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We checked the system and found no problems. Kitted one of the alternators and it has been running fine. I think it was a combination of a run-down battery and good old Bakersfield 105F summer that was too much heat load on the units trying to recharge an almost dead battery. Keep my fingers X'd!
Now our problem is a 'blown' engine. Troy fired it up last week and it literally exploded - spark set off explosive mixture in the crank case and he blew out the valve cover gaskets, belled the valve covers, probably belled the oil pan. I was hoping beyond hope the blowby we were experiencing would mend but I think we have a hole in a piston due to hitting the valves. After we rebuilt the engine we broke pushrods on all the cylinders. Turns out I thought he timed the cam and he thought I did. We hadn't, it was ~15deg out. We pulled the heads, had them gone over replaced a couple bent valves and put it all back together. We have had not-right engine problems ever since - low power, hard starting, excessive crankcase blowby. This explosion tells me we have a cracked piston.
Out comes the engine again for a tear down parts inspection and build up. We are getting so good taking the enginge out, working on it, and getting it back in the car, I want to do a run against a Top Fuel team to see if we can beat them!!!!!
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#1: First Communion and B'nai Mitzvah gifts
We have three celebrations coming up. The First Communion parties are informal affairs at the homes of two of the children and the B'nai Mitzvah is a big affair at a Jewish rec center. I want to give all three kids money, but I'm not sure what's an appropriate amount. Is $50 for each too little? Should the B'nai Mitzvah gift be a greater amount since it's a formal affair? Also, it's for twin boys, but my son is only friends with one of the boys. I was only planning to give a gift to my son's friend.
I'm in NY, if that makes any difference.
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Keep your amygdala in check
How come we sometimes see 'out of character' behaviour and where does it come from? Those of you who know about the amygdala are probably smiling by now - those that don't are probably thinking I made this name up!
This is what happens in your brain when you get really mad - or 'really anything'...
The journey begins with sensation, in this case vision, which is routed to the thalamus. The thalamus acts as 'air traffic controller' to keep the signals moving. In a typical situation, the thalamus directs the impulse to the, in this case the visual cortex, for processing. The cortex 'thinks' about the impulse and makes sense. "Aha," it says, "this is an exclamation mark! It means I should get excited." That signal is then sent to the amygdala where a flood of peptides and hormones are released to create emotion and action.
In what Dan Goleman labelled "The hijacking of the Amygdala," the thalamus has a different reaction. Like any skilled air traffic controller, the thalamus can quickly react to potential threat. In perceived emergencies the thalamus bypasses the cortex, the thinking brain, and the signal goes straight to the amygdala! In this case the amygdala can only react basedon its limited number of stored patterns.
Sometimes this kind of reaction can save our lives. More frequently, in our day to day lives, it leads us to say something harmful, to escalate the situation, to act inappropriately or even to anger and violence.
To minimise the damage from hijacking, it is important to practice being aware of the emotional patterns which lead to a hijacking. We maybe particularly vulnerable when we are involved in something we are highly motivated about, when we are tired, and/or under the influence of alcohol, and/or when we have a build up of stressors - the last straw.
I guess you can recall a recent episode in which you experienced an amygdala hijacking and one when you managed to avoid it?
What factors made you more vulnerable to hijacks?
What patterns of triggers or catalysts can you identify?
What fed it or kept it going?
What did you do to avoid it?
Maybe you remember one of the most famous amygdala hijacks when Kevin Keegan was interviewed live on TV after Alex Ferguson had wound him up.
Food for thought?
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WASHINGTON – Softbank, which took control of U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel in July, is paying cash in the deal and also will guarantee $600 million (¥58.6 billion) of Brightstar debt, the two companies said in a statement Friday.
The Japanese mobile carrier will take an initial 57 percent shareholding in Brightstar, rising to 70 percent over the next five years.
Brightstar, which generates around $7 billion (¥684 billion) in annual revenues, helps makers of wireless phones and tablets distribute their products via retailers and wireless carriers around the world. It claims a local presence in more than 50 countries, with 90,000 points of sale and links to 200 mobile network operators.
The tieup will make Brightstar the exclusive provider of handsets and accessories to a number of Softbank affiliates, the two companies said.
"SoftBank's investment in Brightstar solidifies our position as the leading distribution, services, and innovation company in the world for the wireless industry," said Brightstar founder Marcelo Claure, who will remain company chairman and chief executive after the deal.
Softbank Corp. has announced a $1.26 billion (¥123.2 billion) investment to acquire a majority stake in privately held Brightstar Corp., a U.S.-based specialist distributor of wireless handsets and related services.


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i would go with amd if radeonsi gained gl4 and dpm by default. otherwise nvidia gtx650ti which is same price as this one. there is simply charm in running oss drivers. i would have 0 problems to sacrifice some functionalities in order to avoid blob
Originally posted by PeterKraus View PostI guess I'm a filthy casual then, playing Dota 2, SC2, CS:S and TF2 on my useless HD 6750.
haven't used my nvidia card in a while as the system is relegated to the family room but it also did well with only a few hiccups.
The Earth just stopped someone at phoronix isn't blindly hating and understands all products have pros and cons.
Originally posted by justmy2cents View Posti would go with amd if radeonsi gained gl4 and dpm by default. otherwise nvidia gtx650ti which is same price as this one. there is simply charm in running oss drivers. i would have 0 problems to sacrifice some functionalities in order to avoid blob
Only thing missing is good 2d acceleration. Glamor still has its issues. There are bottlenecks that make a handful of applications terribly slow. There's tearing, and it likes to start segfaulting when upgrading glamor, x11, mesa or any of these closely intertwined components. Back to mesa 9.x for me..
There's a silver lining though. Glamor is being integrated into X, so it'll get more testing, there will be no more version conflicts between X and glamor, and hopefully that leaves more time to work on performance. It'll be a while until the next release though..
3d and UVD I'm happy with.
Originally posted by SyXbiT View PostI made the horrible mistake of trusting a phoronix article a while ago (that praised ATI's improving Linux support), and bought an ATI card. What a huge mistake. Sold it and bought Nvidia as soon as possible.
If you want to play AAA games on Linux with the binary driver, get Nvidia.
It turns out that stability, access to recent kernels, KMS, and not having to deal with three versions of a binary installer is better for my peace of mind.
The blob was crashing the system during the night, I was seeing occasional system crashes outside and inside games, and a handful of games were also crashing (without taking down the system) at inconvenient times. Then I had to switch from packages to NVidia's annoying text-only installer, be forced to close my desktop session, narrow down kernel versions that would boot, disable DKMS, figure out that DKMS did work but the CUDA modules didn't build, try again with newer and older drivers, and get the same results. That just takes way too much energy, when the mesa drivers I've returned to just work.
Originally posted by GreatEmerald View PostYou generally want the quietest, coolest, most energy efficient hardware for HTPCs, which also has just enough power to display accelerated video.
