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Lady Cavaliers fall short 46-43 to Dutch Fork in the 4A girls basketball state championship game on Friday night in Columbia.
COLUMBIA — Dorman almost did what it's done all year.
The Cavaliers faced a deficit against Dutch Fork late in the third quarter, only to come back and grab the lead until the 3:47 mark in regulation. In the end, though, the Silver Foxes rallied to take a 46-43 victory in the 4A state championship game at the Colonial Life Arena.
Dutch Fork finished at 29-0 and captured its second straight state title. Dorman (23-5) played in its first state title game since 2008.
Dutch Fork led much of the first half, including 11-5 at the end of the first quarter and 25-19 at the half. The Cavaliers struggled to find a rhythm, committing 14 turnovers in the first half and 22 for the game. The Silver Foxes scored eight points off turnovers, nine by second chance and six off fast breaks in the first 16 minutes.
Dorman rallied in the third quarter to earn a 38-34 advantage, which was its largest lead throughout the game, and took a 38-36 lead into the final quarter. Kenya Olley opened the fourth quarter with a basket to increase the lead to 40-36, but the Cavaliers could not carry the momentum as they went 7:14 without a field goal.
"We didn't do what we are normally able to do," Dorman coach Valorie Whiteside said. "We were up (four) points. We were taking quick shots and should have held on to the ball longer. Turnovers hurt us the whole game, but we were always able to come back and make something happen afterwards."
The Cavaliers held Alaina Coates, Dutch Fork's leading scorer and a South Carolina signee, to 10 points, well under her average. She entered the championship averaging 20. She also finished with 17 rebounds.
Morgan Williams led the Silver Foxes with 18 points, including the go-ahead shot on a three-point play that made the score 42-40 with 3:07 left.
Dorman finally broke its cold streak as Logan Hollis tied it at 42 with 15 seconds remaining. It appeared Cavaliers senior guard KJ Jones got a steal near midcourt immediately after, but she was called for a foul that put Rose Robinson at the line shooting two with 9.3 seconds to go. Robinson tallied her first points of the night by sinking both attempts to put Dutch Fork ahead for good.
"I thought it was clean," Jones said of the attempted steal. "But, I can't argue with the refs. He's going to call what he's going to call, but that would have put us ahead right there."
Khalia Webb made the second of two free throws to cut the deficit to 44-43 with 4 seconds to go after being fouled by Coates. Robinson was immediately fouled on the inbound pass and nailed two more free throws for a 46-43 lead.
"It's perfect," Robinson said. "I didn't have a great game the whole game through. Hitting those free throws at the end was great."
"That's a senior that stepped up," Dutch Fork coach Faye Norris said. "We kind of lost our focus a little bit, but she found her focus."
Olley led Dorman with 16 points, while Webb finished with 11. Jones added nine points for the Cavaliers.
"It's upsetting because it was right in our hands," Olley said. "At the end, we couldn't put it all together. We still did good to take it this far."
"I'm very proud that they were able to come here and didn't buckle to the pressure," Whiteside said. "I don't think we've been playing our best basketball the past couple of weeks. For us to not be playing our best and still play a game down to three points in the state championship makes me really proud of them."


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The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) is working on a new way to increase SAT and ACT scores.
A Cassatt mail carrier and volunteer firefighter died Wednesday morning after she ran off the road and into a concrete statue. Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers identified the victim as Erica Broughton, 26, of Cassatt.
One of my best friends from college told me this week that she is planning to deliver her baby, due around March, naturally.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Foundation (KCSF) honored Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Safe School Healthy Students (SSHS) Director Kevin Rhodes as its 2013 Leonard Price Award winner.
Midway Elementary School (MES) completed its 90th birthday celebration Saturday with the unveiling of a new outdoor classroom.
A Lugoff woman told Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies she was abducted from her home and raped.
A Lugoff couple will spend the next 20 years in jail after entering a special plea in connection with charges they severely abused a 4-year-old girl.
Around 12:20 p.m. Thursday at the Continuous Learning Center (CLC), you wouldn't have found students staring dully at a Smartboard or texting under their desk in class.
The manager of a Camden motel is among six people the Camden Police Department (CPD) served warrants for drug distribution. The manager and five others are all residents of the Mona Lisa Motel on West DeKalb Street, according to Chief Joe Floyd. According to CPD reports, officers served motel manager Felicia Renee Johnson, 34, who also lives at the motel, with three warrants for drug distribution in proximity of a school. Officers served the other five residents with warrants for drug distribution.
Former Elgin Town Councilman Norman "Bubba" Ernst pled guilty in early October to two counts of criminal domestic violence (CDV) charges filed against him in March of this year. The Chronicle-Independent learned of the plea earlier this week.
I've learned a lot during my yoga teacher training this year. Going into my last month of the training, I realize that there is so much wisdom in the practice of yoga. Even if we are established in or have roots in another religion or spiritual practice, yoga has a lot to offer most people, because of its mindfulness aspect, even if the physical practice isn't your thing.
Kershaw County law enforcement will help make Thursday night a Happy Halloween for everyone. The Camden Police Department (CPD), Elgin Police Department (EPD) and Kershaw County Sheriff's Office will all have officers and deputies patrolling neighborhoods to ensure the safety of trick-or-treaters from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested an 18-year-old man after finding him fully clothed in a pool at a Guion Road, Lugoff, home.
There is only one more Facilities Equalization Phase 2 meeting before Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan presents feedback to the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees. The most recent of the Phase 2 public meetings took place Tuesday night at North Central High School (NCHS).
Doby's Mill Elementary School (DMES) is one of three South Carolina National School of Character (NSOC) so designated this year.
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Strange thing about video games: Everyone tends to go for the latest and greatest. When the fall comes around, all that matters is: "What's the latest Call of Duty?" "What new console does everyone else want so I can bludgeon them in the face for it when it comes in stock?" "What just hit the App Store in the last ten minutes so I can download it to my girlfriend's iPhone before she checks Twitter and hears how cool it is?"
But newer doesn't always equal better. When you go to the bookstore to buy a gift at Christmas, you don't look at the new releases rack. You go for the classics, the standard bearers that you know will be a guaranteed hit with loves ones. This approach proves not just fruitful when it comes to video games, it's the most economical as well. There are plenty of shopping guides out there telling you where to hunt for deals on the newest video games this month, but Digital Trends would like to offer you a map to some of gaming's hidden treasures, games and consoles that are easy to find and wildly affordable in comparison to the latest but not necessarily greatest.
A year and a half after its release, the Nintendo 3DS is starting to build up a respectable library. Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Adventure Time, New Super Mario Bros. 2; the thing's got game. Forget the 3DS. The 2006 model Nintendo handheld, the Nintendo DS Lite, still represents the single best portable gaming device around. Most models will run you just $110, and even though you can't download games directly to it, a huge number of substantial, lengthy games can be had for just a few dollars. Not only that, but the DS Lite can play Game Boy Advance games, a number of which can also be purchased cheap. When you pick up the following games, you still won't have spent as much as you would on just the Nintendo 3DS.
* Chrono Trigger—Graphically identical, but with far better controls than the iOS version of the game, this RPG is one of the best games ever made with a time travel story full of expertly wrought characters. Square-Enix is selling it for just $10 until 2013.
* Drill Dozer—Game Freak, the company behind Pokémon, has made a handful of games that don't involve Pikachu, and the awesome platformer Drill Dozer is one of them. Funny and challenging, Drill Dozer is also one of the few Game Boy Advance games with a rumble feature built into the cartridge for a sweet physicality most portable games lack. Amazon sells new copies for just $20, but the Amazon Marketplace has copies for even less.
* Rhythm Heaven—It's easy to forget that Nintendo doesn't just do cute (Kirby), action (The Legend of Zelda), and Mario. It also trades in super weird and super funny. Rhythm Heaven is an addictive and hilarious music game that will run you just $10.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is going to cost you $60 before tax and shipping. That's the nature of the annual beast. Here's the thing, though: Just because a new Call of Duty comes out every year, that doesn't mean people stop playing the old ones. For less than the price of Black Ops 2, you can pick up Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 brand new. Want to splurge? Throw on a copy of Call of Duty 2 for $27 or the original Call of Duty: Black Ops for $36. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be crowded with teenagers screaming at each other for the next few months. Spend less and play other games with adults at the same time.
