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This is a bit more organic than your other works. A bit looser/messier. Still good though. Its a good mix of organic and digital.
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A BICYCLE rider has been injured after being involved in a crash with a bus in Thorpe Bay.
Paramedics were called out at 10.45am to the incident which happened on Thorpe Esplanade at the junction with Thorpe Hall Avenue.
The incident happened after a bus and cyclist collided.
Treatment was given to the male bike rider at the scene with a police spokeswoman saying his injuries are thought "not to be serious".
Slight delays are being caused in the area as the bus is blocking part of the road heading towards Southend town centre.
The bus was removed from the scene at 12noon but police kept the road was partially shut off at the junction with Burges Terrace while investigations were carried out.

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The school romantic comedy revolves around a second-year high school student named Sorata Kanda who lives in Sakurasou, the dormitory for problem children at Sorata's school. One day, Mashiro Shiina - a cute girl who happens to be also a cosmopolitan, brilliant artist - moves into Sakurasou.
Sorata thinks to himself that he should protect Mashiro from the weirdos at Sakurasou, but Mashiro has a surprising secret: she has no idea how to take care of herself. She gets lost if she goes out, and her room is a complete mess. Sorata's dorm mates designate him as the "master" of Mashiro, and thus, an ordinary boy and a brilliant girl must live like "a master and his pet."
Main Characters & Voice Actors
Sorata Kanda
VA: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Mashiro Shiina
VA: Kayano, Ai
Opening & Ending
"Kimi ga Yume wo Tsuretekita" by Pet na Kanojotachi (Ai Kayano, Mariko Nakatsu, Natsumi Takamori)
Ending Theme
"DAYS of DASH" by Konomi Suzuki
Other Information
Type: TV
Aired: Oct 9, 2012 to ?
Producers: J.C. Staff
Genres: Comedy, Romance, School
First Impressions
Loved the artwork, style, and theme so far. J.C. Staff is pulling through this time!
Anyways, the first episode was funny to say the least with the morning wake-up call. Mashiro has a calm voice but that's alright. I also liked the sensei as she appears to be the more "mature" type but with a wild side seemingly. There was also a childhood friend and the playboy in the opening scenes so we got the whole package. As this is a romantic comedy, I'm expecting some more drama at school as well as at the dorm between the two main characters. Loved it so far and wow, that messy room...
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Ill be watching this for sure.
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we all like the dumb-founded blonde chick right?
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Looks like a fun anime to watch. Gonna put it on my list now..
Just seen it, not bad.
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I just saw it and loved it. The girls are all over Sorata, but he's not falling for any of it. The characters are just plain nuts!! Hell, the white haired girls comes in as normal, but the episode ends as the worst of them all.
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I enjoyed this show wayyy too much. I wasnt sure what to expect at all when I started watching it, but when they added Shiina, I knew I was going to love this show. I am not expecting much out of it, other than some good laughs and entertainment though.
Seems like Mashiro has some kind of mental handicap but she's really cute. I wouldn't mind having a pet like her!
Yet another generic anime.
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
Check out my first impressions if you wanna see it in video
I've watched ep 1, but can't remember what I thought about it.
Bad sign? :P
I remember that there was a blonde weird girl in it.
Not expecting it to be epic, but I don't think it'll be bad either.
I got to say, I was impressed. It was WAY better than I thought it would be. So far, one of the best first episodes this season in my opinion.
I'm the best in the world at being me;why would I give up such a great position?
A fun 1st episode !!! The characters are quite random and very interesting with the art style choice fitting it perfectly. Couldn't help but laugh and smile at very scene.
Now that is pure cuteness right there ;3
I liked the first episode quite a bit but the character Misaki was a little over the top and by that I mean it felt like she was a little too loud and hyper. Also the fact that Sorata is voice-acted by Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (the voice actor of Kirito from Sword Art Online) makes me very happy indeed.
Will definitely keep watching this.
No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite.
A lot of fun - definitely looking forward to next week.
The only gripe I have is how "Basil Fawlty" the main character was - exploding over every tiny thing. You'd think if he'd lived with dsyfunctional people for so long he might have chilled out a bit.


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Welcome to the hobby ! When I started brewing (way back), I was on a budget and used an enamel coated 8 gallon canning pot which I got from a hardware store. It allowed me to full wort boil which improved my beer. I replaced it eventually with a SS pot, but I got a lot of batches from it. They're an affordable option as a start up.
One other question related to the boil kettle size...the kit I purchased states you can use a 3.5 gallon kettle or larger. Can I get away with that size for now versus a 5 gallon? I'm just thinking about chilling the wort using ice baths at this point, and the smaller the kettle the more manageable. Thanks again to everyone!


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An Atlanta-based real estate and investment management firm recently paid almost $21 million for six older apartment complexes with a total of 785 units.
DAYTONA BEACH -- An Atlanta-based real estate and investment management firm has swiftly become one of the major owners of Volusia County apartment complexes.
Cocke Finklestein Inc. recently paid almost $21 million for six older apartment complexes with a total of 785 units. The purchase price averaged $26,687 per door.
"That's the perfect price for those properties," said real estate observer Claude Gardner, managing director at Prudential Commercial Real Estate FL in Daytona Beach, who was not involved in the transaction. "It gives them enough room to put some money into them to get them where they need to be."
The four Daytona Beach properties Cocke Finkelstein bought are Countryside Apartments, 1200 Beville Road; Nova Glen Apartments, 1000 S. Nova Road; Novawood Apartments, 1220 S. Nova Road; and Volusia Crossing Apartments, 375 Bill France Blvd.
Cocke Finkelstein also purchased the Applewood Apartments, 211 and 101 E. New Hampshire Ave. in DeLand, and the Oak Shade Apartments at 2317 S. Volusia Ave. in Orange City.
All the complexes are one-floor, modular, garden-style developments with multiple buildings. They were built between 1979 and 1985. Countryside is the largest complex with 191 units and Volusia Crossing is the smallest with 76 units. Individual complex prices ranged from $5.2 million for Countryside to $2.15 million for Oak Shade, which has 82 units.
Rents range from $499 to $759 a month.
The six Volusia County properties were bought from West Palm Beach-based Blue Valley Apartments. The properties were part of a 13-property purchase, said Dan Haefner, president of CFLane, the property management arm of Cocke Finkelstein. Ten complexes are in Florida and three are in Georgia.
"We like this type of workforce and affordable housing products and it was an opportunity to expand our portfolio. We have close to 40,000 units," Haefner said. "We like Florida and we know the market and the Daytona area."
Cocke Finkelstein in March 2012 bought The Groves Apartments and Pierpoint Port Orange Apartments, both in Port Orange, and Mallards of Brandywine in DeLand for $31 million, or $56,363 a door. Within four months, it sold Mallards of Brandywine for a $1.75 million profit.
Apartments are still hot properties for investors, said Charles Lichtigman, CEO of Charles Wayne Properties in Daytona Beach.
"Apartments are seen as stable with high demand so investors are willing to pay more for a smaller profit with a less risky investment," Lichtigman said. "As single-family housing is still out of reach, price wise and people unable to qualify for mortgages, apartments are still a popular housing option."
Cocke Finkelstein plans minor to moderate improvements and upgrades to the local complexes, Haefner said.
Cocke Finkelstein owns 1,167 units in eight complexes in Volusia County.
Other major apartment complex owners in Volusia County include Daytona Beach-based Continental Property Services, with 1,652 units in eight properties; Winter Park-based Atlantic Housing Partners, with 1,573 units in nine complexes; and the Lohman family in Ormond Beach, with 848 units in 10 complexes and plans to build a 144-unit complex on Clyde Morris Boulevard near Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach.


