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"Yes and the affiliation of a label with ASCAP is also a contractual obligation for them to let ASCAP handle the negotiation and collection for them. That contractual obligation has advantages and disadvantages, just the same."
Yes, but the contractual obligation is between ASCAP and the publisher. So it should be up to those two parties to renegotiate or enforce terms of the contract, not Pandora. Nonetheless, Pandora has succeeded in convincing a court that publishers must either be all in or all out of ASCAP. So now the major publishers "have a gun to their head" and must decide whether they want to stick with the crappy rates that ASCAP can negotiate under the terms of their consent decree, or negotiate all of their deals in the free market while losing the benefits of having ASCAP as a collective to administer for them. The most likely scenario, in my view, is that the major publishers will eventually pull out of ASCAP and Pandora will end up paying them more, while the independent publishers who cannot afford to negotiate and administer thousands of individual deals will be left with the crappy ASCAP rates.
"And how do you spin the part about ASCAP and the labels refusing to let Pandora know which songs were pulled and using that as a negotiation weapon against Pandora? That is most defiantly collusion and an antitrust violation, isn't it?"
I'm not familiar enough with that aspect of the dispute to weigh-in, but I am highly suspicious of the "truthiness" of that characterization in this article. If, indeed, ASCAP was not forthcoming with Pandora about the songs that were no longer covered in their repertoire, I'd agree that is not defensible as a business practice. But that is an entirely separate issue from whether individual publishers have the right to negotiate their own rates and whether those rates should serve as a relevant benchmark when a collective licensing society like ASCAP tries to negotiate their rates. And as far as the collusion accusation goes, ASCAP and BMI initially fought the withdrawals of their major publisher members, and now with the recent court ruling are at risk of losing a large segment of their members entirely. It's hard to conclude that was their master plan was to increase their royalties by threatening their very existence.
"Many artists choose to affiliate with major record labels because it would be crazy to try to go to every individual retailer in the country and negotiate individual deals to sell their music, but that doesn't meant that they shouldn't have the right to negotiate directly. Right?"
I'm not sure that your example is analogous. Artists have contractual obligations with their labels, which may limit their ability to negotiate anything outside their contracts. I think you're trying to make a point about labels having all of the leverage in most of those relationships, and getting taken advantage of at times as a result. I won't disagree with you on that front.
Mike - Before you opine on this situation perhaps you should take the time to learn some basics about the music industry. Record labels collect their royalties through SoundExchange and are under a compulsory license where the rates are set by the Copyright Royalty Board. ASCAP collects royalties for songwriters and music publishers, who are technically in a free market when it comes to negotiating rates for the performance of their songs. They choose to affiliate with ASCAP because it would be crazy to try to go to every bar, restaurant, radio station, etc in the country and negotiate individual deals and collect royalties. But that doesn't mean that they shouldn't have the right to negotiate directly. Publishers have been understandably frustrated because ASCAP is unable to negotiate a market rate for them with Pandora because of their consent decree, so they pulled out and directly negotiated rates that were much higher. Sounds like the free market at work to me, but when you are an anti-copyright conspiracy theorist everything around you must seem like the man colluding to screw the public (or in this case a publicly traded company valuated at more than $5 billion). If all of the publishers are forced to pull all of their rights out of ASCAP to get a fair rate, the result will be chaos in the market place. That's hardly good for anyone.
Most of you really have no clue what you're talking about. You hear "evil record companies" or "legacy recording industry" and it's like blood in the water causing a feeding frenzy of misinformed comments. ASCAP represents SONGWRITERS, not record labels. The record labels are currently paid streaming royalties through SoundExchange and receive over 50% of Pandora's royalties, while the songwriter/publisher receives about 4%. The disparity between the levels of compensation is attributable to the fact that two of the performance rights organizations that songwriters/publishers rely on to negotiate licenses and collect royalties on their behalf (ASCAP and BMI) are subject to restrictive consent decrees that severely undercut their ability to negotiate rates that reflects the fair market. Recognizing this, several of the large publishers withdrew their catalogs from ASCAP and BMI in order to negotiate directly with Pandora and they were in fact successful in getting a better rate. Pandora doesn't like this and wants to chain them to their PROs so that they can get a lower rate through a Federal Court rather than pay them a negotiated rate where the publisher/songwriter can actually say NO. So this is indeed an attack on songwriters by Pandora. Songwriters whose only source of income is royalties. Sorry, Mike, they can't sell T-shirts or tour or beg people on kickstarter for money to pay for their groceries.
Another shoddy Masnick piece that doesn't tell the whole story. ASCAP is governed by a department of justice consent decree which dictates that they license anyone who asks for one. If they can't agree on a rate, a federal court decides what the rate will be. In other words ASCAP actually has very little leverage when it comes to negotiating rates. Broadcasters who also offer streams receive a break on their streams because almost all of their royalties are paid for their use of music over the air. Their streams are incidental to their overall business. Pandora, which is currently a 100% streaming service is trying to say that if they own a single radio station that serves a few hundred individuals in bum fuck that they should receive the same preferred rate. The real story is Pandora going to court, to Congress, and now buying a radio station to try to screw songwriters (the guys who don't tour or sell T-shirts) out of royalties instead of trying to figure out a way to raise their revenue through ads or subscriptions. Funny what incumbents like Pandora will do to preserve their business model. Admittedly, Pandora does have a point that their competitors are screwing songwriters even worse and that's not fair. But the answer is to level the playing field by doing away with below-market, government imposed rates for broadcasters, not allowing Pandora to thrust their dick further up the ass of the songwriting community's collective bunghole.
No one is asking "to make the internet responsible for propping up their business model." In fact, clearly under the status quo the products of the copyright industries are used to "prop up" these "innovative" Internet companies.
I actually don't think Mike had a point other than to bash Hollywood, yet again. And those 4 Google executives mentioned were not the Chief executives of the company. No, their CEO can afford to work for nothing as he already has $20 billion in the bank. I'm sure the fact that their CEO lists his compensation as $1 skews the overall picture of compensation in the tech sector. Regardless, this is all a distraction designed to further Pirate Mike's sole focus of criticizing the greedy content industries that are driven by nothing but profits and get off on screwing their customers whenever they can. I'm gonna go steal some shit from Wal-Mart this afternoon, because they pay their CEO too much. Sound about right?
Right, it's just Hollywood. Not Pirate Mike's benefactors as well?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130424/us-google-executive-compensation/?utm_hp_ref=a rts&ir=arts
If the fact that movie execs are paid so handsomely makes some feel justified in breaking the law, well, more power to them. Let's face it, they were going to do it anyway because copyright term is too long, the evil companies won't let you watch Game of Thrones for free, you can't resell your MP3s you bought on iTunes, etc, etc, etc.
As usual, just another pointless attack against Hollywood by Pirate Mike. Nothing to see here.
That's not what I'm saying at all. If you believe the law should be changed, getting politically involved is certainly a proper way to pursue that goal. But I also don't think someone who has been openly flouting the law for years - and was convicted for doing so - should be commended for now trying to go through traditional channels to change it. My point was that Mike doesn't support piracy, so I can't believe he would support the candidacy of someone who has made a career out of it.
Pirate Mike endorses convicted founder of the Pirate Bay who is running for parliament as a member of the Pirate Party? I am shocked because Mike has made it crystal clear that he doesn't support piracy.
Agreed that GoT-level content will never be offered a la carte for that price. The point is that if this is successful, it has the potential to shake things up and perhaps pull many incumbents toward an a la carte model. It may take some time, but I say withhold judgment and see how it plays out.
How can this not be seen as a positive thing? Assuming the content offered is good quality, this will result in more consumer choice in the marketplace. So many have groused "if only HBO was an a la carte offering, I'd gladly pay for it rather than steal Game of Thrones." Now YouTube is at the initial stages of attempting to give you exactly what you've said you wanted - premium channels offered a la carte - but instead of focusing on the potential upside you pick it apart. Wah, $1.99 seems steep. I guess if it's not free, it's never worth it.
So let me get this straight. Offering songs a la carte for $1.29 or less after you've had an opportunity to preview 90 seconds of it is not a compelling legal offering? Oh, right, they also need to also make it DRM free and allow you to resell it when you don't want it anymore. Or better yet, offer it to you for free and maybe you'll buy a T-shirt or something down the road. Until then, it's a pirate life for you.