A number of retailers are pushing Sony's PlayStation 3 out the door for $200, but the console is still fairly expensive standard at $269. There are many brand new games that will cost you $60 a pop, but the best PlayStation 3 has to offer can actually be had in its classic game collections. Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, God of War Collection, Sly Collection, and the Jak & Daxter Collection can all be had for $20 a piece on Amazon and at GameStop. Spend $80 and play ten of the best games ever made for Sony's consoles.
Halo 4, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, will run you $60. 343 Industries' game is very good, it's true, but there is plenty of Halo to go around for a fraction of the cost. The wildly underrated Halo ODST and Halo Reach can be paired with a brand new copy of Halo 3 for just $10 more. The best of Bungie's science fiction series, or just one new game? Simple math!
PS Vita with a loaded memory card
If there's a video game obsessive in your life that already has all these games all, this gear and absolutely must have something new and sexy, the PS Vita is a good option, but not necessarily for brand new games. At $40 or more for Vita games, a purchase can get pricey after getting the console at $250 and a substantial memory card. The 32GB card, a must for active gamers, runs an additional $80 or more. There's just no money left for games. So don't buy new games! Go classic with downloadable games on the PlayStation Network. Open that console you're giving and pack it with these games for the same price as one new Vita game.
*Sound Shapes—One of the most inventive platformers of the year is just $15. It's a musical instrument, a game design platform, an interactive album, and a new Beck EP all in one.
*Final Fantasy IX—Square's famous role-playing series has faded over the years, culminating in 2012's noisome sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2. For $10 you can play this final entry from the series' golden age. It may look rough around the edges, but it plays like a dream.
*Killzone: Liberation—Something about the Killzone series on PlayStation 2 and 3 has never clicked with people. It is a third tier shooter series, following behind the likes of Call of Duty and Halo in the broad gaming popularity contest. This PSP entry is different, though, a brilliant and brutally difficult tactical shooter that's just $15.
It's all right there in the name. PC gaming in general is a more affordable hobby than console gaming and distribution services like Steam make it even more palatable around the holidays with sales that can see $60 retail games reduced to just $15 within weeks of release. PC gaming has a stories history, though, and Good Old Games is one of the few legitimate digital distribution services to access classics. RPG fan jonsing for a taste of Obsidian's Project Eternity? Planescape: Torment is $5 on GOG. Mac owner with a thirst for strategy? Syndicate is $3. Even if your game gift budget is $10, Good Old Games can drown you in goodness.
Console sales are dwindling. Even with 1.26 million Xbox 360s sold in November, Microsoft's console sales were down 26 percent from 2011. Some say this is the end of gaming consoles, and the beginning of living room PCs. Maybe that's true. If that's the case, celebrate Christmas with the best home console ever made: The PlayStation 2. A brand new console from Amazon will run you $130, but shopping around at retailers like Walmart and Target can often net you a better price. Brand new games are also easy to purchase online. Take these plum picks.
*SSX 3—The best snowboarding game ever made, with an expanding open world. The 2012 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SSX pales in comparison. Brand new for just $25.
*Disgae: Hour of Darkness—Strategy fan. Disgae: Hour of Darkness' weird humor and deep combat can entertain for years. Just $17 for a game that can be played practically forever and never get old.
*Metal Gear Solid 2—Hideo Kojima's surrealist stealth game celebrated its eleventh birthday this fall, and the game has aged like a fine wine. What was cloying and sweet when first finished has revealed itself to be complex and rich years later. Brand new copies can be had for $16.


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Posted on 21 Sep 2015 under Blog
Riverina Tourism's Twitter site has increased it's mentions by 433% over the last fortnight, due to the cross-promotion of Taste Riverina Festival and a handful of it's tech-savvy event holders.
Top Tweet is the Wagga Cork & Fork Festival, Wagga Wagga with 150+ views. The total of Tweet Impressions for the Riverina Tourism site in September was over 4,000.
With results such as this, Riverina Tourism is entering a concentrated era of social media, with profile and engagement of its audiences across the spectrum expected to improve.


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WSJ infographic of the Lumia 900 and iPhone 4S costs and margins shows how hard it is to be like Apple or Samsung
22 Comments
1. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
I'm rooting for windows phone even though they have a long way to go. Apple kicks butt because of sound business practices. The crazy demand for iPhone allows them to sell at a premium price and still sell at a high volume. Usually high price hurts volume, but not in Apple's case.
3. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
I still think it would be better for Apple if they sacrificed their high profit margin for a device with stats that rival the high-end Android and Windows Phone devices. Say 2GB RAM, 1.5 gHz quad-core processor and a 4.3" 720p retina display. That would be an amazing phone.
5. deacz (Posts: 162; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
no that would be better for You, the end user not for apple.
6. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
True, but it would also be better for Apple, because it would improve the iPhone's image. A lot of people view the iPhone as a toy rather that a powerful high-end smartphone. It could go head-to-head (hardware wise) with the Windows Phone and Android "Superphones" if the next iPhone had the specs I mentioned. It would also boost market share because it would appeal to those who have to have the best specs. Another think Apple should consider is diversifying their lineup. They should make a high-end, mid-range, and low-end iPhone, like they do with their iPods.
7. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
People view the iPhone as e best smartphone out. No one views it as a toy other than some of the more fanatic fanboys on here.
Do you realize iPhones dominate android in business? Obviously it's not a toy. It's not about specs, but performance.
8. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Don't you think that the iPhone would be even better if it had the specs I mentioned? And I should amend my statement to some not a lot, sorry about that. Most ppl don't view it that way, but you do realize that the most popular children's toy of 2010, according to PC World, was the iPad. Yes I know it's a different device, but kids also use iPhones like toys. Btw i'm not trying to be an asshole and say it's a toy, that's just how kids view it.
12. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
The iPhone would probably be better with better specs, but what you need to keep in mind is that there will be a cutoff point where the added cost of components do not add sufficiently to the user experience. E.g. putting your specs into an iPhone wouldn't make much of a difference to an already fluid user experience.
For Android the picture is different, as the OS simply isn't capable of running smoothly on less than stellar specs.
WP is much the same as iOS, in that it runs smoothly on lesser hardware. What is an interesting point to note is that as WP gains market share, it will be increasingly profitable for manufacturers to make WP devices that run smoother than Android devices on cheaper hardware and thus might improve their profit margins.
20. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
It also has a 95% market share in enterprise. Kids love iOS also, but that doesn't make it less effective as a business tool.
9. Phullofphil (Posts: 1678; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
Some people feel that way but yes it is almost always the best in performance when released. But the 4s even though up there is not that superior any more. Even though with the simplicity of there OS it runs there operating system way mor efficient. The way android is you need way more processing power to run it as smooth. The galaxy s 3 is among some of the phones that is a lot better hardware wise. That's my opinion. I am using an iPhone right now lost my galaxy nexus. The only thing I personally think the iPhone kicks serious but is battery management. I love the fact that when I turn screen off on the iPhone I can turn it on hours later with almost he same battery percentage. I am gonna assume that the iPhone 5 is gonna kick but but by putting LTE on it it's gonna have to really find ways to make the battery kick but. So I expect no quad core but just like the s4 karate chip it does not need one. Since I get a phone every six months I plan on getting the iPhone six if it is actually a upgrad like the 4 was too the 3GS and not like the 4 too the 4s. Right now I am deciding on getting the sg3 when Verizon gets it.
11. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
just one quick comment. Apple doesnt lead in battery life/management anymore. their trek into dual core land killed that, even with the underclocked 800mhz dual core on board. Battery tests done over at Anandtech show it mid pack in a group of androids.
16. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
so do we believe her actual iphone users or people doing test on them.. I have the iphone and give me great battery life I don't care what the experts say...
19. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i also can get 2 days on my old SGS1 with regular usage when battery tests say it lasts a day at best. Its all about how you use it, and how u set it up.
21. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Actually iOS is much better at battery management than android. That's the trade off of no widgets and the difference in how they multitask.
However some android phones now have much bigger batteries which allows better battery life.
10. Phullofphil (Posts: 1678; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
Oh and taco I realy think you can say some good comments sometimes even though your biased to the iPhone. I just hope that you can can have good coments non all the areas not just iPhone articals. I would like to see you be more open minded to other phones and be a fan to all smartphone tech and not just iPhone tech and stop trolling on others just for a reaction. It's old. Stop being so predictable and start saying smart coments like your capable of.