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Jewel Ball - 10/17/09
It was perfectly fitting that Lou and Veronica Guarino, owners of Louis Anthony Jewelers, chaired the Early Learning Institute's Jewel Ball-Masquerade. Sputzy and the Soul Providers took to the stage and dazzled the crowd of 100 at St. Clair Country Club, and attendees bid on live and silent auction items, and vied for a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate to Louis Anthony Jewelers. The evening, which raised more than $60,000, helped the Early Learning Institute celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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Jan. 31, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State's Mike Compton will miss the 2013 season as the sophomore right hander will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a damaged ligament in his right elbow.
The news comes just over two weeks before the Seminoles open the 2013 campaign on Friday, February 15 with a three-game series against the University of Rhode Island on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium.
"It was disappointing for all of us to hear the news regarding Mike Compton," said head coach Mike Martin. "We are hopeful he will be ready to go in 2014. Mike was one of our leaders in the clubhouse and in the classroom as he posted a 3.95 GPA this past fall. He will definitely be missed but we also see this as an opportunity for someone else to step in and fill the No. 2 spot in the rotation."
The Branson, Mo., native posted a 12-2 record with a 2.87 ERA in 18 starts in his first season at Florida State in 2012. The right hander made an immediate impact in FSU's starting rotation earning a spot in the weekend rotation in the series opener against Hofstra. He would maintain that spot in the rotation throughout the Seminoles' run to the College World Series.
Compton finished the season tied for the second most wins nationally while leading all freshmen in that category. He was the first 10-game winner in the ACC in 2012 and closed out the year as the only player in the league to reach double-digit victories. Compton went on to finish 13th in the ACC in ERA en route to earning second team all-conference honors.
Compton made three starts in the NCAA Tournament and picked up wins against Samford and Stony Brook. In both outings, the Seminole pitcher worked 6.0 innings and allowed just two runs. Compton was the pitcher of record in FSU's 5-2 victory over Samford to clinch the Tallahassee Regional. He then helped Florida State stave off elimination in Omaha as he led the Seminoles to a 12-2 victory over Stony Brook in the College World Series.
He finished his freshman campaign with 64 strikeouts in 91.0 innings of work while holding opponents to a .260 batting average. Compton allowed two earned runs or less in 16 of his 18 starts, while yielding no runs three times.
A strong freshman year opened the door for high acclaim in 2013 as Compton earned preseason third team All-America nods from both Louisville Slugger and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Along with sophomore left hander Brandon Leibrandt, Martin is looking at senior Scott Sitz (RHP), junior Peter Miller (RHP) and sophomore Luke Weaver (RHP) as the team's four starting pitchers at the present time.


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NEWBERRY, S.C. – The King University men's wrestling team traveled to Newberry College for the Super Region II Duals on Saturday and the Tornado are coming home with an undefeated record. The Tornado opened the day with a 24-21 win over University of Findlay and followed with a 24-17 victory over Shippensburg University. King capped the day by defeating Tiffin University 31-15 for their third win of the day.
King fell behind Findlay 10-0 early, but Bryce Killian got momentum back in the Tornado side with a 5-2 decision over Nicholas Skonieczny at 141 pounds. Frank Yattoni IV followed with a 2-2 win on criteria over Dalton Nicely at 149 pounds before JA Jones gave King the lead. Jones took a win by fall in 0:37 at 157 pounds to give the Tornado a 12-10 lead. After the Oilers regained an 18-12 lead with wins at 165 and 174 pounds, Blaike Henry pulled King back with a win by fall in 0:31 over Alec Bissel at 184 pounds to make the score 18-18. Findlay got three points at 197 pounds to take the lead, but Garrett Fosdyck gave King the 24-21 win when he defeated Luke Fleming on a fall in 0:51 at 285 pounds.
The Tornado followed that with another narrow match, this time with Shippensburg. The Raiders took an early 12-0 lead after the first two bouts at 125 and 133 pounds. However, King rolled off five straight wins to gain an 18-12 lead. Killian again sparked the spurt with a narrow 8-7 decision over Simon Rice at 141 pounds. Chance Smith followed with a 4-2 sudden victory over Kyle Barnes at 149 before Jones won a 6-0 decision over Mark Lentz at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, Travis Edwards gave King a 15-12 lead when he defeated Colton Rebert on a fall in 2:45, and Jordan Reece stretched the advantage with a 6-0 decision over Brett Pastore at 174 pounds. The Raiders got within one with a win at 184, but Eldon Valery, Jr. took a 5-4 decision over Jalal Paige at 197, and Fosdyck topped Jacob Nate 6-3 at 285 to give King the 24-17 victory.
The perfect day was capped with a 31-15 win over Tiffin. Cullen King evened the match at 6-6 when he defeated Adam Green on a fall in 0:53 at 133 pounds. Killian followed with a major decision, 10-0 over Kyle Ferguson at 141 pounds to give King the lead. Yattoni stretched the lead with a 6-4 decision over Samphanh Viengmany and Jones gave the Tornado a 19-6 lead by defeating Chase Boyd on a fall in 1:16 at 157 pounds. The Tornado won on a pair of forfeits before the Dragons took the final two matches to make the final score 31-15.
King will be in action again on Thursday as they travel back to Newberry to take on the Wolves. The dual is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.


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Richmond County (Staten Island)
After the death of a loved one, surviving family members often discover they have many tasks to perform so that the decedent's affairs may be put in order. Handling these responsibilities in a timely manner can be a confusing and added hardship to the survivors.
The Surrogate's Court of Richmond County exercises jurisdiction over the probate of wills and grants letters testamentary and letters of administration, as well as guardianship of infants and developmentally disabled individuals. It also approves adoptions, exercises control over executors, administrators, trustees and guardians, passes upon and settles accounts of fiduciaries and renders judicial determination to the foregoing matters.
This Court meets the needs of over 500,000 residents of the borough of Staten Island. Indeed the Court for years has garnered a reputation for high standards of quality service and has been staffed by multi-talented court personnel. Yet the unique character of this Court has been maintained dating back to its earliest days.
Surrogate Robert J. Gigante and the Richmond County Surrogate's Court stand ready to assist families who lost relatives during Hurricane Sandy. The Richmond County Surrogate's Court Help Center is available Monday through Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM to help families with issues relating to their deceased relatives, from permission to enter a sealed residence to answering procedural questions regarding the administration of an estate.
To contact the Court please call 718-675-8500 and indicate that your questions relate to hurricane victims or visit us at 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY, Room 201.
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Staten Island, NY 10301
Honorable Robert J. Gigante
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STOCKTON - Representatives from three local law enforcement agencies will be named Officers of the Year at the Italian Athletic Club's 44th annual Law Enforcement Night awards banquet Tuesday.
STOCKTON - Representatives from three local law enforcement agencies will be named Officers of the Year at the Italian Athletic Club's 44th annual Law Enforcement Night awards banquet Tuesday.
Three members each from the California Highway Patrol, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and the Stockton Police Department have been nominated for the awards. A panel of judges from the Italian Athletic Club will choose one winner from each agency.
The banquet is being held at the Italian Athletic Club, 3541 Cherryland Ave., in Stockton. The event begins with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7.
For more information, contact John Peluso (209) 478-0189 or Ralph Fratta at (209) 478-1923.
The nominees are:
Christi Garza: Garza graduated from the CHP academy in 1990 and transferred to the Stockton area in 1997. She is the senior-most uniformed member of the Stockton-area CHP who still patrols roadways.
Despite having the seniority to work any shift she desires, Garza chooses to remain on the graveyard shift to continue her active pursuit of intoxicated drivers. She made more than 100 DUI arrests in 2012.
Patrick Naves: Naves completed his academy training in 2007 and transferred to the Stockton area in July 2011. In 2012, Naves made approximately 80 DUI arrests and 36 felony arrests.
He is credited with taking a number of illegal firearms and illicit drugs off the streets. In December, he was chosen to spearhead the CHP's partnership with the Stockton Police Department's Gang Violence Suppression Unit, a joint effort which helped stem the rise of violent crime in Stockton.
