInst
To stop the server, type:
$ dsadm stop [--force] instance-path
For example:
$ dsadm stop --force /local/dsInst
To restart the server, type:
$ dsadm restart instance-path
For example:
$ dsadm restart /local/dsInst
List the running instances on a host using the following command:
dsadm list-running-instances [--all]
The –all option lists the running instances from any installation path.