Yeah, man. Fuck those greedy copyright holders. We should totally abolish copyright. I'm sure some disruptive innovative type can raise $200 mil on kickstarter to make the next Dark Knight. And if we crowd source songwriting to the Internet masses, we'll certainly get some quality shit. Right? And don't forget about those who are willing to work for the prospect of selling an occasional T-shirt. That will pay the bills and keep creators motivated. Fact: under the current "broken" copyright regime, you have access to more content than ever (spare me your grumbling about how you can't buy an a la carte subscription for HBO to watch Game of Thrones). Doing away with "gate keepers" and "legacy business models" sounds great up until the point where you actually succeed and all you're left with to watch is videos of water skiing squirrels on UGC sites. Be careful what you wish for.
The Wall Street Journal had an article on it, but it is behind a paywall (oh the humanity!)
Below are some links to other stories.
The examples you cited were businesses reimbursing local PDs for their services. I'm not sure the same rules apply for federal law enforcement.
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/04/09/1354222/no-such-thing-as-a-tax-free-lunch-at-googl e
As someone alluded to earlier, ensuring law enforcement activities are portrayed accurately is valuable to both the entertainment and law enforcement communities. I'm sure that Hollywood would gladly pick up the $1.5 million tab for any consultation they do with DOJ to that end. However, I'm certain that they aren't allowed to make a direct financial contributions to a federal agency. And one can only imagine what all of you Hollywood haters would say if they were giving money directly to DOJ. Of course, the studios pay a substantial amount annually in federal corporate taxes. This is a non-story, but Mike can't resist taking a shot at the movie industry whenever he can. Guess what. The US military offers similar technical services to the studios. If everyone on this site has all of a sudden become a flock of fiscal hawks, I suggest we have some articles about how silicon valley companies like Google and Facebook are bilking the taxpayers out of millions of tax dollars so they can offer their employees gourmet meals.
Copyright owners have worked with Apple to address many of the sorts of challenges you describe, which is why iTunes allows you to transfer music onto multiple devices (that and fair use as you mentioned). Perhaps iTunes and Amazon will at some point work out a deal with copyright holders that allows for certain digital media to be resold. The initial purchase won't cost 99 cents to. That's for sure.
I know Alice and she isn't interested in selling any of her tracks. Before Redigi emerged, there was no expectation from iTunes customers (at least for the overwhelming majority of them) that they should have any ability to sell the music they purchased. The court essentially affirmed this original assumption that most consumers about the digital goods they purchased. Why the outrage? Because it wouldn't be Techdirt if we couldn't be slamming copyright law or content companies in some way every day.


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By all accounts, the new Intel Haswell processing chips are revolutionary. Their low power consumption and high performance are leading to the development of some new form factors in PCs, with increasingly tiny boxes able to drive increasingly more powerful programs.
The latest entry in this realm is the D2308 from Giada Technology. The D2308 marries a fourth-generation Intel Haswell Core i7 CPU with the powerful Nvidia GTX650 GPU. Despite the small 9-inch-by-7-inch frame, and being only 2 inches thick, the new little system boasts some impressive power and features.
The Giada D2308 is equipped with two SO-DIMM slots, which allows for the installation of up to 16G of DDR3-1333/1600 RAM with an additional 1G of VRAM onboard. The motherboard also features two Mini-PCIe slots that allow for the use of extra peripherals (1 x mSATA SSD; 1 x PCIe/USB). The 5.1 channel audio codec is based on the ALC662, and there is a Gigabit Ethernet port. The inside of the system allows for the installation of a 2.5-inch SATA drive. The D2308 supports Ultra HD 4Kx2K content with two HDMI outputs, and the unit comes with a Bluray/DVD player out front.
Security is handed with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which allows for full data encryption.
The Giada D2308 is equipped with a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module to support IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth networks without the need to for an Ethernet port. And it does it using three wireless antennas for signal reception and a wireless maximum throughput speed of 450 megabits/sec.
The new fourth-generation Intel Core processors feature a powerful DirectX 11 core, which is compatible with a wide range of today's 3D applications and supports the majority of available data rendering technologies. HDMI and DVI ports with support for HDCP as well as an optional analog VGA interface are provided for video signal output.
Extra ports include analog connectors to plug a microphone and headphones, two USB 2.0 and three USB 3.0 connectors as well as one 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO). Internal interfaces include a TPM connector, a SATA port with power connector.
The Giada D2308 system is equipped with a Phoenix EFI BIOS with support for an ACPI interface. The systems are fully compatible with the majority of popular operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux.
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Iceman cometh: Cusack's every guy's idol
John Cusack is the guy most guys want to be– or think they are. It would be interesting to see him play a terrorist or a serial killer because he would probably make them likable, as he did a hitman in Grosse Pointe Blank and as he does a mob lawyer in The Ice Harvest.
Director Harold Ramis established his comic cred with Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This, not to mention the script for National Lampoon's Animal House. This time he gets darker and deeper, thanks to a screenplay by Richard Russo and the estimable Robert Benton that– like Cusack's bond with male viewers– says a lot about the ways men relate to each other.
It's Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas. Charlie Arglist (Cusack) and Vincent I. Cavanagh (Billy Bob Thornton), who's known as Vic for his initials, have just ripped off mob boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid) to the tune of $2,147,000 and change. Charlie, the mob's lawyer, planned the caper, and Vic executed it. Now they just have to "act normal for a few hours and we're home free."
Freezing rain is falling, so there's some question of whether they'll be able to leave town, and Bill may have gotten wise before he was supposed to because one of his goons, Roy Gelles (Mike Starr) is looking for Charlie and Vic in the bars and strip clubs where they can usually be found.
As Charlie encounters– or avoids encountering– various characters in various locations, The Ice Harvest takes on the feel of a mini-road movie, albeit one confined to a single town with icy roads. Renata (Connie Nielsen), whose appearance alone qualifies the movie as film noir, is a stripper with brains Charlie has long longed for. Now that he's a millionaire she might be interested, especially since nude dancing will be outlawed in Wichita after January 1; but he can't tell her.
Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) is an old friend of Charlie's who's married to Charlie's old wife and living in Charlie's old house. Charlie understands. When Pete drunkenly introduces Charlie to a bar full of people as "the most handsome and talented mob lawyer in all of Kans-ass," Charlie understands. When Pete confesses to having slept with Charlie's wife for the last year he was married to her, Charlie understands but notes, "It makes me wonder who she's sleeping with now."
That's the odd sort of camaraderie celebrated in what is even more of a guy movie than the latest macho epic. That means women, with the occasional exception of Renata, are there to be objectified, lusted after, and protected. The extent of the film's guy-ness is verified in a climactic scene lifted from Mickey Spillane. Apart from that lapse, the script is wonderfully original.
You may never learn the meaning of the cryptic graffito, "As Wichita falls so falls Wichita Falls," but at least you'll find out who wrote it.
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There were surprises galore on the Kentucky Derby 2012 trail last weekend with Take Charge Indy going all the way in the G1 Florida Derby and 109-1 bomb Hero of Order stunning his rivals in the G2 Louisiana Derby.
I recapped the G1 Florida Derby here on Sunday and in the video below. I have always liked Union Rags and am not going to abandon ship after a less than ideal trip behind tepid splits in his final Derby prep. Julien Leparoux could not do much after he committed to taking back early, coupled with getting pinned down along the inside by El Padrino's rider Javier Castellano.
Union Rags finished up nicely after finding room in the lane and almost caught Reveron for the place. He galloped out in front and horse/rider should move forward following that learning experience. In reality, he qualified for the Derby on graded earnings long ago, so Saturday's race was meaningless from that standpoint. He remains a solid contender on the first Saturday in May as long as he trains well leading up to the big day.
Click on the names of each horse below to view their Horse Racing Nation profile page, which includes pedigree information, results, and video.