2. 09wbd03516 (banned) (Posts: 140; Member since: 30 May 2012)
No wonder siri prefer lumia 900...
4. aneelamdani (Posts: 20; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
apple leads because they revolutionized the phone, now in 2012 if you ask people, they buy because of either the hype or iphone or they are eager to buy an iphone as their first phone ever. this let them sell off in volume. a lot of my friends who owe an iphone are either going to htc or samsung. gsII being popular. plus now as they are coming along to know windows phone, they are thinking on to switch but there is no lumia range available in Pakistan so it stops the music for nokia
13. Johnnokia (Posts: 1158; Member since: 27 May 2012)
So sad to see Nokia that is producing the best products loosing the Phone Market Share, while others are cheating and steal much money from us.
If Nokia had adopted Android, their market share today would have surpassed 60%.
Damnn Stephan Elop. I hate you.
14. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I'm not so sure about that. Yes, there would be lots of sales for Android powered Nokias, but Nokia would have had to do something really amazing to get those sales away from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, and LG, and not just in design and camera quality. Plus with Android being the way it is, they'd have had to do something with the OS to make it feel "Nokia". Yes, Windows Phone is an uphill battle, but Android would have been an uphill battle during a mudslide. Plus, Microsoft gave (and is giving) Nokia gobs of cash, something Google wouldn't have done. Personally I think Nokia's strategy for adopting WP was sound, but that they shouldn't have pulled the rug out from under Symbian and MeeGo as much as they did, as there was/is still life in those platforms, as evidenced by the N9 and 808 PureView.
15. Whateverman (Posts: 3295; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I don't know if I can agree with you on that. Give me stock Android in a Lumia 900 body and it's a done deal! If companies like Pantech, ZTE and Huawei can find success with Android...do you honestly believe it would have been an "uphill battle in a mudslide" for a company that was already the number one cellphone manufacturer on the planet?
I think Elop is a mole! He joins Nokia in 2010 and less than a year later he kills off both Symbian and Meego, and Microsoft pays "Nokia" to adopt WP7 while many Nokia loyalist are begging for Android? Let's face it, Microsoft has basically been taken over by Microsoft. I don't know if that's good or bad for Nokia, but this alliance definitly is the real "uphill battle during a midslide" that you made reference to.
17. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I don't disagree that Elop is suspicious, but at least he tried to give some direction. MeeGo was losing support with Android's success, Symbian would need one hell of an overhaul to make it work on next-gen devices, and Android is pretty saturated and doesn't offer much profit margins. Yes, ZTE, Huawei, Pantech, etc are making good phones, but they get lost amongst the Galaxies and Ones and RAZRs and other popular models, and there would have to be some particular feature to set the Nokias apart, and not just cameras and pretty bodies. Yes, a Lumia with ICS would be great, but it'd run relatively poorly with the single-core processor and half-gig of RAM, and Nokia doesn't have experience with super powered phones just yet. Besides, they may adopt Android in the future as sales build up just to regain top volume title, especially if it means stealing sales from apple
18. Whateverman (Posts: 3295; Member since: 17 May 2009)
My friend, I so hope you're right! Not that I don't like WP7 (because it looks damn good!) but I would cancel my current contract in a heartbeat for an ICS Nokia. JK, but I really would like to see it happen.
22. steelicon (Posts: 318; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
Other countries, regions and territories as well as other models (NON Windows Phones) like Symbian and S40 and feature phones are subsidizing for Windows Phones.
Just some random sample pricing:
27,990 Philippine Peso = 643.88196 US Dollars with included 12% tax.
$450 USD is probably heavily subsidized. Or some Nokia distribution ripping off people.
And take note: The Lumia 900 in some markets with this pricing is not even LTE capable, even though LTE infrastructure and mobile plans are already present. Most notable are Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, etc., CMIIW.
So other countries, regions and territories AND other Nokia handsets sold are actually SUBSIDIZING for USA Windows Phone sales.


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Hot Fuzz: Ultimate Edition (US - BD)
Gabe completes his 'interview' with the Wilsons instead of reviewing the movie
Continuing from my Shaun of the Dead non-review, here is the second part of my exclusive interview with the superstar Wilson brothers, who play the cutlery chucking Butcher Brothers in Hot Fuzz. Again, this is my cheap way of avoiding turning my review into a dull retread of every other wildly positive nerd reading of the film.
Every time I describe you guys to someone (as I like to pretend we're very close when talking to girls at the bar) they assume I'm talking about Bill Bailey (in reference to Hot Fuzz). How does that make you feel?
Kevin: When Nira (Park, producer) called us and offered us the parts, we were asked if we minding looking different on-screen, as Bill Bailey played twins in Hot Fuzz, so there was a resemblance.
Exactly how many squibs were used during the meat counter shoot out?
Kevin: That's a tricky one, as we have said earlier, Edgar really likes to get as much coverage as possible so if memory serves, that whole supermarket shoot-out sequence took a couple of days to film, so there were a hell of a lot of squibs rigged to blow. We frequently ran out of knives and cleavers to throw at the Filth, so we resorted to chucking anything that came to hand off the deli counter—though they're not really visible in the long-shots (although given the high resolution of Blu-ray, you might see them!), we were throwing strings of plastic sausages and even those little plastic frogs that adorn the meat section for no good reason whatsoever.
Nick: Don't forget to look out for the exploding pork-pie, which was lovingly rigged in front of us as we waited for a shot. When the damn thing went off, it showered the joint with combination of burnt pastry, hot pork and searing jelly. Sounds like the synopsis for a good porno!
How much time did you spend on set when your scenes weren't filming, and did you get to meet any the massive stars for more than a 'hello'?
Kevin: We certainly exchanged pleasantries with most of the cast—the coolest incident occurred on our first day on Hot Fuzz, when Edgar personally introduced us to Timothy Dalton; that was a pretty awesome moment, as we have been Bond fans for most of our lives and suddenly being introduced to a guy who played him was fabulous—every morning we'd see him on set or on location, he'd give us a cheerful northern greeting.
Nick: For those unfamiliar with that specific greeting, it's 'Ee-oop'.
I laughed out loud at the Chinatown joke in theatres, and was joined by no one. Have you ever seen the film with an 'Average Joe' type audience and heard anyone laugh at that joke, or do only movie nerds get it?
Nick: Absolutely! When we saw Naked Gun 2 ½, it was in a packed cinema on the opening weekend, and was getting a pretty good reaction. When the all the mayhem ensures towards the end, and Lloyd Bochner runs up screaming 'It's a cookbook!!' we roared with laughter as the rest of the audience remained utterly quiet in their ignorance of a really funny gag. This is somewhat of a Wilson family tradition, as exactly the same thing happened when our father watched Airplane!—he was the only one in the whole cinema who laughed at the '…have you ever seen a grown man naked?' line.
Do you think that the geriatric shoot out at the end of Hot Fuzz was possibly inspired by Lucio Fulci's Contraband?
Nick: With Edgar at the helm, it might well have been! Obviously—like us—he would be more familiar with it under the UK title of The Smuggler, but if you can see Edgar toting a tommy-gun during the mayhem, then that would confirm your theory!
This is the shot of Fulci in Contraband that Nick is alluding to
What is your favourite under-appreciated cop film? You may pick two if you guys disagree.
Kevin: Hmm, tricky. Although not strictly unappreciated, It's tempting to say Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, as nobody can crack one off on-screen like Harvey Keitel, but we might opt for Terence Hill and Bud Spencer's Crime-Busters (a.k.a. Super Fuzz), as watching Italy's finest comedy-action heroes do their usual stuff in police uniforms makes for a surreal experience.
Nick: By the way, did you notice that there is mention of 'Spencer Hill' in Hot Fuzz? We didn't get around to asking Edgar if it was a reference to those beloved He-Men of Europe, but you never know.
It has to be a reference. What do you know about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World? I assume you're playing the Katayagani Twins?
Kevin: We're not in Scott Pilgrim, but if Edgar ever needs us again, we'll say 'yes' in a heartbeat, as he's such a lovely guy; we'd crawl naked over a pit of flaming, broken glass for the guy—Simon, too!