Mark Tolman: Tolman transferred to the Stockton-area CHP in 1999. He is a certified departmental multidisciplinary accident investigation team associate whose expertise is utilized by the CHP as well as allied agencies.
Tolman's knowledge and findings have proved invaluable to numerous criminal and civil court cases. In 2012 the Stockton area CHP investigated 41 fatal collisions that resulted in the deaths of 49 people. Tolman helped determine the causes of the collisions in a majority of those cases.
Nicholas Taiariol: A Manteca native who played baseball at Whittier College, Taiariol was hired by the Sheriff's Office in 2009. He is assigned to the Patrol Division.
Taiariol primarily worked the busy south and east Stockton beats during his first 21/2 years on patrol. He is a street gang expert and a member of the Countywide Gang Task Force who has completed numerous gang investigations. He also is an expert marksman who has served as a member of the SWAT team since 2010.
William "Jeff" Watson: Watson has been a deputy with the Sheriff's Office since January 2007. In November 2007, he was assigned to Lathrop Police Services. He currently serves as a gang expert and weaponless self-defense instructor.
In August, Watson responded to a reported homicide. After hearing a little girl scream from a second-story window, he kicked in the door, raced upstairs and encountered a man kneeling over his wife, whom he had just murdered with a screwdriver. Watson assisted in tackling, disarming and arresting the man without endangering two children who were in the room.
Santino Westwood: Westwood is an east Stockton native who attended Bear Creek High School and San Joaquin Delta College. He graduated from the Delta College Police Academy and joined the Sheriff's Office in November 2007.
Westwood has investigated a variety of cases, including child abuse, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, domestic violence, elder abuse and auto theft. He completed 401 documented reports and made 60 arrests in 2012.
Gabriel Guerrero: After spending four years with the Antioch Police Department, Guerrero returned to his hometown to join the Stockton Police Department in 2007. In addition to his regular patrol duties, he also has served as a canine officer for the past year.
Guerrero and his canine partner, Rocky, were credited with making 11 canine apprehensions in 2012. In one such incident on Sept. 21, Guerrero deployed Rocky to assist in apprehending an armed burglar. Guerrero also was credited with recovering thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise when he and his partner arrested three people who burglarized a business Aug. 23.
James Manor: Since being hired in May 2007, Manor has been assigned to the Patrol Division, the Crisis Negotiation Team and the Community Response Team. He made 56 felony arrests, 35 misdemeanor arrests and more than 400 proactive stops over the past year.
Manor also is credited with aiding in 87 firearm seizures. One such incident occurred July 12, when Manor and his partner led a pursuit in which officers exchanged gunfire with a group of shooting suspects, one of whom sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The chase resulted in the arrest of four gang members and the seizure of five firearms, including an assault rifle.
Marc Parker: In 10 years since being sworn in with the Stockton Police Department in 2002, Parker has worked in the Patrol Division, the Investigations Division, the Special Investigations Section and the Gang Violence Suppression Unit as a detective and gang expert.
As a detective with the gang unit, Parker played a key role in the department's first wire-tap investigation. The investigation resulted in the arrests of 46 members of the Loc Town Crip criminal street gang, some of whom were responsible for numerous homicides, attempted homicides and drive-by shootings as well as gun and drug trafficking, authorities said.
Contact reporter Jason Anderson at (209) 546-8279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/crimeblog.


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Every year, about two-thirds of Americans resolve to get fit or lose weight. Unfortunately, 73 percent give up within six weeks, according to a survey by Harris Interactive. While time and commitment are often to blame, many fitness experts suggest sore and fatigued muscles have a lot to do with why we lose steam in a new routine.
"Muscles go through quite a bit of physical stress when we exercise," says Rick Sharp, professor of exercise physiology at Iowa State University in Ames and contributor to WebMD.com. "Mild soreness is just a natural outcome of any kind of physical activity. And they're most prevalent in beginning stages of a program."
Whether you're sore from a new workout routine or everyday aches and pains, muscle management is a key to making physical exercise less of a chore. Here are three tips to reduce routine muscle pain, so you can go from sore to more.
Massage away
Massage is often thought of as relaxing, but new studies link massage to muscle treatment and recovery. In addition to relieving tension, massage may help reduce pain, decrease swelling and improve blood circulation. This promotes healing of soft-tissue damage, bruising and muscle fatigue. It also helps improve flexibility and mobility faster, while reducing overall stiffness.
New and powerful hand-held massagers, from manufacturers such as Wahl, make it possible to treat muscle pain and fatigue on a daily basis. Great information on therapeutic massage, its benefits, proper techniques and which type of massager is right for where it hurts can be found at wahlmassagers.com.
Stretch before and after
Most people associate stretching with improving flexibility. Stretching may actually help energy levels as well. Much like an engine needs to be primed before it fires up, stretching your muscles before working out gets the blood flowing throughout your body. This not only helps to reduce muscle-related injuries, but it reduces the buildup of lactic acid, which promotes fatigue. Once you've had a good stretch, ease your way into the workout to ensure your muscles are nice and loose before reaching "cruising speed."
Heat up and cool down
Knowing when to apply hot and cold temperatures to sore muscles is critical to treating and healing them. Studies have shown alternating cold with hot to be highly effective in promoting both circulation and muscle recuperation. Temperature therapy also helps address specific muscle-related issues. Heat is often recommended for tight muscles, ligaments and tendons because it improves blood flow to the affected area. Cold therapy reduces swelling and helps control muscle spasms. New products such as the Hot-Cold Therapy Massager from Wahl combine massage and temperature therapy to provide a more comprehensive solution to muscle pain management.
Wahl is a leading manufacturer of massage therapy products available nationwide. For product information or to learn about the benefits of therapeutic massage, visit wahlmassagers.com.


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25 November 2010|
If you are the proud owner of a nice new car, but the sound of the OEM audio system makes you dread playing it, the folks at JBL believe they have the right solution for you. The new JBL MS-8 System Integration Digital Processor provides not only integration and system expansion capability, as well as advanced automatic tuning and correcting of the cars frequency response, but also provides significant improvements to your cars stereo imaging and staging capabilities. The JBL MS-8 is fully compatible with virtually any system whether it's bone stock or full aftermarket, or somewhere in between. The device connects to the cars audio system by feeding the factory amplifier inputs into it, and then it's built in 8 channel amplifier (20W x 8 @ 4 ohms, 30W x 8 @ 2 ohms) drives the speakers. But the real beauty and power of the MS-8 is in the digital processing it performs on the signal before feeding it to the speakers.
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Using advanced processing with their own proprietary software, and a special headset microphone tuning device, the JBL MS-8 is actually capable of tuning your system all by itself. Unlike other systems, the MS-8 does not require connection to a laptop or other device, instead utilizing a small dedicated screen and wireless remote control included with the unit. The complete system is composed of three primary components, a small display used for setup and adjustment, a remote control, and the main amplifier/processor. A powerful DSP processor measures and corrects frequency response and arrival times for as many as four separate seating positions. Tuning is accomplished by following a step-by-step setup menu, and the actual calibration is performed with a specially designed binaural headset microphone included in the kit. The system will accept input from and drive up to eight separate channels, so even if the car uses active crossovers for separate tweeters, the MS-8 is equipped for the task, thanks to the built in user adjustable crossovers for each of the channels. You can select frequency, and crossover slopes for each channel individually. Also built into the MS-8 is a "Logic 7" surround processor that was originally developed by Harman for the high end home audio Lexicon products. The Logic 7 technology is used for upmixing two-channel material over a multi-channel playback system. It plays normal stereo recordings in full and satisfying surround, with a wide sound stage and the impression of increased envelopment in the recording.