Jarrod Horak's Top Ten Kentucky Derby 2012 Contenders
1. Union Rags (Dixie Union) – My longtime top ranked Derby contender remains #1 after a troubled show finish in the G1 Florida Derby. I will monitor him closely in the weeks leading up to the Derby to see how he training. Graded Earnings: $1,170,000
2. Alpha (Bernardini) – Went back-to-back at the Big A in Count Fleet and Withers. Breezed 4f in :49.17 (6/21) at Palm Meadows on March 30. The G1 Wood Memorial on 4-7 is next. Graded Earnings: $180,000
3. Gemologist (Tiznow) – G2 Ky Jockey Club hero returned in the pink at the Gulf on March 16. The undefeated WinStar Farm/Todd Pletcher runner fired a 5f bullet in 1:00.44 (1/9) at Palm Meadows on April 1. Saturday's G1 Wood Memorial is next. Graded Earnings: $103,855
4. Creative Cause (Giant's Causeway) – Captured his second graded route in G2 San Felipe (102 BSF) at Santa Anita on 3-10. He breezed 4f in :48.40 (5/14) at Hollywood Park on 4-3 and goes next in Saturday's G1 SA Derby. Graded Earnings: $686,000
5. Hansen (Tapit) – BC Juvenile hero relaxed nicely in sharp G3 Gotham tally. He breezed 5f in :59.80 (2/10) at Churchill (training track) on 3-31. The G1 Blue Grass at Keeneland on April 14 in next on the docket. Graded Earnings: $1,400,000
6. Secret Circle (Eddington) – Captured back-to-back graded routes at Oaklawn in G3 Southwest (102 BSF) and G2 Rebel (92 BSF). He drilled a 5f bullet in :58.40 (1/37) at Santa Anita on 3-29 and is expected to return to Hot Springs for the G1 Arkansas Derby on April 14. Graded Earnings: $470,000
7. Take Charge Indy (A. P. Indy) – Stole the Florida Derby but could only muster a 95 BSF despite everything going his way. I have always been fond of this one but he could be a pace casualty on the first Saturday in May. Graded Earnings: $698,400
8. Daddy Nose Best (Scat Daddy) – Back-to-back nine furlong wins in G3 El Camino Real Derby (92 BSF) and G3 Sunland Derby (100 BSF). Late running Asmussen trainee can run on anything. Graded Earnings: $545,558
9. El Padrino (Pulpit) – Finished a flat 4th in a very disappointing Florida Derby performance. He is on the graded earnings bubble and seemingly moves up on wet footing. Graded Earnings: $250,000
10. Mark Valeski (Proud Citizen) – Almost upset El Padrino in his G2 Risen Star route/stakes bow. Fired 5f bullet in 1:00.60 (1/14) at Fair Grounds on 3-27. Sunday's G2 Louisiana Derby is next. Graded Earnings: $260,000
Exciting Prospects (in alphabetical order)
1. Bodemeister (Empire Maker) – Followed up 101 BSF maiden romp with another 101 BSF in San Felipe runner-up effort on 3-10. He zipped 6f in 1:10.40 (1/9) at Santa Anita on 4-2 and looms a serious prominent throughout player in the Arkansas Derby on 4-14. Graded Earnings: $60,000
2. Currency Swap (High Cotton) – G1 Hopeful hero was clearly second best behind romping, undefeated colt Gemologist at the Gulf on 3-16. Breezed 5f in 1:00 (2/9) at Gulfstream on 3-27 and goes next in G3 Illinois Derby on 4-7. Graded Earnings: $150,000
3. Midnight Transfer (Hard Spun) – Ended up a respectable 3rd in his G2 San Felipe, his first start around two turns. He fired a 6f bullet at Santa Anita on March 30 and goes next in the G1 SA Derby on April 7.
4. Prospective (Malibu Moon) – Professional winner of the G2 Tampa Bay Derby (88 BSF) for Mark Casse. Blinkers helped him get involved earlier and he will face better next time in G1 Blue Grass. Breezed 5f in 1:01.20 (2/5) at Churchill Downs on 4-2.
5. Went The Day Well (Proud Citizen) – Followed in Animal Kingdom's footsteps with a win in the G3 Spiral Stakes (92 BSF) for Motion/Team Valor. He was green in the stretch and might run one more time before the Derby, with the G3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on 4-21 a logical target.
Injured Reserve (in alphabetical order)
1. Algorithms – Missed scheduled Fountain of Youth appearance with bone split injury and is off the Triple Crown trail.
2. B Shanny (Street Cry) – Ran twice in NY last summer including good looking maiden win over El Padrino at Saratoga Aug 20. Bone chip had him on the sidelines and he returned to the worktab on March 30, breezing 3f in :38.09 (16/22) at Belmont Park (training track).
3. Consortium (Bernardini) – Ankle chip knocked him out of the Gotham and off the Derby trail. He is expected to return later this year.
4. Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway) – Hind-end issue has knocked him off the Derby trail, according to trainer Bob Baffert.
5. Fire On Ice (Unbridled's Song) – Suffered a non-displaced condylar fracture in his left hind leg. He is expected to return later this year.
6. Junebugred (Corinthian) – Smarty Jones Stakes hero is off the Derby trail with a bone chip in his ankle.
7. O'Prado Again (El Prado) – G2 Remsen hero suffered a condylar fracture of his right front leg on Jan 9 and is off the Triple Crown trail. He is expected to return later this year.
8. Out of Bounds (Discreet Cat) – G3 Sham hero goes to the sidelines after suffering a non-displaced condylar fracture to his left front ankle. He is off the Triple Crown trail.
9. Sky Kingdom (Empire Maker) – According to Bob Baffert via Twitter, Sky Kingdom needs 60 days off and is no longer on the Triple Crown trail.
10. Spring Hill Farm (Smart Strike) – 4th place Tampa Bay Derby finisher goes to the sidelines with a right knee fracture. He will have surgery and his racing future is unknown at this time.
11. Stephanoatsee (A.P. Indy) – Injured pastern bone has knocked the Graham Motion trainee off the Derby trail. He is expected to miss at least two months and could return this summer.
12. Timely Tally (Mr. Greeley) – From Ian Wilkes in a recent DRF article – "Timely Tally, on the other hand, will be done for a while. He has a tendon issue. It's not career-threatening, but I'm trying to work out now how much time I'll have to give him."


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Sunday's 153rd edition of the $1 million Queen's Plate features a 14-horse field and morning line favorite Strait of Dover shoots for a four-bagger.
#4 Strait of Dover (3-1) stretched out successfully in a facile Marine tally May 12 and should be on or near tepid splits from the outset. Justin Stein rides him well and he clearly enjoys the Woodbine surface. His sire English Channel was a long distance turf specialist so ten furlongs could be within his grasp.
#7 Golden Ridge (6-1) is my value top. The lightly raced, improving colt is bred all over to adore this longer journey and has enough positional speed to keep the leaders in his sights.
#8 Ultimate Destiny (20-1) has Pleasant Tap on the bottom of his pedigree and should continue to improve with added distance and experience. His last two numbers were his best yet and a tactical trip at square odds is anticipated.
#1 River Rush (4-1) is on the upswing and packs a nice late kick. He gets his stamina from dam sire Lemon Drop Kid and will try to get involved late.
#14 Irish Mission (10-1) lost her first six races but the rapidly improving sort exits back-to-back local wins including the Woodbine Oaks. She looms a pace player at the very least and can compete here with another forward move. Her late pace numbers are on the low side so she could prove vulnerable in the lane.
#10 Dixie Strike (8-1) was a hot commodity in the Woodbine Oaks but ended up a disappointing 5th that day. She smartly captured the G3 Selene on May 13 and might be best up to a mile and a sixteenth. She adds blinkers for this.
#5 Classic Bryce (12-1) hit the board in his last three local stakes route attempts and can contend for a minor award in this spot.
#6 Wilcox (20-1) has only raced twice and owns a nice pedigree (Giant's Causeway-Seeking the Gold). He graduated from post 14 on the turf here last out and moves back to synthetic for trainer Josie Carroll.
Trainer Roger Attfield seeks his 9th Queen's Plate win with #9 Colleen's Sailor (15-1). The sophomore son of Northern Afleet exits a local nine furlong entry level tally but needs to earn better numbers to compete here.
#3 Macho Whiskey (15-1) finished 5th and last in his lone local route attempt May 27 but was only beaten a length and a half. He ran well in a pair of sprints before that and figures to push the pace under Emma-Jayne Wilson.
#12 Big Creek (10-1) will take some action due to connections (Dominguez-Pletcher). He chased and weakened to 4th in the Plate Trial, and the son of Indian Charlie might run out of gas at ten furlongs.
#2 Peyton (20-1) finished 5th in the Plate Trial last time. He was 5th in his other stakes try as well and might need easier company and less ground. Julien Leparoux rides.
Late running sprinter #11 Making Amends (20-1) flattened out in the nine panel Plate Trial and does not figure to fare much better in this salty spot.
#13 Washington Dash (50-1) is still a maiden after three tries. He ran better over the Arlington weeds June 10 but figures to fail this class test.
