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Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton today announced the 1999 annual review of fishery management measures.
"This year the annual review will focus on a select number of proposals. This allows more resources to be focused on the passing of legislation, devolution of fisheries services and pressing sustainability issues."
The high priority activities are:
"The next 12-18 months will be an important time for the development of fisheries reforms that build on the success of the quota management system and ensure continued innovation in fisheries management."
"It is important that all stakeholders take the opportunity to participate in the development of new legislation and policies. As part of this process, the Ministry of Fisheries will concentrate on resolving a number of pressing policy issues rather than on piecemeal changes to the existing framework," Mr Luxton said.
Management issues to be reviewed in the 1999 sustainability round are:
Stakeholders with an interest in the issues subject to this year's review have been written to and invited to take part in the review of the above management measures and of the proposals they wished to be consulted on. They have until June 10 to respond.
"I also intend to consult with iwi, other stakeholder organisations and individuals representative of interest groups who have an interest in the stock or area concerned.


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Did anyone watch afro samurai,that was a good movie.
I wasn't really going to get it but I was in the store one day just looking around and I saw it there so I figured 'why not?' so I own both but I've only watched the first one, I have yet to watch the second one. I thought it wasn't bad but it was hard to see at times and I thought it sucked that there were no subtitles, because half of the time I couldn't understand what the characters were saying lol. Anyway I would say that it wasn't bad but it takes a little getting used to. The style was a little rough and the scenes overall very dark and hard to see at times, plus there was little story. Very samuri type stuff, I guess. Fight, fight,little flash back here, fight, little flash back there more fighting, blood, gore, yea oh and revenge, and some sex etc. lol that doesn't sound very nice does it?? Anyway worth a watch I guess but not... repeatable, in my opinion anyway. I'll stick with Hellsing, Vampire Knight, Bleach, etc sorry Afro fans.(Shit this is long...sorry lol)Love... is just a different kind of pain.

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They did it again. noma. For the third consecutive year, the restaurant noma is listed no. 1 on the S.Pellegrino 'World's 50 Best Restaurants'-list which is hosted by the esteemed Restaurant Magazine and the result of over 800 leading chefs and culinary writers worldwide casting their vote for their favourite restaurant.
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According to the city's climate strategy Copenhagen is to be the world's first CO2 neutral capital by 2025 and this has the full support of the Copenhageners as a green vibe flows through every corner of the city. Whether you are looking to eat, drink, shop or sleep with a clear conscience, Copenhagen has an eco-friendly option for you.
Denmark has become well known for its talent in staging successful conferences and congresses. High profile events such as the UN Climate Conference COP15, IOC, EWEA, EU2012 and many more were successfully staged in Denmark. Will your congress be the next? We look forward to welcoming you in Denmark and to host your next innovative and successful business event in the country of MINDblowing Meetings!
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Why not treat your meeting participant to food that tastes great and that help keep the energy level high? More and more hotels in Denmark focuses on organic and healthy food. Our MINDevent partners are two of them, Radssion Blu's Brain Food Brain Food is a new concept developed by chefs at Radisson Blu hotels for meeting and conference guests.
They did it again. Noma. For the 3rd consecutive year, Danish restaurant Noma in Copenhagen has been listed "No.1 Best Restaurant in the World" by the esteemed Restaurant Magazine in the UK.
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You've probably heard the name, noma, blending the words Nordic and mad (food). But have you ever eaten there? Getting a table at the world's best restaurant two years running, as voted by renowned Restaurant Magazine, is not so easy. But for those who book ahead, you're in for an extraordinary culinary experience.
Young Danish chefs have breathed new life into the famous open sandwich, Smørrebrød, which dates back to the 19th century. Now Danes are hungrier than ever for their traditional lunch.
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The concept seeks to speed up meetings to create a short and intensive event. Emphasis is given to dialogue with other participants and with a panel via an interactive IT system. The concept creates a framework for the meeting that seeks to focus and enhance the professional content allowing participants to offer real-time feedback. Furthermore, emphasis is given to hosting an environmentally friendly event where health, organic lifestyle, recycling and environmental issues take centre stage.
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Participants are drawn into an innovative meeting universe that features more than traditional key-note speakers, group work, exhibitions and coffee breaks. Here they are presented with an array of alternative conference facility layouts and activities that provide renewed energy and increased benefits. The concept embraces all aspects of the event ranging from follow-up to theme features such as flowers, culture or nationality.
The Copenhagen Marriott hotel offers 401 air-conditioned, spacious rooms with exquisite harbor and Copenhagen city views. All the rooms come with luxurious Marriott bedding with down comforters and rich linens. The hotel is renowned for its 13 superlative conference venues, it's fine catering and attention to detail. The hotel is within walking distance to the Copenhagen Central Station or Tivoli Gardens and only a 15-minute drive from the Copenhagen Airport giving easy access to everything you could need in Copenhagen
In an age of all you can eat, all year round, Danish chefs are leading the way in a new wave of gourmet thinking. Slow food over fast food and locally-sourced produce over food shipped from every corner of the planet. That's the essence of New Nordic cuisine, a sustainable, healthy and delicious new trend that has taken Scandinavia by storm.
The concept has been designed to support all kinds of events with a green and sustainable emphasis. The environmentally conscious and climate-friendly concept is based on a checklist of eco-friendly criteria relevant for a 72-hour congress. There are four general areas of interest where a basic checklist need to be in place for the congress/conference to be considered green:
Unlike many other countries, Denmark celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve.
This winter's edition of Copenhagen Cooking, which runs throughout February, pays tribute to blue gold, MAD Mondays, gastronomic quizzes and dishes which turn into choruses. When this winter's edition of the food festival, Copenhagen Cooking, gets underway in February it will pay tribute to some of the season's finest raw ingredients. One of them is the blue mussel – so-called blue gold – which is fresh and delicious at this cold time of year.
"Friendly Match with Goal Spree" is a concept that gives participants a sense of ownership and confidence in times of change and new directions. By informing employees about what is taking place and actively involving them in the process through establishing strategy and plans for implementation, everyone is motivated to do their best on the day of the match as well as later on when the plans are to be realised.
Kom mee griezelen in Denemarken! Diverse attractieparken toveren zich in oktober om tot een waar spookfestijn. Zowel LEGOLAND®, Tivoli en Djurs Sommerland hebben tijdens Halloween een vol programma samengesteld zodat je voor even in de huid van een heks of zombie kunt duiken.