Originally posted by devius View PostI think the Raspberry Pi qualifies then. Or, if you need more power, one of those Celeron 847 boards.


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Nike Stages
Last week we were invited to Paris for something a little bit special. Set in the breathtakingly elegant Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Nike opened the doors on their Stages exhibition, in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The project is the brainchild of Mark Parker (CEO of Nike Inc.) and Lance Armstrong (7 time Tour de France winner), collating a set of 21 elite (yet very diverse) artists all under one roof. A tricky task succinctly executed. This week we'll be bringing you a daily article on the show, acknowledging the attention the show demands.
As you walk down the cobbled streets of east Paris and into the leafy, unassuming courtyard of the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, you get the feeling you're going to be shown something to remember. The setting is exquisite, however, as soon as you step into the polished concrete floor of the opening room you're completely immersed and your surroundings become somewhat irrelevant.
If you're not being humbled by the story behind Shepard Fairey's newest canvas, or marveling at the craft and ingenuity of Dzine's Tipping Point bike, then you're probably circling the specially created sculpture by Geoff McFetridge or scrutinising the mystifying detail of a Gursky photograph – Stages truly offers up something for everyone to appreciate.
In the his own words, each artist was asked to create work that was "inspired by Lance and dedicated to the fight against cancer" and it's plain to see the vision has been realised. We're not just talking about pretty pictures hung on walls, but poignant issues tackled with heartfelt honesty in a whole host of different ways – each one a success in it's own right.
Let's not forget though that the show exists to aid the Lance Armstong Foundation, whether that be directly with the fee bid for the pieces, or educating a new audience on their mission, Nike are most certainly supporting something wholly worthwhile with total poise and style.
We quizzed Mark Parker while we looked around and couldn't have hoped for a more sincere account of how important the show is to him and Lance Armstrong.
Firstly, congratulations on a great show, can you tell us a little about your involvement in the project?
Well I was involved with Lance in the idea for the show. We met last year in September, when he decided to come back for the tour and we were just kicking around some ideas on what we could do to bring attention to the fight against cancer. We both collect art and are really interested in artists and commissioning so we thought it'd be great to take 21 artists, one for each stage of the tour and commission work that would be inspired by Lance's battle with cancer. There was no more of a brief than that. We didn't want to direct the artists, but let them do what they wanted to. We wanted a range of artists – high end, world recognised artists, some are also good friends of mine and Lance…
Did you know all twenty-one before you started the project or did you find some along the way?
No I didn't, and neither did Lance… Obviously I knew most of their work, but didn't know them personally. We wanted a real diversity – not just any one category and I think it's worked out really well. We are very grateful to the artists and everyone has been incredibly enthusiastic.
Are there plans to do more of these shows for other causes?
Well we have a longstanding relationship with Lance that goes way back to before he was diagnosed cancer. We like to do creative things together and we're very committed to the cause of the foundation. We have a few other things to focus on as a company, not too many because we like to focus and go deep and make a difference with fewer things rather than load up with loads of causes and just skim the surface. We'll always be looking for creative, innovative ways to bring attention to important causes like this – not your typical, traditional ways but try and bring a new way of thinking – mix it up a little bit. I personally love taking different cultures and bringing them together – cross pollinating people and ideas. Some of the most interesting things come out of that and I love being in a position to help be a catalyst to that.
That's obviously highlighted in this show, to get a line-up of contemporary artists all in one exhibition like this is very impressive.
Yeah, it's unheard of. Unprecedented. A lot of these artists would have never shown together in a group like this. The artists showing were born in the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and the 80s, so they span six decades. From the street all the way up to high-end. I like that we're not categorising – it's open. We're very comfortable with what we're doing and the fact that we're breaking some new ground can only be good for art….
For more pictures from the show head over to the dedicated Stages website and look out for more posts from us between now and Friday, focusing on the work itself in a little more detail.
July 17 – August 8
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
76 rue de Turenne 75003 Paris
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm
- Photographer Damien Maloney on working intuitively and playing with reality
- "Prayer paintings, manga and motivational images": Gitte Maria Moller's cryptic artworks
- Jad Hussein's tropical catalogue design for Paris exhibition Jamaica, Jamaica
- From Lemon Twigs to Laura Marling: Hollie Fernando's painterly photography folio
- Hey presto, it's Best of the Web!
- Paris-based Studio Jimbo creates "impact and power" with punchy poster designs
- Alex Norris' hilarious three-panelled webcomics are universally appealing
- Southbank Centre visual identity redesigned by North, to be a "confident masthead" for the institution
- The Buzzfeed redesign: UK art director Tim Lane talks us through his seven-month overhaul
- Fresh Yale grad Franci Virgili applies an academic approach to graphic design
- Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger on how to stand out
- Leipzig graphic design studio Lamm & Kirch on their shared ethos


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Iyama has a strong reputation in the monitor market and anyone with a bit of history in PC technology will remember the legendary status that the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 17 achieved back in 1996. But as with any market, when time moves on even the best manufacturers can be left behind if they don't keep their eye on the ball.
It's probably a bit unfair to say that Iiyama isn't the force it used to be, especially since its 19in CRT unit has walked away with a Recommended Award in the CRT section of this group test. However, as far as LCD flat panels go, the ProLite E430S has a tough time keeping up with the competition.
The E430S falls into the budget end of Iiyama's range and that becomes very apparent when you examine it. For a start there's no DVI connection and the video signal is received via a single D-SUB input, although Iiyama hasn't employed a captive cable design like Hercules. It was easy to forgive the Hercules for having an analogue only input considering its amazingly low price, but the Iiyama isn't priced so aggressively. In fact the E430S is more expensive than the LG which wins the Editor's choice in this section.
The only other connection at the rear is a power socket which feeds off an external power brick.
The design of the unit is quite pleasing to the eye, although it's telling that the standard PC beige colour looks very passé compared to the silver and black units supplied by the competition. That said, if you prefer black the E430S is also available in that colour to suit everyone's taste.
The bezel surrounding the screen is very slim and makes the whole monitor look small and sleek. Even the integrated speakers under the screen add very little size to the unit, although they also add very little in the way of sound quality.
Nestling between the two stereo speakers are six control buttons comprising power, menu, exit, auto, plus and minus. The auto button did a good job of setting the screen up and didn't take too long going about it either. The OSD is pretty in depth but the setup is somewhat difficult to navigate with the settings split into three menus. You have to switch between menues until you find the one that houses the setting you need, select that menu, then find the setting you want and select that. A larger OSD that you can scroll all the way through in one go would be a preferable setup.
Screen movement is limited to tilting forward and backward although the unit is light enough to twist from side to side easily if needed. There's no height adjustment, but then even our Editor's Choice winner didn't exhibit that feature.