Well I see the resemblance, even if Edgar Wright doesn't
It looked good on UK DVD, it looked good on US DVD, it looked good on HD DVD, and it looks good on Blu-ray. From what these eyes can tell the HD DVD and Blu-ray prints are identical, which is far from a problem. Improvements over Shaun of the Dead are mostly due to the obvious budgetary increases, and Wright's aim to ape the looks of big Hollywood action like Bad Boys. There is a coolness to the entire print, with only a few key exceptions (the scene where Angel discovers the N.W.A.'s plans, for example, is much warmer), and contrast levels are especially high. The high contrast is a stylized thing, to be sure, but the light sources are pretty steadily believable. Sandford is a perpetually sunny town, but it's still located in the UK, so there's enough cloud cover to soften the intensity. The whites are quite bright, but not blinding, and they don't often bleed over the sharp details. The same goes for the pure black shadows, which unlike the Shaun of the Dead, don't absorb the surrounding hues. Colours are brighter than most of us experience in real life thanks to the digital grading process, with a couple primary poppers that stick out from the cool blues. The transfer is super sharp without the usual problems that go with such extremes, such as blooming or edge-enhancement. The details are consistent throughout the film as well, in varying lighting schemes, depths of field, and focal choices. Artefacts are not an issue, and neither is compression noise. I caught no digital blocking. The closest we get to impurity is the unavoidable film grain, which is far from a problem here, and only really noticeable if you're looking for it.
I said in my Shaun of the Dead review that all pertinent sounds in an Edgar Wright production are exactly ten times louder than they'd be in real life. These films are perfect definitions of aural hyper-realism. Hot Fuzz takes the whole thing to an extreme rarely touched upon by relatively independent features, save perhaps Darren Aronofsky or Shinji Tsukamoto's films (David Lynch's nightmare soundscapes don't count in this case, as they're mostly made up of unmotivated effects). Speaking of Aronofsky, Hot Fuzz takes its sound to the nth degree with 'hip-hop montage' hyper-editing, which makes the process of flushing a toilet as aurally exciting as firing a gun (side note: Wright was messing with hip-hop montage on Spaced around the same time Aronofsky was dealing with it on Pi, but Sam Raimi did it first). Then the most traditional action stuff takes the Tony Scott/Michael Bay route, punching gun-shots, explosions, car crashes, and facial smacks up with an aggressive LFE track. This DTS-HD track makes sure the consistent surround and stereo effects are a hair more discreet than the old DVD release, and features a more terrifying LFE track (it's perhaps too loud, frankly, I had to turn it down). The lossless quality also makes sure we don't miss any of the more subtle editions, such as splattering viscera, aren't lost among the films exciting musical soundtrack, which features Hollywood action mainstays, pop music, and some of Bond composer David Arnold's most wonderfully action packed efforts.
I personally ordered the UK DVD release way back when, and realize I never got around to watching all these lovely extras. Those extras were made available as part of the 'Ultimate Edition' DVD, but not on the HD DVD release, so their presence here matches the audio as a reason to call for the 'red to blu' upgrade. The metric ton of extras begin with five, count 'em, five feature commentaries (Wright/Pegg, Cop Actors, Wright/Quentin Tarantino, Sandford Village Actors, and Real Cops)Not one to spend my entire day watching Hot Fuzz over and over I skipped around for this review (I'm sure I'll get to all six the whole way through some day), excepting the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg track, which I'd heard when I ordered the old UK DVD. The overwhelming quality of the sheer wave of information makes genuine criticism a bit difficult, but I can say with very little doubt that there isn't a particularly weak track in the half-dozen. The information is all in-keeping with the participants' knowledge base (track one is filled with the most behind-the-scenes info, track two is filled with fun times, track three is brimming with references and 'You knows', track four is full of old-time tales, and track five is pretty down-to-earth), and despite some overlap, everyone gets to learn something new.
'We Made Hot Fuzz' (30:00, SD), along with the commentaries, would've actually been enough to celebrate the extras. The rest is gravy. The rather packed little mini-doc includes on and of set interviews, and oodles of hilarious and enlightening raw behind-the-scenes footage. Subjects covered include inception, inspiration, homoeroticism, gathering the perfect British all-star cast, homage, character naming conventions, the perfect cast's opinions on each other, working with firearms, fighting and driving stunts, bad British weather, and long filming days. It's augmented by thirteen video blogs (30:00, SD), which give a more intimate look behind-the-scenes of the production. Each blog is pretty short, but they reveal personal bits that would normally go unnoticed, even considering how transparent these guys are with their fans, and they are really quite funny. The Peter Jackson cameo is a particular thrill. Oh right, there are also six subject specific featurettes (45:00, SD), covering location shooting and production design, Edgar Wright's family and friends (including the Wilsons and Peter Jackson), fun with cameras, pyrotechnics, research and character prep, revisiting the locations for the local premiere, scripting charts, a montage of Pegg's funny faces (02:00, SD), and a long take (01:00, SD). Then there are nine other blog entries, these of the advertising variety for VW (21:30) and iTunes (16:30, SD).
And that's it for featurettes. Oh, except for 'Fuzzball Rally' (70:00, SD), an adorable look behind the scenes of the American leg (New York, DC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and LA) of the Hot Fuzz press tour Wright, Pegg and Frost took. The featurette follows the gang from the airport, to massive post-showing interview sessions, smaller TV and radio interviews and coffee shops the country over. My personal biggest laugh out loud moment is the bit where the crew visit the Exorcist house, and Wright announces that 'This is the one day of the year that Mark Kermode isn't visiting'. And as if this little journey through the hardships of minor celebrity wasn't enough fun, there's a commentary track featuring all the participants (including videoographer Joe Cornish). This means fans can watch the same featurette twice and appreciate entirely different jokes. Well, largely differing jokes.
Then we have Edgar Wright's 1993 short film Dead Right (40:00, HD), which itself features optional commentaries with Wright or Pegg and Frost. As Wright's introduction tells us, this was a sort of dry run for Hot Fuzz (assuming 'dry run' can apply to films made fourteen years before the 'real thing'). Sadly enough Wright's childhood abilities exceed those of many paid adult directors, especially those working in the direct-to-Sci Fi network field. This isn't to say it's a comparatively good film. 'AM BLAM: Making Dead Right' (10:30, SD) is a cute little featurette with Wright describing the process behind this particular classic. Wright also compares the sets, actors and editing processes of the two films.
The disc also features a poster art gallery, a photo gallery, three plot hole explorations, eight effects before and after comparisons, an outtake reel (10:00, SD), 'The Man Who Would be Fuzz' (a joke at the expense of The Man Who Would be King), 'Hot Funk' (excerpts from the TV edit, 03:30, SD), 'Danny's Notebook: The Other Side' (flipbook), four trailers, and two U-Control options—the Fuzz-O-Meter (which was on the DVDs) and storyboards.
Thanks again to those impossibly sexy Wilsons for their assistance with my writer's block. Seems I have a bit left over though. Well, Blu-ray is clearly the best place to catch Hot Fuzz—the image quality is only two hairs away from absolute perfection, the DTS-HD track clearly outshines the DVD and HD DVD releases, and all the Ultimate Edition extras are included—all of them. Enough to choke at least a dozen horses. If you haven't already purchased an advanced copy from Best Buy feel free to rush out this damn minute. Also grab a copy of the 'Scott Pilgrim' comic collections to prep for Edgar Wright's next film.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
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Release Date: 22nd September 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
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Extras: Director/Writer/Actor Commentary, Actor Commentaries, Director/Director Commentary, Cop Commentary, Fuzz-O-Meter, Storyboards, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Featurettes, SFX Comparisons, Video Blogs, Image Galleries, Trailers, TV Spots
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Community Telecentres in Brazil
The Porto Alegre Experience: Toward Digital and Social Inclusion
The authors are affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sônia Elisa Caregnato can be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com; Ana Maria Mielniczuk de Moura can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Although an educated, well-to-do and predominantly white segment of the population in Brazil is actively involved in the consumption and production of high-tech goods and services, a great proportion of the population lives below the poverty line and has no access to basic living conditions, not to mention information and communication technologies (ICT).