The Plays:
$20 to win #7
$2 to win #8
$2 Exacta 7/1-4-8 ($6)
$2 Exacta 1-4-8/7 ($6)
$1 Trifecta Key 1-4-7/1-4-7/8 ($6)


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There are generally five food groups of High Fructose Corn Syrup solids at Halloween. For a successful holiday, you should carry a well-rounded supply for different audiences. They are categorized as follows:
This includes your good, classic chocolate bars, chips, and such. May include Tootsie rolls depending on whether you think they're a form of torture or not. These are your go-to candy and will be the ones that will mysteriously be deemed unacceptable for consumption during parental candy checks but not thrown in the garbage. If giving these at Halloween, make sure they land in the bags of other parents you like. Super extra bonus points for full-sized chocolate bars.
This category includes any product that appeared after 1989, which is when I retired from trick or treating at a very advanced age. By that point I was just stocking up on PMS supplies.
New-fangled candies are an acquired taste, and often hit or miss. They might be organic or fair trade. They're definitely anything that's got pomegranate or acai berry flavour. Give them to your cool new neighbor that you're trying to impress with your hipness. Their kid will be dressed in a homemade Etsy owl costume made of hand washed felt and their mom is trailing around behind them in her Toms live tweeting their Halloween adventure for charity. YOU WANT TO BE HER.
Caramilks. Jersey Milks. Dairy Milks. Anything with "milks" in the title. Candy corn. Most nondescript hard candy. These will float to the bottom of the pillowcase and be consumed in the desperate weeks before Easter. Give those to the kids who don't try very hard. They shouldn't be rewarded for lack of enthusiasm.
And toothbrushes. Reserved for small children whose parents won't let them eat candy. Hell, just give those kids a $20 bill on the down low. They're suffering.
Nostalgic, but Possibly unethical
This is mostly reserved for unruly teenagers and those damn kids who keep hanging around on your lawn. It is nostalgic because they stopped making it because it tastes gross. And might be slightly radioactive. It is definitely made with lead or something.
You risk getting your house egged though, so you're going to need one of those nondescript goody bags to hide it in and hope they forget which house it came from. Maybe write the wrong address on the bag as a decoy. Maybe write the address of that shitty neighbor who keeps you up all night with the yappy dog and fireworks. I am not admitting that this might happen.
Note: If you run out of the New-Fangled category you can always fall back on the nostalgia factor of this category to impress your cool new neighbors.
Where does your favourite candy fit in on the Halloween Candy Pyramid? Do you still hand out Unicef pennies?


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Jeffry Ave, Jamaica, N.Y.
June 8, 1918
Dear Brother Joe:
We received your letter announcing your safe arrival overseas and you may rest assured that it was most gratifying news to the whole family, for we didn't want our pride to meet with a mishap on the water.
The last time we saw you at Newport News I will always remember with a great deal of pride, for if ever I was proud of being an American it was that day. To see the four young corporals, Maus, Jenison, Steed and the other fellow, I forget his name, with the look in their eye that they feared no hun that ever walked; four clean cut, typical American doughboys, the kind the Fritz will be sorry he ever came in contact with before they get through with him. I always told you that the Marines when they got into action would show people some real fighting; well the last two weeks has proved this and the "hell hounds", as the huns nicknamed them, have added to their old glory, for they have been pushing him back. It seems ridiculous possibly for me to write you war news from here but it maybe that in your part of the world news is rather scarce.
This war is serious business and some people may speak lightly of it, but to me it is no child's play, and I realize the position of yourself and the other boys, but I know that you will never flinch in the face of danger but will prove yourself more than worthy of the good opinion all your friends have of you, and that some day you will return to us with a medal of honor pinned to your breast, and in perfect physical condition. You must remember that everyone that goes over does not meet his end, and dear Joe, you know that our daily prayers are for you, that you may do your duty and escape any serious injury.
Jamaica has very few of the boys you knew who are not in the service. John Wulforst goes in a week or so, and as one fellow remarked the other day "its damned near time". I think Army life won't hurt him very much; a little discipline will make a man of him.
The Navy Dept is still keeping me mighty busy and I have little time to myself, but I shall make it a practice to write to you regularly, as will Madaline and your other friends, for I know that word from home will act as the proper inspiration. Mr. Grill asked me for your address, also John Creegan, and you may expect to hear from them shortly. By the way, we are getting an "Over There" legend to place on our service flag.
Write to me when you can, I know there won't be much real news that you will be allowed to give, but a word from you as to general health + life will always be awaited for eagerly.
Brother John
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- President Obama has revealed new details about the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan
- But there are several key issues that still must be resolved in the coming months
- The Afghan military has its critics, but the U.S. has praised its progress
- There are fears that Afghanistan's advancements might be at risk after 2014
(CNN) -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama reaffirmed that the country's war in Afghanistan would be over by the end of 2014.
He also laid out more specifics.
Of the approximately 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan now, more than half -- 34,000 -- will come home in the next year, Obama said.
At the same time, Afghan troops will assume most of the responsibility for combat missions.
"This spring, our forces will move into a support role, while Afghan security forces take the lead," Obama said.
It was previously expected that Afghan forces would take the lead in combat missions by the middle of this year. But a U.S. official told CNN that the military transition has accelerated and that Afghans will lead all security operations by March.
What does this news mean for Afghanistan and America's longest war? Here are some key questions that will be asked in the coming months:
1. Are the Afghan troops up to the task?
There are certainly doubts.
A Pentagon review in December claimed that only one of 23 Afghan army brigades was capable of functioning on its own.
Meanwhile, literacy rates are low, desertion rates are high, and many deserters have joined the insurgency. There also have been a troubling number of "green-on-blue" attacks: Afghan troops attacking their American comrades.
But Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has spoken positively about the progress Afghans have made in growing their army, reducing violence and becoming more self-sufficient. Afghan forces now lead nearly 90% of operations across the country.
"We're on the right path to give (Afghanistan) the opportunity to govern itself," Panetta said earlier this month.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he welcomes the U.S. troop withdrawal and insists his army can defend the country against the Taliban.
"It is exactly our job to deal with it, and we are capable of dealing with it," Karzai said during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
What the army needs now, Karzai says, is more equipment and firepower. He came to the Pentagon last month with a wish list asking for more helicopters, drones and other hardware, according to a senior defense official.
"We need an air force. We need air mobility," Karzai told Amanpour. "We need proper mechanized forces. We need, you know, armored vehicles and tanks and all that."
2. What presence will the U.S. have after 2014?
The plan is to withdraw all combat troops but keep a residual force in the country to help train Afghans and carry out counterterrorism operations when needed.
The size of that force is still being discussed.
Gen. John Allen, the former commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, recommended between 6,000 and 15,000 troops. But that figure was lowered to a range between 2,500 and 9,000, according to a defense official.
There might not be any U.S. troops at all if the United States cannot come to an agreement over immunity with Afghanistan. There was no American presence in Iraq at the end of that war because the Iraqi government refused to extend legal protections to U.S. troops.
Karzai, who's in favor of a residual force, said he would put the immunity decision in the hands of Afghan elders, and he expressed confidence that he could persuade the elders to see things his way.
Leaving no U.S. troops at all would be a major misstep, said Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst. He said the U.S. has abandoned Afghanistan already, in 1989, and the decision left America with little understanding of the power vacuum that led to the Taliban's rise in the first place.
"The current public discussion of zero U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan ... will encourage those hardliner elements of the Taliban who have no interest in a negotiated settlement and believe they can simply wait the Americans out," Bergen wrote in an op-ed for CNN.com. "It also discourages the many millions of Afghans who see a longtime U.S. presence as the best guarantor that the Taliban won't come back in any meaningful way."
3. What's at stake?
The main fear among the Afghan people is that the country could revert to another civil war once the United States withdraws its combat troops. The Taliban are still "resilient and determined," according to a recent Pentagon report, and insurgents continue to carry out attacks and pose a major security threat.
"Some people we've spoken to sort of take it for granted that there's going to be a civil war when the United States leaves," said CNN's Erin Burnett on a recent trip to Afghanistan. "It happened before when the Soviet Union left (in 1989)."
For all the violence Afghanistan has seen in the past decade, it has also seen major advancements in human rights and quality of life.
"During the Taliban, basically there were thousands of girls going to school in Afghanistan. Now you have millions of girls going to school," Burnett said. "So there's been real progress on women's rights. Obviously there remain a lot of problems -- honor killings, forced marriages, domestic violence -- but there has been real progress."
Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, once America's top commander in Afghanistan, said the Afghan people are "terrified."
"They're terrified because they think they have something to lose," McChrystal said. "There has been progress made. There is a better life. There are girls in school. There are things that are better than they were and opportunities potentially ahead.
"But they're afraid that if we completely abandon them in 2014, as they perceive we did in 1989, (things) would all go back."
And in Washington, there are worries that the wrong move could put the United States right back where it started, with nothing to show for a bloody conflict that started in 2001.
Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, expressed concern last week that a hasty withdrawal could be "needlessly fraught with risk."
"Since the president took the commendable step of deploying a surge to Afghanistan in 2009, we have known that our hard-fought gains are fragile and reversible," McKeon said. "That isn't my assessment, but the consistent opinion of experts both military and civilian."
4. Who will lead after Karzai?
Afghanistan's only president of this century won't be in charge for much longer.
Elections are scheduled for April 2014, and Karzai has reached the term limit set by his country's constitution. He told Amanpour it's "absolutely time to go."
"A new president will come to this country. A new government will come to this country. And I'll be a happily retired civil servant," he said.
So while Afghanistan oversees a major military transition, it also will have to make a political transition.
Who will lead the country during this critical moment in its history? Will the vote go smoothly, without violence and without controversy? There were reports of ballot tampering and other violations in the last one.
The answers might be just as important to Afghanistan's security as the readiness of its troops.
"The single biggest challenge for us is the political transition, the elections of 2014," said Saad Mohseni, the media mogul behind Afghanistan's Tolo Television. "(If) we have credible elections, I think we'll be OK for the next five, six years. (If) we don't, there is a real danger that we'll see instability, especially in 2014 as the U.S. troops withdraw."
5. What part will the Taliban play?
Despite the ongoing insurgency, Karzai seems eager to resume stalled peace talks with the Taliban and include them in the political process.
The Taliban pulled out of talks last year, but Karzai said last month they "are very much conveying to us that they want to have peace talks. They're also people. They're also families. They also suffer, like the rest of Afghans are suffering."
Javid Ahmad, a Kabul native now with the Asia Program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, believes revitalized peace talks are essential to Afghanistan's future and to the legacy of America's war.
"If withdrawing responsibly in 2014 is indeed high on President Obama's agenda, then he has little choice but to prioritize and accelerate the peace talks, negotiate a cease-fire between all sides, and reach a settlement that ensures that the Taliban lay down their weapons," Ahmad wrote in a recent column.
But will the Taliban be willing to cooperate? And if they enter negotiations, how much of an influence would they have on an Afghan society that has seen so many changes in the past decade?
"There have to be some red lines," said Jawed Ludin, Afghanistan's deputy foreign minister for political affairs. "Some of the achievements that we've had in the last 10 years can't be negotiated."
Karzai sounded confident that most of the Taliban would acknowledge this.
"I think there is now a critical mass in Afghanistan of the educated, of the Afghan people who want a future of progress and stability," he said. "And I think also that the Taliban recognize that this corner has been turned, the majority of them. Some may be there among them who would not -- who would remain, you know, in the darkest of the mindset possible. But those are a few."
CNN's Chris Lawrence, Mike Mount and Jake Tapper contributed to this report.
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This is a quick tutorial for our 128x64 and 128x32 pixel monochrome OLED displays. These displays are small, only about 1" diagonal, but very readable due to the high contrast of an OLED display. Each OLED display is made of 128x64 or 128x32 individual white OLEDs, each one is turned on or off by the controller chip. Because the display makes its own light, no backlight is required. This reduces the power required to run the OLED and is why the display has such high contrast; we really like this miniature display for its crispness!
The driver chip, SSD1306 can communicate in multiple ways including I2C, SPI and 8-bit parallel. However, only the 128x64 display has all these interfaces available. For the 128x32 OLED, only SPI is available. Frankly, we prefer SPI since its the most flexible and uses a small number of I/O pins so our example code and wiring diagram will use that.


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The beach has ascended onto the runway at this year's Mercedes Benz LA Fashion Week. Angela Chittenden, swimsuit model for publications like STUFF, MAXIM and OCEAN DRIVE, unveiled a sleek and sexy line of swimwear meant to capture the eye of any beach aficionado.
Chittenden describes her line of beachwear as fun, flirty and seriously sultry, much like the women who wear them. She preserves the sexy by introducing to the press, photojournalists and fashion enthusiasts five innovative lines: Nautical But Nice, Steal My Kisses, Malibu Barbie, Wild Child and French Connection. Celebrities who have purchased her designs include: Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Ashley Tisdale, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sienna Miller. With the assistance of hair by Aveda, makeup by MAC and GUESS by Marciano shoes, she had a high energy show that was worthy of being a part of fashion week.
How apropos was it for Chittenden to bring the beach to the runway? As LL Cool J's " Going Back to Cali" played over the loudspeakers, models radiated confidence and sensuality as they strutted on the catwalk. The energy and the atmosphere in the room conveyed the feel of being at an exotic locale for Spring Break. Not only was beachwear on the agenda, but also jumpers, couture lingerie and baby doll dresses. What made each outfit unique is the fact that she does not overkill with the accessories on her elegant swimwear designs as she took a more simplistic route. Her attention to detail was evident as she mixed purses, hats and shoulder lace wraps with her signature bikinis.
Chittenden's mission was to make her line creative and exciting and take it to a level that goes beyond being worn to the beach. She dresses up each of her bikinis with accessories that are eye-popping and colorful. She also uses Swarovski Crystals, metallic chains and lace to create a more upscale and glamorous look.
Beach Bunny Swimwear exceeded in expectation, exuded in sexuality and created a timeless look that will have the average consumer flocking to the nearest department store to find her creations. Her designs can stand on their own with or without the accessories and still can come off looking sensational.
For more information on where you can buy Beach Bunny Swimwear and more about designer Angela Chittenden, please visit her website at (http://www.beachbunnyswimwear.com).
For a schedule of events and designers appearing at Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week, visit (http://www.mbfashionweek.com).
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Team USA qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup after winning the Visit Omaha NORCECA Continental Championship in September.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 23, 2013) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team has announced its 20-player preliminary roster for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup that will take place Nov. 12-17 in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan.
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The U.S. has selected six outside hitters, five middle blockers, three setters, three opposites and three liberos to fill out its 20-player preliminary roster for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. Outside hitters are Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah), Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Regan Hood (Dallas), Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.). The middle blockers on the roster are Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.), Cursty Jackson (Los Angeles), Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La.).
The opposites are Juliann Faucette (San Diego), Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.). The setters are Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) and Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.). The liberos are Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa), Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii).
The 20-player roster will be reduced to a 14-player competition roster prior to the start of the tournament. Each team can only suit 12 players for each match, but the roster composition can change each day as long as the players were submitted on the 14-player competition roster.
The FIVB Grand Champions Cup features continental winners United States (NORCECA), Thailand (Asia), Russia (Europe), Brazil (South America), along with wildcard Dominican Republic and host Japan. The tournament uses a round-robin format with each team playing five matches over the course of six days. The first stage will be held Nov. 12-13 at the Nagoya Nippongaishi Hall, which seats 10,000 fans. After a travel day on Nov. 14, the teams resume action Nov. 15-17 at the 5,000-seat Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, which was used during the 1964 Olympic Games and completely remodeled in the early 1990s.
The U.S. opens the season-ending tournament on Nov. 12 versus No. 1 Brazil. The two teams also met on opening day of the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Sapporo, Japan, in August. Team USA will face Japan on Nov. 13 and will try to improve to 6-0 against its Asian rival this year. After the travel day, the Americans challenge Russia on Nov. 15. Team USA defeated Russia 3-1 on the opening day of the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix. The U.S. plays Thailand on Nov. 16 in the first meeting of the two teams in 2013. The Americans conclude the World Grand Champions Cup on Nov. 17 against Dominican Republic. The U.S. is 2-0 against Dominican Republic in 2013, with both victories coming in gold-medal matches (Pan American Cup and NORCECA Continental Championship).
Team USA is ranked second in the world as of the latest rankings released by the FIVB on Oct. 7. Brazil overtook the Americans as the top-ranked team in the world after the conclusion of the FIVB World Grand Prix and continues as the No. 1 team. Japan is ranked No. 3, followed by Russia at No. 6, Dominican Republic at No. 8, Thailand at No. 12.
