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Are you using select fields in your app? which is actually rendered in a action sheet rather than popup.
just want to know how IOS select fields in ipad are displayed, popup or action sheet?
Are you using select fields in your app? which is actually rendered in a action sheet rather than popup.
just want to know how IOS select fields in ipad are displayed, popup or action sheet?
it targeted universal device, including iphone & ipad.
i tried on my iphone version 4.3.3 and of course it's ok since the popover elements only required for ipad device.
i'm not sure how to put your datetimepicker in popover element, but I'll try to look for it. It will be very great if your very useful datetimepicker can handle this and put the picker in popover only in ipad device, since that is the behavior of sencha built-in picker.
thanks for quick reply!
yes, i'm using selectfield, datepickerfield and your datetimepickerfield.
all of them will use the entire width of the screen on iphone device, but only selectfield will be displayed as popup on ipad device. Both sencha datepickerfield and your datetimepickerfield still use the entire width of the screen on ipad.
This is example of popover element in ipad:
You can explore more in this link.
I have used datetimepickerfield in form panel
After tapping on the cancel button , getting foloowing error:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'dom' of null
Next time when picker is opened, Slot values become 1st january 1980.
Can anyone give me the fix for this?
Hi, thanks for this great component extension! I'm trying to use this in my app, but am having trouble figuring out how to use it via Sencha Architect 2...
I looked at the form.js and picker.js examples that were on github as well as in the downloaded .zip file and saw where it's added via ST2 code, but when I try to add this code within Architect 2, the .js file is read-only...
Is there a way to load this custom component extension into Architect 2 so I can drag it onto my container /formpanel?
Thanks so much! Any help or guidance is appreciated..
Not sure if anyone else ran into this bug, but I recently updated to Sencha Touch 2.1.0. When I ran some tests on the code base, I noticed that when I configured the Ext.ux.picker.DateTime extention to use the time slots configuration (01:01 AM/PM) the value selected in the picker never returned back to the form field.
It took a bit of research, but I was able to track down the issue to the Ext.picker.Slot.getValue() method.Code:{ xtype: 'datetimepickerfield', label: 'Payment Time', name: 'offline_payment_time', format : 'h:i A', picker: { minuteInterval : 1, ampm : true, slotOrder: ['hour','minute','ampm'] } }
If the "useDom" parameter is not defaulted to "true", it won't set the proper return value when the getValue() method is called in the process. So I added this bit of code (highlighted in blue font) to the method and it works fine now.
I'm not sure if this is a bug in the framework, or in the way the Ext.ux.picker.DateTime extension and how it configures the slot objects, but I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention.
Code:getValue: function(useDom) { useDom=useDom||true; var store = this.getStore(), record, value; if (!store) { return; } if (!this.rendered || !useDom) { return this._value; } //if the value is ever false, that means we do not want to return anything if (this._value === false) { return null; } record = store.getAt(this.selectedIndex); value = record ? record.get(this.getValueField()) : null; // this._value = value; return value; }
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Is anybody using this on Sencha 2.2.1? If you press cancel, the next time it loads up the datetimepicker all the slots are empty.
I had the same behavior. Setting destroyPickerOnHide to true will solve the problem :
Code:/** * @cfg {Boolean} destroyPickerOnHide * Whether or not to destroy the picker widget on hide. This save memory if it's not used frequently, * but increase delay time on the next show due to re-instantiation. Defaults to false * @accessor */ destroyPickerOnHide: true,
I have another problem with ST2.2.1 :
In Chrome, the slots don't appear in the picker, in IE10 the picker doesn't appear at all and it's working well with FF... :
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I know this isn't a great solution, but it seems to be working okay for me with Sencha 2.3 beta 1 for Chrome and IE 10. There must be some issue with 2.2.1, either that or I fixed the above problem in some other way. I'll take a look and see what I changed.


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Whether you realize it or not, you live in a parallel world of darkness, where imps and demons battle against you. Satan's weapons of destruction are hurled at you and battles rage on every hand. The cries of a child; the lure of an attractive person, are just a few of the cruel ploys to destroy your mortal soul. Light comes as wisdom presents herself to you enabling you to assemble your armor and win these battles and obtain the keys of your freedom. As you awaken you understand: this was not a dream, but reality.
This book takes a look inside a world that very few people acknowledge; a world that exists parallel to our own physical world. It was written to allow others to see into the spiritual realm to understand the attack of the enemy and to learn how to defeat him with prayer, fasting, and the Word of God. To know the enemy's plan is to win the war before it begins.


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I know what you're thinking... Corn on the Cob... seriously Carrie, corn on the cob isn't a recipe. But this recipe will give you that "sweet taste" every time you make it, just by adding a few ingredients to the water! Corn on the cob seems to be hit or miss for me, this makes every cob taste like a winner... I'll never make corn in plain ol' water again!
So, summer is officially here, the boys are having a blast and getting their days and nights confused! I haven't felt like my summer has started though. I'm not sure why, I just feel like I'm in a funk! Maybe it's the week we spent in the hospital with Andrew... or not being able to go to the pool (Andrew can't swim with his incision)... or not going on a summer vacation (we can't afford it this summer)... or the fact that even when I'm home for the summer I work 24/7 on getting everything ready for the next school year. I just haven't felt like doing my usual summer stuff. I usually love summer and relish the extra day-time to prepare meals, but I've found myself making hot dogs twice a week lately. I've tried reading a couple books but I'm not interested in anything but re-runs of The King of Queens! I need some help getting out of this funk, I need to enjoy my summer before it's over! Any ideas?
4 ears of corn
water (enough to cover the corn)
3/4 cup Heavy cream (I substitute with milk)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter
Fill a large stock pot with enough water to cover the corn. Add milk, sugar and butter. Stir to mix. Bring to a boil, then add corn cobs. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 8 minutes, or until just tender. Do not over cook or the corn will become tough. Also, never salt the water, as it also toughens the corn.
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I know what you're thinking... Corn on the Cob... seriously Carrie, corn on the cob isn't a recipe. But this recipe will give you that "sweet taste" every time you make it, just by adding a few ingredients to the water! Corn on the cob seems to be hit or miss for me, this makes every cob taste like a winner... I'll never make corn in plain ol' water again!
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
I made this breakfast casserole for Father's Day breakfast and it was a hit! Abbott LOVED it... he had seconds at breakfast and then asked for more casserole again at dinner! Justin and Andrew drizzled Cholula hot sauce on theirs (surprise surprise)! I have to admit it's the best breakfast casserole I've ever had, and I like it better than my Hashbrown Quiche!
We had a great Father's Day! We got Justin some clothes (we always go for practical gifts), and Abbott gave Justin a paperweight (a classic Father's Day present... way to go Abbott)! My dad got the best present of all though... retirement! My dad has finally decided to retire (I've been telling him to retire for years), he deserves some much needed rest and relaxation! My dad's decision to retire was even covered by the local newspaper, something very out of the ordinary! He's a special guy though, I don't know how the police department will function without him! I'm sure there are criminals rejoicing everywhere, lol!