Although there's a lot more to a TFT flat panel than image quality, it is still of paramount importance to the majority of users. After all, no matter how many bells and whistles a monitor has, if the image quality is poor it won't be much fun to work in front of for hours on end. It comes as a bit of a shame then that the image quality on the Iiyama is not what we'd consider to be great. Obviously it's not going to be as sharp as the screens that can connect via DVI, but the overall image is disappointing even by analogue standards. The lighting is somewhat uneven and the top half of the screen is considerably darker than the lower half. Add to this the fact that the overal image is rather dark no matter how you configure the contrast and brightness settings. Talking of contrast, the E430S only has a contrast ration of 350:1 compared to the 500:1 rating of the Hercules, and the response time is also 25ms compared to 20ms on the Hercules which explains why the Hercules blows the Iiyama away when it comes to video playback or game playing.
If you didn't have another screen to compare the Iiyama to you might be impressed with its image. But when put next to some of the other screens in this test it simply can't compete on image quality or value


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Changes in the present methods of assessing the costs and benefits in condemnation proceedings in the widening of city streets and in city planning projects were recommended here yesterday before the eightieth annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, at the, Engineering Societies Building, 29 West Thirty-ninth Street.
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Show Details for the week of July 16th, 2012
- Big Banks LIBOR scandal -was it a 'Conspiracy'? – an interview with Bill Black.
- Fukushima was a man-made disaster – Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported: "The Fukushima nuclear disaster was the result of 'man-made' failures before and after last year's earthquake, according to a report from an independent parliamentary investigation." We revisit the story with Greg Palast.
Bill Black
Bill Black is an associate professor of economics and law. He was the executive director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. He previously taught at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and at Santa Clara University, where he was also the distinguished scholar in residence for insurance law and a visiting scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
Professor Black was litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, deputy director of the FSLIC, SVP and general counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and senior deputy chief counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision. He was deputy director of the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement.
His book, The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One (University of Texas Press 2005), has been called "a classic." Professor Black recently helped the World Bank develop anti-corruption initiatives and served as an expert for OFHEO in its enforcement action against Fannie Mae's former senior management.
He teaches white-collar crime, public finance, antitrust, law and economics, and Latin American development at University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law
Twitter: Bill Black.
Greg Palast is the author of the the newly released book, Vultures' Picnic and the New York Times bestsellers, Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Greg Palast turned his skills to journalism after two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud. Palast directed the U.S. government's largest racketeering case in history–winning a $4.3 billion jury award. He also conducted the investigation of fraud charges in the Exxon Valdez grounding.
Greg Palast turned his skills to journalism after two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud. Palast directed the U.S. government's largest racketeering case in history–winning a $4.3 billion jury award. He also conducted the investigation of fraud charges in the Exxon Valdez grounding.
Following the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Palast set off on a five-continent undercover investigation of BP and the oil industry for British television's top current affairs program, Dispatches.
The Fukushima story you didn't hear on CNN – Greg Palast …http://www.gregpalast.com/the-fukushima-story-you-didnt-hear-on-cnn/
Mar 8, 2012 – On March 12 this year, as I watched Fukushima melt, I knew: the "SQ" had been faked. Anderson Cooper said it would all be OK. He'd flown to …
Tokyo Electric to Build US Nuclear Plants – Greg Palast …
Mar 14, 2011 – One of the reactors dancing with death at Fukushima Station 1 was built by Toshiba. Toshiba was also an architect of the emergency diesel …
Not Another Ransom Note – Greg Palast | Investigative Reporter
Aug 1, 2011 – We are in the midst of a full-blown investigation of the nuclear industry which, despite Fukushima, is rising from the crypt, resurrected by billions …
BP's Secret Deepwater Blowout – Greg Palast | Investigative Reporter
Apr 19, 2011 – What happens in Fukushima or Baku affects lives and property in the USA. "Regulation" has become a dirty word in US politics. Corporations …


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Downtown Plovdiv in Bulgaria is the location of this dental clinic that welcomes overseas patients and has staff that are fluent in English. Services provided at the clinic are ultrasound scaling and polishing, fluoride treatments, decay treatments, composite fillings and extractions including wisdom teeth extractions, root canal treatments, inlays and onlays, crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures, gum disease treatments, at home and in surgery tooth whitening and fitting tooth jewelry. Accurate diagnosis is achieved using an intra oral camera.
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Released: Spring 2004
Articulation: Neck, ball jointed shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees
Accessories: Bernice the Chicken pack-in, rubber tire, record album in sleeve
This exclusive figure of Gonzo in his black tuxedo was made by Palisades Toys for the Jim Henson's Muppets action figure line. It was sold at Wizard World East and through the Palisades Collectors Club.
Bernice is different from Camilla that was released with the Gonzo Action Figure from series 5. Bernice has pink eyelids and smaller pupils. The rubber tire with a bite taken out of it is a tribute to Gonzo's first act in episode 101 where he eats a tire to "The Flight of the Bumblebee". The record album is called "My Feathered Valentine".
A repainted Dream Date Gonzo Action Figure in a light blue tuxedo was released as a giveaway.
Other Muppet figures in black tuxedos are the Tuxedo Kermit Action Figure, Rowlf Action Figure, Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures, Stepping Out Fozzie Action Figure and the variant Stepping Out Uncle Deadly Action Figure.


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Want the world's best wages? Move to Switzerland
By Miral Fahmy
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - It pays to work in Switzerland: employees in Zurich and Geneva have the highest net wages in the world, a study by banking group UBS shows, while those in India's Mumbai take home the lowest.
The Swiss cities were also ranked among the top five most expensive in the world in the bank's 2009 "Price and Earnings" international study.
"With its extremely high gross wages and comparatively low tax rates, Switzerland is a very employee-friendly country," the Swiss bank said in a statement.
"No other cities allows workers to take home more income at the end of the month than Zurich and Geneva."
The study, published every three years, compares the income and purchasing power of employees in 73 cities across the globe, highlighting wide discrepancies in wages between different regions, and even within the same country.
The biggest gaps were found in Asia, the study said, with Tokyo ranking as one of the world's five costliest cities while the capitals of developing countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and India were all at the bottom of the price range.
Oslo was this year's most expensive city, based on a standardized basket of 122 goods and services, followed by Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York.
When rents are factored in, however, New York rises to the top spot, the study said. Continued...