The Danish EU Presidency (EU2012) will have an estimated cost of 35 million Euros. This is less than 1/3 of the costs of the previous Polish EU presidency, which amounted to 115 million Euros. These savings are achieved by choosing partners who are focused on cost savings - and on sustainability.
New York October 24, 2011 - Do you know 'schmorrebroud'?!?!! The favorite lunch of the Danes is indeed challenging to pronounce, but it sure is delicious. The grandiose open face sandwich with a base of healthy rye bread and all sorts of goodies on top is a Danish classic. Now you can learn more about the culture behind this increasingly popular food - right from your iPhone.
As critics go wild over New Nordic Cuisine, chefs are reaching out to the man on the street with novel ideas. Ever tried Asian food with a Nordic twist? Welcome to New Nordic 2.0
Copenhagen's culture month, Wondercool, which runs throughout February, lets you explore the lesser-known Copenhagen, celebrate blue gold and Nordic cuisine, listen to music in basement car parks, take a 'behind the scenes' look at architecture and enjoy MAD Mondays.
Copenhagen's culture month, Wondercool, which runs throughout February, lets you explore the lesser-known Copenhagen, celebrate blue gold and Nordic cuisine, listen to music in basement car parks, take a 'behind the scenes' look at architecture and enjoy MAD Mondays.
Follow this easily accessible route around the country and piece together the Viking history of Denmark.
If you dream of waking up to a breakfast prepared by your own chef on your 60 m2 large, private terrace facing Tivoli, with 3 bathrooms, an open fireplace in the living room, your favourite flowers, wine cooler with your favourite wines, B&O Smart-TV and iPads in the living rooms and bathrooms, this can now come true!
Why not take a tasting tour of traditional Danish dishes? It's not only a great way to fill your belly, but you'll learn a lot about Danish culture and history and meet a lot of Danes along the way. So dig in to a plate of Plaice á la Skagen in North Jutland or pick your favourite pickled herring at Møn in South Zealand. Every region has its speciality and here are some of the highlights.
You'd be hard pressed to find a better cycling destination than Denmark. With over 12,000km of sign-posted cycle routes, gentle terrain, inspirational nature and short distances between amenities, Denmark is a country made for cyclists. It's safe, easy and great fun. So get on your bike and take a cycling holiday in Denmark, with the help of our information on cycle route planning, bike hire in Denmark and recommended sights and attractions along the way.
Ce guide, réalisé en collaboration avec L'Agence Nature Danoise, vous amène à 20 des meilleurs lieux au Danemark. Alors qu'attendez-vous? Sortez en plein air du Danemark!
Den norske presse har ligesom den norske befolkning et indgående kendskab til Danmark. Derfor søger vi altid at servere historier og forslag til pressebesøg med skarpe vinkler til journalisterne, fordi de søger noget unikt/eksklusivt til deres medier. Samtidig er der en skarp konkurrence fra mange andre aktører, hvilket også stiller krav til historierne og vores kontakt og kendskab til medierne og deres ønsker. Af samme grund netværker vi aktivt med journalisterne, så vi altid er på højde med hvilke historier, de er ude efter.
Denmark's largest art event returns to the shores of Aarhus in Denmark for the third time. From June 1-30 more than half a million guests enjoy more than 60 sculptures from all over the world at the biennial Sculpture by the Sea Aarhus 2013.
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A new focus on war's mental wounds
By Hal Bernton
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A surge of new money is in the pipeline to help Department of Veterans Affairs and Army hospitals and clinics treat the mental wounds of men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
But the increased funding comes amid a surge in soldiers and veterans who may need help. About 38 percent of new veterans seeking VA care in April reported possible mental-health problems, according to testimony Friday at a U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing in Tacoma.
As active duty and National Guard soldiers cycle in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan, the VA and military health-care system confront a complex set of problems. Those include post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and trauma from sexual assaults and from marital discord that tears families apart.
This week, the Army reported that 2006 saw the highest rate of suicides in 26 years, with 99 soldiers taking their own lives. About a third of the suicide victims were serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
As thousands of soldiers return to Fort Lewis south of Tacoma from 15-month-long combat tours in Iraq, military and VA facilities in Puget Sound are expected to be at the forefront of dealing with the emotional fallout from these extended deployments.
"It is clear that the fighting has taken a tremendous toll," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who organized the hearing. "We are facing serious challenges."
Murray has been a key figure in a congressional battle to ramp up mental-health services. Those serviceswere spread thin in the early years of the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq by staffing cuts and what VA officials — in a 2004 report to Congress — said were insufficient budgets to deal with expanding demand from veterans of previous wars and new veterans.
Murray has helped fashion increases in the VA's health-care budget. An extra $100 million was targeted for mental-health care for this fiscal year. In the 2008 fiscal year, VA health-care spending will be increased by $3.6 billion.
At the hearing, VA officials from the Pacific Northwest said they have expanded mental-health program staffing by 20 percent since 2005, with 63 new positions in Washington state. The VA also is expanding services, opening a regional center in Seattle for treating traumatic brain injuries from bomb blasts. A new veterans center is scheduled to open in Everett.
Those testifying at the hearing said many veterans still balk at seeking mental-health treatment, and much can be done to improve access.
Kathy Nylen, an American Legion representative in Washington state, said that in recent years funding for substance-abuse treatment has declined. She also said some veterans were disturbed by a shift from individual to group counseling.
Maj. Gen. Timothy Lowenberg, head of the Washington National Guard, said new legislation was needed to authorize the Guard — which is on wartime footing — to hire its own mental-health-care workers to treat its soldiers.
He also said medical and mental-health coverage needs to be extended for at least a year after deployments to help Guard veterans, who often struggle in the shift from combat to civilian life without the support network offered active-duty soldiers.
Murray receives numerous complaints from soldiers and veterans who are frustrated in their efforts to get mental-health care or by the bureaucratic hurdles they face in seeking disability compensation for these problems.
Murray said that many had "compelling and heartbreaking" stories but were reluctant to testify at the Friday hearing.
But several veterans did testify.
Among those was Daniel Purcell, of Spokane, who said he was bounced between the VA and the Army health-care system as he sought treatment for a wartime foot injury he suffered while he served in Iraq with the Washington National Guard. Along the way, he battled depression.