1 package (26 ounce) frozen shredded hashbrowns, thawed
1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
8 eggs
2 cups milk
In a large bowl, combine the hash browns, bacon, 1 and 1/2 cups of cheese, salt, and pepper. Spoon into a greased 13x9 baking dish. In the same large bowl, whisk eggs and milk until smooth; pour over hash brown mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
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Pizza Hut Pan Style Crust
Sunday, June 20, 2010
June was an eventful month at our house! We all had minor medical problems but Andrew took the prize when he had to have an emergency appendectomy (his appendix removed)! He had a classic case of appendicitis... nausea and vomiting the first day and woke up with a fever and right side pain the second day! We got him to the hospital immediately but the poor guy had to wait all day for his surgery :-(
Andrew's had a painful recovery and it just makes my heart ache, it's really hard to see my little guy in pain! I got some good quality time in with him though. I stayed at the hospital with him all week... getting up multiple times in the night to help him use the restroom (bringing back memories of getting up in the night with babies- further reinforcing that we are done having kids)! But, Andrew's home recovering now and doing great... although he's bummed he can't go to science camp!
Andrew worked up an appetite this week at the hospital! He wanted Chinese, ribs, Taco Bell, and pizza... in that order! So we've worked our way down his list and had pizza last night for dinner! I am usually the first to pass over any recipe involving yeast, but this recipe sounded so good! Pizza Hut Pan Crust is our favorite, and this recipe didn't disappoint!! It makes three 9-inch (cake pan ) pizzas so we had cheese, pepperoni, and Canadian bacon and pineapple pizzas!
1 cup warm water (105F)
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package dry yeast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for dough)
9 ounces vegetable oil (3 ounces per pan) - (I just use enough to coat the pan)
Put yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add water and stir to mix well. Allow to sit for two minutes. Add oil, evaporated milk, and stir again. Add flour and stir until dough forms and flour is absorbed. Turn out on to a flat surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
Divide dough into three balls. In three 9" cake pans ( or can use 1 - 9 inch pie plate and 1 - 9 x 13 dish) , put 3 ounces of oil in each making sure it is spread evenly.
Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to about a 9" circle. Place in cake pans. Cover with a plate or towel
Place in warm area and allow to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
After the dough has risen you can add your sauce and toppings. Cook at 475 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
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Turkey and the Islamic and nationalist card
The current Prime Minister of Turkey is playing the Islamic and nationalist card in order to boost his image. Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly knows how to garner public attention and Turkish nationalism is very potent in Turkey and others seek Islamization or a more overtly Islamic state. Therefore, Israel is the usual "whipping" nation in the mainly Muslim world and Erdogan is appealing to the most common of all denominators.
After all, anti-Semitism or Israeli bashing, or a combination of both, is a common theme throughout many mainly Muslim nations and in Europe many media outlets are clearly pro-Palestinian. Israel appears to be a "whipping boy" for people who are left-wing or supporters of the far-right, and this suits the Islamists because they can use this nation in order to ferment more hatred and to increase their respective power base.
Therefore, Erdogan will make the most of any opportunity in order to increase the power base of Islam in Turkey and he can also appeal to nationalists. Erdogan commented in the past that "A Muslim can never commit genocide."
If so, Erdogan should look back to 1915 because Muslims slaughtered at least 1.5 million Armenians, Assyrians, and Greek Orthodox Christians and of course how did Islam get to become 99% in modern day Turkey given the reality that this nation was once the bastion of Orthodox Christianity?
I negate to mention that Mohammed himself was responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Judaism in Arabia once his power base increased. Also, I am sure that Assyrian Christians, Armenian Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, and Zoroastrians, and many others, would beg to differ. This also applies to African Christians and Animists in southern Sudan who witnessed the onslaught of Islamization and Arabization in more recent times.
Turning back to recent events then clearly Turkey is furious after at least nine people were killed on board the Turkish flagged Mavi Marmara. At least eight were Turkish nationals and given the pro-Palestinian element and the way Israel is viewed, then clearly tensions and passions are running high.
Yet how would Turkey like it if Israeli nationals began to take aid to Kurds in Turkey? Would Erdogan be happy about this situation and when we magnify this by the nature of Hamas then clearly this issue is complex.
Erdogan and many others also point out that the blockade on Gaza is cruel. This is also ironic because Turkey have enforced a cruel blockade on Christian Armenia but of course this gets little media attention.
The blockade of Armenia by Turkey began in 1993 and this is not only brutal but given the legacy of 1915 and the systematic genocide which took place then it is clearly beyond belief. Also, unlike the situation for Israel, it is clear that Armenia have not used force or broken any laws against Turkey, however, Hamas often fires rockets at Israel and many terrorist attacks have taken place.
If we turn to Erdogan's past then clearly he supported a greater role for Islam in modern day Turkey and in recent years he appears to be playing the "Muslim card" in order to boost himself and the political party he represents.
Past comments by Erdogan apply to the following:
"We will turn all our schools into İmam Hatips [religious schools]"—Cumhuriyet, Sept. 9, 1994
"Thank God Almighty, I am a servant of the Shari'a."— Milliyet, Nov. 21, 1994
"I am the imam of Istanbul."—Hürriyet, Jan. 8, 1995
"I support the proposal to inaugurate the parliament by reciting the Qur'an."—Milliyet, Jan. 8, 1996
More recently it is clear that Erdogan will exploit any issue whereby he can claim that Muslims are being victimized and this suits his past agenda. Therefore, he strongly rebuked China in 2009 after major disturbances in Xinjiang and he stated that "The event taking place in China is a kind of genocide."
It is clear that the "victimization card" suits Erdogan and he will use Islam and nationalism, or a mixture of both in order to further his cause. He also appears to be moving closer to nations which are more anti-Western.
For example, Soner Cagaptay (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) stated that "the AKP's foreign policy has not promoted sympathy toward all Muslim states. Rather, the party has promoted solidarity with Islamist, anti-Western regimes (Qatar and Sudan, for example) while dismissing secular, pro-Western Muslim governments (Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia)."
Erdogan also supports Ahmadinejad who is the leader of Iran because he congratulated Ahmadinejad despite major demonstrations in Iran after elections were held in 2009. Robert Tait, a writer at The Guardian newspaper stated that "Erdogan's partiality towards Ahmadinejad may surprise some in the west who see Turkey as a western-oriented democracy firmly grounded inside Nato…but will be less surprising to Erdogan's secular domestic critics, who believe the prime minister's heart lies in the east and have long suspected his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development party (AKP) government of plotting to transform Turkey into a religious state resembling Iran."
It is clear that Erdogan uses emotive language and panders to both Turkish nationalism and Islamism when it suits him. He also threatened to deport Armenians workers because he stated that "There are currently 170,000 Armenians living in our country. Only 70,000 of them are Turkish citizens, but we are tolerating the remaining 100,000." He further continued that "If necessary, I may have to tell these 100,000 to go back to their country because they are not my citizens. I don't have to keep them in my country."
Erdogan is certainly changing the direction of Turkey and his past agenda appears to be coming out into the open. Secularism appears to be on the back foot and more worryingly is that he will use any event in order to boost himself and this applies to so-called "Muslim brotherhood" or Turkish nationalism.
Therefore, Erdogan who denies the 1915 Armenian genocide is the same person who uses the word genocide when it suits him. It is the same person who talks with love and compassion towards Sudan despite the ongoing events in Darfur. It is also the same person who decries the blockade of Gaza but who maintains the blockade against Armenia.