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From BEIKS: The game goes on a board full with figures of different kinds. The level starts as soon as you tap on the screen, preferably on a particular figure. You must then find another figure of the same kind, appropriately positioned, so the two can be connected with a line. When you manage to do that, the two figures disappear and you get one step closer to the level completion. The trick is finding the appropriate pairs fast enough. They must match the following conditions:
The two figures must be of same kind and color A line should be possible to connect them, which line must not break, must only go horizontally and vertically through empty board cells and must not make more than two turns
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Daniel Samson is the Director of Home Care Services for Lower Pennsylvania. Since his introduction to home care over 10 years ago, he has helped to provide service for both adults and children; skilled and unskilled. Daniel was born and raised in San Francisco before he moved to Washington, DC to pursue his degree in Political Science and Sociology at George Washington University. While in Washington, he began working for a non-profit committed to the improvement of government leaders. Here he coordinated and helped to train many of today's bureaucrats. He then moved to Philadelphia to be with his wife. Daniel started working for Project H.O.M.E., another non-profit whose mission was to better the lives of the poor in Philadelphia. Here he taught and coordinated the training services to help disadvantaged adults attain a better job and lift themselves from poverty. Having a commitment to help others, it was a natural move for Daniel when he decided to build his career in home care. A few years ago, Daniel gained a Master of Business in Health Care Administration at Holy Family University and is now excited to work with Griswold Home Care to give people the help they need to live in the place that they love.
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- Forum: Food & Cooking
- Thread: Most Expensive Meal
Well I think we tried to set the bar...on the high side. It was my wife's 41st birthday - we had a very difficult previous 12 months and were unable to really celebrate her 40th bday the right way. So I made a reservation at Alinea in Chicago. Needless to say 20 plus courses and wine pairings from the reserve selection resulted in a tab for 2 at $1,200. Best meal ever. I have a copy of the menu and cc receipt just waiting to be framed.


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The popularity of basketball at Plymouth South High School is soaring like Air Jordan thanks in part to a youth summer hoops camp that inspires kids to take part in the sport well before they reach the upper grades.
The popularity of basketball at Plymouth South High School is soaring like Air Jordan thanks in part to a youth summer hoops camp that inspires kids to take part in the sport well before they reach the upper grades.
Plymouth South boys head basketball coach David Costa has been holding boys Panther Basketball Camp for grades 4-9 since he took over as coach of the Panther program three years ago. The camp has grown from 55 participants in 2011 to the 75 who attended the annual four-day instruction at Plymouth South Middle School last week.
Costa felt the need for such a camp due to the struggles the Plymouth South boys varsity team had faced in its recent history.
"The program struggled with 10 wins combined over four years, so this is a way to get to know the youth and get them familiar with [how we run] basketball at the high school level and the culture," said Costa, who played basketball for Plymouth North and graduated in 1997. "It's a way to give back. I lived in Plymouth and remember looking up to [the high school players], so I want to draw that connection to see young kids build relationships with the high school coaches and players before they get to this level."
To make those ties even stronger, the South varsity program held a youth night in February, when the fifth and sixth grade travel teams played a mini-game at halftime.
The South boys varsity team, meanwhile, has already shown signs of deep improvement, and Costa credits part of that success to his camp staff, which has helped inspire the younger kids to become better players.
"It's nice to see these kids walk out of here, and say 'Hey, I want to play for the Panthers," said Costa who played basketball, soccer and baseball for the town's rival, the Blue Eagles, and was a captain for the latter two.
Costa noted the South boys' varsity team qualified for the state tourney two seasons ago for the first time in 12 years.
"We had several freshmen on that team who attended the camp the previous summer," Costa said. "We're starting to get respect in the [Atlantic Coast] League."
Costa said one of the more rewarding moments resulting from the camp came last year when he saw a camper attend an upper grade AAU basketball game wearing a camp T-shirt with a big Panther logo and the word, "Pride" stamped on the back.
"That was just really nice to see," he said.
In addition to Costa, the camp instruction staff includes South junior varsity coach Derek Strohschneider, freshman coach Pat Powers, Plymouth eighth-grade travel coach Alex Reizakis, current Plymouth South varsity players Mike Mele, Tom Giorgio, Jacob Jobe and Ryan Morrissey, former varsity players Ryan McLaughlin, Austin Howie and Andrew Bochman as well as former girls varsity captain Melissa Rodden.
McLaughlin now plays for Becker College and Rodden plays for Bridgewater State.


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In the time that I've been in the workforce, neither me or my hubby have ever had a set income or a yearly salary. We always lived off some kind of irregular income that varied from week to week and made the task of budgeting into a more difficult chore. When I was working through highschool I used the simple envelope system budgeting. One third of my check went to savings, one third for spending and the last third to pay my small amount of bills (cell phone and car insurance). It as so simple and easy! But now there are car loans and internet bills and garbage bills and all kinds of small and random stuff that quite frankly, gives me a headache.
Normal budgeting charts just didn't work for us. We just couldn't allot a specific amount for each bill each month when,
- We didn't know how much income we would be getting.
- We didn't always know the amount of the bill. (Like electric, ect)
So when we finally sat down to create a real budget that would work for us, here is what we came up with. I'm also including a Budgeting Chart in this post for you to print and be able to use this budget style for yourself!
First things first, print this BUDGETING CHART that we've created, you will need it for the next steps!
Start by figuring out the minimum amount that you will make in a month. Put that in the "Estimated Income" section near the top of the page. If you make commissions they should not be included here. If you have a side job selling on Ebay, unless you have a guaranteed income it should not be included here.
Then start filling out the rows on the left hand side with all of your bills. You may have other things you need to buy and you may want to save money and those are all good things BUT, your bills need to be paid first! Put every single bill you have each month under the Bills section. Don't put things like "Vacation Fund". Not a bill. Not going to happen unless you pay your bills. Or unless you want to come home to your electricity being shut off. Up to you. Do put a modest monthly food budget allowance in this section.
*Side note. If your bills total more than your guaranteed income each month, you have a problem. Refer to my Are You Living Beyond Your Means article. You will need to start there instead.
Now go to the other section on the Budgeting Chart that says "Extra". This is the section where if you happen to have any money left over after bills, you get to do these things. Yay! This section needs to be in order! So for example if you put down:
- Savings - $25
- Food - $25
- Extra Credit Card Payment - $25
- Clothes Savings - $25
- Free Spending - $25
That means that if you make an extra $125 over your regular baseline income, you can put money in savings, have a little extra for food, can make an extra credit card payment, can save to buy some new clothes when you need them, and have some left to spend on yourself. Yay!
This also means that if you have $50 extra beyond your baseline income you can only put $25 in savings and have an extra $25 for food. Make sense? That's why order in this section is important here. If you really want to pay off that credit card you would put that first. If you really want to build up your savings you will put that first. Go from most important to least important.
See how easy this makes having an irregular income? You know that the bills are going to get paid and then you know exactly where the rest of your check is going to go after the bills get paid. No wasted money, no weird gaps in your budget, all smooth and simple!
Of course don't forget to print this free BUDGETING CHART to help you figure this all out. And bookmark this page because I promise you will need to make more copies eventually! As debts get paid off you will have to move things around in your "Extra" column to conform to your current needs.
Do you have an irregular income? How do you currently figure out your budget?