"Sadly, I, like so many of my fellow veterans, have lost faith with the business-as-usual attitude of our current system," Purcell testified. "We went to war and were changed. Why can't our bureaucracy change, too?"


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President Barack Obama called the widow of Sean Smith the day following the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, promising to "avenge" the deaths of her husband and the three other Americans killed, according to a new book by reporter Michael Hastings.
Communications specialist Smith was among four killed in an attack on a diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Obama spoke with Heather Smith on September 12th as he flew to a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Air Force One. The White House confirms to CNN the call took place and notes the president said similar things about avenging the deaths of the four murdered Americans publicly in his statements following the attack.
"We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act," Obama said at that campaign rally. "And make no mistake, justice will be done."
"Obama told her he was going to avenge the deaths of Sean and the others. He offered her his condolences," Hastings writes in his book 'Panic 2012.'
"I don't feel like he said the wrong things," Heather Smith said, according to Hastings.
Hastings reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also called Heather Smith that day.
The information comes as Clinton provides testimony to the U.S. Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees Wednesday about the State Department's handling of the attack. She told the Senate Foreign Affairs committee that there were "very promising leads" and cases were being put together.
The investigation into the Benghazi killings continues and has made "significant progress," a law enforcement official told CNN Justice Producer Carol Cratty last week. The official suggested charges were expected but did not provide a timetable. FBI Director Robert Mueller traveled to Tripoli last week to meet with Libyan officials.
The U.S. is focused on "more than a dozen people," another U.S. official told CNN's Susan Candiotti recently. But one suspect, a Tunisian named Ali Harzi, has been the source of frustration for the U.S. investigators. Harzi was arrested in Tunisia but was recently released.


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Did you say Scratch...scratch...scratch....scratch
All shenanigans aside I am working on the time travel, but I have seemed to misplace my flux capacitor. Has anyone seen it around? Thing has a mind of it's own. Also this prop is for conventioning, but now that I think about it a forged piece of metal would be quite the work of art. alright, FUCK MY FUTURE CAREER CHOICES, I AM GOING INTO BLACKSMITHING.
Looking awesome so far! Also, don't even think about starting over until this one's done!
One 1/2xsword is better than two incompatible 1/2x1/2swords.
Edit: Have you tried looking behind the Tardis? Time traveling devices tend to attract each other for some strange reason.
But you know what they say: "Quit while you're ahead." Plus I already took the other guys advice and got my blacksmithing up to level 100 in skyrim which, in turn, broke my whole game. I hope you're happy other guy.
This seems legit. Also maybe I can just pull the 4th dimension through the 5th to pose the same results ~>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q_GQ...ure=plpp_video
I will get right on this. I will post back when I invent time travel.
UPDATE: on the update that there will probably be no update this weekend because of...ummm....shenanigans I guess. That and nothing I ordered came in so yea, there's that. Update in 2 weeks at the most.
I hope you are serious about the metal one.
You need not worry about leaving the original incomplete, it's from a splintered timeline anyway, it was never meant to be completed, just like some swords are never meant to be whole. The metal one is the one that was always supposed to be made. Of course it never could have been forged without first learning from the doomed timeline, abandoning it and coming back to start over from scratch in the right one, so the sacrifice was not in vain, it may have been doomed from the start but it was always an essential contributive part of the creation of the alpha timeline.
So you feeling lucky tonight? Here's a sneak peak of what's to come. And no I didn't forget about you, especially not YOU (how could I?).
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I gots to get moving on this project as I am running out of time (roughly 2 weeks left). Shit started arriving so I can finally do something more than motherfucking paint this thing.
Link to my blah blah blah <== I made a fucking album. Enjoy.
You need to keep that sword away from my matesprit or they might just run away together and leave me behind! I made the mistake of showing him these pictures last night and now I am legitimately concerned...
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Laughed my ass off.
Edit: He might have a heart attack when this thing is done then. Also we should have a "Reaction shot" part of this thread where it's a video/photo of your initial reaction to the final product (might feature it in my showcase video in which I have someone working with me on that).
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Ok so here's this weeks update:
Screwed those atennas in, the ironic part is that none of them are functioning antennas now :\
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Ok so the question being what colour should these things go. In the Caledscratch picture on the fanbase wiki they are black, but I am open to opinions. If I keep them red I can do "something special" in a sense (trust me it's worth the wait) but I find the red clashes with the red of the line on the sword itself. This week for sure I will be hauling ass as this week was a fluke in a sense where I had to do a lot of random crap. Hopefully I can get the bulk of the sword done this week and start to get the electrical part of this ready Stay tuned for updates. I'm always open to suggestions as well (within reason that is).
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I does clash :/ I would paint them black, but if you're pressed for time you can leave them for now and then go back and paint them later...
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Lol I'm not that pressed for time. I just want to get this show in dah road. It has to be done by halfway through may, but realistically I only have until the end of April. I might have to do some more shopping around for the perfect piece but, really, I've just kind of been doing things as I felt suited. I think black would look better though. If anyone has any suggestions or have seen things that "look cool" on ebay or something, please feel free to share. I am always open to suggestions as I have basically been to every hardware store/ dollar store around town.
I'm starting to understand penis envy.
Whoa... That really is some impressive work! Seriously, I think I might be in love with it, haha.
I'm actually trying to make myself all of Dave's swords (...I like swords)
I hope you don't mind me asking, but where did you get your turntables for this? I had a look myself, but wasn't really able to find any that weren't quite expensive.
Oh, in answer to your question - I'd paint them black. Right now they don't quite look "rght" :3
I used this: http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/discover-dj
It is the cheapest mixer with jog wheels I could find. I bought it off of ebay, but kijiji or craigslist is also suitable. I had to bandsaw the crap out of it though + I am currently rewiring it with custom fit buttons and what not.
EDIT: Be prepared to spend a lot of money as well. This project was not cheap as there is a huge margin of error, testing, sample products and a lot more than you think you will need. I have a pile of crap (I'll take a picture later) of stuff I have not used, but I thought I could make use of. If I were to do this again I think I might go dumpster diving or to a scrapyard or something because I chose a lot of these things because they "looked cool." The dollar store is your best friend
And yea, I think those things will look better black; still trying to see if I can find a suitable replacement or something that just looks badass.