It is clear for all to see that Erdogan is hoping to use events in order to foster the notion of Muslim victimization and in the past he did state that he wanted an Islamic identity for Turkey. Therefore, he will use the anti-Jewish card and decry Palestinian persecution but he will gloss over the anti-Kurdish nature of many parts of Turkish society and the military of Turkey will continue to target Kurds within Turkey and northern Iraq.
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What can I say? There are so many quality Livecycle ES sessions at MAX this year that it makes it hard to pick a new candidate each week to highlight. Nevertheless, after much investigation, here is the one I want to promote.
Advanced Dynamic Form Design
Join author J.P. Terry for a hands-on lab covering advanced form design techniques and his latest tips and tricks. For instance, you'll learn how to add an auto-completion feature to a PDF form that provides relevant suggestions as the user types into the form. See other advanced techniques that make form completion much easier and more accurate. The techniques will be taught within the context of the Institutional Investor case study from Terry's book "Paperless: Real-World Solutions with Adobe Technology."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- People who play violent video games for three straight days become more aggressive and their expectations of hostility in others rise, a U.S. researcher says.
Study co-author Brad Bushman, professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University, and colleagues, said although other experimental studies have shown that a single session of playing a violent video game raised short-term aggression, this is the first to show longer-term effects.
"It's important to know the long-term causal effects of violent video games, because so many young people regularly play these games," Bushman said in a statement.
"Playing video games could be compared to smoking cigarettes. A single cigarette won't cause lung cancer, but smoking over weeks or months or years greatly increases the risk. In the same way, repeated exposure to violent video games may have a cumulative effect on aggression."
The study involved 70 French university students who were told they would be participating in a three-day study of the effects of brightness of video games on visual perception.
The students were then assigned to play a violent or non-violent video game for 20 minutes on each of three consecutive days -- Condemned 2, Call of Duty 4 and then The Club on consecutive days in a random order. Those assigned the non-violent games played S3K Superbike, Dirt2 and Pure in a random order.
After playing the game each day, participants took part in an exercise that measured their hostile expectations. Students in the study then participated in a competitive reaction time task, which is used to measure aggression.
The study, published online ahead of the print edition of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, showed after each day, those who played the violent games had an increase in their hostile expectations and reacted more aggressively.
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Melanie Rawn made a triumphant return to the high fantasy world in February 2012. Her novel, TOUCHSTONE, kicked off the Glass Thorns trilogy, introducing readers to a fantastical theater troupe and setting up a world of great intrigue and mystery. The second volume of the series is on bookstore shelves now; with ELSEWHENS, the story expands and the troupe finds itself in dire straits.
As audiences and successes continue to grow for the magical theater group Touchstone, they are seemingly knocked back on their heels when they lose the annual trials. Yet even this setback is an apparent victory. Prince Ashgar is preparing to set off outside the safe borders of Albeyn, making for the Continent in order to collect his bride, and Touchstone has been selected to accompany him on this mission. They are the first theater troupe to travel outside Albeyn in 70 years, and the uncertainty surrounding their possible reception is cause for concern.
"It does leave readers with some questions and fears as the plot moves along, but ultimately the whole of the novel seems like a prelude to the plunge to come --- a necessary book that is deftly written, to be sure."
The journey will have dangers on two fronts. On one hand, the people of the Continent view magic with suspicion, and they are hesitant to put any trust in non-humans. On the other hand, Cayden, the playwright of the group, has been plagued by his elsewhens: moments he cannot control when visions of the future flood his mind. Within those futures he sees the death of Mieka, the elven Glisker whose powers design the visual effects for the troupe's performances. With the death of Mieka comes the undoing of Touchstone. Cayden is torn between knowing the path that will keep Mieka alive and Touchstone together, and isolating himself from his companions so much that they begin to break apart due to the strain on their friendships.
With ELSEWHENS, Rawn has gone to considerable lengths to ramp up the payoff from the previous novel. By leaving Albeyn, she is able to expand her world and make it all the more rich and interesting, particularly given the light of the Touchstone troupe as they enter realms where magic is prohibited. The individual characters all continue to grow and pull in fans, particularly Cayden. His elsewhens leave him truly torn, and readers are brought along for the struggle on every page. His growing distance from his mates is difficult and the friendships are growing more strained, potentially causing the problems he is so desperate to avoid.
All told, ELSEWHENS cannot stand on its own. Not only is it a sequel in a longer story, it also does not seem to fully reach beyond and expand the story in a way you would expect. It does leave readers with some questions and fears as the plot moves along, but ultimately the whole of the novel seems like a prelude to the plunge to come --- a necessary book that is deftly written, to be sure. ELSEWHENS is full of the magic and excitement one would expect following the events of TOUCHSTONE, and we can certainly anticipate THORNLOST, the final volume due out in February 2014, to be the freefall toward the epic conclusion.
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In the comments of my post "EHR Replacement Roadmap to Success", John Brewer provided a great reminder that changing EHR software doesn't always mean that you'll change to a better EHR. You might change to something worse. At least that's my summary of his comments. You can read his full comment if you want.
I've learned this lesson over and over in my career. Sometimes you need to be content with what you have. One example of this was when I was working at a University in Hawaii. I was quite disappointed with the CIO and thought that he could do a lot of things different. Well, I got my wish and the CIO was replaced with someone else. Considering the topic of this blog post, you can imagine what happened next. The replacement CIO was so much worse than the previous CIO. Lesson learned.
Change doesn't always mean a change for the better. It can certainly mean a change for the worse.
This applies fully to EHR replacement, which is quickly becoming a hot topic as many people regret their EHR purchase decision. You do need to be careful that you're so afraid of change that you never change. In many situations change is the right decision. Plus, unlike my story where I had little control over who was hired as the new CIO, when you switch EHR software you can have some impact on the selection and end results. In many cases, you might even discover that you shouldn't switch EHR before it's too late.
I expect most people who think they need to switch EHR need to be careful to not set a predetermined course early in the process. Instead of saying, "Which EHR should I switch to?" I believe that many should dig deeper into the question, "If I switched EHR software, what would improve?"
As I replied to John Brewer in the post linked above, it is often (but not always) the case that the second EHR selected goes better than the first. I've found that the first "failed" EHR implementation usually teaches some great (albeit costly) lessons that they're able to avoid the second time around. However, there is a tendency the second time around to focus too much on the first EHR issues that can cause different trouble the second time around. As in most things, there's a balance to be had.
My best suggestion is to not do anything too impulsive. Let the idea sit and germinate a little before you do anything too drastic. Emotional decisions with EHR software selection (and quite frankly many other decisions) often leads to bad outcomes.


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Welcome to DRM, a regular look at the ongoing war against piracy.
So, I ask you all. What's the real problem with DRM?
Because it's not that it harms legitimate customers. Oh yes, that's a problem all right. But it's not the main issue. No, the real failing of DRM is that it just doesn't work. I'm sure many of us could grudgingly put up with invasive or limiting DRM if it had any effect on curbing piracy, but the fact of the matter is that it's completely ineffectual at doing what it's supposed to do. There has yet to be an uncrackable form of DRM, many games are cracked shortly after their release and some even hit the torrents before they hit the shelves. However, that still isn't its greatest failing. It's not just that it doesn't work, it can't work. DRM as a system is defective by design.