Internet statistics highlight such disparity. The Internet Software Consortium shows that the top-level domain name for Brazil (.br) ranked 9th in host count in January 2003 with a total number of 2,237,527 hosts, well above several other developed countries (Distribution of top-level domain names by host count http://www.isc.org/ds/WWW-200301/dist-bynum.html). Nevertheless, figures for access are considerably less encouraging. United Nations statistics estimate that 14.3 million people were online in Brazil in 2002, indicating that only 8.22% of the population were Internet users (Statistics databases: Internet users per 100 population [ITU estimates] http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/mi_series_results.asp?rowId=605).
If on the one hand social and economic excluded communities are largely alienated from the benefits of the digital revolution, then on the other hand digital exclusion itself intensifies social, cultural and economic exclusion. In Brazil, this understanding has been incorporated into the final document drafted by the I Workshop on Digital Inclusion (www.governoeletronico.e.gov.br/arquivos/inclusao_digital_relatorio_final.pdf), which took place in Brasilia, sponsored by the Brazilian Electronic Government Office with support from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UNESCO. The documents drafted during the workshop are intended to serve as a basis for digital inclusion policies in Brazil.
In order to reduce the magnitude of the digital gap, and consequently avoid intensifying the social gap, national, regional and local level governments are proposing and implementing projects for digital inclusion of the less-favored communities. In December 1999 the Brazilian Information Society Program sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology was launched. Through actions for integrating, coordinating and fostering the use of ICT, the Program (Sociedade da Informação no Brasil: Livro Verde [Information Society in Brazil: Green Book] www.socinfo.org.br) attempts "to contribute, in an effective manner, to the
To date, however, not many concrete nationwide actions have been taken toward the implementation of the information society in Brazil. A project to equip governmental and third-sector public libraries with computers and Internet access, as well as provide basic digital skills development to the library staff, was not implemented after a yearlong consultation process. Currently, the Ministry for Science and Technology, which took office with the president elected in January 2003, is taking steps toward the reorganization and implementation of digital inclusion programs.
While the information society has not fully come into being, citizens organize themselves at local and regional levels to pursue at a smaller but no less important scale the benefits of the digital inclusion. Examples of these attempts can be seen in a few shantytowns of major cities in Brazil such as in São Paulo and Porto Alegre.
Porto Alegre is a city of about a 1.4 million people, the capital of Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. The city has a tradition of broad democratic participation in local government decisions, so much so that in recent years its innovative system called "Orçamento Participativo" (a direct democratic budgeting system that decides the priorities for the City's Annual Investment Plan) has been studied and copied around the world. In addition, Porto Alegre has served as the stage for the international meeting of the NGO movement, namely the World Social Forum, and has been recognized as a municipality that is strongly engaged in promoting the use of free software in all levels of its administration and public services.
In such settings, it is predictable that the community should organize itself and request that a project for enhancing digital inclusion through the setting up of community telecentres be included in the City's Annual Investment Budget. In fact, that started to happen from 2001 onwards, and to date 16 telecentres have been established in less favored areas of the city.
However, digital inclusion is not only about access to ICT, although it is an essential concern. Digital inclusion is also about skills necessary to interact with technology and with information and skills necessary to communicate and collaborate with other people over the network in order to make sense of the world around and possess the knowledge generated in the process. Opening the preamble of the official document developed by the participants of the I Workshop on Digital Inclusion mentioned above, is the following statement:
Therefore, the community telecentres project of the municipality of Porto Alegre, besides making available basic equipment and access to ICT in public places, is also offering in partnership with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul a computer and information literacy educational program aimed at empowering the monitors working at the telecentres to fully exploit the potential of the medium for social inclusion. In such a way, monitors, who are members of the community and are expected to pass on their skills to telecentre users, are facilitators who will ensure the multiplier effect of the program.
Before we expand on the educational program experience, it is important to discuss the concept of the telecentre, its philosophy and actual experience in Porto Alegre.
In 1998 Cisler listed several names used to describe the places that offer ICT services for individual, social and economic development: telecentres, telecottages, community technology centers, digital clubhouses, etc. (http://www2.ctcnet.org/lists/members98/0639.htm). He states that there is no agreed-upon definition for telecentres, except that each center has a physical space and access to ICT. If we are to accept such understanding as it stands, then cybercafes should be included as a type of telecentre. However, cybercafes are commercial establishments that offer access services to Internet users for a fee, without considering the type of use that is made of the technology or the information. One important element that seems to permeate the understanding of telecentres, in addition to ICT, is the idea of community. Whether the experience is in a developed country such as the United States, where the name community technology center may be more current, or in the developing world, always the word community is used to describe the philosophy behind a telecentre initiative.
In Latin America an important movement has been promoting ways of applying ICT in the region. The Somos@Telecentros is a regional telecentres network whose objective is to strengthen the digital inclusion initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a recent document that reports the state-of-the-art of telecentres in this region the network supplies a definition for telecentre. This definition encompasses the community aspect in addition to considering the economic marginalization of these communities and the power of the technology to reduce the digital divide. In her 2000 study Un ensayo de socialización de la experiencia de TELELAC de telecentros de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (www.tele-centros.org/telelac.html) Delgadillo defines it as
In addition, the document discusses the evolution of conceptions of telecentres, which have been applied over the years and may elucidate the present understanding of the theme or, at least, the understanding adopted in regions of the developing world. They emerged in the 1980s in the developed world as community access centers. That, in turn, brought the assumption that this type of initiative could foster third world development. However, it failed because the idea of development was one imposed from above, one that did not reflect the real needs and goals of the communities involved. Subsequently telecentres proliferated in the rich countries, mostly implemented by entrepreneurs whose objective was commercial gain. This activity established a commercial model for telecentres. Now a different option grounded in the reality and needs of communities has gained force and is trending toward implementing strategic alliances between communities and local governments with help from the private sector, notwithstanding the acknowledgment that access is a right to be provided by the state.
Perhaps the present conception is less pretentious in terms of the impacts that telecentres can have single-handedly on the inequalities of developing countries. However it in no way diminishes the impact they can have on people's lives, on the empowerment of the particular communities and, as long as integrated into other initiatives, on development. Moreover, it is now accepted that such initiatives will only succeed if firmly grounded in people's local reality.
Owing to the diversity of experiences in telecentres initiatives, it becomes difficult to categorize them into specific models. However, based on an empirical study, Servon and Nelson (see "For Further Reading") recently proposed a helpful typology of community technology centers (CTCs), which are telecentres in our parlance. The typology is based on distinctions by organizational type and programmatic goal. With respect to organization type, the authors found there are stand-alone centers especially created to accomplish a specific mission and multi-service agencies that incorporate a CTC into their broad activities. Programmatic goal distinguishes three types of CTCs, although not in a discreet manner: those focused on providing access to technology, those concerned with training and literacy, and those engaged in creating and/or distributing content.
The typology is useful to help organize the goals of a telecentre. In the case of Brazil, the understanding is that a telecentre should provide more than just training, which is often the first and main activity actually verified. Accordingly, a definition for telecentre proposed by the I Workshop on Digital Inclusion referenced above is that "Telecentres are initiatives that make use of ICT, connected to the Internet, to guarantee public and universal access in order to promote acquisition, generation, mining and distribution of knowledge, aiming at facilitating and stimulating community participation." (p.13) Knowledge exists when individuals are able to appropriate information and transform it into experience. In order to accomplish it, the individual must be able to find the information needed, evaluate it and use it effectively. Access to, and training in, ICT skills are essential to achieve this goal. However unless they develop information skills to the point of becoming information literate, people may not be able to grasp anything but data.
The Community Telecentres of Porto Alegre Project
Community telecentre is the designation adopted in the project proposed by the local government of Porto Alegre in 2001 following demands from the organized civil society during the elaboration of the direct democratic budgeting. The community telecentres project is part of a number of initiatives to promote digital inclusion and electronic citizenship. Particularly, it aims at making available both computing equipment and Internet connection in public community places located in deprived urban areas; at developing skills necessary to make use of this technology; and at promoting the appropriation of ICT by the community.
The project is born out of the idea that access to information via ICT is a new social right and undeniably necessary to the realization of citizenship. Therefore, the state has an obligation to develop public policies to accomplish this social right. This conception, however, does not exclude the municipality from engaging partners among other institutions, governmental or non-governmental. The telecentre must not be limited to a place equipped with machines and accessories but must also become a place for the integration of the community, for stimulating solidarity, for democratization of access to information and for giving community the opportunity to improve life and work condition.