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Ah, thanks for the link! I've had a look and it does seem like it'd be a good option (less than £100 - which is a big plus! I was really trying to avoid spending too much on something I was just gonna take apart - though my inability to find anything might have something to do with the fact that I'm not too familiar with the proper names for things, haha)
I'd kind of guessed it'd be sort of expensive, especially if you're looking to do a good job :3 I intend to to quite a lot of planning before I start/buy anything - so hopefully, I can cut costs a little on at least /some/ of it.
Well, thank for the info, and good luck with the rest of the this. It looks like it's gonna tirn out great
Yeah good luck to you too, hopefully you can one up me and make something totally awesome ;D
and on a side note, you would never believe the things I have bought for this project.
Ok so basically this week I was like, "FUCK IT, I GOT MY LEMONS SO LET'S MAKE SOME ECLAIRS" or something like that and solved two problems in one as I call 'killing two stones with one bird.' Anyway only one photo this week (paint takes god damn forever to dry and then recoat).
you wanted speakers, so I gave MSPA forum speakers. MSPA forum loves speakers:
So yea, that's that for now. Everything is slowly coming together and should be getting serious within 2 weeks. I'll post a video with the speakers working...maybe later.
EDIT: Need some EPIC music for an EPIC video. You know what it's going to feature so I need something good. Send me links or post here.
Last edited by Stroodlemuffin; 03-25-2012 at 09:26 PM.
Isn't quite what I had in mind. Mind you it is a pretty epic song (listen to it all the time). I was thinking something along the lines of the obsidian towers or equivalent. Subtle, yet dramatic and easy to set a video to.
Could try classical music.


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The Calgary Flames have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the last three seasons, but the team showed marked improvement during the 2011-12 campaign when they finished with a 37-29-16 record and a ninth place finish in the Western Conference. With the departure of head coach Brent Sutter, the Flames brought in Bob Hartley, who won a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche. The Flames fanbase has been hungry for playoff success over the past several years, and the team's management hopes that Hartley's experience can pay dividends with a roster that is top heavy with veterans and hurting for some young talent.
The Flames' blue line features Alex Tanguay, Jarome Iginla and Mike Cammelleri, the latter of which will be expected to pick up the production for the departed Olli Jokinen, who put up 61 points during the 2011-12 season. Iginla and Tanguay have been stalwarts on the first line, but they are getting on in years and the Flames hope that some of their younger players can step up and give quality playing time. The Flames managed to lure Jiri Hudler away from the Red Wings during the free agency period, and he will join Mikael Backlund and Sven Baertschi on the second line.
On the defensive side of the ice, the Flames made the most changes to their starting lineup, as the team signed defenseman Dennis Wideman to a long-term contract. Wideman should provide solid depth and occasional starting experience to the team's defensive formations, and he will join a talented group of veterans like Jay Bouwmeester, Mark Giordano and Chris Butler. In the goaltending spot, Miikka Kiprusoff had a bounce back year and posted an impressive .921 save percentage throughout the season. The backup goalie spot has been a trouble spot for the Flames over the past several seasons, so the team is hoping that Leland Irving can give the team quality ice time throughout the year.
For the Flames to end their playoff drought, they'll have to get off to a good start and stay consistent throughout the year to ensure a postseason berth. The 2012-13 season will certainly will start off with a bang on Thursday, October 11th with a showdown against the rival Vancouver Canucks. The following Monday, the Flames will play host to the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, so fans will find out very quickly if their team has the chips in place to make serious playoff run this year.
CALGARY FLAMES EXPERIENCE: Location: Calgary, Alberta Stadium: Scotiabank Saddledome Conference: Western Conference Division: Northwest Division Calgary Flames Stanley Cup Titles: 1: 1988-1989 Calgary Flames Conference Championships: 3 Notable Players: Lanny McDonald, Joe Mullen
The Calgary Flames play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calgary Flames were founded in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames. The team spent 8 seasons in Atlanta and after making the playoffs in 6 of those seasons still found itself on shaky financial ground. The late 1980's in Calgary saw the Flames improve every year until they finally managed to win the Stanley Cup in 1989. In spite of the fantastic play of NHL star Theoren Fleury the Calgary Flames would struggle for the next 10 years. It wasn't until 2004 that Calgary made a strong push and reached the finals as the first Canadian team to do so in 10 years by beating three division champions. The Calgary Flames remain a strong contender for the Stanley Cup.
The Calgary Flames play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome in breathtaking Calgary, Alberta. The arena is a key part of the Calgary skyline. The hyperbolic paraboloid design allows more seats to be along the side of the ice, making every seat a great vantage point for a game. Buy Calgary Flames tickets and watch Canada's best team fight for another trip to the Stanley Cup Finals!
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The Porter House Bed & Breakfast Inn
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The Porter House Bed and Breakfast near Fort Collins, Colorado is an exquisitely restored 1898 Queen Anne Victorian Home. It has long been an historical landmark located on Main Street in Windsor, Colorado. The Porter House provides elegant accommodations at affordable prices.
Over one hundred years later it is welcoming visitors as a premier bed and breakfast inn in Northern Colorado. The Porter House has been professionally designed and decorated to offer all the conveniences our guests have come to expect.
While staying here, you will be centrally located between Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley, and just minutes from Colorado State University or the University of Northern Colorado. Nearby you will find great shopping, multiple world-class golf courses, outdoor recreation, the Budweiser Event Center, Rocky Mountain National Park, and many fine restaurants to tempt every palate. Click here for more information about the "Tri-City Region" of Northern Colorado.
The Porter House Bed and Breakfast Inn is centrally located between Fort Collins, Loveland and Greely. It is the perfect home base for exploring all the Tri-City Region has to offer.
The Porter House is a perfect venue whether you are getting married or hosting a business conference or workshop. An event here will be intimate and memorable.
Each guest room is uniquely different. All furnished with antiques, queen sized beds, desks, phones, modem jacks, cable TV, goose down comforters, luxurious robes, fresh flowers, and central air conditioning.
The Porter House is rated Three Diamonds by the American Automobile Association.