For a start, a content producer needs to be able to deliver their product to their customers. If they can't deliver a product, they can't sell the product. It's as simple as that. But they also need to prevent people who haven't paid for the product from getting at the product. This is where the problem lies. How do you put the product in the hands of customers, while keeping it out of the hands of pirates? And it's here where DRM comes into the equation. They put the product in a box, lock it up, and only give customers the key. In theory it sounds like a good plan, but in practice it falls to pieces.
See the issue is that when the customer gets the product they also get the box, lock and all. And once someone has the lock, they can figure out how to bypass it. The strength of any security system is reliant on an attacker not knowing how it functions. All systems have weak points, cameras have blind spots, alarms can be disabled. But unless someone is knowledgeable about the system they can't spot these weaknesses. The problem with DRM is that the security system is handed over with what it's protecting. And with unrestricted access most security systems won't stand a chance.
DRM is never going to be an effective weapon against piracy. At best it'll stop the average Joe from copying a game for his mates. Beyond that it isn't going to fulfil its aim of preventing piracy. Yet those who pay for the game continue to be saddled with headache inducing installation limits and tethers to the internet. A fine reward for their support. And this is how it will continue, because the executives in publishing companies like to look as if they're doing something about the problem. Even if it creates more problems than it solves.
Next time: A look into the more effective way of combating piracy, and its consequences.


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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Standing at the Crossroads, The Photography of Marion Post Wolcott
Taken in 1940 by Marion Post Wolcott
Marion Post Wolcott was a FSA documentary photographer who used her vision and photographic skills to showcase and educate the American public on the plight of those most affected by the Great Depression.
Marion bravely traveled alone through New England, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi
in order to show the vast differences between social and economic classes of the haves...
and the have-nots...
She turned her lens towards all that she encountered and exposed the reality of America.
And through her artist and humanitarian commitment, she made a difference by helping to document over a three and a half year period the benefits of federal subsidies, helping to gain support for FDR's New Deal policies and projects, ushering in the promise of hope, a helping hand up and the opportunity for a better way of life.
Marion Post Wolcott
was a true American hero.
I know that we are all weary from the this long political road we have all been traveling lately. But now we are at those proverbial crossroads, and each of us must make a decision as to which way we will go. One way promises hope, and the other way promises to save us from all that we should fear. I choose to chance it and take the path that points towards hope. I do this because I will always choose hope over fear. Because faith is stronger then fear. Because fear is used to control people, whereas hope is used to inspire people. Which way will you go? Each of us must decide which path we choose, and whichever one you decided to take, I wish you well.
"We need to teach the next generation of children
from Day One that they are responsible for their
lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest
curse, is that we have free choice. We can make
our choices built from love or from fear."
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
17 comments:
- kelly said...
Wonderful tribute.
Lovely post.
Fantastic message.
Another perfectly crafted piece of art from the talented Miss BooDilly.
Keep it up, lady!
- October 30, 2008 at 12:47 AM
- JT said...
Wow, really great photos showing the class disparity in America. If only someone did a photo essay like that today...
- October 30, 2008 at 12:54 AM
- T.Allen said...
Beautiful and touching. I'm really enjoying your political posts-perhaps, next election, the candidates should debate via visual art medium of their choosing. I'd certainly be more inclined to tune in.
- October 30, 2008 at 12:55 AM
- Scott Bulger Photography said...
"Migrant Mother" is a photograph by Dorothea Lange.
- October 30, 2008 at 7:51 AM
- High Desert Diva said...
This is an excellent post.
I chose hope.
- October 30, 2008 at 7:55 AM
- Victoria said...
Scott, you are absolutely correct, my apologies. I had thought about combining the two woman's images and stories for this post, but ultimately decided to focus on Marion. After sorting through numerous photographs, It was getting rather late and by the time I finished this post, I was rather tired, thus I accidently forgot to remove this most important and famous image, taken of course by Ms. Lange.
I have since removed it, and again, thanks you for catching my mistake!
- October 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Debra said...
Great post!!! Love the photos
- October 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM
- please sir said...
I can't decide my favorite because they are all so wonderful in a unique way - the colors, the subjects - amazing!
- October 30, 2008 at 1:23 PM
- Stela said...
this is an amazing post!
- October 31, 2008 at 12:54 AM
- Bonbon Oiseau said...
excellent post...thank you for a wonderful tribute and message!
- October 31, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Hey Harriet said...
Love the work of Marion Post Wolcott. Thanks so much for introducing her to me :)
Yes! Hope all the way!
Hope kicks the butt of fear!
- October 31, 2008 at 8:28 PM
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- October 31, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Michelle Engel Bencsko said...
My astrologer just sent this- this exert I think relates to what you mean:
From Libra's forecast for Nov- "Your best strategy this month is to spread the cheer, not the fear! The more you are willing to do this, the more you will have access to a powerful force of creative drive which can propel you and yours into a future shimmering with hope and positive achievements!"
- November 1, 2008 at 12:28 PM
- Victoria said...
Love it!
- November 1, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos! Have you ever seen Eudora Welty's photography? I think you would like it very much.
You know, I grew up in the Mississippi Delta, and some of those pictures, with a change of cars and clothing, could just as easily have been taken today. I'll be thinking about that when I go vote tomorrow.
- November 3, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Amy C said...
gorgeous selection - thanks for sharing
- November 3, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- mayaluna said...
I so appreciate the time and energy you put into sharing this inspiring and moving post about such an amazing woman... and what a thoughtful and wonderful woman you are!
- November 4, 2008 at 8:32 PM


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This fall's television offerings include Grimm, a fantasy take on the police procedural in which a homicide detective must protect humanity from fairytale evil. And Terry Pratchett has a new procedural on the way, set in his Discworld universe.
As original as these ideas might seem, television has been combining police drama and science fiction or fantasy, since the 1940s. Here's our complete history of science fiction and fantasy cop shows, including ones which scored ratings success, and the ones which the networks felt the need to shove in the back of a flying police cruiser.
Top image: GO GADGET GO by kizer180 on DeviantArt
Note: This roundup only includes cop shows — not shows about FBI agents, spies, or agents of a mysterious government agency.
Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949)
Captain Video and his Rangers patrolled the universe from a secret mountain top base, protecting our solar system and far flung colonies from villains like the evil inventor (though unintimidatingly named) Dr. Pauli and sword-wielding Murgo of Lyra.
Captain Video had a sidekick, the Video Ranger, played by Don Hastings (Dr. Bob Hughes from As The World Turns and Commissioner Gordon on Batman: The Animated Series) and a robot, I TOBOR. I TOBOR, the first robot on a live TV show, was meant to be called ROBOT I, but his name was stenciled backwards on his costume.
Captain Video preferred to solve his cases with scientific reasoning rather than violence and ray guns (though he used them when he had to), and the series benefited from the contributions of many up and coming authors. Among Captain Video's writers were Damon Knight, James Blish, Jack Vance and Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Milt Lesser, Walter M. Miller Jr., Robert Sheckley, J. T. McIntosh and Dr. Robert S. Richardson.