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1Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University
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We provide a practical guide for delivering tracers in vivo and use the spinocerebellar pathway as a model system to demonstrate essential steps for successful neuronal circuit analysis in mice. We describe in detail our versatile tracing protocol that exploits wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugated to Alexa fluorophores.
Date Published: 11/14/2011, Issue 57; doi: 10.3791/3371
Keywords: Neuroscience, Issue 57, neuronal projections, topography, circuits, connectivity, fluorescent tracers, mice
Reeber, S. L., Gebre, S. A., Filatova, N., Sillitoe, R. V. Revealing Neural Circuit Topography in Multi-Color. J. Vis. Exp. (57), e3371, doi:10.3791/3371 (2011).
Neural circuits are organized into functional topographic maps. In order to visualize complex circuit architecture we developed an approach to reliably label the global patterning of multiple topographic projections. The cerebellum is an ideal model to study the orderly arrangement of neural circuits. For example, the compartmental organization of spinocerebellar mossy fibers has proven to be an indispensable system for studying mossy fiber patterning. We recently showed that wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugated to Alexa 555 and 488 can be used for tracing spinocerebellar mossy fiber projections in developing and adult mice (Reeber et al. 2011). We found three major properties that make the WGA-Alexa tracers desirable tools for labeling neural projections. First, Alexa fluorophores are intense and their brightness allows for wholemount imaging directly after tracing. Second, WGA-Alexa tracers label the entire trajectory of developing and adult neural projections. Third, WGA-Alexa tracers are rapidly transported in both retrograde and anterograde directions. Here, we describe in detail how to prepare the tracers and other required tools, how to perform the surgery for spinocerebellar tracing and how best to image traced projections in three dimensions. In summary, we provide a step-by-step tracing protocol that will be useful for deciphering the organization and connectivity of functional maps not only in the cerebellum but also in the cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord.
1. Delivering tracers in vivo using sterile surgery (Sections 1.1-1.16)
Throughout the procedure we advise that standard sterile surgical techniques be used. This includes using sterile gloves, gown, and facemask. Tools should either be autoclaved before use or cleaned thoroughly with water and then ethanol. During the surgery, and especially between animals, clean tissue fragments off the tools and dry sterilize instruments with a hot bead sterilizer (Steri 250 Cat. # 18000-45, Fine Science Tools). In addition, it is critical that you organize your work space such that you have areas designated for animal preparation (shaving etc), the surgery, and a recovery area where the animal can be easily monitored, warmed, and supplied with analgesics as needed. The key to successful survival surgeries is to reduce the risk of infection and maintain an aggressive post-operative care strategy. Please refer to the Table where you can find all the necessary equipment and reagents for this protocol.
2. Detection of anterogradely traced mossy fibers
3. Immunohistochemistry
4. Microscopy and data analysis
All animal studies were carried out under an approved IACUC animal protocol according to the institutional guidelines at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Male and female outbred Swiss Webster (Taconic, Albany, NY) or inbred C57BL6J (JAX, Bar Harbor, ME) mice were maintained in our colony and used for all studies. Noon on the day a vaginal plug was detected was considered embryonic day 0.5.
5. Representative Results:
Spinocerebellar afferents terminate into parasagittal bands in the cerebellum (Fig. 3; Voogd et al. 1969; Grishkat and Eisenman 1995; Vogel and Prittie 1994; Vig et al. 2005; Apps and Hawkes 2009; Sillitoe et al. 2010; Reeber et al. 2011). We injected WGA-Alexa tracers into the lower thoracic-upper lumbar spinal cord to demonstrate: 1) that these tracers can be used to consistently label specific subsets of terminals in the cerebellum (Fig. 3; Reeber et al. 2011), 2) that WGA-Alexa tracers are intensely bright and can be used to visualize the overall pattern of mossy fiber topography in whole cerebella (Fig. 3; Reeber et al. 2011), 3) that WGA-Alexa 488 and 555 can be used in combination for tracing multiple tracts in the same animal (Fig. 4), and 4) that WGA-Alexa tracers are compatible with immunohistochemical staining (Fig. 5). In recent work we showed that WGA-Alexa tracers label terminals in the cerebellum as early as 6 hours after delivering the tracer into the spinal cord and are an excellent choice for tracing the architecture of developing pathways (Reeber et al., 2011).
Figure 1. Setup of equipment for delivering tracers in vivo. A. An Image of our surgical area. B. The lower thoracic-upper lumbar region can be identified by running your fingers along the vertebrae to feel for a hump in the vertebral column. The dorsal laminectomy should be performed roughly in the middle of the "hump", which is indicated by the yellow arrow.
Figure 2. Illustration of a lower thoracic - upper lumbar vertebral segment before and after dorsal laminectomy. A. Schematic of an intact vertebral segment from the lower-thoracic-upper lumber region of the mouse vertebral column. B. A dorsal laminectomy is performed by removing the spinous processes of one or two vertebral segments, after cutting the lamina midway between the articular process and the dorsal spinous process.
Figure 3. WGA-Alexa tracers are intensely bright and can be used to visualize afferent projection topography at high resolution. A. The schematic illustrates the origin and termination of WGA-Alexa 555 labeled spinocerebellar neurons. B. Image of an injection site after delivering WGA-Alexa 555 into the lower thoracic upper lumbar region of the adult spinal cord. C. Wholemount image of the anterior lobules following an injection of WGA-Alexa 555 into the lower thoracic-upper lumbar region of the spinal cord. D. WGA-Alexa 555 anterograde tracing of the spinocerebellar tract reveals bands of mossy fibers as seen on a coronal tissue section. The lobules are defined by Roman Numerals and the numbers label mossy fiber bands on either side of the midline (applies to all images). Scale bars: B, 500 μm C, 500 μm D, 200 μm.
Figure 4. WGA-Alexa tracers are efficient for labeling multiple neural pathways in the same animal. A. Wholemount schematic of the mouse cerebellum summarizing the overall pattern of spinocerebellar mossy fiber bands. WGA-Alexa 555 was injected into the right side of the lumbar spinal cord and WGA-Alexa 488 into the same segment on the left side. B. As seen on a coronal tissue section cut through the posterior lobules, both WGA-Alexa tracers were transported to the cerebellum and successfully labeled distinct subsets of terminals (see also Reeber et al. 2011). Abbreviations: molecular layer (ml); Purkinje cell layer (pcl); granule cell layer (gcl); white matter (wm). Scale bars: B, 100 μm.