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup has had a different winner for each of its five previous editions with Cuba (1993), Russia (1997), China (2001), Brazil (2005) and Italy (2009) all claiming the title. The U.S. captured the silver medal in the 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in its only podium finish in the five previous editions. The Americans finished fifth in the inaugural event in 1993 and fifth in the 2001 edition. Team USA did not qualify for the event in 1997 or 2009.
The U.S. Women qualified for the World Grand Champions Cup by winning the Visit Omaha NORCECA Women's Continental Championship, which was held Sept. 16-21. Team USA defeated Mexico and Cuba in pool play, Canada in the semifinal round and No. 8 Dominican Republic in the championship match. For tournament details, click here.
U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team for FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Spike, Block, Hometown, College)
1 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, 10-0, 9-10, Leland, Mich., Penn State University)
2 - Danielle Scott (MB, 6-2, 10-8, 9-11, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State University)
3 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, 9-0, 8-8, Kent, Wash., University of Washington)
4 - Cursty Jackson (MB, 6-2, 10-6, 10-2, Los Angeles, Calif., University of Arizona)
5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, 9-4, 8-9, Kaneohe, Hawaii, University of Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, 9-4, 8-9, Stockton, Calif., University of Southern California)
7 - Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-2, Poway, Calif., Stanford University)
8 - Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, 10-1, 9-7, St. Paul, Minn., University of Minnesota)
9 - Kristin Hildebrand – Captain (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-4, Orem, Utah, Stanford University)
10 - Jordan Larson-Burbach (OH, 6-2, 9-11, 9-8, Hooper, Neb., University of Nebraska)
11 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, 10-6, 9-9, Durham, N.C., Penn State University)
12 - Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, 9-8, 9-3, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, 10-7, 9-10, Hopewell Township, Pa., Penn State University)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, 10-2, 9-7, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State University)
15 - Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, 10-4, 10-1, Wilmington, Ill., University of Florida)
16 - Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, 10-6, 10-2, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine University)
17 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, 10-5, 9-10, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Texas)
18 - Regan Hood (OH, 6-2, 10-3, 10-0, Dallas, Texas, LSU)
19 - Juliann Faucette (OPP, 6-2, 10-6, 10-1, San Diego, Calif., University of Texas)
20 - Jenna Hagglund (S, 5-10, 9-7, 9-6, West Chester, Ohio, University of Washington)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Reed Sunahara, Mike Hebert
Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Team Leader: Kenny Sullivan
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup Schedule
Nov. 12 - at Nagoya, Japan
Thailand vs. Dominican Republic, 12:10 p.m.
United States vs. Brazil, 3:40 p.m.
Japan vs. Russia, 7:10 p.m.
Nov. 13 - at Nagoya, Japan
Brazil vs. Thailand, 12:10 p.m.
Russia vs. Dominican Republic, 4:10 p.m.
United States vs. Japan, 7:10 p.m.
Nov. 14
Travel Day to Tokyo
Nov. 15 - at Tokyo, Japan
Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 12:10 p.m.
United States vs. Russia, 4:10 p.m.
Japan vs. Thailand, 7:10 p.m.
Nov. 16 - at Tokyo, Japan
United States vs. Thailand, 12:10 p.m.
Russia vs. Brazil, 4:10 p.m.
Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 7:10 p.m.
Nov. 17 - at Tokyo, Japan
United States vs. Dominican Republic, 12:10 p.m.
Thailand vs. Russia, 3:10 p.m.
Japan vs. Brazil, 6:10 p.m.


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We're currently more than halfway through 2012, and 21 Jump Street remains one of the best and most entertaining films of the year. Though those who had seen directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs had high hopes for the film, a lot of moviegoers were caught off guard by just how great 21 Jump Street was. Miller and Lord's offbeat sense of humor was buoyed by a smart script and hilarious performances from Jonah Hill and, yes, Channing Tatum. It's an all-around great time at the movies, and naturally audiences were left wanting more.
Columbia Pictures President Doug Belgrad recently confirmed that the 21 Jump Street sequel was in development, but he confused quite a few people by saying that production would begin this fall, even though there's no finished script and no director(s) firmly attached. Steve recently got to speak with Hill during the press day for the upcoming sci-fi comedy The Watch, and the actor set the record straight regarding the status of the follow-up. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.
Columbia knew early that they had a winner on their hands with 21 Jump Street, as they set the film's writers, Hill and Michael Bacall, to start working on a sequel script back in February before the film had even opened. The R-rated comedy's $197 million worldwide haul all but cemented the fact that a sequel would move forward, and now it appears that the follow-up has a tentative production schedule, per Hill:
"We're shooting a year from September, and Michael Bacall and I are writing it right now."
When Belgrad announced that production on 21 Jump Street 2 would start this fall, Matt surmised in his writeup that the exec misspoke and actually meant next fall. Hill is gearing up to start filming Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street and Tatum is poised to start shooting the action thriller White House Down soon. Though a Fall 2013 production start date ensures that both Hill and Tatum can return, the status of directors Mill and Lord coming back is less certain.
The duo is currently prepping the CG/live-action mix feature LEGO: Piece of Resistance, and they'll likely be in the thick of production by the end of next year. We recently heard that after this summer, once the story is locked and the crew in Santa Monica moves to Australia for production, Lord and Miller hoped to stay behind and prep a live-action film while also keeping an eye on LEGO from afar.
I'm not sure if they'll be finished with principal photography on LEGO or in a position to come back to the States for a few months to film 21 Jump Street 2 by next fall, but I sincerely hope they'll be able to return. The first film was lightning in a bottle, and Lord and Miller were vital part of what made the comedy so damn great. I assume we'll hear more solid word once Hill and Bacall turn in the script, but fingers crossed Miller and Lord are at least involved in some capacity.
Watch the portion of Steve's interview with Hill where he talks about the 21 Jump Street sequel below, and look out for the full interview later this week.


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Facebook began buying up "facebook-newsroom" domains this week, leading some to speculate that the social network may be getting into journalism or launching a social news website similar to Reddit.
The former could possibly happen since Facebook how has a journalist program manager named Vadim Lavruski, as we reported earlier, and a page on "Facebook Journalism." It's not much of a leap for the social network to make a standalone website -- especially for those doing livestreaming.
The social news site could also be a possibility with 700 million users adding news to a mammoth aggregator that would rival the usage of Tumblr, Reddit and StumbleUpon combined. The lack of social news is kind of a glaring hole in the Facebook universe now that it has music, movies and the Open Graph. It has already been busy making news more social with the Washington Post's new Social Reader, News Corp.'s The Daily and Yahoo News. (Which means you have to sign up to read them, give them access to all your information, and Facebook again has you in its no-privacy grip.)
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December 04, 2012
EVENT: 2012 ING New York City Marathon - $1 Mil a Mile
EVENT DATE: Nov 04, 2012
This is our 4th consecutive year as an official charity partner of the ING NYC Marathon! We are honored to be a part of this great race and have so many wonderful athletes joining us to fight HIV and AIDS!
Our NYC Marathon Teams have raise over $1/2 million to provide HIV and AIDS education, testing a treatment to thousands of young people. Now Grassroot Soccer is moving forward with the official goal of reaching 1 million youth educated and empowered by World Cup 2014.
Our Marathon runners are key to helping us reach the 1 million by 2014 goal! With every step, every training run, every contribution they secure we are getting closer to an HIV-free generation!
Help save lives by joining the Marathon Team or contributing to your favorite runner!! Click on the Donate Button of this page to support the Team, or click on "Join the Team" to help raise funds. Donations can also be made offline by mailing a personal check to Grassroot Soccer at PO Box 712 Norwich, VT 05055. All offline donations will be added to the online page of the honoree to reflect the full total.
Check out www.GrassrootSoccer.org and our You Tube channel to learn more: http://www.youtube.com/user/grassrootsoccer
The Team: $134,287 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Can't download any packages via pkg_add
Hello again.
::I'm a newbie::
Now my NetBSD has Internet connection within VirtualBox (real PC cant get connection), but I can't download any packages after installation. I tried latest version 6 and 7. I tried to download from http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/ and even tried to dl from the q3 folders for any netbsd version.
The Installer can download all needed files, but since i am in the menu to set root Password and DL pkgbin, the download doesn't work.
Excuse my bad english.
Hope you can help me again.
For my understanding, you have an internet connection and can ping 220.127.116.11 but you can't download any package. Your PKG_PATH looks like http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pac.../amd64/7.0/All, what do you mean your installer can download, what kind of installation do you use?