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950)
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel "Space Cadet". The show followed Corbett and his fellow trainees at the Space Academy, where they trained to become members of the Solar Guard, traveling to distant planets on their rocket, Polaris. The Solar Guard protected the Solar Alliance from threats as varied as asteroids and space pirates, utilizing a combination of diplomacy, space weapons and the occasional fistfight.
Tom Corbett was very popular and inspired a radio show, comic books, View Master reels, lunchboxes and other paraphernalia. The show's science advisor was Willy Ley, a scientist credited with popularizing rocketry and spaceflight in the US and Germany. Ley, who has a moon crater named after him, wrote a number of books on rocketry and animals— including one on cryptozoology.
Space Patrol (1950)
Commander Buzz Corry (Ed Kemmer, from "Earth Vs. The Spider") led the United Planets Space Patrol in the 30th century against an array of interplanetary villains through a staggering 1,010 luridly-named episodes, with titles such as "Revolt of the Space Rats". The live-action series featured multiple gadgets, such as space-o-phones and "atomolights", and real-time special effects, performed live, on cue, in conjunction with the show as it was recorded. Buzz would capture rogue aliens with a device called The Paralyzer, and later reprogram them into respectable law abiding space-farers with his "Brain-o-graph". Space Patrol began as a regional series out of Los Angeles before being picked up by CBS nine months into its run, where it aired for five years until disappearing from the airwaves in 1955. Controversially, a number of Space Patrol episodes shared striking similarities to recently aired installments of Captain Video, suggesting that for a time the series was merely a recreation of Video's latest adventure.
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)
Rod Brown and the Rocket Rangers battled crime and super-criminals (including giant lobsters and a Cyclops) from their nuclear-powered space ship, Beta. Rod Brown was "inspired by" Tom Corbett, and utilized the earlier show's director, writers, concept and special effects, leading to a lawsuit that prevented rebroadcast of the Rocket Rangers series.
Most notably, Rod Brown himself was played by Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson.
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954)
Rocky Jones led the Space Rangers, a squad of intergalactic policemen who patrolled the United Worlds of the Solar System. The Rangers flew their rocket ship, the Orbit Jet XV-2 (and later, the nearly-identical Moon XV-3), to distant moons and stars, encountering humanoid-like aliens who were easily subdued by little more than fists and stern words. Like interplanetary David Tomas, The Rangers never fired their space pistols.
Rocky Jones inspired a major marketing blitz of Space Ranger wallets, watches, comic books and records, but the production was beset by off-screen drama. Actor Scotty Beckett, an original member of Our Gang, was implicated in a robbery at the Cavalier Hotel in Hollywood, California, and fled to Mexico, necessitating a recast of his part as Rocky's sidekick Winky. In addition, Maurice Cass, who played science advisor Professor Newton, died of a heart attack. The syndicated series ceased production after 39 episodes, but not before introducing now standard science fiction tropes to television, such as automatically opening doors, forward view screens, confused aliens who worship stranded humans as gods, space pirates and a hero who is irresistible to both human and alien females alike.
Colonel Bleep (1957)
Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon made for television, beginning as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club. The action took place on Zero Zero Island, where the alien Colonel Bleep was drawn by the energy from an atomic blast. With his deputies Squeek, a cowboy-puppet, and Scratch, a caveman revived by an atomic explosion, the Colonel protected Earth from interstellar criminals like Dr. Destructo, Black Patch, and the Black Knight, by absorbing the island's "butomic energy" and then using it to power both weapons and his space unicycle. Though the animation was limited, the series carried itself along with incredible visuals and an excitable narrator (Noah Tyler) who would occasionally scream at the audience (John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy, has cited the series as a major influence). Regrettably, almost no original production material of the show is known to exist today, as thieves stole a van carrying the bulk of Bleep ephemera after the series studio, Soundac, closed its doors. It was around that time Bleep was pulled from regular television rotation, and has remained in limbo, never to return, to this day.
Space Patrol (1962)
This UK marionette space opera (one of the few not produced by Gerry Anderson) follows Captain Larry Dart and the crew of Galasphere 347, an interplanetary police force in the year 2100. The cast included an elfin Venusian, a sausage-obsessed Martian, efficiency expert Colonel Raeburn, and his also-Venusian secretary, Marla.
Space Patrol was the first series to feature an entirely electronic score, composed by producer Roberta Leigh after visiting an electronics store and asking for anything that made interesting noises. The series theme song, which broadcast a full seven months before the premiere of Doctor Who, boasts the title of the first electronic theme in television history.
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski claims Space Patrol was his favorite TV show as a child.
Fireball XL5 (1962)
In this Gerry Anderson series, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol piloted the spaceship Fireball XL5, which was manned by a diverse crew of scientists, aliens and robots-including, familiarly, a cranky Scottish engineer. The show was filmed in Anderson's patented Supermarionation, and its closing theme, "Fireball", became a hit in Britain. Sean Pertwee, (the son of the Third Doctor Jon Pertwee), can be heard belting the song out in the film Love, Honour and Obey.
8 Man (1963)
Japan's first cyborg superhero, 8 Man was an android humanized by the life force of the murdered Detective Yokoda, who used his new body to fight crime and bring his killers to justice. Under the alias Hachiro Azume, 8 Man led a double life as a police officer, with his identity known only to his boss Chief Tanaka, and the professor who created him. 8 Man replenished his power by smoking "energy cigarettes", which he carried on a cigarette case fastened to his belt.
The series aired in the U.S. as Tobor the 8th Man (once again, Tobor is robot backwards) in 1965, where legendary animator Ralph Bakshi reanimated the opening sequence.
A darker, more violent continuation of the series documenting 8 Man's successor aired in 1993, titled 8 Man After.
Green Lantern (1967)
In 1967, Filmation produced three Green Lantern animated shorts as part of the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure. The shorts pitted space patrolman Hal Jordan against a despotic empress, a breakout on an alien penal colony, and Evil Star, an immortal scientist voiced by Paul Frees.
Captain Nice (1967)
Mild-mannered police chemist Carter Nash invented a secret formula that turned himself into crime-fighter Captain Nice (He chose the name so he wouldn't have to change his monogram) in the self-titled comedy starring William Daniels of Knight Rider and Boy Meets World. As with many other series in the genre, Captain Nice, created by Get Smart's Buck Henry, shared striking similarities with another show airing simultaneously, Mister Terrific, though both were responses to the superhero craze of the late sixties instigated by the success of Batman. Vic Mizzy composed the theme song.
Holmes and Yo-Yo (1976)
In this series, Detective Holmes and his android partner Yoyonivich (played by genre staple John Schuck) fought crime, while keeping "Yo-Yo's" non-human status secret from both criminals and fellow policemen alike — this was tough when Yo-Yo's electronics picked up radio signals from Russia, or when his head would violently spin on its axis when near an electronic garage door.
The series was created by another Get Smart alum, former staff writer Leonard Stern, with multiple episodes directed by John Astin. The character Yo-Yo was modeled after Hymie, the robotic officer of Stern's last gig, Get Smart.
The series, which only lasted thirteen episodes, is currently ranked #33 on TV Guide's List of the 50 Worst TV shows and as of this writing, one of them is available to watch on Youtube.
Future Cop (1976)
Like Holmes and Yo-Yo, this show, based on a TV movie of the same name, paired a veteran cop (Ernest Borgnine) with an android partner. The series was re-piloted as Cops and Robin in 1978, but neither version was a success.