The Porter House Bed and Breakfast offers:
- Free high-speed wireless Internet access
- Inviting spacious public areas include: Library with cozy fireplace, Living Room with plenty of comfortable seating, Parlor and Dining Room
- Central air conditioning
- Off street parking
- Private courtyard and garden
- Comprehensive concierge services, including information on local attractions, events, and restaurants
- Video library
- Use of fax and copy machine for a nominal fee
- Special dietary needs can be accommodated
- A comfortable, relaxing bed and breakfast located near the countryside
Our Living Room, Parlor, and Library Areas are large, comfortable and relaxing. Furnishings include beautiful period antiques, fine oriental rugs and fresh flowers.
Delicious, Mouth-watering Breakfast is Awaiting!
A full gourmet breakfast is included in the price of lodging and can be smelled wafting throughout the inn each morning. We have a special daily entree such as: Ham & Cheese Omelets, Belgian Waffles, Frittatas, French Toast, homemade baked pastries, special house blend coffee, and fresh fruits.
Perfect location... minutes to all Northern Colorado cities. Hold your next meeting, retreat, or special event at The Porter House B & B Conference Center.
We have over 20 years of hospitality experience, having owned a catering company, bed and breakfast inn, and restaurant. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, and will go "The Extra Mile" to provide you with exceptional service and quality accommodations.
The facility provides your event with:
- Conference seating up to 24 persons
- Round banquet seating for 30 persons
- Theatre seating for 50 persons
- Break out area
- Garden courtyard with tables and seating
- High speed wireless Internet access
- Call for availability and pricing
The Porter House B & B Inn provides the perfect setting for your wedding or reception. There are wonderful accommodations for all of your out of town guests. The beautiful courtyard is spectacular in the summer with a garden brimming with colorful flowers. The venue is able to accommodate up to 75 persons.
The Porter House B & B Inn is a lovely location for your:
- Bridal Showers
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- Rehearsal Dinner Parties
- Photography in the Courtyard
- Baby Showers
- Birthday Parties
We are happy to provide information on:
- Caterers
- Floral Services
- Music -DJ or background music
We have over 20 years of hospitality experience, having owned a catering company, two restaurants, and a bed and breakfast. You can count on our attention to detail and commitment to exceptional service.
Call for more information about how we can help make your special day memorable for a lifetime.
Join us for a lovely and relaxing afternoon tea in the Victorian setting of The Porter House.
Our traditional menu includes:
- Delicious finger tea sandwiches which include cucumber and herbed cream cheese, and our own special chicken salad
- Petite Quiche Lorraine
- Award winning orange frosted butter tea cookies
- Fresh lemon pecan tea bread
- An assortment of buttery scones in flavors such as cranberry, cherry, blueberry, and almond.
- Devonshire cream and jam
- Chocolate dipped strawberries
- Fresh fruit of the season Mini eclairs
- Mini cream puffs
- Herbal and natural fruit teas
- Decaffeinated and green teas
- Imported English black tea
- $23 per person
- Tax and gratuity not included
Call for reservations - minimum persons per party requirement
There are many hotels in Fort Collins, but there is nothing quite as quaint and inviting as the Porter House Bed & Breakfast in Windsor, which is a mere 10 minutes from Fort Collins. Windsor has a number of darling gift shops, fine dining and casual restaurants, too many golf courses to count, and majestic views of the Rocky Mountains.
Fort Collins is located only 14 miles to the northwest of Windsor. Visit its "Old Town" for wonderful quaint shops and many fine restaurants. Colorado State University is famous for its Agriculture and Veterinarian Schools located on College Avenue. The Lincoln Center hosts many concerts, exhibits, and "speakers of the day". Fort Collins is also a mecca of micro breweries, which offer tours, tastings, and have restaurants incorporated within them. Stroll through the Anheuser Busch Gardens, see the magnificent Clydesdale horses, and enjoy a free tour of this notable brewery.
To the southeast of Windsor is Greeley, home of the university of Northern Colorado, and the renown Greeley Symphony. Centennial Village brings area history to life for the public.
Loveland, nicknamed The Sweetheart City, is a community known for its love affair with the arts. Benson Park Sculpture Garden holds one of the largest public collections of bronze sculptures in the country.
Other nearby attractions:
Loveland factory outlet stores
- Golfing
- Whitewater Rafting
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Windsor Lake
- Biking
- Rocky Mountain Natl. Park
- Estes Park
- Greeley Stampede
- Colorado State University
- University of Northern Colorado Greeley Symphony
- Lincoln Center in Fort Collins
- Anheuser Bush Brew Tours and Clydesdale
- Micro Breweries
From Interstate 25:
- Take Windsor Exit 262
- Go east on Hwy. 392 for 4.5 miles.
- The Porter House is on the corner of Sixth and Main Streets.


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1. | Sherry | ||
Sherry \sh(er)-ry\ is pronounced SHARE-ee. The name is of English origin. Variation of the French "chérie" meaning "beloved". Women with this name are often described as kind, intelligent, mysterious, elegant and sexy. Usually of the most intriguing and beautiful people in the world.
2. | Sherry | ||
intelligent, elegant, mysterious, and sexy.
one of the most intriguing and beautiful women in the world. unforgettable Sherry drives me crazy but is absofreakin'lutely amazing!!!
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1. - noun
a very hot chick that wanted to be defined on urban dictionary. 2. - verb sexy That chick is almost as hot and sexy as Sherry.
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meaning "Beloved" The best woman in the world! Oh Sherry! Our love/ Hold On/ Hold On!
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Someone with a high IQ that can make you happy and more importantly, stoned. Most likely a dealer. If you haven't smoked weed with Sherry you should immediately grab the nearest bong and seek her out. Very easy to talk to and always has a couch to sleep on. This person almost certainly owns a Snuggie. She will slay you. Dude have you met that bad ass biotch named sherry?!?!
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a hot, tiny, girl who's tight as fuck; optimistic and doesn't live by morals because she does what makes her happy; usually ends up as a stripper I'm gonna marry me a Sherry one day. If she ain't your dream girl, then you gotta be crazy.
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18.5% alcohol that is usually used for cooking. College students and hobos drink it because of its great alcohol/price ratio. Guy 1: I drank a bottle of Sherry last night and I woke up on a cum stained mattress in the downtown area.
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Grab a pint and relax. In these pages we will explore beer, brewing, and things beer related. Who knows, we may learn a thing or two together...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
It happens
The definition of experience is realizing that you made the same stupid mistake before. Over the past week I was reminded of my first attempts to ferment something. I must have been somewhere around 8 to 10 years old. Oddly enough, that too was cider.