According to the video on the JBL website, the MS-8 is very easy to install, and can be installed and fully tuned in just a few short hours. Having spent thousands of hours tuning car audio systems, I was a bit skeptical that it could really be as easy as that. So, to see just how the system installs and tunes, I called Rick Jones, an old buddy of mine who just happens to own Creative Audio Werks, (www.creativeaudiowerks.com) a high end custom installation shop in Phoenix, AZ. They also had a great car to try the MS-8 out in, a 2006 Audi S4 with the top of the line Audi/Bose system. The Bose system in Rick's S4 includes a 6 channel amplifier incorporating a subwoofer channel and a center channel in addition to the usual four. After spending 30 minutes or so listening to the cars factory system as a baseline for later comparison and making notes on what I liked and didn't like, it was time to get started. We opened the carton and had a look through the gear as well as the supplied Quick Start Guide. Once we felt like we had a handle on how the system installed and interfaced with the factory Audi/Bose system, it was time to get our hands dirty.
Rick had his lead installer Scott jump on taking the S4 apart and locating the factory amplifier. A mounting location for the MS-8 was chosen in close proximity to the factory amplifier, and with the help of wiring color code information from the JBL website, we quickly determined which wires were which, and began the task of wiring the MS-8's input and output harnesses. Luckily in our case the factory amplifier was turned on via a 12v trigger lead, because for all the technology, the MS-8 inexplicably does not incorporate signal sensing turn-on, so in vehicles where no switched 12V power is available, a separate adapter would be required. When we checked the front left and right outputs from the amplifier with our handheld RTA, they proved to be full range, so we did not require any additional inputs to the MS-8. The internal processor would provide the appropriate signal steering to the other channels. In situations where the signals are not full range, you simply add the other channels to the MS-8's inputs, and identify where the signal should go on the outputs when you do the setup.
Once the power, ground and signal wiring had been connected, Scott ran the cable for the LCD display up to the front of the car. In this case for the sake of aesthetics, the display would live in the glovebox, and only be brought out to make adjustments, rather than being permanently mounted in plain view using the supplied mount and adhesive pads. The actual installation of the gear had taken about 3 hours. We were now ready to set up the system.
The system turned on and it was time to play the supplied setup CD, while following the directions on the screen. During the setup, the MS-8 checks for proper level, and balance. Everything checked out, we simply followed the on screen menus and prompts to identify which channel was which, and then followed the on screen instructions to and set the crossover frequency and slopes. Then it was time to don the headset, and perform the acoustic calibration using the setup CD, while following the directions on the screen when prompted to look forward, left and right. The microphones built into the headset measure frequency response and arrival times, and the processor makes any necessary corrections. Once complete, the system asks if you would like to repeat the process for other seating locations. We chose not to, and instead were eager to listen to the system after the MS-8 had corrected things.
Using the same tracks I had played earlier for my baseline notes, the result was a soundstage much wider and deeper than before, and a much better sense of space. On many tracks, the difference between the original sound and the calibrated sound was startling. The car had previously had a lot of muddy midbass which was now completely gone and had been transformed into a much tighter and accurate sound. On certain tracks I found the Logic 7 effect to be too much, causing unrealistic amounts of stereo image shifting so I simply turned it on or off as needed. The calibration also overcompensated for the subwoofer by flattening the bass response and reducing the output of the factory subwoofer more than we would prefer. Fortunately, the MS-8 also includes a 31 band EQ, as well as a thoughtfully included subwoofer level control, so adding some additional sub bass back into the system was simple. We listened to it for some time, and played with the myriad of adjustments and controls. We also re-did the calibration several times with fairly consistent results. I have to admit that in some cases, I thought the system sounded almost too flat, in a sort of lifeless, almost clinical way, and while the staging and imaging were amazing, the tonal balance would definitely need some massaging with the equalizer and crossover settings to get things more to my liking.
At the end of the day, the system had taken about 5 hours to install and tune, which could have been done a bit quicker in a simpler car. If it were my car, I would have probably needed another hour or three of tweaking things to get it really dialed in. So, while I think the MS-8 represents a really cool piece of technology and can do wonders to fix certain aspects of a factory system, I doubt that anyone will be able to simply leave it alone after the calibration. It still is going to take some personalization and tweaking, and that's okay. The MS-8 is a very cool, very intelligent piece of gear, and I can't think of a situation where it couldn't be put to good use. I do wish it had a bit more manual adjustability, like being able to EQ the front and rear speakers separately, and it really should have signal sensing turn on capability. But from a sonic perspective, it's a very powerful tuning tool, and particularly useful for inexperienced users who have no idea where to begin their audio tuning process.
The JBL MS-8 is much more than an OEM interface, and there isn't really anything else like it on the market. It will integrate well into virtually any system, and provide expansion and upgrade capabilities regardless of what the car already has installed. Just don't expect to install it in a couple of hours, or expect it to be perfect without doing a little tuning of your own.
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Lots of things get us inspired for planning our spring gardens. Plants and lovely green things, of course, but also fun, modern and colorful planters. Affordable and easy to incorporate into whatever sized outdoor area you have, if you've been looking for a way to jump-start your gardening motivation, we've got ten options.
Available in lots of different materials and prices, these ten options are only a small fraction of the cool, modern planters out there, but they are certainly some that have turned our heads recently. You don't even have to spend money to get fun planters for your outdoor area; there are lots of DIY or repurposed ideas to be discovered. We'd love if you added your own favorites or even just some you've been dreaming of lately.
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Correctional officers keep us safe, despite danger & low pay.
Correctional officers at Montana State Prison put their lives on the line every day. Some days, that line is thinner than others.
Such a day occurred for MEA-MFT member Nick Carter on May 11, 2006. Officer Carter was patrolling the perimeter of the prison outside Deer Lodge. Officers call it "riding the perimeter."
That was the day a troubled man with a violent history named Ron Violette drove his car to the prison, told the checkpoint officer he was an attorney, then roared past the checkpoint and into a secure area.
When Carter confronted Violette, the man rammed his car into Carter's patrol truck.
Carter stepped out of the truck, and Violette rammed into him, pinning him between the vehicles.
Correctional officers don't carry weapons unless they're riding the perimeter or in the towers. Carter had a sidearm that day. Thinking quickly, he shot Violette in the arm. Violette eventually was caught and charged with attempted murder, two counts of felony criminal endangerment, felony criminal mischief, and misdemeanor criminal trespass.
Carter went back to work with an injured knee, a leg brace, and a special honor - Employee of the Quarter for Security.
"Officer Carter's decisive response to this very dangerous situation is a tribute to the courage and integrity he brings to the job," said Kerry Bruner, human resources specialist at the prison.
Just another day in the life of a correctional officer.
"Our officers' lives are at risk every day," said MEA-MFT Field Consultant Tom Burgess, who works with the local union. "Montanans should know they have highly trained professionals protecting them at the prison."
Correctional officers at the prison have one of the most important jobs in the state-keeping prisoners where they can't hurt Montana citizens.
It's also one of the toughest jobs in the state. "Inmates have been known to throw feces and urine at the officers and spit at them," Burgess said. "There's AIDS and tuberculosis down there."
Tough working conditions and low pay make it difficult to recruit and retain officers. "The turnover is constant," said Bob Anez, communications director for the Montana Department of Corrections. "It's typical in public service - the people with the most difficult jobs often get the lowest pay."
Making recruitment even more difficult, the number of available workers in the Deer Lodge area has declined since the days when the Anaconda smelter and Butte mines were in full operation.
At the same time, the prison population has expanded-from around 850 a decade ago to almost 1,500 today, according to Burgess.
"There isn't necessarily more crime, just less tolerance for it," he said. Meth is a huge factor. So is Montana's "three-strikes-and-out" rule. Citizens are less willing to have inmates reintroduced into society.
Small steps forward
Despite these obstacles, the prison was able to hire nearly 200 new officers in the last three years, thanks in part to MEA-MFT. "We turned a corner somewhat in the last couple of years because we got the starting salary up to $12 an hour instead of $10.57," Burgess explained.