NetBSD 8.99.25(AMD64)@Xiaomi Air 1.Gen
I used the cd image without the software stuff:
After full installation witht the big iso-file it didnt work either.
I tried the default way in the installation to install pkgin and I also typed this:
pkg_add ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pack...n-0.9.4nb3.tgz
It lasts 1-2 seconds, then error message appears (in both cases: this command and default command):
"pkg_add: Can't process ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pack....2/All/pkgin*: Not found
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed"
This looks strange too
Last edited by paulr; 26th November 2016 at 02:33 PM.
The installation media are located in
NetBSD *.iso images are not hybids and will not boot when written to a usb thumb drive. For i386 and amd64, they supply *.img.gz files that are gunzip(1) and written to a usb drive with dd(1).
In order to retrieve pkgin(1) you need to export your PKG_PATH in your shell. An example, using the default
/sbin/sh shell is at the following site. Warning this site comes with baggage.
pkgin howto
I just finished installing xfce4 in NetBSD. There are some on-line guides but there are now some quirks - the meta-pkg did not install tdb and generated errors. If you install tdb first, the xfce4 meta-pkg will completely load with a few warnings and no frank errors.
Last edited by shep; 26th November 2016 at 04:50 PM.
Again, are you connected to Internet I mean do you run dhclient before the installer started or after the boot?
NetBSD 8.99.25(AMD64)@Xiaomi Air 1.Gen
@ shep
i tried the images and the tut step by step before. didnt work. maybe im missing sth.
Yes, i think so. The IPv4 Ping succeeds, but not the IPv6 ping.
When i use the small cd-images from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetB...llation/cdrom/, it downloads all additional stuff successfully.
The pkgsrc.tgz always fails at 99% and i cant download any other packages in NetBSD.
The steps i did:
1. Installing file system and so on on default settings.
2. Installing additional programms from CD (Big Image) or the internet (small cd-image).
When installation is finished, the network is still working, but somehow i get these errors.
(Tried Version 6 and 7)
System: I'm using Virtual Box default emulated hardware, cuz my real pc can't get an internet connection (at least in v6. didnt tried v7 yet).
Ok, then your path isn't correct. NetBSD changed its package path from amd64 to x86_64 for PKG_PATH.
NetBSD 8.99.25(AMD64)@Xiaomi Air 1.Gen
amd64 is linked to x86_64:
lrwxrwxr-x 1 ftpmaint 1 6 May 28 2008 amd64 -> x86_64
amd64 should work and does on my pkgin setup.
y. i already tried x86-64 when i read that in another thread on this forum. didn't work either.
NetBSD sites use extensive soft links and if you look at the site with an ftp client, the links will be evident. In your case stable -> pkgsrc-2016Q3 and if you look at that directory"
ftp> pwd 257 "/pub/pkgsrc/pkgsrc-2016Q3" is the current directory. ftp> ls 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for '/bin/ls'. total 543860 drwxrwxr-x 52 600 netbsd 2048 Nov 26 02:34 pkgsrc -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 42932880 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 63 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.bz2.MD5 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 72 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.bz2.SHA1 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 58114496 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 62 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.gz.MD5 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 71 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.gz.SHA1 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 38088932 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 62 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.xz.MD5 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 71 Sep 30 18:55 pkgsrc-2016Q3.tar.xz.SHA1 -rw-rw-r-- 1 600 netbsd 43522951 Nov 26 02:36 pkgsrc.tar.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 56 Nov 26 02:36 pkgsrc.tar.bz2.MD5 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 65 Nov 26 02:36 pkgsrc.tar.bz2.SHA1 -rw-rw-r-- 1 600 netbsd 57897952 Nov 26 02:35 pkgsrc.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 55 Nov 26 02:35 pkgsrc.tar.gz.MD5 -rw-r--r-- 1 600 netbsd 64 Nov 26 02:35 pkgsrc.tar.gz.SHA1 -rw-rw-r-- 1 600 netbsd 37530916 Nov 26 02:40 pkgsrc.tar.xz
Pkgsrc is used for you to build your own packages and is NOT needed with pkgin. pkgin installs already built packages. The xfce4 desktop I just installed was almost entirely built with pkgin. The only package I had to build was mplayer.
Last edited by shep; 26th November 2016 at 11:41 PM.
Pkgin has it's own flaws. It doesn't know daily versions of NetBSD and uses much space for /var/db/pkgin.
NetBSD 8.99.25(AMD64)@Xiaomi Air 1.Gen
I'm not sure what you mean by daily versions but for amd64/x86_64, there is a package path for current packages" This can be set in pkgin's configuration.
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 12688 Nov 8 16:24 zorro-1.1.8nb1.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 186220 Nov 25 02:34 zphoto-1.2nb43.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 1974804 Oct 18 14:48 zsh-5.2.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 217316 Oct 19 14:04 zstd-1.1.0.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 66180 Oct 19 12:43 zsync-0.6.2.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 9576 Oct 19 13:05 ztrack-1.0nb1.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 63108 Oct 20 09:07 zutils-1.5.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 8068700 Oct 31 14:32 zyGrib-7.0.0nb3.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 69248848 Nov 1 19:35 zyGrib-maps-2.4nb6.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 64596 Oct 18 00:13 zziplib-0.13.59.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint wheel 81200 Oct 19 13:39 zzuf-0.13.tgz 226 Transfer complete. ftp> pwd 257 "/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/x86_64/7.0_current/All" is the current direy. ftp>
As i said:
Ping works.
Download always fails. Followed the recommendations of the NetBSD Guide and yours.
I'm going to try whether i can download with pkgbin, after installing it from CD.
Ty so far.
I just noticed that your screenshot is the blue of the NetBSD system installer. I have never had much luck with fetching pkgsrc during installation.
I usually install without packages or package source and then boot into a working system. My system runs wpa2 wireless so I have to provision wpa_supplicant and /etc/rc.conf Once your network is functional your should be able to export the PKG_PATH and use pkg_add to install pkgin.
Done with the Information provided from Unixmen. I also tried the NetBSD Guide commands.
As you can see, already have a Connection to the Internet.
And yes, ist Version 6.0 this time.
There is are 2 errors in your PKG_PATH. It should be:
You can verify the correct path by using the builtin ftp client:
ftp -a ftp.netbsd.org.
If you are in Germany you might want to consider the pkgsrc repository in France (closer).
ftp -a ftp.fr.netbsd.org.
Last edited by shep; 2nd December 2016 at 03:25 AM.
You are right, I didn't think about upper and lower case.
pkg_add works just fine now
But when I try to use pkgin, it gets an unwanted behavior.
After every pkgin command it tries to download pkg_summary.bz2, but fails.
It is likely that your pkgin configuration file is incorrect.
My /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf
Kanga$ pwd /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin Kanga$ cat repositories.conf # $Id: repositories.conf,v 1.3 2012/06/13 13:50:17 imilh Exp $ # # Pkgin repositories list # # Simply add repositories URIs one below the other # # WARNING: order matters, duplicates will not be added, if two # repositories hold the same package, it will be fetched from # the first one listed in this file. # # This file format supports the following macros: # $arch to define the machine hardware platform # $osrelease to define the release version for the operating system # # Remote ftp repository # # ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$arch/5.1/All # # Remote http repository # # http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/packages/$arch/DragonFly-$osrelease/stable/All # # Local repository (must contain a pkg_summary.gz or bz2) # # file:///usr/pkgsrc/packages/All # NetBSD OS release can look like 6.0_STABLE, do not use it as-is ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$arch/7.0.2/All
ftp> ls *summary* 229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||54881|) 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for '/bin/ls'. -rw-r--r-- 1 601 netbsd 88999 Jul 4 11:58 pkg_summary-utils-0.66.0.tgz -rw-rw-r-- 1 601 netbsd 2575593 Nov 30 12:33 pkg_summary.bz2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 601 netbsd 3777183 Nov 30 12:33 pkg_summary.gz 226 Transfer complete. ftp> pwd Remote directory: /pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/x86_64/7.0_2016Q3/All ftp> bye 221- Data traffic for this session was 0 bytes in 0 files. Total traffic for this session was 25070 bytes in 9 transfers. 221 Thank you for using the FTP service on ftp.NetBSD.org
Last edited by shep; 21st December 2016 at 08:14 PM.