It was shortly after I had a taste of something called apple jack. Someone had given my parents a bottle of it and I managed to score a slight nip of it. I remember it being a bit harsh; it had the flavors of fresh apples but there was a bit more of a kick.
It was a revalation in my life. Who would have thought that something could change so much. There was a mystique to it, similar to beer in that before this moment I had no idea how it could be done. But now I was told that if you leave it out and let it get some air it will change.
My first experiments at the time were with store bought cider. I went through two gallons of cider, each one going more sour than that biting flavor I expected. (In hindsight I realize that either lacto bacilus or acetobacter infected the ciders). It was when I had a gallon of cider from the apple orchard that things changed for the better.
This gallon took a life all its own. Of course I didn't know to look for signs of fermentation or anything like that. I just knew that some how it had the right environment to turn into what I expected. And then fall kicked in and it got too cold to do the experiments anymore. Being a kid, that was the last I thought about it, at least until now.
When you look at failures like this you can choose to see only the waste of what was dumped down the drain. Or you can choose to look at it like Edison and his failures to invent the light bulb. In the future I won't have to waste time playing around with commercial cider. Maybe I have even saved others from the same issues.
Time for a pint...
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Ah that's a bummer that it didn't survive. I'm sure now that you know what went wrong you'll be able to make a delicious batch next time that turns out just how you like. Fresh cider is always delicious, will you save making another batch for the fall or going to attempt it again before spring?
ReplyDeleteRepliesI tend to only make cider in the fall. For certain things like cider I like to maintain a seasonal approach. Coming up I have a few bigger projects that will be eating up fermenter space so I won't have the space to do this again for a while anyway.
Hoping to be doing a sake soon and a blueberry mead. Both will be some fairly big projects.
I've often found I will make the same mistakes, but years and years apart. At least now you can be assured you won't make the mistake a third time... hopefully ;)


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I'm not an expert rom hacker, but I'm using Saxman's "Sonic QX" utility to place my own music into the Sonic 2 Beta ROM (preview in my sig).
However, my ultimate goal is to replace all the music in the final Sonic 2, which would mean porting my music from the modified beta to the final. So basically, is that possible? and if it is any help/instructions would be appriciated!


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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry's shooting stroke flowed so smoothly he swished shots without even looking at the basket.
At one point, the Los Angeles Clippers cornered Curry on the sideline near the Golden State Warriors' bench. The 6-foot-10 Lamar Odom tried to crowd Curry out of bounds, and the diminutive point guard never hesitated to chuck up the shot.
"I lost sight of the rim and I knew it was going in," Curry said. "I haven't been that locked-in in a while."
Curry scored 25 of his 31 points in the first half, David Lee finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Warriors coasted past the ailing Clippers 115-94 on Wednesday night.
After winning a franchise-record 17 straight games, Los Angeles has suddenly dropped two straight and has Golden State surging from behind.
Curry made nine of his first 10 shots, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc, and added eight assists and six rebounds to pace Golden State's 26-8 spurt to start the game. His twice-surgically repaired right ankle healthy again, Curry -- along with Lee -- is making a strong case to be the first All-Star for the Warriors since Latrell Sprewell in 1997.
"If my two guys didn't make a statement, I don't know what else they have to," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. Later, he added, "Maybe I'll hold my own game if these two guys aren't in there."
Jackson talked before the game about how he had a board installed at the team's headquarters that shows the NBA standings before players walk out to the practice court. One day over the holiday break, the Warriors official in charge of updating the standings was off, and players pitched a fit when the board shorted them a win.
For a franchise that has missed the playoffs all but once since 1994, it's hard not to pay attention to the latest Pacific Division standings: The Warriors (22-10) are only 2 1/2 games behind the Clippers (25-8).
Jamal Crawford scored 24 points on a sore left foot and Chris Paul had 23 points and six rebounds for the Clippers, playing with heavy hearts after learning of the death of owner Donald Sterling's son earlier in the day. Small forward Caron Butler also wasn't with Los Angeles because of personal reasons.
After owning the NBA's longest winning streak since the Boston Celtics rolled off 19 consecutive games from Nov. 15 to Dec. 23, 2008, Los Angeles has struggled to shoot in losses at Denver and Golden State. The Clippers shot 38.5 per cent in Tuesday night's 92-78 loss at Denver and 36.4 per cent at Golden State, ending a difficult 24 hours for the franchise.
Scott Ashley Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home late Tuesday night, authorities said. He was 32.
Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said before the game the Sterling family's loss was "first and foremost on everybody's mind." He also said he wanted to "see what we're made of" in the first game since his team's record winning streak ended, especially considering the Clippers lost four straight before their record run.
Instead, the Warriors became the first team to beat the Clippers twice this season.
"We were just not sharp," Del Negro said.
"We just kind of hit a little bit of a wall," said Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who had 10 points and six rebounds. "They completely outplayed us tonight in almost every area."
This was no normal Clippers-Warriors matchup.
Every fan received a "Winter Whiteout" T-shirt to watch two perennial losing franchises that are among the NBA's hottest and most surprising this season. The two franchises had never met with both in first and second in the same division at the turn of the new year, going back to the 1978-89 season when the Clippers moved West from Buffalo.
The Warriors built a big lead in a hurry from beyond the arc and never relented. Curry, Barnes and Klay Thompson each swished a 3-pointer to give Golden State an 18-point lead late in the first quarter.
"That set the tone better than we have ever this year," Curry said.
Former Warriors small forward Matt Barnes brought the Clippers back, igniting a 27-5 run while hustling hard on both ends. Barnes, who started in Butler's place, converted a pair of 3s and a running layup to slice Golden State's lead to four early in the second quarter.
Curry returned and helped the Warriors go 12 for 23 from long range. He also started a three-point play with a running shot off the backboard while getting fouled by Paul, pumping his chest with both arms in an emphatic celebration. The Warriors led 62-49 at the break behind Curry, whose 25 points were the most a Warriors player has scored in any half this season.
"When he's in a rhythm like that, I don't talk a whole lot to him. I just try to set screens and give him any kind of daylight, because he's a special player," Lee said.