MEA-MFT also spearheaded a move to get correctional officers into a 20-year retirement plan instead of 30 years and settled a wage claim that resulted in another pay increase for officers.
Correctional Officer Keith Isaacson works the third shift at the prison-10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. He said the shift is a bit more "laid back" than others because prisoners are locked down.
But Isaacson still has plenty to worry about. As president of the Federation of Montana State Prison Employees, Local #4700, the safety and well being of his members are constantly on his mind.
Despite recent improvements in pay, the prison is still 30 to 50 officers short, according to Isaacson. That results in lots of mandatory overtime; officers must still be alert and do the job right.
"If you bring wages up and benefits up, you might find 60 or 70 people to choose from for these jobs, instead of four," Isaacson said.
"I appreciate [management's] position. They've only got so much money. But somewhere along the line, somebody's got to step up. Maybe it'll be the governor."
Despite the challenges, the job does have its rewards. "We are keeping the guard out for Montana's worst people so they don't get out and harm innocent bystanders," Isaacson said. "I've made some good friends. We're kind of like brothers and sisters out there. If you don't have a team mentality, someone could get hurt."
While the job doesn't call for heroism on the level of Officer Nick Carter's every day, it does call for professionalism, courage, and dedication.
"These correctional officers are some of the finest people I know," said Tom Burgess. "These people put their lives at risk every day."
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Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (UK - DVD R2)
Our Marcus finds a chest full of puppets and isn't too sure why they were made...
Puppet Master: The Axis of Evil is the tenth, yes, tenth entry in the Puppet Master series and sees chair maker Danny Coogan (Levi Fiehler) become the new owner of the creepy little puppets as he tries to prevent some undercover Nazis from taking out a US bomb making factory in 1939. Seriously.
I'd not seen any of the Puppet Master movies so I'm not sure if the others had so much of a Twilight Zone/Steven Spielberg Presents feel to them. This movie feels very much like it could have turned up on Saturday afternoon TV in the eighties. In both visual style and the mood the synth score attempts to build. The entire thing has that Spielberg-ian tall tale feel to it especially when you throw in wartime America and undercover Nazis.
Generally the story works (once you swallow the puppets come to life concept anyway), but where the movie loses its footing is the fact it looks like an internet fan film for the most part. Cheap sets, basic lighting and unconvincing acting fill every scene and with the more outlandish characters (the Nazis and underworld Geisha) looking a lot like modern day college students going to a fancy dress party as opposed to actors in character, the whole illusion of a period drama with a demonic twist never quite gets off the ground.
As mentioned above the movie looks like a fan film, and to go with that it has a pretty ropey transfer. Weak black levels are the biggest failing with the whole movie looking hazy throughout and when combined with the bad lighting and the horribly fake sets everything just looks cheap and unimpressive.
There's also the weird intercutting between a previous Puppet Master movie and this new one which looks sloppy and unconvincing. Of course this isn't the transfer's failing as such, but the weak presentation doesn't do anything to hide the low budget nature of this entire affair.
There is a Dolby Digital 5.1 option, but honestly you'd barely know it. Everything sits snugly in the front speakers and everything feels confined because of it. There's really nothing going on outside of the hokey dialogue and the iffy score and even sound effects seem non-existent for the most part.
There really isn't much else to say here. It's a very basic audio track doing a very basic job and really that's it.
'No Strings Attached' (07:19) is a classic behind the scenes look at the original Puppet Master, which I'd imagine fans will love seeing (if they haven't got it elsewhere anyway). Incidentally, the clips they show off the original twenty year old movie make Axis of Evil look even cheaper.
There's also the trailer for Axis of Evil (02:05) which makes this movie look even more like a fan made project.
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil was an easy watch, but for the life of me I don't know what it was trying to be. It treads a weird line between a Small Soldiers style romp and a Child's Play style killer toy horror, but it never commits to either. It's not gory, but it's not that fun either. The story is classic Saturday afternoon tall tale stuff but its visuals hint at grimier things without ever going there. Honestly, I'm baffled as to what Puppet Master: Axis of Evil is trying to be.
The DVD is underwhelming at best—weak video, basic audio and not very good features. I may not have seen the other Puppet Master movies but this sure as hell feels like the tenth instalment of a dying franchise to me.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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The first three in the series are pretty enjoyable, and definite guilty pleasures. The fourth and fifth have moments, but took the series in a very bizarre direction. After that it was all garbage. Couldn't even bring myself to watch this one even though I own the box set. Most people I know turned it off.
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What's sad is that as bad as this movie is, it's far from the worst in the series. And I personally think the first 6 are good (despite 6 having really bad stock shots)
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 24th January 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English , Dolby Surround 2.1 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Featurette, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David DeCoteau
Cast: # Levi Fiehler, Jenna Gallagher,Taylor M. Graham
Genre: Drama and Horror
Length: 81 minutes
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Florida Gulf Coast stars in Week 1 of NCAA tourney
The basketball blue bloods from Louisville, Kansas and Indiana made it through.
So did the iron men from La Salle.
Then there's Florida Gulf Coast, a school hardly anyone had heard of just a few days ago.
Improbably, they're still playing, too — a tongue-wagging, heel-clicking, arm-flapping collection of no-names who turned the opening week of the NCAA tournament into their coming-out party.
It was impressive enough being the first No. 15 seed to advance to the round of 16. But the Eagles really grabbed everyone's attention with their running, dunking style and the unbridled joy they showed on the court. In a way, they were like the Harlem Globetrotters, charming the crowds while a pair of supposedly superior teams took on the role of the Washington Generals.
First, second-seeded Georgetown went down by 10 points. Then, seventh-seeded San Diego State fell by the same convincing margin.
"We're doing something special out here," said Sherwood Brown, who likes to stick out his tongue after every big shot. "We've been told that this is what college basketball is all about."
Now, Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) is off to Cowboys Stadium in suburban Dallas for the South Regional semifinals. And, in a most interesting twist, they'll face the flagship team from the Sunshine State, the No. 3-seeded Florida Gators (28-7).
"We're really blessed and we're really happy to be here right now," Brown said. "But we've still got a lot more games to play, hopefully, so we're going to go back home and get our heads back straight and get ready to play against the University of Florida."
The Eagles weren't the only surprise from the first week of the tournament. No. 13 seed La Salle made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 21 years one to remember, winning three times in five days to advance to a West Regional semifinal Thursday in Los Angeles against another upstart, ninth-seeded Wichita State (28-8).
After beating Boise State in a First Four game at Dayton, the Explorers (24-9) upset Kansas State and knocked off Mississippi, both of them two-point squeakers. Tyrone Garland banked home a scooping layup with 2 seconds left Sunday for a 76-74 victory over the Rebels, making this La Salle's deepest run in the tournament since they advanced to the championship game of a 24-team field in 1955.
"It just feels like AAU all over again," said Ramon Galloway, who led the Explorers with 24 points. "We play a game, go to sleep, wake up, play another game. We're pretty excited for the whole trip."
Garland dubbed his winning shot the "Southwest Philly Floater." For the small, private school, this is a chance to rekindle memories of its former glory, highlighted by a national title in 1954.
"We talked all week about the great La Salle tradition," coach John Giannini said. "When you come in, you want to bring that back. These guys are doing it right before our eyes."
Still, for all the excitement generated by a pair of major underdogs, the tournament is largely going according to form. Gonzaga is the only top seed to go down, knocked out by Wichita State. The other three No. 1s are still alive, as well as three No. 2s and three more from the third spot in the brackets.
Louisville has certainly lived up to being the top overall seed, winning its first two NCAA games by an average of 28.5 points. The Cardinals (31-5) will face 12th-seeded Oregon State (28-8) in the first semifinal of the Midwest Regional at Indianapolis. The other pits second-seeded Duke (29-5) against No. 3 Michigan State (27-8).