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It is a fact that many people out there in America base their vacation choices on nothing more than food. Oh, yes, it may be wonderful to have that perfect view or the buzzing nightlife of a certain locale, but being able to have those incredible aromas hovering all around, coming from literally the best meals in all of the United States, can top the list when planning that perfect vacation. So…how far would you travel for the perfect meal? Well…everyone knows about the elegant Parisian meals or the never-ending fare of Rome, but what if your bank account can only supply you with enough to stay in good, old America and visit the best cities here serving the most unforgettable cuisine? The U.S. most definitely has locations that can go head-to-head and even surpass anything France or Italy has to offer, and the first can be found in…Louisiana.
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Another high-ranking vacation spot for food can be found in Charleston. This is a city that plays host to James Beard Award nominee chefs and their restaurants lining the streets. Seafood, country kitchens, southern soul – Charleston has it all ready for you to sink your teeth into. There are even a list of markets that offer quick bites that end up being written about on Internet sites all across the web. A boutique local wine & cheese favorite is Goat.Sheep.Cow. And the boutique markets of Bull Street Gourmet and Queen Street Gourmet cannot be missed.
Where is a hot spot for eating as well as seeing the most sites? "The Big Apple," of course. Food is an obsession in NYC, which is why some of the best restaurants can be found there. And whether you are into casual dining or A+ top-rated fine dining, you can find everything that meets your desires on the streets of NYC. The only problem you will have is trying to choose between the gazillions of restaurants that have received 5 star ratings and deserved every star. Sating your every craving, you can enjoy smoked meat, ramen, authentic Chinese, Canadian-inspired poutine, the freshest sushi, to the best pizzas ever made. (But don't tell Italy that.) Not to mention, with food in NYC comes a myriad of wine, cocktails, craft beer joints, microbreweries and more; As you feed you can also water, so to speak, and revel in both while in "The Big Apple."
On the other coast, San Francisco awaits with all their ocean fare that remains unmatched. But it's not just those fresh-shucked oysters that'll make it the vacation of a lifetime. You also are provided with short rib tacos, market salads, pork and charred peaches—this city is renowned for its fantastic food. Being that it has more restaurants per capita than any other major city in North America, that's not really a surprise. From fine dining to local cuisine to the intense Asian culture that provides a visitor with fresh sushi and dim sum throughout the city's bustling Chinatown, the checklist is long. There is even North Beach, San Francisco's Italian district, where pasta lovers unite.
And if you're wishing to experience the "melting pot" of the Midwest on your vacation, Chicago is all about down-home comfort food, mixed with authentic ethnic cuisine, and Michelin-starred fine dining. The best restaurants in Chicago can range from wine bars hidden to the naked eye, to bustling gastropubs, to formal locations that have to be booked months in advance. But…it is so worth it. Chicago's citizens are all about diversity, and the restaurants mimic that as well. Casual cuisine from the best deep-dish pizza on the planet to a web of restaurants run by celebrity chefs are there for the taking.
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The sequester might be old news for the public at the moment, but it's anything but to civilian and military government employees.
Washington is in the grips of yet another potential government shutdown and a showdown over raising the debt limit. The sequester almost seems like old news.
Almost, but not quite, unfortunately.
Fiscal 2013 sequester-related furloughs might be over and done with, but unpaid leave for even more federal employees in fiscal 2014 is a certainty unless Congress replaces the automatic budget cuts. The FBI said last week that it would shut down for 10 agency-wide furlough days if sequestration continues as expected in the next fiscal year. The Defense Department, which furloughed more than 650,000 of its civilian employees for six days in fiscal 2013, announced it might have to lay off civilian workers if the budget cuts remain in place.
It's hard to start thinking about what could happen in fiscal 2014, though, when you're still reeling from this past spring and summer.
And it's not just civilian feds who were affected by the sequester.
Seventy-two percent of middle-class military families with annual household incomes of at least $50,000 said they were adversely affected by the furloughs of civilian Defense workers, a recent survey found. Service members were exempt from furlough, but they depend on their civilian colleagues for many services, ranging from medical care to grounds maintenance in military housing areas.
"While the recent furloughs obviously impacted the financial lives of hundreds of thousands of civilian defense workers, many military families are also feeling the effects," said Scott Spiker, CEO of First Command Financial Services Inc., the group that conducted the survey. "It's worth noting that a significant subset of active-duty households include a federal employee. These families were hit twice by the furloughs -- through a reduction in various services to the military communities as well as smaller paychecks for federal workers."
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A continuously refined changeup clearly improves Chris Sale's standing as a starting pitcher, although it's already a fairly lofty perch for the American League ERA leader and the owner of the third-lowest opponents' average against entering Saturday's start.
But the notion that the changeup is a new pitch to Sale is inaccurate. It just was temporarily shelved when he worked in relief during the past two years.
"That was his best pitch when we saw him as an amateur," said White Sox director of amateur scouting Doug Laumann of the changeup for Sale, who was the 13th pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. "His changeup got better each time. It was his second-best pitch."
"I didn't even have a slider in college," said Sale with a laugh. "So that changeup is something we've been working on more than any other pitch in my repertoire."
Sale's work takes place with pitching coach Don Cooper and bullpen coach Juan Nieves between starts, and he employed that changeup on 23 pitches during his complete-game effort against the Mariners on Sunday. He recorded one out with the changeup, but just one changeup was put in play safely.
A well-located fastball and a sharp-breaking slider are still Sale's top two pitches. But the 23-year-old understands the importance of the changeup to his overall well-being as a rotation member.
"Having a third pitch is so big now," said Sale, who still touches 94 or 95 mph with his fastball but doesn't get to 97 or 98 as he would as a reliever. "You can't go out there as a starter and just have two pitches.
"It's something I've been trying to build on and get better. I want to have a third pitch to throw to help me get deeper in games."
Imagine Sale getting more strikes (called and swinging) on his changeup. It would be awesome!
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Hominid and hominin – what's the difference?
New definitions
The most commonly used recent definitions are:
Hominid – the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).
Hominin – the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the genera Homo, Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Ardipithecus).
Previous definitions
Current use of the term 'hominid' can be confusing because the definition of this word has changed over time.
The term 'hominid' used to have the same meaning that 'hominin' now has. It was therefore a very useful term to designate the line leading to modern humans and was used when referring to various members of our human evolutionary tree.
'Hominid' has now been assigned a broader meaning and now refers to all Great Apes and their ancestors. This new terminology is being used in many scientific journals already, and it is only a matter of time (but possibly many years) before everyone catches up to using the new term.
The problem for students and teachers is that a lot of texts still use the old system and many internet sites also haven't caught up, even those of many reputable scientific establishments. So students/teachers will need to be aware that 'hominids' can mean two different things depending on how up-to-date a reference is with regard to incorporating these taxonomy/classification changes.
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Why have these changes occurred?
'Hominid' and 'hominin' are derived from names used in the scientific classification of apes (including humans). By international convention, certain word endings are used for specific taxons or levels within this classification. For example, 'family' names always end in '-idae' (eg Hominidae), 'subfamily' names end in 'inae' (eg Homininae) and 'tribe' (1) names end in 'ini' (eg Hominini). These formal names are then abbreviated to give the common names hominid, hominine and hominin respectively.
The name changes that have occurred have arisen due to changes in the way humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans are classified. For example, it was once thought that apes should be divided into three different groups (families). In this old scheme, humans were seen to be so different to other apes that we should be placed into our own distinct family, the Hominidae or hominids.
Over time, biological classifications change due to improved techniques and better knowledge about the biology and the evolutionary relationships of different living things. Now, with their better knowledge, scientists have revised their classifications to develop more up-to-date evolutionary trees. In this scheme, only two families are recognised with all the Great Apes (including humans) placed into the same family, the Hominidae or hominids. The next branching of this evolutionary tree divides the orang-utans into one subfamily and all the remaining Great Apes into another subfamily. Then at the tribe level, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans separate onto different branches of the evolutionary tree with humans in the Hominini or hominin branch. As a result of this classification change, modern humans and all our extinct ancestors on our own branch of the evolutionary tree are now known as hominins rather than as hominids as they were formerly known in old classifications.
(1) Note: The word 'tribe' as used here and in biological classification has a particular meaning. It refers to a taxonomic group that occurs in the classification hierarchy between subfamily and genus. If using this terminology with students, ensure that they understand this word's meaning in a taxonomic context rather than in other contexts where it may mean 'a social division of our own species, Homo sapiens'.