After the Warriors took a 68-49 lead on Festus Ezeli's dunk early in the third quarter, Los Angeles dodged its biggest tumble of the night.
Griffin twisted in the air and landed hard on his right shoulder and head when Ezeli reached in on his arms. After officials reviewed video replays, they called a flagrant 1 foul against Ezeli, which might have been Jackson's only complaint all game.
"He's a great actor," Jackson said. "I've seen those Kia commercials."
NOTES: Del Negro was named Western Conference Coach of the Month of December on Wednesday. Larry Brown (March 1992) is the only other Clippers coach to win the honour. Paul earned Western Conference Player of the Month. ... Raiders owner Mark Davis, super middleweight boxing champion Andre Ward, musician Carlos Santana and former NBA player Kenny Smith were among those in attendance.
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Recently, a lot of switched-on tuners have moved over to forged aluminium wheel nuts for retaining wheels onto hubs. A fantastic idea, as particularly on 5 stud cars, this can save a significant amount of weight. They reduce rotating unsprung mass – essential for fine road manners and handling - and happen to look rather sweet into the bargain.. which is always very much the Richbrook way, of course.
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I've tried to follow at the best the SNL G27 in order to collect the correct tools for my Scout Car, thanks also to the advice of some Gee members.
The result, at present, this is:
- Hammer machs, ball-penn, 20 Oz. Brand: Heller, available also Billings
- Screwdriver wood handle 5-in. blade. Brand Irwin, available with and without stock number
- Screwdriver comm., normal duty, 6-in. blade. Brand: Vlchek
- Wrench adjustable, 12-in. Brand: Crescent
- Pliers, combination, slip joint, 8-in. Brand: Vlchek
33C - 27C - 725 Brand: Vlcheck (I'm looking for 34A and 729 in order to complete the Vlchek set)
34 Brand: Armstrong
- Oiler, pump, S., 1 pt (9-in. spout). Brand: Eagle
- Gage tire pressure. Brand: Schraeder
- Spark plug wrench. Brand: Vlchek
- Gun lever 16 oz. Brand: Alemite
- Wrench socket (for front wheel bearing adj. nut). Brand: unknow
- Pump, tire air. Brand: Noera
- Wrench socket, rear axle, G067-22-00153. Brand: International Harvester Co.
- Jack, hydraulic 3 ton (w/lever). Brand: Walkers 925D
- Bag, tool (draw string type)
- Tube, flexible nozzle
- Lamp flashlight TL-122 B
- Lamp (spare for flahlight)
- Tape, friction black, grade A, 3/4 in.
- Light inspection
Battery BA 30 for TL-122 B
- Saw, cross-cut, 5ft w/handle and canvas cover
- First aid kit, 24 unit
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Why The Video Looks Shaky (Don Ward)
Updated: 06/18/2013 - We did a quick helicopter tour of the Black Forest burn area. Someone asked why the video looks shaky.
The final day of early voting looked more like the premiere for a new movie. Some folks wanting to fill out their ballots had to wait more than two hours at the Chapel Hills Mall voting location
Just looking at the massive line of people, it really seems endless.
"I'm absolutely amazed at the turn out," voter Vicki Horton said.
Horton was one of hundreds who stood in the line for hours as it wound around the mall.
"It's completely to the other end (of the mall), and we were cheering (other people) on as they were going through saying, 'Don't give up, it's moving fast, you can do it!' So, it was good," Horton told us.
Teresa Robertson initially came down to vote during her lunch hour, hoping to use that time to cast her ballot. At first sight of the long line, she quickly turned around. However, despite knowing the line might grow larger, she came back after work and waited roughly an hour and a half to cast her ballot.
"It's just worth it. Better to get it done now, who knows what will happen Tuesday when I may not be able to get out to do it," Robertson said.
Some people we talked to weren't planning on spending their Friday night here, and will instead wait until Tuesday to vote.
"I think they waited to the last minute just like us," one voter told us.
Friday, the Chapel Hills voting location stayed open well past closing time. They said more than 2,000 ballots were cast at that location. Colorado Springs election officials told us they had nearly 29,000 people vote during the early voting period.
If you didn't have a chance to vote Friday, you can vote at your precinct on Tuesday, November 6th. If you have a mail in ballot, that can be dropped off any time before voting ends Tuesday night.
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lebedev paid too much imho
― Romford Spring (DG), Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
Daily Sport and Sunday Sport cease publication and calls in administrators
― Alba, Friday, 1 April 2011 16:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
RIP. they would have to do this on april fool's day, confusing the boundaries of fact and fiction even in their death throes.
― joe, Friday, 1 April 2011 16:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
rot in piss
― black bloc bologna (blueski), Friday, 1 April 2011 16:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
Sad for the staff and their families, but this is a great opportunity for other newspapers to pick up some of their readers. I hope the Guardian has a strategy fot this.
― Alba, Friday, 1 April 2011 16:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's a newspaper?
― James Mitchell, Friday, 1 April 2011 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Worst front page splash ever?
Terrible nonsensical headline and a photo of a 14 year-old fruity girl? Plus points for the double Roo joke, though.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 4 April 2011 08:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
(except unsure what 'fruity' means here)
― the pinefox, Monday, 4 April 2011 09:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
A Private Eye term for the sort of teenager who gets her picture on the front of the Telegraph on A level results day.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 4 April 2011 09:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Feed her some fruit.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 21 April 2011 08:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Guardian kills its local project because it's "not sustainable". Where does that thinking end then, eh?
― stet, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'd guess that Dave Hill's London blog is safe, though.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
the guardian as a whole isn't sustainable. they should give a better reason why they picked this from among their many unprofitable activities.
― joe, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 13:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ooh, a big gypsy sex cheat!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 13:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
Weird how they don't explain AT ALL what the criteria for continuing it were, why those criteria weren't met, etc.
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 27 April 2011 16:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
There are still jobs for journalism majors out there.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 20:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
In June 2001, the Record was selling an average of 596,000 copies a day. In April this year, the latest ABC figure, it sold just 312,000. [...]I can see that the Record, in concert with all the red-tops in Britain, has lost its way - and there is no apparent turning back.So, and I know this is going to upset the journalists who work there (plus others who don't), there is no genuine point to the Record.I have no especial brief for Trinity Mirror - as I must have made clear endless numbers of times on this blog - but its willingness to continue publishing the Record and Mail could be viewed as an act of charity.