"We probably can't play any better," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said after an 82-56 dismantling of Colorado State. "Our guys were magnificent."
At the moment, the Cardinals are clearly the most impressive team in the tournament.
In the East Regional, for instance, the seedings held up completely but all four of the remaining teams struggled to get through the third round. No. 1 Indiana and No. 4 Syracuse pulled out six-point wins. No. 2 Miami knocked off Illinois by four. No. 3 Marquette edged Butler by two.
The Hoosiers finished their game on a 10-0 run, holding Temple scoreless over the last 3 minutes to survive 58-52.
"That's what we've been doing all year," sophomore center Cody Zeller said. "We've been in a lot of close games throughout the Big Ten especially. We've got a mature group that, even though it wasn't going as well and we wouldn't get things going for a while, that's what winners do. You've got to survive and advance this time of year. We got some big plays down the stretch and we're lucky we're moving on."
In the semifinals Thursday at Washington, it's Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9) and Miami (29-6) vs. Marquette (25-8). For Hoosiers star Victor Oladipo, it's a chance to return home.
"I'm just glad that we're going. We want to be successful there," said Oladipo, who was born and raised in the suburbs of the nation's capital. "It's going to be fun playing in front of family and friends and all that, but it's a business trip. We're on a mission."
The remaining semis are top-seeded Kansas (31-5) taking on No. 4 Michigan (28-7) in the South, while second-seeded Ohio State (28-7) plays No. 6 Arizona (27-7) in the West.
No one is having more fun than Florida Gulf Coast, which isn't surprising when you consider the beach-side school in Fort Myers has been around less than two decades and only became eligible for the tournament last year after the transition from a lower division.
In the Eagles' first trip to the NCAAs, hardly anyone expected them to win one game, much less two. But they've been playing like they have nothing to lose, winning over the notoriously tough fans in Philadelphia with soaring dunks, wide smiles and silly antics.
Christophe Varidel, a native of Switzerland, clicked his heels on the way down the court after a big basket against San Diego State. As FGCU pulled away from the Aztecs, some of the bench players waddled around with their arms flapping, apparently trying to imitate the team mascot but looking more like chickens.
Not that anyone cared.
These guys are having a blast.
"They play with a swagger, and they have a right to do that," said San Diego State's Steve Fisher, who knows about players with attitude, having coached the Fab Five at Michigan. "You can have that look and feel, but you have to compete and play to earn your spurs, and they've done that."
Indeed they have — a 15th seed that is one of just 16 teams still in the game.
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|Since 1953, Minnesota State University School of Nursing has offered an undergraduate program leading to a bachelor of science degree with a major in nursing.
In 1974 the SON developed an RN Option (the RN Baccalaureate Completion Program) for registered nurses interested in professional advancement by attaining a baccalaureate degree. This program uses a distance education format for course delivery. The Nursing Bachelor of Science (Prelicensure) program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and both programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
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Dan Frampton pulls into PreSonus Central Station
Mix engineer Dan Frampton's glittering career has included work with some of the biggest names in British pop music over the last 10 years; Atomic Kitten, Blue, Westlife and many of the X-Factor winners have all been treated to Dan's mixing and production skills.
Dan began his musical career as bassist with the band Frampton Hill. But after his band were dropped by Warner Brothers, Dan was given a chance to go back into the studio by Pete Waterman, whose PWL company had been taken over by Warner. What started as a two-week session turned into two years, ultimately as Waterman's chief engineer, mixing all the tracks for Five, Westlife and Steps.
The platform
More recently Dan has been working with Irish band The Script, and on iTunes Live mixes where he first came into contact with PreSonus DigiMax preamps. When Dan got back to the studio to mix the live gig, the PreSonus preamps sounded great - and needing to replace his own monitoring setup, Dan purchased a PreSonus Central Station studio control centre alongside a FaderPort DAW controller.
The input and output options on the Central Station made it perfect for Dan's Studio. "I use a Pro Tools HD3 rig. There are two output pairs from that rig running into the PreSonus Central Station. While I'm mixing in the box, if I want to compare the mix to anything - whether it's other tracks that I've mixed, or anything that's been supplied as a guide - I'll run that along one pair of outputs and my main mix along another pair of outputs so I can switch between the two."
Dan has been impressed by the digital conversion in the Central Station: "I can run a mix I've just bounced out of Pro Tools and compare it to a version off the desktop and it sounds pretty similar to the Pro Tools version, which shows how good the Central Station's D/A converters are."
As well as monitoring the outputs from his Pro Tools rig, Dan also has the digital output of his Mac running into the S/PDIF input of the Central Station: "If I want to run anything out of iTunes, off the desktop or out of Logic - which I run alongside Pro Tools sometimes - I put them through the digital side of the Central Station."
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The PreSonus FaderPort has also made an impact on Dan's production, providing him with a single motorised fader, rotary encoder, automation and transport controls. "There are certain things when mixing in the box that you miss faders for. Mainly things that require a little feel or touch, like string rides or brass rides, where you need more than just a line. I used to do this by grabbing the fader with the mouse, but that's not easy to do."
With the FaderPort, Dan is now able to ride these parts just as if he was on a full-size studio mixing desk, without the studio real-estate necessary for a large-format mixer. "The other thing it gets used for is riding the audience mics when I'm doing the iTunes Live shows. It's great if there's any sudden audience participation that you want in the middle of a track, but you know that you want to fade it out at a certain time."
With his new PreSonus equipment fully installed in his studio Dan is now starting work on a new album with The Script as well as pushing his WorldWide Music Mixing service via his website (details below), which gives unsigned artists the opportunity to put his expertise and studio equipment to use on their recordings.
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Sony has announced that former PlayStation chief Kazuo Hirai will be taking over as both president and CEO of Japanese electronics giant Sony, replacing former CBS executive Howard Stringer as of April 1. Although few industry watchers are surprised to see Hirai advance to the top position at Sony, he is doing so at a time when the once-unstoppable company is facing major challenges and dwindling prospects in almost all of its core markets, from video gaming and entertainment to home electronics and mobile devices. What kind of Sony is Hirai inheriting — and how can he hope to turn it around?
Money talks
The primary goal of a business like Sony is to make money — and that means the primary goal of its chief executive is to maximize the value the company returns to shareholders. (You'll notice responsibility to things like consumers or the environment isn't anywhere in that sentence — like all other secondary goals, those things only matter if they help the company make money.) And money is undoubtedly the primary reason Sony moved to replace Stringer. Stringer took over as Sony's CEO in 2005. Under Stringer's leadership, Sony went from a mammoth, profitable company to a firm that posted its first losses in 14 years: 2009 and 2010 saw the company lose a $1 billion and $440 million, respectively. That number jumped to $3.1 billion in 2010, and Sony has forecast it'll lose another $2.2 billion in its 2011 fiscal year. That'll be four years of losses in a row on Stringer's watch.
It's not just that Sony's finances have been rocked by the global economic downturn and significant one-time events (which, to be sure, they have). The long-running Japanese recession, the U.S. financial crisis, and the percolating series of debt crises in Europe haven't done Sony any favors — nor did the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. But perhaps more seriously, Sony has seen its worldwide sales volume and net income decline precipitously because its core businesses have been eroded by competitors. The combined effect is not just that Sony is on the verge of its fourth consecutive year of losses, but that it's seeing its total sales and net income decline, even as its competitors like Samsung and Apple are successfully growing their businesses in Sony's core markets.
Portable media
Sony used to command the portable music player market, dating all the way back to the 1980s. The term "Walkman" nearly become generic for any portable music player — CDs or (shudder) cassettes, thanks to Sony's success. Now, of course, the term "iPod" is almost generic for any portable music player, and while Sony long-since went digital and tried to compete in the market on the basis of style and quality, it only succeeded against the Apple iPod as well as everyone else: not in the slightest.