Future Cop was the subject of a lawsuit filed by Harlan Ellison, who claimed the series heavily plagiarized the Partners in Wonder Story, "Brillo", he had co-written with Ben Bova. Ellison won the case and was awarded $300,000 dollars by ABC.
Future Cop was canceled after eight episodes.
Astro and the Space Mutts (1981)
The Jetsons' dog Astro teamed up with friends Cosmo, Dipper, and the human Space Ace as an intergalactic police force, in this odd series which aired as part of NBC's Saturday morning programming block, Space Stars. Together, the quartet combatted such villains as Zodiac Man, Galactic Vac and Julie Newstar.
The Metal Hero Series (1982)
This combo platter of seventeen different Japanese series featured a variety of androids, cyborgs and metal-suited humans serving as space police, protecting Earth from robots, mutants and aliens, running from 1982 until 1999.
The first Metal Hero series, Space Sheriff Gavan, concerned an alien policeman sent to earth to battle other, more malignant invading aliens; Robot Police Jiban, the eighth, was a take on Robocop, in which a rookie cop is gunned down and rebuilt as robotic crime fighter. The thirteenth, Blue Swat, dealt with a secret alien-fighting police organization that was nearly wiped out, and had to be assisted by civilians in order to save the world.
Footage from several different Metal Hero programs were later recycled for U.S. interpretations, such as Big Bad Beetleborgs, and V.R. Troopers, which culled fight scenes from an impressive three independent shows.
Inspector Gadget (1983)
Cyborg policeman Inspector Gadget assists Chief Quimby and the Metro Police in its ongoing quest to foil the evil plans of M.A.D., the crime syndicate led by Dr. Claw. Gadget works with his resourceful niece Penny and genius dog Brain, while making good use of a never-ending supply of "gadgets" accessible by calling "Go-Go-Gadget!"
Inspector Gadget is voiced by Don Adams and is played much like Adams iconic character Maxwell Smart, with Penny in the role of 99.
Perennial voice actress Cree Summer Francks provided the voice of Penny, while Frank Welker (and occasionally Don Francks) voiced Dr. Claw.
Cree's brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is best remembered as the ill-fated Aiden Ford on Stargate: Atlantis.
Automan (1984)
In Automan, police officer and computer expert Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) creates a crime-fighting hologram capable of leaving the virtual world and merging with himself to become the superhero, "Automan". Alongside his sidekick, Cursor, a glowing polyhedron that could "draw" objects as needed, Automan would use his powers to not only fight the forces of evil, but give his alter ego further credibility back at the station.
Automan was heavily inspired by the film Tron, which had only come out a year earlier, so executive producer Glen A. Larson hired the film's operating producers, Donald Kushner and Peter Locke, to avoid charges of plagiarism.
Although the series' special effects were created in a completely different way than those used in Tron, the look of Automan, his Autocar, his plane and helicopter, were glowingly similar. Thirteen episodes of Automan were produced, but only twelve aired before getting the axe by ABC.
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986)
This animated space western pitted the Galaxy Rangers, protectors of the Bureau for Extra-Terrestrial Affairs, against the forces of the Crown Empire, ruled by the Queen of the Crown in the year 2086. Created by Robert Mandell, director of the 1986 film F/X and the pilot episode of the X-Files, the series maintains a strong cult following, praised by fans for its strong characterization, unusual sense of humor, and vocal performances from its cast, which included Earl Hammond, and Jerry Orbach as the captain of the rangers, Zachary Foxx.
Star Cops (1987)
In this series, set in the year 2027, the International Space Police Force (Star Cops) protected the colonies of the Solar System, led by Commander Nathan Spring (David Calder).
"Spacemen are ten-a-penny. What they need out there is a good copper." —Commander Spring.
The Star Cops investigated crimes both conventional (murder) and paranormal (future-murder), but the series failed to find an audience and was cancelled after a mere nine episodes. Creator Chris Boucher lamented, "the series was too outlandish for crime drama fans and not outlandish enough for science fiction fans and that ultimately it appealed to neither".
In 1999, SFX Magazine compiled an expert panel, including Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter, to judge the top fifty sci-fi shows of all time. On that list, Star Cops charted at unlucky thirteen.
When the mafia held Empire City in its clutches, Agent Baldwin P. Vess (Codename: Bulletproof) was sent in as a last resort. After sustaining serious injuries in a car wreck on the line of duty, Bulletproof was rebuilt with a cybernetic torso, and assembled C.O.P.S. ("Central Organization of Police Specialists") the "finest law enforcement agency there is the country" to bring down the mob. With his new team, Vess and company battled the C.R.O.O.K.S. in the year 2020 to "fight crime in a future time".
This animated series from DIC, based on a line of Hasbro action figures, ran for sixty-five episodes between September 1988 and February 1989. C.O.P.S. later resurfaced in 1993 on CBS Saturday morning's under its repackaged titled, CyberC.O.P.S.
Alien Nation (1989)
After a flying saucer crashes near LA and its alien inhabitants, slaves in their own world, assimilate into the population. One alien becomes a police detective, working with a human partner to solve crimes and protect the aliens from their "Overseers", who have returned to claim their chattel. Though the series only lasted a single season, popular demand and a change of management at Fox led to an unheard of five additional TV movies, the first airing four years after its cancellation.
Syfy is currently developing a new series with producer Tim Minear.
Twin Peaks (1990)
In this trailblazing series from executive producers Mark Frost and David Lynch, Special Agent Dale Cooper aided the local police in solving the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer in the small Washington town of Twin Peaks. The investigation led to a number of complicating supernatural elements, bringing the detective to a transdimensional confrontation with Laura's killer, and evil incarnate, " Killer Bob".
Mann & Machine (1992)
Sgt. Eve Edison (Yancy Butler) was a sincere and by-the-book gynoid partnered with wisecracking, robot-hating Det. Bobby Mann in near-future Los Angeles. The pair solved crimes while learning to respect each other under the watchful eye of Capt. Margaret Cleghorn (S. Epatha Merkerson).
Besting its similarly-themed antecedent Future Cop by one, Mann & Machine was cancelled after nine episodes, though only four aired as part of NBC's Spring schedule – the remaining five were relegated to summer filler. At the time of its release, sci-fi cop show stalwart Yancy Butler was praised for her performance, but the show reminded critics too much of Holmes & Yo-Yo.
These days, you can occasionally find Mann & Machine on Syfy, airing in all-day marathons.
Forever Knight (1992)
Eight hundred year old Vampire Nick Knight worked the night shift as a Toronto police detective, looking for redemption and a way to become human again. His special skills allowed him to solve crimes his colleagues missed, but also brought him into contact with dangerous vampires from his past who hoped to lure him back to his murderous old ways.
Essentially a Canadian precursor to "Angel" and "Moonlight", Forever Knight began as TV movie in 1989 titled "Nick Knight" and starring Rick Springfield. CBS decided not to pick up the series until three years later, recasting Knight with actor Geraint Wyn Davies in the process. Forever Knight ran for three seasons, garnering a number of awards and critical acclaim along the way. After its cancellation, the series continued with a line of original novels.