The community telecentre project is characterized by
Typically, a community telecentre includes a room in a public and easily accessible place, equipped with 12 microcomputers connected to the Internet, fax and copy machines, printer and scanner. The acquisition and installation of equipment plus the connection charges to the Internet are funded by the municipality. In addition, the local government pays the staff that should consist of an administrative coordinator and a number of monitors, all members of the local community. The community itself, however, should meet other operational costs.
The first community telecentre implemented in Porto Alegre was the Telecentre Chico Mendes. This was launched as a pilot-project on July 2, 2001, in a partnership that included the municipality and a NGO. It is located next to a park of the same name in the northeast part of the city and has as its potential users 40,000 people from the surrounding neighborhood. Among other services, the telecentre offers free access to computing services, e-mail, Internet and basic computer skills training in different sessions, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. In addition, the center is used by citizens, many of whom are not computer literate, who require access to e-government services and are able to obtain it with the help of the monitors.
Activities, resources and facilities are run by a committee consisting of community representatives and the partners involved. Monitors, presently five in number, are chosen among volunteers from the community or among youth taken out of risky situations as part of a related project known as young apprentices.
The facilities are similar to other telecentres from the local project and consist of a small two-room building, 12 microcomputers running Windows and Linux operating systems, a server, a laser printer, an ink-jet printer, a scanner, a hub, one dedicated 28.8 kbps data communication line and application software.
Challenges to the Telecentres Project
In evaluation meetings, which take place on an on-going basis and bring together all the people concerned, there are opportunities to debate the threats and opportunities encountered every day. Some of the issues that have continually been raised are highlighted below.
The first challenge to consider is self-sustainability, particularly the economic capacity telecentres should reach in order to be operationally independent. On the one hand, apart from the necessity to secure funds to cover the cost of the daily operations of the telecentre, such as buying printer cartridges and paper, it has been argued that charging affordable fees to the community can enhance the social value of services offered by the telecentres and the sense of autonomy felt by the community. On the other hand, in enormously deprived areas such as the ones where the telecentres are installed even a small contribution may be difficult to implement and may hinder the use of the center. Out of the five project sites in Porto Alegre, only one has been able actually to implement a policy of charging each family a small monthly fee for using the telecentre. The others may occasionally charge attendees for the training sessions. Considering the above experience and the desirable fundamental principles arising from the telecentre movement under which telecentres ultimately could be considered a new type of public library, perhaps telecentres, as a public good, should be entirely financed by the government, at least in developing countries where part of the population is completely excluded from the market economy. Surely no commercial enterprise such as a cybercafe would be established in places were community telecentres are located.
Another challenge identified is related to the scope of activities offered by the telecentres. All five community telecentres have a strong approach to providing basic computer skills training sessions for users, but two offer that service exclusively. Much as a broader role for telecentres has been stressed, some communities still resist providing sessions of autonomous use as opposed to training sessions. One of the reasons given by the two local coordinators in the centers offering only training is not implausible, however. They argue that by offering open sessions they may lose control over attendance and that the center may start to be occupied by drug dealers. However, if we are to fulfill the aim of knowledge creation and dissemination by the community through ICT, then we have to find ways of providing conditions for people to interact freely with the technology and find their own way through the maze of information.
In fact, the previous challenge takes us to a third challenge to the telecentres in Porto Alegre; namely, safety. Cases of well-known drug dealers using the facilities of telecentres during open sessions have already been reported. How to ensure that telecentres are safe places for children and young adults outside scheduled regular sessions is still a concern, particularly considering the increasing decay of public safety in the city as a whole and in deprived areas in particular. One of the centers is already requesting that a Citizen's Safety Committee be set up with the participation of representatives of the civil society, the police and local community associations.
Finally, a not less important challenge is related to the profile of the monitors. Although the option of having members of the community as monitors is an important and natural procedure to ensure local participation, to build self-confidence in using ICT, to create jobs in the community and to ensure the multiplier effect, it cannot be accomplished without careful planning and investment in qualification. Most of the community members present deficiencies in formal education in addition to lacking specific skills. The education program should include developing ICT skills, information literacy and people skills, as well as stimulating the furtherance of their school education.
Qualification Program for the Monitors
In 2001, when the community telecentres project started, the municipality envisioned the need for a specific project for monitor qualification and sought the partnership of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, which is also located in the city of Porto Alegre. Specifically, the Faculty of Library Science and Communication was invited to present a project to that end. The Echos Group, which is the research and teaching body interested in the application of ICT to teaching and learning in the Faculty, was made responsible for the qualification project, which was approved and started in 2002. The teaching and research staff saw the project as a unique opportunity to integrate and share skills between the implementing group of telecentres in Porto Alegre and the library community.
The first group to participate in this educational program had 20 monitors, 12 men and 8 women. Their ages, from 18 to 45, was quite diverse. The number of years spent in education was not particularly high in the group few of them had completed secondary school and none had a degree. The group was also diverse in terms of its members' ability to learn, previous experiences (some were in a risk situation before joining the telecentre, being now in a sort of rehabilitation process) and degree of social and political participation (some are quite well-spoken, politicized and leaders in their communities). In fact, broadly speaking, the group represents the social communities from which they come. These communities are characterized by social, economic and cultural exclusion, but also by a high degree of social organization and participation.
Permeating the educational program there were a set of assumptions about telecentres and learning such as:
In addition, the program aimed at enhancing the relations between telecentres and community, the management of the services of a telecentre, the application of ICT to local needs, including the production of content by and for the local community, and the creation of a network of local telecentres that also interacted with the world at large.
The program has thus far been ranked by the people involved as successful and highly rewarding for allowing the interchange of academic knowledge and practicing knowledge. However, formal evaluation of the telecentres project as a whole has not yet been undertaken and the difficulties involved should not be underestimated as Gomez and Reilly have pointed out (see "For Further Reading").
Concluding Remarks
Digital and social inclusion of marginalized communities is not going to be easily achieved by setting up of telecentres in developing countries. Several challenges have to be overcome before we can see the full realization of the potential they promise, particularly if they are to promote among excluded communities the acquisition, generation and distribution of knowledge for impacting local development. Nevertheless, people who participate in the process believe that at least in their modest way they are helping to bridge the digital and the social divide.
For Further Reading.
Assumpção, R., et al. (Org.). (2001). Relatório final da I Oficina para a Inclusão Digital. Brasília, Ministério do Planejamento. Retrieved February 16, 2004, from http://www.governoeletronico.e.gov.br/arquivos/inclusao_digital_relatorio_final.pdf
Cisler, S. (1998). Telecenters and libraries: New technologies and new partnerships. Retrieved February 12, 2004 from http://www2.ctcnet.org/lists/members98/0639.htm
Delgadillo, K. (2000). Un ensayo de socialización de la experiencia de TELELAC de telecentros de Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Compartiendo lecciones aprendidas por los telecentros y fortalecimiento de sus acciones al servicio de la sociedad civil. Retrieved February 16, 2004, from www.tele-centros.org/telelac.html.
Gómes, R., & Reilly, K. (2002). Comparing approaches: Telecentre evaluation experiences in Asia and Latin America. International information and library review, 34, 57-78,
Internet Software Consortium. (2003). Distribution of top-level domain names by host count. Retrieved January 14, 2004, from http://www.isc.org/ds/WWW-200301/dist-bynum.html.
United Nations. (2003) Statistics databases: Internet users per 100 population (ITU estimates). Retrieved January 14, 2004, from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/mi_series_results.asp?rowId=605.
Servon, L. J., & Nelson, M. K. (2001). Community technology centers: Narrowing the digital divide in low-income, urban communities. Journal of urban affairs, 23, 279-290.
Takahashi, T. (Org.). (2000). Sociedade da informação no Brasil: Livro verde. Brasilia: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia. Available from www.socinfo.org.br. Spanish and abridged English versions also available on the site.
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Paige VanZant vs. Kailin Curran Reshuffled to Fight Night Austin, Which Also Gets Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz
Although they were originally scheduled to throw down at Fight Night Halifax in October, it appears that the spine injury Paige VanZant recently suffered will in fact delay her long-awaited UFC debut against fellow stunner Kailin Curran.