Figure 5. WGA-Alexa tracers can be used in combination with immunohistochemistry and histology for triple labeling of neurons and projections. A. WGA-Alexa 555 is deposited in mossy fiber terminals in lobule III. B. ZebrinII staining reveals an array of Purkinje cell stripes in lobule III. C. DAPI staining of neuronal and glial nuclei. D. Merged image of panels A, B, and C showing triple labeling of afferent bands, Purkinje cell stripes, and general cytoarchitecture. E-H. High magnification images of the boxed regions shown in panels A-D. Purkinje cell stripes are numbered as previously described (reviewed in (Apps and Hawkes 2009)). Abbreviations: molecular layer (ml); Purkinje cell layer (pcl); granule cell layer (gcl). Scale bars: D, 500 μm (for A-C); H, 500 μm (for E-G).
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We have described the surgical and technical details required for successful axonal and dendrite tracing using a novel fluorescent-based approach for rapidly labeling neural projections in developing and adult mice. Using WGA-Alexa we show how tracers and markers can be used for analyzing patterned circuit topography at high resolution and in three dimensions.
Many tracers are available for tracing neuronal circuits including Cholera toxin subunit B, Biocytin, Neurobiotin, Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (PHAL), fluororuby, fluoremerald and fluorogold. In addition, recent genetic and viral based tracers have demonstrated that molecularly distinct neuronal subsets are topographically connected to their targets with great precision. Note that although some neural tracers are predominantly transported in either the anterograde or retrograde direction (e.g. BDA 10,000 mw versus 3000 mw), tracer molecules are often transported in both directions. In our studies, we introduce WGA-Alexa based tracers as reliable neuroanatomical tools for analyses of topographic projection patterns. We show that WGA-Alexa fluoresces brightly, is transported rapidly, and is versatile enough to be paired with immunohistochemical markers including those for cerebellar sagittal compartments (Fig. 3).
We have found several limitations of using WGA-Alexa in comparison to other available neuroanatomical tracers. In contrast to BDA (Wu et al. 1999), we previously showed that WGA-Alexa (and WGA-HRP) does not reveal the entire morphology of complex terminal endings (Reeber et al. 2011). However, we improved the value of the anatomical information gained from traced terminals by pairing WGA-Alexa tracing with immunohistochemical staining for vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) and cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript peptide (CART) immunohistochemistry (Reeber et al. 2011; Reeber and Sillitoe, 2011). Another shortcoming of WGA-Alexa is that the signal degrades relatively quickly on tissue sections, despite being mounted in media that protect the fluorescent signal. Therefore, we typically image the tissue immediately after cutting, although imaging within 2 days of cutting still allows labeled fibers and terminals to be successfully imaged. There is a tendency for the WGA-Alexa signal to lose intensity during immunostaining of the tissue sections. Using fewer and shorter washes during staining can minimize this problem. Another recommendation is to always mount and image one set of the traced tissue sections on the day of cutting for a reference set to compare with adjacent sections that will be processed for immunohistochemistry. In our hands OCT (Tissue-Tek, Sakura Finetek, Torrance, CA) embedded tissue blocks kept at -80 °C after perfusion and cryoprotection can be stored for extended periods of time without any loss of tracer intensity.
Our approach of tracing fibers could be easily adapted for tracing neural maps in cortical, brainstem, and spinal pathways. We are currently exploring the possibility of using WGA-Alexa tracers for in vivo imaging of circuit formation in genetically modified animals and for studying the dynamics of circuit formation after selective tract lesions and pharmacological manipulations. Since the rapid transport of WGA-Alexa tracers allows for short-term analysis our approach has the potential for revealing the dynamic changes that occur during structural plasticity of topographic circuits.
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This work was supported by new investigator start-up funds from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to RVS.
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The Review at a Glance: (max score: 5 )
Audio/Video total rating:
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Studio and Year: Paramount - 1997
MPAA Rating: R
Feature running time: 95 Minutes
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 2.35:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Enbglish SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathless Quinlan, Richard T. Jones, Joely Richardson, Jason Issacs,
Directed by: Paul Anderson
Music by: Michael Kamen
Written by: Philip Eisner
Region Code: A
Blu-ray Disc release Date: December 30, 2008
"Infinte space - Infinite terror"
Film Synopsis:
Its name: EVENT HORIZON. The high-tech, pioneering research spacecraft mysteriously vanished, without a trace, on its maiden voyage seven years earlier. But a weak, persistent signal form the long-missing craft prompts a rescue team, headed by the intrepid Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne), to wing its way through the galaxy on a bold rescue mission. Accompanying Miller is his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill); their mission is to find and salvage the state-of-the-art interstellar horror. Back to electrify-and terrify-is EVENT HORIZON, now as a two-disc Special Collection DVD that contains never-before-seen special features, including a five-part documentary on the making of this unforgettable motion picture. Kathleen Quinlan and Joely Richardson also star in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
My Take:
Horror film's that leave you thinking about them after you have stopped watching usually are the type that are doing something right. For me Event Horizon is one of those films. It is a creepy sci-fi horror flick that I find disturbing yet pretty entertaining. I like the sci-fi/horror spin and unlike some other films in the genre I don't find that it tries too hard to be either a horror or sci-fi movie. There is a fair amount of horror based jump scare elements and the technical and futuristic aspects of the ship itself is more than enough to satisfy the science fiction feel. The use of audio and visual stimulus to elicit audience reaction is executed well in my opinion. The premise is probably the weak link as very little is made clear about exactly what happened to the ship and how it ultimately ended up back after 7 years in the abyss of space. There is enough to allow you to understand that what it encountered was as evil as evil can be. Character development is good for the most part as you do feel a connection to them. The pacing is spot on and it pretty much feels like a 95 minute high speed train ride that begins practically right from the start. Casting is strong and everyone seems well suited to their characters with no one in particular being a stand out. I have been a fan since seeing Event Horizon on cable TV a number of years ago. I subsequently picked up the Special Edition DVD that was released in 2006 and have watched it several times since. Like most fans I was excited when I heard it was coming to Blu-ray Disc. Keeping reading to see my impressions of its audio/video quality.
Parental Guide:
The rating is for strong violence, gore, language, and brief nudity.
AUDIO/VIDEO - By The Numbers:
REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
**My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.**
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Audio: 80
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Video: 84
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Event Horizon comes to Blu-ray Disc from Paramount featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 32 mbps and lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 channel audio that has an average bitrate of 3.2 mbps.
I was impressed with the quality of this high definition presentation as it looked better than expected. Blacks aren't inky but they are stable, deep and gradational. The dark and shadowy confines of the ship looked great. The level of detail visible in the various interior sequences enabled the texture of surfaces and the instrumentation on equipment panels to be discernible even in low lighting. The faces, hair and clothing of the crew was notably detailed and razor sharp at times. Complexions were realistically depicted with natural tonality and defining subtle character. The images of space had excellent contrast, visual depth, and clean color rendition. Some of the visual effects left the video looking a little soft in places and occasionally some of the dark backgrounds highlighted grain making them appear noisy but fidelity rarely suffered.