Space Rangers (1993)
In this series, a small band of "Space Rangers Corps" guarded Earth colony Fort Hope on the distant planet Avalon from intergalactic crime and space Banshees. Though starring Academy Award Winner Linda Hunt, CBS jettisoned Space Rangers after just six episodes.
Time Trax (1993)
When evil Dr. Mordecai Sahmbi used his time machine Trax to send criminals two hundred years back in time to 1993, police detective Darien Lambert was tasked to follow them back. His tools for the mission were SELMA (Specified Encapsulated Limitless Memory Archive), a supercomputer disguised as a credit card, which communicates via the hologram of a British nanny, and an MPPT (Micro-Pellet Projection Tube) able to stun the criminal and transport him back to the future.
Dale Midkiff played Lambert in this Australian/U.S. series from creator Harve Bennett, co-starring Mia Sara and Peter Donat as Dr. Sahmbi.
Time Trax, which inspired a video game adaptation for the Super NES, ran two seasons. It was the final series produced by Lorimar Television, before the company's absorption by Warner Bros.
Robocop: The Series (1994)
Although based on the Paul Verhoven film, Robocop: The Series was a decidedly less violent and more family oriented take on the character. As in the movie, the show concerned Cybernetic policeman Alex Murphy fighting corruption and crime in near-future Detroit. This time, however, Robocop's non-lethal methods meant the show's major villains could reappear regularly throughout the series.
Despite the name and brand recognition, Robocop was yet another TV show in the sci-fi cop genre unable to survive past its first season. Robocop was preceded by an animated series in 1988, which lasted twelve episodes.
Space Precinct (1994)
In 2040, former NYPD detective Patrick Brogan fights crimes committed by aliens and humans alike while running the Demeter City police force on the planet Altor. Ted Shackelford (Dallas' Gary Ewing) starred as Brogan. As with most of these shows, the series only lasted a single season, as audiences seemed confused as to whether the program was aimed at adults or children.
This BBC series, and the second featured here to be created by Gerry Anderson (his most expensive project), is one of the few directorial efforts of John Glen beyond his five EON James Bond films he helmed during the 1980's. Piers Haggard (director of The Blood on Satan's Claw) also contributed.
Crime Traveller (1997)
In this eight episode series, also for the BBC, Detective Jack Slade was an unorthodox police officer often at odds with his superiors. He discovers forensic scientist Holly Turner has inherited her physicist father's time machine, and the two team up to go back in time to witness crimes as they happen. Unfortunately, and rather counterintuitively, due to the show-specific rules of time travel, the duo cannot prevent these crimes as that would "change the past".
Crime Traveller was created by novelist Anthony Horowitz, who is slated to write the forthcoming sequel to The Adventures of Tintin, based on "Prisoners of the Sun".
Timecop (1997)
Based on the Jean-Claude Van Damme film of the same name, this show followed "Time Enforcement Commission" agent Jack Logan, tracking down criminals who meant to change the past. In this series, Logan was played by Ted King (Charmed) working with a historian (Kurt Fuller) and science advisor (Christi Conaway) to avoid altering the time line. Although the show was budgeted at a then-outrageous $1,500,000 per episode, it never caught on and was cancelled after only nine weeks – around the gestation period of the average dog.
Brimstone (1998)
Dead NYPD Detective Zeke Stone was sent to hell after murdering the man who raped his wife, because, as the Devil, played by Smallville and Gremlins 2 star John Glover explains, "he enjoyed it." The Devil tasks Stone to return 113 (or a five-season episode order) escaped spirits to Hell by piercing their eyes —the windows to their souls.
Peter Horton played Stone, and the series also featured guest stars Teri Polo, Lori Petty and Stacey Haiduk.
Brimstone was yet another single season casualty, though the CW's 2007 series Reaper was very nearly a comedic remake. Sharing a similar premise, Reaper alchemically swapped John Glover for the equally endearingly blithe Satan, Ray Wise, and ran for two seasons.
Special Unit 2 (2001)
A super-secret Chicago police unit tracked the city's "Links" population, a collection of monsters from mythology and folklore. Jaded detective Nick O'Malley lost his first partner to "The Chameleon", and was now partnered with straight arrow Kate Benson. Special Unit 2 worked out of a Chinese laundry, and explained its cases to a confused public as toxic spills, gang fights and such.
Links included Medusa, Sandman, Jack the Ripper and the Pied Piper, who posed as a children's TV host.
Interestingly, the upcoming series Grimm is thematically similar, though limits itself to fairy tale creatures.
Special Unit 2 lasted two seasons, totaling nineteen episodes.
Witchblade (2001)
Nine years after Mann & Machine, Yancy Butler starred as Sara Pezzini in Witchblade, based on the comic book from Top Cow/Image. In the series, Detective Pezzini comes into possession of the Witchblade, a sentient artifact that only bonds with women. The weapon not only gives its owner extraordinary power, but also exposes her to immense danger.
Though garnering both high ratings and critical acclaim, the series was cancelled after its second season, due to series star Butler entering rehab.
Power Rangers SPD (2005)
In the eleventh incarnation of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Space Patrol Delta is set on Earth in 2025 as the planet is invaded by the evil Troobian Empire. When the SPD A squad disappears, the B squad takes over, under the leadership of the canid alien Anubis "Doggie" Cruger.
Uniquely, the S.P.D. were in possession of "Judgment Scanners", which would electronically weigh the sins of the monsters they combatted, giving the Rangers the moral advantage before blasting them with their anti-matter cannon, which transformed into a robotic dog.
Eureka (2006)
Sheriff Jack Carter polices a secret town of scientific geniuses, solving crimes with the help of deputies Jo Lupo and android Andy (Battlestar Galactica's Captain Kelly) and various phenomenal inventions.
Eureka, currently in its fourth season, is the only series in the genre to remain on the air, and the longest running since the 1950's.
Life on Mars (2006)
Police officer Sam Tyler was hit by a car in 2006 and woke up in 1973. Stuck in the past, he used modern methods to solve local crimes, all the while trying to find his back to his own time.
Originally a BBC production that lasted two series, the show was remade for American television in 2008, and cancelled after one season. The British version also spawned a successful spin-off, Ashes to Ashes, in which a detective is shot and finds herself flashing back to 1982.
The Dresden Files (2007)
In this series, Harry Dresden was a wizard who consulted with the Chicago police on unusual cases involving the supernatural. Based on a series of novels by Jim Butcher, this show boasted Nicholas Cage as its executive producer. The Dresden Files ran twelve hours before Syfy dropped the axe.
New Amsterdam (2008)
NYPD homicide detective John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Jamie Lannister from Game of Thrones) was 400 years old, blessed with immortality and unable to age until he found his one true love. He used his knowledge of history (he lived it!) to solve crimes, while looking for the woman who will set his spirit free.
Regrettably, Amsterdam must still be looking, as the series was cancelled by Fox after only eight episodes. The final episode was appropriately titled, "Love Hurts".


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Costa Rican Students Fight For The Right To Photocopy Textbooks
from the lessons-to-be-learned dept
One of the most important pieces of research to emerge last year was "Media Piracy in Emerging Economies". A central theme was that much unauthorized copying around the world is driven by attempts to impose Western-level prices everywhere, resulting in media goods that are simply beyond the reach of most people in countries whose economies are still developing.