Instead, "12 Gauge" and "Punkie Bruise-ter" (our tentative nickname for Curran) will now square off at Fight Night 57, which goes down on November 22nd from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. This is normally the part of the article where we'd start listing Van Zant and Curran's relevant/recent wins, but with a *combined* record of 6-1 and their only notable opponent being Tecia Torres (who defeated VanZant via UD at Invicta 4), let's just skip the formalities, shall we?
Also joining Fight Night 57 will be a flyweight clash between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz. After being KO'd by Demetrious Johnson in their rematch at UFC on FOX 9, Benavidez bounced back in style at UFC 172, submitting Tim Elliott with a guillotine so vicious that it forced him to tap with his feet. Ortiz, on the other hand, has made it two in a row since being outworked by John Moraga at Fight Night 35, notching split decisions over Ray Borg and highly-touted prospect Justin Scoggins in back-to-back appearances.
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Kitchen Accessories for the Proud Vegan
From aprons to artwork, we've rounded up these fun kitchen accessories that help the vegan cook express themselves in their kitchen decor. The decal shown in the first image above is a fantastic way to incorporate artwork into the kitchen. See the rest of our picks after the jump:
- Vegan Beet Giant Wall Decal by Fixer Up, $48
- Keep Calm and Eat Peanut Butter print by Keep Calm Shop, $10
- Animals Are Our Friends Art Illustration Print by The Twitterpated Toad, $20
- Vegan Cereal Bowl by Vegan Dish, $72 for set of 4
- Blue and White Striped Cotton Apron with Tofu Pirate Patch by Panda with Cookie, $20
Related: Kitchen Beauty: Spring and Summer Market Posters
(Images: Fixer Up, Keep Calm Shop, The Twitterpated Toad, Vegan Dish, Panda with Cookie)


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CNN) -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft on Monday flew into China's newly claimed air defense zone over the East China Sea without identifying themselves as China would have wanted, a U.S. official confirmed Tuesday.
This follows China's move last week to announce a new air zone over islands that both China and Japan claim.
The flights of the B-52s would not be a departure from the United States' previously stated intentions. Since China declared the new air zone last week, the United States said it would continue with its own air operations in the region and not recognize China's new restrictions, which require aircraft entering the zone to identify themselves and file flight plans.
The B-52s, which flew from Guam and returned there without incident, were not armed because it was a training mission. The mission lasted for several hours, but the aircraft were in the newly declared Chinese air zone for about an hour, according to the U.S. official.
The official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation.


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Daniel Gómez Iñiguez, a 22-year-old multimillionaire, is coming to Niagara University on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to share his experiences and provide tips on how to become successful in creating a company with a global impact.
Sponsored by NU's Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (C.E.O.) and the College of Business Administration, the free, public event takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Castellani Art Museum.
Gómez co-founded SOLBEN, an alternative energy technology company based in Monterrey, México, while still in high school. Gómez and his partners have developed biodiesel production technology designed to be accessible in a developing economy. The previous business model for producing biodiesel - a blend of vegetable oils or animal fats and diesel - relied on large, centralized production plants.
According to Inc. magazine, which named Gómez one of its 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs in 2011, SOLBEN's sales were more than $1 million in 2010 and about $3 million in 2011.
For more information, contact Dr. Anna L. McNab, assistant professor of commerce, at 716-286-8142 or [email protected].


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The home-field advantage lived up to its reputation Monday as cheers erupted when three of Charleston's own received nominations for James Beard Foundation Awards, the "Oscars" of the food world.
Advancing to the foundation's 2013 short list, or finalists, were Sean Brock of McCrady's and Husk for Outstanding Chef and The Ordinary oyster bar and seafood house for Best New Restaurant. "Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking" by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart was nominated in the American Cooking book awards. Dupree lives in Charleston, Graubart in Atlanta.
The New York-based foundation, which counts more than 4,000 members, held the annual announcement in Charleston for the first time. The luncheon took place under a large tent at Lowndes Grove Plantation, where even the no-see-ums got in the spirit, munching on those in attendance.
"Well, why are we here?" asked Susan Ungaro, the foundation's president. "You are one of America's favorite food cities."
Ungaro said the selection of Charleston was a "no brainer" after Angel Postell, director of the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival, reached out to the foundation. The luncheon also marked a homecoming of sorts for Ungaro, who was editor of Family Circle magazine for 11 years until 2006. The magazine sponsors the Family Circle women's tennis tournament on Daniel Island.
"It's awesome," said a beaming Mike Lata after Monday's midday announcements.
It was deja vu for the chef-owner of The Ordinary, who won a Beard "Best Chef Southeast" in 2009 for his farm-to-table concept at FIG restaurant. "We didn't know if we were just lucky the first time or not," the chef said. "Most important ... our team is just amazing."
Lata, holding his squirming young son, Henry, was joined at the back of the tent by his business partner, Adam Nemirow.
"I don't even remember what happened in 2012. We worked so hard," Nemirow said. The restaurant opened just before Christmas during one of the busiest times of the year.
"It's been great, a little surreal," he added.
Dupree, who also attended the luncheon, was happily surprised by her book's nomination.
"The book was so hard," she said. "As hard to decide what to leave in as what to leave out."
It also isn't Dupree's first experience with Beard. Her previous books have been nominated five times and she has won twice, for "Southern Memories" and "Comfortable Entertaining." Dupree also is a Post and Courier columnist and does video recipes for the newspaper's website.
Brock, too, has been in the winner's circle before. He was named "Best Chef Southeast" in 2010, becoming the third consecutive Charleston chef to claim the crown at the time. Robert Stehling of Hominy Grill started the streak in 2008.
Reached by phone, Brock said he was overwhelmed by the honor of being considered for "Best Chef." Those nominated must have won a regional best chef award before, he said.
"It's really scary," he said, but I like being pushed. I like that pressure."
Brock said he is thankful for the support he gets on a daily basis. "It's a perfect example of surrounding yourself with the right people. And, how lucky you are to have incredible investors, and dishwashers, and servers. ... It just makes you work better."
Three other Charleston chefs didn't fare as well Monday. Those nominated as semifinalists in February for "Best Chef Southeast" but not making the final cut were Jeremiah Bacon of The Macintosh, Craig Deihl of Cypress and Joshua Keeler of Two Boroughs Larder.
Charleston Grill at Charleston Place Hotel also was an early contender for Outstanding Wine Program, but its name was not called out Monday.
Still, it is an honor to make the long or short list at all. The semifinalists were selected by a Restaurant and Chef Committee from more than 44,000 online entries in 20 categories. Finalists in each category were determined by more than 600 culinary professionals across the country.
Winners will be announced May 3 and 6 in New York City, culminating with a gala ceremony on the final night.


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Byron Webb Wilkinson, Jr., 83, formerly of Brookgreen Drive, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Lexington Health Care Center.
Byron Webb Wilkinson, Jr., 83, formerly of Brookgreen Drive, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Lexington Health Care Center.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church by the Rev. Kelley Groce.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Byron was born Dec. 6, 1930, in Catawba County to Byron Webb Wilkinson Sr. and Bonnie Beam Wilkinson. He retired as Director of Personnel from Lexington Furniture Industries after more than 40 years of service. Byron was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church where he sang in the chancel choir and served in numerous lay positions. He served the larger community by volunteering at the Davidson County Sheltered Workshop, Meals on Wheels, and by lifting his voice for many years in The Lexington Choral Society and the Community Candlelight Choir. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Betsy Wilkinson Lewis.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy Thomason Wilkinson, of the home; daughter Barbara Wilkinson of Washington, DC; grandchildren, Colin Lewis, Andrew Lewis, and Erik Asmus; and his sister, Barbara W. Creech of Baltimore, Md.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the charity of your choice or the following organizations which meant so much to Byron: First United Methodist Church; The Lexington Choral Society; Davidson County Sheltered Workshop; The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/is/donate_now.asp.
Davidson Funeral Home is serving the family.


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The current debate over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is shaping up to be a centerpiece of the presidential campaign.
The Romney campaign should have seen this coming. If Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were willing to rip Romney for being too capitalistic in a Republican primary, it doesn't take a lot of imagination to expect that Barack Obama and Joe Biden would happily do the same in the general election.