The lossless multi-channel audio presentation didn't quite keep pace with the video but was clearly an improvement over the lossy Dolby Digital on the DVD. Overall sound quality was crisper with better defined acoustic presence and improved dynamic range. Dialogue was the weak link as it sounded on the thin side and at times was overshadowed by the other sounds emanating from the front and center channels. I also noticed a distinct reduction in volume at the 46:40 mark during the scene when a scuffle breaks out between two members of the crew. This threw off the balance of the audio briefly and was pretty apparent. Detail and clarity especially in the rendering of sound effects was very good to excellent. This was evident during the scene where Peters (Quinlan) is alone in the med lab and begins to hear strange noises. As the camera's perspective changes the sounds move around the room. The scratching sound coming from the nylon tent sounded incredibly lifelike. The eerie, creepy, and diminutive background sounds present in the soundtrack were reproduced with aplomb. Later on after Justin disappears she is chased from the lab to the bridge by something that begins to pound on the hatch door. The sounds of the buckling metal and its reverberant backlash sounded great. Dynamics were potent and low frequency detail was extended, tight, occasionally room filling and not overly stated which can sometimes make it too prominent. Overall I was very pleased with this presentation as a whole as I feel it improved upon what was already a very decent soundtrack.
Bonus Features:
- Commentary by Director Paul Anderson and Producer Jerry Bult
- The point of no return: The filming of Event Horizon w/optional Director Commentary:
- The revolving corridor - featurette
- The crew gathers - featurette
- Shooting wire work - featurette
- The dark inside - featurette
- The making of Event Horizon:
- Into the jaws of darkness - featurette
- The body of the beast - featurette
- Liberate tuteme ex infernis - featurette
- The scale to hell - featurette
- The womb of fear - featurette
- Secrets - Deleted and extended scenes w/optional commentary
- The unseen Event Horizon - The un-filmed rescue scene and conceptual art w/optional commentary
- Trailers - Theatrical (HD) and Video
Final Thoughts:
Event Horizon is a good sci-fi/horror movie that has somewhat of a cult following and is one of the better films in the genre. Its story isn't the most well rounded and as it progresses each aspect isn't clearly defined but it succeeds where it needs to and is a movie that has good replay value. I am happy to report that Paramount has brought it to Blu-ray Disc looking and sounding better than ever and has included all of the bonus features from the 2006 special edition DVD release. This is an easy recommendation for fans of the film and the genre.
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a definite buy.
now if only the 'robinson crusoe on mars' blu-ray from criterion would come out.
This is one blu-movie I will be picking up. It never fails to make me jump. Not a great movie by any means, but definitely a guilty pleasure. Any movie that makes my wife jump into my lap, gets a thumbs up from me. Thanks again Ralph, for taking the time to review the film.
I also view it as a guilty pleasure. Definitely worth buying!
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The sub eventually was knackered I mean really buggered up and every film afterwards roughly around 1999 just popped and crackled all the time with no oomph nothing because the projectionist was real Muppet and should have know better than that, rather then raising the Dolby remote fader above mark "7" Dolby 85db.
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Date 28/08/1998
Time 6:30pm
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The moment where Dr. William Weir played by (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park) looks hypnotized as he stares deeply at the rotating ball that powers the ships hyper drive. The rumble that's being produced by the discrete subwoofer track LFE.1 must have been overlooked slightly for it to crackly badly. So watch the level on the LFE.1 on this one not sure if the specifications might be on this version? I know there's a special edition DVD that's been out a few years now, I might buy it, but something says no, double dipping, well I might if I see it going for less then £6.00.
The opening has lots and lots of ridiculous rumble over the LCR and then the LFE.1 steps in to add an extra low end support. Michael Kamen sounds trilling as the "Lewis and Clark" approaches the "Event Horizon" with the ship heading for a collision and the score with DEEP SLAM tympani WHAM! The forward thrusters firing to slow the rate of approach and bring the "Lewis and Clark" to stand still, wicked, in the home!
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One thing I've noticed as this is the first time I've viewed the film since installing the DCX2496 last year was the level of loudness, I've purposely trimmed the crossover (LP 200Hz Bessel -12db) for this film thank goodness for the DCX2496 to allow to make what ever alteration for playback smoothness! as the amount of low end over the LCR is too much. The sub bass extension for LCRS provides a nice smoothness at 19 minutes 34 seconds as the "L&C" is nose to nose with the "EH" the slam of the score on the left and right nice cinematic slam!
Note: slight slam on the score with the surrounds at 19 minutes 34 seconds. I'm going to go over this one again just for sound fun.
Thrusters is produced on LCR at slight different levels LFE.1 is in mute mode at the time so don't get too carried away expect LFE.1 all the time the LCR fronts have plenty as they are the most active channels in the film.
The surround levels on this first edition are very low level in the mix not sure of the bluray or the special edition DVD have been altered? There are a few moments where inside the ship "EH" objects that are floating in Zero-G move or have eerie sound effects that follow the objects no logical? But it is an interesting effect
Note: the surrounds have deep low ships engine sound rumble, or ambience effect.
Told you've watched this film too many times LOL.
With the arrays of JBL control 1 (x3 left and right) with (x4 on rear wall) monopoles spaced out at 4 feet per surround and while walking around the room the sound is perfect from the very front to the middle or the very back part of the room, surround means that speakers must be placed along the walls to encompass your head, not a single surround otherwise the effect is dull and lifeless, now then.
I'm not using the centre back surround mode for this one as most of the music is monaurally recorded for the surround mix except the sound effects.
The (unzipping sniffing) comes in again this time on the surround from left to right and the pans over RCL in that order at 38 minutes 12 to 14 seconds, yes it does make you look around LOL.
By the way, this film's erie opening is really effective.
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Also it´s too bad we probably won´t see the longer cut of this movie.
There was a lot more brutal scenes about what happened to the crew of the Event Horizon. But I guess they might have gone way too far in those scenes that they couldn´t use them
It's a strangely compelling movie. Intense, creepy, alternately beautiful and disgusting visually. One of my favorites. I wish the BD was available sooner.
Do not mention Sphere, please. Like the characters in that movie, I wish my memory of it could be erased. Awful, awful film.
Too bad Andersson didn´t make Alien VS Predator this good.
Also it´s too bad we probably won´t see the longer cut of this movie.
There was a lot more brutal scenes about what happened to the crew of the Event Horizon. But I guess they might have gone way too far in those scenes that they couldn´t use them
The movie needs it to show the terror that awaits them in hell. A lot more brutal? If pulling out a guys heart through his mouth, or a zombie sticking his fist into a pregnant womans stomach, eating the fetus, is dvd worhy, I'm skeptical about the brutal lost scenes... Want brutal? See Zombie.
I rather enjoyed it for the story picture and sound and performances I first brought it on laserdisc and then later on region 2 DVD so I can playback six-track Dolby stereo discrete. I'll have to give that a re-spin like the artiness of the six-track mix on the matching LCR well cool.