But the Walkman and the iPod largely predate Stringer's tenure at Sony. How about something near and dear to incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai's heart: gaming. Sony has always been a strong player in the console and handheld gaming market, with its original PlayStation console helping define a generation. The company experienced explosive success with the PlayStation 2, which was launched in 1999. It is still on sale, and remains the best-selling game console of all time, having moved over 150 million units since launch.
However, Sony fumbled with the launch of the Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3 back in 2006. The product was beleaguered by a high price tag, a lack of must-have titles exclusive to the platform, and — perhaps most importantly — was utterly sideswiped a year later by the inexpensive Nintendo Wii.
Yes, PS3 sales have gradually picked up as Sony has iterated the product and lowered its price. Before the 2011 holiday season, about 56 million PS3s had sold worldwide, which was becoming comparable to Microsoft's Xbox 360 (both of which are still far behind the Wii in total sales). However, the company was still selling the consoles at a loss well into 2010, which did nothing to help the bottom line of Sony's gaming business.
Then there was the disastrous breach of Sony's PlayStation Network (and Qriocity media service), which not only carried $170 million in direct costs and shut down the service for weeks, but substantially tarnished Sony's reputation. Sony can no longer bill itself as a top-flight provider of online entertainment and media: Instead, it's the only major player that's been successfully attacked. And while Sony has been trying to compete in the portable gaming market, its PlayStation Portable offerings never gained serious market share compared to Nintendo's handheld offerings. Now the entire portable gaming device market is being seriously threatened by smartphones, which has no doubt impacted prospects for the recently-released PlayStation Vita.


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UNICEF Belize and the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Belize provided this workshop as part of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build national capacities to guarantee, achieve and maintain the well-being of children and adolescents in Belize. The training focused on using new technologies such as social networking tools and digital media to empower children and young people to play an active role in reporting on issues that affect them.
In addition the participants learned about traditional journalism skills such as newswriting, performance and interviewing. The trainings were conducted by instructors Holly Edgell, Geraldine Cols Azócar, Christopher Saunders and Maral Usefi along with Aurelio Sho, Nyasha Laing, Leonardo Melendez and Rhazi Kone. Through the Youth Media Belize consultation, UNICEF and the UWI seeks to develop a highly interactive space where children and youth could discuss, report on issues affecting their lives, and sharpen their communications, web and IT literacy skills.
Participants of the Youth Media Belize workshop acquired a greater understanding of how to advocate for social changes that affect them. Furthermore, they gain a better understanding of mobile and web-based technologies and how to use them to effect change. This cadre of young citizen reporters will assist the Belizean media and UNICEF in reporting fairly, honestly and accurately on issues relating to children and youth.
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I'm pretty sure many people have sat down to watch a series or film based on the past at some point in their lives – Rome, Downton Abbey, Fury, Sharpe, whatever takes your fancy. These sorts of media bring to life a piece of the past for you to enjoy. But a lot of them, although based on the past, take a lot of liberties with it and can be downright inaccurate. There's no real excuse for it, artistic licence or not.
Now obviously there's a line to be drawn here. I don't expect every film or series based on a period of history to be 100% accurate, as that would be ridiculous, but it's where the mistakes are easily avoidable or just glaringly obvious that they should really be criticised. History Channel's Vikings is a serial offender here, especially its costuming department. It's well known from manuscripts and finds what Viking warriors would have worn but the show completely ignores these, taking a ludicrous amount of liberties for no reason other than 'it looks cool'. Rather than wearing kyrtles (a knee-length garment made of wool or linen), accompanied by linen/woollen pants, buckled shoes and mail armour, we have something that looks like it's from Sons of Anarchy: leather armour and clothing (often in black too, a hugely expensive dye), high-top boots and gratuitous amounts of fur. Fine for a fantasy series, but this is a show supposedly based on the past, and one we know a great deal about. For a fairly high budget series like this, one would expect they could at least get the costumes right.
But why is it an issue? Well, to put it simply, it's entirely misleading. If you're going to proclaim that your series is a historical fiction, I expect to see some form of history in it. If you aren't presenting things are they are known to have happened or were, you are deceiving your audience. The sorts of myth that are often bandied around by the average person may indeed have some basis in history, but Hollywood perpetuating them doesn't help. The film Enemy At the Gates is a good example of this. In one scene, Russian troops defending Stalingrad are told by their Commissars to charge German machine gun positions head on, many of them without rifles, while NKVD troops watch to make sure none of them retreat. Paints a grim picture of being a Red Army soldier, doesn't it? Well, it would if it were true, but instead the film merely crams all the common myths into one scene: no rifles, no tactics, no retreat. Really, Enemy at the Gates only gets a few things about the battle right: the date, the location, and the inevitable defeat of the Sixth Army. It's a drama with a sort of shoddy historical veneer to it. There's nothing wrong with the plot per se, as we don't exactly know what happened in the battle on a personal basis, but did they have to sacrifice the historical backdrop for it? Not in the slightest.
It does seem like sometimes series simply throw a historical background out for a story because they think it'll look cool. A wholly invented plotline or character is often thrown together with just the flimsiest evidence that the show is supposed to be set in Imperial Rome or wherever else takes their fancy. But why? I mean, why write a totally-made up story when you have history to draw upon? Rather than some shoddy action piece (and I know I'm straying into the territory of gaming here, but whatever) like Ryse: Son of Rome, why not use one of the many, many interesting tales from the past? The amount of murder and betrayal in the lifetime of Belisarius and Justinian for instance, way surpasses Game of Thrones (whose author regularly draws on history for inspiration, I might add), and best of all, it actually occurred. If you wanted gore, Justinian herded thousands of rioting chariot-race supporters into the hippodrome, and then killed 30,000 of them. For cunning, check how Belisarius took the city of Naples from the Ostrogoths. These are just part of the rich tapestry of history that a series could base themselves on, and find a great audience for. In a lot of instances history provides better tales than any author could ever create on their own.
Just in case I've run around in circles, I'd better sum up the points I've tried to make. Basically, historical accuracy in our media, especially if it claims to be historical, is important because it can shape people's perceptions of what parts of history were like. Victorian opera was responsible for that stupid myth about horns on Vikings' helmets for instance, and that's still around now! But there's also an element of faithfulness to it. Like a film based on a book, if you don't pay your dues to it properly, you're doing the source material a disservice, especially if it's something you could easily have gotten right. If history is the source for a series, they have an obligation to get it right too.


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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) Anthony Ireland scored 26 points to lead Loyola Marymount to a 76-73 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday night.
Ireland also had a team-high nine rebounds and seven assists. Three other players scored in double figures. Chase Flint had 12 points and Ashley Hamilton and Nick Stover each had 10 for the Lions (2-1).
Loyola Marymount led 39-35 at halftime.
Stephon Carter scored 22 points for the Roadrunners (0-4). Javonte Maynor and Adam Young each had 12 points. Zach Lamb added 10. Brandon Barnes had seven rebounds.
Cal State Bakersfield shot 26 of 52 from the field.
The Roadrunners, a Division I independent, will join the Western Athletic Conference next season.


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So the game's beta starts in 9.5ish hours from now. Anybody here into guild wars 1 and looking forward to this one?
From what I've played from the passed betas, this game might be the best free monthly mmorpg out there.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
Let's just wait and see.. I've enjoyed Guild Wars 1 so let us all wait and hope it doesn't fail ,
I liek turtles :3
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Let's just wait and see.. I've enjoyed Guild Wars 1 so let us all wait and hope it doesn't fail ,
Played the beta last weekend. It was incredbily fun and epic. Lot's of huge battles.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
Played the Beta, liked it despite the bugs and major lag issues especially the group event at the last hour killer pigs, deers, etc.
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Played the Beta, liked it despite the bugs and major lag issues especially the group event at the last hour killer pigs, deers, etc.