I can see that the Record, in concert with all the red-tops in Britain, has lost its way - and there is no apparent turning back.
So, and I know this is going to upset the journalists who work there (plus others who don't), there is no genuine point to the Record.
I have no especial brief for Trinity Mirror - as I must have made clear endless numbers of times on this blog - but its willingness to continue publishing the Record and Mail could be viewed as an act of charity.
1. the guardian's circulation is 263,000, nearly 50,000 less than the daily record despite a larger target market in the whole of the uk2. what a cunt
― joe, Thursday, 9 June 2011 16:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
3. he wears stupid waistcoats
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 9 June 2011 16:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
4. Glass houses, stones, etc.
― stet, Thursday, 9 June 2011 17:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think allot of industries have to adapt or die these days - ie. the music industry. I think there is still a desire for local news but not necessarily in print
― Latham Green, Thursday, 9 June 2011 17:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
So apparently we missed this last week? Good luck building a sustainable business model there guyz.
― Matt DC, Monday, 20 June 2011 13:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
what are they supposed to do?
― blueski, Monday, 20 June 2011 14:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
they've been "digital first" since 2006 or something, so i'm not really sure what they're announcing now. i think it's just the CEO trying to make it look like he's got a strategy other than merely managing decline. although - and i've bored on about this before, sorry - the guardian would be financially very healthy if they hadn't made their stupid private equity deal.
the print edition will include less 'news' and more analysis.
lol everyone says this when they realise things are going to shit because they've sacked all the reporters, cf the independent's viewspaper. comment is cheap, but facts are hard to come by.
elsewhere, they announced that their recruitment advertising had fallen by £41m, but they are giving job ads away for free at the moment. i guess if you're the sharpest business brain you're not likely to be attracted to a hippy outfit like the graun.
― joe, Monday, 20 June 2011 14:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
so was the times paywall the total fucking disaster everyone predicted? haven't heard much gloating so i presume it wasn't that bad
― Once Were Moderators (DG), Monday, 20 June 2011 14:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
i want the times paywall to succeed, less because i care about the times and more because i want cory doctorow to be wrong about everything
― ☂ (max), Monday, 20 June 2011 14:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
anyone planning to see the NYT documentary? I feel I couldn't care less about it.
― already president FYI (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 June 2011 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've seen it; it's not bad but it's really insular. You'd think the Times was pretty much the only paper in the world facing these things.
― stet, Monday, 20 June 2011 15:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
London Times? From what I can tell it's neither abject disaster nor roaring success, but they won't break their subscription figures down (79,000, but no-one knows how many are discounted, special offers etc) so no-one can really tell how much money is coming in (like it's def not enough to turn a profit, but it could be anywhere between beggaringly little or a promising amount).
Here's the story, most things I saw were similarly hesitant.
― portrait of velleity (woof), Monday, 20 June 2011 15:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Well done, the Evening Standard:
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 07:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's a really fucking weird interview with Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz in today's Sunday Times Magazine. All about his "lifetime in public life" and the day the family feared could be his last: turns out it was 9/11. Really makes them both out to be creepy and out-of-touch.
Then in the review section of the paper Andrew Sullivan absolutely destroys him in an article entitled "Dastardly Dick, America's Worst Vice President".
It's almost like someone at News International is annoyed Cheney's book went to the competition.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 4 September 2011 08:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh god I saw an article about that parachutist, but the paper here just showed a photo and the article which I thought was awful enough - to have video AND COMMENTS!? Thats just horrible.
― Silent Hedgehogs (Trayce), Sunday, 4 September 2011 08:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
(lol "the paper here" makes it sound like the entirety of Australia has a single newspaper. Um, I sppose if you count Murdoch press as a single cthulubeast it isnt too far from true, mind you)
― Silent Hedgehogs (Trayce), Sunday, 4 September 2011 08:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is there a thread for the prolonged death of the cheese farmer?
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 06:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I can't work out what's worse, the fact that he was paid to write that shit or that he was prepared to put his name to someone else writing that shit.
― Ned Trifle X, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 06:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Grab a slice and cook it in some leftover bacon juices. That kicks Krispy Kreme's a*** any day.
That kicks Krispy Kreme's a*** any day.
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 07:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
god he's a cunt
― The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 07:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
A brilliant new-look Mirror website was launched early this morning ... and then, as is traditional in digital publishing, promptly crashed.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 09:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 12:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is going well:
― James Mitchell, Monday, 20 February 2012 07:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
first response hall of fame
― Wub wub wub wubwubwubwub wub Pzzzzzzz WUBB wubwub (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 20 February 2012 07:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Martin Clarke v interesting at Leveson today http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/interactive/2012/may/09/martin-clarke-witness-statement-leveson-inquiry
― stet, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
NOLA Times-Pic dropping its printed product back to 3x/week, reportedly cutting newsroom staff by 1/3.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Thursday, 24 May 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's sad
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 May 2012 17:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Advance also said Thursday that three major daily newspapers that it owns in Alabama will switch to publishing three days a week as part of a new focus on online news: The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and the Press-Register of Mobile.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 May 2012 18:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Meanwhile, Warren Buffett is buying newspapers:
Buffett is adding to Berkshire's newspaper holdings with the $142 million deal announced May 17 for Media General Inc. (MEG) publications including the Richmond Times-Dispatch of Virginia. The billionaire, who bought the Buffalo News in 1977 and said in 2009 that newspapers have the potential for unending losses, is now betting that papers with a community focus can profit as they change their models.
― o. nate, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think he's right that there's still a void to fill in terms of local/community information, and probably a way to make money off this, but I'm not clear on how he thinks existing newspapers are going to fill that void without going bankrupt.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm not sure if he knows either.
...Buffett wrote in a letter to editors and publishers of Berkshire's daily newspapers. "We want your best thinking as we work out the blend of digital and print that will attract both the audience and the revenue we need."
― o. nate, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
I thought AOL's "Patch" was a perhaps good idea that was ATROCIOUSLY executed. But something like that could work maybe, a sort of national network of local news sites, taking advantage of certain scalable aspects while keeping the content completely local and locally reported.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
patch may be good in theory except for the part where huffpo hired a bunch of 23 year olds right out of college to run the sites and expected them to turn a profit immediately
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:53 (1 year ago) Permalink


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