Here's an interesting story from Costa Rica, where the same effects are playing out in education:
Thousands of students participated in a march in San José on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, protesting for their right to photocopy textbooks for educational purposes. The unrest was caused by President Chinchilla vetoing Bill 17342 (known as the 'Photocopying Law') which seeks to amend Law No 8039 on Procedures for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, on the grounds that it removes protection of the work and intellectual property in the artistic, literary and technological areas.
As the article on infojustice.org notes, that veto was prompted at least in part by lobbying from publishers who charge unrealistically high prices for their textbooks, which then drives students to use photocopies instead.
It's interesting that large numbers of Costa Rican students felt strongly enough about this issue to take to the streets -- rather as thousands of their contemporaries did in Europe over ACTA earlier this year. That's evidence that this isn't simply a case of people wanting to get "something for nothing", as copyright apologists might try to frame it. Rather, this is about a group who depend on unauthorized copies in order to gain access to knowledge that is vital for their studies, but which is otherwise unaffordable thanks to monopoly pricing.
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Stella Company Group, a shipper mainly known for its cargo operation between Germany, Finland, and the Russian city of St. Petersburg, is planning to open a ferry line between the Estonian town of Sillamäe and Kotka, Finland, in May.
Manager Kari Juvas said that according to plans the ship would sail between the two port towns daily. An additional technical check-up has to be performed on the vessel, which is expected to happen next week.
Narva Line OÜ, the Saaremaa Laevakompanii subsidiary that started operation between Kotka and Sillamäe in May 2006, wound up business for a variety of reasons last October.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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FAQs - CSO
FAQs are provided here in two categories:
FAQs are provided here in two categories:
|What is the nature of CSO construction?
|Generally the replacement or renewal of City or privately owned infrastructure … sewerlines, water lines, gas lines, roads, sidewalks, curb and gutter.
|When will construction begin in my area?
|Projects must follow a master plan and are implemented as funding becomes available. The City holds several public meetings to inform residents in affected areas prior to the commencement of actual construction.
|What is the project completion date?
|Most projects will take between 15 and 24 months. Due to the size of most projects, the contractor is required to complete projects one section at a time, completing one area of work prior to beginning construction in another area.
|Will my street receive curb and gutter?
|Curb and gutter is proposed to be installed in areas where there are pre-existing roadway drainage problems, and then only if funding is available.
|Will my street be repaved?
|Any streets disturbed during construction are repaved.
|Will I be able to get in and out of my street?
|The contractor is required to maintain access to all homes. Some delays may occur. Emergency situations receive immediate priority.
|Will trees be removed?
|Projects involve the use of large machinery. The contractor is required to limit the clearing of trees within the work area. Existing sewer lines were installed years ago. In many cases, vegetation has grown over these areas and may have to be removed for new construction.
|Will the contractor plant grass seed?
|The contractor is required to leave disturbed areas in as good or better condition than before construction. But unless previously approved, no trees are replanted.
|Will I be able to use the plumbing in my home during construction?
|Most of the time you will be able to use water normally in your home. However, some construction will involve the disconnection of your existing water and sewer connections. Whenever possible, you will be informed in advance as to when to expect these temporary outages.
|What is this (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, white) paint on my (grass, sidewalk, drive) and can it be removed?
These are merely marks indicating the location of existing utilities, as required of contractors by state law. The marks aid in the design of each project, and do not necessarily mean some type of construction will take place in those particular spots. Any remaining paint is generally cleaned off at the close of a project.
|What is an easement?
|An easement is an agreement between multiple parties that allows for permanent use of the property, as shown or described, that allows one party to install a utility or gain access.
|What happens to the trees cut along the sewer line?
|Heavy debris is removed and the trees are cut and stacked along the work area, remaining the property of the homeowner. If you do not want the trees from your property, the Contractor will dispose of them for you.
|What will work along an easement look like during and after construction?
|Equipment size will vary depending on size and depth of the pipe being installed. The amount of clearing and excavation work will also depend on depth and size of pipe, but also subsurface conditions. CLICK HERE for some examples of typical "during" and "after" easement photos.
|What is a pipe liner?
|Some underground pipes are not severely broken but may suffer leakage from bad joints or cracks. A liner is a plastic sleeve, which is pulled into the pipe to seal it from any further leakage. This method doesn't require the actual digging up of the line to install. It is however, more expensive.
|At the present I only have on-street parking. Where do I park during construction?
|The contractor will work with car owners in planning work activities and alternate parking during the day. The contractor will be working in a limited area on your street at any given time.
|Will the new water lines increase the water pressure?
|Generally no. You will, if your private lines are in good condition, see an increase in flow volume. New water lines mean better fire protection for your area.
|How will the work area be left everyday?
|The contractor will close and temporarily fill all trenches or place barricades around open excavations. Equipment will be stored alongside the road if space permits or taken back to the lay-down area overnight. Construction sites are very dangerous! Please take extra precautions with small children or elderly residents. Do not allow any play around the sites.
|I feel my house vibrating when the contractor uses explosives, a vibrating compactor, or a mechanical/hydraulic jack hammer. Will this cause damage to my house?
|Normally no. However, if blasting is performed within 250 feet of a structure, a pre-blast survey is performed at no cost to the owner. The survey will document any cracks or existing damage. We encourage the homeowner to be a part of the process to protect their interest as well as the contractor's. If you are feeling excessive vibrations, call the CSO Information Center at 847-7246 or contact the project superintendent. The City takes blasting very seriously and has developed strict policies for its use. All blasting is permitted by the Fire Marshall's office. Blasts are scheduled at the same time everyday, with warning signals that can be heard within the immediate blast area.
|What is the City's policy regarding damage to my property, vehicles, and health?
|The contractor is required to have maximum amounts of insurance on file for each project. If a situation arises where some form of property damage occurs, a claim should be filed with the contractor and a copy filed with the City. This will ensure that the complaint is resolved in a professional manner.
|Rainleader Disconnections
|Can I volunteer to disconnect my rainleaders any time?
|Yes. Call the CSO Information Center at 485-7246 for more information.
|Can I do the disconnect work myself?
|Yes, as long as you call the CSO Information Center at 485-7246 prior to starting any work.
|Do I have to have the work done by a contractor?
|No. Many do-it-yourselfers have made this program a success.
|When do I get my payment for disconnecting?
|Payments are processed within two weeks of a final OK on your disconnects.
|What happens if I choose not to disconnect my rainleaders?
|Currently the program is voluntary. A sewer-use charge may be added to connected rainleaders if necessary to achieve the desired program results.
|How will I get paid?
|A check will be mailed directly to you from the City.
|How far away from my home should I discharge the stormwater?
|City Code requires that you discharge at least 10 feet away from your property lines.
|Where can I obtain advice/guidance as I attempt to disconnect my rainleaders?
|Call the CSO Information Center at 485-7246 for assistance. If needed, someone can visit your property and advise you.
|How will I recognize an official inspector?
|All staff will be wearing an ID badge. If you have any concerns, call the CSO Information Center at 485-7246.
|Do I report this as income on my 1040s?
|The City is required to have you complete a simple tax form (1099) in order to process your payment. Individuals can incorporate this information into their personal tax situation as they deem necessary.


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