Sigh, I missed out on the finale due to my horrid work hours. But for a beta, the game was just great fun and especially with friends. It is my favorite MMORPG so far. Not that I've played a ton though: Ultima, GW1, Diablo 2, Diablo 3's beta, Final Fantasy 11 & 14.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
The beta is looking good so far. I big into GW1 and from what I've seen i'm super psyched. hope my pc can still stand up(>_<;)
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Yeah, the game looks great. I have played Guild Wars 1 for many years and am still playing it. Can't wait for the release and there is also supposed to be a Beta tommorow (May 26).
I haven't played the first GW more than a few hours here and there during a free trial but am definitely looking forward to the GW2 release and plan on ordering it to give it a go. Those whom I know that have been in the beta testing thus far have said they enjoyed it, so yeah, I'm looking forward to it, just hope it releases before Mists of Pandaria.
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Guild war 2 really a good and fantastic game this is.....Have played it many time and like the levels of this game..
I extremely enjoyed Guildwars 1, was fun and always interesting, the detail in the designs of the game was beautifully done, and I'm looking forward to the surprises in guildwars 2.
Sadly before I can do play the game or the beta, I need to buy a new Graphics card, boo, but once I do, I'll probably be staying up till 5am again playing like a hard core monkey nerd person (; lol
~Giggle me Iggles!~
As for me I can't wait, played the first Guild wars as well. Been participating all the beta weekends and can't wait for it to be officially launched in August
so sleepy... =____= zZzz
Hell, I'm still active in GW1 so of course I'm excited. ^_^
No beta so far has disappointed, now just anxiously awaiting the 25th!
Im really excited!! Im definitely buying the game when it comes out.
Feel free to say hi. Dont be shy. Or else i guess it's good bye.
Yep, I am looking forward too it. Happened to have pre-ordered a copy so I hope it doesn't fail. The game looks great!
Feel free to add me as a buddy, or have a chat. I don't bite.
I feel so behind. I wanna play it, but I wanna get more well versed with the whole universe and everything so I'm gonna play the original first for a bit. The way my friends make it sound it seems like it may consume my life which is scary, but weirdly compelling.


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ShoutOut for Little Man Tajuan Porter Twice Dumped for NBA Level Upgrades
The saga of guard Tajuan Porter for the 2013-14 season is a tale of the cutthroat nature of professional basketball. A player can be good, but can be cast aside when a better option comes along.
Physically, Porter has to use speed and tenacity to make up for his lack of stature. The 5-7 Oregon product has redeeming qualities for a backcourt option. He is a decent shooter and on-ball defender. Other players of similar size can play pro ball. One particular success story is all-time Skyforce scoring leader David Bailey. However, Porter seems to suffer from a recent case of bad luck.
Let's go back to November 2013. Porter entered the season as property of the Reno Bighorns to start his second campaign in the D-League. Coming off the bench in 24 games, Porter scored in double figures in 12 contests. The command performance was on December 20, 2013 with 32 points and 8 rebounds in a win over Rio Grande Valley.
High times didn't last for Porter as he was the odd-man out when the Bighorns chose to add a former NBA talent and D-League legend Sundiata Gaines in early February. Gaines is a 6-1 guard who made a big NBA splash when he hit a game winning shot on national television to beat Cleveland back before LeBron James took his talents to South Beach. No disrespect intended, but how many game-winning shots in the NBA have you made, Tajuan?
Not to worry as Porter was out of work for about a day and a half. The Sioux Falls Skyforce found that Porter was an upgrade over rookie guard John Allen and plugged a hole on the bench. Alas, seventeen games later, DeAndre Liggins returned to the fold after two ten-day contracts with the Miami Heat. Tajuan Porter becomes the odd man out again as he was released by Sioux Falls on Tuesday. That's got to hurt. At least he can say it took NBA-level talent to knock him off the roster


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By Gene Cherry
(Reuters) - The International Olympics Committee (IOC) will have the final say on whether Tyson Gay's 4x100 meters relay team mates will be stripped of their London Games medals in the wake of the sprinter's doping ban, the IAAF told Reuters.
Gay received a one-year suspension on Friday after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid in 2013. All his results from July 2012 onwards have been annulled and he has already returned his relay silver medal to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Still to be determined is whether his team mates - Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin and Ryan Bailey - will also lose the Olympic silver medals they won in London in 2012.
"Although our rules say clearly 'team forfeits medals', the IOC has control of the medals for the Olympics," Nick Davies, deputy secretary general for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said by email.
Athletics competitors must follow rules of the IAAF in the Olympics but the IOC has the final say on matters including medals.
Gay was banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) subject to appeal by the IAAF or the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Davies said the IAAF would reserve comment on Gay's suspension until its doping review board had a chance to see the judgement from USADA and either accepted or rejected the reduced sanction.
Gay, the joint second fastest man of all-time, could have been suspended for two years for his first doping offence but received a shorter ban because of his substantial assistance in the investigation of his case, USADA said.
"There's a lot for me to tell, my side," Gay, 31, said on Saturday in an interview with his hometown newspaper, the Herald-Leader of Lexington, Kentucky.
"But under the rules of USADA, they didn't want me to speak on the case. But they definitely understand what happened, and USADA understands that it was a mistake. That's why they're allowing me to run this year."
The American 100 meters record holder is eligible to race again beginning June 23 and, Reuters has learnt, is making plans to return to competition in July.
The IOC welcomed the decision to suspend Gay.
"We will take all necessary steps with regard to the Olympic Games in line with our zero tolerance policy, and our full commitment to the protection of the clean athletes," it said in a statement.
The IOC is expected to wait for the IAAF to make a decision on disqualifying the U.S. team before taking action on the medals.
Should the Americans lose their medals, third place Trinidad and Tobago and fourth-place finisher France could move up in the London results.
The IOC has varied in the past on stripping medals from relay squads.
All members of the U.S. men's 4x400 meters relay at the 2000 Olympics lost their medals after doping cases involving Antonio Pettigrew and Jerome Young.
But the Olympic committee allowed U.S. runners in the 2004 Olympic women's 4x400 meters relay final to keep their gold medals even though squad member Crystal Cox, who competed only in the preliminary round, was stripped of hers after admitting in 2010 she had used anabolic steroids.
The IOC had also stripped the U.S. women's 4x100 and 4x400 relays of their medals at the Sydney Games after Marion Jones' doping admission but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated medals for all but Jones after an appeal.
The IAAF rule in place in 2012, however, stated clearly that all relay members would lose their medals if there was a doping violation.
USA Track & Field will not decide whether the U.S. team's performance of 37.04 seconds in London will be considered a national record until the IAAF and IOC have determined the status of the medals and results, spokeswoman Jill Geer said.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina and Karolos Grohmann in Berlin, editing by Nick Mulvenney)


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Communicating with your student:
- Email - A very good way to keep in touch with students. There are Internet cafes everywhere. Students will have Internet access in Vienna and at Ibaraki Christian in Japan. Some hotels and hostels will have Internet access as well. Some even have Wi-Fi (may charge a fee).
- Telephone - Somewhat harder but possible. Students can buy local phone cards to place a long-distance call home.
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- Cell Phones - Even though they're great in an emergency, they can be VERY expensive overseas.
- Most carriers have some kind of international plan, but rates and taxes can still be expensive.
- Students will incur charges for any phone call they receive or if voice mail picks up. One student a couple of years ago ran up a $1,000 cell phone bill over three months.
- Texting can be expensive as well but could be used as a means to communicate in emergencies.
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i want to claim the ground that at least we have rules about war, and we try to stick to them, however, it's awful hard to do when only one side has those rules they have to stick to. and the other team can play as dirty as they'd like, with no reprecussions.
i'm not saying look the other direction either, i said i'm not going to nit pick an accident caused by a soldier.
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not sit and dwell over an accident. they happen.
i'm not saying drones are the only way to go.
hey, maybe don't do stupid shit...
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