Moreover, if you are going to campaign on the idea that you were a private-sector job creator, it's certainly fair game for your opponents to investigate the claim. That doesn't mean I think President Obama's attacks are fair, accurate or persuasive, but that's something for voters to figure out for themselves.
Still, I find myself in a rare moment of agreement with liberal columnist E.J. Dionne, who writes that this argument might spark a useful debate on what kind of capitalism we want. Borrowing a term from Germany's Christian Democrats — one widely accepted across much of Europe — Dionne says we need to build a "social market" as opposed to what he calls an "anti-social market."
COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS: Presidential Election 2012
"Social" is one of those loaded terms that sounds pleasant enough but presupposes a very large role for the state in our lives. For instance, "Julia," the fictional Everywoman the Obama campaign is touting as the typical beneficiary of progressive government, lives in a social market. And, therefore, the government heavily influences not just her wages and healthcare but her career, recreational activities and even her childbearing decisions. "Under President Obama: Julia decides to have a child," one slide explains with a dry creepiness.
It's telling but not remotely surprising that Dionne looks to Europe, home of the cradle-to-grave welfare state, as the inspiration for the kind of capitalism he wants here. European capitalism has things to recommend it, particularly if you have a job — especially a government job — and can live your life before the bill for the social market comes due, as it has in, say, Greece.
One microcosm of the social market at work has been Wisconsin's public sector, where the generous perks and benefits of government work have crippled the state's ability to govern. That's why Madison, the spiritual home of the progressive movement, has looked a bit like a modern Greek city-state ever since Gov. Scott Walker took it upon himself to reform the system. The champions of the social market have not only thrown the kitchen sink at him in an effort to protect their ideals and their perks, they've brought in sinks from across the country to rain down upon him. And, yet, it looks as if he will triumph next month in the recall effort.
Not entirely by Obama's design, for the last few years America's labor market has looked pretty European. We don't have the mobs of unemployed and unemployable youths loitering in the vain hope that some state worker will die or retire so they can take his place. But we're not that far off either. Workers don't want to leave their jobs because they have no faith they'll find another. Few firms want to create new positions because they don't know if the market will sustain them.
Under normal circumstances, the U.S. economy creates tens of millions of jobs every year and destroys tens of millions, with net new jobs. In a typical year, up to 50 million Americans change jobs, often happily. They get hired away, promoted, etc.
This process partly explains why America's capitalism has been so much more dynamic than Europe's. In the social market, once you have a job, you cling to it because you may never get another. European governments make it much easier to cling to that job by punishing businesses that fire people. The unhappy byproduct of such "compassion" is that businesses are also far more reluctant to hire people because each new hire is a potential long-term liability.
Yes, Romney created jobs while he was creating value and wealth at Bain; he also destroyed jobs. Both are necessary in a dynamic market that improves the prospects for most Americans through economic growth. Some suffer from the process. But I would argue more people suffer under the social market. Which system is better is, indeed, a worthy — and overdue — debate.
Goldberg: Which kind of capitalism? A debate for Obama and Romney
The current debate over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is shaping up to be a centerpiece of the presidential campaign.


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I don't kown if the XBEE module is busted or the Wireless Shield is.
What I do not know is if the shield could bust the XBEE module(I doubt so). Am I wrong?
I forgot to mention that the XBEE wifi module has a current peak when powering up of 750mA, the peak takes almost no time (page 17 on the XBEE manual)Reading again the shield's datasheet I noticed that the maximum current draw is 800mA (voltage regulator).
#Redirects input from serial ports: Serial <-> Serial1##define BAUD_RATE 9600void setup() { Serial.begin(BAUD_RATE); Serial1.begin(BAUD_RATE); while(!Serial){ //required for the Leonardo ; }}void loop() { while(Serial.available()>0){ Serial1.write(Serial.read());// input from Serial to Serial1 } while(Serial1.available()>0){ Serial.write(Serial1.read()); //input from Serial1 to Serial }}


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Theraisama wrote:So I made a google doc spreadsheet for keeping track of pets as I level them, between updates here on the site. Would like someone to give opinion, double check that I don't have duplicates / am not missing any. @_@ Send PM if interested, if not, it's cool.
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I have floating wxPanel managed by wxAUI.
When I want to destroy a panel, I do this:
which I think should work. However, if the panel is floating, there appears to be a problem, in that as far as I can tell the floating window containing the panel (the wxFloatingPane) never gets destroyed.
What seems to happen is DetachPane calls m_panes.RemoveAt() which removes it from the list of panes. This prevents the Update routine doing what happens when (say) Float() is turned off, and doing a reparent to the main frame and destroying the wxFloatingPane.
I think DetachPane() should be checking for m_panes.Item(i).p_frame and if it is non-null, doing the reparent and destroy (as per Update()) before it removes it from the m_panes array, because Update() will never get to do this afterwards.
What do you think? I can produce a patch if necessary
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So much about Mega Purple in the news lately. Try googling it. What's in a name? plenty.
Mega Purple is a rock n roll name for a grape concentrate that adds color and flavor and fat to your favorite red wine. It's been an immensely popular additive since 1992. Corie Brown just ran a story in the LA Times quite similar to the one I wrote in 2001 for the NYTimes. But in my story, I didn't out the proprietory name Mega Purple. I called the family of Mega Purple... grape juice concentrate.
People are awfully worked up about it. It must be the name. The idea that someone wants to add something called Mega Purple to a wine merely sounds specious, like its some some sort of radioactive substance. Now, how many people outraged by MP never care about eating leprechaun green mint ice-cream?
What the hell. Which reminds me of press releases.
Let's take yeast. Yeast is all over California press releases. It seems as if vinterns are really pleased with themselves with making a terroir-driven wine and then finding the correct aromatic yeast in which to 'craft,' their wine.
Take this one I got from Clos du Bois for a $12 riesling. The release states that Winemaker Eric Olsen "sought out a spectacular vineyard in Monterey County's Santa Lucia Highlands to craft a wine with distinctive floral aromas, …that are the hallmarks of this varietal.
Then it's written that the wine was made with the yeasts VL-3 and Cote de Blanc
Well, of course I wanted to know what those two yeasts do.
*** VL-3 was isolated by the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology following fundamental research done on enhancing varietal character and aroma in Sauvignon Blanc. The research led to the identification of certain aroma precursors that yeast could act upon to reveal specific aromas. Subsequent experimentation has found this to be true of other varieties, such as Riesling and Pinot Blanc. VL3 is adapted to aging on the lees and produces very low levels of volatile acidity.
***Cote des Blancs. AKA Geisenheim Epernay. A low foaming slower speed fermenter with low alcohol tolerance. This strain emphasizes fruit character in both reds and whites making it an excellent choice for fruit wines, especially apple. If fermented at cooler temperatures it will not ferment to dryness producing a sweeter wine with some residual sugar.
It's such a topsy turvy world! What a wild and crazy place.


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Hollywood Wines & Dines Kiwi Politicians To Get Them To Support Hollywood's Copyright Insanity In TPP
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And that actually represents a big problem for Hollywood, because New Zealand has been a key force in pushing back on Hollywood's plans for copyright expansionism in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. But Hollywood (and the USTR) need New Zealand to come on board, so they've moved into aggressive lobbying mode. Prime Minister John Key, fresh off of apologizing to Kim Dotcom, showed up in Hollywood recently to be wined and dined by studio execs:
The movie industry's main motives for wining, dining and flattering the Prime Minister were not about Dotcom or subsidies, although it has an obvious interest in both.And... at the same time he was being catered to by studio bosses, counterparts in New Zealand were aggressively lobbying other officials there:
The end-goal is to get Key's Government to drop its opposition to aggressive United States demands in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations. New Zealand will host the next round of TPPA talks in Auckland in early December.
While John Key was in Los Angeles, top US intellectual property negotiators were in Wellington lobbying for their latest proposals.The article linked above, published in the New Zealand Herald, properly points out that what Hollywood is asking for of New Zealand "is too high a price" to pay, just to keep Hollywood happy, and to bring big movie productions to New Zealand. It will impact too many other businesses and "stifle the growing local industry." Hopefully, politicians in New Zealand understand that keeping Hollywood happy seems to result in pretty damaging situations for people in New Zealand and continues to push back against such overreach.