I have both films but don't see the 'blatant' elements you mention. Can you list them out for comparison?
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My husband Mark proposed to me in Shepherd Market. We were sitting outside on a balmy evening and he said, 'I want to know what you're like walking down to the garden gate when you're 80. Will you marry me?'
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First thing you do when you come to London?
Race to get past passport control. I have an airport walk, which my family find very funny.
Building you'd like to be locked in overnight?
The British Museum — there's something appealing about the idea of not having a security guard looking over your shoulder.
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Whole Foods Market on Kensington High Street; Marcela's on Holland Street for a mani-pedi; The Riverside Bookshop in Hays Galleria off Tooley Street, and Topshop in Oxford Circus.
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Freezing my ass off at the Tower of London in 1991, when I was 28. It's part of the charm of London, freezing your ass off.
Best meal?
Tamarind of Mayfair for beautifully seasoned and grilled food; or for something more local, Shad near the Shard.
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Rangers Cottage in Hyde Park. There's a beautiful garden around it, and you can pretend you're from another century.
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Best place for a nightcap?
A raspberita at Min Jiang, the Chinese restaurant in the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington.
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My stylist friend Karen Binns. She's one of those people who just shows up at cool events and knows the music kids and the fashion kids.
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Shoes. I can't tell you how many pairs I own.
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I don't dance. My daughter has given me three warnings: don't show too much skin; no 50-year-old porn action; no interpretive dance.
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The Led Zeppelin boxset. 'When The Levee Breaks' just makes things better.
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'If you're lost, find a cabbie.'
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Packing to go to New York City, where I'm performing some tracks from my new album at Rough Trade.
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Spike Milligan. He was a wonderful, funny guy.
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The only ATS rates I have seen advertised is for the base 2.5L car. The 2.5 is rental car fodder. It allows value shoppers to see the low price and step into the door. If they want to snag you E90 guys, the 2.5L is not going to do it. All this hatred for the N20, yeah, go drive an NA 4 cylinder ATS and comfort yourself in the slightly better steering.
I love how dealers get it wrong and say the 2.5L is a 6 cylinder lol.
They have just started to advertise the base 2.0T for $299, although with money down.
I don't think the ATS is a beauty, but it isn't bad. I agree the F30 is too bloated not necessarily because of the bigger size than before, but the front hood and bumper design. The good thing though you can order the m-sport to change the look.
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Best thing a London cabbie has said to you?
'You look just like that Mulder on X Factor. '
Where would you go for a nightcap?
Along the South Bank — it's BYO.
First thing you do when you arrive back?
Look out of the cab window and, rather than get absorbed in my BlackBerry, soak in the city I feel so grateful to live in.
Who's your hero?
Anyone who fights for human and civil rights.
What do you collect?
Art. But not as voraciously as I wish I could.
Favourite shops?
Waitrose/Ocado for ethics of business, quality of food and friendly prompt service. John Lewis for its range of products and speed of delivery for household items. Viola on Connaught Street and William Vintage on Marylebone Street for eveningwear.
Last play you saw?
A Season in the Congo at the Young Vic — one of my favourite theatres for its versatility and purpose. I can watch Chiwetel Ejiofor in anything.
Animal you'd most like to be?
A sloth. Maybe I'd finally slow down.
Earliest memory?
Definitely not my first memory as I was six, but walking up to our doctor's surgery, which used to be connected to the church that Dave Stewart turned into a recording studio, in Crouch End and scratching the first of many chickenpox spots that would be the cause of my previously unexplained fever.
Best meal?
I think some of the best dishes I've had have been at Ottolenghi in Islington or the Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell. Fresh, healthy ingredients and ingenious flavour combinations.
Last song you downloaded?
Kendra Morris' cover of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'.
Building you'd like to buy?
There are so many but they are all too big and in the wrong neighbourhood. Kew Gardens? St Pancras? I mean, I'd have to keep procreating.
Best place for a first date?
Lunch at La Fromagerie on Moxon Street in Marylebone. Best to keep it bright and it's easy to escape from. If it goes well, a second date underground at Odette's in Primrose Hill.
Favourite London club?
Annabel's. It's just so damned romantic and I've never not had a fabulous night there.
What would you do as Mayor?
Whose department looks after regulation over child trafficking? Maybe if it was under Boris' jurisdiction, something would actually get done about it.
Ever had a run-in with a policeman?
In my first flat on Portobello Road after having been broken into for the second day in a row.
Favourite discoveries?
The Foundling Museum behind Coram's Fields, Columbia Road flower market and 5x15 stories and lectures at The Tabernacle.
Most romantic thing someone's done for you?
Gift me a wooden box full of the dried remains of the dozen red roses bought after our first date.
Who do you call when you want to have fun?
Emma Kennedy seems to have her finger on the pulse of hilarity in London.
Best piece of advice?
My father suggested in 1987 that I should learn how to do word processing as computers were on the rise. He figured that since I was likely to be out of work as an actor, I could fall back on it to pay my rent. I did not heed his advice but it was sound.
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The SkyDrive Team announced on Twitter today that they released a few improvements. The highlight of this announcement is that when sharing pictures from SkyDrive, URL will be given a "sdrv.ms" short URL.
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While this feature is not yet compatible with Twitter's preview feature for images, it is a definitely a welcomed and appreciated improvement. SkyDrive also now supports the open document format (.ODF), up to 300 MB file uploads through a browser, and offers a Share to Twitter from SkyDrive option. Like most announcements today, Microsoft ended its tweet with the all too common, "Bigger things coming soon…"
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Georgia Tech Students to Compete in World Solar Challenge with Custom Audi TT Race Car
A team of Georgia Tech students has put together a dual-battery, solar-powered Audi TT to compete later this year in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.
One of the car's batteries is charged by solar panels, and energizes power brakes, windows and steering. The second battery puts out 120 volts which is directed to an electric motor giving the solar racer 70-miles range between charges.
The car does not presently use lithium ion batteries, as employed in most modern electric vehicles, but plans to add at least one li-ion battery pack are projected to increase range to 140 miles per charge.
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Blink-182 will release an EP by Christmas. According to drummer Travis Barker, the release will be "a hundred times better' than the band's 2011 Neighborhoodsalbum. It will also include a surprising tune. Barker tells Rolling Stone that the EP will include a "very folky" song. On the unique Blink song, Barker says:
"It's way out. We all had some ideas. I went in the studio and I was just playing around. I had my electronic kit and I just played a straight drum pattern over it, and it sounded crazy. It changed the entire shape of the song."
Neighborhoods was the band's reunion album. The members recorded it remotely, but they recorded the new EP together. Also, Barker feels a lot better now than he did while working on Neighborhoods. At the time, he was still healing from his 2008 plane crash.
The band plans on touring Australia in the early part of 2013. After that, they intend on working on a new full length album which they hope to release by the end of next year.